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GAH MY GOD . I just wrote nine pages just to disappear. Damn you HP you suck sooo much! nlm Gah computers are soo ebil.
Must begin writing all over again. Me and my laptop - ( .),,/
Well this is chapter 37. I seem to have my own title-less novel goin' on now.
Talking about title less...
I thought up of some suggestions...
Maybe something like
The flower that budded with love and bloomed in strength
Or switch it around
The flower that budded with strength and bloomed in love
or maybe just
The flower the bloomed with its true strength
possibly
O'hanami I do believe that is what it is called when they watch the cherry blossoms
I dunno. Maybe something less sappy would be better? O'hanami sounds like the best yet.
If anybody likes these or the suggestions that were given before in some of the reviews OR if you have even a different suggestion E-mail 'em to me. I would love to see the ideas (just like if anyone has fan art)
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Ino walked behind Iruka just a little bit so he became the leader of the three. Naruto was in tow, not sure what was happening. They watched silently as Hokage was in a deep conversation with this strangely clad old man. He was old and balding with a somewhat beer gut. His clothes were faded and there was no forehead protector or any other sign that he was shinobi. The small trailing group filled their heads with question. As they did they did not realize that their ninja instincts took over. ((Apparently Naruto has some after all.)) They crept up silently behind Hokage.
"Up north." Iruka mumbled to Ino. She looked up at him with a questioning look as she continued to walk in a stalking manner.
He continued without facing her "The old man... He is from up north somewhere...." He tilted his head slightly in question as he tried to place the old man in a certain location. "...I'm not sure from where though."
Ino nodded her head. That left only a few counties that he could be from.
Hokage, still talking to the unfamiliar old man, turned a corner. This increased Iruka's curiosity because that is in the area that Sakura was in.
They sped up to the corner and waited. Hokage ushered the old man into a room that the door was sightly cracked open. They left the door unclosed and disappeared out of sight.
Ino looked at the name that room was hosting. Her eyes widened slightly.
"I knew it." She said whispering. She pointed to the name. Iruka nodded his head for he already knew. Naruto looked around the corner trying to read the name.
"Sakura-chan?" He said softly to himself.
Ino and Iruka headed for the door and stood just by it they took great precaution and looked inside. There was a room of six or seven medical staff that was in there with Sakura, Hokage and the old man. There was a doctor that was standing by Sakura's side with his hand over her torso slightly. A weird green glow came from the palm of his hand that seemed to be absorbing into Sakura.
Iruka sighed slightly of relief. Ino looked up at him with a confused expression. How was that sight a pleasing one? Did he not see the half a dozen doctors in there? Iruka caught her expression and smiled slightly.
"They were all doing that when I brought her here. Now they only need one." He whispered reassuringly.
"What are they doing?" She questioned in the same manner.
"I believe there is nothing you can actually do physically when it comes to the absence of chatura. So if I'm thinking right this is a way of stabilizing her until her chatura is present enough."
"Oh" Ino whispered, understanding. She then too gave a small sigh of relief. She knew that Sakura was getting better now.
"OI! What's happening? Who in the hell is that old-" Naruto said in a very not whisper tone. ((Naruto, as you know, gets a little fed up when he doesn't know what's happening.)) He instantly found himself bound by Iruka and Ino. He got angry stares from both. As much as he liked Iruka, he was not going to put up with this. Naruto chomped on Iruka's hand that was covering his mouth.
"Ah! that hurt!" Iruka said in a whisper yell. He shook off the hand and then looked at the teeth marks.
"Dammit Naruto!" Ino whisper yelled also "Do you want Hokage... to... hear us?.................."
She watched their eyes widen from something behind her. Iruka's head dropped in shame. She looked straight ahead with an unimpressed face and sighed.
"He's right behind me isn't he?" She continued with the tone to match her expression.
"Yes, he is." Hokage said from behind her.
She instantly cringed. It made it so much worse that he, himself answered. There was a long pause were nothing was said. A long awkward pause. Iruka and Ino were waiting for a punishment.
"So Iruka-kun. How is Kakashi?" Hokage asked.
"Ah um..." Iruka straightened up "I believe he's sleeping now, Hokage-sama!" He said it like a subordinate would to a superior officer. But the way he said it made have a sense of an apology. Ino looked up and immediately felt shame on her part. Iruka really looked up to Hokage. She couldn't let him take all the blame.
"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama!" she said bowing her head.
"For what?" Hokage asked.
