Shinobi Chronicles
By: Rotten Apple Misfit
A/N: Sorry about the late updating. I have a feeling some people may have given up on me and I'm VERY sorry. I haven't been feeling good lately and with school to deal with and home, my schedule has been pretty packed. Hopefully I'll be able to put up at least two more chapters besides this one.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. All credit goes to Masashi Kishimoto.
Chapter Four: Aftermath
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"A declaration?"
Sasuke nodded while lightly brushing his nose with his left thumb. "For the past years, you two and the others have been protecting Konoha like a new born baby," The raven then began to advance towards Naruto and Sakura until he stood right in front of them. Uchiha then put himself in between the two before putting his right arm on Naruto's shoulder and his left on Sakura's left shoulder, his head in between theirs as he whispered. "But exactly how long can you protect a baby from the dangers of the world...?"
Sakura's eyes widen as she quickly turned to face Sasuke. "What do you plan on doing?"
Smirking, Sasuke released the two. "Oh, just you wait. There's no need to spoil the surprise now. Just know this, Konoha will fall." As he said this, the raven haired male turned to leave.
"It doesn't matter what you do, you'll have to do through me to get to Konoha."
Stopping, Sasuke looked over his shoulder laughing lightly. "Now that won't be hard at all will it, Naruto?"
The blond jolted for Sasuke, but was stopped by Sakura, who shook her head telling him to let it go.
Sasuke on the other hand shook his head in shame. "Naruto, tamed? I guess you've finally gotten the best of the Nine Tails..."
Both Naruto and Sakura watched Sasuke turned to leave in relief, but relief was soon cut short as he paused once again.
"Oh, and give my regards to Tsunade, as a present." Just then the raven spun around throwing a kunai at the two. Both managed to dodge the weapon as it pinned itself in the wall. But Naruto's and Sakura's eyes widen seeing what was attached to the kunai and it was too late. Both were sent flying in opposite directions with a great force.
The entire classroom went silent as the room rumbled. Narita turned to her brother with a worried look. Tsunade and Shizune headed towards the door, but stopped when it suddenly flew open by another shinobi.
"Milady!!"
"What is it?!"
"There's been an explosion in the east and south wing!!"
The whole room went into a panic as The Fifth scratched the side of her head contemplating on what to do. Soon her eyebrows arched in annoyance as she became frustrated.
"SHUT UP!!"
They did as they were told turning to face their lord. "Now, I know none of this was expected at all, but I need everyone to calm down and remain calm for the time being. If you all don't mind I need for everyone to head towards the west wing and exit out of the exit only!!" Standing guard, Shizune and Gondaime watched as everyone filed out of the classroom except for Saku and Narita who jumped over the table and towards them.
"What are you two still doing here?"
"Where are your parents that."
"That's why we came to you!" answered the male Uzumaki.
"They left before the explosion!"
Both Tsunade and Shizune were shocked, "Shizune."
"Yes?"
"I want you to get these two out of here and get any free shinobi to search the east and south wing."
"Yes Hokage-sama." Shizune then took Narita and Saku by their wrist, dragging them out of the room as they struggled.
"NO! I'm not leaving without them! I have to know where they are!" Narita yelled as she pulled against Shizune.
Naruto laid against the wall coughing as dust and debris encircled him. He slowly began to regain his consciousness as he sat up looking around.
"Sa…Saku….Sakura!!" Naruto shot up but clenched his teeth together holding his left side, feeling a sharp pain. When he looked at his hand, his entire palm was covered in blood. The blonde managed to pull himself up as he leaned against the wall for support as he walked. "Sakura!!"
Damn, hurts to yell too.
"Naruto?!"
"Sakura?! Damnit!" Naruto crumpled to the floor holding his side even tighter than before.
"Naruto?" Sakura wandered around helplessly trying to find her lost love. "For fuck sake answer me!!" Pausing, Sakura just noticed the gash that went from her upper shoulder to nearly her elbow.
Crap…
But as the cherry blossom haired woman continued on, she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a dusty silhouette of someone coming towards her in a limp manner.
"Naruto...?"
"Sa..." But the blond was interrupted as Sakura nearly tackled him, wrapping her arms around her lover tautly. Naruto grunted in pain, but managed to use his left arm to return the kunoichi's love, as they smothered each other in passionate kisses.
"I thought I lost you..." Sakura shoved her face into the warmth of Naruto's chest.
"Well I'm here aren't I?"
"Yes, but..." Sakura paused in mid-sentence, loosening her grip on Naruto.
"But what?"
