Kohona's Cherry Blossom
Chapter 10 Seeing Red
Okay people, I know that I should have done this a while ago when I first started this fanfic, but I forgot about it then became too lazy to remember, so I will say this now—
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Naruto!! I never have, most likely never will. I do not own it, but the person who sits by you in your least favorite class does (I think). This is for all chapters in this story, and I probably won't be saying it until the next fanfic. Okay, now you may read chapter 10 (OMG, 10!).

Naruto's chakra was red. It was also starting to bubble up around him, slightly giving off steam. Sakura could feel the atmosphere around her become dense because of how much of the fox demon's chakra was leaking out of the teenage vessel. After this started to happen, Ino, unfortunately, fainted from shock, so Lee and Shikamaru caught her before she hit the ground, quickly backing her and themselves out of the soon to become crossfire that was about to start between Naruto and Neji. After seeing what was happening with Naruto and the demon inside him, Neji only smirked (idiot).
"See what I mean? You can't even control what is sealed inside of you." Now Neji had really done it. Because of what Neji had just said about controlling what was inside of Naruto, the red bubbling chakra was now taking form of a fox. Not only that, but there was that long tail. Sasuke could remember Jurriya(sp?) telling Kakashi that if Naruto got to the point where the demon was starting to take control of the boy, and a tail had formed itself out of the chakra, you were to NEVER to let a second tail form. Because if you did, long story short, you were doomed if you couldn't calm him down ASAP. And if Neji kept at it with insulting Naruto in this sort of way, it is close to impossible to calm the boy down. But at the rate this was all going at, it seemed that it was already too late. Because Naruto had already grown four of the nine tails. Seeing this, Sakura had started to make her way toward Naruto, but Sasuke held her back in a tight grasp.
"Are you insane?! Do you have any idea how-"
"Sasuke, I know all of the risks at stake. But this is the first time that he has ever gotten to the point where he has formed four tails. Let me do this!" After a moment of some decision making, Sasuke slowly let her go. Sakura very cautiously walked out over to Naruto, who had his head down and his fists clenched at his sides. She noticed that the closer she got to him, the heavier the air around her became; the chakra of the kiuubi leaking out of the human vessel was that strong.
"Naruto, please, don't listen to Neji!" she said to him. There was a firm reassurance in her voice. "Naruto," she whispered to him, "please, don't listen to what Neji says! He- he doesn't know what you and Hinata have with each other- he is too blind to see it! Look, I know what you're thinking- but don't hurt Neji because he's an idiot! Be the better person and…" but she never got the chance to finish; Naruto had punch her in the stomach- hard. Sakura was sent flying back. She would have gone back a whole mile further if it had not been for Sasuke to have caught her. But even then, he was also sent back a ways with the amount of force from Naruto.
"You really shouldn't tell people what to do, Sakura," Naruto said in a horse voice, "it can really get annoying after a while." Sasuke held Sakura's limp body in his arms, but all he could stare at was Naruto. 'Did he really just say that? No,' He thought, 'it has to be the fox demon speaking for him; he would never say that to Sakura.' He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't believe it.


Believe it.
That was one of Naruto's most common things to say-other than, "I'm gonna become Hokage someday," then he would always say, "Believe it!" to Sasuke, it seemed like that that phrase was all he really could say when they were kids. "I'm gonna become Hokage someday, believe it!"
"I'm a ninja now, believe it!"
"I'm not afraid, believe it!"
"I'm going to beat every one of you, beeeelieve it!"
Right now, Sasuke wasn't looking at the same Naruto he used to know. No, this was someone a whole lot different. This new Naruto- when Sasuke saw first saw him again a few months ago, he really saw the future Hokage. Naruto had obviously matured, a lot. He wasn't exactly the same screw-up that he remembered. But now- well, Sasuke just didn't know what to think. The kiuubi was trying to break free of whom he was sealed inside of, and Naruto just had no control over it.

