LOVE, LIFE, DREAM
The last chapter I feel like it was a filler. Maybe it is just me thinking that but still. For all of you who read this far I applaud you and thank you so much.
Everyone who reviewed and much I have to say really pushed me forward even when I felt like jut giving up on this story. This is probably the last chapter with Saki in Konoha and will be the only chapter that exceeds 7pages on my Openoffice. AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH!\
A/N: I made slight changes to the finals but it's hardly notable. This is also the first time making such an insanely long chapter!
Decisions O Decisions
The next time I work up was when the sound of fireworks exploded. I looked to the clock and suppressed a scream. I was late. The final exam started now and I was not yet ready. I got up and checked the door making sure no-one was round I jumped out of the window and sprinted home with my clothes and equipment. I took a quick shower and healed the rest of my body with my ninjutsu. I grabbed a fresh pair of khaki shorts and a black shirt. All my bags were on my person and I checked my weapons. After making sure I was ready for battle I teleported myself to the stadium just in time to see Naruto beat Neji.
"GO NARUTO!" I yelled.
"Saki-nee?" Sakura asked looking at me.
"Hey Sakura, Ino, Choji." I smiled and sat beside Sakura in an empty seat. Behind us were Hinata, Kiba and also Izumo and Kotetsu.
"I thought you ran away thinking that you were going to lose the bet" Kotetsu sighed.
"I'm always right." I flashed a grin cockily.
"Ha-ha." Izumo said sarcastically. "How are you though?" he asked.
"Good, thanks I heard from the nurse that your two helped us...are you sure we were outside the gate?" I asked questionably.
"Yes you and your team. Maybe you thought you were far from the gate." Kotetsu said glancing at me with question I had no answer to.
"I fainted three km from the gates...in the afternoon." I said "in the forest." I told them.
"Does it matter? Maybe a passing traveler helped you guys, as long as you're alive now you don't have to question it." Izumo said messing up my hair.
"thanks" I growled sarcastically as I fixed my hair.
"No problem kid." they said in unison.
I turned back to the stage and saw Naruto running around like a total goofball. I couldn't help but allow a small smile to appear on my face. I got up and went down to congratulate him. I met up with Naruto at the stairs while we walked to the contestant's box we talked.
"You were awesome out there Naruto, I loved the last move." I grinned. I could see Shika, Shino, Temari, Gaara and what's his name? Kuro? Kankuro. (Actually forgot his name)
"Sasuke, why isn't he here yet?" Shikamaru sighed to himself.
"Confucious said 'the wise do not approach the dangerous' a wise decision perhaps?" Shino asked.
"He'll come. Sasuke would drag his half dead body here if he had to." I smirked.
"Right, he'll definitely come." Naruto said glaring at Gaara and he in return glaring at Naruto.
"but wouldn't he get disqualified if he doesn't show up for his match?" Shikamaru asked. Naruto's face blanched.
"NO WAY!" Naruto yelled in a hushed manner.
"they can't. if I had to say, 85% of the persons here are to watch the Uchiha kid fight. If it weren't for Sasuke…well let's just say you would be putting on a play for the leaf, sand and sound." I looked to the three siblings. I wondered if they got my hint. "then again, I doubt that some of the sand and sound would bother to come." I sighed.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"Nothing." I smiled when I felt a tap on my shoulder I looked and saw a fellow leaf shinobi.
"Sorry but this is the contestant's box" he said.
"sorry I go right now." I told him. "Good luck Shikamaru" I grinned at his evident confusion.
I listened as the proctor announced the change and Kankuro forfeiting. I smirked as I heard Shikamaru yell.
I walked back to my seat with a grin.
"Shikamaru isn't even motivated" Choji sighed "He's going to give up sooner or later."
"what are you talking about? He jumped out of the box on his own accord" Ino yelled loudly and cheered Shikamaru on.
"Saki-nee did you see Naruto push him off?" Choji asked.
"Yea" I snickered.
I watched as the time passed slowly. Shikamaru watching the clouds and Temari starting to get annoyed. Temari started with a great gust of wind even us spectators could feel strongly. When the wind died down Shikamaru used his shadow jutsu. I grinned as Shikamaru started to meditate. I opened my light reader and started to read.
