Chapter 1

The Kidnapping

A pink-haired ANBU was running through the forest looking for a place to hide. Her black cloak and hair were soaked from the rain which was streaming off her ANBU cat mask. She couldn't find anyplace to hide, so she decided on a distraction. She dashed off the trail and hid in the bushes.

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Four men in cloaks that were black with red clouds on them were chasing the pink-haired ANBU. Their faces were hidden under the hats they were wearing. Only their eyes showed.

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The ANBU watched as the four men came into the middle of the clearing she had picked.

'So they ARE Akatsuki. Damn, this is going to be far harder to do than I thought, but if anyone can pull it off I can.'

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The four men stopped in a clearing that they had last felt the ANBU's chakra. Sounds of metal against metal suddenly rang through out the forest as kunai were thrown and blocked.

The men seemingly disappeared, but quickly reappeared in the trees. The ANBU came out into the middle of the clearing and the four men quickly surrounded her. One of the men had a large wrapped sword on his back. Faster than most people could follow he slammed the handle into the ANBU's stomach, but instead of doubling over the ANBU disappeared in a poof of smoke.

"Damn! Another clone!" the man with the sword yelled out.

"Interesting," another of the men spoke. "She still has enough chakra to do a full clone."

"Wow, yeah!" a third spoke.

"Hn, we're wasting time," the final one spoke.

The four men ran in the direction that they felt the fading chakra signal going.

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'I can't go much farther. I have to find a place where they won't find me.'

The ANBU was close to passing out. She could barely feel the chakra signals chasing her. Suddenly the men were in front of her. She knew she had lost, but she wouldn't lose without a fight.

She pulled out a kunai and waited for one of them to strike.

The man that attacked her was too fast for her to fight in her exhausted state. He easily struck her pressure point.

The ANBU fell backwards into her attacker and passed out.

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"Hey Itachi, she's waking up," a male voice said.

The ANBU struggled to open her eyes.

"Good. I will watch her now," another male voice was heard.

She finally opened her eyes only to see two men above her. She looked around herself and noticed that she was inside a tent. Her inspection of her surrounding was interrupted by someone talking to her.

"Look at me," the voice belonged to the second person. The ANBU looked at the other side of the tent. "Look at me," the voice commanded again.

The ANBU slowly turned her head to look at the man who was talking to her. She noticed that the other man was gone.

The man who had talked to her was wearing the Akatsuki cloak, but no hat. His long black hair was pulled back in a low ponytail. His red Sharingan eyes stared at her green ones. The ANBU couldn't help but notice the similarities between the man in front of her and her childhood crush Sasuke Uchiha.

"Sakura Haruno, 1st ANBU Captain and apprentice to the Fifth Hokage, am I correct?" the man asked.

"Yes, Itachi Uchiha," Sakura answered angrily.

"So you do know who I am," Itachi said tonelessly.

"Of course I know who you are!" Sakura yelled. "You're the man who killed his entire clan, but left his little brother to suffer. YOU RUINED SASUKE-KUN'S LIFE!"

Itachi's eyes narrowed by such a small degree that it was hard to tell. "Watch what you say around me. I can easily kill you."

Sakura was slightly frightened by what seemed like his anger, but it was so hard to tell when dealing with the stoic Uchihas.

Itachi turned and left the tent. "Is it my shift already, yeah?" a voice said outside the tent.

"Hn," was the only reply.

Soon after the 'hn', another man walked in.

This Akatsuki member looked a lot like a woman. His long blonde hair was mostly pulled back in a ponytail. A large chunk of the hair that wasn't pulled back hung over his left eye. He had blue eyes, but only one was visible because the other was covered by a scope. He still had his cloak on.

"Hey, yeah," the man started, "I'm…

"Deidara, the explosive expert that uses clay instead of explosive tags. I already know who you are," Sakura stated. "I'm not in the mood for talking, so you should just sit down and let me sleep. Wake me up when we start moving."

Deidara just sat there. He was shocked at how angry this girl sounded. It seemed like it was directed at him, but he couldn't figure out why.

'Why are you so angry at me, yeah?'

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A/N: Hey everybody. My first fanfiction so please no flames. Tell me what you think. I'm willing to take suggestions.