Chapter 12 – Contemplating Feelings

"Surprise! My mission finished early, I figured you would've seen me at the jounin meeting anyways." Sakura greeted, "Can you believe it we'll soon be at war?"

"Hn, it is to be expected," Itachi replied.

"What makes you think that?"

"The Akatsuki and Otogakure are both renowned opponents, it would only be one day that they would decide to join forces and go for world domination. When they figured out this plan is debatable however."

"I guess that would make sense, I could've enjoyed a bit more peace time though."

"We all do, shall we begin?."

He spent the walk to the training ground to plan the 'Confrontation', he would engage her in the expected sparring session, however during the fight he would try an unsuspicious amount harder to tire her out and once that was completed he would pin her to the ground and approach the topic of ANBU 4.

No chakra, plain taijutsu just the way she liked it. Though she needed to preserve some energy for other pre – appointed trainings. Kick. Punch. Punch. Kick. Cover. The trainings were helpful and she continuously changed from offensive to defensive which was a good contrast. She ducked and initiated a lower spinning kick which he dodged just as she expected.

The dance continued for another 30 minutes before she began to slow down and regain her energy for the next training session. She still kept up a good fight, any shinobi would be beaten by it but Itachi wasn't any shinobi so she wasn't surprised he soon had her pinned to the ground, one wrist in each hand. However, she was surprised when he leaned down with his lips near her ear where his deep breaths could be felt.

Now, this was different, she could admit that he was a good looking shinobi and any girl would drop their panties for him, and she would too if she was like one of his fangirls. And the feel of his sweaty muscles on her would make any of these mentioned fangirls feint. She kept her indifferent façade and listened to what he had to say.

"I heard a very interesting rumour," he whispered, she unnoticeably tensed, Sasuke couldn't have told him could he?

"Regarding the identity of a renowned shinobi who on one occasion has disrupted my mission before, ring any bells?"

"Hm, sounds interesting, unfortunately no bells are ringing," she lied, seriously if anyone were to see them in such close proximity they'd instantly conclude that they were having an affair. But that's was the least of her problems, she wasn't naïve, she knew who he was talking about, now what would he do with this piece of information.

"You're Kana from ANBU 4," he stated.

"Hm, who told you that?" Sasuke's going to die, him and Naruto since Kakashi is out of the question.

"Naruto and my little brother, indirectly of course, I heard them talking about it. No need to kill them."

"I didn't approve anything."

"You don't need to, it make sense, your strength and whilst you were on the mission with my team you had your chakra concealed," he smirked, "Now who would be the other 3? They'd have to be Konoha nin. One of them would have to be your roommate, because how would you hide a secret identity from someone living with you, unless she just kept quiet, as for the other two…close friend perhaps? I think it would be the other two from the date I went with you, what were their names? The Hyuuga heiress and the brunette with the other Hyuuga. Anyways, they're just assumptions something you could confirm perhaps?"

"Nothing less than spot on, eh Uchiha?"

"Hn, does the Hokage know?"

"Of course she does. Now get off me before someone catches us in a compromising postion," she demanded.

"Tell them we were just sparring and that I won, plus this is comfortable."

"Did he just flirt?" Sakura thought, this was not an Uchiha, Uchiha's do not have hormones they were removed at birth, with the exception of her team mate who was fantastic in bed according to her roommate in one of those conversations and his cousin Shisui who was quite the playboy.

Since he wasn't going to move anytime soon she used some chakra and pushed his sweaty form off her and stood up, "Well see you tomorrow morning Uchiha." This is not a runaway it was a strategic retreat so she could consider things.

After she left he stood up and packed his things, what were his feelings for his training partner? He'd admit the past month or so he enjoyed her presence to the point it made his day, however with clan business and the impending war, courtship was the last of his priorities. But being on top of her curvaceous, writhing body now sparked something he never felt before, but he deduced it was the same thing that his cousin Shisui felt every Friday night, lust. Fortunately, his steel self – control didn't let any of it show.

Although he must admit, it probably wouldn't have happened with any other female; she was different from the typical fangirl. She was stimulating, the conversations he had with her were interesting and not the normal small talk. The sparring sessions were becoming a highlight of his day unless he were to see another time which was a possibility since she was on his little brother's team.

Damn, over the few months he had grown…attached

Or 25 years' worth of buried hormones are catching up. Probably the former.