Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...yet...*evil laugh* I mean...
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The rain fell heavily against the windows, sounding like the intense beats of a drum. Sakura lay in her bed that day, and to her dismay, took a day off from training. Sakura had turned not only turned fifteen recently, but also had just passed the Chuunin Exam. She looked out of her windows and onto the street, everyone's shop was closed today, due to the conditions of the harsh storms. Naruto and Jiraiya-sama were out on a mission, but Sakura had a feeling that all they were doing was either leering inappropriately at woman, after the stories the fifth hokage would tell Sakura. Sasuke and Kakashi-sensai were out training in the outskirts of the village and have been gone for weeks.
"Sasuke-kun..." Sakura sighed aloud to herself. She rolled over in her bed, instinctively pulling her blue-colored comforter over her head.
"Sakura, are you still in bed? It's all ready noon. I need your help with some chores since you're taking the day off today."Her mother said from her door.
Sakura groaned, before dragging her lanky body out of bed, walking as if she were a zombie to her bathroom. She groaned again before she got in the shower stall. After she washed herself, she dressed into a usual red outfit with green shorts. She gave herself a quick wink in the mirror, like she has been doing for the past years, though the reflection has changed quite a bit. Sakura's hair went only past her chin, but it was still luxuriant and luscious, her face was no longer round and childish, but more narrow, making her look more mature. She had even developed curves that even Ino-pig would be a bit envious of.
'Sasuke-kun. It's been so long. What will you say to me when you see me again.' Sakura blushed at the thought.
"SAKURA-CHAN! HURRY UP! I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!" Her mother yelled, this time from down the stairs.
"Coming mother!" Sakura yelled back in response. Inside, Inner-Sakura was trembling with rage. "HAVE PATIENCE WOMAN!"
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"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" Naruto yelled out desperately, while making the hand seals to call out his clones. Naruto quickly separated into the blonde-haired shinobis as they quickly spread throughout the forest. Cuts and bruises that were freshly made were all over his body, and Naruto looked like he hasn't eaten or bathed for days. Naruto and his clones met up again in a tree miles away.
"Seen anything?" Naruto one asked in a hushed voice.
"Nothing." The three other Narutos replied.
"All right. Separate into two groups of two, and use ambush attack plan three when we find our target." Naruto one said quietly.
"...Right!" The four Narutos said with enthusiasm.
Two figures were running hurriedly. They weren't far away from Naruto and their worry was shown in their faces. The first person jumped in the bushes, quickly followed by the second person, who slightly smaller.
"Will he find us here?" A soft, feminine voice asked.
"...No, he's too much of an idiot. And if he did find us, his stealth tactics aren't that good." A man with a deep voice replied.
"...you're probably right." The person replied.
"Is it time?" The person with a deeper asked with eagerness.
"...Ye-" That person was then cut off by a kunai thrown in between the two people.
"Kuso!" the man said, before throwing shurinken stars in the direction where the kunai was thrown. Up in the trees, the two Narutos easily dodged the attack, butt jumped to the ground lightly as if it were nothing.
"I found you, YOU CRIMINAL!" Both the Narutos yelled out, while taking out their shurinken.
"...feh. You baby, what are you going to do with those shurinken?" The man asked, smirking. The woman ran from out the bushes, and ran behind him with a worried look on her face.
"You're right." The Narutos said at once, putting their shurinken away. "HENGE!" At once, the two Narutos transformed into what they liked to refer as 'sexy no jutsu'. The two female Narutos, who had nothing covering them but the exception of thick clouds in select places, winked at the man while his face blanked out and got a nosebleed. The woman from the bushes grabbed him from behind and pushed him down the ground.
"GIMME MY RAMEN!" The woman said, and with a poof she transformed into Naruto.
"AHHHH!!!" Jiraiya-sama yelled. He was in a great shock and was still getting over the devastating effects of the 'Sexy No Jutsu'. Naruto grinned. The two Narutos transformed back into regular Narutos, and the missing Naruto came out of the bush with the woman that Jiraiya-sama was with.
"...That was a cheap shot." Jiraiya-sama muttered as the three Narutos celebrated. "Now break the seal, you're wasting chakra."
"NOT UNTIL YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT PERVERT-SENIN!" Naruto yelled. "YOU LEFT ME IN THE FOREST TO 'TRAIN' WHILE YOU DID-----THINGS!!!" Naruto yelled. The woman blushed, and looked away. Jiraiya-sama grinned and laughed.
"Well it seems you have developed better stealth tactics while I was away, so you really were training." Jiraiya replied in a knowledgeable tone.
"ARGHHHHH!!!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm just kidding. Let's go back to town, I'm sure we'll find a good ramen stand to eat at and you need a bath. You reek." Jiraiya-sama said.
Naruto chuckled, and undid the seal. Then the woman, Jiraiya-sama, and Naruto walked back to town, while Naruto sang 'Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!Morning, Noon, Night, I'll be a munching. Kekekekeke!' When they walked back into town, all things were quiet and no one could be heard. Jiraiya-sama's light mood suddenly changed to worry and Naruto was still idiotically singing the ramen song.
"Naruto, shut up for a moment." Jiraiya-sama said, grabbing onto Naruto's collar.
