Sasuke and Naruto continued to follow the trail, until they could no longer trace it. The footprints and any other sings of Itachi and Sakura had vanished. Sasuke knew that finding his brother wouldn't be easy. He still couldn't understand what he wanted with Sakura though. The only thing she was good for was rebuilding the clan. Is that why he kidnapped her? How could Itachi have found out that he even chose Sakura to be the one to rebuild the clan? And why would he need Naruto if that as the case?

"Sasuke, maybe it would be best if you didn't go any further," said Naruto.

Then it hit Sasuke. He remembered that Itachi had gone after Naruto once before. Itachi and his partner wanted to capture Naruto so they could take the nine-tailed fox spirit from his body, to use in there own purposes, but it still didn't explain why they had kidnapped Sakura.

"Shut up Naruto. I'm not going to let them have Sakura. And you can't give yourself up either,'' answered Sasuke. Both boys started to follow the trail they were on once again, heading north, believing that was the way.

Sakura woke up again. She was still in the strange room that belonged to Itachi, and again she was alone. She knew it wouldn't that way for long. She still felt weak, but it seemed to her as if she had gained charka. It was like she hadn't been touched while she slept. It was horrible that she felt tired again, but she had to stay awake. She had only been up for about an hour now. She tried to do a summoning jutsu, but it failed. She still didn't have enough charka; it flustered her how she could have lost so much. She didn't know of any jutsu that stole away an opponent's charka, unless they were born with it. This was not the Kekkai Genkai of the Uchiha family. Could there have been more than one Captor?

She heard the faint laughter of a man. She looked around, any place to hide, to look as if she had run away. She quickly pushed herself against the wall, between a dresser and a corner. She watched as the door opened and someone walked in. She quickly leapt from her position, tackling the man. The man flipped over and pinned her to the ground.

"Quick, but if you were that anxious to get out you should have asked. You know I really don't like to hurt girls, it's not really my style," said Itachi who still pinned Sakura to the ground.

"Oh like you can really say that when you wiped out your whole clan! Your mother included!" said Sakura with an anger that could kill.

"I only do what is necessary. Don't make me do anything to you that you don't deserve."

Sakura scowled again. She looked into his eyes. They were deep and cold, just like Sasuke's. Itachi's seemed to go on for ever though, unlike Sasuke's. HE was a dark and mysterious type of person. This encounter was like he was letting her into him. Letting her see a side of him no one else could see. It fascinated her how deep he felt, but his emotions were shallow. He felt no remorse for the past unlike she.

"You have scars inside of you as well Sakura. Don't think I can not feel. I feel, just not the petty emotions you feel. They are useless and you don't need them to live. I can see through you just as you think you an see into me, but reality is you have no idea what being able to se is. Don't pity me, for that is the worst mistake you can make with a person like me."

Sakura let her defenses fall. She looked to the side not wanting to look into his eyes anymore. They could show her what he felt, but at the same time it opened her up to him. She didn't qant to stare into his eyes anymore. The enchanting visions of what was before he turned cold. It almost made her want to succumb to his level. She was changing now, enough. She only wanted Sasuke is what she thought, but could he possibly have made it to where she was now attracted to him instead of Sasuke? Or was it her own heart that accepted Itachi instead of Sasuke? Whatever it was it was leading her into something she was not prepared for. She closed her eyes, and Itachi got off of her.

"If that is what you desire, I suggest you make your choice. You can banish your emotions or you can continue to have them and love Sasuke, though he only wants you for one purpose and nothing more than that."