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We were walking home, when Naruto beckoned me over. "Sakura..." He called in a harsh whisper. I gave him a side glance, of which he blushed from getting, and then moved closer to him.
"Hmm? What is it, Naruto-san?" I said, trying to be polite, for once. He looked at me, confusion marked on his features."...Naruto-san...?" I heard him mumble. However, he shook his head, as if to get rid of the thoughts.
"Sakura-Chan..." He started, but seemed to hesitate. I smiled.
"What is it? You know you can tell me anything, right? I am your teammate, after all." I said.
"Well...about that fight...with Haku..." He trailed off as my smile faltered. I had desperately hoped he wouldn't bring that back. I quickly feigned a smile and ushered him to continue.
He looked down at his shoes, both of his hands clutching the straps of his backpack.
"You...Sakura-Chan, what happened back there?" He asked as he looked up at me. "You just went berserk. I wanted to know...if you were...like me..." He trailed off, yet again.
"You mean the demon..." I said quietly. "No, it's not exactly a demon. It's more like...a second soul, if you will." I unconsciously stopped walking.
"I've had it a while." I confessed. "It just never got out before, not really..." I said quietly. I saw his mouth take on the shape of an 'o' before he grinned. Seeming getting over the somber moment.
"So Sakura-Chan...What's with the whole '-san' thing. Someone's finally showing respect to the future Hokage, eh?"
"Naruto, I was just being polite, don't get full of yourself." I said, sighing. Irritation, I'm sure, was etched on my features.
"I'm sorry, who are you talking to?" He asked. I looked at him like he had grown a second head.
"Well, who the Hell do you think I'm talking to? It's you, dumbass!" I yelled. Noticing Sasuke and Kakashi stopping to look back at us. Finally, realizing we had fell behind.
"It's Hokage-sama to you." Naruto stated. I rolled my eyes, then glared.
"Naruto..." I growled, very unladylike.
"..."
"Naruto...!" I said, with a little more force now.
"..."
"Naruto, stop ignoring me, damn it!" I said, getting irritated
"...Who's this 'Naruto' you speak of...?" He asked. I was fuming for about five seconds then stopped. I smiled, which must have looked pretty wicked, considering, his cocky features had melted into a look of terror.
"Hey, Naruto...?" I began. He gulped. "How about you cut the cocky act before I make you myself..." he was quiet. Then swallowed and his 'proud-to-be-better-than-you' look overshadowed his terrified face.
"You mean Hokage-sa--" I growled and lunged towards him. He screamed and started to run away, with me close behind.
"Sasuke, Kakashi-sensei, help!" He pleased, as he ran towards them. Of course, he ran right past them, without them helping, but when I tried to run past, I felt someone grab a hold of my hair. Yelping, I fell back and glared at who had just 'assaulted' me, in my words.
"Uchiha, what the Hell was that?!" I yelled. He kept his calm exterior, and gave me a cold glare.
"Try to get along with Naruto, and stop yelling, before I lose my sanity." He stated, solemnly. There was no hidden message; there was nothing that was implied. The message was simply 'stop bugging me before I throttle you.' This, of course, pissed me off.
I really need to start meditating. I'm having serious problems with my temper.
"Bite me." I hissed. He glared and replied with.
"Bend over." My eyes widened.
"Pervert."
"Slut"
"Jackass"
"Bitch"
And so went on the fight. With us simply throwing insults at each other.
"Bastard"
"Temperamental, pink-headed, boy-crazy, idiot."
"Anti-social, broody, Emo child!" I shot back.
"Why you little--" His sentence was cut off by myself falling over. Although it wasn't my fault, I could feel Naruto push me...
...push me...
It took me a few more moments to realize something...We were kissing. My eyes widened and I could feel warmth rush to my face. I was blushing?! We were mid air, so we certainly couldn't push away and the two seconds we were in the air felt like five-hundred years. As soon as I felt myself hit his body, signaling we had hit the ground, I pushed away and rolled over, so we were about a foot away. I sat up, still blushing, and glared at Naruto, who was rolling on the floor laughing.
"Naruto! What the Hell was that?!" I demanded. He kept laughing, but attempted to answer.
"You..." he took a deep breath."That'll teach you to laugh at me when I had to experience that a while back!" He yelled, seeming extremely proud of himself. That was technically my first kiss, right? In this life at least. So then that means, Naruto made Sasuke take my first kiss. Now, to a girl, as many of you probably know, a first kiss is a big thing. A huge thing, and when someone takes it from you without you wanting them to, it makes you pretty pissed.
