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Legend:
"Thought"
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"Spirit/God/Goddess/Any spiritual-like being"
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Japanese name/catchword (Translation)
Singing(Translation)
– Point of View P.O.V. – (Place)
Chapter Number: Chapter Title
Chapter Ten: To Meet the Family…
– Sakura's P.O.V. – (Konoha Village)
The next day, I interrogated Akane because Miyuki and Asami told me when I came back that she'd gone on a date with Itachi, confirming what I had believed.
It was a simple dinner date and a quiet walk in the park, but the best part was when Itachi had kissed her on the cheek at the door, before leaving like a true gentlemen. Miyuki, Asami, and I were all squealing at the cuteness of course, and Akane had been blushing as red as a cherry with embarrassment.
I left the house, a little reluctant to head to training, knowing Itachi wouldn't go easy on me. Shisui had been there too but looked exhausted. I knew Itachi was probably going to train me till I dropped. Still, I knew that I wouldn't regret it at all.
As I suspected, I had run out of chakra and nearly gone unconscious a few times during the day. By the end of the day, I fell over the couch asleep on the couch when I got home, not even bothering to take off my shoes. Itachi had trained me till I was completely drained.
The day we would meet as a team finally came up. My cousins had been acting strange in the morning, but I assumed it was just worry for me since the exams were in just a week. I was at the bridge first, with both my blades. Hyourinmaru was on my back a green sash holding the sheath and star shaped clip holding the sash onto my back, while Sode no Shiraiyuki was attached to my waist, under my obi. I had a new training outfit since Itachi had trained me until the old outfit had almost completely been destroyed.
My new outfit was a short kimono like the first one, but I felt the colors seemed to fit me better. Itachi and Shisui had picked it out. Akane had modified it for me slightly when I gave it to her. I stared over the bridge at the river at my reflection. I could see myself in my war uniform once again… I hadn't actually looked too bad in it… but this outfit looked pretty good as well.
I wore a short red kimono with a black over-garment on top. The top of my black sports bra showed a little bit, and my forehead protector was tied around my neck, like Hinata had her headband around her neck hanging loosely. The red obi wrapped around my waist was red with the Haruno symbol, a bright white circle that showed on the side of the obi. I had black shorts under the kimono.
Of course, the night before, I had wanted to cut my hair. Shisui seemed confused at why I would do it because I always moved so perfectly that it never got in the way. Itachi merely said if I wanted to then it was my choice. I told him that I felt that it was time for a change…
I was different from Kuragari… and I had changed from the past… but this time, it was my own choice to cut my hair. I hadn't been forced to cut my hair to save my teammates. I had chosen on my own will… This was my life…
"Wow. Sakura, you look different." I looked up to see Sasuke and smiled at him. His parents were walking towards the bridge, watching us from afar.
"Hehe. I guess I just wanted to have a little change. My hair was something I've kept since I was young… Shisui told me I didn't need to cut it, but I wanted to anyways." I said touching the short ends of my hair. Sasuke nodded in understanding.
Naruto showed up with Jiraiya, who seemed to stare at me creepily, along with his own parents. Sasuke flickered on his Sharingan and stood in front of me defensively. I acted like I hadn't seen him staring at me at all. Naruto was glaring at Jiraiya, who backed off. I sensed Itachi and Shisui in the trees, but didn't show I noticed.
We waited.
And as usual…
Kakashi was hours late.
He poofed into existence on the railing... and Naruto greeted him with the usual accusing him of being late. Minato seemed to almost smirk. Kushina was glaring at him, looking a little pissed… well… not really a little… actually… she was really pissed. Her hair was floating around with a veerry scary look on her face. Kakashi sweat dropped.
"Looks like everyone's here. Let's head to the training grounds, shall we?" Kakashi asked smiling cautiously. We nodded and went to the training grounds. The three logs were there and I smiled lightly, reminiscing in my memories… Both times, Naruto had been tied to the log, and Sasuke and I feeding him food… Kakashi scaring the crap out of us before telling us we passed… It was a lot of fun… Even though it got a little boring the second time through… Since I knew what was going to happen…
Naruto was grinning and Sasuke was smirking as well. Kakashi seemed to smile as well behind his mask… I realized something.
