Sorry for the short chapter! I've been sick and the group I'm in, in a school project got chosen to do this exibitation thingy and make our own stand and stuff. I'm really excited about it, but that means I'll probably don't have the time to update before two weeks, or maybe even longer... so I apolegize in advance... *Bows deeply* I'm really sorry everyone!

Warning: Contains cruely described one-sided figth, flustered Sasuke and a hospital, you're warned

The pair was about to turn around the trees, when they heard an unknown laughter, as well as one both recognized right away. Looking at his secrete girlfriend, Asuma motioned for the two to get closer, but stay hidden. The laughter came to an abrupt end and both held their breath as they suddenly saw the people.

"Ichi, how's training going by the way?" The raven sighted, and almost glared at the tiny woman before clicking his tongue. "Progressing, what about yours?" Naruko smiled and walked towards the edge of the path, to sit down. "Great! Though I miss having Ichi to train with. You were a great sparring partner before you left." The shark like man grinned almost blood thirty at the shorter duo's conversation and moved his hand to the hilt of his huge sword. "Kisame, your fighting is far too visible for our mission." Naruko sat down and looked at the pair, then smiled somewhat sadly. "Sorry, but I can't train with you just now. I guess I'm not in the condition for the moment."

Itachi actually raised a brow and walked closer, Kisame following like a loyal shadow. "Why?" The brunette smiled brightly and clapped her hands silently together. "Yay, Ichi's worried 'bout me!" The said raven responded with a subtle glare, but Naruko easily ignored it and folded her hands in her lap. "You could say I got a severe case of swordphobia. This enemy ninja slashed me up pretty badly."

Her hands moved to the sipper on the back of her dress, and slowly pulled it down to revile a huge, almost vertical cut from her right shoulder blade to just over her lower back. Black threads made x's from top to bottom and were tied in a tiny little knot on the top. The skin looked pale, and miss-coloured, reminding Naruko of how her eye looked the first time she looked at it. "Pretty isn't it?" Her voice dripping with irony and dismay. Itachi walked over to her and helped her zip the dress close and gently stroked her back before he got up again. "You'll manage, Naruko." The woman laughed and smiled as she pulled the younger man down next to her and wrapped her arms around his cloaked arm. "You always know what to say with that lifeless voice of yours to make me feel ok again!"

Kurenai, narrowed her eyes and looked at her lover, who looked back at her and nodded, before both dissolved in a swirl of air and leafs.

"Kakashi!" The crow looked at the pair and closed his book as soon as he saw the serious looks on their faces. Sasuke who panted slightly in the middle of the training ground, looked up and sharpened his ears. "What is it?" Kurenai looked hesitant for a second, then looked up at Asuma, who threw away his cigarette and stomped it into the ground. "We need to speak in private." Kakashi arched a brow, but didn't question them as they moved into the forest until they couldn't see Sasuke anymore.

"We saw Uchiha Itachi in the village." That short sentence made Kakashi's entire body tense, but he didn't even get the time to think as Asuma continued. "With Naruko and Hoshigaki Kisame. And Itachi and Naruko seemed quite close." The silver haired jonin closed his eyes, and held his breath as he tried to find a logical solution, but as it didn't come anyone to mind, he opened his eyes and felt his pulse beat harder and faster. "Where are they?"

Sasuke bit his lip and clenched his fists 'til they turned white, then ran off towards the hospital. Only one thing in his mind. Is it true? Does Naruko-sensei know Itachi?! I need to find out!?

Short time ago, flash back

Naruko stood up and her friendly aura changed to one of a pissed lioness protecting her cubs. "Why are the two of you here?" Itachi sighted and silently stood up, his Sharingan spinning wildly. "Kyuubi's container." Naruko clicked her tongue and looked at Itachi. "Then, you would have a much better time turning around and walk back. Because we'll never hand over Naruto-kun." Itachi smiled softly, then tilted his head to the side and a new Sharingan appeared in his eyes. "Shouldn't you call him something else, Naruko?" Naruko took a deep breath, then slammed her hands together in a hand sign and grinned softly. "I wish I could, Ichi… But one last warning… Leave or I'll gladly kick your asses back to the fucking place you came from."

