Senko: Hi hi! Thankies a bunchies to everyone who read and review! You rock!

Important Facts: Alright, you should all consider this. Even if Itachi did not kill his family, you all know that he is capable of doing so. Sasuke still looks up to him. Because Sasuke still looks up to him, Sasuke trains hard to compete with Itachi. Thus, this results in Sasuke being just as strong as he is in the "real" world. Even though Itachi did not kill his family, he is still very powerful and is well-known. Orochimaru knows that he is unable to use Itachi since he knows that Itachi either equals or beats him in power and therefore settles for Sasuke. This results in Sasuke still receiving the cursed seal during the Chuunin Exam. Because of this, the Third Hokage still dies and Tsunade becomes the new Hokage. Also, Akatsuki still exists. This means that Naruto is still in danger. Therefore, Jiraiya still takes Naruto, Kakashi trains Sasuke, and Sakura still trains under Tsunade.

Responses to Reviews

lilmisssushi: OMG! That's so awesome! Keep thinking about my story! xD and thankies for the compliment! I try my best to keep my ideas original ;) it's nice to know that my idea is original!
Hao's Anjul: Wow. I never thought of that much…lol
Princess Sakura Haruno, Starwishes, and Cursed-melody: Don't worry! Even if it appears to be SasuIno, I will not make this story SasuIno. And even if I do, it would be at the very end of the story. Why? Simply because…-cough-I need a love triangle to add drama-cough-
Noyesgirl: Heck yeah! There are hardly any ItaSaku ficcies! We must keep making more ItaSaku fics! Lol
Allodoxaphobia: Thank you for informing me ;D I know a problem with the tenses T-T my teacher and a while bunch of people told me lol but I'm working on it!
Ninjaxbunny: I so want a book like that too! That's how I got the idea! xP the idea also came from Fushigi Yuugi!
Loaned: I know that Itachi is weird but it will be explained in this chapter!
Heartless Ghost: Aw thanks! I try my best to remain original!

Also, thanks a bunch to animemistress419, Serena, sillymail, XUchihaSerenaX, Kunai-to-the-Heart, Ivory Black aka Torri-Chiob..., Sailor Leo, Sachmet, EnV, rose-in-may, and bride-inugami21 for reviewing!

By the way, to iluvanime493, I know that I told you that only Sakura would know what is going on but then I changed my mind! I thought that it would be interesting if someone else knew everything! So, in this chapter, I made a certain character also enter the book!

Disclaimers: Do I look like Masashi Kishimoto? If somehow you said yes, then obviously the answer is no o.O

/Talking/ - Inner Sakura

/Talking/ - Outer Sakura

Chapter 4

March 28.

Dusk.

Itachi stared at the scenery. It had been so long since he had seen anything so peaceful. He was back at Konoha again, with Kisame in an attempt to capture the Kyuubi. However, those annoying jounins – namely Kakashi – was always guarding the boy with the Kyuubi. He and Kisame had been rather inactive lately and were not in any mood to engage in fighting. Although he knew that he could defeat Kakashi, he felt he didn't want to waste his energy and time; his energy and time were reserved for something more important.

Itachi came across a field of flowers and cherry blossom trees. Memories came rushing at him and he was reminded of the first time he realized just how beautiful Konoha is.

Flashback

An eleven-year-old Itachi walked alongside his mother, Uchiha Mikoto. This day was rather boring. There was no mission and he had nothing to do. He was considering actually fulfilling his promise of training with Sasuke, but Sasuke was still at the academy and hadn't returned home yet. So, with nothing better to do, he decided to accompany his mom to grocery shopping. It's not very gentlemen-like to let a woman carry heavy bags. They were on their way back home.

"Mikoto-chan!"

Itachi and Mitoko turned their heads. It was one of Mikoto's friends, Aiko.

"Mikoto-chan, the best clothing store is having a sale right now! And it's only lasting until a couple hours later!" Aiko exclaimed.

Mikoto gave off a short gasp. "Really! Why didn't I know! Itachi-kun, can you carry the groceries home? I'll be home in a while, okay?"

Itachi nodded and Mikoto and Aiko went off.

