Please be kind and rewind as I do not own the masterpiece called Naruto, just this thing I am calling a plot line.

This is a non-massacre, Itachi and Sakura pairing, if you don't like it please hit the back button as you are in the wrong section of fan fiction. Thank you. I am going to put this under M just to be safe.

Hope you enjoy!

'Inner Sakura'

'Thoughts'

'Other separate comments that you will understand hopefully in the feature. Please just be tolerant. They are going somewhere I promise.'

Regular

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Last chapter...

"Good I do not want another mistake like what happened to the eye again. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir!" Removing the pins from Deidara's arm. Kabuto began to close up the mussel and skin. Once finished, he removed the pieces from the mouth on his hand.

Picking up Deidara's hand, Kabuto pushed back the lips to expose the teeth and then pulled the tongue out of the mouth.

"Remarkable." Pushing the tongue back into the mouth Kabuto let out a started scream as the teeth came down hard on his finger.

"Kukukukukuku."

It was at this point that Deidara passed out into the blessed darkness.

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Lunch had been odd for Sakura. She still wasn't use to being around so many people. That and the fact that everyone they meant, or passed on the street, were staring at her, Itachi and, especially, Ringo. Even their waiter at the restaurant was staring at them. It probably didn't help either that the fact that Ringo had decided that she did not like her meal and had thrown it at the waiter when he came to refill their tea cups. The poor man ended up wearing most of it, much to Ringo's delight. It was a good thing he was a laid back sort of fellow.

After Itachi paid for the meal, and also gave the waiter an extremely generous tip, they left the restaurant and walked around the village, eventually making their way to a park close to the Uchiha Compound. Itachi was trying to jog Sakura's memory by showing her her favourite places. unfortunately this had the opposite effect he was going for. The more of the village Sakura saw, the more withdraw, depressed and frustrate she became.

"Why can I remember any of this?" the young woman growled under her breath. She and Itachi were sitting under a tree watching Ringo play in the grass and flowers.

"Patience, it will come back when it's ready. Haste makes waste." Itachi reposition himself so he could watch Sakura and Ringo while leaning his back on a tree.

"What do I do here?" The sudden question had thrown the Uchiha off slightly, not that his face gave anything away.

"You are a Medic ninja. One of the best this village has ever produced, most likely the best the world has ever seen since your Mistress was your age."

"A what?" Puzzled Sakura turned her head and gave Itachi a calculating look.

"You heal people when they are unwell and you protect your precise people." The Uchiha simply stated.

"If I am so good, then how did you catch me so fast?"

"I am better."

"Cheeky bastard." She said while trying to give the Uchiha her best glare.

"Language Sakura, there are young ears present." He smirked. Her retort to him was cut off when they heard crying. Apparently Ringo had fallen over a branch hidden in the grass. Itachi jumped up and within two steps was at her side and was about to pick her up when Sakuras' voice stopped him.

"NO Itachi leave her where she is!" not use to such a sharp tone, both Itachi and the Ringo looked up, shocked, at Sakura.

"Ringo," she called, "Get up sweetie. There's no need for that. Pick yourself up. That's right. Come on now, up. Up."

Lower lip quivering, Ringo slowly pushed herself up onto her hands and knees and then on to her feet. Face pinched with concentration.

"That's right, now come see me. Come here." Motioning with her hands, Sakura called the wobbly baby to her. Slowly Ringo made her way towards her mother a slight smile in place, which broke out into a wide grin when she reached her mother's out stretched arms. Laughing the young babe throw herself into her mothers' embrace and snuggled into her chest.

"Is she alright?" Itachi asked worriedly, he hated when one of his precious people were hurt.

"She's fine Mr. Mom."

"Hn."

"If you are always there to pick her up when she falls, then how will she ever learn to do it herself?" Seeing his retort clearly in his eyes, even before he said it, Sakura quickly continued. "I'm not saying that never be there when she falls, but to allow her to find her own way and offer assistance when she requires it. You can't keep her locked in a cage or she will never learn to fly on her own and when she does escape, it will be harder for her to learn the skills she needs."

"Hn." Sakura smirked when he sat down again beside her.

"Raise your children to leave you Itachi, You won't always be there, your only human." Sakura smiled and leaned into Itachi's warm side and was rather content to stay there, especially when he put his arm around her shoulders. Ringo in the other hand was trying to wiggle out of her mother's arms. A very interesting butterfly had acquired the infant's interest.

