Hey guys. I'm sorry I'm not continiuing Rewriting the Story for now because someone who was important to me passed away recently so I decided to change. But don't worry, I will continiue it, it's just that for the moment I have no inspiration for it, I know where I want to go with it but I just don't have the motivation right now... While waiting for that to continiue I'm uploading an other story I had already written a while back but never finished which is this one. Again I am sorry for those who wanted to read the rest of Rewriting the Story but for now you'll be stuck with this one. Tell me which one you prefer I right first. That's it, see ya guys later.


Chapter 2

The birds chipped happily in the morning as the sun's first light hit Sakura's sleepy face. She slowly woke up from her slumber and got up. The night had gone smoothly, Naruto hadn't come to see here because of rain or anything yet she had to check on him. He opened the window and looked outside. Her world froze all together. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She jumped out the window and ran as fast as she could to Naruto. He was leaning back against a tree, wounded in many places, blood was everywhere, he had a few shuriken impaled in his stomach as well as in his left arm but the worst was the two swords that had pierced his body. Tears came to her eyes as she put her head to his chest, she didn't have time to cry, she had to put what Tsunade had taught her to use if not he could die. She heard nothing at first, but then a faint shallow sound was heard, his heart was still beating. He was still alive! She unfolded his leg and made him lay down. She made a seal before putting her hands on his chest.

"Come on Naruto, stay with me, please!" she cried as she slowly removed the first blade. She hadn't been trained enough to take care of it herself but he needed the first aid. "Kakashi-sensei!" she yelled as loud as she could. Her answer was a window opening. Then just like she had done before he jumped out. His eyes widened, the place was destroyed, there was craters with still some smoke, trees were count down, dirt was turned over, a massive battle had taken place here.

"Sasuke!" he yelled, the Uchiha appeared next to them. "Keep an eye out, I'm going to go see if there is anyone around..." he replied before disappearing.

Sasuke just nodded. His friend was in a bad state. "How is he?" he asked quietly.

"Bad, I can't take care of all his injuries. We have to get him back to the leaf village and fast." she replied before she finished pulling out the first sword. Her eyes widened. Tears came back to her eyes.

"What is it Sakura?" the ex-avenger pushed.

"P-poison. He's been poisoned, there's nothing I can do about it, if I close the wounds the poison will be blocked within his system and kill him." she cried. "Naruto, please, please stay with us!" she cried. As if on cue a hand came and touched her hand, they both looked up, the boy had a half opened eye.

"S-S-Sak-ura, Sas-Sasuke... A m-month, a-att-ack o-on t-t-the le-leaf, bl-ack and bl-blue..." he finished as his hand fell.

"Naruto!" she yelled but was calmed as she saw that his eyes was still open, he was still alive and conscious. "I need you to stay awake, ok?" she asked. "You have to stay awake, promise me you'll stay awake." she finished.

The blonde opened his mouth but no words came out, summoning the little bit of strength he had left he nodded before wincing in pain. She grew alarmed it was a race against time now.

"I don't understand! We should have been able to hear such a fight and why didn't he come and ask us for help?" yelled Sasuke

"It's 'cause he couldn't." the cyclops spat as he threw a scroll on the ground. "It's a barrier ninjutsu and a strong one too, there was three others around, he was trapped with his enemies, there was nothing he could've done, not call for help, not flee, he was forced to fight alone." he finished

"Kakashi-sensei we have to get him to Konoha and fast." the girl said. He nodded before picking him up bridal style.

"I'll go faster without you two, head back to the village." was all he said before he got up and disappeared in the trees.

Team 7 along with all of the rookie 12 were waiting outside the ER. The red light was still on meaning Naruto was still not safe. Each second was as long as a lifetime. Sakura was still in tears the memory of how she found him tore her heart apart. He was so close to death and she was powerless to do anything about it. Finally Sasuke took her in his arms, he couldn't let the girl he thought of as a sister cry like that. In the last 6 months they really had grown closer together. Fear. Fear ate everything, it was planted at one point and it grew in the heart of the victim. Fear took over all other emotion until he knew nothing else. That was everyone's case right now. The fear of loosing their blonde loudmouth friend would be devastating.

At last the light turned off. The doors opened and the fifth Hokage walked out taking a deep breath.

"He's saved!" she exclaimed, they all felt relief flooding in them. Their teammate was safe. "Sakura, I'm very proud of you, you stopped the poison from advancing and treated his lighter injuries, if it wasn't for you, I'm not sure I could be saying the same thing right now." she finished smiling gently at her apprentice who blushed from embarrassment.

