A/N: Hey everybody! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been really busy with all of my symphonic and jazz band stuff. PLUS I've got honor band auditions tomorrow. Yup, I'm a band geek… live with it… Ahem… well, anyways, the long waited arrival of Chapter 11 has finally come! Hope you have fun with this one!
Me: It seems… quiet –looks around- Where is everyone…? –walks around stupidly- I-I'm alone?!!!! NOOOOO!!! –passes out onto the floor-
Everyone else: -hiding-
Kakashi: Good thing we found this spot… I don't think I could take saying another disclaimer.
Naruto: YEP! SHE'LL NEVER FIND US HERE!!! DATTEBAYO!!!! –grins-
Everyone: NARUTO YOU BAKA!!!
Me: AHA!!! FOUND YA!!! Now can everyone please say the disclaimer?!
Everyone: -sighs- Shadowymind does not nor will ever own Naruto, its characters, or the story line.
Sakura: -bonks Naruto on the head- BAKA!!!
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Recap:
Naruto sat on the edge of his bed, his hands clutching his knees and shadow covered his eyes. He was trembling all over, from head to toe.
"Naruto…?" Shikamaru asked, trying to get Naruto back to his senses.
"N-naruto… Gomen nasai…" Ino attempted the same thing, and apologized.
After a few moments of silence, Naruto finally exploded. "Why didn't you just let me die?!!!!!" He jumped off his bed, pushed open the door, and ran out the room.
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"Nani?" Sasuke asked, anger welling up inside him, "Sakura's in Oto?!! Baka!!"
He then stormed out of the room, going who knows where.
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Leaves swirled and rustled as the rushing pitter patter of his quick footsteps ran on by. Sweat was cascading down his face, soaking his bandages which were now spotted in blood due to the reopened wounds caused by his rigorous activity. Villagers stared after the flash of lightning yellow and white as it sped by them. As all of this was taking place, he paid no heed. He just wanted to get to that place and rid himself of all the dark events that just happened.
"Just a little more…" he thought as he performed this pain-staking task. "A little more endurance. I'm gonna make it there! DATTEBAYO!!!"
Since his destination wasn't too far off, the moment Naruto uttered his mental "Dattebayo", he leapt onto the familiar green grass of Team 7's old training grounds.
He fell back and clutched the earth beneath him. He stared at the cerulean blue sky as he tried to catch his breath and recover from the stress put on his body.
"I'm… home…"
Naruto stood up, not even bothering to rid himself of the grass that had stuck to him during his recovery period. Reminiscing about the times former Team 7 had here, Naruto came upon the three poles that were nothing but full of memories to him.
He slowly trudged over to the wooden pole in the middle, the same one that had held him and his former mentor captive during the bell test. Naruto placed his hand on it and felt the texture of the old worn out wood.
Yes, this pole had once held him captive, yet here he is, 8 years later, free from its grasp. However, this time, he's more alone than ever.
This thought made Naruto harden his grip on the thing. He did it so much that pieces of the wood broke off, some falling onto the ground and some staying in his grasp.
Suddenly, a single lone tear escaped from his left eye. Although it was nothing more than a mere single tear, it somehow triggered the other tears to follow suit.
He then fell to his knees and silently suffered.
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Sasuke swiftly walked through the dimly lit corrider of his hide-out, searching for the room his former teammate resided. In his fury, Sasuke had stormed out, leaving a dumbstruck Hiro behind, who which he had forgotten to ask which room Sakura was in.
That thought came to mind, but he didn't want to bother to go back and ask. He decided that he would just find her on his own. Whether his reason for doing so was out of pure laziness or pride, no one would ever know.
Luckily for him, her room turned out only to be three doors down from his. How did he know this? Well, he could hear her voice faintly from outside the thick metal door.
Her tone was totally business-like, yet you knew she was anxious and afraid due to her deep and rapid breathing.
Of course, the door had to be made of thick metal, so every word she spoke was muffled. Strangely enough, she seemed to be talking to herself since Sasuke could hear no reply. Either that or the voice was too far away to be heard.
A failed attempt to try and eavsdrop soon ended because her voice abruptly stopped. Realizing there was no longer any reason to stay outside, Sasuke burst into the room, causing the metal door to hit the rock-hard wall behind it.
Sakura was staring out of the open window beside her bed. Sweat seemed to drip from every inch of her body, and she seemed oblivious to the fact that he had arrived in her room. Pretty hard to believe since a metal door colliding with a cement wall was pretty damn hard not to hear.
It wasn't until Sasuke let out a long sigh that Sakura had finally noticed that she wasn't the only one in the room.
Her look of fear had quickly turned into a look of shock at the sight of Sasuke.
"S-Sasuke?!!" she shrieked in bewilderment. "What are you doing here?! PLUS, where am I?!!"
Sasuke simply kept his posture unmoving, waiting for her to put two and two together.
"W-wait," she stuttered, "if you're here and we're not captured in Konoha…" as she trailed off, a look of horror spread across her face.
"That means… I'M IN OTO!!!"
"Hn," Sasuke replied looking slightly amused.
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A/N: Wow… took Sakura long enough to figure that one out. Sasuke hasn't said a word in this whole chapter, except for the final "Hn". Great vocab, pal!!! Poor Naruto…
