Yay! My first review! A special thank you to Levidicus…have a cookie! Anyways, as I've said before, I don't own Naruto and the chapters are going to be VERY VERY LONG… don't say I didn't warn you… anyways, enough ranting, ENJOY!
Misanagi had been gone for almost half an hour and the group was starting to feel a bit uneasy. Sakura wandered off to find her. No sooner had she left, a loud piercing scream was heard.
' Sakura.' Sasuke immediately said. He was too used to saving her and didn't think about who it really was.
' No, it's Mi-chan. Come on, something's wrong.' Naruto said. He, Kakashi and Sasuke ran over to see Sakura trying to avoid Itachi's stare. She figured out what was going on.
' Sakura, what's going on?' Kakashi asked.
' It's Mi-chan. She won't stop screaming. As soon as she looked into his eyes, she started screaming and it looks like she's in a great amount of pain. I don't know what to do Kakashi-sensei.' Sakura whispered.
' He's inside her head. He's making her see horrible things that have happened to her in the past and if I know him well enough, I know he's tormenting her physically as well. Sick twisted bastard…' Sasuke muttered.
' Itachi won't stop there. He's knows Mi-chan and what he knows about her could possibly break the poor girl.' Kakashi said.
' He knows her?'
Itachi had let go of Misanagi's shirtfront, letting her slump to the ground. She was shaking violently and her skin had turned a dramatic shade of white. She started screaming and screaming, calling out for the pain to stop.
' No, I'm not going to let you go, not after what you did to me…' Itachi said quietly.
' What did she do?' Asked Naruto quietly.
' I'll tell you later, right now we have to help her.' Kakashi said, his visible eye burning with rage.
' Hold on Mi-chan…' Whispered Naruto.
Inside Misanagi's head, a barrage of memories flashed and collided with scars of her painful past. She sat, shivering and let out a small whimper. She could see small silhouettes go past but couldn't make them out.
' You've felt this pain before, haven't you Misanagi-sama?' Asked a cruel voice. Misanagi cried as images of burning homes and dead bodies strewn haphazardly on the ground entered her mind.
' Please stop Itachi, please…' She whispered. She screamed as extremely long blades passed through her body at odd angles. The pain was so excruciating, even the slightest tickle sent her body into spasms of pain.
' Hehehe, sorry Misanagi-sama, I'm having far too much fun right now…' He chuckled. Misanagi's eyes became blurred hot tears stinging and discolouring her eyes.
' Kakashi-sensei, what do we do?' Asked Sakura.
' I don't know quite yet, but whatever you do, don't look into his eyes, no matter what.'
Sakura nodded and looked around, trying to find a way to sneak off and hopefully try to distract Itachi from another direction. Once she saw that Kisame and Itachi weren't looking, she slinked off as fast as she could and hid herself in the trees, making sure she was in the leafiest one.
' Where's the pink-haired girl? Run off has she? And to think Kakashi, you preach about the importance of teamwork, yet your own students disregard your beliefs. How disheartening.' Itachi smirked; his grip on Misanagi's neck was tightening. Kakashi narrowed his eyes in annoyance and he silently prayed that whatever Sakura was about to do would help.
Sasuke who realised that Itachi and Kisame were ignoring him, took the chance and ran off as well to find Sakura. Once he saw her shock of pink hair, he knelt down beside her and pressed a finger to his lips.
' Can you see anything worth while?' He asked. Sakura shook her head to say "no" but stopped when she spotted something shiny lying near Itachi. It was one of Misanagi's custom made shuriken. She knew it was hers as Misanagi was often seen sharpening her weapons.
' Look over there, behind Itachi.' She whispered. Sasuke's eyes travelled over to the area Sakura pointed out but couldn't find anything.
' What? I can't see anything.' He spat. Sakura sighed, she expected him to be sharper in these sorts of things.
' Mi-chan's shuriken. It's right behind him.' She put her hands together and started to form very complex seals. Sasuke, looking over in interest, thought what she was doing wouldn't work.
' Poor Misanagi-sama…' Itachi muttered. He didn't notice the large shuriken hurtle towards his back at breakneck speed. Kisame unfortunately spotted the large shuriken.
' Itachi-san!' He roared. Itachi turned around and gasped in horror. The shuriken struck into him sending him into the nearest tree with the blades still deeply lodged in his torso.
' You're a smart kid. Who are you anyway?' Itachi asked, still slumped against the tree.
' Leave them, they're none of your concern…' Everyone gasped and turned to see Misanagi standing up, her knees shaky, sending Itachi the iciest glare.
' You're up, what a surprise… I see you're stronger than my idiot brother. But then again, considering your past…' Itachi didn't finish these words. In fact, he couldn't, as Misanagi launched herself at him and was now punching the side of his face viciously.
' Don't…you…dare…talk…to…me…about…my…past…!' She punched his jaw with every word. Overcome by rage, she didn't realise that she was looking right into Itachi's eyes. She had made the same mistake twice.
' Stupid girl…' Itachi muttered. Misanagi stopped her arm mid-punch and froze in terror. She let out a piercing scream and clutched her head. Roughly pushing her off, Itachi got up and grabbed Misanagi by the collar. His eyes turned blood red.
' No… NO!' Misanagi screamed. Sasuke, who's hatred for Misanagi didn't even come close to rivalling his for Itachi's, stood in the shadows of the trees and concentrated his chakra into his hands.
' Sasuke… you can't use the Chidori. Not here, you might hurt Mi-chan…' Sakura said.
' I don't see you stopping me… CHIDORI!' He yelled, as the sound of a thousand birds filled the air. The bright blue chakra made its way towards Itachi and hit him on the side, narrowly missing Misanagi, now unconscious. Itachi let her go, crying out in pain.
' Kisame, we're leaving…' He said simply, before disappearing. Sasuke glared at the ground, disgusted at himself for being so weak.
' Mi-chan, you're always getting yourself into trouble… How did your father ever put with you…?' Kakashi muttered, picking up the unconscious girl.
' We'd better get back, it's getting late.' Kakashi looked at the small girl in his arms. " Wake up soon…"
At the hotel room, Sasuke sat next to Misanagi quietly, figuring out why she knew his brother. And why their past was so strange.
' What does he have on you?' He asked himself quietly.
' Because he's insecure… He really thinks no one can ever defeat him, but he's still paranoid…' Sasuke whirled around to see Misanagi sitting up, staring at her knees quite dolefully.
' Why would he be paranoid if he's that strong? He's defeated Kakashi-sensei.' Sasuke spat.
' I came close once… but he used his Sharingan… You know what he does to you. Tortures you, makes you relive the past… I was human… I couldn't take it…'
' Sure…' Sasuke said, rolling his eyes.
' Thank you Sasuke-kun… for saving my life…' Misanagi whispered before getting up with a low growl and walking off. For the fist time, Sasuke began to wonder about the girl's past.
Ooh… Sasuke's such a poopy in this, but it gets better! Review PLZ!