Author's notes: This is my first time writing a fanfic for this pairing, but I couldn't resist .I don't know why, but I love this couple so much! I know the age difference and all, but whatever? This is a Sakura and Itatchi fan fic, so if you don't agree or like it...don't read? And if you ddo YAY. ahha. read&review. ENJOY !
Chapter 1: The Truth Hurts.
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Sakura ran through dark hallways lit by burning torches on the wall. She checked each room. "Not here." she said looking into one of the rooms and continuing running down the hall. She stopped and opened another door. "Not here either." she said closing the door. She heard and explosion and ran quicker down the hallway. The end of the hallway was blown apart and she could see outside. She saw a familar face up ahead as she ran out and skid to a stop.
She was facing Sai as she was panting from all the running. Sai simply looked at her without saying anything. "Sakura, eh." a voice called as Sakura stood wide-eyed. She slowly turned and saw a figure standing atop the hill. Sakura spotted him, "Sasuke...kun." she said slowly as a blonde hyper-active ninja arrived. He looked at Sakura and Sai then quickly up at Sasuke.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as Sasuke sighed. "I don't see why you waste your time following me." He then dissapeared reappearing in front of Naruto. "When did he.." Sakura said. "You wanted to be Hokage." Sasuke said. Naruto stood without moving. "How can someone who can't save his friends become Hokage..." he said. "Today, at my own whim, I will kill you." Sasuke said as he unsheathed his sword. and brought it up behind Naruto. Sakura watched horrifyed, her body wouldn't move, she couldn't do anything.
Sasuke quickly brought his sword down upon Naruto's back when it was abrubtly stopped. Saskura blinked as she saw that Sasuke's sword had been stopped. Naruto let out a breath as he slowly turned. Sasuke glared at the person who had stopped him.
Sai stood beside Naruto holding his sword against Sasuke's. "Naruto, you idiot! What are you doing, move." he said as Naruto finally came to his senses and leapt out of the way. Sasuke and Sai's swords pressed harder against each other as they came face to face only inches away from each other. "Hn." Sasuke said as he pushed against Sai's sword and then jumped backwards.
"Sai.." Sakura said as she then looked over to where Naruto was standing, a hurt look on his face. He lowered his head and stared at the ground. Sakura slowly made her way over to where Naruto was standing. The sound of clashing metal was heard as she looked over and saw Sai and Sasuke fighting.
Sakura stopped as she looked Naruto and saw a red aura appear around him. A red chakra tail formed behind him, and the red chakra took on the shape of a fox around him. "The Foxes Cloak..." Sakura said to herself as she watched.
Naruto stood with his head facing the ground as his hands were clutched tight. "Sasuke-teme!" he shouted as he raised his head and charged towards Sasuke. He reached out his claws and slashed at Sasuke as Sasuke blocked the attack with his sword.
Sai jumped back avoiding being caught in the crossfire of the two. He looked over at Sakura who watched the two best friends fight. He could only imagine what she was feeling, and what was going through her mind right now.
"So, the monster within has been released again, although, I cannot say I have seen this form before." Sasuke said while dodging more of Naruto's attacks. Naruto yelled as the chakra began forming another tail. Naruto's attacks became stronger. He slashed at Sasuke as Sasuke barly dodged it and suffered a deep wound on his shoulder. Sasuke glared at Naruto as he dissapeared reappearing behind him, bringing his sword down. Naruto turned and grabbed the sword stopping it. Sasuke's expression changed slighty then returned to normal. He pulled his katana back and dissapeared again reappearing on the other side of Naruto. "Teme!" Naruto yelled as he charged forward, a thrid tail faintly began to form.
Sai and Sakura noticed the third tail forming. Sai quickly turned to Sakura, "Sakura!" he said as Sakura looked over at him and nodded. Sai and Sakura dissapeared. Sai reappeared behind Naruto as he restrained him. The pressure from the kyuubi's chakra was weakening Sai and burning his skin. Sakura reappeared in front of Naruto. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper that had a symbol on it . It read "seal" she placed it on Naruto's forehead as the red chakra immeadiatly began to disperse and dissapear. Sai and Naruto began falling to the ground.
