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Chapter 4: Worry

"Sasuke, please." He turned to look at her. He sighed.

"Sakura, I told you, not until I get my revenge." She gazed at him. She stepped forwards to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Sasuke," she whispered. She clenched her fist. "I promise you. It will happen eventually, just not right now." What would the weasel do right now anyways if he was allowed to live for a little bit longer? How wrong she could be. Sasuke stared into the distance, watching the man walk away. The black cloak with red clouds was trailing away. This was Sasuke's chance.

She took his hand in hers. He looked at her worried eyes. His eyes softened. "Alright, I'll wait."

"Will you come with me?" Sasuke nodded, looking back one more time to see the man with black cloak was gone.

Sasuke sat in the cell, watching the clouds outside. He had a little window to peer out, but it had several bars to keep him from getting out. It wouldn't do him any good anyways with his chakra sealed.

"Teme," he heard a man call.

"Dobe." He looked at him.

"How are you?" He was sitting down on the metal stool.

"I'm fine, Naruto. It's been a month since I last saw you," Sasuke replied. He took in Naruto's appearance. His blonde hair was spiked yet some of it was straightened down to his shoulder. His blue eyes were more mature than they were when they were twelve. He still had a bit of immatureness to him.

"I'm sorry about that. Been going on missions, anniversary stuff, taking care of Hinata, and helping with the preparations for her ceremony. You heard her father passed away right? A few months ago. That makes her the head now. She's waiting a little bit longer for when Neji returns," the Kyuubi replied. He had a nice romantic, candlelight dinner with his wife, and they spent the night cuddling in each other's arms. He had left a trail of roses to their bedroom.

"And where did Neji go?" Sasuke asked. He saw the hesitation in Naruto's eyes.

"Mission." Simple and true.

"Is it a classified mission?" He was hoping it would lead somewhere. He has only three months until his sentence is over.

"No, but I'd rather not say."

"Is he on a mission with Sakura?" Naruto nodded. It was sort of true. "Sakura's been on an awfully long mission." Naruto eyed him wearily.

"Yeah. You know how missions can go. They could only take an hour and sometimes they could take years." He hoped it wouldn't be years. He was worried about her.

"Well. How about you quit lying to me, Naruto? Your little visits don't help when all you do is avoid anything to do with Sakura," Sasuke retorted. He grasped onto the jail bars and stared right into Naruto's eyes. Naruto saw the warning in Sasuke's eyes. If Naruto kept this going on any longer, Sasuke would go insane.

"Sit down, teme." Naruto watched Sasuke sit onto his own metal stool. The Uchiha was waiting for him to speak. "Sakura," Naruto gulped, "She was taken about a month ago."

"What?" Sasuke snapped. He punched the wall next to him.

"I'm sorry, Sasuke. She was kidnapped, and Neji and Kakashi are on the mission to find her," Naruto explained.

"Who took her?" Naruto shook his head at him. "Who?"

"Sasuke, I-I can't." He took that moment to leave.

"Naruto! Come back! Naruto!" His yells for his name continued until the door at the end of the hallway slammed shut. "Naruto!"

"She'll have to return to the doctor in two weeks to get the stitches removed," Itachi said. He had already put Sakura back in her cell. She still hadn't come to after hearing the news at the medic's office. "Leader-sama." The orange haired man looked at him. His partner was sitting on the couch next to him, reading a book. The woman was leaning against him content with her position and with the novel she was delving into.

"What is it you need to tell me, Itachi?" The Uchiha was still stunned by what he heard.

"Sakura is… Sakura is… pregnant," Itachi muttered. The blue haired partner dropped her book.

"Ever heard of protection?" the leader retorted. Itachi tensed at the leader's mockful tone.

"I have, but the thought of doing it to her was much more overpowering than thinking about what was needed," Itachi explained in the most monotone voice he could. The leader stood up.

"We'll have to abort it then." In that moment, Itachi wanted to throw the multiple pierced man at a wall.

