Chapter 7 Ino's little talk
Sakura walked home with a smile on her face and little Juno in her arms. The moment she entered her apartment little Juno ran around jumping onto the couch and yipping in a happy tone making Sakura laugh at the site of this little white fox. However soon little Juno calmed down and just watched over Sakura's shoulder as read one of her medical books. Soon it was time for bed and as Sakura climbed into her bed little fox pup followed her. Sakura watched as Juno went to the edge of her bed before curing up into a small white ball.
The next morning she woke to a load beeping from her alarm clock. "Shut up" however Juno had a different idea. Suddenly Sakura felt something lick her face; "Juno" laughed Sakura as she rolled over only to see Juno looking at her with cute little eyes. After making some breakfast, Sakura heard a knock at the door.
"Coming" said Sakura as she opened the door to see Ino standing there.
"Hello forehead girl." said Ino as she and Sakura sat down at the small table. "I have today off do you want to go shopping."
"Ah Sorry, no. I have another training session with Naruto-kun today." Said Sakura
"Ah does this training session take place in the bedroom?" asked Ino as winked at her friend
"No, no" said Sakura as she blushed "We haven't even kissed yet."
"Yet, so I am betting that you almost kissed him." said Ino as a smirk
"Sometimes I really hate you Ino."
"So tell me what stopped you two." said Ino as Sakura face fell
"Hinata showed up to invite Naruto-kun to some meeting with the Hyuga council." said Sakura as Ino's eyes filled with dread. "What is it?"
"Sasuke-kun told me that they might try to persuade him to see things there way." said Ino
"What would they try to persuade them to do?" asked Sakura
"Now that Naruto is back his clan's vote is the 11th vote in a split council." said Ino
"So his vote is the tie breaker." said Sakura
"Yah and I am sorry to say that Naruto is now in the middle of two powers both after his vote." said Ino
"What are the two camps?" asked Sakura
"Well the first group is lead by the Hyugas the second is lead by Sasuke-kun." stated Ino
"So are you guys going to try to persuade Naruto-kun?" asked Sakura as Ino saw a look of protectiveness in her friend eyes that she had never seen before.
"Of course not, Sasuke-kun knows that Naruto will make up his own mind." said Ino suddenly she heard a yip coming from behind her. She looked only to see a white animal sitting on the counter looking out at the two of them with little black eyes.
"Now Juno how did you get up there?" laughed Sakura as both watched as the little animal jump down onto a stool before jumping onto a box before finally reaching the floor. "Now I see why Naruto-kun says that foxes are smart."
"Foxes?" said a stunned Ino "Why do you have a fox Sakura?"
"Well she was a gift from Naruto-kun, he raises and trains ninja foxes." said Sakura as Ino nodded. Suddenly Sakura slapped her head. "Crap I am supposes to meet Naruto in 10 minutes" In a flash Sakura grabbed her gear and Juno "Ino can you lock the door for me?"
"Sure thing forehead girl" said Ino as Sakura tossed her friend the keys "Supper my place at 7 that is you're not too busy with Naruto."
"Sure" said Sakura as she and Juno disappeared around the corner
"It is about that that those two got together." Thought Ino before the entire aparment went up in an exposition. Outside the apartment Sakura looked up to see a wall of flames coming from her apparement.
"Ino!" screamed Sakura as she ran toward her now destroyed apparement. When she arrived the fires were still huge. At that moment Juno jumped out of her hands and ran into the fire. "Juno" Sakura heard yelps coming from inside the towering flames. Somehow she knew what Juno was saying for her to come inside. So Sakura ran inside the flaming ruins of her home only to find Juno sitting infont of Ino's body. "Good job, Juno" Sakura said as she picked both her friend and pet carrying them out of the fire just as the AMBU showed up.
"What happened here?" asked one of the AMBU
"Stand back" yelled Sakura as she started to clear her friend lungs of smoke and checking for other damage. "Good she will live" said Sakura as she studied the outward appearance of her friend. Most of her blond hair gone, she also had second and third degree burns on her face, arms and legs. Suddenly she notice little Juno walking Ino's face and that she was licking Ino's burnt flesh. However what stunned her was the fact that the 3rd degree burns where turning into second degree burns before final disappearing all together. Juno was somehow removing her friend's burns.
"Sakura what happened?" asked Shizune as she appeared at her friends now destroyed apparement.
"I don't know Ino came over asking if I wanted to go shopping but I had to leave for a training session with Naruto-kun and I was late so I asked Ino to lock the door when she left. However after I left the whole place exploded." Said Sakura as she watched her friend get taken away by the AMBU to the hospital. "When I ran back the whole place was in flames. Then Juno"
"What, who's Juno?" asked Shizune
"Juno is the fox pup Naruto-kun gave me yesterday." said Sakura as she bent down and picked up the little white fox and held her to her chest.
"She ran into the fire and found Ino badly burned and knocked out, that is when I carried both out of the fire." Said Sakura
"Ok but how did you remove the burns so fast?" asked Shizune "I don't think even lady Hokage couldn't have remove burns that fast."
"I don't know but Juno licked Ino's wounds and they started to go away." Said Sakura "Shizune do you think we can do this after I make sure that Ino will be ok?"
"Ok" said Shizune as she and Sakura went to make sure Ino was ok.
I know that you are wondering what Juno did but that will have wait to be explained in the next chapter. Well thank you for the reviews and please forgive any mistakes I made. Thank you and please review.