xx-Tsumi-Chan-xx: OMG I AM SOOO SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! My damn internet broke on my laptop and on my home computer, and it's screwed up at school too, so it is not my fault, I think at least, anyways...Wow! I got twenty one reviews, I am so proud, thank you all so much, you don't realize how much this means to me! Anyways ya a lot of you are wondering when there's going to be some Itachi/sakura-ness well that probably wont happen this chapter, most likely the next, because this chapter is pretty much dealing with what happened three years ago, because I feel that I need to clear that up. Also during the flashback part it will be in Sakura's mind even though Naruto and Kakashi will be explaining it, because it will be a lot easier then doing it from a Naruto or Kakashi perspective.

Sasuke: more like you're a bad writer and you're just looking for a shortcut

xx-Tsumi-Chan-xx: I thought I told you to be quiet!

Sasuke: Well you thought wrong! -Kakashi randomly pops in-

Kakashi: Yo!

Sasuke: What the hell are you doing here?

xx-Tsumi-Chan-xx: I was wondering the same thing, but anyways on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own this lovely piece of cake I'm about to eat!

"(blah" – someone speaking

'(blah)' – normal thoughts

(blah) – inner sakura

/(blah)/ - flashback

Who You Thought I Was

Chapter Three: Three Years Ago

Sasuke stood there in shock. Why would she want revenge on him of all people? What had he ever done to her? (A/N: uhh...were not even going there let just pretend he was dense about the whole being a jerk thing).

"Let us explain" Kakashi said wearily.

/Flashback – Three Years Ago/

It was early morning in Konoha and the sun was just rising. Its rays crawling up the streets and buildings and shining into the windows of the sleeping villagers.

All but one villager slept, this particular villager would never sleep, her dreams were to plagued with a traitor's memory.

A pink haired girl sat at home alone (her parents had passed away a year ago on a mission of some sort) lost in her own thoughts.

'Two years, it's been two years since I last saw him' she thought to herself while humming an eerie tune. Her eyes blazed at the thought of him.

'For two years, he's made me feel pain, nothing but sorrow, I'm so weak, and it's all 'his' fault' she thought angrily. Sakura stood up and decided to go for a walk to try a clear her head. "Ha" she scoffed, as if her mind would allow that, her thoughts only replayed the past.

'But I wont allow that anymore' she thought smugly. Oh no, she would not allow herself to be weak, pathetic and annoying for another second of her pitiful life. That old Sakura was gone and a new one was born. She laughed as she remembered the blonde idiot's face as she spoke those glorious words to him only yesterday.

/Yesterday at Sakura's house/ (A/N: yes I know, I'm having a flashback inside a flashback, but you all have to understand or else it wont work)

He had knocked on her door as he did everyday. She would be sitting on a chair in the living room as usual.

"Sakura-chan! Open up please! Sakura?" came the forever annoying voice of Konoha's number one hyperactive ninja.

He continued to bang and holler on the door calling out Sakura's name, as she simply watched. At last Naruto thought to try and actually open the door, and what's this? The door was actually unlocked all along.

A spiky haired head emerged behind the door. "He he, it was unlocked the whole time" Naruto said with his hand scratching the back of his neck and a sheepish grin on his face.

Sakura remained unfazed just staring blankly at him. "Ne ne Sakura-chan? What's wrong?" Naruto knew that was a stupid question, Sakura had locked herself in her house for the past two years; she wouldn't come out for anyone. He had to eventually break into her house with the help of Kakashi just so that they made sure she was eating.

There was no reply to Naruto's question. "Sakura?" He tried again, this time not adding the –chan indicating that he was serious. But still Sakura said nothing.

"What's wrong with you, does this have anything to do with Sasuke-bastard?" Naruto quickly clamped his hands over his mouth with his eyes wide for saying that was forbidden to be spoken in her presence.

The blonde boy waited for Sakura's sobs and cries about how much she wished the Uchiha prodigy would return. Naruto was surprised to hear nothing, he glanced up at the pink haired shinobi's face and took a step back in shock.

Her mouth was set in a very twisted looking grin and her eyes seemed to dance with insanity.

"Sakura, what's wro-"but he was cut short when the first noise escaped Sakura's lips, it was small at first, like a grunt almost, but then it became clearer.

Sakura was laughing, but it was not her normal care-free laugh, no this laugh was cold, cruel and maniacal, it was as if Sakura was insane, which might not be that far off from reality.

Sakura's eyes turned fierce and icy as her creepy laugh died away, and her once twisted grin turned into an arrogant smirk.

"You thought I would cry, breakdown, sob didn't you, idiot?" Sakura said calmly in an icy tone.

"Sakura, what's happened to you?" The Kyuubi holder asked confused.

"Answer the question, bastard" Sakura's voice sent chills down Naruto's spine.

"Yes, I did Sakura-chan" Naruto bowed his head in shame.

"Well you were wrong dobe, I won't be crying over that son of bitch ever again!" Sakura's voice raised slightly and that twisted smile seemed to come back to her face.

Naruto throat seemed to close up, but he still managed to choke out, "Why?"

