Title: Heartless Image
Author: Lumella
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Chapter 1: Sakura's Health
One rainy morning in Haruno's residence, Sakura lazily woke up but she didn't want to rise up yet. "I hope someone remembers this special day." she whispered softly. It was Sakura's birthday and also the Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrated every 100 years. She rose up then went straight to the bathroom. She takes a quick bath then changed with her red Chinese dress and green shorts. She went downstairs for breakfast when her mother approached her holding a medium-sized box with fancy ribbon tied on it. "Happy Birthday, Sakura!" her mother said cheerfully, "Thanks, mom" Sakura answered back. "Here, open this" her mother said, "What's this?" Sakura asked "Just open it" her mother answered back. As she opened it, in her surprised, she hugged her mother then said in a cheerful way "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Then she pulled out of the box a very beautiful cobalt blue silk kimono with white cherry blossom prints on it. "Is this really for me?" Sakura asked, "Yes, that's really yours" her mother answered. "Why won't you wear it for tonight's festivals?" her mother asked. "Really!? I can wear it. Thanks Mom!" Sakura answered happily.
The phone rang, and Mrs. Haruno answered it, while Sakura was staring at her kimono. "Sakura?" Mrs. Haruno called that distracted her from looking at her kimono, "Yes, Mom?" she replied "I just receive an order from the Hokage, Is it alright to you that I won't be able to come with you in the festival?" her asked "That's alright, Mom. I'll just go with Kakashi-sensei and the others" she replied, Mrs. Haruno went back to the phone and started talking. After a moment, her mother hung up the phone and started talking to her "Sakura, you'll be alone for a couple of weeks. All the things you need will be set later and if you needed some money, you can use the money in the kitchen, Alright?" Sakura nodded with a smile on her face. Her mother went upstairs to change and also to fix the things Sakura needed.
Sakura looked at the time, and it was still 5:00 am. It was too early for her to go in their meeting place. So she went to attic to look for ragged clothing for shuriken practice. As she went to the attic, she looked at the left side which is full of boxes but there's nothing there. She looked at right side, which is also full of boxes, and found nothing. Then she noticed a piece of rag at the end, she went near to it and she grab and pulled it. It was stuck, so she pulled it again and it let go. She then noticed an old chest that she never seen before, she use the rag to clean the top of the chest and saw some writings. She continued cleaning it until all the writings on the chest are shown. She noticed that there are seals attached to the lock. She was about to remove the seals when suddenly it burns by itself. She was surprised to what happen, so she thought of studying it. She tried to carry it but it was too heavy, she tried to pull it was stuck. She concentrated all her chakra in her hands then she grab the handles on the side of the chest to carry it, she was able to carry it she wasn't able to stay that long.
She hurriedly carried it down to her room, and she can't take it long enough. Luckily, she got down in time before she gave up carrying the chest. When she looks at the time, It was 6:30 am already "What the...!? I'm late!!!" yelled Sakura. She concentrated her chakra to her legs, and then off she goes shouting to her mother "Bye, Mom". Leaving out of the house, then heading to the bridge.
While in the bridge, Sasuke was the first one to arrived. He was waiting for the others. While waiting, he then felt an incoming chakra on its way. Weak and also familiar to him, as he glace at the end of the road and saw a pink-haired girl coming. He saw Sakura, she was very exhausted as she arrive on time. "Finally, I just got up on time..." Sakura whispered silently. She went to a nearby rock to rest for a moment while waiting for the others to come, Sasuke stopped glaring at her. As she sat on the rock, her hands on her knees and her head bowed, she felt someone is watching her, she use her right hand to reach her kunai then slowly taking it out of her pouch. She quickly threw it to the nearest tree that she could see, and then jumped out of the branches a blonde-haired boy wearing an orange suit, it was Naruto. "Oi, Sakura-Chan..." yelled Naruto "Naruto! So it was you...you almost... Scared me...up to my spine..." she said breathing faster than usual. Naruto noticed that Sakura is sweating continuously and breathing hard, "Sakura-Chan, are you alright?" he asked. She nodded then answered "I'm okay...just exhausted, that's all" forcing a smile in her face.
Sasuke also noticed that every minute passed, she was breathing faster than before and sweating uncontrollable but still he ignored it. Kakashi then appeared "Sorry, I'm late...there are some tourists asking for direction and I ..." still explaining, scratching the back of his head, when Naruto butted in "LIAR!!! You're always late..." While Kakashi and Naruto were arguing, Sakura was about to stand when she can't breathe anymore, she placed her right hand in her chest and sweating continuously. She was about to stand when she collapsed.
Kakashi and Naruto still argues when they heard a loud thud, getting all their attention including Sasuke. As they looked in around, they saw Sakura lying on the ground. They immediately went to Sakura; Kakashi carried her then ran to the hospital with Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura can only hear voices calling her name "Sakura...Sakura...Sakura" as she lost unconsciousness.
