Chapter 5 – Training with Itachi
"We are extending an invite to you to join our organisation..." He replied, "Your thoughts?"
Sakura stood up and began to pace. She seemed to have millions of things going through her mind and after at least ten minutes she turned to the Leader.
"During my time here..." Sakura hummed, "I have become a traitor... by healing Itachi... I have befriended the most adorable little one and I do not want to leave her..." Sakura began to pace and finally she sat back down. "I cannot return to Konoha... After doing what I have done here..." Sakura paused again...
"I will join..."
After the meeting with the Leader we had another but over dinner. Sakura was to be taught how we did things and what training she will go through.
"So what's the deal with you guys?" Sakura asked, "Kill or be killed... Do we follow a cause?"
"We wish to wipe the map of all these pathetic people." Kakuzu snorted, "That is the cause... to do so we are collecting tailed beasts to obtain the incredible power in order to complete our plans..."
"Makes some sort of sense..." Sakura hummed, "Just means I am going to have to fight Naruto isn't it?"
"Erase all of your past life... Kill your family to destroy ties." Kisame suggested. "I can do it for you..."
"As appealing as that offer is, you're a tad bit late... They died in the Kyuubi battle... Days after my birth..." Sakura shrugged.
"We need to test out how far she is willing to go for the cause..." Sasori said logically. "Your thoughts...?"
"Totally... It should be something huge..." Deidara exclaimed and stood up, "Something awesome and unforgettable..."
"To do that she would have to preserve what she has done..." Sasori replied.
"NO IT..."
"BOYS!" Sakura stood up and slammed her fists on the table. The table cracked clean in half but the table didn't fall inwards, nor did anything move. "What the...?"
"That is one of Nai's abilities." Sasori explained. "She can control objects with her mind."
"That's amazing." Sakura smiled and patted my shoulder. I put my hand on the table and the crack in the table repaired itself. During that time I didn't say a word, nor did I shift my eyes.
"You ok Nai?" Sakura asked in confusion.
"Fine!" I smiled when everything was perfect again and I began to jump up and down. "You broke the table!"
"Sorry about that..." Sakura smiled. "Anyway... Boys stop bickering... If you want me to prove myself let me think... I will think of something tell me but until then... SHUT IT!"
"Whoa..." I replied at her outburst. "You're angry..."
"Just peeved." Sakura smiled at me. "So training?"
"Will be starting tomorrow..." Itachi replied and looked at the door. Sakura turned around to see a purple haired woman standing there. Konan was the Leaders partner and she was one of the main connections to him.
"Hello Sakura my name is Konan; I will also be training you at some point. You will become our healer and our weapon... you have the capability."
"Nice to know you all don't doubt me..." Sakura murmured, "Who is training me first."
"Itachi and all day tomorrow." Konan replied, "We will allow you a day off the next to adjust. Any instructions for tomorrow Itachi?"
"You will get up at 5 and if you are not up your dead..." Itachi instructed. Short and simple...
"That's inspiring..." Sakura rolled her eyes and picked up the Akatsuki coat which was given to her. She left for her room to sleep because if she was going to get up THAT early, she should probably get some sleep.
Meanwhile... In Konoha...
Tsunade paced frantically in her office. She was pissed off and worried. No one had seen or heard from Sakura, no one had seen her since she left. She had people head south to ask people if they had seen her and no one had. One man said he took a pink haired girl and a small girl on his horse drawn carriage but he couldn't remember where he took them.
"Tsunade." Naruto Uzumaki said as he appeared in the office.
"Anything?"
"No." Naruto shook his head. "There is no sign of her... no one has heard from her..."
"It's nearly been two months..." Tsunade sighed, "We all know she isn't strong enough to fight on her own... honestly I didn't think it would be dangerous... This is all my fault..."
Kakashi Hatake entered the office with a sad face; Tsunade couldn't look at him because he obviously had no luck either.
"Nothing Tsunade." Kakashi shook his head. "We must keep looking... But if we don't find her in a year..."
"I know the protocol." Tsunade snapped, "MIA and presumed dead..."
"Sakura..." I whispered, "Sakura..."
"Huh?" Sakura murmured and looked at me. "What is it Nai?"
"It's nearly five... Big Brother will be mad." I whispered, "Get up."
"Thanks Nai I owe you one." Sakura smiled and got up.
"No problem." I replied and vanished.
"She teleports?" Sakura snorted and got dressed.
Sakura met Itachi outside of the base and he seemed amused.
"That's cheating." He stated in a bland tone.
"Excuse me?"
"Nai woke you up..."
"N...no she didn't." Sakura stammered.
"You are a terrible liar..." Itachi said and raised an eyebrow. "Next time she does that you get punished..."
Sakura huffed and followed Itachi to the training field. He removed his coat and turned around to her, signalling to do the same.
"So what now?"
"I train you in combat... nothing like you are used to..." Itachi replied and put his weapons of the floor next to his coat, signalling Sakura to do the same.
"Come at me..." Itachi instructed and Sakura complied.
Darting over to Itachi, Sakura raised her fist to punch him, he easily dodged and swung his leg around to kick her but it was at such an increased speed that she did not see it coming. She went flying into a tree.
"You're slow..." Itachi noted and pointed to a large case near one of the training dummies. "Open it and put the weights on."
"What?" Sakura snapped.
"Do as I say." Itachi replied. "Now do it." Sakura went over to the case and opened it to find one hundred kilo weights for her legs, fifth kilo weights for each arm and the same for her waist.
"Are you kidding me?" Sakura asked.
"I don't kid." Itachi replied. "Put them on and run around this island..."
"For fuck sake." Sakura replied and put the weights on. "You expect me to run in these?"
"Run or die." Itachi replied. "I will go at a normal ninja pace... Run or I will kill you..."
"Fuck!" Sakura said as Itachi picked up his weapons pouch. A kunai came flying at her and she began to bolt.
12 Hours Later
"SAKURA!" I cheered and ran towards her... which was a massive mistake because when I got to her she collapsed on me. "SAKURA GAINED WEIGHT!" I screamed and tried to push her off me. Itachi came over and picked her up. She was still conscious but she couldn't move her body.
"Itachi made me gain weight." Sakura breathed and stood up on her own. "I'm going to bed... tomorrow is my day off... I plan to sleep through most of it... if today was this hard... I am not looking forward to the rest of my training days... and all the weeks after that..." She began to mumble as she made her way to her bed.
"Remove the weights for bed but when you get up... they go back on." Itachi instructed her and in return instead of a 'yes sir' or an 'ok'... He got the finger...
Yeah I had no idea how to end this one so the finger it was...