Your Strength

All of us…

The Konoha, the leaf ninjas and our latest war.

Yes, All of us is dying. The war! The loss, and The blood.

I even can't imagine what should I do in the next day. Without home, without father, without this beautifull old Konoha. I cant barely think straight, just can't. Even though apparently I look so strong and don't give a shit, but…still. I still feel so lost and loss. My heart still aching, I already loss my father and my friend. Shikaku and Neji…and yet this village were destroyed.

And now..

I'm in the same hill which I used to sleep everyday in Konoha. But now that beautiful greeny hill change into reddish barren hills filled with sorrow. All I can do just sighed over and over again, to realize some noise beside me. She is crying, Yamanaka Ino…

"Such a Troublesome…" I sneered without even looking the blond girl next to me.

She's still crying. Soft cry, I could see how big her wound and hurt after this war in her swollen eyes. I feel useless. Yes, all I can do just sit beside her and watch her crying. Oh dear, my long last friend, Ino...those soft sobs yet still quiet without any words, without any whinning. That was beyond my prediction, isn't she used to be whinning and nagging when she felt sad or something?. But now so different, she is not the same Ino after this. After that war..

"…I'm so…sorry..so..sorry.." she struggled too much for talking. And now she is apologizing?

"You have no fault, Ino…" I replied her with all of emotion that I have. I wish she could see it, how much I want her to be strong. Suddenly, her sobs is decreased. I don't dare myself to look at her, or it will be obvious to her that I concern her.

"I shouldn't crying like this. I should to be strong, right?" she asked me. Ah, that shaking voice makes me shiver thinking about her anwer. Yes, that is what I hope about her. To be strong and stronger! Remember those days, when I spoil her and compare her skill with sakura skill. Mocking her until she's mad. Now, she asking me about it, or just she mocked me?

"Yes, crying is for only the weak one..", She a bit shocked when she heard it. But then she nodded. Her facial expression now was lesser than the prince Sasuke, so worst and…not Ino style. Am I just hurt her with my words?. Then, she was going to stand up. She looking at me expressionless.

"I want to go around.."

Then, She leaves me, alone. Alone…yeah alone..

After a few hours, I get bored. And those cold breeze just make me feel uneasy to sleep here and its getting dark here. So, should I make decision to looking for Ino?, perhaps we can find something in our clan section. Or maybe just chit-chatting with my friends. Okay, then again it hit me hard. Everything just change as hell. There is no more smile that I could find here, no more lively chit-chatting anywhere. Everyone just so busy, to clear up the mess after The War. They cleaning with those gloomy, the atmosphere just so desperately sorrow. Its seems like they are zombies alive. Well, me instead!

Tired of bothering my eyes to the peoples around, then I try to find that flower girl. The last spot we met is the hill. And I'm absolutely sure, she was walking toward her home. Oh, I forget it we even don't have any home. Everything were destroyed.

"Where is she…?"

"Hi, Shikamaru…!", the Shino voice just met me.

"Uhh, hi you bugs-boy !"

"Are you looking for Ino ?" he asked to me to the point. Wow I salute his prediction.

"Well, yes. Did you see her?"

"Yes, she is going to that red river !", 'What? Did he just said river'. Isn't that Konoha river just change into a blood river. Well, so that's why we called it 'RED RIVER'. The river is just spooky as hell, with the floating corpse and some scary pieces from the war. Without even say anything to the Bugs-boy I'm rushing my pace to the river. Shit! Why, she is going to that creepy river instead of sitting next to me in the peaceful hill. I'm just afraid, she is going to do something.

"Oi shikamaru, be carefull." I heard Shino's voice from a far. And make OK sign in the air as my reply to him. Then I'm focusing my pace to that creepy river.

"Inooo..!" yelling. But instead to be loud, my voice is covered by those creepy sound of streming water from that maroon river. Now, I'm screw up. Where the hell is she?, did Shino lie to me?. I can't find Ino here. Sssrrrrhhhh…again the sounds of water streaming make me frowned. Yes, this is such blood river. The river which had hundred peoples died. So horror but still…I must find her.

'Hikks..hikss…father..father…'

That sobbing!, I can barely recognize whose that sobs belonging. Then I rush my pace to the source of the voice, but I get frozen…

'Father…I'm alone..hikss…I'm all alone…Father…i..miss you..'

Then I feel myself tearing. Did she just said she's all alone? Did she…?

So how about my presence to her. Chouji. Naruto. Sakura. And all the rest of our fellow ninjas friends. At least how could she thinking she's all alone when I always try my best to be standing next her. .how dare she thinking like that ways! Again she sobbing, calling Inoichi. Her best father.

'..Father…I'm just..weakling..useless..Oh Daddy..' I could her sobs again. With her words stabbed me hardly. How could she so stupid, so did she think I mock her as weakling in that hills? Oh Ino, I can't stand this anymore..I rush my self to her side. I find her behind a big tree. She looks so messy, her pale skin was cover by the dirt. Her beautiful face was cupped by her hands. Yes, she is my beautiful friend. Most beautiful, but now… I just make her cry. Make her feeling worse than before. What kind of friend you are, Shikamaru!

'Would she forgive my words' I keep wondering when I saw her. Still, she is unaware about my presence. Yes, she doesn't sense me, are you too vulnerable Ino…What should I do?

TBC

Note:

This is my very first fanfic.

And English is not my mother language. So please please please forgive my clumsiness over vocabulary and grammar. I always open to every flame and critize. Just correct me if I'm wrong, I will love it. Okay! Love you all 3 and don't forget to check Naruto chapter 614 yo!