OMG! This will be the last installment of this story. Yes I know. But this story had to come to an end soon. Also who's going to FANIME next weekend? I will be there cosplaying as Luka Megurine (Just be Friends) from Vocaloid and an ANBU. Hopefully I can see some of you guys there. Now let's carry on with this last chapter.

Sakura no Akuma

The smell of Sakura's blood flew in the air as Itachi's anger grew. Sakura was dying because of the bastard in front of him. He had to end this quickly before it was too late.

"Kisame, get her out of here!" Itachi shouted as his eyes turned blood red.

"Not so fast." Madara smirked. "Would you let her leave when she's the one who can stop the orb, not that it matters since she's dying."

"You lie." Itachi frowned.

"Why lie? I won't gain anything from it." Madara's smirk grew. "Sakura, however, won't last any longer."

"Then let's make your death fast." Itachi said as he charged forward. Madara laughed as he began to dodge each attack.

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Sasuke and Deidara were getting frustrated. They finally found the orb but didn't know how to handle it. For demons like themselves, they would disintegrate due to the holy power like Kabuto had. Sakura wasn't powerful enough to handle it. She might not even last.

"Damn it all!" Sasuke growled. "I need to ask the damn angels for help."

"Then hurry and summon your snakes or something, un." Deidara pushed.

"Easier said than done. If you forgot, Angels and Demons aren't really in good terms." Sasuke frowned. "I'll send my snakes to Tsunade and see what she can do."

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Sasori rushed as he went to find his cousin. He found her resting against a tree. Seeing the blood, he panicked.

"Temari!" Sasori shouted as he kneeled next to her.

"Quit your worrying. I'm fine." Temari said as she slowly sat up.

"The blood-"

"Sakura healed me before she left. Guessing that you're here, we won?" Temari smiled. Sasori didn't smile but glared at the ground instead. Temari noticed and frowned.

"Sasori, is Sakura-"

"Madara caught her." Temari's mouth dropped as she tried to control her outburst. "She doesn't have much time so we have to hurry."

Temari nodded and hurried after her cousin.

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"Kisame…"

Kisame looked down to the pink haired girl in her arms. She was getting paler and paler.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Where's Itachi?"

He had to stop himself from smirking. Even in the brink of death, she still worried about Itachi. She loved him that much.

"He's fighting his uncle right now. Sasori went to get Temari and Sasuke and Deidara are trying to stop the orb."

"I can stop it..." Sakura whispered as she coughed out more blood.

"No. You can't move or else your injuries will get worse."

"Kisame, please…" Sakura pleaded as she shakily drew in air.

"Alright." Kisame frowned as he lifted her up and moved away from the battle and towards the King and Deidara.

"Sakura-chan!" Deidara called out as he ran to her. "She shouldn't be moving!" He scolded Kisame

"She can stop the orb." Sasuke realized. The orb came from her anyways.

"Kisame, put me down please." Kisame did just that as Sakura swayed a bit. Moving towards the orb, she stretched out her hand as the orb glowed. Grabbing it with her bloody palms, she slowly forced it back into her. Sakura soon let out a cry of pain as she fell to her knees.

"NO!" Madara shouted as he flew over towards Sakura. With a single flick of the wrist, the King, Kisame, and Deidara were sent flying. Madara lifted Sakura by the hair. "You little wrench. " He said slowly as he slammed her face against the ground.

"SAKURA!" Itachi screamed as he tackled his uncle to the ground and punched him in the face. "Sakura, are you alright?" There was no response.

"How sad, I think I killed her." Madara smirked.

"If she dies, I will slowly rip you to shreds." Itachi growled as he continued to punch his uncle in the face.

"This is for Sasuke!" Itachi's hand grew red as he pierced his uncle's stomach.

"This is for the kingdom." Itachi said as he pulled his uncle's hair and tossed him a couple feet away. Madara slowly got up to his feet as he coughed out blood.

