I'm not her Chapter 21, a naruto fanfic

A/N: Exams are coming next week, in our time on aug. 15 which is my birthday ;( Sorry for the late chapter the next one will probably be late as well hope you like this and yay! it's a long chapter again…I don't know if chapter 19 is longer than this but it is still long yay!

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Chapter 21

Ino trained day in and Day out she promised herself she'd get stronger, from time to time Itachi would visit her helping her with training, nobody knew why he was doing it.

Ino trained and trained for some reason she doesn't want to be left out anymore, all of her friends had gotten strong except' her she'd forget about her emotions or anything that constrict her strength but it seemed as though it was impossible, she barely sleeps at night and rarely takes a rest she'd strain herself too much very unlike her, Itachi had shown her a very short part of that winter but when she woke up she had forgotten almost everything about it. She will never get her memories back, not until the barrier gets broken chances of that is a zero but she refuses to believe that.

4 years ago, she was 14 years old young and conventional that was before Akatsuki, now at 18 dark and jaded with burdens, stained with the sin of killing of murdering, she had adapted to the fact of killing and instead of acting like a kid she trained more and more putting all her frustrations, doubts and anger at it, uncaring about her health anymore she was a ninja she should be used to all of that, she was a ninja she couldn't whine she was a ninja more over an ANBU she had no right to love life.

Tonight she was at it again her squad doesn't have a mission until next month, their last mission had injured most of her comrades. She was intensely training. Doctors would have told her to sleep and rest if she would go to them; she was anemic already she had anemia and for a long time now, ever since she realized how much secret was hidden from her, ever since she begun her missions as an ANBU. She wasn't expecting anybody to care for her anymore she had closed her doors, even from Sakura, Choji and Shikamaru, she would talk with them but only when needed, really unlike her and something you wouldn't expect from the 14 year old girl happy and normal warm and enthusiastic years back. She was hurt when she does it but it was the only way to divert her self to pure intense training. She had grown weary of life the only thing that kept her going was the feeling so hard to contain, the strange feeling she had for the man named Uchiha Itachi.

He would go in her life but disappear as if he was never there, from time to time they would meet and she would show him how much she had grown stronger over the time when he was away, sometimes he would smile at her improvement and she would strive for more, she wanted him to smile and praise her but it was always hard earned he would only smile when needed and speak of business there was no way he would be your 'normal' guy he was priceless and unique. She thought of Itachi a lot over the past few months, and over the last months she had been realizing something she would regret forever. She was falling for him, for an S-rank criminal, she knew it was something peculiar, nobody in her normal mind would fall in love to somebody who betrayed the country where you we're born the country where you serve in all loyalty. She did and it made her more confused and doubtful and the more she wistfully wanted to understand everything around her. She sat down for a while and closed her eyes unexpectedly falling asleep.

Itachi looked at her sleeping form she looked so tired and pale she saw how battered her body was, she was over exerting herself, she had changed a lot people must have noticed this she wanted to be stronger, but she doesn't know her limitations.

Ino was awakened by the faint chakra signature of the man she had wanted to see, she wanted to show him how much she had improved again. She found her eyes uncooperative but she ignored it she forced herself to wake up she didn't want to miss the opportunity. As she opened her eyes she saw Itachi, passive and emotionless. She smiled inwardly at his presence; he nodded, signaling her to show how much she had improved. As she stood up her vision suddenly got blurred she was seeing a double of him and without realizing it she fainted. He caught her by the waist, he knew she was over exerting herself, she was already sick yet she continued on and on.

She opened her eyes and realized what happened; Itachi was still holding unto her, she murmured "I'm sorry." She was very disappointed to herself. She looked down the ground while she attempted to stand on her own, but failed miserably good thing Itachi caught her again. She was close to crying for she wanted his precious smile but by being like this she knew he was disappointed with her. Ino's cheek in Itachi's shoulder and Itachi's right hand was holding her waist to keep her up, they stayed in that form, until Itachi spoke, Ino leaned on the tree for support.

"A shinobi must learn his limitation." He said in a quiet tone.

"I'm sorry." She murmured again, disappointment obvious in her voice she was deeply disappointed with herself after all the hard work she failed miserably again to see his precious smile.

Itachi looked at her as she stood up having a hard time but successful nevertheless. Her eyes burned with determination, she wouldn't let this opportunity pass, but as she was to attack she felt a shooting pain she's really a waste of his time. Itachi eyed her weak form and turned to leave.

"I'll come back tomorrow." Then he left.

Ino was surprised at this, she still has a chance and she knew he always keeps his word. Ino woke up the sun was bright, she stretched her limbs she ate breakfast as she was planning what to do for the day, normally on a day like this she would wake up train until nightfall bath and then sleep for 4 hours or less then it's morning again her routine begins again, but today she would do something that she wouldn't strain herself much, she didn't want to drain her energy today for tonight she will show her new found strength to Itachi and she didn't want to repeat what happened last night. She had decided she'd help her mother in the flower shop; it had been a long time since she last did. Her mother was surprised to see her at the shop so early, her mother told her she can do it alone and she told her to just rest. It must be pretty obvious that she was tired, but she insisted she'd help at least for an hour. The hour passed by quickly and her mother urged her to take a long rest for the day. She sat under the tree where she usually trained; she realized that except for training she doesn't really have a hobby to make the time passed by quickly. She closed her eyes and before she knew it she was fast asleep.

