Itachi's Redemption (ItaSaku)

4. Jeopardy

Jeopardy- n.
(1) exposure to or imminence of death, loss or injury; danger
(2) a danger that a person is subjected to when accused or in trial for a criminal case

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO, Kishimoto-san does.  Because if I did, Shizune would have more missions than being a medic and the Hokage's assistant.

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Twemty men were taken for interrogation from the ruins of the underground base of the Foundation building.  These men were just lackeys and they do not have access to vital information to tell the T & i team.  They were just 'ordered' by a masked ANBU from the Foundation that they do not recognize. 

"Get your ass in here Hatake!"  The Hokage barked at the Copy Nin who is seating outside the window of the Hokage Tower.  A worn orange book of porn was snapped closed by said ninja.  "Yo!" He greeted the other men in the room-  Shikamaru and Yamato.  They nodded on his direcrion.

"Now we have a situation in our hands..." began Tsunade.  "First off, someone knew about Itachi's presence in the village.  This someone holds a grudge against him, a deep-seated anger for that someone to want to kill him.  Shizune was most likely being followed to know where the Uchiha is being held.  When she was taken,  Sakura fortunately came in early and was able to catch the culprit, she found him trying to remove Itachi's tubes.  What would have happened if she did not arrive?

"Most likely abducted too, given his condition.  The man could be after the Sharingan-" Kakashi said.

"Yes. how troublesome... But aside from the Sharingan, it could be hatred towards the Uchiha clan entirely.  This person wants to wipe every last Uchiha there is." Shikamaru said.

"If what I heard was true, Danzo stole Shisui's right  eye and implanted it on his own.  Maybe he is after Itachi's left eye as well.  To complete them. "  Yamato said.

" Itachi's eyes are the Mangekyou Sharingan, one of which was Shisui's eye.  They are the advanced kind.  Who knows what other jutsu those eyes are capable of."  Kakashi said with a sigh.

"Hmmm..." Tsunade put her entwined fingers under her chin.  She opened the bottom drawer of her desk.  She fished a dossier that was given to her by Inoichi, corroborating what they already know of the Uchiha while he was a ninja in the Hidden Leaf.  Some moments of silence passed, where the people inside the room were left to their own thoughts.  The Hokage scanned the dossier to the page she earmarked and spoke once again.  "This is a report on the Uchiha's memories a few days after he was found.  It says here that Danzo gave him the mission order to annihilate his entire clan to prevent a coup d' etat despite the Lord Third's plea to give him time to come up with a strategy before resorting to violence.  He was made to choose a side.  Align with the Leaf and spare Sasuke's life, or join his clan and die together with them.  When he accepted this mission, he sought help from a masked man who also wished to exact revenge on the entire clan."

"Is it likely that this masked man be Danzo- or the Akatsuki member Tobi?" Shikamaru asked.

"It wasn't Danzo, because right after the massacre, he was put on house arrest by the Third for superseding his order."
"But still, it looks to me that he has some interest in the Uchiha, having stolen Shisui's eye and all.  But what else is there to it?" Kakashi said.

"And now that Itachi is in the Leaf, he is striking again. How about Orochimaru?" Shikamaru said.

"Orochimaru... I gather he took interest in Sasuke during the Chuunin sxams.   Could it be thst it is somehow connected to Danzo as well?"  Yamato said.

"It crossed my mind too. To use Itachi through Danzo.  But I don't think he is willing to share the Sharingan to that snake." Kakashi smirked behind his mask.  "I'm quite fortunate to be spared such attentions."