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did.
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CHAPTER 11 ~ New Found Strength ~
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled as she ran to the bridge then next morning.
"...Sakura?!"
"I finished my training. I'm back!"
"Sakura-chaaan!!!" Sakura turned around too slow and so Naruto took the opportunity to latch onto her. "You're back!"
"Naruto, get off of me!"
"So, how was the training?" Sasuke questioned.
"It was great! I learned a lot."
"You seem happier than before too."
"Yeah, I feel like I've gotten much stronger."
Then, Kakashi arrived in his usual cloud of smoke.
"Kakashi-sensei! Sakura-chan is back!"
"Really? Oh, ohayo Sakura-chan. Ready to train with your team again?"
"Yep."
"Hope you got stronger because my training sessions have gotten much more dangerous."
"Good. I've been waiting for a challenge," Sakura said very confidently.
"You've changed," Kakashi stated.
"Thanks," Sakura said proudly.
"Well, let's get started then."
Near the end of the training, they stopped for a small break.
"Wow, Sakura-chan! You're so strong! What exactly did Tsunade-sama teach you? Maybe I should ask..."
"N-A-R-U-T-O! Don't you dare finish that sentence," Kakashi quickly said as he hit Naruto over the head.
"No offense sensei, but I need to be much stronger if I ever want to become Hokage."
"Naruto's right, Sakura, you're much stronger than I expected," Sasuke said changing the subject.
"Thanks."
"Okay, one last exercise before we finish for today. I think we'll have a little sparing competition. Sakura vs. Sasuke and Naruto vs. me, okay? You'll have ten seconds to ready yourselves... 10 -9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- GO!"
Sausuke couldn't believe it, but he was actually having a hard time with Sakura. She was too strong. He'd have to use his sharigan if he didn't want to lose. He couldn't lose because then Sakura would be angry at him for not trying his best. When he finally decided to activate his sharigan, he noticed something very strange. There was charka all around Sakura.
{Why would she need that technique? Wait a second...that doesn't make any sense...unless she...}
Sasuke stopped dead.
"Sasuke-kun, why did you stop?"
"Sakura, I need to talk to you...now!"
Sasuke dragged Sakura to the side of the clearing and looked straight into her eyes.
"You can't see, can you?"
{What? How did he know? Who told? No wait...it was his sharigan. I guess he would have found out eventually...but why now? Everything was going so well.}
"Answer me," Sasuke yelled.
"...you're right. I'm blind. Then surgery didn't work."
"...but Tsunade checked you. You could see!"
"Yes, but that was only temporary. Tsunade told me I would go completely blind eventually. I asked her to keep it a secret."
"Then, how did you train?...Why didn't you stop?...Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want anyone to know because I thought everyone would pressure me into not being a ninja anymore. I didn't wan that! I didn't want to break my promise! I didn't want to leave you!"
"But, Sakura, you could have been hurt. Hokage-sama should have known better. Besides, you know you that I wouldn't care if you were the weakest person on earth. I'd still love you no matter what!"
"I know, but this is something I needed to prove to myself. Anyways, it doesn't matter anymore. Even without my sight, I'm strong enough to fight. Even if everyone finds out, I won't have to stop!"
"It's true, you're become very strong. But you must have been so afraid...I could have helped you."
"Sasuke-kun...Thank you, but I needed to do this on my own. I won't keep anything from you anymore."
Sasuke leaned in and kissed Sakura. She kissed him back and then she rested her head on his shoulder wrapping her arms around him.
"Sakura-chan? Sasuke? Where are you?" Naruto called.
"Naruto? We're over here!" Sakura called back.
"Oh good, I found you! Why did you guys walk off?" Naruto looked at then questioningly.
"We needed to talk about stuff," Sasuke said.
"Oh, well Kakashi told me to tell you that training is over for today. He had an urgent meeting to attend or something. I'm so hungry! You wan to come and get ramen with me?"
"Sorry Naruto, but I need to go see Ino."
"I can't go either, sorry," Sasuke stated.
"That's okay, maybe I'll ask Iruka or Hinata. Bye! See you tomorrow!"
"Bye, Naruto!" Sakura yelled as Naruto sprinted off. "So, I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Okay. Do you want me to walk you?"
"No, it's okay. Ino's place isn't very far from here. Bye!"
"Bye."
Sasuke stood there and watched the pink haired shinobi swiftly jump off into the trees. There was a cold wind that made Sasuke uncomfortable.
"Why won't this bad feeling go away?...and why does my shoulder hurt so much?" Sasuke said massaging the seal on his shoulder. "She'll be fine. I don't need to watch out for her all the time. She can take care of herself, can't she?"
Sasuke shook his head and then headed in the direction of his house.
did.
