Disclaimer: I dont own Naruto Shippuuden, it is owned by Masashi Kishimoto (been miss spelling his name for 7 straight chapters lol)
by the way, at one point in the story in Sakura's P.O.V Kyuubi will be talking at the same time as Inner Sakura, so his text 'will look like this' while Inner's wont change from what it always is.
- Naruto's P.O.V
I walk slowly through the streets of Konoha, getting the constant glares from the villagers, so a few times, I randomly pull out a kunai, making some of them jump.. its hilarious.
As I'm walking though, I bump into a person I.. didnt expect to see at the moment, I look as she hits the ground "H..Hinata?"
she looks up at me "H-huh?.." as she realizes that its me her face slowly goes red, I hold out my hand "sorry.. I wasnt looking where I was going." she looks at my hand in surprise, her face completely flushed.
'wow, this chick is either head over heels for ya, or shes so shy that shes afraid of physical contact.'
'quiet.. I'm just trying to be nice, she is one of the only ones who I actually find trustworthy.'
she just sits there fixated on my hand for a moment, then finally takes it as I bring her up to her feet. I put my hands in my pockets "so, hows things for you?" she blinks and looks at me in slight surprise, what did I offend her by asking such a question?
she looks to the side, fidgeting. she then mutters a cute and shy "I..I've been fine.. b-better now that you're okay.." I raise an eyebrow at this, I then smile "well, thats awfully kind of you." her face goes redder "w-well um.." I notice her constant stutter, looking for the right things to say. she then looks right at me shyly "a..are you.. d-doing anything later N-Naruto-kun?.."
"hm?" I just look at her as I rub my chin, thinking on whether or not I am "..nope, why?" I see her face brighten slightly as her eyes start darting from left to right, trying to find a way to calm herself down. unfortunately its not working, as her face becomes so red that I'm sure that I can see smoke rising off of her head.
"I..I see.. w-well.. uh.." her stuttering only grows as she starts pressing her two pointers together "I..I was wondering if you.. uh.." I just fold my arms, waiting to see what she had to say. she then closes her eyes, she then blurts out "I-I was wondering if you wanted to hang out later..!" my eyes widen slightly at this.
'son of a bitch.. did she just ask me out?..'
'yes she did boy.'
'holy shit.. that must've taken a lot of courage to do.. hm..'
I smile slightly at her, as I put my hands behind my head just like I did in the old days. I give her my answer.
"sure, why not."
- Sakura's P.O.V
I stand in the training field, throwing punches into the air, trying to increase the force and speed of them. which are.. not as fast as I thought they were.. I start kicking the air, feeling force and chakra travel through them per kick.
I then proceed to punch a tree, making it discentigrate on contact. I sigh slightly "not fast enough." I keep practicing my punches, and kicks. I then kick the ground, forming a large crater around me. I start to catch my breath as I slowly fall to my knees, my limbs twitching. A small towel then lands on my head.
"Good to see you're improving." I blink then look over to see Naruto, sitting on the edge of the crater, he gives me a small wave "yo. How you holding up..?"
I smile slightly as I wipe my face and my stomach, since I'm not wearing my normal ninja garb, I'm wearing training shorts and a mini shirt showing my abs. I look at him "okay.. unfortunately my speed doesnt feel like its improving."
I hear him sigh slightly, he then looks at me with a slightly annoyed expression "well dont bitch about it already.." I notice his eyes glance at my body then back to my eyes.
'did.. did he just check me out?'
'yes he did, and you liked it!'
'w-wha? I did not!'
'oh you so did! you felt happy after that! he totally DOES find you attractive!'
'dear god you're annoying..'
'which is funny since I'm you.'
'SHUT U-'
"-kura-chan? you there?" I blink as I see Naruto standing right infront of me, he sighs slightly "okay.. how about I train you tomorrow? that way you're atleast useful in combat.."
'ouch.. that.. was harsh.. but unfortunately true.'
I raise an eyebrow to this "w-well.. why not tonight?" he doesnt look at me "I'm busy.." with that, he walks off. with me just standing there. I then look down "he says he doesnt hate me.. but he acts like he does.." with that I head home.
later on in the afternoon, I decide to head out with Ino, help her get some supplies. As we're walking though, we start talking about.. a delicate topic. she looks at me "..why did you have a crush on Sasuke?" I look at her in shock, I then look down "..to be honest.. I dont know.. I mean, its like you said.. it was nothing but a crush, but.. I dont even remember the reasons..."
