Chapter 3

I hope you enjoy reading. I would also like to know what you guys think of this story, so make sure to review. Quick thing, Sakura is older than Itachi by around two and a half months. Sakura was born in March 28 while Itachi in June 9.

"talking"

'thoughts'

It's been four months since Sakura has first entered in the Leaf Village and has met Itachi. Both Sakura and Itachi have become great friends that they were nearly inseparable. Sakura has even told everything that has happened to her. From being the ten- tails jinjuriki to losing her right arm and being part of the military and of course Itachi kept her secret hidden from everybody else.

Sakura and Itachi have been mostly training in those four months and after a while Fugaku was nice enough to help them with their training. He has helped them with shuriken, chakra control, taijutsu, and showed them basic jutsus.

There was this time when Fugaku started to train Itachi for his fourth birthday on how to do the Great Fireball Jutsu while Sakura stayed back and watched because this jutsu is only for Uchihas. Though Itachi was a fast learner, he wasn't as fast as Sakura. While watching, Sakura memorized the hand signs and the amount of chakra needed to do the jutsu and having great chakra control only made it easier. Bored, Sakura decided to go to the right of the lake from where Itachi and his father were. Fugaku noticed her walk away from them and narrowed his eyes. She quickly made the hand signs, took a deep breath and blew out a huge GREEN fireball. She kept it for a few seconds then ran out of air. Panting, she looked at where the two were and sheepishly smiled. Both had their eyes wide in shocked. Fugaku snapped out of it and said, "Perfect. Now that is the proper way to do it. Try again Itachi." After a few more tries, Itachi finally perfected it.

After every training session, both kids would be full of scrapes and cuts. Well… Itachi would. There was also something really odd about Sakura. Every time she was cut, her wounds would quickly heal, but that's not what was odd about her. Her blood wasn't exactly red, it's BLACK. It's pitch black, but both guessed it was because of the Ten- Tails.

Today was an exciting day because Itachi's baby brother has finally been born. His name is Sasuke.

Itachi has been mostly busy with helping his mom with Sasuke, so he hasn't been able to train with Sakura as much, which she didn't mind. Sakura thought that being with your family is more important than always being with friends. She wanted Itachi to cherish his brother and be there with him at all times to protect him knowing that she has failed to protect her brother a year ago.

It was now October. Both Sakura and Itachi where sitting on his porch outside looking at the full moon while Itachi was holding Sasuke. Minato and Kushina were not going to be home tonight so Sakura has decided to go to Itachi's. They did not tell her where they were going, but as she was sitting with Itachi, she had a bad feeling that something big was going to happen tonight.

"Relax Sakura, nothing is going to happen" Itachi said while looking at his baby brother.

"Maybe you're right but I can't shake of this feeling." Right then Sakura's eyes widen, "I think we should go inside now, right now."

Itachi looked at her and saw her serious and slightly scared face. He slowly got up, "Ok. Let's go insi-"

BOOM

The loud sound woke up Sasuke and he started to cry.

They both looked towards where the explosion was heard and with wide eyes, they saw a giant orange fox with nine tails.

"The Nine- Tails" whispered Sakura before she shouted, "Itachi! Take Sasuke and go to the basement. I have to go check something."

"What? No, I'm going with you."

"Are you crazy!? You need to protect Sasuke and going out there with me will get yourself killed."

"Then what about you? I can't just let you go out there!"

Another loud explosion was heard.

"Please Itachi you have to stay here with him." Sakura started to tear up. "I know what it's like to lose a younger brother and I don't want that to happen to you. Think about your brother."

Itachi stared at her with a shocked expression and held on to Sasuke tighter. His eyes then soften as he looked down to his baby brother. He couldn't imagine ever losing him. "Ok, I'll stay. Just… be careful ok?"

Sakura smirked. "Of course I'll be ok. I'm not the Ten- Tails jinjuriki for nothing." Sakura put on her cloak and mask on and quickly ran out towards the outside of the village where she located Minato and Kushina.

Itachi looked down to Sasuke who was still crying. "Don't cry, Sasuke. Your big brother is here to protect you, no matter what happens."

Sakura ran as fast as she could towards her destination. As she was getting closer and closer, her feeling became even worse.

Sakura then immediately stopped behind a tree. She stared in horror as Minato and Kushina were stabbed by the Nine- Tails claw, stopping it from killing a blonde haired baby that was on a small alter. She watched as Minato sacrificed his soul in order to weaken the fox by splitting its Yin and Yang chakra amongst himself and the baby.

'Don't tell me he's doing what I think he's doing.' Sakura thought as she saw Minato sealing a part of the Nine- Tails into the baby. 'Yup, he did it.' Sakura quickly ran up to Minato and Kushina. She took off her mask and looked at them with tears in her eyes.

Minato noticed her and smiled, "Sakura," Kushina then looked at Sakura. "this is our son, Naruto." He weakly said and started to cough up blood.

Kushina then said in a weaker voice, "Sakura, I want you to take care of Naruto for us. Treat him as your own brother" Tears finally stated to fall down her face. "and always be there for him."

"I… I don't know how."

"Guide him and never leave him alone"

Sakura nodded "I will… I'll try."

"Take him and run."

Sakura hesitated as she stared between Naruto and Kushina.

"Quickly Sakura before he comes back."

Sakura, confused on who he is, quickly put back her mask on and carried Naruto away. She didn't know where to go, but decide on going to the hospital to check up on how Naruto is doing.

Naruto stayed at the hospital for a week until Sakura could take him back home. Nobody seemed to care whether a four year old was taking care of him. The nurses seem to be too happy to give him to me.

As Sakura walked down the street with Naruto in her arms, people started to glare at them as if everything that happened was their fault.

Sakura made it back to the house. She unlocked the door and entered. She carefully took off her mask and cloak and hanged it on a rack by the door.

"Welcome to your home Naruto." Sakura smiled at the sleeping baby and started to walk up the stairs toward her room. During the week, Sakura has moved into Minato's and Kushina's room because it had more room to add Naruto's crib. She didn't want to leave Naruto alone and she wanted him to be as close as possible with her.

Sakura carefully set Naruto down on his crib. She looked at him for a couple of minutes before saying, "As long as I'm alive, no harm will come to you."

I hope that was enough excitement for now. It might take longer until something big will happen again. Make sure to review.