That was weird, Kurenai thought. She was curious about the chakra source but she told herself she had to trust Saya to make the right decisions. After the conversation they just had though she was beginning to doubt her better judgment. She decided to radio in and see if Kiba was handling everything alright, "Do you still have a lock on him Kiba?"
"Yes. He's entering this building its small and really unnoticeable. If we didn't see him walk into it we probably would've missed it otherwise. Our guess is he'll probably be there the rest of the night."
"Alright good work." Now there was nothing left to do but sit and wait. If Saya's end turned out to be nothing special they could probably finish up by tomorrow night. However, her gut told her otherwise.
As dawn approached, Saya was riled up with nervous energy she couldn't contain. The akatsuki members would be close enough that she could make out their faces. She wasn't sure what she wanted to happen more, it to be him or not be him. Was she even ready to face him? Apart of her said she was, she had spent most her life training for this but the other side of her warned her she'd die trying, and that's not what she wanted to happen. She wasn't going to die until he was dead and buried. She had minutes left before she knew for sure but deep down she already knew….. The hairs on the back of her neck rose and she could feel the evil energy of his presence. She ripped off the radio around her neck and took off. She was going to meet him this time. Not the other way around.
"Saya?" Kurenai called for the third time this morning. Why wasn't she answering her radio? She thought to herself.
"Still can't get a hold of her sensei?" Kiba called out. He had a gut feeling something was wrong and Akamaru was acting up. Something was definitely wrong here.
"No, but its fine she probably turned it down again. I'll go find her, you and Hinata take turns watching our guy. Has he come out yet?"
"Not that we've seen we're watching both ends of the building. So far nothing. You sure you don't want me to check on Saya? Akamaru and I could find her pretty quick."
Kurenai smiled to herself, Kiba was pretty smart and he could probably find her in a heartbeat but she knew something was very wrong here, and she wasn't going to put the rest of the team in danger. "No I'll find her. Keep being vigilant and rest when you can."
"Ok keep us updated." Kiba knew something was up, and so did Akamaru. He wasn't gonna just stand around and do nothing about it. Something was wrong with her, and he was going to find out what. His mind made up, he went to find Hinata. "Hey do you think you can handle watching this guy on your own?"
"You're going to go find Saya a-aren't you?" Hinata said shyly
"Yeah I am. Something's wrong Hinata I can feel it."
"Go then, she needs you. I can handle this."
Kiba patted her shoulder, "Thanks," He said already taking off. Before he left he called over his shoulder, "I owe you one!"
"Be safe." Hinata said under her breath.
"Do you see what I see?" Kisame asked Itachi.
"Yes." He answered staring ahead to the girl blocking their path.
"Isn't she from your village?"
"Yes." He knew who she was; he was just surprised she was here. "How interesting."
"You want me to take care of her?" he wondered as he watched Itachi study the girl intently.
"No. I'll take care of this. Get what we need so we can leave."
"Ok." Poor kid he thought, she didn't even know what she was up against.
She met him not too far from the village, but far enough to not make a big commotion. As he approached, her temper rose, she hated with such a fire it was burning her from the inside out. This was her chance, this was her revenge. She'd kill him. She wouldn't let him escape, not this time. She felt hot angry tears fill her eyes, but she shook them away. She was focused. He wasn't leaving. When he was close enough to her she called out to him.
"You're not getting away this time!" she yelled. "I will avenge my family!" She watched as he simply stared at her, heard his snort of disbelief and lost it. She rushed him, a Kunai in her hand. She was just fast enough to scratch his arm before he moved away. Her speed catching him off guard. Turning on a dime she faced him and rushed him again, as a cry tore through her.
Kurenai and Kiba heard it, Saya's battle cry. "Damn it" they both said in unison, and headed toward the same central location.
She was fast but this wasn't working, he was playing with her, dodging her attacks, letting her run herself to the ground. It was just a game to him! Her mind screamed at her. She needed to find a different way to attack him but she couldn't clear her mind from the hate she felt. All she could do was fight to kill, she wasn't fighting smart. She stopped rushing him and took a second to clear her head. Her mistake was taking her eyes off him. He slammed his fist into her stomach before she even knew he moved. She coughed out blood as her body went flying into the trees behind her. It was the blow that cleared her mind. She would die if she didn't start fighting smart, reading his movements without looking him in the eye. If she looked at his eyes she was dead. She wasn't going to die yet.
"I'm tired of playing games." He said, Walking towards her, "your nothing, not even a challenge. Just like your brother, and you'll die like him too."
