Part 3

Chapter eleven

The Third Level

Disclaimer: I might not own Naruto… But I want too! -cries-

"Tachi!" Tsunade called, her nose looking over the clipboard she clung to. "Sakura's organs are fine, healing miraculously without any help. Blood flow is fine and all chakra paths are cleared… but there is a few things. Nothing unhealthy just unusual. The color of her chakra now appears white. And her physical appearance is the strangest. Her hair has grown at a fast rate, but stops. Each time we cut it, it just grows back out again. The colors of the fibers in her hair have also changed, they've lightened even further to a barely pink color, but her bangs still appear in their dark shade. And the chakra points around her eyes, brain and heart have grown. I've never seen anything like it. She know has, what seems to be three chakra reserves, rather than one. Do you have any idea what it is?"

"Hn. I do." Itachi spoke as he began to walk towards the room where Sakura was sleeping.

"Like to fill me in as her legal guardian and doctor?"

"Not re-"

"That wasn't a request." Tsunade blocked the door to Sakura's room as he reached towards the handle.

"Hn. Its her bloodline, she's reached the third phase, and there more than you just told me. Her organs look like they haven't lived a day in their life her skin cells and every part of her look like they have been reborn… have they not?"

"…Yes. Care to explain this bloodline to me?"

"That's not for me to tell you."

That was the last thing said before Sakura's heart monitor went flat, with one loud drawn out beep.

The room was white, with that annoying florescent blare of light. That was the first thing she noticed. The second was the pulse in her temples and the tiara of sweat that crowned her flushed face, and lastly, the third, was the horrid acrid smell of vinegar and alcohol used to dampen the smell of latex gloves and medicine. One word came to her mind, hospital.

Reaching over to her pail wrist Sakura yanked the IV out of her flesh, healing the wound spewing blood with her chakra's, now white, glow.

Flipping out of her bed she grasped her translucent pink haired head, and massaged the ache in her brain, but the pain that eased away didn't last long for when Tsunade barged into the room, Itachi in hand.

She should've known better than to leave the heart monitor…

"Sakura? You scared me to death! I thought we lost you!"

Slowly Sakura slipped her hand over Tsunade's rambling mouth and dragged her other through her tailbone length hair, bringing it to in front of her face.

"I'm changing. Tachi." She spoke, a quiver in her voice. "Its complete too…" Sakura flung her arms around the stoic man.

"Tsunade-sama." said stoic man spoke. "I think I'll check her out. She's healed, and the physical changes you spoke of are normal, we were expecting them. We will dismiss ourselves."

"Hai." She sighed. " I'll leave you alone to gather your things." Tsunade waved her hand once again as she handed towards the door, her clipboard held tightly to her chest. Quickly she cast one last glance at her daughter before she shut the door behind her.

"Tachi." Sakura whispered. "I didn't want this to happen. I tried to suppress it.. I did. But when Sasuke stabbed me I-I lost control and my suppressing backfired and … and I don't know." Sakura's voice dropped to a whisper, "Itachi. I-Im so sorry. B-but there is no going back now. I-I'm immortal-"

"Shhhh." Itachi stroked her hair, her new whitish pink hair that fell to her tail bone. "There has to be another way. That is Akatsuki's quest. I am in the organization, I will find a way. Kana will help also. No worries." HE hushed and soothed her as they began to walk out of the hospital room he kissed her hairline, running his masculine fingers up her spine to calm her.

"Tachi." Sakura said, settling back into their characters. "Tachi… can I walk around the village by myself for awhile. I w-want to be alone. Please." Sakura said lying her head on his shoulder, right outside the hospital doors.

Itachi resisted, not wanting to see his cherry blossom alone among the dangers. Here she had enemies. Enemies that knew who she was. And that almost frightened him. Intimidated him. Slowly he shook his head, calling himself weak, and that she was strong. A sigh escaped his lips as he agreed with her and let her go.

"Thank you Tachi, I need this." Sakura grasped him, clutching his body against her own in a desperate attempt to feel. To feel him. She was immortal now and he… well he was not. It seemed as if everything was falling apart. She didn't want the third phase.

Sakura sighed, breathing out and releasing Itachi from her.

"Sakura." Itachi's cold voice held some depth to it, "Don't do anything stupid and be safe. Oh God please be safe… and remember the stupid part too." Sakura chuckled as she smiled and began to walk away from her man.

Itachi watched as her feet peppered the floor slowly In attempt to explore what all has changed since she had left.

There was no point in following her, she had a better grasp on chakra control then even he, and a temper that would be the death of him if he were to be caught. So off her went in a cloud of smoke. The first time he had used smoke since a long time ago.

Because it was always Sakura who did the jutsu, and would poof him along with her in that burst of moonlight, and they would reappear in the same place. But this time her disappeared in that foggy and gloomy pile of smog, and this time he would reappear in their dingy apartment. Alone.

A/N: Ive decided to extend the contests from last chapter…. Not many participants and that made me incredibly sad --… cries ! Check last chapter's AN to check out the contest love you all …. And theres a lead I bet you wish who it was… love you all and YAYQ!!! I really do love you all!

AND I FINALLY DIED MY HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W00T IM happy