"there is no way he's going to win like that!" Ino yelled.
"He's smart, don't worry about it" I said flipping a page in my book.
"How do you know?" Ino asked me.
"Because, Shikamaru is a genius." I looked up at her and grinned. Ino growled in frustration as Temari narrowly dodged Shikamaru's shadow. I grinned as Ino gasped and cheered, Shikamaru must have had his parachute shirt in the air now. I could hear Ino sigh again as Temari was out of the shadow's range once more.
"And she is caught" I said while finishing my book when the main character catches the female murderer. Temari also was caught in Shikamaru's Kagemane jutsu.
There was silence other than Ino and Naruto screaming and Choji munching when Shikamaru raised his hand and said "I forefeit."
Ino and Naruto went silent as I laughed.
"He wasted his chance in becoming a Chunnin!" Ino yelled.
"No in fact he is closer to becoming a chunnin than Naruto and probably Sasuke as well" I said as I packed my book away. "he already thinks like a leader. All he needs is some motivation" I laughed as Naruto jumped down yelling at Shikamaru for throwing the match.
"Sasuke, he isn't here yet!" Sakura panicked.
"Don't worry he's here already" I nodded towards the stadium "Watch" I said just before Sasuke and Kakashi appeared in a storm of leaves. I sighed "Uchihas. They just have to be special don't they?" I talked to myself though Sakura looked at me strangely.
"hey look, he grew!" I grinned as he looked taller against Kakashi than he did last month.
"Sorry we're late" Kakashi apologized.
"Your name?" the proctor asked with a smirk.
"Uchiha, Sasuke" Sasuke said looking at the proctor.
"It's Sasuke-kun" Lee said appearing beside all of us.
"Lee-san!" Sakura exclaimed happily.
"GO SASUKE-KUN!" Ino yelled.
I sighed, looks like Shikamaru is out of the picture. I thought.
"Sakura your team is amazing!" Ino said with almost a hint of jealousy.
"what do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"because, who would have thought Naruto would beat the Neji Hyuuga? And You have Sasuke on your team and he's an elite, everyone here is excited about his match!" Ino said.
I started to check my weapons as the match commenced. Others stared at me strangely.
"Hiya Gai" Kakashi greeted him then turned to us.
"You're back Misa-chan. I thought you would miss this" he said.
"Wouldn't miss this for the world" I grinned.
"Oh Sakura! Sorry for not contacting you" Kakashi apologized.
"You're a horrible Sensei Kakashi" I teased.
"Can't be as bad as you Misa-chan" Kakashi teased back.
"I am actually a very good teacher" I smirked before laughing with Kakashi.
"Again with your flirting you two" Sakura sighed and we all laughed. I could see Kakashi looking around casually and noticing the small group of ANBU. I watched as he and Gai talked.
"Sasuke's Taijutsu got stronger." I smirked. "glad you didn't accidentally kill him." I muttered.
"I may have pushed him hard but I wouldn't go so far as to kill him" Kakashi said looking at me with mock shock.
"You know, this is all going to end up in a big mess. Sure Chidori might penetrate that shield but...Gaara is a bit unstable." I said to Kakashi as Gaara started to cover himself in a sphere or sand.
"How do you? Right" Kakashi was about to ask when he remembered.
"yep."
"KAKASHI-SENSEI!" we could hear Naruto yell loudly.
"Naruto-kun." Lee said looking happy.
"Sensei, you have to stop this fight! He isn't normal, he isn't like us!" Naruto panted. Everyone gave him strange looks. "he lives to kill, at this rate; Sasuke will die!" Naruto begged.
"don't worry about it, he and I weren't late for nothing" Kakashi said.
"Sensei what do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"You want to know?" Kakashi and I asked her.
"But! Saki-nee you know! You've seen his killing intent!" Naruto looked to me.
"Don't worry about it and enjoy the show" I grinned at him. "Trust Sasuke, he won't die until the day Konoha disappears from the face of the earth...ha ha ha ha ha" I laughed. Everyone then stared at me.
"Do you people not understand the meaning of jokes?" I asked them.
"How many times can he use it in a day?" I asked Kakashi.
