Chapter 4: Contemplation Part 2
Moans and groans sounded throughout the bedroom, these noises were coming from two figures in a bed, one figure was a tan man with blonde hair and whisker marks on his face while the person under him was a white woman with short pink hair and a purple diamond on her forehead. These two people had no clothes on, the only thing covering them was the blanket.
Naruto looked down at the woman under him in the eyes while he thrusted making her moan even more. "Naruto," Sakura moaned as she wrapped her arms around the jinjutikie's neck and her legs around his waist. Naruto started to thrust faster, making her tremble in pleasure.
"You like that Sakura," Naruto whispered in the woman's ear making her shiver.
"I love it, please faster Naruto, harder, deeper," Sakura said, Naruto did as she wanted and soon they found the bed rocking back and forth but that didn't bother Sakura, she was in heaven now, each thrust brought new and intense waves of pleasure, she was losing herself in the lust. She matched his thrust perfectly.
Naruto couldn't help but groan in pleasure as she started to match him, "Sakura, you're amazing," he said
His complement just turned her on more, Naruto went faster which made her scream in pleasure, she gathered her will power and tried her best to meet his thrust. Finally she flipped them, now she was on top. Sakura looked at the world's hero with both lust and love in her eyes, she then rested her hands on his chest and started to ride him, Naruto groaned in response, "Sakura," he groaned
"Yes baby," Sakura said as she went faster, Naruto tried to sit up but Sakura pushed him back, she bounced up and down her c-cup breasts doing the same, she closed her eyes as she savored the pleasure that was coursing through her. Both she and Naruto were breathing hard, she more than him, they've been at it for hours and she tried to do her best to keep up. Sakura felt something building up within her, as did Naruto, Sakura rode him three more times until final, he came inside her filling her up, she then came as well making her scream at how intense the orgasm was. After the orgasm Sakura fell down on her lover's chest exhausted. She felt him wrap his arms around her waist, Sakura looked up to see his smiling face.
"I love you Sakura," Naruto said
Sakura smiled, "I love you to Naruto," she said, the two then shared a kiss and went to sleep.
Real world
Sakura all of a sudden shot up from her bed, she looked around to see that it was morning and that she was alone, "Only a dream," she said, Sakura then felt something damp, she took off the covers and noticed a damp spot on her bed and that her panties themselves were damp, she groaned, she got up, gathered her sheets to put in the washer, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.
Naruto's apartment
Naruto has just gotten up from another restless night in bed, he is now in the kitchen making himself some instant ramen. He sat down on the chair, split his chopsticks and started to eat all of the while thinking.
'I should go to Iruka sensei first, he's always given me great advice, and then I'll go to Kakashi sensei, I told Konohamaru that I'd try and convince him to give him more exciting missions,' Naruto thought, he sighed, "I need to figure this out, Hinata is starting to think something is up, she'll eventually find out and once that happens," Naruto sighed. He didn't even want to think about it. Without wasting a moment Naruto ate his food, took a shower, got dressed, brushed his teeth, and then left his apartment.
Leaf village
Naruto was walking around the village trying to find something to do till noon since that's when lunch was, the villagers greeting him and him greeting them back, he'd been stopped by a few kids who wanted to ask him questions or an autograph until they got pulled back from their parents who would apologize to him, but he would just say is fine. He would see the occasional fangirl who would be wearing very tight clothes, skirts that were so short you could see their underwear if they bent down, some actually did but he would just revert his eyes, shirts that showed to much of their chest and again he'd keep his eyes somewhere else, they'd try to flirt with him but he'd just ignore it and was able to lose them.
Naruto turned a corner and saw someone who he considered one of his best friends, the blond smiled, "Hey Shikamaru," Naruto yelled as he walked toward him, getting the Nara's attention.
"Naruto what are you doing here," Shikamaru asked
"Just decided to take a walk, what about you," Naruto said
"My mom is having me go shopping for her, it's such a drag," Shikamaru said
"You know if you don't like it, you could just get an apartment, right," Naruto said
"Yeah but looking for apartments are so troublesome, now's not really the right time anyway, I'll be going on an escorting mission soon," Shikamaru said
"Who are you escorting," Naruto asked
"A diplomat from the river country, apparently he has a couple of ninja after him and he needs protection," Shikamaru answered
"That's interesting," Naruto said
"Not really. Anyway what about you," Shikamaru said
"W-what about me," Naruto asked
"What's up with you, I haven't seen you for a month, I was wandering if you got eaten or something," Shikamaru said
"Well I'm fine, you know, been training some," Naruto said with a fake smile, he knows that Shikamaru is great at reading people, so Naruto was trying really hard not to seem bothered.
