Here it is! Sasuke has come! See his wonderful reaction to the news!
'Sakura's thoughts'
'Inner Sakura'
'Anyone's thoughts'
"Talking"
Sasuke is here
8 Months Later
Sakura wiped sweat off of her forehead. She had been training with Itachi, and boy was it hard!
"Sakura, try to do your hand seals faster. So no one can see them, unless they have the Sharingan. And try to make it hard for the Sharingan to read." If Sakura was standing on ground, she could do her hand seals super fast, so fast, Itachi couldn't keep up with his Sharingan (well he could if he tried to), but now Itachi was teaching her to do them in air, quickly. And Sakura was having a hard time with that.
They tried again. Sakura jumped up in the air, and Itachi followed. They started to exchange punches and kicks to each other. At the same time, Sakura was trying to figure out a time where Itachi was distracted, so she could do a jutsu. She tried to start the hand seals, but Itachi caught on, and kicked her in her stomach, sending her flying.
"Faster Sakura." He reprimanded. "I can still read them." Sakura scowled.
"I'm trying! But, it's hard. I don't have a bloodline limit like you do, so my hand seals aren't as good. Anyways, I'm faster than the other Akatsuki members."
"Except me. Sakura, I want you to get maximum strength, to where no other shinobi can compare to you. I want you to be in the top ranks of the Akatsuki, up there with me, Leader's partner, and Leader. Now, let's try this some more." Sakura pouted, but they tried it again. Sakura was getting better, and making rapid progress.
Three hours later, she was able to do hand seals so quickly, that no one could track it. No one could even see it. Itachi had to really focus to see her hand seals. Which now made her even more powerful.
Sakura sat down panting, and looked up at the sky. It was about 3:00 in the afternoon, she'd say. The sun was out, and it was hot. Kind of weird for April... it felt like it was 90 degrees out. But that could be because of training. Itachi never gave her breaks in training. If she stopped to breath, he'd attack her. But, this gave her better stamina.
"You wanna play a game, Ita-kun?" Sakura asked, using an irresistibly cute pout.
"What game?" He asked, boredly.
"TAG! Or hide-and-go-seek. Or both." Itachi smirked.
"Yeah, lets."
"Fine, you're it!" Sakura dashed off into the trees, Itachi giving her a 30 second head start, then following her. He looked around, and couldn't find her. That is, until he used his Sharingan. He spotted her running, then he spotted another person. Someone with a deadly aura. This worried Itachi. What would happen to Sakura, who was headed in the persons direction!?!
Sakura jumped from branch to branch, enjoying the breeze. Her hair whipped back, her clothes blew in the wind, and she was happy. Somehow, just playing with Itachi, relaxing, was exciting her. She jumped out into a clearing, and continued to run, but bumped into something.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was...go..."Sakura trailed off, as she had looked up, and saw Sasuke.
"You are still as weak as ever. A ninja should always be aware of their surroundings."
"You'd never know how much more powerful I've become." Sakura hissed.
"I can't tell. Still seems like you're weak. So, are you still obsessing over me?" Sasuke asked smirking.
"Heck no. I'm already engaged. We'll be getting married soon."
"Really? Good. This means I won't have to deal with you obsessing over me, when I come back to Konoha. First, I have to kill Itachi. Then, I'll be back there. Tell Tsunade that. I'm sure they'll just welcome me back with open arms."
"You seem cocky. Unfortunately, I have to wait until Itachi-kun kicks your butt, so I can haul you back to Konoha. Tsunade's orders."
"So Tsunade is going to welcome me back with welcome arms? How pathetic."
"That is if you make out alive." Itachi stepped out. He smirked at his brother. "So, Sakura-chan, did you entertain my ototou?" Sakura slid back into Itachi's arms, where he wrapped them around her waist.
"Of course. I couldn't have made him impatient. That wouldn't have been nice."
"Sakura, what are you doing!?" Sakura smirked this time.
"Why, Sasuke, I'm just relaxing in the arms of my fiancee" Sasuke's eyes widened. "What's wrong, Sasuke? I always said I was going to be Uchiha, Sakura, and look, I will!" Sakura said excited, but they could tell it was fake.
