Fly me to the moon
SiriusLuv17
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
WARNING!! If you haven't read the manga series… it might contain some spoilers…
Summary: "Don't be afraid," Sasuke told her. She laughed and her emerald orbs beamed, "I'm not afraid to die. I've been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life,"
A pink haired girl stared at the picture that was lying on the floor. The frame and the glass were broken but it didn't bother her. She just kept staring, no emotion or whatsoever on her pale features.
She eyed it more intently now as the full moon light illuminated her room. It had been three years ago when they had took that picture. She wondered why she hadn't taken more. Suddenly, she giggled quietly. It didn't really matter if she had taken more photographs because they... or better he would always have the very same annoyed expression stamped on his face.
That was Sasuke-kun for you. He rarely used to smile, even when he did, it usually seemed to mock Naruto. He didn't know how to compliment either. He usually snorted or didn't say a word at all, unless it was to point how weak she used to be.
Then her eyes glanced over the blond boy. Her best friend, the one who had stood up for her at all times, never letting her fall. Naruto Uzumaki. He was the one who always made her laugh. He was the one who had brought joy to her life in the darkest hours, the one who could see her through.
He had been her strength when she was weak, her voice when she couldn't speak and her eyes when she couldn't see. Naruto had always seen the best of her, always supporting her and trying to make her happy. Even when himself was feeling down or miserable.
That's Naruto for you. Always putting others first than himself.
Sakura lips curved into a smile and she picked the picture from the floor shaking away the few peaces of glass still attached to it. She folded the picture in a way that only three people could be seen.
Kakashi-sensei, Naruto and herself.
She frowned, she needed to take a new picture. A new picture of the new team seven. Sai needed to be included. He was part of the team now.
The pink haired girl clutched the folded picture in her hand as she sat on her bed. Her emerald eyes wandered to her opened window, where she could see the full moon.
She had finally made it. She was over Sasuke.
A blond boy stood, in a large, grassy field in the middle of a forest. His expression: fierce, his goal: victory. His opponent stood some twenty meters away. It was a pink haired girl, Sakura, to be more precise. The two glared at each other warily, ready for whatever attacks the other might make. They seemed locked in an eternal staring contest, neither one letting the other have an inch of advantage.
Naruto wasn't going to lose to a girl, especially Sakura!
Then, with amazing speed, the girl charged. The teenage boy saw it and prepared for defence. After easily clearing half the distance between them, Sakura seemed to disappear. The boy glanced upward just in time to see a blur of pink hurtling towards him. He gasped, rolling out of the way as quickly as possible. Instantaneously, he was blown backwards in an explosion of dust. As the boy recovered from the indirect assault, the girl ambled slowly and confidently towards him. Placing her hands on his shoulders and lying down on him - using her incredible strength to avoid any struggle - she leaned in close to his head and opened her mouth…
"Gotcha!" she said, a grin overtaking her face and a giggle escaping behind her voice.
"Yeah, yeah," he returned with an agitated stare. He wriggled underneath his team mate for a moment, and she was quick to mock the futile effort.
"Say it," she said. Her emerald eyes beamed with confidence.
Footsteps approached them and Naruto saw a grinning Sai.
"You've lost," said Sai pointing out the obvious.
Naruto face flushed in embarrassment.
"Say it, Naruto!" Sakura said impatiently. She knew she couldn't hold him for much longer, "You're the best ninja of the whole world. Now say it!"
"Sakuraaaaa-chan..." Naruto pleaded pulling out his best 'puppyeyes'.
"Naruto!!" she said staring directly to his blue eyes. She was used to his puppyeyes and he should have known by now that they didn't work.
"Alright! Alright! You're the best ninja of the whole world!" Naruto said avoiding her eyes.
Sakura seemed pretty happy with herself. She quickly got off Naruto and started to giggle.
Naruto stood up on his feet and started to shrug off the dirt away off his clothes.
"You're the best ninja of the whole world after me! Naruto Uzumaki!" he said with a grin on his face and Sakura rolled her eyes.
"You're such a bad loser!" she pointed out.
"Look," said Sai interrupting the two of them as he pointed behind them.
Kakashi-sensei was approaching them. His steps seemed slow as if he was hesitant to approach them.
"Hey..." Kakashi greeted them quietly.
"RAMEN!" said Naruto loudly still grinning, "Your treat, Kakashi-sensei!"
Kakashi looked over Naruto and lowered his stare for a while, "I... uhm..."
"Is something wrong, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked concerned.
Sai remained still between Sakura and Naruto.
"Naruto..." Kakashi voice was slightly shaky. Sakura immediately tensed and so did Naruto, "I'm afraid I have bad news,"
"Is it Sasuke? Did something happen to him?" Naruto asked almost automatically, his blue eyes filled with worry.
