Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Ironic Love - A Tale of Forsaken Love ❯ The Forest of Death ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Team 7 finally makes it to the Forest of Death. After being seperated from Kakashi the 3 young ninja's find out that they are not alone; they find a familiar face.

Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.10.2008 | Pages: 8 | Words: 6.6K | Visits: 391 | Status: Work In Progress

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Ironic Love - a story by ItachiUchiha32

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Type: Romance/Comedy

Rating: M(Mature) Language, Violence.

Possible Lemons: Yes

Romantic Characters: Itachi x Sakura

Disclaimer: Before we begin, I just wanted to say, I do not own any Naruto Characters. I love the show, but I don't own it. Please R & R. I love reviews

Summary: Team 7 is out completing a mission out in the forest of death. They all manage to get separated when exploring. But besides the fact that Team 7 are out completing missions, a unknown shadow entity is peering down at the genins below.

Chapter 2

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From Chapter 1:

“What the fucking hell?” All shouted in Unison.

Sasuke ran over to the window and saw they're was a black Akatsuki demon rider.

“Akatsuki scum” Sasuke shook.

“Let's go rip his head off, How dare he set foot in Leaf Village, I don't care who he is let's just kill him and get on with it.” Naruto said acting without thinking, how impetuous he was.

“Naruto, don't move!” as Sasuke watched the demon rider stare directly at Sakura's house.

The demon rider was charging up his chakra to start an attack on the house. As he was charging he got off his horse and walked towards the house, charging his plasma ball to full blast. The demon rider then charged at full speed at the house reading to clash and destroy the house to pieces…

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As the rider was running towards the house, a ninja grabbed his arm, and gave him a punch in the face, the rider fell down and immediately got up to engage the ninja in battle. Sasuke recognized the good ninja as Kakashi. Somehow he got here in time to stop it.

“Kakashi Sensei” Naruto screamed, the Akatsuki member was too much for Kakashi to handle alone. Kakashi charged up his chidori as the Akatsuki member was getting ready to swing his sword. Kakashi slid forward and hit Kisame's sword and it flung out of his hand into the ground a few feet away.

Sakura decided to get up and look out the window at the Kakashi/Kisame battle. Sakura screeched as she looked at Kisame, he was the person who attacked Sakura early in the morning.

“Naruto, let's go help Kakashi, Kisame is too powerful to handle by himself.

Naruto nodded.

“I'm coming too” Sakura aggressively stated.

They went out the front door of the house and saw the fight between Kakashi and Kisame, they did not know what to do to help Kakashi. Just then Kisame kicked Kakashi in the face, and why stunned, Kisame ran over to grab his sword, with Kakashi stunned he can be a easy target.

Sakura falls on the ground between the two boys.

“Sakura, what's wrong?” Naruto asked, nervously.

“I don't have any Chakra left, I have been drained of it” she replied.

“Can I be any more useless”. She thought to herself.

Sakura feeling bad for not being able to help comes up with a idea after the pouting. She runs into the house as fast as she can, and grabs her katana. She runs back out of the house and charges right for Kisame as he charging towards Kakashi, who is wounded. She attacks his sword, the battle of metal begins. Kakashi had drained all of his chakra, so now they have to fight with swords. Kisame was very aggressive to Sakura and attacked more than defending, when he raised his hands to the air to have a strong wipe to the head, she manages to use a weak attack and swings her saber at his neck when he is holding it high. Sakura manages to chop his head off. Then there was silence.

Sakura then woke up from her long dream, she was still sitting on the couch, Naruto was talking about Ramen for a hour. She felt relieved that none of that had happened. Sakura walked over to the window, nothing was happening. Just a calm, peaceful sunny day.

She turned around to the guys who were looking at her, Sasuke raised a brow, and Naruto just stared at her. “What's with the sudden change of emotion” asked Sasuke? “I just had a nightmare, and I'm glad that it wasn't true.” Sakura peacefully said.

[Sasuke's cell phone rang, to the ring tone of the Legend of Zelda theme song].

Sasuke: Hello?

Kakashi: I'm surprised you picked up your phone. Did you have your lunch yet?

Sasuke: No, not yet.

Kakashi: Well hurry up. The trials are about to begin. We can't have you doing a mission on a empty stomach, can we now hmm?

Sasuke: Hn. Alright.

[He flips the phone back].

