Sakura burst through the homes front door. She glanced around desperately. Which room? She dashed through the house peeking into random rooms. When she got to the end of one hallway she heard murmering. She took a deep breath and opened the door.

A slight gasp came from her. Sasuke was crouched on the floor. He looked like he was in pain, yet there weren't many wounds on him. The boy, or well man really, standing in front of him looked to be concentrating hard. His eyes were the same as Sasuke's and she figured without the sharigan they'd be very dark as well. He had lines running from his eyes, giving him an uncaring and almost tired look. His hair was longer than Sasuke pulled back into a ponytail on the nape of his neck. While she stared, he glanced to her and Sasuke noticeably relaxed.

"Itachi Uchiha." She breathed, remembering his name. He turned back to Sasuke seeming not to care much about her and Sasuke's torture resumed.

Sakura stood still. In the instant that their eyes had met, she'd felt an overwelming helplessness wash over her. Genjutsu then. Though she didn't think it'd matter she muttered the word to ward off the jutsu from her.

She took a moment to decide what to do. How could she release Sasuke? Apparently Itachi didn't see her as much of a threat seeing as he'd completely ignored her. She slipped a kunai out of her pocket. Just as she prepared to lunge at Itachi, he was suddenly beside her. His hand hit her wrist forcing the kunai to drop then he twisted her arm around behind her and shoved her into another wall.

Without a second look at her he turned once again to his younger brother. Sakura looked over at Sasuke.

His eyes were open now. His expression was twisted, his hands still on his head. He looked angry. Though angry at her or not she couldn't determine.

"Brother, you should tell your girlfriend to leave." Itachi murmered. He seemed to have not put the jutsu back on Sasuke. Perhaps he was saving his strength. Sakura had learned that the sharigan took a lot of chakra to use.

Sasuke looked from Itachi to Sakura. His look was pleading.

"No." Sakura answered, struggling to stand. Itachi was there again. He kicked her in the side and she fell back to the floor.

"Leave. This does not concern you." Itachi told her then walked away placing a hand against Sasuke holding him down. "Which hurts you more? The clan or her?" He stepped back again.

"No Itachi don't!" Sasuke groaned and resumed his fetal postition. Sakura thought she saw tears running down his cheeks.

"Stop it!" Itachi ignored her. "Please leave him alone!!"

He didn't answer merely stared at Sasuke. She could see blood trickling from Sasuke's mouth. She glanced around trying to find some way to stop Itachi. She checked her bag. What?! Empty. He'd taken her weapons. She reached down to where her shoe was. That was fine she had more. She threw the four shruiken hidden there at him.

He glanced up surprised. Probably only surprised to see her still moving, but he easily dodged them. He caught the last one on his finger and through it at her, mumbling something under his breath. The shruiken grew then multiplied.

She tried to dodge them but a couple sliced across her face and arms. She winced, and held her hand against the blood running from her arm. She moved to the back wall. How could she help Sasuke? He looked worse every time she looked at him.

"Naruto." She remembered. The anbu and Naruto were waiting. If she could get them here, maybe Naruto's demon fox could help. She built up a scream into her throat. This should get them here.

Itachi looked at her. His expression surprised her. It held something in it. Resent maybe...She didn't care. She screamed.

"AHHH!" Naruto yelled jumping up. Kakashi stood over him. "What was that?!"

"Sakura I think." Kakashi answered, then he muttered something under his breath. It sounded like a choice cuss word. "She must be there too. Come on we have to go."

The Anbu nodded and sprang away into the night. Naruto and Kakashi followed, silently.

Sakura was struggling to even stand. Itachi was back over at Sasuke again. But not before he'd released a large fire at her. She winced as her clothes scraped against the burns.

'I'll cut your tongue out next time.' Itachi had told her simply after she lay on the floor. This time it was her coughing out blood. She didn't understand why she wasn't just laying still. But she had to help Sasuke. It looked as though Itachi wanted to kill him with the genjutsu.

She stumbled towards them. What was she doing? She didn't even have weapons anymore.

She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She almost screamed again before remembering Itachi was in front of her. She turned confused.

Kakashi looked back at her telling her to be silent. He had his mask pulled up but one eye was tightly shut.

She could see the others behind him, their eyes also shut. So Itachi did have the genjutsu reaching them, then how come...She couldn't dwell on it because now Itachi was paying attention to them.

He still looked calm.

"Keep your eyes shut everyone." Kakashi ordered. Sakura could see one man in the back not moving. So he hadn't shut his eyes like the others. She looked away. She didn't like the look on the man's face. She wondered briefly at what he'd seen.

Naruto looked mad to have to have his eyes shut as well. He'd been brought but now they couldn't even do anything to help.

She turned back to Itachi and Kakashi. They weren't talking they seemed to be just staring at each other. Sakura inched towards Sasuke.

She crouched beside him. He looked at her. He seemed tired.

"Go" He murmered.

"No, Sasuke. I'll get you out of here." She looked back at Kakashi and Itachi. Now they were fighting. They were moving fast though and it hurt her eyes to watch. She turned back to Sasuke.

"What was he making you see?" She asked him. He glanced back up at her.

"My clan." He told her, his voice pained. "The same thing I've seen every night in my dreams, yet still I can't even stand up to it."

"Sasuke don't worry. You did great." She tried smiling at him. His eyes were slipping closed.

"Move Sakura!" She glanced up in time to see Kakashi a few feet from her. Itachi had thrown something. A shruiken? She couldn't tell. She ducked down covering Sasuke. She could feel it fly past her had then make contact with something.

She looked up scared, Kakashi was standing his hand wrapped around his side. She could see blood. He moved slowly to her side glaring at Itachi the entire time.

"Distract him Sakura..." He whispered.

"What?!"

"I'm sorry to make you do it but I promise you'll be fine. He won't kill you." He smiled down to her.

"What makes you think so?"

"He's not affecting you with the jutsu..." He answered. "Now hurry. He's still torturing Sasuke."

She looked over to Sasuke. Itachi had his concentration on him. His eyes were closed. Sakura moved over to him. She hesitated.

'Distract him? How?? Oh! I know how!! Shut up!' She yelled at herself. She moved not thinking then hesitated a foot from him.

She reached over turned him quickly and pressed her lips to his.