We still hadn't found out what was behind the mask…
"Alright then… Now, I wanted you three to spar against each other." Kakashi said. Sasuke, Naruto and I stared at each other. Then we stared at Kakashi, confused and surprised. He smiled. "You're all in the exams. I want you three to learn to fight against each other, without holding back. First, I want Naruto and Sasuke to fight each other." Kakashi said.
I leaned back and watched the two charging at each other going through a series of kicks and punches. We already knew the two of them would fight each other without holding back. I knew what Kakashi wanted was to get them riled up before fighting me, because of course, they would hold back wanting to protect their female teammate. I smirked. After this, they definitely wouldn't hold back for sure… I'd make sure of that.
"Alright. Now I want Sasuke to fight against Sakura." Kakashi-sensei said.
I stood on the battle field with a light smirk. "Ready, cockatoo? You don't want to get beaten by a girl in front of everyone." I said, easily getting him riled up.
"There's no way I'm going to let you beat me!" Sasuke said. I smiled lightly.
"Good." I said. I blocked his attacks. I knew he wasn't showing his real speed, but I decided not to either. Instead, I'd just scare him off with my insane strength. I blocked his attack, backing up to a tree before slipping under him and throwing a slow punch just to make sure he dodged. He did and I hit the tree. It snapped like a twig and Sasuke's eyes widened, along with Naruto's and Kakashi's.
"You probably don't want to try catching any of my punches or kicks, Sasuke-kun." I said sweetly. Sasuke started running for his life as I attacked. Naruto's and Sasuke's parents all sweat dropped. Jiraiya was afraid. I could tell. Kakashi sweat dropped.
"Ok… that's enough now Sasuke. You're up next, Naruto." Kakashi said with a nervous smile.
He was probably reminding himself never to get me pissed off.
"Right…" Naruto said nervously.
"Naruto, are you going to let yourself get beat by a girl?" I asked tilting my head.
"But…" Naruto protested. I knew he would weaken at attacking me.
"Hmph fine. I guess you're going to let Hina-chan watch me wipe the floor with you." I said. Naruto's eyes widened. He blushed and then he grew angry.
"No way!" Naruto yelled. I smiled, knowing exactly where to push them to make them fight. He seemed to have totally forgotten about my insane strength. The next thing he knew, he was sent flying through the air into a tree. His parents and the others winced in pain for him. He was unconscious and groaning in pain. I heard clapping from the far side of the field and turned to see my cousins and two extremely familiar figures.
I gasped in shock.
"No way…" I said in shock.
"What?" Naruto seemed to have suddenly woken up. Everyone was looking curiously at me. I smiled, happily, my heart beating loudly in my chest. I rushed forwards in excitement and hugged the familiar male figure... The female stood beside us laughing happily.
"Tou-san! I can't believe you're here!" I said pulling back. I turned to Kaa-chan and hugged her as well. "Same to you, Kaa-chan!" I said.
"We missed you… My god, you've grown so much. I can't believe you're so big now…" Mother said, hugging me with tears in her eyes. I laughed happily, crying with tears of happiness.
"It's been a long time." I heard Itachi's voice, as he jumped out of the trees.
"You must be… Itachi… Wow. You've grown a lot as well." Father said greeting Itachi.
"These are Hime-chan's parents? Awesome!" Shisui said grinning.
The others gathered around and my parents introduced themselves. "I'm Haruno Kaede, Sakura's mother, and this is my husband, Isamu." Mother said letting me down… Mikoto and Kushina immediately pulled her away, and began chatting. Father sweat dropped.
"Ditched… again…" He said looking quite depressed. Minato and Fugaku looked like they were quite used to it and Minato chuckled, putting his hand on my father's shoulder to comfort him. I laughed lightly.
"Kaa-chan likes to wander doesn't she?" I asked Father.
