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"Love and Lies"
1.
Sakura watched, amazed as her blonde haired companion swallowed down yet another bowl of ramen. A smile touched her lips, one of her recent habit she thought she would never do since Sasuke left. It had been awhile, she realized, since she'd even seen an Uchiha, let alone Sasuke. But she still got lost in her memories, and her sweet smile only turned to a frown with thoughts of the most recent Uchiha encounter:
She had gone on a simple scouting mission with Kakashi and Naruto. Rumors were flying around that Akatsuki had been spotted near the village, so of course, being the good ninja they were they went to investigate. Sakura had felt two large chakra presences nearby in the midst of the forest, stopping dead in her tracks. Amazingly Kakashi had noticed them too. Signaling the others to be as quite as they could, he led them forward to where he suspected the chakra came from.
Soon, they could hear whispering and it was not long before they could see the two figures through the trees. One was almost impossible to describe- he was blue skinned and sharp toothed. His eyes were small and beady; but she could come up with a few words for him. The other man left her at a loss, she had to quiet the sharp breath that she took in. He was not any one she ever thought she'd see.
He was spine-chilling and tall. His obsidian bangs framed his face, while the rest of his long hair had been pulled into a pony tail at the base of his neck. His eyes were blood red, the famous Sharingan proudly displayed. She stared down at the man who murdered the entire Uchiha clan, trying to fathom how powerful he had to be. Sasuke was the strongest shinobi she knew, and even he had spent his whole life trying to get on the same level as this man.
Itachi's eyes drifted to her and then to Kisame, something was murmured, much to quiet for the shinobi to hear. Kisame nodded seemingly in agreement, whatever the raven-haired man had said was important. This much was picked up off of body language. The Missing Nin immediately disappeared into the thick brush of the forest again; only seconds after the incomplete team seven realized what had happened.
They had been spotted.
Kakashi began giving orders, and Naruto willingly obeyed them. They were ready for a fight, and when they asked if Sakura was as well they received no answer. The pair turned pale when they found Sakura nowhere in sight.
Sakura thrashed in the blue man's tight grip.
"Get off of me!" She shouted to no avail. "Let go of me!" She could smell nothing but a mixture of the ocean and blood. She struggled until his grip loosed, to which she took her chance and freed herself. She dashed at least ten trees away.
"Do you want a fight, little girl?" Kisame showed his teeth to tease her. "Because I'll screw up that pretty little face."
Itachi was at his side in an instant.
"Kisame-" He barked "Leader does not want us to hurt her. She could blow at any moment." Itachi took a few steps closer to the shaking kunoichi. "This is phase one. We have located her. " He was suddenly at her side; he placed a hand on her shoulder. Sakura could not avoid looking directly into the Sharingan. She was frozen with fear.
"Mark my words, pinky, we will be back." And with Kisame's words the pair disappeared.
Sakura sat alone, trembling for about an hour. By the time her team found her any tears spilt had long since dried. They begged and begged for the story but Sakura's lips stayed sealed. She was sure this had to do with Naruto- and she wouldn't put her best friend in danger because she was too scared to deal with her job. This was her problem, she had decided, and she would keep the village, and Naruto, out of it… even if it wasn't the best idea.
"Sakura!" The blonde's eccentric chims of her name brought her back into the world. A smile touched her lips again.
"Sakura, your eyes? They were just-" Naruto blinked and rubbed his own eyes. Her eyes were forest green and bright, like always. "It must have been the light… nevermind."
