Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...bla...bla...bla....but if I did Kishimoto-san and his attorney get ready to pounce on Chelsey w/ lawsuits ...never mind...
Ok, time for the massive AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey guys, sorry for the long period of absence. I think I left you guys after my exams, then the break came, then all this crap, school is getting harder, and I'm in love. So, it's taken a lot of my time. Over this weekend, I checked back to my old anime email, which I use for this too, and it had a lot of messages and review alerts. So, I felt horrible and now I'm ready to continue some of my stories. I plan to finish Shadow, then start working on my Hanabi story again (I have A LOT of ideas for that one).
Chapter 5:
"Sasuke-sama, we have been ordered to escort you to the Sound Village." A Sound Ninja said.
"These are the Four Sound Ninjas that attacked me before we left..." Sasuke thought. Sakura was confused by this, but then she remembered where they were going and who they were associating with. Right now, she was preoccupied with the Sound Ninja talking to Sasuke-kun...they had two heads!
"We should get going, but first..." Another Sound Ninja started. "Who is this? " He pointed at Sakura; Sasuke stepped in front of her.
"She's with me." Sasuke said. The first sound ninja looked at Sakura, then to Sasuke.
"Um...Sasuke-sama...I don't think...."
"She stays."
"But..."
"She stays." Sasuke said firmly, glaring at the ninjas, who admitted defeat.
"Alright then, you'll have to speak with Orochimaru-sama about this, but anyway, who is she?" The ninja asked.
"Her name is Sakura." Sakura was still standing behind Sasuke, feeling a bit nervous. Mainly because you could see blood stains on their clothing.
"Sasuke-kun, " Sakura whispered in his ear. " Who are they? "
"Allow us to introduce ourselves then. " The two-headed ninja said. "I am the West Gate's Sakon."
"The same," Another one, with black hair tied in a ponytail like Shikamaru's said. "East Gate's Kidoumaru."
"The same," said a large and rather fat one. "South Gate's Jiroubou. "
"The same," said one who wore a cap, with long hair hanging down from it. "North Gate's Tayuya."Sakura nodded in acknowledgment, but she still felt uncomfortable.
"Alright," Sakon said, walking towards the entrance. "We need to get going. The Hidden Leaf has been looking for you guys... we killed 7 ANBU on the way here.Sakura, and even Sasuke's eyes widened a bit.
'Horrible...' Sakura thought, but then she remembered that she wasn't really a Leaf shinobi anymore. She was surprised it was the ANBU and not the Hunter-nins, because, technically she and Sasuke were missing-nins now. Sasuke would probably become a sound ninja, though. "Well, what about the storm?" Sakura asked.
"We'll travel so fast that the lightning won't hit us." Kidoumaru said. That statement didn't ease Sakura's worry though. She and Sasuke quickly repacked their bags and hurried to join the sound nins outside.
"We need to get moving, nothing can slow us down. " Kidoumaru said. "Leave everything that can be spared behind." Sasuke and Sakura proceeded to take out anything unnecessary. Sakura pulled out a fancy dress her mother had bought her a few weeks ago. She had accidentally packed it. She hesitated for a moment as she threw the dress onto the muddy ground. Sasuke proceeded to take out two extra shirts and a pair of pants. When the had finished, they nodded towards the Sound nins, who stood there briefly examining them, then proceeded to nod back. And with that, they set out to the Sound Village at a rapid pace, too fast for the storm.
Sakura gathered chakra to her feet in order to keep up, luckily she had great chakra control, or else she would have passed out by now. The rain slowly settled and stopped. However, the dark clouds still remained and an occasional crackle of thunder was heard once in a while. Sasuke and Sakura could see the end of the forest ahead, and sighed in relief. As they raced out of the final trees, Sakon turned his head back.
"Welcome, to the Country of Sound." The eyes of the Konoha genin couldn't help but widen at the sight they saw.
.........Back in the Hidden Leaf Village.........
The sound of thunder and lightning was heard off in the distance, but it seemed to be moving away. However, there was still a downpour of rain. Naruto couldn't go outside in the sun, even if he could, he would not feel its warmth. His teammates were gone. Tsunade had already informed him that all the ANBU were found dead. The squad that found them also reported seeing another awkward sight. Various items of clothing were scattered among the ground. One shirt beared the Uchiha symbol and the other items of clothing were obviously of a female, which only meant one thing, Sasuke and Sakura.
Naruto remembered the look on Tsunade's face. She truly looked like her age, like an old and worried woman. She said it a voice just above a whisper.
"It's too late. They've reached the sound. "She looked up to Naruto. " It's too late Naruto. They'll never come back. " Naruto almost lost his balance. He closed his eyes, which were leaking out tears, and quickly turned out of the room and bolted back home. And there he was, still in the same spot on his bed. The lights were off, and the ceiling fan was slowly moving. He shuddered, it felt cold. He never, ever, thought he'd be this lonely again. But there it was loneliness. His two most precious people had left him. He was angry at Sasuke for giving in to Orochimaru, and most importantly dragging Sakura with him to danger. A block of hail cracked against Naruto's window at that moment, but he didn't care. The cold breeze blew in, but he didn't care. All he ever cared about was gone, there was no more hope. He carefully reached for his pack and pulled out a well-worn kunai. It was still sharp, he noted, as he traced his finger down it. He whispered a few parting words that could not be heard and finally cut himself. Everything grew dark, but it was still a familiar feeling.
Loneliness, a pitch-black hell.
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yeah, I was feeling really angsty at the end. I wrote this chapter a few months ago, I think. I was trying to upload several chapters at once, but I decided to give you this one. This was just a nice filler chapter, I've decided most of the main events that will take place in the story. Anyway, I wanted to leave you in suspense. Hopefully, this wasn't horrible. R & R! I will update soon!