Iruka, Ino and Naruto looked up. Ino and Iruka exchanged confused glances.
"But, Hokage-sama, we were sneaking behind your back!" Exclaimed Ino. It was a funny thought that she was trying to prove that they were in the wrong.
"Well you all wanted to see Sakura, did you not?" Hokage asked.
"Yeah well..." Ino went speechless. What can you say to that?
"Who in the hell is that old Geezer?! What is happening to Sakura-chan!?" Naruto said more loudly than needed.
Hokage as well as Ino and Iruka had sweat drops appear at the rudeness of what was Naruto. Hokage smiled a somewhat embarrassed smile knowing that anyone could have easily heard that. He led them into the room. With the addition of the three extra bodies it seemed crowded. With no where to sit they stood off to the side. The medical staff looked at Hokage with uncertainty.
"Hokage-sama?" One of them asked.
"It is alright. They are friends, they are with me" Hokage said reassuringly. The group of medical staff looked at Hokage with question but did not bother to discuss it any further.
The attention turned back to the doctor who was caring for Sakura. The green glow was more faded and less stable then what had seemed before. The doctor laid his hand to his side and fell into a chair that was behind him.
"Okay" he said wiping his for head. "That's all I got." He slouched and looked at Hokage with a tired face.
"She's fine now. She is at a secure stability. We just have to wait for her to wake up." He added, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
"Thank you." Hokage said kindly to him. He turned his attention to the rest of the staff.
"You have all done a good job, thank you." he added.
Iruka and Ino looked at each other with wonder. Was this really the Hokage that separated Kakashi and Sakura?
Ino realized how tired the doctor was. She looked at the rest of the medical staff. They seemed just as tired as he. She became filled with admiration for all the work they had done for Sakura. Ino walked over by her unconscious friend and inspected her. She did look better than when they came in. Ino smiled a little to see that Sakura appeared only a little beat up. She looked like she was going to be fine though.
Naruto cleared his throat to interrupt whatever was going on. He got Hokage's attention and waited.
"Yes Naruto?" Hokage asked although he knew whatever next said was going to be rude to a degree in someway or another.
"Who in the hell is that old guy." He pointed with his thumb to the unusually clad old man.
"Oh right." Hokage said. "This is Zazuge. He has kindly come all the way from Sound Country. He knows how to and will remove the 'stone' for us." He held out his hand a little presenting the old man.
"Removing the stone?" Ino questioned like she had not heard correctly.
"Yes. It took a while to track him down." Hokage said with a smile.
Ino squinted her eyes a little as she and Iruka finally knew why Hokage was acting the way he was. They were disappointed. Ino showed it as she crossed her arms and gave Hokage a indifferent expression.
"Well I better start." Zazuge said as he clasped his old hands and rubbed them together. He walked over by Sakura and stood at the opposite side of Ino.
"Wait!" Ino cried. "Shouldn't we wait for her to heal?" She said leaning protectively over Sakura somewhat.
"She's fine, little girl. She's only sleeping." The doctor said that just sat down.
"It will be easier to retrieve if she is sleeping." Old man ,Zazuge, added.
"But!..." Ino said trying to come up another excuse quickly.
"Are you sure she wants it out?" Ino said. Her desperation was showing through in the tone of her voice.
Naruto spoke up. "Why wouldn't she?"
Ino scoffed at his density. "Because she is in love with Kakashi. Remember?!....Baka"
Zazuge looked at Hokage with question to what Ino just said. Hokage grew angry. He turned to Zazuge.
"How can someone fall in love with in about two weeks? It would only be a fling at the most." He sighed. "She is only twelve, Zazuge-san. Her parents have entrusted me to remove this stone from her."
Zazuge stretched the muscles in his hands and turned his a attention back to Sakura. He seemed convinced enough to continue. He stopped and looked at Hokage for some help. Ino wouldn't move. She wouldn't let this happen.
"Ino." Hokage demanded.
"No! Sakura wouldn't want this." She exclaimed.
Hokage gave a silent command to a near by staff member. They stood up and grabbed Ino and pulled her away from Sakura.
"NO! Let go of me!" She demanded.
Iruka looked at her in pity. He didn't want this to happen anymore than she did, but what was he suppose to do?
Ino wiggled and attempted a few useless attacks on her captor. Hokage became upset.
"Ino. Quit this now. I will be forced to take action if you don't." He said in a threatening tone.
