Fan fiction Title: Altering
Type of Fan-fiction: Chapter Story
Date Started: 5-7-15
Rated:T
Summary: For all of the years that they have been together,Someone was changing the shape of everything they had ever known.
There is a way to do it better-find it
Thomas A. Edison
Author's Note: I'm looking back over the recent chapters and noticing a lot of errors and I'll try my best to run over the story as close as I can before upload,and I want to say a quick thank you to everyone who has added me to their author alert,favoring this story and reviewing. So without further ado please enjoy 'Altering'
Weeks had passed since Sakura had last spoken to Itachi, In those weeks,He explained that it was getting harder and harder to keep in contact with her since he was almost ambushed by rouge ninjas. Even though she wanted to tell Itachi to come home,which she would occasionally hint, she knew that he would simply tell her no. During their brief talk he explained that he knew how she was feeling but that his duties also pertained to the village. Sakura could tell,even though he wouldn't openly admit it, that he was missing home. During those weeks Sakura would continue to check up on Shisui and give Itachi a status report when it was convenient for him to chat and for the most part Shisui was still unconscious but still alive.
Sakura was sitting in one of the chairs situated in Shisui's room,reading Itachi's file, which she borrowed from Lady Tsunade's office,thanks to Shizune. She wanted to check over Itachi's file and make sure that nothing was out of the ordinary with his test results or anything like that, another reason was to see who had approved Itachi to be cleared to go on this mission when he had only been home for a day and a half. She quickly knew that Lady Tsunade hadn't sent him since she was shocked while learning that he was already gone for another mission but she couldn't think of anyone else who would did this. As she flipped the page in the folder,there was a soft knock on the door before it came open slowly. Green eyes looked up as a nurse walked into the room,holding a clipboard. Sakura quickly recognized the woman as Ayame.
"Sakura what are you doing here, I thought Lady Tsunade gave you some time off" The nurse smiled sweetly at her.
Sakura nodded"Yeah,she did but I'm just here to check up on Shisui and do a little digging"
"Is there anything I can help with"Ayame asked as she walked over to the monitor next to Shisui to check his vitals.
"Sakura frowned "You might can,Do you know who signed Itachi's wavier form a couple of weeks back"
The woman nodded"Um,If I'm not mistaken I believe Rei signed your husband's waiver"
"Hm" Sakura spoke before sighing "Do you know if she is here today"
Ayame nodded as she turned back towards Sakura with a small smile on her face.
"Thank you" Sakura spoke as she closed the folder and placed it inside of her small bag,got up and left the room,looking for Rei. Sakura soon approached the nurses station where she was stationed.
"Rei,Do you have a moment" Sakura asked trying to keep her anger at bay
Rei looked at Sakura shocked before nodding "Sure"
They walked over to an unoccupied room
"How can I help you" Rei asked
"I hear that you're the one who signed the waiver form for Itachi a couple of weeks back"
Rei nodded "I did"
Sakura frowned"Why when it clearly states that all ninja's who return from a long mission is required to complete those two test and a week of rest before entering into the field again"
"I was given clear instructions to clear your husband without him having to complete those test" Rei spoke.
"By who" Sakura asked
Just as Rei was about to answer,the door came open to reveal another nurse. "I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation but we need you Rei" The nurse spoke before hurrying out of the room.
"I'm sorry" Rei apologized as she turned to walk out of the room.
"Rei,who was it" Sakura asked
"The Hokage" She spoke before rushing out of the room
Sakura stood there dumb struck as Rei's words resonated within her.
'Why Lady Tsunade lying to her' Sakura thought as she exited the room and raced off towards the Hokage tower. When she made it there,she saw Lady Tsunade leaving out of a room with a hand full of papers.
"Sakura"Tsunade spoke as Sakura stopped in front of her.
