I seriously don't know much about writing fighting stories so dont bite me
the next day naruto and sakura head out to the cloud village, neither one of them would say the first word or look at each other. the awkwardness was their, they know it and it was killing them. naruto glance at sakura when she stopped to check the map, he couldn't help himself, sakura-chan has grown a lot, not only mentally but physically as well he thought, watching her put the map away and stretch. sakura feeling someone watching her turn around just in time to see naruto turn the other way, she could have sworn she saw a faint blush on his cheeks, but she ignores it.
"We should be there by night time." he said surprising her, this was the first time sakura heard him speak, especially to her. she realize that naruto had not only change physically, but his chirpy, loud voice has change as well. it was more mature and deep. for some reason she wanted to hear him speak again, just so the awkwardness could go away.
But she knew her wish would not be granted, because she hurt naruto a lot. she knew he was still upset over what happened, she wasn't stupid, but she had hoped he would forgive her, and they could remain friends again. looking at his back she realize how wide his shoulder was, and how small she looks compare to him. I really mess this up, didn't I she thought
"HELL YEAH YOU DID, WE COULD HAVE BEEN BY HIS SIDE INSTEAD OF HINATA." inner sakura said
"I know, but this was for the best, he has a family like he always wanted and someone that loves him unconditionally." she said in her head
"DON'T LIE TO YOURSELF SAKURA, WE ALL KNOW HE'S NOT HAPPY, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPIER WITH YOU THAN THAT HYUGA GIRL."
"Your wrong, naruto hates me now, he loves hinata not me." she says defending hinata
Inner sakura laughs, "FOR SOMEONE THAT VERY SMART YOU'RE REALLY OBLIVIOUS TO PEOPLES FEELINGS AND TO YOUR OWN."
"I'm not!, and I'm not gonna have this conversation with you. go away!" she says
"FINE I WILL, BUT I WILL BE BACK TO PUT SOME SENSE INTO YOU, DATTEBAYO!" the voice said before adding "OOPS!"
sakura froze in place, she was sure she didn't say that, I mean for crying out loud that's naruto's word she thought she would rather have sex with lee than say it. thinking about the last part made her shiver, scratch that, she would rather not she thought before adding I think growing up with naruto made me pick up some of his catch phrase.
Meanwhile, up above, a young girl with red hair was lying on the clouds watching her son walk with the girl of his dream. She sighs for the third time today, she knew what's been going on with her son, after all she's been keeping tracks on him.
The council told her to forget the past, but how can she when her son isn't happy.
"ya' know, sometimes our son is to stupid" she says to her husband
minato looks at his wife, he knew she love to be in people business especially their son, but she has to understand that we can't interfere. "kushina I hope you're not confusing the poor girl again." he says calmly
"No way, she's doing that on her own, dattebayo." she said getting up
Minato sighs, "naruto is a smart boy, I'm sure he could solve his own problems." he said before adding "after all he did take after you and me."
Seeing the smile on kushina face made him smile as well, but that soon changed when she stubbornly sat back down on the clouds and look at her son once again "you're right, but he's not doing a good job at this, look what happened to him. I told him to pick a girl like me and he went and picks a weird one. "She said huffing
"I mean, you would think he would listen to his mother, but no, he picked a hyuga instead. "She proclaim
Minato had to agree with kushina, when he was resurrected he could have sworn them two love or at least like one another. Even when he saw the way she was treating him, he couldn't help but to compare her with kushina, how scary she had been that time.
"Even I would have thought he would end with that uchiha kid, after all he kept talking about sasuke this, and sasuke that." she said still ranting, hearing her say this almost made minato choke
"I don't think that was it kushina." he said
"well you understand my point, just wait until I get out of here, I'm gonna beat the living day light out of him, dattebayo, than I'm gonna put some sense into that sakura chick." she said with her era flaring
Everyone that was passing by quickly back away, so did minato. he tried calming her down by putting his hand on her shoulder, but he knew very well when she's angry its best to give her space. He was about to say something to calm her down when jiraiya appeared smiling as usual
"ah kushina I see you're at it again." he said Dunkley before looking at minato
"is it the time of the month again?" he said making him tense while looking at kushina
"w-what did you say, you pervert." she yells punching him in the face with her monster like strength, while falling jiraiya couldn't help to whisper "you would think after birth you would have develop physically but your still an A cup" he proclaim. Minato laughs a little and backs five feet away, seeing her hair flying everywhere
"k-kushina calm dow-"
"You bastard, I'll kill you and make sure you never have sex again, dattebayo!" she said
Elsewhere, naruto and sakura arrive at their destination, they couldn't see much because of the fog, but they did see the cave up ahead.