Even though I know I wanted that kiss...
Pushing that thought aside, I got up and lunged at Naruto. This time, he didn't dodge, he was laughing too hard to move. I tackled him down to the ground. I sat on his abdomen, my knees bent and placed on either side of him. I raised a fist to punch him, but stopped. I stared at his face and saw he looked utterly terrified. I stared for a while, then lowered my fist and started to laugh.
Now, why I was laughing, I have no idea. It could have been because of the look on his face, or it could have been the fact I realized I was overreacting. But I clutched my stomach and leaned over laughing, falling off of Naruto. I saw him smile in the corner of my eyes. I couldn't tell if it was a smile of relief or pleasure, but he sure as Hell wasn't scarred anymore.
My eyes started to water, and I tried to get myself to stop laughing. I got the last few laughs out of my system, and then looked towards Naruto. Who was, again, laughing his ass off.
"Naruto..." I said softly. I got no response.
"Naruto...!" I said a bit louder. Still no response
"Damn it, Naruto it wasn't that funny!" I screeched, he immediately stopped laughing.
"Aha, sorry, Sakura-Chan, but I think it was hilarious!" I smiled and rolled my eyes. Then looked around me, I couldn't see Sasuke or Kakashi anywhere.
"Hey, where are..." I trailed off, seeing Kakashi and Sasuke walking ahead, they were already quite far.
"Hey..." I said quietly. Then got up. "Wait up!" I heard Naruto yell, as he got up too. I couldn't tell if it was directed to me, or Sasuke and Kakashi, but it was to one or the other. I finally caught up, but didn't even receive a glance from Sasuke, and Kakashi only said a quiet, 'wondering when you'd catch up' then went on walking.
My team sucks...
It was night, and of course while everyone else was sleeping peacefully, I wasn't getting a wink of sleep. Remember when I was complaining about never getting any sleep? Well, this was the reason why. Every time I would move, someone would wake up. Each one giving me a small chat. This is what they would say;
Naruto: "Are you okay Sakura-Chan?"
Kakashi: "You should get some sleep, Sakura, or you won't be able to travel tomorrow."
Sasuke: (wakes up, glares, goes back to sleep)
Isn't that just lovely...?
Sasuke's P.o.v
I wasn't sleeping at all. Every time I would close my eyes, A clash of pink hair and green eyes would fill my mind. Whether it was when she had been staring at me with wonder when I had awoken back at the fight with Haku. Or the time when she told me to 'screw off' back at the bridge builders house.
I couldn't stay awake though. Every time I would open my eyes, she would be awake. Every time I looked at her, she would look back, and every time she would look back at me, as much as I hate to admit it (nor
will I ever admit it to anyone but myself), I could feel myself want more than just that one kiss that Naruto had caused. Which I would cover up with a glare, then trying to go back to sleep.
...I'm going insane...
Sakura's P.o.v
I ran my fingers through my long Maine of pink hair. I don't know how I ever managed to handle this when I was young. Well, in the other life. I took out a roll of bandages, and snipped off a good amount. I used that to put my hair up in a neat pony tail that reached about six inches past my neck. I left my bangs in my face, and rearranged them so that they framed my face once more. Like they had before this mission.
I sighed heavily, pulling my knees to my chest and resting my chin them. My arms were wrapped around my legs, in a desperate attempt for warmth. I shivered involuntarily, and wrapped my arms tighter around my legs. A song rung through my head, but I refused to sing it. I was afraid of waking the others. My blanket was draped on my shoulders, even though it didn't help, considering how cold I was. My eyes started to droop, of course, relieving me. I was finally beginning to become tired.
I buried my face in my arms, and soon fell asleep.
I knew I was awake but didn't want to open my eyes. What was strange was I felt ground under my right side. I mean, I knew I moved in my sleep but I didn't think I'd go from a sitting position, to a position...like this. Now, I'm not saying it was bad or anything, just different. My legs were over one another, like the fetal position, but my torso was twisted so that my back made contact with the dirt ground. One hand was limp at the side of my head, the other resting on my flat stomach.
Reluctantly, I began to open my eyes. Slowly, they fluttered open, and the first thing I saw was the sun in my eyes...
...Wait a minute, the sun...?
Didn't I always wake up at around 4 o'clock in the morning? It was strange that I actually woke up later today. I moaned softly and lifted myself back up into a sitting position. I looked around to see my team already packing up.
"What about breakfast?" I asked. I remember my friends always teasing my about food always being on my mind. Sasuke was the first to reply.