"Two, no more than two or else there would be too strong a strain on him since he's using the sharingan as well." Kakashi answered me, turning to Sakura he replied to his question "the reason I trained him is because he is the same type as me."
"What is that?" Sakura asked watching in awe as Sasuke started his jutsu.
"A simple stab. It is Kakashi's original jutsu. It is used for assassination with the highly concentrated chakra and the speed that adds the chi chi chi sound like the chirping of birds. It is called the Chidori." Gai sensei explained.
"Saki-nee did this move last month or so when we were all training together." Sakura said.
"What?" Gai looked at me "When did you learn it?" he asked.
"um...during the waves? Then I didn't have the speed and things so I just practiced that for chakra control" I lied.
"hm..." Gai looked at us suspiciously.
Sakura leaned over "Sorry I forgot that Gai-sensei doesn't know about you." she apologized.
"it's fine" I whispered back.
We missed what Gai said next but then there was an anguished scream from Gaara,
"Blood! My Blood!" he cried. Sasuke ripped his hand out of the cocoon and an arm came out.
"Shukaku" I whispered under my breath.
Everyone tensed as we all felt a heavy killing intent from the stadium.
While everyone was concentrating on the battle we could see white feathers gently raining down and slowly blotting out the two in the stadium.
Genjutsu. I thought as I concentrated on breaking it which I became good at over the past few weeks. The other Konoha shinobi were also breaking the Genjutsu though all civilians were asleep. There was an explosion from the Hokage box as smoke appeared and blotted our view. The ANBU rushed over there "killing" two Sand-nins who were with the Kazekage.
We saw movement and the Kazekage was holding the Hokage as a hostage.
"Orochimaru" I growled. Kakashi and Gai looked at me strangely. "we have a snake and we have rats running around Konoha." I told them. We looked to the stadium and watched as Sasuke left.
"don't worry, proctor guy told him to go" I explained to Kakashi.
"the central watch tower. A barrier ninjutsu." Gai said.
"it is." Kakashi growled.
"Look inside. Misaki was right." Gai said.
"Orochimaru." he breathed.
Sakura stood up abruptly and two Sound-nins targeted her. Kakashi being as fast as he is saved her just in time.
"Sakura, stay there like that. We will even the odds." he said and nodded to me, I nodded back as I jumped out of my seat and whipped out my kunai.
We fought, some Konoha-nins injured, others dead though the number of Sound-nins were just the same in casualties.
"I'm worried about the Hokage." Gai said.
"Let the ANBU handle that" Kakashi said while deflecting a shuriken.
"he is Konoha's Hokage after all. I warned him yesterday about the snake" I told them before swiftly switching from my kunai to my short sword and beheading a Sound-nin near Sakura.
I could see Kakashi telling Sakura about the mission.
"the fourth...is it Saki-nee?" Sakura asked.
"It's not me" I told her as I strained against a heavyset Sound-nin.
Kakashi then summoned the dog. "This is Pakkun, he will lead you to Sasuke." Kakashi said showing Sakura the dog.
"wait the last person is a DOG?" Sakura asked. I had let a smirk when I heard her voice. The Sound-nin looking angry tried to trip me when I slid under his legs holding his sleeve and flipping him over. I covered for Sakura while she moved to Shika and Naruto.
I waited for her to nullify the Genjutsu on Naruto and get Shika to get up. While I had my back to them fighting off another sound-nin, there was a shinobi sneaking up behind Naruto.
"Behind you!" Sakura yelled though Gai sensei saved them in time.
"Gai-sensei!" they exclaimed. Kakashi came to them and explained the mission. Nodding the three genins moved out along with Pakkun leading the way.
"Did you already know about this battle?" Kakashi asked me as we dodged a rain of sebon.
"yes" I answered before knocking out a Sand-nin.
"You...didn't think about telling us?" he grunted pushing off a dead body of a Sound-nin.
"I thought about it. I thought about it everyday." I growled as someone clung to my leg. Looking down at the heavyset Sound-nin I flipped before I stomped on his hand and he yelped loudly.
"then why didn't you tell us?" he asked. He and I were backed up against each other.
