Hello everyone :) Here is the next chapter. R & R please :)

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Chapter 3- Neverending Nightmares

Sakura tossed and turned in her sleep. Whimpering. Tears running down her cheeks. She was having a nightmare. Everyone has nightmares yes, but she had been having this one every night for the past week.

*Dream*

Sakura stared in fear, and pain at the people in front of her. Tsunade, Naruto, Ino, Kakashi, Sasuke, Hinata, the whole gang stood before her, laughing. Calling her weak, and stupid. Ugly. Many awful names. "Pathetic!" They laughed. She ran, and they chased her. But not only with words but with weapons too. They were trying to kill her.

Finally, Sasuke had caught up to her, and pushed her to the ground, a Kunai in his hand. He smiled at her maliciously.

"How would I ever have loved you? Pathetic weak Sakura?" He seethed. Then Naruto took his place.

"I'm so sick of protecting you! Having to hear your voice! How could I ever ever liked you?" Naruto laughed.

Then it was Tsunade. "I can't believe I took you as my apprentice! You are worthless! Nothing but a disgrace!"

And now it was all of them, Surrounding her, laughing more. Then the kunai, shuriken, senbon were being thrown.

*End of dream*

Sakura jolted up out of bed, a scream escaping her lips. She froze and covered her mouth. It may have been the seventh time she's had the dream, but it was the first time she screamed. And before she knew it. Everyone was in her room. They had sleepy faces, but awake and ready to kill. Looking around her room for a threat for a moment, then realizing there were no intruders.

"Sakura? What's wrong?" Konan asked her, puzzled.

"Uh... bad dream?" She said, embarrassed, as she looked down. Konan frowned.

"Oh no, again?" She asked sighing. Sakura nodded as she looked at them. Hidan was fuming. Kakuzu stared amused, Zetsu had left already, Pein wasn't there. Kisame was looking worried. And Itachi was watching her... curiously, but also worried? No her mind must be playing tricks.

"Sorry guys." She said sighing. They told her it was ok, except Hidan who just cussed her. And Kakuzu dragged him out waving goodbye to her.

Kisame patted her head. "It's ok Pinky" He said and left the room. Konan hugged her, and kissed her head before leaving. Now it was Itachi left. Still staring.

"Um.. Itachi-san," She started confused as to why he was still standing in her room, staring at her. "What is wrong?" She finished said as she watched him.

He looked at her, eyes widening a fraction. Before recovering quickly. As he shook his head. "Nothing. Night." He told her and left quickly.

She watched him and sighed as he left. She looked down, and closed her eyes, slowly falling asleep again.

-Itachi's POV-

He stood outside her bedroom door, as he looked to the ground. He grunted and went back to his room.

As Itachi lay in his bed, he stared up at the ceiling. Brows furrowed.

"What was that?" He spoke aloud. He was frustrated. He growled, and closed his eyes, pushing every thought away, falling asleep.

-Normal POV-

Sakura woke the next morning. Her eyes looking out from under the mound of blankets on top of her. She sighed, looking at the time. 7:23 AM. Eyes widening, as she gasped and bolted out of bed, into the bathroom. Showering quickly, then dressing and brushing her teeth. She put her long hair up in a ponytail, grabbed her weapons, and ran out the door.

She ran onto the training field as she spotted Hidan and Zetsu training, Kakazu, and Konan training as well. She locked eyes with Itachi, who glared. She gulped and ran over.

"My apologies, Itachi-sama." She spoke, bowing her head. He 'hn'ed.

"You will be training with Kisame today." He said simply, and left. Kisame grinned at her. She she groaned. She hated training with him. He egged her on, calling her names, and cooing at her. Teasing. And she usually lost it. Well not today! Today she would prove herself.

They had been at it for hours. She remembered when she would be sparring with someone, they would be at it for minutes, and she would be exhausted. But now, hours later, she had barely broke out in sweat. While Kisame was barely able to breathe.

She knew she was actually far more advanced than everyone, besides Itachi and Pein. Though she wasn't sure why. Sure she trained constantly, and had grown so very much but… why?

"Focus.."she heard a voice.

What the fuck? But she was barely able to dodge Kisame's sword as she did so. Who had helped her?

She smirked as she watched Kisame trying to steady his heart rate.

"Do you need a break Kisame-sama?" She asked, as she grinned.

He glared at her. And Spit out blood. "Not hardly Pinky." He said, venomous.