Ino looked at him with a begging face, but coldly he turned his attention to Zazuge and nodded to continue. She saw Iruka with his sympathizing expression.
"Don't just stand there! Get Kakashi!" She yelled to him. Hokage gave her the threatening face, but she held her ground. Iruka looked at her for help.
"He has the right to be here, to see this! Hurry!" She proclaimed. Iruka nodded and quickly ran out of the room.
"So should her parents." Hokage said. He tried to point out that nothing is always fair to everyone. Ino just gave him a cold stare in return.
"Please continue Zazuge-san" Hokage said kindly as he ignored Ino. Hokage motioned to close the door and it closed itself.
"If I remember correctly things will become a little breezy in here." Zazuge said in a semi-feeble voice to warn the bodies in the room. He closed his eyes and held his hands over Sakura.
Immediately there was a change in the room. It could be felt. Zazuge mumbled something to himself as he focused. Ino blinked hard and tried to refocus her eyes. She thought that the room had become darker. She looked harder. It was the same until she looked in the corners of the room. The light seemed to be fading. She watched at it faded more and more to the point it was as if there was a shadow blocking the light. She looked at Zazuge to see what he was actually performing. His hands had become brighter, and there was a faint shimmer to Sakura. The light of the room seemed to be shrinking. The corners of the room were almost void of light.
Ino's bang swayed slightly into her face. She didn't notice until it was in her eyes. She tried to wiggle for a free hand but her captor held her still. She then tried to flip her bang back to were it belonged. It worked for a few seconds before it was in her view again. Then she realized that she could feel a slight air current. She watched the room. The cloth Hokage's headpiece was swaying just a little. A female doctor caught her eye as she too was having trouble with her hair. She would tuck it behind her ears but the wind would knock it back into her face. Ino could feel the wind pick up. She could tell by how the people were affected that it was a circular current. The center of the room was holding something bright in it. Ino saw it to be Zazuge's hands. The light brightened three fold. It was almost hard to look at. Sakura's shimmer didn't fade any either. The light almost seemed to outline her. Ignoring the light, one could she Sakura's hair swirling about her face. She seemed to be the eye of this current.
Ino tried to watch as her eyes became watery. The wind was no longer "Breezy." Krash A glass object like a cup or beaker of some sort was blown off its resting place. The wind jumped up even faster and one of the medical staff realized what just happened could be dangerous. He took of his lab coat and covered the glass that had started to slide across the floor. He pinned it down making sure that it would not pose a problem. The others of the able staff grabbed other small things to stop from breaking and/or doing damage. Ino and the staff looked at Hokage with doubt about this, but only stares were given. They did not bother to actually question him.
The area of light continued to shrink leaving faded light in its wake. The areas that were farthest away from Zazuge's hands were deprived of light completely. One could not actually look at the light anymore, even if they could get past the harsh winds that flooded the room. Sakura's shimmer, on the other hand, was gave a feeling of awe as she laid there unconscious.
Hokage took his headpiece into his arms for fear that it would fly away. Ino realized that her bang would no longer bother her for it was held up and stayed there courtesy to the wind. The staff had a hard time keeping what they had in their arms. A small object slipped and was whipped around the room, hitting Ino in the head. Ino tucked her head in. She couldn't see anymore, and it was going to be a fight to breathe. The wind would suck the air out of her lungs if she let it. Her clothes were slapping against her skin from the power of the current.
"Ah woah woah woah!" Naruto cried out. "Ka-Kagebushin no jitsu!" A poof type noise was heard and Ino tried to see what was going on. It looked like Naruto was holding himself down. She blinked her eyes to remove the water and tried to make sense out of it. But before she could she felt herself lift of the ground. Now she grabbed onto her captor from flying away.
"Hokage-sama!" Ino yelled. When was it going to stop? It was like there was a tornado let loose in the room. The temperature suddenly dropped dramatically as the light shrank even more, past Ino, leaving her and her captor in the cold void.
The window and the door to the of room could no longer handle pressure. The door busted one hinge at a time and flew into the wall on the other side of the hall. Ino and her captor slid towards the door with almost no friction. The water vapor has frosted the floor. They were being sucked out. They landed hard against the wall two feet from the entrance and were still sliding toward it as the doctor and Ino tried to hold their position. That is when about the window busted. All the staff that was along that wall, was instantly dragged up off their seats the wall and were going to be sucked out the window.
"STOP IT!" Ino cried. Her breath crystalized from the cold.