"you all knew there was going to be an attack. There was nothing I could do to help" I shrugged before I ducked with Kakashi and the Sound-nin from his side crashed into the Sand-nin from my side.
"Nice" I whistled as I watched the two tumble down the stairs and lye there on the ground. With a sigh I leaned against one of the top railings as most of the fight was done. Blood painted the cement and there was a sobbing sound from other places.
"should we be getting to the other places to fight off the invading Sand-nins?" I asked before sighing again. I brushed my bangs out of my face when I saw them red. "Great" I grimaced. I started to wonder how long it would take to wash blood off my hands.
I looked to the central tower and saw the barrier still there, inside a wooden forest and outside the ANBU waiting patiently. Waiting was the real problem. I turned to Kakashi who was also resting, I could he him wince slightly as he shifted his weight.
"you're hurt" I said in a slightly bored voice.
"just a scratch" he defended himself.
"I don't think a scratch would make a jounin wince." I looked at him "I ain't a fool Kakashi, now where are you hurt?" I asked.
"It's probably just sprained" he said trying not to make a fuss.
"and a sprain can get worse if left untreated" I countered.
"Kakashi just listen to Saki." Kurenai said and muttered under her breath "men and their pride"
"Sit here for a second" I said patting an empty seat. Limping slightly Kakashi walked over and sat down on the seat. Judging by the way he walked he was hurting on this right leg. "Is it your ankle?" I asked kneeling in front of him.
He nodded and I pulled his pant leg up and removed his sandal. I sighed at the blueish bruising.
"this is nothing eh?" I asked him. I quickly healed his ankle and refitted his sandal back on. "you're fine. Here" I handed him a soldier pill "just in case" I said as he nodded and moved to the stadium with the proctor and Gai.
Suddenly the barrier dispelled and we all looked in surprise. Five figures started to run away, the ANBU caught in some sort of sticky webbing.
"Kakashi! They're leaving!" Gai said looking as if he was going to follow them.
"No Gai, Wait!" Kakashi warned.
"You're right, if you move without knowing the full layout then you could fall victim to the enemy's trap" Kabuto said.
"I'm aware 100% though whether there is a trap or not I as a Konoha shinobi will not let them get away." Gai said.
"I thought you were just watching from the side Kabuto" Kakashi glared.
I jumped down and walked over to Kabuto. "Does this mean that the flat is mine?" I asked him.
"Sure, here" he tossed me a key. "I won't be needing it anymore" he said.
"Thanks Kabuto-nii" I smirked.
"What should we do?" Baki asked Kabuto looking worried.
"retreat" he answered the Sand-nin.
"Running away again Kabuto?" Kakashi asked.
"I'm not using my techniques now. Other than Uchihas there have never been such a skilled user of the Sharingan" Kabuto gritted his teeth. "Well then.." he made a hand sign and disappeared.
The next hour quickly passed as we all assembled at the central watchtower to look at the Sandaime. Even in death he was smiling.
Almost two days passed when we held the Sandime Hokage's funeral. Before I went to the roof of the Hokage's mansion I visited the KIA stone for the first time since I came here. I dreaded to look at my parent's names ad since they were the same it wasn't too hard to find. The rain poured down in sheets blinding my vision slightly as I met up with everyone at the Roof of the Hokage's mansion. All of the ninjas who were not on missions or in the hospital were out here paying their respects to the now deceased Hokage.
"Are humans this fragile?" Naruto asked. Iruka-sensei answered him in a long wordy speech, Shino and Kakashi added some more. It wasn't long before the storm died down and the sun came out.
How ironic I thought as the sun shined down on us an the Hokage mountain.
When the ceremony was done I walked over to team 7. It wasn't too hard to smile when I saw Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke talk so normally. As a team we went to have a team dinner then we went our own separate ways.
The next day I woke early and decided to pick up some sweets at the Dango shop close by. After equipping myself with my pouches and weapons I went out, locked the door and walked slowly to the dango shop. Surprisingly I saw Kakashi there waiting for someone.
"Good morning Kakashi" I waved to him.
"Yo" he said,seeing the mask's fabric move after speaking I could guess he was smiling.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him.
"Waiting for Sasuke, what about you? Waiting for someone?" he asked me.
