Itachi's Promise: Chapter Twenty-Six
"Sakura," Someone whispered from the forest.
"See you later, Sasuke," Sakura said, disappearing into the forest and following the sound of the voice.
Sakura ran after the voice; running through the forest after a strange voice wasn't a smart voice. Sakura landed on a tree branch, she looked around the forest before feeling someone hit her once in back of the neck and her vision blur.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked, as she collapsed into a pair of strong arms and she body and mind finally gave in to the darkness.
"Nice to see you again, Sakura," The voice greeted, flipping Sakura over his shoulder and running further away from the Hidden Leaf Village.
Hours later – Akatsuki Head Quarters
"Let me go," Sakura ordered, trying to pull away from two strong arms that were wrapped around her waist keeping her arms pinned to her sides.
"Settle down, girl," The man ordered, forcing Sakura backwards against a wall and holding her there by her wrists.
"Let…me…go," Sakura ordered, bringing her knees to the man's stomach.
"Bitch...knew I shouldn't have let you go," The man said.
Sakura pulled against the man, trying to escape from his strong grip. Opening her mouth to speak there was a knock at the door, the man shoved Sakura back into a desk and turned and opened the door. Waiting in the way stood Itachi; as Itachi saw Sakura he froze for a second and then resumed his usual calm.
"Mission complete, the doctor is dead, Leader," Itachi told Leader.
"Thank you, go get Sasori and Deidara," Leader ordered.
"Why is she here?" Itachi asked, pointing to Sakura.
"She needs to join the Akatsuki; if I had left it any longer she would've never joined. Even now I'm not sure is she will," Leader said, keeping his voice low so that Sakura couldn't hear.
"Leader, I'll take care of her," Itachi said.
"No, I want Deidara and Sasori to take care of her," Leader said.
Itachi opened his mouth to speak, when he decided against it and nodded. Sakura mean while had a kunai in her hand and was ready to stab leader with it. Itachi jumped past leader and tackled Sakura to the floor, Sakura looked up at Itachi and Itachi looked down at Sakura. Sakura tried her best to hold back a laugh, but it didn't work. Sakura burst out laughing from the position that Itachi and herself were currently in. Itachi glared down at Sakura and then ended by smiling.
"Why is she laughing?" Leader asked, not able to see Itachi's smile.
"She is a developing teenager, who is most likely a virgin," Itachi answered, as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
"Right," Leader replied, nodding.
Sakura reached up when Itachi loosened his grip and slapped him right across the face. Itachi rubbed his cheek and looked down at Sakura with a shocked expression. Sakura smirked and tried to sit up from beneath Itachi.
"Stay," Itachi ordered, pushing Sakura by the shoulders down.
"Itachi, stand up," Leader ordered, Itachi did as he was told and stood next to Leader with Sakura on the floor.
"You evil, selfish, bastard, why are you doing this?" Sakura asked, slipping her knees beneath her and looking up at Itachi and Leader.
"Watch your language," Leader ordered, that make Sakura smirk and run a hand through her hair.
"I could say a hell lot worse," Sakura replied.
"Itachi, this is the little girl you used to love and now look at her. Trash talking, rule braking, teenager with no respect," Leader said, Sakura tucked her hair behind her ear and blushed.
Sakura lowered her head and the blush fully spread across her cheeks and down her neck on to her collarbone. Was Itachi ashamed of her, could he be ashamed of her. Sakura didn't know what to say, she was speechless.
"Itachi, do get Sasori and Deidara," Leader ordered, stepping out of the way to allow Itachi to leave.
Hidden Leaf Village
"Kakashi Sensei, have you seen Sakura?" Naruto asked.
"No, wasn't she training with you this morning?" Kakashi asked, stepping into the hallway outside his apartment.
"Yes, but she disappeared halfway through," Naruto answered.
"Disappeared?" Kakashi asked.
"She ran off into the forest," Sasuke answered, not really listening to the conversation but listening enough to now what is going on.
"And you have only just now noticed she hasn't been seen since," Kakashi questioned.
"Yeah, will you help us find her?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, I better," Kakashi answered, the three male ninjas jumped from the rooftop to go and look for Sakura.
Akatsuki Hideout
"Take her, to a cell," Leader ordered Sasori and Deidara.
Sasori and Deidara entered the room; Sakura stood to her feet and watched the two ninja begin to circle her. Jumping straight up, Sakura kicked Deidara in the stomach and sent him over the desk and into the bookcase, while Sasori was barely able to dodge. With Sasori already unsteady on his feet, Sakura quickly tripped him and then looked up at Leader and Itachi.
"Aren't Akatsuki members meant to be the strongest than average ninjas?" Sakura asked, standing up tall and looking down at Sasori.
Itachi had told Sakura about how Sasori had been brought back to life, but seeing him alive was a bit weird.
"Let me out of this office, unless you want it totally ruined," Sakura ordered, without question Itachi stepped out of the way and Leader raised an eyebrow at his movement.
"Leader, she isn't going anywhere. We might as well let her roam around, she can't escape," Itachi answered.
"True," Leader said, stepping out of the way as well.
"Welcome to the Akatsuki, little girl," Leader greeted.
To Be Continued...Please Comment.