Instantly the wind died down. Ino fell to the ground and brought her captor with her. The staff were released from the wall. Some landed back on the chairs but not their own. The items in their hands spilled out of their arms and landed on the floor. Some of it broke leaving more of a mess. Ino was finally let go and shakily stood up. She wanted to chew out Hokage, but looked at her unconscious, glowing friend. Sakura was more important. She was still asleep throughout the whole ordeal. She rolled her eyes and a sense of "She would" as she leaned on a thawing counter. The floor was not any less slippery as Naruto found out. He slid on the thin mist from the frost that melted which covered the floor when he let his clones go. The warmth was returning as well as the light. The corners were being lit again.
Ino wiped the area around her eyes. Her eyes had watered and she could tell it now as it started to thaw on her cheeks. Something bright moved from the center of the room.
Zazuge's hands were not as bright but it would not let eyes see why they were together. They all paused on what they were doing and waited for Zazuge to present the stone. Everyone wondered what it looked like, even Ino. She had heard that it was a marble music shaped stone. A piece of glass fell from the window and crashed to the floor making the only sound. Hokage suddenly looked disappointed at the situation. He returned his headpiece back on his head, and did not say a thing.
Running foot steps could be heard from down the hall. They faltered a moment. They probably saw the door. Kakashi appeared in the doorway followed by Iruka. They stopped and stared at the damage. Kakashi was in horror filled awe. The left over wind blew his silver hair around on his face. Only a breeze was all there was to show for the hurricane that was in the room. Sort of like water: just because someone stops stirring doesn't mean the water stops its current right away.
He swallowed hard and spoke somewhat dryly, "What happened?"
Nothing was said. The disheveled people looked at him with blank stares. Naruto even stayed quiet. Kakashi walked to a semi-shimmering Sakura. A bright light moved in the center of the room. It was Zazuge.
He sighed and said, "Well, either I have forgotten the technique or she broke the stone." He shook his hands. The light dusted off and dissipated into nothing. His hands were empty and were only together because he had them folded. It all hit them that Sakura's body did not change at all. She was still an adult. Kakashi was glad but he was uneasy. That meant...
Ino and Naruto exchanged confused glances for different reasons. People not knowing waited for an explanation to what that meant. Kakashi and Iruka waited on how this could be. Zazuge didn't continue.
"But Sakura would never have broken the stone!... right?" She said defending the pink haired shinobi. There was a pause. Ino looked up with an troubled expression.
"Unless... Tsubasa didn't... did he?" She said dryly. She looked at Kakashi.
His face was instantly filled with dread. He turned and inspected Sakura careful as he thought. He was almost sure that he got to her in time. Even though he doubted it, the possibility was too present that it made him worry. He rubbed his face and tried to refocus his thinking. He was so tired yet. The room stayed silent. Kakashi lifted his hand and brushed Sakura's cheek. Some of the shimmer that was still present dusted off her face and disappeared into nothing. Her eyes squinted and she slowly opened them to find Kakashi right there for her. She smiled at him. His face showed some relief but was not enough to smile.
"Right, Kakashi? Sakura didn't break the stone it was that old fart's forgetfulness." Ino said with a more pleading manner. She was waiting for his answer.
Sakura looked around and got the gist of what was happening. She sat up lazily and looked at everyone that was in the room. She rubbed her eye.
"Don't worry so much, Ino. I'm still a virgin." She said reassuringly.
Kakashi watched her closely for a moment then smiled. She hadn't been touched. She smiled back at him.
"Then what happened?" Kakashi asked.
Sakura continue to smile, but there was something behind this smile of hers. He backed his head up slightly as this. Her smile grew and whatever she was keeping back was becoming more prominent. What secret was there behind her smile?
She reached her arms around his neck and pulled his close. She gave him a little peck of a kiss and held him tight. Kakashi was becoming so confused. She rested her chin on his shoulder and before he could ask again she spoke softly.
"I broke the stone."
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Oh I bet you all hate me now. "What kind of ending is that?!" "I wanna know what happened... What's gonna Happen?!?" Many of you are probably saying this I know. XP I have had some of my friends read it and they love what happens next. I know I am ebil. Gwah ha ha ha ha
I just saw episode Seventy eight boy am I excited GAH!!! Huggs all the Naruto Characters. I love 'em to Death.
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OMG I just saw seventy nine! -- good job Hokage getting your self killed and all. But thanks to this being a anime/manga and he being a character well I can keep him alive! I won't kill him off in my story! Hokage will live forever! (.)b
GAH MY GOD . I just wrote nine pages just to disappear. Damn you HP you suck sooo much! nlm Gah computers are soo ebil.
