Wha La! I have returned, ready to write, write, write! I am now completely finished with the school play, I have all my homework wrapped around my little finger.

I had one reviewer point out a few details that I seemed to have miss, so I will fill them in now... Little Ukinari is with...hmnnn...let me see...How about I put him with Shizune. She carried him into the room where Naruto was resting. Naruto had to stay in bed when Sakura and Sasuke went up to the roof...uhhh, I believe that is about it right there. If there were anymore questions, I hope that they are answered in this next chapter.

I would like to add that God has gotten on my case for writing lemons, so from now on...fluff...

Enjoy! XD :P

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"Itachi..." Sasuke growled. "How long have you been here?"

"Long enough, dear brother." Itachi said cooly as if he weren't interested in Sasuke. "So, have you decided to bring me a good fight this time?"

"Be quiet!" Sakura butted in. "Sasuke doesn't have to answer to you!"

"You be quiet you foolish little brat." Itachi said, his tone icy. "This is a conversation between dear-" He cut off as Sasuke lunged and almost landed a punch on his jaw.

"That wasn't very kind dear brother." Itachi said, his voice darkening. "If your going to want to hit me, you are going to have to be much faster than that."

"Don't criticize me!" Sasuke yelled, retaliating and swinging again. This time, Itachi was knocked off his balace, and the missile hit it's target.

Itachi didn't say anything as he crouching in his fallen position. Instead he stayed there, Not moving.

"Sasuke..." Sakura began timidly, but she stopped when she sensed and saw the bloodlust in Sasuke's eyes. There wasn't going to be any stopping him this time.

Sakura gulped as Itachi slowly rose to his full height. His eyes flashed a deeper red as his mangekyou sharingan appeared. "You may not survive this time...Sasuke." He muttered, barely audible to Sasuke, and completely mute to Sakura, who was worried sick already.

The two brothers were on eachother in a flash. There was no stopping now that they had begun. It was now a war of the last sharingan holders left alive. For a few moments, it seemed as if Sasuke was in an illusion to Sakura, but she was relieved to find that he had shaken it off with ease.

"YOU WILL DIE!" Sasuke cried dashing out at his older brother with a bright, electric blue mass of chakra clenched in his fist. Itachi barely had time to blink before Sasuke was covered in blood.

Sakura shrieked as the two Uchihas fell to the ground.

"Sasuke-kun!" She cried, her eyes watering. "Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke sat up and looked over at the mass of blood spilt all over the ground. Sasuke smirked sadly when Itachi burst in a plume of smoke.

"How could I have been so dumb!" Sasuke said, hanging his head. " I should have known it was a fake. Itachi isn't that easily defeated."

"It'll be okay," Sakura tried. "I know that you'll have another chance eventually."

Sasuke was silent for a few moments before he turned to look Sakura in the eyes. "Let's go."

"Okay." Sakura replied, smiling faintly even though she felt terrible for what had happened to Sasuke.

Sasuke stood and brushed past Sakura and jumped back down into the hospital room. Shizune gasped when she saw Sasuke covered in blood, and Naruto had a confused look on his face as he held little Ukinari in his arms.

"Heh heh..." Sakura began hesitantly. "We had a little run in...you see...and Sasuke got in a fight. ...No, it's not his blood."

Shizune let out a sigh of relief while Naruto scowled.

"Why didn't you tell me he was there." Naruto asked quietly. "I could've helped."

"Not in the state that your in." Shizune remarked. "I won't let you out of my sight. You could reopen your wounds."

Naruto was silent as he watched Ukinari play with a lock of his golden hair. He sighed sadly.

"It's not that we don't want your help Naruto..." Sakura tried, but it was of no use.

Sasuke was silent for Naruto pout session, but he requested Sakura and his leave, so Naruto handed Ukinari to Sakura you took the young child tenderly into her arms.

"I expect to see you again soon." Sakura told Naruto before they left. "Don't hurt yourself, okay?"

Naruto knodded his head and gave his word as Sakura followed Sasuke out of the room.

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Sasuke was quiet as he and Sakura sat in Sakura's new apartment. Ukinari was quiet in the next room, meaning that he had finally gone to sleep.

Sakura looked up at her dark shinobi who sat in solitude, sulking in his defeat.

Wordlessly, Sakura stood up and sat next to Sasuke. She gently reached out and stroked Sasuke's cheek. It was cool and smooth. He looked up and they made a wordless agreement.

Sasuke was there in a moment, holding Sakura in his arms. He kissed her forehead gently as Sakura grasped the back of Sasuke's kimono. Sasuke bent down slowly and kissed Sakura softly on her lips. Even though this was not the first time they had kissed, Sakura caught her breath and felt the butterflys in her stomach. She pulled closer to Sasuke and held onto him tightly. The smell of sweat and the scent that was simply Sasuke wafted into her senses. She never wanted to leave his side ever again, but this was the way things happened.

There was an urgent knock on the door, breaking the peaceful silence. Sasuke was up in seconds, a strong grip on Sakura. (She had been pulled up with him)

Shizune stood at the door, out of breath, a look of fear in her eyes.

"What is it?" Sakura asked, worried.

"Naruto..." She tried, gasping for air. "Naruto is..."

"What is it?" Sasuke growled.

"Naruto is missing."