Itachi's Promise: Fifty

Sakura remained completely still, her head was turned away from the village and her body curled inward. Itachi was lost for words; he didn't know what to do. Madara nudged Sakura with his foot and then looked bored at Itachi.

"She can take a hell of a lot," Madara told Itachi; Itachi looked his eyes for a second and let his eyes change into his mangekyo sharingan.

Itachi stared at Sakura, trying to pick up any movement from Sakura. Itachi could just see as her back moved slowly as she breathed and sighed knowing she was alive. Madara stepped over Sakura and Itachi turned his attention to him.

"Itachi, as I told Sakura, you have lost," Madara said, Itachi stepped forward and Madara shook his head and knelt down beside Sakura running a hand through their hair.

"Keep your hands off her," Itachi growled.

"Calm Itachi, I didn't want Sakura getting hurt?" Madara said.

Itachi watched as Madara ran his hand along Sakura's hairline and then looked back at him.

"So young and innocent; unlike you," Madara said.

Itachi remained quiet and watched Sakura.

"Itachi, let us handle this," Pein said, landing beside Itachi and urging him to let Pein and the rests of the Akatsuki take over.

"But I have to protect her," Itachi replied.

"Your emotions will get the better of you, leave Madara and Fugaku to us," Pein ordered, stepping out in front of Itachi and facing Madara.

Itachi stepped back towards the village and ran to help; Itachi jumped straight back into action, rescuing a few younger ninja and taking out as many Sound Ninja and rogue ninja. As Itachi back kicked a Sound Ninja, the hilt of a sword cam down harshly on the back of his head and Itachi fell to the floor. Darkness flooded Itachi's sharingan vision, before Itachi's body fully gave in and he was out.

Four Hours later – Hidden Leaf Village

Itachi pulled his sore body up into a sitting position, his hands connected through a thick chain. Itachi looked around with his normal eyes and sighed, he couldn't see anything in the pitch darkness and was two tired to be able to use his sharingan.

"Finally awake, little Uchiha," Someone familiar said, from outside the bars that were across the small room Itachi was in.

Itachi knew that voice, but he just couldn't place it, Itachi racked his brain trying to find the person who was outside the cell but all he was left with was an empty question.

"Who are you?" Itachi asked, the man laughed and Itachi knew exactly who he was.

"Orochimaru," Itachi growled, trying to pull himself to his feet but finding he did not yet have the energy to.

"Nice to see you too, Itachi," Orochimaru greeted.

"How are you alive?" Itachi growled.

"I never died, I almost died yes; in fact it is all due to your bride to be that I'm standing here now," Orochimaru told Itachi.

"Sakura, healed you?" Itachi asked.

"Yes, after Madara took over the village, threatened to kill everyone she loved and me making a deal with her," Orochimaru told Itachi.

"What deal?" Itachi asked.

"Kill Madara and leave the village, along with the Sound Ninja," Orochimaru answered.

"What do you get out of it?" Itachi asked, hoping Sakura hadn't done anything stupid.

"Madara's eyes," Orochimaru answered, staring at Itachi.

Itachi wanted to sigh in relief, but he knew that he wouldn't be a smart move. Itachi was really lucky that Sakura was so smart and that she played on Orochimaru's lust for Uchiha eyes.

"Orochimaru, how is the boy doing?" Madara asked, walked down the steps and into the outside room of the cell.

"He is awake," Orochimaru answered.

"Good, he needs to see what we have done with his precise village," Madara replied, stopping next to Orochimaru and looking down at Itachi sitting on the floor.

"Sakura is missing you," Madara told Itachi.

"Where is she?" Itachi growled.

"Hokage tower, safe and sound," Madara answered.

Pulling himself to his feet, Itachi glared at Madara and took a step forward.

"I want to see her," Itachi told Madara.

"No, you will die before you see her again," Madara told Itachi, inside Itachi's heart was splitting in two and his chest was painfully constricting.

Itachi felt his legs shaky under him and he collapsed to the ground, falling on his knees. Madara smirked with amusement as Itachi glared hatefully up at Madara.

"One person you can see is…Mikoto," Madara said, Itachi watched as his mother was forced down the stairs by his father and forced to her knees before Madara.

"Madara, leave her alone," Itachi said, staring into Mikoto's tearful eyes.

"Why would I leave her, she is a member of my village. Plus Fugaku has got to teach her a lesson for betraying him," Madara replied, Mikoto growled up at Madara.

Fugaku pulled Mikoto's head back by her hair and slapped her across the face, before releasing her and letting her fall to the ground.

"Mum," Itachi shouted, his chest constricting making it almost impossible to breath.

Hokage Tower – Hokage's Formal Sleep Quarters

Sakura lay on her sore side, her arms tied behind her back while her feet were tied tightly together. Everything in and on Sakura's body hurt, she was exhausted but didn't want to go to sleep in case Madara would to return. In seconds Sakura's eyes were closed and she was off in a deep sleep. It wasn't until almost an hour after than Madara returned, Madara crossed the room to Sakura and stared down at her beaten, injured and tired body. As Madara reached down to touch the side of Sakura's face, her eyes snapped open sensing Madara's chakra and she pushed away from him. Madara sighed and sat on the side of the bed where she had been.

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