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Chapter Three: The Results
Naruto panted heavily. He had managed to create one clone with the little remaining chakra that he had. Gently he had carried Neji and Chouji back to Konoha while Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara helped Kiba, Shikamaru and Lee. They had started slow at first but Naruto decided that they couldn't wait for long. He pumped as much chakra as he could and run all the way to Konoha.
The wound from his chest hurt very badly and even though it was completely healed he was still getting pain from it. It was part of the reason of why he was panting. It felt like something was squeezing his heart.
"Naruto…! You're chakra will be depleted if you keep this up!" Said Shikamaru worriedly. He was jumping beside Temari from tree to tree. He could visibly see that Naruto was tired and what could be worse his chakra was almost gone for good and when that happened a ninja could go into a comma for months and sometimes years.
"Neji…! And Chouji….they need help…!" Naruto said between gasps. "How much longer?!" He asked, he wasn't sure if he could keep this up but somehow he had to make it! No longer did he care about Sasuke or Sakura…he cared about Neji and Chouji who got hurt because of him….because of Sasuke.
"Only about 6 miles away but this will deplete your chakra completely!" Shikamaru said. Kiba had a wound on his side and Akamaru didn't look any better. To his other side, Lee seemed to be doing fine but he was still injured. The Sand Siblings had been a fortunate turn of events for them otherwise they would've probably been defeated beyond belief.
"Only a little more…!"
Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari watched silently. They wondered what kept Naruto going. What Shikamaru had said was true. Naruto's chakra was almost completely gone and yet he still managed to make 1 clone that could move like a real person!
However Gaara was starting to see…Naruto had always amazed him. Since the first time they fought. He remembered how Naruto had still managed to dragged himself to where Gaara was, when he had no chakra left himself!
'Naruto are these your special people…?' Gaara wondered silently, then he looked at his siblings and wondered if they were his precious people.
Naruto wasn't tired. He was exhausted beyond belief! He could already see the gates of Konoha and with that hope of seeing some familiar faces, he pumped the last chakra he had into his clone and him and run full speed towards the gates.
"Naruto!!!"
'No I can't stop…!'
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Sakura looked up, she had clearly heard someone call Naruto's name. He was coming and he was bringing Sasuke-kun back! She quickly run towards the gates just in time to see Naruto arrive and a bushin carrying an unconscious Neji and Chouji with him along with the sand siblings, and the rest of the Rescue 5.
She frowned. 'Sasuke-kun…where is he?'
Just then Kakashi arrived. Sasuke in his arms unconscious. Sakura run towards Kakashi and fussed over Sasuke. Kakashi laid Sasuke on the floor and watched as Sakura sobbed uncontrollably on his chest. He frowned… 'How come I never noticed…? Doesn't Sakura realize that Naruto is more injured…?'
Naruto watched as Sakura cried over Sasuke. At his side laid Neji and Chouji.
"Thank you Naruto…"
But Sakura wasn't even looking at him. She was inspecting Sasuke…caring for him…And not once did she look at him.
'So this is the thanks I get Sakura…?'
Naruto fell backwards onto the hard floor. He could see the sky and clouds as they passed his field of vision and then Gaara as he rushed towards him but he didn't hear him, his mind was slipping from consciousness onto the dream world. 'Gaara…is this really worth the pain…?'
Gaara held an unconscious Naruto in his arms. He glanced over to where Uchiha Sasuke was… He frowned. Sakura was part of Naruto's team then why could she not be with the two but instead she chose the Uchiha over Naruto as if he was no longer of use…
"Gaara. The medic-nins are here." Kankuro stated as he followed Gaara's gaze towards the young Uchiha. Gaara nodded in response, but then he saw a woman he truly never expected to see. The legendary Tsunade. The Miracle Healer and Possessor of Incredible Strength. Gaara expected for Tsunade to head directly to the Uchiha but instead headed towards him along with other medic-nins.
"Naruto?!" Tsunade said. She rushed towards Gaara and took him gingerly from Gaara's arms. Medic-nins at her side immediately picked Neji and Chouji up. They were in grave danger.
"Thank you Sunagakure." Tsunade nodded in acknowledgement towards Gaara then picked Naruto and headed straight for the hospital until she was stopped by Sakura.
"Tsunade-sama you have to look at Sasuke-kun first! I don't know his condition but him first please…!" Sakura begged. Tears were visible in her eyes.
Tsunade's eyes narrowed and she turned her back on Sakura. "There are more patients with more serious injuries than Uchiha, Haruno." And with that Tsunade started sprinting towards the hospital. He would put the next best doctor to Shizune in charge of Naruto.
Sakura stared dumbfounded. 'Sasuke-kun…who will attend Sasuke-kun…?' She turned back towards Sasuke and was surprised to see a minor doctor with Sasuke. She frowned deeply. Couldn't they see that Sasuke was seriously hurt?!
