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Recap:
"Who shall spar with her?"
No one volunteered.
"Then I shall pick. Itachi, lets see how far she can get fighting you." Leader said.
"Hai." Itachi replied leaving the room.
'Tomorrow should be interesting.' they all thought.
Hokage's Office
"What!!" Ino screamed. "How? When? Why? Who?"
"Troublesome." muttered Shikamaru at the whole situation.
Tsunade had just told the rest of Rookie 9 about the disappearance of Sakura with the Akatsuki.
"Why would the Akatsuki want to take Sakura?" Neji asked.
"I don't know." Tsunade replied taking a sip of sake.
"I-I-I j-j-j-just hope S-s-sakura is a-alright." Hinata stuttered.
"Sasuke-kun...are you okay? You spaced out." Ino said waving a hand in his face.
"Leave me alone." he simply said.
"Teme misses Sak'ra-chan." Naruto said ignoring the glares from the Uchia.
"Dobe."
"Teme."
"Do not start you two." Kakashi said leaning against a wall closing his eyes.
"Okay then, there is going to be a search party made up of the following people: Naruto, Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Neji, Shikamaru, Kiba, Choji, and Hinata." Tsunade said.
"What about teme?" Naruto asked.
"He is not going due to the fact of emotions." Tsunade said receiving glares from the Uchia.
"They will not get in my way" Sasuke said angrily.
"I cannot be sure of that." came the reply.
"They will not get in my way." Sasuke said firmly.
"If you go, you will have to listen to Kakashi, Asuma, and Shikamaru." Tsunade said writing something down on a piece of paper. "Kakashi, Asuma and Shikamaru are the team captains. You leave tomorrow morning at 6:30, do NOT be late." she said looking at Kakashi. "Now leave." She finished.
Akatsuki Base
"Leader-sama would like you four to go to the other base and stay there until needed." Hidan said talking to Sakura, Kisame, Itachi, and Deidara.
"What about the sparring?" Sakura asked.
"How'd ya know 'bout that?" Kisame asked eyeing Sakura.
"It's called eavesdropping fish-face." Sakura retorted.
"The sparring will be held later on. You all leave in an hour." Hidan said leaving the four to themselves.
"I'm going to go pack." Sakura said going to her room.
Sakura's room
'Wonder why we are going to the other base.' inner-Sakura said.
'As long as we don't have to Konoha, I'm fine.'
Sakura packed while talking to her inner-self. She just couldn't help but think that she was a lot happier here then in Konoha. Even if she was rarely talked to, she felt more wanted here. She couldn't wait to show them what she was capable of.
Soon enough she just started randomly singing.
How can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I've become
Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life
Frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead
all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I've become
(Bring me to life)
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
(Bring me to life)
"Damn." Sakura muttered as she started to brush her hair.
"Damn what?" someone said surprising Sakura with their presence.
"Crap, damn you." Sakura said looking into the eyes of none other than Itachi Uchia.
"..." he didn't say anything.
"Don't you knock?" she asked putting her hair brush in her bag.
"I did but you were to busy singing." came a smart remark.
"Right."
"We are leaving in 10 minutes." he said leaving.
'Why did I sing?' Sakura kept thinking to herself running to meet the others.
"Let's go, yeah." Deidara said starting to walk off as the other three walked behind him.
"Why exactly are we going to the other base?" Sakura asked.
"Better training ground." Kisame said.
The next day (Noon)
Sakura and Deidara's stomachs were starting to rumble signaling for the group to stop and get lunch.
"Some people are coming this way." Itachi said sitting up for a rock.
"Slash your headband Sakura." Kisame said standing up.
Sakura didn't hesitate. After the slash was made, Kisame threw her a ring and a cloak.
"Your part of the Akatsuki now, just don't think your testing is finished yet." Kisame said.
"Hai." Sakura replied putting the ring on her left ring finger and slipping on the cloak.
Just as Sakura finished, the people she ran away from appeared in front of the four Akatsuki members.
"Sakura, we don't want to use force." Kakashi started.
The four stayed silent.
