1.1 Chapter 3
Sakura stood up dusting off her clothes. Kakashi helped Naruto up, and he looked around. "Who do you think could have attacked us?" Sakura asked. Sasuke walked over and ripped the piece of cloth Naruto had caught with a shuriken off the tree.
"This is all we have," Sasuke started. "Whoever it was isn't as good as they thought they were. Especially since Naruto hit them."
Naruto spit at the ground and grumbled.
"Well, it isn't like YOU hit them!" he yelled at Sasuke.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes not even responding to Naruto's out burst. He brought the cloth over to Kakashi. Kakashi examined it and stuffed it in his pocket.
"I'll be back later," Kakashi said disappearing in cloud of smoke.
"Sensei!" Sakura yelled.
I wonder what he's up to… Sasuke thought to himself. Oh no. It can't be…
Sakura looked over at Sasuke. He seemed to be very tense.
"God damn it!" Sasuke said as he threw a shuriken the ground.
The dry ground split and Sasuke stomped off. "Sasuke!" Sakura cried. "Where are you going?!" She clutched the side of her shoulder as it started to ache. She got up and chased after Sasuke.
"Sakura!" Naruto yelled.
"Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!" Sasuke yelled at himself. "This can't be happening! It's unreal! He is just insane!" He walked through the brush and knocking things out of his way. Suddenly he heard his name being called behind him.
"Sasuke! Sasuke-kun! Wait up!" Sakura yelled walking quickly towards him. "Why did you run off?"
Sasuke didn't stop walking. He picked up the pace, not answering Sakura.
"Answer me!" Sakura said angrily.
She ran after Sasuke and grabbed his shoulder turning him around with a bit of force. Sasuke put one of his hands on her shoulder and kissed her, then looked at her for a split second and turned around to keep walking. Sakura stood still, and didn't move. Sasuke wasn't exactly sure why he had just done what he did. He closed his eyes and started to slow down. His feet came to a stop and sat down.
Sakura came back and Naruto looked up. "Where'd Sasuke go?" Sakura had a blank look on her face. She sat over by a tree away from Naruto. "Sakura-chan?" Naruto got up and walked over to Sakura. "Sakura!!" he yelled.
"Huh? What?" Sakura sighed.
"Where's Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"…" Sakura blushed and looked away from Naruto. "Over there somewhere. I couldn't keep up with him."
What's with Sakura-chan? She's acting funny. "What is with you, Sakura? Your face is all red like a tomato."
"!" Sakura looked at him. "No it isn't!"
"Yes it is! Yes it is!" Naruto jumped up and down. Sakura stood up and hit Naruto on the back of the head. "Ow! Well, did you at least figure out why he ran off?" He said rubbing his head.
"No," Sakura replied
"Well I know why your face was all red!" Naruto said triumphantly.
"What?" Sakura. "You wouldn't understand anyway."
"Understand what?"
"Like I said before, you wouldn't understand, Naruto!"
Naruto laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I just am! It's so funny to see you blushing Sakura-chan when Sasuke isn't around! I also know something you don't! It's about Sasuke!"
"…About Sasuke?" Sakura's ears perked up.
"Yup!" Naruto was soon in Sakura's grips as she grabbed him by his collar. "Of course I'll tell you though since you seem so anxious to know!" Sakura let go of him and backed up.
"So what is it?" Sakura demanded.
"Well, Sasuke likes –" Naruto started as he saw Sasuke come into view.
"I like what?" he asked coolly.
"Uhmm…to wear boxers! Yeah, that's it!" Naruto yelled out. Sasuke looked at Naruto.
"Idiot." Sakura and Sasuke said simultaneously.
"We should go find Kakashi soon," Naruto said.
"Yeah, but we don't know where he is, stupid," Sakura replied.
"That's why we should go find him," Sasuke said as he looked over at them both.
They all got their stuff together.
Sakura blushed every time Sasuke even come close to her. He didn't make anything of it, making Sakura get a bit depressed. Why…why is he doing this to me? Sakura asked herself. This isn't fair. As they started walking, Sasuke walked by himself in the front, Naruto in the middle, and Sakura in the very back. Her mind was clouded and mixed up. "Why?" Sakura said out loud quietly. Sasuke looked back to make sure the two were keeping up with him. Naruto had no problem, but he saw that Sakura was holding her left shoulder while carrying her pack. "Stupid shoulder." Sakura said as she rubbed it.
