Sunday, May 12th, 2013.
Happy Mother's Day, guys!
I hope you celebrated your mothers or any mother figure you may have, or honored any that may have passed on.
I joined my church choir again for the first time in like 2 years. It was that bad. (I have stage fright, usually, and that's why I avoided it)
Answer to last QotW: I'm a rock-ish sorta girl. And whatever genre Pierce the Veil, Mayday Parade, Sleeping with Sirens, and My Chemical Romance (disbanded March 22 of this year, DX), etc would fall under. I'd hate to say "emo", because they're not and I hate that the word is so derogatory now, but that's all I could think of. Not quite hardcore or scene... but not rock either. Punk, I guess? But yeah. And pop, too. I like some pop, like Kelly Clarkson (since I was a kid), Demi Lovato (LOVE her), Katy Perry, some Ke$ha, Maroon 5, etc. I have a longer list of my favorite bands on my profile.
So guys, thanks for bearing with me with the 2 AN's.
Now, I just need help with Sakura's present for Sasuke, as well as Kakashi's gift. I may have known what I was going to do before, but whatever it was, I forgot, so now I'm lost. I know what Sai and Naruto are going to give Sasuke. Kakashi and Sakura... not so much. Mostly Sakura, though.
So what should Sakura and Kakashi give Sasuke for his birthday? No Icha Icha Paradise, or that sorta thing.
I also know what I'm going to do with Fugaku:
He never existed, as far as I'm concerned. And if I'm correct, only Mikoto and maybe Shisui have been mentioned, who I'm keeping.
Disclaimer: Mikoto, you have the honors with Tsume, Kurenai, Yoshino, Ino's mother, and Kushina. And basically any other moms I may have missed.
Moms: EOC doesn't own Naruto, guys! She just owns the plot and OCs!/Dattebane!
Btw, guys, the "dattebane" is from Kushina. Naruto got his catch phrase from her.
Remember how I said I had two chapters prepared? There were two chapters, but they were too short. so I combined them to make a 4k word one. Kay? So I still need to write the next chap.
Also, coming up will be some NejiTen. Since Neji's birthday is 20 days before Sasuke's, and since Tenten will be involved a bit with Sasuke's present, I decided I will have either Neji or Tenten have a flashback about his birthday. Kay?
No, I'm not telling you anymore. That's a surprise. I haven't even written that chapter yet. (It's just one chapter... hopefully)
READ ON, LOVES! Indirect SasuSaku galore!
As well as... a bit of ItaHana!
Enjoy!
BTW, I wrote this months ago, initially, even though I've edited multiple times since, like now when I always do when I update a chapter. So... my writing...
Chapter 11: Mother-Daughter Bonding. Sort of.
Sakura POV
It's been 2 months since the Land of Waves.
It's July.
July 16th.
Exactly a week until Sasuke-kun's birthday.
I'm planning something, by the way. As if it wasn't obvious enough already.
That's also why I'm standing in front of the Uchiha Manor's Main House door after it was slammed in my face by a young woman with dark brown hair in maid's attire the moment I said, "Hello ma'am. I'm Haruno Sakura and I-"
Rude maid. She looks young, too. Like… mid-late twenties. Is she new or something?
Agreeing with my Inner's comment, I listened to the voices coming from the inside, of a woman scolding the maid, as if her own daughter, about shutting doors in people's faces.
"Sakura…that was the name of one of Sasuke's fangirls! And even if she's not the same Sakura, she's probably just another fangirl anyway."
"You don't know that Ana-chan!"
"Mikoto-sama…"
"You have worked her for years, since you were a teen, and I love you like my own daughter. And just so, as your employer and your 'mother', I demand that you open the door for that poor young girl right now! Alright? After that, you may continue your work in the garden."
"Hai…"(1)
The door swung open, and I saw the face of a beautiful young woman with waist-length black hair, and a sweet, pale face beside the maid. Definitely an Uchiha.
Immediately after the door opened, the maid bowed to the other woman and hurried into the house, to someplace I couldn't see.
"Hello, honey. Do you need something?"