Too bad for him, Shikamaru knew something was up right before they even saw each other, "Really because I ran into Hinata today and she said that you're acting strangely," Shikamaru said
"Strangely, strangely how," Naruto asked
"From what she said, you've barely trained this past month and that you've seem very distracted," Shikamaru said
Naruto knew that if he stayed here any longer than Shikamaru would figure out what was wrong, he needed to leave quickly, "Hinata is just imagining thing, I'm fine, there's no need to worry. Anyway I need to go, I'll catch you later Shikamaru," he said, Naruto then started to walk away.
"Naruto," Shikamaru yelled which made Naruto stop, "You shouldn't try to lie to yourself. You can't let fear of what might happen keep you from your true happiness. Ask yourself this, which one of them has done more for you. You need to make a choice or you risk losing them both," Shikamaru said calmly but firmly. Shikamaru then walked away.
Naruto sighed and continued to walk.
Hospital
Sakura was putting a cast on a woman's broken arm, "There you go now try not to move it around too much, ok," Sakura said
"Thanks you Dr. Sakura," the woman said
"Your welcome, come visit me in about a month and we'll see how things are going," Sakura said
The woman nodded, "Thank you," she said
"You're welcome," Sakura said. She then followed the woman out and saw her go up to who appeared to be her boyfriend, they kissed, the man then smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her carefully and they walked off, 'Sigh, I wander what that's like, being shown affection by your boyfriend, must be nice,' she thought, she then sighed again.
Suddenly one of the nurses came up to her, "Lady Sakura, Lady Tsunade requires your presence," the nurse said
Sakura raised her eyebrow, "Ok, I'm on my way thank you," she said, the nurse nodded and walked off. Sakura then made her way to Tsunade's office.
Tsunade's Office
Tsunade was sitting at her desk however she wasn't doing paperwork she was waiting for her student, 'This is it, time for that push,' she thought, she heard a knock on the door, "Come in."
The door opened and Sakura was shown, "You called for me Lady Tsunade," Sakura said
"Yes Sakura, take a seat," Tsunade said, her former student did just that, "I'm sure you're wondering why I called you here today."
"Yes, I am," Sakura said
"Well Sakura, everyone here has noticed that you've been acting strangely this past month," Tsunade said
"Strangely, what are you talking about strangely," Sakura said, starting to get a bit nervous
"Strangely as in that you're burying yourself in your work, your distant, absent minded, you've frowned a lot," Tsunade said
"Everything is fine Lady Tsunade really," Sakura said putting on a fake smile.
"Oh really than how about you stop with the fake smiles then," Tsunade said
"What do you mean," Sakura said
"Sakura I've known you since you were fourteen years old, I've seen you smile multiple times so don't think I can't tell the difference between a fake and the real thing," Tsunade said
Sakura's smile dropped and she looked away, "Why are you approaching me on this now," she asked
"Because I'm worried about you, Sakura you are the closest thing that I've had to as a granddaughter, I've seen you grow from a girl who had to be protected by her teammates to a woman who fights by them as equals, Sakura tell me what's wrong please," Tsunade said gently
Sakura looked in Tsunade's eyes and saw that she wanted to help so she caved. Sakura sighed, "Ok I'll tell you, but you've got to give me your word that you won't tell anyone," she said
"You have my word," Tsunade said
Sakura relaxed, she then told Tsunade the whole story and then her problem, what she's been thinking. The slug sannin listened to her former apprentice very carefully, by the way she sounded the poor girl was very conflicted and confused, Tsunade felt really bad for Sakura. If she were honest she thinks that this is Naruto's fault, he allowed himself to be influenced into being with Hinata which forced Sakura to force herself to love Sasuke. "I'm just so confused, I think I know what to do, but if it doesn't work out I'll be alone and I don't want that," Sakura said, Tsunade could tell that tears were threatening to flow down.
Tsunade sighed, she didn't like what she was seeing Sakura Haruno, her best pupil, the girl who surpassed her in everything but love, now looked like that fourteen year old who was finally noticing Naruto. Tsunade finally spoke, "Sakura you can't let fear rule your life, you need to do what's best for you, you need to go to Naruto and tell him your feelings."
