Chapter 3: Plan A: Together
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Training Grounds
(Normal Pov.)
Naruto sat on the rail of the bridge impatiently waiting for Kakashi sensei. "Where the hell is that pervert?" he thought. "no…good...dirty…rotten…perverted…late….Kakashi…sensei…." he started to grumble.
Just then Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke sitting on a tree branch, "Who's perverted?" he asked.
In surprise Naruto fell off the railing with a thud. "UM…NO ONE KAKASHI SENSEI!...AND YOUR LATE!"
"Well you see I got lost on the path of life and…."he started.
"I DON'T CARE!...WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM!...SAKURA-CHAN IS ENGAGED AND IT'S NOT TO SASUKE-TEME!, Naruto shouted.
"E-N-N-G-AGED!?...N-OT T-O S-A-SUKE?'" Kakashi stuttered as he fell out of the tree branch.
Pulling himself together he asked Naruto where Sasuke and Sakura went. Naruto told him that Sakura-chan left to go to the Hokage's tower to meet with Lady Tsunade and her parents about the engagement. Also, that Sasuke-teme had disappeared off in a puff of smoke 5 min. after Sakura-chan left.
"Alright Naruto, it's time to put, Plan A: Get Sasuke and Sakura Together, into action. But, first, we need to find out who she is engaged to." Stated Kakashi, and with that him and Naruto headed off to ease drop on the conversation that was going to take place. Both thinking "Sasuke you better tell Sakura-chan your feelings soon or you may lose her forever!"
On the path to the Hokage's Tower
(Sakura's Pov.)
Sakura walked down the street towards the Hokage's tower, the whole time in a daze of what had just happened. "I'm engaged?...To who?...I don't want to just marry anyone!...I want to marry the man I love!...Sasuke!" her thoughts were just so jumbled. They were causing her so much pain and stress that she could not hold the tears in any longer.
She sat on the bench just outside of the Hokage's tower, the whole while letting her tears fall freely. She sat there for what seemed like hours, only min. in reality though, crying trying to figure out a way to get out of her so called 'Engagement.' "Oh, Sasuke-kun, I've tried to ignore you hoping the feelings I have for you would just go away, but they just won't. So what am I going to do to get out of this engagement." She stated out loud.
Suddenly she stood up. "I've got it, my parents can't legalize an engagement without Lady Tsunade approving it! She knows how I feel about Sasuke, so there is no way she'd make me marry someone else!" she thought happily. With that new thought in mind she whipped her tears and headed to Lady Tsunade's office.
In an alley right next to the Hokage's Tower
(Sasuke's Pov.)
Sasuke had just appeared in the alley next to the Hokage's tower when he saw Sakura break down and start to cry. He had wanted to go over to tell her that he loved her and that no other man would claim her except for him, but when she had said his name he froze because he thought she had spotted him.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he figured she had been talking to herself. The sentence she spoke after however made him smirk, that arrogant smirk of his when he knows he has claimed something as his own. As she walked into the tower one thought crossed his mind "Just wait a little longer Sakura, for you will be mine!" and with that thought he followed after her so he could hear what was about to be said.
(Naruto's and Kakashi's Pov.)
They had just arrived and positioned themselves next to Lady Tsunade's window. Naruto, however, had almost given them away, when he started to shout, "WHY THE HELL IS NEJI, KIBA, SHIKAMAROU, AND LEE HERE!" Of course, Kakashi had hit him over the head to make him shut up. Just then the door had opened revealing Sakura, who walked into the room and took a seat between both her parents.
(Sakura's Pov.)
As Sakura entered the office she took notice of all the people there. "Why is Neji, Kiba, Shikamarou, and Lee here?" she thought as she took a seat between her parents.
The first one to speak was Lady Tsunade. "Hello Sakura, I'm sure you know the reason you are here, let me go ahead and explain to you what your father has proposed. There will be a competition held here in the Leaf starting tomorrow. The Leaf has chosen four of its strongest ninja, the one who wins the competition will have your hand in marriage. The other villages have not responded except for one, which is the Sound village. They will be sending one of its members here for the competition. Do you understand Sakura?"
"Yes, but why?" asked Sakura. She felt as if her heart was breaking, she couldn't believe that Tsunade was doing this to her.
