The Tale of Uzumaki
A/N: Hello all, sorry if this chapter was short, but i have had some writers block on how to place this chapter. well i hope you all enjoy it!
Chapter 11
Sakura checked on Naruto for the twentieth time in an hour. He was still sleeping after the fight and surgery. The wounds weren't as bad as originally thought, though the weapon used on his shoulder was nasty. They were like miniature kunai, except for the small barbs in the blade. If one tried to pull them out, it would rip out a large hunk of flesh. Very nasty. She signed and brushed the hair out of his face. If it wasn't for him, Sakura probably would have been long dead. She really loved the goof ball, his loyalty, quirkiness, and man he was good looking.
"How is he doing?" a voice pulled her out of her thoughts. It was Sasuke, he was sore but after the slashes were healed and he took a blood pill, he was basically alright. Sakura just looked at him with a sad look in her eyes.
"He suffered massive chakra depletion. Without Kyuubi anymore, he isn't the quick healing idiot that we grew up with." she looked at Naruto's sleeping form. "Apparently he defended you after your blacked out from blood lose. Who was fighting him?"
Sasuke sighed and sat in a chair, "Some type of warrior. Probably a samurai, but I have never heard of a samurai attacking a ninja." The teens both stared at the sleeping blonde. Sakura leaned over to kiss his forehead before she walked out of the room. Morning was breaking and she needed to catch a nap and shower before reporting for her duty shift at the hospital. Luckily for her, she kept a change of clothes in her locker and there was always a open bunk in the locker rooms. Her day was going to be long, given she'll be worrying about Naruto for the whole day.
Jiraiya, meanwhile, had just reported his findings to Tsunade. She wasn't pleased at all. In fact, she was downright sober. Which for everyone else meant she was grumpy, moody, and serious. ANBU patrols had been stepped up, while all ninja on unimportant missions were recalled. All supply lines were guarded now. The only good thing was Jiraiya's report.
"Only about five hundred total? Hmm, at least we have the number advantage," she said to her fellow sannin.
He snorted, "Problem is, they can walk up on me unnoticed, and apparently have already entered the village. They may have already tried something." Tsunade looked away with a guilty look. "They did, didn't they? What the hell happen while I was gone?"
"Naruto was targeted, both him and Sasuke were injured. Naruto finally killed the samurai with a exploding rasengan," She sighed and looked at the white haired sannin before her. "There are members of the council that believe that this was because of the vote in favor of the reforming of the Uzumaki clan."
"The damn fools! They only see him as a demon, not a human being like he is."
A new voice entered the conversation, "Is he really just a human now? I had him redo the chakra paper test," Yamato sighed, "He has now affinity for all five elements. He also has more than three times the chakra capacity than before. While he might not be the container for Kyuubi no Kitsune, he is more than a human now." The man just stood there and smiled lightly at the two sannin before him, "He could possibly be the greatest ninja this village has seen since the first hokage."
Elsewhere, a sneeze was heard as Naruto left the hospital. Thinking nothing of it, he started walking home. It had been a week after the attack, and he finally was cleared to leave. Mainly thanks to Sakura's healing sessions with him. The blonde shinobi knew that she would be at his new place in the former Uchiha compound. Most likely sleeping after her night shift at the hospital. Well at least he saw her last night, though healing was taking place, it might not have been the right type. Chuckling to himself, Naruto turned the corner to find the compound quiet. Neji was most likely on a mission, and Tenten was often found with Karen. Those two had been special guest teachers at the academy for a while now.
Entering the house found him lost in thought as he slowly kicked off his shoes. Wandering through to the bathroom, he felt the need for a shower after all the time in the hospital. He was still thinking about all that was happening when he felt a naked form pressed against his back.
"Hello Sakura," He smiled and turned and kissed her. She returned the kiss and undid his pants.
"Glad your home, I was going to take a shower, but," she left the statement hang there and stepped back to look in his eyes. The small smile she gave him was all he needed to see to know what she wanted.
It was much later in the day before either of them got the showers they had planned on. And still much later in the night before they finally tired themselves out enough.
Sakura was glad she decided to move in with Naruto, though right now, with Ino and Tenten sitting in the garden with her, she was red as a beet. Ino had been pressing her for details after Tenten had let it slipped that the couple could be heard at times. Sakura never thought it was that loud, but when your the one making the noise, sometimes you didn't realize how loud you are.
Ino was making a face at her, "So, forehead is a screamer? Or is it your Naruto-kun that is doing the screaming?"
"That isn't funny! And like you should be talking! I hear that Temari caught you and Shikamaru in a very compromising position. At least no one has walked in on us!" Sakura tried to turn the tables on Ino for once.
Ino just grinned and leaned in close, "And that was before she joined in! Maybe you should invite Tenten here the next time." Tenten nearly fainted at the statement while Sakura choked on the tea she was drinking.
"WHAT!?!?" was their combined statement. Ino was just smiling and leaned back under the shade of the Cherry tree they were under. None of them saw Naruto and Sasuke walk out while they were talking. "Ino-pig," Sakura kept on talking, "First you openly admit to having sex with Shikamaru and Temari, then suggest I try the same thing with Naruto and Tenten?!?! You just made it to the top of my pervert list and I live with Naruto and know Jiraiya!" The two guys stopped and just stood there with their moths open as they turned white, then red, then white again before Ino looked at them.
"Oh hi guys!" she squealed in laughter as Tenten did faint this time and Sakura turned so fast, she almost got whiplash. Needless to say, a certain pervy sage happen to be watching the whole scene and taking notes for his next book.
Sasuke was the first one to regain his composure first, "Sakura, Tsunade has requested us for a diplomatic mission to the Maki camp. We are to head to her office now, but if your busy here."
She just stood up quickly and grabbed both guys by the collars and dragged them away as fast as she could, leaving a laughing Ino and just waking up Tenten. Ah, Ino thought, tensions raise with the fear of open conflict, and yet like the rest of us, she finds the pleasures of finding out how to calm that tension. Now maybe I should visit Hinata to embarrass Sasuke next. Hmm or maybe find Temari first. Smiling to herself, she just helped Tenten out of the house before saying her goodbyes.
They were all sent, the Konoha 11 plus Sasuke. The generation that was coming into there own. These were going to be or with Hinata's case, already the leaders of their clans and eventually the Village Hidden in the Leaves. So, it made sense that Tsunade would send them as a diplomatic corp, and if thinks got out of hand. They had enough power at their disposal to prevent major problems. Also the council wanted to lure the threat of war away from Konoha by sending the most obvious target, Naruto, away from the village.
Little did they know, they were walking into a trap. As Naruto approached the leader of the Maki forces, the main force had already begun their attack on Konoha.