I smiled and nodded. "Hello, Uchiha-san. My name is Sakura Haruno and I'm Sasuke-kun's teammate. I have a request to ask of you, but first a question."
The woman I figured out to be Mikoto nodded. I should know that name… "Shoot, dear."
Immediately upon trying to get my question out, I felt a bit embarrassed and started scratching my chin with my finger. "Excuse my insolence but… um…are you Sasuke-kun's cousin? He said he had a cousin, but I'm pretty sure he said he was male…and you seem a bit young to be his mother…"
Is she really old enough to be Sasuke's as well as Itachi's mother? She looks like she's in her early-mid 30s…
Two options: 1. She had Itachi as a teenager. (Unlikely because it'd shame the clan) 2. She just looks young and IS their mother.
Mikoto stared. …What? Is there something on our face?
Then laughed like she was going to die if she didn't. She probably would die if she continued. She looks like she's going to make a lung burst or something.
"Oh-h, dearie…you're so sweet! If only Shisui were here to hear this… 'Cousin'… I still look young!"
Noticing my face only got redder and I only got smaller and smaller, the woman stopped laughing and calmed down, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Sorry for making you feel embarrassed dear; I just really adore your statement. I'm actually Sasuke-kun's mother. He's not here by the way. He lives alone in an apartment now, and only comes by occasionally to spend time with his cousin and I."
For a moment, I stared stupidly, then nodded, trying to hide my flushed face from embarrassment.. "Oh, sorry. But I know Sasuke-kun's not here. That's why I came."
Mikoto tilted her head in confusion. "Hm? Why?"
"I want to throw Sasuke-kun a small, surprise birthday party for his well… birthday."
Mikoto's eyes widened, then she pulled me inside quickly and shut the door.
A little disoriented, I staggered. And then Mikoto hugged me, making me even dizzier.
"H-huh?" I muttered.
When the world stopped spinning, and Mikoto had let go, I was pulled (gently) to the couch.
Sitting, we faced each other. "That's great! Fantastic! I didn't know Sasu-kun had a teammate so sweet!"
I blushed again, looking away for a moment. "Thank you, Uchiha-san."
"Oh, just call me Mikoto! The 'Uchiha-san' makes me feel old! The '-san' part alone still makes me feel old!"
"M-mikoto…-s…-san. Nope. I can't do it."
"Well poo. We'll just work on that later."
"…" Is Sasuke really related to this woman? Their faces says one thing –no doubt he got his looks from her– but their attitudes say another. Same goes for Itachi, though he doesn't look as much like her. Maybe he got his looks from his dad…
"So, about Sasu-chan's b-day party. Who's attending?"
"Um, I was thinking the team, family, and any family friends you think he'd –secretly(2)– enjoy having around, really. That's it."
"Oh, that's good! Sasu-kun isn't a fan of crowds anyway. Just a moment, let me get a notebook and pen to write this stuff down!"
Mikoto-san disappeared into the hallway, and while I waited, I looked at the family pictures, for some reason drawn to them.
There were many of Mikoto, Fugaku, Sasuke, Itachi, and a boy with –weird– curly-spiky black hair. I assumed that was "Shisui", who Sasuke and Mikoto had mentioned a few times. He was Sasuke's cousin. Itachi's age.
I saw a picture of a young Shisui with an older man that looked like him -his father?-, and a sweet-looking woman who was holding him. He seemed about 3 in the picture.
However, after that, were no more of his mother. Shisui was mostly shown with Sasuke's brother, Itachi and parents. She must have died while he was young… and Mikoto helped raise him.
Suddenly, another picture caught my eye, and almost made me gasp aloud. No way! That's-…that's-…
Hana Inuzuka! Kiba's older sister! She was Itachi's teammate? That explains why Kiba seems to hate Sasuke so much. Itachi's leaving must have hurt her, and Kiba must blame Sasuke and the family for her pain.
So in this time, she was close to the Uchihas… she must have been heartbroken with Itachi's leaving…
I saw a couple more pictures of Hana and a purple-haired girl with clear brown eyes. Others had Hana, Shisui, Itachi, Sasuke, Kiba, and that girl.
