"Sakura
"Sakura!?" –Kiba.
"Kiba!" -Sakura
"N-Naruto!" -Hinata
"Hinata!" -Naruto
"Huh?" the four of them said together.
"Wait!" Naruto cleared out, "Sakura, how do you know him?"
But before she could answer, the big dog started running towards Naruto. He barely noticed and within seconds he was tackled to the ground.
"Argh! Get this thing off me! Ah! Sakura help!" Naruto yelled from under.
"Ha! Naruto he's just playing, he always did that to me when I was little…except…he was really small…or I just never grew." She frowned.
"This is not playing! Its gonna kill me! Kiba guy! Get him off me!!"
"Why? He's having a great time, go Akamaru!!" the guy said, laughing.
Akamaru was licking Naruto's face and…
"EW! What the hell is he doing, now! GET HIM OFF ME!"
"That is gross…" Sakura said.
"Alright, Akamaru, that's enough, poor guy is scarred for life." Said Kiba.
Sakura bit back a laugh. The dog raced back to the two new comers, and Naruto jumped up and hid behind Sakura.
"I hate him…and- and that dog ." he hissed in her ear.
"Naruto this is Kiba, he used to be my next door neighbor a while back, right?" Kiba nodded, "What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you the same…"
"Well…me and Naruto, this is Naruto, were just… you know-"
"Running from the police?" Kiba interrupted.
"Ah…"
"Sakura, it's on the news, everywhere! You and him are the most famous people at the moment."
"I don't understand what we did wrong." Naruto came up.
The girl behind Kiba quickly looked to the right, her face blushing. Sakura's eyes narrowed. "Who's that?" she asked pointing to Hinata.
"Don't change the subject, oh this is Hinata." Kiba answered.
"Yeah, I know you! You went to my middle school!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Y-Yeah…" she said barely in a whisper.
"Well what are you guys doing here?"
"Actually…we are running from them too…"
"You mean you have…"
"Have what?" Kiba asked Naruto.
"Have…" Naruto expected him to say OH Right! Powers, yes, yes we do!
"Have what?"
Naruto looked at Sakura, who was busy looking at Hinata.
"Do you have, you know…"
"I don't know."
"Oh then never mind." Naruto said.
"Tell me. Maybe I do have it."
"You don't…So Hinata, you haven't changed."
She blushed.
"You don't talk much do you?" Sakura asked.
"Y-Yeah…I- I do…its just…" Hinata began to say.
"You don't act like this around me, is something wrong?" Kiba asked.
"No!" She yelled all of a sudden, and then her face became even redder.
There was a silence, in which Naruto's stomach growled.
"I'm hungry."
Akamaru barked.
Once back in the cave, Naruto, Sakura, Kiba and Hinata sat around the fire.
"What you got in there?" Naruto asked looking at there backpacks.
"Just spare clothes, blankets, and food."
"What kind of food."
"Instant ramen, chili in a can, water…and a bit more."
"Ramen?" Naruto sniffed the air in hope.
"Yes, I got like 5 left."
"Wait, ramen, as in Japanese noodles?"
"Chicken and Beef ramen, yes."
"In a cup?
"Yes, Naruto! Ramen! The stuff we buy from Costco!" Sakura interrupted.
"I buy mine at Wal-Mart." Naruto whispered.
"No way…they sell those there?" Sakura gasped.
"Wal-Mart Super center, it's the best."
"Dude, I've never been into a Super Center!"
"Sucks for you, they sell like milk and turkey…way better than Costco."
"At least Costco gives samples." She muttered.
"Yes they do but-
"Ok, who wants ramen!" interrupted Kiba.
Hinata went through the backpack, and pulled out 5 cups, and a bottle of water. She handed one to Kiba, Sakura, and to herself. But when she got to Naruto, her hands were trembling. Naruto smiled and took the cup from her hands, hand touching hers for a split second. Her face turned all red, and she backed away looking the other way.
Kiba could have sworn he heard a "humph" coming from Sakura.
"Awesome…this is the best thing ever !" Naruto jeered.
"It's…your…favorite food, isn't it?" Hinata whispered.
"Uh…yeah, it is. How do you know?" he asked.
She shrugged.
"Humph."-Sakura.