She smirked, as they continued. She got a few more hits on him, and some kunai. These small feeble attacks was all he could handle right now. He didn't manage to get any more hits on her, before he collapsed.

Sakura moved over to him. She looked around, everyone had tired of watching them, and went inside awhile ago. "Who was it that spoke then?" She wondered. Sighing as she pushed the thoughts to the back of her mind.

She carried him inside, and healed the worst of his wounds. The others, he always wanted to keep. Reminders, he called them.

She left and moved to the spa room, recently excavated. She hadn't learned about this till she had been there awhile. They didn't like to share that area with people they might not trust. But now that she had been there almost a year, well they trusted her.

She undressed and entered a hot tub. She smiled. She had the swimsuit bottoms on, but not a top. Normally no one would come to the spa at this time of day. She leaned her head back as she closed her eyes and relaxed. She felt great. This was perfect. Her muscles ached and this was the perfect remedy.

She was in there for an hour or so. She was nearly falling asleep, that was her cue to get out.

Once she was out she headed to her room and showered and dressed for bed. She dressed in pink pajama shorts, and a black tank top. As she opened her bathroom door, going into her bedroom, she came face to face with Itachi. She froze and blinked.

"H-Hi?" She said as she stared. Wait... what the hell? "What are you doing in my room?" She asked him. Putting her hands on her hips.

"I came to tell you we have a mission tomorrow. We leave 6 am sharp. It's an S-Ranked mission. And we will be gone for a few weeks. Be in the briefing room at 5:30 for mission details." He told her. And hesitated, it looked like he was going to say something else, or do something as he had started to take a step towards her. But he thought better of it, and left the room.

She sighed as she packed and got ready. It didn't take too long to get everything ready. Then she went to bed. Her alarm went off at 5 am. She got up and her ninja outfit. And got ready . She arrived at the briefing room 5 minutes early. Itachi and Pein were already there. And they began.

"The mission is to assassinate a man naked Kurosaki. He is the owner of an organization, quite like ours. It is called "Saenz" The organization is... large. Over hundreds of groups around the nations. He is expecting two people, Yuri Itchiama, and Sota Itchiama. You and Itachi will act as that married couple. Spending the next few days traveling there. When you arrive the object is to get close to him. Sakura you must be as if you are getting tired of Itachi, and it will then change into the seduction part of the mission. But you must tell Kurosaki it will remain secret from Sota." Pein told them. Sakura nodded. She had done many seduction missions before, and still without actually having to sleep with them. She was still a virgin and wanted it to be special.

They got everything they needed from the supplies closet and weaponry. They had changed their clothes to play their part, they were nice clothes but not overly. They didn;t wish to stand out on the way there. After they were ready, they left.

They were quiet on their journey, not really speaking to each other. Staying in hotels when they were in towns, sleeping on their cots when they were still in the forest.

*A week later*

It had been a week since they left from the hideout. They had arrived right on schedule. They were greeted by guards and they led the inside to the mainroom.

"I am Sota Itchiama, it is a pleasure." Itachi lied through his teeth as if it were nothing.

"And I am Yuri Itchiama. I am so happy to finally meet you." Sakura said, looking at him rather lustfully, which Kurosaki immediately caught onto. Kurosaki had taking a liking in Yuri as soon as he saw her. She was drop dead gorgeous. But that was just the green light telling him to go for it.

*Two weeks later*

It had been two weeks since they meet Kurosaki. Everything was going perfectly according to plan. Kurosaki had noticed their distance from each other and had sought to comfort Yuri. She, in turn, flirted and often seduced him, but never slept with him. They kept it secret from Sota. Always waiting till the dead of night to see each other. Soon it would be time to finish their mission.

But Kurosaki was growing tired of the teasing and he wanted her, all of her. He had been drinking sake, and couldn't stop thinking about her. The large lump in his pants showed that he needed release. ANd he needed it with her. Looking at the time, he grinned, finally it was time to go meet her.

Yuri sat in the study, they had agreed to meet here for their alone time tonight. It was nearly midnight. He walked in and saw her he smiled lazily.

"There is my pretty flower." He spoke grinning. His words slightly slurred.

She laughed lightly. "Hello Kurosaki." She said softly, her voice already seducing.

He sat next to her, on the couch, and they talked and laughed for a little while. It was nice. but every so often he slowly moved closer, his hand on her thigh moving up closer. She chuckled and pushed it away, like she had always done. But this time, he was more... forceful. He grabbed both of her hands, and his hand went right to its target. She yelped. And struggled. But he was much more stronger than he looked.

