Chapter 10 - The Enemy of my Enemy is My Friend
It had hit the two week mark and Nai was still unconscious, Sakura had been trying to wake her up that entire time but she had no luck.
"If she wakes up then get her to me as soon as possible," Itachi instructed Sasori who offered to look after her. "Sakura will need to make sure she is ok..."
"I figured as much." Sasori nodded, "I will remain with her until she is awake."
"I have seen her stirring now and then so it should be soon." Sakura explained.
"I will get some food in her and then we will leave." Sasori nodded. Sakura and Itachi took their bags and left in an instant. It only took a few hours to get to the Leaf Village and it was more than easy to get into the village.
"Where do you want to go?" Itachi asked Sakura as they stood in a back alley.
"Well there is a little pond my team and I used to meet up at..." Sakura shrugged, "It's a nice place to just take in the scenery... until we are ambushed of course...
"Then we will head there." Itachi replied and they put their rice hats on their heads. They moved quickly with Sakura in lead and landed in the middle of the bridge, there were a few people in the area who were alarmed at the sudden appearance of people in black coats with red clouds.
"I kind of expected them to be here by now..." Sakura brought up,
"It's been 5 seconds..."
"Exactly... talk about slow reaction." Sakura sighed and leaned against the rails, she looked relaxed but she was on guard.
"We should have gotten food..."
"I didn't think you'd have thoughts like that on missions, you haven't before...," Sakura snorted,
"I do sometimes." Itachi replied with a raised eyebrow, "You always think of things like this..."
"We shouldn't be talking about stuff like this," Sakura replied as Itachi leant on the rails across from her. "We are here on a mission."
"Indeed." Itachi nodded, not knowing why he mentioned that.
"I hope they don't imprison us..." Sakura hummed.
"Why?"
"Coz there goes the sex with you..." Sakura snorted,
"You only using me for sex are you?"
"Pretty much." Sakura snickered and shook her head, "You know I love you."
"This conversation isn't the type of thing to be talking about on a mission." Itachi hummed,
"Pfft..." Sakura replie and sighed, "I am getting bored now... I guess you are right we SHOULD have gotten food."
"I wonder if we have time..." Itachi shrugged but stood up as he sensed ninja coming. "Why do I sense my brother?"
"It seems he has returned." Sakura replied as they stood back to back. "I wonder what would happen if we toyed with him."
"My thoughts exactly." Itachi replied.
Neither of them drew weapons as several ninja appeared around them, the only ones Sakura knew was Sasuke, Naruto, Kakashi and Kiba.
"About time." Itachi muttered.
"How dare you come here?" Tsunade said as she appeared in front of Sakura. Sakura didn't flinch, nor did she go for a weapon. "Why are you not armed?"
"Because we have a proposition." Sakura replied.
"Your voice..." Tsunade whispered and stood back as Sakura revealed herself. "They said you were in the Akatsuki but I couldn't believe it..."
"Now about that proposition." Sakura hummed.
"What proposition?" Tsunade snapped, "I have no time to listen to the likes of you people..."
"You attack us and we will set our little friend on you again." Sakura warned her, "The damage to your ninja was done by her and she is all set to go again." Sakura bluffed.
"Why isn't she with you now?"
"The element of surprise is her favourite technique." Sakura laughed. From the damage caused to her ninja the last time they faced the 'small girl' she didn't want to risk it.
"And your proposition?" Tsunade asked,
"There is a war on the rise." Itachi said as he turned around to face Tsunade, "And we have chosen a side."
"And why would we trust you?"
"Because with us on your team you have a higher chance of defeating your enemies... and vice versa..."
"And why our side?"
"Like we would join a creepy snake..." Sakura chuckled darkly and looked at Sasuke, "Unless you were gay or seriously fucked up."
"He is fucked up." Itachi replied and put his arms around Sakura, "I'm the cause of it."
"Itachi." Sasuke hissed after hearing the conversation. Kakashi put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder to stop him from attacking. He was obviously warned not to attack him face on if Itachi was there.
"And if we say no...?"
"Well we will be dragged into this war whether we want to be in it or not," Sakura explained, "so you either want us on your side or against you. We don't like the idea of working on the side of the snake but if it gets to that point then so be it..."
"I am going to need time to think about this..." Tsunade said, "I cannot make a decision here and now, under what I am guessing is mutual ground I will allow you to remain in the village but under constant watch and your friend is going to have to come out of hiding."
"She isn't here..." Sakura sighed, "She and another member will be coming soon though..."
"Where is she now?"
"Probably at the base." Sakura replied, "She gets bored easily." Itachi squeezed Sakura's shoulder which was a gesture of amusement at her bluffs.
"Tsunade," Kakashi stood next to her, "I have managed to talk Sasuke into allowing it but if Gai's team, Kurenai's team, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji and my team stays in the Uchiha compound, they will be under constant watch."
"I will allow this and there will be Anbu patrolling the compound..." Tsunade nodded, "I will return to the office, get Naruto and Kiba to retrieve all the other ninja and bring them to my office. Sasuke and you can lead them to the Uchiha Compound... Anbu will be patrolling."
"Yes ma'am." Kakashi nodded and looked at Sakura who waved and smiled darkly.
"Hi there." She said and chuckled.
"Come on, follow us." Kakashi said, ignoring Sakura's greeting.
"We get tour guides and entourage." Sakura joked, she noticed all the Anbu watching from a distance.
"It's only natural." Itachi nodded.
"Oi Sasuke!" Sakura called out, "Got any grub at your place, we are hungry." Sasuke seemed to be ignoring them.
"Well that's rude." Sakura snorted as Itachi put his arm around her, she put her mouth to his ear and whispered "How shall we mess with him?"
"Make him jealous."