"I would rather not. It is after all-" He paused, seeing the leader waiting for an answer. He wanted to say it was his child. Killing his clan so long ago had caused panic for him and depressed him a little. Saving his brother from death had given a bit of hope, but it was lonely being the only Uchihas in the world.

"It's what?" The orange haired man was getting impatient with Itachi.

"If we kill the child, then Sakura would never join us. She would have much distaste for us for the rest of her life." This was the most valid reason Itachi could give that wouldn't make it seem like he had any emotions at all. The leader nodded.

"Fine, but when the child is born, I want you to take it somewhere. We can't have any children here. That is not what Akatsuki is for. It's a dangerous society."

"Hai, leader-sama." Itachi bowed and left the room. The rest of Akatsuki were at other bases. He, the couple, and Kisame were the only ones here, but soon the couple would leave and return to Rain as it is their main base. Eventually some of the other members would visit, but not right now.

Hokage,

I have scoped the Grass Country and have found some signs of recent Akatsuki sightings. I will explore some more and keep you on notice if I have any more information. I await for more orders and hope that Sakura will be found soon.

-Cat

Sakura stared up at the ceiling. Her hands traced down her stomach to the bottom. Life. She was carrying life. She had never known what Ino meant when she said it would be the most precious thing in the world. The idea of life being inside her. She had learned this a month ago. Her stitches were now gone from her head, and the medic said she would offer to do monthly checkups. Sakura decided she would accept it. A child's life was important to her, losing her own child would break her heart.

Itachi looked into her dungeon room. He could see the little grin on her face. It troubled him to see her so happy. He cleared his throat, disturbing her happiness.

Two months ago, she lost all hope, but now, she had that hope back. It was strange how the thought of a child could change her.

"Sakura," he called. She stared at him. A small tiny shiver ran up her back. The memories still scared her. No matter what she thought of him, it would always come back to haunt her. The way he had touched her, forced her to lose what would make her a woman. The pain would sometimes creep back to her.

"Yes, Itachi-san?" He wondered how she had the confidence to speak to him again. Most of the time she would tell him to go away. Itachi took a step towards her, which in turn made her step back instinctively. There was a small bit of fear still left in her. She let out a small breath of relief when Itachi didn't make another move towards her.

"The doctor appointment is today." Her eyes brightened a little. She had unconsciously placed her hands on her stomach.

"Alright, let's go," she replied happily. She shouldn't be so happy when she was in the presence of her rapist.

She studied the hallway upstairs as they passed several doors, normal door unlike the metal ones in the dungeon. She wondered why no one had yet to fix her door. Itachi stopped her when they reached the end of the hallway. He put a finger up to tell her to wait. Could she take this chance to run? No. Itachi was back in a matter of seconds with a cloak in hand and a bamboo hat.

"What?" she questioned. He put the hat on her, which made her flinch. He threw the cloak around her arms tugging on it a little. "Why?" He hushed her and turned towards the door.

"To keep a disguise." He hadn't done it before when she was last in the town. Why now? He put a bamboo hat on himself. He picked her up bridal style and opened the door, opening it up to the warm outside. She stared at her surroundings, but she knew she wouldn't figure out where they were.

Itachi made a hand sign and everything disappeared. They were suddenly in the town. He used the teleportation jutsu that most ANBU knew. Sakura knew it but hadn't put much practice into it. It also took a lot of chakra. He placed her back on the ground. They were already on the cobble stone sidewalk. She looked back at the busy dirt road passing through the town. It was just normal citizens and a couple of ninjas passing through. When they opened the door to the medic, they were greeted with a huge smile.

"Ah, Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha, I was wondering when you would get here. I'll be doing a blood test, a urine test, and check your current weight today." Sakura nodded. She knew all this from her own medical experience.

She had several thoughts over the last month about having this baby. She was scared. Sometimes she would cry. Sometimes she would think of the happy moments she would have with this baby, feeding it and seeing it smile for the first time. She would think of the sweet lullabies she would sing to it, but she was scared what it could do to her. This child would affect her life completely. He or she would be slowing down her career. She would remember Ino and how her son had affected her training and her ninja skills, which greatly impacted her results in the ANBU exam.

