Her Heart Beats Because Of You

Part Two

By: Regina Guthrie

Itachi shivered slightly at the painful force inflicting on his body. He had to admit it was an awful feeling. The way the air became heavier and every lift of his feet felt as though he was lifting tons. This child surely had power. More then he had thought she did. It was amazing Kohana hadn't tried to dispose of her already. She was a threat. An Uchiha. A very powerful Uchiha.

As he approached his brother's room a shrill cry rang out and in gulped his hearing. The child sounded as though she was in pain and a lot of it. It was an awful sound to listen to. It burned him inside to think of such a small child having so much trouble and constantly hurting. He had to help her. He had to save her.

"Now now. Its okay." his soft whisper called out as he moved towards the little bundle on the bed. He watched as her small arms flailed around and her head twisted from side to side. His eyes softened more as be got closer and stared down at the child. She was beautiful. The prettiest baby he had ever laid eyes on. Her pink and black traces were curly and long. The perfect little ringlets most girls wished they possessed. Her huge eyes were emerald green and glittered with tears. She had the cutest chubby cheeks you could ever lay eyes on and her nose and lips sat perfectly on her face.

"Ommy!" She squealed out in agony causing Itachi to flinch. She wanted her mother. That was normal and he would take her to her mother right after he was done.

"Hang on." He mumbled as he bent down slightly while easily wrapped his arms under the child, lifting her up into his arms. As soon as she was settled on his hip her small little hand fisted up while hanging onto his shirt. Her teeth gritted for a moment as she whimpered. "It's going to be okay." He told her, placing her small hand that wasn't holding onto his shirt into his, giving it a light squeeze.

He tried to smile at her but he couldn't. He was in so much pain at the moment from just holding her. She was attacking him without even being aware of it and it looked as though she was attacking herself too. He was amazed that she was still a live. She was lucky. Very lucky.

Finally getting her to calm down a bit, Itachi decided she was ready for what he was about to do. It would drain her and probably hurt her but in the end it would save her.

Closing his eyes and concentrating the older Uchiha activated his sharingan and turned his eyes towards the child. She didn't look back at him though as she only continued to sob quietly with gleaming down at the ground. Easily, Itachi took his hand away from her and softly settled his finger tips under her chin. Lifting her head up slowly to meet his gaze he felt her stiffen in his arms when her eyes finally met his.

"That a girl." He murmured, smoothing the skin on her cheek with the pad of his finger. She only hummed lowly as her own eyes began to taint themselves red. He was shocked at this. He had expected it but upon seeing it had taken him by surprise. He had never in his life seen a child so young possess the Sharingan. It was amazing.

In a seconds notice the child's eyes were fully red and sparked, as his own were. Focusing his chakra and his sharingan onto the little curly haired baby he released and his eyes began to swirl. He held her put as her body began to thrash and try to get away from him. He could tell by the way her crying began to increase that he was hurting her. But he couldn't stop. It had to be done.

As their eyes stayed connected and Itachi continued to drain the chakra from the small child the pressure around them started to decrease. The atmosphere was returning to normal and the little girl was beginning to fall limp in his arms. Her eyes were drooping and her mouth gapping slightly. After a while it was over and the little girl fell unconscious onto his shoulder.

Breathing heavily, Itachi clutched the child tighter to him while his eyes returned to normal. His body was also drained from the amount of negative chakra he had taken from her and forced into his own body. He felt as though he needed to sit down but he couldn't. He had to finish sealing off the baby in his arms before the chakra began replenish it's self in her body.

Quickly turning towards the door Itachi exited the room and started back down stairs towards the living room. Fugaku was the only one who knew how to place the seal onto the baby and that was the reason he had brought him along. He could have learned himself how to do it but when he was younger and rebelling off a bit he refused because he called all the stories he had heard lies. At the moment he wished he would have listened.

"I need you to place the Shukufuku seal on this child." Itachi's hurried tone of voice broke through the confused atmosphere that had presented itself between the people downstairs. Everyone glanced up at him as he came down the staircase, Sayuri's small body unconscious in his arms.