"Sakura, you have surpassed me, you are a beautiful woman that many men want to claim as their own. So this is the only way to make sure that the man that does claim you is the most worthy." replied Tsunade.
"But what if I refuse?" asked Sakura. She felt angry, she felt as if her friends and family thought nothing of her. Why would they not let her choose her own fate?
"It won't matter because I approve of this. This is the only way you can be happy again Sakura, so please forgive me." and with that Tsunade dismissed her and her parents.
On the way home all Sakura could think was "Tsunade, why did you do this!?" and with that she let the tears flow freely. Tomorrow was going to be hell, not only would her fate of who she was supposed to be with the rest of her life be decided tomorrow, she also had to be there dressed like a princess, as a prize, such as an object, to be won.
Back at the Hokage's Tower
Tsunade sighed, Sasuke had just left. Which meant the rest of the meeting could continue.
"Naruto. Kakashi. I know you two are out there. Come in, I have something I would like to discuss with you." She called towards the open window. Not long after she had Naruto, Kakashi, Neji, Kiba, Shikamarou, and Lee all seated in front of her.
"Alright, let's begin, I'm sure you and Naruto heard everything from before, am I correct?" she asked Kakashi. He only nodded. "Ok to be clear, the only reason this competition is going on is to get Sasuke Uchiha to admit his feelings for Sakura Haruno, do I make myself clear?" everyone except Naruto and Kakashi replied "Yes, Lady Tsunade."
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Naruto shouted.
"I have already talked to the other four here they will participate in the competition but will lose purposefully to Sasuke who is going to be the ninja from the Sound village. The only problem is that a Sound shinobi is actually coming, we need you two to kidnap him and take his Sound gear, that way the two of you can convince Sasuke to pose as the Sound ninja, of course without letting him know about the rest of the plan, understand?"-Tsunade
The two replied "Yes, understood."
"Alright everyone is dismissed. We will see how this all turns out tomorrow, because tomorrow is April 18th. It is the last day he has to admit his feels for her or he will never have her."
With that everyone left. Lady Tsunade sighed "Please forgive me Sakura, I only did this to make you happy, hopefully you will be if everything goes as planned." thought Tsunade.
The Uchiha Compound
(Sasuke's Pov.)
Sasuke sat in the darkness of his room thinking. "Why the hell hadn't the village chosen him to fight in the competition?" "There has to be another way to enter." "I won't let anyone else have her!" his thoughts kept repeating themselves over and over.
Inner Sasuke: "So you do love her."
"Why the hell are you here again?"
"I'm here to help of course."
"Hn."
"Don't 'Hn' me! You know you can't live without her!"
"…."
"I know you don't want another man 'touching' her, or seeing what was under that skimpy uniform she wore…or.."
"Stop that! Treat the woman I love with a little respect! Grrrr!...oh shit."
"AHAHAHAH! Gotcha ya! You finally admit that you love her!"
"…..Grrr…Fine! I do love her! Happy?"
"No not yet, now all you have to do is tell her."
"….I can't…"
"You already heard that she still has feelings for you. Why can't you just tell her?"
"…I don't know how…"
"Don't know how?...Just tell her how you feel…."
Sasuke was brought out of his inner rant when he heard someone banging on his door. With a grunt he got up to see who it was. Just as he reached for the door Naruto and Kakashi rushed in.
"What the hell do you two want?" asked Sasuke.
"We figured out a way to keep Sakura from marrying either Neji, Kiba, Shikamarou, or Lee." stated Kakashi.
"YEAH WE DID! WE SAW THAT SOUND SHINOBI WALKING INTO THE VILLAGE SO WE KIDNAPED HIM AND TOOK HIS SOUND GEAR! NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PRETEND TO BE THE SOUND NIN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION TO WIN SAKURA-CHAN!" shouted Naruto.
"That's not a bad idea…" thought Sasuke.
"Fine, I'll do it…." stated Sasuke. With that both Naruto and Kakashi left both thinking "Wow that was easier than I thought."
"I'll win and claim you my cherry blossom, you just wait, and when I do I'll tell you how I feel." thought Sasuke as he prepared for tomorrow.
Chapter 3: Complete.
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