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Chapter Two: Amethyst
Disclaimer: I own Naruto (today is opposite day ^_^)
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"Ohayo Sakura-Chan!" Naruto greeted the next morning as he raced towards the bridge where the trio met each day. All signs of his night time troubles were well hidden from his long-time crush.
Naruto glanced at his watch. It was early; Kakashi-sensei wouldn't be there for at least another two hours.
The pink-haired girl nodded her reply, lacking her usual fiery, degrading response.
The quieter, darker one-third of the group stood in the shadow of a tree, saying nothing, but in his mind, he had already begun to analyze his teammate.
//Funny, Naruto seems to be developing bags under his eyes, since when did that happen?// he thought to himself.
Naruto gave Sasuke the normal 'I hate you' glance, but the two did not exchange words. Instead, they stood with their eyes on each other, mental electricity had already begun to build.
Sakura noted the sudden stillness in the air; the leaves that had previously been dancing around her feet came to a standstill and the stream beneath them made no sound as it cascaded across the rocks.
"Eh . . you guys . ." She intervened timidly.
The two boys looked away from each other and the girl sighed with relief.
//It gets worse and worse every day . . and it feels like it's more than a rivalry now . . it's almost like it's pure hate . . // she thought to herself sadly. //I can't do anything about it, they're both so much more powerful than me . . . //
A crack followed by a puff of smoke brought all three's attention to the foot of the bridge.
Just as they'd expected, their jounin sensei stood there, as he did every day - - - but a few things were different.
"Oi Oi! Kakashi-sensei, you're on time today!" Naruto yelled eagerly as he waved to his teacher.
Sakura nodded in agreement. "This is certainly new, has something important come up?"
Kakashi smiled wearily, for the first time in as long as the three teens had known him, he looked genuinely tired.
"Ne? Kakashi-sensei? Daijoubu ka*?" Sakura asked concerned, as the sharper of the group, she took note of the difference quickly.
Naruto scratched his head. "Nani? Sakura-chan?" He looked from his teammate to his teacher, but noticed no difference.
"It's nothing Naruto, don't worry." The silver-haired man smiled, as the three could tell from his eyes, for they could not see under his mask.
Sakura nodded reluctantly, Sasuke said nothing, and Naruto returned to his bubbly self.
"I want to shine today!" Naruto yelled eagerly as the four walked towards the training ground slowly.
The sunshiny boy was the only one who didn't notice the dark cloud that loomed over his companions.
* * * * * *
The day went slowly, they trained as usual, all three pushed on by their desire to become stronger.
When the orange glow had faded from the sky, three tired bodies lay on the ground panting.
Their teacher sat comfortably in a tree, watching them.
"You guys can leave now, nice work today." He said dully and waited for response.
Sasuke sat up first; he pushed himself painfully into a standing position and left wordlessly, quickly disappearing into the darkening shrubs.
Naruto rolled over onto his back and rubbed his eyes as he looked up towards the dark blue sky.
"NANI?? ICHARAKU MIGHT BE CLOSED BY NOW!" He yelled and jumped up, lunging for a tree, as he too scampered off, only the faint rustling of him bouncing from branch to branch could be heard.
"Sakura . . . you should leave too, it's getting late. . ." Kakashi shook a still weary Sakura.
He did not expect her to sit up and glare at him though, the worn-out expression on her face was replaced by one of suspicion.
"Kakashi-sensei, there's something wrong, I can tell." She spoke coldly, and determined.
The masked man's uncovered eye widened, but he spoke no words.
"Last night, there was some kind of ritual, I saw it from my window, red flames were everywhere, even though it was raining. This morning you came early, plus you were tired, and all through the day, you haven't taken your eyes off of Sasuke and Naruto, what is going on?"
The man chuckled darkly and patted her head gently. "Sakura, you really are a talented ninja, yes, something is going on . . . something that you have not come of rank yet to know."
The girl's eyes narrowed more.
