Spoiler warning. For anyone who has read the manga between chapters 294 and on.
Naruto awoke at hospital early in the morning. He had huge headache and couldn't remember what happened. Last thing he remembers was him using futon rasengan to kill that aktsuki member. After the attack made contact he blanked out and fainted and now he was here.
Naruto quickly observed his surroundings. He rose a bit so he can see better when he noticed Sakura laying next to him asleep. She was sleeping on a chair. Bewildered he nudged her a little. She didn't budge. Again he moved her a little this time with a bit more energy.
She opened her eyes and as if she hadn't seen Naruto in a long time lunged at him and hugged him, while crying. At first Naruto let out a little pain of cry when she jumped on him. Which made Sakura get off him to apologize. He said it was ok it was just that he was stiff. Sakura still tearing gave him a sad look that made Naruto shake from the inside.
" Naruto do you know how long you have been out?" Sakura looked at him with tearful eyes.
"No how long?" he asked playing around with his cheesy smile. Again Sakura let more tears flow "baka, you wouldn't wake up for a week and all you can do is laugh."
Naruto not thinking before hadn't thought about it.
"Sakura I'm sorry" "baka, stop apologizing". Sakura wiped her tears from her face.
You could tell she had been there the whole time for Naruto everyday. She even slept there every night hoping he would wake up. Just then Kakashi-Sensei walked in. As always reading his paradise book. He glanced at the now awakened Naruto.
"Hai Naruto, how you feeling"
"Sensei what do you expect… like shit I hurt all over"
"Well nice to see you are back to your old self, still like a cheerful baka" Naruto flashed a cheesy smile.
Then Kakashi –Sensei spoke seriously to Naruto. "Naruto I understand you want to save Sauske, but remember using a powerful jutsu like you did affects the user a lot… just remember that… well got to go"
Naruto once again stared at Sakura's face. His left arm hurt badly, he guessed it was broken.
"Naruto, why do you do it?"
"Huh?"
" I am asking you why do you go so far for me, I know Sauske is your comrade too, but remember when I asked you to bring him back and you said it was the promise of a life time…Why do you try so hard for me… For someone who in the past was mean and somewhat ignored you?... why?"
Naruto somewhat taken aback by the question didn't know what to respond. Then he thought about it
"because Sakura I promised not just anyone I promised YOU, plus that's my way of the ninja, believe it!"
Sakura couldn't help, but laugh, but that moment of joy only lasted a little while because she put that face that made Naruto uneasy.
" Sakura whats wrong why are you sad?"
"Why Naruto, you are the reason I am sad, You disregard that fact that you can die Naruto, you can die trying to accomplish a promise that you made to me."
"Sakura it's okay if I die trying to make your promise come true."
Sakura now started to cry more. She got up from the seat and was about to run from Naruto and go outside , but when she got up she was held back, she turned to see it was Naruto, he had grabbed her hand to stop her. He used his right hand and pulled her and embraced her.
"The other reason is because I love you and all I want to see on your face is nothing less than a smile" He lightly kissed her forehead, hugged her again as if to not let go, but released her.
She was taken aback by his sudden confession. Then Naruto spoke again
"That's why I fight so hard and risk death, because I love you."
She had known that he liked her when they were genin, but she disregarded his feelings back then and thought that those feelings went away after not seeing each other for two years. Naruto now was somewhat red and started to get fidget.
"Well Sakura does that answer your question?" he said scratching his head and smiling with a warm smile.