"H-Hey! What did you do to little teme two!" Naruto yelled in astonishment as he took in his God Childs appearance. She looked so peaceful and normal. Something she had never looked like before when her chakra had gotten out of control.

Itachi ignored the blondes question as he moved towards his father. Everyone's eyes were on him and the little girl but he didn't pay them any attention. When he reached Fugaku's wide eyed form, he settled the little girl into his arms.

"You're the only one that can save her. She needs the seal." He told him as he stared at the older man sternly. Fugaku only looked down at the child, his eyes stern as he scanned her appearance.

"I can't place the seal if we aren't certain this is the child. It could kill her." He informed, looking back up at Itachi.

"It's her." Was his only reply.

Sakura stood from the ground slowly, Ryu wrapped in her arms as she looked over to Itachi and her daughter. Tears still slid down her eyes as she rubbed the younger Uchiha's back. He had stopped her chakra spill and it didn't even seem as though she was in much trouble anymore. But how had he done it? Tsunade couldn't even do it and she was a top medic.

"Sakura." Her head snapped in the direction of the voice that had spoken her name. Jade eyes met onyx as she watched him beckon her to come to him. She didn't hesitate as she ran over to Sasuke with Ryu still in her arms.

"Sasuke-kun." She murmured when she reached him. His arms encircled around her and their little boy as he held her close. He didn't know what was happening but he knew Sakura was upset about it. Whatever it was he didn't like it. He noticed how the little girl in Itachi's arms had looked like Sakura and how her little white dress had the Uchiha symbol on the left shoulder.

"I'll do it." They heard Fugaku whisper as his hands began to glow and settled onto the little girl's stomach.

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"C-Can I hold him?" Sakura's head lifted from Sasuke chest a bit as she looked over towards the woman who was seated on the love seat of the living room set. Smiling slightly at Mikoto and then looking down at the sleeping Uchiha who was cuddled up to her and Sasuke, she nodded. Pushing away from her partner she easily wrapped Ryu into her arms, trying to not wake him as she then stood from the larger couch and headed towards Sasuke's mother.

"Here." She murmured, settling her little boy into his grandmother's arms. Sakura giggled slightly as she watched Mikoto's eyes gleam as the boy snuggled up to her. She could tell she thought highly of him. Who didn't? This was Ryu after all.

"Look Fugaku." The woman turned to her husband with a gleam in her eyes. The man looked at her but then smirked as he took in her happy expression and the little boy in her arms. "He's amazing." She murmured, bending down to kiss the top of his head and hug him tighter to herself. Sakura giggled once more.

"He's like a replica of Sasuke-kun." She informed them, glancing over to the said man who was drowsily looking back at her. She only smiled at the way his expression was telling her to come back and lay down with him.

"He's your son, isn't he?" Fugaku asked, looking over towards Sasuke with a questionable eyebrow rose. Sasuke noticed how his mother gazed at him worryingly but he nodded none the less.

"Aye."

"And the little girl is yours too?" Sasuke didn't answer his father right away. Instead, he shifted his gaze to Sakura with a blank expression. He didn't know if the little girl was his or not. He was pretty sure she was but he wasn't one hundred percent positive. So he waited for her to answer for him.

"Sayuri's mine and Sasuke's daughter." Sakura assured all three of them, her eyes connecting with Sasuke's. He nodded at her before looking down at the ground for a moment, thinking. Sakura knew that Sasuke was shocked at the information. Not everyone gets a child thrown in there face and has someone tell them that it's theirs and Sasuke had had it happen two times now.

"Don't worry teme! I took good care of them while you were away!" Sasuke snorted at Naruto's loud mouth statement.

"Sure you did." Was his none-believing reply as he shifted a bit so that he was lying down slightly on the couch, his elbow propped up on the arm rest with his head being cradled by his hand as he continued to watch Sakura and his parents.

"I did! I taught Ryu not to run with scissors unless they are facing down and then-"

"You're not supposed to run with scissors at all dobe." Sasuke mumbled out in irritation.

