Disclaimer: Kishimoto-san owns Naruto, not me.

CHAPTER 1:

Itachi came to a sudden stop. Kisame sighed and set up camp. Itachi's eyestrains were affecting him severely. There were instances that his vision becomes blurred and he feels that his head was being pound.

"I told you that you shouldn't use that often. Good thing Sasuke died already. If he fought you at your current condition, you'd be dead within seconds." Kisame said.

Itachi glared at Kisame. Kisame immediately shut up. Itachi sat on a rock and shut his eyes tightly. A certain pink-haired kunoichi flashed through his mind.

"Itachi, I heard news about a certain pink-haired kunoichi from Konoha. She's Tsunade's best medical student. Let's kidnap her to heal your eyes." Kisame suggested.

Itachi threw him a look. He can't capture her. He'd look desperate and it's very unlike him. Itachi thought for a minute and eventually agreed with Kisame. Itachi smirked as he remembered his past.

FLASHBACK

It was almost nighttime and Itachi was hurrying on his way home. He has to arrive at home in time for dinner. Being ANBU captain sure was tiring. Itachi passed by the playground and saw a little pink-haired girl, being bullied by other kids.

"Why would we want to play with you, forehead-girl?" one kid said.

They started throwing pebbles at the little girl. Itachi decided to interfere.

"Hey, that's not very nice. Go away." Itachi told them.

The kids saw the Uchiha crest and ran away, giving Itachi evil looks. Itachi turned to the sobbing girl. He asked if she was alright. The girl nodded. Itachi smiled and patted her head. He asked for her name.

"Haruno… Sakura." She said.

Itachi smiled and told her that it was a pretty name and it suited her very well. Sakura blushed.

"I'm Itachi by the way. Wanna go for ice cream?" Itachi asked.

Sakura nodded and muttered "thanks". Itachi smiled and they went to the ice cream parlor. Sakura swung her legs as they waited for their orders to come. Itachi found her cute.

"How old are you?' Itachi asked.

Sakura raised eight fingers. Whoops, Itachi's a pedophile. Itachi frowned. Their ice cream came and Itachi interrogated Sakura while eating. He learned that Sakura was an academy student, like his little brother.

"So you want to be a pretty strong kunoichi someday?" Itachi questioned.

Sakura nodded and smiled. After eating, Itachi accompanied Sakura home. Sakura thanked Itachi. Itachi smiled at her then went his way. When he arrived, his mom rushed to him.

"Itachi, you missed dinner. Are you okay?" his mom asked.

Itachi nodded and lied that he had dinner at Shisui's. Itachi went to his room upstairs. Little Sasuke went in, rubbing his eyes.

"Did I wake you, Sasuke?" Itachi asked.

Sasuke shook his head.

"I had a nightmare and went down to drink water." Sasuke told him.

Itachi smiled and laid Sasuke on his bed. The following day was Itachi's free day. He accompanied Sasuke to school.

"Bye, ni-chan!" Sasuke cheerfully said.

Itachi smiled and as he turned around, he saw Sakura. Itachi greeted her. Sakura smiled at him. She got something from her bag. It was a bag of chocolate chip cookies.

"Mom and I baked that last night. I packed some for you, ni-chan, because you're so nice to me." Sakura said.

Itachi thanked Sakura and patted her head. The bell rang. Sakura bade goodbye to Itachi and dashed inside. Itachi went to the training grounds and practiced throwing stars. It was high noon and Itachi was bored to death. He need not train because he knows that he's strong enough. Itachi's stomach grumbled. He reached for his bag and got Sakura's cookies and ate them. Hours passed and it was finally the academy's dismissal. From afar, Itachi watched the kids as they ran out of school. He saw his little brother with a certain blonde loud-mouth, but Sasuke was not the reason why Itachi was there. He was waiting for Sakura. After a couple of minutes, Sakura walked outside. Itachi greeted her. Sakura smiled at him. Itachi invited Sakura to the park. Sakura agreed. They bought ice cream and sat on a park bench.

"The cookies were delicious." Itachi said.

Sakura blushed and thanked Itachi. Itachi smiled as he noticed Sakura blushing.

"You blush so easily. It's so cute." Itachi told her.

Sakura blushed even more. Itachi smiled again and kissed Sakura on her cheek. Sakura was surprised.

"I like you." Itachi said.

Sakura blinked. Itachi sighed and realized that Sakura was too young to really understand love. He messed Sakura's hair. Sakura pouted. Dark clouds began to cover Konoha's skies.

"I better take you home before it rains." Itachi said.

Itachi held Sakura's tiny hand as they walked home.

"I'll see you tomorrow?" Sakura asked.

"That depends if I have nothing to do tomorrow." Itachi told her.

Sakura frowned. Itachi kissed Sakura again and walked away. Sakura walked inside her house. Just as she got in, the rain poured heavily. She looked out the window and wondered if Itachi got caught in the rain.

"Who was that, Sakura-chan?" her mom asked.

"A friend of mine." Sakura replied.

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Itachi got home soaking wet. His mom immediately got a towel for him.

"Itachi, Sandaime called for you. Where were you?" his father asked.

Itachi cursed silently.

"I was doing something important." Itachi said then went up to his room.

Itachi looked at his organizer. That night was the night. He got into his ANBU suit and went out to find Shisui.

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Sakura was having a stroll. She turned right into an alley and found Itachi with a masked man. Itachi was surprised to see Sakura. Sakura greeted him.

"What are you doing here at this time of night?" Itachi asked coldly.

Sakura was frightened. She told him that she can't sleep so she decided to go outside for a walk. Itachi ordered her to go home. Sakura disagreed and asked him where he was going. Itachi's companion brought out his blood-soaked sword. Itachi stopped him. Sakura was even more frightened. Itachi sighed and approached Sakura. Sakura took a step back. Itachi knelt before Sakura and stared deep into her emerald orbs.

"Sakura, I'm going away because I'm a bad guy." Itachi said.

Sakura disagreed and told him that he was the nicest man she has ever met. Itachi disagreed with her.

"Don't go oni-chan, I love you, too!" Sakura cried.

Itachi was taken aback.

"Kill her, Itachi." His companion said.

Itachi shook his head. He kissed Sakura's cheek and activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"You'll forget everything about me, Sakura." Itachi said.

"I don't want to." Sakura whispered.

Sakura saw swirls and in an instant, she fell unconscious. Itachi brought Sakura home then left.

END OF FLASHBACK

A hand waved before Itachi's face.

"Are you okay Itachi? You're acting un-Itachi-ish." Kisame said.

"Hn…" Itachi replied.

He turned the other way and looked at the sky.

END OF CHAPTER 1