A/N: Hello everybody. This is one of my better chapters even seeing the fact that it is longer makes me happy.
I do not own Naruto
Roses are Dead
Chapter 4
Sakura's P.O.V
The poison was still running through my veins. It wasn't painfull, it just had negative side effects. For example. When trying to open my eyes, I discover my eye sight to be extremly blurry. From some of the medical books I have read, I knew that my speach would also be slurry. But since my mouth was ductape close, there is no way to figure out that one. Other then that, my legs would not be able to support my weight. It would take 5-8 hours for the poison to completly run through my body. Now the question would come is, how long have I been unconchious?
With the only sense that was truly available to my use, it sounded like we were moving forward. Also by the sound of it, it sounded like it was about the early morning. The sun had not come up yet since the crickets and night bugs were making there noise and mating calls towards there partners. I could not even feel the warmth of the sun among other things.
I was being carried on somebody's shoulder and judging by the slow rythm his shoulder kept on nudging into my stomach, I figured that they were walking. Most probably injured or tired? These people must be close to there destination other wise they would have put up camp for the night. Did they ever put camp up during the night? I felt so helpless being unnable to walk and think for myself.
I lifted my head and opened my eyes to try make out the siluates that were moving infront of me but I could not see anything. I was practically blind. The person that was carrying me stopped and threw me against the one tree. I clinched in pain as I also tried to make out the figures infront of me. 3 maybe 4 figures stood infront of me. He must've figured that I am awake.
"Ahh she is finally awake, I am tired of carrying her" the one figure said. This one had a deep voice and almost seemed like the taller one of the group. Judging by his figure, I would say that he was the one that was carrying me. I squinted trying to atleast make out the 3 maybe 4 figures that was standing infront of me but it was useless, my eyesight seemed to just be getting worse if not better. And it was also not helping that the tree that I was leaning against's tree bark was sharp and jabbing in my back. Does the pain never end?
I closed my eyes tried to focuse on what i could hear. The breathing, the talking and the footsteps. Even though Shinobi's are trained to be silent, the other thing was that we were trained to listen on what we could hear. In situation's like this... Why was my eye sight not improving? I am pretty sure that it was about past 5 hours. What type of poison is this?
The one figure bent down infront of me. The breathing was silent, it must be the girl. She grabbed my chin and turned it to the one side as if inspecting my face. "Why does Kabuto want her, she is not even pretty. She won't even make it as a shinobi with this pink hair" The girl grabbed my hair in her hand and shoved my head to the one side as she said this. She sounded frustrated.
"Come on, Karin... Orders are orders" the other voice said with the sound of licking his lips. This voice almost had a lisp to it. This must be the same man that bit me in the neck. The one that poisoned me. My neck still prickled as I remembered what happened.
I slowly moved my arms that was tied behind my back up against the sharp tree barks that was pocking in my back. Moving my arms up and down, hoping and praying to get the ropes loose. I had to get loose. I don't know who these people are but I did not want to to sit around to find out. I have to get out of here before these people decided that they are going to be on the move again.
"Come on, let's rest. We were walking all night and we had nothing to eat" the bigger figure said.
"Is food all you can think about" the smaller figure with the lisp said.
"It's a good idea, we have been moving non stop and we have to be fresh for the day" the girl named as Karin said.
The other man just grumbled underneath his breath as he did what he was told
They all sat down on some of the rocks that was naturally placed next to the trees and started drinking water and eating some of the berries and fruits that they seem to be carrying with them. There focus averted away from me as they started talking about other stuff then work.
My ropes were almost loose as I started to speed up the process near the end. The way I was trying to free myself seemed very suspicious but by the sound of their voices and their foosteps that still seemed about a good part away, made me ready for my hasty escape. The last bit of rope I pulled apart with all my strength that I had and it snapped quickly apart like a weak rope would.
Just as I did this , I stood up on my weak knees, almost collapsing the first time, I manouvered some hand signs and as i did, trees of cherry blossom errupted from the forrest floor around the enemy, leaving them in a cherry blossom prison. With my eye sight still far from perfect I started running in the opposite direction of what we came from. As I ran, I could hear the enemy swear at me grow softer and more distant. I ran as fast and as far as I could. Collapsing a couple of times in the forrest soil but using the trees to regain my balance and stand up again...
