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Chapter 2:

The letter

"Ok, he's done,now for Itachi!" She turned onto Itachi, who was just staring indifferently at her.

"Tell me why you are here!" She yelled, "Did he come for Sasuke-kun? No, i won't let him!" She thought

She ran at him with a kunai in her hand, but in a flash, he was gone. She stopped and looked for him. She then flinched when she felt his presence suddenly behind her. She spun around and was about to swipe her kunai at him, but he was quicker.

He punched her in the stomach and she flew backwards into the trees.n She shakily got up and glared at him. She quickly threw a barrage of kunai and shuriken at him, but he dodged them all and then disapeared.

Shesearched around her and waited for his attack. He appeared in front of her and grabbed her by the neck before she coul even move. She was still hlding her kunai in her hand but her strength was being taken away from her lack of oxygen, so she quickly swiped out at him. He managed to dodged it but his cheek still got cut.

He glared at her and then she felt him pull chakra to his arm. He thrusted her at the ground and buried her in a giant crater. Then he let go of her neck and she gasped as the air flew into her lungs. She tried to get up, but then was brought back down by a barrage of kunai, shuriken and senbon. She fell to the ground giving in to the oncoming darkness.

He watched the rosett haired kunoichi fall to the ground unconciose. Then he pulled off his straw hat and slipped a piece of red paper into the inner lining and threw it down to her. He watched it flutter down to her unconcious form.

He grabbed his partner and then dissapeared.

He opened his eyes , and looked out his window, he thought he had heard a loud boom.

He looked up from his ramen towards the way that Sasuke and Sakura had gone.

"What was that?" He thought and then slowly stood up, a strange feeling forming in the it f his stomach.

"Sorry! I have to go!" H yelled to the shop owner and ran off not even finishing his ramen.

He jumped up from his bed, a wierd feeling in his stomach. Then he ran out the door, he smacked into someone. When he looked up, he saw his sensei, Hatake Kakashi. And behind him, the godaime, Tsunade, they both had worried looks on thier faces.

He nodded and they ran off to the source of the boom.

He looked up and saw Sasuke, Kakashi and Tsunade in the distance. Then he saw the maingsof a large crater. He narrowed his eyes and then met up with them at the crater.

"Ah! He heard Tsunade yell and then jump down into the hole. But he couldn't move. Kakashi just stared bewildered at the hole, he soon snapped out of his daze and jumped down to Tsunade.

He just stared at him fallen team mate. Then something aught his eyes. A straw hat.

A straw hat...? Wait... but, no!" He jumped down and snatched it up, "Damn!" He thought when he saw the details. It was an Akatsuki hat, he flipped it over and saw a corner of a red piece of paper sticking out.

He quickly pulled it out and unfolded it. It read,

Dear Brother,

If this girl is truly on your squad, then i suggest you get rid of her. If you ever hope to defeat me, you can't always be running around trying to protect her.

Uchiha --

"Itachi!" He thought angrily.

He turned to the beaten and bloodied body of Sakura. Tsunade was furiously trying to heal her, and she was able to, but they still ended up bringing Sakura to the hospital due to blood loss.

Kakashi and Tsunade soon had to o back to their stations, but he and Naruto stayed with Sakura. He had told Tsunade about the hat and Akatsuki, but left out the letter. It was crumpled in his pocket.

"But... he's right, if i have to keep protecting Sakura, then i can never defeat him! But..." He looked up at the sleepng kunoichi. Her pink hair sprayed out on the pillow, her eyes were closed but she seemed to be having a difficulttime with something. "Sakura..."

He thought and then blinked when he heard her moan.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled. "Sakura-chan, Sakura-chan!" He grabbed her in a big hug as she sat up.

"N-Naruto..." She said in a whisper. He stood up and stared at her. The cuts and bruises going down her arms made him flinch. But she still managed to smile warmly at him.

He stayed where he was for a second and then went to sit on her bed.

"Hello, Sasuke-kun." She said which earned her a 'Hn'.

She stepped out of the hospital and inhaled the cool fresh air. She then started her long walk home. She turned the corner and saw Sasuke sitting on a bench, he looked up at her. She smiled and then gave him a short wave.

"Konichiwa Sasuke-kun!" She ran up to him. He nodded at her and then they began walking again.

They were both silent for awhile. At least until Sasuke spoke up,

"Sakura..." She turned to him, but he was hiding his face behind his hair. "...You, are weak, Sakura." She stopped and stared at him with wide eyes. But he continued, "You are a nuisance, a hindrance, and annoying." Her heart began to throb.

"S-Sasuke-kun...I-

"You just never shut-up! Always Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun! Just leave me alone! You're nothing but a pain,a headache!" He yelled and then was silent.

He trembled, he could feel the warmth coming off of her, and the sadness. He trembled not out of anger, but out of regret. He hated this. He didn't want to hurt her. But he didn't have a choice. He had to defeat his brother by any means necessary.

He glanced at her, she had tears streaming down her face. She took a step backwards from him and then turned and ran off.

It started to rain. And he stood there, a few tears slipped out of his eyes and down his cheeks.

She ran away, she couldn't stop crying, she ran to the border of Konoha and...

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Itachi: Oh ya! Who's the bad ass now!

Sakura: ...You...bitch! (Turns to Itachi) How could you do that to me!? (She jumps in the air and commences to impound him)

Itachi: (In a corner cowering)

Me: Cool! Nice job Sakura!

Sakura: Hmp. He deserved it!

Next chapie coming up soon! yay!