"But I can't, I'd be betraying Hinata and she's such a great friend, how could I do that to her," Sakura said
"Not a lot of things are more important than friendship but if there is one thing that I think is more important than friendship it'd be love. Love is a once in a lifetime thing Sakura," Tsunade said
"But I'd be being selfish, besides I don't deserve him," Sakura said
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU DON'T DESERVE HIM, OF COURSE YOU DO, SAKURA YOU ARE THE ONLY GIRL WHO DESERVES HIM MORE THAN ANYONE, IF ANYONE DOESN'T DESERVE HIM IT'S HINATA," Tsunade said
Sakura looked at Tsunade in surprise, "What," she said
"You heard me, tell me who was the one who healed all of his injuries when he was hurt," Tsunade asked
"Me," Sakura said
"Who would be at his side immediately when he was hurt or life threatening danger," Tsunade asked
"Me," Sakura said
"Who kept him alive during the war by squeezing his heart to keep it pumping, just because she wanted him to live," Tsunade asked
"Me," Sakura said
"Who promised the fourth that they would take care of his son," Tsunade asked
"Me," Sakura said
"You've done so much for him and Hinata has done so little, yes she saved him from Pein and yes she helped him fight but that's all she's done, you've done so much more. In fact I'd say it's Naruto who doesn't deserve you and neither does Sasuke for that matter. You are a terrific woman Sakura you are kind, confident, strong, smart, you are not afraid to put someone in their place and to top it off you are the most loyal person I know. I know for a fact that you'd stand by Naruto's side no matter what comes," Tsunade said
"Lady Tsunade do you really mean all of that," Sakura asked
"I mean every word Sakura," Tsunade said
Sakura's eyes watered, she tried to keep them in but tears fell from them, "Thank you Lady Tsunade, thank you so much," she said as she tried to wipe the tears away.
Tsunade smiled, "There's no need to thank me, you've earned those praises. So do you know what you're going to do," she said
Once Sakura wiped away her tears she answered, "Somewhat, I just have to do a couple of things and my decision will be made," Sakura said
"I'm happy to hear that, good luck Sakura," Tsunade said
"Thank you Grandma," Sakura's eyes widened on what she said and covered her mouth.
"What you say," Tsunade asked
"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to call you that, it was a complete accident it's just that," Sakura said
"That what," Tsunade asked, she wasn't angry like Sakura thought, she was just surprised that the girl said that so naturally and lovingly.
"Well my father's parents they died before I was born, they were killed by rogue ninja and my mother's parents were killed in the Kyubi attack twenty years ago, I never knew my grandparents you see and well when I became your apprentice even though you were tough on me. You helped me out a lot and helped guild me, you're really the closest thing I've ever came to having a grandmother," Sakura said
"Sakura," Tsunade said softly, she never knew how much a big impact that she's had on the girl or that she had played such a role. Hearing this made Tsunade feel happy inside.
"I'm sorry if I disrespected you Lady Tsunade, I'll try better to reframe from doing that," Sakura said as she bowed in apology.
Tsunade smiled softly at the woman who she still sees as the fourteen year old girl. Tsunade got up from her desk and walked up to Sakura who looked at her quite fearfully which Tsunade found funny considering that the girl is stronger. When Tsunade was only two feet from Sakura she did something that the pinkette didn't expect. Tsunade brought Sakura into a hug, "It's alright Sakura," Tsunade said, when they pulled apart, "You may call me Grandma anytime."
"But milady that's disrespectful calling you grandma," Sakura said
"Sakura, I would feel disrespected if you didn't call me grandma," Tsunade said
Sakura again was surprised, "R-really," she said
Tsunade nodded, "Really," she said
"Th-thank you, La," but Sakura caught herself, "Grandma."
"No problem, now it's time to get back to work," Tsunade said
Sakura nodded, "Right, see you later Grandma," she said, Sakura then left the office.
Tsunade watched with a smile, she then went back to her desk and was about to work but before she did she took out her sake, just as she sat it on her desk Tsunade's cell phone rang, she flipped it open, "Hello," she said
"Put the sake away," Sakura said
"How'd you," Tsunade asked
"Doesn't matter, put it away grandma," Sakura said, Tsunade grumbled but did as she was told and put the sake away, "Good, talk to you later," Sakura then hung up.
"How does she do that," Tsunade asked, she was about to reach for the sake again but decided against it to her displeasure and went back to work, "I give the girl confidence, great advice and let her call me grandma and yet she still doesn't let me have one glass."
Academy
It was noon and all of the academy kids were either having lunch or hanging out outside. Naruto walked to the academy and entered.
As he walked through the school Naruto was reminiscing through all of the memories he made here, he passed the bathrooms and remembered the prank he pulled by switching the signs so the kids would go the wrong bathroom, he remembered the faces that all of the kids had when they found out they were in the wrong bathroom, he remembered laughing his butt off, he then remembered Iruka chewing him out for the pranks. Naruto laughed at that memory, he then remembered Sakura's blushing face and how he thought that she was pretty when she blushed. Naruto found himself smiling at the memory of blushing Sakura. He decided to continue onto his destination.
After five minutes of walking Naruto found Iruka's classroom, he looked through the window and saw the man grading papers, Naruto looked on for a minute. But it seemed like Iruka sensed that someone was watching him, he looked through the window and saw Naruto, Iruka smiled and walked to the door, he opened it and greeted his favorite student, "Naruto it's good to see you."
