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Chapter 5- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
"Uh..Sakura?" Shisui called out hesitantly.
She looked at him, face void of any emotion. He flinched. 'It's like a mini-Itachi. Oh my god.' He looked horrified as he imagined Itachi and Sakura leading an army of expressionless children.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." She replied calmly.
"Are you sure?" Shisui pressed on.
"Yes, I am. Why wouldn't be?"
'Because the man you love is acting like you're nothing but the grass beneath his feet?'
'I don't love him. And the best part of this is that he's acting this way after telling me he'll always be there for me.'
Shisui frowned at her stubbornness. "You can talk about it, you know?"
"There's nothing to talk about."
"I know my cousin is acting like an ass, but I'm sure he has a good reason for it."
"Whatever, he can keep it to himself," Sakura said coldly.
Shisui sighed, not liking this change at all. Sakura saw this and frowned.
'You know, you don't have act like this with everyone just because Itachi was a bitch to you. Look at him, he's like a kicked puppy.'
'You're right.'
"Shisui, I'm sorry. It's just-"
"Hey, I get it. Don't worry. He has no right to act like this. At least not with you! Tell you what, I'll beat him up for you," Shisui offered with a grin.
Sakura laughed and said, "Sure."
They spent the rest of their shift goofing around, since Sakura was back to normal. Finally, Shisui told Sakura to go to her tent, and he went to wake Genma and Neji up, and slept in their tent.
5:30 am.
Itachi stared at the fire.
'I shouldn't treat her like this. It's wrong. But I just...'
"Itachi."
Itachi turned, slightly surprised to see Shisui standing there.
"What are you doing up? You can still sleep for another half an hour."
"Never mind that, I want you to tell me why you're acting like an ass, when you and I both know how you really feel," Shisui said seriously.
"I...it's nothing. I can't explain." Itachi clearly didn't want to talk about it.
"Yes, you can and you will. She doesn't deserve this."
"It's too much." Itachi said flatly. "She's annoying. Her hair is too bright. She's a brat." Shisui rolled his eyes at his cousin's lame attempt at lying.
What they didn't know was that Sakura was also up and was about to come out of her tent. She heard and stiffened, blinking back tears.
'That..that...I can't believe him.'
'Screw him. I don't care what he thinks.'
"Well, Uchiha-San, if you really think that, then you don't have to worry any longer. As soon as this mission is done, I'll request Tsunade-Shishou not to send me on any missions with your team again." Sakura said in a fake-pleasant voice.
Itachi felt his heart sink. Shisui gasped and said, " No, Sakura! He was lying- he really-"
"It's okay Shisui. I'm cool with it." Sakura turned and went to the stream to clean up.
Shisui turned, an expression of cold rage on his face. "If you don't fix this Itachi...I swear to God...I will beat your ass into the ground."
The next day, Kusagakure, in a town near Tenchi bridge.
The had finally arrived at their destination, but throughout the trip, every time Itachi tried to talk to Sakura, she ignored him and pretended that he didn't exist, like he wasn't right next to her, trying to talk.
"We need to find a man called Ryuu. He's got red hair and...yellow eyes. He's supposed to be easy to find," Itachi told his squad. He looked at Sakura but she just glared at him and hooked her arm with Shisui's.
They asked around, and within five minutes they had been directed towards a manor, as it turned out that their client was a lord in this town.
They were let in by the guards once they introduced themselves as the ninja from Konoha.
"Welcome to Kenpachi manor." A man they assumed was Ryuu due to his features, welcomed them. Kenpachi Ryuu had long, red hair that was tied up into a high ponytail, with yellow eyes that were uncommon, but shone with kindness. He looked to be in his late-thirties or early-forties.
He smiled at each one of them, but faltered slightly when his eyes came to rest on Sakura. His eyes wide, he said, "It cannot be."
When the Konoha shinobi looked confused, he shook his head. 'Maybe I'm wrong..but that hair...no, the eyes are different.' "Forgive me, I mistook you for someone else."
They were escorted to the living room to discuss the mission. Sakura made sure to sit as far away from Itachi as possible. He looked slightly miserable.
"So, Kenpachi-Sama. According to your request, your son Shin was abducted four days back." Itachi stated. "Any suspects?"
"Suspects?" Ryuu snorted. "I know exactly who abducted my son."
The members of Squad 2 were taken aback. "Who?" Shisui asked.
"They call themselves...the Shadow Masters."
Sakura choked on the sip of water she had just taken, Genma spit his senbon out and Shisui burst out laughing. "Shadow Masters? Seriously?"
Neji just smirked and Itachi looked indifferent, though there was a glint of amusement in his eyes.
'...eyes that remind you of a depthless Black Sea, making you feel as if you're drowning when he looks at you...'
'What the hell? Shut up! Eyes? They're more like stones. Oh wait. A stone would have more emotions than he does.'
"Do not underestimate them merely because of their..rather unique name. They are a formidable group, with terrifying abilities." Ryuu said gravely.
"How many members are there?" Neji asked.
"Five. They have asked for 500,000 ryo as ransom, 100,000 for each member I assume."
All five shinobi smirked. It was perfect. One for each of them. Suddenly, there was a clatter of plates and they turned to see an elderly woman gaping at them. She had almost dropped the dishes in her hands, shocked by something.
"It's...it's Her."
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