"HEY! WHAT'S THE BIG I--huh?" Naruto cut off and ran ahead to look inside ramen house, looking closer, he could see the cut-up bodies of several villagers. Naruto's blue eyes went wide, and he quickly turned around to tell Jiraiya-sama when a high-pitched scream along with the clinking of swords filled the air.
"PERVERT-SENIN!" Naruto yelled in worry, he ran back to where Jiraiya-sama and the woman were, to find the woman lying in a pool of blood, and Jiraiya-sama fighting Kabuto. He was about to run in when someone appeared before him.
"O---Orochimaru..." Naruto stuttered, instinctively taking step back. Though he was in a different body, Naruto could sense the same cold eyes coming from him. Naruto quivered in fear, before suddenly stopping and flashed a grin. He charged toward the ever still Orochimaru, filling the air with battle-cries and defeat.
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"...He what?!" Sakura yelled.
"...We found him and Jiraiya-sama together at the neighboring village. The whole village was... was slaughtered, we're lucky that they're even found alive." Anko said monotonously.
"...I see. May I go visit them?" Sakura asked quietly. They were at the Haruno kitchen. A day has passed since they found Naruto and Jiraiya-sama wounded severely.
"...Yes. Don't get your hopes up though. They might die on your way there. Even the fifth can't do anything for them." Anko said. She started to leave, but stopped and laid her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "Remember, they know what they were heading into when they decided to become shinobi."
"I know." Sakura said quietly.
After Anko left, Sakura, left her lunch uneaten and ran to the hospital where Jiraiya-sama and Naruto were. 'Naruto! Why? I thought you were going to become Hokage. What'll happen to you? Your dreams, your hopes...' Sakura's quickly filled with tears as she ran through the halls of the hospital, getting closer to Naruto's and Jiraiya-sama's room. She quickly opened the door, and found Naruto, appearing to be in a deep sleep, with bandages all over his arms, face, and chest. Sakura gasped and quickly ran over to Naruto's side. Tears were streaming down her face as she looked at Naruto through her tears. Sakura cried for hours, hoping that the hyperactive ninja would wake up and say something idiotic like always.
"...Sakura...you're crying? Why?" Naruto asked feebly, when he opened his eyes. Sakura looked up, not believing her eyes. Could it--
"...If it's because I've been gone for so long, I can understand why, being deprived from my sexiness for so long can be painful." Naruto said jokingly, flashing her a smile. She laughed. He made her laugh, despite her grief she was experiencing moments ago.
"For a while...I--I thought you were going to..." Sakura whispered.
"...die? Not until I become hokage." Naruto said smiling.
"...So this is where you two are." Kakashi said monotonously, smiling at the two chuunins.
"Kakashi-sensai!" Sakura said, obviously taken-aback. 'If he's here then that means...'
"Hey." Sasuke said coolly, from behind Kakashi.
"Heh. What took you so long baka." Naruto said, still lying in the bed.
"Difficulties arose." Sasuke said with a short response. He sat into the chair near Sakura, and Kakashi stood at the door.
"Sasuke and I also checked on Jiraiya-sama. He's recovering as well. I knew you two wouldn't go down that easily." Kakashi said in a bored voice.
"Yay!" Naruto said, grinning broadly. "That means I can start training in ---"
"A month." Kakashi said.
"NANI?!" Naruto yelled.
"That's right Naruto. You should stay in bed. You're lucky you're even alive!" Sakura scolded.
"I agree with Sakura.You should stay in bed. Baka." Sasuke said smirking, before getting up and leaving. Kakashi waved a cheerful goodbye and left. Sakura was a bit dazed by what Sasuke had said earlier. 'I agree with Sakura...'
"...Baka yaro..." Naruto muttered. (a/n: baka yaro means stupid bastard ^^)
"I...should go Naruto-kun..." Sakura said, getting up as well. "I'll come back tomorrow." She said before smiling at him and leaving. She walked out of the room before accidentally running into someone.
"Gomen-nasai!" A blushing Hinata said, after both her and Sakura both fell to the ground. She picked up her flowers and helped Sakura up. Sakura got up and looked at the flowers. Was Hinata here to see...
"Is Naruto-kun all right?" Hinata asked quietly. Sakura blinked.
"...Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked.
"Hai. I came as soon as I heard from Tsunade-sama. I have an hour before I have to train with Shino and Kiba, so I decided to see Naruto-kun." Hinata said, getting redder by the second. Sakura blinked again, before smiling.
"Naruto-kun is up ahead, you should see him in his room." Sakura said.
"Arigatou!" Hinata said, before running to Naruto's room.
"I wonder when Naruto will figure it all out." Sakura said smiling before catching up with Sasuke, who'd just left the hospital.
"Sasuke-kun! Can we talk?" Sakura asked cheerfully. Sasuke hesitated, before saying anything.
"...Sure. We can talk during lunch." Sasuke said.
"Okay." Sakura said, her face turning a shade of pink similar to her hair. Meanwhile, inner-sakura was barely able to contain herself "HELL YEAH! LOVE PREVAILS!"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE ^_^: Hey there! This is the first Naru fic I've ever done. So please review!