She had to admit, she was jealous. Who wouldn't be? The girl had the most obvious crush on Naruto, and he acts like he's clueless…Maybe that's a good thing. Sakura wanted to laugh right there in front of her face. Like this: MUAHAHAHAHHAHAH! Or like this HA! HA! HA! She bit back the smile.
Eh Ehm.
But dude this ramen was sooo good. He hasn't had this type of food since…..like EVER! He wondered if Sakura wanted hers, she was busy looking at Kiba….wait.
Kiba? Naruto looked more carefully at her direction; woops she wasn't looking at him, but at Hinata. Good. As long as she wasn't falling for Kiba. That jerk.
Eh Ehm.
He just looked at her. Oh my god…What should she do? She could feel her body blushing…Oh my god, the pink haired girl just glared. Are they going out? Hinata hoped not. She had the biggest crush on him since…6th grade. But…
No! She won't give up…Well, maybe she should. They just met after like 3 years. But he is really cute…
Eh Ehm.
He wondered if Akamaru was hungry…dogs don't like noodles do they? He was about to say that question out loud, but the looks of the others…dang. And of course dogs don't like noodles. There dogs …not…Narutos. Just looking at him made Kiba want to…egh.
Eh Ehm.
"Eh Ehm." They all said at once. The cave fell silent.
"What time is it?" Sakura asked awkwardly.
"8 PM." Kiba answered.
"Ok. So…Kiba how's school?" she asked.
"Well I if were to be at school, I'd know."
"Well you don't have to be so sarcastic." Naruto sneered.
Kiba shrugged.
"Hey Hinata, can you pass me my pocket knife? It's over there- yeah." As she began too hand it over- trembling- she began to lose grip. And it fell, blade down on Sakura's arm.
The knife sliced a fresh cut across her arm. Sakura hissed and said "Ow!"
"Oh! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to!" Hinata began to say.
Kiba came behind Sakura and handed her a band aid- don't ask where he suddenly got that from- but she refused.
"I'll be okay. Uh I'll be outside." She said, getting up and running from the cave.
Sakura didn't want them to witness her healing, what if they were to tell the police. She may trust them a little, but Sakura had to be cautious.
"You okay?" Naruto came from behind. Sakura startled nodded. "It was a good idea of you not letting them see the healing, but that scared me."
"Sorry…" Naruto gently picked up her arm, and saw that the cut was still there. "Major wounds get healed automatically even without my permission. But small cuts like this wont get picked up so I have to heal like this. See:" Sakura, with her other hand, summoned a green light and placed it over the cut. It healed.
"You're just filled with mysteries." Naruto sighed, and she kissed him. "Let's go inside."
"But what if they…"
"We would try to hide it-
"No need, we already know." A voice came from behind. Kiba was standing on the rock, smirking. "That's quite a unique power."
"Hasn't your mom taught you not to eavesdrop on conversations?" Naruto yelled.
"What? And miss out on all the juicy news? I don't think so."
"I hate you…"
Kiba got on Akamaru, and the dog jumped on the ground. "Don't worry, Sakura, I wont tell anyone"
"You won't?" Sakura asked, hopeful.
"Duh. Well maybe Hinata…Cause she might feel a little left out."
"Where is she?"
"In the cave…god you're an idiot, Naruto." Kiba shook his head. Naruto wanted to shout something back, but Sakura stepped on his foot.
"Ow…"
Back in the cave, Kiba started talking.
"We have powers too."
Naruto choked on his water.
"You do?" Sakura said thumping Naruto's back.
"Yep! Honestly, where can you find a dog that weighs the same amount as a lion?"
"So it's your dog and you."
"Hinata too."
"W-Why didn't you tell us before? Instead of messing with our minds." Naruto said.
"Cause its fun."
"Die."
"So Hinata…what can you do?" Sakura asked.
"Um…I…" She looked at Naruto, and swallowed hard, "I can see things from far away, even if I'm not lined up…with it."
Sakura was confused, but Kiba interrupted.
"If she were to be standing outside this cave, she could see at least 100 miles away. A cool thing is that Hinata can see behind her too."
Naruto was amazed, "Wow, Hinata, why didn't you tell me this?"
She shrugged and Sakura cleared her throat, "What do you do Kiba?"
