Chapter 11 as promised and thank you so much for all your reviews they r greatly appreciated : ) and inspire me to keep writing: )
Chapter 11 - A Terrible Loss
The next morning Naruto and Sasuke are waiting for Kakashi to start their training, Naruto looks around "ok so I'm used to Kakashi sensei being late but where is Sakura?" Naruto turns to Sasuke. Sasuke frowns,
"That's what I was thinking…"
"I mean its just not like her, she's normally here before both of us" Naruto continues.
"I know" Sasuke looks around.
"Do you think she's alright Sasuke? I mean you don't think she's hurt do you?" Naruto looks anxious.
"How should I know?!" Sasuke snaps glaring at Naruto.
"Hey! I was only asking you a question, why did you have to go all mr attitude again?!" Naruto glares back. Sasuke turns away ignoring him,
Sakura where are you? he thinks looking at the trees blowing in the wind. "Naruto I'm going to check Sakura's house, you stay her and tell Kakashi" Sasuke says and starts to walk off.
"Hey!" Naruto runs in front of him "why can't I go?" he whines. Sasuke gets impatient,
"Look Naruto, Kakashi will be here soon and someone needs to stay to tell him" Sasuke says annoyed.
"Well why can't you stay?" Naruto frowns. Sasuke moans in frustration,
"Naruto stop being an idiot I don't have time for this!" Sasuke quickly runs off before Naruto can protest stupid fool, making me waste moments I don't have Sasuke thinks angrily to himself stopping outside Sakura's house and knocks on the front door, Sakura's mom answers and it looks like she's been crying.
"Oh Sasuke is this about Sakura? Have you seen her?" she asks desperately. Sasuke looks at her,
"no, I was going to ask you that"
"We've already got the ANBU black ops looking for her, so far there have been no sights" she cries.
"Don't worry your daughter will be home soon, I'm sure of it" Sasuke assures. She nods,
"I hope you're right, thank you Sasuke"
"no problem, well I best be off goodbye mrs Haruno" Sasuke says and walks off then he runs along the bridge looking around suddenly a cloud appears in front of him and Itachi appears. Sasuke grabs out his shuriken "YOU! What are you doing here?!" he glares. Itachi smirks and moves Sasuke's shuriken aside with his finger,
"now now foolish little brother I'm not here to fight, I know you crave for a certain cherry blossom" he smirks. Sasuke frowns,
"Sakura, where is she? What have you done with her?"
"Instead of all these questions shouldn't you be out trying to save her?" Itachi smirks.
"Aah! Stop messing with my head! You either know where she is or you don't" Sasuke yells annoyed.
"Such a violent temper, Well if you come with me now, you can save her" Itachi looks at Sasuke. Sasuke looks at him not sure whether to believe him or not but as he knew about Sakura's where abouts he had no choice but to go with his older brother. "Then let's go" Sasuke plainly says. Itachi smirks and nods enveloping them in a cloud of smoke and transporting them to the cave.
Sasuke follows Itachi through the dark foreboding walls of the cave leading to where Sakura is. Sakura has her head slumped down and isn't moving, Sasuke runs over to her "Sakura!" he lifts her head up and his eyes widen "what has he done to you?" he asks, tracing his finger along the cut on her cheek. Sakura flinches and opens her eyes,
"Sasuke?" she manages to mumble. Sasuke smiles,
"Yes it's me, I'm here" Sakura shakes her head,
"No you can't be here, please it's a trap, he's going to kill you" She says her voice filled with fear. Sasuke breaks the chains holding her and steadies her holding her arms,
"not if I kill him first, Sakura I need you to get out of here now" Sakura shakes her head,
"no I wont leave you" she cries. Itachi laughs,
"aw how touching, it will be fun killing you both" he smirks walking towards them. Sasuke glares at Itachi and looks back at Sakura,
"Sakura go!" he yells.
"I wont!" she says stubbornly.
"This is my fight Sakura!" he frowns.
"Oh I get it, you're an avenger right? Look revenge wont make anyone happy it always ends the same, death to one of you or both of you" Sakura cries, Sasuke shrugs,
"as long as I kill him, death wont bother me"
"how can you say that?" Sakura yells.
"I just did" he replies calmly. "Now Sakura I'll only ask you this one more time…leave!" he doesn't look at her and turns to face Itachi.
"I wont leave you here to die and besides I can't get out, there's some sort of mystical barrier surrounding the place, which can only be broken from the inside from the person who created it" she explains, they both look towards Itachi.
"Well soon it'll be broken" Sasuke smirks at Itachi. Itachi stands there calmly as Sasuke charges at him with his kunai. Sakura's eyes widen,
"No! Sasuke I cant let you do this to yourself!" she quickly runs standing in between them both. Sasuke stops,
"Sakura get out of the way!" she shakes her head and pulls out a kunai and faces Itachi,
"Stay away from Sasuke" she glares, Itachi smirks and grabs her kunai and turns it back on her, chakra comes out his hand and he stabs Sakura in the heart and lets go off the kunai. Sakura gasps blood coming from her mouth, she staggers back gripping the kunai pulling it out, she looks at Sasuke "Sasuke Kun…" she falls to the ground not moving.
"SAKURA!!! NO!!" Sasuke holds her dead body in his arms, he looks down at her sadly and holds her close to him kissing her forehead. Itachi laughs,
"annoying girl at least now she's gone" Sasuke looks up, gently placing Sakura down on the ground and closes her eyelids over her eyes, he stands up and glares at Itachi.
"You killed her! Now you will die!" he says coldly. Itachi laughs,
"Patience little brother our time will come, for now you can mourn your beloved Sakura" he smirks disappearing in a cloud of smoke laughing. Sasuke turns back to Sakura's lifeless body and drops to his knees and yells leaning on her body, hugging her close "I'll always love you my cherry blossom, I will stop at nothing now until Itachi is dead! First my parents, my clan and then you!" he picks her limp body up holding it in his arms and walks out the cave heading towards the leaf village, sadness and anger showing on his face.
: O Sakura Chan! She's dead : ( nooo damn Itachi! Poor Sasuke as well he's gonna have to bury his dearly beloved : ( well keep sending them reviews in and the next chapter should be up shortly: )