Of Haruno and Of Uchiha Chapter 10, a naruto fanfic

Chapter ten: Haruno curse

Chapter ten: Illusion

"This is only a fixture, this survival training. You have to get these bells to pass."

"Demo! Why are there only two of them, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked. Kakashi chuckled.

"You'll find its factual purpose soon."

"Hn."

Serious aura enveloped the teacher.

"The game starts…" he paused, eying his team. "Now."

Poof!

'Shimata! (Shit) The dobe stayed.' Sasuke whispered furiously.

'Get him, Sasu-kun! Hurry up!' Sakura whispered back, albeit worriedly.

Poof!

'Hayaku, Sasu-kun!' Sakura whispered to herself, clasping her hands together.

Poof!

'Why the hell did you pull me, teme?' Naruto murmured angrily.

'Naruto, I think the game's about collaboration.' Sakura said before could Sasuke shot back a curse or an answer.

'They've hidden well.' Kakashi thought, an orange book on his hand.

'So, the plan is final. I'll act as the bait.' Sakura repeated with a saccharine smile on her face.

'Aa.'

'Let's do this! Dattebayo!' Sakura and Sasuke nodded.

'On position…' 3…2…1… 'Go, Ruka.'

"Sakura, ka?" (Sakura, huh?) Kakashi said, eying the pink-haired kunoichi who appeared in a blanket of white smoke. Sakura nodded.

"Sensei… Fight me." Sakura daringly said.

"Bold of you." Sakura only chuckled, as both swiftly run towards each other.

Swish.

Punch. 'Ichi.(1)'

Dodge. Kick. 'Ni, San…' (2, 3)

Duck. Hit. 'Shi, go.' (4, 5)

Strike. Uppercut. 'Roku.' (6)

Stoop. Break away.

"You've progressed, I think." Kakashi said, scratching his chin with his index finger whilst staring at his book, then Sakura.

"Arigato, sensei." Sakura said, the sly tone carefully hidden beneath her sweet voice.

"…"

Advance.

Punch. Punch. 'Shichi, hachi, kyu.' (7, 8, 9.)

Kick. Dodge. Dodge.

Sakura suddenly pulled away by a meter.

She then raised her hands above her head, chakra strings revealing themselves against the scorching sunlight.

"What the…?" Kakashi gasped, feeling chakra strings tightening around him.

"Now!" Naruto and Sasuke went out of their hiding place, around their fingers were chakra strings as well that they had put around Kakashi while they were fighting. Sakura followed their pace and together, they put their fingers around the bells at the same time.

Cling cling.

"Game over, sensei." Naruto said, a triumphant grin on his face.

A sigh. "She's been caught."

"Nani?" Sasuke asked, turning to the stiff Sakura beside him. "Ruka? Ruka?"

"Sakura-chan!?" Naruto exclaimed, noticing it as well. "Sensei, what's happening?"

"She's been caught by a…" Kakashi said, pausing when Sasuke suddenly growled angrily.

"Damn it, it's a genjutsu!" he truned to Kakashi. "What are you showing her?"

"A bloody you and a wounded Naruto." Sasuke cursed.

"Kai. (dispel)" He said, his fingers forming a seal.

"Ara? (huh?)" Naruto said.

"It's dispelled…" Sasuke gave Kakashi a glare. "What happened?"

Kakashi became truly serious, his lips in a thin line under his mask.

"Her heart's caught by her own trepidation."

"I can't deem that such thing would lead to this kind of… muddle!" a strong voice boomed, his mellow yet firm voice echoing inside the room.

A nod of support.

"I believe that the child is excellent in genjutsu, even surpassing her own batch's rookie for that matter." A sophisticated one said with her leg over the other. "But, I couldn't believe that she got enslaved by a simple… technique."

A deep sigh.

"Fear could do such thing to a naïve child who experienced so much at a tender age. You cannot blame her for hiding her trauma through all those years to support another member of her clan left of her."

A nod of agreement.

(( S-Sasuke-kun? What's happening? What happened… to… to you…!? A-are you okay…? Open your eyes! Sasuke-kun!!))

"Could her simple magic lead to… a universal destruction in the future?" an elderly voice said with uncertainty.

A shaking of head.