Near those were multiple pictures of Shisui and the mystery girl, in some of which included them kissing. His girlfriend…
"I'm back!" Mikoto's voice jolted me out of my trance.
"I see you were looking at the pictures," she said as she took a seat beside me on the couch.
I nodded silently, flushing at being caught. However, she smiled warmly. "I have a couple albums we can look at if you want when we're done. I think Naruto will keep Sasuke busy for the next couple hours if he ever felt like coming today, so we're good."
"I'd like that, Mikoto-san."
"Great! Then we should get through this, shouldn't we? Let's get started!" I nodded excitedly and Mikoto had her pen ready for her notebook.
"So, here's what I think we should-"
"And this was Sasuke when he was 4, playing in his room with his favorite, green, little dinosaur that I gave him on his 2nd birthday.(3) See it? Right there!" Mikoto and I had finished our plans for Sasuke's surprise birthday party a while ago, and we were now looking through Mikoto's favorite albums.
I almost felt a little bad for looking through Sasuke's baby pictures without his consent, but I think his shouldn't-be-legal cuteness made up for it. It's his fault for being so adorable… And it makes me happy to know a bit more about him… knowing more about he grew up…
"So…so…cute!" I couldn't help but squeal.
"Wasn't he? Oh, look at-…um, this is a picture of Sasuke and Itachi before…the incident." Immediately the air tensed. "See the two of them? Sasuke really adored his older brother…and Itachi loved him a lot, too."
This picture was of the two in what I assume to be Itachi's bed, asleep. Little Sasuke's head rested against his brother's arm, barely on the pillow, and he was sleeping on his back. Meanwhile, Itachi was on his side, one arm under his brother's head, the other across Sasuke's torso, as if protecting him. He was surrounding his brother, like a warm cocoon. Between them, under Itachi's arm was Sasuke's precious dinosaur.
The photo was taken on flash at night.
Even then, Itachi was protecting Sasuke…
"Mikoto-san, if I may ask…"
Mikoto looked up from the picture, snapping out the daze she was in that I was sure were of happy memories before the Massacre. "Yes?"
"How-…how old were, um, Sasuke-kun and…his brother in his picture?"
Mikoto's smile was bittersweet and small as she answered me. I can only imagine what if felt like to be nearly killed along with her family by her own son and not know why. I refuse to believe she believes that Itachi did it to "test his capacities", like he told Sasuke.
"Sasuke was almost 5, while Itachi was nearly 10. Sasuke probably had a nightmare and snuck into his brother's room. He does-…did that often."
Mikoto looked at the ground, forlorn once again. I took it upon myself to turn the next page.
"Hana…" I whispered, seeing Hana again in this picture.
At the (my) far left of the picture, she was wearing a simple maroon, thin-strap, knee-length dress, with black, two-inch heels, and her hair up in a hairstyle I could never accomplish. The fancy bun looks great on her!
She had pink lip gloss, and earrings of…black feathers? One feather on each earring.
To the left of her (and our right) was Itachi, who was wearing a black suit with his hair in its usual style. His black blazer was open, viewing the gray vest, white button-up dress shirt and black tie.
Even in such simple clothing he's handsome, I won't deny that... Oh God! I'm calling my love's brother handsome!
It's the truth – nothing wrong with that. Besides; it's kinda hard to go wrong in a suit.
To the other side of Itachi was Shisui, who was also wearing a suit, but he holding the blazer over his shoulder with his right hand, and had no vest and the tie was undone around his neck, reminding me oddly of a boa. The accessory… not the snake.
To Shisui's left and holding his left hand was the purple-haired girl again. She was wearing a teal dress that was a tad longer than Hana's, but unlike hers, the purple-haired girl's dress was ruffled from the waist down. The color complimented her hair. ...I sound like Ino!
All of them (except Shisui, as his hands were full) were holding glasses of slightly bubbly drink. Its color reminded me of beer, though I knew it wasn't beer. I think it was alchohol-free Champaign. You can buy that anywhere now.(4)
…Damn Tsunade. Thanks to her I know too much about alcohol.