She sighs slightly "do you still like him?" I just look down at the floor. "...no." she smiles at me "well, atleast you finally realized it." I smile a little at her "..yea, I'm a bit relieved myself." she then chuckles "soo.. who do you like now?" I look at her in surprise "h-huh..?"
'u-uh.. way to be blunt about it Ino..'
she only smirks "dont think I dont know who you like now. its totally- huh?" I blink then look over to see what shes looking at, my pupils proceed to shrink at the sight before me. "N..Naruto..?"
I watch as Naruto is walking with Hinata, they're in casual wear and they're talking. Ino then speaks up "hmm, they must be on a date." my eyes only widen more at this, I then look down as a shadow goes over my eyes. Ino sighs a little "looks like she finally managed to ask him out. wonder how he feels about her."
'...'
'uh oh..'
I put a hand on my chest, feeling the life being sucked out of me "..." I then proceed to rush off, clutching my shirt.
"S-Sakura!"
- Naruto's P.O.V
I walk along the streets with Hinata, shes a bit quiet, guess shes still nervous. I look down at her with a smile "hey, no need to be nervous or anything. I mean, we're only hanging out together." she looks at me shyly "I..I know.."
We continue to walk around, my stomach then starts to growl "hm.. want to get some ramen?" she looks at me in slight surprise "o-oh..! o-okay." I smile slightly as we head over to Ichiraku, to find Teuchi and Ayami working hard as usual.
Teuchi looks at me "ah, good to see you Naruto! and.. I see you've brought a friend." I smile slightly "yea, the usual for me." Hinata then nervously speaks up "u-um, same for me." he nods as he gets to work as we both sit. Ayami leans over the counter "wow Naruto-kun, I've known you since you were little, never expected to see you here on a date."
I look at her in surprise "c-come on Ayami-san, quit joking." I look to the side slightly embarrassed. I notice Hinata completely red in the face, I lean over to Ayami and whisper in her ear "shes the shy type, took a lot for her to ask me out." she nods in confirmation as she backs off.
'hm.. Hinata is really quiet.. maybe shes not mentally prepared to hang out with me.'
Our food then comes, I smile slightly as I grab some chopsticks "Itadakimasu." I start eating a little, I then look over at Hinata, her expression has changed. I swallow whats in my mouth, I then sit up. "Hinata?.. something wrong?" she looks at me "N..Naruto-kun.. what happened?"
I look at her in surprise from this question "..what do you mean?" she looks down "you were never like this before you left.. but now.. you're cold to everyone.." I sigh slightly at this question, I look up at the cieling "..its because I've learned that.. I cant really trust a lot of people here.." she then looks at me "..what about me?" I look at her again "you?.. I can trust you."
she smiles slightly "I'm glad.." I then continue to eat, trying to forget the conversation. she starts eating aswell "wow, this is really good." I look at her with a smile "yea, my favorite kind of ramen.." we continue eating, letting silence fall between us.
After we eat, we then start talking about small things, like how things have been going for trainings. things like that. I then bring up another topic "So, hows your team?" she raises an eyebrow, shes starting to get a bit more comfortable "O-oh they're doing good. Kiba's getting a bit.. impatient about things though." I sigh at this "that's Kiba for you, though I wouldnt let it get to you. hes probably got something on his mind." she nods in agreement.
'okay, things are going pretty well.. I mean.. I'm just doing this to be nice..'
- Sakura's P.O.V
I pant heavily, feeling like I'm not getting any air in me. my vision starts to get hazy. I manage to slow down and lean against a tree. I look down as I slowly start trembling.
'w-what is this I'm feeling..? this.. emptiness..'
'when you saw Hinata and Naruto together, and how happy he looked.. you got jealous.'
'a-are you serious? why would I be.. jealous..'
'tsk, you girl.. you confuse me.'
my eyes widen at this sudden presence "w-who is this..?" I hear the voice laugh, its cold.. dark... the voice envelops me as I slide down to the ground.