Must begin writing all over again. Me and my laptop - ( .),,/
Well this is chapter 37. I seem to have my own title-less novel goin' on now.
Talking about title less...
I thought up of some suggestions...
Maybe something like
The flower that budded with love and bloomed in strength
Or switch it around
The flower that budded with strength and bloomed in love
or maybe just
The flower the bloomed with its true strength
possibly
O'hanami I do believe that is what it is called when they watch the cherry blossoms
I dunno. Maybe something less sappy would be better? O'hanami sounds like the best yet.
If anybody likes these or the suggestions that were given before in some of the reviews OR if you have even a different suggestion E-mail 'em to me. I would love to see the ideas (just like if anyone has fan art)
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Ino walked behind Iruka just a little bit so he became the leader of the three. Naruto was in tow, not sure what was happening. They watched silently as Hokage was in a deep conversation with this strangely clad old man. He was old and balding with a somewhat beer gut. His clothes were faded and there was no forehead protector or any other sign that he was shinobi. The small trailing group filled their heads with question. As they did they did not realize that their ninja instincts took over. ((Apparently Naruto has some after all.)) They crept up silently behind Hokage.
"Up north." Iruka mumbled to Ino. She looked up at him with a questioning look as she continued to walk in a stalking manner.
He continued without facing her "The old man... He is from up north somewhere...." He tilted his head slightly in question as he tried to place the old man in a certain location. "...I'm not sure from where though."
Ino nodded her head. That left only a few counties that he could be from.
Hokage, still talking to the unfamiliar old man, turned a corner. This increased Iruka's curiosity because that is in the area that Sakura was in.
They sped up to the corner and waited. Hokage ushered the old man into a room that the door was sightly cracked open. They left the door unclosed and disappeared out of sight.
Ino looked at the name that room was hosting. Her eyes widened slightly.
"I knew it." She said whispering. She pointed to the name. Iruka nodded his head for he already knew. Naruto looked around the corner trying to read the name.
"Sakura-chan?" He said softly to himself.
Ino and Iruka headed for the door and stood just by it they took great precaution and looked inside. There was a room of six or seven medical staff that was in there with Sakura, Hokage and the old man. There was a doctor that was standing by Sakura's side with his hand over her torso slightly. A weird green glow came from the palm of his hand that seemed to be absorbing into Sakura.
Iruka sighed slightly of relief. Ino looked up at him with a confused expression. How was that sight a pleasing one? Did he not see the half a dozen doctors in there? Iruka caught her expression and smiled slightly.
"They were all doing that when I brought her here. Now they only need one." He whispered reassuringly.
"What are they doing?" She questioned in the same manner.
"I believe there is nothing you can actually do physically when it comes to the absence of chatura. So if I'm thinking right this is a way of stabilizing her until her chatura is present enough."
"Oh" Ino whispered, understanding. She then too gave a small sigh of relief. She knew that Sakura was getting better now.
"OI! What's happening? Who in the hell is that old-" Naruto said in a very not whisper tone. ((Naruto, as you know, gets a little fed up when he doesn't know what's happening.)) He instantly found himself bound by Iruka and Ino. He got angry stares from both. As much as he liked Iruka, he was not going to put up with this. Naruto chomped on Iruka's hand that was covering his mouth.
"Ah! that hurt!" Iruka said in a whisper yell. He shook off the hand and then looked at the teeth marks.
"Dammit Naruto!" Ino whisper yelled also "Do you want Hokage... to... hear us?.................."
She watched their eyes widen from something behind her. Iruka's head dropped in shame. She looked straight ahead with an unimpressed face and sighed.
"He's right behind me isn't he?" She continued with the tone to match her expression.
"Yes, he is." Hokage said from behind her.
She instantly cringed. It made it so much worse that he, himself answered. There was a long pause were nothing was said. A long awkward pause. Iruka and Ino were waiting for a punishment.
"So Iruka-kun. How is Kakashi?" Hokage asked.
"Ah um..." Iruka straightened up "I believe he's sleeping now, Hokage-sama!" He said it like a subordinate would to a superior officer. But the way he said it made have a sense of an apology. Ino looked up and immediately felt shame on her part. Iruka really looked up to Hokage. She couldn't let him take all the blame.
"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama!" she said bowing her head.
"For what?" Hokage asked.
