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Chapter 9: Journey to Sound II

The next day, Itachi and Kabuto woke up before Sasuke and Sakura did. Itachi and Kabuto saw Sasuke and Sakura sleeping together by the burnt out fire. It seems that they were there all night. Kabuto said that he would look for some food, but Itachi still didn't trust him, because for all he knows, Kabuto could have done something to the food.

"Listen Kabuto, if you do anything to the food that you bring back, I will-" "Not hesitate to kill me, I know Itachi-san." Itachi glared and nodded as a gesture for Kabuto to go find some food.

Itachi sat down in front of his still sleeping brother and sister-in-law. He stared at the pair, then thought back to a memory of him and Serina doing the same thing before their marriage. Itachi probably would be cuddling with Serina right now also, but she's not here. He stopped his staring and turned to look at the dirt road.

A couple minutes later, Sasuke began to stir awake. His arms were still wrapped around Sakura. He looked around and spotted his big brother staring at the road.

"Are you okay?" Sasuke asked, concern in his voice. Itachi turned and looked at the younger Uchiha.

"Yeah…" Itachi said he was fine but his eyes held sadness. Sasuke saw this but decided not to talk about it. Sakura started to awake as well. She yawned and looked up to see Sasuke staring at Itachi.

"Ohayou minna." Sakura said. Itachi nodded as Sasuke said good morning back. Sakura noticed that Kabuto was missing, so she asked Itachi where he was.

"Kabuto went to get some food for us." Itachi said plainly. 'He better come back fast, cause the sooner we get done here, the sooner I can save Serina and Akito.' He thought.

After a few minutes of silence, Kabuto returned with some fish from a nearby lake. He made a fire and started to cook it. Sasuke was thinking about the day of Akito and Serina's kidnapping. He decided to break their silence.

"You know what I don't get," Sakura, Itachi, and Kabuto looked at him. "How could Serina get taken away that easily? I mean she is the second best Anbu, plus she's always on alert."

"Hm…that is a good question Sasuke-kun." Sakura said.

"There's a possibility that she was sleeping and Orochimaru could have drugged her, or she was defenseless since the baby was with her." Itachi stated. Everyone 'Ohed.'

"Breakfast is ready!" Kabuto said. He gave each person one fish since there were only four anyway.

"Thank-you Kabuto-san." Sakura said and smiled. Sasuke and Itachi didn't say anything but ate their meals quietly.

After a few more minutes, the four were done with breakfast and started to pack their stuff up. Itachi started to walk ahead as Sasuke and Sakura followed after him and then Kabuto. They walked for at least four hours and occasionally Sakura would ask if anyone wanted something to eat or drink but they said no. Their walk was very silent and soon the weather began to change colder.

Sasuke, being closer to Sakura wrapped an arm around her shoulder and she wrapped a hand around his waist. Itachi wasn't really bothered by the cold so he just kept walking, same for Kabuto. After another four hours of silent walking, they found the entrance to the sound village.

Guards were everywhere. They surrounded the whole village. To get into this village, you would have to actually be from the Sound Village. But, since Itachi, Sasuke, or Sakura were not from the sound village, they had to fight to get in. Seeing as theres around 50 guards, they four started to devise a plan.

Before Itachi spoke, Sakura thought of something.

"Kabuto, you not loyal to Orochimaru or the Sound Village anymore, right?" He nodded and Sakura smiled.

"Well, then I guess I should do something special for you." Sasuke eyed her curiously as did Itachi and Kabuto. Sakura took a kunai out of her holister and scratched a line through Kabuto's Sound headband.

"O…kay…" Sasuke and Kabuto said. Sakura just smiled. Itachi fake coughed to get their attention back and they huddled into a little group.

"Okay, this is what we will do, Sasuke and Sakura, you guys take 30 of them while I take the remaining 20. Kabuto, in case we need healing, you heal us. Do not fight against them Kabuto, got it. We will meet right in front of Orochimaru's castle and then begins the search." Itachi said with an emphasis on 'we'. Sasuke, Sakura, and Kabuto nodded.

