Hey everyone! I am so sorry for not posting on Thursday. Like said in my note, I've been really busy and haven't had much time to write since my last chapter, also I've been having headaches all week so I can't be on the computer very late at night. It is not my best writing but like usual, I am trying my best to make the chapters longer and more interesting. Thank you so much for being so patient and supportive, it really means a lot to me.
I'm going to warn you now; I kind of copied some of it from episode 214 and 215.
For those of you who are wondering if there will ever be a lemon in my story, the answer is yes. I will add a lemon in this story but not right now. It will probably be further into their relationship before I add one. To be honest, I am not really good at writing lemons.
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Things were getting heated now. Just as Sakura began to unzip Naruto's jacket, Naruto stopped her and pulled away from the kiss breathing heavily and looked up at her.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked as she began to feel a little rejected.
"As much as I would love to make love to you, I don't think now is the right time. We just got together and not only that but everyone is either still in their rooms or they are all downstairs below us." Naruto said before closing his eyes and covering his face with his hands to avoid being hit by Sakura. He felt Sakura gently grab his wrists and pull his hands away from his face. He opened his eyes and looked up at her to see her looking down at him with a calm expression.
"I'm not going to hit you Naruto" Sakura said and Naruto relaxed. "I agree with you, we should wait. There is no sense in rushing, plus I would much rather have my first time be when there isn't any wars happening" She said as she played with Naruto's hair.
"But making out is alright…right?" Naruto asked looking up at her
"Oh yeah, making out is definitely alright" Sakura said with a small seductive smile on her face as she leaned down, grabbed the sides of his face and planting her lips on his.
"How…did I… get…so… lucky?" Naruto asked kissing Sakura between each word
"You played your cards right for once" Sakura said with a quiet giggle
"Hey I've played my cards right every time...my plans just never worked out like I wanted them to" Naruto said looking away from Sakura and pouting like a child. Sakura grabbed his face and leaned down until her face was almost touching his.
"Well I'd say your plan finally worked" She said softly
"That's my ninja way"
"No…your ninja way is that you never go back on your promise" Sakura said
"Well I made a promise to myself that I would never give up on you" Naruto said and Sakura could feel her heart begin to beat faster
"Okay well now you have to make a promise to me" Sakura said
"Anything" Naruto said
"You have to promise never to leave me no matter what" Sakura said with a look of desperation on her face.
"I promise you Sakura, I will never leave you…even if I'm dead I'll never leave you" Naruto said and Sakura almost started crying
"How did you grow to be such a great person?" Sakura asked
"I had you to help me" Naruto said leaning up and kissing her quickly before looking at her face
"I really hate to say this but we should go downstairs so the others don't wonder what's going on in here" Naruto said and Sakura slowly got of his lap, grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom to change into her normal clothes. Naruto sat up and starred at the door with a smile forming on his face.
"I am the luckiest man alive"
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"Well if it isn't the two love birds" Kakashi said when Sakura and Naruto walked down the stairs holding hands. "You two sure make a lot of noise waking up" Kakashi said and both Naruto and Sakura froze. Their cheeks turned red.
"We were just talking!" Naruto exclaimed
"Sure you were" Kiba said
"We were!" Naruto shot at him
"Okay everyone, let's get down to business" Kakashi said and everyone sat down in the lobby to discuss their next plan.
"So first things first, Sakura…are you well enough to be traveling?" Kakashi asked looking over at Sakura who was sitting beside Naruto on the other side of the lobby.
"Of course" Sakura said with a nod and Kakashi continued to talk about the plan
"I think we can all agree we need to find Sasuke right?" Kakashi said looking around the room and everyone nodded in agreement
"Kakashi, you know Sasuke as much as Sakura and I do and we all know that we won't be able to bring Sasuke back if all of us attack him at once, I think it should be just you, me, and Sakura to go" Naruto said with a serious look on his face looking at Kakashi.
Everyone was quiet until Kakashi spoke up five minutes later.