"Hey Iruka sensei it's good to see you to," Naruto said as he entered Iruka's class room, the classroom where he, Sasuke, and…Sakura was taught, Naruto looked to the front seat where Sakura use to sit, he remembered when he used to admire her from the back of the class suddenly Iruka's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Naruto," Iruka said
"Heh, what," Naruto said
"Are you ok, you were looking at the desk and spaced out," Iruka said
"Oh yeah, I'm fine, I've been spacing out a lot lately," Naruto said
"Oh, well it's not that I'm not happy to see you but what are you doing here," Iruka said
"Actually I came to talk to you, if you're not too busy," Naruto said as he turned to his teacher's desk that is littered with paperwork.
Iruka followed Naruto's sight and laughed, "As you can see I have quite the pile," Iruka said
"Oh, well I can come back later," Naruto said
"It's ok Naruto, I'll do that later, what you need to talk about," Iruka said
Naruto's face turned from a smile to a troubled expression which worried the teacher considering Naruto is never troubled by anything.
"Iruka sensei I lied, I'm not ok, I'm confused and frustrated. Iruka sensei you've always given me advice when I needed it, well I really need it," Naruto said almost desperately
"Naruto what's wrong," Iruka said, he was really worried now, if it can make Naruto like this, then it must be bad.
Naruto sighed, he then told Iruka of last month's events, and what had been happening this month. After Naruto finished his story Iruka looked at him in sympathy, the boy was lost and needed guidance, and he was turning to Iruka for it, but Iruka really had no idea what to say, he had very few girlfriends in his youth but gosh darn it this was a person who was the closest thing that he had to a son so he was going to at least try.
"That is quite a story," Iruka said
"Yeah almost sounds like a romance novel," Naruto laughed
Iruka sighed, he thought for a moment on what he was about to say, "Naruto I'll be honest, I'm a lost of words with this," Iruka said, he saw Naruto's face turn to one in despair, "But I can try and do my best," Naruto smiled at his response.
"Thanks Iruka sensei," Naruto said
Iruka nodded, "Now Ayame was right about one thing Naruto you do need to follow your heart but in order to do so you need to look back," he said
"Look back in what," Naruto said
"Look back in the past," Iruka said
"The past," Naruto repeated, his teacher nodded
"Now Naruto I want you to listen to me closely and carefully," Iruka said and Naruto did just that, "Now I need you to close your eyes and forget that Hinata is your girlfriend and that Sakura and Sasuke are together ok."
Naruto closed his eyes, "Ok," he said
"Now I want you to look back in your memories of these two girls and pay close attention to everything, double and triple check," Iruka said, Naruto nodded, "Now I'm going to ask you questions and you are going to search memories for the answer," again Naruto nodded, "First question, how do you feel when Hinata is sad?"
"I feel sorry for her and would do my best to cheer her up," Naruto said
"How would you do it," Iruka said
"I'd approach her about it and get her to talk about it," Naruto said
"How do you feel when Sakura is sad," Iruka asked
"When Sakura is sad, I feel anger at the person who caused her sadness and I would beat the shit out of them, I hate seeing tears flowing down her face or when she frown not when she has such a great smile," Naruto said
"What would you do to make her feel better," Iruka asked
"I'd take her out to dinner or something and I would try to talk to her, I'd tell her that she could talk to me and I'd be willing to listen," Naruto said
"What do you feel when they are angry at you," Iruka asked
"I normally just say sorry to Hinata and she forgives me, but Sakura is hard, she has always made it hard for me which I'll admit I liked, Sakura has taught me in a way that forgiveness must be earned and I'm thankful for that," Naruto said
"How do you feel when Sakura hits you for no reason," Iruka said
"Whoa wait Sakura never hit me for no reason, there was always a reason behind each of those punches, she'd do it whenever I acted like an idiot or was being a pervert, it's because of Sakura I'm less of a pervert and I don't make a lot of stupid mistake," Naruto said
"I see so she helped you then," Iruka said
"Yes she did," Naruto said
"Has Hinata done any of this," Iruka said
"No she hasn't, I do miss being called out on my mistakes, Hinata doesn't really do that," Naruto said
"Who has stood by your side," Iruka said
"Both of them, Hinata has been watching me and has silently cheered for me ever since the academy while Sakura started doing that during the chunin exams. However Hinata stayed in the background for years while Sakura wasn't afraid to be seen beside me she was confident and was always there immediately when I was injured to heal me, yes Hinata fought for me, but so has Sakura she's also fought beside me and helped me. We've been through thick and thin together, I really care about her," Naruto said as memories flashed through his head, Hinata fighting Pain, and Hinata giving him courage to keep fighting however those memories were kicked out by memories of Sakura defending Naruto in one of Orochimaru's hideouts how she cut the chakra strings and saved Naruto from getting his heart crushed. Another memory was when Sakura tried to plead for Naruto in four tails to stop, she didn't show fear only worry for him. Then came the memory of her defending his unconscious form against Obito and then his saving her and how they smiled at each other. He remembered seeing Sakura trying to kill Sasuke just to release him of the promise, he also remembers hearing how Sakura kept him alive when Kurama was extracted from him. Naruto subconsciously touched his heart, she squeezed it just to keep it beating and to keep him alive, Sakura saved him, Hinata didn't do that. Finally Naruto remembered when he and Hinata got together even though Sakura smiled he saw the pain in her eyes.