"Go!" Itachi yelled. Sakura followed Sasuke towards a few guards. Kabuto hid behind a tree, and Itachi forwarded towards the guards opposite of Sasuke and Sakura.

Sasuke and Sakura decided to split their 30 guys into 15 each. It turns out, these sound ninjas were chunnin level, and only about five were jounin level. It was a piece of cake for the Konoha ninjas. The sound ninjas were also very surprised by the attack, that they didn't have time to defend their selves properly.

Sasuke didn't need to use his chakra for the chunnins, so he threw numorous punches and kicks at each ninja causing them to pass out. Sakura only focused her chakra in her fists and feet for super powerful kicks and punches. The pair finished their opponents quickly, with a few scratches here and there, but nothing serious. They decided to see if Itachi was done on his part.

Itachi was winning so far from the ninjas. It seemed to be that he had all five jounins to battle plus fifteen chunnins. He too had a few cuts on himself but nothing serious as well. Sasuke and Sakura decided to help Itachi out, so they started fighting the chunnin. Itachi decided to take out four out of five jounins, because he needed to ask a few questions to the one jounin remaining.

(A/N: I'm sorry for not explaining how these little battles went, sorry!)

After a few more minutes, Itachi, Sasuke, and Sakura finished off the 49 Sound ninjas. With the last ninja, Itachi decided to interrogate him. Sasuke volunteered to help his brother with that. Sakura told Kabuto that it was safe now, so he came out from behind the tree. They watched as Sasuke and Itachi interrogated the ninja.

"Sasuke, can you hold up by his neck for me, my dear brother?" Itachi asked. Sasuke smirked and picked the sound ninja up off the floor and held him by the neck.

"Does this look tight enough?" Sasuke asked, referring to weather or not he was hold the nin tight. Itachi thought about it while the sound ninja made some gasping noises.

"Lossen it a little, I still need some answers from this bastard yet." Sasuke obeyed his brother a loosened the grip a little.

"Now, I'm going to ask you some questions so answer truthfully, but each time I think your lying, my sister-in-law, will use her monstrous strength on you, got it?" Itachi used a calming voice and pointing to Sakura indicating that she was his sister-in-law. The sound ninja nodded as Sakura smirked and started to crack her knuckles.

"Did you see Orochimaru take a girl with pink hair and a baby with black hair inside the village?" Itachi asked.

"Y-yes." The nin choked out. Itachi decided to believe him this time.

"Okay, well, do you know where he put them?"

"N-n-no." The sound ninja spoke again.

"Liar! Sakura punch him." Itachi commanded. "Sure." Sakura put a little chakra to her fist and punched the ninja in his gut. He yelped, well more like squeaked him pain, because Sasuke still had his grip around him.

"You should have answered truthfully." Kabuto said and pushed up his glasses alittle.

"Well, do you plan on answering me truthfully now?" Itachi asked again. The half-dead ninja nodded.

"Where is my family?" Itachi asked.

"T-they w-w-were s-sent to a-a d-d-dungeon t-that's in O-Orochimaru's l-lair."

"Good, now one last question, did you partake in the capturing of my wife and child?" Itachi asked him. The sound ninja shook his head.

"Good, now Sakura, Sasuke, kill him." Itachi said. Sasuke let go of the nin and he dropped to the floor.

"What! But I answered truthfully!"

"Aa, yes you did, but we wouldn't want you running off and telling Orochimaru that we are here now, so that why you die." Itachi explained.

Sasuke and Sakura ganged up on his and the nin quickly died.

"Kabuto, Sasuke, Sakura, let's go." Itachi said. The three nodded and opened the gates to the Sound village.

Inside, they saw many small houses and in the center, stood a castle like tower. The four figured out that that was Orochimaru's lair.

Finally done! WAHH! My cousins are spending one whole week at my house and because of that, I won't be able to update until they leave! Please review if you have time, I would like to get up to 50 reviews at least for this story before it's over! Thanks and I love all my readers and reviewers! Bye!