“Yeah, Kakashi-Sensei wants us to hurry up and eat lunch and meet him in the forest as soon as possible.” Said Sasuke as he told them what Kakashi said.

“RAMEN” Naruto shouted.

“Well I guess we better go shut him up then, eh Sakura?”.

“[chuckles] Yeah, I guess so”.

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Meanwhile at the Akatsuki Compound

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[Itachi Uchiha is heading towards the dorm rooms, he hasn't received rest in about 3 weeks].As Itachi heads for the stairs to the dorm rooms he is interrupted by his partner.

“Itachi, I have threatened and blackmailed the Haruno girl without any means of harming her.” Said the sapphire faced shark head.

“Without any means of harm, somehow I think that's out of character for you, not harming people…” replied Itachi with the same cold emotionless look he always has.As he walked up the long stairs towards the bedroom Itachi peers down at his hands, remembering to ask Kisame where his ring is.

“Kisame, do you know where my ring is, I always keep it on my finger”.

“You should keep better track of your stuff, Itachi.” The blue shark replied.

“Well whatever, I'll search for it later, it can't of gone far.” Itachi muttered as he walked up the stairs into his bedroom.

“What a oblivious moron” Kisame takes out Itachi's ring and flicks it in the air, and puts it back in his pocket. “He has no idea what's going on; so oblivious he is, as he mocked Itachi in his mind.

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In Itachi's Bedroom

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Itachi opened the mahogany door, the henges creaked a little. He walked in, and took off his robe and hung it on the hook on the back of the door, he was lost in his thoughts, lost in the thoughts of his past. He gazed out the window out onto the arid landscape.

“Hn. You did harm Sakura Haruno, my main area of interest. I watched Sakura through the mirror, and I watched you Kisame Hoshigaki, as you began to hurt her through the power of my ring, you really do think I am stupid, I will play along for now, but you have gone on far enough my fish brained friend”. As said in his mind. “But why do you betray me Kisame, is it too much to ask not to harm a girl?”

There was a knock on his door.

Knock knock knock..

The knocks echoed out onto his bedroom.

“Enter”. Itachi said. He looked towards the door, to see his partner staring at him, with a smirk on his face. Kisame entered the room, with a big grin on his face, he didn't have his sword with him, he had 2 rings on his hand. He walked towards Itachi; he took off Itachi's ring, and put it in the palms of his head. Itachi didn't look surprised, he know something was up.

“Uhh.. Itachi. I found your ring, it was in the kitchen.. on the floor”. Kisame handed him the ring with a big smirk on his face.

“Hn. Very well. In the kitchen you say… strange I did not even set foot in the kitchen today”. Itachi took the ring and put it back on his finger. “You may leave now Kisame Hoshigaki, I now can regain my scarlet chakra.”.

Kisame left the room grunting, losing his temper, and slams the door. He never got a simple thank you from Itachi, this ticked him off even more. Itachi watched as he heared footsteps fade out into the dark hallway. He knew it was safe enough to actually take a nap. So he threw off his sandals, and went to bed. Althought with his ring back on, he didn't feel any power from it coming back to him. Without his chakra, he was weak. Itachi let out a small sigh and began to fall asleep on top of the wine colored sheets which was abundant with a small pattern of the Uchiha insignia. He felt comfortable around his bed, it gave him strength and power knowing that he was a Uchiha, one of the strongest ninja clans. He let out a small smirk knowing that he designed his sheets.

“Hn, what a fool Kisame is” Itachi thought.”Im going to try to get a rest now, I must go to the Forest of Death later, to do some thinking”.

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5 hours later

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“Hn. That was relaxing.. now on my way to the forest of death.” He thought to himself as he prepared to leave the headquarters.”Now down the stairs and out the door into the world”.

“And where do you think your going Itachi Uchiha”. Kisame looked angry that Itachi was going somewhere without him. Not that he really cared for Itachi anymore. He felt a burning envy from inside him. He knew this was natural, after all; he was in the Akatsuki.

“Oh please, I'm going to do some thinking”. Itachi replied in a cold voice.

“Sounds pretty fishy to me”. Kisame grunted.” Just where are you going?”

“None of your business”. And with that he went out the door.”Why can't people just leave me alone for a while? Is that too much to ask, for a little bit of piece and quiet.”. Itachi ran at top speed, using the little chakra he had to get there. When he arrived at the big broad iron gates of Hidden Leaf village, he began to make sure he wasn't seen, jumping from tree to tree; reaching his destination of the forest of death.

