Now...i dont know where this idea came from...it just did. 1-Naruto Sasuke's only in two spot's becasue i love him and hate him...it's weird... Anyway...i thought it was very emotional as i wrote it and i hope you feel emotion too. Im still not a very experienced writer so you might not feel it. I feel really bad for killing so many people. Enjoy^^
It was really hard for me to write the attack part, because honestly...I love Ino, and Tsunade...not as much as Naruto Sakura, Kiba and Sai, but they're on my top ten list.
2-Sakura
3-Kiba
4-Sai
5-Sasuke
6-Ino----SEE?!
7-Tsunade----SEE?!
8-Karin
9-Itachi
10-Sasuke
A doctor with brown hair walked into a patient's room with a few nurses. Behind them was a man with glasses and a notebook. He had come to see this patient but learned that she was in a coma. He didn't care; he just needed to see this girl. This kunoichi that had survived the disaster. "Like I said…" The doctor started as they circled the girl's bed. "She won't be able to respond…let alone answer your questions."
The man with the glasses nodded and took a chair next to the girl. "I realize that, I just need to talk to her. I know she can hear me. Even though she isn't awake." He said. The Doctor nodded and asked the nurses to kindly leave. "Can you give me information about this girl…other then the fact that she's the only found survivor."
The doctor nodded once again and walked closer to the man. "Her name is Sakura Haruno." He told him. "She's 18 years old and was found in a coma 2 months ago right after the attack. Her father is alive only because he lives outside of the village and her mother had died during the attack. She was one of the best Medic ninja in the leaf and was the apprentice of the 5th Hokage."
"Thank You…" The man muttered as he set his hand on his chin. The pinkette in the bed before him saw many things that fateful night and he needed to know them. Being an investigator ninja…he had to know what happened and who had attacked their neighboring village. She was a survivor….a survivor of The Great Konaha Disaster. "Sakura-san…" He began as the doctor stayed put. "I know you're not going to respond to anything so I'll just talk to you."
Sakura gave no response; the only thing that had changed was that her chest went up then down from her breathing. "My name is Domo Hizamashi. I am an investigator ninja and I am here to question you about what you saw that horrible night in Konaha. Or…at least I was…" Domo let out a sigh. "Amongst the bodies, you were found in a coma….from what I heard. I also want to tell you about a few bodies never even being found. There may or may not be other survivors out there, but we haven't seen or heard from any at all."
Domo pushed his glasses back and looked up. Sakura's eyes were still shut while she breathed into the mask that covered her mouth and nose. He let out another sigh and continued after the doctor handed him a file. "It say's in here that you knew quiet a lot of people…." He paused for a moment as he turned the page. "Even……the 9 tailed jinchuuriki…Naruto Uzumaki—"
At the moment Naruto's name was said the pinkette flinched with a slight gasp. Domo immediately stood up and looked at the doctor. "It was nothing…" The doctor muttered as he walked to the other side of the bed. "Probably a reaction to the medicine…or she's having a dream." He started looking at the equipment that kept the girl alive while Domo looked at her face.
'Was she close to this Naruto boy….' He thought. 'Did she….love him?' Domo silently shook his head and shut the file. "Well Doctor, I'll be taking my leave. When she wakes up I'll be back to finally ask my questions." He told him. The doctor smiled and nodded. Then they both gave each other a slight bow before Domo left.
"Good night Haruno-san…" The doctor muttered as he walked around the bed. He smiled and set his finger on the light switch. "I hope you wake up soon, you have a lot of things to learn…." His smile shrunk and he shut the light off. "And tell…."
Sakura opened her eyes only to meet the dark blue sky that was called the night. The stars were bright and shining up in the heavens like they always did. Yawning, she sat up and stretched. "Must have dozed off…" She muttered as she rubbed her right eye. She glanced around the field she sat in and looked at the destroyed tress. "Training really gets me tired…"
The pinkette stood up after a moment and started walking. Then something stopped her. She brought her hand up and clamped it down on her nose. "Oh…What's that smell…" She muttered as she kept walking. "It…reeks" Sakura walked all the way back to her village and seemed to notice the smell get stronger. She stepped through the gate and immediately stopped in her tracks.