"I will not lose!" Madara muttered as his Sharingan grew red as the black dots began to move in a circle.

"And this is for Sakura!" Itachi said as his eyes too did the same thing. The two great demons charged at each other with such power. Itachi's eyes widened as he felt his uncle's hand go through his chest and pierced his lung. He lost.

Madara smirked. "I wi-"

A shot of pink light hit Madara as he was disintegrated. Itachi fell on his back as he looked to the side and saw Sakura on her knees. Behind her was a man with bright orange hair and eyes that had many rings. He had his hand on her back. Sakura's right hand was stuck out as she coughed out blood.

"Sakura!" Itachi called out as he winced.

"Itachi…" Sakura called back as she slowly crawled to him. The man stopped her but she shook her head. The man let her go as she continued to head towards him. When she finally reached him, she rested her head on his chest.

"You did it…" Sakura whispered.

"We did it…" Itachi corrected as he found it hard to breathe.

"Nii-san!" Sasuke cried out but was held back by Deidara and Kisame.

"Go back with the others." Itachi ordered as he rested his hand on top of Sakura's hair.

"What?" She said eyes wide open.

"It's too late for me. Go back to the others and get help. You can still make it."

"NO!" Sakura cried as she wrapped her hands around his neck. "I can't leave you here!"

"Sakura. Don't be stubborn."

"I WON'T!" She began to sob. Sakura soon felt a weight around her neck. Looking down, she saw the necklace.

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"What are these, mother?" Sakura tilted her head to the side as she watched her mother place the jewelry in her hands.

"This is a magical necklace and ring. They will protect you from any demonic attacks as well as heal you when you wear it. But it only works once."

"How does it work?"

"You have to place a drop of angel blood into each of these to work."

"Can it heal other people too?"

"…Yes but you would practically be giving them your life source and you would grow weaker. That is why it is used to heal only yourself."

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Slowly taking it off her neck, she put it on Itachi.

"Sakura don't!" Temari's voice was heard as Sakura turned around and gave her and Sasori a sad smile. Taking blood from her wound, she coated it around the necklace before it began to glow.

"What are you doing?" Itachi's eyes narrowed as he could feel his pain slowly disappearing. "I won't let you sacrifice yourself for me."

"And I can't let you die." Sakura whispered as she began to glow white. She slowly cupped his face as she lowered her face in for a kiss. Itachi could feel hot tears rolling down his face, but he couldn't tell if they were his or Sakura's.

As Sakura pulled back, she gave him a sad smile. "Goodbye Itachi…" Her wings dispersed into particles of light as her body slumped against him. Itachi quickly held onto her right hand and felt no pulse. She was gone. Hidan had come covered in blood but had the right mind not to say anything. All he could do was look at Sakura's body in shock. The particles danced around Itachi before heading towards a woman that was floating down.

"Konan…" Temari greeted. Konan nodded. Konan held the light in her hand as she brought it close to her face.

"Konan." The mysterious man called out as he flew to Konan's side.

"Pein…."

"You are Sakura's mother, aren't you?" Sasori inferred. "I heard of you. You're God's angel. Then the person next to you is…" Sasori didn't finish his sentence as the God himself headed towards Sakura and Itachi. Itachi was a bit put off by all his piercings. He knelt down before scooping Sakura's body into his arms.

"Where are you taking her?" Itachi questioned.

"Back with us." Pein answered before turning around and began to walk away.

"You will not." Itachi growled. "There can be a way to save her. Just let me try."

"Why do you go so far for this child? She is half angel and half human. A demon is not allowed to be together with either."

"I don't care." Itachi's fingers turned into angry fists. "I love her!"

Konan and Pein's eyes widened at the declaration. Pein continued to walk before disappearing with Sakura's body.