"I didn't know you were so wise, where you pull that out of?" Ringo and Sakura jumped at the new voice while Itachi only chuckled softly, already have sensing the Sakura's girl friend long before she was even close to her.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Sakura pulled Ringo into her chest and leaned away from the blonde haired female.

"So it's true, you really don't know who I am?" Ino questioned as she sat down a foot across from the family.

"No."

"Geez some sister you are." Smiling Ino took of her squirming back pack and sat it down in front of her. "Males be warn, the beast is here!" Ino shouted gleefully. This caused the Uchiha to sigh and, after removing his arm from Sakura's shoulders, jumped up into the tree branches above him. Laughing, Ino opened the seemingly harmless blue bag and a giant black house cat jumped out, hissing as he did so.

"Do you remember him?" ino asked as Storm rushed to his owner's side and started to rub his side against her leg, purring and licking her ever so often. Peeking out from her mother's arms, Ringo started to imitate the cat, hissing ever so softly. Storm stopped in his actions and, by placing his front paws on Sakura's leg, stretched out and started sniffing Ringo's face before the championship of staring contests started between the cat and the infant.

"He's your cat, you know, loves chicken but hates sea food. Also hates all persons with the Y chromosome. Sleeps on your neck at night. Ringing any bells in there?"

"No." The child and the cat where still staring at each other, not that either women noticed. However the young man in the tree was almost enjoying this encounter.

"We have to go shopping then." Ino said suddenly, looking at Sakura's appearance and noticing the dress she wearing for the first time.

"What?" stunned, the pink haired woman leaned back a little.

"It really is simple, we are going shopping tomorrow, and that's that. You need girl time and we haven't had any in a long time."

"If you say so."

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Waking up to a dark and strange place is never something one should get use to, but considering what had happen to Deidara (these past what was it days, months, years?), it was better than waking up to the light. The light no longer offered smiles and laughter or the joy of his art, only extreme pain. The darkness was soft and caring. It took him away from the pain of the light and comfort him in it's ever promise of sleep. Deidara never asked to be born, but now he wished for death to take him. Its everlasting rest was what his body yearned for. But his stubborn, treacherous heart continued to beat strongly in his chest, denying him of his deepest wish.

"Nothing in this world is beautiful, not even my art, yeah." Deidara whispered into the unusually silent jail.

"F..Feeling sorry f..For yo.. yourselffff areee y...you?" Came a weak trembling voice from the shadows.

"Who's there, un?"

"a p...oooor so-ul." the sounds of coughing and heaving rang out from the cell beside his. Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he continued. "Wh.. Whatsss yours?" he whizzed.

"Deidara. What they do to you, yeah?" Deidara whispered, struggling against his bonds to move closer to next cell.

"Ohh this... and th...at." The prisoner's voice was gaining strength with each mouthful of blood he spat out. Even as he spoke, his limited amount of chakra was trying to heal his body. 'Thank you Sakura.'

"How long have you been here?"

"A...roun..d threee mon-ths."

"More like a life time, yeah?" the blonde questioned.

"Yeah."

"Wish I knew how long for me." Deidara spoke the question out loud as he rested his back against the wall behind him.

"Two... Months." More coughing and the sounds of something liquid hitting the ground meant the blondes ears.

"Only two months? Seems longer than that, un."

"Mo-re of a like a lifeee time, yea-h?" The prisoner chocked out as he started to cough up blood again

"Yeah. Shut up before you hack a lung, un." The blonde stated as he leaned his head against his arm.

Silence filled the two cells as the unknown prisoner passed out and Deidara pondered about what he was told.

'Well at least I am not alone down here, yeah.'

"You never told me your name, un!"

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Sakura rose early in the morning the day after her lunch with Itachi and Ringo. She ended up going out with Ino for dinner while Itachi took Ringo back to his house. Stating that Sakura didn't yet have the supplies to properly care for the baby at her house and it was too late in the day to move everything there. This was much to Storm agreement. He did seem to like the baby, but not Itachi.