Sakura dissapeared reappearing behind Sai and Naruto's falling bodies as she caught them and layed them on the ground. "Sai, " she said looking over at him as he breathed heavily. Naruto was unconcious. "I'm okay." he said closing his eyes tight. Sakura took off her gloves and placed her hands over Sai. A pale green energy surrounded her hands as Sai's wounds began healing. She suddenly pulled back as a kunai was thrown her way, fast.
The pale green dissapeared and Sakura looked up to the side, she saw Sasuke standing there with his hands on his hips and his sword now sheathed. Sakura stood to her feet. "What do you want Sasuke!" she yelled. "Hn. Weren't you the one's that came looking for me?" he said crossing his arms. "You shouldn't have wasted your time looking for me, and spent it becomming stronger." he said looking away. Sakura clutched her hand tight as she heard him say this. "Stronger, that's all you think about Sasuke, is becomming stronger! You don't know the meaning of true strength Sasuke! True strength is having friends that you care about, friends that you would fight to protect, and who would always stand by your side. People who love you and treat you as family." Sakura looked down at the ground as hair fell in front of her face. "You don't have that kind of strength...you don't have true strength. You are truely weak, Sasuke Uchiha." she said looking up at him.
Sasuke glared at her and dissapeared. He reappeared behind her, his katana unsheathed and the blade held to her neck as he used his other hand to restrain her arm. Sakura stood in shock. She didn't move. She then blinked and caught hold of her senses as she shifted her foot under kis and kicked the back of his ankle. This allowed for Sasuke to loosen his grip on her, she took this advantage and broke free. She jumped a few feet away, sliding across the ground she slipped on her leather gloves.
Sasuke smirked with amusement. "You want to fight me? You're not serious, are you." Sasuke said in his monotone voice. Sakura stood waiting, not answering him as Sasuke sighed. "Hn." he said as he unsheathed his katana and with that he dissapeared. Sakura looked around, awaiting for him to reappear, when out of instinct she leapt to the side. Sasuke's katana sliced through the air where he head was only moments ago. She clutched her hand into a fist as she leapt forward, her fist pulled back and she thrusted it forwards. Sasuke dissapeard and Sakura's fist came in contact with the ground creating a huge crater.
Sasuke watched as she created the crater. His expression changed for only a second then returned to normal.
She's become quite strong.
He thought to himself. He dissapeared and reappeared behind her once more. He restrained her the same was as before. His blade against her throat threatening blood to fall. Sakura struggled to free herself but it was no use. It wasn't that she didn't have the strength physically to escape, but she couldn't mentally. Sasuke leaned in closer and stopped, his head beside her ear. He slowly whispered something. "Goodbye, Sakura." Sakura's eyes widened as Sasuke swifly moved his arm to drag his blade across her throat.
Sasuke stopped when he felt something against the back of his neck. "Let her go Sasuke." a familar voice said. Sasuke simply turned his head to the side as half of his face was visable to the person standing behind him. He smirked and then dissapeared. He reappeared atop the crater where everyone had gathered. "You're not even worth my time." he said coldly dissapearing.
Sakura stood shaking and breathing heavily. She could feel the blood drip down her neck. She lost conciousness as she fell backwards. The silver haired jounin stepped forward and caught her. Three ANBU appeared behind him. "Let's get them back to Konoha." he said as they nodded picking up Sai and Naruto jumping into the air dissapearing.
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Sakura slowly opened her eyes as she sat up in the bed she was in. She looked around as she saw the white walls, and recognized the familar smell. She was in the hospital. She looked to her left and saw Naruto laying in a bed unconcious.
