"Sakura please! Dont he'll kill you." Sasuke pleeded.

Sakura's eyes started to water, "I dont want anyone to be hurt because of me. Live your lives to the fullest and protect eachother. When I come back I dont want anyone dead." she whispered with a sad smile. Itachi took her hand and lead her away.

CHAPTER 3

Salira smirked, "He'll make her strong then bring her back. He cares about her wellbeing. When she comes back she'll be strong as ever. Where the hell did the real Itachi go?" she asked softly as she kneeled on her knees.

"Sakura really did to this. Broke and killed the trees, spilled her blood, and it was all just for us. So we wouldnt think she was weak." Kakashi whispered as he helped Lee to his feet.

"Itachi-teme will bring Sakura-chan back in 3 years. On Sakura-chan's favorite day on earth." Lee seemed to smile. "Itachi will protect and teach her tell then. If we want to keep up with Sakura-chan's training we should start training ourselves."

Everyone nodded and walked off but Sasuke and Naruto. "You're scared." Naruto whispered to his raven haired friend.

"The people I love most were killed by him and now he takes her away. I never realised how much she means to me. Your like a brother to me Naruto and Kakashi like a fahter but Sakura is different." he whispered as he looked over the battered feild.

"Its love Sasuke. You'll understand some day. I got over Sakura-chan a while ago and I love Hinata-chan. But Sakura-chan is still my family if she died I dont know what I would do." Naruto sat down with a sad smile.

"sometimes I dont understand how you can still feel alive. If Sakura-chan died I'd wanna die. Your real family was killed and you still find ways to live through it. How?"

"Seeing you Kakashi and Sakura always gives me a reason to wake up in the morning. And knowing that one day I'll get to see your wedding." Sasuke smirked.

Naruto blushed thinking about him and Hinata getting married. "If you would come you'd be the best man Sasuke and I know Hinata-chan would make Sakura her maid of honor." Naruto smiled as he got up. "I hope you find that right girl for you."

Sasuke suddenly got a flash of Sakura smiling in his mind. A small smile krept up on his face. "I think I already have. She's just gone right now." Naruto smiled knowing what he ment.

"We should go see what Tsunade is doing." Naruto whispered as they started walking to the hokage's office.

Naruto walked up to the door and heard crying. "Tsunade-sama is crying." he whispered to Sasuke who heard it too. They walked into the dark room to see Tsunade crying as she laied on a couch.

Naruto took a look around the room and saw all the broken shards of things that she'd through agenst the wall. He went to her side to look into her teary brown eyes. "Tsunade why are you crying?" he asked softly. He truly didntwant to upset her when she was this emoshional.

Tsunade got up and hugged him. "Sakura was like my daughter and now she's gone with a phyco murderer. I just want her to be safe." she whispered as more tears came down her taned face.

Naruto understood what she was saying and rubbed her back in comfert. "Lee said that Itachi will bring Sakura back on her favorite day in 3 years." Tsunade's head went up with a small smile.

"At least I know he'll bring her back." she whispered as she looked over at the other Uchiha, "I'm glad you're not like him." she whispered making Sasuke jump inside.

"Hokage do you know Sakura's favorite day?" Naruto asked softly. Tsunade nodded.

"I do but you should train. When Sakura comes back you might have some compotishion for Hokage." she smiled as she teased him. Naruto knew this and nodded. "Naruto you may leave but I want to talk to Sasuke alone." she whispered getting to her feet.

Naruto got up and went outside as Sasuke was left alone with the still teary Hokage. "You need to talk to me about something Hokage-sama." Sasuke questioned worried about his fate with the Hokage.

Tsunade sat in her seat looking at her village, "You are going to be the first that I call when Sakura comes back to the village. Is that alright with you?"

"Yes but why me?" Sasuke asked standing infront of the emoshional Hokage.

"Sakura is going to spend the next 3 years with an Uchiha. It might be a good idea that if she comes back that she stay with you Uchiha Sasuke." The hokage said with a small smile. "And Sakura would trust you most."

Sasuke nodded as he left. He walked out to the bigest sakura tree he could find. When no one was watching he did something he hadnt done in 10 years, let out his silent tears. (he's 16 almost 17)

The one he loved was truly gone. She's gone for now but she'll be back in 3 years. I'll become strong like she asked and protect this village and the people within it. Sasuke got up and whiped away the tears. "I'll protect it for you." he whispered to the sakura tree as the blossoms fell to the ground.