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The first night I had a dream of Itachi made me uneasy. I woke up in the middle of the night not because of a nightmare but because I just felt like waking up from the dream. I stared at the ceiling as I tried to remember what I saw in my dream.

"Smile for me."

Smile for...him?

"Why?"

I closed my eyes.

"I want you to. I want to see your smile everyday but..."
"You won't leave... you won't disappear..."

Silence. I can't remember anything after that. I opened my eyes and turned to the side to face the wall. What does it mean? Does it mean anything? I shut my eyes to try to get back to sleep but I can't go back to dream world. I tossed and turned but I couldn't go back to sleep. I sat up and peeked outside my small window. It started to rain again...

I swing my legs to the side of the bed and stood up. I stretched my arms and paused for a minute. What to do on a rainy, sleepless night? I headed out of my room. I closed the door behind me and started walking. I don't know where I was heading but I continued walking. It was quiet. TOO quiet. I could hear the echoes of my footsteps and my own heart beating. The halls were dimly lit and the doors were all shut closed. I even heard Kisame's snore when I passed by his room! When I passed by my father's room, it was opened. I peeked inside and he wasn't there. I suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Where is he?" I asked myself. I doubled back and headed for his office. I stood in front of the door and I heard his voice and a few other unfamiliar voices inside. Some work, I thought. It must be some emergency or something to make him up in the middle of the night.

I turned to leave but I heard him call me. "Come in, Sakura."

I flinched but obeyed. I gently opened the door and went inside. To my surprise, no one else was there.

"Why are you still up?" He asked, fixing a folder in his desk.
"I couldn't go back to sleep." I admitted. "So I wandered around..."
"Ah. Nightmare?" He leaned his back on his desk in front of me with his arms crossed.
Was I that easy to read? "Not really."
He nodded. "Well, you should go back to sleep."

Pein approached me and kissed the top of my head before leaving the room. I stood frozen in my place but a small smile slowly crept into my face. I went out of his office and went back to my room.

-

I woke up early to cook breakfast and I found Tobi in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Tobi." I smiled as I took the apron and opened the refrigerator.
"Good morning, Sakura-chan!" He greeted cheerfully.
"Shouldn't everyone be up early? Don't we have missions today?" I asked, wondering where the others are. The sun is already high up.
"We're laying low for now, Sakura-chan." Tobi said. "After Team Hebi took out the eight-tailed beast and offered it to Pein-sama, Pein-sama decided to lay low for awhile since a lot of villages are stirred up with what happened."

I nodded but I caught on what Tobi had said.

"Team Hebi? Isn't Sasuke at Konoha?" I have a bad feeling now.
Tobi nodded. "But his team is still on the move and he will join them soon. Going back to Konoha was his plan. Didn't Itachi tell you?"
I looked down. "He did but..."

I sighed and just continued cooking.

"Sakura-chan... protecting Konoha is useless." Tobi spoke.
"I know. Akatsuki will destroy it too. I know. I know." I know...
Tobi shook his head. "I'll be talking to you Sakura-chan... I need to be somewhere."

For a moment there, I heard Tobi's voice in a different way. Like in a more serious guy than a stupid, masked 'good boy'. Maybe it's just my imagination. Well whatever. When I finished cooking, everyone was already entering the kitchen except for Tobi. I sat on a chair and Konan sat to my right and Itachi to my left.

"Veggie omelet?" Deidara poked the food on his plate.
"Yeah." I nodded.

Suddenly, Kisame snickered. Everyone stared at him.

"What is... funny?" Konan asked.
"Hey Zetsu." Kisame asked. "Do you feel bad when we eat veggies?"

Everyone around the table laughed. Even Itachi beside me snickered. Zetsu wasn't eating and he stared at Kisame.

"Well do you feel bad when they eat fish?" Zetsu's black side spoke.

More laughs echoed in the room. Everyone continued eating and when we finished, I decided to clean up since I don't have anything to do and Pein ordered Itachi to help me.

"You were awake late last night." Itachi mentioned as I dried up the dishes.
"How did you know?"
"I was awake too. Couldn't go back to sleep."
"Oh." I finished what I was doing and sat on the counter. Itachi leaned on the counter in front of me.
"I had a dream about you last night." he confessed.
"What?" I gasped. Should I tell him that I did too? "I bet it's funny."
"Actually..." Itachi looked away from me.
"What?" I anticipated what he's about to say. I don't know why but I was waiting for him to say...something..
"It was..." He was hesitant. He actually looked embarrassed so I didn't push it.

