Another Chapter
By: Missysillivan
Summary: It had been nearly three years since Sasuke left Konoha. Sakura had officially passed her mentor and was preparing to become a Jonin. But after an attack on Konoha, she wakes only to find that she is no longer in the Village hidden in the Leaves, but in the company of traitors, murderers, and a single raven-haired, sharingan user. However, as time is spent in Hell, a horrible secret is revealed. One chapter in her life closes and another chapter begins. (Main SasuSaku; Minor NaruHina, NejTen) (Some OOC; a lot more will appear in later chapters)
A/N: So this chapter is really just a filler. Nothing really happens except a flash back for Kakashi. Please review even if just to say update soon or a nice or what ever...yeah...not much to say right now...
This chapter is dedicated to the two people who correctly guessed the double meaning behind last chapter's tital! animefan0000012345 and kawaiiblossom94 Good job for getting that! For those of you who didn't get it, it was:
1. The change of Sound bases
2. Sasuke's past and present. It were he stands now compared to where he stood back when he was still in Konoha and leaving, take the hint from his relationship with Sakura and the flashback.
Oh and thank you to those of who, who answered my question about Karin's hair. It really helped, thanks.
Disclaimer: So I almost came to aquire Naruto, but then the cops intervened and now I'm serving prison time.
Chapter 14: You Did What?
"You two did what?" Temari's voice was dead panned.
"Please don't kill me." Kankuro actually took to ducking behind his younger brother for protection.
"We gave the food to the squirrels. They were hungry looking!" Naruto said quickly as he too ducked behind Gaara, who just rolled his eyes and walked away.
"Kankuro, Naruto…I swear to god you both will be the death of me." Temari gritted her teeth as she brought a hand up to her forehead. "Go get more food, and this time, let's not feed the damn squirrels."
Kankuro and Naruto chuckled nervously they he backed away from the fuming blonde. "Okay." They took off for the forest while Kakashi signaled Hinata to go follow.
"Is he always like that, Temari?" Ino asked as she watched the place where Kankuro and Naruto disappeared to. "Because, that's pretty much Naruto on a good day."
"Unfortunately. He's just got stupider as of late." Temari sighed before plopping down on the ground beside Tenten, who was busy sharpening her weapons. "May I join?"
"Sure." Tenten nodded her head towards her backpack where another sharpener was. "Enjoy."
"Thanks." Temari began the menial work while the others prepared camp.
They were still a good four or five hours out and Shikamaru and Kakashi both agreed that it would be wise to set up camp for the night before rushing into unknown territory. Now every one was spread out looking relaxed, but were really on edge.
Hinata was forced into watching over Naruto and Kankuro while Ino had taken place between Neji and Shikamaru around a small camp fire. Gaara sat lazily near Tenten and Temari and watched them sharpen their tools. Kakashi sat in a tree on the edge of the clearing with his notorious orange book out, but he wasn't really reading it.
No, he just had it out for prop. Something to fall back on in case someone saw him spacing out on the tree limb he currently sat on.
Instead, he was thinking back to the night that Naruto and Sakura had forcefully invited themselves over to his apartment and spent the night for his birthday. A strange night indeed, but it was the thought that counted. Even if there was nothing in Kakashi's cupboards to eat and they were forced to go to Ichiraku.
The continuous pounding on the door was the only warning Kakashi needed to know that Naruto was on the other side.
"Naruto. Sakura. What pleasure do I have for having you at my door step at ten o'clock at night?" Kakashi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You really think we forgot?" Sakura asked amused as she and Naruto walked into the apartment and split up. One going into the kitchen while the other plopped down on the couch.
"Please come in." Kakashi said dryly as he closed the door.
"Its September fifteenth. The day you turn twenty-nine." Sakura said brightly from the kitchen as she began rummaging around.
"Yeah, Kakashi-sensei! It's your birthday! Open my present!" Naruto cheered as Kakashi took a seat on the chair across from Naruto.
"Naruto, not until cake!" Sakura snapped.
"You really didn't need to come over here." Kakashi said as he looked back and forth between the kitchen door and Naruto.
"Of course we did, Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura's cheerful voice responded. "I hope you like white cake and chocolate frosting. Naruto chose it before we came over."
"That's fine." Kakashi replied as he watched Naruto bounce up and down on the couch. "Naruto, sit still."
