Section 2: Good Times Gone Sour

Naruto, Sakura, Shino, and Romi wandered around town after all the visiting villages had arrived. Naruto was still acting strange from before, never looking up from the ground as he continued on. Sakura looked over time to time, worrying constantly about what he was thinking about. Naruto had his distance from the other three, thought.

Sakura looked back ahead, and squinted sorrowfully, "What happened to him... he was so excited before... to see those genin... and to be going on our date today." She glances back over to him again, "...now he can't even lift his head anymore..."

Both Shino and Romi noticed the melancholy between the couple, as they peeked over out of the corner of their eyes. Romi started nudging the closer Shino to do something, looking at him pleadingly. Shino slowed down slightly, and shifted himself over to the other side of the couple, next to Naruto who was on the outside. Romi inched herself closer to Sakura, since they were trying to counsel the two.

Romi walked next to her, and looked over to her, "I... know you don't know me that well... but if anything's wrong, you can tell me about it!"

"...it's ok Romi. It's nothing."

"Is it Naruto?"

Sakura lifted her head gasping quietly, and then dropped her head back down, "...I... I don't know how to cheer him up. I usually do, but I can't now... now that I'm in love with him... It makes me feel so worthless."

Romi looked over compassionately, "...Don't worry Sakura... He's just thinking about some things... He'll get better..."

Sakura frowned miserably, and turned her head to Naruto, "I hope so... I can't see him like this..."

On the other side, Shino whispered to Naruto quietly, "What's wrong Naruto? Are you mad at Sakura-chan or something?"

Naruto answered without changing his view, "No."

Shino scratches his head in confusion, "...Then what's with the moping? What'd she do?"

"...it's not her. I love Sakura-chan." Shino stood up straight, and listened for him to continue. "It's just... that Cloud genin." Shino looked over confused and questionably. "I just... hate to see that."

"See what...?"

"...anyone suffer a bad fate. It's not fair, and I understand it all too well."

Shino's eyebrows rose in an understanding manner, "Oh?" He looked back ahead, "...I know you're thinking about things... but Sakura seems to be very worried about you."

Naruto looked back at Shino, and then looked past him at Sakura, who was still upset about how he was acting. He sighed despondently, "...I'm hurting her feelings aren't I?"

"No... she just cares about you a lot is all."

Naruto stopped suddenly, drawing everyone to stop a few steps ahead. They all looked back at him, particularly Sakura, as he hung his head down low, letting his hair cover his expression. Suddenly, he shot his head up and looked into Sakura's eyes smiling, "I owe you a date don't I Sakura-chan?!" He chuckled confidently.

Sakura built a smile across her face over her previously saddened expression, "Naruto... Yup! What are we going to do though... is there anywhere to go even?"

He thinks quietly, while he goes through the possibilities. He then looks up smiling confidently, "I know what to do Sakura-chan! You want to come too Shino? Romi?"

Both Romi and Shino smile suggestively, "No, its ok! You guys should have some time alone," Romi said holding out her hand happily. Shino nodded in agreement with Romi's idea.

Naruto squinted with a grin on his face, "Ok!" He glances over to Sakura, "Come with me then!" Sakura smiled, and made walked over to Naruto, grabbing his hand affectionately.

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Shino and Romi continued on by themselves, looking at all of the small stands down the street. Shino stopped by one of the stands, and walked up to the counter, staring down at the tabletop. Romi noticed and approached him from behind to see what he was looking down at. Before she could see, he snatched whatever he was looking at, off of the counter and concealed it in his palm.

Romi grabbed his arm, which she couldn't get to budge, "Awww c'mon what is it?" Shino jerks his arm away temporarily, and reaches forward towards her head with his fist still clinched. Romi falls back nervously, "...what... what're you doing?"

He fiddles his hands around a little above her head and leans back happily, "...there." He grabs a nearby mirror and shows her what he had done.

In her hair was a small dragonfly hair pin made with colored gemstones and metal of a silvery color, which seemed pretty expensive at first glance. She looked at the hairpin, blushing nervously, "...Shino...?"

He turned to the clerk, and handed her a handful of money he had wedged in his pocket. "Thank you very much! It looks very nice on her!"

Shino looked back at Romi brightly, "I know..."

Romi pulled back, smiled and blushed brightly, "...Thank you Shino." He just smiled silently, and lightly touched the side of her face, brushing her hair over slightly.