"My final question, why did you choose Hinata," Iruka said
Naruto sighed, he then thought back to Neji's words and what the Hyuga wanted and then he thought to when Hinata snapped him out of his self-guilt. "I saw that Neji wanted me and Hinata to be together and Hinata was able to snap me out of my self-guilt," Naruto said as he opened his eyes.
"Is that all," Iruka asked, Naruto nodded, "That's kind of unfair don't you think?"
Naruto nodded, "Yeah…it is," he said
"Well what's your answer," Iruka asked
"I love Hinata but only as a sister, Sakura however I'm totally in love with I want nothing more than to be with her," Naruto answered
"Good to hear," Iruka said
"But sensei, if I break-up with Hinata and she finds out why she'll hate me, I don't want to lose her," Naruto said
"I understand Naruto, but staying with her is only going to hurt the both of you in the future, you need to be honest. Hinata is a very understanding person, she'll listen," Iruka said
Naruto sighed, "Ok, thank you Iruka sensei," Naruto said
"No problem Naruto," Iruka said
"Well I better go," Naruto said
"Off to see Kakashi," Iruka asked
"Yeah, I have a feeling that his advice will help me on what to do next," Naruto said
"Ok," Iruka said
"Thanks again Iruka sensei," Naruto said
"Anytime Naruto," Iruka said
"See ya," Naruto said
"Bye," Iruka said, with that Naruto left the classroom, 'Good luck Naruto. I know you'll make the right choice.' Iruka then went back to his desk to do some paperwork, he had five minutes left till this classroom was full again.
Leaf village
Naruto was walking toward the hokage tower so he could speak with his sensei and the puzzle to this can be solved, he just hope he wasn't busy. Naruto walked up to the doors of the building and entered.
Hokage Tower
Naruto was walking through Hokage's Tower when he spotted the secretary's desk, he walked up to it, "Um excuse me is Kakashi sensei available," Naruto asked
The secretary looked up and when she saw Naruto she smiled, "Ah Mr. Uzumaki it's a pleasure to see you," she said
"Yeah, you to," Naruto said
"You asked to see the hokage," the secretary asked
"Yep, is he busy," Naruto asked
"No, he isn't," the secretary said, "You may go."
Naruto nodded, "Thanks," he said, Naruto then walked away.
Hokage's office
Kakashi was reading one of his make out paradise books when he heard a knock on the door, quickly Kakashi opened a drawer and threw the book inside and closed it. Kakashi picked up his stamp to make it look like he was working, "Come in," he said hoping that it wasn't Shizune if she found out he was reading on the job she'd take his books away. The door opened and Naruto entered, "Naruto it's you."
"Hey Kakashi sensei," Naruto said as he closed the door.
"Hey Naruto, what are you doing here," Kakashi said, from what Kakashi could tell Naruto looked nervous and troubled, it didn't take him long to figure out why his student was here, he actually suspected him coming, 'So the time has come…sigh…thank kami.'
"Uh well I came here for some advice," Naruto said
Kakashi decided to play along, "Oh, what kind of advice," he asked
"Um, love advice," Naruto said
"Ok, so what's the problem," Kakashi asked
"Um first could you put a silencing jutsu up, I don't want anyone to hear this," Naruto asked
"Sure," Kakashi said, he then did some hand signs. "Silencing jutsu," with that the room was sound proof, they could hear the noises outside but no one could hear them.
"Ok, now what's the problem," Kakashi asked, Naruto once again told last month's events and what has been happening this month.
"I know how I feel now, but what I don't know is what should I do, I mean I know it's not fare but I don't want to break Hinata's heart and I don't even know if Sakura feels the same way," Naruto said
'Naruto you really are as oblivious as your father was,' Kakashi thought, he had been waiting for this moment ever since Naruto screwed things up with Sakura, it was time to give his advice. "Naruto let me tell you a story of when I was young," Kakashi said
"Um, ok," Naruto said
"It was after Obito had died, I had sworn to protect Rin no matter what. We spent a lot of time together and we became best friends, however as time passed, my feelings for her developed into something more than friendship, I fell in love with her. I forgot about my promise that I made to Obito and instead did things for Rin just to see her smile, I loved her smile it always lit up my day. To me Rin was the most beautiful girl I had ever laid my eyes on, there were many times that I wanted to ask her out but I was scared to. I fought myself multiple times on this and when I decided to confess to her a tragedy happened," Kakashi said
"What happened," Naruto asked
"She died, I waited too long and she was killed in the field," Kakashi said as the images of his hand through Rin's body came to his mind.