Sakura's mad laugh escaped her lips once again.

"Why? You ask me why?" She said while still slightly laughing. "Well my dear Naruto, you'll be pleasantly surprised to learn why"

Naruto's seemed to mix with many emotions, the most prominent being confusion. Sakura smirked.

"I hate him"

Naruto's face was priceless, his mouth seemed to drop to the floor and his eyes looked like they had popped out of his head (A/N: not literally).

"Why?" Naruto asked again, this time sounding like he was gagging.

The pink haired girl's eyes became fierce. "Because, it's all his fault, he made me feel pain, he made me grieve he made my world full of loneliness and sorrow, he made me weak I was pathetic, and I'll make sure he suffers for it!" Sakura stood up and walked towards Naruto.

"Sakura-chan what's wrong with you?" Naruto said in a small voice. This was definitely not the girl he had loved since their academy days.

Sakura continued to walk towards Naruto and stopped when she was about foot in front of him. Naruto swallowed and looked into her emerald eyes. He let out a small gasp. Her eyes held no emotion, it was as if she were lifeless, if it wasn't for that evil smile he would have thought her a walking doll.

"Sakura?" Naruto tried again to reach his teammate.

"Get out of my house bastard" Said a cold and sinister voice that made Naruto's skin crawl. The hyperactive ninja was a little surprised to realize that the dark and frightening voice had come from Sakura herself. 'That's not Sakura-chan's voice!' Thought Naruto.

"Get out of my house bastard" Sakura stated again, venom dripping off every word.

Naruto quickly reached behind him for the door handle and grasped it with a shaking hand. He was indeed a little frightened by the pink haired shinobi that stood in front of him. He threw the door open and quickly turned on his heel and left without a backwards glance. Something was definitely wrong with Sakura that much was obvious.

Sakura smirked at Naruto's retreating back. Things were going to be a lot different from now on.

/End of Flashback/

Sakura's feet echoed on the deserted streets of Konoha. 'This town is so pathetic' she thought rather disgusted.

Sakura wasn't really paying attention as to where she was going; she was just letting her feet guide her. When she finally stopped though, she realized she was in front of the house of the person, she used to admire so deeply.

"Bastard" Sakura whispered.

The petal haired girl then thought of something that made that crazed smile appear once again on her face. 'This is where he lost everything, this is where he felt pain and suffering, this is where he felt loneliness' Sakura smile fell, 'But he still hasn't suffered yet for the pain he's caused me.'

A thought struck Sakura.....she was weak, and she needed help to fix that.

'But who could help me? Tsunade? No she specializes in healing. Kakashi? No he was that bastards teacher. Jiraiya is Naruto's teacher, so then who?'

Sakura's thoughts continued on until she took another glance at the Uchiha estate. Then it hit her. There was only one person suited for teaching her how to kill Sasuke.

'Uchiha Itachi' She thought with a mad glint in her eyes.

There were only two problems with her plan. For one thing there was the trouble in finding Itachi and two, if and when Itachi was found, how was she to stop him from killing her.

Sakura decided that she should just worry about the first problem right now. She needed to find out where Itachi was last seen, to give her the general direction that he might be moving in. Sakura knew it would be suspicious if she were to simply ask where Itachi was, so she needed to come up with a plan of action.

At that moment the pink haired girl's stomach grumbled and she realized that she hadn't eaten since yesterday's lunch.

It was now late enough that the breakfast caf's should be open, so she headed into the nearest one called Betty's Breakfast (A/N: Don't even ask about where the hell I came up with the name, its late and I'm tired but I must get this chapter up because I need to tell you guys what's gonna happen next and just be grateful the name wasn't something like Bertha's Breakfast or Birth Control Breakfast Bar).

When Sakura entered the shop she noticed two other people sitting quietly in a corner in deep conversation. She noticed right away that they were shinobi from the Cloud village due to that fact they were wearing Cloud headbands (A/N: are they called headbands? or what?)

Sakura decided to sit down at a table near them. A waiter (A/N: Named Charles!) took Sakura's order. While she waited for her food to arrive she decided to try and figure out a way to figure out where Itachi was. As the pink haired shinobi was thinking a few words of the Cloud nin's conversation could be heard and one piece of information in their discussion caught Sakura's attention.

"I can't believe that he was that powerful" said one of the Cloud nin's.

"I know, I heard the Uchiha clan was strong, but who would have thought Itachi could destroy our whole village" said the other nin.

Sakura's ears perked up. 'Cloud Village? Well that certainly makes my job a lot easier' Sakura thought.

"Will get our revenge on that bastard though!" The nin said while raising his clenched fist slightly.

Sakura silently laughed, there attempts for revenge would be futile if Itachi's reputation preceded him, which she highly thought it would.

Sakura lost interest in their conversation, she had the information she needed, and she knew that she would have to leave tonight because Itachi had probably left Cloud Village, but he might still be in the area.

After Sakura ate and paid for her meal, she decided she should make the necessary preparations for her journey.

The first thing she needed to decide upon was the best route to take. Once that was decided she decided to pack the necessary items (water, food, clothing, etc.)