"What….what's going on here?" Sakura asked the empty air. In the streets ahead; there were people lying in it, face down. There were also people leaning against the buildings. She ran over to the nearest man and lifted him up to check his vitals. "Are you alright?" She asked as she flipped the man over. The pinkette gasped as soon as she saw his face. It looked horrible. Then the stench of death filled the air around her. "Ah! He's dead!" She yelped as she stood up, after dropping him.
Sakura looked around in a panic and looked at the other people. They all were making the same face. Like they had died choking. "What's happening—" An explosion was sounded from behind her and she jumped forward in surprise. She glanced over as rubble from the building flew and noticed a ninja appear on the non destroyed part of its roof. At first she thought it was a friend…until she saw the gas mask. "Gas mask?!" The pinkette yelped in surprise. Then she looked at the closest body. "It…It was a gas that killed these people."
"There! A survivor!" The masked ninja yelled as he pointed. Sakura gasped as more masked ninja's appeared. "Kill her now! She's immune to the gas!" He then yelled as he jumped down into the street. The only thing Sakura could think of was running, and that's what she did. Immune to the gas? How could she be? She was just like everyone else….right? More explosions sounded around her. Bodies flew in her way. Each one making her gasp in horror and quickly change her direction.
Another explosion. This one made her fall. She was thrown into a building and slid down the wall. Sakura's breathing was heavy in fear and horror. Then she noticed she had landed on someone. The pinkette then slowly turned her head to look and nearly vomited. "I..Ino…" She muttered after she pulled herself together. She reached down and started to shake her blonde friend. "Ino! Please tell me you're alive!" She screamed.
Ino's eyes were dull and dead as she looked at the very thing she was looking at as she died. The only movements she made were the movements Sakura was making her do. "Ino please!!!" Sakura screamed again; tears filling her eyes. "No!!" She stood up and ran for the Hokage's tower. "Maybe….Master has ANBU protecting her in there" The pinkette muttered. As soon as she arrived she quickly made her way to Tsunade's door. She slammed it open and gasped.
Two masked ninja were in the room. One stood by Tsunade; who was with no doubt dead in her chair. Her eyes; the same as Ino's…were staring at one of the windows to the side. The other masked ninja was standing near Shizune; who lay in the same way against the wall of the office. Both ninja looked over and took weapons out. "Survivor! Get her!" One yelled. The one near Shizune nodded and started running towards Sakura. In a panic, the pinkette slammed the door at the right time, so that he'd slam into it himself.
'Master…she's dead…' Sakura thought as she held the door shut. 'Shizune's dead….Ino's dead…who…who else?' She looked up at the door as tears rushed out of her green eyes. Then she thought about her team. Her eyes widened. "Naruto…" The pinkette quickly ran off as fast as she could and made her way to the knuckle head's apartment. "Please be alive baka….please be alive!"
Sakura ran into his apartment complex after dodging a few other explosions and came crashing through Naruto's door. The front room was dark and empty. "Naruto? Are you in here?!" She called as she stepped over the fallen door. She glanced around his kitchen and living room and then walked into his bedroom. Empty. After shutting his door, Sakura entered his bathroom. Empty. The blonde wasn't in his apartment.
With tears still rolling down her cheek, Sakura left his apartment and went straight for hers. 'Mother…' She thought as she ran through the body filled streets. 'Mother please be alive and safe in the apartment….' She soon arrived at her place and charged through the door. Then she looked in her living room. Her mother was sitting on the couch reading a book. "Mother…" Sakura muttered hopefully as she stumbled over. "Please tell me that's just a really good book and you don't want to stop read—"
Sakura looked away as soon as she could. As she spoke those words, she had reached out and touched her mother's shoulder. As she did this, the head rolled back and revealed that she too had died from the gas. Sakura covered her mouth as her pupils shook in horror; her hand still on her mother's shoulder.
A man stepped through the open door and chuckled evilly. He had caught her and was going to kill her. Sakura took her hand away from her mother and shot the man a glare. The only way out of this one was to be destructive and fight. He and a few others stepped in and made their way closer. Now she was outnumbered no matter what she did. Then her green eyes glanced over to the wall.
