Ten Ten threw a shurikun.
'This just…can't…' Clipped butterfly wingsThe battle between the Akitsuki and their followers had become a battle that had pulled the young of the village into it causing young lives to be taken before their time. The moon seemed to turn red and the sky rain blood from its dark depths as sparks flew off of the shurikun used for protection and the death of an opponent.
'I wanna cry…' Ten Ten thought as she watched the blood shed around her, but she couldn't stop running. Couldn't stop the shower of weapons. She had to protect the village. She saw Lee, his amazing abilities stopping anyone who came near and sending them flying. She already knew that Neji was safe. She felt something lift off of her heart.
But…
No…A figure came from the side, evil incarnate, appearing from the shadows. Everything went into slow motion; heartbeats could be heard… she ran towards him…her yells weren't quick enough… The figure took a shurikun…
"AAAHHHH!"
Every thing was normal rate again… Lee's formal voice went into a scream of pain. His attacker, uncaringly, ripped the shurikun that he had sent all the way thru his body, even tearing his own hand into his flesh, than threw it to the side as if it was diseased.
"NNOO!" Ten Ten screamed…her brother like friend was dead…he fell to ground with blank eyes. There was no way of denying it.
The stranger didn't even glance at her. He was gone and reappeared in front of her grabbed her scrolls and pushed the paper sending the flood of weapons back at her.
Of it wasn't bad enough that the shurikun's were cutting her arms and legs among other things but when she hit the ground a mace flew into her side, tearing her side up and sending searing pain thru her body.
She breathed with trouble, it was so painful…she wasn't going to give up…the only thing that went thru her head was 'don't die.'
Itachi walked forward to examine his victim, 'She's still alive…' He thought. She stared back at him, rage and pain hiding behind the eyes of a dieing girl 'Hm…' He kneeled down, and picked her up, removed the mace, and let the battle continue…
The battle endNeji stood with the students and adults, all staring at the lost lives that had gave up the life that was rightfully there's to protect the ones around them.
"Neji…"
He turned. Kakashi-sensei walked forward carrying something green, after a bit he realized whom it was. With his head tilted back, unmoving, and blood stained on his chin: it was his team mate…Lee.
"Lee…" He ran forward "LEE?!"
"I'm sorry…" Kakashi said.
Neji was shaking, his fists clenched…for a moment he felt like nothing was left for him in this world, but than he remembered… "Where's Ten Ten…"
"Neji…"
"WHERE IS SHE?!" He demanded, ready to slit someone's throat just to find out.
"I saw…" Asuma walked forward, holding his arm in pain, "She was kidnapped…by Itachi Uchiha."
Automatically Sasuke fidgeted. The air became bitterer, even the smell of rotting flesh wasn't as bad.
"What…Why would Itachi…" Neji couldn't figure it out; he tried to start running to maybe catch up with him…maybe…
"No Neji…" Kakashi caught his shoulders "He left last night, there's no way you'll catch him…"
The Akitsuki base.
Sasori looked to Itachi seeing the girl in his arms unconscious.
"What's this?" He asked quietly.
Itachi stared at the nin for a moment "A butterfly…that has been clipped of her wings…"