Disclaimer: I don't own any Naruto characters just the plot.
Summary: Sakura has been Kidnapped by the Akatsuki, so after months and months of her old friends not coming to her rescue Sakura has finally given up hope and decides to make the best of this situation.
Chapter 11: Life of a Ninja
"That doesn't change the fact that you left me to raise our kids by myself on my own. You left your kids without a father and you don't seem to care." With that statement Sakura picked both Akira and Taku up and carried them out of the house. Itachi just punched the wall in frustration and walked in the opposite direction of them.
They were just about to leave and head back to Konoha when Taku jumped out of her hands and ran over to Itachi. Itachi heard Sakura yell Taku's name and then he heard the small boy call out to him
"Dad no please i want to have a dad just like all the other kids in the academy. Please come home with us." Taku said while grabbing onto Itachi's leg once more. Itachi didn't know what to do he didn't want to hurt this kid anymore, but he also didn't want to hurt Sakura.
"Don't worry Taku I'm sure you can come visit me some other time." Itachi said as he picked the young boy up and ruffled his hair. Sakura just stared in amazement even as Itachi's once lover she had never seen this side of him. " Now go on head back to your mother." Itachi said while setting him back on the ground. Taku was then running back to Sakura when the man from earlier came back into the scene and grabbed Taku by his collar, this time the boss by his side.
"Hey put me down" Taku yelled while activating his sharingon
"Now now little boy I'm sure you don't even know how to use that sharingon." The boss chuckled. " So Itachi this is your son, looks just like you." Then the boss turned his attention to Sakura. "Long time no see little blossom." Sakura just glared at him
"Give me back my son." Sakura yelled. The boss just looked at the man who held Taku and asked him to hand the boy to him.
"I think that this one is going to grow up with the Akatsuki, what do you think Itachi?" the boss said directing the question back at him
"I think that you should give him back to his mother." Itachi said getting madder by the second.
"Ill propose a deal. Sakura i will let you stay here with Itachi and the little ones as long as you let them train here to become future Akatsuki members." The boss said looking at Sakura. He then walked closer to her and put his hand on her cheek. "We have missed seeing you around here." Sakura just pulled away in disgust. The rest of the Akatsuki members started to come out.
"What is Pinky joining up with us again." Kisame asked
"No you dope once i get my son back i will be heading back to Konoha." Sakura replied
"You can either stay with you son or leave him here with Itachi, either way i can tell that this boy shows great promise." The boss said
"Hey what about me I'm just as good as Taku." Akira said always eager to prove herself.
"Akira hush." Sakura said
"Oh and there is another one i think i will keep this one here to." The boss said reaching for Akira, but not before Sakura took out a kunai and was about to stab his arm when the boss caught her wrist. "I am not the Akatsuki leader for nothing little blossom."
"Let her go. Do not forget that i am just as strong as you are. If i were you i would not touch Sakura." Itachi said in his usual cold voice.
"You know the way your talking to me one might think you are starting to turn your back on the Akatsuki. I would hate to have to order to have you killed." The boss said
"But then again i guess a dead man cant order to have me killed." Itachi said while going at him. The boss and Itachi were in a huge fight but it was all over when Itachi caught the boss in his Mangekyou. Itachi took this opportunity to hit the boss in the back of the neck and knock him unconscious. Itachi looked over at the guy who was holding Taku and glared at him, he immediately let go of Taku, who then went and hid behind Itachi. The guy then left off into the woods. Sakura then went over to Itachi and Taku.
"I guess i was wrong i guess you do care about Taku and me." Sakura said. Itachi just looked at her and smiled a little, careful not to let the other Akatsuki members seeing him smile.
"Now what am i going to do." Sakura said while looking at Taku.
"What do you mean?" The little boy asked
"Well you went and already got yourself attached to your dad and i cant just take you away. That would be rather unfair of me." Sakura replied
"You know you could always stay here with the Akatsuki." Itachi said as he picked Taku up.
"I could, but i don't know if i want the little ones seeing their dad and his friends come home all bloody and dirty." Sakura said
"Oh come on mom, its not like we have never seen someone get killed before. We're ninja, we have to deal with these things all the time. I don't know about Akira over there but i know I'm grown up enough to handle it." Taku said trying to look all tough.
