When she got to the kitchen she opened the fridge. She grabbed the milk out. She purred it into a glass and then put two pieces of bread in the toaster. When it was done she spread some butter on it. She grabbed her milk and toast and turned around and was heading to the dining room when she bumped right in to Itachi. He grabbed her waist to steady her. Nothing spilled luckily. They stayed lke that for a few seconds before sakura said something.
"um thanks," she said as she hurried out of the kithchen and into the dining room. I must really have no luck, sakura thought. She sat down at the talbe and ate her breakfast. After about 5 minutes Itachi came out eating the same thing as sakura except he had jelly on his toast and he also had a banana. He looked at her. Sakura blushed and looked down.
Oh man im acting like a total love sick puppy. Not that I love him. Deffinatly not, gross. Sakura peeked up from under her eyelashes at Itachi. He was staring at her. SHe quickly averted her eyes. They ate in silence. When they were done Itachi went to the kitchen to was his dish. So did Sakura.
"Lets start training."Itachi said as he walked out the back door.
Later that day after dinner, Itachi and Sakura were sitting on the couch. It wasnt as akward now.
"You training is improving." Itachi said emotionlessly
"Really" Sakura said with a bright and giddy smile. Itachi smiled a little when he seen her face. She looked so happy. When sakura relised what she was doing she cleared her throat and acted all profestional.
"Thank you." she said to him.
Itachi stared at her. He sure did that a lot lately. Sakura noticed this and asked him what he was staring at.
"Nothing, I'm just curious. You say you love Sasuke right? Does that mean youve never had a boyfriend or been on dates?" Itachi asked. He did seem curious.
"I do love Sasuke. And for boyfriends um well no. Ive been on dates before though." sakura said embarrassed. She was totally blushing a deep scarlet.
"But if I loved Sasuke why would i date anyone else,right. It only makes sense that the only one i want is sasuke. I mean im not saying ive never had offers i just um..." Sakura trailed off embarrassed.
"What if sasuke never loves you back. Will you never love anyone else?" Itachi asked raising an eyebrow
"Well I um.... I guess if one day when hes back in the village and weve had time to get to know each other for real, and he still doesnt love me then yes ill let him go. I know ill always love him but if im not who he wants then he has to right to choose who he does. As do I." sakura said
"I guess that reasonable. My brother really is foolish though." he said looking sakura up and down with a blank stare.
"Hes just preocupied with other things right now." sakura siad narrowing her eyes at him. It was Itachi who was keeping him ocupied.
"Yes I guess he is." Itachi said knowingly
"For someone like yourself your quite curious." sakura said
"Maybe I just like to accuire all kinds of knowledge." Itachi said challenging her
"Sure, maybe." sakura said doubtfully
"Lets go to sleep. I dont want you slacking tomarrow." Itachi said sternly
"ya ya fine." sakura grumbled as she headed for the bedroom. Itachi smiled from behind her. She could be just like a child sometimes.
Two Weeks Later...
"Alright, lets rest here for the night." Neji said to his team. It had been two weeks and they hadnt found sakura. They had gained some clues though.
"Neji how can we rest. We need to find Sakura-chan. Its been two weeks who knows what can be happening." Nauro said with a shiver
"I know that naruto, but we could be thrown into a fight at any time. We need to be rested."
"Alright I understand." naruto said defeated. He did admit what neji said made sense and he knew neji wanted her back too.
"Were taking off at dawn so everyone rest as much as you can. Ill take first watch, then naruto,tenten,lee, and then sai." Neji said
"Hai." everyone said and started laying down
Neji sat on top of a rock looking at the moon. It was a full moon. "we'll bring you back sakura dont worry. Even if its the last thing i do."
Sakura was sitting on the couch next to Itachi reading from one of her medical books and Itachi was reading a scroll. Sakura made it look like she was reading but she was really thinking.
Itachi didnt seem like such a bad guy. We had been getting along really well these past two weeks and that scared me. How could I like the person who made sasuke's life a living hell. Did he really kill his clan for the reasons he said or was there another reason. Its hard to believe Itachi is that evil. He just doesnt seem like it. Then why did he do it. Sakura then noticed Itachi was staring at her. He did that a lot she noticed.
