- plz rite more reviews!! i know some people read it but they can't be bothered to rite reviews... reviews are encouraging...you know?? lol p i don't know what i want to happen next so if people would give me some idea's that'll be great! hope you like this chapter... it's a bit OTT but it's my story so i can make characters do stuff i want them to do.. you'll see why if you read on... -
--- Chapter 5 -
Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru and Shino all skidded to a stop. At first none of them knew what had happened, then Shikamaru exclaimed -
"Shit! Why didn't I think?!?!?!!!" He slammed his hand on one of the cage bars. "Damn it. Damn IT! DAMN IT!"
"Why are you getting pissed , Shikamaru? I'm sure we can get out. It's just a cage..." said Hinata.
"Because there's -" he only managed to say before Naruto broke in.
"Don't worry Hinata! Rasengan!" Blue chakra was building up on Naruto's palm. They could all see the chakra moving in the shape of a large tennis ball. Using his other hand Naruto began to retain the form of the rasengan. At last when he was ready he drove the enormous amount of chakra into the bars.
Shino and Hinata held their breath. Shikamaru was frowning. He clearly did not expect it to work, however powerful the technique was. And he was right. Suddenly the bar that was in contact with Naruto's Rasengan, glowed blue and the chakra on Naruto's palm died out. Naruto stumbled back and looked at his hand.
"There's no way we can break through." repeated Shikamaru, this time finishing his sentence.
"How do you know?"inquired Shino, with one eyebrow raised. Shikamaru shrugged.
"If they wanted to stop us with a cage, then this must not be just an ordinary cage." he looked at Shino, Naruto and Hinata, then added. "It says so."
Naruto recovering slightly from the shock that his new technique didn't work asked, "It says? Where?" Shikamaru pointed upwards. The top of the cage was not covered by bars but by a sheet of metal. There were faint engravings on it. They all peered at the engravings. And read-
The heart is trapped inside a cage Can only be freed but only Be destroyed and broken By others power of everyone of all.
On all four corners of the verse there were strange symbols. They were all the same. Four petals joined making a flower, with lines that looked like vines between the petals.
"Ummmm, it doesn't make sense." muttered Hinata.
"Yeah it's strange, the poem doesn't even rhyme."complained Naruto.
"Poems don't have to rhyme."
"Oh."
"Well anyway, we can't do anything because the cage looks like it absorbs Chakra." pointed out Shikamaru. Everyone except Shikamaru all tried their own methods of breaking out but no one succeeded.
Shino tried to get his bugs to try and find a weak spot in the cage. There was none.
Hinata used her Byakugan to scan their metal prison. She tried to read the jutsu's spelled on the cage. She deactivated her Byakugan. She saw nothing.
Naruto just used brutal force. He used Kage Bunnshin and got all the Narutos' to kick or punch one concentrated bar. The cage didn't even buge one bit. He sat down with a thump. Shikamaru didn't try anything. He just sat in a corner, rereading the engravings. No it doesn't make sense, he thought, fustrated that he couldn't work out the hidden meaning. He was so sure that there was a secret meaning. The poem was just a message. And because he was Shikamaru, he treated it like a game. A puzzel perhaps. At last when Shino, Hinata and Naruto had given up, they joined Shikamaru at looking up at the verse and trying to crack the code.
----- Team 2 -----
Kiba was waiting along the tunnels, so he could give Sakura and Sasuke some time to work things out. When he heard silence, he assumed that it was all settled. Kiba, carrying his dog Akamaru, walked back to place where he left them. He mouth opened in surprise.
They were both there, but they were on the ground. Before he could do anything he was hit from behind. Kiba's eyes rolled up in his head as he hit the floor.
From the shadows stepped a man, wearing a long black cloak, that brushed the ground as he walked. The cloak wrapped around his body. He also donned a Konoha head band, but with a line crossing the leaf sign. His raven hair was sticking up. But that wasn't his main feature. The strangers eyes were red, with three comma-like shapes in each.
The Sharingan.
This was the legendary Uchiha Itachi. The brother of Uchiha Sasuke.
He walked over to Sasuke. "I could kill you now, brother," he whispered, "But that would be no fun. I want to torture you, like what you did to me. I'll use this girl. Pretending that you found her annoying won't make me think that you hate her. I know you love this girl Sasuke. After all I am your brother..."
And with that he looked at Sakura's body. For a second his eyes flashed and Sakura woke startled. She no longer felt weak. In fact she felt full of power.
Itachi walked up to her. Sakura saw him walking towards her and backed away, eyes wide with fright.