Itachi was making his way home when he passed by a beautiful field of flowers and cherry blossom trees. He stopped for a brief moment to take in the beauty. But he also took in something else.

Sob…sniff…sob…

Normally, Itachi didn't give a damn about people crying. However, he was a shinobi and his job was to protect his village. What if those sobs came from someone who was hurt badly? Curious about who was crying, Itachi walked towards the source of the sounds. He stopped when he reached a small figure with strange pink hair. It was a girl. She leaned against a tree, crying. Itachi approached her and laid a hand on her shoulder. The girl's head shot up quickly, startled. She stared up at his dark eyes. Her eyes were beautiful, a shade of emerald. If he had any emotions similar to regular people, he would almost – almost! – feel slightly infatuated with the girl. He knew who she was: his fiancée. His father was talking to him this once and had told him about how he would have to marry this girl who had pink hair and green eyes if by the time she is seventeen he is still single. One time when she was near them, his father had pointed her out to him. He had only seen her from afar, though, and this was his first time actually seeing her up close.

"What's wrong?" he asked indifferently.

The girl sniffed. "I…I…t-the girls…they tease my f-forehead and…and Ino-chan i-isn't here."

"Ino?"

"Y-yeah…she makes them go away…"

"What is your name?"

"S-Sakura…"

"Why aren't you at home?"

"My mommy and daddy…-sniff- t-they'll see me cry."

He didn't know what to do. If he had known that the girl was simply crying because she was being teased, he wouldn't even have bothered to talk to her. Crying just because people tease you? How pathetic. However, he can't go back in time. Leaving her when he's already talked to her would be wrong. He had to do something before leaving.

"Your forehead is perfect," he said, picking up a cherry blossom petal. "What is this?"

"Uhm…a cherry blossom petal?" she answered unsurely.

"What do you think of cherry blossoms?"

"They are…uhm…cherry blossoms are pretty…most prettiest flowers ever. It's the perfect flower. "

"Do you know why your name is named after these, and why your hair color is just like the color of cherry blossoms?"

"…why?"

"Because you are a cherry blossom. You are the prettiest and you are perfect. If you are perfect, your forehead is also perfect."

She stared for a while and then blink. Then she looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you, sir…what is your name?"

"I am from the Uchiha clan," he answered. And then he left.

End Flashback

That was the only time he talked to her. His fiancée, yes, his fiancée. He had almost forgotten about her, but it didn't matter. He no needs to marry her anymore, nor would he want to. However, there was no denying that he had wondered before how everything would be if he did not kill his clan. She would be…well, if she was seven back then, then she would be seventeen now. If he had not killed his clan, he would be engaged to her right now. He heard rumors that she was training under the fifth Hokage. What was her name again? Ha…Haru…something. Anyway, how would life be if he had not killed his clan and was engaged to her? Would life have been better?

Truth be told, a small, SMALL part of him had regretted killing his clan. He hadn't really regretted killing those like his father and all those people who tried to control him and deprived him of a normal life. But there were also the people who tried to give him a regular life, like his mother for example.

He strolled around the field. Much to his surprise, he noticed pink hair among the pink falling petals. He approached her. It was her. HER. His fiancée was resting against a tree. She seemed to be in a deep sleep. Next to her, a couple inches from her hands, laid a small black book with the word 'Wish' written on the front. Curious, he examined the book. There was some stuff written on the back of the book. 'Write a what-if sentence and it shall come true' it said. He flipped open to the front page to see what his would-have-been fiancée could have written.

What if the Uchiha clan hadn't been massacred?

And suddenly, he was enveloped in a bright light.

"Nice to meet you, Haruko Sakumo," he said, placing a gentle kiss on her hand.

"Uh, that's Haruno Sakura," Sasuke corrected him.

Great. What had happened? Itachi wasn't sure. Somehow, he was in this realm where his family was still alive. Could that dumb book had been true? Regardless, this was unacceptable. He didn't know what was going on and passed by a girl. He asked the girl what was going on and she said something about his engagement party to Haruko Sakumo. Haruko Sakumo? He could have sworn it was Sakura something. He asked where it was being held and she pointed to her left. He traveled all around the eastern section of the Uchiha clan for what seemed like hours only to find out that the stupid party was actually in the western section. When he arrives, he calls his fiancée Haruko Sakumo only to find out it was actually Haruno Sakura. That totally embarrassed him…who the hell was that stupid girl?

