Title: Forgotten Moment

Summary: Short Sakura and Naruto things. Some hardcore SakuNaru, others not so much and that's okay. Because love is finding someone with a freckle just like yours.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

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"He's going to die."

"Shut up."

"He's going to die and leave you just like your other teammate, probably to be with him."

"Shut up!"

"His heart is weak, it can't keep up with the strain. Every step he takes towards Leader-sama is towards death with the demon's wrath he has locked in his body. He's going to leave you for death and his other friend and he doesn't care about you enough to stop."

"Shut up!" She clenched her eyes tight and shoved her palms against her ears. "Shut up PLEASE!"

"He's going to die," Sasori said, "And leave you all alone."

Sakura stared at him, too frightened with her insecurities to even cry, until Chiyo's sharp voice broke through the mesmer and she swung her fist again.

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::angsts:: Oh Naruto, how obsessed with Sasuke are you going to get? You can't deny even from a nonslash standpoint that Naruto's psyche where Sasuke's concerned is healthy at all. That's why...I really like how much Sakura has grown. After the timeskip when Naruto was emoing how weak he was, Sai and Sakura pushed up again. I loved that moment, I love how this manga is about...such powerful ideas like bonds and true, agape love. And I know that no matter how deep Naruto sinks in Sasuke, Sakura-chan will be there to even if it leads to hell. ::angsts some more::