Hey, NeroReborn again! I thought that the prologue didn't really explain much and that's because I'm taking the plot of the story kind of slow. Remember this is my first try. But anyway I decided to publish the real first chapter of Naruto: Sage of the Three lords. Enjoy!

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At the gate was Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga. Both were worried but each had very different thoughts. "Sasuke-kun, I hope your alright. Please come back to me" were the thoughts of Sakura. Hinata however was thinking "Naruto-kun, I hope you aren't hurt." Then they both saw a figure drop outside the gate.

Kakashi landed at the gate of Konohagakure. Medic ninja rushed out along with Sakura when they saw that Sasuke was badly beaten to a pulp. The medics rushed Sasuke to the hospital while a few hung back to take care of naruto. When Hinata saw that he had a hole in his chest she froze. "No. No, no, no, NO, NO, NO. NARUTO-KUN PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD." was what she thought as she collapsed in tears and began to sob. Kakashi looked at her and he thought "I want to help you Hinata but i'm not sure if he's going to make it. Hinata, i'm so sorry."

Timeskip

The next day in Naruto's hospital room, Hinata sat in a chair next to Naruto's bed. "Naruto-kun, please hang in there, I don't know what I would do if you died." Meanwhile In the hallway leading to naruto's room Sakura was furious. "I know I asked him to bring Sasuke-kun back but did he have to put him in a small coma? NO!" Was what she thought as she stomped towards Naruto's room. When she got there she slammed the door open and froze. Inside was Hinata but what shocked her most was that Naruto was completely covered in bandages except for an arm sized hole in his stomach.

She immediately began to feel sick but more than that she began to feel guilty. "How did naruto get hurt like that? It couldn't have been Sasuke-kun, Could it?" she thought. "Sakura? What are you doing here and why did you slam the door open?" Hinata said.(Sorry but I refuse to make Hinata stutter) Sakura began to feel even more guilty as she sat in another chair. "I just saw Sasuke-kun and wanted to talk to naruto" she said. Hinata felt a flash of anger towards the pink haired girl and said "Why didn't you visit Naruto-kun first? Wasn't he the one you asked to bring Sasuke back? I thought that you would see Naruto-kun first to thank him for bringing Sasuke back." Sakura started to cry and said " I didn't think naruto was hurt this badly." Hinata then said " Sakura, I honestly don't know what you see in Sasuke. He's nothing but a selfish, arrogant, no good emo douche bag. When was the last time he ever said hi to you without you talking first?"

These word hit Sakura HARD. She just outright started bawling as she said "I don't know. I don't know anything any more. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Sakura then realized the truth. She felt so stupid that she was always gushing about the Uchiha and felt pathetic that she was doing nothing to improve as a ninja and sobbed.

Hinata walked over to sakura and put her hand on sakura's shoulder. Sakura looked up at Hinata, tears flowing down her cheeks. Hinata said "You need to remember that you have two teammates not just one and both of them deserve respect from you. I know that you're confused but I want you to apologize to Naruto for how you treated him when he wakes up." Sakura couldn't speak so she just nodded. She sniffed and st back into her chair and thought "I'm such a bad teammate. Naruto has tried to be there for me the entire time that we've been on the team and I tried to throw him away. It's just like kakashi-sensei said and i'm the one who abandoned their friend. I'm nothing but scum. Thats it, no more." Sakura then stood up, surprising Hinata, and said "Thank you hinata. You just Woke me from my self deluded world. I know what i'm going to do. I have fawned over Sasuke for too long. No more. Sakura the fangirl dies today. I will work to become a better ninja and try to make up for all the wrongs I did to Naruto."

To say that Hinata was surprised was an understatement. She was shocked that Sakura decided to completely abandon Sasuke. When she heard the last part she smiled.

Unknown to the two girls naruto wasn't in a coma. He was in his mindscape and could hear every word that they said. He was upset that Sakura went to see the teme first but felt better when he heard Sakura's last speech. he then turned to the kyuubi, speaking to him through thought. "Alright kyuubi, what did you do during that last attack? And don't tell me that you didn't do anything, I could feel that you did something to my rasengan." "What do you want to know kit?" "What exactly did you do to my rasengan. When i reached sasuke it looked like some sort of drill." "What I did was take your rasengan to the next level. If you had met him with what you had that hole in your gut would be about five-times larger and you would be dead and I can't have my container die because if you die then I die."

Naruto was interested and curiosity got the better of him "Where did you come up with the idea?" "What was that kit?" "what gave you the idea for the form of that rasengan" Kyuubi then sighed and layed down. "I'll tell you when those vixens leave." Naruto was confused but was ok with it so he waited.

Hinata whispered "Please get better Naruto-kun. I miss you." Sakura heard her and started to think of why Hinata would say that. Her brain then clicked and everything became clear as she gasped. This startled hinata and asked she Sakura what was wrong. Sakura Then said "You love Naruto don't you?" Hinata let out an "eep" as her face then turned to a shade of read that would put tomatoes to shame and started fidgeting while poking her fingers together and said "well...I…" Hinata then took a deep breath and said "Yes, I do."

Sakura asked "When did it start?" Hinata looked uncomfortable and was blushing so hard her face looked as red as Jeraria's coat. Sakura said "It's ok. I won't tell anyone you don't want me to." This seemed to calm Hinata down as she didn't look like she was about to faint anymore. Hinata then started to explain. "I first noticed him on the first day of the academy. He was sitting on the swing alone and looked hurt. I wanted to go and try to cheer him up but my father wouldn't let me for some reason. What hurt me most was that all the while I heard the people around me saying that he didn't deserve a friend and that his life wasn't worth dirt. I fell in love with him when the next day I saw him with a big smile on his face. His will is as strong as steel and mine is as fragile as glass. It started with him being my inspiration to become stronger but those feeling grew into love. If he dies, I don't know if I could go on."

Sakura was speechless. Naruto, the dead-last of the class, the class clown, was Hinata's inspiration to become strong. She was shocked when she heard what some of the people said about him and felt guilty for all the times she had bullied him. She asked "How could he be so happy? How could he have a smile after being told that?" Hinata looked at Naruto and said "I don't know. He should be angry at them but instead he has a giant smile.

Inside Naruto's mind Naruto was shocked that Hinata had feelings for him. "Does she really mean in? Does really love me" "Think about it kit. She's nervous every time she's near you and when you're too close she faints. You would have noticed if you hadn't been chasing an empty love towards the pink Vixen. Man your dense." Naruto was confused but Hinata had just confessed that she loved him. That was when he realized it. He then felt happy. If hinata would love him then he will return that love ten-fold. He's never been happier before in his life.

Wow! This one was SO much longer than the last one! Probably because I designed it that way. This is probably the only time that I will post 2 chapters on the same day because I'm trying to get to posting at the very most every other day. Reviews and criticism is welcome

This is NeroReborn and I hope you guys liked it! See you all next time!(Also I'm planning on making a poll around chapter 8 so please stay with me. I'M HORRIBLE AT MAKING STORY CHANGING DECISIONS!)