Chapter eight
Omg!!!! I have not done this in so long… I don't even know.. I just don't. It was so hard everything is just so weird! Like I re read this a little bit when a review came in and I was reading and was like 'wow this is really good I wonder who wrote it' then once I got to the end chapter ideas exploded into my mind and I was like 'wait a moment… This is me?! I wrote that.. No way!' but now I'm back to what I thought before 'Oooh, god they're going to hate it my writing, I suck it sucks.' But no! Those thoughts won't keep my readers from this! So please, I know it is troublesome but reviews do help and if you'd like to suggest something I would like that too. So thank you so much for all the people that have found my story nice or stuff. It's been fun and now I'm really into this all again.. Glee!!!
Kakashi awoke on the cold wet grass, he had no clue of how long he had been laying there but he did know that his head was aching and 'An attack?' he thought looking around. "This can't be" he spoke, getting to his feet. He spotted a pink figure laying a few feet from him, a dark reddish pool surrounding it. 'Sakura?' panic filled him 'she's bleeding' in a second he was by her side kneeling on the soft earth. "Sakura" he called lightly, he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave her a soft nudge, no movement came. He checked her pulse, "No, this can't be" he stated shocked "Sakura!" he yelled rolling her over on her back to see her face. It was caked with blood, her ears were streaming with it as well, though it had been long since stopped. He looked down seeing a huge gash in her stomach, 'they killed her' he thought holding her dead students hand. 'I let this happen, she's dead..' He stood looking about again 'Where's the rest of them' he thought seeing a slightly shake in a bush to his far right. He readied a kunai and lunged towards it.
Naruto woke up; his brain felt so painful his vision fuzzy. 'What the?' he questioned himself; he rested on his elbows and pushed up to a standing position. He viewed the area around him; he was standing in a hole and bushes well over his head. Rapidly it came back to him 'Shit we were attacked' he pulled out a weapon and crouched 'they could still be here' he crawled through the thick bush. He poked his head out looked around a second to survey his area. He saw nothing; at least that's what he thought. The sound of a feet quickly trending reached him before the image, 'shit!' he thought quickly rolling out of the way of his attacking sensei.
Kakashi stopped dead in his tracks seeing it was only Naruto, he shoved the kunai in his pouch and looked at him "You have to go back to the village Naruto" The boy blinked "What why?" Kakashi glared madly down at the boy "Just do as I say, Sakura is-" He started to explain but the boy exploded in a loud "SAKURA!" As he noticed the bloody body lying on the ground.
Kakashi turned his vision back to the woods, trying not to look at his students 'I'm failing them.' He thought. "Naruto, I have to go." Naruto looked up from Sakura's body looking at his sensei "Where? How did this happen?!" he cried, tears brimming his eyes guilt from his carelessness taking over. "Just go back to the Village Naruto, There might still be a chance…" Kakashi said emotionlessly. He didn't believe for a second that she could be saved but he had to try to get him to go back 'I can't lose you too.'
A glisten of hope filled him through the tears "Could she? She has too, She's strong she'll fight this. I know she can!" A smile breached his lips. Kakashi looked back at him seeing his smile 'Whatever it takes, he can't come.' "Naruto, go now. The more you wait the more serious her injuries will become." Naruto focused on him "But what about you Kakashi? You'll need someone to-" "Go, that's an order Naruto." He demanded before turning and leaping forward into the thick brush 'Now that I've left him…. I have to get to Sasuke.' He thought anger filling him heart 'I've lost one already today, I refuse to lose another, especially the one I love.'
He raced along the limbs searching for signs of traps or ambushes. Nothing sounded an alarm for him so he pressed on 'I have to get to him. I can't believe this.' Leaves and tree branches shuffled and shifted under his weight, 'How could I let this happen, how could I not detect this?' Anger pushed him faster 'sasuke please, forgive me' he thought out to him.
A faint smell of blood made him stop on a limb 'is that? It can't be.' He thought looking down at some leaves, blood droplets laid on it. 'Maybe he was injured from the attack' his jaw clenched at the thought. He looked around and found a trail pointing slightly south from where he was heading 'I don't even know how long I've been out, who took him, and even if they ware still on the move' He glared in the direction and started off again following the trail of blood droplets.
Meanwhile
Naruto picked up Sakura's limp body in his arms "Don't worry Sakura, I'm going to get you some help. And soon you can be chasing after Sasuke again." He cooed to the girl. He lifted her and turned in the direction he had a mile to go to the point where they left and another five to get back to the village. 'Maybe if I'm lucky someone will meet me and take her.'
He started out at a fast pace trying hard not to move her body to much due to her injuries. There was silence for the longest time; he was so caught up in his racing thoughts. Nothing made sense to him, like who would attack her she was just a girl. He looked down at her. 'This will take way too long' He stopped and positioned himself to do a few hand signs.
He managed to land at least a mile away from the village 'this is better then what it was' he thought. He bit his lip and started jogging "Hold on Sakura, we're almost there and once we get there you can get better I promise!" he said, his voice scared for what was to come. This girl he held in his arms was the first person he ever loved, the first person that finally fell for his love and he treated her so badly.
Thin streams of tears ran down his cheeks "Don't worry, I can see the medical centre from here." He voiced, as he entered the village and jumped from roof to roof and landed gracefully on the footsteps of the building.
