All characters belong to Kishimoto, I own nothing except this plot idea. Hope you enjoy!
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The chaotic preparations to house a homeless city and to provide care for the injured were finally dying down. Hastily pitched tents littered the decimated city, and with the sun sitting nearly below the horizon many camp fires were cropping up throughout the intricate cloth maze. Two figures weaved their way through the labyrinth, every so often acknowledging a greeting or congratulatory phrase. The tall blonde male leaned heavily on his shorter, pink-haired companion, who was also visibly fatigued.
When they finally reached their destination, a small three person tent, the young woman glanced up at her best friend. Dark circle framed his hooded blue eyes; exhaustion emphasized every line on his face. She knew that the only reason he was still conscious let alone standing was sheer willpower.
"You need to get some rest," she stated bluntly.
His weary gaze slowly focused on her. "You don't look so perky yourself, Sakura-chan," the blonde commented with a wry smile.
She contemplated smacking him but quickly decided that it would be a waste of her already depleted energy. Instead, she settled for rolling her eyes and ushering him through the tent flaps and to the closest bed roll. He collapsed back onto the bed with a small groan.
"This is great…almost as good as a hot bowl of ramen. Oh what I would give for a bowl right now," he babbled absentmindedly. Pausing in his ramble, a genuine smile formed on his lips. "Thanks Sakura-chan, you're the best." Then, with an ability that she was sure only Naruto possessed, the tired shinobi fell headlong into sleep, a soft snore and all.
Mindlessly, the medic went about preparing herself for some much needed sleep. As she lay down to finally give in to her body's need, a fluttering of the tent flaps caught her attention. Two masked Anbu stepped through the opening, obviously there on business. A rush of adrenaline pushed away all thoughts of sleep as she quickly stood.
"Did something happen with Tsunade-shishou?" she questioned, equally worried and hopeful.
"No." The clipped reply from the rooster-masked shinobi set Sakura on edge. She tensed further when she realized they were eyeing the unconscious young man who hadn't even stirred in their presence.
"We are here on orders from the Sixth Hokage to arrest the genin, Uzumaki Naruto."
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So this will be the first fanfiction with multiple chapters that I will post…Which is kind of scary. I am not exactly sure where this fic is going, but I figure I will just go with the little plot bunny that bit me after this last chapter. I hope you liked what you have read so far! Much thanks goes to my wonderful beta ShreyaGirl07!
Sorry about the cliffhanger, but it ended really well there, so I couldn't resist. Anyways…please read and review! As always I love any and all constructive criticism. It makes me a better writer.
~EmeraldRhapsody
