A/N: Hey guuyys! Sorry for the long wait! Its been hectic around her for awhile, but i am taking a moment to get this chapter done for you! ALSO, thankyou to all who are reviewing, it really means alot that you take the time to do so(:

Enjoy.


It was at that moment that the earth shook violently. Sasuke growled as he recognized it to be some kind of explosion outside. He was so close to breaking through to Sakura, and something like this had to go and happen. He turned his gaze back away from the door, where he heard the explosion to come from, and returned it to Sakura. The look on her face was not what he had expected. Sasuke had assumed to see her eyes light up with recognition at her love for him, her smile to form as she realized she was home again. That was not what was upon the pinkettes' delicate features.

There was a large 'I told you so' smirk.

'I don't understand..' The Uchiha only had a slight moment of confusion before he realized her reason for smiling at him like so. It was faint at first, but then grew stronger every second he just stared at her. Itachis' chakra signature.

She was right. Itachi had come for her. But why? She was just a pawn to get at himself, there was no relationship between the two. It was all in Sakuras' mind. Or so he thought. Sasuke furrowed his brow from his thought process taking an unexpected turn. Did Itachi care for the pinkette? Or was there some alternative to him coming to Konoha to bring her back with him?

"I tooold yoouu sooo." Her voice like velvet as it sang out around the walls. It surrounded Sasuke in a blanket.

No. He was so close to bringing her back. Panic set in as her realized his elder brothers chakra becoming stronger. He was close, and getting closer every moment he sat her in a frenzy. Sasukes' eyes paced around the room, he needed to get her mentally back. NOW. But what could he do to rush this process?

His eyes lit up with an idea, the only idea he could think of in this situation, as Sakura hung her arms out of the cell with a smile.

"Ita-" Before she could even begin to start her statement she was silenced by Sasukes' lips on hers. He crashed their lips together in an instant, taking advantage of her close proximity to the bars. He had grabbed her arms so she couldn't pull away, although he hoped she wouldn't.

Time was still as Sasuke could feel her soft lips on his, he could taste her sweetness. He was thankful that it had shocked her so much that she didn't even budge, being too entranced by his actions that there was no way he could fight her to stay pressed against him.

Sakura was forzen. What was happening? Sasuke was kissing her...

She didn't know what to do about the feeling rising in her stomache up to her heart. His eyes, those beautiful dark eyes, were closed as he pressed slightly harder into her. The dark hair surrounding his face fell forward, tickling her cheeks. The sensation that overcame her was almost umbearable. She wanted more of him. To touch him. To deepen the kiss.

To love him.

Before she could register the feelings he pulled away from her. Obsidian eyes slightly cloudy from the pleasure of her kiss. Sakuras' heart raced, making her breathless.

As pink lips parted to speak the door flew accross the room with a loud bang. Sending Sakura to the ground and the boy opposite her towards the wall.

"Sakura."

She heard a deep voice call her name. Looking up from the ground she noticed a large man standing above her. As the dust settled from the slight explosion she recognized it to be the one she confessed her love for.

"Itachi!" Sasuke was instantly erased from her mind at that moment. Pink hair formed behind her as she found herself in his arms. She knew he would come for her. He loved her... Right?

A loud growl came from the corner of the room while Itachi carried the pinkette from the now broken cell. "Put her down."

Sasukes' voice was low and menacing. He pulled himself from the ground, standing to face the intruder.

"Now."

Itachi coninued toward the exit.

"ITACH!" The young Uchihas' voice echoed along the walls. This caused his brother to stop mid step.

Slowly, annoyingly Sasuke noted, he turned to face the boy who called out to him. Sakura still in his arms, holding tightly to his neck as if he might let her go.

"I believe she does not want to be put down."

Sasuke became angry. 'Was that a f**king joke?!'

"Do you?" He directed the question to the young girl in his arms. As a response she held tighter onto his neck.

The sight before Sasuke sent a sickening shiver throughout his body. There was his sadistic older brother hold onto his Sakura. She loved him not Itachi, she should be holding onto him like that.

"Ahh, jealous i see." Itachis' monotone voice held no amusment to the statement that was ment to poke fun at his brother. The only sign that he was making fun of the boy was the slight smile that caught the corners of his mouth right before they both disapeared from sight.

Sasuke yelled out in frustration as he fell to the ground. Once again he did nothing to help Sakura from Itachi. Fists hit the ground over and over, letting the frustration pour through each hit.

Footsteps came running down towards the aggravated boy.

"Sasuke! Get Sakura, Itachi is-" A certain blonde boy froze as the scene before him came as a surprise. Sasuke looked up with his annoyed expression. It was apparent Naruto had been in a battle at some point.

"Neh, Sasuke-teme..."

"What?"

"Itachi's here."

That was it. Sasuke turned his frustration into a childish manner. He flew himself onto Naruto.

"OI! Knock it off!" Naruto screamed out as they both wrestled on the crumbling floor.

"..."

"So... which one of you would like to tell me what the hell happened?" Tsunades' voice came out calm yet the two young men sitting in front of her knew better. The two were bruised, bloody and covered in dirt.

Not long after Sasukes' childish acts a few Anbu pulled them off of each other, although they got free a couple of times to go at each other again. This was, of course, before Tsunade showed up.

Naruto crossed his arms and huffed. Turning his head to the side, not wanting to look at Sasuke. Said boy did the same thing.

