Akanishi-san: Well, i guess now that I am on ch10, i kinda feel happy. I's so happy that I'm actually getting good reviews on this, and happy that you guys are still with me! Anyway, here is the ch10

Ch10

"SASUKE!" Naruto yelled, as he busted into Tsunade's office, worry in his voice and face.

Sasuke, Tsunade and Shizune turned to him, all looking angered. "WHAT, BRAT?" Tsunade asked, clearly angered with her wolf problem. "What do you want!"

Naruto was panicking, panting from the run and fear. "Sorry if I bothered you with anything, but…but…Izaki-chan…she fainted!" He blurted out, which brought the three to gape at him. "After Sasuke left to go see you, but you are still here, and erm…urg! Soon as Sasuke left, Izaki-chan went into a trance sort and…and…before she fainted, she said 'Uchiha Itachi!'" He yelled. "She's in the hospital now! Or should be…Kakashi-sensei and Neji's with her!"

For a long moment, no one moved, no one dared to say a word. It was Tsunade who recovered. "Shizune, come with me." She said, standing up from her chair, as she hurriedly got her jacket and ran out.

"Ye…yes." Shizune said, as she stumbled on her own feet, and hurriedly followed out after Tsunade.

Sasuke, recovered last. He was angered. "Uchiha…Itachi…" He said his name with a dangerous tone. His eyes showed hatred, glaring at the wall in front of him. If glaring can kill, the wall would have been in crumbles, for he was glaring, glaring so much that he didn't realize that his eyes were starting to hurt. He didn't blink at all, but to send glares at the wall, hoping that Itachi will feel it, and will be in pain. "Uchiha…Itachi…" He said his name once more.

Naruto looked at his friend. "Sasuke?" He asked uncertain. Naruto himself was angered as well, but Sasuke in front of him was angrier than any of them, and he showed it. "Sasuke?" He dared again.

Sasuke whipped towards Naruto. "Could it be that Itachi is in this village?" He asked him, with a voice that could be felt with anger. "Or maybe it's the wolf!" He snarled. "I'll get him!" He then looked at Naruto once more. A moment of silence followed, and Sasuke's face and emotion in a flash, did a flip.

"Naruto…" Sasuke said, weakly. "I…"

Naruto looked at him, hesitantly. "Sasuke?" He asked, once more, now with a frown.

Sasuke only looked at him, with saddened face. "I…I don't know what I should do!" He said, clearly in a mix of anger and fear. "I don't know what I'll do if she leaves me again!" He said to him, not caring his reputation anymore. "If she leaves again, back to Itachi…" He stopped, for Naruto walked over to him, hugging him.

"Sasuke, who was the one who said that won't let Izaki-chan go back to him?" Naruto said softly. "You have to protect her. Who else is there to do that job?"

((Erm…for my friend's birthday, mild NaruxSasu. But I like to keep it NaruxSasu FRIENDSHIP!))

Sasuke nodded. "…Me…" He said with a faint voice.

Naruto smiled. "Well you know that part right. Don't worry, Sasuke, she won't go back. We'll make sure of that. And you will, too!" He said, hugging him tighter. "So stop this nonsense. It's not like you!" He said, laughing as he could. "We'll stop Itachi, we'll never let her go back, right?" He asked.

Sasuke only nodded, courage coming back to him. Naruto frowned. "I can't hear you? Right?" He asked, grinning.

Sasuke nodded again. "Right." He answered.

Naruto grinned. "All right! Let's go see Izaki-chan now!" He said, as he let go of his best friend. Sasuke grinned back at him. Naruto pointed to the door. "Ready?" He asked. "We can't let your sister wait! We are her…Royal Knights!" He said lamely, but with sparkles around him.

Sasuke laughed softly. "Royal Knights?" He asked, "Right." and hopped roof to roof, heading fast as they could to the hospital.

On the way, silence followed them, but Sasuke broke it soon as he got closer and closer to the hospital. "Naruto?" He asked.

"Hmm?" Was the reply.

"Thanks."

"…" Naruto grinned. "No problem."

Sasuke grinned as well, and the rest of the trip was in silence.

As they walked in to the hospital room, they saw Izaki sleeping soundly on her bed, Neji, Kakashi, Tsunade and Shizune next to her. Sasuke hurriedly came next to her sister, peering into her face with worry in his eyes.

Tsunade sighed as she moved out of Sasuke's way. "She's fine now. But…" She hesitated. "If this continues, she will regain all her memories." She said as she placed her hand onto her forehead. "Shizune, have someone remove the red wolf. Anywhere, somewhere Izaki can not go near." She ordered, and Shizune was gone in a flash.

