Itachi's Promise: Chapter Twenty-Four
"Sakura," Itachi yelled, branching on the branch where Sakura had been.
"Itachi, help," Sakura shouted.
"Itachi, wait up," Kisame ordered, jumping by after Itachi.
"Sakura, hang on," Itachi ordered, grabbing hold of the man that held Sakura under his arm.
Itachi threw the man, taking Sakura out of the man's grip. Sakura landed on the ground beside Itachi and grabbed hold of his shirt; Itachi rested his hand on Sakura's back and kept her tightly against his side.
"Itachi, don't ever go running off again," Kisame angrily growled.
"Sorry, Sakura needed me," Itachi apologised.
"Okay, them let's wipe their minds and get out of here," Kisame said.
Itachi turned to Sakura and knelt down in front of her, Itachi took a breath and smiled gently at Itachi.
"Kisame, will take you home. I promise I will come and see you soon," Itachi told Sakura, gently kissing her on the cheek before turning to Kisame and nodding.
Kisame took Sakura home, while Itachi used his second level sharingan to wipe the minds of all the Anbu. Itachi closed and his eyes and waited for Kisame to return. Itachi rested his head on his hands, his eyes stinging in pain. Kisame landed in front of Itachi; Itachi didn't even move.
"Itachi?" Kisame questioned.
Itachi lifted his head and opened his eyes, Itachi's eyes sting from the light and the use of his second level sharingan.
"Tired?" Kisame questioned.
"No, my eyes are sore that's all," Itachi answered, standing from the floor looking up at Kisame.
"Okay, then let's go," Kisame ordered.
Itachi and Kisame jumped across the tree branches, Kisame in front and Itachi following closely behind. Itachi swayed to the side for a second and then hit the side of a tree and went tumbling towards the floor. Kisame grabbed Itachi's wrist and pulled him back up on a lower tree branch.
"Ah," Itachi breathed, rubbing his wrist and looking up at Kisame.
Itachi glanced down at his wrists; Itachi pulled the end of his sleeve up and looked down at his wrist.
"Thanks, Kisame," Itachi replied.
"What's wrong with your wrists?" Kisame asked, holding out his hand to allow Itachi to put his hand in Kisame's.
Itachi rested his hand in Kisame's, Kisame pulled Itachi's sleeve higher up Itachi's arm and looked down at his wrist. Itachi's wrist was blue and bruised; Kisame ripped the bottom of his shirt and began wrapping it round Itachi's wrist.
"Sorry for hurting you," Kisame apologised, tightening the ripped shirt around Itachi's wrist.
"Oww," Itachi whimpered, leaning forward to try release the pressure on his wrists.
"Look at the little baby and boyfriend," Someone joked from the trees above.
Itachi and Kisame looked up, Itachi found the voice instantly and jumped towards the voice. Itachi put his hands on a branch to try and pull himself up higher, but his wrist echoed in pain and he fell from the tree away. Kisame jumped after his smaller partner; Kisame reached out to grab Itachi. Itachi's wrist slipped through Kisame's fingers; Itachi hit the ground fast and hard. Kisame almost screamed Itachi's name and Itachi fell to the floor; Itachi's shoulder hit the floor first and he let out a large whimper. Itachi felt his shoulder arch in man and began to the complete left side of his body killing him in pain.
"Itachi, are you okay?" Kisame asked, landing on the floor beside Itachi and helped him quickly sit up straight.
"Kisame, I think I have broken my shoulder and possibly my hip," Itachi answered; painfully letting Kisame help him sit up.
"Has poor little baby, hurt himself," The voice asked.
Kisame jumped from beside Itachi, back into the trees and kicked the person from the trees. Itachi watched as the person landed on the forest floor, just far enough away from Itachi. Kisame landed between the person and Itachi.
"Leave, before I have to take care of you the hard way," Kisame ordered.
"You couldn't beat me," The person said.
"Want to bet?" Kisame asked, his sword swinging from his back.
Rushing forward Kisame's sword swung over the top of the person and the person kicked Kisame in the back, putting more space between himself and Itachi. The person turned round to face Itachi and ran quickly towards Itachi, Itachi looked at the person and pulled a kunai from his pouch and threw in along with four others at the person. The person dodged the first one, but the other four hit their targets. The person slowed down and Kisame swung his sword at the person's head high, cleanly slicing off his head. Itachi and Kisame sighed together and looked at each other. Then Itachi looked at the body.
"You can clean that up and then help me get back to the Akatsuki base," Itachi ordered, Kisame rolled his eyes and began cleaning up the mess he had made.
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