AN: Ch. 10 isn't as bad as Ch. 9, but in the end, you'll probably be mad… it's really weak. Well, here it is… Oh, yeah, read Naruto's Narrator.
Temari and the others ran up beside Hinata. Shikamaru got in front of Sakura and Naruto.
"What's your deal?" he yelled. They looked around to see the others surrounding them. They jumped over them and headed for the village gate.
"Let's follow them, something's wrong here." Temari replied. They quickly chased after the two, who disappeared, momentarily. They tracked them into the forest where Temari (who was in the lead) gasped. There was Itachi and Sasuke standing side-by-side. Naruto and Sakura were standing before him. Temari jumped to the ground. Shikamaru was behind her.
"Ah, I see." Shikamaru said, softly.
"What's going on?" Kankuro asked. By now, Temari understand, too.
"Obviously, Sasuke was hypnotized by Itachi during their fight." Temari explained, hurriedly.
"I thought I told you to make sure you weren't being followed." Itachi growled, softly. Sakura bowed.
"I'm sorry, master, but there were complications." She muttered. Itachi started walking away. Naruto followed.
"Sakura, Sasuke, stay here. Fight to the death. If you survive, you may come." Itachi called over his shoulder. Hinata started running after him. Sakura and Sasuke ran toward her. Sand appeared in front of them, shielding Hinata.
"She's not your opponent, we are." Gaara smiled.
"Thanks, Gaara." Hinata shouted, disappearing into the forest. There was a scream.
"Shikamaru, go check on Hinata!" Temari yelled. Shikamaru headed off in the direction Hinata left. Soon, he saw Hinata lying on her back, bleeding out of her mouth and a gash on her arm. He quickly ran over to her.
"Hinata, are you ok?" he asked. Hinata coughed up blood.
"Help Naruto, I'll be ok." Hinata murmured.
"You sure?" Shikamaru asked. Hinata nodded, painfully. Shikamaru got up and ran the direction he thought was correct. Suddenly, Naruto fell from a tree branch above him and smashed his fist into Shikamaru's head. Shikamaru went flying into a tree, and his body disappeared in smoke. It had been a shadow clone. Shikamaru jumped from above and quickly knocked Naruto out cold.
"Now where's Itachi?" he asked, looking around.
"Right here." a voice replied behind him. Shikamaru turned around. Nothing was there. Shikamaru jumped down from the tree. He turned around and there was Itachi, two inches from him. He looked up into his eyes, but quickly averted his eyes downward and jumped backward, glad he had escaped being pulled into the illusion. He drew kunai, but Itachi disappeared. Suddenly, Temari jumped down from a nearby tree.
"I came to help, Shikamaru. Where's Itachi?" she asked, taking off her fan. Suddenly, there was the tip of a sword sticking out of her stomach. Blood sputtered out, as she dropped her fan.
"Temari!" Shikamaru yelled. The sword was pulled out and Temari fell forward. Shikamaru caught her and jumped behind a close tree. She coughed up blood. Shikamaru put her down on the ground. "Are you alright?"
"What do you think?" Temari snapped, and then grabbed her wound. Itachi appeared in front of them.
"It's too late for you." he hissed, grabbing Temari and disappearing. Shikamaru jumped up and sprinted around, frantically searching.
Eventually, he found Temari dead in a pool of her blood with a sword sticking out of her chest. Itachi was standing behind her.