Itachi stopped in front of her, then bent down so their faces were parallel. Itachi smiled and reached out to touch her face. Sakura cringed.
"Who are you?" she demanded, her voice small. Itachi cupped her face in his hands.
"Why... don't I remind you of Sasuke?"
Sakura nodded then froze. "You're Itachi..." Just thinking about Sasuke hurt. Tears began again. Itachi wiped her tears away with his hand.
"Now don't cry. Forget about Sasuke. I'll take care of you and love you." whispered Itachi into Sakura's ear.
"I can't...I can't forget about him..."
"You have to. You can't live your life loving someone who treats you like this."
flashback "Yeah, that's true. You can't do anything but heal..." "Weak shit. Holding us up."
Sakura stopped crying. Itachi is right, she thought angrily, why am I still following him like a love sick puppy when he clearly hates me?
Itachi smiled when he noticed Sakura had stopped crying. He helped her up. Sakura looked up into Itachi's eyes. For some reason she trusted them. She trusted him.
"Stay with me, Sakura-chan." murmured Itachi, "and we can get Sasuke back."
"Get him back?"asked Sakura timidly.
"For what he did to you..."
"But I don't think thats a good idea..."
"Remember what he's done to you..."whispered Itachi.
"weak shit..." "Weak shit..." "Weak shit.."
Sakura nodded, determined. "What do I have to do?" asked Sakura and after an afterthought she added "Itachi-sama."
Itachi chuckled. This is too easy, he thought to himself. "Now there Sakura, don't called me Itachi-sama. And you don't have to do anything for me. Not just yet. Act like you normally would and after you get out, I'll come and look for you." He placed his hands on Sakura's shoulders.
"But- but how would I know you wouldn't just desert me?" asked Sakura. Itachi looked thoughful for a second then looked Sakura straight in the eye.
"I won't because..." He still had his hands on Sakura's shoulders so he pushed her back against a wall. Itachi bent down slowly. Sakura's heartbeat quickened as she realized what he was about to do. Instictivly she titled her head upwards. Slowly their lips met and Itachi's hands moved down from Sakura's shoulders to her waist.
Sakura felt his hands move and gently raised her arms around Itachi's neck. She could feel Itachi's body pressing against hers. Now Itachi had one hand on her hips and put his other hand on her cheek. Slowly he broke the kiss.
He put his lips to Sakura's ears and whispered, "Wait for me Sakura." Then he disappeared. Sakura was still leaning on the wall. She pressed her hand to her lips.
Kiba groaned. He had woken up. Quickly Sakura woke from her trance and ran to Kiba's side.
"Uhhhhhhh, what happened?"Kiba asked. Then he remembered what had happened.
"Quick Sakura let's go! There's an enemy near. I was just attcked!"
"Don't be silly."scolded Sakura, "You hit your head on the rock." She pointed to a rock jutting out. Kiba rubbed the back of his head and felt something cold. He removed his hand and looked at it. Kiba's hand was covered thickly in blood.
"Damn."he cursed. "Maybe I did hit my head against something."
Sakura took out her flask and bekoned Kiba towards her. "I have to clean out the cut." Kiba moved towards her. Sakura poured water on the wound and when she was done she placed her hand on his head. Once again blue chakra streamed out of her palm and into the wound.
As Sakura was tending to his head, Kiba was thoughtful. I don't know how long I've been out but it seems that Sakura has regained her strength completely. He looked at the light. I've only been unconscious for about 5 mins.
"Hey Sakura?" said Kiba.
"Yes, Kiba-kun?"
"Awhile ago you were really weak because you used up too much Chakra. Now you're healing my wound and you seem fine. Whats going on?"
Damn it. Sakura swore inside her head. But instead of saying what she thought she merely said,"This is just a cut. It's simple enough. Plus I heal fast. I don't know why but I just do."
"Ohhhh...ok then" replied Kiba though he was still doubtful.
Once done healing Kiba, Sakura sat down. Looking at her knees she said quietly "I wonder where Ino is?"
"She might not be alive."
"Of course she's alive! What are you talking about?"snapped Sakura, giving Kiba a death stare.
Kiba cowered. Then he held up his hands in defence. "Ok.Ok. But how can you be sure?"
Sakura didn't answer.
The black blob flowed over Ino, covering her. Now it looked like Ino's body was inside the beast. "Itachi? Is that you?" Sasuke whispered.
Itachi. Of course! That monster must have been Itachi or something Itachi was controlling and must have done something to her.
- i wonder what happened to Ino? hehehe and just what will Sakura do for Itachi? Will she really turn her back on Sasuke? -