"No, just getting some sweets" I answered.
"Oh Asuma, Kurenai, you two look like you're doing well" Kakashi said looking over my head.
"Morning Kurenai, Asuma. I didn't know you to were dating" I said feigning surprise.
"What are you talking about? I'm just getting some sweets." Kurenai huffed looking away.
"Just getting some things, more then that, what about you two?" Asuma asked.
"Waiting for someone" Kakashi said.
"Picking up some sweets" I answered again.
"Kakashi-sensei! Saki-nee?" I heard a familiar voice.
"Sasuke!" I looked over my shoulder "Morning" I smiled. I felt a strange feeling, a feeling that made my heart grow cold.
"You training with us?" Sasuke asked then he looked at the table that was occupied just seconds before. "I was going to get some sweets but looks like I can't" he mumbled.
"I thought you didn't like sweets" I asked Sasuke.
"I don't like sweet things too often. Maybe once in a while is ok though" he replied.
"Well we have to go" Asuma and Kurenai said disappearing.
"Sasuke do you think you can train alone?" Kakashi asked "Just for a while."
"Sure." he nodded and walked off.
Then Kakashi turned to me. "want to tell me anything?" he asked.
"it's Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, if memory serves right they are here to find info on Naruto." I told him.
"ok...you're coming with us in case you remember anything else." Kakashi said looking slightly doubtful.
"I was going to tag along anyways." I snorted.
"let's go." Kakashi grabbed my wrist and we arrived at the river quickly. Making a quick kage-bunshin Kakashi saved Kurenai and Asuma.
Kakashi stood behind Itachi, a kunai dangerously close to his neck. "let's get this over with" he said.
"kage-bunshin" Kurenai breathed.
"Hatake Kakashi" Itachi glared at the jounin. He then glanced at me who stood not too far from Kakashi.
"hm I guess it is time to dance. Other than Itachi this one has a sharingan too. "Copy ninja" Kakashi" Kisame laughed.
"Who would have guessed that the two suspicious people at the tea shop would be you two. Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame" Kakashi growled.
"You" Itachi looked past Kakashi and stared at me.
"I'm guessing the barrier it still around the scrolls?" I asked Itachi who had no changes in emotion.
"it is. There seems to be no way to dispel it" Itachi said.
"only I can since it is tied to me. I had to use about a tablespoon of blood for that barrier so I'd be disappointed if the barrier broke easily." I grinned as Kisame's face seemed to look amused.
"You must have told him who we were...Iryo-girl" Kisame laughed "I doubt you can do anything though." Kisame drew his sword "i guess we can have some fun!"
"Move Kisame" Itachi spoke in a clear deep voice. We all looked at Itachi in surprise.
"we aren't here to get injured. Remember our objectives." Itachi warned the blue tinted man.
"Would you mind telling us what you're here for?" Kakashi's clone asked before poofing away.
"we're looking for something" Itachi said glancing back at Kakashi.
"Something? It that all?" Kakashi asked again.
"you know Kakashi, if it weren't Kisame but me you were fighting, this wouldn't take no time at all." Itachi said with confidence.
There was silence for a while before there was a slight movement and Kakashi did a jutsu. A water barrier wall. I had seen a slight movement in Itachi when Kakashi coughed. Behind him was a clone of Itachi stabbing him in the back.
Kakashi then melted into water. A water clone. I thought as I looked at Itachi who seemed to have noticed something under him. We Kurenai crouched to strike Kakashi jumped out like a fish yelling "That one is just a copy!"
There was a large explosion. I jumped back as Asuma rushed to the scene.
"Keep your guard up. That man as been an ANBU captain since he was 13." Kakashi warned us.
"is that all he has?" Asuma asked looking down on Itachi slightly.
"No, this isn't even half his strength" I said walking over and healing Kakashi from some mild but painful burns. Kurenai as well from some scratches and bruises. Asuma didn't have anything wrong with him.
"You may have the Sharingan Kakashi but you are not a true successor though your body adapted well to the sharingan. Let me show you the true power of the sharingan Kakashi." Itachi said closing his eyes and opening them slowly.
