Jades and Rubies

Chapter 3

Sakura crumpled to the ground in fear. She was in one of the most feared genjustsus known to man. She was no longer in the clearing. She was in a forest she had never seen before in her life. She stood and ran she knew she couldn't escape she just wanted to try.

She had been wandering aimlessly for what seemed like hours. For some odd reason she had called Naruto and Neji's name multiple times. "Naruto! Neji!" She yelled. Nothing. Silence.

"Dammit! Someone answer me!" She screamed. Nothing. She fell to the ground crying. She felt a sudden presence in front of her. She jerked her head up tears still streaming.

Itachi stood before her expressionless. His Akatski cloak swayed in the slight wind of the forest. She ignored him and curled in a ball on the forest floor. She tensed all over when a gentle hand stroked her hair out of her eyes.

"Shh, little cherry blossom. I'm not going to hurt you." He spoke and for a second she actually believed him.

"Sasuke-kun I sense someone coming this way." Karin warned Sasuke. He nodded. She already knew what it meant. "It's that Naruto kid and Sai, there's one I'm not familiar with but he's strong." Karin stared at Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun what should we do?" He's so cute when he's thinking! She thought to herself. "Karin, stop staring at Sasuke. You're not getting in his pants anytime soon." Suigestu joked. Karin went red. "I wasn't staring! And who said I wanted in his pants! One of these days I'm going to-" Juugo put up a hand in front of Karin making a small barrier between the two teammates. "Karin calm down." He said calmly.

Karin took a deep breath and looked back over to Sasuke. "Which way?" She meant which direction to run. "We stay." Karin was surprised he wanted to stay. "But Naruto wants you back in Konoha." She pleaded. She knew if he went to Konoha she would be left with only water-boy and the one with the bad temper. (AN-I know their names!)

"Naruto is a jinchuuriki, Akatski is after them. He will lead us to Itachi." She nodded understanding now. "Now do you think you three can wait long enough for them to get here to start killing?" He was seriously annoyed. "You're annoying."

"Byakugan!" Neji yelled activating it. He scanned the forest ahead. He almost fell when he saw the familiar chakra. "This way," Neji yelled ", and keep in formation!" Neji was at front to track, Sai in the sky with his giant ink eagle and Naruto dragging behind not really helping out with the finding of Sakura.

He suddenly sensed the very familiar chakra. "Oh my gosh that's Teme's chakra! Two kills with one throw!" Naruto yelled in excitement. He had made up the 'two kills one throw' and used it so frequently that if he said it around Sakura anymore she'd either smack him or punch him and send him flying across the room.

"Why do you call him Teme if he's as close to you as you say?" Sai asked. He had been wondering this for a while now. "It's just what I call him, he calls me dobe." The three picked up their pace to an all out sprint.

Their feet landed with small and quiet thumps on the ground. Naruto straightened himself from his landing crouch.

Naruto was just about to go on with his speech about to come back to Konoha when a sudden image flashed before his eyes. A helpless Sakura tied down being tortured with crimson eyes, the same eyes that shone before him now.

"Teme, sorry to tell you this, but we're kind of busy at the moment." Neji jerked his head around. Had Naruto Uzumaki, NARUTO UZUMAKI, just said what he had thought he said?

"Dobe, I'm hurt that you don't care anymore." Sasuke spat sarcastically. "No, it's just that we have more important things to worry about." Naruto seemed to know just what to say.

"And what might this important thing be?" Sasuke asked curious to know what had distracted Naruto of his obsession. "Sakura was taken, by none other than the other of the legendary Uchihas. But why would you care? You left her on a cold, hard bench!" Naruto was fuming. Neji, in the meantime, searched the surrounding area for their missing kunoichi. He got a very dim light of a very familiar chakra to the north.

"Naruto, I picked up her chakra lets go." Neji leaped without a second thought, right before he did he saw something flash in Sasuke's eyes. Neji about lost his focus, was this worry?

"Feel free to tag along Teme. You can finally get your revenge you so desperately wanted." Naruto spat his words at him hoping they would have some effect. He was disappointed when he saw no visible effects.

Naruto leaped after Neji, while Sai followed in the skies. But Naruto was wrong; the news of the kidnapped kunoichi affected him greatly. Sasuke leaped without a second thought not caring if his team followed or not. (AN- so I love this twist right here, don't worry its still an ItaSaku.)

The dark forest surroundings had changed to a field of beautiful flowers lighted by a crimson moon. Sakura had lain down in the soft flowers finding some comfort. Itachi had appeared every now and again, said nothing, and left.

At one point Sakura had starting singing to herself the song her mother used to sing to her to go to sleep.

Skies may go dark, sun may go down. But when you awake, there's nothing around. The sun will be up and the skies will be blue. As long as I'm here I'll always protect you.

It got a little fuzzy because her mothers sweet voice would always put her to sleep. She heard footsteps getting closer to her. She looked up already knowing who it would be.

"You're part of the Haruno clan correct?" He asked in his velvet voice almost making her melt. If she wasn't so terrified of him, she would start flirting. She could hardly call the Harunos a clan, no one else in her family was a ninja but her.

"Yes, but its not really a clan, no one else is a ninja except me." He just nodded as the crimson sky went black and the field disappeared sending her tumbling down.

She awoke gasping and gripping onto cloth. She looked around, she was grabbing Itachi's Akatski cloak. She had been thrown over his shoulder.

He had stopped walking. He sat her down gently. "Don't try and run away, because I'll catch you." And she knew it too. If it was one thing she wasn't good at it was speed. She nodded.

She guessed it was getting dark because he was making a fire and setting up camp. She felt so helpless.

After camp had been set up. She noticed there was only one tent and her heart started pounding wildly. She was sure Itachi could hear it. Apparently he did.

"Don't worry I'll be sleeping outside the tent." He pulled back the curtain to the tent and ushered her inside. She crawled inside and curled up in the blanket that lay there for her. She surprised herself then, "Good night Itachi." She could almost imagine a small smile teasing at the edge of his mouth.

"Sleep well little cherry blossom..."

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