With A Broken Soul

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." ― Dr. Seuss


"Who are you and how do you know who I am?" He stared me in the eyes. I looked up, pure empathy displayed in my eyes. His eyes widened slightly as he looked at the emotions in my eyes, purely confused.

"I know Itachi… I know everything…" I sighed, looking up into the now charcoal eyes of Itachi Uchiha.


His hair was covered by the hood of the jacket he was wearing. It felt odd to see him in such civilian clothes. He had been wearing a pair of dark baggy blue jeans, a few rips on the bottom of the legs, a white wife beater and a black hoodie. The hoodie had a big enough hood so that if he tilted his head down, nobody would be able to see his face or hair. My vision was getting cloudy as the tears started to overflow in my eyes.

The man in front of me let out a strangled sigh. "… What do you know?" He stared into my eyes, surprisingly no malice enlaced with them. "Everything… The truth about the clan… Danzou… Must I continue?" Baffled by what I had said, he had stumbled back slightly, eyes wide in surprise. Surprisingly, he was speechless for a moment.

"Wh-what?" He stared at me, his hands holding onto my shoulders.


I knew this girl was a part of my brothers' genin team, but how does she know any of that? Who is she and what does she want?

"Sakura… How do you know this?" Now, knowing her name, I would've thought she would be surprised, but she wasn't. She looked at me as if it wasn't anything surprising, like I should know her name. "Well, no matter what I say, you probably won't believe me… So why don't you use your sharingan to find out for yourself?" Her apple green eyes staring up at my solid black ones. I close my eyes for a moment, contemplating my decision, but the curiosity got the best of me as my eyes went from charcoal black to blood red.

I stare back into those green eyes, activating my sharingan so to find out exactly what is going on.


(A/N: Okay, so hopefully you all read up to the most recent manga chapter, since that is what he sees up to. Obviously, I have to add some parts so that Sakura also knows everything, so that's what I'm going to be typing below, plus the part where you find out where and what the beast is. Woot, finally, right? ;D This memory takes place before Sasuke and Itachi go to fight Kabuto.)

I look around at my surroundings, trying to sense exactly where everyone and everything was. I was waiting here because I knew that Itachi was heading this way, and I needed to confront him. I couldn't go without knowing what was going on, without the truth. It didn't take long for him to enter the small clearing. He looked at me curiously, knowing there was no need to be bitter and "evil" in front of me.

"What is the truth?" I look up at him, my eyes questioning and sympathetic. He released a sigh before getting closer to me and putting a hand on the small of my back. "This won't hurt; I'm letting you see for yourself…"

Everything flashed through my eyes, every single thing that happened that lead up to the Uchiha Massacre, including the massacre itself. Once it was over I stumbled slightly, but Itachi's hand held me up. I look up at him, my eyes now starting to water causing him to pat me on the back.

"While I was in there… I saw something… What was it?" He looked at me confused. Not knowing what he meant I tilted my head slightly, questioningly. "It had a black aura around it before it let out a growl" He said, trying to give as much information as possible. Finally it clicked and I didn't know what to say. I let out a sigh before I told him what it was.

"I have a beast inside of me. Some people call it an angel, but personally I would consider it a demon. She helps me most of the time, but all in all I feel as if she is bad luck. Her powers allow me to control and master every chakra type quickly and easily, preventing me from having just one chakra affinity." He looks at me, interested but confused, most likely because this demon/"angel" has never been heard of before. "The demon constantly tells me that I am supposed to be the "peace keeper" of the world, but I think that's a bunch of bull." I spit out, causing Itachi to chuckle slightly.

"Does this 'demon' have a name?" He asks, causing me to laugh slightly before looking up into his soft black eyes. "Her name is Akuma."

"Well isn't that ironic?" Itachi laughs out, "no wonder you think she's a demon, her name is 'demon' itself" He shook his head before looking into my eyes. "I hope to talk with you more one day…" He lets a soft smile cross his face before I nod with a grin. "Go get him." I nod my head back towards where Sasuke's chakra is and Kabuto's. With this, he leaves, with a soft smile and a courtesy nod.

