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Summary: He never pays attention to her. He ignores her completely. He thought she was annoying. But soon he realized he was wrong.

Together

Chapter Seventeen

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Sakura seemed to be normal again after two weeks. Nothing really happened between Sasuke and Sakura. The normal greeting, the normal smile she had was enough for him. She trained with Naruto and Sasuke. Kakashi waited for them silently, a slight frown on his face. He noticed Sakura especially, he didn't what had happened to her, but he sensed she was not so bright anymore. Three figures landed in front of Kakashi. He saw the faces of his three students. Naruto grinned sheepishly. "Kakashi-sensei, we found it!" He held the scroll up to his face, waving it around proudly. Kakashi looked amused. Sasuke frowned. "You didn't find it, idiot."

"What did you say! Of course I did!" Naruto said loudly. Sasuke smirked. "Idiot is always an idiot."

"Why you little-"

Sakura put both of her hands on his shoulder. "Naruto, stop fighting already. Calm yourself. You just injured yourself on your leg. I'll take it look. Sit down."

Naruto scratched his head. "Sakura-chan is always on Sasuke-teme's side." He crossed his arms; Sakura stopped what she was doing. Her face darkened. Naruto blinked. "S-Sorry." He said quickly. She didn't reply, avoiding his gaze. Sakura took a look at the wound, and then pressed her hand onto the surface. Four of them didn't speak to each other.

It was Kakashi who broke the silence. Naruto looked relieved. "We should get going now, since you're done…" He paused and looked at Sakura. She nodded quietly. Kakashi placed a hand on her shoulder and shook his head. She didn't know what he meant, but she nodded anyway.

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It had been fifteen days and three hours since that fateful day, the evening she decided to give up on him. It had been twenty days since she slapped him across him across the cheek. You see girls falling in front of Uchiha Sasuke. But you'll never see a girl who slapped him. Sakura found it surprising. She walked out of her bathroom, her face flushed from the shower. Her wet hair was getting her shirt drenched, but she didn't care. Pushing her bedroom door open carelessly, she found a man standing in front of her desk. She stared, she seemed to be stopped breathing. "Y-You…" She choked out. Her green eyes met Sharingan. Her body stiff as a stone, he moved towards her. She stepped backwards, "What are you trying to do to me this time?"

"You had a fight with my younger brother." Uchiha Itachi stated. Sakura stiffened, she ignored the question, Itachi placed a hand onto her bare shoulder. His hand cold as ice, she tried to shake him off. "Unhand me!" She demanded, nearly in tears. His grip was too strong, lifting her face with his fingers, he stared into her eyes, "You're in pain." Sakura looked away. "I hate you." She said.

"Come with me." Itachi whispered into her ear. She could feel his breath tickling her ear. She flinched, "What do you want from me?" He leaned over and kissed her. It was cold and with no feeling. Just like Sasuke-kun's… She managed to kick him, breaking the kiss apart. "What are you-" She coughed, bending down. Something is in my mouth… Sakura looked up at him painfully, "What did you do?" He held her hand, and pulled her towards him. "Nothing. You're mine now, Sakura. You must listen to me." She could feel her eyelids began to drop.

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"Why is she always late these days?" Naruto complained; he tapped his foot onto the ground. Godaime told Team Seven to meet at her office this morning; she had something to tell them. To everyone's surprise, Sakura was late. Sasuke sighed impatiently, couldn't find an insult to throw at Naruto. Kakashi mumbled something, and then went back to his book. Tsunade narrowed her eyes; it is not normal that her student is late. She was two hours late. She stood up from her chair, "We're not waiting anymore. Let's start. This mission is very important."

Naruto's eyes widened. "Tsunade-baachan, you're not going to wait for Sakura-chan?"

"No." Tsunade snapped, clearly she's not in a good mood. Naruto winced. "She's late. Doesn't matter. Kakashi or someone will tell her after." Naruto mumbled under his breath. Tsunade threw him a dirty look. "We found another-" A man rushed in, without knocking. Tsunade turned her head towards the man. "Out! Get out of my office!" The man staggered back. "I'm terribly sorry, Godaime-sama!"

"Out!" She yelled.

"But-But this is really important!"

"I don't care! Out!"

The man clenched his fists, before he could stop himself, he yelled out. "Some of us saw Itachi in the village! And Sakura-sama is missing!" The room went silent. They were too shock to speak. "S-Sakura-chan is mission…?" Naruto was the one who the silence.

"Yes, she is. We went to her apartment this morning, and no one was there." The man reported. Before anyone could say anything, Sasuke ran out of the office.

"Sasuke!" Tsunade called.

All this time, I've been seeking power…

It's all because to kill my older brother.

But I realized now, I am wrong.

I am seeking power… because of her…

To be continued…

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(a/n: I am really sorry! It's been a month since I last updated! I hope everyone's still reading this fic… And this chapter is um, short. Yes, I know that. I apologize for that as well. I will soon post my next chapter soon. Don't worry… Thank you to those people who reviewed last time! Oh yes, forgot to mention. This fanfic's ending will be based on the anime Ragnarok, it won't be exactly the same. I will, of course, change most of the ideas.

Please, please review! They give me courage to write fanfics! So please do review. It will make me feel better. Thanks a lot. See you all in the next chapter!)