Revealing Things

At the office of Tsunade...

Sakura banged the door open in her haste to see the 5th Hokage. Tsunade took only one glance at her slightly torn and bloodied clothes, tousled hair, limping leg and the injured man slung over her shoulder before she ordered, "Bring him to my next office!".

Tsunade opened a door and Sakura followed, still carrying the man. She laid him in the bed and looked at the Hokage.

"Will he live?"

"50-50."

~*~

Naruto was walking through Konoha streets when he bumped into Sakura. Seeing her current form, he asked, "Need help?". The pink-haired Jounin arched a perfect eyebrow before nodding.

As they were walking to the direction of Sakura's house, her left arm slung over Naruto (who is now slightly taller than her) and his right arm supporting her by the waist, he asked, "What in the world happened to you?"

Sakura rolled her eyes and replied sarcastically, "Right back at you. Where have you been? This happened becaise I was searching for you."

Naruto blushed. "Ah, erm, you promise not to tell Hina-chan?" he asked, using his puppy-dog eyes. The two has been closer,along with Ino (who ended her war with Sakura because she realized Shikamaru is the man for her), since Sasuke left, which is why Sakura knows most of Naruto's 'effects' and 'whims' better than anyone.

"Depends. What is it?"

Naruto bowed his head shyly and continued, "Well, it's Hina-chan's birthday the day after tomorrow, so I thought I'll give her something special... But I couldn't find anything she'll like at the spur-of-the-moment so I wandered in the forest, trying to find the best flowers for her. So I-"

"You wandered for a week?!"

"No! Only for three days. The earlier days I spent looking around town for a gift."

"Why didn't you just go to Ino's flower shop?"

"The one I'm trying to find is not there, and besides, I wanted it special."

"Oh."

"Can you tell me what happened to you?" Naruto asked as they reached her front door.

"I'll tell you at breakfast tomorrow. Go to Ino's place, I promised her I'll eat breakfast with her."

"Oh. All right. You and your secrets." Naruto pouted before waving goodbye.

~*~

Next morning, at breakfast...

Ino came to the table carrying a pot full of coffee, while Sakura followed, carrying a platter of toast and eggs. Naruto was laying the proper silverware at the dining table. After they sat down and coffee was poured to the cups, Naruto started immediately. "So, what really did happen? I heard from around that you brought somebody from the forest."

Sakura nodded. "Right. Only, I don't know who he is, only that he's a guy our age, with jet-black hair."

Ino raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Only that?"

"Believe it."

Naruto took a bite off his toast and asked, "Are you visiting him today?"

"Probably. Wanna come?"

"Nah. I asked Neji to help me arrange Hina-chan's party and he agreed. Since that's rare, I'm taking advantage of it."

"Ino?"

"I want to, but Shika's coming over. Sorry."

"No prob. See you later here and I'll tell you all abot it."

"You bet!" the two cried in unison.

~*~

A few hours later, Sakura was making her way for the Konoha Hospital, given that she hard that the guy she brought was transferred there. When she arrived, she went directly to the Information Section. Since she often volunteers help in the hospital, she was immediately recognized by the nurse.

"Ah, Lady Sakura! Tsunade-sama mentioned that you might come around today. How can I help you?"

"Sayo, is there a unknown man here that Tsunade-sama brought?"

Sayo nodded. "Yes! At Room 509, right up the second floor!"

"Thanks!"

~*~

Sakura is now at the second floor, searching for Room 509. "501... 503...505..507... Aha! 509! Bingo!*

She was about to reach for the doorknob when suddenly, she heard voices inside. She drew away her hand and listened intently when she heard her name. *Are they talking about me?*

"I bet Sakura will not be pleased by this." I was Kakashi's voice.

"I agree." Tsunade's voice. "But she will find out eventually though. It's better if she finds out sooner."

"And tell her she just found and helped the very man she learned to hate? I don't know."

*The very man I hate? They could only mean one person...* Her eyes widened, and she took a step backward, but she can still hear the voices inside.

"Word will get around that Sasuke is back..."

Sakura heard no more. She ran away form the room, her eyes glistening with tears. *SASUKE!?*

~*~

A/N: Hey people! Sorry it was just now. Anyway, thank you for those who review and read my story. Sorry its pretty short. I promise I will also try to review in yours. I will be posting another SasuSaku, entitled Infiltrating sadness. There is a great fanfiction in adultfanfiction.net that I totally adore! Check it out! Naruto The butterfly. It doesn't have a lemon yet, if youre worried, and it wll have a lemon in the future, if youre worried.

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