Chapter 4: Anbu and Team 7

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Well just wanted to inform you all that this chapter is going to time skip for a few years just to show how they're relationship grew then it will time skip again so currently Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura are 6 years old, Itachi is 9 so people understand how old they are when I skip a few years Team 7 will be 9 and Itachi will be 12.

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Anbu and Team 7

Normal P.O.V

It was the first day at the academy when all the students walked into there assigned classrooms. Iruka was in the classroom standing behind his desk as students walked in, Sakura and Sasuke walked in together being that she was still living at the Uchiha house. It had been a week since she moved into the Uchiha house and she has started talking again even tho it pains her sometimes she has healed greatly.

Naruto was over at the Uchiha's house every day all day long until it was time for everyone to get sleep, so when they walked in to the classroom Naruto yelled and waved "Oi Sakura-chan sit with me!" Sasuke walked over to the row Naruto was sitting at and sat down at the far end. Sakura smiled but blushed faintly when everyone looked at her since Naruto screamed at her to sit with him, she walked to the row that both boys were in and sat between the two.

Sakura noticed some of her other friends walk into the classroom like Ino Yamanaka, and Hinata Hyuga there were 2 other girls in the classroom but Sakura had never met them before. Sakura waved to Ino and Hinata, Hinata smiled and then looked to Naruto and blushed a bright red and walked to a seat, Ino on the other hand waved but instantly got mad seeing Sakura with Sasuke again and went to the seats behind her.

Naruto had his couple of friends too they knew Sasuke but since Sasuke doesn't go out much they weren't as close. Shikamaru Nara walked in with Choji Akimichi, and Kiba Inuzuka. They all took seats as Iruka started teaching this was going to be a long 3 years and they all knew that not everyone in the classroom was going to make a team to become a ninja.

3 Years later

Sakura P.O.V

The classroom was loud and buzzing with everyone talking as always but today everyone seemed to talk more, everyone was afraid of who was going onto teams and who wasn't and then for that matter who would you be teamed with. Each team is a 3 man squad plus a Jounin teacher, 'I hope I get to be on a team with someone I know' I was afraid to be on a team with 2 new people and a new sensei I guess it got the best of me since I couldn't take my mind off of it. 'I wonder if Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun are worried too, I wonder who they will be teamed with?' I sighed knowing there maybe a chance I wouldn't even go on I really shouldn't get my hopes up.

Iruka sensei had walked into the room smiling with a clipboard in his hand "Good morning students, right now I will call out all of the names of everyone who will move on to train to become shinobi." the classroom instantly got quiet and very tense I felt my heart tighten in worry that I wouldn't hear my name. "Alright, Sasuke Uchiha, Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Naruto Uzumaki..." I knew they would all be called but I had yet to hear one girls name I sighed in defeat and looked down at the desk.

"Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka. Everyone else is dismissed for the day and see you next year." My head jerked up when I herd my name 'I herd my name, I did it all that work and I did it, I was the first girl of our year' I smiled happily as I watched the other few students leave the classroom. Yes I felt bad for them but nothing was going to upset me right now I was going to become a kunoich, and at least everyone named I had spoken with before except Shino he never talked to me but I knew if we were on a team he would eventually talk to me.

"Now every team is made up of 3 man squad I am going to list you all off in your teams. Once I call you go sit with your team members" Everyone nodded in response everyone had this smile on there faces equal to mine. "Team 7 first, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno." I smiled and jumped up in happiness I was going to have a team with my 2 best friends in the whole world I was so excited I looked an saw Naruto equally as happy. When I turned to Sasuke he had a smirk on his face but it faded quickly and I knew we were all happy.

"Team 8 Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame" They looked fairly happy to be on a team but then that meant that we knew who was on the last team. "Team 10 Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi." Ino looked like she was ready to exploded almost instantly her and Shikamaru started arguing, well Ino was yelling at him and all he said was troublesome, Choji looked happy so I guess they would all get through it.

Itachi P.O.V

I walked in the door of the house and was instantly hugged by my mother "Welcome home Itachi" I nodded as she let go "How was your mission?" I took my shoes off and walked with her into the kitchen "Successful". I looked around and noticed it was strangely quite and I looked at my mom "Sasuke?" my mother smiled and stood up and walked to the fridge. She was pulling platters off food "He's with his team they are doing some test they should be here any second." I nodded I wonder who he was on a team with and who his teacher was I guess I'll ask him once he gets back. "His team is coming over too?" my mother smiled so brightly I knew there was something I had mission in the last 9 months I was gone "Yes they are going to eat dinner here tonight".

I herd the door open as Sasuke came around into the kitchen "How did it go Sasuke?" my mother was always so into our shinobi lives she needed every detail she could get. Then a flash of orange ran into the kitchen "We passed we aren't going back to the academy. Our teams the best believe it!" 'ahhh so Sasuke is still stuck with Naruto, I wonder who there third teammate was' Sasuke sat down and crossed his arms "Dobe, we only passed because of Sakura".

Sakura walked into the kitchen seconds after Sasuke had said her name with her usual bright smile that made her emerald eyes seem to light up like stars. 'They only passed because of her?' I looked over at her as she smiled towards my mother. "Mikoto, Naruto-kun got captured by Kakashi-sensei and then Sasuke-kun and me were told not to feed him or we would be sent back to the Academy" she looked so happy and taller maybe a few inches since the last time I saw her, she also talked with more force she didn't look as shy as before but she was still little Sakura. "But I knew if Naruto-kun was hungry we would fail as a team so I fed him and Kakashi-sensei said we passed!"