"Teme! You're just as bad a Sakura! What is with you people and lying to your kids?" Naruto scolded, taking one of the throw pillows that were on the chair he was seated in and launching it at his best friend. Sasuke growled as it hit him in the face and the blond fell over in laughter.

"That's not a lie, idiot!" Sasuke growled, throwing the pillow back but with a lot more force then his friend had. Naruto squealed as the pillow hit him square in the face and he fell off the chair. Angrily gritting his teeth Naruto yanked his body off the ground and glared at the Uchiha.

"Teme! You jack as-"

"Naruto keep it down!" Sakura scowled as she furrowed her eyebrows at the blond, her hands on her hips. Did they seriously have to act like children all the time?

"But Sakura-chan Sasuke-teme was b-"

"She's asleep now and her body has taken to the seal. She should be fine from here on out." Itachi interrupted as he began to come down the stairs towards the group of people who were settled not so quietly anymore. Sasuke's team had been told to go stand watch outside for any leaf ninja who would come by and maybe check on Sakura due to all the Ruckus that they had caused while the rest of them just waited in the living room for Itachi's words on Sayuri's condition.

"So she's okay?" Sakura asked as she glanced towards the man with worried eyes. Itachi nodded.

"For now she is. The seal won't always be there but until she's old enough to control the Chakra she should be fine." He told her, taking a seat on the floor next to the coffee table. Everything was silent for a moment until he sighed. "I'm guessing you want to know what's happening to her." Looking up at Sakura, Itachi watched her nod slightly.

"I already know that she was supposed to die because of her situation and that the Uchiha traits are protecting her somehow. What I don't know is why her? Why are they protecting her and not any other Uchiha's? Lady Tsunade has records of Uchiha's that have died from similar cases and the traits didn't save them." Sakura explained, making her way back over to Sasuke who willingly scooted farther into the back of the couch so she could sit.

Itachi nodded before turning towards his father. "I think you should explain this to them." Fugaku only nodded before looking down at the boy in his wife's arms once more. He didn't know if he should tell them. The pink haired girl and the blond boy were not Uchiha's and it was against there family rules. He didn't have much doubt that Sakura would become an Uchiha later on but it still was going against all Uchiha's. Sighing the older Uchiha shook his head at his thoughts.

"It's been said that a child would be born that not only would bring people together but also force them apart." Sakura's eye brows knitted together at his words. So it was a legend that kept the answer of Sayuri's condition locked up. "This child would also cause a war to break out between nations who desperately wanted the powers she possessed. Powers that were given to her by a serpent." Sakura's eyes widened as she looked over at Naruto who also seemed to be shocked.

"Orochimaru." Sakura whispered, looking down at her hands. Tsunade's guess had been right. Orochimaru had had something to do with this.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked, looking at the pink haired woman with a frown on his features. Orochimaru wasn't even alive and there was no way that he could have done this to their child. When would he have had the chance? Sayuri would have been guarded by the hidden leaf Ninja so there was no opening for the snake lord.

"Sasuke-teme do you remember if Orochimaru injected anything into you while you were with him? Around the time Sakura was kidnapped by those men and you saved her?" Sasuke turned towards his best friend who only stared at him in seriousness. That was a strange way to see Naruto but none the less the Uchiha tried to think back.

"I have something to inject in you." Orochimaru told the Uchiha, still smiling evilly as always. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"I don't want it."

"You don't have a choice. You want power don't you?" The snake man asked, coming closer as his discolored hands clutched the small needle in his hand. Sasuke took note to how the liquid was orange and not very welcoming. But if it helped him become stronger so be it.

"Hurry up." He gritted out angrily, thrusting his arm towards the man. Orochimaru smirked before stabbing the needle into him, watching as the small metal broke the skin of Sasuke's upper arm and quickly injected the formula into the boy. Taking his arm back quickly, Sasuke stuffed his hands in his pockets before looking boredly at the two before him. "Are we done?"

"Always in a rush Sasuke-kun." The yellow eyes freak chuckled, shaking his head. "Yes, you may leave now." And with that, the Uchiha was gone. Smirking to himself, Orochimaru turned back to the silver haired male.