"Well, she was always quite the adventurous one…" Father said patting my head. "A lot like you." He said with a smile. His face turned serious. I noticed. "But we came to tell you something in person. Or rather, I came to tell you something in person. I need to talk to you in private, Sakura. We'll be here for tonight and tomorrow night, but your mother and I leave the day after early in the morning."
I closed my eyes and nodded, not saying anything about the exams. "I guess the training session is over, Kakashi-sensei?" I asked Kakashi-sensei. He nodded, seeming a little curious but said nothing.
"Tou-san, come with me. We can talk back at the house." I said.
"Sakura, come for training tomorrow! You're being let off early to practice for the performances for the rest of the week!" Shisui called. I knew what that meant. Itachi would be pushing me to my limit…
"Ok!" I called. I brought father to the house, and we spoke in my room, after I closed the blinds and locked the doors, leaving the lights on.
"So what is it?" I asked.
"I found a necklace that I lost a long time ago. It was also from the clan… but my grandmother also had something to do with it… She wore it long ago… but I forgot I lost it, until I found it when I was cleaning your mother's and my room. I needed to give this to you… and I also want to tell you to stay safe Sakura… I know that being a ninja means putting yourself in danger. I've heard from your cousins about your enemy in these exams… I heard about the results of the victim that he defeated… I just want you to know that we both love you so much..." Father said. I smiled.
"Arigatou… Tou-san… but you know, I've always been with you, in here." I said pointing at his heart. "But I have the advantage in fighting him. I know his abilities are much slower than mine. My specialty is speed. Don't worry. I have it all under control. I promise I'll even come to visit home in a few months if I can." I said. Father looked up and smiled.
"I know I can always trust you to keep your word, so I'll hold you to that promise." He said. I nodded with a grin.
"I won't go back on my word. That's my nindo, my ninja way." I said grinning. Naruto had really taught me that. I wouldn't go back on my word now. I swore to myself I would protect this world and make everyone happy…
Father dropped the necklace into my hand. It had a crystal that was shaped in a snow flake with a ring of metal around it. It seemed to have a light blue glow. I could feel a strange power surrounding it. I put it around my neck and I was surprised when I could feel a strange power running through me. I smiled lightly and looked down at the glowing crystal, lifting it into view.
"It looks good on you. Good luck Sakura. Stay safe." Father said hugging me. I nodded and hugged him back, thanking him. Mother came back with a bunch of new clothes along with Mikoto and Kushina. They were all giggling and laughing like friends.
"Did you have fun, Kaa-chan?" I asked.
"This village is amazing! I have so much to bring back home for everyone!" She said smiling happily.
"Arigatou Kushina-san, Mikoto-san." I thanked them for taking her out and touring her around and letting her have fun.
"It's just Mikoto, dear! You don't need to be so formal all the time! I've told you that haven't I? Even Shisui calls me Kaa-chan! Oh that reminds me, Tomorrow, you absolutely must come over for dinner! All of you!" Mikoto said ruffling my hair.
"It's the same for me, dattebane! No -sanning!" Kushina said.
"Hai hai!" I said laughing a little.
"Oh, Akane! Shisui asked me to give you this! Itachi's got his own copy of them waiting on his bed at home." Mikoto said with a giggle. Kushina was grinning like crazy as Mikoto handed Akane a package. Akane opened it and blushed like a cherry. I smirked. I had told him to take pictures of their date and spy on them, because I had a feeling the two of them were going on a date.
"Lemme see!" Asami jumped and grabbed the package from Akane's hands suddenly. Akane was still blushing and Kaa-chan, Asami, Miyuki and I all giggled and laughed at the cute pictures and we squealed at the kiss picture at the end of the date along with the pictures of Itachi feeding Akane.
Mikoto and Kushina left and I went to sleep. The next morning I woke up. Father and Mother were at the table and Akane was making breakfast with Miyuki half asleep at the table. Asami hadn't woken up yet. I grabbed my breakfast and sat down.
"So when are you training till?" Akane asked.