"Hey i can be grown up to! I'm just as strong as you are Taku." Akira yelled. Itachi and Sakura were trying to get the two little kids to stop arguing when they heard Kisame finally talk.
"Well then it's settled Sakura is staying here with the Akatsuki and shes gonna go and make me some dinner I'm starving." Kisame said while putting him arms on Itachi's and Sakura's shoulders. Sakura annoyed at this statement balled up a fist and hit him across the head sending him flying towards the tree.
"I guess i can stay here, but what about Taku and Akira they are still supposed to be attending the academy." Sakura said
"Hey blossom are you forgetting you will be staying with some of the best ninjas around. We can teach them, and i can teach them how to control and work their sharingon's." Itachi said before kissing her. When he placed his lips on hers it sorta of surprised her, but she kissed back non the less.
As days went on Sakura went back to her old job of cleaning up and feeding the Akatsuki. She didn't mind though it was nice being back with them and especially nice being back with Itachi. She was happy that her kids finally had a real father figure in their lives. Each day she saw them improve there attacks, learning how to do mist jutsu's and learning how to fully activate their sharingon's. Sasuke was still around always hitting on Sakura every now and then, but he always had Itachi to deal with after words. Of course we couldn't forget about Kisame still making lame jokes and Sakura still hitting him at every chance she got.
Finally after a couple years went by Akira was turning sixteen as was Taku. They were all sitting around the table when Akira was quietly talking to her mom while the guys talked about the latest Akatsuki mission when the guys heard Sakura yell.
"What oh whats he look like is he tall dark and handsome." Sakura said trying to get more information out her daughter
"Mom, Shhh keep it down dad will hear you." Akira said. Itachi hearing this turned in their directions
"And what is it that dad isn't supposed to hear or know." Itachi said looking at Akira, when Taku blurted out with his mouth full of food.
"Akira's got a boyfriend. Apparently hes from sand." Taku said while barely dodging a kunai that Akira threw at him.
"Baka, why did you have to tell dad." Akira yelled
"Akira please don't throw kunai or call your brother name." Sakura said
"Since when is she old enough to be dating guys." Itachi said bringing up the topic again.
"Ignore your father Akira, now tell me more about this guy." Sakura said still prying for details.
"Well he has reddish hair and hes the kazekage's son." Akira said with a dreamy look in her eyes. Sakura hearing this smirked thinking of Gaara and then she looked at Itachi who she knew hated Gaara more than anyone in the world.
"When did you meet him." Sakura said, noticing that it was eerily quiet. She knew everyone at the table was listening to their conversation.
"On that mission dad took me on, he let me go wander the market and well i met him and we just hit it off." Akira said still having that gleam in her eye
"I knew i shouldn't have let you go on that mission." Itachi yelled in their general direction.
"Itachi hush, now wouldn't it be nice if you invited this young man over for dinner." Sakura said. Now glaring at Itachi.
"No mom, being the daughter of the Akatsuki leader isn't exactly something you want your boyfriend to know." Akira said like it was something obvious. Yes as the years had passes Itachi had eventually killed the boss and became leader of the Akatsuki.
"Yeah i wouldn't want to introduce my boyfriend to someone like Itachi either." Sakura said while smiling in Itachi's direction.
"Anyways we have a date later tonight, hes coming here to pick me up mom can you please get dad and the others to leave or at least stay in another room." Akira said pleading at her mother
"No, because your not going anywhere, your to young to date." Itachi said, but Sakura said something different
"don't worry Akira i will make sure your father and the others behave themselves." Sakura said. Now noticing that Itachi was starting to get mad that they were ignoring him decided to help change his mind.
"Weren't you saying sweetie, that you wanted a night alone without kids." Sakura said while kissing him on lips. Taku seeing this made a face
"Gross you two get a room." He said pretending to gag.
A couple of hours later there was a knock on the door and Akira went and answered the door and saw Gaara's son Kisho. He looked just like Gaara except no tattoo or circles around his eyes. Akira looked behind Kisho and saw who she presumed to be Kisho's father. Akira immediately let them in and went and got her mom. They were standing there when Itachi came into the living room wearing his Akatsuki robe and had a cold dark stare on his face. Gaara and him made eye contact and both their glares intensified.
