Disclamer - I do not own Naruto. If I did, Kyuubi would end up re-sealed in a plushie -like Kon in Bleach
Summary - Kyuubi is sick, no one can heal him, but will his illness cause his container to die ? NaruSaku.
Chapter 1 - Safety.
Naruto was in the hospital. Suprisingly, it had nothing to do with any mission. It was Kyuubi. The demon that has been sealed away
in his stomach since his birth 28 years ago. The medical report was not good. He was dying. Kyuubi was not as immortal as anyone thought.
Kyuubi was dying due to an Illness of unknown nature. The pain it caused sent the demonic kitsune insane. That was the reason behind its
attack on Konoha. Temperary insanity due to extreme pain. Unfortunatly, Naruto had now absorbed enough of Kyuubi's chakra to fall prey
to the same Illness. It can not be healed. The illness will most likly kill Naruto. If it does, he has between 2 months and 15 years to live.
If he survives the first 12 years, then there is a possibility that he can be healed, but the operation carries almost as much risk of death as
the Illnes itself. Tsunade knew the risks, and told Naruto that she would keep his illness a secret, so he can choose who will know.
Naruto decided that he would make what could be the last few months of his life into the best. In the first 2 weeks he completed several dozen
solo S-rank missions. He used the money to buy a house - 4 bedrooms. He invited Sakura, Shikamaru and Ino to live with him, so they had
1 room each. Sakura and Shikamaru because they were his best friends, and Ino because of how close she was to Sakura. They all accepted.
He paid all the bills, still a millionaire from his missions.
One month after he contracted Kyuubi's illness, he spoke to Sakura.
"Sakura-chan, I know I never could convey how I feel for you before, but that was because I was afraid. Sakura-chan, all the times you rejected me,
I still had hope, because I had never told you just how much you mean to me. Now is the time to face my fears, Sakura-chan. I love you. I would
give up everything just to be with you."
"Everything, Naruto? Even Ramen?"
"Yes."
"OK, what if you had to give up ramen for life, and in exchange you get 1 kiss from me?"
"I would use that one kiss as a way to show you my feelings.
I would channel a million lifetimes of Love, Care and Passion flow through that one kiss.
I would gladly give up my life for such a kiss, and would do so without a second thought."
"Naruto . . ."
"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan, but please, can I have 1 chance to prove myself to you?
Just one date?"
"If you promise never to eat ramen again, then yes."
" OK, Sakura-chan, no more ramen, I promise."
"WHA? I WAS KIDDING ABOUT THE RAMEN, but . . .if I can get you to eat healthier . . .I'm gonna hold you to that promise"
"SAKURA-CHAN!!!"
"What, Naruto? Aren't I worth it?"
"Fine . . .Can you make it 2 dates?"
"He he, sure thing, baka."
"Then lets GO, date number 1."
"Wha? Now! What? Wait!!!"
He dragged Sakura into the shopping centre of Konoha, headed directly to the most expencive clothign shop he could find.
It was a shop called 'Parithlass Outfitters'. Naruto asked Sakura to pick out any dress she wanted, and she told him that they were WAY too
expencive, to which he replied:
"Nothings too much for my Sakura-chan, here, try this one" he held up an emerald green full length dress that tied up with dark green lace "it goes with your eyes . . . here, Sakura-chan, try these too" he had found six more dresses, one pink, one blue, one yellow, one red, one orange and one black.
"Wha?"
"Well, theres a changing room right there, try them on"
With that, the hyperactive blonde pushed his friend into the changing room with her arms full of dresses.
Naruto waited outside untill he had seen her wearing each dress, then he told her to change back, aso he could suprise her which one he bought.
She did so, and was plesantly suprised when she found he had bought all 7 dresses, along with matching shoes. As they left the shop, Naruto had
another suprise for the pink-haired med-nin. A shadow clone gave Naruto a box, stating that it was the best one there.
"Naruto? Whats in the box?"
"Just a gift, Sakura-chan"
He handed the box over, and Sakura gasped at the contens. It was a necklace/ earings/ bracelet set, all gold with emerald and saphire gemstones
inlayed into them.
"The saphire is so you don't forget me, Sakura-chan."
There next date was the last day before the Illness's first chance at killing him. He told Sakura to wear the green dress and meet him outside the house.
SHe did so, and was suprised to see Naruto wearing somthing other than orange. He wore a black suit, that seemed to shi9mmer green under the light,
and a pale blue shirt. The tie he was wearing matched her dress perfectly. He took her to a high-class resturant where he told her she better eat
something good, as he had pre-paid and wanted to get his money's worth. She laughed untill she saw the prices.
After they finished their meal, they took a gentle stroll, ending up at a party Ino had 'conveniantly' thrown that night. Sakura knew it was Naruto's doing,
yet she wondered why Ino would go along with it. as they left the party, several hours later, they went for another meal, a picnic this time - Naruto had
had the food prepared especially, and when she got there, Sakura saw a bunch of flowers, unsuprisingly they were a type she knew from her long
friendship with Ino. What was surprising was that they meant 'I'm sorry'. Vaguely she wondered why he needed to apologise. As they were finishing
their food, fireworks erupted romanticly over the Hokage monument, as Naruto leaned in towards Sakura and whispered three words that had never
meant so much to her till now.
"I love you."
yeah, based on a dream I had involving me , the girl of my dreams and a brain hemmorage I don't have my best friend were replaced by Shika and Ino, Naruto and Sakura took the places of me and the girl, and The non-existand hemmorage was replaced by Kyuubi's Illness. One thing though, that dream scared me shitless.