A masked ninja appeared next to Sakura's apartment and looked at another. "This is where the survivor is?" He asked. The other nodded and they both went to enter. But then there was an explosion sound from the right. Rubble from the wall flew towards them and crushed them as Sakura charged out. She then made her way down the street in a panic. She had angered them all and they were not going to hold back on her. Each ninja jumped in the air and threw kunai with paper bombs attached to them at her. Each kunai pierced the ground a little ahead of her and a little behind her.
'Shit!' Sakura mentally gasped as they all went off. She was thrown into a building and hit her head very hard on the far wall. At that moment, the building collapsed and she blacked out. The last thing she felt was blood dripping down the side of her face as she hit the cold ground.
Sakura sat up from the bed in an instant. The breathing mask was foggy from her now very deep breathing and her eyes were wide as she stared at the wall ahead. She sat there for 5 minutes; breathing heavily and staring forward with wide eyes. 'I…I'm alive…' She finally thought; breaking her own silence. Her green eyes glanced around the room to see where she was. In a hospital…she was in a hospital. 'But….where?'
The pinkette sighed and sat back in the bed. It didn't really matter now. Everyone else was dead, why did she deserve to? Sakura reached up and took the mask off of her face and set it down on the night stand beside the bed. As she stared forward, she thought about everyone she saw. Ino…Tsunade and Shizune….Her mother….who else? She didn't even see anyone else. What about Naruto? Was he dead? Her eyes widened to the thought of her beloved baka. What if he 'was' dead?
Sakura held herself for a moment trying not to cry. 'Naruto…' She thought. 'Why…why was I so mean?' She started crying even longer until finally she couldn't take it any longer. She fell into emotional shock, and stared at the wall for the rest of the night.
The doctor from the other day walked down the halls of the hospital. He was looking at a few patient files. He was very busy that day and wasn't able to get to everyone, so looking at their files while he was on the go was the better thing.
"Doctor Mishu."
Mishu turned around to face a smiling nurse. She was holding a file up to him. "Oh….Thank you." He muttered as he took the file. "This is Haruno-san's file?" He asked. The nurse nodded and they both started walking together. "It's from yesterday." He then said; a little confused.
"Yes Doctor." The nurse said. "I'm sorry but I haven't gone in Haruno-san's room for her file yet." He stopped and read it over to make sure the pinkette's vitals and such were ok. "I'll go get it now…"
"It's alright nurse" Mishu said as he shut the file. "I'll go get it; you can go take care of other patients." The nurse nodded, and with a slight bow, she took her leave. "Alright Haruno-san…" He then muttered as he approached Sakura's room. He reached out and turned the handle before stepping in. "Let's see how you're do—" He stopped what he was saying when he saw her. She was sitting up and staring at the wall.
"Ha-Haruno-san! You're awake." Mishu yelped as he quickly made his way over. She didn't respond. After his sudden raise of voice, a nurse entered. "Nurse..." He started as he looked over his shoulder. "Can you call Hizamashi-san?" He asked. The nurse nodded and rushed out of the room to call for the investigator ninja. He smiled at the pinkette before him. She may have looked unresponsive, but he was sure Domo could get 'something' out of her.
About half an hour later, Domo had arrived and was quickly in front of Sakura's room. "So she actually woke up?" He asked Mishu. The doctor nodded and glanced in the room. Sakura was 'still' staring at the wall.
"She must be in emotional shock." Mishu muttered as he looked at Domo again. "She spoke to me awhile ago, but it was only a 'no' since I was only asking her if she was hungry. Domo….whatever she saw really put a toll on her mind; nearly mentally disabling her. You need to be careful of what you say alright?" Domo nodded and the doctor stepped out of the way so he could enter.
"Hello Sakura-san." Domo greeted as he took a seat next to her. No response. "How are you feeling?" He then asked. He saw her blink but nothing else happened. But then her lips parted. He could tell she wanted to respond but something may have been stopping her.