Sasuke's eyes widened as the memory as he glanced down at Sakura. "What are you suggesting he gave me?" He asked bitterly. Sakura was taken a back by the bite in his voice but she gulped her fear down.

"We think that whatever Orochimaru injected in you that day might have been something for his latest experiments. He probably wanted to see if the child of an Uchiha could hold and survive the powers he had created to make ninja unstoppable." Sakura explained, all eyes on her as everything became silent. Sasuke gritted his teeth. That ass hole. Who did he think he was? If he wasn't dead already Sasuke would have sent him to hell.

"Needless to say" Fugaku continued, clearing his throat. "You know most of the legend anyways apparently by just you guesses on the current situation. Sayuri is supposed to be unstoppable, if she can learn to control what she has. That's why ninja from all over will come and try to take it from her if they find out about it. She'll be the cause of the next biggest war in ninja history. The story says that the child would be born into the Uchiha clan but the answer to the question you are really asking is a mystery to me as well as it is to you. No one knows why the Uchiha traits are protecting her." Fugaku finished, looking around the room at the people before him who were silent.

"Wow." Naruto was the first one to break the silence.

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"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura squealed as her small hands started to frail out towards the Uchiha above her. He only smirked slightly as he continued to assault her collarbone with warm-wet kisses. She only continued to giggle. She new he loved it when he got the chance to share moments like this with her. He would never admit it but she knew.

"Shh..." He mumbled out as his rough fingers gently traced the smooth flesh of her right leg that was bare and propped up, poking out of the sheets while the rest of her was under. Squeezing the flesh slightly and rubbing it the Uchiha moved his lips up towards her own as he captured them in a loving kiss.

It had been a few weeks since the occurrence with Itachi coming to help with their daughter and life couldn't have been better. Itachi had explained everything to Sasuke about the clan's death and even though the younger Uchiha didn't believe it at first, it all started to fit together. He wasn't set on killing his older brother anymore. He was relieved to have learned that Itachi had reasons for his doing.

And as for Sayuri, she was doing great. The little Uchiha hadn't had a problem with her Chakra ever since the seal was placed on her. Sasuke had fallen in love with her the second he had her cradled in his arms and he couldn't have been happier. She was his and he'd never let her go, just as he would never let Ryu go.

Still hardly even legal adults, Sakura and Sasuke had agreed to let Mikoto and Fugaku move back into there home. It was big enough for them all anyways. Mikoto was thrilled with being in the same house with Ryu and she hardly ever left the child alone. Sakura understood though since the woman hadn't been able to raise Sasuke for a big portion of his life and since Ryu resembled his father so much Mikoto tried to get the time she missed out on back with Ryu. As for Fugaku, Sakura didn't know. She couldn't read him that well.

"Mmm!" Sakura gasped as she felt Sasuke sink into her. Her back arched and her arms wrapped around his neck, teeth clenched and her eyes closed. Everything felt right. "Sasuke-kun." Sakura moaned, spreading her legs apart a bit more for the Uchiha as he continued to rock back and forth. It was times like these that everything seemed perfect. Sasuke had come back and even though he had been punished, Sakura couldn't have been happier. He was here with her. He was here with Ryu and Sayuri. He was back and she loved him.

"Hnn." Sasuke grunted out as his head fell softly onto the pink haired woman's shoulder, his breath fanning her skin. "I love this." He hissed out, causing the girl to blush slightly at his words. She had to admit though, she loved it too. She loved how he held her during these moments. The way he was so careful with her and loving. The way he cared and showed what he felt for her. And then there was the pleasure. The undeniable pleasures of having him fill her. She smiled softly.

At first, Mikoto didn't want the two sleeping in the same room. It wasn't as though she didn't like them being a couple she just didn't agree with the amount of intimacy they allowed themselves to do behind closed doors. This was understandable. They weren't married and they already had two kids, plus they weren't even over eighteen yet. So in a way Sakura could see where the woman was coming from.

But Sasuke refused to do as she wished. Even when she finally got Sakura to agree in staying in a different room the Uchiha would sneak over and have his way with her anyways. Sakura smiled at the memory. Sasuke surely didn't know what no meant.