Itachi's P.O.V
Having to hear the news of Orochimaru's appearance and maybe possibility of return put most of the village's finest shinobi's on gaurd and more on edge. Besides for the younger children training to be shinobi's one day, the training fields were also occupied by the older shinobi's. Preparing their weapons and themselves for what ever is to come. It was a horrible feeling. And considering the fact that we were no at all war-ready as we would like to be made it that much worst.
Little 18 year old Sasuke was one of the Shinobis amonsts them improving his skill in which ever way possible, sparing with one of his other class mates named Rock Lee. The man was fast and full of power. His agility seem to have no end.
Jumping and running around the field avoiding Sasuke's shuriken's that he threw and also dancing around the field as he was mocking Sasuke. Sasuke seemed to get more frustrated. He manouvered a couple of hand signs and send a ball of flame in Lee's next position. With the clever thinking of my younger brother the flames connected sending Lee to the other side of the field. Burning his green jumpsuite straight of his body.
I smiled at my little brother as he never seizes to amaze me.
"Onee-san" Sasuke's said standing straight from his fighting stanse. "How long have you been watching me?"
In all honesty, I had just arrived as I saw my brother nearly loosing. But he would have never noticed me next to the tree that I was standing "Long enough" I said with a taunting smile.
Sasuke in all reality never seems to grow up to me. He will always be my younger brother that I will admire and love. It does not matter how much he fights against it. I guess that was the reason why father never aknowledged him as he did with me. I felt sorry for him. He tried very hard if not his best.
Sasuke closed the distanse between us standing right next to me. Lee left a while ago saying something between the lines of doing 500 sit ups since he lost against Sasuke. The punishment of loosing was not bad enough for Lee, he also had to punish himself by improving his physical body.
"How about some ramen?" I offered Sasuke as I noticed his expresion going glum "My treat?" I added quickly as we went to the Ichiraku Ramen stand. After 5 minutes of uncomfortable silence from the field to our destination, we finaly arrived. Sasuke seem to have inner turmoil for the fact (I presumed) that he nearly lost to Lee. But if I knew Sasuke he will impove.
Moving aside the Ichiraku blindes, the first thing that I noticed was the orange jump suite and blond hair of non other then Uzumaki Naruto.
"Sasuke!" Naruto was here. That was most probably the reason why he didn't want to come here. He always seemed to be where ever poor Sasuke is.
"Man, who beat you up like that" Naruto said pointing out at the blood stains and bruises one Sasuke's face. Sasuke never seemed to notice this and quickly wiped his blood from the corner of his lips on his sleeve.
"Two beef ramens, please" I ordered knowing that Sasuke needed it.
"So who was it, Sasuke?" Naruto asked again not giving Sasuke any space, if in fact he was nearly on him. I smiled at this as I knew exatly that Naruto was always the type to be in people's bussiness.
"Lee" Sasuke whispered under his breath, almost seemed ashamed of admitting this. Especialy to the one that Sasuke refferred to as a dope.
Naruto's face nearly dropped then he burst out laughing and in between breathes he mentioned something like "Bushy Eyebrows of all people!"
This just made Sasuke blush more in between his bruises. Nobody seemed to take Lee seriously, even with the speed and agility that he had. And the most determined.
Naruto's laughter was cut short when the blindes of Ichiraku's Ramen stand moved aside and revealed the fourth Hokage moving in. Minato smiled at the rest of the people that was in the hut as he moved to sit next to Naruto and Kushina. He patted Naruto on the head amd gave his wife a kiss on the cheek.
Even with Tsunade as the 5th Hokage and her retirement very close. Everybody decided it would be best for Minato to be Hokage again since he did retire as the Hokage after the big night Naruto was borned, he immidiatly retired since he wanted to be at home with his love Kushina to raise their boy Naruto. I remember him mentioning some what months ago that since Naruto was more of an adult now that he will take in Tsunade's spot as the current Hokage. Minato did not seem happier then he did at this moment.
A/N: Since Minato is one of my favourite characters I am trying to bring him in as Hokage and trying to get Tsunade out. Please bare with me. I hope you liked it and review if you dare
