Loyalty

Chapter 1

By Lizzie223

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

7-7-7

"She's too scared to get close to anyone because everyone who promised they would stay, turned their backs and walked away." -Unknown.

7-7-7

Sakura stood near the edge of the cliff, looking into the rapidly moving Nagi river. She had a decision to make. A few tears dripped down from her once happy emerald eyes. Who would care anyways? My team hates me anyway. Anyone that cared about me hates me now. Sakura sat down, drawing her knees to her chest as more tears fell from her eyes. All of them, my parents, Kakashi sensei, Ino, Naruto, and Sasuke. My team abandoned me, my parents disowned me, and I broke my friendship just because I had a crush on the same boy she did. Sakura was now trembling as the moon rose even higher into the sky.

With that, Sakura stood up and took one last look at the village she grew up in. Sakura trembled as she ran towards the edge and stopped right before jumping off. But, is this really what I want? Just throw my life away? Sakura took a few steps away from the edge and turned towards the village, a few tears slipping down her cheeks. This is what's best for everyone. I'm worthless. I don't think anyone would even notice. Strengthening her resolve by those thoughts, Sakura took a few steps backward and leaned back, choking out a "goodbye", before letting gravity take control as she closed her eyes for the final time.

7-7-7

They had just gotten back from a two week long ANBU mission. Currently, it was late at night, probably around 2 or so in the morning and they were eating dango from the 24 hour dango shop which was run by one of their distant cousins, and they were sitting a couple hundred feet away from the Nagi river. Commonly, after Shisui and Itachi got back from their ANBU missions, they would brief the Hokage on their mission and go here to unwind.

It was rare. Itachi supposed, that he would have moments like these, where he didn't have to worry about his family or missions and just relax. They stayed there for a good thirty minutes, talking and finishing up their dango. Once they finished, Shisui stretched his arms wide above his head and yawned dramatically. "Well, since we're done with our dango I think we should-" Shisui was cut off as they both went completely silent, putting precise amounts of chakra in their ears to listen even more carefully. There it was again, it was extremely faint, but it was the sound of sobbing. Shisui and him looked at eachother, nodded, and teleported closer to the scene.

Now that they were closer, they could clearly see what was going on. Sasukes' teammate, Sakura, at least Itachi thought it was Sakura, was sitting near the edge, crying. She remained like that for about thirty seconds before standing up. She then ran at the edge, startling both him and Shisui, before stopping and turning back toward the village. Sending a hand signal to Shisui, Itachi turned his sharingan on and watched her even more carefully now. Shisui did the same. If worse came to worse, Shisui would have to catch her.

Abruptly, she then took a few steps backward and intentionally fell off the edge, alerting him and Shisui. Easily, Shisui shunshinned and caught her, shunshinning again to the top of the cliff. Teleporting next to them, Itachi then looked at her closely, she was definitely Sasukes' teammate, but from what Itachi could tell, she seemed like a relatively happy person. Did this have to do with the fact that Hatake and Sasuke left to train for three years like Naruto and Jiraiya? Sharing a concerned glance with Shisui, Itachi inwardly confirmed that Shisui had to knock her out already. One question drove through his mind though.

What exactly drove her to do this?

A/N: So, this plot bunny wouldn't stop bothering me so I wrote it! I hope you liked it!

-Lizzie:D