A child would put a strain on her over the next few months. The child would be feeding off her chakra. She knew the Akatsuki would probably want her to abort this child, but Itachi never said anything of it. Abortion was an option to her, but whenever she thought about Ino, she would remember how happy Ino was to have her son in her arms. She had been there for the delivery. The eyes a mother could have when seeing their baby for the first time would light up and be the brightest ever. Life. They had brought life into this world. She didn't want to lose that.

She knew she would regret her decision of aborting the child for the rest of her life. Sakura had once had to give an abortion to young teenage ninja. She was young, only fifteen, two years younger than Ino was when she had her son. The teenage girl experienced depression for two months. She almost committed suicide in the middle of her depression. Tsunade had to sedate her and restrict her from her ninja duties for a few months.

Abortion would always make her wonder what her baby was going to be like. Whether it would have been adorable, whether it would have been a genius or the best ninja in the world, whether it was a girl or a boy. She chose not to go through with it. Itachi came into her room one day, and she told him, "I want to keep this baby." He glanced at her for a second, wondering why she was determined to keep it. He kept quiet and accepted it. Why had he been okay with it? The question would float in her mind every day.

Sakura brushed her fingers through her hair when they left the office. The medic knew they were ninja. Did she even know what the Akatsuki were? All the tests come out normal, and she was healthy. She looked up at Itachi who was looking off into the distance. She followed his gaze.

The crowd had grown even larger, but one person was not moving. She stared at the person. "Neji," she whispered. He had finally found her. He was watching them behind a cat mask. Sakura began to move towards him. Itachi grabbed her elbow. She had forgotten he was here. All she could think of was freedom. "Let me go!" she screamed. Itachi pulled her towards him. He wouldn't have the time to conjure a teleportation jutsu. "Neji!" The Hyuuga began to walk towards them. Screw ANBU protocol. She was going to call his real name.

"Sakura!" he called back to her. She felt a tear drop off her cheek. Freedom was here for her. Freedom had come for her. Everything moved so fast. She was in Itachi's grip, in his arms. He was carrying her. He was already on the rooftops. She knew Neji would follow.

"No! Let me go! Neji!" She looked around Itachi at him. Neji threw a kunai at the Uchiha's back. She wish she had her chakra back at that moment. Itachi avoided the knife and started running with her. She struggled and started punching his chest several times. It did nothing. Without her chakra would only be pokes to him. "Neji!" They were in the forest now. "You jerk! Put me down!" she yelled at Itachi. Neji was catching up to them. He threw a couple shuriken at them.

She heard the clash of metal. She saw the blue hair. Itachi stopped to see who had deflected the weapons for them. She struggled even more now that they were stopped.

"Itachi, get to the base. Get the medic nin there," a woman's voice ordered.

"Hai, Konan-sama," was his soft reply. He started to run again.

"No! Neji!" Sakura watched the blue haired Akatsuki square off with the brown haired Hyuugan. "Damn it! You stupid Uchiha! Let me the hell go!" She'd forgotten who she was. She was an expecting mother. She saw another Akatsuki blur go past them and to where Konan and Neji were fighting. "I swear to Kami! If you kill him!" She hushed when she realized they were already inside the building.

Itachi didn't stop running. He kept running, opening the metal door to downstairs. He was already beside her bed before she knew it. He gently put her down. She tried to kick him. Itachi caught her leg. She kicked him with her other leg which he also caught. He was on the bed now, holding both legs up. She was laying on her back.

"Quiet, Sakura." She felt so exposed in this position. She felt the intensifying dark aura surrounding Itachi. She was his prey. He could do anything he wanted to her right now. The tears started to flow again. The last time she had been on the bed with Itachi was that horrifying night.