"Kakashi sensei, I'm sorry," Naruto said
"Don't be, that's in the past, I now look toward the future. Naruto the life of a shinobi is an unpredictable one, many things can happen, even in times of peace people can die, don't live your life through regret take it from someone with experience, it's not fun," Kakashi said
Naruto's face became determined, "Thanks Kakashi sensei, you really helped me out," Naruto said
"I just want you to be happy Naruto, you Sasuke and Sakura are the closest thing that I have to children, I promised myself that I would take care of each of you, that is what sensei's do after all," Kakashi said
"Thank you Kakashi sensei. Well I better go I have things to prepare for," Naruto said
"Right, see ya Naruto," Kakashi said
"Bye Kakashi sensei," Naruto said, and then he left.
'Naruto, your parents would be so proud of you, I know I am,' Kakashi thought with that he got out his book and started reading it.
Leaf Village
Naruto had exited the Hokage Tower and was now on his way toward the Hyuga Compound, he wanted to get this done with as soon as possible. 'I really hope she doesn't hate me or Sakura,' thought Naruto
Ten minutes of walking and Naruto reached the Hyuga compound, after greeting and being greeted by the guards, Naruto made his way to Hinata's house.
Inside Hinata's House
Hinata was in the dojo that was in the house sparring with her father, who has agreed to help train her.
Hiashi tries to strike Hinata's shoulder but she blocked is, Hinata moved forward and went to strike Hiashi's chest but he, hit it away, Hinata then tried to strike his shoulder then arm then she tries his chest two more times, but they were all blocked, Hiashi then moved fast and tripped Hinata from behind, she then fell on the ground.
The Hyuga heiress groaned in pain, she then saw Hiashi's hand and took it, her father then pulled her up to her feet, "Thank you father," Hinata said
Hiashi nodded, "You've been distracted this whole match Hinata, is something wrong," he asked, Hiashi saw Hinata's reluctance, "Hinata," Hinata looked at him hearing her name, "I know that I treated you poorly when you were younger and even now I know I'm not the world's greatest father but I do care about you and if something is bothering you then I'd like to know to see if I could help."
"It's Naruto," Hinata said
"Naruto, what about him," Hiashi asked
"He's been acting strange all month, he's been distracted and very distant, and I don't know why," Hinata said
"Did you ask him," Hiashi asked
Hinata nodded, "I asked if he was alright, he just said that he was fine, I didn't ask further," she said
Hiashi sighed, "Hinata if you want to know what's wrong then you need to be persistent until he tells you," he said
"I know father," Hinata said
"If you know then why haven't you done it," Hiashi asked
"Perhaps it's because, I'm scared to find out," Hinata said
Hiashi's eyes widened at his daughters response and was about to say something but was cut off when he heard a knock and his youngest yelling, "I'll get it." After a minutes, Hanabi yelled again, "Hinata you have a visitor!"
Looking at one another in curiosity, both father and daughter went to the door to see who it was.
Hyuga living room
Hinata and Hiashi had entered the living room to see Hanabi conversing with Naruto happily however Hinata could tell that something was wrong with her boyfriend.
Naruto and Hanabi turned when they heard the footsteps, they both smiled however Naruto's was more grim, "Hey Hinata, hey Hiashi," Naruto said
Hiashi sighed, he had told Naruto to call him lord Hiashi but the boy never listened to him, 'Well at least he hasn't given me some absurd nick name like her gave lady Tsunade,' he thought
"Hey Naruto," Hinata said, she went to kiss him but Naruto stopped her and instead hugged which confused Hinata and Hanabi, Hiashi however recognized the action having his fair share of girlfriends, the father's frown deepened.
"Hey Hinata," Naruto said as he released Hinata from the hug.
"What are you doing here," Hinata asked
"Just thought I'd come and see if you wanted to take a walk," Naruto said
Leaf Village, 5:00 PM
Sakura has just clocked out for the day and was now on her way to the Hokage Tower where her teacher is. It took her ten minutes to get there, when she saw the tower she felt her pace picking up, she really needed help and she can only hope that her sensei will give her the right motivation to do what needs to be done. She walked up to the doors and entered the tower.
