Itachi's Promise: Chapter Thirty
Itachi looked to the side at Sakura and then back to where Pein stood; Pein tilted his head to the side with a smirk across his face. Pein inwardly sighed; Itachi was protecting Itachi with everything he had just he would do with Konan. Pein stepped forward and Itachi crouched down lower ready to attack if they were need.
"Itachi, I'm not going to attack you," Pein told Itachi; Itachi didn't move just watched Pein more closely.
Pein glanced back at Konan and saw her smile and then nod.
"Itachi, go home," Pein ordered, Itachi knew what he meant by home he meant the Hidden Leaf Village.
From behind Itachi, Sasuke watched his older brother defence his female teammate. Sakura smiled at the Akatsuki and stepped to the side so she was standing closer to Itachi; Sakura breathed normally tried to keep herself calm.
"How about we all go home?" Sakura asked; from across the field Konan smiled and the rest of the group looked at Leader and hoped he was going to say yes.
"We can't, not yet," Pein answered, Sakura smiled and leaned into Itachi.
Itachi wrapped his arm around Sakura and nodded to Pein.
"See you soon," Itachi said, watching as everyone in the Akatsuki disappeared in a cloud of smoke except Kisame.
"Take care of him," Kisame ordered.
"Of course, I will," Sakura answered, Kisame and Itachi nodded to each other and Kisame was gone as well.
Sakura and Itachi turned to Team 7 for the first time; Sasuke was standing unsurely in an empty space, Kakashi was kneeling on the floor next to a panting Naruto (Naruto is tired from using 9 tailed fox's power) and Sai was smiling creepily. Sakura bit her lip gently and left Itachi to kneel down next to Naruto.
"All this just to get me back," Sakura told Naruto, Naruto smiled and hugged Sakura tightly again.
"I was worried about you," Naruto told Sakura.
"I know, I was worried about you to," Sakura replied.
Itachi and Sasuke watched Sakura as Naruto hugged her and she hugged Naruto back.
"Hello, Sensei," Sakura greeted, looking towards her old sensei and smiling.
"It is good you are back," Kakashi told Sakura, ruffling up her hair.
"Sasuke?" Sakura asked, letting Naruto go and sitting back on her heels and looking up at Sasuke.
"Sakura," Sasuke answered, his eyes not leaving her.
Sakura stood from the ground, walked over to Sasuke and held out her. Sasuke didn't move for a minute, until he stepped into Sakura's arms and hugged her. Sakura smiled and Sasuke looked really awkwardly at Kakashi and Naruto, his eyes refusing to go to his big brother.
"Sasuke," Sakura whispered, Sasuke heard his voice from Sakura's lips and looked up at Itachi.
Itachi was stood away from Kakashi and Naruto with his hands by his sides and his sharingan deactivated, a barely there smile was across Itachi's face, as he looked at his little brother. Sakura stepped out of Sasuke's weak hug and looked between the two brothers both not wanting to move any closer to each. Sakura took Sasuke's hand and stepped backwards towards Itachi; Sakura pulled Sasuke forward and watched as his expression was one of almost panic. Stopping suddenly Sakura let Sasuke go and ran to in front of Itachi and began to pull him forward until Itachi and Sasuke were a few steps apart.
"Sasuke, this is your big brother Itachi. Itachi, this is your little brother Sasuke," Sakura told Itachi and Sasuke; as expected there was a long silence and neither brother moved.
Naruto and Kakashi wanted to shuffle away from the two Uchiha, but where worried if they did both of them would kill them.
"Sasuke, you want to say hello to your brother," Sakura asked, Sasuke looked at Sakura trying to find the words to say something but nothing came out.
Sakura saw a tear fall down Sasuke's face and she felt Itachi step forward closer to Sasuke; Sasuke flinched as Itachi reached up to touch him but let him touch him any way. Itachi wiping the tear from Sasuke's face and smiled gently, Sasuke just stared at his brother and then was on the floor surrounded by darkness.
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