Ibuki's POV

Everyone was shocked to see Shana getting yandere aiming her sword to the unconscious Sarada. My classmates silently laughed and exited from the place.

Itachi: I'll bring Sarada home. Take care of your girl Ibuki.

Then I am left alone with Shana who immediately jumped on to me and hugged me.

Ibuki: Will you let go of me Shana? You're not my girlfriend.

I left her, climbed up the tallest tree and looked at Itachi carrying Sarada from afar. I felt a bit uneasy of what might Itachi do to her. We were under his genjutsu earlier, I wonder if he heard me and Sarada. I wonder if he knew now that she originally planned to kill him.

Tsk. How annoying. I just met her today but she gives me a lot of work.

I just ignored my paranoia then closed my eyes and slept. Not caring as I always do.

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Sarada's POV

I woke up from being unconscious as I felt crows pecking on my body. I shooed them and they all flew away from me.

I looked around, it's dusk and I'm in the middle of a forest. Then I saw Itachi smirked in front of me. I felt danger as he looked like a crazy murderer.

He squeezed my chin carrying me with one hand and I am one foot above the ground. My jaw felt all his anger and my gums bled from the force of his hand.

Itachi: So you are an Uchiha. Who's your father? Who are your parents?

I can't lie to him now. He saw everything earlier. But I can still lie about my parents. I have to protect my dad. I can't tell him it's Sasuke.

Sarada: T-they're police officers. I told you already.

Itachi: I heard Ibuki said you planned to murder me. Only one Uchiha is dumb enough to even dream that... SASUKE.

Sarada: I-I don't know who that person is.. I don't know what you are talking about.

He threw me to the ground and subject me to a genjutsu. With tsukuyomi he tortured me. He controlled my mind and made me see myself dying on a cross where vultures and crows surrounded me waiting for me to die while Itachi was leisurely piercing my body with his katana.

Itachi: I gave you a chance to be honest but I don't need your answer. I can always invade your memory with my genjutsu.

Itachi saw my recent memories and saw my father Sasuke in it.

Sarada: Please stop it uncle!

I was crying for I can't take the mental torture like screeching sound ringing loud on my brain.

Breaking my sanity,
breaking my resolve,
breaking my confidence,
breaking my soul into pieces.

Itachi: Uncle? Hahahahahahaha... Do you think by calling me that, you can appeal to my heart and give you mercy?

He released me of the genjutsu and laughed at me.

Itachi: Hello niece. Let me introduce myself properly. I am your uncle. I killed my parents and all of the Uchiha clan. I let your dad live on a whim. He was too weak to kill. He is not worthy of my time. And you are just like him, so whether I kill you or not depends on my whim. I can kill you at this very moment. But I will give you a chance to run. Run like a mouse. Run and go tell your stupid dad to face me instead. If you can escape be sure to get stronger first then kill me next time we see each other. But if you can't I guess it's your time to die.

I ran as fast as I could. Crows with Itachi eyes followed me everywhere, attacking me, terrorizing me, mocking me.

I felt helpless. I screamed for help. I cried calling Sasuke my dad but he didn't appear. I screamed and cried while I ran hoping there would be at least one who can help me now.

I felt hopeless as the dusk turned into night. The light disappeared and my path is unclear. I am not even sure if there is path for me to escape.

I just ran for Itachi's anger was huge that I know I'll die on his hands.

I ran for I had exhausted all my chakra fighting Ibuki. I couldn't even do a single ninjutsu now. I couldn't even heal myself using byakugou too. I used up all my chakra reserves because of mourning over my crazy uncle on that sparring.

All I have now is a weak body, tired soul, fearful mind and a weary heart.

There's no safe place to hide. His crows see me. It's equivalent to as if he also knew where I am now.

I rested for awhile in a cave crunching on the ground. I thought of killing myself rather than dying on his hands.

If he kills me now, dad would be wounded again. His hatred for his brother will grow even more. I'd rather commit suicide right now.

But I want to survive and kill Itachi myself.

I will survive!

I encouraged myself and then continued to run until I reached the edge of the cliff. I trembled as I saw Itachi approaching me like he was toying me.

I took a deep breath and just stopped trembling. This cliff is my last chance. Whether I live or die I can't tell.

So I smiled bitterly at Itachi.

Sarada: Thank you for taking care of me uncle or I can call you dad right?

I said with sarcasm. I want him to see me die so he'd at least feel bad like how I felt earlier when I thought he died. So I stabbed my heart with my kunai and jumped off the dark cliff.

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Itachi's POV

Sarada jumped off that cliff. I laughed wildly but my heart was wailing as I recalled my bestfriend, Shisui who jumped off the cliff too. I remembered all the faces of all my relatives and parents before they died. I killed them but I was always hurt remembering their faces. Sarada's smiling face and her last word calling me dad had hurt me more than anyone I killed.

I had gotten a bit attached to her in the short period of time we spent together. I had considered her a daughter for a short while.

I wished she had just ran until the end. I didn't want her dead.

But she's dead now.

No time to weep.

I just walked away from the cliff laughing like a mad man.

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Sarada's POV

While, I was falling off the cliff, I heard Itachi laughed out loud.

How can he laughed at the death of his niece?

I cursed him in my heart. But in a few minutes I'll be dead. No time to complain.. only regrets...

If only I was not born an Uchiha.

I closed my eyes and surrendered.

But I heard the sound of fast moving vines. I felt it creeping all over my body covering me like a blanket.

Then I landed on the ground cushioned with soft leaves and petals. As if someone's protecting me from the impact of rocks under the cliff bed.

I felt someone executing a jutsu creating plants from the ground changing its landscape to save me from dying.

Am I dreaming? I know this jutsu... its like that of Hashirama from the Senju Clan. But I never knew anyone from that clan.

I opened my weak eyes and saw a silhouette of a boy pulling out the kunai from my heart and healing me with his medical ninjutsu.

I wasn't dreaming!

I felt grateful to whoever my savior is. I tried to open my tired eyes some more just to see him clearly.

He gently wiped my tears and closed my eyes.

Haruto: Close your eyes Sarada. Don't worry now. You'll be safe here.

By the sound of him I felt secured now. It's my brother Haruto!

I knew something was off. Isn't he supposed to be the son of Itachi? He's supposed to be an Uchiha with a sharingan. I spoke to him in weak voice.

Sarada: How did you know the jutsus from a Senju clan, Haruto?

Haruto: That's why I told you, our mom Izumi could be right about me not being her son. And it could also be true that she had a daughter not a son.

Sarada: How long have you known you're not an Uchiha?

Haruto: About 2 years. But I don't want to disappoint dad. I just kept things to myself. I can't even show him some of my skills that's why I am still level 3 until now. But in time I will tell him. Not until I find his real daughter.

Sarada: You love him so much. But I hate him. Her daughter would be so unlucky to have him as a father.

Haruto: I know you hate him. I saw what he did to you. Hush now sis. I am here to protect you for life. As I have promised you since day one. You're safe with me. That's what a brother is for.

I hugged him tightly while I cried again.

A brother. It's nice to hear.

Sarada: Thanks for being my safe haven bro.
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Ibuki's POV

I see Sarada's fine now. I came for nothing.

Damn.

I saw one of Itachi's crow spying on her and maybe recorded everything. It then flew away, I guess back to Itachi. I summoned Impulser my dragon and had to flew after that crow in a fast but stealth motion. At last I caught it and cut its head off.

Tsk. Too much work. How annoying...

Thanks as always to my lil bro for letting me borrow the OC ibuki_kiyotaka