"Till I get let off the hook by your boyfriend… He's a slave driver…" I said. Akane blushed at the word and froze. I laughed. "Well, it's true." I said, quickly shoving my breakfast down my throat and downing it all in a couple of seconds with a cup of milk and sighing. Kaa-chan and Tou-san stared at me while Miyuki didn't even mind it. It'd become a normal thing for me, and they didn't mind it anymore.
I got up. "I'll be home to practice for the performance at the end of the week later. See ya." I said before flickering out of the house and heading to the training grounds. Itachi greeted me and we started training. My water manipulation and my jutsu were both much stronger. I could feel it draining less of my energy and I was surprised. I was much closer to coming into sync with Hyourinmaru as well… I believed it was the crystal… The feeling had flowed through me when I had put on the necklace.
I got home and we practiced for the performance in the basement of the house. Mother and Father also watched as well. We had gotten the song down quite well by the time we were to go over to the Uchiha compound to have dinner. Yuki wanted to go as well, and in the end I ended up bringing her. I couldn't resist the look in her eyes. After she had lain down on the bed and flattened her ears against her head, looking up at me, I couldn't resist wanting to bring her along…
She was currently in my arms being petted by my mother, who absolutely adored her. Yuki didn't mind it, merely purring in the comfort of my arms.
We had finally gotten to the Uchiha compound and Kakashi and Sasuke popped up in the garden with the body flicker. I wasn't surprised. It was the faster way to get around after all… "Yo." Kakashi said. Naruto twitched.
"YOU'RE LATE!" He greeted Kakashi. I sweat dropped. My parents were laughing lightly having been introduced to Jiraiya. My mother had slapped him with a random pan that had popped into her hand when he started checking her out. Mikoto and Kushina had been laughing when Jiraiya went unconscious with a bloody nose. The men were chuckling lightly. My parents had also been introduced to granny cat, who was surrounded by cats as usual. My mother absolutely adored cats, but she wasn't able to train them, and they ended up destroying furniture a lot, so she didn't have a cat.
"So how has your training been going, Sakura? I do worry after hearing about your opponent and the victim of that boy… Rock Lee… I feel bad for him… Do you think you're ready for the match?" Granny Cat asked. I saw the glint in her eyes and knew she knew I was training with Itachi.
"My training's been great! Well. You can't really be prepared perfectly but I've prepared as much as I possibly could for the match." I said. Granny smiled.
"I do wish you luck. Yuki seems quite attached to you now." Granny said.
"Yes. She's always been waiting for me to get back home… You should have seen her begging me to take her with me tonight. I couldn't resist her cuteness." I said sweat dropping. Kaa-chan laughed.
"Yes, it was quite cute!" She said smiling.
We talked and had fun. I let my parents hang around with the adults while I hung around in the gardens with Yuki in my lap. She was purring like a motor after I gave her a belly rub and let her lay in my lap. I was scratching behind her eyes at the moment.
"Sakura?"
I looked back to see Sasuke nearby.
"Oh hey." I greeted. He walked to my side.
"Do you mind?" He asked, gesturing to the spot next to me.
"Go ahead." I said. He sat down and we both looked across the gardens. He seemed to look serious… and worried.
"Sakura… I'm worried… Lee's injuries were so serious… I… I don't want that to happen to you… He might be even stronger than the last time…" Sasuke said shyly looking away. I laughed lightly.
"Sasuke-kun… I know you're all worried. I can tell everyone around me is a little frightened and scared for me… but when I say this I mean it. I won't die, and I won't be too badly injured. Besides, I'm betting you, that if I actually decided to go full out, I'd probably win, so you guys have to win as well. Worry about your own battles before you worry about mine." I said. Sasuke looked away.
We stayed silent for a while. I knew our parents, along with Naruto's parents, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Shisui, Itachi, and Naruto were listening in on us. They had been listening in from the start.
"I can still remember the mission to the land of waves. I was worried... " He said quietly.
I gave a light smile. "I know." I said softly. I knew I couldn't promise him anything. He knew that as well. All we could do was train as hard as we could and fight to protect ourselves. I looked to the moon and closed my eyes. I felt bad… thinking back to my past life… Sasuke, Naruto… Everyone… I had left them behind… I knew the pain of being left behind quite well... It was so ironic… I smiled.