Finally his mother had given up though and told them to do as they pleased and even though Sakura felt a bit guilty, Sasuke quickly moved her back into his room and then ravished her some more. Male hormones. They were such evil things sometimes.

Moving her fingers into Sasuke's hair, Sakura moaned softly as she arched her back, pressing her full chest into his. She loved him with everything she had. Every ounce of her body, mind and heart. Nothing could ever change her feelings for him and she didn't doubt he felt the same.

"Sasuke sweetie, I washed your uniform for toma-" Mikoto stopped mid-sentence as her eyes widened. She watched as her son and his girlfriend's forms stiffened but didn't dare glance at her. She couldn't believe what she had just walked in on. Their nude forms were covered by only a thin white sheet and she could tell they were connected underneath by the way her son's body was angled. His face was buried in her chest and her arms wrapped around him. A scowl over took the mother's face. "Sasuke Uchiha you have two kids already and I don't plan on having three grand kids very soon." Mikoto scolded as she placed her free hand that wasn't holding her sons clothing on her hip. "Now get off your girlfriend before you spill into her and get dressed. Naruto's downstairs and he want to play tag with you and the kids." And with that the clothing was thrown at the male Uchiha and his mother was out the door.

Silence only fallowed as neither of the teens moved or said a thing. Just when you didn't think it couldn't get anymore awkward Sakura started laughed. Not just a small giggle but a full out blast of laughter. Sasuke only scowled down at her with his extremely red face before aggressively shoving himself further into the girl, causing her laughter to stop and a shriek to spill from her lips.

"Stop laughing." He mumbled out embarrassingly as he shoved his face further into Sakura's neck. The emerald orbed woman only smiled before combing her fingers through his hair.

"Sasuke-kun it's okay. It's not like she really saw anything."

"She didn't have to." He murmured, kissing her neck softly before slowly moving in and out of her again. He might have appeared to be embarrassed but that didn't mean he wasn't going to finish what he started. Sakura giggled at the thought as she bucked her hips up to meet his with a purr.

"Mmm... I love you Sasuke-kun." She whispered out as she closed her eyes and let him have all of her.

"Hn." I love you too.

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"Mommy! Did you see that? I tagged daddy two times!" Ryu squealed in excitement as he turned to face his mother who was sitting on the steps of the Uchiha house hold. Sakura smiled as she watched the little Sasuke-look-a-like jump up and down with pride from being able to catch his father. He seemed so happy.

"That's amazing!" Sakura shouted back putting a look of shock and proudness onto her features for her son's amusement. He only grinned goofily at her before running after Naruto.

"I really don't see the point in this game." Sakura turned her attention to her left and only giggled at the confused look on her team mate's face.

"People play it for fun, Sai." She informed, glancing back at the scene before her. She watched as Naruto tried to dodge Ryu's small hands as he reached for him but only managed to trip over his own feet, giving Ryu the perfect opportunity to tag him, which he did. He squealed with laughter and then ran away from the blond. She couldn't help but the smile wider at the sight.

"Sasuke and Itachi used to play tag all the time with some of the neighbors children when they were younger." Mikoto joined into the conversation. She sat on the right of Sakura with Sayuri cuddled into her embrace. Her small little hands resting on the older woman's shoulder and her eyes closed.

"That's kind of hard to believe." Sakura giggled, shaking her head. "Sasuke's never seemed like the type to play anything. I guess you could say Sasuke used to have a stick shoved up his ass." She informed her boyfriend's mother as she thought about all the times he had acted like a complete jerk. He didn't seem as though he had ever been normal.

Sai glanced at the pink haired woman with a raised eyebrow but then smirked. "Hey Dickless, I think I know where your dick went!" Sakura stiffened as she heard Sai's words but relaxed when she noticed Naruto hadn't heard him. She really didn't need them all fighting right now. Sasuke and Sai hadn't really had a chance to get to know each other but she didn't think that when they finally got the chance that the encounter would be nice.