"Panda-Kun." Sakura yelled as she went and through her arms around him and embraced him when she entered the room.
"Hey blossom, i heard from Kisho that he was dating your daughter Akira and i thought i would come by and see you while the kids go out, but i can come another time." He said looking from Sakura to Itachi.
"No its fine, nows fine, isn't it Itachi." Sakura said. Itachi just ignored this comment and left the room to go find Sasori. Soon Akira and Kisho left to go out on there date while Gaara and Sakura talked, Itachi eventually came back into the room and put his arm around Sakura's waist as if to remind Gaara that Sakura was his cherry blossom. It soon became very awkward
"Well i probably should be going see ya around blossom." Gaara said over his should as he left
"See ya panda." Sakura said. After he left Itachi and Sakura began talking.
"I still don't like that guy." Itachi said
"Oh don't worry about him, hes a good guy i think you two would get along if you hung out." Sakura said. Itachi ignored this comment and kissed her. He then pulled her onto his lap and started to kiss down her neck. When they heard Taku
"Ugh gross come one we have rooms with walls for a reason." Taku said as he went to the kitchen. Itachi just sighed and said he had some Akatsuki business to finish up with Sasori and Deidara.
Later Akira finally got home and was talking to Sakura for a good hour or so about her night in Sakura's bedroom, when Itachi finally came in to get to bed
"Did you have fun with the monsters little kid." Itachi said
"Dad Kisho's dad is not a monster and as a matter of fact i did." Akira said.
"Yeah what ever you don't know that man like i do." Itachi said while going to the bathroom to clean up.
"Well I'm gonna get to bed night mom." Akira said as she bounced out the room.
The next morning after everyone was up and eating breakfast. Sakura and Itachi announced that they would be heading to Konoha for a week or so. After breakfast Sakura and Itachi left for Konoha only stopping once for rest. The made the trip in about a day and a half. Once they reached the Konoha gates they saw Naruto standing guard.
"Yo, Naruto come down here." Sakura yelled as he immediately came down
"Sakura i missed you, i was so sad when you wrote that letter saying that you were with the Akatsuki again and were going to raise your children there." Naruto said as he hugged her and then he finally noticed Itachi's presence. "Sakura you know your not aloud to bring Itachi back here if other Anbu sees you they will probably arrest Itachi and maybe even you. People aren't to trusting right now especially since we are out war with hidden mist" Naruto said with a worried look on his face.
"don't worry Naruto shikamaru himself called us here." Sakura said as she showed him her traveling papers. After chatting for a while longer they finally made it to the Hokage's office and talked with shikamaru.
"As missing nin you both know that you can never return to Konoha." shikamaru began with. "But as you probably already know we are at war with hidden mist. I am willing to let you come back to Konoha if you promise two things. No more Akatsuki business and you have to help with the war. Sakura you are the best medic nin that i have ever known besides the fifth, and Itachi you can be our trump card to beat hidden mist and regain our power as one of the major villages." Shikamaru ended with. At first Itachi didn't like the idea, he didn't trust anyone. He knew that Sakura wanted to come back to Konoha and raise the kids in the Uchiha mansion.
"Sakura i will leave the decision up to you." Itachi said with his usual bored look on his face
"Ok shikamaru we will take you up on you offer." Sakura said, Itachi and her were already discussing leaving the Akatsuki, so it was not really a problem.
The next day they send word back to the Akatsuki to escort Akira and Taku to Konoha with all there bags and every item they wanted to keep. Akira wasn't to happy about moving further away from kisho, but she knew once she turned eighteen she would be out of here, most likely living in sand with kisho. Taku couldn't care either way, he reminded Sakura of Itachi so much. They always had that bored look on their face and Taku could already give a pretty good glare. Of course now that they lived in Konoha that meant that Itachi had to fight, which Sakura was not to pleased about, but she always healed him whenever they went out on assassination missions against the mist. It wasn't the best life, but they had grown used to it, it was the life of a ninja.
A/N: Okie dokie last chapter is up so what did everyone think of the story. I hope to get lots reviews. I'm gonna start a new story soon haven't decided on the coupling yet. It will either be Saku/Gaara-Shika/Tem- Saku/Dei. I might write another Itachi/Saku one if people give me another story idea, but ill most likely stick to those couplings and write a couple of one shots.