Konan still stood where she was before bowing. "There are things we must take care of now. Same goes to you and your realm." Konan began to walk away as her wings began to flap. She soon stopped as she looked back at the demons. "Demon, my daughter had loved you until her last breath. She always wanted what was best for you, even if that meant giving up her life for you." With that said, Konan too disappeared.

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Five years later

"Why are we having tea outside?" Itachi asked. It was a bright spring day. All he wanted to do was stay in his room all day. Today was the day of Sakura's birthday. She would have been twenty-two already.

"In honor of Sakura-sama's birthday, Ino-chan and I decided to have a tea party with everyone." Haku said as he ran his fingers through his long hair. After the devastating news of Sakura's death, things just weren't the same. The demons decided to remove Sakura from the humans' memories, but they weren't able to due to their heart-broken expression, especially Ino's. Everyone would still visit Itachi to help him get out of his grievance, even if he tried to hide it by being more of an asshole. They all soon created the tradition to celebrate Sakura's birthday with a garden tea party with everyone. It was what she would have wanted.

Sasuke returned the demon realm back to normal. A statue of Sakura was built in the castle ordered by Mikoto and Karin in honor of her. Cherry Blossom trees surrounded it. Sasuke had offered the throne to his brother who denied it and continued to live up in the human world. Ino and Kiba were still together and going strong. In fact, everyone seemed to be getting together, which irked Itachi to no end. He canceled his engagement with Ami who soon went for Sasuke.

Haku and Itachi made it to the table near the rose garden. At the table were Ino and the rest of Sakura's human friends. Deidara, Hidan, Kisame, Sasori, Obito, and Kakashi were present as well.

"Oh I hope we weren't late!" Entering from a portal was Karin, Hinata, Naruto, Neji, Mikoto, Fugaku, and Sasuke.

"Not at all." Tenten greeted the demons with a smile as she motioned for them to sit down.

The tea party was another success as people told stories and caught up with each other. It was until the large cherry blossom tree began to glow as cherry blossom petals scattered through the air. It seemed like they had an unexpected guest. Soon Itachi's eyes widened as did all the demons. This scent was familiar, too familiar.

Acting quickly, Itachi ran to the cherry blossom tree where he was met with the site of God's angel. Her pale hand rested against the tree.

"Hello, it's been a while since we've met." Konan said as she withdrew her hand and turned to face him.

"What are you doing here?" Itachi asked. Why did he smell Sakura's scent earlier?

"This is what I get for the kindness I did for you?" Konan said with a smirk. Itachi raised an eyebrow as Konan let out a small chuckle. With her hand glowing white, a beam of light shot down from the sky.

Particles of light formed together to make that of a body. Itachi was feeling nervous. This couldn't be what he thought it would be…right? But it was. There before him now was an older version of Sakura. Her hair was longer than he remembered. It seemed like she was in a coma

"What-"

"Using the orb from Sakura, I made a wish for her to start a life with the person she truly loved." Konan smiled as she brushed away some strands of hair away from Sakura's face. "Pein was against using such a wish but when you went against him that fateful day, you proved it to him that you truly loved my daughter and he allowed this. She is no longer human. She will not age like the rest of her human friends. Instead, I spoken to the King of the Demon world and he allowed Sakura to be turned into a half demon/half angel as well. That way, she is allowed to visit me whenever she'd like and be with you."

"My brother knew about this?" Itachi frowned.

"Your brother wasn't sure if it would work. He didn't tell you in fear of getting your hopes up and then getting disappointed. Your brother cares very much about you. Both elders in our realms were angry with our decisions, but who are they to stop true love? However, let me warn you. She may not remember you at first. So don't be surprised if she freaks out." Konan said as she thought back about Yahiko.

"Thank you…" Itachi said and he meant it.

"Just continue to love her and make her happy." Konan said as she disappeared.

Itachi slowly moved towards Sakura's body. He was scared. What if this was all a dream? How many times had he dreamt of having Sakura in front of him like this? Kneeling down, he slowly brought his face close to hers.

