Hiya! This is my first fan fic and I hope you like it. This story will start ItaSaku and then change into SasuSaku and then back to ItaSaku for most of the story. (The only parts which are SasuSaku is when she remembers and forgets him and then he comes back and causes her pain.


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Night. Silence.
The cold breeze blew the moonlit cherry blossom from the mourning tree. The sombre clouds floated past the distant skies. The scarlet moon watching over the lower dome.Silver threads ran from the mountains delivering glimmering liquid jewels to the hidden bank. Ethereal cries were the only sound breaking the calming silence. Blood painted on the swaying grass ironically as black flames left burnt scars on the beautiful landscape picture.

There lay the very warning and symbol of death…

Red clouds…


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"Is it over?" An annoyed, gruff voice echoed.
"No. Something isn’t right here" A dark, emotionless voice replied.

"What then?"

"…"

The shorter dark haired shinobi slowly closed his eyes. His dark cloak flowing with the wind only seemed to calm his heeding soul as the effects of battle injured him greatly. Blood flowing from his right cloak arm only matching the crimson clouds as they seemed to drift around his body, shielding him from the unfaithful world.

Cries of the undead bewildered him, trying to hold him down to die, to join them in hell. Lifeless and formless hands gripped his cloak causing him to fall onto the floor. A shallow spirit had the pleasure of stabbing him at his back.

He spat out blood.

"Itachi…"

"Kisame. Leave’"He ordered before he spat out more blood, causing the angry spirits to laugh at his humility and pain. The pale blue skinned man hesitated before he nodded abruptly towards the dieing man.

"So be it…"

His tall partner handed Itachi a pouch and then quickly disappeared.

Sighing in relief the dieing Uchiha betrayer slowly collapsed before he say a glimpse of white light.


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She looked somberly at the unconscious body lying before her. Emerald orbs scanned the body for any sign of life. Desperately she rolled the body onto its back and put her ear on its chest.

Thud

Her eyes widened as she heard its heart beat slowly. Cautiously she pumped its chest slowly working into a pace. After 3 minutes of continuing that procedure she put her ear against its chest again.

Thud Thud

She could hardly hear it breathing. It was alive! She slowly faced the crying girl next to her. Her pink locks rolling off her shoulders. The little girl was trying her best to not cry. Sakura noticed this as she bit her lip and held her hands together.

"Is…is it all right?"

"Yes it is. Your dog is all right now." She remarked calmly. The little girls amethyst eyes widened and cried in joy. She picked up her dog’s body and cuddled it softly and tightly.

"Hold on. I need to bandage it’s burn mark. How did it get such a bad burn mark that it would stop it’s heart beating?" The pink haired girl asked suspiciously as she took the dog from the little girl’s fragile arms.

"I…I don’t know." She managed to stutter," We were playing around this river and black flames were on the grass. Then Inú went and touched it with it’s paw." She managed to cry out.

"Well that must have been a very strong fire" she thought." Well Inú is all right now. You should stay away from the black flames and tell everyone else to stay away as well." She said, inspecting the poor dog’s burn mark.

"Thank you Sakura-sama!" The little girl rejoiced as she stood up and picked up Inú’s little body in her arms.

The little girl quickly ran off towards the ancient city that seemed to keep going on surviving even though it’s age surpassed its strength. When the little girl disappeared from Sakura’s sight she slowly walked towards the river. Her eyes moved from the blue skies and slowly towards the ground. The sight that layed before her could not of shocked her more.

The whole bank next to the river was scorched and black flames triumphantly roared with pride. And there lay unconsciously the very symbol of death itself.

Red clouds…


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Kisame was cursing slightly at the discomfort and irritation that Uchiha was putting him through. What would Leader say if he found out Kisame left Itachi to die? Would he even live to that moment? Kisame cursed himself for leaving him there like that.
The only hope was the Itachi was consious and eating the medical berries he had left him in that pouch. But after what happened last night he hadn't much hope.

Has he left the world of the living?


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I hope you liked it! Please review! It's my first fan fiction and I really hope people can tell me what is good and what to improve on :)