I did not update for a while for a personal reason. But I still tried to do this nonetheless, so please enjoy this chapter.
Sakura pushed Itachi forcefully, with a few chakra that illuminated her hand. He fell under the bed with a loud thud, and Sakura didn't even seem to care. She headed towards the bathroom staying silent and never looking at his direction.
Itachi put a hand against his head, trying to sooth the pain that Sakura had caused, "What's wrong?" He asked, sitting back on the bed. His expression was stoic, although there was a trace of a little bit of pain in the edge of his tone.
She stopped in her tracks, turning around to look at him dead in the eye. Her face was void of any emotion, "I am sorry Itachi-san. I cannot love you back." Her expression turned bitter while looking down, staring at her necklace with a small frown, "This is a seal," she began, "Tsunade-sama had given it to me. Along with it, my memories and any trace of emotions I had withered away." She raised her head to look at his reaction, when she found none she continued, "Meaning that I cannot feel anything for someone or something. You and Deidara-san are just wasting your time."
"I cannot remember what your organization, Akatsuki, is like. That is why I joined willingly. I know that you possess no threat against my village due to your actions." She continued, "But as soon as I learn that you do, I would not think of killing you all, even it costs my life itself." She tilted her head on the side, her emerald eyes remained as void as ever.
Itachi looked back, "What if I remove the seal from you?" He asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
She glared at him, "I would most probably die." She turned around tiredly. "Which is something I cannot allow, Itachi. If you even try, I would not hesitate in killing you myself. My life belongs to no one but Konoha." She opened the door but Itachi stopped her.
"So you are nothing more than a tool?" He asked emotionlessly.
She opened the door, "I couldn't care less." She entered the small room, before closing the door afterwards.
When she finished taking a shower, she wore her black kimono and brushed her pink hair, and went outside afterwards. She felt Itachi brushed against her before she heard the door behind her shut. She hung her head low in a deep ponder, 'Maybe I said to much.' She sighed before walking towards the outside window, 'My life is nothing more like a puppet's...' She raised her head looking at the sun. 'I lied...The seal has its limits. Tsunade-sama thought I had no idea about the seal, and she was wrong.' She sighed, 'The seal would break if I learn how to care for someone, but it's impossible. The seal had closed my emotions away.'
She held the necklace in her hands, '...But if I did, the seal would break and I would not die...' She gritted her teeth. 'But...I feel want to feel something once again, I want to..to...but...I am sure that there are consequences to this, and my memories are gone...I don't know anyone who I can possibly care for...'
Just then her inner appeared in the worst timing, 'What about Itachi? He loves you!'
Sakura inwardly gasped, 'I thought that I was told that my inner personality was sealed away as well.'
Inner gave a dark chuckle, 'The seal is starting to wear of, that means...' She stopped, 'Well, you have to figure that for yourself. Good bye, for now.' Inner waved a hand and disappeared.
"Wait! Inner!"
"Hn."
Sakura turned to her right, where she heard the voice. It was Itachi fully clothed by the Akatsuki's uniform; he was looking at her by his Sharingan, sharply. He walked casually towards her and stopped about a few meters. She raised her head a little to look at him, realizing that he might be a head taller than her. "Who are you talking to?"
He asked rather stoically, his gaze lingering. "I'm so sorry, about all the things I had said a while ago. I didn't mean to say it like that." She bowed her head low.
He gave a sort of a derisive snort as a reply. A little later, he grabbed her hand lightly, "Come. Leader is calling us." He walked towards the door still holding her hand in his, while she followed silently.
While in the corridor, she secretly stared at her hand.
'Maybe, Inner is right.' She smiled and gave his hand a light squeeze, holding it tighter.
Itachi noticed this, and couldn't help but smirk.
The two enjoyed each other's presence, never noticing the fuming Deidara at their rear, glaring at their connected hands. He as well was wearing the cloak; his face was as red as the clouds in the uniform. He had never been this angry except on an incident that Tobi 'accidentally' threw his clays.
"Itachi...!" Deidara cursed under gritted teeth, while barring his fists together.
Just then the 'good boy' came. "Why the red face sempai?" Tobi asked Deidara while cutely tilting his head. Deidara was too busy cursing Itachi to even notice the fly.
Tobi didn't receive a response, and he didn't like it. He knew that sempai had a problem at this time, and he would try to help him. He turned his head dumbly towards which his sempai was glaring at, and noticed Itachi-san and Sakura-san, holding hands. He nodded as he finally understood what sempai's problem is. "Don't worry, Sempai. Tobi would solve your problem because he is a good boy!" Tobi exclaimed excitedly.
Of course, Deidara noticed this and grunted, "What now--
"DEIDARA-SEMPAI IS JEALOUS OF ITACHI-SAN BECAUSE HE IS HOLDING SAKURA-SAN'S HAND!!" Tobi paused, taking a deep breath before continuing, "DEIDARA-SEMPAI SAID EVIL WORDS AT ITACHI-SAN BECAUSE HE SAID THAT SAKURA-SAN BELONG'S TO SEMPAI NOT HIS!!" He yelled, making sure that his voice is heard towards the whole base.
Itachi and Sakura stopped dead in their tracks before turning around to see the Akatsuki's troublemaker. Itachi immediately snatched his hand out of Sakura's grasp, somehow surprised at Tobi's words.
