So sorry for the lateness of this chapter. it is really short.. i know... i have finals coming up and I really need to focus on those, so once those are over I will contiue... i promise.
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Chapter 36: What Must Be Done
Sasuke refused to stop until he had returned to the battle, knowing full well, that if he did, he would be tempted to return to her. He couldn't do that now, not yet. Not until he had removed the man that had caused them pain. He had laid eyes upon his son, his first born child. Sasuke could only live now to protect them. It was all he could do for them.
It was only moments later when he found himself near the cliffs that he had found her. They had now collapsed into themselves, filling the hollow rooms that once had been there. He felt a wave of relief that she was no longer in there. It had grown quiet. The remains of battle were present, but were had it gone. He could feel traces of Chakra not far from him and headed in that direction. It was Lee. He could feel it. As he ran, Shikamaru suddenly appeared beside him, running at the same pace.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be with Sakura and Naruto?" he asked.
"She is safe, and so is the baby. Naruto and Hinata are escorting them back to Konoha."
"That still doesn't explain what you are doing here?" he argued.
"I have unfinished business with my brother." He felt the anger rise in him at the mention of his own kin.
"Itachi's alive? Are you sure?" his surprise questioned Sasuke's sanity.
"Sakura saw him, talked to him. He's alive." He hated that he was ever near her and his son. His brother would pay with his life.
"He must be the one that headed west towards the sea."
Sasuke stopped suddenly, "What do you mean?"
Shikamaru stopped a few feet away, "The Akutsi split up and escaped. We recognized all the Chakras except one. The rest went after them, hoping to catch them. " He turned towered the battle that they had been heading to, "Lee must have caught up to someone."
"West." He repeated. "I'll head that way." He faced Shikamaru, "Follow after Naruto and them. Make sure no one followed them."
Shikamaru smiled, "I was already on my way to do that when I came across you."
The lazy shinobi was about to walk past him when Sasuke grabbed his shoulder. This would be his only chance if something happened to him, "Shikamaru, I need you to do something." Sasuke could not stand to meet his eyes, "If something happens to me-."
His voice shocked and as he interrupted, "Sasuke, you can't ex-."
"IF" he said again, "something happens to me, I want you to tell Naruto to take care of her and help train my son." He paused to think, "And tell Sakura to move on. Tell her to be happy. I don't want her living alone. Tell her she was the best thing to ever happen to me." The image of his son in his arms entered his mind, "And tell her his name is Akira."
With that, Sasuke released Shikamaru and did not bother to hear a response. He headed west, in the direction of the man that had almost taken everything from him. The others were fighting; they could take care of themselves. He could only think of what would happen once he reached his brother.
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