Wiping the blood from her face Saya got up and grasped her stone in her hand. She let the power of it fuel her. "If I die," she said, "I'm taking you with me." She flung an exploding Kunai at the tree behind him, let it distract him as she used a fireball jutsu on the other side of him. None of which helped her get the advantage over him but she was making it work, she was faster, practically invisible and she could read his movements easier now. She wasn't going to die just yet.
Kurenai and Kiba reached Saya's battlefield at the same time. "Kiba! Get out of here! I told you to stay out of this!"
"I can help Kurenai! You're going to need my help!" She sighed, she was going to have to get Saya out of there before she killed herself but she wasn't sure how. She could distract Itachi while Kiba got Saya out she supposed. They both stared at the battle ensuing before them, It was a blur of motion, they were moving so fast Kurenai could barely keep up with what was going on. Saya was losing. She would lunge, attack and he would dodge and hit her, she would sometimes block and sometimes be too slow. The fact that she was even keeping up was amazing to Kurenai, but she knew if she didn't get her out soon he'd kill her slowly.
"Kiba, when I distract Itachi you grab Saya by whatever force necessary and get her back to the village, take Hinata too. She's going to need medical attention. Got it?"
"I got it." They both turned in time to see Saya slip, and as she did Itachi kicked her hard, and sent her body skidding across the ground in their direction. She was a mess, all torn up and bleeding, but she got up quickly and looked at them, her eyes red with the sharingan only an Uchiha can posses.
"Stay out of this she replied weakly." When Kiba tried to grab for her she sent her shield up to keep him from touching her.
"Saya you're going to die!" He watched as her arm flared pink like a fire in her hand.
"I know what I'm doing." She made the shield big enough to cover the battlefield so no one else could interfere.
"Saya!" Kurenai shouted. "Don't be stupid!"But Saya was already walking away from them and they couldn't go after her.
She could feel the power and the energy of the fire in her hand. The abilities the stone gave her helped. She was improving and getting weaker at the same time. The stone sapped more and more chakra from her and she knew she'd only get this one chance before she collapsed. She knew Itachi could feel the power too.
"Your toys won't help you." She ignored his comment. She wasn't going to let him get inside her head.
"You're wrong." Was all she said before she moved.
He saw her double attack as soon as she moved but it was too fast for him to dodge completely. A clone that moved as fast as she did he thought, smart but still stupid. He got rid of it quickly enough but as he turned to deal with her she was already lunging for him. He had just enough time to avoid direct contact with the fire but she still struck him in the shoulder and burned. He grabbed her arm and broke it, and finally looked into her eyes.
She woke up, It was dark. So very dark. "Oh no!" She cried knowing where she was. "NO NO NO!" She screamed again as she ran through the trees, her body moving of its own will. She saw him, Itachi, watching her as she entered. Looking around, everyone was dead! They were all dead! "Brother!" She shouted, as the tears streamed down her face. She reached her home but she couldn't enter, her brother was right there alive! Fighting Itachi. "Brother!" She screamed, "You have to stay alive! You have to stay for me!" She pounded on whatever barrier was keeping her from going to him. She watched as he struggled to fight for his life. Watched as he was kicked, thrown to the floor and stepped on. "No no no…" She cried, "No!" "Please stop!" She watched as her brother looked up at him barely hanging on to life as he said, "Please don't touch my sister. Do not make her suffer." She fell to her knees and cried, "Please! Don't kill him!" but she knew nothing she said would change the fact that this had already happened and she was being forced to watch Itachi kill her brother. "Weak." She heard Itachi say as he sent the last kunai straight through her brother's heart. She watched as the light faded from his eyes. In her head she heard him say, "You'll keep living. To bare the pain of his death." She didn't care though she just kept pounding on the barrier until it lifted and she ran to him and cradled his head in her lap sobbing. "Don't leave, please don't leave."
Itachi let her body slump to the floor as she just became dead weight in his hand. The shield lifted and he could see Kurenai and Kiba running toward him. He was done with this. So he left before they reached him and went to meet up with Kisame. He should be done by now, and they had stuff to do. Saya was interesting. She'd make a good opponent in the future, so he'd let her live, if she ever woke up, for now.
Kurenai reached Saya before Kiba did. She checked her pulse to make sure she was still alive.
"Is she alive?" Kiba asked. Looking down at Saya, he thought she'd be lucky to be alive, she was a mess everywhere.
"Yes. But she needs medical attention now! I'll get her all bandaged up. Call Hinata tell her to meet us and be careful!"
"Ok." Kiba responded and called for Hinata. They were on their way back to the village in less than ten minutes. Hopefully, if they were lucky, she'd make it till then.
Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this chapter... Sorry it came out so late. I've just been busy with school and stuff. I'll try and keep posting more often! Have a great day/night! XD