"Please don't." His eyes softened at her pleas.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. He let go of her legs, and she made no effort to move as her legs fell to his side. The fear had frozen her. "I'm sorry." It made no difference. She was deathly afraid of him. He pulled her into his arms and cradled her. Her sobs escaped her. Her wails increased as she remembered that night, what he had done to her. "I'm sorry." Her cries wouldn't stop. "Sakura, the baby," he reminded. The baby, Sakura, the baby. Too much stress could cause harm to it. She quieted down, sniffling.

"Itachi, please. Leave me alone." He gently laid her down on the bed. He regained his cold composure. She stared at the wall, hearing his soft footsteps walking back down the hallway and the shutting of the door upstairs and the click of the lock.

Cat,

Pursue the Akatsuki sightings. Follow them if you can, but do not let yourself get caught. If you see Sakura, send a messenger bird back immediately. Then wait for further orders.

-Tsunade

"Baa-chan, have you heard anything from Kakashi-sensei and Neji-san?" The blonde looked at the chair turned away from him. It was turned towards the window. The Hokage was in thought. She turned around towards him.

"Naruto, Cat-san has gotten a lead on the Akatsuki," Tsunade replied.

"That's great! Where were they spotted?" He was ready to go get Sakura at any second.

"I can't tell you that as of yet, Naruto. It's only a lead." The calmness in her made Naruto wonder. "If I don't here from Neji in a week, then I can only assume the worse that he was caught." Naruto shook his head at that. That was awful to think of. Neji was great in scouting missions.

"Hinata's ceremony is being put off until Neji gets back," Naruto explained. He had hope that Sakura would be returned to them some day. Tsunade turned back to the window. "I told Sasuke." Tsunade tensed.

"You did what?" the Hokage snapped at her possible future successor.

"I had to. He needed to hear where she was. He wouldn't believe me when I told him she was on a mission," he replied. He jumped when the Hokage's desk split in half. She must need a new one every month.

"Naruto, you're an idiot." Tsunade glared at him.

"I didn't tell him that it was Itachi who took her!" The blonde Hokage relaxed a little. At least Sasuke wouldn't be that set off by it as he would be if he knew it was his own brother. "I just want her back." Naruto was looking at the ground with his clenched fists by his side. He hadn't been allowed to leave the village. Only his wife had gone the missions. He had been cooped up here, waiting for some news. He took the time to train as much as he could.

"I do too, Naruto. I do too."

Tsunade,

I haven't found anything here in Waterfall. I hope Cat has had a better chance of finding her than I have. Life in Waterfall was completely normal. Should I return to Cat or explore the Land of Earth?

-Wolf

She jumped up when she heard the loud door at the end of the stairs slam open. Did Neji succeed in thwarting off the Akatsuki? Had he come to finally save her? She stuck her head outside into the hallway, only to watch Itachi and Kisame walking down the hallway, holding a man by the arms, dragging him on the stone floor. The man looked up at her with his lavender eyes. She clasped a hand to her mouth.

"Neji!" she screamed. She watched them pass by her room. She was about to go jump on Kisame's back and beat him in the head when a hand was placed on her shoulder. Her eyes looked at the one whose hand touched her. It was a man with multiple piercing. She returned her gaze to Neji. Itachi opened a metal door. She knew it was a room with no bed or bathroom since she had explored the dungeons frequently, memorizing each room. She heard the clinking of metal. She heard a man grunt. She walked down the hallway with the orange haired man following her. She noticed a trail of blood leading to Neji's prison. She looked inside.

A tear slid down her face at the sight she saw. Neji's arms were chained to the ceiling above so head could hang. His feet were barely touching the ground.

"Let him go!" She tried to run at Neji's limp body. She could see the gaping hole in his belly.

"Sakura," the man with piercings warned. He grabbed her elbow. She tried to snatch it away from him.

"No! I've got to heal him!" she retorted back. She felt the seal on her chakra break. Was Itachi allowing her to heal Neji?

"Sakura." The tone made her shiver. "You need to heal Konan." She froze up. This was why she was kidnapped, to heal the Akatsuki.

