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Chapter 3: You hide inside yourself
* * * *
"Anou . . he was blind?" The girl asks timidly, her eyes wide with intrigue.
I laugh quietly.
"Hai, he was"
"Demo . . ." she starts, diverting her gaze to the floor.
"Demo nani?" I reply as I search for some clue from her hidden expression.
She shakes her head quickly.
"It's nothing, please continue, it's a very interesting story." She says as she smiles warmly, her eyes closing softly.
I nod and take a deep breath before I continue.
[back to story]
A whistling breeze rustled the nervous air in the eerily quiet small, hospital room.
Naruto could feel Sasuke's warm yet bitter tears roll gently down his hand and the blond boy shook his head in denial.
"I can't be blind, Sasuke. Iie, I'm going to be Hokage one day, don't worry, I'll get my vision back, somehow." Naruto forced a pained smile as his blank, blue eyes glistened warmly towards a Sasuke he couldn't see.
The dark-haired boy shook his head slowly.
"Naruto, that creature's name was Bonta, he took your vision, and some village Jounin killed him after that, the immortal chakra of your vision is lost."
A long silence followed as Sasuke quietly dried his tears.
"Sasuke . . ." Naruto whispered quietly as he reached out his free hand, which Sasuke also found and tightly held together.
"Sasuke, what am I going to do?" His shaking voice questioned.
"It was my fault, Naruto, I was stupid and pathetic enough to go to that temple, Naruto, don't worry, I'll take care of you." Sasuke answered softly, his heart breaking at the site of Naruto's distraught face.
"You promise?" Naruto asked uncertainly, as he lay his head against his pillow, sleep was lulling at his eyes.
"I promise." Sasuke answered quietly as he lightly touched Naruto's tear- streaked cheek.
Something about the boy's delicate features softened Sasuke and his heart fluttered ever so lightly.
Naruto was in a sense . . . beaut . . .
His thoughts were interrupted by someone clearing his throat.
Sasuke turned around quickly to see a weeping Sakura standing behind a rigidly composed Kakashi.
"Sasuke, come here, I need to talk to you." His sensei said lightly, as not to wake a dozing Naruto.
The boy cast one last glance at his teammate and left the room, closing the door soundlessly.
* * * *
"Nani?" Sasuke asked coldly, his icy demeanor had returned fully.
"I want you to give these to Naruto, when he wakes up that is." Kakashi replied coolly, handing Sasuke a small bundle of scrolls.
"What are these?" Sasuke asked suspiciously, eyeing the papers, and then a shaking Sasuke, who refused to meet his cold gaze.
Kakashi took a breath before speaking.
"These are Naruto's discharge papers, as of today, Uzumaki Naruto is no longer a part of Konoha's shinobi team, as he doesn't meet the requirements."
Kakashi's statement was hurried, and it was short, but the meaning of the words put together weighted heavily on Sasuke.
The boy's body shook slowly at first, only a tremble, but it increased to harsh, violent jerks. His dark eyes became hidden by eerie shadows and the papers crinkled dangerously in his clenched fists.
"Thank you Sasuke, there will be no more missions until we find a new genin to replace his spot." Kakashi added as he turned and headed for the exit.
Sasuke could hold in his emotions no longer.
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO HIM! YOU KNOW HIS DREAMS, YOU CAN'T JUST KILL THEM WITH . . ."
His voice quieted, as the man paused.
"With these papers . . ."
The boy's voice echoed in the halls and in his own head as well. Sasuke quieted, as he watched Kakashi and Sakura walk away.
His dark, empty eyes watched them go, as he was frozen to the floor.
The silver-haired man showed no emotion in the hospital, but when they stepped into the morning sunlight, Sakura swore through her own tears, that she saw her sensei cry.
* * * *
Inside the hospital, Sasuke shifted his weight against a cold wall as his knees buckled beneath him.
He buried his face in his hands as he slowly ran his fingers through his raven-black hair.
"Kami-sama, Naruto, I'm so sorry." He muttered silently as passing nurses cast the suffering boy sympathetic glances.
"I might as well be dead. . ." Sasuke whispered as he moved his gaze to the crumpled scrolls that lay partially open on the floor.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed into slits and he slowly placed his shaking hands over them.
At first, nothing happened, but as Sasuke pulled his hand back, the scrolls burst into flames, soon leaving only a heap of smoldering ashes.
* * * *
Naruto was running, running through a field of bright yellow flowers, his breath was quick and his blue eyes sparkled with joy.