Hokage Tower
Sakura walked up to the secretary's desk, "Um excuse me is Kakashi sensei free," she said
The secretary looked up and smiled at seeing the pinkette, "Miss Haruno it good to see you," she said
"Yes thank you," Sakura said
"Wow first Mr. Uzumaki visits and now you, that sure is interesting," the secretary said
"Wait, Naruto was here, why," Sakura said
"Don't know, he arrived and asked if the hokage was available and when I confirmed it he entered the office when I think of it he had a troubled expression before he entered the office anyway ten minutes later he comes out with a smile on his face," the secretary said
'Why was Naruto here and what did he and Kakashi sensei talk about,' Sakura thought, she then thought about what happened in their last encounter, 'Could it do with the strange behavior he was acting around me, no maybe it had to do with a mission, uh, I'll think about this later, I came here to do something and god dam it I'm gonna do it,' Sakura then replayed her last thought, 'Oh my god that sounded so perverted, the only man I would only do those thing with would be Naruto anyway,' Sakura didn't feel bothered with that thought at all, she smiled, "Anyway is Kakashi sensei available?"
"Of course he is, the only thing I imagine that is keeping him busy is that perverted book of his," the secretary said with an eye roll.
Sakura laughed, it was no secret that whenever Kakashi found the time he used it to read Makeout Paradise and that he'd sneak it during work. "Ok thank you," she said
"Your welcome," the secretary said, with that Sakura walked up to the hokage's door and knocked on it.
Hokage's Office
Kakashi was once again reading his Makeout Paradise book, how he got any work done no one knew. It had been almost half-an-hour since Naruto's visit and he was wandering if Sakura was going to visit as well, all of a sudden he heard a knock on his door. Kakashi sighed, he once again closed his book and put it in his drawer, "Come in," he said. Sakura then entered the office, "Ah, Sakura it's good to see you."
"You as well sensei," Sakura said
"What can I do for you," Kakashi asked
"Actually sensei I came for some advice," Sakura said
"What's the problem," Kakashi asked
Sakura was quiet for a minute, you'd figure after how many times she told this story it would be easier but really it just felt more uncomfortable but she knew that she had to tell, Sakura sighed and then told Kakashi everything about what happened last month and what has been happening this month. "And that's it," Sakura said
"Hm, so you already accepted that you love Naruto more than just a friend," Kakashi said
"Yes," Sakura said
Kakashi knew that his two students were meant to be but he had to test her just in case, "Are you sure, I mean you did claim that you were in love with Sasuke for so many years and now you say you love Naruto, how do we know that you just won't do the same thing," he said and just as Kakashi hoped Sakura's face turned from troubled to outraged.
"HOW DARE YOU EVEN ACCUSE ME OF SUCH A THING, I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO NARUTO," Sakura said as she walked up to the hokage's desk and slammed her fists on it making it crash, Kakashi was then reminded just how strong Sakura really was and even though he wasn't showing it he was regretting this test in fear of being sent to the hospital due to her chakra enhanced punches. "I LOVE NARUTO UZUKAKI, MORE THEN ANYTHING, DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME WHO I DO AND DO NOT LOVE, YOU HEAR ME."
"I hear you, I just wanted to be sure, now then what is it you need my help with," Kakashi said, trying his best to calm the new Slug Sannin down.
Sakura calmed down when finally she realized, "Oh my gosh I can't believe that I yelled my feelings, now the whole village must know," she said
"There's no need to worry Sakura, you see I have a silencing jutsu around this room so that no one can hear what is being said in this office," Kakashi said
Sakura looked at Kakashi strangely, "Why do you have a silencing jutsu in the room," she asked
"I had a meeting earlier that needed privacy and I forgot to dispel the jutsu," Kakashi said
Sakura was going to ask if this meeting he had was with Naruto but decided to ask later and instead to continue on, "I don't know what to do, I love Naruto but I don't want Hinata to hate me, I know she's waited years to be with him and I've never seen her so happy," she said
"You seem to be worried more about Hinata and less on how Sasuke will react," Kakashi said
Sakura sighed, "You know I don't even know what he feels for me, I can't read him at all, he never shows any emotion toward me and doesn't even seem to be putting an effort in our relationship, I saw him yesterday and told his that I loved him, he said you to and he blew me off for training, I just don't know. I don't think he'd even care if we broke up, I don't even know why he asked me out, probably because he thought of me as a fan girl and thinks I'll fawn over him no matter what," she said with sorrow and anger on her face.
Kakashi couldn't help but feel pity for his student she seemed to be in so much pain and all because of Sasuke, before he could say something Sakura continued to speak, "Then there's Naruto, I'm not sure he even feels the same way, if he doesn't then he may avoid me because it would be awkward between us, I don't want to ruin our friendship."