People around the building all stopped and turned to look, some went on their way after satisfying there curiosity. But some scowled and looked at him like he was the one that cause it. But there was no time for that; he rushed in the room filled with people. At desks sitting down rushing around "I need help!" He yelled getting the attention from a women behind the desk.
"What's wrong?" she asked then looked at what was in his hands "Oh my," she voiced, "Page a medic! We need someone now!" she yelled running over to Naruto and the bleeding girl. A man appeared wearing all white "What happened?" He asked grabbing her placing her on a movable bed. "She, we were attacked going on a mission about six miles from the village."
A whisper lingered through the crowd "Six miles, that's so close." He heard in a tail whisper. She was being carted away by a few men and the women turned to him "What happened though?" Naruto only shook his head "I don't know, we just.. I don't know." He replied truthfully. She nodded "Well, we'll have to inform her parents of her arrival and they'll have to fill out paper work." Without emotion she stared at "Thank you that will do, you can leave now."
This stunned him 'I brought her in here, I saved her from death and I'm dismissed like I don't belong to be here.' He clenched his jaw, "Please, if anything happens let me know." She nodded then left. He sighed and took a seat in one of the chairs that were open for waiting in. His mind went completely blank, when he came too finally the lady from the desk shook his shoulder "Please, go home. We'll inform you if we get any information." He went to start protecting but he only nodded and stood "Thank you." He said tiredly then left.
Blankly he walked, hopefully in the direction of his house. His mind was confusing him, it was so numb but painful he just couldn't figure it out at all. 'Sakura, please turn out okay.' He thought sincerely to her, 'please'. Without knowing it he lead himself to Iruka's door, he blinked staring at it for a moment trying to register that he was actually standing there.
When he finally came too from his trance of lost mindedness he knocked on the door, within les the a moment Iruka opened the door "Naruto…" the man stared at the boy "You're covered in blood what happened?!" he yelled distress riddled through his voice. He grabbed the boy by the wrist and pulled him in letting the boy sit. No protest or struggle came.
"Naruto" the tanned man said kneeling in front of the chair he place him in "Are you okay? Where'd all this blood come from.. Are you hurt?!" he exclaimed worry in his eyes as he searched the blank faced boy. "I'm fine Iruka" he laughed scratching the back of his head with a fake smile plastered on his face. "Don't lie to me Naruto, please don't" Iruka begged the boy.
Naruto let out a sigh and dropped his ruse "We were attacked, Sakura is in the hospital. I don't know how she's doing but.." he looked down at his clothes that were soaked light and heavily in places with blood "By the looks of me I don't know." Iruka placed his hand over the boys "Okay, everyone else?" he asked looking at the blue-eyed boy. "Sasuke is missing, and Kakashi sent me here and went after him." Naruto bit his lip "It all happened so fast, I didn't even see who did it. The next thing I know I wake up and find Sakura covered in blood and Kakashi rushing me to get help for her."
Iruka nodded squeezing his hands "You did the right thing Naruto, you must know this. It's a hard thing that you had to do." Naruto looked into Iruka's brown eyes "Then why" he burst out into tears "do I feel like such a failure? How come I couldn't protect her?" Iruka moved closer and cupped the boy's face in his hands "You're not Naruto, please don't think that way. If a jounin was even caught off guard then the person that did it must have been really strong. You can't punish yourself for this." Their eyes searched each others, and suddenly Naruto just leaped into Iruka's arms holding him tightly to his small form.
Iruka closed his eyes and lightly stroked his hair as the boy wept into his chest. He offered gentle comfort to the boy, "It's okay right now Naruto, I'm here. I'm here with you right now just focus on that."
The boy sniffed and looked up at him "I love you Iruka" he said weakly. The man looked down at the boy and smiled sweetly "I love you too Naruto." This made the boy smile slightly "So, lets get you out of those clothes. You need to have a rest you look so tired." Naruto nodded and obliged.
They removed his clothes and Iruka placed them in a hamper to be washed and if they couldn't be washed then thrown out and replaced. As he did that he told Naruto to go and have a shower as he prepared some tea. When he came out that had some tea and both went to bed.
"Goodnight Naruto. I love you" Iruka said peacefully pulling the boy to his naked chest. "G'night Iruka. I love you too." Iruka smiled and nuzzled into the boy's messy mop "You may not believe it, but you did a very respectful thing today. Myself and Kakashi will be and are proud or you." Naruto looked up slightly to see Iruka's soft brown eyes "You sure?" He smiled at the boy "I'm very sure." Naruto felt a new wave of happiness fill his body, he still worried about everyone but right now this he believed was his place 'Tomorrow I'm going to leave. I have to help Kakashi' he thought.
Their eyes continued to look at each other, until Naruto extended his neck slightly and kissed Iruka's lips, the man in turn pulled the boy closer to him due to a gap between bodies. This made both of them happy, the kiss ended and they lay looking at each other "Thank you Iruka" Naruto expressed weightlessly. The man's tanned lips smiled happily to see the boy happy again. He was about to respond when the boy cut him off again, this time with a more passionate kiss. 'Thank you indeed' Iruka thought. As the kiss continued Naruto began to explore Iruka's 'Better feel this one more time, just in case. I have to make this count.' He thought kissing his partner more lovingly, getting more intimate with his touches. "I love you Iruka," He whispered against Iruka's lips before capturing them again.
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