"" = dialogue {} = thoughts
CHAPTER 11 ~ New Found Strength ~
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled as she ran to the bridge then next morning.
"...Sakura?!"
"I finished my training. I'm back!"
"Sakura-chaaan!!!" Sakura turned around too slow and so Naruto took the opportunity to latch onto her. "You're back!"
"Naruto, get off of me!"
"So, how was the training?" Sasuke questioned.
"It was great! I learned a lot."
"You seem happier than before too."
"Yeah, I feel like I've gotten much stronger."
Then, Kakashi arrived in his usual cloud of smoke.
"Kakashi-sensei! Sakura-chan is back!"
"Really? Oh, ohayo Sakura-chan. Ready to train with your team again?"
"Yep."
"Hope you got stronger because my training sessions have gotten much more dangerous."
"Good. I've been waiting for a challenge," Sakura said very confidently.
"You've changed," Kakashi stated.
"Thanks," Sakura said proudly.
"Well, let's get started then."
Near the end of the training, they stopped for a small break.
"Wow, Sakura-chan! You're so strong! What exactly did Tsunade-sama teach you? Maybe I should ask..."
"N-A-R-U-T-O! Don't you dare finish that sentence," Kakashi quickly said as he hit Naruto over the head.
"No offense sensei, but I need to be much stronger if I ever want to become Hokage."
"Naruto's right, Sakura, you're much stronger than I expected," Sasuke said changing the subject.
"Thanks."
"Okay, one last exercise before we finish for today. I think we'll have a little sparing competition. Sakura vs. Sasuke and Naruto vs. me, okay? You'll have ten seconds to ready yourselves... 10 -9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- GO!"
Sausuke couldn't believe it, but he was actually having a hard time with Sakura. She was too strong. He'd have to use his sharigan if he didn't want to lose. He couldn't lose because then Sakura would be angry at him for not trying his best. When he finally decided to activate his sharigan, he noticed something very strange. There was charka all around Sakura.
{Why would she need that technique? Wait a second...that doesn't make any sense...unless she...}
Sasuke stopped dead.
"Sasuke-kun, why did you stop?"
"Sakura, I need to talk to you...now!"
Sasuke dragged Sakura to the side of the clearing and looked straight into her eyes.
"You can't see, can you?"
{What? How did he know? Who told? No wait...it was his sharigan. I guess he would have found out eventually...but why now? Everything was going so well.}
"Answer me," Sasuke yelled.
"...you're right. I'm blind. Then surgery didn't work."
"...but Tsunade checked you. You could see!"
"Yes, but that was only temporary. Tsunade told me I would go completely blind eventually. I asked her to keep it a secret."
"Then, how did you train?...Why didn't you stop?...Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want anyone to know because I thought everyone would pressure me into not being a ninja anymore. I didn't wan that! I didn't want to break my promise! I didn't want to leave you!"
"But, Sakura, you could have been hurt. Hokage-sama should have known better. Besides, you know you that I wouldn't care if you were the weakest person on earth. I'd still love you no matter what!"
"I know, but this is something I needed to prove to myself. Anyways, it doesn't matter anymore. Even without my sight, I'm strong enough to fight. Even if everyone finds out, I won't have to stop!"
"It's true, you're become very strong. But you must have been so afraid...I could have helped you."
"Sasuke-kun...Thank you, but I needed to do this on my own. I won't keep anything from you anymore."
Sasuke leaned in and kissed Sakura. She kissed him back and then she rested her head on his shoulder wrapping her arms around him.
"Sakura-chan? Sasuke? Where are you?" Naruto called.
"Naruto? We're over here!" Sakura called back.
"Oh good, I found you! Why did you guys walk off?" Naruto looked at then questioningly.
"We needed to talk about stuff," Sasuke said.
"Oh, well Kakashi told me to tell you that training is over for today. He had an urgent meeting to attend or something. I'm so hungry! You wan to come and get ramen with me?"
"Sorry Naruto, but I need to go see Ino."
"I can't go either, sorry," Sasuke stated.
"That's okay, maybe I'll ask Iruka or Hinata. Bye! See you tomorrow!"
"Bye, Naruto!" Sakura yelled as Naruto sprinted off. "So, I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"Okay. Do you want me to walk you?"
"No, it's okay. Ino's place isn't very far from here. Bye!"
"Bye."
Sasuke stood there and watched the pink haired shinobi swiftly jump off into the trees. There was a cold wind that made Sasuke uncomfortable.
"Why won't this bad feeling go away?...and why does my shoulder hurt so much?" Sasuke said massaging the seal on his shoulder. "She'll be fine. I don't need to watch out for her all the time. She can take care of herself, can't she?"
Sasuke shook his head and then headed in the direction of his house.