Sasuke didn't do anything, but just to hold his sister's hand, and stare at her. Neji looked at her worriedly as well, but stayed where he was, leaning against the wall. His mind was racing, thinking, hoping that she would be all right. 'Why do I feel this way?' He asked himself.

All Naruto could do then was to stay where he was, next to the door. He looked at Sasuke, then to his sleeping sister. "Izaki-chan…" He whispered, hopeless. Nothing could be done, he knew that for now. All he could do then was to stand, and keep silent.

Kakashi was standing, looking at Izaki with his worried eye that was visible, and his hands inside his pockets. He closed his eye, and sighed. "I'll go help with the wolves…" He said, breaking the silence. "Myabe my dog-nins can help…" With one more worried look at Izaki, he disappeared.

Tsunade sighed. "I must get back to my office. Sasuke, watch her closely. We will get all things under control, starting with the wolf first." She said to him. "Then we will try to find a way to see if we can track the seller back. Maybe that'll lead us to them." She said, and left.

Sasuke said nothing as the two left, now only Neji and Naruto was there to accompany him and his sister. Neji sighed, and stepped forward. "Uchiha, we can't rewind the past." He said to him, crossing his arms. Sasuke didn't respond. "What we can do now is try to get everything away from her possible, like Tsunade-sama said. I also will go and assist them." He turned, and hesitantly, he added, "Call me for any help." And left quickly.

Naruto looked at his best friend, and took steps foreword to the bed. "Sasuke…" He said, trying to talk to him. Sasuke said nothing, but just to stare at his sleeping sister. Seeing his friend helpless and so gloomy made Naruto angry, he jabbed his finger to Sasuke. "Sasuke!" He yelled, to which Sasuke jumped at the sudden outburst, causing the stool he was sitting on to clatter onto the floor. .

Sasuke turned, glaring at Naruto. "Keep it down!" He hissed.

Naruto was glaring at him. "I promise, Sasuke!" He yelled, his pointing finger now moved to the window in the room. "I'll beat the crap out of them!" He yelled. "Just you watch! I'm warning you!" He yelled with all his might. "They'll pay for making Izaki-chan suffer!" He yelled out the window.

A nurse ran in, looking around to see what was up with the commotion. "Please," She pleaded. "Be quiet!" She hissed, just like Sasuke.

Naruto didn't move, but to just glare at the window. Sasuke's eyes softened and sighed. "I'm sorry." He said to the nurse. "We'll be quiet." With that, the nurse looked at Naruto, and left, closing the door behind her. Sasuke's eyes went to Naruto. "Never thought I would be encouraged by you, Dobe." He said to him as he picked up the stool and sat back down.

Naruto turned to Sasuke. "They are SO in for it." He said to him, grinning. He raised his fist, right in front of Sasuke.

Sasuke smiled back. "Right." He said and punched Naruto's fist with his own. "They'll be bowing down to us." He told him. He then looked at his sister. "Let's go, Naruto." He said. He turned to his friend, who had a quizzical look on him. "First, we can't stay here ad disturb other patients, including her." He said, jabbing his thumb towards her. "Second, I thought we said we were going to get rid of all proof and hints of them." He paused. "Third…if we are to find out where they are doing all this, they probably aren't in the hospital."

Naruto's grin grew wider. "Let's go!" He said, punching the air above him.

Other Group

"We got the seller!" Shizune yelled, as she busted into the wolf's pen room, looking exhausted. Tsunade, Kakashi, Neji and everyone else looked over to Shizune, who was being followed by 2 ANBU, holding onto a man. "He is the one."

Tsunade nodded in relief, and walked over. "Speak up." She ordered the seller. As Tsunade scanned him, she saw that he could not be part of Akatsuki. He looked like a regular old merchant. He had tattered clothes, and looked like he went through a fight.

The man looked up into Tsunade's fierce eyes, and looked down once more. "I…" He started, but with a sudden strange noise, his mouth started to bubble, and he was dead in matter of seconds.

Tsunade looked at the man closely. "Silencing charm…" She said. "If they try to talk, it kills the person." She said, angrily. "Shizune, take the man back to the hospital, and make sure he is checked thoroughly. Maybe there are hints on anything." She ordered, and Shizune and her companions were gone with the seller. She turned back to the red wolf, which was inside a cage. The wolf was gleaming its golden eyes at the Hokage, growling softly.

Neji and Kakashi watched the cage, making sure that it won't open. As they stood next to it, they felt power leaking from the wolf. Strange power, not a regular wolf power, even chakra was sensed from the wolf.