"Naruto, go ahead of me," Sasuke said.
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Just go."
"Oh all right," Naruto said as he passed Sasuke.
Sasuke stood in the place he stopped until Sakura came close. She wasn't even looking up so she didn't notice him.
"Sakura?"
She looked up and saw Sasuke looking at her. "Yeah?"
"Is something wrong with your shoulder?"
"I'll be fine." She said as she walked ahead of him. "He's trying to be nice to me now? God, this is making my head hurt." She sighed. "It's making my heart hurt more though." Sasuke couldn't hear her because she was too far away.
"This wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for you. Sakura, I'm sorry." He said as he walked to catch up to the two up ahead.
"Good, yes, …all right," Kakashi said as he talked on the phone. He hung up the phone and turned around to find three of his students in front of him. "Whoa," he said surprised. "How'd you all find me?" Sasuke stood farthest away from everyone.
"We got lost," Naruto said.
"You got us lost, you were in the front, Naruto." Sakura said.
"Well you guys didn't have to follow me!"
"Yeah, what were we thinking?" Sasuke remarked.
"Stop acting so cool, you idiot!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm not the one that got us lost."
"Calm down, Naruto." Kakashi said. "So you got lost, and how did you get here?"
"Well, these people in a truck were passing by in a truck, and we sort of hitch hiked," Naruto said.
"You went with strange people in a truck?" Kakashi asked surprised.
"It was fine," Naruto said. "I woulda kicked their butts if they tried anything funny anyway!"
"They said they were going near the town, and we figured you'd be here somewhere. So we were wandering around while Naruto kept stopping at every ramen stand there was. We asked people if they saw you, and while at one of the stands, the man pointed behind us, and we saw you in here." Sakura finished.
"Wow," Kakashi said.
"So," Sakura started. "Do you know who attacked us?"
Sasuke looked down and narrowed his eyes. Kakashi looked at him. "I'm not exactly sure," he started. Though, Sasuke seems to know…
Sakura stood up dusting off her clothes. Kakashi helped Naruto up, and he looked around. "Who do you think could have attacked us?" Sakura asked. Sasuke walked over and ripped the piece of cloth Naruto had caught with a shuriken off the tree.
"This is all we have," Sasuke started. "Whoever it was isn't as good as they thought they were. Especially since Naruto hit them."
Naruto spit at the ground and grumbled.
"Well, it isn't like YOU hit them!" he yelled at Sasuke.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes not even responding to Naruto's out burst. He brought the cloth over to Kakashi. Kakashi examined it and stuffed it in his pocket.
"I'll be back later," Kakashi said disappearing in cloud of smoke.
"Sensei!" Sakura yelled.
I wonder what he's up to… Sasuke thought to himself. Oh no. It can't be…
Sakura looked over at Sasuke. He seemed to be very tense.
"God damn it!" Sasuke said as he threw a shuriken the ground.
The dry ground split and Sasuke stomped off. "Sasuke!" Sakura cried. "Where are you going?!" She clutched the side of her shoulder as it started to ache. She got up and chased after Sasuke.
"Sakura!" Naruto yelled.
"Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!" Sasuke yelled at himself. "This can't be happening! It's unreal! He is just insane!" He walked through the brush and knocking things out of his way. Suddenly he heard his name being called behind him.
"Sasuke! Sasuke-kun! Wait up!" Sakura yelled walking quickly towards him. "Why did you run off?"
Sasuke didn't stop walking. He picked up the pace, not answering Sakura.
"Answer me!" Sakura said angrily.
She ran after Sasuke and grabbed his shoulder turning him around with a bit of force. Sasuke put one of his hands on her shoulder and kissed her, then looked at her for a split second and turned around to keep walking. Sakura stood still, and didn't move. Sasuke wasn't exactly sure why he had just done what he did. He closed his eyes and started to slow down. His feet came to a stop and sat down.
Sakura came back and Naruto looked up. "Where'd Sasuke go?" Sakura had a blank look on her face. She sat over by a tree away from Naruto. "Sakura-chan?" Naruto got up and walked over to Sakura. "Sakura!!" he yelled.