My eyes flutter back towards where the medic camp is, my feet taking me back there, with a long sigh I look up at the sky. 'What a beautiful day for a war…'


Gasping, Itachi stepped back looking at me before he tries to process everything that has happened. I let out a sigh because I know everything he just saw is going to take some time to process and understand. "Listen Itachi, I need your help. You already know what is going to happen tomorrow since you saw it for yourself, so if you want to help and if you believe me, come to the arena tomorrow. As soon as Sasuke's battle begins make sure you keep everyone in the pews okay and release the genjutsu as soon as it is set. Afterwards come help me with Orochimaru, I will make sure I leave an opening in their shield. Maybe even better, I'll eliminate the 4 ninja's holding the shield up." I nod at him before leaving him without listening if he was going to answer. I will find out tomorrow if he's on it or not.

I make my way home with the small box of dango in my hand, letting a soft sigh escape my lips before I look up at the now starry sky. Let's get this over with…


I wake up, for the first time in weeks regenerated. I stretch out before quicklygetting ready. I sloppily put my long hair up in a ponytail and put the headband on my forehead. Jogging out of my room and down the steps I grab a granola bar from the kitchen, quickly exiting my house and locking the door. Before I head towards the arena I look around. Not many people roam the streets as many of them are watching the fights today. Checking the rooftops I noticed two ANBU agents surveying the area. I take to the rooftops that they are not on, making my way towards the arena, noticing them trailing from far behind. I check their signature but realize that they are here to make sure I make it to the arena safely, without ambush by one of the other competitors.

I sigh as I enter the open doors of the huge arena. Looking into the middle of the field, I made sure Sasuke wasn't there yet. To my advantage, it seemed as if he wasn't, and hopefully he won't come till much later like last time. Looking up into the pews I sense Itachi's faint chakra in a back corner overlooking everything. I make a mental note to thank him later. I take my time as I walk to the lineup of shinobi. Naruto wasn't here yet so it was no surprise (to me and Itachi at least) when he rushed into the clearing exclaiming about something chasing him and how he had been blocked off.

Once the battles started, Sasuke's being pushed back until he got in, the left over ninja went up into the waiting area. Once everyone was settled and watching the current battle, I made my way towards Gaara's area. I knew this wouldn't go over well most likely, but it needs to be done. Once I reached him, Temari and Kankuro went on guard, eyeing me. This was when Gaara waved his hand, calling them off and then approached me. Not knowing how to handle this situation, I was starting to get nervous, but the constant mantra of 'you can handle him' in my head helped me calm down.

"What are you doing here?" Getting right to the chase, he eyes me to evaluate my behavior and intentions. Releasing a sigh, I nervously answered. "I know you don't trust me, and I know that you don't want help, but what I want/need to do to you and show you will change your life forever and probably everyone here in this arena as well" I look up at the red head, hope that maybe just maybe he will hear me out.

"You girl, you interest me and intrigue me, and I cannot fathom what you could possibly want with me, but I will allow you to 'show' me whatever you want." He looked up at my surprised and baffled face, and if he wasn't so heartless I could imagine him coughing out a chuckle right now. "Now trust me here, this won't hurt, but after I'm done you are going to stumble, so ummm… Temari? Can you keep a hand on his back for me?" This caused Temari to look at me, not yet knowing if to trust me or not yet, but did as I told as she walked up to her brother and held a hand over his back. Gaara not paying much attention to her, he eyes me, questioning me on when I will be beginning.

"Brace yourself Gaara, what you're about to see is… well… interesting to say the least."


I am SOSOSOSOSOSSO sorry for the short chapter! I wanted to finish this chapter quickly and my eyes are starting to give out on me! I do apologize for the lack of action, but focusing on the battles would basically be replaying Naruto all over again and they aren't even important to the story. Plus I don't even remember when which fight was and yadda yadda. On another note, for the person who asked me if ItaSaku could be a pair, I'm sorry but no. I did this interaction for a reason, mainly because if you want to get to Sasuke, you have to get to Itachi, because Itachi is basically Sasuke's whole life. In this, Itachi will be a support basically for Sakura, like a brother. I had something else to say but I can't exactly remember…

Ummm…

Oh yes! I know this story does not seem to be SasuSaku basically at all yet (there were a few moments ;D), but like I said (I think I said it at least), there will be it to come.

Onto the beast in Sakura, I'm going to get more into it later but for now I will tell you that It acts like one of the tailed beasts, meaning that it has a form when you tap into its chakra, and the more you use of it, the more you change. I will not reveal the form yet (I haven't decided when), but it shouldn't be too long. Also there are some hints here, leave some guesses in the reviews? Also! Sakura has NEVER actually transformed into it yet! At least not completely, so she doesn't even know herself.