Hey, I'm re-uploading all of this story, with slight alterations. If you've already reviewed once, I don't think you'll be able to review again. I might be wrong though. Also, don't say anything about how long it's been. I know its been way too long and I should have never gone this long without uploading. My apologies to any of those who were upset.
AN: Heya! Its me again! Im starting another story, but dont worry, Im not giving up on Pink Warrior. This is a story ive had floating around in my head. Tell me what you think!
Sakura
"NO! No, no, no!" That was my only thought as Sasuske pulled his katana from Naruto's stomach with contemptuous ease. This was supposed to have a simple mission. Instead we ran into an old 'friend' who proceeded to try and kill us. And in Naruto's case, it looked like he was succeeding. "No! I won't let Naruto die." Except that I barely had enough chakra to heal myself, let alone the wound Sasuske had inflicted. My eyes wide, I raced to Naruto's side as he collapsed. Sasuske watched my useless attempts to heal him then said, "Don't bother. He's done for. You're not worth killing." With that, he left. I continued to try and heal Naruto. I put my hands over the wound and tried to muster up as much of my chakra as I could. My hands only flickered green for a moment before fading away. I couldn't do it. He was dying. Tears blurred my vision. "Sakura." I could barely hear him. "Sakura, I'm dying. Don't tell me otherwise." My tears continued to fall, both out of sadness and frustration. "If I die, Kyuubi gets out. I can't let that happen. I'm sorry Sakura." Naruto made a surprisingly fast flurry of hand signs then slammed his open palm into my stomach. My stomach burned with pain and fiery chakra. I screamed, and could hear an inhumane scream accompany mine. It seemed to be inside me and come from me at the same time. The pain in my stomach was unbearable. Painful, powerful chakra rushed through my system. I screamed again. The amount of chakra flooding my system was too extreme to handle. I sent it out through my hands. My whole body was burning. I couldn't take it anymore. The last thing I remembered before I blacked out was Naruto's blue eyes filling with tears.
Tenten
We were on a simple scroll retrieval mission. To a village near the border and back. Surprisingly, Gai-sensei and Lee were being quiet. "Thank goodness." Neji was quiet as well, but he always is. "Something isn't right." Neji's uncharacteristic outburst startled me out of my repertoire. And apparently, it startled my sensei and Lee as well. "Huh? What?" My usually wordy sensei stuttered in confusion. Neji replied, "There was a battle here." We all looked around and saw the subtle signs of a fight. "So?" I asked. I wasn't expecting an answer and didn't get one. Neji only activated his Byakugan and looked around. Lee walked up to him. "What is wrong Neji?" Neji took off running instead of answering. "Neji, come back!" He only ignored Gai-sensei. We all ran after him. "This is so unlike Neji," I thought to myself. When we caught up to him in a nearby clearing, Gai-instantly went to reprimand him but was interrupted. "Neji, what were you thinking? You know better than…" "Look." "No! That can't be Sakura-chan!" Lee was kneeling beside what I now realize were two bodies. One had bright pink hair, which had prompted his exclamation. We all stared in shock at Sakura's limp form lying on Naruto's bloody chest. I knelt down and gently rolled Sakura off him. Gai-sensei gasped above me. I ignored him, instead checking both of my injured friends for a pulse. It was barely there. "We need to get them back to Konoha, now!" Neji stepped forward for the first time, and spoke to Gai, "Sensei, Naruto's chakra is incredibly low. But even though Sakura is unconscious, her chakra is around what Naruto's normally is. Why?" Lee and I turned to her our teacher's response as well. "I'm not sure. But let's get them home and see what Tsunadae says." We nodded and Lee gingerly took our pink-haired friend into his arms while Neji quietly picked up the blonde-haired idiot. Gai-sensei took a long look around before leading us back towards Konoha.
Tsunadae
I gently placed my hand on my dear student's stomach. The seal was still red and raw. Nothing I did seemed to heal it. All her other wounds healed remarkably fast. Most likely due to the demon now inside her. When Gai and his squad had brought them in, I nearly lost control. Sakura was like a daughter to me. And now she had the nine-tailed fox sealed within her instead of Naruto. I desperately wanted to know what had happened during their mission. But I didn't expect Sakura to wake up any time soon and, without Kyuubi, Naruto's katana wound would have to heal naturally. That could take a while. I'd have to wait. However… I walked over to Naruto and examined his injury. I hadn't noticed before but it was partially healed. There were also light burn marks around the injury. Sakura must have tried to heal it but wasn't able to completely control her new chakra and burned him instead. It would probably take a while before Sakura would be able to control the fox's chakra. I again thought of my reaction when they had been brought in. Sakura's limp body was one thing but the seal emblazoned on her stomach was what really set me off. Poor Sakura had been through so much. Now the Akatsuki would be after her. "Well, if they think they're gonna get her, they've got another thing coming," I thought protectively. Hearing a moan, I turned to look at Naruto. He was trying to sit up. "Sit back down young man, your injury needs time to heal." Naruto stopped, and looked over at Sakura. I saw the tears forming in his eyes and softened. I had forgotten his little crush on her. "Listen Naruto, I need to know what happened." "Of course. We ran into Sasuske." I interrupted him. "What? Err, sorry continue." He did. "Sasuske attacked us. Sakura had nearly run out of chakra when he gave me this." Here Naruto gestured to his stomach. "I thought I was dying and I knew Sakura didn't have enough chakra to heal me. I'm sorry Tsunadae-sama; if I had known I was going to live I wouldn't have done that to Sakura-chan." Naruto was actually in tears now. But I had the whole story now. I put my hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Listen. You wouldn't have survived. When you sealed the nine-tails in Sakura, she must have used the new excess chakra to heal you. You had no other choice." He stared at me in shock then bowed his head. "Right now, you both need rest. So get some sleep." He nodded and lay back down. "Alright." I gave him a sad smile then walked back over to Sakura. I put my hand on her stomach and gently put some chakra into the area around the seal. It didn't do anything, not that I expected it to. I clenched my fist then bowed my head. I knew there was nothing else I could do. Now, it was time to talk to Kakashi and Jiraiya. I had forbid them from coming into Sakura and Naruto's room and told Gai and his squad not to say anything to anyone yet. I didn't want a garbled version getting around. But Kakashi and Jiraiya needed to know what had happened. They were the two youngsters' teachers, after all. But this wasn't a conversation as was looking forward to.