AN: ITATAKA. Learn to love it.
Takara's POV.
Coming to a halt, I glanced towards the West. Wondering how long it would take Kakashi and Sakura to join Naruto and I. I was eager to speak with Sakura, to see if my assumptions about her and Sasuke were indeed correct. I imagined they were.
Suddenly an odd feeling came over me. Setting goose-bumps across my skin instantly. A stirring feeling began in the pit of my stomach and soon travelled up my spine. It was chakra I was sensing, powerful chakra, at that. Dread set in as I realised who the chakra belonged to.
Uchiha Itachi
I gasped, "Naruto!" and like a bat from hell, I was off. Hurrying to the clearing where Naruto was suppose to be awaiting my arrival.
The sun was high in the sky, casting great rays of light that broke through the dense treetops that I leapt across, creating a heavenly glow within the forest. It was amongst these trees that I contemplated if I was ready to face what was awaiting me in the clearing.
What if Naruto was hurt?
Even worse, what if he was already dead? What would I do then?
And the biggest question in my mind, if I had to fight Itachi, could I?
I knew the answer instantly, Yes. For Naruto, I would.
But all my fears were worthless. I soon realised that Itachi had already come and gone, already.
When I entered the clearing, Naruto stood in the center, a dazed look on his face, but from my minor medic training, I assessed that otherwise, he was perfectly fine.
Why?
I was all too aware of Itachi's former presence in the clearing. I wasn't certain if his chakra was just more potent to me because I had been so attuned to it, or if his presence and consequently his strength, were just that noticeable.
I hoped the latter.
"What happened?" I was shocked to hear my voice so high pitch, so frightened.
Naruto kept his eyes cast downward, refusing to meet my frantic gaze.
"Takara-chan…" his voice was so soft, so deadly. I knew then that whatever would follow in that same soft tone was destined to be my demise.
Naruto did not disappoint.
"Do you love him?" My breath hiked. He was asking me if I loved Itachi.
What had happened in this clearing?!
His eyes then flicked up to meet mine. The blue orbs held a hidden pain. He was so horrible at hiding it that it nearly made me angry. I fleetingly wondered if my own eyes reflected the fear I felt.
"W-why?" I silently cursed at my inability to control my voice, for god sake, I'm Nagano Takara! One of the finest Kunoichi to ever come from Konohagakure no Sato, this behavior was unacceptable! But even against my will, I was breaking down.
I knew I had to hold it together a little longer, at very least.
Sadness overtook his eyes, I realized that he knew I did. He knew I was in love with Uchiha Itachi.
Naruto knew my secret.