"Why the Akats-suki S-s-sakura?" Hinata stuttered.
"Because." Sakura gave a simple reply. "Now if you don't mind, we must be on out way." Sakura stepped back to dodge two kunai stopping her from stepping forward.
"We will use force." Shikamaru said.
"Bring it, yeah." Deidara challenged the Konoha ninja.
Sasuke was the one to make the first move. He threw a punch at Deidara which Deidara easily caught and threw Sasuke into a tree.
"We really don't want to use force." Kakashi said who was standing beside Naruto.
"Just come home Sak'ra." Naruto pleaded.
"I have no home." Sakura replied coldly.
Before any of the Konoha ninja could reply, the four akatsuki members disappeared.
"Sakura... she's not coming back is she?" Naruto asked sadly.
"I'm afraid not." Kakashi replied.
"Byakugan!" Neji said activating his kekkei genkai.
Hinata soon followed after her cousin.
"Anything?" Shikamaru asked with his eyes closed.
"No." Hinata and Neji replied simultaneously.
"Damn." Kakashi said walking back toward Konoha.
"So we just give up?" Naruto asked infuriated.
"We don't know where they are going and Tsunade said to get back with or without Sakura." Asuma said.
"NO!" Naruto yelled. "I am NOT giving up on Sakura."
"Naruto, you know that we can't. Not with the Akatsuki in the area." Kakashi said.
"Then why did we come in the first place?" Sasuke asked receiving some looks.
"Yeah, why did we come?" Kiba asked.
"To see if they were going to be hesitant about giving Sakura back. Apparently there is something going on, Sakura may be worth something to them." Kurenai said.
"We are going. NOW!" Asuma ordered.
The incomplete Rookie 9 made their way back to Konoha, oblivious to the pair of emerald eyes watching them.
(Other) Akatsuki Base
"You're late." Kisame said as Sakura walked past the three.
"Let's train, yeah." Deidara suggested.
After arguing about who would train with who, they finally came with the decision that Itachi and Sakura would fight and afterward, Deidara and Kisame would fight.
"BEGIN, yeah!!!!" Deidara yelled signaling for the match to begin.
Itachi disappeared immediately and Sakura became instantly aware of her surroundings. 'Left, no. Right, no. Up, no. Down.'
At this thought Sakura filled her fist with chakra and punched the ground creating the ground to split. 'Yes.'
Itachi would never admit or show it but was surprised on how much strength this girl had.
"Who trained you?" Itachi asked blocking a punch from Sakura.
"Nobody." Sakura replied landing a blow on Itachi's chest.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu." Itachi muttered under his breath as flames came hurdling toward Sakura.
"Suiton: Suijinheki." Sakura says loud enough for the other three to hear. A barrier forms around Sakura protecting her from the flames.
'Kokuangyō no Jutsu!' Sakura said to herself activating her genjutsu.
Itachi stays as calm as usual letting the darkness engulf him. With his activated Sharingan he did not expect to hear 'Magen: Jubaku Satsu.' Vines started to wrap around Itachi making him immobile.
"Stuck?" Sakura mocked him in the darkness.
"Just a little." Itachi replied with a smirk on his face.
"Magen: Kyōten Chiten." Itachi said loud enough for Sakura to hear. Instead of Itachi being the one stuck in the darkness wrapped in vines, Sakura was.
"I hate you." Sakura said as Itachi stood beside her. "KAI!" Sakura released chakra, ending all of the genjutsu.
"You're better than I thought." Itachi said walking away from Sakura.
"Hey, the match isn't over yet. Givin' up?" Sakura teased.
Before she could say anything else, Itachi was behind her with a kunai to her neck.
"Do I look like I give up?" Itachi said into her ear.
"Yea." Sakura said turning into a puff of smoke.
Kisame and Deidara where watching with interest as Sakura disappeared without Itachi noticing. Both of them could not believe what just happened before them.
HA!!! Sucky cliffy but a cliffy nonetheless. Review PLEASE!!! No flames, only constructive critism. THANKYOU!!!!!