Iruka, Ino and Naruto looked up. Ino and Iruka exchanged confused glances.
"But, Hokage-sama, we were sneaking behind your back!" Exclaimed Ino. It was a funny thought that she was trying to prove that they were in the wrong.
"Well you all wanted to see Sakura, did you not?" Hokage asked.
"Yeah well..." Ino went speechless. What can you say to that?
"Who in the hell is that old Geezer?! What is happening to Sakura-chan!?" Naruto said more loudly than needed.
Hokage as well as Ino and Iruka had sweat drops appear at the rudeness of what was Naruto. Hokage smiled a somewhat embarrassed smile knowing that anyone could have easily heard that. He led them into the room. With the addition of the three extra bodies it seemed crowded. With no where to sit they stood off to the side. The medical staff looked at Hokage with uncertainty.
"Hokage-sama?" One of them asked.
"It is alright. They are friends, they are with me" Hokage said reassuringly. The group of medical staff looked at Hokage with question but did not bother to discuss it any further.
The attention turned back to the doctor who was caring for Sakura. The green glow was more faded and less stable then what had seemed before. The doctor laid his hand to his side and fell into a chair that was behind him.
"Okay" he said wiping his for head. "That's all I got." He slouched and looked at Hokage with a tired face.
"She's fine now. She is at a secure stability. We just have to wait for her to wake up." He added, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
"Thank you." Hokage said kindly to him. He turned his attention to the rest of the staff.
"You have all done a good job, thank you." he added.
Iruka and Ino looked at each other with wonder. Was this really the Hokage that separated Kakashi and Sakura?
Ino realized how tired the doctor was. She looked at the rest of the medical staff. They seemed just as tired as he. She became filled with admiration for all the work they had done for Sakura. Ino walked over by her unconscious friend and inspected her. She did look better than when they came in. Ino smiled a little to see that Sakura appeared only a little beat up. She looked like she was going to be fine though.
Naruto cleared his throat to interrupt whatever was going on. He got Hokage's attention and waited.
"Yes Naruto?" Hokage asked although he knew whatever next said was going to be rude to a degree in someway or another.
"Who in the hell is that old guy." He pointed with his thumb to the unusually clad old man.
"Oh right." Hokage said. "This is Zazuge. He has kindly come all the way from Sound Country. He knows how to and will remove the 'stone' for us." He held out his hand a little presenting the old man.
"Removing the stone?" Ino questioned like she had not heard correctly.
"Yes. It took a while to track him down." Hokage said with a smile.
Ino squinted her eyes a little as she and Iruka finally knew why Hokage was acting the way he was. They were disappointed. Ino showed it as she crossed her arms and gave Hokage a indifferent expression.
"Well I better start." Zazuge said as he clasped his old hands and rubbed them together. He walked over by Sakura and stood at the opposite side of Ino.
"Wait!" Ino cried. "Shouldn't we wait for her to heal?" She said leaning protectively over Sakura somewhat.
"She's fine, little girl. She's only sleeping." The doctor said that just sat down.
"It will be easier to retrieve if she is sleeping." Old man ,Zazuge, added.
"But!..." Ino said trying to come up another excuse quickly.
"Are you sure she wants it out?" Ino said. Her desperation was showing through in the tone of her voice.
Naruto spoke up. "Why wouldn't she?"
Ino scoffed at his density. "Because she is in love with Kakashi. Remember?!....Baka"
Zazuge looked at Hokage with question to what Ino just said. Hokage grew angry. He turned to Zazuge.
"How can someone fall in love with in about two weeks? It would only be a fling at the most." He sighed. "She is only twelve, Zazuge-san. Her parents have entrusted me to remove this stone from her."
Zazuge stretched the muscles in his hands and turned his a attention back to Sakura. He seemed convinced enough to continue. He stopped and looked at Hokage for some help. Ino wouldn't move. She wouldn't let this happen.
"Ino." Hokage demanded.
"No! Sakura wouldn't want this." She exclaimed.
Hokage gave a silent command to a near by staff member. They stood up and grabbed Ino and pulled her away from Sakura.
"NO! Let go of me!" She demanded.
Iruka looked at her in pity. He didn't want this to happen anymore than she did, but what was he suppose to do?
Ino wiggled and attempted a few useless attacks on her captor. Hokage became upset.
"Ino. Quit this now. I will be forced to take action if you don't." He said in a threatening tone.