"We already finished it." He stated, monotonously. I raised my eyebrows.
"Then why didn't you wake me up?!" I demanded. He glared at me, as if telling me to shut up.
"Kakashi told us not to." He said. I turned to Kakashi, who wasn't too far away from Sasuke, and glared.
"I hate you." I said simply. He shrugged, and became absorbed in his book again. Just when I figured he wasn't going to reply, he did.
"Well, I figured you needed your rest, after your...eventful day, yesterday..." I quirked an eyebrow, clearly confused. "What do you mean, 'eventful'?" I hissed, while he was silent for a short while. I realized that Sasuke and Naruto were gone, probably getting food.
"Naruto told me about your...episode..." I glared at first, then realized what he meant. The inner, the spirit.
"I expect an explanation when we get back to the village. I nodded eyes still wide. I couldn't believe Naruto told him. I guess he would have, it was quite strange. Wouldn't his sensei be the first person he
comes to? I sighed heavily, and fell back, lying on my sleeping bag. My arms were spread out, as were my legs. I was staring at the clouds, a habit of Shikamaru's. He proved this to be quite relaxing.
When Sasuke and Naruto got back, we ate and were off to Konoha.
Sasuke and I were waiting for Naruto and Kakashi. Both of which were late (which you probably could concur by the fact we're waiting for them). My outfit was different today. I know I switch outfits all the time, but hey, I'm a girl, I've seen many styles that I like and it's boring to wear the same one each day! However, I really like this outfit, so I might stick with his for a while. Might!
I was wearing a black tube top that ended about two inches above my belly button, showing the pale skin of my abdomen. I had a pair of black skin tight shorts that reached a little above mid-thigh. Red fabric was wrapped around my hips, it was about three inches wide, and in the back it flowed down to mid-calf. It looked a lot like a cape, only it was around my waist. I had white fabric that went up to about an inch above my knee caps.
I, also, had white fabric on my arms, going up to about three inches past my elbow. I had black boots that reached a little lower than mid-calf, and block fingerless gloves. My headband was still around my forehead, in all its glory, and my hair was pulled back into a pony tail that reached a few inches past my neck, except for the bangs that framed my face.
Well, back to the scenery around me. Sasuke was leaning against the railing of the bridge, his irritating aloofness radiating off every fiber of him. I was sitting on the railing opposite of him, looking out into the river. While I was nearly bored to tears, Sasuke seemed to enjoy the time without Naruto. Well, at least if they weren't' together, they couldn't pick fights with each other, right?
"Good morning, Sakura-Chan!" I heard someone yell; I looked over at Naruto and smiled "Oha..." I trailed off when I realized he was glaring at Sasuke. "...yo." I finished, and then sighed irritably.
Well...this is awkward... I thought. Kakashi you better get here soon...
After about...well, who even knows how long? It seemed like forever, anyway. Kakashi finally arrived.
"Ohayo, everyone!" he chirped, happily. "I got lost today, so..." he trailed off when Naruto screeched out a triumphant "Liar!!"
Hey, hey, Kakashi-sensei! We, the seventh squad, have only been doing easy missions, right?!" Naruto bellowed. "Isn't there a mission where we can play a more exciting role? Something that's more...exciting?! Something that makes my 'way of the ninja' you know, and my heart you know, like this?"
"Oh," Kakashi began. "I see what your trying to get at." He said, as Naruto turned to glare at Sasuke. And so the argument began...
...this is going to be a long day...
We were picking weeds at some lady's house, when Naruto, out of either stupidity or... never mind, just stupidity, he began to violently tear at all the plants, ripping out more than just the weeds. I sighed, heavily.
"Naruto, those aren't--" I was cut off by a clump of herbs--herbs, not weeds--hitting my face. I spit out the ones that had, so disgustingly, landed in my mouth.
"Naruto!" I said harsher than last time. "Those. Are. Not--" Again I was cut off by his violent torrent of the soil--it flew in my face. I desperately tried to spit it out. I glared at Naruto, who was standing in front of a pile of herbs, weeds, and various other plants.
"Hey, you..." a voice said. Naruto turned to a woman beside him.
"Miss, I'm done pulling out all the weeds!" He chirped, proudly. Her body started to shake, most likely with anger. "What's wrong?" He asked, innocently.
"Those weren't' weeds..." she began."Those are herbs that I've been cultivating!" And with that, she began to beat on Naruto.
...Poor Naruto...ish...I mean, he did kind of deserve it, but still...