"I can't! I want you to open my present!" Naruto replied, well shouted.
"Naruto, shut up!" Sakura commanded. "Wait till the cake is done!"
More sounds came from the kitchen as Sakura continued to make the cake.
"So, Kakashi-sensei. How does it feel to be one year older and only a year away from being old?" Naruto asked innocently.
"Naruto, just because some one is thirty doesn't mean that they are old." Kakashi sighed. "And I feel exactly as I did yesterday when I was twenty-eight."
"Really? Because when I turned fifteen I felt older then when I was fourteen. But Pervy-sage just said that was because we were in a brothel and -"
"You. Went. Where?" Sakura immediately appeared at the kitchen door looking disgusted and slightly pissed. It was well known that Sakura referred to her male teammates as 'her boys' and acted almost motherly towards them all when it came to their health and things they should and should not be doing.
"No, Sakura-chan! Jiraiya when in, I went to the ramen stand two doors down!" Naruto replied quickly, fearing for his life.
"You better nor be lying to me…" Sakura threatened as she rose a fist.
"I swear I'm telling the truth!" Naruto replied nervously.
"Hm." Sakura turned on her heel and went back into the kitchen. "Kakashi-sensei, when was the last time you went shopping? You have nothing to eat except this thing that looks like its living in your refrigerator…okay I think it just moved….yep, it definitely just moved…that's disgusting."
Kakashi sighed as he slumped in his chair. "I have been on a mission the last three weeks and training has taken up all my time. I haven't been able to go shopping." He didn't know why, but for some strange reason Kakashi had the need to explain himself to his former student.
"When this cake is done we are going to get some food." Sakura commanded from the kitchen.
"RAMEN!" One guess who.
"Naruto! Stop with the ramen already!" Sakura hissed.
Kakashi shook his head as he listened to his two former students bicker back and forth. It was almost like old times. Almost.
"Alright, its done. Lets go." Sakura smiled as she came out of the kitchen.
"Where to?" Kakashi sighed.
"Ichiraku!"
"Fine." Naruto led the way as Kakashi and Sakura reluctantly followed.
Three hours later, twenty-seven bowls of ramen (the majority going to Naruto), and a huge bill later (which Sakura paid for since she refused to let Kakashi pay since it was his birthday and Naruto just 'happened' to forget his wallet) the three were back at Kakashi's apartment enjoying the home made cake Sakura had made.
"Okay, open my present now!" Naruto literally shoved his poorly wrapped present into Kakashi's face while Sakura just sweat dropped at his action.
"Alright Naruto. Calm down." Kakashi took the present and deliberately opened it as slow as possible.
Sakura held in her laughter while Naruto began to grow impatient.
When the wrapping was finally off Kakashi was speechless. In his hands was the newest volume of 'Icha Icha Paradise'. A volume which hadn't even been released yet.
"How…" Was the only thing that came from Kakashi's mouth.
"Eh, Pervy-sage gave it to me and let me give it to you before it was released publicly. Its not supposed to come out for another three weeks according to him." Naruto replied happily.
"Men and their porn. Seriously, I will never understand." Sakura sighed as she handed Kakashi a small package. "Its not much. Just something I pulled together."
Kakashi smiled under his mask as he took the package from the pink haired kunoichi. He opened this one much faster then he had with Naruto's. When the wrapping was completely off, Kakashi was again at a loss of words.
In his hands was a picture frame with three pictures in a column. The first was of the original team seven when the three kids had first become Genin. In the middle was Sakura, leaning forward with her hands on her knees and all smiles. Sasuke was to her right with his arms crossed and frowning while Naruto was to her left and wearing a scowl. Kakashi stood behind Sakura with his hands on both Naruto and Sasuke's head and smiling.
The second was just after the second bell test he had forced Sakura and Naruto to participate in. Tsunade had taken the picture, and you could tell. It was tilted slightly to the left. Kakashi stood in the middle, looking defeated while Sakura and Naruto stood on either side of him, both ginning victoriously while showing off the two bells.
The last picture was an old one. It was Kakashi's Genin picture when he had first become a Shinobi. He stood in the middle with a scowl on his face while his two teammates, Obito and Rin, were on either side of him, smiling. Obito doing a thumbs up and Rin flashing the peace sign. Their blonde sensei, who later became the Yondaime, stood behind them with a wide grin on his face that reminded Kakashi of Naruto's own grin.