Kakashi turned to her. "Now you'd better get going, oh, and I'm warning you, from now on, stay away from Sasuke."
A puff of smoke eclipsed him and he was gone, leaving the girl standing in a lonely clearing.
Sakura shook her head. "That's what you say sensei, but I'll find out, if it's about Naruto and Sasuke, then I deserve to know."
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"Hokage-sama . ." Kakashi bowed to the woman with sandy-hair as he appeared behind her. She stood at an alter, dropping ingredients into a chalice that smoked blue mist.
She turned around and smiled at him. "You came to ask about Sakura . . ."
The man ran a hand through his wild, silver hair and sighed. "Yes . . .she seems intent on finding out."
"She deserves to know."
"But she . . "
"Cares about both Sasuke and Naruto." The woman cut him off. "Kakashi, she deserves to know."
Kakashi nodded wordlessly, and then looked back towards Tsunade
"I still don't believe that Naruto has anything to do with this, I know that Orachimaru wants Sasuke as a catalyst for this war, but why does Naruto have any part?" He asked with pain in his voice.
"Do you believe in soul mates?"
"Excuse me?" He looked up, surprised at her unexpected question.
"Do you believe in soul mates?" she repeated, a small smile on her lips.
"I'm not sure. . ."
"You should."
"And why is that?"
For a few moments she said nothing, but then took a breath before speaking.
"Orachimaru's bite has a weakness to it, although it can never be fully removed, it can be permanently inactivated by one thing." She said softly.
"Your soul-mate?"
She nodded. "The Oracle has said so."
"And Naruto and Sasuke are soul mates?"
"The Oracle made it that way, so they must be"
Kakashi nodded numbly, and bowed again to Tsunade. He slowly turned to leave, but didn't move.
"Hokage-sama, what is the Oracle?"
She smiled, her amber eyes softened.
"The Oracle is intangible and invisible. Only the chosen ones can hear its voice, the voice that has guided our ancestors through centuries of bloodshed."
"How do we know that it's right?" He asked quietly, looking down at the floor.
"We don't, but we trust it with all our hearts, because it is built from the shinobi world's everlasting desire for harmony."
"Do we just wait for Sasuke and Naruto to find each other than?"
Tsunade let out a small laugh. "The Oracle is already working on them, it is all up to how they choose to respond, but you may guide them, just be careful."
Kakashi smiled. "I will guide them."
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~*Naruto POV*~
So soft, so very soft. Mm. . it feels good.
Kisses, ah, sweet kisses, who are you?
No words, you give me no words, just your kisses, I don't care who you are, just let me stay this way.
I feel your hand on my cheek, you stroke my brow gently, then I feel your warm lips on mine, fire, I feel like I'm on fire.
I want to see your face, please, let me see your face, no? you're going to stay hidden? Who are you? Where are you? Please, I want to know.
You lace our fingers together gently, are you going to show me who you are?
No, I don't see you, but you speak!
"Naruto . . ."
Say my name again, your voice is beautiful, have I heard it before?
"You are my life."
You love me that much eh? Who are you?
"Don't ever leave me."
Fool, we just met, why would I leave you? I reach out to you, I feel your hair slide through my fingers. Silky, soft . . .
You embrace me again, I want to cry, I've never felt this way before.
"Who are you?" I whisper.
Suddenly I can see, God, you're beautiful, but wait, you are. . .
I don't have time to react, something's taking over your body, orange sparks? Why are those on you?
"Don't leave me . . ." you cry as you're dragged down, down, where are you going?
You're gone, what is this feeling? Tears? Why am I crying? No, I didn't want to leave you! You left me!
~*End POV*~
The timing was too precise, two pairs of teary eyes, one sky blue, the other ebony black opened at the same time.
The words they spoke were not the same however, because they only uttered the names of the other.
"Sasuke?"
"Naruto?"
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Daijoubu ka? - Are you okay?