"This was a party I threw here at the Manor, to celebrate Itachi becoming ANBU captain. I made them dress up and all that. They were all 13. The earrings Hana's wearing were from Itachi for her 13th birthday. The girl with the purple hair is Shisui's girlfriend, Arakawa Murasaki, but she prefers her nickname, Mura. She's a civilian. At the time this picture was taken, she wasn't Shisui's girlfriend yet. Shisui was crazy for her anyway; had been since he first saw her. It took a bit for her to warm up to him, but I could tell, even at this time of the picture, she liked him," Mikoto explained to me.
Murasaki…"Purple"(5)…her name fits well. I guess I shouldn't be talking though – my name means "cherry blossoms", which are pink. Like my hair.
"Hana, Itachi, and Shisui had all graduated together 1½ years early, at about 12, rather than the usual 13-14.(6) Though Hana had to work incredibly hard to graduate with the two, she made it and they were put on a team together. Even after Shisui had become Jounin and Itachi ANBU captain, they wanted to stay as a team. At this time, Shisui was a jounin and Hana was a chunin."
I was glad to hear the lighter tone in Mikoto's voice. She isn't as sad anymore. Good.
But I also had no idea Hana was so strong…but why didn't she move past Chunin in the future? Was it because she was a medic-ninja too? Or was her relationship different with Itachi in the future…Or maybe she just wasn't that strong in our future.
Suddenly, my eye caught something I didn't notice before in the picture. The way Hana looked at Itachi…
"She… Hana loves Itachi, doesn't she?" The words came out of my mouth before I could stop them.
When I realized it, I covered my moth with my hands, but Mikoto merely smiled –laced with hidden pain– and nodded.
"You're more perceptive than I thought. Able to see such a thing from a mere picture."
I only nodded.
"But yes, she did love Itachi, even at such a young age. It still is difficult to tell whether or not he returned her feelings, though I doubt he did. Even so, I know he cared about her, and I'm 100% positive she wasn't in his normal 'friend-zone' nearing the time of the…incident." Our mouths quirked at her use of the teen lingo.
I sound old. "Teen lingo".
"I'm sure, given more time, he would have returned those feelings, albeit slowly. I always figured he and Sasuke would be slow to love that way."
"Did she ever…tell Itachi?" I asked. I couldn't help but ask. I just-… I just felt I had to know.
She's just like me…loving a criminal at a young age even before he was a criminal. And in Hana's case, with a terrible twist where the criminal was really a silent hero. How would I have felt if I was in her position? Instead of leaving the village and becoming another person obsessed with love-based(7), but ill-placed, revenge, my beloved had massacred his family and became an S-Rank nin for reasons unknown to me?
"I'm sure he already knew without being told, but… I think… I think she did. The night of the incident, Itachi had left through the gate but Hana had tried to stop him. I think she told him then. I wouldn't know for sure – she never told anyone what exactly happened that night except that she couldn't stop him and he raced passed her without hurting her, exiting the village. She never even told Shisui, me, Kiba or Mura – her best friend. I'm sure however, even after all this time, she still loves my son."
I had frozen. Tried to stop him when he left? Confessed? How more alike can we be….?
At least we have someone who understands our pain, Sakura. As selfish as it is, I've wanted that for so long, instead of hearing, "I understand how you feel," when they don't! They don't know what it's like to have their love ripped from them, be too weak to do anything but watch as he turns into a heart-broken, shell of human, driven by revenge! To be almost killed by him without hesitation -though we tried first, granted- and have to save the life of who should have been his comrade because he nearly ended it! They don't get it! But she…Hana does! And I'm glad Outer. I really am.
Oh, Inner…
Something warm on my cheek startled me out of my head.
I looked and saw that it was Mikoto wiping my tears. I was…I was crying?