"She's a good girl… A smart, strong and good girl…"

"You know her well, Iruka…?" a woman inquired.

"I… trained her."

((Sakura… Help me...))

"Should we…?" a trembling voice asked.

A glare. "She's just a kid! She's at no fault. We just have to… help her heal… and fast…"

((Help m…e. Sa…kura, help…" she choked. "Be strong Sasuke-kun! I'll… look for Kakashi-sensei… or Naruto! D...on't leave me…!"))

"Or we could just…"

A stern stare.

A defiant look. "We could just end her… and… and--"

A huff of incredulity. "What the hell?!"

(("Sa…kura-ch..an…?" A gasp of disbelief. "You too… Naruto!?"))

A fake cough…

Attention… required.

"That would be unwise, my friend." A withering voice said.

"…"

"She's one of the last Uchiha remaining as of now."

((Sa…ku— ra…))

A nod.

A puff of smoke.

"Iruka here, their previous teacher, reported that she holds a sentimental and close relationship with the younger brother of the one responsible for the massacre, who is Uchiha Itachi." The man continued.

An uncertain nod.

"I… I don't quite fathom where you are heading, Hokage-sama."

(("Saku…ra-chan!!" — "Na-Naruto!! Hold on!!"))

"He meant that her death would trigger the male Uchiha's desire to betray Konoha. It's something we cannot risk to do. The boy's got potential, just like his brother. Adding the fact that Oro-"

A stern glare silenced the woman.

"No need to mention him in this discussion." Another voice said.

"I wish to speak, Hokage-sama."

Silence.

(("Sakura…" – "Sasuke-kun! Wait up… you guys!! I'll… call… for help!!"))

"You may…"

"You should add another fact over that."

(("Sakura."))

"And… what should that be?"

"Haruno."

A nod of support. "I heard that the girl is the daughter of the heir of the Haruno clan as of now. We couldn't risk a resistance from such powerful and mysterious clan."

Silence…

(("Sakura-chan..!"))

"The girl's got potential as well… She possesses a trait of a full-blooded Haruno. She can be of help in the future."

Silence…

"Or… a cause of destruction."

"…"

(("Nan…de?"))

"This meeting is adjourned. We must talk about this some other time."

(("Nan..de?"))

nande-- why

"Ne… When do you think will she… wake up?" Naruto asked gently as he watched Sasuke pushed away her bangs from her face after pulling her comforter up to her chin.

Sasuke shook his head as his fingers brushed against her cheek, looking at the frown on her sleeping face.

Naruto stared at him for awhile, noting how Sasuke's lips formed a thin line even if his eyes were bathed with emotions.

"Excuse me." A medic nin said, letting herself in. "I would like to ask both of you some questions for a moment."

Naruto nodded hesitantly. Sasuke kept a straight face.

"Follow me please." The medic nin said, making her way outside as Naruto followed her cautiously. Sasuke was about to step out when a hand shot up to grab his.

His watchful eyes stared at the pained feature of Sakura and then, to the hand that captured his. Her full lips parted.

"Don't go… Sa…suke-kun." She whimpered.

He stared at her for a moment, before going back to her side.

"I won't."

She smiled, albeit a small and pained one.

"Nnnngg…" Sakura moaned, feeling her body increase in temperature.

Sasuke immediately opened both eyes to look at Sakura only to find her bathed with neon green radiance, her skin submersed with sweat and her face fixed into a deep frown.

She started opening her eyes.

Sasuke, then, was beside her, holding her hand tightly.

Her eyes were half-open when tears fell from her eyes, and to Sasuke's alarm, blood mixed with it.

"Sakura." He called out. Sakura only moaned in reply, and slowly, oh so slowly, she opened an eye that revealed blood red eyes.

Sasuke smiled.

It was the Sharingan, but what surprised him the most was when she opened her other eye, revealing… orbs of amethyst so glassy that you'll almost think that it was a precious gem.

"Sasu…ke—kun…"

Her eyes were unfocused, he noted. He knows for sure she was still oblivious to where she is… and to his presence.

The glow that her body released increased tenfold. As of now, hot neon green aura enveloped the whole room.

It was so strong, that everything around the place neglected the rule of gravitation.

Sasuke felt himself channeling more chakra to his feet more than necessary.