"Do you know why your name is named after these, and why your hair color is just like the color of cherry blossoms?"

"…why?"

"Because you are a cherry blossom. You are the prettiest and you are perfect. If you are perfect, your forehead is also perfect."

She stared for a while and then blink. Then she looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you, sir…what is your name?"

"I am from the Uchiha clan," he answered. And then he left.

The ray of dawn hit gently against her skin. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and greeted the morning and then got up. She hadn't had that dream in a while. It had happened years ago, when she was about seven? Yeah, seven. She was crying and a stranger came up to her and cheered her up. She had asked for his name, but he only said he was from the Uchiha clan and then left quickly. He was the first male to have ever been so kind to her. She had almost fallen in love with him, but she didn't since she didn't even know him. The next day, she went to school and discovered there was a boy in her class named Uchiha Sasuke. Uchiha…would this Sasuke boy know anything about that stranger? Sasuke was really cute and powerful. He reminded her much of that generous guy. Then something weird happened the day when she realized that Sasuke reminded her of that guy: she started to like Sasuke. But that was in the past, and the past was a long time ago. She shouldn't pay attention to the past.

Examining her surroundings, she recalled last night's events. Realizing that this was not her "real" bedroom, she could only ponder what she would do about this situation. What would she do? No one knew her, the real her. No one knew the truth. She wasn't in her real world. If everybody were to find out the truth about her, what would they do? Would they accept her and try to find a way to send her back to her world? Would they try to kill her? Would they think she was crazy?

She studied the room. Her regular room was pink.

Pink bed sheets.

Pink pillows.

Pink blankets.

Pink alarm clock.

Pink window curtains.

Yes, she had an obsession with pink. This room seemed slightly more mature. The amount of pinkness was limited and there were more light colors like white, light blue, and lavender. She shook her head gently to brush off these thoughts and focus on something else. How would she act? Her parents were dead, so did everyone expect her to be melancholy and depressed? Or happy, to shield away her pain?

Her parents.

Pain flashed across her face quickly before being dismissed by her. She couldn't believe it. The pain of losing your parents is unbearable, but she reminded herself that this isn't the real world. It isn't the real world. Her parents are actually alive. Right? What if they aren't, though? She shook her head again and got up to wash her face.

Ding Dong

Sakura dashed down the stairs and to the front door. It was Ino.

"Sakura-chan! Sorry, I'm late! I didn't know where you'd be at, so I tried the Uchiha estate but then Mikoto-san said that you came home so I had to come all the way over here!" Ino breathed. "Now, good to see you're all ready! It's time to go to the Spring Festival!"

Ino dragged Sakura out of her house.

The two girls arrived at the annual Spring Festival, held at the center of Konoha. Everything was as expected to Sakura. It seems that nothing had changed for the festival. The Spring Festival celebrated spring and the also beginning, since spring is the first season. Booths were set up with various activities. Ino and Sakura were soon joined with Naruto, Hinata, Neji, Kiba, Shino, TenTen, Lee, Chouji, and Shikamaru. Sasuke and Itachi had not arrived yet.

"Ohayo, Sakura-chan!" Naruto greeted loudly, his hands around Hinata's waist. "Looking great, Sakura-chan, but not as great as Hinata-chan!"

Hinata looked down to hide her obvious blush. So, Naruto and Hinata must be going out.

"Hello, everyone," Sakura said, smiling.

Things seemed to be going well. Sakura enjoyed talking to the girls and the boys just kept to themselves.

"Sakura-sama!" someone called, amidst the people. Sakura looked around to see who it was; a girl, about her age, ran up to her. The girl had long black hair tied into two high pigtails held by white ribbons. She wore a black t-shirt and black mini-skirt along with the usual ninja shoes. "Sakura-sama, I'm so sorry I couldn't make it to your engagement party! I was on a mission, along with Itachi-sama, and then we got back late and I was so tired I had to go home and rest!"

"Oh, it's okay…" Sakura said. She was about to call the girl by her name, but she then she was reminded she didn't know the girl's name.