Next task, we were picking up trash from the river. Sasuke was silent, Naruto was as well, probably too preoccupied with trying to beat Sasuke (Oh, did I mention he has two black eyes? No? oh, well, that lady gave them to him). I was, being the environmentalist I am known to be sometimes, was constantly ranting in my head about how stupid these people must be to throw this stuff in here. Every once in a while, I would make a comment or something, causing Sasuke to glare at me, as if to say 'shut up'--which I know was meant to be said. (A/N- I'm not an environmentalist, I just wanted to make her rant and annoy everyone. . )
Kakashi was off at the side of the river, reading his book peacefully. After a while, Naruto slipped and started to fall down stream, closer to the edge of the waterfall. My eyes widened, and I was about to move, until I saw Sasuke was gone. I knew he was going to help him, so I stopped. Sure enough, as Naruto fell, and I heard him scream, Sasuke had caught him by the ankle. Much like he had when Naruto had fallen off the tree.
...Nice one, Naruto...
Third was we had to walk three dogs. Naruto, of course, had to pick the biggest of the three. Of which was pulling him closer and closer to a forbidden zone.
"Naruto! Pull on the leash!" I commanded.
"I'm trying!"
"Well, then try harder!!" When he had no such luck, I looked at Sasuke. I took his hand and placed my dog's leash in his palm, curling his fingers to make him hold it.
"Take this for, like...five seconds." I pleaded as I ran to Naruto. I grabbed the leash of the dog, while Naruto was still holding on, and pulled it hard, along with a command of 'come by.' (A/N- I saw that on a show, they had to say 'come by' to the dogs to get them to come over to them. So, yeah, I thought I just had to tell you that.) At first the dog didn't respond, which made me figure it wasn't trained. I sighed, and pulled hard on the leash, dragging it to the other side of Naruto. He stared at me with disbelief.
"What?" I asked. He looked at the dog, then at me. "How did you..." I cut him off.
"I have a lot of experience with dogs." I smiled as I walked back over to Sasuke to take my dog back. But, of course, Naruto didn't take my advice, and, later, the dog pulled him into the forbidden zone, the trap field.
"Naruto..." I moaned.
We were on our way to the Hokage tower, Sasuke and I having to practically carry Naruto.
"This is what you get for being reckless." I stated. Sasuke smirked.
"You're the kind of guy who needs help all the time." He said. Naruto became enraged at this and was about to tackle him, but I held him back. I giggled quietly.
"Calm down." I ordered.
"Naruto, you're heavy." I commented. He looked at me.
"Oh, so you can pull a 300 pound dog, but you can't lift me?" He asked. I glared.
"If the dog is 300 pounds, then you must be 500, 'cuz you so much heavier." I drawled.
"Hey!" He objected, but I interrupted.
"Keep arguing and I'll drop you."
"You wouldn't--" He was interrupted by his face coming in contact with the cement. I had dropped him, Sasuke had already stopped helping him, so Naruto had no one to lean on. I lifted a hand to my mouth in mock guilt.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" I said. He glared at me, my reply was only a smile. I bent down, in a crouching position, so that I was at his level, since he hadn't gotten off the ground.
"Aww, I'm sorry!" I said, actually sincerely apologized (partially, sort of, kind of, sincerely). He laughed it off as I helped him off the ground. Sasuke looked at us strangely, I smiled.
"You're both strange." He said quietly.
"No." I objected. "We're just best friends; this is, like, a daily thing."
"I'm glad I don't have a best friend, then." He said. I giggled and rolled my eyes.
Kakashi had suggested calling it quits for the day, and Sasuke was about to go home. I didn't know what to do, until I thought about our teamwork. I could use some help, maybe we could all work and train together.
"Wait! Sasuke, get back here!" He kept walking.
"Sasuke! Wait!" I urged, but he didn't stop.
"Damn it, Sasuke! Get you fat ass over here!" I screeched. He finally stopped, but all he did was turn to face me, he didn't walk back.
"What do you want?" He ordered.
"Naruto, Sasuke, how about we all work on our teamwork skills? You know, we could train together, and--" Sasuke interrupted me.
"Why don't you works on you own skills? To be blunt, you worse than Naruto..." My eyes widened.
"Ex-excuse me?! What do you mean by that?!" I screeched. He looked at me.
"I mean you weak." he replied. I glared for a long time, before my already short fuse ran out.
"I'll show you weak!" I said as I advanced on him, but Naruto pulled me back.
