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Note -NarutoxHinataXSakura (I don't own Naruto at all...)
love triangle:
Chapter 7 - I won't give up on you..
After the tenth cup of sake Naruto couldn't help looking at all of his friends with disgust, How the HECK could they be having fun on a day like this? Naruto never drank sake before Hinata left, He hated the bitter taste of it. But now it helps him eases the guilt and pain that washes over him whenever he thinks about her.
He needed to get out of here.
Naruto got up from his seat beside Sakura and tried to make his way out the door. He ignored her protests for him to stay.
"Where does the man of the hour think he's going." Ino called out from her place on the bar's counter causing everyone to look towards said blond. Ino was the one who planned this party, not just because this was the perfect opportunity for one, but because she wanted to help Naruto get things off his mind.
"Home." Naruto answered simply before turning around to leave.
"Hey!" Ino called out to him jumping off the counter and running over to him to catch up. "Please, just stay for like, fifteen more minutes, or at least until the speech is over?"
"Sp-each?"
"Yes!"
"No. I'm tired and want to get away from you people." He slurred, Naruto would have never have been this mean if he were sober. But sake brings the worst out of people.
The drunk blonde turned around once again to try and leave, but was stopped when someone roughly grabbed him by the back of his shirt and spun him around. Grabbed him by the shoulder's and shook him.
"Ugh, what do you want Dog-breath?" The blond said rudely at Kiba. Why couldn't he just leave in peace? Why did he have to put up with all these people who just don't care if Hinata is here or not. How could they celebrate on a day like this?
"Show some respect Naruto!" He yelled viciously. Kiba doesn't blame Naruto anymore for Hinata leaving, in fact they were able work things out, Kiba is usually the one who gathers the rookie nine to get Naruto to actually do things instead of just mope around the village waiting for a mission.
The drunk Blond tried to once again to leave ignoring the Inuzuka. Which only infuriated him, Ino throws him a party to help him let loose everyone came to try and support his sorry ass and he leaves before everything gets to the good part? Yes, Kiba understands that its hard for the blond, but can't he see that its hard for everyone else too? At least we're trying to be happy.
"Why can't you just move ON Naruto, find a way to move on from her and accept she's not coming back because no one else can when your all depressed!" The Inuzuka yelled while he was shaking the blond by the shoulder's hoping that what he said would somehow make it through.
But instead he got a chakra in forced punch to the jaw flinging him back a couple feet.
The whole bar went quiet, all eyes wide in shock focusing on Naruto as he bowed to his 'audience' and left the bar, the last things he heard was lee screaming something about being UN-youthful.
Sakura was about to run after him but Sasuke put a hand on her shoulder stopping her. "Stay." He said as he took off after the blond.
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Naruto stumbled over his feet as he tried to make it back to his home, the headache already starting to settle in as the fox sealed inside him started to heal his liver.
Stupid dog, how could he disrespect Hinata like that. I won't move on. I can't even live without her... Stupid dog
"Stupid dog." He slurred under his breath, as he went from stumbling down an alley to swaying from foot to foot before he just fell on his face.
He didn't bother to get up, no, he would just lay here on his stomach in the middle of an alleyway. If he's lucky, he'll get stepped on, or maybe get eaten by a hungry animal. Yes. That would take away his suffering. It would cause more physical pain, but then he wouldn't have to deal with the hole inside of him. And at least this way he'd be feeding a family. That sounds like an honorable death to him.
The blond heard some footsteps behind him. I guess I'll just get stepped on.
"Pathetic." Said a cold voice from above him.
"Go away Sasuke." Whined Naruto.
"Get up, loser." Said Sasuke as he reached for Naruto's arm to help him up. Sasuke would never admit it, but it actually hurt a bit to see his friend... his brother do this to himself. Naruto is the only family he has left now that Itachi has truly past away.
Sasuke brought Naruto's arm behind his neck to help him keep balance. They both started walking in the direction of Naruto's old apartment, with Naruto leaning on the Uchiha for support.
"Your gonna miss the speech everyone prepared for you, idiot." Its true everyone wrote a speech for their favorite blond junchuuriki, to congratulate him on his newest achievement, everyone wrote down a few short word, or sentences and together it was formed.
"Here is a speech about a idiot named Naruto."
"To our favorite stupid idiot..." Sasuke started and Naruto gave him a weird look. "At the beginning we all thought you were an annoying loser , pulling pranks on everyone, trying to blind us with orange, failing at everything, couldn't even make a decent clone. We were all surprised when you magically made it to genin, and thought it was a fluke, but you slowly started to prove yourself and we all started to love you... your youthfulness..." Naruto laughed, never expecting that word to ever come out of Sasuke's mouth. "Has always helped keep us strong, you helped us change for the better, your nindo slowly began to form the number one unspoken rule as a konoha shinobi; To never leave a comrade behind, to protect what you love with every fiber of your being and to never EVER give up. You deserve this new ranking to be one step closer to your dream of becoming Hokage, and though we never believed it before, we all know now that it is your destiny."
When Sasuke finished speaking Naruto was speechless, because of the heart-warming words and the fact that he never heard Sasuke speak for that long before. "They wrote that for me?" Naruto had to admit it would have been much more beautiful if it were coming from the mouths of his other friends and not his quiet stoic teammate who spoke emotionless in a very robotic manner.
Sasuke nodded.