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Back to Hidden Leaf Village

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Team 7 were on their way to the forest, to meet up with Kakashi. They went to a restaurant to get some Ramen; and now were ready to begin their long mission within the forest of death. They were relieved, especially Sasuke because Naruto was so full, he kept his mouth shut. Half and hour later, they were at a old rustic gate, they blocked ninjas from entering the forest of death, which was flooded with flora and fauna that ached to kill unsuspecting people.

Kakashi: Good afternoon.

All: Greetings, Kakashi-Sensei.

Kakashi: I suppose your all ready to enter the forbidden forest.

Sasuke: Yes, all packed.

Naruto: Yep, all packed and full.

Saruka: Yes.

Meanwhile up in the trees, Itachi found a big branch to sit on and think his life. This was by the gate of the Forest of Death. He didn't even see Kakashi and the 3 Genins until Naruto, the loud mouth, enough to wake the death, caught his attention.

Naruto: YEAH, I LOVE MISSIONS!

Itachi: [Looks down at the scene]. (Gasp) It's Team 7, and Sakura Haruno. How could I not sense their chakra. Am I losing power? Is this is what falling in love feels like? Does it destroy your regeneration of the chakra? I better watch what they are doing.

Team 7 enters the forest of death, entering the steel gate into a place of pain.

After about 3 minutes of exploring with their sensei, they get lost from their sensei. The 3 children are left alone in the woods. Itachi is watching from above, studying their every move like a hawk hunting it's prey.

“Guys, where did Kakashi Sensei go?” Sakura asked the guys.

“Wherever he is, we have to go look for him.” Sasuke took command.

“But shouldn't we stay here, if we look around more, that'll make it harder.” Suggested Naruto.

Heh, I better help them. Itachi jumps out of the tree and activates his transformation jutsu, but it did not work. His ring was a bogus ring. A fake one given by Kisame the deceiver.

“Sigh, damn Kisame, can't wait for him to die”. He thought to himself as he was falling.”Why didn't I try it before I jumped?”

[Ok I'm going to change to play form, kinda tired of writing it the other way]

Itachi lands on his feet, behind Team 7. They hear a shuffling in the tree behind them and when they turn around they find no other than Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi: !!!

Sasuke: Itachi..

Itachi: Sasuke.. it's been a while.

Sasuke: I've been doing what you said, fostering my hatred for you, and now it's time for me to defeat you, and to avenge my clan. You slayed mother, father, and everyone in the clan, Itachi Uchiha I am going to take you out.

Itachi: Sasuke, put aside our differences for now. I saw some trouble behind you.

Sasuke: Itachi, I have you here now. I could destroy you right now.

Itachi: You could. But you'd be getting no where.

Sakura: Itachi!

He looks towards the pink headed girl.

Itachi: Hn.

Sakura: Why did you spy on me and attack me early today?

Itachi: What are you talking about?

Sakura: I saw a man in a Akatsuki robe brutally attack me today, with a black ring. Not to mention stalk me and spy on me.

Itachi: I was watching over you. Do you think that I was as aggressive as the man who attacked you earlier. I have a hint to who attacked you. My partner, Kisame. He and I are different, I am not as aggressive, but he likes to `cut people to ribbons'. I knew something was up today, so I used by Mangekyo Sharingan to look into your mirror and to see what was going on. Turns out I was right, Kisame betrayed me.

Sasuke: You liar. You tried to hurt Sakura. That's all you know how to do Itachi. All you do is hurt and ruin lives. I will never forgive you.

Itachi: Sasuke do you believe I would go after a beautiful young girl when I could be out ruling the world, but I have no longer an ambition for evil.

Sasuke: Hn. Fine.

Itachi: Sasuke, I need to have a word with you after this is over. You are lost in darkness, and I need to clarify some issues between you and me.

Sasuke: Fine.

Sakura: [Thinking] He called me beautiful? Itachi may be evil but he is more polite than Sasuke, I've given Sasuke all of my attention and got nothing back. Now when I haven't really to got to know Itachi he calls me beautiful. Wow.

