Neji and Sakura were never really good friends. they would go on missions occasionally together when Sakura wasn't training with Tsunade. But when Naruto confines in Neji his overbearing passion for Sakura (go figure...) Neji realized that he feels it too!
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"Welcome back guys!" Rock Lee said energetically as Neji, Sakura, and Kiba returned to the village from a mission.
"WOOOHOO! What a rush! Man I need me another mission!!" Kiba said and pumped his fist in the air. Akamaru barked happily with him and Lee smirked.
"Well Kiba that is good news! The Hokage assigned you, Shino and myself to a mission when you returned." Rock Lee said very fast. Sakura looked at Kiba.
"Please be careful. You didn't get much rest during the mission and you could over do it," she warned him. He shook his head and barked happily as Shino walked up.
"Lets go," he said and started to run off. Rock Lee and Kiba followed immediatly.
"Neji you didn't get much rest either. Can you please take it easy?" Sakura asked. He turned to look at her and the pink-haired girl was reflected back in the milky pale orbs.
"Sakura, unlike you I don't need to rest every 5 seconds. And it would be in your best interest to stop worrying about me and start worrying about yourself." Neji said refering to the small wound on her thigh.
"Oh its nothing! I managed to heal most of it myself but I'll have Lady Tsunade check out the rest," Sakura said and smiled warmly. Neji shook his head at her words. He was amazed on how well she handled the wound. It was a giant gash taken out of her by a paper bomb that flew too close. He thought she would cry or whine, but all she did was immediatly heal the wound the best she could and bandaged it up. She walked with a limp but she was never a handicap during the mission.
"I guess I'll see you around Neji," Sakura said and limped off quickly. Neji headed back to the Hyuuga manor.
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"Well Sakura. Its good to see you back in piece," Tsunade said as she leaned back in her chair.
"Well almost one piece," She added looking at Sakura's now healed wound.
"Tsunade, I really would like to return back to work please," Sakura asked.
"Well we really didn't expect you back from the mission so soon. But I guess you can go back in a few days," Tsunade said while shifting through some paperwork. Sakura smiled big and bowed.
"Thank you!"
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On the way back to his training, Neji was stopped by Naruto.
"Neji!! What happened with Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked with concern in his eyes.
"Why don't you ask her yourself? You can not depend on others for assistance all the time," Neji groaned and continued to walk.
"But she won't tell me," Naruto followed Neji and walked beside him. Neji gave Naruto a stare, as if looking right through him and stopped. He closed his eyes and sighed.
"Naruto. Did anyone tell you that your annoying?" Naruto stopped dead in his tracks and looked at Neji with a fierce look on his face.
"You got something to say to me?"
"I already said it. But I guess your dumb and deaf."
"Neji!! I'm gonna kill you!" And with that Naruto charged at Neji, his fist in the air. Neji quickly maneuvered behind Naruto and struck him in the back, causing the yellow haired warrior to fall on his knees. Neji then hit Naruto in the jaw, making Naruto fly across the road and land hard on the ground. Naruto groaned and struggled to get on his feet. Neji walked over and looked down on Naruto with disgust.
"Naruto, you have to learn how to control your anger and frustrations. You let what other people say get to you. Don't." Neji spoke and started to walk off, leaving Naruto badly beaten on the road.
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Sakura pressed a cold compress on Kiba's forehead and took out the thermometer in his mouth.
"102 degrees," she clucked like a mother hen and wrote it down on a clipboard.
"I told you to take it easy on your missions didn't I?" She looked at him and he gave her a flirty grin.
"I can't help it. I like to walk on the wild side." Sakura rolled her eyes and looked back at the clipboard when there was a knock at the door.
"Enter."
A nurse entered the room frantic. "Miss Haruno! Your friend was just admitted to the hospital! And hes in pretty bad shape!"
Sakura gave the nurse a nervous look.
"Kiba, I'll return in a moment." And with that Sakura followed her to a room. Sakura panicked a bit when she opened the door and saw Naruto having to be restrained by Neji.
"What the hell!" Sakura ran over to the beaten Naruto still trying to break free.
"Neji!! Your a dead man!! A very dead man!" Nauro Screamed at the top of his lungs. The nurse whispered something in Sakura's ear and ran out of the room only to return witha needle. Sakura quickly injected it into Naruto and soon he was sudated and in a few minutes asleep.
"Neji..what happened?" Sakura asked when the nurse left with the discarded needle.
"Sakura to be honest he was being a moron," Neji watched Sakura clean and bandage Naruto's wounds.
"So...you beat him up I'm guessing?"
"Clearly."
Sakura loved how honest he was. What was it about Neji Hyuuga that got under everyones skin? She thought he was nice.
"But what did he say that made you do this," she pointed to the injuries. Neji looked at Sakura and recalled what happened.
--(Neji's Recall)
While Neji walked away, Naruto staggered and stood up and growled.
"Neji, this isn't over! If I found out that you did something to her..." Naruto couldnt' complete his statement. Neji was infront of his face in a blink of an eye and punched him hard. "Naruto. She got injured but could take care of her herself. There was nothing you could do about it anyways. You don't have the training like her. Just give up."
"N-no...I can't give up...I love her too much..." Naruto spat out some blood and had some gushing out of his nose. Neji saw the determination in his eyes matched Sakura's while on the mission. It slowly dawned on Neji that he marvel at at her ability alot. But, maybe it wasn't her ablitt that amazed him. Neji picked up Naruto and carried him to the hospital.
So what do you guys think? I know its starting off kind of slow but hey its my first fanfic so leave me alone.