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"Tsunade-sama, how is Naruto?" Kakashi asked Tsunade as they both run towards the hospital in a gentle sort-of-way so as not to disturb Naruto. Tsunade frowned, she had briefly inspected Naruto, his chakra was completely depleted and he was completely unconscious. There was a hole on his jacket meaning that the Uchiha had used some sort of attack on him that managed to go through his body and most importantly his heart.
Only one technique that Sasuke knew was able to do that. Chidori.
"In one word: Unsure…Kakashi…I want you to talk to me as Tsunade another ninja like you not as the Godaime…You taught Uchiha that jutsu didn't you? Why?" Tsunade said, they were close to the hospital, she needed to get some answers out.
"Obito was an Uchiha as well, he gave me his Sharingan and when I knew that I had Sasuke as one of students, I wanted to help him…to cope with the pain of not having a family…Sakura… her potential was minimal…and Naruto…he was happy when I met him…Sasuke…"
"You assumed that Naruto was happy just because of that smile he always has."
"Yes…I knew of the potential he had but Sasuke was our last Uchiha…Konoha had lost an entire army when the murder of the Uchiha happened…"
"Did you ever thought about the consequences?" Tsunade asked, she could see the hospital walls and hurried, she would be needed soon but she had to finish this conversation with Kakashi.
"No….Tsunade…I'm sorry."
"Kakashi…you're as thick-headed as Minato said." Tsunade said and with that she hurried towards the hospital leaving a dumbfounded Kakashi behind her.
"Tsunade-sama knows Minato-sensei…?" Kakashi wondered. He hurried after Tsunade and Naruto.
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"Gaki… wake up! You worthless brat wake up!!"
Naruto was listening, he could hear the bars of the cage rattle but otherwise they did not budge from their place. But the only thing that Naruto was thinking about was life…what he had done…and if it was all really worth it…
"So now you understand hehehe, your so called friends! One of the punched a hole through your body and the other could care more about a stranger than you!!!" The Kyuubi's voice was hypnotic in a way, it echoed against the walls and it was loud. Yet he was telling the truth…his teammates were nothing more than worthless, ungrateful…he went through all that pain for nothing…then did that mean that it was over…that Team 7 was over…?
"Why…?"
Kyuubi's booming laughter filled the room. " The never ending question 'why'! it never ends. Gaki did you really think that they could care about? Why would they? Sasuke thought you were dead last and when you showed him what you could do, he started to hate. Sakura, a mindless shinobi not worth my breath, was so sure of herself and that you were so beneath her without even getting to know you…!"
Naruto just stared at the wall and frowned…it was all true…and Kakashi…
"Kakashi…he saw so much potential in Sasuke. Not Sakura or you were worth his time…How foolish of him! Hehehe! Minato would be ashamed…!"
"Minato…?"
" Hai…he was the man that sealed me inside you Gaki and the sensei of Kakashi…Your father was a nuisance but he saved my family from hunters I owe him much…"
"The Yondaime was my father…?" Naruto was standing up, he walked over to the cage and grabbed the bars, his hands were clutching them so hard, they were starting to turn white.
"Gaki you mindless idiot, you never saw the resemblance between him and you? However that can be left for another time…the question that's driving your mind insane and also the one that's not letting me sleep is if think that saving Sasuke and bringing him back was worth it…Why? Why? Why? Why?!!! It's a never ending question…only you can answer it right…"
"I don't know…I wanted to bring Sasuke back because I care about him but he doesn't seem to…it seems like he hates me and Sakura...when she thanked me she sounded more worried about Sasuke than being grateful…"
Naruto's mind was reeling….! He cared about Sasuke and Sakura but they hated him or at least came close to disliking his company and because of him Neji and Chouji and Kiba with Akamaru were hurt badly!
Neji was so grave! Unlike him Neji couldn't heal and he wasn't in a good shape, the wound had been very close to his heart…! Neji who had said that he had better eyes than him…Neji who could've died…Neji cared for him…otherwise he wouldn't have gone with them to get Sasuke back…!
Neji…cared about him…
"I don't know… I care for Neji…and he cares about me…Sasuke…he said that even if he had to kill me to get power he would do it…Sakura…she made me promise the impossible…she always shed tears for Sasuke but never for me…Kakashi-sensei…he deemed me and Sakura not worthy…"
The Kyuubi grinned, it was about time that Gaki saw some of life's true meanings!
"Kyuubi? Do you think that maybe…it wasn't worth it…change…change is good right? And I have done everything that I promised…so I'm not needed by Sasuke or Sakura or Kakashi-sensei…and Neji and Shikamaru and the others care about me…maybe it's time for change…Right Kyuubi?"
"Gaki…you're not as smart as your father…but if you think that that's what it is…go for it…I don't lose anything…Hehehe!!!!"
Naruto sighed…he fell back on his butt and sat down. 'Change…Iruka-sensei says that change is good for everyone at some point in their lives…is it right for me as well…?'
Naruto suddenly grinned and laughed! His laughter was full and cheerful!
"Change…guess this is my time to change!"
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