"Darn... I'm gonna need to say I'm sorry a lot tomorrow huh Sasuke?" The blond slurred.
"Heh." Sasuke grunted with a short nod.
"Guess I should start now... I'm sorry... I'm so so sorry everyone..."
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SASUKE"S P.O.V
"I'm sorry... "
Finally I got Naruto to shut up once we arrived at his apartment by accidentally hitting his head against a wall, its a good thing though the loser needs his sleep. Especially since he's still been taking mission after mission, and to perform the mission well he needs to be well rested.
Now that he's unconscious I need to drag him to his bed, I lift him up and just drop him on it. He smells of sake and ramen... That's a horrible mix.
I take a step away, trying to get away from the smell until I realize that its hopeless... His scent has rubbed off on me. I frown.
I can't help but heave quiet sigh looking around the state of his apartment that he's had practically all his life, I don't know why he still lives here when he was given the chance to upgrade to a better place more than five times. Its disgusting, there's empty instant ramen cups everywhere, dirty laundry spread across the floor, not to mention the smell of mold radiating from the walls... This must be some sort of health risk?
I start walking towards the door to leave, I'll come back tomorrow sometime in the afternoon, that's when Naruto usually wakes up after nights like these... Nights like these have been happening more and more lately... A part of him must be starting to lose hope. While the other is trying desperately to hold on to it.
Well, Naruto was able to bring me back within three years, Hinata has only been gone fore two. We have plenty of time left, and I will bring the old Naruto back one way or another.
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Naruto was walking around Konoha feeling restless not really sure what he should to with himself.
It seems like he's been walking around for hours, days or maybe even months. Eveything just didn't feel right when he woke up this morning.
He found himself walking past the academy, the Hyuuga compound, the back alley behind Ichiraku's ramen while they just all faded into the great gate of Konoha... He must have a killer hangover.
While he was near the gates he might as well say 'hey' to Kotetsu and Izumo, when the blond saw them sitting at their booth he was surprised at how dozed they looked as if they were a million miles away.
When he started getting closer to him, that's when he saw it. A purplish-blue head running towards him from just outside the gates. Hinata.
Naruto was shocked, and had the sudden impulse to run towards the figure but found himself glued to the ground just waiting for her to get closer.
But when Hinata made it into view her pale creamy skin covered in fresh blood he felt dread wash over him.
It was to late, he left her alone out in the the real world to fend for herself, he betrayed her, and she payed the price.
She collapsed to the ground, broken.
Naruto woke with a gasp.
He hated that dream, its been a recurring one that just never seems to go away; To have Hinata come back to him, yet dissapear once again.
He needs to save her, though Naruto doesn't really know why she needs saving. He's just always assumed that horrible things would happen to her with him not around. For all he knows she's having the time of her life. That would be the better outcome, but she still needs to come home. But then again, the thought that creeps into everyone's mind is that she could very well be... dead.
Naruto shook his head to clear it of those dreadful thoughts.
Lets try to focus on something other than a dead Hinata.
Suddenly he found himself thinking of the missions he's been taking within the past few months.
The one he just got back from was a retrieval mission. Hikaru a young princess from a small village in the land of wind was kidnapped, it was said she was kidnapped by another smaller village near by, their rival village who wanted to uncover the secrets of that clan of royalty. Despite it being such a small village it was heavy on military forces which is why most of the rookie nine was sent on it. It was difficult and long but they succeeded and it was worth it to see the six year old princess be reunited with her family.
Then there was the B-ranked mission before that was that always left a bad feeling in the pit of Naruto's stomach, he with Sakura and Suigetsu went to the second largest village in the land of fire, a civilian village where brutal murder's were taking place. Everyone thought that it was a ninja but it turned out to be a civilian. An old man names Patou that new his poison. It was a slow-acid type, that would eat away at your inside and cause you to bleed from every pour and the sick idiot would film it for his amusement. The fact that it was a civilian that Shinobi were sent to protect made this mission hard for the three shinobi.
Then there was the mission that was offered to us but was refused by Tsunade. Kasumi Takahashi A-ranked missing-nin from Iwagakure, Naruto remembered when the war just finished and he saw her photo in the rogue-nin bingo book, shoulder length dirty blond hair and unmistakable green eyes. Apparently she was apart of a prestigious clan in Iwagakure but ended up murdering her twin brother and fleeing the village. Ever since she's been leaving a trail of dead body's behind her. She probably ended up becoming a mercenary taking assassination missions. Now within the past few years rumors started that she joined the rebellion in the land of iron. Yes, A freaking rebellion and its only been four years since the fourth great Shinobi world war and a civil war has already started. It started three years ago but only became known around a year and a half ago since the land of iron tried to keep it secret thinking it was just a small problem they could get rid of. But then mercenary's started to join to it making it stronger. Nobody knows why it started but the rumors are that they've been trying to kill off the next generation of Shinobi... Which means children. Naruto was so angry at Tsunade for not letting any Konoha shinobi take this mission because they weren't allied with the land of iron.
"Naruto!" A loud urgent voice cried. Snapping the Jinchuuriki out of his thoughts. Causing him to fall of his bed and hitting his head against the floor, hard.
He turned his head towards the left to see Sakura sitting on the edge of his window sill Sasuke right beside her.
"What?"
"Tsunade just found out information about Hinata!"
End of Chapter..
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