"Fine"
Domo put a smile on his face. Her answer wasn't full of emotion; but emotionless. At least she answered though. "So Sakura-san…I'm not sure if you heard me before, but my name is Domo Hizamashi. I am an investigator ninja and I am here to question you about what you saw in Konaha." He took out some files out of his bag and began to read. "2 Months ago, Konahagakure was attacked by a group of unknown ninja. They killed everyone in sight with only paper bombs; otherwise known as explosive tags, and a special tag that sets off a strange gas that may have been created by them; since we have no idea what so ever what that gas was. The only person left alive was you Sakura-san, and you were found already in a coma underneath the remains of a restaurant. You're very lucky Sakura-san, you could have been killed along with the—"
"I SHOULD HAVE BEEN!" Sakura screamed as she slammed her fists onto her legs. He gasped and sat nearly jumped out of his seat. Mishu was standing outside the door and was also affected by the sudden yell. "I should have died along with the rest of them! I was there…so why would I be allowed to live while the others had to suffer?" The pinkette was sobbing now as she looked at the bed sheets.
"But…Sakura-san…" Domo started with a nervous chuckle. "This is a good thing." He said. Her tear flowing eyes glanced over to him as he went on. "Since you're a survivor then that means we can get closer to finding the people who attacked."
"You mean…they weren't….found?"
Domo shook his head. "No…I'm afraid not." He told her. Sakura barley nodded and looked at the bed sheets again. "From what information we gathered, they had left about an hour or two before you were found." He then said. "Now…I need you to tell me what you remember." Sakura slightly flinched, but nothing else happened. "I need you to tell me what the attacker looked like. From 'what' village were they from?"
"I don't know…" Sakura answered. Domo pushed his glasses back and sighed at this. "All I remember was that they were wearing gas masks. That's it. That's all I remember. I'm sorry…" She started to tear up again and he set a hand on her shoulder.
"It's alright Sakura-san." He muttered. Then after she nodded he went back to his file and looked it over it. As he did this she thought about what she heard during her slumber. She had heard him as she re-experienced that awful night.
"I also want to tell you about a few bodies never even being found. There may or may not be other survivors out there, but we haven't seen or heard from any at all."
That sentence rang through her head non-stop. It made her think about all the people she saw and didn't. Then Naruto's smile flashed into her mind. Her head sprung up and this immediately got Domo's attention. "Is…is Naruto Uzumaki dead?" She asked; her eyes planted on the far wall.
"Well…There isn't an exact list ye—"
"IS NARUTO DEAD OR ALIVE?!" Sakura screamed as she shot him an evil glare. Her teeth grinding as well. Then she noticed what she had done. Domo looked terrified. "I'm…I'm so sorry…" She muttered as she looked away. She hadn't realized what she had done until she had done it. "I…I didn't find him when I was looking for him…so…"
"It's alright Sakura-san." Domo muttered with a sigh. He slightly smiled as she started to cry again; but then the smile disappeared. "I know you miss him, and many others but they're all go—" He stopped when she glared at him. Maybe he was going 'too' far.
"Yo Sakura."
Sakura and Domo both glanced over to the door and the pinkette gasped in pure happiness. "Shikamaru!" She said happily as the lazy ninja walked in. "How…How are you alive? What…How?"
"I was in Suna during the attack." Shikamaru muttered as he stopped at the end of the bed. "I was only visiting Temari…and the next thing I knew….the village was gone." He gripped the bar at the end of the bed and looked down. Then he looked up with one of his rare smiles. "We were lucky Sakura…." Sakura nodded after what was said and looked down again.
"You need to get rest Sakura." Shikamaru said. "In your state…you probably shouldn't leave the hospital for another month or so…" He then muttered. Sakura nodded and he looked at the doorway where Temari stood. The look in her face told him that she really felt bad for Sakura. She had stared at the dead corpses of her friends and family. She couldn't help but feel for her.
After the two left Sakura looked at Domo and shook his shoulder to get his attention. "When he said he was in Suna….does that mean I'm in Suna?" She asked. She had wondered all along, but never got around to asking.
"Yes, you are in Suna." Domo answered with a slight smile. "As soon the Kazekage found out about Konaha, he sent as many shinobi there to help. But unfortunately they were too late." He shook his head and looked down in shame. "Everyone was already dead and the gas was still floating around…so some of the sand ninja were killed searching for survivors." Sakura looked up in worry and wonder. He knew exactly what she was trying to ask. "Don't worry, that was 2 months ago. The gas is long gone and actually the Kazekage is having Konaha re-built. So if you want, when you get out, you can go home or stay here."
