Diana Louis
Diana Louis
Disclaimer- Please don't sue for I am not the Naruto guru. This anime I do not own (and for this I groan) this is a profitless creative clone and for that I atone. This takes place after wave but before Chunin exams.
A flash of lightning illuminated the tired features of a young blond boy silently watching the rain slide past his window. Naruto raised his hand and traced the trail on the window left by fallen drops.
"When will it end?" Naruto whispered into the still room with pale dry lips. A clap of thunder was heard and the rain grew to its climax.
"Naruto…"
"Naruto."
"Naruto!" screamed an obnoxious voice belonging to a certain pink haired teammate.
Naruto quickly snapped to attention forcing his features into a beaming smile but silently reprimanding himself for not paying attention.
"Heh, sorry Sakura-chan I must have been daydreaming," he said rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.
Sakura sniffed while raising her head in annoyance. Naruto sweat dropped and sat down by the bridge knowing they would have to wait a few more hours for Kakashi-sensei to arrive.
Poof!
"Sorry for being late but I saw a poor kitten stuck in a tree and just had to help it. Of course, I also had to go around the village to find its owner," Kakashi explained while a menacing tick grew in Sakura's eye as she balled up her fists preparing for a beating. Naruto looked to be getting as angry while Sasuke, leaning against a tree, just snorted at his idiotic excuse.
"Liar!" shouted Sakura and Naruto pointing accusatory fingers at Kakashi while he backed away with upside down U's for eyes showing he was smiling underneath his mask.
"Ma ma, today we will be training. Sasuke and Naruto team up, use only Taijutsu. Sakura-chan you and I will focus on Ninjutsu." Kakashi said while walking ahead of Sakura to the training grounds and pulling out a small orange book from his pocket. Sakura sighed in exasperation while jogging to catch up to her teacher.
"Come on dobe, I don't have all day," proclaimed Sasuke while leisurely walking the opposite way with a bored look on his face.
"Don't call me that teme!" Naruto angrily exclaimed but still got up to follow Sasuke.
Another day full of fake smiling faces and acting like nothing they say hurts the blond idiot.
Naruto's fuming face slowly faded to one of sorrow and exhaustion. His usual bright blue eyes dimmed to an icy blue. In those eyes one could see the pain and loneliness of surviving a cruel life day by day.