A soft chuckle left Kisame's throat as he one again moved his hand to the hilt of Samehada. "Getting angry already are we, Naruko-san? Besides didn't you just say you wasn't in the condition to fight?" Kisame showed his sharp teeth, and pulled out his bandage covered sword, grinning as he did. "I did, but who said I was going to fight with my body right now?"

A blue glow soon surrounded her body, and thick blue chains shot out of her body, going for the two Akatsuki members. "You remember this one, right Ichi?" The raven jumped out of the way and suddenly wished for a sword of his own. "I do, you were quite fond of this jutsu…" Suddenly, a second him popped into existence and the real one jumped away, just as the fake blew up and successfully destroyed the chain. "But I figured it out long ago… shouldn't you be better Naruko?" Naruko smiled and nodded as dozens of more chains sot out towards both the raven and the shark-lover.

"Of course, I hate to disappoint Ichi, so I worked on my jutsus." The destroyed chain suddenly got reattached and managed to snake around Itachi's ankle. "Isn't it better this way?" She laughed, and folded her hands, and the chain started to squeeze the Uchiha's ankle. He screamed loudly in pain as he collapsed on the ground, and gave Naruko a huge opening. The chains wrapped around the rest of his body, and as it had with Kisame, held him up above the ground, head down.

"Thank god I managed to surprise the two of you… if I hadn't I would have lost with flying colours if that's possible to say? Anyway, I was just super lucky." She held her hands folded as she bowed humbly. Itachi and Kisame were moved the right way, then put down on the ground, but still had the chains around them. "Since the two of you, actually own pride, I hope you'll leave and rather return a few years from now. I'll be waiting and training so I won't win with a shitty lucky shot, ne?" Kisame grinned wickedly, probably wanting revenge as soon as possible, but nodded before his partner, Itachi. "Now you owe me two." She grinned and nodded, then pulled her hands apart and the chains faded away, letting the two go.

Flash back: END!

I jumped as Sasuke slammed the door open and panted loudly as he closed it and glared at me, his Sharingan spinning around like his big-brother. "Naruko-sensei!" I blinked and sat up in the bed as I closed my book. "What is it making you all huffy puffy all of a sudden?" Smiling, I made sign for him to sit down next to me, though he already made his way towards me, and jumped up on my bed and actually grabbed my shoulders and pulled me close. I winced at the sudden and forced movement, but sighted and gently grabbed his wrists and moved him so he sat on my lap. "Now, what's troubling you Sasuke-kun?" He glared at me, but sat down and clenched his fists. "Do you know Itachi!?" I blinked, then smiled and made circles on his back with my finger. "Oh blunt as ever, it runs in your blood, I tell you." He stiffened and his Sharingan spun around faster.

"Oh, yeah I know Itachi, or I knew him. You're actually quite like him. Though he was more cheerful under that lifeless Uchiha mask." I smiled and ruffled Sasuke's hair. Oh, how much I wanted to do this with Naruto…! "Do you know who trained him!?" I laughed and pulled the boy close as I grinned. "Of course! I trained him myself since he was six! Though, it was our little secrete." Winking at him, Sasuke actually blushed and I giggled. "You look so much alike when you're all flustered and red! So cute!" I squealed and clapped my hands together, then suddenly yawned and blushed as I grinned.

