Itachi's Promise: Forty-Two
Kakashi lead the small group through the tall trees of Konoha; Kakashi peeked over his shoulder to see Naruto and Sasuke talking between them not really paying attention and Itachi watching every move they made and drawing them back to attention before they ran into any trees or branches. Itachi had remained quiet for most of the trip, he was mostly thinking of Sakura and thinking of ways of over-powering Madara if they ran into him. The team travelled from the Fire country, until they reached the edge where Port City was. Kakashi arranged for someone to take them to the islands, while Sasuke and Naruto stayed with Itachi. Itachi had now pulled on a full-length black cloak, the hood was pulled up over his head, covering his head and concealing his face. Itachi was a wanted criminal after all; if he was seen in the port he would be in huge trouble. That evening the team boarded the boat, which was going to take them to the islands, Team 7 stood watching the port as the boat began to move. As the boat floated away from the port, a tall, black caped man stood watching from the side of the building. Itachi straightened up and activated his sharingan and tried to make out the person's features. Itachi realised who it was in seconds and backed away from the edge, when the man ran towards the edge of the port towards where the boat was. Itachi pulled his brother and Naruto away from the edge and watched as Madara (the hooded man) leapt from the edge of the port and jumped towards the boat.
"Kakashi, get back," Itachi shouted.
Kakashi saw the man jumping towards the boat and jumped back to where Itachi stood with Naruto and Sasuke. Kakashi pulled down his mask and pulled up his headband and looked at the man as he landed. The boat rocked and Naruto went to step forward to regain his balance. Itachi grabbed Naruto's collar and pulled him backwards towards him.
"Thanks," Naruto said, looking at Itachi for a second.
"I didn't realise she had a ring," Madara said, looking at Itachi.
"She doesn't," Itachi answered.
"She did," Madara replied, watching Itachi.
"I don't know, how she got it," Itachi told Madara.
"Yeah, right," Madara said, not believing a word Itachi had just told him.
Madara's Base
Sakura had been moved from her room/cell into Madara's room, she sat on the bed with Fugaku watching her. Sakura kept her eyes on the plain bed cover instead of Fugaku or anything else around the room; Sakura kept her arms by her sides and her breathing level. Fugaku watched her, he didn't move or say a word just watched her as she sat there.
"Sir, Madara has found Itachi and Team 7 headed towards the islands," A boy said, walking into the room and bowing to Fugaku.
"What is he doing about it?" Fugaku asked, looking towards the boy.
"Bring them back here, alive," The boy answered, Fugaku nodded and allowed the boy to leave.
Sakura looked up at the boy as he left and then Fugaku, who had returning to watching her. Sakura growled in anger and lashed out at Fugaku, Sakura sent her fist into Fugaku's stomach and left the room with Fugaku crumpled on the floor. Sakura walked down the hall, finding nothing but a few locked doors and a set of stairs. Sakura walked down the stairs, finding that it was a lot darker and dirtier the lower she stepped down the stairs.
"Sakura?" Someone asked, from behind the stairs as Sakura stepped from the stairs.
Sakura stepped out from the stairs, to find a cell beneath the stairs with Mikoto Uchiha sitting against the wall looking at her. Sakura was completely loss for words; Mikoto and Fugaku were meant to be dead and now they were both alive. Being seriously confused, Sakura just stood and watched Mikoto stand up and walk to the edge of the cell.
"Sakura, is that you, dear?" Mikoto asked, Sakura nodded and closed her mouth to try and seem more mature.
"Mikoto?" Sakura asked, Mikoto nodded and smiled.
Sakura felt her legs weak beneath her, then her legs collapse and Sakura fell to her knees.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Mikoto asked, worriedly.
"Yeah, fine…how are you alive?" Sakura asked, barely finding her words and looking at Mikoto.
"I was never killed, no one was," Mikoto answered, pointing behind Sakura at rows of cells that lined the walls of the floor.
She swung round, slamming the lock on the door, with one of her kicks and stepped towards Mikoto and engulfed her in a hug. Sakura hugged Mikoto tightly and then stepped back and looked at the other cells and then at Mikoto.
"We need to get everyone out of here," Mikoto told Sakura.
Sakura nodded; Mikoto walked to a cell full of some of the Uchiha boys and slammed the lock with her fist. Mikoto came and stood next to Sakura as the boys released everyone and each person helped others out. Sakura smiled happily and then thought of how Itachi was going to deal with this information. Itachi, he was headed to Madara's base.
"We need to go, Madara is returning very soon with Itachi and my team," Sakura told Mikoto.
"My son?" Mikoto asked.
"Yeah, Madara found them, before they got to me," Sakura answered.
"My son, isn't working for Madara?" Mikoto asked.
"No, sorry. Madara would have captured them and is bring them here," Sakura rephrased.
"Thank god," Mikoto sighed, smiling at Sakura.
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