Itachi/Sakura

Summary: With hope now lost Sakura takes on the mission of her life. Gone with the weak twelve year old Sakura and in with the new nineteen year old Sakura; Sakura takes the mission that only five people know about. She takes the mission to become a missing-nin.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto because if I did I would be taking some of the fanfiction writer's stories and making them into episodes.

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"Nani?! You can't be serious?" Naruto who at nineteen exclaimed in a loud voice. He has mature in some ways, but is still the same ramen eating, make friends with everyone jinchuuriki. His hair grew a little longer making him look more like the fourth, and his blue eyes held more wisdom. His outfit is still the same orange and black. He was also very protective of Sakura.

"Settle down Naruto and let me finish explaining." Came Tsunade's curt reply as she laced her fingers together on top of her desk. Her narrowed honey-colored eyes shifted to gaze at Naruto before she pulled them back to the rest of the people in the room.

"As I was saying, this mission is very important in gathering information on other wanted criminals such as the Akatsuki." At the mention of the organization after Naruto; the atmosphere changed to tense. The others in the room stiffened, while Naruto let out a fox like growl. His eyes shifting to red and back to his normal blue.

"Isn't there someone else more qualified for the job Tsunade-sama?" asked Kakashi. His voice was still lazy but it had an edge to it. He knew Sakura hated people thinking she was weak, and he knew first hand that she wasn't, but he was still protective of her too. He thought of her as a daughter since her real parents died.

Sakura who up till now remained quiet spoke in a calm voice. Her fist tightening to fist by her side. "I ask Tsunade-shishou for the mission." She was looking at the ground; her pink hair falling to cover her eyes.

Kakashi was shocked. He knew how much she changed over the past few years. She had become cold and some-what distant from her friends except Naruto, and she trained a lot more too, and became an ANBU captain and hunter-nin, besides being a medic-nin. But to actually take on this sort of mission; he thought something was terribly wrong.

"Why would you ask for such a mission Sakura?" He really wanted to know what she could possibly gain from this sort of mission. She would be giving up her friends and loved ones and her home to become a missing-nin. Mission or not she would still be in the bingo book and the only people to know of this mission would be Naruto, Tsunade, himself, Sai, and Yamato. Not even Jaraiya would know. Everyone else would think she betrayed her village and ANBU would be after her. They needed it to look as real as possible. It was too risky.

The room filled with silence as six pairs of eyes turned to stare at the pink-haired kunoichi. Slowly she lifted her head, and glanced at them with hard determined eyes. She didn't respond but then again she didn't need to; her eyes said it all. Revenge.

She wanted revenge on Sasuke for leaving her, and she wanted revenge on Itachi, for making Sasuke into what he was today.

With one last look around the room, Sakura made a seal and disappeared in a whirlwind of cherry blossoms. The room was deafening. The silence continued to stretch seeming louder than if someone was screaming. Finally, after five minutes Naruto spoke, "She's still scary."

With that said he got to fist landing in the side of his head. When that was down and Tsunade and Kakashi calmed down, Tsunade closed her eyes and exhaled a sigh. When she opened them again, they had a hard look to them making them glint a muddy color instead of honey. "I want you two to keep tabs on her. Make sure she gives you a report every week to make sure she's alright. Lately, it seems she's becoming reckless and not paying attention to anything outside her revenge."

With a short nod Tsunade dismissed them, sighing as they left her paper covered office. She leapt as one of the stacks started to move, but sunk back in her chair as she realized it was only Ton-Ton.

"What happened to you Sakura?" She looked to the window seeing all the citizens and villagers making their way around without a care in the world.

"What I wouldn't do for sake right about now." She thought spinning her chair around and opening her desk draw. It was empty all except for a note.

Sorry Tsunade-sama but you have to finish your paperwork, and you can't do it drunk.

-Shizune

It was signed with a smiley sticking its tongue out and holding up a peace sign. "Damn I have to do all this sober now."

With a frustrated sigh, Tsunade stood up and punched her desk scattering all the paper to the floor, which she disregarded for the moment.

"SHIZUNE" She yelled.

Meanwhile

Down the hall Shizune gulped and decided that the new stack of documents could wait awhile before she felt safe enough go to see Tsunade.