"Naruto look" she said pointing to what appear to be a man staggering towards them
"Is he dead?"
"No it doesn't look that way, he looks more like he was posses" she said
they took out their kunai and wait until the guy approaches them, as soon as he did he screams "HELP ME!" he said before falling down while holding his head
"Whats going on here." she said worried, with her medic instinct kicking in she was about to run to the man when she felt an arm holding her back.
"Don't sakura, we don't know what might happen if you decides to touch him." he said seriously, this made her stop to look at the man on the floor.
The man continues to roll around while holding his head; you could see the foam appearing from his mouth and blood oozing out his nose. "Help me!" he kept screaming, until finally he stopped Sakura sigh with relief, and turns to her friend. She could see naruto staring at the body, observing it, she was gonna comment on it when he sniff the air before looking at her.
"Put your hoodie back on sakura" he said while putting his
"Why naruto"
"The air is polluted with poison" he says calmly
Sakura gasp, could that be the reason why the guy was like that, she thought before using a large amount of chakra to block her nose.
"We have company" he says not even glancing at her
Both friends look around to see figures appearing from each corner, with weapons. they didn't have time to warn each other when the zombie like figures attack them. sakura threw her kunai hitting the one closer to her, while naruto jumps in the air to hit his target. they both look at the bodies coming closer, every time they kill one another attacks this went on for a while.
"This is ridiculous, can't they just stay down." she said pissed while double punching the bodies
"I have an idea sakura" he said
"I'm listening" she said
"I'm gonna create my shadow clone, to take care of them, long enough for us to run inside the cave." he said before adding "when I say now we run, ok" he said earning a nod from her
she waited until naruto performs his jutsu, before she heard his command. Quickly they both ran while destroying the zombie like body that was in their way. When they reach the cave, sakura was out of breath.
"My clones should be able to take care of them while we search for the source behind this." he said turning around to look at her
"You ok sakura?"
"Yeah, I just used a lot of my chakra to prevent my nose from breathing." she said holding her heart
"Ok, come I sense a chakra around here." he said turning to leave not once helping her
"What a jerk" she whispers before sadly following him
They walk deeper into the cave without talking; sakura could have sworn she felt something bit her. Stopping she look down to see a poisonous snake biting her, panicking she scream calling naruto's name. when naruto heard her scream he quickly race to her , he could see the snake draining more of her blood, so he quickly grab his kunai and aim it at it, making it fall back.
"Are you ok sakur-"he said not finishing when she fainted, panicking he picked her up and tried to find somewhere he could clean her wound.
"Sakura, don't worry, I won't let you die" he scream
Sakura eyes were getting foggy and her breathing was getting worse, she looks at his worried face and reassured him that she will be fine.
"Don't sakura, don't give me that bullshit! When we all know your not." he said while making turns after turns
Sakura was overwhelmed, she just wanted to sleep, but naruto wouldn't let her, she felt cold, and sweaty. Even though naruto was clinging on to her for dear life, she couldn't feel his warmth. Naruto she thought even till now, you still worry about me she thought sadly I don't deserve it.
"Hang in their sakura, were almost their." he claims reaching the area where he sense water
I wish you could say my name like you use to naruto she thought coughing, hearing this was a wake up call for naruto, he quickly put her down by the lake and suck her blood, to remove the poison. while doing so he gather some of the fox chakra to insert it in her wound, making it spread throughout her body, demolishing the remaining poison that had spread in her body.
"Everything will be alright sakura, don't worry" he said, while picking her up bridal style and takes her to the lake, where he cleans her wound.
Naruto didn't care that his pants was getting wet, all he cared about was getting her clean. he washed her foot , making her shiver, then he licks her wound to make it heal. after that was done he asks her if she could walk, when she nods her head, he puts her down in the water.
"This is cold!" she screams making him chuckle
Hearing him laugh made her heart beat, she tried not to think about the way his chest rises while laughing or his shirt clinging to his body showing off those tan muscles of his. when naruto stopped he looks at her to see her staring at him
"You ok sakura?"
"I-I'm fine, just tired." she said while hiding her blush
Naruto frown but says nothing, they stayed like this for a while, not knowing what else to say to each other making it awkward. She looks down at the clear water blushingly, when she saw a pretty bluish flower. Curious she bends down to pick it up, when she did she didn't see a dust coming from the flower surrounding them
Naruto saw it and thought it was pretty, he didn't think it was a threat, especially seeing sakuras happy face while looking at it. Suddenly the ground started shaking, making her tumble towards naruto and fall in the water. Naruto in the water felt something warm on his lips, he was about to ask sakura if she was ok, when he realize the position they were in.
To be continued…