Title: The Truth Unravels

Author: Wakyanimefreak

Rikku walked towards the body lying on the ground. She bent down next to the body, her eyes were wide opened within fear, "no… don't die… you can't die now! I didn't even get to hear you say welcome back Rikku! I didn't even get to hear you again! Sarutobi-sama! Please…" The Hokage's body laid still on thee ground. Nothing moved upon the body. Everything was still. She stood up, fighting back her tears… and looked at the person who killed the Hokage. Her eyes were in so much shock... "Oro.. y-you killed Sarutobi-san…?" still fighting back her tears she continued, "why…? Ho-how could you…?"

Orochimaru laughed and looked straight towards Rikku, "Rikku you don't remember a thing do you?... back then… how we were close, but there was a purpose of me being close with you… you didn't just think that I wanted to be your friend did you?"

Rikku shook her head trying not to agree with what he was saying.

"No.. you couldn't have… you were so nice to me… I …I can't…" right there Rikku had a shock in her mind seeing things... remembering things… "You… Oro… you tried to use my power..? You… you tried to take me a way but this…this charm protected me… what? That was … that's not real is it?" She took out the charm necklace that surrounded her neck.

Orochimaru laughed hard, " It's true, I tried to take you away but that damn charm that the Yondaime gave you protected you from me… and so I told you that..".. Rikku looked up into his eyes and continued for him, "that you.. you would come back for me… you told me to wait but I was so shocked.. and but why did I loose my memory?"

"That, I want you to solve for yourself…" he laughed with great force and signaled his personal body gaurds to stop the creating the wall and to get him and take him back. The wall was released and Orochimaru was taken back. The ANBU tried to follow, but one of the gaurds, Kidoumaru, shot a blow of spider webs that trapped them down. Everyone surrounded the Hokage.

Rikku placed her hand over the Hokage's heart and in a soft tone she spoke, "you think I should place a jutsu and give him my life..? I think it's worth it.. if I wasn't here sooner.. I don't think it would of happened.." she collided her hands together forming a jutsu, but Kakashi placed his hand over her hand seals, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING? YOU THINK IT'S REALLY RIGHT GIVING HIM YOUR LIFE?" she looked straight at him and he saw all the tears she was holding back before, " HOW WOULD YOU FEEL SEEING SOMEONE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU BUT DOESN'T EXIST? DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS NOT BEEING ABLE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE ONES.." Kakashi hugged her really tight, "STOP! I NEED TO GIVE MY LIFE… STOPP!" she tried getting out of his arms… everyone around them just starred, only feeling sorrow for both., "LE-LET ME GO! YOU NEVER EVEN SPOKE A WORD TO ME!" Kakashi's eye widened hearing her say that, "I-I THO—THOUGH WE C-COULD BE FRIENDS WHEN WE FIRST BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER-R… YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURT TRYING TO MAKE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU BUT YOU ONLY IGNORING ME AND AVOIDING ME? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ME NOWW?" tears rushed down her cheeks and on to his jounin vest, "I do…" Everyone knew what Kakashi was talking about.

I really do know how you feel Rikku because it was you… it hurts me just as much as it hurts you…

She was hopeless and cried into his chest. Kakashi let go of Rikku and she looked towards the ground. Her eyes were swollen from crying so much. As she stood up everything started to become blurry.. it became all dark and the pain of her stomach wound that she forgot about was coming back.. it became darker and darker for her to see.. she fell but Kakashi caught her and looked up at Jiraiya, "how long are you going to keep this up? It's coming back to her…" Jiraiya starred back and took Rikku from his arms and left to the Konoha hospital.

Really Early Morning-

Rikku woke up and the pain at her stomach felt a little better. She felt something warm at her hand and looked toward it. It was Sasuke holding her hand and sleeping. "Sasuke..." She placed her hand next to his cheek. His eyes opened slowly seeing an blurry image of Rikku, "Rikku…RIKKU!" he stood up from the seat he was sitting on,

"Sasuke-kun, I'm so sorry I needed to level up my strength… I felt guilt everyday for leaving you, but I had to built my own strength ... if people are searching for my strength then; that will cause you trouble. I was afraid that you would get hurt"

"It's alright, Kaka- I mean someone told me already, but Rikku the doctor said you need to probably stay in for another night"

"Thank you Sasuke"

"Kakashi wanted to meet up with me so I'm gonna go"

"Okay Sasuke-kun I'll meet up with you later, I'm going to try leaving the hospital tonight"

"What?"

"I can't stay here for another night, actually I'll leave right now with you if that's alright"

"Yeah it is, but are you sure you're okay?"

"Of course! With this kind of pain I'm still good as new!" she sat up and looked at her clothes it was torn in the back and there were blood stains at the back and on her stomach, "I need new clothes" she giggled and held Sasuke's hand toward the counter to sign out.

Sasuke looked at the back of Rikku.

What kind of jutsu did she create?

Rikku looked behind, and caught Sasuke starring at her, "Sasuke? Is there something wrong?"

"No, it just feels awkward, I haven't seen you for a long time.. and.."

Rikku bend down and kissed Sasuke on his cheek, "I'm sorry, even though you say it's alright… It's not to me. I feel terrible leaving you and I really want to make it up to you in anyway."