"Sakura-Chan, he's not worth it..." he said quietly. Even though I knew it was only because he knew I couldn't beat him.
"Why does everyone think I'm so damn weak?!" I yelled, I felt Naruto's hand slip from my arm, then heard him say something, but I wasn't paying attention. It took me a while to realize I was by myself.
"Okay, now I'm alone?!" I growled with frustration, before stomping off to train.
I found Naruto not too far away. He was talking with three little kids. One of which I recognized as Konohamaru, the Hokage's grandson. My eyes softened a bit at the sight of him, he really did take it hard when the Hokage--.
"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto said. I glanced at Naruto, then back at Konohamaru, then at the other two little kids. Soon I looked back at Naruto, questionably, hoping he would introduce me without me having to ask. I nod of felt uncomfortable with the whole 'care to introduce me?' crap, so...
I saw Konohamaru elbow Naruto in the ribs, or as close as he could get, considering how short he was.
"You're better than I thought..." he said. I seemed to recall this scene from before. I glared at Konohamaru, which went unnoticed.
"Huh?" was Naruto's oh-so-clever response. "She's your..." he trailed off. "...Right?" he said, holding up his pinky finger. I glared harder.
'You kids are pretty sharp." Naruto began. My eyes widened and I stared at him incredulously.
"Okay, no. Just...just no." I said as I walked over. I pointed to Naruto and myself, as I looked at Konohamaru.
"We," I drawled, "Are only friends." Konohamaru opened his mouth to say something, but I interrupted him.
"And if you say anything about me being in fucking denial I'll throttle you!" I yelled. He pouted.
"How can you be so mean? Ugly girl! Ugly!" He shouted. I raised both my eyebrows...it's been a while since someone called me ugly...what...? Fifteen years?
"You wish you could be with Leader! I bet he rejected you because of your ugly pink hair!" He screamed.
Okay...
No...
No one insults the hair...! Not even with a stupid remark of calling my 'pinky'!! Last time Sai called me that, he got a broken arm! I glared at the kid in front of me.
"...And that wide forehead! Are you even a girl?!" My eyes widened. I advanced on him as he started to back away. Soon, him, and all the others, were running away. I didn't bother chasing them but I glared at the spot they were not two seconds ago. I took a deep breath and counted to ten. Then let it out. I was going to walk away, when I heard an unfamiliar voice.
"...That hurt..." the voice said. I rushed after them, only to see Konohamaru in Kankuro's grasp. "That hurt, brat." He said. I rushed over, and was standing beside Naruto.
"Stop it! We're going to get scolded later." A blonde girl, Temari, said. I glared at Kankuro.
"Put him down." I ordered. He looked at me. He chuckled darkly, the asked, "...And who are you to make me?" I glared, as I formulated a plan in me head. I needed a way to , at least, distract Kankuro, while Konohamaru and the others got away.
I teleported behind Kankuro, and directed a kick to his side, which he blocked with his free hand, gripping my ankle in a painfully tight hold. I winced while he smirked.
"Pathetic." He spat. I saw this as an opening and tossed a kunai at his wrist, causing him to drop Konohamaru, who scrambled over to his 'Leader.' Kankuro then glared at me, whirled around, and gripped my wrists in a tight hold.
"I wouldn't move if I were you..." He hissed. I glared at him, and yelled; "Naruto, get Konohamaru and the others out of here, now!" I couldn't see what he was doing, but he didn't reply at first.
"Why do I have to go--" I spun around in Kankuro's grip to look at Naruto.
"Because you're their leader, they'll follow you, now go!!" I yelled, Kankuro gripped my wrists tighter and made me look at him.
"Don't look away from me." He warned. I glared for a while, uncomfortable with how close his face was to mine, and spat in his face. He pulled away and let go of my wrists, wiping his face. I saw Naruto and Konohamaru were still here, I glared at them.
"Damn it, Naruto! Listen to me for once in your damn life, will you? Leave now! If not you, at least make the other three leave!" I screamed.
"I'm not leaving, Sakura!"
"Why you--" Kankuro began as he took a swipe at me, of which I dodged. I tried to punch him, but he caught my fist and pushed me against the wall, choking me with one hand, holding down my right arm with the other. I couldn't breathe, obviously, and I tried to squirm out of his grip. I heard Naruto screaming my name.
"Listen you--" he began but was cut off be a rock flying through the air, hitting his wrist. He let go of me, as I slid to the ground, gasping for air.
