Itachi's Promise: Chapter Thirty-nine
A scream ran through the large room as Madara cut deeply into Sakura's lower back; Madara smirked as the blood ran down her back. Sakura tried to pull away from the kunai and tried to escape the pain that covered her body. Sakura was covered in blood; Madara had cut, stabbed, scratched and broken Sakura's body. Sakura lay on the floor; her eyes opened and staring at Madara.
"Will you help me now?" Madara asked, glaring down at me.
"I will never help you," Sakura answered.
"You will," Madara told Sakura.
"Only in your dreams," Sakura whispered.
"Not, more interesting things happen in my dreams," Madara replied, Sakura stood her head.
Rain Village Hokage Tower
"Where are we?" Sasuke asking, sitting up on the couch and looking at the Akatsuki, Kakashi, Naruto and the Anbu.
"Hidden Rain Village," Pein answered, Sasuke swung his legs from the couch and looked more clearly at everyone.
""Sasuke, lie down. You are bound to be tired," Itachi sat on a chair across from Pein.
"I'm fine, we need to find Sakura," Sasuke said, standing slowly from the couch and felling his legs wobbly beneath him.
"Sasuke, sit down," Itachi ordered, standing from the chair in was sat in and pointing to his brother than the chair.
Sasuke walked across the room, he passed his brother and sat in the chair looking across the desk at Pein.
"So what will Madara target?" Pein asked.
"Hidden Leaf Village, it has got to be," Itachi told Pein.
"But how can we be so sure?" Kakashi asked, questioning the two Akatsuki.
"Madara, hates the Leaf Village; he always has," Pein answered.
"Why does he hate it?" Naruto asked, stepping up next to Kisame and waiting for an answer.
"He wanted more power in the village; I think he want to be Hokage, but they never gave him power. So he left, with a promise to one day destroy the village," Itachi answered.
"After all this time, wouldn't he just get over it?" Naruto asked, Kakashi, Sasuke and the Akatsuki smirked.
"Naruto, Uchihas never get over anything," Sasuke told his friend.
"But…" Naruto began.
"Naruto, don't ask," Kakashi interrupted.
"Are we going to the Leaf Village?" Sasori asked, not swaying from the original problem.
"Yes," Pein answered.
Madara's Base
"Watch Sakura, while I'm gone," Madara ordered a young boy, who had entered the room.
"Yes, Sir," The boy answered.
Madara left Sakura curled on the floor; Sakura was still refusing to help heal Orochimaru. Madara left his base, teleporting to the Hidden Sound Village. Walking through the village, Madara watched as people didn't meet his eyes except one woman who came running to him.
"Madara, they left the village," The woman said.
"Thank you," Madara said, leaving the village as well and heading towards the Hidden Leaf Village.
The Akatsuki, and Team 7 ran through the forest towards the Hidden Leaf Village, Sasuke and Itachi side up side.
That Night – Half a day from the Hidden Leaf Village
The Akatsuki and Team 7 set up camp, having a fire in the middle of the camp with sleeping bags all around. One person at a time, sat against a tree wide awake waiting watching for any danger, while everyone else slept. It was four in the morning and Itachi's turn to watch over everyone, Sasuke was also awake talking quietly to his brother.
"What if he doesn't show?" Sasuke asked.
"I don't know," Itachi replied, looking to the distance.
There was silence between the two Uchihas, until a twig snapped and they jumped to full alert.
"Who is there?" Ssauke asked.
"Oh, the usual, Just me," Madara said, stepping into the clearing opposite from where the two Uchihas stood.
"Madara, where is?" Itachi growled.
"Yeah, where is she?" Sasuke shouted, after his brother.
"Oh, how cute. Two Uchiha brothers working together again," Madara said, teasing the two brothers.
"Answer the question Madara," Itachi ordered.
"Why?" Madara asked.
Itachi jumped over the sleeping bodies of his teammates and Team 7 and swung a kunai at Madara's face. Missing Itachi, swung it back and missed again as Madara stepped back. Madara grabbed Itachi's wrists, twisted them and pulled them tightly behind Itachi's back.
"Let him go," Sasuke shouted.
Ignoring the pain that ran through his shoulders; Itachi pushed back against Madara and ended up face first on the floor.
"Madara," Naruto shouted, having woke up along with everyone else.
"See you later, Uchihas," Madara said, disappearing.
Itachi looked up at Sasuke and then both nodded to each other, both brothers raced towards the Leaf Village. Leaving everyone behind in confusion and trying to catch up to where Madara's chakra trail was headed.
"Pein, was right. He is headed to the Leaf Village," Sasuke panted.
"I know," Itachi replied.
Both the brothers travelled for hours, until they finally reached the Leaf Village. Sasuke walked through the gates, with Itachi beside him and they where surrounded by Anbu.
"He is with me," Sasuke said, stepping in front of his brother.
"Itachi, why are you here?" Tsunade asked, joining the circle of Anbu that had surrounded Itachi and Sasuke.
"Madara, was headed this way. He has taken Sakura," Itachi told Tsunade.
Tsunade glared at Itachi, her eyes narrowed and she almost looked like she was going to kill him.
"Sakura, was captured by him?" Tsunade growled.
"Yes, I did. What a student you had Tsunade, so strong," Madara said, perched on top of a nearby building and looking down at everyone.
"What have you done with her?" Itachi and Sasuke growled.
To Be Continued...Please Comment.