"Sasuke, please!"
Sasuke suddenly seemed to snap out of his train of thought to find Hinata gripping his arm very tightly, pleading with him.
"Sasuke, please, stop Naruto! He has gone too far with this!" Sasuke looked at the spot where Naruto and Neji were, and soon realized that the two were in battle. Neji had his Byakugan activated, and Naruto thankfully hadn't grown any more tails. There was a kunai dug into Neji's shoulder, and two kunai hit directly where some of Naruto's chakra points are. Naruto held his hand out a little. There was an enormous amount of red chakra was swimming into a spiral ball in the palm of the boy's hand, making the air around twist wildly. Now everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. Naruto was charging (slow-mo, people) at Neji with a fully fledged Rasengan of the demon's chakra. Now things went back to normal speed, (which would make it seem fast to you if you were in this situation). Neji dodged the dangerous attack, but not without being skimmed with it. The rest of the Rasengan went plunging into the ground, creating a large crater in the earth's surface. The impact in the ground was so much, that it sent everyone else back to where Sasuke, Hinata, and the still unconscious Sakura were.
"What should we do? Sasuke?" Now they were all looking at him, waiting for further instructions. He didn't say anything right away, but Shikamaru did.
"Sasuke," he said, "you do realize that if this goes on any longer, there is a chance that someone from the Akatsuki could come looking to see what's going on and then discover us, right?"
"I know, I know!"
"Then what should we do?" Everyone was still looking at him for the answer. And for once, he didn't have one.
"I…I don't know. I've never seen this happen to Naruto before so…nothing." he just a bit too quietly. He looked down. 'Sakura would know what to do…' he thought.
"You might want to tell Hinata that," Shikamaru said aloud. Sasuke looked up to see Hinata fast walking over to where Naruto was, just like Sakura had done earlier.
"Hinata!" he shouted, "that isn't a smart idea! Looked at what happened to Sakura; do you want that to happen to you?"
"Well, I am not going to let him lose everything that he has accomplished because of one mistake!" she shouted back at him. 'Since when did she stop stuttering?' he thought.

(Hinata POV)
The others didn't know it, but there were tears in her eyes. She had known Naruto for over ten 

years, ever since they were around seven years old. That is practically twelve years. And about 4 ½ years ago, she and Naruto had really started to become friends-it wasn't just her secretly watching him from the sidelines, then fainting when he discovered her presence- no. Starting then, she wasn't AS shy around him as she used to be.

FLASHBACK! (You people must be getting tired of these kinds of things!)

Hinata was in her room, doing her usual spring cleaning. As she was putting away a brand new skirt that she was going to where for her older cousin's bridal shower (no, not Neji), the phone on the dresser next her window rang. She walked over to it and looked at the caller ID. It was Ino.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Hinata! It's Ino!"
"Oh, hi Ino!"
"Look, tonight, me, some of the other girls and the guys are going to that hot new club tonight. Would you like to come along with us? We are going to be there from 7:00 to probably around midnight."
"Oh, um, sure! That sounds like fun, Ino." Hinata looked at the clock that was next her light blue, cordless phone; it was already 6:27P.M. "Just let me finish up cleaning my room, and I'll be there! But wait… what do you think I should wear? I mean, I want to wear something that looks real nice, but is comfortable at the same time."
"Hmm… let's see… oh! How about that mini skirt Sakura bought you for your birthday last year with the brown leggings and the staples black top with the blue polka dots that your mom got you recently? That should look nice together- and I can show you how to dance in skirts!"
"Okay, thanks! What if a drunken guy I don't know starts feeling me up? I'm sort of scarred of things like that happening.
"Relax Hinata- just come in and we'll make sure nothing happens to you! See you tonight!"

Later that night, Hinata was wearing what Ino had suggested-and it actually felt comfortable and looked cute on her. She stood outside the door to the club, nervous as heck on going in. She took a deep breath, let it out slowly, opened the door, and walked inside.
Inside the club looked so amazing! There was a huge dance floor made up of tiles with a variety of funky colors. At one side of the floor was a small place where people could order food and sit at one of the tables or booths that ran along two of the walls of the place. On the other side of the floor was a bar. There were stools at the bar for people to sit at, but no tables. All around the club it was almost completely dark, accept for where the bright lights were swarming and flashing all around in different colors. Hinata saw her friends at one of the booths on the far back wall of the club. As she walked over to them (while avoiding some of the crazy dancers) she noticed who all was here. There was Ino; Sakura; Tenten; Kiba; Neji; Sasuke; Shikamaru; and Naruto. Once she got to the table she shyly waved to everyone with a quiet "Hi". Once the guys saw her, Shikamaru and Sasuke just raised there eyebrows in surprise, Kiba spat out his drink (which almost hit Ino), and Naruto sat there gawking at her, then said,
"Wow, Hinata! You look so hot!" Well, that earned Naruto a slap on the head from a P.O.ed Neji, and made Hinata blush madly. All the girls complimented her on how she looked. Ino smiled to herself.
"Am I good with looks, or what?" she said proudly.
"What?" Kiba said stupidly. He was too busy starring at some girl's but to hear what Ino had 

just said. That had rightfully earned him a good kick from Sakura and Tenten, who knew why he didn't know what they were talking about.
"Well, now that everyone is finally here, let's go dance our butts off 'till we can't dance no more!" Tenten shouted.