'the Kyuubi, who else...'
'h..how is that possible..? you're inside Naruto..'
'silly... the moment I made that wound on your shoulder my chakra has been in your system, I've only decided to use it now.'
I look down and sigh slightly, looking at my hand as it trembles. I grab it with my other hand, trying to stop the shakes.
'what do you want... cant you see I'm already miserable..?'
'tch.. what just because Naruto is treating you somewhat close to the same way you used to treat him? please, we both know you're smarter than that..'
'just tell me what you fucking want!'
'hm? a bit of fire in you... what I want to know is, why are you making advances towards Naruto.'
'..huh..? I..I'm not making advances..'
'oh, she totally is. she's just to oblivious to realize it.'
'I figured as much.. I notice her feelings are beginning to develop..'
'YOU DO KNOW I CAN HEAR YOU RIGHT?'
'yep.'
'what the fuck are you guys even talking about..'
'anyways.. you need to hold back a little.. all you're doing is confusing the boy.. he doesnt know whether or not to start trusting you again.. and these advances are just delaying him trusting you.'
my eyes widen at this, I look up at the clouds "..he.. he wants to trust me again..?" I bite my lower lip as I remember him and Hinata walking together.
'why was he with Hinata..'
'she asked him out, and he said yes.'
I just sit there, eyes completely widened, tears then start to run down my face. I put my hand to my cheek, and my eyes widen slightly "w..why am I crying..?" the tears only come at a greater rate.
'hmm.. it seems that her feelings are developing at a faster rate.'
'indeed.'
'please.. just leave me alone for awhile..'
'very well.'
I feel his presence leave me, I then proceed to bury my face into my knees, and cry. I dont know why I am, I mean.. its not like I have feelings for him... right?..
"Sakura!"
I look up from my knees after what feels like forever, to see Ino running up. she bends over panting "jeez.. why.. did you run off like that..?" her eyes widen as she sees my tear marked face. she looks at me in concern "Sakura.. a..are you okay..?" I just look at her, a face mixed together in sorrow and confusion.
"I dont know.." I look down, I then hug my legs "I dont know why, but... when I saw Naruto and Hinata.. together.. it.. made me feel.. empty.. I think..? I.. cant explain it.." she then sighs "you really dont get it do you?" I look at her in confusion "huh?.." she smiles "nothing, you'll figure it out."
I then get up, I look at her "how long has it been since I ran off?.." she blinks "about.. 2 hours, I looked all over the fuckin village for you." I sigh slightly "I need a bath.." she then smirks "well then, lets head over to the hot springs, you'll feel better in no time." I then shake my head "n-no I'm okay Ino.. really."
she leans over to me "why so nervous?.. you afraid to reveal your chest? or.. lack there of?" my face glows red in anger "WHAT DID YOU SAY!" she laughs "prove it then!" I back up slightly "h-huh?" she gives me a sly look "prove to me you're not a flat board." I growl at her "fine then!" I grab her wrist along with my bags as I drag her off.
'wow.. you're sensitive about your boobs.'
'SHUT THE FUCK UP!'
'point proven.'
After the long walk we finally reach the hot springs, I get undressed and wrap myself in a towel, I look down at myself "I do have a chest.. its just.. not as big as I imagined.." I curse silently as I walk out to the springs "I should've taken Shisho's offer 2 years ago.."
I then sit down next to Ino, sighing happily as the hot waters start relaxing my muscles "ahh.. this is just what I needed.. thanks Ino.." she smiles at me "no problem." her eyes then glance down "ah, not so flat after all. they're still pretty small though, you should get Tsunade-sama to help you with that." I look at her as my face goes red in embarrassment "s-shut up! I dont need big boobs to make guys attracted to me..!" my eyes then widen.
Ino then smirks "I didnt say anything about making guys attracted to you." I dunk my head under the water, trying to hide my embarrassment.
'fuck fuck fuck! I just blurted without thinking...!'
I pick my head out from under the water. I then sigh slightly "slip of the tongue." she then scowls "cop out." I look at her in annoyance "you made me nervous, so I just blurted out words." "COP OUT!"