"Why do you look so calm?" He asked. I looked at him in surprise. "How is it that you're so calm even when you're fighting that guy?! He tried to kill Lee, even after the battle was over… How can you just… smile like that?" He asked.
"Well… I guess when I think of all the people supporting me… I feel their strength… They believe in me." I said smiling lightly. "Besides, you should know by now I can take care of myself."
Sasuke looked down. "I… I'm just…" He stopped. He turned to me. "Sakura!" He said. I saw the sad, frightened, and worried look in his eyes. He looked down at his hands which he had started to unconsciously squeeze into fists. I knew he was extremely worried… I knew what he felt. It was exactly what I had felt when he had disappeared from the hospital for so long and I knew he was fighting Gaara. Not only that, but I had been worried about Orochimaru at the time as well. I sighed and hugged him. He stiffened in surprise.
"I'll be ok. I promise." I said. He seemed to breathe deeply before hugging me back. "You know, in the academy, you were really fun to tease. I knew you were jealous of the attention I got from your brother, but after a while, we got pretty close. We were like best friends." I said.
Sasuke smiled and remembered the academy days before huffing. "You were really annoying back then!" He growled playfully. I laughed it off, knowing I had been pretty annoying. After all, most of the time, I would always tease him or start an argument with him. I smiled.
"Then we got into the same team. To tell the truth, even though you were a little annoying, I was pretty happy since I would get to annoy you more." I said with a grin. He glared. I snickered. "And then that mission in the land of the waves… I was worried for you when I was the needles coming at you, and my body just moved by itself…" I said. He seemed sad.
"I was frightened… when I saw you go unconscious… I thought you were gone." He murmured. I looked at him and took one of his hands, and squeezed it. He looked at me and smiled lightly. I smiled back.
"After I woke up, everyone was there, by my side… Team 7… I felt that I could trust everyone with my life." I said with a smile. Sasuke seemed to smile lightly. "and then we entered the Chunnin exams… and fought that guy, Orochimaru... and I fought someone else… but you know… I could always feel you guys. Your strength was like my own. I believe in you all." I said.
"I… I believe in you too." Sasuke said. I smiled.
"Then trust me, when I say I'm ready, ok?" I asked. He nodded. I smiled. "You know. There was always this one thing bothering me about Team 7." I said.
"What?" He asked.
"We were a weird group. I mean, who put together a group with all kinds of problems. You've got a huge ego, Naruto's got no brain, Kakashi has no sense of time what so ever, and I have pink hair." I said.
"Sakura-chan! You're so mean!" Naruto whined. We looked to see everyone behind the door which Naruto had slammed open. I laughed, and everyone looked a little annoyed at Naruto.
"I so do not have an ego!" Sasuke protested.
"Sure!" I said with a grin on my face. Sasuke pouted.
"Sakura!" Sasuke whined. I laughed at him. "Shut up already!" He whined childishly. I could only continue to laugh. Everyone was laughing before they went to tend to their own business.
"So how have your guitar playing skills been going?" I asked.
"I practice whenever I can. Usually when I have a break and when Kakashi's gone to do something… It's a little embarrassing playing with someone listening. He knows I play and gives me time during my breaks to practice." Sasuke said. I smiled.
"That's good. Maybe one day you can play with me and my cousins on stage." I said grinning.
"It'll be soon! I'm getting pretty good!" Sasuke said, proudly. I laughed.
"You do have an ego." I said grinning. He pouted and glared playfully. We all laughed and had fun for the night, and split up when the time came, going back home.
The next morning, I met with Shisui for training after I had said good bye to my parents, since they were leaving. We had 4 more days before the final competition. I continued to train for the finals and practice for the performance.
My speed had built up and I was much closer to Shisui's speed without my weights, faster than Lee had been when he first fought Gaara, and that was without my kekei genkai… If I activated my kekei genkai, I was slightly faster than Shisui.