Sakura glanced at the wall again. She couldn't go back. Not after what happened. She could fall back into the emotional shock. She couldn't let that happen. The pinkette shut her eyes and shook her head. "I…want to stay here." She then told him.
Domo nodded and stood up. "Well then, I'll be taking mu leave." He said. "You take care now Sakura-san. I'll see you some other time." She nodded and he gave her a slight bow before leaving. A nurse stood beside Doctor Mishu and entered as soon as Domo had left.
"Do you need anything Haruno-san?"
Sakura nodded as soon as the question was asked. "I need my friends…" She muttered as she stared at the wall. The nurse cocked her head to the side after. She didn't quite understand. "I need my friends to hold my hand….and tell me…every things ok…." Sakura started to tear up as she said this, but the nurse only stood there with a concerned look. "I'm sorry…." The pinkette then muttered. She pointed to the window soon after. "Can…can you open the blinds so I can look outside please?"
"Of course." The nurse said with a smile. She walked around the bed and did just as Sakura asked, before looking at her once again. "Is there anything else Haruno-san?" She then asked. Sakura shook her head so after bowing, the nurse left the room. After she left, the pinkette glanced out the window. The sandy village of Suna was getting dark. They talked for a long time. It was already getting dark again. Or maybe that was just how Suna was. After a moment, Sakura lied down and shut her eyes and soon slumber took her victim once again.
"See that one?" A blonde asked as he pointed into the sky. "I think it looks like a kunai." He then said. Sakura rolled her eyes and glared at him.
"Naruto. It doesn't look like anything." She muttered. Naruto rolled over to face her and nodded. "NO it doesn't." Sakura said after. He nodded again. Then a pale finger tapped his shoulder and he rolled back onto his back. Sakura rolled over to her side to look as Naruto glanced over to his left. Sai was lying next to them and he was pointing to the sky.
"Well….I think it looks like a paint brush."
Naruto scowled and started to argue with him that the cloud above them looked like a kunai. Sakura lied back down on her back and rolled her eyes. After Kakashi left them they decided to take a break from training and watch clouds in the grass like Shikamaru loved to do. They weren't really saying anything to each other until Naruto had to point out the 'kunai' in the sky. "Well, I think it looks like a hairbrush." She muttered.
Both boys looked at her; Naruto showing more emotion then Sai. Confused. "You only said that to shut us up huh Sakura-Chan?" Naruto then asked after a moment. Sakura nodded and rolled over on her side so that her back was to them. The blonde kept looking at her as Sai behind him lied back down. Then his stomach growled. "Ne, Ne Sakura-Chan!"
Sakura looked over her shoulder and raised a brow. "Let's go get something to eat." He said with a big smile. "Maybe ramen, just you and me." Sakura kept her brow raised for a little longer until she finally shook her head and looked away. "What…Common Sakura-Chan."
"I'll go with you Naruto…."
Naruto sighed and looked over his shoulder. "I'm not buying you ramen." He muttered coldly. Sai nodded and lied back down as Naruto looked at Sakura again. "Common Sakura-Chan…I'm buying."
"Take Sai."
"But I don't wanna…." The blonde whimpered. She didn't respond after that, she only kept her back to him. Then the jinchuuriki sighed and stood up. "Fine….Sai common." He said. The emotionless ninja nodded and stood up. He then followed Naruto back to the village. "See ya Sakura-Chan!!"
Sakura opened her closed eyes and glanced in the direction they went. Then she smiled and stood up herself. "Might as well train by myself now…" She said with a smile. She put her gloves back on and started practicing her strength.
Sakura opened her eyes and saw that she had dozed off while sitting up. She sighed and slouched a little. 'That was the last time I saw the knuckle head…' She thought with a slight smile. 'I should have looked at the ramen shop to see if he had died there….' The hospital room door opened and a blonde girl just a little older then her stepped through holding a bag.
"Hey Sakura, I got what you ordered." Temari said with a smile as she walked over. Sakura had been there for a month now after waking from her coma. During that month, she and Temari have gotten close. It was almost like a big sister taking care of her hospitalized younger sister. Temari set the bag down on the night stand and started to go through it. "It's not as good as the stuff in Konaha but…it's something." She pulled out a covered bowl and uncovered it before handing it to Sakura. "Now…is there a reason why you asked for ramen…I thought you weren't a ramen person…"
"I'm not…." Sakura told her as the blonde handed her a pair of chop sticks. There was a bit of silence in the air as Temari took out her bowl so she could eat with her newly found sister. "I've…been thinking about Naruto a lot lately." Sakura finally said after breaking the chop sticks apart. Temari raised a brow as she went on. "The last time I saw him….he asked me to go have some ramen with him….and I said no."
