A/N: Wow, I've written a lot of stories recently…Sometimes I surprise myself! I hope you guys enjoy this story and the other 2 stories I've written! I can assure you, the slight Itachi x Sakura shown in this fanfic is completely one sided, and Sakura doesn't like him. I just thought it was a good plot line!

Kidnapping

Chapter 1

"We're getting close. Be alert and stay quiet."

Sasuke muttered, his lips barely moving. Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee were on a very dangerous A ranked mission. One that Sasuke wanted to do alone but Tsunade had been persistent about sending back up. Itachi Uchiha had been spotted outside the village of Konoha and Sasuke was ready for revenge. That's where our story starts. In a dense, empty forest outside of the Hidden Leaf Village. The air was so tense it was almost suffocating. The trio was wandering around, trying to find Itachi in the evening shadows. A large, broken down house came into view. It looked like it was hundreds of years old. All the windows were broken and it was a miracle that the roof hadn't caved in already. Sasuke studied it for minute. Then he nodded at Sakura and Lee and cautiously walked up the porch and opened the door. It barely made a sound. With Sakura and Lee right behind him, Sasuke walked inside the house. Instantly the door slammed shut and they were in total darkness. Lee touched the walls for a few moments and poked Sasuke in the eye.

"Ow you moron! What was that for?" Sasuke hissed under his breath.

"Sasuke, he didn't mean to do it!" Sakura hissed back while Lee whispered his apologies. Lee had found a candle on the wall and Sasuke lit it with his fire jutsu. The shinobi were standing in a narrow corridor. At the end of the corridor stood 3 small doors. One on the right, one on the center, and one on the left. The ninja headed towards them.

"It would appear that each of us must take a different route." Lee said. He was looking over each door and doing some serious thinking.

"I'll take left." Sasuke decided. Lee looked at Sakura.

"I'll take right then." Lee said.

"Ok that leaves me with the center. Be careful you guys!" Sakura whispered but Sasuke was already walking through his door.

"You be careful too Sakura!" Lee tried to give her a reassuring smile but somehow he didn't think he achieved the right affect. Sakura looked really nervous and the two walked through their doors.

"Gosh, and I thought the doors seemed small on the outside!" Sakura thought bitterly. It was pitch black inside and Sakura kept banging into the walls. To her it felt like she was walking in circles. But after what seemed like hours, Sakura finally saw a light opposite of her. She walked towards it and found herself in another hallway. This one was more open and had carpet on the floor. There were bookshelves and paintings on the wall and candles lit on all of them.

"Genjutsu perhaps?" Sakura thought. But she could hear a voice through a door to her right. And it sounded like a male. Sakura could feel her heart race with nerves. Hanging on the wall was a black hooded cloak with red clouds on it. An Akatsuki robe. Suddenly an idea popped into Sakura's head. She pulled it on and made sure her face was completely hidden. Silently she walked over and leaned her ear by the door.

All was silent.

"This is odd. I just heard somebody in there… what if they went after Sasuke or Lee?" Sakura shook her head. Now was not the time to panic. There was only one thing to do. Knowing she was going to regret this, Sakura pushed the door open ever so slightly. She found herself in a handsome bedroom. The floor, walls, wardrobes, everything was made of fine oak wood. The fireplace was lit; Sakura saw it cast its long shadows over the wall. To her it looked like whoever lived here was a librarian or astronomer. There were books and charts scattered everywhere. They were not written in Japanese, but Sakura was pretty sure it was either English or Latin. Curious, Sakura reached down and picked up a book that had been lying on the floor. It contained files on different people. Some she knew like Gaara or Naruto and others she didn't. All the files seemed to have one thing in common though; everyone in them had some kind of demon.

"Well, at least now I know this is definitely the Akatsuki hideout." Sakura walked by the fire so she could read the files. They sent a shiver up her spine.

"The way the Akatsuki describe these people…It's like they're animals or something." Sakura pulled out a notebook and started scribbling a few things down. ((A/N: No, this is not Lee's notebook and normally she doesn't carry it around….At least I don't think she does anyway…..))

Sakura dropped the book and jumped up into a fighting stance. For a minute there it looked like one of the pictures had winked at her. Even though it was probably just from the flickering shadows Sakura wanted to make sure.

"Well well well….I wonder who you are. Are you perhaps Sasuke ready for revenge or some little kid sent as backup…?" A low voice asked. Before Sakura could do anything she was being pinned against the wall by her neck. While gasping for breath Sakura tried to reach out and whack this guy across the head but his grip was too strong.

"W-Who are you?" The man's face was hidden in shadows and didn't answer Sakura's question. Instead he just laughed and shook Sakura back and forth.

"This is the best Konoha can do? Or are not even a ninja?" Sakura had to think of something and fast.

"What if I'm a new Akatsuki member or something?" Sakura didn't mean to sound like a smart mouth, but at it did have an affect on the man.

"You, an Akatsuki? As if. Besides, that's my robe you're wearing." Sakura remained silent. He shook her has hard as possible and Sakura thought her ribs were going to crack. But instead the hood fell back and Sakura stared at the floor.

"Well, you sure are a pretty little weak ninja, aren't you?" His voice sounded amused. He lifted her head up and Sakura was able to see who was holding her.

"Itachi Uchiha!" Sakura gasped. "This is it, I'm gonna die for sure!" Sakura was careful not to look into his eyes. Sasuke had warned her and Lee about the Sharingan before they started on this mission.

Just then Sasuke and Lee both ran into the bedroom.

"Itachi!" Sasuke yelled while Lee cried

"Sakura!" They both looked at each other.

"Shouldn't you be more worried about Sakura?" Lee couldn't believe Sasuke was considering Itachi more important then Sakura.

"I want me revenge! I have waited for quite awhile and tonight I my hard work will finally pay off!" Sasuke had a mad look in his eye.

"Stupid little brother…Do you really think you can kill me? Besides, I can see right through you. You want your revenge but you won't put this girl's life on the line for it. Is this your girlfriend Sasuke?" Itachi sneered. Both Lee and Sasuke answered

"No!" Again they looked at each other. After an odd silence Sakura muttered

"Guys! Help me!" Itachi smiled.

"Now that you found my hiding spot I'll have to find a new one. This one looks like it might fall down at any minute though, so I'm not complaining." Itachi tapped Sakura's neck and she fell unconscious.

"Do not look for us. If I catch any wind of leaf ninja around my new hideout this girl will die." Itachi did some hand signs and with a poof disappeared. The building started shaking.

"Lee, this place is about to fall!" Sasuke ran for the door.

"Lee, come on!" Lee was running behind Sasuke but had a troubled look on his face.

"What about Sakura?" Sasuke jumped over a fallen bookshelf.

"We can't help her now. All we can do is run!" And with that the two teenage boys fled from the house. As soon as they reached the dark grass the entire roof collapsed.

"We have to get back to the village and tell Tsunade!" Lee and Sasuke ran down the dimly lit forest path with nothing but the moon and their instincts to guide them.