I had also learned to use the chain to wrap around objects or enemy limbs with Itachi in my last training session. It would also freeze the limb or the object if I wanted it to. I could control the power of the freezing ability and turn it on or off if I wanted to. I was close to coming into perfect sync with Hyourinmaru. My ability to send out the ice dragon from the blade was almost perfected.
The wind technique I used to create the yellow Chidori took a bit of time to prepare, like Sasuke had learned to use his Chidori for the first time. I had named it "Seiha (Static Blade)". It made electric shocking sounds but it wasn't as loud as either the Raikiri or Chidori, also allowing the user to use it as a powerful stealth assassination move. It wasn't as destructive as the Chidori or Raikiri but its piercing power was double the amount.
Shisui had also learned to use the technique as well, but got me to name it instead because apparently he was bad with naming things. Like the Chidori and Raikiri, it was like a jab, but the speed that I used the attack at would make the attack more powerful due to the friction of the air. I had to keep my kekei genkai activated as well, to make sure I would be able to dodge in coming attacks.
I was able to keep up in Room 13 for 5 full minutes untouched. I would get a small cut after 5 minutes or so for being careless. Itachi himself had told me that most Chunnin could only last about 3 minutes within the room and that was without getting badly wounded. My evasive skill was high above average Chunnin level, and just above a low Jounnin level.
I fought with Shisui and we went full out. Shisui had his sharingan activated as well. I had been pretty surprised when I managed to keep up with him for 3 minutes without getting wounded at all before we were both starting to get wounded. He managed to win our battle after just under 5 minutes. Both Anbu praised my progress and treated me as an equal. I felt extremely proud being acknowledged by two of the best ninja in our village and treated as an equal. I knew not to let it get to my head of course.
I finally gained full control of Hyourinmaru's power on the last day of training and Shisui allowed me to go, telling me to meet him after the performance later that night at 11:00, in my training outfit and meet him at the training rooms, and I would do my meditation elsewhere. I helped my cousins set up and everyone was gathering at the area of the concert.
I could tell everyone I knew was around. The Konoha 12, their senseis, some of the parents, Rock Lee and Gai with a few medical ninja to keep an eye on them, and also the Uchiha Family of course, had come to watch the concert. I was surprised when I sensed Tsunade and Shizune had shown up as well. Gaara and his team had come as well. Everyone was waiting patiently for the concert to start.
My cousins and I all wore black outfits, and were hidden under the blanket of darkness. The stars sparkled in the night sky. We could see each other in the darkness. "Ready?" I whispered so that only they could hear. I had my own guitar strapped to me and I stood at the microphone. They nodded. Miyuki nodded and started with her drums. The lights flashed on as we all joined in and started playing.
Mou gaman bakka shiterannai yo (My patience is running out)
Iitai koto wa iwanakucha (I want to say what I wanna say)
Kaerimichi yuugure no basutei(Coming home from the bus stop at twilight)
Ochikonda senaka ni Bye Bye Bye (Saying bye bye bye to sad backs of others)
Kimi no Fighting Pose misenakya oh oh (You gotta show you Fighting Pose oh oh)
The crowd started clapping to the quick beat of the song, along with the drums that kept the beat. Everyone was cheering. I was grinning as I sang out to the crowd.
Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa (A world like I have seen in my dreams)
Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou (Without conflict, just daily peace)
Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de(But in reality, I tend to worry about)
Tama ni kuyandari shiteru (Troubles and the daily grind)
Sonna Rolling Days (Those Rolling Days)
Koronjattatte iin ja nai no (Even though you keep on falling)
Son toki wa waratte ageru (You laugh and get up every time)
Norikonda basu no oku kara (As I board the vacant back of the bus)
Chiisaku hohoemi ga mieta (You flash me a small smile)
Kimi wo tayori ni shiteru yo (I must place my trust in you)
Yume ni made mita you na Sweet Love (Sweet love like I have seen in my dream)
Koibitotachi wa kakure ga wo sagasu no (Lovers searching for hidden refuge)
Demo genjitsu wa aenai hi ga (But in reality, on the days we cannot meet)
Tsuzukinagara mo shinjiteru no Lonely Days (Continue on but I believe in Lonely Days)
Oh yeah, yeah...