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Before their lips could meet, Sakura slowly opened her viridian eyes.

"Sakura…" Itachi whispered in a voice full of happiness and gratitude.

Sakura blinked a few times before opening her mouth and screaming. Fighting her way out of his arms, she ran towards the rose garden and entered the maze. She passed by the other demons and her friends who looked at her in surprise. Ino fainted in shock. Itachi continued to follow after her into the maze.

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I had let her go once.

I won't afford to make that painful mistake again.

Even though a demon cannot fall in love with a human or angel

True love conquers all, right?

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"SAKURA!" Itachi shouted as he lunged at her. The two rolled around in the grass as Itachi ended on the bottom as he wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist.

"Who are you?" She asked.

"I'm Itachi and you live with me here in the castle with the rest of these idiots." Itachi said.

"You're a demon. What am I to you?" Sakura asked again.

"I'm in love with you and you're in love with me." Itachi smirked.

"How do you know?"

"Of course I know." Itachi said as he let out a smile just for Sakura. He gently cupped her left cheek before moving a few strands of her pink hair behind her ear. Sakura looked at him confused. "I know everything about Sakura." Sakura blushed.

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"I found you." Itachi smirked. Sakura's eyes widened with tears in her eyes. Sakura closed her eyes as she flung herself onto Itachi. "W-Wait." He felt himself falling as he fell on his back and Sakura on his lap.

"W-Why?" Sakura cried. "Why did you only give yourself five minutes? What if you hadn't found me?"

"But I did."

"What if there hadn't been a thunderstorm?"

"Then you'd be behind the curtains in your room."

"Wow, Itachi! How'd you guess?" Sakura asked surprised.

Itachi sighed. Every time Sakura would play hide-and-seek with the maids when she was younger, she'd always hide in the curtains in her room.

"Of course I know." Itachi said as he let out a smile just for Sakura. He gently cupped her left cheek before moving a few strands of her pink hair behind her ear. Sakura looked at him confused. "I know everything about Sakura." Sakura blushed.

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"Itachi! Here's a flower for you!"

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"NO!" Sakura shouted as she stepped in front of Itachi and spread her arms wide open. "Itachi belongs to me! So you can't take him away!" Itachi eyes widened as a small smile appeared on his face. He soon stopped as he thought about what she said.

"Hn. Since when did we agree that I belong to you?" Itachi asked as he sweat dropped.

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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAKURA!" Everyone said. Sakura couldn't help but feel like crying.

"Why are you crying?" Itachi asked as he poked her on the forehead.

"B-Because I'm so happy!" Sakura said. Itachi rolled his eyes as Sakura celebrated her birthday. At the end of the night, Sakura had opened her presents and everyone helped clean up. They all soon left to hit the hay. That left Sakura, Itachi, and Haku alone in the backyard. Haku continued to clean up, ignoring the two. Itachi noticed Sakura was glaring at him.

"What?" Itachi raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't get a present from you…" Sakura said in a sad tone.

"That's because I haven't given it to you yet, idiot." Itachi announced. Sakura looked at Itachi confused. She looked at his hands to see him not carrying anything. He chuckled as he bent down so his face was close to Sakura's. She looked at him questionably before her eyes widened. She felt soft lips against hers. Sakura's face turned bright red as she fainted.

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"I love you Itachi! I love you even if you are a demon. I want to be by your side forever."

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"I remember…" Sakura whispered. Her viridian green eyes met his as she grabbed his face. "I love Itachi. I always have."

"Yes you have." Itachi said as he rested his forehead against hers. "Now just shut up and kiss me."

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THE END

Thank you everyone for sticking with the story til the very end. I didn't want to make Sakura die in the end like Hana did. That was just too sad for me. Sooooooooo, I came up with this ending. I'm a bit worried that it was too corny, oh wells. I hope you all enjoyed it like I had writing it. Please continue to read my future work.

-Love Kumiko