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What Happens Next?

By: ash2009

Chapter: 2

Naruto's pov

This was my entire fault. Just because I had the fox sprit inside me I was bad. A murderer. It wasn't fair. I did not have a choice in the matter. I didn't agree to have the fox sprit sealed inside my body. I was just a newborn baby! I remembered when all the villagers hated me because of that same reason but now that they gave me a chance I am now their friend and not the monster.

I don't know this ninja that tried to kill me and I have done nothing to anyone. The fox might have but I'm not the murderous fox. Kakashi cared enough for me to take the hit for me and now has to suffer for it. All because of me!

I felt bad, bad enough to start crying because of it. My eyes watered as I listened to the Hokage talk but didn't let the shameful tears fall.

I looked over at Sakura, Sasuke, Gai-sensei, and Iruka-sensei. Iruka-sensei and Gai-sensei were paying close attention to the Hokage as Sasuke looked deep in thought. Sakura was looking at her hands looking lost. I felt worse and worse the longer the Hokage talked.

Sakura's pov

I stared at my hands in disappointment. I could not help my sensei at all. It all happened so fast…I'm a ninja. I should be able to see and do something about things like this. I didn't move at all to help.

The air was so tense around here. It was smothering. I looked at Sasuke and saw him looking at the floor in deep thought with his hands shoved inside his pockets. I could sense fear coming radiating off him. Fear for our sensei turned chibi. You could not see his emotions on his face but in his eyes was everything he was feeling. But you could only see his emotions in his eyes if you knew what you were looking for. Naruto and I could tell right off now what he was feeling whether it was sadness, loneliness, happiness, or even true anger.

Naruto was staring off into space. I could feel the waves of guilt and self-loathing coming off him. He felt bad, that it was his entire fault. He was probably thinking he was worthless and shouldn't even be alive. I felt bad for him. He didn't have a choice in the mater of whom the murderous fox was sealed into. He was just a newborn baby when they put this burden on him.

My fist clenched at my sides in anger and sympathy for Naruto. Everyone hated him for years because of his burden. He wasn't even told why everyone one hated him either. He had a right to know. It wasn't right that they hated him. It was the fox they hated. Just because it was inside him everyone thought he was the monster. It was wrong on their part.

I could see tears in Naruto's eyes and could tell he was holding them back. I looked at my hands again and made up my mind.

'If I couldn't help Kakashi-sensei back at the fight then I will help my friend in his time of need. I can help someone with these hands of mine.'

I walked over to Naruto and put my hand on his shoulder. He looked up at me and I smiled reassuringly at him. He smiled back but a little pained whimper escaped his throat. Words were not needed between us. We already knew what the other was saying. I hugged him and he buried his face in my shoulder. We didn't hug long but the waves of sorrow stopped coming off Naruto.

"Thank you Sakura" said Naruto in a whisper as he whipped his unshed tears away.

"You're welcome Naruto" I whispered back and wrapped an arm around his neck for comfort.

Gai's pov

My rival was now just a child. I can't challenge him to any contest any more. This was bad. How would Kakashi react to this change when he wakes up? I don't remember Kakashi at six years old. How did he act at six when he was younger?

I looked at Kakashi's students and saw Naruto whipping his eyes with Sakura's arm around his neck. Sasuke was staring at the floor with his hands in his pockets.

The Hokage finished talking and we all looked at Kakashi. He was shifting around in the Hokage's arms. We crowded around him and his eyes slowly drifted open. He slowly looked around still waking up and yawned. He did not have the Sharingan. Both his small eyes were black like they were meant to be.

We all were startled when Lee, Ino, Baki, Shino, Neji, and Hinata burst into the Hokage's office.

We turned to them as Lee blurted out, "What happened Gai-sensei?!?!"

"We heard a rumor going around about Kakashi-sensei being hurt," explained Ino.

"Everything's just fine kids" reassured Iruka.

I piped in, "Yeah. Why don't you kids go out to the Ramon shop and get some food and we will meet you there. I'll bye."

"O-Okay…" stutter Hinata.

"Take Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura with you" I said.

The three looked at Iruka and he nodded. They all then left.

I felt bad about shipping them away, but it would help us find out information from Kakashi. They were sad I could tell. Naruto was not ever jumping for joy about the free Ramon noodles. It was kind of depressing really. He was always so energetic about Ramon noodles, and now he acts as if he really didn't care. He probably didn't. I don't blame him.

We then turned our attention back to the matter at hand.

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