Chapter 9

Empty road...

"Itachi-kun... where will I put you? You can't move..." You said.

"Go get Kisame-san and Deidara-kun." Itachi said.

"Alright..." You said as you stood up and then walked out of the room.

You quickly did a hand sign and disappeared. You appeared in the room where everybody went.

"Deidara-san, Kisame-san, come with me!" You said as you grabbed both of there arms. And before they even had time to answer, you all disappeared.

"Yuzuki-san what's going on- ITACHI-SAMA!!!" Kisame yelled.

"WHAAA!!!! ITACHI-SAMA'S TURNING TO STONE YEAH!!!!" Deidara yelled.

"You have to help me find a cure for him in the next 24 hours! Before he completely turns to stone!" You said.

"Alright, we'll help. We'll find a cure... even if it means tearing this world apart to find it..." Kisame said.

"YEAH!!!" Deidara yelled.

"Arigato guys..." You said. "But we have to put Itachi-kun somewhere... we can't just leave him here..."

"Good point... let's put him in your guises room." Kisame suggested.

"Good idea..." You said. You put your hand on Itachi's cheek. He looked at you, sadly.

"I'll take care of him. You guys go pack. I'll be ready in a few minutes." You said after a few seconds.

"Alright Yuzuki-san..." Kisame says was turning around, "Let's go Deidara-san."

You watch the two leave. You soon felt a cold touch on your cheek.

"Yuzuki-chan... I hope you know-"

"I know Itachi-kun... I know... you don't have to say it..." You interrupted.

"I know... but... I need you to know this..." Itachi says as he pushes your chin so you look at him, "I love you."

Those three simple words that meant everything.

"Yuzuki-chan... you don't know how much I do. I have a weakness for you. If anything ever happened to you... I... I-I'd die..." Itachi continued.

"Itachi-kun... I..." You said as a tear ran down your cheek.

"Yuzuki-chan... don't say anything... just... please... accept it... It's the truth, and it won't change..." Itachi said.

You looked at him, a very small hope in your eyes.

"Alright Itachi-kun... I believe you..." You said as you choked on your words.

"Arigato..." Itachi said as he pulled you into a hug.

"I've got to take you back; I only have so much time to find a cure for you." You said as you pushed away from him.

"... Fine..." Itachi said.

'What's wrong with him? Doesn't he want me to find a cure for him?' You thought as you did a hand sign. You touched his shoulder and you two disappeared in a puff of smoke.

When you arrived in your room. You heard a thud next to you. You looked towards Itachi. He had fallen over.

"Itachi-kun!" You yelled as you bent down next to him.

"I'm perfectly fine..." He said.

"Itachi-kun..." You said softly. You put one of his arms over your shoulder. You dragged him over to the bed and placed him on it in a comfortable manner.

"Alright... I'll be back as soon as possible..." You said as you started to walk away.

"Yuzuki-chan... let me ask you something..." Itachi said, stopping you.

You didn't look back at him. "What is it?" You said.

"Why are you doing this?" He asked. His deep, rich voice enthralling you.

"I... I don't understand..." You lied. You knew the answer. You knew, you knew it.

"I know you do..." He said a little tauntingly, "Why don't you tell me?"

"Because... I'm just... helping a partner..." You lied.

You knew that Itachi was frowning right now. He didn't say anything as you walked out of the room.

When you walked out of the room, Deidara and Kisame were waiting for you.

"We should go... I think I have an idea of where we can find a cure..." Kisame said.

"Alright... where is it?" You asked.

"Well... I believe that we may find a cure in Konoha. The legendary Tsunade is known for cures... And well... since the Chunin exams..." Kisame started out.

"Well?" You asked, waiting for him to go on.

"The... the Hokage died, yeah..." Deidara said as he looked away.

"What?! Who did it!?" You asked.

"It was Orochimaru... he and sand attacked Konoha while they were in the middle of the Chunin exams..." Kisame said.

"I see... well then... who's the new Hokage going to be?" You asked.

"We heard that it was going to be Tsunade." Deidara said.

"Alright then... let's go on a hunt to find her... but... I'll be going into Konoha..." You said.

"Why is that?" Kisame asked.

"Because... I have there trust..." You said quietly.

"I see... then we'll search around Konoha... In other cities. Let's decide were to meet, in case we don't contact each other." Kisame said.

"Alright... let's meet at the center of the three cities that surround it. Approximately 5 miles and 72 feet from the city." You said.

"Got it, yeah." Deidara said smirking.

"Alright, disperse!" You commanded. Then you all disappeared.

When you appeared in Konoha, in the forest near the training grounds, you heard nothing except the chirping of birds and the rustle of the leaves. The soft blowing of the wind blew hair strands around you. You scanned the area before taking off your cloak and hat.

"Alright Naruto, what's the one thing that you wanted to do your entire life? You know, punch some guy... or... hug a girl..." An old voice said. You looked down; you saw Naruto and a really big, but old, guy standing in front of him. He had white hair in a ponytail that went past his waist almost to his ankles.

'I suspected it to be Jiraiya-sama...' You thought as you stayed completely silent. 'One of the legendary Sanin... perfect...'

"Well... it's just..." Naruto started to stutter as he blushed.

"Well go on champ! You can do it!" Jiraiya said as he playfully punched his shoulder.

"Yeah... Yeah I can do it!" Naruto shouted as he started to march away.

Once he was out of sight, Jiraiya frowned. He looked up at where you where. You closed your eyes.

"Well... come on down..." Jiraiya said as you were about to jump away.

You jumped down and landed with a tap. Your hair came over so you flipped your hair back over your shoulder.

As you fully stood, Jiraiya started to blush. He looked down slightly down from you face. Since you had rather a large cleavage... he couldn't help himself. You furrowed your eyebrows and kept yourself clam.

"So uh... what's a pretty girl like you doing out here?" Jiraiya said as he came up to you with a cheesy smile.

"I'm looking for someone Jiraiya-sama... I know that you know someone by the name of Tsunade-sama... am I correct?" You said.

Jiraiya's smile turned into a frown. He backed away slightly and turned a little to lean against a tree.

"Why do you need her?" Jiraiya said seriously.

"I need someone with great medical power... are you looking for her as well?" You asked.

"Yes... Naruto and I are going to search for her... so she can become the next Hokage... She's best for the job... not me..."

"You were asked to be Hokage?" You chuckled.

"Well come on! Look at me! I'm gorgeous! Not to mention one of the legendary Sanin!" Jiraiya said as he made a pose.

"Yeah... right..." You said as you started to walk away.

Jiraiya did an anime fall. And had tears going down his face.

'Impossible! She didn't even fall for my gorgeousness!' He thought.

When you were walking, you just disappeared from sight, and reappeared behind Jiraiya.

"You're really pathetic you know Jiraiya-sama..." You said as you bent over him, and then walked away. You did the same thing again as you disappeared, without any hand signs, but, more into the village.

Once you got into the village, you took a look around. Everyone seemed to be having a good time, spending time with their kids, and laughing... everything you wanted to do when you were little.

'It's just another stupid emotion... I don't need family...' You thought to yourself as you shook off the feeling and started to walk again, the leaves blowing on the wind and through your hair as you walked down, what felt like an empty road.