Crimson cherry bloosm

Chapter 4

Chapter 4
It was two weeks later on a sunny midday. Kisame was sitting in a wooden chair outside, a bottle of sake in his hand, watching Sakura's training. He didn't know why Itachi trained her, but he also didn't care. He only knew they trained everyday, since some weeks ago. The girl was pretty good.

"Try to hit me higher or lower. Aiming at that part of my side is expecting if you run at me like that." Itachi said.

Sakura nodded, panting and sweating. Itachi's training was hard and difficult, but she didn't give up. "Hai, Itachi-sensei." Itachi had warned Sakura to not call him just Itachi if Kisame was near. So Sakura started to use Itachi-sensei, because he was a hard, but really good teacher.

She took her fighting position, an other one than the one from two weeks ago, because Itachi had said this one was better. Again Itachi just stood there, looking at her. "Try to get the chakra at your foot for a harder kick." He said. "Hai, Itachi-sensei." She used her chakra and gathered some to her right foot. "Attack me." Itachi said. Sakura ran immediately towards him. He saw her right foot light a little up from chakra. He prepared to block, but when she was near him, she used her left foot to kick him. It didn't do him much because he vanished while the kick, and appeared behind her. "That was really good. Not expecting." Itachi said. Sakura smiled at him. "Arigatou, Itachi-sensei."

Kisame stood up. "Yeah, kunoichi, very good." He said. "But, Itachi, are you finally going to tell why you're training her? So she can come back to kill us after we've let her go?" He scratched the back of his head. "Were just killing time, Kisame-san." Sakura said. "And of course I would never come back to kill you, because first: you two are way stronger than me, and second: I don't want to kill you guys. I like you." Sakura smiled at Kisame. He just sighed. "Have it your way. I'm off to the shop."

"Go with him." Itachi said to Sakura. "Huh? ...But... The training?" She asked. "That'll come later." He said, while putting his cloak back on. "I want to do something first." Itachi left.

Sakura raised her shoulders and did her cloak on as well. "Here." Kisame gave her a straw hat with white stripes attached to it. "Put this on your head." "Why?" Sakura asked. "Because we're not in Fire Country doesn't mean those pathetic ANBU aren't searching for you." He grunted, while placing a similar hat on his head. With the closed cloak, high collar and the hat, you could only see his eyes. Sakura did the hat on too. Her view became a lot smaller. She could only see what was right in front of her.
"Ready to leave, kunoichi?" He asked her. She nodded.
"Hai!"

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They walked through a very small town. It seemed almost empty, except for some strange people who were hiding their faces and walked really hasty.

'Aren't there any normal people here?' Sakura wondered. But then she realised she must've looked very strange as well, with her too big Akatsuki cloak and the hat, and she was with Kisame, who was almost twice as big as her.

"In here." Kisame said. They walked into a little shop. From the inside, it looked more like a café. It was very dark. In the back were small tables, where people were drinking something. Probably sake. Behind stood a hairy, not friendly looking man.

"Back again?" He asked Kisame and Sakura. "You want the usual?" Kisame nodded, and the barman left. Sakura wanted to ask something, but Kisame gave her a don't-speak-or-else-look so she decided to stay silence.

The man came back with a little plastic bag, which he placed on the bar. Kisame gave the man some money, took the bag, gave it to Sakura and left. Sakura followed hasty. When they were back outside, Kisame looked down on her. "Never speak in that bar. Just nod, shake your head or do nothing. The usual costs exactly twenty five bucks." Sakura nodded. "Ok. ...eh... but why do I need to know?" She asked. Kisame grinned slightly. "Maybe because you'll need to go buy it because Itachi and I don't have the time for it? Come on, next shop." He started walking again and Sakura followed.