struck his heart with his words. So that's how he really thought of her ...
"Get out of here.", Itachi only said, which upset his brother even more.Sakura had seen her comrade angry many times, but Sakura would never have thought that he would be so irritated by the mere presence of Itachi. "Sasuke-kun ...", the pink-haired woman whispered in horror. This was just glowing because it was pumping full of chakra. A blue glow surrounded him and you could hear the air crackle. There was so much power in the air that the pink-haired woman wondered where he got it from.
But there was no time to brood. Sasuke rushed to the two of them screaming, but at the last moment they dodged the attack before there was a loud bang. Sakura hit the forest floor roughly, which made her gasp. She must have been hit by a pressure wave while jumping. She quickly looked at the place where they were just standing. There was now a huge hole in the floor from which smoke was still rising. If they had still stood there, they would be dead now! Sakura no longer understood the world ... But her fear and confusion gave way to a completely different feeling ... anger. Sasuke, the boy she was in love with and who formed Team 7 with her and Naruto, almost killed her! Without batting an eyelash! Sakura's face reflected her anger. The girl took out some kunai with whom she went into fighting stance. She wouldn't let such an idiot kill her! And she was in love with something like that ...

"Sasuke. Don't you think that you are exaggerating? You are not even afraid to kill your teammate !?", Itachi said, who, like Sakura, looked a bit battered. Several cuts were bleeding, the first bruises covering half his arm appeared and the worst was the long cut in his left hip. Sakura, realizing the extent of his injuries, rushed to Itachi. "Let me see," she said without looking at him. He did as she had told him, also without looking at Sakura. He never let his brother out of his sight ...
"Stop it!", Sasuke yelled, but the Kunoichi didn't think about it. She didn't even notice him. Inwardly she had already finished with him.
Angry, the smaller Uchiha stormed towards Itachi and Sakura again, but Itachi fended him off. Itachi had simply blocked Sasuke's chakra value, which he had formed after the attack that caused the crater, with his hands. A layer of chakra protects his hands from harm. Sakura winced when she saw WEN Sasuke had aimed at ...
From then on, she could no longer hold back her tears. She cried uncontrollably and every feeling, except sadness, was gone. "Why? ... Why did it have to come to this?" She sobbed. None of the boys moved. Sasuke was still trying to break through his brother's defenses. "Sasuke ... you're a bastard!" The girl shouted, her voice choked with tears. She quickly grabbed a kunai again and jumped at the young Uchiha. At the last moment he pulled his sword out of Itachi's hands and… pierced Sakura's lower body.
Nobody moved. The forest was silent. Not a sound could be heard. The only thing that changed was the snow, which turned reddish in color in one place in the forest. Sakura stared at her counterpart with wide eyes. She didn't feel anything. No pain. But still, as a Medic-Nin, she knew how badly she must be injured. The girl felt something inside. Slowly she looked down and saw the sword. There was a bloody hole in her right side and immediately she was in terrible pain.

Once again she looked Sasuke in the eye. Movements could now also be seen in his face. But Sakura couldn't say which ones they were. "You're ... an idiot.", Sakura smiled while some blood flowed from her mouth. No reaction. “Just like… Naruto.” Now she collapsed. Her legs buckled and she just fell backwards. The girl no longer had any control over her body and had to let it happen.But it didn't hit, but was caught beforehand. She looked up and met Itachi's eyes. He stared back, but not as coldly as usual. Something in his eyes surprised her. Yes, something was shiny ...
"Sorry ...", she gasped in his arms. "It was a stupid ... idea ... to hold you here ..." Pain flashed through the body of the young girl every second, which made her wince every time. Her breathing became harder and shallower from second to second. Sakura felt the energy draining her entire body. It was clear to her now. That was her end ...
"Sakura." Itachi looked at her steadfastly. “Stop talking such crap.” Startled, the addressee registered these words. His gaze was softer now than she'd known him to be. "You helped me even though you know the stories. Thank you." Now she was completely confused. Itachi Uchiha thanked you? And then with her? How could that be? She must have been dreaming, exactly ...