"As much as I know we are going to need everyone with us, I have to say that I agree with you on this Naruto. It will be easier if the three of us went, seeing as we were his team" Kakashi said standing up
"Well it's settled then, Naruto, Sakura, and I will go after Sasuke and all of you will stay here until you hear anything from us" Kakashi said looking at Yamato who looked unsure at first but finally agreed
"We will contact you as soon as we get back to the village with Sasuke" Kakashi said as Naruto and Sakura, who had ran up to their rooms to gather their belonging came back downstairs to stand on either side of him. He turned around and started heading for the door with Sakura and Naruto following.
"Naruto" Yamato said and Naruto turned around
"Remember everything you learned, even the stuff you didn't find useful may come in handy along the way" Yamato said
"Come on Yamato, you know I'll never remember everything" Naruto said with a big smile on his face
"Yeah You're right" Yamato said with a sigh before walking up to Naruto and giving him a tight hug, he leaned his head down and whispered in his ear "You're a strong young man Naruto, you have what it takes to bring Sasuke back, I believe in you" before pulling back to see that Naruto's face was now serious, "You are an amazing teacher Yamato" Naruto said before turning around and walking up to Kakashi and Sakura.
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Everything was quiet when suddenly they heard the sound of a girl scream. They ran to the end of the forest in the direction of the scream, there was a bunch of big rocks, boulders, and statues that had been knocked down. As they were running, Kakashi suddenly stopped in front of Naruto and Sakura, holding out his hand to tell them to wait.
"What's going on Kakashi?" Naruto asked
"Shhh" was all Kakashi did as he looked around a big boulder to look for anyone dangerous. He saw a girl with red hair lying on the ground appearing to be injured. He continued to checking the area to make sure there wasn't anyone dangerous around. After a few seconds of looking around he noticed someone walking toward the girl.
"It's Sasuke" Kakashi said closing his eyes, wishing it wasn't true
"What are we going to do?" Sakura asked
"He'll suspect something if Naruto or I go out there, maybe he'll listen to you" Kakashi said looking at Sakura
"She can't go down there by herself." Naruto said
"If we go down there, we'll have no way of convincing him to come back with us" Kakashi said and after a few seconds, Naruto nodded his head and turned to Sakura.
"Be careful" Naruto said softly and Sakura gave him a small smile before leaning in and kissing him quickly. After giving him a quick hug, she got up and ran down the hill and across the bridge."
"Sasuke!"
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When Sasuke heard Sakura yell his name, he turned around and walked away from the girl.
"Ahh Sakura…it's been awhile. Why are you here?"
"I've come to be with you and to help you" Sakura replied "I really hope this works"
"What's in it for me if you come along? Are you plotting something?"
"I'm not plotting anything! Ever since you left the village, I've regretted not going with you" Sakura said and Sasuke just looked at her as if to see if she was telling the truth.
"I'll do whatever it is you want me to. I don't want any more regrets"
"Do you know what I want?" He said
"I don't care! Just tell me and I'll do it"
"I'm going to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village" He said with a strong voice and she looked at him with her eyes wide "That's what I want" he said "will you truly be able to betray the village for me?"
"Yes…if you asked me to"
"Prove it…finish her off" Sasuke said pointing to the girl lying on the ground by his feet "If you do then I'll believe you"
Sakura looked at the girl for a few seconds before pulling out her kunai knife
"Who is she?" She asked
"A member of the group Taka that I created and as you can see, she is completely useless…you're a medical ninja right? You could replace her"
Sakura thought for a couple seconds before walking towards the girl and Sasuke. The whole time he's watching her.
"What? You can't do it?" Sasuke asked almost taunting her to do it
"Why does he want her dead? She has nothing to do with this…If I stab him now it would all be over" Sakura said to herself
"Sasuke…No" Sakura heard the girl in front of her say and her eyes widened in realization before turning around in time to see Sasuke getting ready to hit her with his chidori. Luckily, before he could hit her Kakashi has stopped him by jumping in between them.
