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"It seems like there only watching us." Reported Kisame to Itachi. "The half of the group left. Should we take those down?" "Send Deidara after them." Itachi said. "Don't kill them."

Kisame left again.

Itachi's eyes hadn't improved at all. Sakura did what she could, nut it wasn't working. She needed her poisons from home, maybe then she could heal him.

"Sakura..." Itachi suddenly said. Sakura was kind of glad she didn't have to look at him. "You know I don't murder them to hurt you..." He said slowly. "If they come too close... It's just... Necessary..." "Please don't talk, I'm trying to concentrate." Sakura said, trying to sound cold. With conversations like these, it was really handy he couldn't see her face. Her eyes were red from crying. The thought that at his command, her friends would die, was awful.

"Sakura... There is something I think you should know..." Itachi said. His head was pointed towards her face. She looked up, staring at him.

"Wh- ...What?..." She whispered.

"I love you..." Itachi said softly.

Sakura stared at the older Uchiha. He did nothing. She slowly took his hand.

"I- Itachi..." She whispered. She knew that this man, who always acted cold hearted and uncaring, really did love her. He was like anyone else, only he hid his feelings more, and better, than others.

Sakura bend over him and kissed his long. She felt him answering her kiss. "I really love you too, Itachi..." She whispered on his lips. "Sakura... Is there any chance for my eyes to heal?" He asked in a quiet way. "Yes... But I need my stuff from Konoha... If there was a way to get it I'd-"

"I'll send Deidara with you as protection when he gets back." Itachi interrupted. "No, wait." He changed his mind. "I'll send Kisame now for your stuff." "But- Itachi NO!" Sakura yelled out. "If they are really watching us, then they'll see I'm here alone with a wounded person, they'll come in and-" "This is the second time I'll tell you. Don't underestimate me." Itachi got up a little. "I'm still a ninja. I know how to fight without vision. I can escape if necessary. You can help me to escape, but you come first. Go to the town you and Kisame went to, in the bar. You'll see me there." "Itachi..." Sakura whispered. Even for a great ninja as Itachi, fighting blind seemed impossible.

"What are you waiting for?" He asked her. "I-..." She sighed and got up. "I'll send Kisame to you..." She left, walking slowly.

Itachi lay down again. He wasn't afraid. He didn't have a reason to be afraid. Kisame would come back and then Sakura would heal his eyes. He trusted her blindly. 'How ironic.' He thought.

- - - - - -

Naruto yawned. It was quite boring actually. He couldn't talk much with Hinata, since she needed to concentrate, and when she rested Naruto could only wait for her, together with a quiet Shino, a stressed Sasuke and a writing Kurenai. Yes, writing. The pretty kunoichi had only been writing, eating, sleeping and writing again. Nothing more.

"Ne ne, Hinata-chan?" Naturo asked. "Wh- What is it, Naruto-kun?" Answered Hinata. "Can we tell awesome ninja stories while we wait? And I have ramen with me, we could eat!!" "N- Naruto-kun, you need a fire to heat up the ramen..." "Then I'll make one!" "You c- cant, they will see the smoke and notice us." "Aww GEEEEEEEZ, that's no fun at all!" "Naruto-kun, this isn't-" Hinata fell silence.

"What?? What do you see?" Naruto jumped up. "There are only three persons left." Hinata said, while staring to the cabin. "The fourth one just disappeared. He's nowhere. An other one seems to prepare leaving. The smallest one, which we see as Sakura, will be alone with the wounded." "SO THEY ARE LEAVING THE WOUNDED!?!?" "Shh! Yes, so it seems." "I'll warn sensei."
Naruto threw a kunai towards the group. Immediately, the other three were sitting around them.