"ugh.. that date ended short.." both mine and Ino's eyes widen as we go dead silence from hearing a male's voice. I look over at the wooden fence, my heart starts beating "..d-dammit.. its blocked off but.. why am I so nervous?.." I notice Ino getting a bit nervous, I look at her in confusion. "what is it?"
"thats Naruto's voice." my eyes widen as my face goes red "s-seriously..?" she looks to the side "and.. this is also the day where they open up the walls a bit." my eyes widen even more as I facepalm "dammit Shisho..! why did you pass that rule when you were drunk on sake..!"
I hear Naruto sigh slightly "maybe now I can just relax.." I can feel my heart beating rapidly, I then notice Ino sneakily peeking at him. I make my way over "..what're you doing..!" she looks at me "..oh come on, you cant say you're not the least bit curious as to what he looks like naked.." I glare at her "I thought you like Shikamaru.." she looks to the side "well, we arent dating or anything, so it doesnt matter..." I sigh in defeat as I peek with her.
'god I feel like such a perve- holy shit'
I stare at him in total shock. hes got muscles all over, his body is well developed. He also has scars, probably from his over extent of training. I just stare as some drool begins to run down my mouth, I quickly wipe it away.
'hehe! hes hot!'
'..maybe a little..'
'BULL SHIT! you think hes fucking hot!'
'you cant prove that.'
After awhile, he then stands up "well, I think thats enough for now.." both mine and Ino's eyes widen until the pupils are barely visible as we see his.. lower half. He then leaves. I make my way back "..holy fuck."
Ino looks at me "I know right?.." I slowly start to sink into the water "... must get the image out of my head, or I'll be stuck with it for the rest of my life.." Ino looks at me in shock "why would you want to get the image out?" I look at her in protest "because it'll distract me when I need the most concentration..!"
she then sighs "well, whatever... lets get out, I think we've been in here long enough." I nod in agreement as we step out of the hotspring. We get dressed, then make the long trip back to our houses.
- Naruto's P.O.V
I walk into my house and proceed to collapse on my bed, I yawn loudly "whew.. I needed that dip.." my eyes slowly start to close, but then flashes of images go through my head "..kyuubi, are you putting images of Sakura-chan in my head?.."
'maybe..'
"why're you doing that? I thought you hated her!" I hear him growl slightly, not in anger, just in frustration.
'we.. came to an understanding.'
"how.. the fuck?.." he then interrupts me to explain it to me.
'when I injured her a while back, some of my chakra ended up in her system, so I can occasionally talk to her. so! when you were on your date with Hinata, I talked to her. and we came to an understanding.'
"um.. okay?.." my eye lids then proceed to shut themselves in exhaustion. Getting ready for the training the next day.
My eyes suddenly open, it felt like I didnt get any sleep at all. In any case though, I get up and start to get ready for the day. After showering up and brushing my teeth, I sit down and start eating breakfast.
'you sure you're gonna do this? you know she's going to lose.'
'and? shes my teammate, I have to make sure she gets stronger no matter what.'
'whatever kid.. I still think this is a bad idea.'
I finish my food, and after chugging a glass of water, I put on my jacket, and forehead protector, and proceed to walk out of my house. Now heading to what might be a long fight.
- Sakura's P.O.V
I lean against a tree in the training grounds, drinking a power shake to wake myself up. My thoughts then begin to drift.
'hmm.. I wonder how this fight will turn out..'
I then proceed to sit down and finish my power shake. I look down at the can.
'what if.. he actually tries to do more than just beat me..? n-nah he wouldnt do that.. he may be mad at me.. but he wouldnt actually try something extreme.. right?'
I slowly crush the can in my hand, sighing slightly "c-come on now.. nows not the time to get nervous.. its time to show him just how much stronger I am now.." I slowly get up as I drop the can, smiling slightly "I just hope things might change between us after this.. I want to be close to him again.."
"hm.. you need to stop speaking out loud Sakura-chan." I nearly jump out of my skin as I hear Naruto's voice, I then look over "N-Naruto..! h..how much did you hear?" he shrugs "enough to say that you'll have to kick my ass inorder for me to respect you." I chuckle slightly at this as I put my gloves on "alright then Na-ru-to."
we both then take our stances, waiting for the right moment to strike. after nearly a minute of silence, I rush at him, charging my fist at him. he easily avoids it, and as I'm going past him, I glint my eyes "got you!" I spin around at high speeds. I see his eyes widen as he just barely catches my kick, causing him to sink into the ground a little.
he looks at me in slight surprise "your speed has improved.. guess you were holding back yesterday during your training.." he then smirks "but I'm only just getting started.." his eyes then flash red, then proceeds to charge at me at high speeds, I have a hard time seeing him. I then get punched in the side as I go flying a few feet.