Hastily, I tried wiping my tears myself. "I-I'm sorry, M-mikoto-san. I d-d-don't know why…why I-I'm cryi-ing…" I tried not to choke on my words. Am I crying because of Hana? That I'm glad we have something in common, or am I crying for her pain? Or my own?
"Oh, honey…" Mikoto pulled me into arms and laid my head on her chest, hugging me.
The motherly love I felt from her broke the damn and had me sobbing like a child, the memory of my mother doing this before she changed(8) made me cry harder.
"Shh…shh…just let it out, dear. Whatever frustration or pain you feel, just let it out…it's just me here…"
And I did.
I bawled like a baby, pouring all of my pain of Sasuke's leaving; being the weakest, never able to do anything; my regret of hurting Naruto with my fake confession; the awful feeling I felt in the future of Tsunade's chakra – she felt…near death(9); Neji, Shikaku, and Inoichi's death(10); having to put Zabuza and Haku to reset one more time; losing Lady Chiyo the first time…everything.
If they won't cry, I'll do it for them…someone has to. (11) But I also swore to myself I wouldn't cry! Ever again…did crying bring Sasuke-kun back? Did crying stop Naruto's continuously breaking heart? Did crying stop the Invasion of Konoha? It did nothing!
As if hearing my thoughts. "I know you are a very strong girl, Sakura. I can feel it. But sometimes, it's okay to cry – it doesn't mean you're weak, dear. It means you're human. You don't just have to cry for yourself either – you can cry for your loved ones."
A new flood of tears ripped through my body.
Naruto… and his pain – both of the future and now. Kakashi, through his own loneliness and finding out his best friend was Tobi and it was his own, tragic, actions that supported it…Sai's inability to understand the others around him but trying so hard to… Sasuke. Young, broken, Sasuke.
In that case…I'll cry for them. They will never allow themselves to cry, so I will for them…
I felt a distinctive bond being formed with Mikoto right at that moment.
Normal POV
After Sakura had exhausted her tears, she sat quietly with Mikoto, looking through more pictures of the childhood of the family.
Though Mikoto wasn't entirely sure of the reason of Sakura's emotional breakdown, she knew not to ask. At least, not anytime soon.
That child…she's been through more…knows more than what meets the eye. Poor girl, to have been through so much so young… she's so mature…, the woman thought.
"I'm home, Kaa-chan!" A male voice called from the door after it was thrown open.
For a moment, Sakura flinched, but then realized the voice couldn't have possibly belonged to Sasuke. I'm safe, she thought.
Then, the man was close to Sakura, standing in front of her, studying her. What is he doing?
Before she could impulsively push him away, however, he stepped back from her and hugged and kissed the cheek of the woman next to her, saying, "Hey Kaa-chan! How've ya' been today?"
Sakura then, without him crowding her personal space bubble, recognized the man from the pictures they were just looking through. That's right…she's not really his mother, but she raised him as her own…
"I'm great, Shisui. How about you? How was your 'bonding' session with you, Mura, and her protective older brother?" Mikoto had a teasing tone in her voice.
Unlike Itachi and similar to Sasuke, Shisui's spikey hair wasn't jet black – it was a black with a… lighter black tint? Maybe an even darker blue than Sasuke's, but not jet black like Itachi.
However, similar to Itachi, Shisui also has tear-troughs though much smaller than Itachi's.(12) Considerably smaller. About an inch long, if not two.
The nineteen year old plopped down on the other side of Mikoto, taking the photo album from her lap. "Great, actually. Though I still have to say that Makoto – Mura's bro – is still fuc- uh, I mean fudging scary after all these years when he wants to be. You'd think after almost four years of dating and even longer of being friends he'd lighten up a bit…but he loves Mura so I get it, I guess. She's his only sister, after all."
"Mm-hmm! I'm sure, soon, you two will be joking over illegal alcohol, best friends!"
Shisui sputtered. "M-mom! You knew about that?"
Mikoto rolled her eyes. Sakura giggled, unable to help herself. "Of course I did. Why wouldn't I know when the boy I raised goes out drinking before he's legal? Wait – don't answer that. But I'm glad Lord Hokage is lowering the drinking age soon to 18 and not 21 due to, well… you'd think 18 year old Jounins/Chunins would be mature enough to drink a bit, right? But it hasn't passed yet so you're not legal, dear!"
