"GYAH!" A shrill voice cried out.
Haruno Sakura raised her hand up to her face, and brushed beads of sweat from it. After a deep breath, she scanned her surroundings. Yes, it was night. Naruto was beside her, his arms and legs spread out like they usually are when he sleeps. Though an ember of a campfire lit the small area up, Kakashi was no where to be found.
"Kami…" Sakura sighed. Naruto flinched, opened his eyes, and looked over at Sakura. Of course, he wakes up to the quiet things.
"Sakura-chan," He yawned, "what's wrong with you?"
"Just a bad dream I guess." Her gaze was on the fire.
"Oh." Naruto sat up. He looked around as Sakura had done, and stared back at her. "What about?"
Sakura peered over at her teammate, with half-open eyes. "You."
Naruto blinked.
"Sasuke had… Well…" Sakura whimpered softly.
The blond nodded, understanding. "I get it, Sakura-chan. Don't worry about it."
Sakura's eyes opened a little wider, and she felt less tired, even in the middle of the night.
"I'm not going anywhere. It was only a dream." Naruto grinned.
Sakura smiled back, but weakly. Naruto collapsed back onto the ground, and yawned once again. "Get some sleep, okay? We have a long day ahead of us…" His voice trailed off into silence.
She smirked.
I guess you can say this is a... reply to the previous chapter. Naruto's not dead, m' kay? I would NEVER do that to my all time favorite anime character. Keep checking back as I keep getting ideas. :)