Naruto: Dilemma Battle Royale Chapter 10: One Door Close, Another Open, a naruto fanfic

Naruto: Dilemma Battle Royale pt 10

"He's exhausted," Naren said, smiling. Everyone sighed with relief know that Naruto was going to be ok. Naren cradled his head in her arms. Sakura held his hand. Naruto slept on, unaware of the circle of friends surrounding him and his sister.

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Naren sat at the hospital bed, holding Naruto's hand. It had only been a few hours since the incident. He was perfectly healthy Tsunade had said. She just wanted him to rest awhile. The broken ribs and the kyuubi transformation had taken more out of him than the last time he had transformed. Said boy was now sleeping peacefully and breathing easily.

Naren looked up as the door opened. She smiled when she saw the pink haired kunoichi enter the room with a vase full of flowers in hand.

"Hi Sakura-nee!" she said. Naruto flinched a little, turning his head the other way, his face now facing Sakura.

Sakura had never seen him so peaceful, so serene. She swallowed a lump in her throat and sat down beside Naren.

"How is he? Has he woken up at all?" she asked. She looked over as Naruto gave a little snore and shifted his head so that his face was facing them again.

Naren shook her head. "No, I could've woken him but decided against it. He deserves a rest."

"Yeah," muttered Sakura, turning her emerald green eyes to Naruto. The sat there listening to his breathing a while then…

"So now you've kissed Aniki, eh Sakura-nee?" giggled Naren. Sakura blushed crimson and looked away.

"Baka Naren," muttered Sakura. "It wasn't a kiss! It was mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! It had to be done; otherwise, he might not be in this hospital bed!" Sakura didn't notice that she had gotten louder and louder with each word.

"S…Sakura-chan, you're very loud," yawned Naruto. "Can't a guy get some sleep, I mean come on?"

"Naruto! Aniki!" yelled Naren and Sakura at the same time. Sakura pushed Naren out of the way and flung herself on Naruto's neck. "You're ok!" she cried.

"Yeah…I'm fine…but I'd be better…if…you'd stop….choking me!" gasped Naruto. Sakura blushed and let go, backing away.

"Where's Imouto?" asked Naruto, looking around for her.

"Down here, dang it!" Naruto threw off the covers and crawled to the end of the bed and looked down. He couldn't help but laugh. When Sakura had pushed her, Naren had fallen over the foot of the bed, landing with her back up against the bed and her head on the floor. She blew a strand of hair out of her face and gave him the most annoyed look she could muster.

"Imouto, that look is highly unnecessary," laughed Naruto. Naren tried very hard to retain her grumpiness, but it was doomed to failure. She burst out laughing with him, their identical cackles blending together. Naruto jumped off the bed and held out a hand for her.

"Aniki, I'm so glad you're ok!" said Naren, jumping up and flinging herself on him.

"Of course I'm ok!" said Naruto, hugging her back and spinning her around. "Never better!"

Sakura laughed at the twin's playful banter. Naruto rubbed the top of Naren's head, messing up her hair, and then he turned to Sakura, his goofy grin sliding off his face.

"Sakura-chan…" he began quietly. "What happened?"

Sakura sighed. She forgot that he couldn't remember what had occurred when he was in four tail mode. She sighed.

"Naruto, it wasn't you're fault, so don't think for a moment it was," she said. "You…went Kyuubi." Sakura explained everything to Naruto, about Itachi and Kisame and Naren's own demon possessing her.

"Wait, how did you go demon in the first place, Imouto?" asked Naruto, waving a hand in the air. "They weren't after you, so what provoked you?"

Naren looked in between her brother and Sakura. She didn't want to even think about her experience in the Tsukuyomi world, much less relive it for them. But she couldn't not tell them.

"Aniki, I…" she started. She explained everything. Naruto looked appalled that her worst nightmare was something like that. She began to cry when she told what the fake Naruto had said to her, and Naruto pulled her into to a hug.

"And then I went into demon mode," finished Naren. Naruto continued to hug her, holding her close and rubbing her back. Finally, he pulled her shoulders back, forcing her to look him in the eyes.

"Imouto," he said. "Never, for a second, think that you aren't loved! You are loved far more than I think you even believe. Trust me when I say I will never, ever hurt you or abandon you. You're my sister." He grinned his famous fox grin. "I would die before I stopped loving you!"

Throughout Naren's whole story, Sakura had begun to cry. She couldn't believe that Naren's biggest fear was that her friends and her brother hated her. Naruto's words touched her and she realized that the one she truly loved and admired more than anyone was the tall blonde boy comforting his twin. Tears began flowing stronger than ever, pouring out of her eyes. But these tears were tears of joy.

"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" asked Naruto. Sakura looked up at him and smiled.

"Naruto," said Sakura, wiping her eyes and smiling. "I never realized…just how much you meant to me."

"Well, thanks, I guess," said Naruto, scratching the back of his neck. Naren's eyes brightened as she realized what Sakura was planning.

"Naruto-kun," said Sakura, grinning. Naruto's eyes widened at her use of the suffix at the end of his name. "I guess what I'm trying to say is…I love you, Naruto-kun!" With that, Sakura threw herself at Naruto and caught his lips in hers, cherishing the way his soft, warm lips, at first hesitantly but then confidently caressed her own.

Naren grinned in satisfaction and pumped a fist in the air. Naruto rejoiced in his thoughts, and he pulled Sakura closer to him, deepening the kiss. Finally, he thought. Though he didn't want the euphoria to end, he needed to breathe.

"Sakura-chan?" he said, disbelief spread across his face. Sakura only smiled. "What about Sasuke?" This comment earned him a slap in the face by Naren.

"Don't ruin this beautiful moment with that Baka-teme's disgusting name, Aniki!" she barked. Naruto laughed and pulled Sakura up into a hug.

"Ahhhh…so you're awake, and in perfect health I see?"

Naruto, Naren, and Sakura turned to see Tsunade standing in the doorway, with Shizune close behind her. Naruto put Sakura down, but continued to hold her hand.

"Oh finally," she cried happily. "Finally, you've found a girlfriend! I was beginning to get worried."

"Very funny, baachan!" scoffed Naruto.

"Well, now that you're all well and good," said Tsunade, clapping her hands together. "We've got one more match. What do you say?"

Naruto and Naren looked at each other and grinned. Naruto pounded a fist on his chest. Naren put her hands on her hips and stood cockily.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world," they said together. Sakura giggled. The twins were so much alike.

"Good. I'll give you ten minutes to get ready." And with that Tsunade left.

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