As Tsunade walked over to the wolf, she had decided 2 options for the wolf. Either return the wolf to the buyer, or…kill the wolf. "Well…one option is gone…" She muttered as she came in front of the cage, looking in. The wolf growled more furiously, his fang showing. Tsunade sighed and brought her hand up in front of the cage. Neji and Kakashi turned away, not wanting to see what was going to occur. As soon as Tsunade was about to end its life, a new thing happened which brought everyone to be alert.

"Are you going to kill the wolf?" A misty voice asked. "That wouldn't be so wise…"

The ninjas looked around, trying to find the owner of the voice. Kakashi's eyes narrowed as he lifted his headband, revealing his sharingan eye. "Itachi…" He growled as he looked around.

Neji also had his Byaku-gan activated, looking around intently. 'Itachi?' He asked himself when he heard the name from Kakashi. 'He's the Uchihas' older brother…' He thought. 'And the tormenter of Izaki…' He was furious. He remembered hearing Izaki say his name before she fainted. 'Everything started with him!'

Tsunade looked around as well, looking around, alert. "Why won't it be wise?" She snapped.

"Because…my dear sister will die if the wolf is killed." Itachi said, as he appeared, leaning against the wall, next to the door, the only door that came into the room they were in.

Neji whipped his head at the wolf, which stopped growling. He then turned back to Itachi. "Explain!" He growled.

Itachi turned to Neji, his red Sharingan eyes dancing. "Well well well, who do we have here? A Hyuuga. Were you ordered to do this job…Or are you interested in the Uchiha business?" He asked. "Or…a certain somebody?" He asked him mockingly, smiling wickedly.

Kakashi stepped foreword. "I thought he asked for you to explain." He said warningly. He also motioned Neji to stay out. This was a battle even skilled Ninjas could not take easily. "And I would like to know as well."

Itachi looked over to Kakashi. "We sealed that wolf inside Izaki, after 3 years passed since we joined Akatsuki. We split the two up, for she was getting out of control, we were unable to control her powers." He said, and seeing the quizzical look on them, he continued. "Oh, it's just that the wolf carries half of Izaki's life force." He told them as if it was nothing. "Kill one of the two, and they both die. Sort of like the tail carriers." He said, smiling. "If you do not believe me, why not try it?" He asked, challenging them to go on with what Tsunade was going to do.

Tsunade backed away from the wolf. "What are your plans with her?" She asked him, ready for battle if necessary.

"Simple. Since one carries half life force of each other, that means they both only carry half of their true powers." He said. "If they merge back…" He trailed off, leaving them to guess what he is planning. "She was powerful, and we were unable to control her. But now, we have a greater power. We have power which will be like a collar and leash to her."

"So now you are going take them back?" Neji growled. He remembered her state when she came to Konoha. She was almost half dead, beat up and scarred everywhere.

Itachi looked over at Neji, and turned his gaze over to the wolf. "Mangetsu?" He asked. "I never thought you would be caught in something like that." He said to the wolf.

All of a sudden, the wolf bared its teeth, growling furiously. In a flash, the wolf had ripped the steel cage apart, and was standing next to Itachi, its fangs bared to the Konoha ninjas.

"I'm sure Izaki ordered you to go in there." Itachi said to it, as if having a conversation. "Now, get Izaki for me." He ordered. "We are leaving."

The wolf howled and was gone in a flash, it had slammed the door open and was running to the hospital.

Neji tried to stop it, but Itachi was in his way, standing in front of him. "Where are you going?" Itachi asked him with a smile.

Neji did nothing, but to glare at Itachi. He had to stop that wolf before it got to Izaki. He didn't know why, but he didn't want to let her go. He wanted her to stay in Konoha. He wanted her to be next to him, always. Why?

Because I love her.

Akanishi-san: Hehe...Dun dun dun! Itachi arrives More twist comeing next chappie Hope you peeps will stay tuned with me

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Uchia-Clan-San: Well, like I said above, more twist comeing right up

NekoGuyFan: Hehe, Im thinking of Neji or Izaki actually confessing next chappie. Well, who knows though? If it doesn't fit, I won't, but I'll try to get them together soon

manggurl101/mimi: Yup yup, the wolf is eeevvviiillll! lol. Yes, I just had to make it evil so it would be a twist to make Izaki remember. It took me so long to figure out a good twist. hehe. Anyway, thanks for following me so far, and please keep reviewing

ChocolatePanda: Hehe, itachi for you now More Itachi is coming next chappie, and Itachi will be one of the main charas till the end now that I got him out. Took me so long to figure out a way to get him out. lol.