"He really was the sweetest kid." Mikoto whispered out as she smiled sadly at the ground. Sakura looked at her and her face fell at the look the older woman was wearing. Her frown was stretched downwards as she stared at the ground in deep thought. "Ryu reminds me a lot of Sasuke when he was younger. Not only his appearance but everything else too."

Sakura looked back out towards Sasuke who was now smirking as he watched Ryu pounce on Naruto again. She tried but she just couldn't imagine the man she loved as a free spirited person. He seemed as though he would never be as his mother described him. Even when they made love he wasn't as care free as she made him sound. He did let his guard down but not as much as most did.

"What I'd like to know is how you and your husband are still a live. Aren't you supposed to be dead?" Sai asked bluntly, his arms crossed and his tone as though he had just asked a normal question. Sakura stiffened but then glared at the male. She was about to say something but then was interrupted.

"Itachi made you all believe we were dead that way the elders wouldn't have made a conniption. He knew he'd get away with leaving Sasuke out of the murder but all three of us? He knew they wouldn't allow it." She told them with a smile. Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"But we have your corpses. How is it possible that we have bodies that indicate that you two are dead?" Sakura asked unsurely. She knew there were bodies because she had seen them with her own eyes a few days ago. Tsunade had dug them up to make sure there were corpses there to begin with.

"You have bodies, yes. But did you ever come to think that they weren't our real bodies." Emerald orbs widened at her confession.

"Itachi used an illusion?" Mikoto nodded.

"He knew that the ninja of this village wouldn't examine every body to make sure they were truly who they appeared to be. It's really easy to mask a body with another's appearance and that's what he did."

"And by the time we actually did become suspicious and tried to check the bodies were already dissolved and becoming one with the earth." Sakura added, extremely amazed by the information she was handed. It made sense now. Itachi had tricked the ninja's of the leaf in order to keep his family safe. It all pieced together.

Mikoto nodded. "Itachi planned on bringing us back here for Sasuke. He just didn't want it to be too soon. He had to make sure Sasuke had become stronger so he could protect himself and also that the elders that ordered the Uchiha clan's death were dead themselves so they couldn't turn the village on us remaining Uchiha's." Mikoto explained, glancing towards her son and grandson who were still aggressively playing with the blond ninja.

"That's a shocker." Sai murmured with a smirk. Maybe Uchiha's were more interesting then he thought. They surely had fooled everyone in the village. What else could they do?

"Sakura-chan! Teme is cheating again!" Naruto whined while pointing towards the older Uchiha who was smirking. His hands were thrusted deep into his pockets as he turned towards his pink haired girlfriend with a gleam in his eyes. It wasn't long until he was walking towards her, his eyes pried only on her.

"Sasuke-kun cheating isn't very nice." Sakura breathed out as the male came closer, plopping his form down beside her and wrapping one of his long arms around her small form. She only blushed as he pulled her onto his lap and nuzzled his nose into her hair.

"Hn." Was his reply as his lips softly trailed kisses against her scalp making sure his mother and the male next to them couldn't tell what he was doing. He still had a bit of trouble expressing his emotions but he was getting better at it.

Mikoto smiled as she watched her son hold the pink haired girl close to him. She was happy that he was happy. She could tell he loved her a lot and wouldn't let her go. At this fact Mikoto knew that Sasuke had found the person he would spend forever with. She was pretty and she was sweet and she seemed to own her little boys heart.

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"Naruto I want a cookie!"

"No little-teme! You can't have a cookie because this is the last one and I'm eating it."

"Give me the cookie or I'm telling daddy about the song you taught me!"

*glare* *glare*

"You wouldn't dare."

*Heavy Silence*

"Daddy! Daddy! Listen to what Naruto taught me!"

*Little foot steps running away*

*Sweat drop*

"Little teme! No! Look! You can have the cookie! I don't like this kind anyways!"

I'm so glad I'm done with this story. I kind of don't like the way it turned out besides the last two scenes but oh well. I hope you all liked it. I didn't get to update it as quickly as I wanted because I had to go to cheer camp and then when I finally got home my computer wasn't working with me and so it took a while to finish the end. I am sorry for that and once again I hope you all liked it. :)