He could see!
He could see each bright yellow petal of the beaming sunflowers, and he could see the small butterflies bat their patterned wings in the warm air, he could even see . . .
"Sasuke!" Naruto called out as he ran towards a tree that bent itself happily by a clear, flowing creek.
The boy who sat under the tree looked up, his features softened as his eyes fell on the youth that called his name.
"Naruto-chan!" He greeted as he hugged the energetic blond who had bounced into his open arms.
"Sasuke, your eyes are so pretty!" Naruto squealed energetically as he hugged the boy harder.
"Naru-chan, I can't breathe!!" Sasuke complained as he loosened the shorter boy's iron grip.
"Suimasen!" Naruto blushed as he grinned sheepishly.
"You are the greatest, Naruto-chan." Sasuke whispered quietly as he kissed Naruto's forehead unsuspectingly.
The blond boy blushed a deeper shade of crimson and he grinned widely, his heart feeling as if it was going to burst.
A rumble in the distance alerted the two boys as Naruto furrowed his brow at the darkening horizon.
"Thunder?" Naruto questioned, as he looked back at Sasuke for answers.
The only problem was, he didn't see Sasuke, the boy was gone.
The storm clouds loomed closer, and the field of yellow flowers suddenly became a barren desert.
"Sasuke?" Naruto whispered, his voice shaking with fear.
"Sasuke?" He asked again, this time louder.
"SASUKE WHERE ARE YOU?" Naruto screamed, as he looked around wildly, desperately wishing for a glimpse of his Sasuke.
"Naruto! I'm here! Wake up!" Sasuke yelled as he shook the thrashing boy.
A pair of blue eyes opened, as they saw nothing but darkness.
"Sasuke!" Naruto cried as he shook his arms frantically, until they finally came in contact with the object of his desire.
Naruto flung his arms around Sasuke's neck, as he held on tightly.
"God, Sasuke, don't leave me!" Naruto sobbed as he shook his head defiantly, "I don't want you to abandon me." He said between muffled sobs, as his face was buried in Sasuke's chest.
"I'm not going anywhere, Naruto, I'm here, and I'll be here with you." Sasuke comforted his teammate quietly.
"I'm so scared . . ." Naruto admitted, his voice breaking.
"Don't be, Naruto, you have me here." Sasuke answered softly.
"You have me here . . . " \he repeated, his heart wrenched with his own words.
Naruto would have him forever.
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Maiden: BWAH! I'm about to fall asleep, it's SO late T_______T
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Maiden: @__________@ OKEE!!
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Jodea Moondreamer - T____T you really think I'm a fantastic writer?? ::bursts into tears:: I'm so touched!
SailorBook/Water Mistress - ^______^ hope ya liked it
Assassin of the Shadows - If you thought that chapter was sad . . . ^^;; ehehe
Lily day - BWAH!! OMG! I can't believe you like my stories! T_________T I'm so humbled. ARIGATOU!
Bronze Eagle - THANKS SO MUCH! I can't answer the question right now ^_~ that'd ruin the plot
Keitorin - Hey! I like chili XP
JAPIME-SAMA!! - *super tackle huggle glomp* BWAH! Please accept my humble gift to you!
Escuro de la Lus - THANK YOU! I'm glad you're enjoying it
firedraygon97 - Wow, I cannot believe you actually read my stories, you are just such an awesome writer!! I am sO flattered to get good feedback from you!! ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!
Naruke - SASUKE TO THE RESCUE ^_^(V)
Cayenne - I think I'm gonna develop the girl's character in the next chapter, OMFG! I haven't even come up with a name for her V_______V I lost my Japanese dictionary, HELP? ~*onegai*~
Kleptomaniac Can Opener - ^^;;; yah, poor Naru-chan
Blackfire4 - This IS chapter three o__O
Xthe last highX - Thank you bunches!! ^________^
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT MINNA-SAN!
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~Maiden signing out
P.S. I typed this at like 105 wpm cuz I'm sOOO busy, so GOMEN! If there are tons of mistakes V_______V
NTI: . . . .
Maiden: THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT! I LUV YOU ALL SO MUCH!
NTI: ::yawns::
Maiden: WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
NTI: ::shrugs:: It's Friday night, I can't believe you are working on a fic
Maiden: I OWE IT TO THEM! T_______T you guys are just too great
NTI: just type and do the thanks at the end
Maiden: ^__^ Reviewer thank you's at the end of every third chapter.
