Madara glared at both Itachi and Kisame as the entered the office.

"What took you two so long?" He hissed at them, annoyed at length of time it took them. He had chosen Itachi to get a doctor because he knew that Itachi was still in love with Emi which meant he would be quicker, or so he thought.

"Konoha is on red alert, we had to find someone who may not be reported missing for a day or two so when they did go looking and spot us going back to the old base." Itachi spoke, trying not to show his worry for Emi. Madara nodded, still annoyed at the stupid excuse and pulled the doctor to the room were Emi was.

"You two can go now." He hissed at the two members and pushed the doctor inside the room. Itachi and Kisame nodded and left. Itachi really wanted to stay, he wanted to know what was wrong but he knew that Madara wouldn't allow him to know, it was best to just to play with him.

"Kichi-chan, the doctor is here to see you." Madara called her as he walked in behind the doctor. Emi rolled over and looked at them. She was tired and the last thing she really wanted was to be poked and prodded by some doctor. The doctor looked back at Madara.

"May I have some privacy with the young lady please?" He asked scared, he didn't want Madara looming over his shoulder. He would so scared that he wouldn't be able to his job properly, the girl looked so fragile. He could see in her eyes that she didn't want to be there.

"No, how do I know you won't try to kill my wife while she is weak?" Madara hissed back and the doctor looked at him wide eyed as his fear increased.

"Madara I can still defend myself, just do as he asks. He is a doctor." Emi said as she sat up and Madara sighed. The doctor would probably be thinking more about his own life then finding out what was wrong with Emi.

"Very well." He gave in annoyed and walked out.

Half an hour later the doctor walked out of the room and walked towards an anxious Madara.

"What's wrong?" Madara quickly asked and stood up from his desk.

"Your wife is pregnant." The doctor informed him, his face slightly pale. He had seen several marks on Emi's body. Madara was clearly hitting her but she wouldn't say anything when he questioned her about the marks or she would just make up some excuse like she had fallen over. The doctor knew they were lies, shinobi's don't just fall over. She wasn't willing, he felt that he should try to convince Madara to let her go. "I suggest she finds refuge in a village. This isn't a place for someone in her condition." He added and Madara glared at him. The doctor had gone pass his line of duty.

"My wife will be staying with me through the whole pregnancy." He informed the doctor through gritted teeth.

"Can you deliver a baby?" The doctor asked sceptical of any medical ability. He wasn't going to give up on Emi, he had to make sure the poor girl was safe.

"No, I will get a doctor closer to labour." He told him and the doctor nodded as he thought of another reason to free her.

"She needs regular check-ups to make sure she's well and you need to stop hitting her." The doctor then countered, getting a little too confident. Madara started to lose his temper and the doctor soon regretted mentioning the marks.

"You were only here to tell me what was wrong. Your job is done." He hissed and slit the doctors' throat with a kunai. "Idiot." He then muttered to himself as he picked up the body to get rid of it before Emi saw it. He would have to send out for another doctor when she got closer to giving birth. He couldn't risk losing his child or Emi. He hoped the child would be a boy.

On the way back to the old base, Itachi and Kisame were stopped by Sasuke and his team. Itachi sighed, he knew his time was up but he had hoped his brother wouldn't go through with it for Kichi's sake. He knew that she still cared for him, he saw it in her eyes but he also knew that her love with him was now gone.

"Itachi-teme I'm here to kill you." Sasuke hissed at him. Itachi nodded and looked at Kisame.

"Go back to the base. This is between me and Sasuke-kun." Itachi told Kisame who nodded and left. There was no point in getting involved. He had orders to follow.

"I will kill you for what you did to Emi-sama and our clan." Sasuke hissed as he took out his katana and activated his Sharingan.

"What about you? You killed her adopted father." Itachi said with indifference. Sasuke growled.

"I killed him because he wanted to take over my body and because he hurt Emi-sama. He lied about who he was, Kakashi-sensei is her father. Orochimaru is just filth like you. Filth that this world needs to be rid of." He said before charging at Itachi who moved at the last minute. Itachi wanted to tell Sasuke the truth, he wanted him to know that he was only taking orders from the Hokage. He saved Emi and those memories weren't real. He couldn't if he wanted to die by Sasuke's hand, the only one who could avenge the clan and make it great again. "Once I kill you, I'm going to take Emi-sama away from the Akatsuki and give her life away from all of this." Sasuke added as he charged again.

"You love her or going to use her to restore the clan?" Itachi asked, curious how she had made such an impact on his brother. No one had ever meant anything to him before, not even his own village.

"No, she deserves a better life away from this. I will take her were no one can hurt her, I will protect her." Sasuke told him.

"What about what she wants? What if she loves someone?" Itachi asked, he had heard from Deidara about what happened on their mission in Suna. It was clear she had fallen for Gaara, this was where her love had gone. He was willing to let her go but he hadn't been willing to let her marry Madara but there was nothing he could do. Madara was stronger than him. "She's married to the leader of the Akatsuki." He told him and Sasuke looked at him wide eyed in shock.

"She wants to be in the Akatsuki?" Sasuke asked in disbelief and Itachi shook his head.

"Maybe, she is probably pregnant by now. You can't just walk in there and take her." Itachi explained and Sasuke roared in anger. He was too late to save her. He would just have to kill the leader as well and take her somewhere close by until she could be moved again. A child would be a pain to look after but it would just be something they would have to deal with. Sasuke had made a silent vowel to protect Emi and take her away from the hurt. He wouldn't let her go back to Konoha, they would just use her and the child. Kakashi may be her father but the village elders would treat her like a weapon. They would send her on dangerous missions, make sure she had children, she wouldn't able to be herself. Kakashi wouldn't be able to save her from that life.

"It doesn't matter." Sasuke hissed at him and attacked.

"Why does she mean so much to you Sasuke?" Itachi asked, causing Sasuke to stop his attack. Itachi couldn't work out why he was doing this.

"She is strong and she reminds me of mother." Sasuke told him and Itachi nodded. Now Itachi understood, it was true, Emi was very much like their mother but less reserved and with a temper but around Sasuke she was very reserved so he understood the reasoning even more. Sasuke admired her and wanted her company because of likeness to their mother. He obviously didn't want the same to happen to her as what happened to his mother. Emi was a sweet girl but had a temper. She would probably put up a fight against Sasuke if didn't let her go back to Konoha or Suna. Sasuke quickly went to attack. Kisame made it back to the base and waited with the rest.

After a few hours the news of Itachi's death was passed around by Zetsu and that Sasuke was on his way to the base to find Emi. As long as he didn't turn up when Konoha or Suna attacked they would fine.