Itachi was seated at his desk at Uchiha Corp. when he finally found the time to look over Sakura's records. Business associate and good friend of his, Hoshigaki Kisame, was peering over his shoulder, he too looking at her records. Matsuura Kakuzu, another friends of his, was seated on one of the white leather couches in front of Itachi's dark wood desk. He wasn't really paying attention to what was happening, but was just calculating Uchiha Corp.'s finances and stocks.

"Haruno Sakura, eh?" he mused, running a hand through his hair, "She's got some weird hair. Well, like I'm one to talk, but blue is definitely more subtle that any sort of pink."

Kakuzu slowly turned his head towards the desk, eyes shining with recognition.

"Haruno... is she in her late twenties?" he asked. Itachi nodded.

"She is. You know of her?"

"Of course. Anyone in my line of work would have heard of that name before. Read through the rest of her file. You might find something interesting." said Kakuzu. Itachi looked back down at the folder in front of him and flipped through it.

Participated in MMA alongside Uzumaki Naruto up until their high school graduation.

An interesting hobby to take up, he had to admit. As Itachi voiced this inwardly, Kisame expressed that same opinion outwardly.

Finished undergraduate school at nineteen under a full-paid scholarship at Sunagakure International.

"... What?"

Completed her full term at the Kazekage Academy of Medicine and graduated as valedictorian of her graduating class at age twenty-three.

"Holy fuck, Itachi-san, she's the youngest person to have graduated." Kisame stated with eyes filled with amazement, "What in hell is she doing as your kid's nanny?"

Under the astounding recommendation of Anamiya Chiyo, Senju Tsunade offered a full time residency to Sakura. For the following four years, she has worked as one of the leading physicians at Konoha Hospital.

"During her first week at the hospital, she quickly learned about my business there. I don't know how she managed that, maybe from working directly under Tsunade, but she understood my service and kept her mouth shut. I didn't need to get rid of her, should she have ratted me off to the nearest police station." Kakuzu said. He turned his attention back to the finances.

Itachi leaned back in his chair, Sakura's file laid out open on his desk for him to see. From what he could see, she was very successful in her previous line of work. He didn't see any reason for her to quit just after an entire four year residency. Perhaps it was a change of heart or idea, but he didn't believe for a second that she would leave such a career so quickly, even if it was just for a 'break'.

"Shit. You know, Itachi-san, it can't be too bad to keep her in your ring of allies. Being as she is, it looks like you can get some real connections through her."

He could. But her only wanted her as the person his son could love. He didn't want to involve her in his world.

"Eh, Sakura-chan, are you sure about this...?! I mean, I would totally do this, but I know you aren't as stupid as I am, dattebayo!" Naruto shouted up at the rooftop. Sasuke was sitting on his shoulders, hands fisted in his golden hair and laughing hysterically.

"You c'n do it, Sak'ra-nee!" Sasuke cheered.

"Don't encourage her, brat!"

Sakura rolled her eyes and peered over the roof. She had on Naruto's orange swimming trunks and her black sports bra. Was she just about to jump into a lake off of a three story house? Yes. Yes she was.

"Sakura-chan, if you die, I'm bringing you back to life, then killing you again! I'm promising you that!"

"Belly flop! Belly flop!"

"Belly flop and I won't save you if you're drowning, Sakura-chan!"

Sakura grinned and stepped up onto the railing. She stared at the beautiful blue lake before her for a few seconds before she pushed herself off. She flipped twice for syle and ended in a cannonball.

"FUCK! IT'S COLD!"

"Profanity, Sakura-chan! No profanity!"

Sakura clapped and crawled down Naruto before running over to the small dock and crouching down.

"Sak'ra-nee, you din' belly flop!"

Sakura's head popped out of the water as she ran a hand over her head.

"I flipped twice! You gotta give me credit for that!" she pouted.

"... Gimme cookies an' I'll gi'you c'edit."

"I'll give you two cookies and a popsicle after lunch if you give me credit and eat all your food." she retorted. Sasuke grinned and bounced back up onto his feet.

"Eat wi'me?" he questioned hopefully. Sakura smiled.

"Of course, Sasuke-kun. You and naruto head on in, I'll catch up with you guys soon." she said. She watched as both of them walked back into the house before hefting herself onto the dock and grabbing the fluffy blue towel that was laid out for her. As she was drying her hair, she noticed a yellow care parked on the bridge. The window was rolled down with a man not too much older than Sakura sitting in the driver's seat.

"That was hella ballsy, hm." he called, taking off his sunglasses, "I'm surprised that anyone would jump from that height, let alone a roof, un. So now, I'm left wondering who you are. I came here to pick up something for the Uchiha, and I've never seen you before. Care to enlighten me, un?"

Sakura walked towards the car with the towel slung over her shoulder.

"Haruno Sakura, Sasuke-kun's new nanny." she introduced, "Nice to meet you."

"Iwahashi Deidara. A friend of Itachi's and a benefactor to his business, hm."

Deidara stepped out of his car and poked Sakura in her stomach.

"Whoa. Nice abs, hm."

"Thanks, I grew them myself."

She led Deidara into the house where Naruto regarded him with a grimace and an uncaring stare.

"Ugh. Why'd you let him in , Sakura-chan?" he whined, "Trash is supposed to say outside the house."

"Says the overgrown ramen dump, un."

"At least I'm not a fake blonde, dattebayo!" Naruto accused as he pointed a finger at the now offended older man.

"Fake? Excuse you? First off, my hair is the exact shade of royal yellow, un, and there isn't any dye in the goddamn world that can imitate this natural color! Second, I..."

Sakura watched the two argue with narrowed eyes, trying to understand what was going on. Sasuke tugged on her shorts to catch her attention.

"They fight a lot, so it's s'okay. Can w'eat now?" he asked. She grinned.

"Of course we can."

She took hold of his hand and walked him to the kitchen, him blabbing about random things the whole way there. Deidara quickly stopped arguing with Naruto when the duo were out of hearing range.

"So, new nanny? Sasuke seems to like her, un, which is a first. You think she's the one?"

Naruto sighed.

"I hope Sakura-chan is. She's my last hope, dattebayo."