"You three, close your eyes!" Kakashi yelled. Asuma and Kurenai did so, I was also about to but Kisame stopped me from being able to close my eyes. Unconsciously I accidentally looked at Itachi and was captivated by his mangekyo sharingan.
When I woke up I was standing on a black and red sea. In front of me was Itachi who looked just a stoic as ever.
"I have a proposal" Itachi spoke though his voice seemed to come from every direction.
"What kind?" I asked.
"you come with us into the Akatsuki" Itachi said "if you do and release the barrier then we will delay in capturing Naruto for another 2-3 years. If you don't I could call over a couple people and destroy Konoha and take Naruto."
"Let me think about it" I stammered.
"You have about 71 hrs now" he told me.
"are your eyes ok?" I asked and looked at Itachi. He raised a brow slightly and replied "that is of no concern for you"
After what felt like three days I opened my eyes to find myself back.
"Kakashi? Misaki? What's wrong?" Asuma asked.
"he he, that justsu is used to break one's spirit down" Kisame laughed "I'm surprised he's alive. But it's dangerous to use that "Eye" so much" Kisame warned. Looking at me he also added "did you talk to her about it?"
"hn" Itachi grunted as an answer.
"You, are you after Sasuke?" Kakashi asked them ignoring my previous words of advice.
"No" Itachi and I said together. "they/we are after the Fourth Hokage's Isan (Isan: Legacy, inheritance, lineage, successor)" everyone stared at me when we were done.
"What?"
"What do they want him?" Kurenai asked me.
"They don't. It's what's inside him" I spoke in a mildly spiteful way.
"you've begun to move haven't you? The name of the organization is 'Akatsuki' isn't it?" Kakashi asked.
Itachi looked surprised and narrowed his eyes. Kisame looked shocked and glanced towards me. "Kisame" Itachi started "Take Kakashi out. The other two too. Keep the Iryo-girl alive, we can't kill her." Itachi ordered Kisame.
Kisame ran towards the three. I who was closer to Itachi ran towards them but Gai-sensei got there first kicking Kisame. "What the hell is this?" Kisame asked after regaining his balance.
"I am Konoha's prideful beast. Maito Gai!" Gai answered loudly.
"Instead I should just mistake you for an exotic animal." Kisame said.
"Don't he's a weird green jump suited alien who came to Konoha to spread his jump suits everywhere" I told Kisame.
"Kisame, Don't take that man lightly no-matter what kind of description you get." Itachi told Kisame.
I couldn't hear anything over the noise of the wind and the sloshing of water before Kurenai took Kakashi over and soon Itachi and Kisame left.
Hurriedly we all moved to Kakashi's house so I could heal him. Although rather than physically, he was mentally tired. While Kakashi slept I finished treating his burns. Kurenai and Asuma were talking about Itachi with Gai when Sasuke came in. Everyone shut up and watched as Sasuke walked over to Kakashi and myself.
"Why is he sleeping? WHY is Kakashi sleeping here?" Sasuke asked looking angry.
"Sasuke" I started but a jounin entered yelling "Is it true? Itachi came here for Naruto?"
"Idiot" Asuma and Kurenai sighed.
"Who told him?" I asked Asuma and Kurenai while Gai looked just as pissed.
"What?" Sasuke looked even angrier and left the building.
"Sasuke! WAIT!" I yelled running after him. I followed Sasuke to Ichiraku's and then to a near-by town. It wasn't long before Sasuke found Naruto, with Naruto though were the two Akatsuki members.
"Hello Sasuke." I heard Itachi say.
"I've hated you and resented you." Sasuke started but the rest was blotted out by the sound of his chidori.
"Sasuke! NO! Don't!" I yelled entering the hall finding Sasuke was already charging at Itachi.
It wasn't long before Itachi blocked Chidori. Naruto who seemed to have recovered from shock started to summon his chakra. I felt a chill running though my body when I sensed the power of the chakra, the Kyuubi's chakra. The loud snap and the scream of Sasuke brought me back from my dream like state. Kisame had already cut though Naruto's chakra while the Samehada ate it.
"Shit!" I grumbled as I ran towards Naruto, I grabbed Naruto and moved him away.
"Iryo-girl again." Kisame growled. I used the situation to my advantage since they couldn't kill me.