Sakura smiled and held the hand that was over her shoulders. "When Nai gets here we may need to tone it down though... But Sasori might keep her busy... He keeps her occupied."
"That is the good thing about a one track mind..."
In the large compound Sasuke refused to let Itachi anywhere near their old house so they were to stay in the large manor which had room for all the ninja who were to watch Sakura and Itachi. There was a room kept spare for Sasori and Nai to have when they would arrive, Sakura and Itachi opted to share a room which Kakashi allowed.
"You are allowed anywhere around this manor and in the bath spas." Kakashi explained, "If you step foot off this property you will be in direct violation or our current treaty and arrested."
"When's dinner?" Sakura asked causing Kakashi to pout and shake his head at her ignorance.
"In an hour, the others will be joining us..." Kakashi replied, "There will be a total of 14 people in this household..."
"Can we freshen up?" Sakura asked, "I figure I should ask your permission before doing anything... do you need to watch?" She was teasing him.
"You are both free to use the baths..." Kakashi replied, "The left one is for women, right for males..."
"And the middle one is for joined." Itachi replied, "If she needs to know where anything is I can show her."
"We will be in the middle one..." Sakura sung as Itachi took her hand and led her to the baths. "Join us if you want to..."
"Your such a tease." Itachi said once they were in the bath. They had their new pair of clothes put on the hooks in the change room and their old near them; it was a sign to anyone who enters that if they come in, they were naked.
Though they looked relaxed they were both alert to everything that was happening. Somehow Sakura had managed to find a comfortable spot sitting on Itachi's lap and had her head back against his neck.
"I haven't actually looked at your body properly in some time." Itachi noted, "I had forgotten about your tattoos."
"I got them ages ago." Sakura snorted. She had a silhouetted cherry blossom tree and pink blossoms starting from her lower back to her neck, the tree sprouts out over her shoulders and up her neck. She has 'Itachi' on her left arm and 'Akatsuki' on her right arm. It was a reminder of her choices and where it brought her to.
Itachi had Sakura's name on his left right arm and on his chest, the one on his chest is surrounded by a blood red cherry blossom that dripped down like blood.
(AN – I like tattoos so Sakura now has Tattoo XD )
"I know." Itachi nodded. "But you seem to have new ones... on your chest..." Sakura snickered and turned to face him. "Well this is a little bit of an awkward position."
"When did you get that one?" He pointed to the small fox on her arm above the 'A' in Akatsuki. "Is that a symbol of Nai?"
"Yes." Sakura nodded. "I'm surprised you haven't noticed my hands."
"You always wear gloves..." Itachi replied.
"That's true," Sakura shrugged, "I got this sudden obsession with tattoos..." She had a roses and thorned vines intertwining with 'Itachi' and 'Akatsuki' and it looped around her hand and fingers.
Itachi held her fingers and examined the tattoos, "I like them."
"Well if you didn't then I'd be stuffed." Sakura snorted. "So we have our names on each other I think it is established with aren't just sex buddies..."
"You think?"
"I am the only one you talk casually to aren't I?"
"Pretty much."
"I really want to tear into you right now but I do believe Sasuke is standing behind us." Sakura sighed and turned around to look at him. The top half of her body was out of the water now and her breasts were at full show.
"Why aren't you wearing a towel over your top half?" Sasuke snapped, "I can see everything." Sasuke was looking away from Sakura.
"Your such a child." Sakura replied, "And neither of us is wearing a towel." Sakura informed him.
"Kakashi said you had been in here enough... And he didn't want you two alone." Sasuke sneered, he was disturbed by Sakura's last statement.
"Indeed as childish as ever." Itachi nodded, "You are free to join us."
He didn't say anything; he just left in a huff. "What a tool." Sakura snorted and jumped out. She dried herself and put on a black singlet that had a low V neck and back and a pair of black baggy capris pants.
"Tattoos on your legs?" Itachi looked down. Sakura smiled because she always wore pants everywhere whish knee high boots which had knee high socks on underneath which she kept on when alone with Itachi. (Wink Wink Nudge Nudge)
"I told you I have a thing for tattoos now." Sakura smirked. On her left leg she had a mountain of skulls and a tombstone with her last name on it and 'Konoha'.
"I love the tombstone." He said as he put his black pants on and his black shirt. Sakura took his arm that had he name in black with a red blood effect to it.
"I swear this tattoo makes it seem like I am going to be the end of you." Sakura hummed and kissed him.
"You are..." Itachi replied and pushed her against the wall. During their heated kiss a coughing was heard. They turned to the door where Kakashi stood there watching them.
"Don't look at us like that, we aren't prisoners." Sakura said as Itachi let her go. "Dinner ready?"
"In the dining room." Kakashi said and walked away.
"I think he is jealous too." Itachi said and took Sakura's hand. He led her out of the change room and into the hallway going towards the dining room.
Stepping into the dining room they had 14 people staring at them. They took the two empty seat at the top of the table, Sakura was next to Naruto and Itachi was next to Kakashi.
"Well this is awkward." Sakura was the first to speak. "Stop looking at me like that or I will throw food at you."
"How could you Sakura?" Ino asked, "How could you leave Konoha?"
"Easily... I am pretty sure I explained this that day in the forest..." Sakura replied, "this isn't really dinner conversation and we are not on trial so enough talk."
"She has a point..." Kakashi nodded, "To be honest I don't want to know the details of her betrayal over dinner."
"What he said." Sakura nodded.
For the rest of the night no one talked to either Sakura or Itachi, they stared but that was about it. Itachi and Sakura made sure to piss them off by showing displays of affection in front of them but went to bed rather early, they planned to have an early bath and were to meet with the Hokage about the verdict the next day; they came up with the decision quicker than expected.
I think I need more violence in this fanfiction...