Pieces of Time (SakuraMulti Fanfic)

All The Right Moves (REVISED and EDITED)

"*huff huff huff huff*"

"Hn. Is that all you got Haruno? With you being a kunoichi and all, your sensei must have left you out of training once or twice. Or possibly 10 to 50. If this is the extent of your power then you are not worth anything to the Akatsuki." The long haired raven teased with a slight smirk formed on the corner of his lips.

Sakura struggled to lift her body from the painful rubble that she had caused to counter attack his jutsu's. He was strong, she'd give him that, but if she kept on like this then nothing would be left of her. She had to beat him no matter what.

She stood up uncoordinated, and crouched down slightly in a fighting stance.

Itachi, with closed eyes, smirked. That's what he liked about her. Her will to refuse to give up. It strangely reminded him of the fight Naruto and him had before he let him get away so he could go look for his pink haired teammate.

FLASHBACK

("You're too weak...don't do this, " Itachi warned the blonde headed knucklehead as he again disappeared into a bunch of crows dodging one of Naruto's dopplegangers again.

Naruto growled in frustration, "Stop running you coward! Fight me already!"

Itachi grunted, and appeared only meters from the blonde.

"Why are you so intent on bringing my little brother back to the Leaf Village? Don't you know that that's where he's heading now to destroy?"

Naruto had to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming. 'Sasuke is heading towards the Leaf? No, it has to be a lie!'

Naruto leaped forward with a rasengan already forming. "You made him do this! You bastard! You'll pay with your life!"

Itachi sighed, "My mission is to capture you Naruto. Don't make this harder for you."

Naruto ignored his comment, and pushed his rasengan into Itachi's stomach. Naruto was thrown back by the blast. He hit a tree, and fell to the ground limp. Itachi had already transformed himself into a bunch of crows and watched how Naruto stubbornly tried getting up, but failing each time. Itachi could kill him at any second now, but where's the fun in that?

"I'm not giving up you hear me? Sasuke's coming back whether he likes it or not. I'll drag him back if I have to, "He looked at Itachi, "I made a certain promise to someone, and I'm going to keep it! Believe it!"

Itachi closed his eyes for a moment, and opened them showing the power of the mangekyo sharingan.

"So be it. If you refuse to come willingly, then I will have to be forced to use force."

Naruto stood up from the ground, and took out a kunai from his pouch, and stood in a fighting stance.

"I've been training long and hard for this!")

Sakura narrowed her eyes at his sudden spark of emotion, and charged at him with her fist raised. "If I were I'd pay attention and stop reminiscing!"

Before she could lay a nice punch to his jaw, he caught her fist just in time before contact between could be made. He pulled her to his well-built chest, and purred in her ear. She blushed, and struggled to wiggle out of his hold but there was no use. He was definitely too strong for her to escape his arms. It was only because he was man, or maybe it was because she truly didn't mind him holding her like he was doing. Her blush darkened at her new theory.

"My my blossom, you've become a great opponent. I'm most pleased in you." He whispered in a velvety tone.

"A-arigato, Itachi-kun." She replied nervously, relaxing in his hold and wrapping her arms around his neck and laying her head on his chest since he was much taller than she was.