"Can we see him?" Kiba asked, Naruto was a close friend for him.

"Sure, he's not conscious yet but yes you can see him." she replied

"Tsunade-shishou, now might not be the best time but before Naruto fainted he said that... That the village was going to be attacked in a month." said the rosette quietly. Everyone eye's widened, they were not yet back to full strength from Orochimaru's invasion, so someone else was going to attack and that was why they took care of Naruto first, it made sense, he was the jinchiriki. "He also said black and blue." she added

"Black and blue?" the hokage repeated. "Ok, I'll go inform Jiraya see if he can dig up anything." she said but was cut as a pouf of smoke appeared in front of her face.

"No need I'm here already and I have a good idea of what Naruto was talking about, but what are you all waiting for, go see him!" the hermit exclaimed. As soon as he finished his sentence all of the jounins eyes as well as Tsunade's eyes narrowed. With a silent nod they disappeared to the Hokage office.

There he was in the bed, breathing under a mask, Sakura hated to see him like that, it didn't fit him, he was meant to be joyful. The face he had right now was not one of happiness but one of pain which didn't fit him at all. She gently stroked his hair. He had been fine just a day ago and now... Tears streamed down her face once more, thought she noticed she wasn't the only one, Kiba held Hinata as she cried. Sasuke took her into a gentle embrace once more. The medics brought him back to his room. The sun faded but still Naruto did not move. One by one the room emptied until only Sasuke and Sakura were left.

"Sakura, we should go, especially you, you used a lot of chakra to keep him alive earlier, you need to rest." he said

"No, someone has to be here with him when he wakes up. I'll make sure he's not alone." she replied with a conviction in her voice, the Uchiha saw that it was pointless.

"Fine, but I'll go home and sleep for 6 hours and then you go home and sleep for 6 hours, then I'll go and you come, happy like that?" he asked

"No, I want to be here when he wakes up." she finished, she was as stubborn as he was sometimes. The Uchiha sighed, there was nothing he could do.

"Fine, I'll go warn your parents though and I'll get you something to eat as well." he finished

"Thank you Sasuke-kun." she said quietly. After he left he she started stroking his hair again, it wasn't much but at least it gave a contact, enough to know that he was alive. Time passed slowly once more.

After what seemed an eternity, the door opened once more, Sasuke walked in with her parents. The girl immediately ran into her mothers arm. She needed someone to comfort her for the moment. Sasuke handed her some ramen, he hadn't known what to get her, and since Ichiraku was on the way to her parents house, he figured that it was the best choice. Her father walked to the bad with Sasuke.

"What happened?" the patriarch of the Haruno household asked.

"He was attacked during the night..." Sasuke replied, noticing the lack of any wound on the boy the adult raised an eye brow.

"Why didn't you help him?" questioned the father

"We couldn't, he was trapped inside a barrier, letting no one get in and no one get out, no sound, nothing. We only found him this morning when we went to check on him." Sasuke replied. The older man noticed the boy's fist clenching.

"It's not your fault, had you been there you probably would have finished in the same state as him." Sakura's father tried to ease.

"I know, it's just... I promised I would never let a friend get hurt again and there I almost lost one." he explained. The man smiled a bit, this new generation was growing just fine.

"Sasuke-kun, you can rest, I'll stay here with my parents until he wakes up, I'll send someone to get you if anything happens ok?" she suggested, the raven haired genin nodded before leaving.

The night was slow for Sakura as she could hear everyone tic of the clock that hanged on the wall. While she stroked his hair her attention was drawn to his whiskers. The irresistible urge took her and she blushed she she put her hand to his cheek. She was surprised when she felt the whiskers. They were real. They were entirely attached to his face granted but they were real. Sakura's mother slowly opened an eye as she discretely looked at her daughter before smiling and going back to sleep, she had just realized something.

It was nearing 5 o clock when Naruto started to stir. Sakura who had been sleeping her head on her arms laid on his chest felt it and awoke. Her eyes were full of hope.

"Naruto?" she called. He stopped moving and his eyes slowly opened revealing those blue eyes she had been wanting to see so much. "Naruto!" she cried as she threw herself to his neck. Her parents awoke and her mother pulled her husband to the door, Sakura needed to be alone with the boy. She opened the door and was about to step outside when he said something which made her feet freeze as well as Sakura.

"Who's Naruto?"