A/N: [ inner sakura's thoughts in here]
Sakura wearily opened her eyes. It was the beginning of her second day with Sasuke. She looked over to where he had been sleeping to discover he wasn't there. The sound of twigs snapping alerted her of someone's presence. She fingered a shuriken, but quickly let go when Sasuke came into view. She sat up and stretched.
" Morning Sasuke-kun. " She greeted him and followed with another yawn.
" Yeah. " He responded, sitting down. She noticed a tired look in his eyes.
" Did you have a good sleep. " He looked up at her with a look of confusion.
" Huh? Oh yeah...sure. " He said poking the ground. " Sakura, we need to talk about something. "
" Hm? " Now, Sakura had the look of confusion in her eyes. " About what, Sasuke-kun? "
" You. "
" Me? "
" Yeah, " He stood up and looked off into the distance. " We're going to be passing through other countries, you know. We might be attacked, so I think it would be a good idea if you trained. I want to teach you something to protect you. "
" Um...ok. " He held out his hand to her, which surprised Sakura. She gladly took it. He lead her to an open field, which would be good for practicing jutsu.
" Alright, you should have enough chakra for this one. I'm going to teach you one even I can't do, because I can't...control my chakra well enough. " Sasuke mumbled, he hated to admit his lack of strength in certain areas. " But I wouldn't need to use it anyway. It's called Kumogakure no Jutsu (Disappearance Technique), it's a genjutsu. "
"Ah yes! I've heard of that, but never attempted it. "
" You have? "
" Yes. " She said, standing up. " Kumogakure no Jutsu, a genjutsu capable of hiding someone's appearance. Once cast, the user is no longer visible. This jutsu can be used for hiding, retreating, and sneak attacks. The user seems to disappear, thus it's name, Kumogakure no Jutsu. " Sasuke nodded in approval.
' Damn, she's smarter than me. ' Sasuke thought.
" Ok, go on Sasuke-sensei! " She winked at him. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched for a moment, then he went on with his little lecture.
" I took this from Hokage-sama's office when you went to pack. Sakura, I only want you to use this for hiding means, if things get bad. "
" But I could help--"
" No, don't enter the fight. " Sasuke said sternly. Sakura frowned, feeling that he was underestimating her. Sasuke moved closer to her. " Look, I know you have genjutsu talent, so you'll be able to do it. Just use it so they won't attack you. " Sakura frowned in protest for moment, but then she realized why Sasuke was doing this. If in a fight, she was attacked. Sasuke would feel like he would have to watch both of their backs. Sakura gripped her fists, she was feeling like dead-weight now. She felt her hair and remember the Forest of Death incident. Sasuke held a scroll out with the technique to her. She reluctantly took it, and he promised herself then that she would never need anyone to protect her.
" Alright. " She said. Sasuke nodded and walked away. Sakura opened the scroll and learned the technique in a matter of minutes. She formed a small seal.
"Kai! " Sakura quickly vanished. She could see herself, but no one else could. She liked this.
[inner sakura: Hell yeah! Genjutsu rocks! ]
She walked out of the field towards the river where Sasuke was refilling a water bottle. His back was facing her, so she took this moment to charge at him and push him into the river. He fell in, making a rather large splash. He quickly came to the surface yelling,
" What the hell? " He started looking around. Sakura smirked. She formed a seal, releasing the genjutsu. Sasuke glared at her for a moment. She smiled at him, and then she started to unzip her dress. " SAKURA!!??? WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? "
She pulled her dress over her head to reveal an undershirt with her shorts. She quickly dived in next to him and started swimming in a backstroke towards where the river ended in a lake. She looked up to Sasuke and stuck her toungue out.
" Pathetic. " Sasuke glared at her, then he preceeded to swim after her. Sakura was in bliss. The water was cool, and crystal-clear. She got out of the water to take off her sandals. Sasuke did the same, he took off his shirt and sandals. Sasuke pushed Sakura back into the water and smirked, after getting his revenge at her. If only avenging his family could be that easy. Suddenly, a splash awoke him from his thoughts. Sasuke did a cannonball, completely soaking Sakura. After having a splash war for ten minutes, Sakura gave up. Sasuke got out of the water and put his shirt and sandals back on. Sakura did the same.
" Ok, enough fooling around. We're wasting time. " Sasuke fascined his water bottle, and headed back to their camp. They picked up their packs and set off.
Sakura was happy she could have some fun with Sasuke, but she was still a bit shy around him, not wanting to say anything. She knew Sasuke didn't see her the way she saw him, but she knew that he trusted her. Still, she couldn't help fearing that he would decide to leave her.
They continued to sprint through the trees of the forest until sunset, never saying a word between each other. Sakura felt bad, feeling that she might be slowing Sasuke down, but she was started to get really tired. Sasuke took a glance back, then came to a sudden stop. So sudden that almost bumped into him.
" It's been a long day, " he said. " Let's make camp. "
" H-hai! " Sakura said. After they ate some ramen that Sasuke had packed, they sat down and made an area to sleep in. Sasuke told Sakura to go to sleep to refresh her energy. Meanwhile, he kept watch like he always did. He didn't dare fall asleep and leave them unprotected. The cold wind swept through and noticed Sakura's sleeping form shivering. He thought for a minute, then preceeded to grab her hand and pull her against him. He looked up to the night sky and it's lights shining upon them and sighed.
' If only you knew the things I do for you. '
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AHHH! Wow, by FAR the crappiest chapter yet. I PROMISE the next one will be better. I'm just suffering from school and a bit of writer's block. I'm really stressed because I have a lot of tests coming up and then EXAMS. Ahhh! Anyway, Read and Review please, I'm open to any ideas of suggestions. No flames please. Ja ne!