Ino looked at him with a begging face, but coldly he turned his attention to Zazuge and nodded to continue. She saw Iruka with his sympathizing expression.
"Don't just stand there! Get Kakashi!" She yelled to him. Hokage gave her the threatening face, but she held her ground. Iruka looked at her for help.
"He has the right to be here, to see this! Hurry!" She proclaimed. Iruka nodded and quickly ran out of the room.
"So should her parents." Hokage said. He tried to point out that nothing is always fair to everyone. Ino just gave him a cold stare in return.
"Please continue Zazuge-san" Hokage said kindly as he ignored Ino. Hokage motioned to close the door and it closed itself.
"If I remember correctly things will become a little breezy in here." Zazuge said in a semi-feeble voice to warn the bodies in the room. He closed his eyes and held his hands over Sakura.
Immediately there was a change in the room. It could be felt. Zazuge mumbled something to himself as he focused. Ino blinked hard and tried to refocus her eyes. She thought that the room had become darker. She looked harder. It was the same until she looked in the corners of the room. The light seemed to be fading. She watched at it faded more and more to the point it was as if there was a shadow blocking the light. She looked at Zazuge to see what he was actually performing. His hands had become brighter, and there was a faint shimmer to Sakura. The light of the room seemed to be shrinking. The corners of the room were almost void of light.
Ino's bang swayed slightly into her face. She didn't notice until it was in her eyes. She tried to wiggle for a free hand but her captor held her still. She then tried to flip her bang back to were it belonged. It worked for a few seconds before it was in her view again. Then she realized that she could feel a slight air current. She watched the room. The cloth Hokage's headpiece was swaying just a little. A female doctor caught her eye as she too was having trouble with her hair. She would tuck it behind her ears but the wind would knock it back into her face. Ino could feel the wind pick up. She could tell by how the people were affected that it was a circular current. The center of the room was holding something bright in it. Ino saw it to be Zazuge's hands. The light brightened three fold. It was almost hard to look at. Sakura's shimmer didn't fade any either. The light almost seemed to outline her. Ignoring the light, one could she Sakura's hair swirling about her face. She seemed to be the eye of this current.
Ino tried to watch as her eyes became watery. The wind was no longer "Breezy." Krash A glass object like a cup or beaker of some sort was blown off its resting place. The wind jumped up even faster and one of the medical staff realized what just happened could be dangerous. He took of his lab coat and covered the glass that had started to slide across the floor. He pinned it down making sure that it would not pose a problem. The others of the able staff grabbed other small things to stop from breaking and/or doing damage. Ino and the staff looked at Hokage with doubt about this, but only stares were given. They did not bother to actually question him.
The area of light continued to shrink leaving faded light in its wake. The areas that were farthest away from Zazuge's hands were deprived of light completely. One could not actually look at the light anymore, even if they could get past the harsh winds that flooded the room. Sakura's shimmer, on the other hand, was gave a feeling of awe as she laid there unconscious.
Hokage took his headpiece into his arms for fear that it would fly away. Ino realized that her bang would no longer bother her for it was held up and stayed there courtesy to the wind. The staff had a hard time keeping what they had in their arms. A small object slipped and was whipped around the room, hitting Ino in the head. Ino tucked her head in. She couldn't see anymore, and it was going to be a fight to breathe. The wind would suck the air out of her lungs if she let it. Her clothes were slapping against her skin from the power of the current.
"Ah woah woah woah!" Naruto cried out. "Ka-Kagebushin no jitsu!" A poof type noise was heard and Ino tried to see what was going on. It looked like Naruto was holding himself down. She blinked her eyes to remove the water and tried to make sense out of it. But before she could she felt herself lift of the ground. Now she grabbed onto her captor from flying away.
"Hokage-sama!" Ino yelled. When was it going to stop? It was like there was a tornado let loose in the room. The temperature suddenly dropped dramatically as the light shrank even more, past Ino, leaving her and her captor in the cold void.
The window and the door to the of room could no longer handle pressure. The door busted one hinge at a time and flew into the wall on the other side of the hall. Ino and her captor slid towards the door with almost no friction. The water vapor has frosted the floor. They were being sucked out. They landed hard against the wall two feet from the entrance and were still sliding toward it as the doctor and Ino tried to hold their position. That is when about the window busted. All the staff that was along that wall, was instantly dragged up off their seats the wall and were going to be sucked out the window.
"STOP IT!" Ino cried. Her breath crystalized from the cold.