* * * *
Chapter 3: You hide inside yourself
* * * *
"Anou . . he was blind?" The girl asks timidly, her eyes wide with intrigue.
I laugh quietly.
"Hai, he was"
"Demo . . ." she starts, diverting her gaze to the floor.
"Demo nani?" I reply as I search for some clue from her hidden expression.
She shakes her head quickly.
"It's nothing, please continue, it's a very interesting story." She says as she smiles warmly, her eyes closing softly.
I nod and take a deep breath before I continue.
[back to story]
A whistling breeze rustled the nervous air in the eerily quiet small, hospital room.
Naruto could feel Sasuke's warm yet bitter tears roll gently down his hand and the blond boy shook his head in denial.
"I can't be blind, Sasuke. Iie, I'm going to be Hokage one day, don't worry, I'll get my vision back, somehow." Naruto forced a pained smile as his blank, blue eyes glistened warmly towards a Sasuke he couldn't see.
The dark-haired boy shook his head slowly.
"Naruto, that creature's name was Bonta, he took your vision, and some village Jounin killed him after that, the immortal chakra of your vision is lost."
A long silence followed as Sasuke quietly dried his tears.
"Sasuke . . ." Naruto whispered quietly as he reached out his free hand, which Sasuke also found and tightly held together.
"Sasuke, what am I going to do?" His shaking voice questioned.
"It was my fault, Naruto, I was stupid and pathetic enough to go to that temple, Naruto, don't worry, I'll take care of you." Sasuke answered softly, his heart breaking at the site of Naruto's distraught face.
"You promise?" Naruto asked uncertainly, as he lay his head against his pillow, sleep was lulling at his eyes.
"I promise." Sasuke answered quietly as he lightly touched Naruto's tear- streaked cheek.
Something about the boy's delicate features softened Sasuke and his heart fluttered ever so lightly.
Naruto was in a sense . . . beaut . . .
His thoughts were interrupted by someone clearing his throat.
Sasuke turned around quickly to see a weeping Sakura standing behind a rigidly composed Kakashi.
"Sasuke, come here, I need to talk to you." His sensei said lightly, as not to wake a dozing Naruto.
The boy cast one last glance at his teammate and left the room, closing the door soundlessly.
* * * *
"Nani?" Sasuke asked coldly, his icy demeanor had returned fully.
"I want you to give these to Naruto, when he wakes up that is." Kakashi replied coolly, handing Sasuke a small bundle of scrolls.
"What are these?" Sasuke asked suspiciously, eyeing the papers, and then a shaking Sasuke, who refused to meet his cold gaze.
Kakashi took a breath before speaking.
"These are Naruto's discharge papers, as of today, Uzumaki Naruto is no longer a part of Konoha's shinobi team, as he doesn't meet the requirements."
Kakashi's statement was hurried, and it was short, but the meaning of the words put together weighted heavily on Sasuke.
The boy's body shook slowly at first, only a tremble, but it increased to harsh, violent jerks. His dark eyes became hidden by eerie shadows and the papers crinkled dangerously in his clenched fists.
"Thank you Sasuke, there will be no more missions until we find a new genin to replace his spot." Kakashi added as he turned and headed for the exit.
Sasuke could hold in his emotions no longer.
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO HIM! YOU KNOW HIS DREAMS, YOU CAN'T JUST KILL THEM WITH . . ."
His voice quieted, as the man paused.
"With these papers . . ."
The boy's voice echoed in the halls and in his own head as well. Sasuke quieted, as he watched Kakashi and Sakura walk away.
His dark, empty eyes watched them go, as he was frozen to the floor.
The silver-haired man showed no emotion in the hospital, but when they stepped into the morning sunlight, Sakura swore through her own tears, that she saw her sensei cry.
* * * *
Inside the hospital, Sasuke shifted his weight against a cold wall as his knees buckled beneath him.
He buried his face in his hands as he slowly ran his fingers through his raven-black hair.
"Kami-sama, Naruto, I'm so sorry." He muttered silently as passing nurses cast the suffering boy sympathetic glances.
"I might as well be dead. . ." Sasuke whispered as he moved his gaze to the crumpled scrolls that lay partially open on the floor.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed into slits and he slowly placed his shaking hands over them.
At first, nothing happened, but as Sasuke pulled his hand back, the scrolls burst into flames, soon leaving only a heap of smoldering ashes.