Shisui pouted. "Well, phooey." He leaned over the couch to look at the pink haired girl he'd observed before. "So who're you?"
Mikoto muttered something about boys and manners before she introduced the young girl. "This, Shisui, is Sasuke-kun's teammate, Haruno Sakura. Sakura, this is my nephew, Shisui."
The two shook hands. "I've heard quite a bit about you, Shisui-san."
The boy-man beamed. "Have you now? Were you told of my awesome ninja skills, or my ANBU ranking, or about my unable-to-be-matched Sharingan?"
Sakura giggled. "Yes, as well as mutterings of annoyance from Sasuke-kun, and some very…interesting stories from both Naruto and Mikoto-san."
"Damn that little bas- bass fish. Wait… '-kun'? Are you Sasuke's girlfriend or something? You're obviously not a fangirl since you're not drooling over my dashing good looks. As well that Mother even let you in the house."
"E-eh? G-girlfriend? No! I mean-… no! I used to be a fangirl, but not anymore. And um… 'bass fish'? Bad save." My face burned.
Sasuke's girlfriend? Something tells me this guy's just too eager for his younger cousin to get a girl… because, if you think about it, the likelihood of Sasuke getting a girlfriend anytime soon is none. Not even slim to none. None.
"I'm going to ignore that last part, but you're not his girlfriend? Oh well, then. He could use a girl to get that stick that shoved so highly up his a- butt." Called it!
Sakura, this time, laughed.
Shisui turned to his "Mother". "I like this girl, Kaa-chan."
"I do too, dear."
Shisui turned back to the younger teenager. "So whatcha' ya' doin' here, Kitten?"
"Kitten…?"
Mikoto whispered into Sakura's ear. "Shisui has a habit of calling girls younger than him that."
Sakura nodded. "I'm planning a surprise birthday for Sasuke-kun with Mikoto-san here."
"Ooohhh," Shisui said, nodding in understanding.
"Is it going well?"
"Yes. Do you want to join in the planning?"
"I'd say yes, but I'll leave the party-planning to you guys. I suck at stuff like that. But if you need me to do something, I'm your man." Shisui shrugged in his response.
Sakura beamed. "Really? Thank you!"
Shisui nodded. "'Welcome. However, if you're here in secret, I'd suggest you get going 'cause Sasuke's going to be here in, like, 2 minutes."
Sakura jumped up. "Oh! Thanks so much!"
The girl quickly got her things, hugged Mikoto, –while muttering a sincere "thank you" in her ear– bowed a goodbye to Shisui, and headed to the door.
However, before she could pass the threshold, she was pulled back and engulfed in another, tight, hug.
Mikoto whispered in her ear, "If you ever need me, or just someone, I'll be here, honey."
Sakura nodded in the hug, embracing the woman back.
Finally, as they pulled back, Mikoto whispered one last time to Sakura, "Take care of my son; continue to care for him."
The pink-haired girl stopped in her tracks for a moment, flushing, then sprinted off, remembering she had to leave before the aforementioned son arrived at the house, but nodded distinctly (in response to Mikoto) before she was out of sight.
Mikoto and Shisui sat back at the couch. "She likes him Mother?"
Mikoto nodded. "Her feelings for him are very strong, though I can't tell how strong."
"And Sasuke?"
"I'm not sure if he feels anything for her yet, Shisui. It's a bit early, I think. But I do know that she's good for him. Very good."
Shisui nodded, ingesting this while looking out the window at the setting sun.
The front door opened, and the very boy they were talking about walked through.
"Kaa-san, Shisui, I'm staying over for the night. Naruto kept me busy all day training and 'accidentally' broke a wall in my apartment, so the landlord told me to find some other place to live while it's repaired."
"Okay, welcome home, dear."
"Hey, Sasuke."
Sasuke walked over to two to hug his mother and fist-bumped his cousin.