Meanwhile Kisame is watching from the watch tower in the middle of the forest. The stone tower stood up high overlooking all of the forest. He had a birds eye view of what would be going on. The tower was onced used in a great ninja battle, hundreds of years ago. He looked to the Northeast and heard of Itachi speaking of how he no longer had an ambition to destroy, hurt, or kill.

Kisame: Heh heh heh. They will learn of his betrayal to the Akatsuki.

[Kisame teleports to the Akatsuki and asks to see the leader].

Pain: I see Kisame. So Itachi has betrayed us…

Kisame: Yes, he has given up his hate.

Pain: Hate is a requirement for Akatsuki.

Pain: [calls Deidara, Tobi and Hidan into the room]. Kisame, Deidara, Tobi, and Hidan. You four will go to the Forest of Death to pulverize Itachi from the face of the earth. He has betrayed us, and he must die. Besides Kisame and Pain, the other 3 raised a brow, wondering what Itachi has said to make this happen. They remembered how when they first saw Itachi, he fought off 2 Jonin's at the same time at the age of 16. Now that he was in the Akatsuki he's even more powerful then before.

Hidan: But sir.. He's a S-Rank criminal. We cannot attack our brother, he has taught us the ways of the ninja. He would take his down in one shot.

Pain: Well…

Kisame: Pain, may I say something else I forgot to mention.

Pain: Go ahead Kisame.

Kisame: His chakra is low. He used it all today on running away from our building. What a fool.

Pain: Then it's agreed. We all go after Itachi, bring him to be dead or alive. I want to show him the true power of the Akatsuki. I will not accept failure. This will come with the strictrist of punishments. Do you 4 understand me?

All: Yes, sir. We understand. We will not fail you.

They bow and leave the room. As Hidan slides the tatami door back into the slot. They all peer at Kisame, with a threatening expression.

Tobi: Pff.. thanks Kisame. Were going to attack our `brother' the one who taught us everything, he will kill us. And if Itachi doesn't kill us. Pain certaintly will. He shows no mercy to failure.

Kisame: Tobi, quit your complaining. He has betrayed us as a brother. He must be eradicated from the earth like the miserable slug he is.

Hidan: Despite the fact that he betrayed us, it is still hard to attack, even kill our most beloved it member.

Kisame: Well, let us be on our way and get this done swiftly.

There was a moment of silence, but the foursome moved out to the main garden outside of their building. The garden wasn't really a garden. It showed a memory of painful deaths. Long ago in the desert.

Kisame: Shall we use our chakra to teleport, or shall we walk?

Hidan: Teleport obviously.

Deidara: I think we should walk, he will have weared out our chakra by the time we get there. We need all the chakra we can muster to take out Itachi.

And so with that they agreed to walk there. It would not take long, they knew a shortcut to the leaf village, that took only 20-30 minutes tops.

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Back with Itachi and Team 7

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Now I want you all to know, that I know this forest pretty well. There is a phantom that haunts the tower, he watches over everything and everyone. I saw his apparition one day as I was sitting in the trees.

Sasuke: A phantom? Are you serious?

Itachi slowly nods.

Itachi: And also there is a legendary beast that prowls the forest it attacks and eats anything. But be warned it is a fast creature. Faster than a cheetah. So be on your guard, and watch each others back unless you want to end up on the menu.

Sasuke: [thinking] How can I trust the man who killed my clan is he planning to wipe me out and kill Naruto and Sakura. With Kakashi-sensei missing, I guess I have no choice but to listen to him.

Itachi: Sasuke, I know it's hard for you to trust me. But I will lead you out of the forest, safely. But it might take a while the forest is big and it stretches out in the horizon. In fact, if memory serves me right we are close to the watch tower.

Naruto: [studders] Wuh-what?

Itachi: The phantom sees all.

As they are staring at eachother, waiting for Itachi to remember the direction in which to return safely, they hear a ruffling in the bushes, something or someone was following them in the forest. Whatever it was it sure moved fast.

Sakura got a little freaked out and walked up by Sasuke, and grabbed his arm. The thing crept out of the bushes, it was the legendary creature, that is still living after a few hundred years. The creature leapt at the foursome and pounced on Itachi, Itachi had low chakra and didn't have much strength. He knew unless his brother trusted him, he was finished. He knew that Sakura and Naruto were too frightened of the creature, only his brother would save him.

Sasuke: [thinking]. What am I to do?

[Chapter 3 coming soon].

What do you think? R & R.