Itachi's Promise: Chapter Twenty-Nine

"Do you understand?" Sakura asked, hoping that Sasori was understanding the whole emotion thing a bit more.

"I think so. So Itachi doesn't let emotions control him, but you do?" Sasori questioned.

"No quite, Itachi wants to protect the people he loves. He still has emotions, just doesn't make them as obvious as me," Sakura answered.

"He killed his whole family through, why?" Sasori asked.

Sakura sighed gently and thought about exactly how to answer this tricky question, Sakura opened her mouth to speak when she closed it began and rethought what she was going to say. Itachi was complicated, how was she going to explain his actions to Sasori.

"He wanted, he needed to protect the people who were special to him. The village was special to him, he killed his family to protect the village and everyone in the village," Sakura told Sasori, Sasori tilted his head to the side and tried to understand.

"Wasn't his family special to him?" Sasori asked.

"Yes, they were but the village was more special," Sakura answered.

"I thought you said that family was the most special thing," Sasori asked, getting more confused as Sakura answered his questions.

"I think family and friends are the most important things, Itachi is different," Sakura answered.

"Then what is important to him now?" Sasori asked.

"Um…I don't know," Sakura answered.

There was a long silence between the two, before a knock at the door make Sakura jump.

"Come in," Sasori ordered.

Itachi opened the door and stepped into the room; his jaw was set in a straight line with his sharingan activated and his shoulders tightly pulled back. Sakura stood from the ground with Sasori and turned to face him, his eyes were filled with sadness as he watched Sakura.

"What is wrong?" Sakura asked.

"Team seven is headed this way," Itachi told Sakura, Sakura's breath was taken away.

How the hell had they found her and why had Tsunade sent Team 7 to come and get her, Naruto was one of the things that the Akatsuki wanted the most.

"How did they find us?" Sakura asked, stepping closer to Itachi.

Itachi smirked and then turned away, walking away. Sakura's lips were left slightly parted, as she once again was left alone with Sasori. Sasori took her arm and guided her to the door and into the hallway; they walked down the hallway into the main living/kitchen area where everyone else was waiting.

"Sasori, you and Deidara take Sakura to the Hidden Rain Village," Leader ordered; it was then Sakura pulled back away from Sasori.

"Sakura, stop fighting," Leader ordered.

"Fine," Sakura whispered, falling into a kneeling position and lowering her head.

"Good girl," Leader told Sakura, turning to the rest of the Akatsuki and directing them to what they had to do.

Itachi kept his eyes on Sakura, as Leader spoke to everyone and watched, as she didn't move. Leader began taking to Itachi, but Itachi wasn't listening. Leader yelled Itachi's name once, but Itachi didn't hear. Leader stepped into Itachi's view line and Itachi looked up at Leader.

"What?" Itachi asked.

"Pay attention," Leader ordered.

"I am, Sakura fights to do everything. She fights to save other peoples lives, she fights to keep his emotions controllable and she fights to keep being a ninja. You told her to stop fighting; she has stop fighting. She will no use to you, if she doesn't fight," Itachi told Leader.

Leader realised quickly what Itachi was saying and looked back at Sakura.

"Itachi, Deidara and Sasori take her back to the Hidden Rain Village, I will deal with this when I get there," Leader ordered, Itachi stepped around leader and knelt before Sakura.

"Let's go, Sakura," Itachi whispered, Sakura didn't move and Itachi pulled her up into his arms.

"Akatsuki, you have orders. Capture, if possible and kill if not," Leader said; disappearing along with the rest of the Akatsuki to find Team 7 (Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi).

Itachi, Sasori and Deidara ran in a line. Itachi with Sakura in his arms in the middle; Sasori and Deidara either behind or in front of him. Itachi jumped from one branch to the next then span round kicking Sasori in the chest and sending him flying into a nearby tree and then set Sakura down on her feet and ran at Deidara. Sakura flipped from the tree branch and landed in front of Sasori with a kunai at his throat. Itachi pinned Deidara to a tree and look back to see if Sakura was all right.

"Sakura?" Itachi asked, no being able to see her for a tree in his way.

"I'm fine," Sakura replied.

Itachi pressed down hard on to the back of Deidara's neck and he was soon out cold; Itachi was at Sakura's side in seconds and she had already knocked Sasori out.

"Let's go," Sakura said, running back the way he had came.

"Leader, thought you would actually give up this easy?" Itachi questioned.

"No, I think he knows something is wrong. But was unsure of what," Sakura replied, Itachi nodded and they kept running.

Hearing the battle not too far ahead, Sakura and Itachi slowed down, looking down into the clearing which team 7 stood one side and the Akatsuki the other. Naruto was covered in a red chakra, Sasuke was glancing at the Akatsuki and Kakashi had his headband up uncovering his eye. Sakura looked at Itachi and then they jumped, landing gracefully between the Akatsuki and Team 7. Sakura stepped back along with Itachi to be closer to Team 7.

"Sakura, you are okay," Naruto shouted, wrapping his arms around Sakura's waist and pulling her back a step.

Itachi watched Naruto out of the corner of his eye; to make sure he didn't hurt her.

"Itachi, what are you doing?" Leader asked, growling at Itachi.

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