(Naruto told Sakura that Hinata was his slave because she was confused when Hinata bowed to her.)
(Sakura didn't call it slavery because she didn't feel as though she was a slave in the household.)
(I need to apologize about the quality of the last chapter… I wrote at a really early time, but that's no excuse. I'll redo it soon.)
Sakura gasped and was thrown back with the force of the kunai slamming into her chest. She stumbled backward, her hand to her chest.
Red blood oozed out from in-between her fingers, it ran down her tunic and dripped onto the soft, springy grass.
Sakura lowered her head and concentrated on breathing. She was skilled in healing, but she had no hope healing this wound, her chakra reserves were too premature to heal something so large and deadly.
Tenten and Neji ran over, the boy with long hair was the one who had thrown the weapon but he didn't seem to care at the least.
"What are you doing on the Irei compound?" Tenten asked, kneeling before her to see the wound.
Sakura giggled, spraying the two children in blood. Sakura held out the letter with a suppressed groan.
"F-from Sasuke-sama." She muttered this and fell to her knees, blood now running from her mouth.
"Sakura-chan?!" Naruto yelled. Running over to her.
Sakura stood slowly. "Get away from me." Sakura whispered, motioning toward the trees.
"W-why? I'm trying to help Sakura!" Naruto yelled, Tenten also looked confused, but the boy just walked away.
"I don't want to kill you!" Sakura yelled, pushing Naruto back, this caused the kunai to fall away from her, and the blood rushed down her in a crazy torrent of red.
All the children were backing away, Sakura breathed raggedly she placed her hands in the Ox hand seal.
"Konki kyuushuu." She whispered, her hands drew a sign in the air. The plants around her began to wilt and silver chakra rose to meet Sakura's outstretched hands.
The chakra formed a sphere there and whirred endlessly; it threw a soft glow on her face.
Sakura pulled the chakra ball into her, when it contacted her chest medical green chakra created veins in the sphere.
Sakura's scream echoed in the heads of the children. They pulled their arms from over their eyes and stared at Sakura. She was kneeling amidst the still wet blood. She smiled at them and then fell forward in a dead feint.
Sakura groaned and sat up, her chest still stung every time she so much as moved. Sakura gasped she was back at the Uchiha compound. She was dressed in a loose beige robe that was tied with a light green obi.
Sakura stood and cried out quietly, it felt like someone was piercing her in the chest with a hot poker.
Sakura sat onto the wooden floors with a soft thud and laid on her back staring at the ceiling.
The slap of feet could be heard, it grew louder as the person came closer to her room.
Sasuke slid open the door and his eyes widened in shock. "You're not supposed to be awake yet!" he exclaimed rushing over to her side.
"I'm fine." she said sitting up only to fall back slowly.
Sasuke snorted and his small pudgy face was filled with worry.
"Who threw the kunai?" Sasuke asked, pushing his face closer to hers.
Sakura sighed and pulled herself further away from him. "It was the boy with long hair." She said finally.
Sasuke growled and patted her head quickly. He stood swiftly and went to the door; he opened it to see Itachi standing outside poised to knock.
"Ah, I was coming to check on Sakura, mom wants you." Itachi stated fussing up Sasuke's hair.
Sasuke smiled slightly and started down the hall.
Itachi picked Sakura up easily and set her on her shikibuton he arranged the blankets around her carefully. He sat down next to her, his legs crossed in a meditation pose.
Sakura was a little stunned at the boy's show of affection but she took it as worry and pulled the blankets even closer to her body.
"What ninjustu did you use?" Itachi asked suddenly; he was studying the floor his fingers idly tracing figures on the floor.
"It means energy suction. Not many people know it but, everything has chakra running through it. All it takes is the right sign and the control to not suck the very world dry." Sakura said closing her eyes against the sunlight that leaked through the open windows.
Itachi looked at her strangely for a moment before asking.
"What happened to you?" he studied her face; there was no sign of abuse on her smooth face.
"I grew up." She answered simply. She ran her hand through her hair in aggravation.
"I may only be four years old, but I feel like a 10 year old sometimes. I didn't want to be separated from my mother; I didn't want to see my father killed because he refused to fight back. I'm tired of not getting my own say in things." Sakura said, her voice rising louder with every word.
Itachi watched her he was smiling, she sounded like mother did when she was really aggravated with father. Itachi debated for a moment before pulling Sakura into a tight hug.
"If you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here for you." He whispered releasing her. Sakura smiled and hugged him back before plopping back down into her bed.
"I'm going to be training you as Sasuke's personal guard." Itachi said looking her in the face.
Sakura raised one eyebrow and smiled. "Do I get to learn how to dance?" she asked suddenly, looking to the floor.
Itachi stared at her for a moment. "What?"
"When I went to the Irei compound Tenten and Neji were dancing together. I want to learn how to." Sakura explained the floor still held her attention.
Itachi cocked his head to the side, dancing?
"Show me what they were doing." Itachi said.
Sakura looked at him and rose shakily to her feet. She inhaled slowly and fell into a fighting stance. The pain she had felt earlier didn't register in her mind, eyes or movements.
Sakura moved fluidly across the room, executing punches, kicks and ducks. She even preformed some techniques from the Irei family, some that hadn't left the compound in decades.
Sakura gasped and fell onto her back, breathing hard; she clutched her chest and groaned in pain.
Itachi went over to her and placed her back into her shikibuton. He covered her gently and exited the room.
She was the most amazing child he'd ever met in his life.