"Did you lie to me"Sakura asked eying her mentor carefully
"Lie to you about what"Tsunade asked
"About sending Itachi on a damn mission without even being cleared"Sakura seethed
"Sakura calm down"Tsunade spoke looking at her pupil "What are you talking about"
"I just spoke to Rei about Itachi and she is said that the Hokage gave permission for her to waive the mandatory test each anbu is required to take after coming home from a mission"
"I didn't signed off on that document"
Sakura frozen"Then who could of authorized that" Sakura muttered out-loud. And if a lighting bulb had suddenly lit up,A thought ran across Sakura's mind. Danzou.
"Sakura go home,I'll check up on it"
Sakura nodded before sighing softly "Fine" She spoke before leaving from Tsunade's sight.
Sakura was walking down the long hallways when Danzou walked out of a room,frowning slightly. Sakura stopped dead in her tracks as he turned and stared slightly at the her.
"What can I help you with Mrs. Uchiha"
"What were you doing in Tsuande-sama office" Sakura asked shifting uncomfortably
"You mean my office"
Sakura froze
"Who's taking over the title of Hokage then, Naruto,Kakashi"
She shook her head "I'm not sure at the moment but if my money was on I would have to say Danzou"
"You did it" Sakura spoke almost to herself
"And what would that be" Danzou asked as he watched her carefully
"You exempted Itachi on those two test he's required to complete after coming on from a mission" Sakura stated.
Danzou nodded "I needed Itachi to deliver some very important documents to a soon to be ally with ours"
"Why only send him when you have a dozen of other men to do it for you"
"Because I specifically wanted Itachi for the job"
"He wasn't even properly cleared for the job"
"I am the Hokage Sakura,I can do whatever I like"
"You're not the damn Hokage" Sakura seethed as her hands gripped onto the sides of her pants.
"Yet dear Sakura and you had better watch that insolent tongue of yours,"Danzou snapped "You may carry the name Uchiha but you act like an animal the Haruno's were know to be "
Sakura stiffened
"One of these days someone will personally wipe out that pathetic excuse of a clan you call a family and to think that they let a stupid brat like you among their ranks,they must be truly desperately by letting a Haruno into their clan"
"Say another thing about either clans and I'll personally send you to an early grave"Sakura seethed
Danzou smiled "You wouldn't even last a minute"
Sakura continued to stare the man down until Tsunade rounded the corner and stopped "What's going on"
"Tsunade your pupil and I were just having a casual conversation"
Tsunade looked back and forth between the two until her gaze stopped on Sakura, who was staring at Sakura. "Sakura,lets go"
Sakura hesitated for a second before she followed Tsunade down the hallway into another room but just before she went into the room,she looked back at the man,who was smirking slightly at her. She then entered into the room,slamming the door after her.
"What was that Tsunade as as she placed the folders onto her desk.
"Nothing" Sakura spoke watching Tsunade carefully
Tsunade sighed softly after deciding not to press the medic for any more information,
Sakura knew something sinister was going on in the dark and it was hard to just sit by as they, or rather he, ran Itachi to an early grave. She could distinctly see the darker lines under his eyes,and it looked as if he had lost a small amount of weight. Sakura needed to do something that would take her mind off of Danzou's shady ways and Itachi's condition but she didn't know what she could do. So for the next couple of hours she went to the hospital to catch up on missed paperwork,then after that was all done she went to visit Ino and they chatted for a while before her blonde hair friend was called in by her father. So she spent the rest of the day with Sasuke and Mikoto,talking about random things. So when Sakura made it home around ten o' clock that night,She was halfway dead on her feet. Sakura walked into their home,she flipped a nearby switch and watched as nothing happened. She flipped it a couple more times as a groan escaped her lips.
"What in the world" She muttered as she felt her way through the dark house over to her blinds. Looking across the street,she could see that her neighbors had electricity.
'It isn't a power outage' Sakura thought as she felt her way around her living-room to a nearby closet where she had placed spare candles and flashlights. She quickly found the closet door and opened it carefully. Thinking smartly,She focused a small amount of chakra into her hand,letting it let off a soft green glow as she reached in there and began to look around for the flashlight not even sensing the presence behind her.
Sakura tried her best to hold in her tears and protest as Tsunade gingerly touched her arm.