Kakashi looked to Sakura who began eating her cake. "Where did you get this picture?" He asked with a small smile.
"I found it in some old records in the hokage's mansion. It isn't the original, just a photo copy." Sakura replied with her own cheerful smile.
"Thank you." Kakashi said to her before turning to Naruto. "And thank you Naruto."
"No problem!" The two replied simultaneously.
Kakashi chuckled to himself as he moved to the wall beside his average sized TV. He hung the picture frame where all could see it.
"Movie time!" The party boy could have swore that Naruto and Sakura had rehearsed before coming over because their speaking the same thing at the same time was a little unnerving.
"What?" Kakashi asked dead panned.
"What should we watch?" Naruto asked Sakura, both ignoring the man who's house they were invading.
"Let's watch 'Rush Hour 2'! I love that movie!" Sakura replied excited.
"Deal."
Five minutes later Naruto was perched on the floor while Sakura and Kakashi sat on the couch, with a bowl of popcorn between them, watching the movie. When the movie had finished Naruto and Sakura both decided to crash in Kakashi's living room, again with no permission from the owner of the apartment. Sakura called couch while Naruto took the floor.
"Goodnight Kakashi-sensei." Again with the simultaneous speaking!
"Night." Kakashi walked into his bedroom and closed the door. When he sat down on the edge of his bed a smile passed over his face. 'Thank you both. This was the best birthday yet.'
"What are you smiling at?" Kakashi was drawn from his reminiscing when Naruto's loud voice pulled him from his thoughts.
"Nothing, Naruto. Just something I read." Kakashi quickly covered.
"Oh. You know, you're a pervert, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto replied slightly disgusted.
'Thank god he isn't observant.' "If I do remember you are the own who got me a book for my birthday, Naruto." Kakashi called down.
"Well…what ever…" Naruto turned to walk away and then paused. "Dinner's ready." Another pause. "I think that night would have been complete if Sasuke-teme was there."
Kakashi jumped down and landed beside the blonde loud mouth. "I agree, but it was a nice night in any case."
Naruto flashed Kakashi a smile before taking off for the fire to retrieve his dinner. The blonde had never noticed that the book in Kakashi's hand, was the book he received only a year ago for his twenty-ninth birthday.
"What time is it?" Sakura grumbled tiredly as she buried her face into Sasuke's side.
"A little after eight." Sasuke replied, just as tired. Since he had been woken up by past memories he hadn't been able to get any sleep and been awake for the most part since then.
"In the evening?" Sakura asked, voice muffled.
"No morning." Sasuke said quietly.
"Oh." Sakura fidgeted for a moment before sitting up right and facing the youngest Uchiha. "You look tired."
"Aa." Sasuke pulled the cover up a little, the warmth that had been beside him had left, leaving him cold.
"Did you sleep?"
"Hn." No.
"Why not?"
"Hn." Nightmare.
"I don't like nightmares either."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the girl. How in the hell was she able to understand him so easily. She yawned once more before lightly kissing Sasuke's lips and moving to the bathroom.
"Taking a shower. Don't bother." She announced. Then the door closed with a snap.
Sasuke smirked before moving to the backpacks and began the slow process of placing things in the drawers for easy access. Once everything was put away. He told Sakura that he was leaving and would be back before she had to go to Orochimaru through the door and then left the room.
Ten minutes later Sakura exited the bathroom and dressed in a red tank top and beige shorts with her black boots. As she finished drying her hair, there was a knock on the door and Sakura hesitantly answered it.
"Yes?"
"Orochimaru-sama requests your presences now. Please follow me." The Sound ninja informed her.
"O-Okay." Sakura took on last look around the room and then followed the ninja to Orochimaru.
She was going to the evil sannin, and Sasuke wasn't back yet. This was the first time she had gone to meet with the horrible man with out Sasuke either with her or at least giving her some kind of words of advice. And although she would never voice this fact, she was….
Terrified.
So what do you think is going to happen with Orochimaru? O.o ponderful, ponderful...anyway, i don't know how soon I will be able to get the next chapter up because I'm really busy all week so HOPEFULLY next weekend, but I make no promises.
iMisSy!