She sighed as she rememberd what had happend. She looked to her right and out the window. It was night time now, the moonlight poured into the room. She turned back when she heard the door open. A blone female walked in. "Tsunade-sama." Sakura said as she approached the bed. "Sakura, how are you feeling?" "Much better now, how is Naruto?" Sakura asked concerned about her friend. Tsuande sighed. "He's okay, just onconcious. Developing the thrid tail and loosing control like that really had a hard toll on his body." Sakura nodded. "What about Sai?" "Sai is fine, we treated his wounds and released him. Thanks to Kakashi, you survived." Sakura's head hung low as she thought back. She started fighting Sasuke when she should've healed Sai and Naruto. "It's my fault Tsunade-sama." "Nani? What's your fault Sakura?" Tsunade asked. "I should've healed them, but instead I chose to fight Sasuke...I abandoned my duty as a medical nin. I'm sorry." Tsunade's expression became soft as she sat on the bedside and placed her hand on Saukura's shoulder. "Sakura, it's okay." she said with a smile. Sakura looked up and smiled back at Tsunade. "Well, I better get going. I have to attend to a big bottle of Sake that awaits me in my office." she said with a wide grin. "You may leave the hospital at anytime." Sakura nodded. "Arigatou Tsunade-senpai." Tsunade smiled and exited the room.
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Sakura stood in her apartment. It was dark and she stood in the middle of her bedroom. She stared at two pictures that were on her dresser. One was of the old team seven, her, Naruto, Kakashi and Sasuke. The other was a picture of the new team seven. Her,Kakashi,Sai and Naruto. She sighed as she stared at the pictures.
"You're a nuisence! You do nothing but get in the way!"
"You're weak!"
"Big forehead! Big forehead!"
"You give a bad name to kunoichi."
"Shut up already! You're always crying."
"You're not even worth my time."
Sakura closed her eyes tight as these phrases circled over and over in her head. "I do nothing but get in the way. I'm weak. I can't even help save my friends. I'm a disgrace to Konoha...to everyone. I don't deserve these friends..I'm selfish to have people that care about me the way they do." she said tears threatening to fall. "There's only one thing I can do...so that everyone can live a better life." she said opening her eyes.
She grabbed a bag and began packing it with various necessities. She packed it with weapons,clothing,hygenic materials. She reached out and grabbed the two pictures. Two tears rolled down her cheeks and landed on each picture. She sighed placing them back on her dresser. She walked to he desk and grabbed a paper and pen and began writing.
She then took one last look at her room and turned to leave. She ran across rooftops and stopped at the hospital. She opened a window and entered the room. She walked over to Naruto as he was soundly asleep. She placed a note beside his bed. She reached behind her hand and untied her headband. She pulled out a kunai and stared at the headband. She then dragged the kunai swiftly across the konoha insignia, a line scratched straight through it. She set it down beside the note. She bent over Naruto's bed and gave him a kiss. "Goodbye Naruto, I'm sorry.." she said as she turned and dissapeared out the window.
She ran through the streets heading towards Konoha's gates. She stopped as a dark figure appeared in front of her. "Where are you going?" "Sai.." Sakura said taking a step back. "I just thought I'd take a walk..." she said with a smile. Sai examined her, he spotted the backpack and her missing headband. "I know what you're thinking of doing Sakura...if you leave you're no better than him.." Sakura closed her eyes as she sighed. "Sai.." "I'm sorry, but I cannot let you leave...I will stop you by force if necesary." Sakura walked forward and outstretched her arms embracing Sai in a hug. Sai stood shocked. Sakura pulled out a thin needle. "I'm sorry." She whispered into his ear as she stuck the needle into the back of his neck. Sai's eyes widened as he felt a numbing sensation take over his body and his eyes grew heavy. "Sakura..." he said before collapsing to the ground.
Sakura looked down at Sai's body as she then sprinted off. She arrived at Konoha's gates. She turned around taking one last look at Konoha. "Goodbye forever." she said as she turned and dissapeared into the night.
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Author's notes:Okay, well there's the first chapter. Review and let me know what you think!