When Itachi jumped down from the tree, he nearly scared the poor cat to death. So stunned was Storm that it took him a full ten seconds before he jumped at the Uchiha, fangs out and claws drawn. Much to feline's disappointment, Itachi was able to quickly subdue the cat with only receiving minimum scratches, and Itachi even patted him on the head. Storm was absolutely livid, but knew better then to attack Itachi again when he was put down at Sakura's apartment. Instead, Storm ran and hid under the sofa and had remained there all night.

Stripping until she was nude, Sakura walked into the bathroom and started the shower. Ino had said that she was going to pick her up at nine and Sakura wanted to be ready to go. After her shower, Sakura changed into what she was told was her usually 'ninja outfit.' Rubbing her lower belly as she went.

"Food is need I guess."

Walking to her kitchen, Sakura opened her fridge but was only greeted with expired milk, yogurt and rotten produced.

"Gross!"

Slamming the door shut she opened the freezer noting that everything in there was stuck in a block of ice or was freezer burnt.

"This is stupid!"

A search through the cupboards proved to be fruitless as well.

"I guess we have to go get food."

MEOW!

Storm had finally emerged from under the couch and was rubbing up against her leg. Looking down at the cat, Sakura noticed a folded piece of paper under her table. Crawling under the table, Sakura grabbed the paper and stood up; bang her head as she did it.

"OUCH! Damn it!" rubbing her sore head, Sakura opened the note.

'Took your food so it wouldn't rot and watered your plants just as you asked me to do. You need a bigger supply of ramen! Love Naruto.'

"Could have replaced it you idiot!" Sitting down at her table Sakura folded her hands and rested her head on them, she had an hour to wait, might as well relax while she waited.

'"Butttttt Sakuraaaa! I don't like vegetables. They are gross and stringy!" Naruto whined as he and Sakura walked through the market.

"Stop whining Naruto, people are watching! Is this any way for the future Hokage to act?" Sakura scolded as she picked up some fresh tomatoes and cabbages.

"But Sakura my diet is perfectly fine!" This just wasn't far, not only was his teammate picking out the horrible tomatoes that tame loved so much but she was also paying for all of this unwanted food with his money! He was going to eat Ramen that night, but it looked like she was going to spend it all on vegetables.

"No it isn't Naruto! Your body needs more nutrients if you want to keep strong, otherwise you will waste away and never be able to become Hokage! Besides, how can you protect your precious people if you can't even feed yourself properly?" Sakura smiled at the vender and pained for the food, giving the begs to Naruto to carry.

"Fine" He would just have to except that there was no way he was going to get out of this mess. Just his luck that he would run into Sakura, especially when he was on his way to blow his last mission's pay on delightfully delicious ramen.

"And if you don't eat it, then I will get you banned from place that has ramen in the entire country of Fire."

"Y-You can't do t-that! T-there's no way you can d-do that!"

"You forget that I have my master's ear Naruto and that she is annoyed with you about complaining about your 'lack' of A rank missions. Am I making myself clear you idiot?"

"Crystal"

"Good!"'

"Awww poor Stormy- wormy! Didn't your mommy feed you yet?" Sakura awoke to the sounds of her cat meowing happily as Ino put his food in his dish.

"Wake up sleepy head! Hey are you ok?" Ino asked as she say the seriously confused face on her best friend.

"Yeah, I just remembered something. I JUST REMEMBER SOMETHING INO!" She shouted as she jumped up from her chair. Stunned the blonde just blinked at her and didn't move until Sakura rushed to her, giving her a big hug. "I remembered going to the market with Naruto! I was making him buy vegetables! I remembered something!"

"That's great! See I told you it would come back with time!"

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"Master, Project C 012601 is awake." The young man, with black cloth draped over his lethal form, knelt before his master, giving his report.

"Any problems?" The bandage man commanded.

"Nothing we have not expected. The jutsu has hold over her mind still and the Uchiha stays with her as much as his duties allow him to."

"Excellent. Its time I put the next part of the plan into motion. Make the appropriate preparations."

"At once my Master." With that the young man disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"You will be mine Sakura Haruno, make no mistake. You will make an excellent addition to my party."

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Oh my Lord! What's happening? Who is this Master and what does he want with our blossom?

For all you crazy naruto fans out there, I really hope that really is Sakura's ninja number (012601). :)

But hey she remembered something!

Sorry for any bad grammer ans spelling issues. As always send me a note if you dont get something.

Till next time!