Itachi's Promise: Fifty-five
"I'm not scared of anything," Madara growled, jumping from the stairs and landing in front of Sakura.
"Obviously are," Sakura whispered, glaring up at Madara.
Madara reached down, grabbed the front of Sakura's collar and slammed her against the wall. Sakura was pulled away from the wall; she was forced back into the wall. Sakura groaned lightly as she looked up at Madara and was pulled completely away from wall and thrown back towards the stairs, Sakura landed just before the steps and rolled once before stopping. Sakura pushed her upper body from the floor and looked over at Madara.
"Madara, stop," Sakura told Madara, backing up towards the steps and pulling away from Madara as he headed towards her.
"I don't think you understand my powers, little girl," Madara teased, still walking towards Sakura.
Sakura stopped as her back pushed against the hard stone of the wall; Sakura turned her head away and tightly closed her eyes. Madara reached Sakura and knelt down before her, Sakura quickly tried to pull away from Madara as he rested out to touch her.
"You're so young, but it has to happen," Madara whispered, grabbing Sakura by the neck and pinning her back up against the wall.
Outside of Madara's Base – Forest
Itachi flew through the forest, his legs hurting from the miles he had ran in such a short time while the other Akatsuki members ran somewhere behind him in the forest. Itachi saw Madara's huge base and smiled, he slowed down and began walking towards the Madara's Base. Itachi took a short breath in and looked towards the front door that lay wide open. Itachi sped up and walked towards the door and looked inside; Itachi would have been forced back in fear if he hadn't dashed forward to reach Sakura's side. Itachi knelt on the floor beside Sakura and pulled her into her arms, Itachi gently shook Sakura and waited for her to open her eyes.
"Itachi," Sakura groaned, slowly opening her eyes and staring up at Itachi.
Itachi sighed and relaxed back against the wall; his eyes closing for a minute and his arms tightening around Sakura. Within a second of Itachi resting back against the wall, someone stepped into the room and looked down at Itachi.
"Look what we have here," Madara said, walking over towards Itachi and Sakura.
Itachi's eyes snapped open and he looked across the room at Madara; Itachi pulled his arms around Sakura closer and tried to protect her body against his.
"Madara, go away," Itachi ordered, glancing from Sakura and to the older Uchiha.
"Why should I? This is my place after all," Madara replied, smirking down at Sakura's limp body.
A silence filled the room for a minute, before Madara spoke again.
"She is impossible to kill," Madara told Itachi; Itachi looked up at Madara confused and then back at Sakura.
"She is impossible to give up, like a drug that you're addicted to," Itachi replied.
"You really love her," Madara said, Itachi nodded.
"More than anything in the entire world," Itachi answered, after a minute.
"Protect her until the day I will return," Madara said, vanishing in a thick cloud of smoke.
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