"Th-then will you me become stronger?" Rikku nodded and said, "I did say 'in any way' so that's an accept ion. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to say it too me, ne?"

"Aa…"

As Rikku tried to sign out, nurses ran toward her telling her to go back to her room, "Rikku-chan be a good girl and go back to your room, you need rest!"

"That's right Rikku-chan you need to rest or your wound won't heal as fast!"

"Look at your clothes you can't go out like that" Rikku couldn't take it that these nurses tried to take her back to her room, "DAMATE-KUDASAI! I can take care of my self, really I'm fine. I'll take it easy and if I really don't feel well I'll come back, okay? OH MY GOSH! LOOK OVER THERE!" as the nurses looked the other direction Rikku took Sasuke's hand and ran toward the exit. Rikku laughed as Sasuke smiled a bit. "Sasuke, Is that a smile? Hehe, I haven't seen you smiled in a while.. you used to smile so much when I came over back then."

Sasuke turned around, "back then…….things really changed a lot, but it's nothing important" that you need to know yet. As her continued in his mind Rikku interrupted, " Sasuke-kun may I come with you to Hatake-san?"

"Aa…but why?"

"I owe him a little something"

Sasuke and Rikku walked toward the sweet shop few blocks down the road from the Konoha hospital. Her bandana was tied around her neck and her mask was placed down below her chin. Rikku looked around as the fresh air blew through her long black hair. Her forehead showed a mark. It was a red moon with fore diamonds places diagonally and horizontally.

They were now at the sweet shop, Kakashi was already there in Sasuke's surprise, "that's a change you being here on time" Kurenai and Asuma arrived as well. Kakashi looked toward them telling them how they make a nice couple.

Rikku looked inside and saw two men in front on her wearing black coats with red clouds… she looked at the one who was right across her and looked at his eyes, "sha-sharingan!" she turned around toward Sasuke, "huh?", and looked back in the sweet shop no one there but money and warm tea and mochi left on the table. Rikku looked back to Sasuke and giggled to her self. She put her hand over her stomach and the other hand over her forehead, cover one of her eyes. "Ahaha… I'm seeing things… this wound is really getting me" Sasuke was confused, "umm… okay. Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital? No I'm okay really… I was just… dreaming" I can't believe I thought I saw Itachi-san there… I really must be going crazy. Asuma and Kurenai knew that Itachi was really there. They were gone in a blink.

Rikku looked at Kakashi, as Kakashi looked at her and turned his head left, "Hatake-san, I'm sorry about yesterday… I was harsh when I didn't know anything about you either…" Kakashi looked toward Rikku and saw the sorrow in her eyes. And left. That's all he can do. Leave. (But Kakashi left to where Kurenai and Asuma were fighting)

"…." Rikku was silent. She always tried and it always hurt in the end. "Why do you think I try all the time? I'm really stupid… I should give up but I feel that …I'm really going stupid…Sasuke let's go take a walk"

"Yeah, sure"

Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma-

a/n: if you guys didn't see/read the fight of them with Kisame and Itachi then I'm just gonna make this short cause I got to go soon. Sorry! Kurenai and Asuma find out its Itachi. Kisame is a partner for the mission to get Naruto's kyuubi. And Asuma and Kurenai were both defeated and then Itachi did his sharingan to tsukiyomi on Kakashi which can, oh here I got the info from prodigy

TSUKIYOMI - A special genjutsu (illusion) skill that Itachi is able to use with his Sharingan eyes. What it does it traps the victim into his mind where he is able to torture them mentally for what seems like days over a period of a few seconds. For example, Itachi uses this move on Kakashi by trapping him into his Tsukiyomi world and repeatedly stabbing him over a period of 72 hours which occurs in just a couple of seconds.

And then Kakashi gets defeated and…

Itachi looked straight into Kakashi's eyes and he fell on one of his knees. Asuma and Kurenai had there eyes closed and they yelled, "Kakashi? What's happening?"

Kakashi was in so much pain inside, "Don't open you eyes!" soon enough Gai came, but Itachi and Kisame decided to leave because they have so much more time, and after all they aren't aiming for them they're aiming for Naruto, within the assassin clan they joined called, 'AKATSUKI.'

Gai , Asuma, and Kurenai took Kakashi to his apartment. The three of them heard Rikku and Sasuke talking outside.

"Sasuke! I don't think I should go in there! Sasuke knock before you go in!"

"Ey, Kakashi……why is Kakashi sleeping?" Rikku ran over to his side… and placed her hand over and placed a blank scroll out to see what pain. She preformed a jutsu as black air came out into the scroll and created the Chinese character of ILLUSION. …

Rikku eyes opened wide… "no… no…… it can't be him… I was only dreaming earlier… I couldn't have.. HE couldn't have"

A man opened the door wide and yelled, " IS IT TRUE THAT THE UCHIHA ITACHI CAME BACK TODAY?" Kurenai gave him a death glare, "stupid" Sasuke's eyes were really widened with anger and ran out, Rikku was so confused, "SASUKE!"

She looked at Kakashi and she was just so confused, "what are you guys keeping from me…?"