(Hey Sakura do I own Naruto)
"Back off bitch he's mine ALL MINE."
(... Just remember Sakura... I don't own Naruto but I can do whatever I want to you in this fanfic)
"But your girlfriend might kill you if you do that to me."
(... Shit... Your right... NARUTO YOUR WIFE IS TRYING TO KILL ME)
"Huh... Why... Should I stop her she's so cute when she's not pissed at me."
"Inner person/Demon"
"Inside their heads" If they are talking to themselves duh
"Normal speech"
(Author Notes)
------------ Change in location scene or person.
The rest you can figure out.
Sorry for any spelling errors I'm trying to get a spell checker so deal with it for now. Everything should be understandable you don't have to do much guessing. :)
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Sakura walks around town her mind linger on what Sasuke looked like. "Did Naruto really do that to Sasuke-kun... Was that man really Naruto." Sakura says as she passes by her favorite book store. She notices Kakashi walking out with a book besides Icha Icha.
"Kakashi-sensei is that a new book I've never seen you with it." Sakura ask curious of why he wasn't reading his perverted books.
"Actually. Yes It just hit stores in Konoha. I have been hearing it all the rage in the other towns even outselling all of the Icha Icha series. When a book that good comes around I just have to read it... I'm not one for Angst and Darkness but even Jiraiya picked up a copy." Kakashi states as he opens the book and begins reading.
Sakura supprised that her sensei and even the auther of icha icha would comment on such a book she decides to buy a copy of one herself.
She walks into the store with a smile on her face as she looks around for the book. "Umm excuse me do you have any copys left of that book my sensei just bought." Sakura ask the clerk who just shakes her head.
"No sorry Sakura we where sold out before it even came out everyone that got it already had to pre-order it we have a month long waiting list." The woman says.
Sakura lets out a frown. "Oh... Okay." Sakura respond in a deppressed tone as she goes to walk out.
"Sakura. Wait. I have a special copy of the book for you it came from the author himself." The girl says. "I was told to save a copy of the book incase you wanted a copy for yourself. He even gave me an extra." The girl says as she reaches below the shelf and pulls out a copy.
Sakura looks over the thick black leather cover book the title of The Shattered Soul. engraved in gothic letters on the top.
Sakura bows her head taking the book. "Huh I wonder who the author." Sakura notices the woman smiles. "The books already been paid for."
Sakura nods her head as she stuff the book into her bag she quickly decides to go home and read it or atleast read the author bio.
Before she can even get out of the door she notices Ino walking in. "Oi Sakura what you doing here." Ask Ino.
"I should be asking you the same thing." Sakura counters.
"I'm just here to pick up my copy of Shattered Soul. Shikamaru had the pleasure of being able to pick up himself a copy from the suna last week he said it was amazingly good." Ino says as she turns to the clerk who hand her, her copy of the book. "Now I've answered your question now answer mine." Ino deadpans.
Ino begins walking next to Sakura as they stroll down the street.
"Well I came into buy a copy but the clerk said the author had actually requested she save a copy for me." Sakura states.
"Wow really do you know the auther. No one can figure out who it is its rumored to be someone from this village even." Ino says in a shocked tone.
"I don't know I'm going home to see if I do." Sakura says in a smile as she notices Ino frown.
"Sakura be very careful when reading the book. Shikamaru said the author even added warnings in the book for the readers. Its suposed to be extreamly emotional" Ino says in a dead serious voice.
"Okay Ino I will." Sakura says as she parts ways with Ino.
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Sakura leans her self up against the wall her bed rest beside. She curles her legs up as she flips to the author bio in the back of the book. She notices the picture of the author looks very similer to someone she knows. Yet she can't quiet place her finger on who. The man in the book has tamed blonde hair combed over his right eye. He wears glasses and as deep glass blue eyes. She can not tell much more from he black and white photo. The bio describes nothing about the auther simply saying one who carries sadness yet hides it in equal fakness.
She opens the book to the front of the first thing that catchs her eyes is the clearly printed warning.
1. Read no more than two chapter ever 2 week.
2. Have a person you can hold when done reading near you
Sakura lets out a gumbled moan of agrivation she hates restricting herself when she gets to entertaining parts of the book.