The girl was carefully laid in the snow and Itachi straightened up. Now he faced his brother and wanted to end the matter. "Kill him ... don't.", Sakura gasped, making Itachi sit up and take notice. And not just him. Sasuke also looked confused at the dying girl. "He ... didn't deserve that.", She smiled one last time before closing her eyes ...

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Soft voices. A feeling like on clouds. Rest and peace. Like in heaven. Was Sakura dead now? Was this the kingdom of heaven? The girl tried to open her eyes, but she couldn't. She lay there quietly, concentrating on the distant voices. And indeed she heard something. A voice she recognized. Someone who was arguing excitedly with another person. Then it fell like scales from her eyes. Naruto!

Sakura was in a hospital room at Konoha Hospital. With her in the room were Naruto and Tsunade. Now she tried to open her eyes again.She wasn't dead! Inwardly, she was delighted with the fact, but there was something that worried her. What happened to Itachi? Did they both fight? Who won? Has someone died after all?
The voices grew louder and Sakura woke up from her faint. "... what happened? ... Uchiha fight ... But Sakura-chan !! ..." Sakura smiled when she heard him and opened her eyes. Naruto was standing by her bed, but with his back to her so that he couldn't see her.
"Naruto, don't yell around here!", Tsunade said annoyed, whereupon Naruto wanted to say something. But Sakura stopped him. "Naruto. Let it be." A twitch went through his body and in a flash he turned around. His face lit up suddenly when he saw his girlfriend smile. "Sakura-chan!", He shouted happily and wanted to pounce on her, but Tsunade held him back. "Naruto. Leave us alone, please.", She asked him and Naruto wanted to contradict, but Sakura asked him to do the same with a smile. Sulking, but still happy, he left the room with the words: "I have to let the others know!"

The two women immediately broached the subject of the secret. "What happened?" Sakura asked because she had a complete film break. "You were brought here by someone. Seriously injured. Although you had lost a lot of blood and were already more dead than alive, we were able to bring you back.", The Hokage explained to her student. This just nodded. "Who got me ...?", Sakura began, but she paused. If she told Tsunade about Itachi, what would she do? Would he be killed? Sakura didn't want that ...
"It's ok. Itachi left you with me. I know that he was acting on behalf of Konoha back then. Don't worry, I won't hurt him." Sakura's eyes widened. He had what? Killed his clan on Konoha's orders? "What?" She asked breathlessly, but Tsunade just shook her head."I'll tell you later. Now tell me what happened first."
Rather involuntarily, she left the subject and reported what had happened in the past few hours. Although she still didn't know how the fight had ended or who brought her back, she left no detail out. When she finished, Tsunade just nodded. "I see ..." "Do you know what happened?" The girl asked hopefully. The Hokage shook her head. “I'm sorry, I don't know anything.” The pink-haired woman dropped her head. "But I know who can answer your questions ..." Sakura listened up. The blonde just smiled and disappeared from the room.

Sakura stayed in her bed. She looked around the room intently. There was nothing there except for the bed and a bedside table. Still, she felt like someone was there. And indeed. A black figure stirred in one of the shadows created by the low lighting and the dark winter night. "Itachi!" Said the pink-haired girl happily when she recognized him. Itachi went to her bed and eyed her. "What happened?", The girl wanted to know and hoped for a happy ending. "He's gone. And lives.", Came the black-haired man, who had his usual expression again. Sakura smiled inwardly at that. She must have thrown him off a bit. "I'm glad.", It came from her while she smiled at him. "What are you going to do now?", She asked the Uchiha who was still standing still. "I'll go.", He just said and started moving towards the window. Sakura's gaze grew sadder. Now that she had met him and owed him her life, he was about to leave. "But maybe I'll be back. There is something else here that is important to me.", He said mysteriously and Sakura could swear she saw a smile.
When the Uchiha had disappeared from the window, there was only a pink-haired girl with a red head and a smile on her face.See you next winter ...