The girl jumped slightly in joy, it was rather cute that she still had some of her childness in her still. I looked over to Sasuke who seemed to be thankful that they passed because of her caring Naruto looked thrilled but then again he always looked that way. "Good job." Sakura jumped and looked at me I'm guessing she didn't notice me when she came in because she jumped and blushed as she looked at me. It was cute that she still blushed when ever we talked I smirked a little at the joy it brought me.

"Oh Itachi I forgot you father said you had great news what was it?" my mother just smiled as she changed subjects and everyone looked at me I sighed and closed my eyes. "Not everyone can know" my mother looked at me confused as did Naurto and Sasuke, Sakura on the other hand had a thoughtful look on her face and then smiled and grabbed Naurto and Sasuke. "Lets go boys we need to wash our hands before we eat anyways." I smirked towards her 'she is very intelligent for her age if she knew what I was going to say'.

She pushed the arguing boys out of the kitchen and then stopped and turned to me smiling her full smile that only few saw me being the lucky person today, "Congrats Itachi-kun" she walked out of the room with her face tinted pink as I looked to my mother who still looked confused. "I've been chosen for the Anbu" my mother jumped up and ran over to hug me "Oh congrats Itachi I am so proud of you I will make you your favorite tomorrow for breakfast" I nodded and stood up. "Mother my first mission is tomorrow".

My mother looked happy but I could see how she was afraid at the same time for me "Oh alright, when will you be back?" I looked at my mother and sighed I knew how hard it was for her son to become the Anbu but at the age of 12 it must be horrifying to her. "3 years..."

Sakura's P.O.V

'I guess I should just train alone since Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun haven't gotten the chakra control yet' I sighed as I left after dinner at the Uchiha's house and walked towards their compound training area. It was one of my favorites and no one minded me there even tho I wasn't an Uchiha, people knew me because of them since I stayed 2 months with Sasuke's family until I decided to move on my own.

As I walked up to the training area I saw someone standing in the middle of the field and I went to leave hoping to not disrupt them but the person said something, "How did you know?" I tilted my head as it took me a second to recognize the voice then I smiled brightly as my heart jumped. I walked towards him and looked down "Well I just thought about it and some how knew inside of me" he turned around and looked down at me like he always did with his black orbs my stomach had butterflies. "You've gotten smarter" I nodded and smiled happily having him recognize me changing made me happier then anything in the world, "Yes, thank you".

'I wonder why he's out here he just got back shouldn't he be resting?' "Itachi-kun why aren't you resting? You just got back home." he looked me in the eyes as his black orbs seemed to have me stuck in place not even sure I was breathing when he sighed and closed his eyes. "What's wrong? Did something happen on your mission?" I shook my head a little "I'm sorry I know you can't answer that so never mind" he chuckled lightly and then looked at me again. "Sakura-chan" I could feel my face heat up, the way he said my name made me turn into nothing but jelly as I looked down trying to hide my blush. "I'm leaving tomorrow again" I looked up at him quickly almost forgetting how his voice sounded so nice and how he said my name.

"What? For how long this time?" when he looked at me I knew it was going to be a long time the look in his eyes said it all I sighed and looked down feeling the pain hit me I really wanted him around so I could show him I was going to get stronger. I wanted to be around him the last 9 months were so hard without him but I did it all for him. "3 years..." I looked at him with shock written all over my face as I felt my knees give as I sat down on the ground. I knew my voice would give away how hurt I was feeling and it did "3 y-years?" I knew he was looking down at me as he crouched down but I couldn't bring myself to look at him.

"I'll be back by the time you guys become chunin" I sighed I knew he was right but 3 years was a long time what if he got hurt or kidnapped would we know soon enough for him to get help, I mean he was only 12 shouldn't he be enjoying his teenage years? I guess it didn't matter he loved what he did and I loved him for it if he wasn't the ninja he was I wouldn't admire he like I did. I nodded as I felt the tears burning in my eyes ready to fall "Sakura-chan?" I smiled a fake smile and looked at him "I wish you the best of luck."

He must have known my smile was fake because he looked sad when he looked at me, in the last 3 years that I've been around the Uchiha's more Itachi and I have gotten used to talking to each other as company but that's about it we didn't show feelings , well he didn't but we were getting closer I felt like so it was hard for me to lie around him he knew things. "Its ok I will just train harder and when you come back I'll show you up" I tried to smile again but I looked down feeling like smiling was lying to myself.

He put his hand on the top of my head as I looked up at him he smirked "I will be awaiting the day we fight once I return" knowing this made me feel a little better I had something to do and prove to him it was everything to me I would take his words with me the next 3 years and he would be home in no time, 'I hope' . "So deal?" I nodded and smiled a real smile "Deal, you will be shocked when you return I promise" I held out my pinky to him as he wrapped his pinky around mine. "Itachi-kun I need to tell you something".

He nodded an waited for me to continue as I took a deep breath "That day in the hospital when you promised not to leave me, to me that meant something different" I looked at him as he looked a little confused "I know you meant for that night you wouldn't leave me but in my heart I wanted it to mean forever, I don't want to lose people close to me anymore." He blinked a few times with some shock written on his face as I waited to see what he would say.

"I promise forever if you do Sakura?" I felt my breathing stop as he said my name without the chan at the end as I tightened my hold on his pinky I knew I was blushing as I nodded "Forever then." I never expected what came next, he smiled for the first time "Forever" and I leaned to him and kissed his cheek as I pulled away I let his pinky go and stood up with a face equal to some tomatoes and smiled as I turned to leave I looked at him "See you in 3 years" his face was red as I smiled an ran off with my heart beating so face I thought I would have a heart attack.

This was the night I knew Itachi was mine and I was his in a way, but when he returned I would show him a women not some silly girl I would become as strong as I could so when he came home I could protect him someday. I knew it was going to be tough but I had more reason then ever to do the best I could now and I wasn't going to let anyone stand in my way of doing so...