She woke up when she felt someone arrive; it was sunset already she had slept for over 9 hours. She stood up as she tried to realize who owned the chakra signature. She was surprise that the chakra signature was familiar but she couldn't realize who owned it. She faltered when she saw who it was. It was Kisame.

"So you're really not dead." Kisame's voice echoed in her head, what was he doing here? Of course she doesn't remember him but oddly he sends fear to her, she was slightly trembling as she fought her fear.

"I don't know who you are so please tell me you business straight to the point." She was surprised that her voice didn't sound as bad as she imagined. She had her guard up.

"To dispose of you, my partner couldn't do it so I will." He grinned sadistically at her.

She didn't have to wait long as shark man started to attack she was able to dodge his giant sword but there was something suspicious on it for she got chakra drained. Her mind raced if she died she may never see Itachi again. All she could do was dodge but it seemed the more the sword interact with her, her chakra depletes by the 6th time he attacked her chakra was almost reduced to zero. She was panting hard; she thought she had grown stronger but…no; it was like going back to her helpless self. She felt so much indignation she attacked from behind as she slid to invisibility on the way it had gotten dark; she managed to kick him far away but with her depleted chakra chances was she's a goner. She threw a kunai with an explosive tag, it almost hit Kisame by a hair but he managed to jump away on the last minute. Kisame appeared behind her and she managed to deflect his sword with a kunai but her chakra was giving up on her, she couldn't give up not just yet. She flung her leg unto him and he backed away before it reached her. Her breathes we're heavy, good thing she rested today but with this happening she imagined she couldn't show how strong she had gotten to Itachi again, life was being cruel to her but what can she do she herself know how dangerous it is to fall for an S-rank criminal more over a member of Akatsuki. She wiped the sweat from her forehead she managed to cut him but her cuts we're worse, she felt numb but she ignored it she'd prove to herself that she had gotten stronger she just have to. She mustered all chakra she could in her fist as she had hit him in the face sending him away but as she did the Samehada penetrated its way on her abdomen. She trained on healing simple wounds but was this wound simple? Plus with drained chakra how was she supposed to do it? She took a pill from her holster it was a drug only to be used when needed, the ANBU's use it when no other choice was left but using it was regrettable. It gives temporary boost to the strength and chakra but after a while it attacks the system of the user.

She gawked at him he was like unaffected but she knew that with all she had he must be tired, he can't be immortal. She tryst everything in her last attack. She appeared behind him and punched him nonstop until she felt her body giving away the drug's side effect was beginning. Kisame scoffed at the sight of her, she had gotten stronger but not enough, she still has her weak emotions intact and they are getting in her way, but maybe with this profound strength, what Itachi wanted was possible. Itachi told the leader that given time Ino had made progress, he told the leader she was an important catch. Itachi was to kill her for a long time already but he didn't he deliberately disobeyed, twice.

He was fond of the girl the same way as how Deidara loved her so much, too much I'd say, though with a different circumstance, now that he was gone Itachi could have her all to himself.

Darkness was domineering over her. Just as she was to reach the ground she felt being taken away. She doesn't have the strength to look up anymore but his scent and chakra signature was enough to make her know it was him. It was her Uchiha Itachi. She had experienced a lot of severe blood loss before and now she was experiencing it again, her side throbbed with a lot of pain but she did her best not to make it obvious she tried her hardest to keep a passive expression, and keep the pain locked away. She was starting to pass out; again she managed to disappoint him and herself. Her senses slowly dulled she tried so hard not to bury her face in his chest but she couldn't help herself.

Itachi stopped on a clearing he looked at the unconscious girl in his arms it would take a while for her to wake up, she was tired. He gently put her down and looked at her deep wound, good thing it missed the vital organs. He thought of bringing her back to Konoha but for some reason it seemed to be in chaos Jounins and ANBUs were on guard he wasn't the kind to sacrifice himself for others. He fixed her up and patched her up, and then he sat beside her no sooner she'd wake up.

Ino woke up feeling weak and queasy, she grunted in pain as she tried to stand up. She looked at her side and saw the elder Uchiha. His bangs obscured his face she stared at him, if she didn't knew him at all she would have said her feelings for him, sadly if she did he'd call her weak and that will make him loath her. Itachi looked at her realizing she was awake. He stood in front of her and crouched, his face blank and passive it was his normal poker face expression. He stared at her eyes and so did she, their eyes met and before she knew it she was under him. He smiled silently, and kissed her, there was always an attraction but he never acted on it, tonight was his night. Tonight she will solely be his.