"I can speak dog."
"You can speak…dog."
"Yep, I can understand everything a dog says." He said, petting Akamaru's back.
"That's awesome! He could really come in handy for eavesdropping." Said Sakura.
"That's his specialty," Kiba looked at Naruto. "And you…"
"I can summon clones, I have super-speed, and I-" Naruto didn't know how to explain the other power, the one where red bubbles come out of his body. So instead he said, "And I'm really hot."
Kiba rolled his eyes. "Well since we are from the same group I have to send you a message."
"A message?" Sakura said.
"Hinata and I were captured by the police a while back. WE were put in the headquarters, along with my friend…Shino. You see, the police place is really dangerous. They give you this drug that shuts down your powers and lock you in a cell. I think they want to do experiments on us. Anyway, Shino was first."
"First…to do what?" Naruto asked.
"He was first to be tagged."
"What the hell is that?"
"Shino had bugs living in him. That was his power. When the police captured him, they put a small bug in him. This small bug was a bomb. And not only a bomb, but a detector. It told the police that where he was 24/7. So if he tried to take it out…he'd explode.
Naruto and Sakura gulped.
Kiba sighed, "They almost did it to me…but…Shino thought the bug was just a joke, so he tried to throw it out but…
"He exploded." Hinata whispered.
"This country is messed up." Naruto said, and Sakura nodded. "Have you been tagged, Hinata?"
"No…I was in line though."
"When the bomb exploded, a lot of people died, and a lot escaped." Kiba added. "So what I'm trying to say is…be careful, if we ever split up and you guys get caught, try to stay away from being tagged. Cause once you are, there's no going back."
For me too…Sakura added in her mind.
The rest of the night was quiet…wolfs howled at the moon, the owls hooted in the night. Not Sakura, Naruto, Kiba or Hinata felt like going to sleep.
"We should get some more firewood. Naruto, I think you should summon some clones to go fetch them." Sakura suggested.
"They cant, firewood would be too heavy, they'd pop…" he said.
"Well, Ill goes then."
"Um. No." Naruto said flat out.
"Why not?"
"You can go, but I'm coming too." He started to get up.
"Well, nothing will happen to me…its not like I'm going to die."
"You can."
"Nuh-uh."
"A lion could bite your hand off."
"Tch."
"And I think you should get some rest, Sakura."
"Yeah, Ill goes with Naruto." Kiba popped up.
"Never!" Naruto yelled.
"Fine then Hinata should go with Naruto."
"NO!" Sakura yelled.
They all stared at her.
"I mean…Hinata must be tired." She said, awkwardly.
"Well…then Akamaru and I should just go…jeez. Couple bunch of wimps you guys are."
Sakura and Naruto huffed.
Kiba and Akamaru left the cave.
"Um…Naruto?" Hinata said from the corner.
They both looked at her.
"Yeah?"
"Where…are we going to…get fire?"
Naruto was dumbstruck. He turned to Sakura, but she was zoned out.
"You okay, Sakura?"
"Hinata! Can you see through things?" Sakura asked all of a sudden, catching Hinata off guard.
"Yeah…"
"Like people, can you see through people?"
Hinata nodded.
Sakura walked toward her. "I need you to look right here-" Sakura pointed to her collarbone. "Tell me if you see anything."
Hinata was scared to death, but she obeyed.
"Sakura…what's gotten into you?" Naruto asked from a distance.
Hinata looked at Sakura and summoned her eye power.
She gasped.
"What is it? What do you see Hinata?" Sakura asked.
"…there's something there. It has a shape of a square…and there a red light going on and off in the corner." Her voice was trembling.
Naruto placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder.
But Sakura was listening to his questions; she wasn't listening to Hinata's screams of 'police, there coming!'
No.
Right then, the only thing that mattered was the past.
It all connected.
Sasuke saw the black thing in her collar first, but she ignored him. The reason the police were everywhere she and Naruto were, was because they knew everywhere she was. Sakura felt dizzy. This cant be happening.
The piano. When they lifted it off her, she was taken to the hospital. They knew she was special…so they took her to the police headquarters. But before that, they placed this thing in her. And put her in the hummer.
Orochimaru. He knew where she was because of it.
It all made sense.
She was tagged.
