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Lost.

Chapter Fifteen – Itachi's Salvation.

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Itachi arrived with Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, Pein and Konan, to see Sasuke glaring at Danzo, with his Sharingan activated. Itachi placed a gentle hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Calm down Ototou." Itachi said softly.

"He tried to kill Naruto!" Sasuke yelled angrily.

"But he didn't succeed. If you don't calm down, then how will you be able to fight, with anger clouding your judgement?" Itachi asked his younger brother seriously. Sasuke seemed to be listening. His eyes changed from the Sharingan red, back to their ebony black. Itachi glared at Danzo angrily. His own Sharingan activated. "How dare you try to harm my family." Itachi hissed angrily.

"Oh, what a mismatched family you have Itachi. I think you forget you've been the one taking the blame for your family's murder for years." Danzo hissed. That was when Kakashi appeared behind Danzo. He had the old fox caught. Tsunade arrived and glared at Danzo angrily.

"Make sure he's put in a high security cell. There will be no ROOT officers guarding him." Tsunade stated. Kakashi nodded and took Danzo away. However Sasuke and Naruto were disappointed that they didn't get the chance to fight him.

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Itachi woke up the next morning. He wasn't feeling well. He walked out of his old bedroom, which was now his again, and stumbled over to the bathroom. "I'm going to be sick." He thought to himself. He just made it to the sink in time to retch violently. He felt a sticky fluid drip down his chin. He didn't stop for a while. He couldn't stop. He was still retching when he knew nothing more was going to come out. He managed to stop and was just about to turn on the tap to wash away the evidence of his latest bout of sickness when he heard a gasp come from the doorway. He turned to see Sakura staring at him wide-eyed. "I thought I closed the door." He thought to himself. Then he realised that he hadn't had the time. Sakura looked extremely shocked.

"Itachi, there's blood dripping from your chin. There's blood in the sink too. Why haven't you told anyone that you're not well?" Sakura asked plaintively. Itachi felt as though his heart would rip into pieces when he saw the look of devastation on Sakura's face.

"I didn't tell anyone Sakura. I am considering going to the Hokage." Itachi replied.

"You should go today." Sakura replied.

"You can't tell Sasuke about this." Itachi said softly.

"I won't if you promise me that you'll go to see Tsunade, and that you'll let me come with you." Sakura replied.

"Why would you want to go?" Itachi questioned.

"Because no one should be all alone when they're not well." Sakura replied. Itachi took a long look at Sakura.

"Okay Sakura. I promise I'll go and see Tsunade today." Itachi said seriously. Sakura nodded Itachi knew that Sakura knew him well enough, to understand that he wouldn't want the extra help or presence.

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Sasuke and Naruto were sat outside on the deck later that day. Sasuke looked at Naruto, wanting to ask something, but he didn't dare. This wasn't because he thought Naruto would be angry with him, but he was really embarrassed about what he was going to ask. Naruto turned to look at him with curiosity. "You know I can always tell when something's not right with you Sasuke." Naruto stated.

"It's stupid." Sasuke stated, irritation laced his voice.

"Whatever it is, it's eating at you so just spit it out." Naruto replied.

"Do you think that Itachi and Sakura are getting a little bit close lately?" Sasuke asked. Naruto looked at Sasuke with a strange expression on his face. "I knew it was a stupid thought." Sasuke thought to himself.

"I think you're right Sasuke. But it's not necessarily a bad thing." Naruto said kindly. His usual foxy grin was plastered on his face.

"If they get close, they might do the whole wedding thing. Then we'll have junior nutcases running around the place." Sasuke stated.

"You always said you wanted to see your clan restored to its former glory." Naruto replied.

"I didn't think that that was how it was going to happen." Sasuke stated. Naruto just laughed. That set Sasuke off laughing too. The idea of pink haired, Sharingan wielders was too much for them. Neither one of them noticed that they were being watched by Kakashi.

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Sakura walked with Itachi to the Hokage Tower. They carried on in silence until they got there. It seemed like forever before Itachi was called to see Tsunade. Even though it had probably been only a few minutes. The pair sat side by side. Sakura had been allowed to come in with Itachi, simply because he had agreed to it, and Sakura was the apprentice of the Hokage and that had its perks. Tsunade spent a while examining Itachi. She looked at the elder Uchiha reproachfully. "Why didn't you come to me sooner?" Tsunade asked.

"I didn't think it was a fair thing to do." Itachi replied. Tsunade shook her head.

"I don't know if I can fix this Itachi, but I will try my best. Your eyes are fixable. I can fix them next week. But you have a lung infection. I've never seen anyone with a lung infection like this before. Hopefully I'll find a cure." Tsunade stated.

"What will happen if you don't Tsunade-Shishou?" Sakura asked softly.

"Then I'm afraid that Itachi will die. His lungs keep filling with fluid, mostly blood, and he won't be able to get rid of it himself. Sooner or later, it'll happen while he's asleep and he'll choke." Tsunade replied sadly. Sakura and Itachi both looked at Tsunade, wondering exactly how she wanted to deal with this problem. "You may want to tell Sasuke and Naruto what's going on Itachi. I may have to keep you in the hospital for awhile." Tsunade stated. Itachi looked torn at the idea of worrying his younger brother. Or his adopted younger brother. Sakura worried her lip between her teeth as she gave a slight cough.

"I'll talk to them. Itachi needs the help as soon as possible." Sakura said gently. Tsunade gave Sakura a reassuring smile and Sakura left the room, after promising to bring the two boys back with her. She just hoped they would take the news well.