Kakashi sighed, 'Looks like I'm going to have to tell the story again, except this time I think I'm going to have to tell her some more personal stuff.' "Sakura let me tell you a story of when I was younger," Kakashi said
"Ok," Sakura said
"After Obito died and I promised to take care of Rin. Me and she spent a lot of time together, we were a lot like you and Naruto actually," Kakashi said
"Really," Sakura asked
"Really, at first I only had feelings of friendship toward Rin nothing more, but then as time went on and we spent more time together, I found myself falling in love with her," Kakashi said his eyes turned soft and distant, Sakura knew that he was remembering, "I wanted to see her smile every day, I thought about her on all of my missions and how I wanted to see her when I got to the village, I was willing to go to hell and back just for her, and just as Naruto practically dedicated his life to you, I was willing to do the same," Kakashi said
"Did you get together," Sakura asked
Kakashi sighed, "No we didn't, you see Obito loved Rin and I thought that I'd be dishonoring his memory by even attempting to get together with her…sigh…no we stayed friends. However after sometime I thought it over and thought that Obito would want Rin to be happy and if I was the one who could give her that happiness then he'd be happy for us. So I made a decision, I was going to ask her out, I had the whole thing planned, I'd buy her flowers, I'd give them to her and ask her on a date, she'd say yes, I'd pick her up at 7, take her out to Iraku's, we'd talk about whatever came to our minds, we'd eat, afterwards I'd take her to the monument where I'd go to think, we'd look at the village and the night sky, I'd then walk her home, and after that I didn't know what would happen either we'd kiss or we wouldn't, either way I'd go home a happy man," he said
"Kakashi sensei, that sounds amazing," Sakura said as she smiled softly, who knew her sensei could be so romantic.
"Yeah, but it didn't turn out that way, I hadn't seen Rin the whole day so I never got to ask, later in the night I found out that she was kidnapped by mist ninja, the hokage sent me and a team out we saved her but she refused to go back to the village," Kakashi said
"What, why," Sakura said
"The Mist sealed the three tails within Rin, their plan was that once she enters the village that the seal would break and the three tails would be released and destroy the village," Kakashi said
"No," Sakura said
"Yes, however Rin knew the plan and told us about it, she then made a request toward me that I couldn't complete," Kakashi said
"What was the request," Sakura asked fearing that she already knew.
"To kill her, but I couldn't. I would do anything for her but I couldn't do this, I loved her too much to do that," Kakashi said
"Wasn't there another way, I mean, the fourth, Jiraiya, and Naruto's mother were all seal masters, they could have looked at it and could possibly strengthened the seal so it wouldn't break," Sakura said
"That's what I told her but Rin didn't listen she said there wasn't time, but I refused, then mist ninja attacked, we fought them as hard as we could but there were too many. Rin told me again to kill her but I refused once again. I continued to fight, finally I made my chidori and ran up to one of the enemy shinobi and was about to stab them when the unexpected happened," Kakashi said, his eyes then showed pain, anger, sadness, and betrayal.
Sakura saw this, "What happened," she asked
"I didn't stab the mist ninja, instead I stabbed Rin, I killed her," Kakashi said
Sakura gasped, "That's horrible, how could she use you for suicide," she asked
"I've asked myself that same question ever since that day," Kakashi said
"Kakashi sensei, I'm sorry," Sakura said
"It's ok. I learned something that day Sakura, what I learned was that life as a shinobi is unpredictable, even in a time of peace a shinobi can still die, I waited too long to tell Rin how I felt and I paid the price for it, don't make the same mistake that I made Sakura, tell Naruto how you feel because even he can die and so can you," Kakashi said
Sakura was so to say speechless, that story was so sad it hurt even listening to it, but it did its job, she now had her resolve to tell Naruto how she really felt but first she had to deal with Sasuke, "Thank you Kakashi sensei," she said
"You're welcome, so do you know what to do," Kakashi said
"Yep I'm going to tell Naruto how I feel but first I have to see if I have any remaining feelings for Sasuke," Sakura said
"How are you going to do that," Kakashi asked
"Simple a date," Sakura said
"A date," Kakashi repeated
"Mhm," Sakura said as she nodded, "By the way, you said that you put a silencing jutsu up for the meeting you had earlier?"
"Yeah," Kakashi said
"Well, was that meeting with Naruto," Sakura asked
Kakashi sighed, "Tsuki told you didn't she," he asked, Sakura nodded thinking that Tsuki is the secretary, "That woman can't keep her mouth shut."
"Why was Naruto here…what did you two talk about," Sakura asked kind of nervously.
"Now that is something that you need to ask him," Kakashi said
"Oh," Sakura said a little disappointed that Kakashi wasn't going to tell her, "Ok, well I'll see you later Kakashi sensei." Sakura turned around and headed to the door.
"Bye," Kakashi said as Sakura left, when he was alone Kakashi turned his chair to look out the window and at the sky, 'Rin, I know why you felt that you had to die but why did you use me to do it, I loved you and I always will.' Kakashi then turns back around and looks at the rubble that used to be his desk, "Sigh, that was my favorite desk," Kakashi then saw his ruined book, "I didn't even get to finish the chapter."
END CHAPTER
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