"You've really changed Sasuke" Kakashi said looking at him while standing in front of Sakura
"You alright Sakura?" Kakashi asked looking at Sakura from the corner of his eye
"Yeah I'm alright" She said looking at his back
"Take the girl and heal her enough so that she can speak, she knows a lot about the enemy" Kakashi said while looking at Sasuke
"What about you?" Sakura said as she knelt next to the girl "
"I'll meet up with you after this is over" Kakashi said
Sakura was apprehensive at first but picked up the girl and took her over to where Naruto was.
"You alright?" Naruto asked as soon as he saw Sakura
"Yeah" Sakura replied putting the girl down on the ground
"Who is she?" he said pointing to the girl
"I'm not sure yet, all I know is she was part of the Sasuke's group" She said sadly as she knelt by the girl and began healing her.
While she was healing the girl, Naruto noticed she wasn't saying a lot. He knelt down by her and looked at her.
"You want to tell me what happened down there?"
"You should have seen him Naruto…he wasn't the same, he's not the Sasuke we use to know" Sakura said and tears slowly began to run down her face. As soon as she was done healing the girl, she stood up and sat against the large boulder on the other side of the girl. Naruto walked over to the boulder and looked around it to see Kakashi and Sasuke fighting.
"we need to go help him" Naruto said looking down at Sakura who nodded and followed him down to where Kakashi and Sasuke were, making sure Sasuke didn't see either of them.
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"What are you two doing here?" Kakashi yelled
"I should have known you would be here Naruto" Sasuke said
"Sasuke please come back with us, we'll help you get your revenge, and we'll do you whatever you want us to!" Sakura begged almost in tears
"You three really haven't learned anything have you?" Sasuke said with a fake smile on his face and Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi just stared at him. "I don't need saved and I certainly don't want to go back to that village with you"
"Do you realize what Naruto has gone through to come after you? He's done nothing since you left except talk about how he's going to bring you home. He's trained so hard so he could be prepared for the day that he found you. He never stopped thinking about you." Sakura yelled furiously from behind Naruto. "While everyone was after you to kill you, Naruto was after you to rescue you." She said more calmly now.
"From what?" Sasuke asked with no emotion in his voice
"From revenge…I swore three and a half years ago and I swear now that I am going to rescue you from your need for revenge." Naruto said
"I just told you, I don't need rescued and I don't want rescued" Sasuke said "My plan has already been set" he said
"Before you got here, I got the chance to finally get revenge on one of Itachi's enemies…I killed a high ranked ninja and I've never felt better in my entire life. I finally feel my clan's name being freed from this rotting ninja world we live in." Sasuke said with a crazy smile. "Isn't what I'm doing what you Leaf Ninja have always wanted? You've all hated and talked about the Uchiha clan behind their back and I'm going to do you a favor by erasing your memories of the Uchiha. I'm to destroy you and the Leaf Village!" He said and the three looked at him as if he was crazy.
"This is definitely not the same Sasuke I use to know" Naruto thought to himself
"Naruto, take Sakura and get out of here" Kakashi said as he took a step towards Sasuke but was stopped when Naruto put a hand on his shoulder, he turned his head to see Naruto starring straight at Sasuke with a serious face.
"This is between me and Sasuke" Naruto said stepping forward "Take care of Sakura" He said
"No! I am not letting you risk your life again! Please don't leave me!" Sakura screamed with tears running down her face and ran towards Naruto but was pulled back by Kakashi. She turned around with a shocked look on her face and looked up at him. "Kakashi?"
"Let him do this…he'll be alright" Kakashi said "I really hope I'm right" He said to himself as he picked up Sakura who was still sobbing and ran up to where the girl was.
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Thanks for reading! Once again I hope you enjoyed and I'm very sorry for the long wait. I'm running out of ideas so if you have any please tell me, I could really use some ideas right now.