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Chapter Two: Amethyst
Disclaimer: I own Naruto (today is opposite day ^_^)
* * * * * * *
"Ohayo Sakura-Chan!" Naruto greeted the next morning as he raced towards the bridge where the trio met each day. All signs of his night time troubles were well hidden from his long-time crush.
Naruto glanced at his watch. It was early; Kakashi-sensei wouldn't be there for at least another two hours.
The pink-haired girl nodded her reply, lacking her usual fiery, degrading response.
The quieter, darker one-third of the group stood in the shadow of a tree, saying nothing, but in his mind, he had already begun to analyze his teammate.
//Funny, Naruto seems to be developing bags under his eyes, since when did that happen?// he thought to himself.
Naruto gave Sasuke the normal 'I hate you' glance, but the two did not exchange words. Instead, they stood with their eyes on each other, mental electricity had already begun to build.
Sakura noted the sudden stillness in the air; the leaves that had previously been dancing around her feet came to a standstill and the stream beneath them made no sound as it cascaded across the rocks.
"Eh . . you guys . ." She intervened timidly.
The two boys looked away from each other and the girl sighed with relief.
//It gets worse and worse every day . . and it feels like it's more than a rivalry now . . it's almost like it's pure hate . . // she thought to herself sadly. //I can't do anything about it, they're both so much more powerful than me . . . //
A crack followed by a puff of smoke brought all three's attention to the foot of the bridge.
Just as they'd expected, their jounin sensei stood there, as he did every day - - - but a few things were different.
"Oi Oi! Kakashi-sensei, you're on time today!" Naruto yelled eagerly as he waved to his teacher.
Sakura nodded in agreement. "This is certainly new, has something important come up?"
Kakashi smiled wearily, for the first time in as long as the three teens had known him, he looked genuinely tired.
"Ne? Kakashi-sensei? Daijoubu ka*?" Sakura asked concerned, as the sharper of the group, she took note of the difference quickly.
Naruto scratched his head. "Nani? Sakura-chan?" He looked from his teammate to his teacher, but noticed no difference.
"It's nothing Naruto, don't worry." The silver-haired man smiled, as the three could tell from his eyes, for they could not see under his mask.
Sakura nodded reluctantly, Sasuke said nothing, and Naruto returned to his bubbly self.
"I want to shine today!" Naruto yelled eagerly as the four walked towards the training ground slowly.
The sunshiny boy was the only one who didn't notice the dark cloud that loomed over his companions.
* * * * * *
The day went slowly, they trained as usual, all three pushed on by their desire to become stronger.
When the orange glow had faded from the sky, three tired bodies lay on the ground panting.
Their teacher sat comfortably in a tree, watching them.
"You guys can leave now, nice work today." He said dully and waited for response.
Sasuke sat up first; he pushed himself painfully into a standing position and left wordlessly, quickly disappearing into the darkening shrubs.
Naruto rolled over onto his back and rubbed his eyes as he looked up towards the dark blue sky.
"NANI?? ICHARAKU MIGHT BE CLOSED BY NOW!" He yelled and jumped up, lunging for a tree, as he too scampered off, only the faint rustling of him bouncing from branch to branch could be heard.
"Sakura . . . you should leave too, it's getting late. . ." Kakashi shook a still weary Sakura.
He did not expect her to sit up and glare at him though, the worn-out expression on her face was replaced by one of suspicion.
"Kakashi-sensei, there's something wrong, I can tell." She spoke coldly, and determined.
The masked man's uncovered eye widened, but he spoke no words.
"Last night, there was some kind of ritual, I saw it from my window, red flames were everywhere, even though it was raining. This morning you came early, plus you were tired, and all through the day, you haven't taken your eyes off of Sasuke and Naruto, what is going on?"
The man chuckled darkly and patted her head gently. "Sakura, you really are a talented ninja, yes, something is going on . . . something that you have not come of rank yet to know."
The girl's eyes narrowed more.