As he walked past it, Sasuke smelled a familiar, sweet, but subtle scent from the couch.
"Come down for dinner after you shower, Sasuke. You stink. Your room still has everything you need in it." The woman stood up and left the room, saying behind her, "I'll call the bank for a withdrawal to pay for the wall, 'kay honey?"
"Yeah, you really do, Sasuke. You'll never get any girls smelling like that!" A kunai was thrown in his direction. Unfortunately, (for Sasuke) it was caught.
As the boy headed to his room, he couldn't help but let his thoughts remain on earlier. Cherry blossoms? Neither Mother, Mura, nor…Hana wear that kind of perfume. Shisui wouldn't be caught dead wearing such girly cologne. But I know I've smelled it before…but where?
Sasuke sighed. But first, I better find something to do about my apartment…I know Mom can pay for it but still… I hate having her do stuff like this.
His stomach grumbled. Nevermind. My first priority is eating after my shower.
It grumbled again. Shut up, you!
(1): "Hai" = "Yes" in Japanese, if you didn't know.
(2): Why "secretly"? Sasuke's Tsundere. That's why.
(3): In flashbacks, Sasuke is sometimes seen playing with a green, dinosaur, stuffed animal. That's the one.
(4): Seriously. I drink it. And it's REALLY good. I forgot what company usually makes it, but it's really good. My favorite is the apple cider one.
(5): "Murasaki" is "purple" in Japanese. Her last name was random. I just wanted a new hair color that didn't seem overused to be Shisui's girlfriend. It's unfortunate that it's the same color as Ami's, but still. Yeah. I didn't want it bright like green or something.
(6): You guys know how everything in the past they traveled to is a year after everything happened the first time? Like everyone's a year older, they graduated the academy a year later, etc? That's it says they graduate later. A year later than they did in the original series. I hope this helps dissolve any confusion.
(7): His revenge IS love-based - love for his family. It was twisted darkly and shit, but there's still love. Hashirama proved it. The Uchihas have a love curse. Really.
(8): Remember how when Sakura and Hinata moved, Sakura's mother was a bitch? Sakura's mother wasn't always like that. That's what she means.
(9): We haven't seen Tsunade in like 100 chapters, but... SPOILER: She has to be dead or dying by now. Last we saw her, her torso and legs were split apart by a tree and she decided to use the last of her chakra to heal the other Kage. Unless Hashirama does something, though he doesn't know medical ninjutsu, she's gonna die. Totally.
(10): Yup. They died, if you didn't already know. Everyone that was in the HQ is dead, plus Neji. I believe I already went over this.
(11): There was a line in an anime where a girl, a protagonists, said and was crying while she did, that she'd cry for her friends (mostly guys) since she knows they won't for themselves. I don't think it was Sakura... if Kishimoto gave her such a good line, I would've known. It may have been Lucy from Fairy Tail, but I think I heard it before FT existed. Maybe Nami from One Piece... but probably not. That doesn't fit. Ai from Law of Ueki? No... Elie from Rave Master? If anyone knows, please tell me. It's killing me.
(12): I checked out his profile pic, and noticed that. (The lines on Itachi's face are called tear troughs) Shisui's hair isn't totally black, but black w/ a gray tint, like I described. His birthday's not listed either, by the way. Guess he's been dead too long.
I may mention Shisui's birthday, though I won't do anything about it. I'll make it August 16th. Why? Itachi and Sasuke were both born in the summer, so I'll have him be a summe rbaby, too. And, Itachi's b-day is the 9th of June, Sasuke's the 23rd of July. If they were in the same month, they'd be exactly 2 weeks apart. In the middle is the 16th. So, August 16th is Shisui's birthday. Excuse my odd logic if you wish.
QotW: Favorite shoujo anime or manga? Name, at most, 3.
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ATTENTION!:
I will have to update early the week of the 26th because I have a school trip on Thursday to Saturday, if I remember right. So the chapter will either come early or not at all, okay? Just warning you!
I still want ideas for Sakura and Kakashi's presents, okay?
Love,
Cherry.
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