"Oh Kuro! Quit it!" She said trying to keep the nervousness from her voice.

"No… I must have you.." He whispered

"Kurosaki! Stop it!" She exclaimed. Her eyes widening. She hadn't brought any of her weapons tonight. It was a very stupid move on her part. She was about to use her chakra enhanced punch but… Something was wrong. This room… It blocked her chakra from being used. What the fuck…He only ignored her, and invaded her personal area. She screamed, but no one was around. He stripped her of her clothes. His mouth going to her large mounds on her chest. She screamed again.

Itachi bolted awake. Something was wrong. He could feel it. Then he heard her scream, and he was out of that room in seconds. Tracking her scent. There was something different to her scent... It smelled more... He tensed, eyes narrowing.

He busted into the study to find Sakura almost naked and Kurosaki's' hands and mouth all over her, he too almost naked. He was about to penetrate her. Itachi's eyes burned red, as he pushed him off, grabbing him by his neck and pushing him into the wall. His eyes changing as he used Amaterasu. Torturing him in the cruelest way possible.

After he was done with Kurosaki he went to Sakura, who lay curled up in a ball, as he picked her up, and they left. He went straight to their room and hurriedly packed all of their things.

He had made it looked like both he and Yuri were assassinated along with Kurosaki. It wasn't hard to do, since he had done it countless of times. Soon after, in a matter of minutes they were gone.

Once he got her out of that city and to another town nearby he rented a hotel room. Itachi lay her down on their bed. They had only had this one bed available. He didn't care as long as they were out of that city before anyone found the mess in the study.

"Sakura.." He said gently. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.

"Did he..." He trailed off. She shook her head and he suddenly felt relieved. He sighed as he looked back down at her.

"Are you ok?" He asked her. She nodded sighing softly.

"Just... a little freaked out. I couldn't stop him.. He was... very strong and in the state of shock of that fact I... faltered. And that room… I couldn't use my chakra… how were you able to use yours?" She asked frowning. She sat up and sighed.

He sighed. "I think you were in some type of genjutsu, but I didn't have much time to check it out, so I'm not completely sure." She nodded as she looked at him her eyes still full of terror.

He sat next to her. "It's alright. The mission is complete and he did not get anywhere." He told her. She nodded. The tears in her eyes still threatened to spill. He wasn't sure what to do. This... was all new to him. Then he froze. Sakura had buried her face in his chest.

"Itachi...kun... Arigato" She whispered in his chest. And his eyes softened. He hadn't had that pet name used in a very long time. And his heart warmed. Slowly his arm went around her and pulled her a bit tighter.

Later on that night they had laid back and fell asleep. Not even realizing the position they had fallen asleep in. A smile on both of their lips.

*A few weeks later*

It had been weeks since they had returned, mission successful. They never spoke of what happened. They just reported that they had succeeded.

Sakura was confused. She and Itachi had had a very… Emotional night that night. But now… He wouldn't even look at her. If he did all he ever said was the typical Uchiha repose of "Hn" and then walk away.

What happened? A month ago they had had a food fight and he was happy, and then he had been so sweet and caring a few weeks ago. And now… It was as if she was new here all over again!

To be honest… It hurt her feelings. She had developed a crush on the man ever since they returned and she couldn't help but relate her problem back her her genin days. It was all so familiar.

Just thinking about Sasuke again… Her heart ached. SHe missed him… Naruto, Kakashi, Ino...Everyone. It really was slowly killing her inside.

"You don't need them…" A voice rung in her ears. She jumped looking around. But she sensed no one… Who was that? What was going on. That was the second time she heard the same voice.

She walked to the bathroom and washed her face. Drying it off before her eyes looked into the mirror and she gasped. Her eyes… They were… red.

"I guess it's time I introduce myself… I'm Juubi , and you are my jinchuuriki." The voice spoke to her once more.

Sakura's eyes widened as her knees buckled and she fell to the floor, her eyes wide and her body rigid. I...have a Bijuu?

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Well there it is. :D I hope you all like it! And yes I gave her a Bijuu. It obviously isn't going to be the same Juubi (Ten Tails) as in the anime, since the tailed beasts were just 9 bits of the Juubi's chakra split up. But I couldn't completely copy it right!? SO I DID THIS! I'm a bit nervous about whether you all will or not but… If you review it might make me feel better about myself.. I MUST HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AND IDEAS! Haha :)

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