Sakura and Itachi held their embrace for a while. She sighed she longed for love but since Itachi left for all those year's. She longed for his touch his sweet kisses.

"Sakura," he whispered.

"Hmm," she replied.

"I love you," he said hugging her tightly.

"I love you too," she whispered. He kissed her neck softly.

"Let's go your parent's are calling for dinner," he said.

"Itachi can we stay just for a little longer," she asked.

"As long as you want," he said. She faced him burying her face into his chest his chin resting on her head.

"Itachi if I marry you will I have to quit my job," she asked.

"No not at all," he replied.

"Are you sure," she said.

'"Yes," he replied.

"Thank you," she said softly they pulled away and walked to the dining room. Everyone talked at the diner table sakura kept silent. She kept thinking of the things that'll happen. What will help now. Then suddenly a anbu popped up.

"Sakura-sama we need you at the hospital fast Tsunade-sama's in critical stage in emergency room 2 sector 17," he said Sakura dropped her fork and went without a word. Everyone was silent after that Sakura had never been like that befor.

The surgery was long. And sadly unsuccessful. Tsunade had died. Sakura cried not going hime and the person responsible for her murder was Orochimaru. She had been alone at the time sleeping with bottles of sake around her a squad of anbu had walked in and fended him off yet she was about to die. Sakura did not return home but stayed by Tsunade's side with Shizuna both crying. The next morning the council had called Sakura. Since she was Tsunade's apprentice they wanted her for the next hokage. She never stopped crying she wanted to stop but tears flowed out she cried silent tears. She asked for time to think tired returning to her house when the maid opened the door she was shocked.

"Sakura-sama," she said.

"I don't want to talk peles set a bath," Sakura said walking to her room. Walking past the tea room and every servant. They were all shocked their Sakura barely ever cried. She walked at sat in the bath for an hour.

"Haruno-san Sakura's been crying non stop," A servant told Sakura's father.

"Tell her to come to the tea room after her bath," he replied everyone sat around the tea room waiting. She walked in still crying.

"Sakura sweet heart why are you crying," Mebuki asked hugging her daughter who didn't even twitch.

"She died they want me to take her spot," Sakura said.

"Who," Mebuki asked.

"T-Tus-Tus-Tsunade-sama," Sakura choked out silence fell the room.

Mebuki was the first to break it, "They want you to be hokage," she asked.

"Yes," Sakura replied each word not coming out correctly.

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