I waited.

"Unusual...?" It came more of a question than a statement.
"Oh."

-

KONOHA

Naruto was still in bed when Kakashi entered his apartment through his open window. Kakashi woke Naruto up by hitting him with a pillow.

"What the-... sensei?" Naruto rubbed his eyes.
"Come on! We have a mission today." Kakashi spoke as he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Naruto groaned as he groggily stood up and took a bath. After getting dressed, he immediately left his apartment and headed for the gates with his backpack. When Naruto arrived at the gates, his team was already there.

"Sasuke's coming with us?" Naruto asked, yawning.
"I'm out of probation today, dobe." Sasuke crossed his arms.
"Ino's here too." Naruto looked at the other blonde in front of him.
"Hi Naruto." Ino smiled.
"We're headed for the former container of the eight-tailed beast. The Akatuski had already extracted the beast and we will go there to investigate and learn some info. We are to avoid battles as much as possible. We are going there just to investigate and that will be our very top priority." Kakashi explained.
"Hey! We might find out where their hideout is and rescue Sakura-chan!" Naruto grinned.
Ino nodded. "So don't screw up, Naruto!"

Naruto grinned and they set out for Kumogakure where Killer Bee is. Sasuke was too silent on their journey.

"So Akatsuki is on the move again?" Ino asked.
Kakashi nodded as they leap from tree to tree. "I guess so. We might find whereabouts of Sakura too that's why Tsunade-sama assigned this mission to us."
"Hey Teme, you seem to quiet!" Naruto noticed.
"Just thinking." Sasuke answered.
"You can kill Itachi when we have the chance and we'll save Sakura-chan and you two will live happily ever after!"

Ino giggled and Sasuke just smirked.

When they arrived at Kumogakure, the people welcomed them and they immediately went to Killer Bee. Sasuke stayed behind the group unusually. He kept his distance and just observe from behind.

"The Akatsuki have done it. The eight-tailed beast is in their possession. You are the only thing they need, kid." Killer Bee looked at Naruto.
"So they are close to succeeding?" Ino asked.
Killer Bee nodded. "And having found Pein's heir, they have two rinnegan-users now. They're a super threat more than ever."
"Pein's heir?" Kakashi asked.
"His daughter." Killer Bee told them. "I believe her name is Sakura something."
"SAKURA-CHAN IS PEIN'S DAUGHTER?!" Naruto yelled.
"That's what I learned." Killer Bee crossed his arms. "And Madara has an eye on her."
"Madara?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "THE Uchiha Madara?"
Killer bee nodded again. "He's alive and he's got his eyes on Sakura since she possesses the rinnegan and she's still young and can be trained to the extent."

Sasuke looked down. "So it's true... Madara's alive..."

"There were new young ones on the Akatsuki too. Three guys and a four-eyed girl."

Sasuke looked away as he remembered when he sneaked out of Konoha and joined his team.

"Did you see their faces?" Kakashi asked.
"No. It was late at night and was very dark." He said. "Hey, that's Sasuke, right?"
Sasuke nodded. "Hn."
"So there are three Uchihas left."
Sasuke nodded again. "Hn."
"How many attacked you?" Ino asked.
"Only the four young ones. They didn't have any rings, so I'm guessing their not high Akatsuki."
"So Sakura wasn't there." Naruto sighed.
"Are you kidding?" Killer Bee said. "Pein would never put her precious daughter into harms way. Not until she's trained enough."

Naruto stared at Kakashi. Kakashi only nodded.

"We need to find out their hideout soon." Ino said.

-

BACK AT SAKURA

It was still raining. I stayed at the library and searched the shelves for some interesting books to read to pass the time by. I didn't dare train since the rain seemed like it's soon to turn into a heavy storm. I sat on a chair as I took a random book about-

"Cupcakes?" I raised an eyebrow. "An evil organization likes cupcakes?"

I opened the book on a random page and saw cute cupcakes. I flipped page after page trying to amuse myself. I got bored, quickly and searched the shelves again. Everyone else was doing something and I was left bored. I found an interesting book entitled 'Dreams'. I quickly took the book and opened it at the first page.

"Dreams and meanings."

I sat down and read the book on the first page. I suddenly remembered what my dream last night was...

"Smile for me."

"Why?"

"I want you to. I want to see your smile everyday but..."

"You won't leave... you won't disappear..."

I looked outside and tried to shove the thought away. It made me feel suddenly... alarmed.

"...I won't let you."

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