I do not own naruto. here it is. please read the A/N at the bottom

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They kept running and Itachi was aware that they were being followed by someone. He didn't want to stop yet as he wanted to be as far away from Konoha as possible. Sakura seemed to be slowing down a bit and he just grabbed her and continued running as fast as he could. A shuriken flew past his head just as he got Sakura some place that she would be safe. He set her down and turned on his attacker.

"Sasuke...why do you continue to fight this meaningless battle. You will never defeat me little brother", Itachi said.

"I will defeat you Itachi and then I'll take your little bitch back to Konoha with me.", Sasuke said yelling at him.

Itachi glared at Sasuke. "You are pathetic. I told you I didn't want to see your face until you could defeat me. You're bleeding and everything what makes you think that you will win this fight."

"Let's just say I learned a few new tricks", Sasuke said.

Itachi just stared at Sasuke. "Well whenever you're ready"

Sasuke charged Itachi with two chidori's coming out of both arms. Itachi merely stood there and stopped Sasuke's attack easily. He threw Sasuke against a tree and then stabbed his brother once again in the stomach.

Sasuke pushed him away and tried to hit him once again. He stared at Sakura and felt himself getting weaker and weaker as he lost more and more blood. He gathered up as much energy as he could and then rushed towards the pink haired kunoichi aiming his chidori straight at her. Sakura just sat there unable to move much and then was sprayed with blood as Itachi took the attack in his shoulder and then used his sharingan on Sasuke.

He made Sasuke remember their parent's getting killed over and over. Sasuke fell to the floor crying and coughing up blood. "You bastard...", Sasuke yelled in pain.

"This is the end for you brother.", Itachi said and then stabbed Sasuke again. Sasuke fell to the floor with Itachi being the last thing he saw.

Sakura sat with him still a little shaken up and looked into the eyes of the man she loved. He held her close to him and kissed her gently.

Once she was ok they got up and started moving again. Someone else was following them though walking as fast as they were running. A kunai flew past Sakura's head barely missing her. She gasped and stopped turning around with Itachi to see her attacker. She saw the man that loved her for as long as she knew Rock Lee.

"Come lovely Sakura...I shall protect you from this villian.", Rock Lee said. "Why are you kidnapping her from all of us?", he asked Itachi.

Sakura looked back and forth between those two scared about what may happen.

"Why do want to know?", Itachi asked him.

"Because she is one of my dearest friends and I love her", Rock Lee said.

"Well I love her as well.", Itachi said.

"Then we shall leave it up to Sakura to decide.", Rock Lee stated and then looked at Sakura.

She looked back and forth between those two amazing guys and sighed.

"I hate to do this, but...I choose Itachi", She said looking up to see Lee's face.

Lee sighed and then smiled. "I figured as much.", he said and then he handed her some food and a nice amount of money. He then looked Itachi straight in the eyes without even flinching.

"If you hurt her...I can promise you I will hunt you down and kill you myself", Rock Lee said to her.

Itachi looked as if he was going to punch Lee, but instead he sighed. "Alright, I promise to protect her.", Itachi said to him.

Rock Lee smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "Well I guess this is goodbye Sakura-chan", Lee said.

"Yes it is...Goodbye Lee", Sakura said and hugged him tight to her before letting go and rejoining Itachi and they left.

Sakura and Itachi kept on running as fast as they could away from Konoha. Sakura didn't understand why she felt this way towards Itachi, but she knew she wouldn't leave his side. After everything Sasuke had done it had only proved to her that her home and her heart was no longer in Konoha.