Chapter Ten: Ino's Punishment
Three days later, Ino decided to visit Sasuke, since she hadn't seen him for a few days. She grabbed her purse and headed towards the place.
She was happy when she walked there, she was shocked when she got there. Her hands dropped to her sides and she could only stare at the blackened clearing. Two lumps of ash were in the space.
Ino ran to the corpses and was even more shocked. Sakura and Sasuke, dead, were the bodies. Sakura, Sasuke-kun…who did this to you? Her mind was reeling in shock and she blacked out.
Naruto and Itachi watched her, Naruto's eyes cold with hatred. "Every being related to Sasuke is retarded," he said. "Or could anyone say related meaning love?"
Itachi nodded his head swiftly. He was the only relative of the late Uchiha Sasuke, being his older brother. "Shall we burn her as well, Itachi?" questioned Naruto.
"No. Let's rather torture her. I will use the Mangekyou," Itachi replied curtly.
"It's a wonder that she's not adolescent anymore, seeing as she still is in love with the dead fool," Naruto said in disgust.
Itachi heard the venom in the blonde's voice and wholeheartedly agreed. "But a woman is a woman," he said. "And any woman foolish enough to love my little brother deserves to be tortured. When I'm finished, you may kill her."
Naruto nodded his consent, intending every bit to release his absolute hatred towards Konoha, save for a few beings he didn't despise. Those people were Tsunade, Neji, Hinata, Kiba, Chouji, Kakashi, Iruka, Jiraiya, Konohamaru, Shikamaru, and TenTen.
They noticed Ino starting to stir. "It's time," said Naruto, gesticulating towards Ino.
Itachi silently leaped down and crouched in the shadows of the blackened area. Ino sat up, groaning. "Did I…black out?" he said. Her gaze fell horribly onto the ashy lumps and she screamed.
"Ah…ah…I…" she shut up her eyes tightly and scrambled away from the sight. "No!" she wailed.
Itachi performed a genjutsu in which Sasuke was alive and the corpses were mere rocks. Ino peeked through her fingers and saw a scowling Sasuke walking around his house. Huh? But I could've sworn that there was nothing there…Maybe it was all just a dream?
Ino stood up shakily and said, "I guess it was all a dream…" She, trembling furiously, reached towards Sasuke, her voice choking, "I…I…"
"You are foolish," said Sasuke.
"W-why? What t-the hell is h-happening?" Ino quivered.
"Because you are foolish enough not to notice that I happen not to be Sasuke," said Sasuke.
"Huh?" Ino was confuzzled greatly.
Itachi dispelled the genjutsu and Ino gave a loud shriek when once again the corpses lay at her feet. She gazed at the older Uchiha, shocked speechless.
"W-who are y-you?" she stammered.
"I am Uchiha Itachi, and I am willing to thank Naruto for killing my brother; he was an idiot in his days," said Itachi.
"Shut up!" screamed Ino, racing towards Itachi.
He sidestepped and gave her a fierce push on her back. Ino cried out as she was sent sprawling onto her stomach.
Naruto watched with an evil smile. Die, blond bitch, he thought.
The Yamanaka coughed out blood before attempting to straighten herself. She stood up and glared helplessly in Itachi's direction. He glared back like a basilisk, releasing the Mangekyou in the process.
Ino gasped as she found herself bound to a wooden board. Six Itachi's appeared and said eerily, "For the next 72 hours, you will feel pain beyond your imagination."
Itachi pulled out a sword hidden in his black cloak and slashed Ino's stomach. She blanched and spit out more scarlet liquid. "D-damn you," she said.
"You deserve it," Itachi told her coolly.
"How so?" she shot back the best she could.
"By falling in love with my retard of a brother," Itachi said, disgusted by her lack of answer.
"So?" she spoke laconically. "I'm no adolescent, but so what, I loved him anyways!"
"And he met a sad ending…I'm not pitying him and neither is Naruto. If he did, he would not have killed him in the first place." Ino's eyes widened.
"His…former teammate…slaughtered him?" she cried.
"That's not a problem with me; I loved seeing him die," said Naruto, appearing out of nowhere. "Itachi-san, may I take over?"
"I suppose," said Itachi.
Ino fell onto real ground as Itachi withdrew the Mangekyou. She couldn't fight back anymore. She was too weak. I…I'm sorry, Mom. I can't hold my own any longer…
Naruto blurred his hand with seals and yelled, "Katon: Fushicho Tatsumaki no Jutsu!"
A fiery tornado in the shape of a phoenix crashed down on the Ino…and it was all over. Her charred body flopped to the ground like a limp rag doll.
Naruto turned his gaze to Itachi and said, "What happened to Kisame?"
Itachi said with narrowed eyes, "He's dead."
"Can we get Gaara to come with us?" said Naruto.
"Shukaku container?" asked Itachi, his eyes widened ever-so-slightly.
"Yes," answered Naruto.
"Can you–" Itachi started, but Naruto summoned the red head instantly.
"Naruto, another killer?" asked Gaara.
"No. Gaara, do you like killing?" said Naruto.
"Yes, why?" he replied.
"Because…" Naruto told Gaara the reason for his question. Gaara's face remained unchanged, but he knew what was happening.
"Who's next?" Itachi said. "Naruto?"
"Shino of the bugs."