Kakashi turned to her. "Now you'd better get going, oh, and I'm warning you, from now on, stay away from Sasuke."
A puff of smoke eclipsed him and he was gone, leaving the girl standing in a lonely clearing.
Sakura shook her head. "That's what you say sensei, but I'll find out, if it's about Naruto and Sasuke, then I deserve to know."
* * * * * *
"Hokage-sama . ." Kakashi bowed to the woman with sandy-hair as he appeared behind her. She stood at an alter, dropping ingredients into a chalice that smoked blue mist.
She turned around and smiled at him. "You came to ask about Sakura . . ."
The man ran a hand through his wild, silver hair and sighed. "Yes . . .she seems intent on finding out."
"She deserves to know."
"But she . . "
"Cares about both Sasuke and Naruto." The woman cut him off. "Kakashi, she deserves to know."
Kakashi nodded wordlessly, and then looked back towards Tsunade
"I still don't believe that Naruto has anything to do with this, I know that Orachimaru wants Sasuke as a catalyst for this war, but why does Naruto have any part?" He asked with pain in his voice.
"Do you believe in soul mates?"
"Excuse me?" He looked up, surprised at her unexpected question.
"Do you believe in soul mates?" she repeated, a small smile on her lips.
"I'm not sure. . ."
"You should."
"And why is that?"
For a few moments she said nothing, but then took a breath before speaking.
"Orachimaru's bite has a weakness to it, although it can never be fully removed, it can be permanently inactivated by one thing." She said softly.
"Your soul-mate?"
She nodded. "The Oracle has said so."
"And Naruto and Sasuke are soul mates?"
"The Oracle made it that way, so they must be"
Kakashi nodded numbly, and bowed again to Tsunade. He slowly turned to leave, but didn't move.
"Hokage-sama, what is the Oracle?"
She smiled, her amber eyes softened.
"The Oracle is intangible and invisible. Only the chosen ones can hear its voice, the voice that has guided our ancestors through centuries of bloodshed."
"How do we know that it's right?" He asked quietly, looking down at the floor.
"We don't, but we trust it with all our hearts, because it is built from the shinobi world's everlasting desire for harmony."
"Do we just wait for Sasuke and Naruto to find each other than?"
Tsunade let out a small laugh. "The Oracle is already working on them, it is all up to how they choose to respond, but you may guide them, just be careful."
Kakashi smiled. "I will guide them."
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~*Naruto POV*~
So soft, so very soft. Mm. . it feels good.
Kisses, ah, sweet kisses, who are you?
No words, you give me no words, just your kisses, I don't care who you are, just let me stay this way.
I feel your hand on my cheek, you stroke my brow gently, then I feel your warm lips on mine, fire, I feel like I'm on fire.
I want to see your face, please, let me see your face, no? you're going to stay hidden? Who are you? Where are you? Please, I want to know.
You lace our fingers together gently, are you going to show me who you are?
No, I don't see you, but you speak!
"Naruto . . ."
Say my name again, your voice is beautiful, have I heard it before?
"You are my life."
You love me that much eh? Who are you?
"Don't ever leave me."
Fool, we just met, why would I leave you? I reach out to you, I feel your hair slide through my fingers. Silky, soft . . .
You embrace me again, I want to cry, I've never felt this way before.
"Who are you?" I whisper.
Suddenly I can see, God, you're beautiful, but wait, you are. . .
I don't have time to react, something's taking over your body, orange sparks? Why are those on you?
"Don't leave me . . ." you cry as you're dragged down, down, where are you going?
You're gone, what is this feeling? Tears? Why am I crying? No, I didn't want to leave you! You left me!
~*End POV*~
The timing was too precise, two pairs of teary eyes, one sky blue, the other ebony black opened at the same time.
The words they spoke were not the same however, because they only uttered the names of the other.
"Sasuke?"
"Naruto?"
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Daijoubu ka? - Are you okay?
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