Tsumazuitatte Way to go (Even if you stumble, Way to go)
Yeah, yay…
Dorodoroke Rolling Star! (A muddled Rolling Star)
My cousins had fun with their playing, twirling, and nodding their heads to the beat, moving around the stage for the short instrumental. I did the same as well before getting back to the microphone to sing the next part.
Naru beku egao de itai keredo (It pains me so to see your smiling face, but)
Mamori nuku tame ni wa shikata nai deshou (Is there no way to protect you till the end?)
Kitto uso nante sou imi wo motanai no (There is no meaning to this lie, none at all)
All my loving...
Sou ja nakya yatterannai (Without it, I can't go on)
Yume ni made mita you na sekai wa (A world like I have seen in my dreams)
Arasoi mo naku heiwa na nichijou (Without conflict, just daily peace)
Demo genjitsu wa hibi to rabu de (But in reality, I tend to worry about)
Tama ni kuyandari shiteru (Troubles and the daily grind)
Sonna Rolling Days (Those Rolling Days)
Oh yeah, yeah...
Sou wakatterutte (Even if you understand it all)
Oh yay, oh...
Tsumazuitatte Way to go (Even if you stumble, way to go)
Yeah, yay…
Doro doro ke Rolling Star (A muddled rolling star)
The crowd roared with applaud and approval. I grinned lightly to my cousins who grinned back. I noticed from the corner of my eye, Tsunade looked extremely impressed as well and amused. Shizune was smiling. I laughed when my cousins hugged me we all bowed and everyone cheered. There were many children who asked for me and my cousin's autographs, which I gave. People wanted to get pictures as well but it was getting late.
"Hey, thanks for coming all of you!" I said smiling to everyone.
"Sakura-chan, you were awesome!" Naruto said.
"Yes. It was amazing! Everyone was cheering…!" Hinata said in agreement.
"Oh my god, I actually get to meet you all! I'm a big fan of you Akane!" Tenten said talking to Akane who seemed to be enjoying her conversation with Tenten.
"Thanks for coming." I said to Lee. He seemed a little down. "Your injuries are getting better I hope? I wish a miracle could happen for you…" I said to Lee. He looked down. Gai looked sad for Lee. "If I ever get someone to train me in the medical field, and teach me to get better at medical ninjutsu, then I swear I'll find a way to heal you." I said with a soft smile. Lee looked up at me in shock.
I knew Tsunade was listening in to us which was why I had said that…
"You're fighting that Sand ninja that beat me, I've heard." Lee said. I nodded. "Do you really think you'll be able to beat him? I was injured… so badly…" He said. I knew everyone was listening in on our conversation. I knew I was ready for Gaara, knowing both his battle techniques when he was both a killing machine and the Kazekage.
I smiled lightly. "Tomorrow, you'll see just what I've been doing with my training under Shisui." I said grinning lightly, flickering my eyes to Itachi in thanks as well. Itachi was by Akane's side, and he smirked lightly and nodded in acknowledgement. I knew the Hokage had noticed and he looked almost shocked. I made eye contact with the Hokage and smiled lightly. He knew I knew that he had noticed.
We parted and I went home readying myself for a night of training…
I had a feeling that this meditation was more than just connecting with Hyourinmaru…
The feeling I had gotten was correct.
I hadn't even known how much time had gone past until Shisui told me.
I had wanted to beat the crap out of him, until we saw Itachi at the arena.
That was when I decided to let Itachi do the work for me.
Finally. I get to update! Sadly, next update won't be until mid-december… Hopefully you guys enjoyed this chapter! I didn't want to put it on a cliffy, but it ended up slightly hanging… Keep this on alerts! Thanks! I don't have much to say this time...
BY THE WAY. PHYSICS IN SCHOOL IS EVIL. I DON'T RECOMMEND TAKING IT UNLESS YOU'RE A "GOD" in MATH. That's all I guess. LOL. Ok. later peeps.