Itachi's Promise: Chapter Thirty-One
"Sasuke," Itachi said, kneeling down next to his brother with Naruto, Kakashi and Sakura.
"Sasuke, wake up," Naruto ordered, Sasuke eyes remained closed and his body still.
"Naruto, get me a wet cloth. Kakashi back up and Itachiā¦come here," Sakura ordered.
Naruto sprinted to where Team 7 had put their bags; Kakashi took a couple of steps backwards and watched as Sakura guiding to Itachi into a kneeling position and rested Sasuke's head in Itachi's hands. Sakura knelt beside Sasuke's stomach, her hands leaning his stomach and forcing chakra into his body. Itachi watched Sakura as she checked his little brother over and then rested fully back on her heels and smiled.
"He just fainted," Sakura told Itachi, as Naruto came running back with a damp cloth.
Sakura took the cloth from Naruto, folding the cloth and then putting it across Sasuke's forehead. Naruto and Kakashi standing not too far away watching as Sakura knelt near Sasuke and Itachi had Sasuke's head on his lap.
"Sakura, is he okay?" Naruto asked.
"He will be fine, he just fainted," Sakura told Kakashi and Naruto.
Naruto and Kakashi came closer and watched as Itachi knelt with Sakura and his brother.
"Itachi, wake him up," Sakura ordered, removing the cloth and handing it back to Naruto.
"Are you sure?" Itachi asked, looking at Sakura.
"Yes," Sakura answered.
"Kakashi, Naruto, please leave," Itachi ordered.
"Excuse me," Naruto yelled.
"Naruto, let's go," Kakashi ordered, walking into the forest with Naruto following closely behind.
"I will be back in a minute," Sakura told Itachi, disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
Itachi looked at Sasuke and tilted his head to the side.
"Little brother, time to wake up," Itachi whispered.
"Itachi," Sasuke whispered, opening his eyes and looking up at his big brother.
Sasuke's eyes widened, as he realised his big brother was looking down at him.
"Itachi," Sasuke said, pulling away from Itachi and scrambling to his feet.
"Sasuke, calm down," Itachi ordered, standing to his feet and watching as Sasuke wobbled from side to side.
Without warning, Sasuke fell forward. Itachi dashed forward and caught Sasuke in his arms; Sasuke again tried to stand up but his legs where too weak to hold up his body. Itachi held his brother's body in his arms and watched as he continued to try and stand.
"Itachi, let me go," Sasuke ordered, from the edge of the trees Sakura watched the two brothers communicate 'nicely' to each other.
Itachi let go of Sasuke and he dropped to his knees and looked at Itachi; Sasuke tried again to stand up again but he just ended up falling into Itachi's arms.
"We have done this before, when you were a baby. Let's not do this again," Itachi said.
"Shut up," Sasuke ordered, pushing Itachi away from him and then was falling back on to his butt.
"Again, I'm not in the mood for teaching you to stand again," Itachi ordered; looking down at his little brother.
"Shut up, Itachi," Sasuke growled; Itachi rolled his eyes.
Sasuke had his legs beneath him and was trying to stand, but his neck were shivering from the pressure and failed again.
"Sasuke, just rest and your strength will return in time," Sakura ordered.
"Rest, when he is here?" Sasuke shouted, pointing to his brother.
"Sasuke, he is just trying to help you," Sakura replied.
"Help me; he killed my family, destroyed my life and turned his back upon his village," Sasuke shouted.
"Don't shout at me, Sasuke. I'm only trying to help," Sakura said, Sasuke looked at his big brother and then back to Sakura.
"Sakura, I'm sorry," Sasuke apologised, his head low and eyed focused on the floor.
"And your brother?" Sakura asked, looking at Sasuke and warning him not to say the wrong thing.
"I'm not apologising to him," Sasuke said.
Sakura stepped in between the two brothers and looked at each one separately.
"Itachi, give me your hand," Sakura ordered; Itachi reached out his hand and let it slide into Sakura's right.
Itachi watched as Sakura looked towards Sasuke and smiled gently.
"Sasuke, give me 'your' hand," Sakura ordered.
Sasuke reached up and let his hand slide into Sakura's and watched as she sighed and then gently and ever so slowly pulled the two hands together. Itachi and Sasuke were completely still, other from their arms moving towards each other. As the two hands touched' Sasuke and Itachi straightened out their hands and they collided palm to palm, with Sakura's hands flat against the backs of their hands.
"They are touching each other," Naruto whispered, from behind Sakura.
Sasuke and Itachi pulled away from each other, Sakura turned to face Naruto and growled. Sasuke and Itachi jumped together, landing in front and behind Naruto.
"Don't annoy my teammate," Itachi and Sasuke said together, then glared at each other.
"Kakashi, help," Naruto begged, covering his head with his hands and looking at his former sensei.
"Sasuke, Itachi, leave him alone," Sakura ordered.
Itachi and Sasuke nodded and stepped away from Naruto.
"Time to go home," Kakashi said, tossing Sasuke's and Naruto's bags towards them and then jumping up into the trees.
The five ninja jumped through the trees. Kakashi up front, Sasuke behind Kakashi, Sakura in the middle, Itachi second last and Naruto very last. Sasuke watched both his big brother and Sakura, as he continued to jump back towards the Hidden Leaf Village almost a full day away.
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