Temari stopped eating and watched Sakura tear up slightly. "I…I wish I could go back and take it back. I wish I could have spent my last day with him, on a small date eating his favorite food." She wiped a tear from her cheek and faintly smiled. "Then at least I'd be a bit happier of how I treated him on his last day…." She then said. The pinkette immediately stopped crying and started eating her food.
With a smile, Temari started eating again with her. Sakura had these emotional moments every week, she was getting used to it. But this was the first time she actually spoke about 'why' she was being emotional. But over the past month, Temari had learned that Sakura had feelings for the squirt, but she never showed them….or at least she didn't exactly realize it until 'after' Naruto was gone. It was just like that saying…
You never know what you have until it's gone….
They both ate and talked for the rest of their lunch. They talked about how the village was doing after it first started to be re-built. They even talked about how annoying Konkuro was being. This made Sakura laugh for the first time in awhile. At least…she had friends in Suna.
"Let's go Temari…."
The blonde glanced over to the doorway and sighed. Shikamaru and she were supposed to head to Konaha and see how things were. "Alright…See you later Sakura." Temari muttered as she stood up. Sakura smiled and waved her friend good bye before the door was shut again.
"Temari-san!" Came a voice from outside the door. This caught Sakura's attention right away. She looked at the door and listened as best as she could. "Konaha ninja made their way into the village and are downstairs right now." Sakura's eyes widened.
"Who? And how many?!"
"2. One is Kakashi Hatake and the other goes by Yamato."
Sakura smiled. 'Kakashi-sensei…Yamato…they're alive…..' She thought as tears of joy ran down her cheeks. She then heard Temari ordering for them to bring them up. More tears of joy. From that, the pinkette knew Temari was going to have them see her. She shut her eyes and waited….she waited for a long time. For a moment she thought that Temari was only going to speak with them since they hadn't come in yet. So she sighed and slouched a bit.
The door opened.
Sakura opened her eyes and looked over with a smile. And there they were. Kakashi and Yamato, both wearing smiles…or at least she thought Kakashi did; his eyes were closed in a smiling fashion. "Sakura…" Yamato muttered as he helped Kakashi over. "It's very nice to know that you are alright."
Sakura smiled and nodded, until she noticed why Yamato was helping Kakashi walk. He had a cast on his leg. "Kakashi-sensei….what happened to you?" The pinkette asked. The grey haired man looked at his cast with a lazy eye and chuckled nervously.
"Well…Sakura to tell you the truth…" Kakashi started as he sat down. "Yamato and I were on a long term mission and I broke my leg." He rubbed the back of his head and sat back. "It's not like me I know….but it happened." Sakura and Yamato giggled a little as Kakashi sat up again. "I heard what happened to Konaha once we got back yesterday. That must have been a horrible sight for you Sakura."
Sakura stopped her giggling and her eyes narrowed in sadness. "Yea…It was." She said. "Kakashi-sensei….they're all gone…" She then muttered. The sights of all their faces flashed into her mind. Ino's….Tsunade and Shizune's…her mother's….they were all there…and they wouldn't go away. "Even…Naruto…"
Kakashi and Yamato hung their heads in depression along with Sakura as they thought about the blue eyed knuckle head. "Damn….I would have thought he would have been a survivor…as stubborn as he is." Kakashi muttered. Yamato and Sakura both nodded in agreement. Naruto 'was' stubborn and he should have been a survivor. Sakura was very shocked to hear that he hadn't been one of them.
But then again…she never found Naruto's corpse when she searched that night. And there were bodies that were never found. He 'could' be one of those non found bodies, and actually be alive somewhere out there. They all sat there for a moment remembering the moments they had with the Jinchuuriki. "Well….At least we have each other right?" Yamato finally muttered. They all nodded with smiles.