Deidara's face turned blue, before his jaw dropped. He would kill his partner for this later on, but he needs to focus on the little problem present...
They were completely silent for ten minutes, before Tobi broke the silence, "ITACHI-SAN AND DEIDARA-SEMPAI BOTH LOVES SAKURA-SAN! But how is that...?" He put a finger on his chin, thinking. If Deidara-sempai likes Sakura-san, then Itachi-san also likes Sakura-san...then they would fight, Itachi-san doesn't know that Deidara-sempai likes Sakura-san, and now he knew because of him...And Deidara-sempai hid it from them...Then...
Tobi raised his hand in his head; it was too complicated for Tobi! "Why are you angry to Itachi-san, Sempai?" He asked innocently. If he can't think about it, why not just ask Sempai himself? "It was so obvious that Itachi-san loves and likes Sakura-san! And I think that Sakura-san loves and likes Itachi-san as well! So why are you getting angry? They are perfect for each other!"
Itachi's eyes narrowed dangerously at the both of them, while Sakura's emerald ones widened in surprise, her cheeks became unusually red.
Deidara didn't give Tobi a response, his face was becoming bluer and bluer by the second.
"What's wrong, Sempai?" Tobi asked worriedly.
Deidara suddenly fainted. "SEMPAI! SEMPAI!" Tobi circled around Deidara while flailing his arms up in the air.
Itachi and Sakura just sighed before the two idiots before them, "We should go now. Leader is waiting."
"Hai." This time, she was the one who grabbed his hand. And he just smirked.
"I heard what happened, Itachi." A woman chuckled in the background. Her sapphire hair and eyes were still visible on the dark shadow. She examined Sakura. "You two are perfectly meant for each other." She giggled, "It seems that Tobi did another mischief, didn't he?"
The Uchiha glared at her.
"Konan." Pein called out.
Konan sighed, "You are so boring, Nagato--Pein." She walked towards the other direction, before giving a wink at Sakura, and disappearing into thin air.
"I am assigning you two in a mission," His true form was there; Orange hair, piercings, and a scarred rain forehead protector. "You are to kill a certain man." He handed a scroll to Itachi. "He possesses a large threat towards Akatsuki due to his training on a behalf of a sannin. All the necessary information is found on that scroll. You may leave tomorrow. That is all, dismissed."
The two nodded before leaving their leader alone and heading towards their room, "Who is he? The one who should we kill...?" Sakura stared at the scroll in Itachi's hand.
"We should know later on." He replied stoically.
She hung her head low, "The only ones I know that are trained under the legendary sannins are me and my two other teammates that I do not remember."
They arrived in their room a little later.
Sakura sat on the bed, "Your teammates...aren't they Naruto-kun and my little brother? The three of you are under Kakashi-san." Itachi looked down at the woman on his bed.
"Naruto...Kakashi...and your little brother...?" She stared back, "Itachi-san, who is your brother?"
"You do not remember anything?" He threw the scroll over her and she caught it easily, "Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke."
Sakura's eyes widened, "...Uchiha Sasuke...?"
"Why?"
"He is the one...who..." She hung her head, "It does not matter...we should look at the scroll now..." She opened it and scanned every detail.
You should kill this man, he is considered to be a very big threat to Akatsuki and to you, Itachi. He had worked under Orochimaru, whom he killed a few years ago. He is now currently working with a team known as 'Hebi' whose goal is obviously to eliminate you. The team is composed of him; a woman named Karin, who is very perfect in chakra detection; Suigetsu, one of the members of the seven swordsmen of the mist, and carrying Momochi Zabuza's sword; and lastly Juugo, nothing much is known about him except that he was known as very dangerous. The last time they were seen was on the village of Sound. The two of you should travel alone. You may leave tomorrow, and I will expect nothing but to hear this mission a success. You have a time limit of a week. Remember that failures would never be tolerated. Your mission is to kill the man named Uchiha Sasuke.
"...Uchiha Sasuke..." She muttered under her breath.
Itachi gently grabbed the scroll out of her grasp. "What is wrong about my little brother?" He examined the scroll, "So, we are assigned to kill him."
He uncaringly threw the scroll over the bed, and looked at Sakura. She was crying, although she seemed didn't even notice it. "W-We should kill him...He was the one who killed my parents." Her tears were continuously falling, and she didn't even bother wiping it away.
She stared at him, her dull emerald eyes had completely lost its shine, "A-Are you going to help me kill him?"
He nodded.
She stood up and embraced him, "Thank you." He embraced back, putting one of his hands in her waist his and the other one was caressing her cheek, wiping her tears away. "Sakura..." he breathed and leaned down, until his lips were brushing against hers.
They both closed their eyes before Itachi deepened the kiss. Sakura snaked her arms around his neck, bringing his body closer against hers. He smirked as he felt how hungry she kissed back, and closed whatever distance there was between them.
A little later, he pulled back, panting. "I love you."
She smiled at him in response, before pressing her lips against his softly and pulling back afterwards, unable to say anything. She just nodded.
And he too, smiled a true smile for the first time.
XD Review! I mean it!
Itachi's voice actor is a singer, I can't believe it. He sings like...a...a...parrot.
And oh my God, Itachi loves Sasuke. I COULD NEVER believe it. Itachi's life is so sad in the manga...T.T Sasuke looks like an egotistical emo in his reaction.