NOTE: With all the new music out, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to listen to it and do other stuffs. Although recently, I've enjoyed listening to the song Paralyzer by Finger Eleven. I have no idea what they're saying, but I like the melody. But my favorite song of all time is Girl All The Bad Guys Want by Bowling For Soup. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I've finally unlocked Kyuubi Naruto on Naruto Arena! YAY! I tell you, the Sasuke/Lee/Naruto combo never fails! But now I need to move on to something a little more challenging… Like unlocking Kimimaro! Ahem. I'm done commenting now. Enjoy the dang chapter.
Sakura's eyes grew wide and a small gasp escaped her lips.
"Sasuke's… What?"
"In the words of Naruto Uzumaki, 'believe it.'"
Sakura was lost for words.
"Well, you'd best be on your way to tell Naruto. I'll see you later, OK?" Tsunade said, showing Sakura the door.
"Mm-hm…" was all she could manage to get out.
Sakura stood there long after Tsunade had closed the door behind her.
"Sasuke…I can't believe you're coming home after all this time…" she thought to herself.
After a while, Sakura started to get this feeling inside of her. It started in her toes, then up her throat all the way to her mouth. Sakura tossed back her head and just laughed as loud and hard as she could. Then she began running. Harder, and harder, her shoes smacked the cobblestones.
Tsunade and Shizune watched from the window.
"She's awful joyful!" Shizune declared.
Tsunade chuckled.
"I knew she'd be happy, but I never would go this hysterical on us."
"Oink!"
Tsunade patted her pig's head.
"That's right Tonton!"
"What did she say?" Shizune questioned.
"She said, 'Ah, young love.'"
Sakura practically beat down the doors of the Hokage's office. Naruto looked up from his papers, startled.
"Naruto! I have the most wonderful news!"
"Uh, what is it, Sakura?"
"Gosh, I've never seen Sakura this worked up about anything before. Now she looks as if she might just bounce out of her skull!" Naruto thought to himself.
She ran over to his desk and smacked her hands on it.
"I swear to you, this is the best news you will EVER hear!"
"OK…"
"It's so awesome, that you'll probably faint and fall out of your chair the minute I tell you!"
"Sakura…"
"It's so exciting, that-"
"SAKURA!" Naruto shouted as he stood up.
Sakura backed off.
"Heh, heh, sorry…"
"It's OK, just tell me this great news. If I have to wait any longer, I might just go as loopy as you!"
"Right then. It's news concerning Sasuke Uchiha," Sakura said in a much more serious and mature tone.
Naruto turned more sullen.
"What kind of news?"
"About his arrival, Lord Hokage. Sasuke Uchiha is expected to return to the Hidden Leaf Village sometime tonight."
Naruto was so stunned her dropped back into his chair.
"Sasuke…""Lord Hokage?" Sakura asked, snapping her fingers in front of his face.
Naruto brought himself back to the present.
"Oh, sorry, Sakura. And I've told you time after time! Lord Hokage was my father, I'm Naruto, OK?"
Sakura bowed politely.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Naruto."
Naruto scoffed.
"You never had trouble with that sort of thing when we were kids," he said.
Sakura grinned.
"That's because you were a moron when we were kids."
"Shouldn't you be telling the news to Kakashi-sensei?"
"Probably. Shouldn't you be telling the news to the Council of Elders?" Sakura asked smartly.
"Fine, just get going, OK?"
"All right then. Goodbye, Naruto," said Sakura, as she teleported out of the office.
Naruto went back to his papers, but couldn't concentrate on them. He was too busy thinking about Sasuke.
"I have to do something… I can't just let him get off the hook without a scratch… UGH! It's times like this when I wish you were still around, Dad," Naruto thought to himself as he looked upon the 4th Hokage's picture hanging on the wall in between the 3rd and Tsunade's.
"Well obviously I can't do anything unless I consult the Council of Elders… But still. I have a deep feeling that Sasuke's return is going to cause some very, very bad problems. There're turbulent times ahead, that much I now for sure!"