Sakura on the other hand remained still and tensed and waited for Kakashi reply.
"No, it's not about Sasuke... it's about Jiraiya-sama," Kakashi looked over Naruto's blue eyes, "He was killed in battle, I am sorry,"
Naruto shook his head in denial. Sakura gasped and her hand covered her mouth in horror. Sai remained still staring at his friends.
Kakashi on the other hand couldn't help but to feel ineffective. He was supposed to be used to break the bad news, but this was different. It was Naruto. He had grown way too attached to these kids.
Naruto blue eyes flashed angry and hatred. Sakura watched as his tensed form disappeared. Naruto looked like a different person in her eyes. His jaw hardened and he's body started to shake. Sai immediately stepped away, fearing that any minute now the fox chakra would be released.
"H-how? Who did it?" Naruto voice was dark filled with hate.
"Naruto..." she whispered sadly feeling rather helpless.
"WHO DID IT!?" the young man shouted.
"Naruto... p-please," Sakura said rather frightened as the red chakra started to leak outside his body.
"Sai, Sakura! Get the hell away," said Kakashi-sensei with all of his senses on alert. He had prepared himself for this.
"B-but-"
"Sakura NOW!" Sakura seemed rather startled. Kakashi-sensei had never shouted at her before.
Sai realized that Sakura wasn't moving. Her emerald eyes stared at Naruto's transformation. He walked back and grabbed her arm, "Come on, let's go," he said pushing her but she was stronger.
"You go!" she said with tears falling down her cheeks, "Naruto needs me," she whispered.
The first tail appeared and Kakashi walked slowly around Naruto trying to find an opening to place the seal on him, so that the chakra would back out.
"NARUTO!!" Kakashi looked behind him to see a pink haired girl running in the blond boy direction. He cursed under his breath and ran towards her to stop her.
Her hand tried to reach her friend but Kakashi-sensei was holding her by her waist stopping her to do so.
A loud cry left Naruto's mouth and everything seemed to have frozen. Sakura heart beat seemed to have stopped. Kakashi stared at Naruto. His eye widened as he noticed the fifth tail appear.
"NO!" Sakura cried and tried to get away but Kakashi grip was stronger.
"Sakura listen to me!" said Kakashi forcing her to look at him, "If I don't act now, he will be unstoppable,"
Reluctantly, the pink haired girl nodded. She and Sai ran to a safe distance.
She watched as Kakashi-sensei fought his way towards Naruto. Unconsciously she held Sai's hand.
Sai looked down on his team mate and then at their hands. He didn't quite understand the tingling sensation in his stomach.
It hadn't been easy. It had seemed like it lasted an hour when actually was only ten minutes. Kakashi-sensei was seriously injured and an unconscious Naruto was lying on the floor.
His eyes twitched as he began to awake from his dream or was it a nightmare? As he slowly opened his eyes to the white ceiling of the hospital room, he realized that the sunlight was plaguing his face.
As he tried to move his bandaged hands to rub is eyes, he felt one of them tangled in something, in some what of a grip. He glanced down and a frown slowly crept onto his bandaged face. There lay a pink haired girl resting on a forearm lying on his hospital bed, as she lay slumped over her chair, with her right hand griping his bandaged left.
"S-Sakura-chan…" Naruto whispered sadly.
The pink haired girl eyes flashed open. She quickly glanced over the blond boy and smiled.
"Naruto!" said Sakura, happy to see his friend awake, "How are you feeling? Are you in pain? Do you need something? I could-"
Naruto chuckled at her concerned face, "I'm alright," he said quietly, "I'm sorry… I tried to control it. I really did,"
"Shhh, it's okay. You're fine, that's what matters," she said in a low voice, "I'm sorry too… for Jiraiya-sama,"
At the mention of Jiraiya his form tensed. He didn't want to cry in front of her.
"I'm going to find whoever did this, Sakura-chan," his voice was low and dangerous, "I'm going to find whoever did this and make him pay," Sakura swallowed dry as she knew that he wouldn't back out on his word.
"I'm going with you," she said with determination flashing through her green orbs.
"No," said Naruto as he looked at her,"You're going after Sasuke,"
Sakura looked dumbfounded, "What? No! I'm going with you,"
"Sakura… one of us has to go after Sasuke," he said pleadingly.
The way his blue eyes looked at her was heartbreaking. There was no way she could refuse.
"H-hai!" she nodded and smiled at her best friend.
She would bring Sasuke back.
For Naruto's sake.
A/N: Okay, so first of all, this is my very first story on Naruto! So bear with me… please review, I mean it only takes a few seconds. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this first chappie!