"..." Sasuke didn't say anything, he had his head down. But when he looked up, his Sharingan was activated, and waves of hate was radiating off of him.
"You seem a little upset, otouto." Itachi smirked.
"Sakura..." Sasuke said quietly. "How COULD YOU?!" He screamed at the end. He had a murder intent, directed at her. "This is my BROTHER! The man I hate, the man I'm going to kill, and you get ENGAGED TO HIM!! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!"
"You act like I'm yours. Like I swore that I'd always wait for you, that I'd always and forever love you. No, I didn't. I told you I loved you with all my heart, and looked how that turned out! I love Itachi! Not you! Not anymore, and that's how it'll stay." Sakura glared coldly at him.
"You'll never know what you've done to me." She started to walk towards him.
"You'll never know how many tears I've shed over you." She got up in his face, and punched him, sending him back a few feet.
"You'll never know how much I was willing to give for you." She threw a punch that sent him spiraling back.
"You'll never know how much you hurt me!" She kicked him, and punched some more.
"And, You'll never, ever know how much I regret it all." Sakura told him coldly, bitterly. She sent one last punch, a punch that would make Tsunade's punches look weak. A punch that could shatter ten mountains. A punch filled with her hate towards Sasuke. And that was a lot of hate. Which hit him, in the chest, blasting him back into a tree. Itachi walked up behind her, and put his arms around her waist, while putting his head on her shoulder.
"I think you were a little upset."
"Whatever gave you that idea, Itachi-kun?" Sakura asked sarcastically.
"Heh. I feel sorry for him, kind of. That punch had to hurt, of course he did deserve it."
"I hope you'll never have to deserve one of those punches."
"I don't plan on it." He kissed her jaw, and trailed downward. Sakura smiled softly.
"I love you. You better not die in this fight."
"You don't believe in me?"
"Course I do, but I've found out if you promise someone you love, you'll work 10 times harder to accomplish it."
"Then, I promise. I won't die, and leave you alone. Never."
"Thank you. Now, go beat the stuffing out of Sasuke!"
"...Stuffing? Sasuke is filled with Stuffing?"
"Umm... Just go fight!!" Sakura pushed him out towards Sasuke. Sasuke smirked at Itachi being pushed around.
"Someone is now giving you orders? I thought you were the almighty Uchiha that didn't get pushed around." Sasuke sneered.
"I think you're jealous, because I took the woman you were going to restore the clan with. But, now I get that privilege."
"Shut up!" Sasuke yelled, angry.
"But it's so true, isn't it? You never loved her! You never gave her the time of day! She'd be miserable with you."
"Like she isn't with you?"
"Sasuke, I proposed to her. She could've refused. Sakura was ecstatic. She loves me. She has told me herself. This isn't being forced. Sakura came to Akatsuki on her own, fell in love on her own, and became my fiancee of her choice. If Sakura was miserable, she could leave. But she's been here for over a year."
"One year, seven months, two weeks and one day!" Sakura called out.
"See? She could've left in that amount of time."
"But, you're still letting her push you around."
"Little brother, it doesn't matter. She is the only one I let push me around, and I'm okay with that. She loves me... and I love her." Sasuke glared.
"You always told me to hate, never love. And yet, you go and fall in love! Now I know I'll be able to beat you."
"Sasuke, I have a feeling you won't be able to. You might have become stronger, but so have I. I bet Sakura could beat you. She is more powerful than all of the other ninjas in her village. Even Tsunade. That would actually make a good match. You vs. Sakura. I wonder who would win..." Itachi looked back up Sasuke, when he (Sasuke) started to talk.
"...I hate you... You've taken everything from me! My clan, the woman I was going to restore my clan with, EVERYTHING! You told me to hate, so I did. You told me to get stronger, so I cut off all ties with my village, and went to Orochimaru. But I come here to fight you, and find out, you've fallen in love with the girl I was going to marry!"
"Hold up Sasuke! Who said I was going to marry you anyways? I wasn't it. Never. Ever. I don't love you, even if I would've stayed in the village. I hated you then. I wanted you to die. I was hoping you'd never come back to Konoha. So don't act like you can just say that I would've come to you willingly. I wouldn't have. I probably would have gotten someone else. I. Don't. Love. You. I. Never. Will."