The pink haired girl spent most of her day running around town to get everything she needed and by the time she was finished it was already 7:00 at night. 'Time flies when you're having fun' she silently laughed at the thought.

Sakura slowly walked through the streets of Konoha in the direction of her apartment. As she was passing by the ramen stand (A/N: OMG! I've had a blank out and can't remember its name! OO!) someone called her name. "SAKURA-CHAN!" screamed Naruto's annoying voice. "Come join me and Kaka-sensei for dinner!" He yelled joyfully.

Sakura turned around and saw the blondes head sticking out of the ramen stall (A/N: what the hell? I can't remember it! AHH!). A few seconds later her sensei's head popped out. "Aa, Sakura, why don't you join us?" He said his visible eye looked warmly at her.

Sakura knew she didn't have time for this, so she simply shook her head and started to walk away when she was called back by Kakashi. "Is something wrong Sakura?" The pink headed shinobi looked back to see a worried looking Kakashi and Naruto who seemed to have stiffened and was now looking at the floor.

"Wrong? Why whatever do you mean sensei?" Sakura asked sweetly.

"Your mind seems like its somewhere else, especially since you keep glancing at your watch." Sakura averted her eyes from her left wrist to look up at her sensei and teammate. "I was just wondering the time, nothing wrong with that" She replied flatly.

"Why don't you join us Sakura?" Kakashi asked again. "Because I'm not hungry" she replied a little annoyed at why he wouldn't' just leave her alone. "Then just come and hang out for a while" Kakashi said while motioning her into the ramen stall.

"I'm tired sensei, I would like to go home and rest" Sakura was getting really irritated now, why was he being so persistent about this? Kakashi glanced at Naruto for a moment before turning his gaze back to the girl in front of him. Sakura also glanced at the fox boy beside her sensei, he had been extremely quiet their whole conversation.

"It would seem that something is bothering both my students" Kakashi said, not really talking to anyone in particular. "Nothing is bothering me Kaka-sensei" The pink haired girl snapped. "Then why are you getting so defense Sakura?" The jounin asked. "I'm not, and like I said before I'm tired and would like to go to bed" She answered while glaring at her teacher. "Very well Sakura, but do you know what is wrong with Naruto?" Kakashi said casually. Sakura looked over at Naruto once more; he was still silent but was now looking at the night sky.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Sakura asked. Kakashi turned to Naruto, "Naruto?" He called. There was no response. "Naruto?" Kakashi said a little louder this time. Still no response, "Naruto?" Kakashi said this time slightly shaking him. That brought the blonde out of his little reverie. "Huh? Oh sorry about that, I was just thinking of something!" Naruto said sheepishly 'More like someone' he thought while glancing at Sakura.

"Well I'm leaving now" Sakura said as she started to walk towards her house.

"Oh Sakura" Kakashi called. "What is it now?" Sakura said while tapping her foot on the ground. "Just wanted to say, be careful" Kakashi said the last part as if he were slightly sad. Sakura looked at him curiously but didn't dwell on it; he couldn't possibly know her plan, could he? "Good bye Sakura-chan" Naruto's farewell sounded like he knew he wouldn't be seeing her again or at least any time soon. Sakura nodded to both of them before she continued onwards, she knew that would be the last time she would see them for a long time, or possibly the last time ever, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty that she was just leaving them. Perhaps she wasn't that insane after all.

Sakura double checked that she had everything for her journey, she knew it was mad to go after and S class criminal, but she didn't care, she needed to destroy 'that' man, only then were her suffering end.

It was 3:00 in the morning before Sakura decided it was time to go. She walked along the silent street heading in the direction of the Konoha gates. The only people she met were drunken idiots.

When Sakura arrived at the gates, she looked for the guard but noticed he was asleep, 'this is what guards the city at night, how pathetic' Sakura thought in disgust. The pink headed shinobi took a deep breath before stepping through the gate and unto the foreign soil.

Sakura stood atop a cliff overlooking Konoha. She wanted to have one last look at the village before she left, this was where she grew up, this is where she had all her memories, this was where she had met 'him', this is what she was leaving behind for power, 'it would seem I'm more like that man than I thought' she thought with self-disgust.

Sakura took one last glance at her home before turning her back on it completely, knowing that it would be a very long time before she would see it again. She smiled that twisted smile again, man was she fucked up.

/End of Flashback/

xx-Tsumi-Chan-xx: I'm terribly sorry for the late update once again I don't know how I'll make it up to you all, well this chapter was a lot longer than the others, I didn't plan on having it so long, and I know it was kind of boring but I had to explain why Sakura would leave and what not. Anyways, I'm not sure how I should do my next chapter, but maybe I should make all of you Itachi x Sakura people happy and write about them in the next chapter, how about you people tell me what you would like the next chapter to be about! I'm trying to make you all happy, but it's difficult because of school and stuff, please read and review! ja ne!

Special thanks to my beta reader ruby131, who sadly did not make an appearance in this, which she most likely will want to skin me alive for!

Ruby131: -pulls out two really long knives-