"Sa…su—ke…kun." Her eyes were swirling with Sharingan and Haru. Sasuke bit his lip as he stared at her condition.

She was drifting in the air, her feet merely a foot above the ground. Her mismatched eyes were darting from one location to another, as if searching for something. Her body was focusing chakra in its respective opening, forming sharp appearance that ferociously releases itself only to hit anything on its way, creating fissures and depressions on the whole room.

Sasuke scowled, as he tried to dodge the sharp chakra discharged from her body.

"Sakura!" he called out. "Sakura, stop it, dammit!!"

He growled as she seemed unaware to anything at all as of present, chanting his name and Naruto's.

He looked around. 'Someone should at least have noticed this.'

"Sakura! Stop it!" he growled, stepping closer to her. His sharp eyes then notice the broken door and his eyes widened in incredulity.

Just outside the door, two medic nins, who seemed to be talking animatedly to each other, were… frozen. The surrounding was like a canvas, everything was frozen by time except the room where they are.

'Time… stopped.' His eyes sharpened. 'Sakura must stop this nonsense as well.'

He pumped more chakra to his feet as he loped towards her, enveloping her to his arms.

She was too shocked to do anything else... Too tensed…

Sasuke sighed in relief when he noticed her awareness, but her eyes were still dazed. He needed to do something… something…

"Sakura. Stop it already… I'm already here…" he smiled when familiar emerald eyes stared innocently at him.

"Sa—su-ke…kun?" More tears.

"Sasuke-kun!" she squealed, putting her arms around him. "You're okay!"

He stroked her messy pink locks. "Of course I am you idiot."

She relaxed in his arms.

"Sasuke-kun…" she sobbed.

"Hmm?"

"I was… so… depressed. I thought you were dead… and Naruto…" her eyes widened. "Where's Naruto!?"

"He's safe."

"Yokatta! (Thank goodness.)" She breathed. Sasuke could only chuckle at her flushed face.

He then let her go, pointing at the door.

"It's broken…" she pointed out. Sasuke frowned.

"You stopped the time around us."

"Oh… so… how do I make it move again?" she asked innocently.

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows. "You mean, you don't know how to?"

She shook her head.

"She has grown beautifully…" a woman whispered.

"I think so too… She is stronger than you'll ever think." Tsunade complimented, turning to the woman.

"It has been years since you'd stop pursuing her… what's the matter?"

The woman smiled thoughtfully. She then pointed at her eyes. "I have my reasons that I know you have identified by now."

She then leaned her hand against the glass window, looking at the girl sitting on a bench with a young boy beside her.

"I miss my baby…" she sighed. "I wish I can be with her soon."

The woman turned to Tsunade. "Ma(Well), I'll be going now."

Tsunade nodded.

"I'll see you soon, Tsunade-chan."

"Hai…" the woman turned to leave. "… And, Tenshi-chan?"

"Nani?"

"Thanks for fixing her mess…"

Tenshi chuckled. "I'll fix every muddle she creates, and help her learn from it. Besides…" she paused, then, smirked. "She's my daughter… my only daughter…"

Sasuke stared at the sleeping girl leaning on his shoulder. After everything that happened in the survival training, he has seen what's underneath the underneath her. He now knows that her real emotions are locked up, expertly covered by that cheery façade.

He clenched and unclenched his hands.

He was blinded by revenge that he failed to see through her. He has been self-centered, forgetting the fact that he wasn't the only one that suffered the great lost. He has been sharing them with Sakura through all those years.

His head rose towards the sky, his onyx eyes staring at the colossal clouds above them.

There is a great possibility that she witnessed the massacre. He noted that fact when he saw her lifeless eyes that night, and he cursed himself for letting that possibility slip from his mind. Indeed, he is foolish.

He must be careful from now on. He must be more observant. He must protect her at all costs, particularly because of the activation of both her bloodline limit. Above and beyond, she's way too special to him.

Way… too special.

End of chapter.

TBC.

A/N: I'm really sorry to disappoint you guys if the story is mixed with the real one, but that is how I want the story go.

See you on June guys! I still have to make the chapter two of Ore no Tenshi.

Hugs and kisses,

Kaoru Masachika

(lazy-cerulean)