So basically, everyone just started dancing and having a good time. And a good time for Kiba would mean slapping girls butts. After about four or so hours, Hinata went over to the bar and ordered a Sprite. While waiting Naruto came over and sat by her. She ordered the most caffeinated drink on the planet-Red Bull!
"So, are you having fun, Hinata?" he asked loudly. The music was blaring. She nodded shyly. "Cool!" he replied. They both got their drinks at the same time. Hinata sipped hers, while Naruto chugged his in two gulps. They watched other people on the floor-either jumping up and down to the music, or dancing with an explosion flying limbs without a care in the world. Over all the noise, though no one else seemed to notice they could hear Sakura screaming,
"Kiba, if you EVER slap my butt one more time, I'm gonna pulverize you into a big ball of nothing!"
"I-I'm going to g-go outside and get some air." she said to him. She quickly walked out of the large place, and was welcomed by the cool, fresh air of the night. She leaned against the wall, enjoying the peace.
"Mind if I join you?" She looked over quickly and saw Naruto coming outside from the club.
"Um- s-sure," she was blushing like crazy again. They stood there for about ten minutes in silence, until Hinata finally confessed.
"Na-Naruto!" He looked over at her, surprised.
"Yeah, Hinata?" She took a deep breath.
"IjustwamtedtosaytathItreallyenjoybeingaroundyou, eventhoughIdon'treallyshowit, andIlikeyoualot, andihveforalongtime. Is that okay?" she said in one breath.

Naruto just stared at her, a little shocked. Now it was his turn to blush.
"Um, I like you too Hinata!" he said with a big grin. "But if you liked me for a long time, why didn't you ever say anything?" Hinata, starting to regret her actions, started messing around with her fingers.
"Well, I-I've been too shy to s-say anyth-thing!" she whispered.
"Oh, come on now, Hinata! You have no reason to be shy around me! And you should trynot to stutter as much, you know"
"Oh, s-sorry, N-Naruto! It's just, I get really nervous around most people!" she said quietly. Naruto nodded his head showing that he understood what she meant. Then he had an idea. "Hinata, I have something for you!" Before she could respond, he kissed her lightly on the lips, and led her back inside for some more dancing.

END LONG FLASHBACK! (I guess that was kind of pointless!)

Naruto was starting to make another Rasengan- and Hinata was still only about a half of a mile away from him. She started to run as fast as she could to get to him. She just couldn't let Naruto do this to himself.
"Naruto!!" she screamed.


The moment he heard her scream his name, Naruto stopped dead in his tracks in what he was doing. Hinata also stopped, becoming hesitant on if she should get any closer. The power from the Rasengan was gone from his hand, and the long, red tails of the fox's cloak were retreating. The form that the demons chakra had taken was no longer a fox. Once he was back to normal, Naruto dropped to his knees; his breathing was heavy. He couldn't believe what just happened. How could he have done something so stupid-letting the fox demon get the better of him? And the only thing that made it worse was that everyone had seen what had just happened-including Hinata. Naruto had never wanted her to see this side of him- he didn't want her to fear him for what was sealed inside. Over the past few years, he had tried so hard to make sure that this would never happen around her. But now, this time, he blew it. Big time. There was absolutely no word to describe how much Naruto regretted his foolish actions.

Hinata stood there, just looking at Naruto. Relief was rapidly spreading throughout her entire body because Naruto was finally back to his normal self.
"Naruto!" she cried happily. Hinata was smiling greatly. But as Naruto slowly brought his head and looked at her, the smile on her face went as quickly as it came. When she looked at Naruto, there were tears in his eyes, full of sadness and ultimate regret. And seeing him like that just killed Hinata. And then, before she knew it, he had disappeared in a puff of smoke. Neji looked at the spot where Naruto previously was, shook his head, and then walked over to his own tent.
"At least it's over," Ino said quietly. Shikamaru and Lee nodded their heads in agreement.
"No," someone said weakly. They all turned their attention from Hinata to the form in Sasuke's arms. Sakura had finally regained consciousness. Her breathing was slow and a little rigid. Her eyes were half open and she was staring up at the sky above her. Her mouth was slightly open. Sakura slowly stood up, but when she was only half way up, Sasuke wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled back down into him; gently, but firmly.
"You shouldn't be moving around right now in this condition," he said. Sakura turned her head and glared at him.
"Sasuke, let go of me." Sasuke only glared back.
"No," he said.
"Let. Go. Or else," she said in a low voice. Sasuke perfectly raised an eyebrow at her.
"Or else what? You can't—"
"Sasuke, just let her go," Ino said annoyed, defending Sakura. Once again, the other two boys only nodded their heads in agreement.
"Fine…" he grumbled. Once Sakura was up, Sasuke also poofed to a different location. Sakura limped over to where Hinata was.
"Hinata…" she said softly. The girl looked at Sakura; no expression on her face. "Go after him, Hinata. Talk to him- it usually works." Hinata thought for a moment.
"Yeah- okay. But shouldn't you go after Sasuke? I can tell you where he is you know." Sakura smiled lightly at her friend.
"No, that is alright. He just needs tome to cool off. Now, go get Naruto." Hinata gave a smile to her pink-haired friend. Then, she too, poofed away.

A/N Sorry i haven't udated lately-I've been kind of busy.

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