Hey so here the next chapter, sorry for taking so long, I've just been really bust with school work. Sophomore year really sucks... But here you go hopefully you all like it, this chapter is kind of a set up chapter so hope you enjoy.

Naruto slowly opened his eyes. It was completely dark and he had no clue where he was. Last thing he remembered he had been given the ability to summon most of the tailed beasts until he fell unconscious. He faintly remembered being picked up by someone but he didn't remember who it was. He tried to push himself up with his arms until a sharp pain shot through his arms causing him to let out a scream.

"AHHHHHHH" Screamed the blonde jinchuriki as the pain was too great to hold in a scream. He collapsed back into a soft bed. He heard rustling and slowly tilted his head over to see who it could be. Then a tired, but familiar voice was heard by him.

"Naruto?" Came the voice, it was too dark to tell who it was but the voice was feminine and quite familiar. He heard the girl stand up and start walking. A light then flickered on causing Naruto to immediately shut his eyes and groan.

"Yeah... who's there.."questioned the boy as his eyes began to open, slowly getting accustomed to the light.

"Naruto! Your awake!" Screamed the feminine voice as Naruto felt two arms embrace him. Lights flickered on revealing the pink haired kunoichi who Naruto loved so much. A smile crept onto Naruto's face as all of his pain vanished.

"Hey Sakura-chan" Said Naruto softly as Sakura nuzzled against his chest with some tears streaming down the side of her face.

"Naruto I'm so glad your okay." Whispered Sakura, in a muffled tone.

"Thanks, how long have I been out?" Asked the blonde haired boy. Sakura raised her head with a small smile.

"You've been out for 2 weeks, you had us worried you baka!" Scremed Sakura in a cheerful tone. She had been with Naruto for around 2 days in his room. She had gotten word from high command that Naruto had won and was in critical condition but she had to heal other ninja on the battle field. WHile Naruto was out, the allied shinobi force had successfully hunted down the remaining white zetsu army and had defeated all of Madara's remaining forces. Sakura had arrived 2 days ago and hadn't left his side, however she didn't know who was there before her.

"Hey Sakura-chan... were you the one who picked me up when I blacked out?"Asked Naruto, wanting to thank whoever did for saving him. Sakura heard the question and became a little sad. She really wished she was the one who found Naruto, after all he did save the entire ninja world while, not to mention the fact that he was basically her best friend.

"..No, I'm sorry Naruto, I was working in a medical tent, I'm not sure who rescued you.." Said Sakura sadly, feeling terrible for not being there for the boy.

"Don't worry about it Sakura-chan, I was just wondering!" Sakura brightened up a little at his response. Just as she was about to ask him some questions, Tsunade and his other friends from the rookie-9 rushed in screaming his name and embracing him hugs, besides Shikamaru who said he was being troublesome. Sakura noticed that everyone was there to say hi to him besides her other best friend Ino. Sakura quietly left the tent to go find her friend.

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Ino sat up on a tree branch, slowly looking up at the clouds that were passing by. She sighed heavily remembering the past 2 weeks events. She had seen Biju all be released and went to see if Naruto was all right. When she got there she saw him slowly falling to the ground as she ran up beside him and caught his exhausted body. She immediately darted towards the nearest medical tent at full speed carrying his bruised and bloody body in her arms. She managed to get back to the medial tent in under two hours which was extremely fast considering the distance she had to travel. When she arrived she saw Shizune who immediately grabbed his body and took him into surgery. She sat outside the tent for 12 days, only levying to go eat, shower, or go to the bathroom. She didn't know why she did this. She had never been that good of friends with the blonde jinchuriki. However, she had felt a lot different around the boy before the war. Ever since he saved the village, he seemed more mature, not to mention the fact that he was extremely good-looking. She guessed her new sudden crush must have motivated her to sit outside the tent. But she knew that the boy only had feelings for her pink haired friend. She may have had Hinata to deal with but she developed feelings for Kiba during the war, saying that her liking of Naruto had just been a childhood crush and she realized she needed to move on. On the twelfth day she got word that Sakura was coming to look over Naruto so she immediately left, not wanting to interfere with the two team mates. After those twelve days she simply sat outside on the same tree branch looking at the clouds or stars, depending on the time of day.

Ino continued to look up the clouds until she heard her name being called.

"Ino!" Screamed Sakura who had found her friend. Ino sighed at the sound, not wanting to deal with anyone now, especially Sakura. Ino was one of the most beautiful girls in the entire village, yet she couldn't even get Naruto to notice her in a romantic sense in the slightest. All he cared about was Sakura and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Hey Sakura..." Said Ino in a depressed tone causing Sakura to become curious.

"Why are you sad Ino, Naruto just woke up!" Said Sakura hoping to excite her good friend.

"I know, I'm happy for him, you must be really happy to." Said Ino, trying to sound as happy as possible.

"I am, I'm so glad he's okay, now he can finally bring Sasuke-kun home!" Screamed Sakura causing Ino to flinch.

"W..What did you say?" Asked Ino in complete shock, did she really not even care that he was okay.

"I said he can bring my Sasuke-kun home!" Ino paled immediately, this was insane.

"Are you kidding me Sakura! Do you only care about him so that he can bring Sasuke back!" Screamed Ino as her temper flared. Sakura was taken back by this, why did Ino care so much, didn't she like Sasuke?

"Well no, he's a really nice guy, but he's the only one who can bring Sasuke back! Isn't that what you want to?" Asked Sakura, causing Ino to tense even more. Everyone still thought of her as a Sasuke fangirl.

"No Sakura, I care about him as a person, and his feelings, do you know what you've put him through!"

"So what, he's the strongest shinobi in the world now, he can go through anything!" Yelled Sakura who was extremely pissed off at Ino now. Didn't she want Sasuke back this whole time as well? Sure Naruto was a great guy but nothing compared to Sasuke. Her opinion of the Uchiha had changed slightly but she still loved him.

"Your pathetic Sakura.." Said Ino as she jumped off her tree branch onto the ground. She walked past Sakura, heading to Naruto's tent, completely disregarding anything the pink haired kunoichi had left to say.