"shit..!" I recover and watch as he charges again, but now.. I can see him! just barely but I can see a bit of red moving around, I proceed to block where he hits. he looks at me bewildered from me actually being able to catch him, I then proceed to punch him in the face sending him back several feet.
'why could I see him? he was moving so fast!..wait.. was it because of the kyuubi's chakra thats in my system?..'
I crack my knuckles, smirking "So, I'm still weak huh?" he recovers, laughing "now this is what I call a challenge!" he then charges at me again, my eyes begin to follow him. I'm having a hard time keeping up, but I'm beginning to adapt.
'this is difficult..'
I avoid his attack as I kick him in the gut, knocking him back again. he can only smirk at me as he recovers. we then charge at eachother, and clash. throwing one attack after another at eachother.
We catch eachothers hits as we relentlessly attack eachother. He then headbutts me, knocking me back a couple feet. we both then just stand there, catching our breathes.
he then creates a rasengan in hand, he looks at me with the kyuubi's eyes, smirking "try to stop this one Sakura-chan.." my eyes widen as he runs at me at highspeeds. my eyes dart back and forth, thinking of strategies to use. I have no attack to clash the rasengan. so instead, I jump over him. he looks up at me in shock.
I then go down at him, fist held forward, ensoaked in chakra "Shannaro!" I make direct contact into his gut. causing a large explosion as we hit the ground.
As the dust clears, it turns out we're in a large crater. my eyes are closed as I'm breathing heavily from the over extent of chakra use.
'd-dammit.. using that chakra to see his movements took a lot out of me..'
"nngh.. s-sakura-chan..?" I open my eyes slowly to see that I have Naruto pinned to the ground, and I'm only inches away from his face. hes just staring at me in surprise, and his face is slightly red. I just sit there for a moment as the situation processes through me.
in an instant my face goes extremely red as I back off of him "g-gomen!" he sits up as he rubs the back of his neck, groaning slightly "its okay.. son of a bitch am I sore.." he looks at me with a calmer look, not an aggrivated one that he usually gives me. he sighs slightly "that was.. really good, nice job Sakura-chan.. you've really improved."
I look at him in surprise as I begin to smile "y..you really think so?" he nods toward me "yeah.. I still wonder how the fuck you were able to follow my movements once I started using kyuubi chakra."
my eyes widen slightly as I look to the side "w-well..." he then sighs "you've managed to use that little amount of kyuubi chakra in you.." I nod in confirmation "yea.." he then gets up "well, you used what you had to your advantage. I'm still impressed either way." he reaches out his hand to offer to help me up. I gladly accept it as I stand up with his help.
he then stretches his arms "well, thanks for the workout Sakura-chan. I've been getting rusty lately." I smile slightly "no problem.." as he starts walking away, I catch up with him "so.. I won." he looks at me in slight confusion "what about it?" I smile at him "you said that if I won you might gain a bit of respect for me."
he chuckles slightly "I did say that.. didnt I?" he then looks up at the sky "..well I have. you've shown me that you're not the same girl I knew 2 years ago.. but you still have more to prove to me before I can truly forgive you." I look at him "..and that is?.." he looks at me with a slight smile "you'll see.." with that he walks off.
'fuckin tease..'
I sigh at his answer, but I then smile slightly "baka.. I will make things right. I promise.."
Okay! primary filler chapter is done.
okay, before people start questioning on why Sakura was kind of jumping from one emotion to the next... well think about it! she likes Naruto (just doesnt know it yet) so her emotions are going haywire from the confusion.
and Naruto is being nice to Hinata.. well for obvious reasons, he has no reason to treat her badly. and yes, I just had to add a hot spring scene.. cause I'm just that awesome! and also my comedic mind is fucked up when its on overdrive lol.
anyways, next chapter is all combat! ...with a side of angst.
