Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Summary: When a simple C-rank spirals out of control and Naruto falls into a coma with a 0 percent recovery rate, what will happen to the reminants of the Rookie 9?
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Chapter 1 - The eyes of a Cherry Blossom.
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It shouldn't have been like this.He shouldn't be in this condition. Isn't it Ironic how you can love and hate somthing at the same time?
Like, I hate the fox, for ruining Naruto's life, but I love it for saving him.
As I hate Naruto for making me worry so much, yet I love him so much it hurts . . .
It should have been me . . . I should have died that day . . . he could have fufilled his dream, if only he hadn't . . .
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The enemy leader looked at them for a moment, analysing their strengths, guessing their weaknesses.
"Motoko, Ryu, you handle Kakashi, I'll tare the shrimps to peices, Shinobu, Su, your the backup, in case either gropup need assistance"
His underlings nodded their aggreement to his plan, then they attacked. Naruto charged the leader, and was fighting evenly, until Shinobu joined the fight.
Luckily Sakura was there to help, and the fight was still even. It was when Su entered the battle that things got messy. REAL messy, REAL quick.
Su threw a hail of shuriken and kunai with skill that could easily put Ten-Ten to shame, and Sakura was in the centre of the onslaught. With no way to get there in time to save her,
and no way to stop the weapons, Naruto did the only thing he could to save her life.
"Kamiwari no Jutsu"
He substituted himself . . . with Sakura, and felt the worst pain of his life, as literally thousands of bladed projectiles peirced his skin. one, a fuma shuriken, got lodged in the back of his neck.
No-one could survive that. That is - no-one but Uzumaki Naruto, who turned to face his enemies, red slitted eyes glowing with a manelovant aura. he took one step forwards, then spoke.
"NO-ONE . . . GETS AWAY . . . WITH TRYING . . . TO HURT . . . SAKURA-CHAN"
Chakra tils sprouted from his spine, one after another, then he started to grow, as he fell forward onto his hands and knees, nose and mouth elongating into a snout, tails becoming real, and increasing in number, glossy red fur, covered in his own blood covering his body. A fifth tail grew, then a sixth.
"ABSOLUTLY NO-ONE"
with an ear-splitting scream of rage, he tore Su, Shinobu and the others into shreds. Then he looked over to Sakura.
she's safe he bagan to calm down, Kyuubi's chakra receading, transforming into his normal form, skin growing back to cover muscles and organs, nose grinding back down to size, tails receading into his spine. He collapsed in a heap. Kakashi did the same - his fight must have been tough, as he had overused his Sharingan - AGAIN.
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I remember how long those 8 hours seemed, travelling back to Konoha, to Tsunade. I remember how, despite her best efforts, the Slug princess was unable to do more than stablise his condition. Even with the fox's help. Naruto's chances of survival were 100 percent, but to wake up, he would need to achieve the impossible. So I, Haruno Sakura waited for him to wake. He's done the impossible before, why not now? But it seems I am the only one who believes in him. Now, 6 years after that day, even Hinata had given up. So I sit here, by his bedside, hoping against hope he can prove the world wrong. Why could he manage the impossible so many times before and not now.
He beat Haku.
He changed Zabusa.
He beat Neji.
He beat Shukkaku, and changed Gaara.
He learned the Rasengen within such a small time.
He dragged Sasuke back.
HE WON OUR HEART.
He had that long ago, but we just didn't know it.
He HAS to wake up.
He will wake up. I know it. I know it, because he promised he would do anything to make me happy, I know it because I can't be happy 'till he does, and he NEVER breaks his promises.
But. . . I know a way to make sure he wakes up soon. . . .
I call for Tsunade.
"What do you want, Sakura?"
"Care for a gamble, Old Hag"
The Godaime's eye twiched.
"What did you call me"
I replied with a smile.
"I'm just filling in for a friend. I bet he wakes up before the years end."
"Sakura, it the start of December already."
"I know. If I lose, I will resign as a Konoha shinobi."
"Your serious"
I nodded.
"Change it, I don't want to lose you, you too talented"
I smiled sadly.
"Fine, I will give you 60 percent of my pay for the rest of my career"
The sannins eyebrow shot up.
"Thats a lot."
"If I win, you can't drink for 2 years."
"Deal"
I smiled, and hoped that her unique brand of 'luck' hadn't ran dry over the years.
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Christmas Special, Next (and final) chapter will be up in the 2nd half of the month.