"Sakura..." Sasuke said, sort of sadly.
"Enough of this. We will fight, little brother." Sasuke charged at him.
"Surprising, you didn't start off with using your Chidori."
"Shut up! Teme!" Sasuke was flushed with anger. Itachi dodged his attacks easily.
"You really haven't gotten any better." Sasuke growled, and pulled out his sword, an tried to hit Itachi with that.
"That sword. Heh. You think you can beat me with that. The sword of Kusanagi. You can send electric chakra, like a Chidori, threw it, and try to make me grow numb." Sasuke tried to stab him again, but Itachi drew out his own sword. It blocked Sasuke's and sent his sword flying.
"What? That sword can't be blocked!" Sasuke exclaimed.
"I know that. That's why I made this sword. It is the type of sword that repel any type of defense sword, like yours. This sword is made for that. Your sword can't do anything with mine around." Sasuke scowled. He charged at Itachi again, but Itachi grabbed his fist, and snapped it. Then, he punched him the stomach, making Sasuke cough up blood.
'Ooh, harsh.' 'I know. Go Itachi! Right hook! Left! Kick! Punch! 1,2,3 Combo! Jutsu! GO! GO! GO!' 'You're getting into it.' Sakura told her inner self. Her inner self kept watching the fight.
Sasuke tried to use the Chidori Nagashi, but it failed, and Itachi was still winning. Itachi was beating him badly, and even with Sasuke's new strength, it was still no match for Itachi. Which was really amusing for Itachi and Sakura.
"Foolish brother, you still are not powerful enough to beat me." Itachi told Sasuke, while he was pulling back on Sasuke's arms, and had his kneecap on Sasuke's back, pushing in at the same time. It was like it was breaking Sasuke's spine.
"AHH!!" Sasuke started to scream in pain, when Itachi would pull back on his arms, while pushing on his back with his kneecap. Sakura winced.
Itachi threw Sasuke across the field, and walked over to him. Itachi picked him by his collar.
"You have not been able to hit me. You're weak. Sakura can hurt me. Your own teammate, that you used to call weak, is now stronger than you. Funny, isn't it?"
"Shut up, you... t-teme." Sasuke tried to hit Itachi with a Chidori, and it worked. Itachi was hit in the shoulder (He had dodged at the last second, so it wasn't fatal.)
"Wow, you hurt me. Now it's my turn to hurt you." Itachi plunged his sword into Sasuke's back, again and again. Sasuke passed out after so long.
"Itachi... I must bring him back to Konoha now. I'll be back I swear, but... I need his body." Sakura told him, walking over. Itachi nodded. "First, though. Let me heal you." Sakura healed his shoulder, and then picked up Sasuke's body. "You did a number on him. I wonder if he'll make it. Oh well, not my problem." The two Akatsuki members walked back to the base (with Sasuke on Sakura's back). She packed some things quickly, and started to head off, when Itachi stopped her.
"You know, you'll have to tell them."
"Yes, I know that."
"Will you come back?"
"I swear I will. Nothing will keep me there. Not unless you're there."
"I'll be expecting you."
"I just don't know how to break the news to everyone. Well, I'll tell you their reaction when I get back. I love you." Sakura kissed Itachi and he returned it. There was tons of emotion in the kiss, Itachi worrying about her safety, if she'll come back, and so much more, and Sakura reassuring him she'll be back, and she'll be fine. And most of all, there was a lot of love in the kiss.
They broke apart, and Sakura went off, towards Konoha, the almost dead Sasuke on her back. Sakura licked her lips, she could still taste Itachi on them.
'I'll definitely be back! I mean, who else can kiss that good?' 'I'll answer that. No one, 'cept Itachi!' 'Exactly! I have nothing to worry about.' But Sakura knew deep down, she was shaking in fear. How would her village respond to her news? Would they shun her? 'Of course they will! I'm marrying the Uchiha clan killer!' Or would they kill her? Sakura didn't know, but she was hoping to get happy results.
'Yeah right!'
End of Chapter
Yeah, Itachi and Sasuke didn't fight too much... I was kinda lazy on describing it. The next chapter is when Sakura is in Konoha! I'll try to update soon! Please review.