Instantly the wind died down. Ino fell to the ground and brought her captor with her. The staff were released from the wall. Some landed back on the chairs but not their own. The items in their hands spilled out of their arms and landed on the floor. Some of it broke leaving more of a mess. Ino was finally let go and shakily stood up. She wanted to chew out Hokage, but looked at her unconscious, glowing friend. Sakura was more important. She was still asleep throughout the whole ordeal. She rolled her eyes and a sense of "She would" as she leaned on a thawing counter. The floor was not any less slippery as Naruto found out. He slid on the thin mist from the frost that melted which covered the floor when he let his clones go. The warmth was returning as well as the light. The corners were being lit again.
Ino wiped the area around her eyes. Her eyes had watered and she could tell it now as it started to thaw on her cheeks. Something bright moved from the center of the room.
Zazuge's hands were not as bright but it would not let eyes see why they were together. They all paused on what they were doing and waited for Zazuge to present the stone. Everyone wondered what it looked like, even Ino. She had heard that it was a marble music shaped stone. A piece of glass fell from the window and crashed to the floor making the only sound. Hokage suddenly looked disappointed at the situation. He returned his headpiece back on his head, and did not say a thing.
Running foot steps could be heard from down the hall. They faltered a moment. They probably saw the door. Kakashi appeared in the doorway followed by Iruka. They stopped and stared at the damage. Kakashi was in horror filled awe. The left over wind blew his silver hair around on his face. Only a breeze was all there was to show for the hurricane that was in the room. Sort of like water: just because someone stops stirring doesn't mean the water stops its current right away.
He swallowed hard and spoke somewhat dryly, "What happened?"
Nothing was said. The disheveled people looked at him with blank stares. Naruto even stayed quiet. Kakashi walked to a semi-shimmering Sakura. A bright light moved in the center of the room. It was Zazuge.
He sighed and said, "Well, either I have forgotten the technique or she broke the stone." He shook his hands. The light dusted off and dissipated into nothing. His hands were empty and were only together because he had them folded. It all hit them that Sakura's body did not change at all. She was still an adult. Kakashi was glad but he was uneasy. That meant...
Ino and Naruto exchanged confused glances for different reasons. People not knowing waited for an explanation to what that meant. Kakashi and Iruka waited on how this could be. Zazuge didn't continue.
"But Sakura would never have broken the stone!... right?" She said defending the pink haired shinobi. There was a pause. Ino looked up with an troubled expression.
"Unless... Tsubasa didn't... did he?" She said dryly. She looked at Kakashi.
His face was instantly filled with dread. He turned and inspected Sakura careful as he thought. He was almost sure that he got to her in time. Even though he doubted it, the possibility was too present that it made him worry. He rubbed his face and tried to refocus his thinking. He was so tired yet. The room stayed silent. Kakashi lifted his hand and brushed Sakura's cheek. Some of the shimmer that was still present dusted off her face and disappeared into nothing. Her eyes squinted and she slowly opened them to find Kakashi right there for her. She smiled at him. His face showed some relief but was not enough to smile.
"Right, Kakashi? Sakura didn't break the stone it was that old fart's forgetfulness." Ino said with a more pleading manner. She was waiting for his answer.
Sakura looked around and got the gist of what was happening. She sat up lazily and looked at everyone that was in the room. She rubbed her eye.
"Don't worry so much, Ino. I'm still a virgin." She said reassuringly.
Kakashi watched her closely for a moment then smiled. She hadn't been touched. She smiled back at him.
"Then what happened?" Kakashi asked.
Sakura continue to smile, but there was something behind this smile of hers. He backed his head up slightly as this. Her smile grew and whatever she was keeping back was becoming more prominent. What secret was there behind her smile?
She reached her arms around his neck and pulled his close. She gave him a little peck of a kiss and held him tight. Kakashi was becoming so confused. She rested her chin on his shoulder and before he could ask again she spoke softly.
"I broke the stone."
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Oh I bet you all hate me now. "What kind of ending is that?!" "I wanna know what happened... What's gonna Happen?!?" Many of you are probably saying this I know. XP I have had some of my friends read it and they love what happens next. I know I am ebil. Gwah ha ha ha ha
I just saw episode Seventy eight boy am I excited GAH!!! Huggs all the Naruto Characters. I love 'em to Death.
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OMG I just saw seventy nine! -- good job Hokage getting your self killed and all. But thanks to this being a anime/manga and he being a character well I can keep him alive! I won't kill him off in my story! Hokage will live forever! (.)b