She flips to the first chapter. Burden
The first chapter is about a little boy in a strange city. The sky of the city always seems to be pitch black for the boy. They boy goes by the name of Hitori (Lonelyness). He is picked on and made fun of by the villagers for his diffrence and failure to blend into socity because of his strange blue eyes and spiky blonde hair. The first chapter explains the boys world to everyone. They boy is an ophan constantly alone even to the people that are charged with his well being. His adopted parents constantly abuse him and beat him down insulting his lack of ablity to fit in.
The chapters seems to play heavely on the boys desire to feel some warmth some friendship from anyone around him. But every attempt ends in a cruel rejection even from the children of his own age. They other children go about the same as the adults following in their footsteps. Mocking and beating the child just as the adults do. They boy cries to the heavens for mercy from his cruel world begging the shimigami and kamisama to take his pain away.
Sakura notices the tears streeming down her face as she finishes the sad chapter. She looks to see the pages of her book smuged and wet from her tears. She wonders when she had started crying. She whips her tears away as she continues onto the 2nd chapters.
Chapter 2 Girl
Like the first chapter the boy Hitori wanders around the streets of the city stealing food to eat and reciveing beating for trying to help others. One day he comes across a girl who was crying behind a tree claiming people made fun of her for deep pink colored eyes. Hitori befriends the girl learning her name to be Tenshia (Angel). With time the boy intruduces her to another girl who was called Rei. Tenshia became quick friends with Rei. Not long after making friends with Rei. Tenshia began to treat Hitori just like the other villagers had calling him names and pounding his face into the ground every time he tried to even approch the girl she would insult him and yet the boy still continued after her. She was the first person to make friends with the boy the first person to treat him like he wanted too. His heart chased after the girl no matter how many times she would hurt him he would contine his persuit to regain that feeling. The chapter revolved around his love for her and her cruel rejection. The sadness of the boy and his urning to feel the happiness once more.
Sakura closed the book heeding to the warning. She could feel her insides twist in knots as she replays the book inside her head. The sadness of the boy Hitori seemed to leep out of the book as if the author had put his whole soul into the words. Expressing the lonelness and sadness he had felt and injected it into the reader. Making the reader desire some forum of affection to be acknowleged just as the boy had desired.
Sakura whipes away her tears as she runs down stairs hugging her mother who hugs her daughter back confused in why her daughter was crying. "Sakura dear are you okay." Her mother ask in a tender voice.
"Yes... I just wanted to tell you how much you mean to me mother... Thank you for always being here for me." Sakura says knowing that if she didn't have her mother should might have felt the same lonelness and sadness the boy had felt.
"Your my daughter of course I'll always be here for you." Her mom answers in a sweet voice holding her daughter tightly.
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A few days and week had passed and Sakura craved to read more of the book wanting to know what will happen to the boy if he ever finds happiness and if he manages to convince the girl to befreind him again.
Sakura makes her usual rounds as she finishes her shift she sees Tsunade holding a conversation with what seemed to be Sasuke. She perches herself against the wall listining intensely to Tsunade and Sasuke.
"Sasuke how do you feel." Tsunade ask.
"Phyiscally fine... But... I can't seem to shake these nightmares." Sasuke responds.
"What type of nightmares." Tsuande ask
"Extreamly deppressing and dark nightmares. Everytime I wake up I want to kill myself." Sasuke says his words seem to pled to Tsunade for answers. Tsuande lets out a sigh.
"Naruto said whatever you went threw would continue to haunt you and hopefully drive away any lust for power at the cost of others you might crave." Tsuande said as she writes down several things on her clipboard.
"You will have one ANBU guard untill your suicidal thoughts pass I will also give you a perscription for anti deppressense that should help you alittle." Tsuande calm states as she yanks off a page to a perscription pad. "Anything else I can do for you Sasuke." Tsuande ask calmly
"Yes... I would like to talk to Naruto in privaite when he gets the chance." Sasuke asks cooly.
"Sure. Sakura you can do that can't you." Tsunade says as she notices Sakura listining in on the conversation.
"Hai" Sakura responds. "Can I talk with Sasuke-kun now that he's better." Sakura ask Tsunade who nods her head leaving the room quietly.
Sakura stares at Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun... How are you." Sakura ask Sasuke.
