Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ It's Already Over ❯ Break Me Down ( Chapter 9 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Don't own Naruto, only plot. Don't own the songs either, belongs to their respective bands.
And just to clarify because some reviewers were a bit confused. Sasuke doesn't seem as cold hearted as in the manga, this is because he just found that Itachi was the one to kill his parents. Remember, before he found Itachi, he didn't what happened to both his parents and Itachi, therefore he wouldn't be as bitter and full of hatred.Or at least, not at the moment.
Break Me Down
1 week later…
Naruto stared blankly at Iruka.
“What do you mean he's not coming back?” He yelled.
Iruka rubbed his temples and sighed. Glancing wearily at the loud blonde, he said, “I mean, he's not coming back, which bit of that statement did you not understand?”
By this time, Naruto's eyes were about the size of dinner plates.
“What? Why's the teme not coming back?” He complained.
Iruka was starting to get impatient. Slamming a hand onto the desk, he gritted his teeth before replying, “Sasuke cannot come back for personal reasons Naruto, understand?”
As the blonde continued arguing with his homeroom teacher, Sakura stared at him in shock.
He wasn't coming back?
Sakura frowned as her eyebrows knitted in concentration. She had a nagging suspicion that something was not right, but she just couldn't put her finger on it.
The ring of the bell snapped her out of her thoughts. As everyone scrambled to leave the classroom, she picked up her books and dragged Naruto with her, intent on discussing the issue at hand. Naruto yelped as Sakura practically dragged him out of the classroom. As Sakura stepped out into the corridor, she nearly smashed into a man.
Looking up in annoyance, Sakura opened her mouth to yell at the offender only to stop and stare.
The man had silver white hair sticking up at a certain angle and the lower part of his face was covered with a black mask. He was wearing loose fitting jeans and black trainers. The sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up to the elbows, showing off his muscular arms.
Lifting up a hand in greeting, he uttered a single word. “Yo!”
Both Naruto and Sakura stared at him, not knowing how to react to such a strange person.
The man extended a hand towards Sakura. “Hi, I'm Sasuke's manager, Kakashi Hatake.”
Realization dawned on the rosette as she shook his hand. Smiling at the confused expression on Naruto's face, she said with a grin, “You mean Sharingan.”
Kakashi scratched his head as he laughed. “Of course.” Tilting his head towards Naruto, he asked kindly, “So, are you Naruto Uzumaki?”
The blond pointed a finger at the silver haired man and shouted dramatically, “Yeah, believe it! I'm Naruto Uzumaki, future …ack!” Naruto clutched his head in pain as Sakura glanced at him irritably.
“Don't introduce yourself like that every time you meet someone, ok?” She snapped at him.
Kakashi's eyes creased as he smiled. Stuffing his hands into his pocket, he motioned with his head towards the school's carpark.
“Come on, I need to talk to you about Sasuke.”
Sakura's eyes widened.
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Kakashi leaned against his silver Mercedes as he surveyed the two teenagers in front of him. Running a hand through his hair, he sighed. Looking up, his expression turned serious as he asked in a low voice, “So, have you two any idea where Sasuke is?”
Sakura shook her head while Naruto did the same.
Kakashi let out a breath. “Well, I just thought you two might have some idea. Sasuke talked about you two a lot and I thought I might give it a try.” Pushing himself off the car, he straightened up. “Well, do tell me when you find him.” Slipping the two of them his business card, he opened the car door.
“Wait!”
Kakashi turned around, eyebrows raised.
Sakura looked up at him expectantly. “What's going on? With Sasuke missing and you turning up, will someone please explain what's going on?”
Naruto piped up as well. “Yeah! What's going on?”
Kakashi leaned across the driver's seat and extracted a folder amidst the mess in his car. As he pulled out the papers in it, he explained.
“Well, I've tried to contact Sasuke for the past week but he never picks up his phone. However, he did send me the drafts for his new songs, so I guess he's still working on his new album.” Kakashi waved the papers in front of Sakura and Naruto. “Well, I need to find him you know? I can't have my singers pulling disappearing acts like this all the time.”
Sakura nodded as she glanced at the music sheets. She could not make out the notes but she could swear that there was one song called Kogane no Hikari and one called Shattered.
Nodding a brief goodbye, Kakashi opened the car door and slipped into the driver's seat.
Sasuke…
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“Hey Sakura! You need a ride?”
Sakura smiled kindly at Naruto. “It's fine, I got my car today Naruto.”
“All right!” Waving a goodbye at the rosette, Naruto pulled away from the car park.
Sakura shook her head in amusement as she also drove off.
As she was musing about the strange disappearance of Sasuke, Sakura felt her cell phone vibrate in the seat next to her.
Flipping the cover open, she answered it.
“Hello?”
“Hey Sakura.” A husky voice said.
Sakura smiled. “Hey Itachi.”
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The elder Uchiha glanced wearily out of the window. Slipping on his jacket, which had a picture of a red cloud on the back, he stepped out of his room and proceeded to his living room.
“Sorry I haven't called for so long but work's killing me.” Itachi said.
He sighed inwardly as he heard Sakura reply. Picking up a silver briefcase, he continued as he opened it, exposing the contents.
“I've been thinking, maybe we should take things slower Sakura.” Itachi picked up the silver handgun inside and slid it into his jacket pocket.
“What do I mean? Well, I was thinking that maybe we could take a break, you know? Then, we can talk about it,” Itachi said as he stepped out of his house.
After a pause, Itachi muttered, “I'm sorry”, once more before hanging up.
Sidestepping into a dark alley, he slipped his hand into his pocket and brought out a key. Slipping the key into the lock, he unlocked the door and went down the flight of stairs into the Akatsuki hideout.
Itachi's face remained impassive but his heart was sinking. Sasuke had joined Orochimaru. The realization had hit him hard and he was getting angrier by the second. If Sasuke had joined that bastard, he would have to concentrate on stopping Sasuke from interfering with Akatsuki's plans, or elsehis plan would be ruined.
Itachi clenched his fist as he remembered the day he had received that information.
If I have to stop Sasuke, then I have to end it with Sakura. I cannot risk Sasuke or me hurting her. It has to be done.
Itachi knew he had no choice. Not if so much was at stake. He had to end everything, and the only way was to make sacrifices, even if it meant giving up the one he loved to protect her.
Foolish little brother…
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