I looked up and saw Sasuke, crushing a rock in his hand. Naruto rushed over to help me, but stopped when Kankuro took a step back. Whether it was on purpose of not, he was now in the way of the path to me.
I grabbed Kankuro's ankle, pulling it so that he fell and hit the stone wall.
"For Konohamaru..." I murmured. He tackled me so that he was over me. I quickly kicked him off and did a few back hand springs to get further away, then threw a kunai, hitting him right in the abdomen. Years of training with Tenten pays off!
"I hate kids like you two..." Kankuro winced. "...Who think they're so clever." He grabbed the strap of whatever was on his back.
"Hey!" Temari started. "You're going to use Karasu?"
"Kankuro," a deep voice rang out. "Stop." Sasuke's eyes widened to realize that this red haired, green eyes boy had gotten behind him without him knowing.
"You're a disgrace to our village." The red haired boy said. everyone's eyes widened.
"G-Gaara..." Kankuro stuttered. "Listen, Th-they started the whole thing, you see..."
"Shut up." Gaara interrupted. "Or I'll kill you."
"R-right, umm...Sorry Gaara..." Kankuro stuttered, even though I remembered Gaara and his power over his siblings, it was kind of strange how he could have this much power.
"I'm sorry for all the trouble he caused." Gaara apologized.
Yeah... I thought. Trouble, that's a good word for it, when he tried to freaking kill me! I unconsciously lifted a hand to rub my neck, and saw Gaara's cold stare flicker towards me for a short while.
He disappeared in a flourish of sand, and teleported to the ground.
"Let's go." He ordered.
"Wait." I ordered, but they didn't stop. "Okay, I said wait!" I screeched irritated.
"What?" I heard Temari ask, but none of them turned around.
"You three, obviously enough, are from the Sand village, correct?" They had turned around and Temari was about to answer my question, but I cut her off. "That was a rhetorical question, Dumb shit." She glared at me, but I shrugged it off.
"I know the fire and wind countries are allies, but they can't enter each others countries without permission. Are you here for the Chunin exams?" No one answered.
"Yes, I know that whole explanation was pretty useless to you three, but to some people here it was required. Now, would you answer the question?" I said, becoming annoyed. Gaara was the one who answered, surprisingly enough.
"Yes." He said, simply.
"Are you three in it?" Kankuro asked. I shook my head. "If we are, we haven't gotten any note of it." Sasuke jumped down beside me, glaring at the three sand siblings.
"Too bad..." Kankuro began. "I was looking forward to beating you two." I glared, but kept my anger at bay. After all, he was twice my size (Even though I'm known to have super-human strength. Or, at least, was know, in my other life). They began to walk away again.
"Wait, what's your name?" Sasuke demanded. Temari turned around blushing. "M-me?" she stuttered. Sasuke shook his head.
"The one with the Gourd." He clarified. Said boy turned to meet Sasuke's gaze.
"Gaara. I'm curious, what about you? What's your name?" Sasuke straightened his posture. Showing he was immensely proud of himself. "Sasuke Uchiha." He replied. Next, Gaara looked at me."And you?" he asked. I glared at him.
"Well, since your here, you'll find out soon enough, won't you." I replied, remembering not to give out any information.
"What about me? I bet your dying to know my name!" Naruto bellowed. Gaara looked at him.
"I couldn't care less." He said simply, and then started to walk away.
Aha, burned...
We were, yet again, waiting for Kakashi to show up.
I groaned. "Every morning, we have to wait for him. When the Fu--...Is he ever gonna' get here on time?!" I said. Refraining from cursing.
"I know!" Naruto agreed.
"I didn't even have enough time to train this morning!" I moaned. I felt Sasuke's gaze on me, but I ignored it.
"Yeah! And I didn't even have enough time to brush my teeth or change my underwear!" Naruto yelled. I stared at him for a long while.
"Naruto...why don't you wake up earlier from now on, hmm?" I suggested. Kakashi finally arrived.
"Hello everyone, sorry I'm late. Afraid I got lost on the path of life." He apologized.
"You liar!" Naruto screeched.
He jumped down in form of us. "I know this is a bit sudden but," he began. "I'm signing you up for the Chunin exams."
My eyes widened. That was where Orochimaru was, that was where Sasuke nearly died (again), that was where...everything happened.
No... I thought. No, no, no, no!
"No..." I said quietly. Naruto looked over at me, being the only one who heard me.
"Sakura-Chan...?" He said, concerned.
And this is where my life begins to end...
Okay! Sorry it took kind of long to update! I hope you like this chapter! Please review!