"I'll agree to your terms if you keep yours I'll keep mine" I told him, I stood in a defensive stance with my Kunai.
"Hm..." Kisame looked like he was thinking about it.
Grabbing Naruto I walked over to Sasuke and started to heal his wrist.
"Why are you helping him?" Itachi asked me as I finished some basics to setting the bone and repairing damaged tissue.
"Because...he is like my little brother, him and Naruto." I whispered.
"And you would give up the village for them?" Itachi inquired.
"No" I said while bandaging the wrist. "I would give up the world" I said as the pain left Sasuke's face.
"Hn...well at lease we know why you and Kakashi know about the Akatsuki. You must have been the source of info." Itachi looked towards Jiraya who happened to enter into our hall.
"I knew it. You're after Naruto aren't you?" he asked.
"To abduct Naruto was an order from the Leader of the Akatsuki." Itachi said.
"Hm...wait, I only tole Kakashi, I never told the girl, and I told Kakashi a few days ago or sometime then." Jiraya said looking at me with a strange glare.
"I have my own ways" I growled.
"it doesn't matter since you two will die by my hand" Jiraya said to the two s-class missing nins.
"Don't do it." Sasuke got up since the pain was gone from his wrist. "This guy is mine" he said vehemently.
"You shouldn't Sasuke." I said grabbing his arm but he shook it off.
"I have absolutely no interest in you right now." Itachi said glaring at his younger brother. With no warning Itachi kicked Sasuke down the hall making him crash into the wall.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as Sasuke slid down the wall and crashed to the floor. "You assholes!" Naruto yelled though I pulled him back.
"Naruto don't, this fight is mine!" Sasuke yelled.
Slowly Itachi walked over to Sasuke. "Come on!" Sauske yelled while coughing up some blood.
Itachi with no hesitation kneed Sasuke in the stomach and continued to beat him. Unable to do anything we were left to watch. I gripped my sweater bottom and bit my bottom lip.
Naruto who couldn't stand it any further started to run towards Itachi, Kisame right behind him. We were all surprised when the halls suddenly turned to walls of flesh. "Too bad Itachi, Kisame but we are already in my stomach" Jiraya smirked.
I got up and ran towards Itachi. I swung a fist though I knew it was futile and he caught it with ease. "Why did you do that? Why were you so horrible to him?" I asked.
"What are you talking about?" Itachi asked as if it was the most stupidest question to ever ask.
"You almost killed him!" I yelled "Mentally I mean!" I could feel my eyes water though tears didn't fall.
"why do you care" Itachi asked in a monotone voice.
"Like I said before, he is like my brother. I would do anything." I replied. It was true, over the few months I had gotten attached to team 7. Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke who I once thought was a prick and Kakashi even. They were like my family.
"Well...too bad now that you're part of the Akatsuki. We leave at dawn, we meet in the forest just 5km east from Konoha" Itachi said before letting me go. Kisame and Itachi hurried and left the hall. Itachi burning a hole in the stomach with black flames.
"Saki-nee are you ok?" Naruto asked. Sasuke came out of the wall and I managed to catch him before he hit the ground.
As I put Sasuke to the ground someone came in yelling and hitting Jiraya in the face with a kick. Gai looked surprised at the Sannin though couldn't do anything since he already hit him.
We walked back to Konoha, everyone was silent till we got to the gates. Jiraya decided that he and Naruto would go and find Tsunade and the journey would be tomorrow.
I walked Naruto home while Gai took Sasuke to the Hospital, Jiraya disappearing since we entered the gates.
"Saki-nee...I want to fight you. I need to get stronger!" Naruto said looking determined.
"Sure, one-day you will fight me" I replied thinking about the Akatsuki.
"Cool...tomorrow! Or NOW!" Naruto exclaimed not bothering to look up at the night sky.
"No" I said flatly.
"What? Why not Saki-nee?" Naruto asked me.
"You have to get stronger." I told him rubbing his head of blonde hair.
"But!" Naruto started but I cut him off.
"No." I said sternly.
"then when?" he asked.
"One day, maybe after a week, a month, a year, two years. I don't know but I promise we will fight...when that day comes you probably will hate me so don't hold back" I said looking off into the distance.