"I will not!" The orange haired man backhanded her face. She clasped onto her cheek, feeling the crack in her cheekbone. She could fight. She had her chakra back, but she was in no condition to fight three Akatsuki. She noticed Kisame was grinning. Itachi suppressed the growl in his throat. "He needs my help!" Sakura pointed at her Konoha teammate who was hanging by his wrists.

"You will heal her, or I will kill him," he ordered. She knew he wouldn't hesitate if Sakura said no again. Itachi wrapped an arm around her stomach, dragging her back into the hallway.

"No! Neji!" she called. She saw the Hyuugan look up at her. She conjured chakra up into her fist. She raised her hand up and tried to punch Itachi's chin. He already caught her wrist.

"Don't even try anything, Sakura," the leader ordered. She dropped her hand. She wouldn't want Neji to get hurt even more. "Heal Konan." He flicked his hand, and Itachi began to drag her to the stairs.

She stared at Konan's body. The female Akatsuki was unconscious. Konan had a few scrapes and bruises, a gash in her left arm, and a hole in her chest. Would she be able to heal the woman? Her hands glowed with her green chakra. The faster she gets this done, the faster she can return to Neji. She took a needle and dissolvable thread. She began sealing up the hole, stitching it. She wouldn't have to remove the stitches later as they would dissolve over time. Itachi watched her work. Her green chakra began to close up the hole completely. She would probably have a minor scar that Sakura could easily remove in the future. She then moved onto the gash in the arm. It was easier than the hole. She sealed it up with some stitches but finished the rest with her healing chakra. She would let the scrapes and bruises heal naturally as she would not have much chakra left if she went through every minor detail.

Neji, that was all who she cared about. He was her only ally here.

"I'm done. Now can I return to Neji?" Sakura asked the two men who were now standing over her work. Kisame was nowhere around, probably guarding the cell Neji was in. Leader had been here since she started healing the hole in Konan's chest, but she had been too busy in healing than to notice her surroundings. Leader nodded to the Uchiha who was her guardian. She placed a hand on the lower part of her stomach. She was using green chakra to check no strain had come to her baby. She followed Itachi back to Neji's room.

"Sakura, careful." Sakura ignored Itachi's warnings. She looked at Neji's body hanging from the ceiling.

"Damn it, Itachi. Can you please chain him to the wall instead of the ceiling?" With her chakra back, she tore the handcuffs of Neji's chain open. She caught him before he fell. She laid him on the ground, analyzing his wounds. Itachi placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You shouldn't do that."

"Fuck off, Uchiha." This was the first time she had fought off her rapist. Now she had her full strength back. Itachi grabbed her and quickly pinned to her the wall. This forced her back into her shock. She looked into Itachi's blaring Sharingan. She whimpered, now turning back into her weak self. "Please, Itachi. He's going to die if I don't heal him," she pleaded.

"Don't do anything stupid." She felt a kunai press into her lower abdomen. It wasn't piercing her, but it was clearly a warning to her.

"Itachi! Don't!" she cried out. She now had fear for her child. She heard Neji's labored breathing. Itachi released her, and she fell to her hands and knees. She returned back to Neji's side.

Sakura's green glowing hands were over Neji's stomach. It was his major wound, along with a hole in his leg.

Neji was losing consciousness. "Sakura," he whispered to her. He had finally found her. Here she was healing him. He lifted up his hand to catch a strand of her hair, but it quickly dropped. He saw the man watching what Sakura was doing. Why was he here? Neji saw Sakura's tear stained face. He felt soothing warmth in his stomach. He had been stupid and had been pierced in the stomach with one of Konan's paper weapons. He had been worrying too much about this pink haired beauty.

"Don't go to sleep, Neji." But he did. "Neji!" She worked even faster on his wounds. She couldn't lose him, her only hope of getting away from here, her only hope for a future for her child. "Baka!" The blood had become a pool. So much blood loss. How could he possibly survive?

Yes, Itachi was a bit mad when the leader had slapped her if you didn't catch that. And poor Neji D: Is he going to live? And what's going to happen to Sakura's child?

Muhahaha! Cliffhangers : D

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