The busty blonde had enough, she threw her fist down onto the desk. Papers went around the wood, her sake cup spilt onto the floor and the two troublemakers sat straight in their chairs.

"So..?" She raised an eyebrow.

Sasuke spoke first. "Naruto attacked me for no reason. I think he's working with the Akatsuki."

"WHAT!?" Narutos' voice boomed out as he sat with a shocked expression.

"He should be put down."

Naruto threw himself at Sasuke. "I'M NOT A DOG TEME!"

"No your an ass!"

"Baka!"

"Why you..!"

Tsunade held her temple as the two wrestled, once again, in front of her. This was going to be a long night..

FINALLY she had gotten the two hot heads to settle down. They were placed across the room from each other, in order to prevent any future incidents in her office.

"Itachi came and took her." Sasuke spoke up. "Just came right in.."

"I had a hunch about that. I didn't think that he would actually come looking for her though.." Tsunade bit her nail. "We will send out a group at once to scout for a trail."

Naruto jumped up. "I want in!"

Sasuke nodded in agreement, he too wanted to be on the team to go after Itachi and Sakura.

The hokage smiled. "I figured as much that you two would want to be placed on the rescue team. However I will be sending a team to find a trail and once we confirm there is a firm trail to follow, there will be another team sent to aid the first. We need people here to help the clean up, there is no point waisting all the man power if there is no sign of them."

The two boys nodded in agreement as the Hokage spoke.

Sasuke and Naruto walked out of the Hokage tower, with a promise to hear form Tsunade as soon as the first scout team reported back.

The walk was silent between them. Both minds on Sakura. Naurto gave a small wave to Sasuke as they parted ways, heading home.

It was dark out by the time Sasuke was almost to his home, the stars seemed to be more dim than usual. Or was that the slight depression in the boys mind clouding the beautiful night sky?

Either way.. "Come out Sai."

A dark figure emerged from the shadows. Sai placed himself infront of Sasuke.

"What do you want?"

Sai stood still. "You let him take Sakura." His voice as monotone as ever. "Hmph. You are far from deserving of her love."

Sasuke was so tired of feeling this rage come from inside of him today. "And where were you? Not once did you go down to visit with her."

Sai gave a dry laugh. "Hai Uchiha. I did visit her."

The boy stared at Sai.

"Hear this Uchiha. When I get her back, she will love none other than myself. I was there for her when you were not. I picked her up when she fell low, I loved her always when you did not."

Sasuke felt a pain in his chest. Sai loved Sakura? This couldn't be happening. Of course Sakura would choose Sais' love over his.

"I know everything about her where as you do not. I know her habits, her pet peeves. What kind of food she dislikes, her favorite smell. Her secrets.."

That was right, Sasuke could not deny the facts. Sai DID know more about Sakura than he ever did. The Uchiha may have known her longer, yet it was Sai who was the one who decided she was worth getting to know. Where Sasuke left her, and selfishly thought she would still hold feelings for him in her heart.

Sasuke dropped his head. "I won't give her up to you Sai." His deep voice even lower. That's right, she belonged with him. Not Sai. A new determination to get to know everything about the pinkette formed in his heart.

"I doubt that." With that last statement Sai was gone, into the night.

"Saaaasuuuuke!" Narutos' annoying voice forced its way into Sasukes' sleep filled ears.

"Hnnnnnnn" He gave a sound of displeasure, when suddenly his bedroom door was thrown open by the annoying voice. It startled Sasuke so that he fell from his position on the bed down to the floor.

The jolt of pain and cold sent him into an instant bad mood.

"WHAT DOG?!"

Naruto glared. "I'll address that at a later time teme. Anyways, Tsunade heard back from the scout team! So get your lazy butt up and lets go!"

Sasuke jumped up and changed with such speed it startled Naruto. It didn't take long for them to report back to Konoha. Sasuke felt a nagging sense. That could either be really good or... really bad.

The two burts into the hokages' office. Tsunade sweatdropped. What a headache these two are..

"I see you heard that the team i sent has sent a report back.. for the knowing how.. i'm going to let that one slide." She glared feircly at them.

"So?" Naruto bounced impatiently. Tsunade gestured for them to have seat.

"... they have clear trail. BUT it seems there are alot more traveling than just Itachi and Sakura. It could be alot more dangerous than we anticipated." The two boys stared, she continued. "I was hoping we would catch them while it was still just Itachi, but that plan is out the door."

Sasuke sat forward. "So what then? We are still going after them, are we not?"

"Calm down Uchiha, yes we are."

"Damn right we are! I'll be ready in 5 minutes!" Naruto yelled out, pumping a fist into the air.

The blonde Hokage rubbed her temples. "There's not stopping either one of you is there?"

Both ninja smirked at Tsunade.

"Right then. Be ready in an hour, you both will be meeting with the team assigned to the retrieval of one Haruno Sakura, at the front gates." She dismissed them with a wave of her polished hand.

As the door closed behind them Tsunade sighed to herself. Kami-sama help her with those two knuckle heads.

"YEAH! Lets' do this teme!" Naruto gave a light punch to the arm of Sasuke.

"Yes, lets."


Alright guys that's it for this chapter! Again, i am sorry it took so long and i hope you enjoyed it(: And i do realize i put more humor in this chapter, i thought to balance out sadistic Sakura somehow xD