"What is it." she asked him
"Somethings bothering you. What is it. What are you thinking about." he asked softly
"Why did you kill you clan?" sakura asked abrutely. Itachi was a little shocked at the question but he didtn show it. Could he tell her the real reason. Would she tell anyone.
"Havent you already been informed of the reason. Im sure you being the hokages apprentice you heard the details." Itachi said blankly
"I have, but I dont think thats the real reason." Sakura siad looking hin straight in the eyes.
Perceptive, Itachi thought. " Do you raelly believe there was another reason for killing my clan then just the fact that I wanted to test my abilities." Itachi asked her.
"Yes I do. You dont seem like the type of person who would do something so horrible for such a petty reason." sakura said sincerly
"Very perceptive of you Sakura." itachi said
"So then if thats not it then why?" sakura asked curiously
"Can I trust you? Wont you go back and tell the village or even Sasuke." he asked her getting a little mad, for some unseen reasson.
"Yes you can and for me telling anyone well I promise I wont. You have my word." sakura siad looking him in the eyes. She had a look of sincerity mixed with determination in her eyes.
"Ok then ill tell you." he Said. Sakura sat up and turned towards him.
"As you know i told everyone that it was to test my abilitys but that was a lie. Ill start from the begining."
"My clan was one of the founders of the village along with the senju clan. Do you know who they are?" itachi paused to ask. Sakura nodded and he went on.
"Well the first hokage was the leader of the senju and Madara was the leader of the uchiha. They fought for the right of leader and madara lost. So the Uchiha lost power. They were placed in the corner of the village. Madara disipared after that. Then years later when i was 10 he returned." itachi paused again and looked at sakura.
"Go on." she encouraged
"When he returned he started to train me. But he had actually returned once before to the village. It was 16 years ago, when the fox attacked."
"Do you mean he was behind the 9-tailed fox attacking the village." sakura asked shocked.
"Yes. The uchihas can control the fox with there mangekyo. So immediatly everyone suspected it was the uchiha who were behind the attack on the village. The uchihas didnt like being blamed for this. They started to feel hate towards the village. It al started when i was 10 and a half. I had just made anbu. The village and I fould out that the uchiha were planning a revolt against the village."
"What." sakura gasped
"yes its true. I hated war. I was only 4 when the third great war took place. I had seen enough death. Anyways the village hired me to spy on my own clan and I agrreed. My clan thought I was working for them when really i was working for the village. Danzo and the elders agrred it would be better if the Uchihas were just wiped out. While the peace loving third hokage thought we should try and talk it all out. Foolish. It was deced I would kill my clan and then leave the village. "
"Why? Why would you sacrifice so much." sakura said frantically
"Because I didnt want to see any more death. There was already enough war. We were jsut starting to live in peace. When I was thirteen I made my that day I got ready as normal. I headed out and I knew that today woudl be the last day with everyone. That night Madara and I killed every Uchiha except for one. Madara went on ahead while i waited for him." itachi said
"Sasuke" sakura said
"Yes, I had originally planned on killing him to."
"Then why didnt you." Sakura said wondering
"Because i wasnt strong enough. I loved my brother more than my own life. More than the village, more than anything. So I confronted him instead. I told him it was all just to test my abilities. He believed me, I mean how could he not. He was only 8. So trusting and Naieve. After confronting sasuke i went to danzo,the elders, and the third hokage. I told them that if they tried to harm sasuke I would reveal what happend and how the village planned it all. They agreed. But when the third hokage died i was worried danzo would try somethng so i returned to the village. It was only by chance that i ran into sasuke. That friend of yours, Sai he was originally ordered by danzo to kill sasuke was he not."
"Yes he was, but hes changed. He wants to help get sasuke back. Tsunade-shisou doesnt trust danzo what so ever. She knows hes skeeming somthing. So why did you join the akkatsuki then." sakrua asked confused.
"I joined to create peace. One of akatsuki's goals is to create peace. Only a few members actually know that. Though we do have to kill to get there." Itachi said
"That doesnt make it right."