"Hn... Better." Sasuke says in his annoying cold tone.
"What did Naruto do to you." Sakura ask curious that Naruto beat Sasuke bad enough to earn his respect.
"Lets just say he showed me an error I was making. I told Naruto I wouldn't tell anyone we knew not even you so don't bother asking me." Sasuke says as he turns his gaze to the window as he stares into the abiss.
"Did he really kick your ass that badly Sasuke-kun." Sakura teases Sasuke hoping to lure him into telling her but his response completely took her by supprise.
"Yes... Now shut up." Sasuke responds letting his voice show he was getting pissed.
Sakura didn't persue the subject any further clearing telling that Sasuke was getting pissed at her for continuing the subject more than Naruto actually beating him.
Sakura begins to leave the room as Sasuke speaks up. "Sakura... What do you honestly see in me." Sasuke ask.
Sakura turns around alittle shocked by his question. "Honestly.. what do you see in me." Sasuke ask again.
"Well... ummm what do you mean Sasuke-kun." Sakura blushes not knowing what he ment.
"I'm asking why do you chase after me. Why do you continue to persue me even when I have no intrest and you know it." Sasuke deadpans as he keep his gaze to the window.
"Well... Umm... Your cute... and um...-" Sasuke quickly cuts her off.
"If thats all you can come up with then not your not even worthy of freindship. You shouldn't say you love someone because they are attractive because you will end up alone and misserable... Beauty will only last so long. Tsunade is a perfect example of someone who tries to escape that truth. I will consider you no more than a friend Sakura please accept that and get over it because that is the truth and it won't change." Sasuke says in his normal emotionless tone.
Sakura looks to Sasuke with tears in her eyes. She feels her heart crush under his words. She quickly acts without thinking as she runs out of the hospital to the one person that always seemed to welcome her with open arms... Naruto.
Sakura knocks on Naruto's door to see him answer it with a cold emotionless look in his eyes. He notices Sakura's tears.
"What. I was sleeping." Naruto says in an ice cold voice. Sakura tries to enter but is stopped by the door. Naruto continues his cold gaze. "Go away I don't care anymore." Naruto says as he slams the door in Sakura's face.
Her eye widen. "Even Naruto is rejecting me now... Why... what did I do wronge." Sakura questions herself as she falls to her knees balling her eyes out. "Why is Naruto acting so cold... He's never acted this way."
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After a few hours Sakura manages to recover from her emotional episode letting her anger get the better of her she knocks on Naruto's door ready to chew him out for how coldly he treated her.
Naruto answers the door again his eyes still cold. "I said go away Sakura." Naruto looks at Sakura.
"Naruto... Can I please talk with you." Sakura ask as her anger disappers into more of a worry for Naruto didn't even call her -chan which he only did when he was deppressed.
"No" Naruto responds very coldy. "Just leave me alone." But Sakura doesn't back down as she shoves his door open with her inhuman strenght knocking Naruto to the floor.
"Naruto why are you acting so-" Sakura is cut off as her eyes glance over Naruto's body most noticably his arms and wrist. He has large deep gashes across his arms as they bleed severaly. She notices even his wrist are cut. Blood dripping down a black iron clad shackle
"Naruto are you okay who cut you like that." She says in a panic as she flips threw a few seal going to perform her medical jutsu but Naruto shoves her way.
"I said go away. I did this to myself. I needed to. Now get lost before I throw you out." Naruto says letting a little anger seep threw in his voice.
"Why Naruto. Why would you cut yourself." Sakura ask as her mind fills with worry and confusion.
"Because it feels good. If if you must know." Naruto growls out as he stands up dusting his pants off. "Now get lost Sakura"
Sakura does not budge. "Naruto... Why." She ask again.
"I already told you it feels good. The pain feels good to me. Besides it won't even show for long Kyuubi will have it healed. So get over it and leave." Naruto says as he pushes her out of his doorway with his palm slamming his door shut. She can hear him deadbolt the lock and place several seals to keep her from barging in.
Sakura quickly runs to Tsuande hoping she can help with Naruto. Sakura know that Tsuande cares for Naruto like a little brother.
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(Someone just went Insain... You know you should always be catious of the quiet ones.)