"No! It's not alright! I, Mikki, have made you my idol! It is my job to make sure I train and train and train in order to beat you! And it also my job to make sure I attend every event celebrating you and congratulate you and your success!"

"Uhm…thank you?" Sakura said, questioningly.

"You are very welcome!" Mikki replied, a big grin on her face. "Oh, by the way, how was meeting Itachi? You two never really met, right? It must have been pretty weird to all of a sudden find out that you are engaged to one of Konoha's most powerful shinobi! I heard that your parents only told you two that you're engaged to each other but you couldn't meet each other until the engagement party. Is that true?"

"Yeah, we met at the engagement party. Meeting Itachi…" Sakura's words faded as she tried to find a word for how she felt meeting Itachi. Scared? Awkward? "Meeting Itachi was weird."

"Weird? Oh! I'm so sorry he was weird! You see, the mission that Itachi and this other girl and I were on was an A-rank mission – it was my first time on an A-rank mission! Godaime-sama had made me many potions, odorless and the best, to use on the mission. We were supposed to find these three missing-nins of Konoha who were rumored to have left Konoha together. I had a truth potion with me and we were eating dinner with this guy who we suspected might now the whereabouts of the ninjas. I put the potion into his drink and then I found out I put it in Itachi's drink! Since the potion was odorless and one of the best of the Godaime-sama's, Itachi didn't know and he drank it!"

Everyone stared in complete awe at the Mikki's story.

"So, I apologize for Itachi's weird behavior! For the rest of the mission, Itachi was different – he talked! He actually said more than one word in a sentence! Towards the end of the mission, I realized that when the potion was going to wear off, it makes the person have some memory loss. Itachi didn't know my name at all!"

Sakura laughed nervously. "I see, so, uh, that was the reason why he talked and called me Sakumo."

Then, Sasuke and Itachi showed up. Sakura smiled. "Ohayo, Sasuke, Itachi-kun."

"Hn."

No reply.

/ASSHOLE! Don't ignore me, dammit/ Inner Sakura screamed.

/Just keep smiling, just keep smiling, just keep smiling, smiling, smiling./ Outer Sakura chanted to Inner Sakura.

"So, did you guys just get here?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah," Sasuke muttered. Itachi remained stoic and did not reply. It seemed as though he wasn't even listening.

"Sakura-sama, Itachi-sama is alright now. It seems the potion has worn off!" Mikki beamed.

…you mean Itachi is a super-Sasuke? Actually, Itachi is a super-Sasuke. He's an older, -ahem- better-looking, stronger, and quieter version of Sasuke. Talk about family genes.

Suddenly, a jounin approached the group. "There you guys are! I was looking all over the place for you guys! Anyway, Godaime-sama wanted me to tell you guys that she wants to see you at her office asap."

"WHAT!" Naruto and Kiba exclaimed.

"We just got here!" Kiba stated.

"YEAH! We missed the last Spring Festival and now we have to miss this one too?" Naruto argued.

The jounin sighed. "I'm sorry but this is what the Godaime-sama wants."

The jounin left immediately, leaving an angered Kiba and sulking Naruto. "That old hag…" Naruto muttered.

"I-It's alright, Naruto-kun…" Hinata said softly.

Senko: I'm sorry but I have to end the chapter here. I was going to write more, honestly! However, I didn't know what to write and I need YOUR OPINION!

IMPORTANT! Alright, so I was stuck and didn't know how to do this. The first idea that came into my mind was to have Tsunade order them to go on a mission. If I did this, then the story would be more drama and romance. However, another idea popped up in my head. This idea was the second idea for a story when I began my fanfic career ;D basically, Tsunade sends the Naruto gang on a cruise and they get shipwrecked and they end up on different sides of the island. For example, Itachi and Sakura would land on the south side of the island while Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke end up on the north side. If I make the Naruto gang go on this vacation, then the story would become drama, humor, and romance. WHICH IDEA DO YOU WANT MORE? If you choose the first one, then chances are I am going to make a separate story with the second one and even have a sequel. If I do make the second one a sequel, I'm probably going to make it ItaSakuGaa. PLEASE HELP SENKO-CHAN! T-T

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