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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Sakura woke up. She felt nervous, but didn't know why. Maybe she was hungry. If she was hungry, she thought it was being nervous sometimes. But then she remembered. Her and Itachi making out. The female-looking man named Deidara barging in.

Sakura sighed deeply. She hoped Itachi could take himself out of it. For herself, it didn't really matter. "But I guess no one is used to a Itachi in love..." She mumbled to herself.

She stayed in his bed, staring at the sealing for at least an hour. But then her stomach started to protest, so against her will, she came out of bed.

Sakura saw her cloak on Itachi's chair. He must've brought it back inside. Quickly she did it on before leaving his room.

When she crossed the hall, she passed a door, which suddenly opened, and someone banged in to her. They both fell on the ground. When Sakura looked up, she saw it was the blond man from before.

"Ohh, sorry!!" He quickly said. Then he recognised her. "Hey, you're Sakura, right? Yeah." Sakura nodded. "I'm Deidara. Sorry for yesterday, I mean, yeah. Itachi-san sure didn't like it, yeah." Deidara stood up and offered his hand to Sakura. She took it and pulled herself up.

"I guess you were going for food, yeah?" Deidara asked. "I was." Sakura said. "Well, come with me, yeah." He went to the kitchen and she followed. "Here, I brought it with me, yeah." He pushed some bread in her hands. "Arigatou, Deidara...san." Sakura said slowly. "Yeah. 's Okay." Deidara started to search food for him. Sakura just left quickly.

She didn't know if she liked that Deidara-guy. He wasn't bad though.

While chewing her bread, Sakura went outside and fount Itachi staring at the Sakura-trees, as always. She rushed up to him and sat down. "...And?" She asked. He didn't look at her. "...Itachi?" She tried again. "... Only Deidara knows." Itachi said then, still not looking at her. "...And... That's very bad?" Sakura asked. "No." Itachi said. "I don't want Kisame and the Leader to know." "Leader? I thought you were a group of individuals." Sakura wondered out loud. Itachi didn't answer. Again.

"Did you already eat?" Sakura asked him after a while. He shook his head. She took the remaining of her bread and broke it in two. She gave the half to Itachi. "Here." "Hn." He did before he ate it. 'Guess that's a thanks.' Inner Sakura said offended. 'You share your food and he's still a jerk.' 'Shut it.' Sakura replied her inner self.

"Sakura?" Itachi asked. Sakura looked up. "H- Hai?" She answered. "Remember I asked you to stay?" He said, while still looking at the trees. "...Yes..." She said slowly. "Do you... Know an answer?" It was quiet for an amazingly long time. Sakura thought and Itachi waited.

"Guess I'm the first female member if I would say yes." Sakura mumbled then. "Would they let me in? I have nothing special. I'm not as strong as you, Itachi." "Sakura." Itachi started. "You're trained by a Hokage, a Sannin. You have inhuman strength and you are the best medic we know." For the first time that day, he looked at her. While stroking her cheek, he said: "Of course they would."

Sakura smiled a little and leaned against him. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and they watched the trees again.

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Tsunade sighed deeply. She only wanted some sake and a day off. She even started to wonder why she had accepted the job of Hokage. Well, maybe after she'd checked the post, she could sneak off for a drink.

The first letters only concluded reports about city's and places. Everything was fine. And fine. And fine again. 'Nothing is happening anyway!' Tsunade thought furious when she finished reading another report. 'And no news about Sakura either. I'll just leave now.'

Just when she wanted to stand up, her eyes fell on a small envelop. "Tsunade-sama and Team 7." Was on it. The writing looked an awful lot like Sakura's. Quickly, Tsunade picked it up and opened it. A small letter was inside.

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Dear Tsunade-sama and my Team.

I can't say much. Just wanted to tell I'm all right. Don't worry about me. I made a deal with my kidnappers and they will let me go very soon. Don't come to look for me. If Konoha ninja get too close to the base, I get killed. Naruto, Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke: Don't stop training! When I come back I want to spar! I do miss you guys... A lot... Can't wait till I'm out of here.

Until soon

Sakura.

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Tsunade read it over a couple of times. It was Sakura, hundred percent sure. "Shizune!" She called out. A black haired woman with matching eyes entered. "Hai, Tsunade-sama?" "Bring Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke. Now."

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It was the next night. And it was really dark outside. Sakura, Itachi, Kisame and Deidara wee in the kitchen, looking outside through the WINDOW. Sakura sat on the counter, Itachi stood against the wall, Kisame was walking around and Deidara sat underneath the open window on his knees.

They were waiting for "the sign". Sakura didn't know what it looked like, but when the sign came, the three men had to go outside for their battle. The other members were outside already. Sakura had never met those others, but when she was in her room earlier that day, she heard them arrive and leave again. Deidara had told Sakura that when it was safe. He would come to get her to the battlefield to heal the wounded members.

Suddenly, a kunai, covered with blood, got thrown through the window just over Deidara's head. It bounced off on the wall and fell on the ground. "That's it." Said Kisame. "Lets go." He jumped through the window and disappeared in the night. "First a kunai, then Kisame almost on my head, shameful, yeah." Deidara mumbled against himself before he followed Kisame. Itachi walked up to Sakura and kissed her short. "Be careful." She whispered. "I never am." He whispered back, before leaving too. Sakura sighed. Itachi's humour was... So not funny.

She jumped off the counter and lay down on the ground with her eyes closed. She hoped everything would be all right. She didn't even notice she fell asleep...

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"Sakura-san? Wake up, yeah..." Someone shook Sakura roughly awake. "What?" She mumbled annoyed. "Healing time, and quick, yeah."

Sakura immediately sat straight up. "We already brought him inside..." Kisame said, who was leaning against the wall. Deidara was sitting next to Sakura on his knees. They were both covered in blood.

"He would've been alright if they hadn't been after him." Deidara said. "Filthy ninja's, yeah." "Who?" Asked Sakura, slightly in panic. "After WHO, Deidara!?" With a sigh, Deidara stood up and pulled Sakura up as well. He left the room and she and Kisame followed.

'Let it not be him... Let it not be him... Let it not be him...' Sakura prayed as they came closer and closer to Itachi's door. But Deidara stopped when they reached that door, and opened it. Shaking, Sakura stepped inside. The lights and candles weren't on so she couldn't see anything. Kisame did the lights on. Sakura's eyes fell on the bed. She saw him. She stunned.

Then, she screamed.