The shop clerk shot up ecstatically, "Oh I love when my jewelry is bought for young love!"

Their moment though was suddenly interrupted by the loud cheering behind the buildings opposite the jewelry stand. "What's going on?"

Romi looked back at him and grabbed his hand smiling, "Let's go see!"

The two followed their ears through a small alley way, to see a large open area turned into a stadium by villagers who were crowded around in an oval shape. Shino and Romi weaved and crawled their way through the large crowd to get to the front of the crowd. When they got there, they looked up at what was going on in the center, and saw two ninja standing in the ground opposite of each other.

Shino looked at the ninja to the left, and didn't recognize him. He looked closely to him, and noticed the mark on his head protector. "A sound ninja?! What is he doing here?!"

The ninja stood there smiling smugly towards the figure opposite from him, and he received boos all across the crowd which he briskly brushed it off, with his arms crossed. He had a very small ponytail at the back of his head and two peculiar metal earmuffs on his head. He did have the typical sound nin outfits though, consisting of black and white camouflage pants and vest.

Shino looked over quickly to who was standing on the other side, and saw the kid from earlier that day, standing with his arms crossed and with a smug smile of his own. "It's that Benjiro kid... This should be interesting..."

Benjiro opened his lips widely, exposing a huge confident crack. He whipped one of his arms out, and pointed toward the sound ninja, Naruto-like, "You... you don't belong here! I'll make sure you leave this festival immediately though..." He flung his fist into his palm in a threatening way, "Even if I have to show you some pain!"

The sound ninja laughed, "Don't talk big little kid... you don't know what you're getting into... you're just a little puke Stone genin! Like I should fear you!"

Benjiro stood up straight and adjusted the two sacks hanging over his shoulders, "I'm sorry you underestimate me, sound idiot."

The sound ninja twitched with anger, "Humph... so you want to show me then, just how worthy you are?"

Benjiro began to bounce up and down, back and forth, like a boxer would, "I wouldn't recommend it, you might get pretty hurt!"

The sound ninja lashed back, and then leaned forward, "...I'm quite tired of these kiddy games! Time to get things serious!" He shot forward holding three kunai in between his fingers, "Idiot kid! Hope you'll like THIS!"

Benjiro smiled as he continued to bounce as he waited for the attack to occur. When the ninja reached him, Benjiro danced out of the way also similar to how a boxer would.

As the sound ninja missed, he glared at Benjiro on the way by, and launched his kunai at the exposed body of Benjiro, "I've got you, brat!"

Benjiro noticed the approaching kunai, and smirked, turning his back to the knives, which ended up ricocheting off of one of Benjiro's sacks hanging off of his back.

"WHAT?! Damn it!" The sound ninja had a split second before he noticed that Benjiro was continuing to turn with his fist clinched tightly.

"...Stupid sound idiot..." Benjiro connected fully with the sound ninja's ribs, sending his limp body to roll helplessly across the dirt, screaming in pain. The ninja came to a halt, as Benjiro stood up straight once again, chuckling to himself. Benjiro took a swing at the air with each arm, and continued to bounce around.

Shino looked at his in amazement, "Just as I thought... He is powerful..."

The sound ninja slowly rose to his feet, breathing heavily, and in pain. "Shit... that punch... broke my rib and winded me... this isn't too good..." He stood up straight and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, smirking towards Benjiro. "You're a little bastard aren't you? I have a method for losers like you!" The sound ninja pulled his left arm up to the side of his head, touching one of the earmuffs attached to his ears.

Benjiro stood still, and arched his eyebrow questionably, "Hmm... so you're finally going to use those things." He smirked, "I'm glad you're taking things more seriously now."

"Don't flatter yourself, brat! I just don't feel like wasting anymore time with you!" The sound ninja flicked on the earmuffs, and stood up straight. "Now... I begin..."

Benjiro flung his arms out, then pulled them back into a fighting stance, "Well moron... begin then..."

The sound ninja grunted, and charged forward no faster than he was before. Shino watched closely, with Romi looking on with her hands to her mouth. Benjiro stood still, waiting for the effect of those headphones to kick in. "When is this guy going to use those things...?!" The ninja reached him, giving him no other choice but to take his shot. His fist flew across his body, and towards the sound ninja's head.

Suddenly, he disappeared and Benjiro's swing passed through air. Shino, Romi, and the rest of the crowd were caught in shock. "...Where... where'd he go?!"