She then looked up into his sapphire eyes, and then back down with fear painted on her face. Joining her, Naruto looked down as well and realized that his Chuuin/Jounin vest and shirt, had been torn open, showing his bare skin that revealed a rather large gash that continued to bleed and drip onto the floor. "Just a scratch..."
"Just a scratch?! Naruto! You're bleeding all over the place!"
"Sakura...really now. You don't have to worry. I'll be fine," Naruto headed off in a different direction, looking for any possible way out the mess they were in.
"Naruto, I'm your wife. It's my job!"
"But you don't have to worry like you do. You worry to much."
"Should I worry about myself then?!"
"There comes a point in time when you should. This is that point! AH! Fuck!" Sakura watched as Naruto fell to his knees, groaning in agony. She quickly ran over, wrapping comforting arms around her husband and pulling his close to her. A silent tear fell down her cheek as she rocked back and forth.
"Naruto...please..."
"I hope nobody got stuck in this thing."
"Yeah."
Two shinobi trailed aimlessly through the dust and debris, their flashlights, their only way to see through the ash.
"Man, I hate bombs."
"You're telling me," sneered the older of the two, "takes forever for this shit to clear. Hell! Takes forever to clean up!" he suddenly coughed, waving his hand about in a effortless manner to rid of the ash around them.
"Do you think anybody got caught in this?" inquired the younger Jounin.
"I dunno, that's why we're out here ain't it?"
"True. Hey! Anybody out there?!"
Sakura sat against the wall with Naruto still in her arms, but asleep this time. She knew she couldn't just sit here and watch as her love slowly died . So instead, she put her medical skills to work. Ripping both of her uniformed sleeves off, the kunoichi tied the two together and wrapped them around the blonde's waist to temporarily stop the bleeding. After doing so, she clasped her hands together forming snake and concentrated enough chakra to the point of having them be engulfed by a blue chakra. She then placed her hands on Naruto's wound, watching as it slowly began heal. This didn't take long as Sakura pulled away, to patiently watch and wait as the wounds healed themselves and what appeared to be steam come off of them. Leaning down, she kissed her resting husband's forehead.
"I give up. There's no way in hell someone can be in here and survive."
"You're right, but still..." The older shinobi paused when his eyes were drawn to a certain something.
All the other could do was switch between his partner and whatever it was in confusuion, "What is it?" he finally asked, pinning his flashlight on the thing the other had been drawn to.
Neither could tell what exactly it was, all they could barely see through the debris was what look like a huge mound of nothing.
"Ummm...hello...?Ow!"
"Now why in the hell would you say 'Hello'?"
"To see if anyone would answer!"
"You don't even know if it's anyone!"
"Well neither do you!"
"And that's why you don't hear me saying 'Hello' like a complete dumbass!"
"You still didn't have to hit me y'know..." the younger Jounin rubbed the spot at which the other had hit him with the flashlight, a pout sprawled across his face.
"Shut up," together, the two ninja slowly made their way to the unknown object, both focusing their flashlights, "You gotta be shittin' me..."
For knew how long, Sakura had kept herself propped up against the wall, sweating at the lack of oxygen in their mess and through it all, still holding her unconscious husband with every ounce of her strength.
"Are-Are they d-dead...?"
"I hope not," just as the older Jounin hand bent down to check her pulse, Sakura's eyelids fluttered open as she blindly followed the light of their flashlights, squinting at the sudden brightness.
A heavy weight was lifted from the two shinobis' shoulders as they smiled, along with the feeble woman.
"Is it just you two?"
"Yeah," Sakura looked down at the sleeping Naruto, watching as the younger male gently picked him up and carefully draped one of the whiskered blonde's arms over his shoulder; the other attended to helping Sakura.
Spotting her lover's bare skin through his blood stained vest and shirt, the ninja carrying Naruto turned to Sakura, a worrying look playing his face, "Is he okay...?"
Looking over at her husband's fully healed wound, appearing to never been marred, she smiled weakly, "Mhmm, he'll be fine."
Nodding, the foursome walked through the aftermath and back to civilization.
snake-one of the twelve hand signs in the Naruto world based on the Chinese zodiac
Oh my Bob...I know this might sound wrong but thank goodness it's over. Don't get me wrong I LOVE writing and sharing it with the rest of the world but it can take a lot out of ya. Anyway, yeah, nobody died even though a couple of my friends who read this chapter before kept swearing up and down to make Sakura die and give Naruto another reason to get Sasuke. But wouldn't that make Naruto want to kill Sasuke instead of bring him back? Besides, she does have two kids to take care of. Think about it...
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