"Sorry Sasuke-kun, but when I get out I'll train you, 'kay?" His head spun towards me so fast that I was actually surprised that his neck didn't break. "You will!?" I smiled and patted his head. "Of course! Just promise me one thing, ne?" I offered him my pinky and winked. He hesitantly offered his pinky too, and blushed deeply, causing me to laugh. Wincing as the second heart started to beat harshly again, I almost hooked out pinkies together. "You'll never betray your home, promise?" He looked at me stupidly, then touched the seal on his neck. "Because, if you do, I'll kil-"

The door opened, and Kakashi, Asuma and Kurenai walked in. I smiled and hooked Sasuke's finger with mine. "Don't break the promise now, Sasuke-kun." He blinked, then looked at the trio and me again, before he jumped off the bed and walked out. "Isn't he cute when he's confused? Then you should see him when he's all flustered, he looks soooo cute!" I smiled, then it faded away as I looked up at the trio. "So, what brings the three of you here? I guess I'm wrong when I say visiting an injured friend, aren't I? "

My heart jumped, almost threatening to rip its way out of my chest. Kakashi held his arms firmly as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. Kurenai and Asuma also had theirs crossed, and all three pair of eyes on me… well two and a half pair. I narrowed my eye and glared at my hands, then looked at the two black haired jonins in front of me. "I know or knew him well… why do you ask all of the sudden?" Asuma clicked his tongue subtly, and put his hands in his pocket. "Do you have any contact with him now, whatsoever?" My heart suddenly beat so hard it felt like I was having a seizure or something. "No, I lost all contact the day he left… what… why are you suddenly asking!?"

I leaned my head against the headboard and closed my eye as I rubbed my forehead. "Itachi was seen in the village not long ago." My heart did another violent jump and I had to hold in a gasp in surprise. They had been seen!? "And we saw you with them." Asuma motioned to himself and Kurenai, and I cursed myself mentally. I looked at Kakashi, then sat up straight and opened my eye. "Kakashi, you remember me talking about Ichi when both of us were anbus, right?" He nodded, and I folded my hands in my lap.

"For Kurenai and Asuma's information, Ichi was my one and only student when I was still a teen… and he was Itachi. I met him when I was sent to get some documents from the Uchiha's clan head. I was fourteen and he was six. And instantly, I noticed how much he… didn't fit into the clan and I managed to find him again the following day in the training grounds. In the beginning, I only trained him in things like his kunai throwing and such. But after a while, he started to talk about the problems inside the clan, and I started to teach him other things as well. When he was eleven, I became his anbu taicho, and we started this… trading training. He taught me how to counter the Sharingan, several different genjutsus and some Katon jutsus. While I thought him some taijutsu, fuinjutsu and things like that. But…"

I looked down on my hands and closed my eye as I suddenly felt my head start to pound like crazy. "Kakashi… where's… jiji?" My head grew heavier and heavier, as well as the rest of my body, and I suddenly found it difficult to breath. I felt his hand on my forehead, and I looked up at him, and noticed the worried look in his eyes. "Jiji? Hokage-sama?" "Naruko, Hokage-sama died in the invasion… Asuma! Get a nurse!"

My right eye suddenly felt like it was on fire, and soon felt warm blood roll down my face. "Naruko!" I opened my eye and looked at Kakashi, who's hands were covered in blood, and Kurenai who covered her mouth as she looked at me wide-eyed. I felt my hand being pulled away, but my eye still burned, and it felt unbearable. "Stop it! Damit!" My head fell back and I had to pant to get enough air. What happened? What was happening? Soon Kakashi was pushed away and nurses and doctors filled my vision and yelled and pushed Kakashi, Kurenai and Asuma out of the room. "Naruko!" I closed my eye, and felt needles being pushed into my skin, and tubes being shoved down my throat. Oh, I love hospitals and their nurses and doctors.

I guess you notice my fear of hospitals and needles from the end, huh? Well I feal like they just stab a sharp needle into your skin, forced suspiocus liquid into your blood, and -just a cruely- pulls the neelde out and smiles sweetly before slapping a bandie on the wound. ..Ugh I hate needles!

...Well shoudln't there be anything here... *looks around, for numbers or funny looking things* Probably not this time... just pm or review if there's anything you wonder about.

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