"maybe not but its what we have to do." itachi answered
"S-So you killed you clan to prevent a war. Why didnt you tell sasuke that."
"If i told him that he would hate the village. Also by telling him to hate me he has grown stronger. I need him to be strong enough to one day protect himself from madara. Thats why ive told him to get the mangekyo so many times." itachi answered truthfully.
Sakura looked at him and then down. A single tear rolled down her cheek. All of the sudden she felt a hand wiping away the tear. She looked up at itachi who was looking down at her.
"Why aer you crying silly girl." Itachi asked
"Its just you gave everything up for the village. Also Sasuke now wants to kill you and he wouldnt if he knew the real reason you killed your clan. Theres just to much pain and death in all of this." sakura said while looking down.
Itachi stared at her. Why did this girl care about me. I could unerstand sasuke, but me. I dont know what lead me to do this, but i did. Sakura felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her. She was pulled against his chest. She just kept crying and he stroked her hair with his hand.
"You shouldnt be sad. In the end this was best for sasuke. I will let him get his revenge on me and then he'll return to the village with you. Isnt that what you wanted." Itachi asked gently and soothingly.
"Yes, but I............. I um.." sakura trailed off. She didnt know really what she wanted
"What?" itachi asked
"Itachi if what you say is true then... I dont want you to die either. It just wouldnt be fair." sakura said quietly
"Sakura you never did care about me. You cant start know. Remeber im trying to capture and kill your teamate naruto, and possibly destroy your village. Dont feel that way. You were right before. Im a murder." itachi said
"I know all that. But i wouldnt be able to forgive myself if you died and sasuke didnt really know what happend. You have to tell him." sakura said in a rush.
"No and you musnt either. If he finds out now he'll jsut have regrets about his life. Promise me you wont." Itachi said sternely
"I promise." sakura said quietly
"Itachi it isnt fair that you had to give up your whole life for the village. You were a prodigy, you had your whole life ahead of you. Didnt you have people you loveed and cheerished. Teamates? Girlfriend? Family? Why give that up. Its just not right that you have to die now. Your young and you havent even gotten to live yet." sakura cried
"Thank you Sakura. It makes me happy that someone would cry for me, but please dont be sad. I might not have gotten to live or be with my borher, but i did get to protect the village and that will always be what keeps me happy. I protected all the lives of the village. If things had been different im sure you and me would have been friends, or maybe more." Itachi said with a smile.
"I....... I think your right, but i am here now." sakura said with a small smile.
"Sakura you will eventually hae to reture to your village you know that right." itachi said saddly not that sakura could really tell
"I know. I woudnt not want to go back. I have to much i stil have to do. But Itachi while im here ill make your last living moments happy ones. ok." Sakura said with a smile
"Thank you Sakura" Itachi said. He leaned down and kissed her. She was shocked at first but eventually returned the kiss. When they broke apart they were both out of breath. They leaned there foreheads on each others and looked into each others eyes.
"I still love sasuke, Itachi but i cant help but feel somthing for you too. Ill stop you if you try to harm my friends or my village, but until then things can be happy. I knew you werent a bad guy. Im sorry things had to be like this for you itachi." sakura said sadly and determined
"Im fine sakura. Lets get to sleep we have training bright and early." he said with a small smile. He seemed to smile a lot more with sakrua around.
When they got to the room sakura got in the bed and slided all the way over like she always got in the bed but slid by sakura. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her as close to him as possible.
"Itachi what are you doing." sakura said embarassed.
"I thought you said you would make my last moments happy ones." Itachi questioned her.
"I did but..." sakura trailed off
"Dont worry i just want to hold you sakura. Its ok." itachi said reassuringly.
"um ok" sakura said. She closed her eyes. She felt Itachi rest his head in the crook of her neck. She really didnt mind. Eventually they both drifted into a deep and peaceful sleep. This couldnt last forever though.
Well one more chater done. Im sorry it took so long to update but i was waiting for more reviews. I asked for 8 but i only got 5. Lets see if i can get 6 reviews this time ok. Once i do ill update and ill do it a lot faster. Thank you pleae review.
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