Sakura wearily opened her eyes. It was the beginning of her second day with Sasuke. She looked over to where he had been sleeping to discover he wasn't there. The sound of twigs snapping alerted her of someone's presence. She fingered a shuriken, but quickly let go when Sasuke came into view. She sat up and stretched.
" Morning Sasuke-kun. " She greeted him and followed with another yawn.
" Yeah. " He responded, sitting down. She noticed a tired look in his eyes.
" Did you have a good sleep. " He looked up at her with a look of confusion.
" Huh? Oh yeah...sure. " He said poking the ground. " Sakura, we need to talk about something. "
" Hm? " Now, Sakura had the look of confusion in her eyes. " About what, Sasuke-kun? "
" You. "
" Me? "
" Yeah, " He stood up and looked off into the distance. " We're going to be passing through other countries, you know. We might be attacked, so I think it would be a good idea if you trained. I want to teach you something to protect you. "
" Um...ok. " He held out his hand to her, which surprised Sakura. She gladly took it. He lead her to an open field, which would be good for practicing jutsu.
" Alright, you should have enough chakra for this one. I'm going to teach you one even I can't do, because I can't...control my chakra well enough. " Sasuke mumbled, he hated to admit his lack of strength in certain areas. " But I wouldn't need to use it anyway. It's called Kumogakure no Jutsu (Disappearance Technique), it's a genjutsu. "
"Ah yes! I've heard of that, but never attempted it. "
" You have? "
" Yes. " She said, standing up. " Kumogakure no Jutsu, a genjutsu capable of hiding someone's appearance. Once cast, the user is no longer visible. This jutsu can be used for hiding, retreating, and sneak attacks. The user seems to disappear, thus it's name, Kumogakure no Jutsu. " Sasuke nodded in approval.
' Damn, she's smarter than me. ' Sasuke thought.
" Ok, go on Sasuke-sensei! " She winked at him. Sasuke's eyebrow twitched for a moment, then he went on with his little lecture.
" I took this from Hokage-sama's office when you went to pack. Sakura, I only want you to use this for hiding means, if things get bad. "
" But I could help--"
" No, don't enter the fight. " Sasuke said sternly. Sakura frowned, feeling that he was underestimating her. Sasuke moved closer to her. " Look, I know you have genjutsu talent, so you'll be able to do it. Just use it so they won't attack you. " Sakura frowned in protest for moment, but then she realized why Sasuke was doing this. If in a fight, she was attacked. Sasuke would feel like he would have to watch both of their backs. Sakura gripped her fists, she was feeling like dead-weight now. She felt her hair and remember the Forest of Death incident. Sasuke held a scroll out with the technique to her. She reluctantly took it, and he promised herself then that she would never need anyone to protect her.
" Alright. " She said. Sasuke nodded and walked away. Sakura opened the scroll and learned the technique in a matter of minutes. She formed a small seal.
"Kai! " Sakura quickly vanished. She could see herself, but no one else could. She liked this.
[inner sakura: Hell yeah! Genjutsu rocks! ]
She walked out of the field towards the river where Sasuke was refilling a water bottle. His back was facing her, so she took this moment to charge at him and push him into the river. He fell in, making a rather large splash. He quickly came to the surface yelling,
" What the hell? " He started looking around. Sakura smirked. She formed a seal, releasing the genjutsu. Sasuke glared at her for a moment. She smiled at him, and then she started to unzip her dress. " SAKURA!!??? WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? "
She pulled her dress over her head to reveal an undershirt with her shorts. She quickly dived in next to him and started swimming in a backstroke towards where the river ended in a lake. She looked up to Sasuke and stuck her toungue out.
" Pathetic. " Sasuke glared at her, then he preceeded to swim after her. Sakura was in bliss. The water was cool, and crystal-clear. She got out of the water to take off her sandals. Sasuke did the same, he took off his shirt and sandals. Sasuke pushed Sakura back into the water and smirked, after getting his revenge at her. If only avenging his family could be that easy. Suddenly, a splash awoke him from his thoughts. Sasuke did a cannonball, completely soaking Sakura. After having a splash war for ten minutes, Sakura gave up. Sasuke got out of the water and put his shirt and sandals back on. Sakura did the same.
" Ok, enough fooling around. We're wasting time. " Sasuke fascined his water bottle, and headed back to their camp. They picked up their packs and set off.
Sakura was happy she could have some fun with Sasuke, but she was still a bit shy around him, not wanting to say anything. She knew Sasuke didn't see her the way she saw him, but she knew that he trusted her. Still, she couldn't help fearing that he would decide to leave her.
They continued to sprint through the trees of the forest until sunset, never saying a word between each other. Sakura felt bad, feeling that she might be slowing Sasuke down, but she was started to get really tired. Sasuke took a glance back, then came to a sudden stop. So sudden that almost bumped into him.
" It's been a long day, " he said. " Let's make camp. "
" H-hai! " Sakura said. After they ate some ramen that Sasuke had packed, they sat down and made an area to sleep in. Sasuke told Sakura to go to sleep to refresh her energy. Meanwhile, he kept watch like he always did. He didn't dare fall asleep and leave them unprotected. The cold wind swept through and noticed Sakura's sleeping form shivering. He thought for a minute, then preceeded to grab her hand and pull her against him. He looked up to the night sky and it's lights shining upon them and sighed.
' If only you knew the things I do for you. '
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AHHH! Wow, by FAR the crappiest chapter yet. I PROMISE the next one will be better. I'm just suffering from school and a bit of writer's block. I'm really stressed because I have a lot of tests coming up and then EXAMS. Ahhh! Anyway, Read and Review please, I'm open to any ideas of suggestions. No flames please. Ja ne!