Sakura back in time ❦ (Naruto BIT fanfic)

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"Sakura-nee-san!" Sasuke called happily, a few days after the kiss.
Sakura awoke to see Sasuke practically bouncing up and down in excitement. "What's up?" she asked drowsily, her eyes half-lidded.

"There are people coming to talk to you!" Sasuke exclaimed happily. "Mother said that they think they may know where you're from! Isn't it so exciting, Sakura-nee-san?"

"Sasuke," Itachi called strictly, looking angry. "Leave her alone."

Sakura's excited smile fell at the sight of how angry Itachi looked. Something was wrong and she had a feeling it had nothing to do with Sasuke's waking her up to tell her this "wonderful" news. Sasuke left reluctantly and gave a wave to Sakura as he disappeared from the doorway.

"I-Itachi-san," she whispered. "What's going on? Who's coming to see me?"

"ANBU," he answered, clenching his fists. "Father insisted on telling the ANBU corps of your sudden appearance and they're worried."

"They're worried about me?" she inquired. "Why? I'm sure I'll get my memories back sooner or later."

"That's the thing, Sakura-san," he replied, his voice barely a whisper. "They're not worried about you, they're worried of who you might be. They think you're a missing-nin or a spy from another village. They're afraid that you might be lying about your identity and that you're trying to sneak information out of the village."

"Itachi," his father called from the doorway. "Get out of the room. The ANBU along with Morino-san will be here any minute and I do not want you in their way."

"Ibiki's coming, as well?" Itachi asked, sounding exasperated. "He'll drive her nutty with his mind games!"

"That's none of your concern," his father growled. "Now, leave. You've got missions."

Itachi stormed out of the room just in time for a group of masked men and one badly scarred man to enter the room.

"Hello, Sakura-san," the scarred man greeted her, looking very professional despite his hell-raiser appearance. "My name is Morino Ibiki. I'm head of interrogations here in Konoha."

"H-Hi," Sakura stammered, trying not to show her fear.

"Fugaku!" cried Itachi's mother. "You can't let them do this!"

"Quiet, Mikoto," Fugaku commanded. "This is for the safety of the village."

"She means us no harm!"

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you two to leave," one of the masked men, the one with silver hair, stated, escorting the couple out of the room.

"Now then, Sakura-san," Ibiki said. "You're going to have to come with us."

"I-I can't walk," Sakura replied, her hands shaking ever-so-slightly.

Ibiki snapped his fingers and a kind-looking lady wheeled a wheelchair into the room and one of the masked men, once again the silver-haired one, set her into the wheelchair.

"Where are we going?" she asked, looking up to Ibiki.

Ibiki smirked devilishly as he answered, "To Hell, Sakura-san... to Hell."

Her eyes widened and she watched Itachi struggle against the masked men, trying to get to Sakura.

"Sakura!" he yelled, fighting against the men. "Sakura, it's going to be okay! If you cooperate, they won't do anything to you! Just tell them the truth! I know you're not a spy or a missing-nin!"

"Get out of here!" yelled one of the masked men, pushing Itachi out of the room while the lady wheeled her out of the house.

"Nee-san!" cried Sasuke, smiling, totally oblivious to everything that was going on. "Good luck and have fun! Don't be too long or you'll be late for dinnertime!"