Itachi's Promise: Chapter Thirty-Two
Itachi landed gently on a tree branch, his arm resting on Sakura's shoulder and his gaze focused on Sasuke. Sasuke opened his mouth to speak, when Naruto cut him off and began talking with him. Sasuke wasn't listening to Naruto; he was watching Itachi as he whispered something into Sakura's ear, making Sakura laugh.
"Naruto, shut up," Sasuke ordered.
"Why, Sasuke?" Naruto whined.
Sasuke span round on his heels, grabbing Naruto by the throat and pushing him back against a tree; before letting go. Sasuke jumped quickly back and looked towards Naruto; Naruto looked at Sasuke in shock and then stood shakily from the tree.
"Sasuke, calm down," Kakashi ordered, jumped to a branch nearby Naruto and holding his arm to make sure he could stand.
Sasuke nodded, but inside he wasn't feeling any calmer.
"Let's stop for tonight, we have been running for eight hours straight and it is about to go dark," Kakashi told everybody, jumping down from the trees to find Itachi and Sakura already on the forest floor.
"Naruto, Sasuke, set up the tents. Itachi come with me and find food, Sakura can you deal with the fire?" Kakashi told everyone and they turned his attention towards Sakura for her answer.
"Yeah, I will be fine," Sakura answered, turning her back towards Kakashi and walking off into the forest.
Less then ten minutes later, Itachi and Kakashi returned to their campsite. Sakura was kneeling at the fire; Naruto and Sasuke were finishing up putting the tents up. Itachi walked to Sakura and knelt down beside her, putting the three birds he had caught and killed down beside him. Sakura looked at Itachi, pulling a kunai from her hand and began to cut the skin from the birds. Itachi just sat and watched as Sakura went about skinning, cooking and serving the four birds (3 Itachi caught and 1 Kakashi caught).Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke each had there own, after a big debate about who should share with Sakura. Itachi shared his bird with Sakura in the end, much to Team 7's dislike.
"Goodnight," Kakashi said, after dinner was cleaned up.
Naruto and Sasuke sat near the fire, less than a minute before they decided they would also go to sleep. Sakura and Itachi sat outside enjoying the fire, as everyone else slept.
"We are almost home," Sakura whispered.
"I know," Itachi replied.
Sakura turned her body fully towards Itachi and watched him, his expression was almost emotionless, but his eyes were full of his emotions. Sakura looked into his eyes and them hugged him tightly.
"You are scared," Sakura whispered, Itachi nodded into her shoulder and hugged Sakura back.
Itachi didn't say anything; he was scared about going back to the Hidden Leaf Village but would do anything for Sakura.
"We don't have to go back to the Hidden Leaf Village," Sakura told Itachi.
"You want to," Itachi answered.
"Itachi, want if I didn't want to?" Sakura asked.
"I wouldn't," Itachi replied, his gaze meeting Sakura's.
Sakura nodded and looked at the tents, where Team 7 slept.
"Let's go," Sakura ordered, standing from the floor and looking down at Itachi.
"What?" Itachi asked, trying to keep his voice low and no wake up any of Sakura's teammates.
"Let's go, if you don't want to go to the Hidden Leaf Village we won't," Sakura told Itachi.
"I didn't mean it like that," Itachi answered.
"Itachi, I'm not going to the Hidden Leaf Village," Sakura said.
Itachi stood from the floor and looked at Sakura, he wanted to leave right now with her. But what about the village, what about her friends. Sakura needed to go back to the village, even if it wasn't what he wanted and she wanted.
"Sakura, you are returning to the village," Itachi told Sakura.
"No, I'm not," Sakura replied, Itachi disappeared from the spot he stood and appeared behind Sakura as she realised he was gone.
Sakura felt someone behind her and she out, Itachi caught Sakura's body before it hit the floor and then set her gently down on the floor. Itachi looked towards the tents to find Kakashi watched from his tent.
"She has to return," Itachi told Kakashi.
Kakashi nodded and looked at Sakura peacefully lying on the floor at Itachi's feet.
"Are you sure?" Kakashi asked.
Itachi nodded and knelt next to Sakura.
"Where do you want her," Itachi asked.
"Are you leaving?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes," Itachi answered, picking Sakura up in his arms and waiting for Kakashi to answer his original question.
"Put her in my tent," Kakashi ordered; Itachi did as Kakashi told me.
Itachi was knelt down beside Sakura in Kakashi's tent; Itachi kissed Sakura on the forehead and disappeared.
Itachi ran through the forest, his speed at it's maximum and his whole body arching from the pressure and pain running through his limbs. A couple of hours later, he passed the fire boarder and then reached the edge of the Hidden Leaf Village, Itachi quickly made himself known and had Anbu on his trail. Itachi headed back towards the campsite, he had to get back up for Team 7 in case Sakura reacted badly and wouldn't return to the village. Reaching the campsite, Kakashi was sat at the still burning fire and looked up at Itachi.
"Got you help," Itachi said, disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
Kakashi was confused for a full two seconds, before Anbu raced into their campsite and stopped.
"Have you seen Itachi Uchiha?" An Anbu asked.
"No, but we need your help. Sakura was found, she may fight going back to the village," Kakashi told the Anbu.
"We will help," The Anbu replied, setting himself and his teammates around the fire place and waiting for Sakura to awake.
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