"Huh? What?" Sakura sighed.
"Where's Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"…" Sakura blushed and looked away from Naruto. "Over there somewhere. I couldn't keep up with him."
What's with Sakura-chan? She's acting funny. "What is with you, Sakura? Your face is all red like a tomato."
"!" Sakura looked at him. "No it isn't!"
"Yes it is! Yes it is!" Naruto jumped up and down. Sakura stood up and hit Naruto on the back of the head. "Ow! Well, did you at least figure out why he ran off?" He said rubbing his head.
"No," Sakura replied
"Well I know why your face was all red!" Naruto said triumphantly.
"What?" Sakura. "You wouldn't understand anyway."
"Understand what?"
"Like I said before, you wouldn't understand, Naruto!"
Naruto laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I just am! It's so funny to see you blushing Sakura-chan when Sasuke isn't around! I also know something you don't! It's about Sasuke!"
"…About Sasuke?" Sakura's ears perked up.
"Yup!" Naruto was soon in Sakura's grips as she grabbed him by his collar. "Of course I'll tell you though since you seem so anxious to know!" Sakura let go of him and backed up.
"So what is it?" Sakura demanded.
"Well, Sasuke likes –" Naruto started as he saw Sasuke come into view.
"I like what?" he asked coolly.
"Uhmm…to wear boxers! Yeah, that's it!" Naruto yelled out. Sasuke looked at Naruto.
"Idiot." Sakura and Sasuke said simultaneously.
"We should go find Kakashi soon," Naruto said.
"Yeah, but we don't know where he is, stupid," Sakura replied.
"That's why we should go find him," Sasuke said as he looked over at them both.
They all got their stuff together.
Sakura blushed every time Sasuke even come close to her. He didn't make anything of it, making Sakura get a bit depressed. Why…why is he doing this to me? Sakura asked herself. This isn't fair. As they started walking, Sasuke walked by himself in the front, Naruto in the middle, and Sakura in the very back. Her mind was clouded and mixed up. "Why?" Sakura said out loud quietly. Sasuke looked back to make sure the two were keeping up with him. Naruto had no problem, but he saw that Sakura was holding her left shoulder while carrying her pack. "Stupid shoulder." Sakura said as she rubbed it.
"Naruto, go ahead of me," Sasuke said.
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Just go."
"Oh all right," Naruto said as he passed Sasuke.
Sasuke stood in the place he stopped until Sakura came close. She wasn't even looking up so she didn't notice him.
"Sakura?"
She looked up and saw Sasuke looking at her. "Yeah?"
"Is something wrong with your shoulder?"
"I'll be fine." She said as she walked ahead of him. "He's trying to be nice to me now? God, this is making my head hurt." She sighed. "It's making my heart hurt more though." Sasuke couldn't hear her because she was too far away.
"This wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for you. Sakura, I'm sorry." He said as he walked to catch up to the two up ahead.
"Good, yes, …all right," Kakashi said as he talked on the phone. He hung up the phone and turned around to find three of his students in front of him. "Whoa," he said surprised. "How'd you all find me?" Sasuke stood farthest away from everyone.
"We got lost," Naruto said.
"You got us lost, you were in the front, Naruto." Sakura said.
"Well you guys didn't have to follow me!"
"Yeah, what were we thinking?" Sasuke remarked.
"Stop acting so cool, you idiot!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm not the one that got us lost."
"Calm down, Naruto." Kakashi said. "So you got lost, and how did you get here?"
"Well, these people in a truck were passing by in a truck, and we sort of hitch hiked," Naruto said.
"You went with strange people in a truck?" Kakashi asked surprised.
"It was fine," Naruto said. "I woulda kicked their butts if they tried anything funny anyway!"
"They said they were going near the town, and we figured you'd be here somewhere. So we were wandering around while Naruto kept stopping at every ramen stand there was. We asked people if they saw you, and while at one of the stands, the man pointed behind us, and we saw you in here." Sakura finished.
"Wow," Kakashi said.
"So," Sakura started. "Do you know who attacked us?"
Sasuke looked down and narrowed his eyes. Kakashi looked at him. "I'm not exactly sure," he started. Though, Sasuke seems to know…