"What? Why in the world would I hate you Saki-nee? Ever since you came into this world, Team 7 got more funner if that is a word" Naruto looked at me with large questioning eyes.
"You will. But remember don't hold back and...trust me when I say everything that will happen and everything I do will make you stronger." I spoke softly, almost to myself as I walked past Naruto and stopped.
"What are you talking about? You make it sound like you're leaving or something" Naruto said looking frightened.
"When it happens, you can hate me, despise me, harbor feeling of murder to me I'll understand. I just want to say I love everyone in team 7, you Naruto and Sasuke are like my brothers I never had, Sakura is like my little sister who I will never see again and Kakashi is like my older brother/friend. What ever I do next that you don't like, don't forgive me." I said giving the blonde boy a quick hug and knocked him out easily. I carried Naruto home and tucked him into his bed. After cleaning some I started to leave when I saw Kisame and Itachi standing at Naruto's door.
"I thought we were going to meet in the forest" I growled.
"Itachi wanted to come." Kisame said nodding towards the elder Uchiha.
Itachi stayed silent.
"we could just take the Kyuubi now." Kisame suggested looking into Naruto's flat.
"Touch a single hair on his head and I'll rip you limb from limb." I snarled
"Whatever your deal was with Itachi." Kisame sighed "You ready?" he asked.
"No, I'm going home and taking a shower and packing my things" I said as I jumped away to my flat. When I opened the door Itachi and Kisame were already inside waiting for me.
"How did you?" I started before I saw the smashed balcony door.
"It was Kisame's idea" Itachi coughed before sitting on the couch. I sighed and made some herbal tonic. After that was done I handed a cup to Itachi and another one to Kisame who scrunched up his nose.
"What is this?" Kisame asked looking slightly disgusted.
"It's a special herbal tonic I make. It's made from the highest quality Nara Deer antlers, Cinnamon, one root of Ginseng, some garlic and other things like that. The deer antlers and ginseng roots were the most expensive though" I sighed.
"What the hell are deer antlers doing in this?" Kisame asked looking further disgusted.
"This is why I don't like talking with people like you" I mumbled before going on the explain the facts about deer antlers. "Deer antlers improve you over all health of the body. You have less joint problems for one, increased hearing, eyesight, tastes, smell and feeling, increase in bone density and cardio functions, increased healing and immune functions and all that other good stuff." I said "But it's not good to have it all the time or else the growth hormones in Deer antlers can give you some bad side effects" I said.
"oh..." Kisame still looked at it disgustedly. Itachi on the other hand drank it and waited for me to finish before he spoke.
"Kisame be quiet and Ken Misaki would you hurry" Itachi asked in a more statement way.
"Yes sir" I grumbled. It took roughly half an hour as I showered, a few clones packed everything and also sealed up all my medical things and even was able to fit all my things into scrolls. When I came out everything was neatly stacked at the door.
"Now are you ready?" Kisame asked putting his half full cup down on the coffee counter. Itachi's was empty.
"yes I am" I said before picking up my bag and checked that all the scrolls were there and attached my holster and two pouches on me.
"Let's go" Itachi said opening the door and leading the way out. I left the keys on the kitchen counter and closed the door and followed the two men.
"I hope I can see this village again" I sighed.
"You will" Itachi said as we got to the boarder wall.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Hn" he answered.
"Stupid Uchihas" I growled.
Kisame laughed but shut up when Itachi gave him a glare.
We traveled for about a couple hours west before we got to a cliff. I looked around and saw no movement or some kind of door nor building.
"we're here" Kisame said doing some hand signs. There wasn't a sound when the wall of the cliff face indented and slid away.
"wow. Nice" I was too shocked to say more as I was lead inside where there was another door. Kisame opened that like a normal door and then there was a hallway lit by flame torches. We walked down that hall for a while before getting to another set of double doors. Itachi though opened that one and inside was something that vaguely resembled Orochimaru's hideout except the lighting was much better and the walls looked like natural rock.
"TOBI un!" a loud shout carried across the first floor before a man with an orange mask and a blonde, long haired boy ran across the lobby and disappeared.
"Welcome to the Akatsuki." Kisame said.