"Yeah it's broke" Tsunade spoke as she looked up to Sakura. "How did you do this"
Sakura sighed "I was looking for a flashlight when someone came up behind me,roughly grabbed my arm and broke it"
"So you didn't see who did this" Fugaku asked as Tsunade focused her chakra into her hands
Sakura shook her head
"Did they say anything"
Sakura shook her head 'Learn your place Uchiha'
Fugaku's tensed as Tsunade returned her attention back to Sakura's arm.
"You'll have to wear a sling for a couple of days until it completely heals"
"Sounds lovely" Sakura replied sarcastically
"At least they didn't pull your arm out of your socket" Tsunade retorted
Sakura huffed "I know"
The two sat in silence as Tsunade finished on Sakura's arm"I'm going to prescribe you something for the pain"
Sakura nodded as Tsunade and Fugaku left the room.
These turn of events were starting to worry her. All of this was too strange, Danzou sending Itachi on a mission after just getting back, Shisui being attack, Danzou threatening her and now this. Once she was situated in her sling,she checked on Shisui one more time before leaving the hospital heading towards the Uchiha district. Once there she quickly located Sasuke and after answering his questions about her broken arm and how she had gotten it,She and Sasuke headed back to Itachi's and her home to pack a small bag. There was no way in hell was she going to stay in this house after someone had broken in. Once her bag was packed,she and Sasuke made their way back towards the Uchiha district.
To say that Sakura had the worst sleep in her life would be an understatement. Her arm was steadily throbbing through out the night and the medicine that Tsunade had prescribed her wasn't helping at all. She dressed as safely as she could,without touching her injuries arm and walked out of Itachi's old bedroom and headed off towards the kitchen. When she walked into the kitchen,she could already tell that something was wrong. Fugaku was standing near his wife with a deeper frown than he usually wear and Mikoto was sitting cupping the cup in her with her head down.
"What happened" Sakura asked walking closer to the two.
Mikoto looked up from the cup and Sakura heart hardened. Mikoto had been crying.
"What happened" She asked again
Mikoto sniffed "S-Shisui is dead"
Sakura froze "W-What" She asked almost speechless looking up to Fugaku,who placed a hand upon his wife's shoulder "We're ruling it a homicide"
Sakura gasped as fresh tears began to fall down her face. Furiously wiping the tears off of her face,Sakura crumbled to the ground as she wrapped her arms around her body. Her thoughts were going a mile a minute.
'What's going on' Sakura thought as she stared at her tear soaked shirt.
"Sakura"
Sakura's head snapped up at the mention of her name. She saw Mikoto looked at her then up to her husband,who nodded his head, then looked back at Sakura.
"Can you deliver a message to Itachi"
Sakura nodded
Several Minutes Later
Sakura still had fresh tears falling down her face as she and Sasuke walked into the house. Sakura walked over to the hole,that she had made weeks ago, placed her hand through the hole.
"What are you doing Sakura" Sasuke asked as he watched her carefully.
"Contacting your brother" Sakura said as she forced a small amount of chakra into the support beams.
It wasn't long before a loud caw swept through the house,alerting the two ninjas.
"Come on"Sakura spoke as she walked towards the back of the house with Sasuke following suit. Sakura entered into their bedroom then looked up towards the ceiling. Onyx met green.
"Come on I need you to deliver a message to Itachi" Sakura cooed as the crow cawed violently before flying down to her feet.
Onyx eyes stared at her toes and opened it's mouth slightly.
"You better not" Sakura snapped as she wiped the tears from her face.
"Sakura what are you doing" Sasuke asked again
"I'll explain later"Sakura spoke never taking her eyes off of the bird. The bird looked up at Sakura's face and it's eyes soften as she then bent down and forced a small amount of chakra into her index finger and placing it on the birds head.
Sakura whispered to the bird with stray tears falling on it's head as the birds eyes dilated. "Sasuke opened the window"
Sasuke walked over to the window and opened it,The crow looked down at Sakura's toe the back at her face before it nuzzled her foot before it flew up out of the window.
Sakura released a shaky breath as she watched the bird disappeared into the bright and clear sky.
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