"I think we should get to your room…" Yamato then said as he walked around the bed. He helped Kakashi stand and bowed his head to Sakura. "It was very nice seeing you Sakura. I'll come see you some other time." Sakura bowed her head back and they were soon out the door and gone. She smiled and sat back in the bed. She had one more month to go and they would allow her to leave. Sakura shut her eyes and kept the smile on her face.
Just one more month…
During the month Yamato, Kakashi, Temari, and Shikamaru paid Sakura visits. Even Garra came in every once in awhile to speak with her about Konoha's progress. There was still a patch of the deadly gas in the far back near Tsunade's office. A few ninja had fallen very ill but no one was killed thankfully. He told her that the gas cloud would disappear in a few more days and the village will finally be able to be lived in.
But Sakura still refused to go back. She didn't want to; she wouldn't look at it the same again. She couldn't. Garra understood what she meant by that and left for the last time that month. From that day forward Temari and she would share a lunch together. Once a week they'd have ramen just so Sakura wouldn't forget about the blonde she loved.
Sakura took the time in the hospital to think about all he did for her in the past. All the times he rescued her and all the times he nearly died trying to protect her. How hard he worked to bring Sasuke home. All the training….everything about him now was now actually making her love him. But the only thing was that he was gone…she had realized it too late. During the time she had she actually had someone help her get better with making things. She made small dolls when she was little but they weren't very good. So to keep her company she had someone help her improve her skills.
She made small dolls of all her friends that she lost. They all had smiles on their faces even the one she made of Sai. She made a Sasuke one, but just for the hell of it, she made him frown since he barely smiled anyway. They all had a chibi look to them as well and she liked to talk with them just to give herself company. She spoke to the chibi Naruto doll the most. And when she felt like gossiping she spoke to Ino.
They were like stuffed animals for her and kept her company for the whole month. The nurses helped put each doll around the room and if Sakura wanted to hold one, they would get it for her if it was too far. Naruto's doll always sat on the nightstand with his little legs hanging over the edge. His big blue eyes watching over her as she slept. Other times she's cuddle the little doll when she slept. She'd even cuddle with Sai's. No matter how much he pissed her off, she really missed him. Almost as much as Naruto.
There were times when she looked at Lee's doll and nearly bust up laughing. His eyes and eyebrows were huge! It was cute and funny at the same time. And the sour look Neji had…even if he was smiling….Made her laugh too. She tried making him smile but she couldn't bring herself into making him smile largely. Naruto's smile wasn't actually that big but the doll was still very cute and chibi like. She even had small ovals of pink blush under the giant blue eyes of his.
When Sakura would look at the small doll she's always imagine him smiling with his trade mark smile at her. Even when she closed her eyes, she could hear him calling out her name. The way he did, you would never tell what it was for….
"Sakura-Chan!"
If it was a greeting….
"Sakura-Chan…"
If he was about to ask her to go on a date….
"Sakura-Chan?"
Or if he was trying to see if she was ok.....
"Sakura-Chan??"
His voice rang in her head over and over, calling her name in different tones. Until finally the tones became the same….In question. He was now saying her name in question. After a moment, she started hearing other voices…
"Don't shake her idiot…"
"But…she won't wake up…"
"Yo-you should listen to hi-him Naruto-kun…."
"But they said she woke from that coma 2 months ago…why is she asleep?"
"She needs rest! God you're stupid sometimes…You have to be patient"
"You should listen to Kiba, Naruto….The hag does need her rest…and patients will be best."
"But…"
"Sai and K-Kiba are right Naruto-kun…just…be pa-patient."
"Fine…"
Ok…now the voices sounded too real. Naruto? Kiba? Sai? And…from what sounded like…Hinata? Why were they all in her head? Or?! Sakura slowly opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry at first, but when it finally came clear she saw someone with blonde hair. He was looking away at first, until he noticed her. He glanced over and that huge smile that was etched into her memory spread across his face.
"Sakura-Chan!" He said before looking up. "Guys she woke up." He then said. Sakura hadn't realized at first, but when she got a good look. He had whisker marks and beautiful blue eyes. Sakura shot up and looked around the room. Had her dolls come to life?! Was she crazy?! Naruto, Kiba, Hinata, and Sai….they were all smiling at her from around the room. Naruto was sitting right beside her and was chuckling. "Thought we were dead huh?" He asked.