Author: Lumella
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Chapter 1: Sakura's Health
One rainy morning in Haruno's residence, Sakura lazily woke up but she didn't want to rise up yet. "I hope someone remembers this special day." she whispered softly. It was Sakura's birthday and also the Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrated every 100 years. She rose up then went straight to the bathroom. She takes a quick bath then changed with her red Chinese dress and green shorts. She went downstairs for breakfast when her mother approached her holding a medium-sized box with fancy ribbon tied on it. "Happy Birthday, Sakura!" her mother said cheerfully, "Thanks, mom" Sakura answered back. "Here, open this" her mother said, "What's this?" Sakura asked "Just open it" her mother answered back. As she opened it, in her surprised, she hugged her mother then said in a cheerful way "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Then she pulled out of the box a very beautiful cobalt blue silk kimono with white cherry blossom prints on it. "Is this really for me?" Sakura asked, "Yes, that's really yours" her mother answered. "Why won't you wear it for tonight's festivals?" her mother asked. "Really!? I can wear it. Thanks Mom!" Sakura answered happily.
The phone rang, and Mrs. Haruno answered it, while Sakura was staring at her kimono. "Sakura?" Mrs. Haruno called that distracted her from looking at her kimono, "Yes, Mom?" she replied "I just receive an order from the Hokage, Is it alright to you that I won't be able to come with you in the festival?" her asked "That's alright, Mom. I'll just go with Kakashi-sensei and the others" she replied, Mrs. Haruno went back to the phone and started talking. After a moment, her mother hung up the phone and started talking to her "Sakura, you'll be alone for a couple of weeks. All the things you need will be set later and if you needed some money, you can use the money in the kitchen, Alright?" Sakura nodded with a smile on her face. Her mother went upstairs to change and also to fix the things Sakura needed.
Sakura looked at the time, and it was still 5:00 am. It was too early for her to go in their meeting place. So she went to attic to look for ragged clothing for shuriken practice. As she went to the attic, she looked at the left side which is full of boxes but there's nothing there. She looked at right side, which is also full of boxes, and found nothing. Then she noticed a piece of rag at the end, she went near to it and she grab and pulled it. It was stuck, so she pulled it again and it let go. She then noticed an old chest that she never seen before, she use the rag to clean the top of the chest and saw some writings. She continued cleaning it until all the writings on the chest are shown. She noticed that there are seals attached to the lock. She was about to remove the seals when suddenly it burns by itself. She was surprised to what happen, so she thought of studying it. She tried to carry it but it was too heavy, she tried to pull it was stuck. She concentrated all her chakra in her hands then she grab the handles on the side of the chest to carry it, she was able to carry it she wasn't able to stay that long.
She hurriedly carried it down to her room, and she can't take it long enough. Luckily, she got down in time before she gave up carrying the chest. When she looks at the time, It was 6:30 am already "What the...!? I'm late!!!" yelled Sakura. She concentrated her chakra to her legs, and then off she goes shouting to her mother "Bye, Mom". Leaving out of the house, then heading to the bridge.
While in the bridge, Sasuke was the first one to arrived. He was waiting for the others. While waiting, he then felt an incoming chakra on its way. Weak and also familiar to him, as he glace at the end of the road and saw a pink-haired girl coming. He saw Sakura, she was very exhausted as she arrive on time. "Finally, I just got up on time..." Sakura whispered silently. She went to a nearby rock to rest for a moment while waiting for the others to come, Sasuke stopped glaring at her. As she sat on the rock, her hands on her knees and her head bowed, she felt someone is watching her, she use her right hand to reach her kunai then slowly taking it out of her pouch. She quickly threw it to the nearest tree that she could see, and then jumped out of the branches a blonde-haired boy wearing an orange suit, it was Naruto. "Oi, Sakura-Chan..." yelled Naruto "Naruto! So it was you...you almost... Scared me...up to my spine..." she said breathing faster than usual. Naruto noticed that Sakura is sweating continuously and breathing hard, "Sakura-Chan, are you alright?" he asked. She nodded then answered "I'm okay...just exhausted, that's all" forcing a smile in her face.
Sasuke also noticed that every minute passed, she was breathing faster than before and sweating uncontrollable but still he ignored it. Kakashi then appeared "Sorry, I'm late...there are some tourists asking for direction and I ..." still explaining, scratching the back of his head, when Naruto butted in "LIAR!!! You're always late..." While Kakashi and Naruto were arguing, Sakura was about to stand when she can't breathe anymore, she placed her right hand in her chest and sweating continuously. She was about to stand when she collapsed.
Kakashi and Naruto still argues when they heard a loud thud, getting all their attention including Sasuke. As they looked in around, they saw Sakura lying on the ground. They immediately went to Sakura; Kakashi carried her then ran to the hospital with Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura can only hear voices calling her name "Sakura...Sakura...Sakura" as she lost unconsciousness.