* * * *
Naruto was running, running through a field of bright yellow flowers, his breath was quick and his blue eyes sparkled with joy.
He could see!
He could see each bright yellow petal of the beaming sunflowers, and he could see the small butterflies bat their patterned wings in the warm air, he could even see . . .
"Sasuke!" Naruto called out as he ran towards a tree that bent itself happily by a clear, flowing creek.
The boy who sat under the tree looked up, his features softened as his eyes fell on the youth that called his name.
"Naruto-chan!" He greeted as he hugged the energetic blond who had bounced into his open arms.
"Sasuke, your eyes are so pretty!" Naruto squealed energetically as he hugged the boy harder.
"Naru-chan, I can't breathe!!" Sasuke complained as he loosened the shorter boy's iron grip.
"Suimasen!" Naruto blushed as he grinned sheepishly.
"You are the greatest, Naruto-chan." Sasuke whispered quietly as he kissed Naruto's forehead unsuspectingly.
The blond boy blushed a deeper shade of crimson and he grinned widely, his heart feeling as if it was going to burst.
A rumble in the distance alerted the two boys as Naruto furrowed his brow at the darkening horizon.
"Thunder?" Naruto questioned, as he looked back at Sasuke for answers.
The only problem was, he didn't see Sasuke, the boy was gone.
The storm clouds loomed closer, and the field of yellow flowers suddenly became a barren desert.
"Sasuke?" Naruto whispered, his voice shaking with fear.
"Sasuke?" He asked again, this time louder.
"SASUKE WHERE ARE YOU?" Naruto screamed, as he looked around wildly, desperately wishing for a glimpse of his Sasuke.
"Naruto! I'm here! Wake up!" Sasuke yelled as he shook the thrashing boy.
A pair of blue eyes opened, as they saw nothing but darkness.
"Sasuke!" Naruto cried as he shook his arms frantically, until they finally came in contact with the object of his desire.
Naruto flung his arms around Sasuke's neck, as he held on tightly.
"God, Sasuke, don't leave me!" Naruto sobbed as he shook his head defiantly, "I don't want you to abandon me." He said between muffled sobs, as his face was buried in Sasuke's chest.
"I'm not going anywhere, Naruto, I'm here, and I'll be here with you." Sasuke comforted his teammate quietly.
"I'm so scared . . ." Naruto admitted, his voice breaking.
"Don't be, Naruto, you have me here." Sasuke answered softly.
"You have me here . . . " \he repeated, his heart wrenched with his own words.
Naruto would have him forever.
* * * *
Maiden: BWAH! I'm about to fall asleep, it's SO late T_______T
NTI: DO THE THANK YOUS!
Maiden: @__________@ OKEE!!
~*RADICAL*~ (Reviewers Are Definitely Intelligent Cool And LOVEABLE !)
Jodea Moondreamer - T____T you really think I'm a fantastic writer?? ::bursts into tears:: I'm so touched!
SailorBook/Water Mistress - ^______^ hope ya liked it
Assassin of the Shadows - If you thought that chapter was sad . . . ^^;; ehehe
Lily day - BWAH!! OMG! I can't believe you like my stories! T_________T I'm so humbled. ARIGATOU!
Bronze Eagle - THANKS SO MUCH! I can't answer the question right now ^_~ that'd ruin the plot
Keitorin - Hey! I like chili XP
JAPIME-SAMA!! - *super tackle huggle glomp* BWAH! Please accept my humble gift to you!
Escuro de la Lus - THANK YOU! I'm glad you're enjoying it
firedraygon97 - Wow, I cannot believe you actually read my stories, you are just such an awesome writer!! I am sO flattered to get good feedback from you!! ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!
Naruke - SASUKE TO THE RESCUE ^_^(V)
Cayenne - I think I'm gonna develop the girl's character in the next chapter, OMFG! I haven't even come up with a name for her V_______V I lost my Japanese dictionary, HELP? ~*onegai*~
Kleptomaniac Can Opener - ^^;;; yah, poor Naru-chan
Blackfire4 - This IS chapter three o__O
Xthe last highX - Thank you bunches!! ^________^
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT MINNA-SAN!
NTI: *tacks sign up*
Maiden: o_O oh yah, ::reads sign:: REVIEW!
^_________________^
~Maiden signing out
P.S. I typed this at like 105 wpm cuz I'm sOOO busy, so GOMEN! If there are tons of mistakes V_______V