Itasaku 'Falling in Love'

Chapter 5


Itachi ran alongside Sakura her pace was now like flying through the trees she rarely had to jump onto a tree branch for support.  The remaining akatsuki, Deidra, Sasori, Hidan, Tobi, and Konan followed Pein was nowhere to be seen the rest died in the explosion.  Zetsu the creepy bastard was burned vegetables and Kisame was now fried shark man on a stick, great they had be further reduced in numbers.  “Tobi is a good boy.”  Itachi heard from behind him, he sighed why oh why didn’t Tobi die.  He turned his attention back to Sakura, her movement was flawless a smooth and unbreakable step but tensed and ready for battle.

Eventually they reached a cliff one so steep that even if a shinobi were to go off it they wouldn’t survive.  Itachi watched as Sakura turned and kept her eyes to the tree line, “Deidra, fly everyone out of here.”  She instructed, Deidra did as he was told sensing the great urgency that seemed to come from her. One by one including Itachi, they climbed on.  Itachi reached out a hand to Sakura, sensing the unfamiliar feelings that he had for her, and identified them as love in the deepest kind. She made no move to climb on, instead she smiled lovingly at him hope lining her eyes, “Itachi…  Do you love me?”  Itachi hesitated the words refused to form on his lips.

“Sakura.” He managed to say.  Just then Orochimaru and Sasuke trailed by Kabuto burst through the trees. Sakura’s hope fell dead flat in her eyes but she continued to smile, “Too late.” A gust of wind knocked Deidra’s clay structure off the cliff, the akatsuki were airborne, Itachi watched Sakura her hair flying in the wind, “Good bye my love.” Were the words he heard from her lips.  A pink wall formed between them laced with Sakura’s chakra.  It pained Itachi to see Sakura turn ready to face Orochimaru, alone.

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Sakura formed a protective shield between her and the akatsuki where she knew Itachi would be safe, Orochimaru and Sasuke would have to get past her dead body before they ever got to Itachi, ‘GIVE it to them YEAH!’  Her inner screamed.  Coolly she slid her gaze across the three familiar faces settling on Sasuke’s face he would be the biggest resistance, “It’s been a while hasn’t it?” she asked quietly yet knowing full well that they could hear her.  She felt her inner stir ready for a battle.  ‘Make this battle count, leave none of them standing.’  Her inner said in her general mode.  

Sasuke stepped forward, “What’s the meaning of this Sakura?” his tone cold and uncaring.  A small part of her tugged, this was the Sasuke that she had for so many years strived to protect, the Sasuke that she had loved so much.  The Sasuke that Naruto wanted back, her expression softened, a picture of what might have been flashed.

The Uchiha house, her and Itachi sitting on the porch holding hands their children playing in the yard, a girl with black hair and green eyes a boy with pink hair and red eyes.  Sasuke coming over for the party that they had invited him too as usual dressed all in black, trailing behind him the blank spot that was to be his love.  After a few minutes, Naruto would burst through the door Hinata in tow, locking Sasuke in a headlock.  Rock Lee in the corner crying for reasons unknown. Ino, Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, Tenten, even Gaara there to attend. They would live in happiness forever, and when finally the party was over she and Itachi would retire to their bedroom after tucking their children in.  The guests gone the moon up in the sky, Sakura would sleep comfortable in Itachi’s arms. When the sun came to rise, they would start another day in happily ever after.

However, that was merely a dream of what could have been it would be here that would be Sakura’s final resting place, she would have no children, and she would never see her friends again.  She would trade all that up, if Itachi were just to live.  Her expression hardened she flowed a mass amount of chakra into her hands ready to fight until the death, “What do you think Sasuke?”  Her chakra began to form a protective cloak around her a mixture of all colors, her hair slightly tousled in the breeze, “I’m protecting Itachi.”

Sasuke looked her over, “Well aren’t you stupid?  You wish to stand against me.  You useless team member.”  The comments slid over her and flew away with the breeze, “The me in the past, are totally different.” ‘Teach the sorry bastard a lesson!’ her inner screamed as Sakura hit the ground, breaking it up into pieces.  The three scattered.  Sakura began to fall but she was unalarmed.  She closed her eyes and put two fingers in front of her face preparing for a justu.  “Kaze no Tsubasa.”

The small razor sharp metal sheaves she kept in her protective cloak began to form on her back like a pair of angel wings they shined white in the midday sun. Within seconds Sakura took flight, yes she was different from that once upon a time, this time she would do something right.

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Itachi watched fascinated yet horrified as Sakura fell and metal sheaves formed on her back like wings, and how she took flight.  She was like a hawk as she began to dive for Sasuke and Orochimaru, her razor wings cutting anything that obstructed her path.

She was glowing white with traces of all colors.  She was beautiful, she was frightening, and she was fighting alone.  The barrier that she had formed was created to keep him out, he knew very well that if the barrier were lowered Sasuke would immediately aim for his life but it didn’t matter. Itachi watched tensed with fear as Sakura dodge blow by deadly blow, how he wished to fight with her, his Sakura.

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Sakura had difficulty with Orochimaru his snake swords were inconvenient, it kept getting in the way, his bodies were limitless, and it pissed her off that even after seven times of basically killing him he regenerated.  She hated how Sasuke watched his back and how the annoying Kabuto constantly got in the way.

Frustrated with the trees that blocked her vision she prepared for another jutsu, “Fire, Phoenix ashes.”  Before her, a giant fireball appeared and became the shape of a phoenix.  She waved her arm in the direction of the trees and at her command the giant firebird flew into the trees burning everything in its path until the bird itself was nothing left.  

She felt the spike in her Chakra her protective shield wavered, she had used too much energy in the vision, and slowly she descended onto the battlefield her feet touching the badly burnt ground.  On the opposite end Sasuke and Orochimaru stood.  Sakura had supposed that Kabuto had turned into ashes in the fire. She looked at them her green eyes flashing, “You’ve improved Sakura.” Sasuke stated with a care-less attitude.  “Just something I picked up.” She retorted back.  ‘Bide your time, our chakra is low we cant afford to pass out now!’ her inner advised her.  ‘I know dammit!’ she snapped back.

Sasuke smiled, “Perfect I need to warm up before I kill Itachi.” Sasuke’s curse marks began to swirl and cover his body, taking advantage of this little time she turned and shouted to the akatsuki, “What are you waiting for? Run Dammit!” She watched as Itachi began to struggle with the others only to get knocked out and Deidra direct the bird to fly away. ‘At least he’ll be safe.’ Her inner consoled, ‘Yeah you’re right about that.’ She replied as she turned back to  Sasuke his transformation complete, his face a bit displeased.

“I’ll have you pay for letting my brother get away.” Sakura said nothing but tensed again for another clashing of the titans. She checked her chakra it wasn’t much but at least she knew she had died protecting the one she loves.