The Blood Shed To Save
Full Summary: The destinies of Uchiha Itachi, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke were intertwined together when Sakura ended up with the choices of choosing between saving both of them from the darkness or letting them fall into oblivion to rid the world of their existences for what pain they had caused. When one last battle between the two brothers begins, will she allow her own blood to be shed to save them?
Main Pairings: Eventual ItaSaku and Eventual SasuSaku
Hope everyone enjoys this story! Maybe, this will turn out okay. :)
Prologue
Lightning flashed across the darkened sky, over the vast range of forest in unclaimed territory. Thunder soon followed, rumbling loud enough to deafen. The rain drenched everything in the environment, including several shinobi dwelling in the open clearing, in the middle of the wooded area.
They talked in soft tones as they ignored the rain dripping freely down their faces. One kunoichi watched in silence, sitting calmly on the soaked ground, as the two brothers talked several meters away from each other. This was a rare moment. A moment of peace.
There was no violence about to occur in this territory, or at least, not today.
"Has the date been decided then?" The pink-haired woman asked, her voice void of emotion. Several minutes passed in silence as she awaited her answer patiently. Glancing towards the older brother briefly, she observed his impassive face before allowing her gaze to drift to the younger sibling, noticing nothing but the same.
Her inquiring gaze caught his crimson eyes, exchanging several unspoken words. Before she could look away, the older sibling spoke in his deep, velvety voice, "Haruno-san, I must ask you to remain silent during this time." The kunoichi said nothing, only watched him through narrowed eyes. He merely glanced at her with a look of indifference before turning to his younger brother.
"I would appreciate it if you kept your thoughts to yourself, Itachi-san." She replied dryly, closing her eyes to both of the brothers. Their decision would not affect her whatsoever, but she was simply curious. The pink-haired kunoichi knew, at least, she wouldn't be the only one attending the event about to occur.
A few more minutes passed, the murmurs between them seemed to finally cease. Haruno Sakura opened her emerald eyes, observing the tension-filled silence surrounding them.
Itachi stepped back a few paces, nodding slightly. "Very well, little brother." Sasuke said nothing, his impassive crimson eyes gazing evenly into Itachi's.
Sakura stood up silently, soundlessly joining them. Her teammate turned away from Itachi, walking slowly away into the deeper regions of the forest.
The pink-haired medical nin glanced at Itachi through half-lidded eyes, noticing him still watching where Sasuke had disappeared. After a few moments, the Sharingan wielder acknowledged her presence as his gaze drifted towards hers. "When will this event occur?" Sakura murmured softly. Itachi said nothing for about a minute until he finally answered in his own equally soft, muted voice.
"A month." Sakura merely nodded before bowing politely towards him. "Until then, Uchiha-san." Itachi didn't reply to her farewell, only closed his eyes to her in a silent dismissal.
Sakura started towards Sasuke's distant chakra signature, weaving through the trees into the darkness. Before she completely disappeared, she glanced back at where the meeting had been taken place. The older Uchiha brother was already gone. Turning back around, she couldn't help sighing softly.
There was no escaping the fact that this was the beginning of the end. Only one could win this last battle, ending the war between the two brothers, while the other would fall into the darkness of oblivion.
Sakura lingered on the thought before letting it completely disappear into the farthest corner of her mind. It wouldn't matter; it was simply something that was bound to happen. Without another thought on the subject, Sakura gradually picked up her pace until she was racing after Sasuke.
There was only one month left, and Sakura knew that no one would be wasting time now.
I actually liked that prologue! :) It took me a while to think about it, but I have a great feeling about this story now. Sorry if it's really short, but I think it was alright after all.
Thanks for reading!
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