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"Speech"

thoughts

'Kyuubi and Naru conversing'

Many people were shocked to find Sasuke following Naru everywhere. They all whispered, some shouted, but the worst was always the fangirls. Sakura couldn't do anything about Sasuke falling for Naru. Naru continued on like normal, but she found after a while that Sasuke wasn't a bad sparring partner. That didn't mean she felt anything for him.

Sasuke, on the other hand, could only sit helplessly as his infatuation grew. He first started noticing the small things... that only made him love her more. She kept living her life, he kept following hers. Months passed, but Sasuke grew impatient. All of his attempts to woo her just just brushed off.

Sitting at Ichiraku's, Sasuke and Naru ate their ramen. Not much was spoken, but Naru had grown considerably kinder to Sasuke. She knew, however, that no one could love a monster like her. So she let all his words fall upon deaf ears and an empty heart.

"Ya know, Naru. I've been thinking," Sasuke said, breaking the silence.

"I'm glad there is something going on in that big head of yours," Naru smirked.

"Ha ha. I'm serious though. When I'm with you... Everyday I-" He stumbled a bit on his words.

"You shouldn't say empty words, they mean nothing as long as you don't mean them," Naru frowned, glancing at Sasuke's expression.

"I feel love bounding through every hour, and joy lights a new day," Sasuke breathed out in one breath.

"I..." Naru faded off as she saw his expression. She only nodded slightly, leaving Sasuke confused.

Maybe I can find joy in a miserable world... Naru looked at Sasuke. "Maybe," Is all she said.

The first moment Naru was without Sasuke, Sakura jumped out. "YOU! HOW DARE YOU TRY AND SEDUCE MY FUTURE HUSBAND!" The banshee screamed, causing a scene. Sakura grabbed Naru's shirt and whispered in her ear, "I will get you back, devil spawn, I will get you back for all those tricks you are playing. A demon isn't worth love!" Naru did the first thing she could think of. She punched Sakura right in the stomach.

Naru turned around as she was walking away and called out, "A banshee like you is worse than the devil himself."

The changes were small at first. The Rookie 9 barely noticed at first, but then came the big changes.

First, she started unconsiously looking for Sasuke when he wasn't with her. She started to open up to Sasuke. Where she was dark, mysterious, and depressing before; now she was only mysterious. Several other changes were seen.

Then the big changes: Naru seemed to smile more. She started to actually talk to people rather than giving them her clipped answers; She would invite them for ramen, rather than berating them for asking to go with her. Naru started to invite others to spar with her as well, but then quickly stopped after realizing that she kept accidentally beating them up too badly. All in all, she was nicer and opened up more.

All good things come to an end. There was an era where everything seemed to click. Sakura was out of the way, training for once, the Rookie 9 got along, Sasuke wasn't an ass, and Naru wasn't 'Miss Independent' (yes, Kelly Clarkson XD). Of course though, nothing gold can stay. (Yes, Robert Frost)

The first thing they heard was the laughter, then, they heard the angered yells. It is easy to say that Naru was the strongest one of them, but all the fangirls caught her in her sleep. They heard of what had been happening. About how Naru and Sasu were finally together. And now there was hell to pay.

They tied her hands, so she couldn't make any jutsu signs. Sakura, the ring leader, bound her in chains.

Tied me down to a cross, I look longing at the sky. How pathetic can I get? In the center of the village, Naru was hanging from the wooden cross, hay burning at her feet. Logs soon started to catch fire.

"PENITENCE OF YOUR CRIMES! PENITENCE AND YOUR LIFE!" The crowd shouted. They had always hated her, but the dam of hatred broke. What did I do wrong? Naru thought. Why me?

The main event begun.