Sakura glanced over to him and nodded; her mouth slightly open. He opened his eyes again and picked something up from the nightstand. Then he showed it to her. "I think you got the jumpsuit perfect Sakura-Chan…." He said with his trade mark smile. He was holding his doll self up to her and she took it away to hide it; blushing. Everyone in the room laughed at this. But she gave them all the 'It's not funny!' look. But then she immediately tackled the blonde with a huge hug. "I'm so happy your alive Naruto…" She whispered. He smiled and hugged her back; prepared to say the same thing but the next thing caught him off guard. "I love you…."
Dr. Mishu and Shikamaru stood in the door way; both wearing smiles. "I knew she'd be happy to see them…" The lazy ninja said. Mishu nodded in agreement. "Well, I'm gonna go watch some clouds before this gets too troublesome." He then muttered as he waved the doctor off. Mishu nodded looked back inside. Sakura never looked happier in all the months she was with them.
"So…How did you guys survive?" Sakura finally asked after awhile. She was very curious now. The whole time she explained the reason for the dolls she was wondering how they got away during the attack. Naruto was also in a bit of shock during the explanation, but when the question was asked he snapped out of it.
"Well…" Naruto started; gaining her attention. "When the first explosion set off, Sai and I were with Hinata and Kiba. And with Kiba's sense of smell and all, he found out that there was a poisonous gas in the explosives, so he decided to evacuate part of the village before it was too late. He kinda forced me to come along…but I said 'NO! I need to find Sakura-Chan!' so I ran off and went to your place, but it was already filled with the gas…Heh..." he started chuckling nervously as he rubbed the back of his head. "I got really sick after that so I've been spending the past few months trying to get better, and since I finally felt better I decided to come here and ask Garra if the people in our little colony could live here in Suna. But when I was talking with him he told me that the village was being re-built….and get this!"
Naruto shut one eye and held a finger up. "Hinata helped the village elders out so when they came to see Garra with me…well, they decided to pick a new Hokage for the new Konaha….and guess who it is?!" He had both his eyes open now and leaning forward with a big grin.
Sakura was hugging the chibi Naruto doll as she thought. Then when she noted the smile and happiness in his eyes she pointed to him. "You!?" She yelped. Naruto nodded with a proud smile and she couldn't be any more happier for him. "Oh Naruto! That's great!" She attacked him with another huge hug; nearly crying in pure happiness.
"Naruto-kun was like a Hokage fo-for our small colony." Hinata said with a smile. "The vi-village elders told Garra how well he had done so after awhile of thinking…they d-decided that Naruto would b-be the new Hokage."
Sakura pulled away from him with a big smile. He got his dream….but it was under a cost. Maybe she could go back to the village, so she could be with Naruto. She couldn't just tell him that she loved him and stay in Suna. Beside's he'd be able to be with her if she ever fell into emotional shock again. "Well…" Kiba started with a stretch. "I'm gonna head out…Common Hinata." The Hyuuga nodded and followed him out.
"Naruto….we should go too…" Sai muttered as he pointed. "You do have the money for the room anyway…" He then said before looking at the blonde. Naruto sighed and nodded.
"Fine…" Naruto muttered as he stood up. "Sakura-Chan…the doctor said that you'll be leaving tomorrow." He said. She nodded with a smile and he smiled back. "Well…then I'll come tomorrow and help you move all these dolls out…" He looked around chuckling at all the little chibi versions of their friends. "Oh…and If your wondering, the only other friends of ours that were ninja and survived were Tenten and Konahamaru….I think…."
Sakura giggled and grabbed his hand as he fell into thought. She didn't want him to hurt himself. "Naruto its ok…you don't have to think so hard." She muttered with a smile. He smiled back and knelt down.
"Alright…I gotta go…" He said. "But I'll see you tomorrow." He gently kissed her forehead and winked. "And I love you too" He chuckled and stood up straight. Then he made his way over to the door. "See you."
Sakura blushed and hugged the chibi Naruto doll harder. This love…felt so much more different then when she loved Sasuke. It felt….real. The pinkette knew it was still the afternoon, but she wanted to go back to sleep. Because if she went to sleep now…then it would be quicker until she saw her beloved knuckle head again.
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