A/N: Firstly i just want to say sorry it took me so long to update and sorry this chapters so short. Basically i wanted a little filler chapter before i went into whats going on with Sakura. I know we all like to see what Sasuke's thinking so yeah, i'll try and update quicker next time. Oh and please review ;) BelievingUzumaki xx
Chapter Eight: Searching
"It is not only answers that we look for in life." – My mind. [I believe…or a fortune cookie]
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Sasuke mind was racing. His heart beating so fast it was possible that he would go into cardiac arrest. Wherever Sakura had run off to it was a great spot to hide.
Yeah, we'll have to find out where it is so we can use it next time we fucking play hide-and-go-seek. Also his mind seemed to be ridiculously sarcastic, although the seriousness of the situation.
Heading down another street his eye caught a glimpse of something pink, almost making his head crack the wrong way. To bad it was a flag, if it were something worthwhile he wouldn't be so pissed off.
Something inside his stomach bubbled. Normal people would call it worry but he passed it off as rage. The fact that this was probably the second time he failed his mission tonight was really not sitting well with him. I mean he lost his charge, how much worse could it get!
Reaching the training grounds he mentally slapped himself. Why didn't he just look here first, this was the most obvious place for anyone to hide. With the endless rows of trees, traps and only an occasional passer by it was perfect.
The trees rustled slightly, revealing how dead the night actually was. Maybe it was just the four a.m. silence. But everything seemed to be amplified, movements and thoughts.
Maybe if he stayed still he would be able to hear Sakura.
Or sense her chakra.
Or at least get something that would lead him to her.
Although after a few minutes the silence was killing him. His thoughts crept back into his mind. Where could she be? Should he start thinking the worst?
Leafs rustled to the right, making him throw a kunai out of instinct. But decided it wasn't the best idea as about fifty flew back in his direction. Whoever was hiding in there wanted a fight.
Well they came to the right fucking place! Was all his mind thought as he pivoted on one foot, preparing to fight. Possibilities ran though his mind. This person had to be a shinobi, it was impossible for a normal person to throw that many kunai's. Unless… Unless there was more than one. Which would explain the shear amount.
Throwing another kunai along with several shuriken his body spun into an upward spin, his sharingan activating to find the opponents exact location.
But as soon as it locked on the person began moving, with Sasuke following right behind. Maybe this was a trap; maybe it was a lead. Either way he followed, not wanting to lose sight. Picking up speed he tried to go faster, not focusing on anything else other than the figure.
Maybe that's how him of all people found themselves face first in the ground. His foot tripping on some non-existent object, shocking his sharingan to deactivate.
Spinning around he grabbed hold of something sticking out of the bush. Whatever the fuck it was it better have nine-lives! Yanking hard he noticed it was a shoe, followed by a familiar outfit.
"Oh, for fucks sake Dobe!"
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Naruto Uzumaki was never one to fall asleep in random places. Sure, when he was already asleep and then placed somewhere else he could deal with it. But the though of sleeping somewhere else other than his bed was completely out of the ordinary.
That's why when he awoke to Sasuke's annoyed growl and the smell of dirt he was firstly pissed off. Somehow coming to the conclusion that Sasuke had broken into his house with a bucket of sand.
"Oh for fucks sake Dobe!" Sasuke had spat, earning a confused stare from the blonde.
"What the hell did I do?" Naruto spat back. From looking his best friend up and down he got the impression that something was bothering him. Sasuke was never one to be openly frustrated, he was a prick, but never like this.
"Hey! Where's Sakura-chan?" He asked, standing after Sasuke. Who had already begun to leave.
He stopped in his tracks, turning sideways so he could only see half of his face.
"I lost her." Was all he said before his turning back, the Uchiha sign radiant in the dark. "But I'll get her back. So don't worry about it."
"You lost her! LOST HER! How can you easily lose a person Teme?" Naruto would have happily raged at the idiot all night, but the way Sasuke was surveying the ground in front of him made him stop out of curiosity.
Looking down there himself Naruto saw the footprints, but he knew that's not what Sasuke was looking at. Just a few meters away, in front of the posts team seven knew so well, was something he never expected to see.
Sasuke swore under his breath as Naruto bent down and picked up the red material. There was no doubt, it was there fellow pink haired teammates. The Haruno clan sign clearly printed on the back.
"What is going on?" He asked quietly. Mostly to himself. Then, turning to Sasuke he asked more demandingly, "What the hell is going on Teme?"
Sasuke just started. It was the first time Naruto had ever seen him act like this. Was it worry he saw flash behind his dark normally unemotional eyes. His stomach flipped, there was only one thing they could do.
"We have to go tell Tsunade baa-chan!"
"No way! I can do this by myself." Sasuke had always been an idiot, but Naruto wouldn't tolerate it this time.
"Where talking about Sakura-chan here! There's no way I'm leaving her fate in your hands if you're going to be such a baka." It was a pretty stupid point, but he knew where he was coming from. Clutching the shirt tighter he saw Sasuke slightly nod before heading in the direction of the Hokage tower.
They both need to move fast if they where going to save Sakura. But he was preparing himself more for the angry Tsunade. Because they both knew she was defiantly not a morning person. Especially not five a.m.