The sound ninja appeared above the bent over Benjiro, and crushed Benjiro's head with his fist, driving the young Stone genin's head deeper and deeper into the ground as he drove his fist downward. Everyone gasped as the sound ninja launched himself to a distance far from the driven Benjiro.

Shino looked on with sweat rolling down his head, "Did he... defeat him?!"

Benjiro's legs, which were now hanging up in the air since he was buried from the waist up, began to flail around wildly. He wriggled his way out of the whole, rubbing the back of his head, "Oww! That punch stung, sound idiot!"

The sound ninja looked back with widened eyes at Benjiro, "...What... why! I connected my punch cleanly!"

Benjiro smiled while cracking his neck and back, "You just aren't that strong I guess..." The sound ninja cringed at the comment made about him. "All I've got to do is find a way to get you pesky sound idiot." Benjiro pointed up to the sound ninja's earmuffs and smirked, "You're using those to hear my movements anyways..." The sound ninja recoiled and stepped back in horror, "...so all I've got to do is attack faster than the speed of sound... right?"

Benjiro stood still, with his hands held out confidently. The sound ninja gripped his hand tightly, "Who... the hell are you anyways..."

He bounced up holding his fist forward, "My name's Murata Benjiro! Great genin of the Hidden Stone Village! I'm glad you've learned you're lesson, no?"

The ninja gasped, "You...you're letting me go...?"

"Course... you just don't show your face around here ever again... got..."

"Benjiro... don't be merciful for such scum." Benjiro whipped around and saw the genin who was sitting in his wheelchair, with his arms crossed.

Shino leaned forward when he noticed, "...The Cloud genin...!"

Benjiro rubbed the back of his head nervously, "Eh... c'mon Naizen... He's going to leave... there no reason to..."

"There's plenty of reason to destroy this waste of space ninja... he's the type that walks all over people, only if he feels they're a weaker level than him self."

The sound ninja suffered a small lapse of judgment, "You wouldn't know the first thing about walking you freak genin...!"

Naizen didn't react to the comment made, but only turned his head very slowly towards the sound ninja, "...something I'd expect from a reject like you... You tire me."

Benjiro pleaded with Naizen, "Hey... hey, it's not the time Naizen... don't do anything rash, eh?"

The sound ninja laughed, "What is that screwed up ninja going to do anyways! Drive over my feet or something?!" He continued to mockingly ridicule Naizen and his wheelchair, as Naizen himself sat in his chair with his arms remained crossed.

"If you're so confident that I'm a weakling... then attack me with everything you have moron."

The ninja huffed, "What a stupid ninja... what does he possibly think he can do without using his legs... fool! He may have special jutsus... but I'll hit him first before he even gets a chance to use them!" The sound ninja charged heavily listening for any sounds coming from his earmuffs. "I hear nothing! This punch will hit!"

He soared across extraordinarily quickly, and connected his blow right onto Naizen's left cheek, sending him and his wheelchair airborne, striking the ground in a cloud of smoke.

Shino looked back at the fight ensuing, "...He lost... already? Why didn't he dodge the attack...? He's not showing his power...! But why!"

The ninja stood up after delivering his punch, and rubbed his knuckles lightly, "Only thing you hurt on me was my knuckles when they were busting your face... what a worthless ninja." The ninja laughed arrogantly for a while, and then froze up in shock, "...my ...my arm...!" He held it out in front of him and looked down upon it in fear, "It's... tingling... what's wrong...?" Suddenly, his arm limply fell to his side, and hung down motionless. "What's this?! I can't... move my arm!"

"Of course you can't..." Naizen came wheeling out of the dust of his impact with the ground.

The ninja pointed frantically with his live arm, "You! I punched you with everything I had!"

Naizen crossed his arms, "Well... as Benjiro told you before... I guess you aren't that strong."

"Grr... shut up you shit head! Freaks who can't walk can't win anyways!"

"Well... how's your arm feeling?" The ninja looks up in shock, "...Yea... you won't be able to move your arm for a while. Punch me again... and you won't have any arms to fight with... You already lose."

The ninja lashed forward in a panic, "So...So let me go then, like you guys said you would...!"

Benjiro crossed his arms with a smirk, "Fine... we'll let you go, just..."

Naizen tore in, "No..." Everyone looked at Naizen in shock, "...people like you don't deserve to live."

The ninja steps back nervously, "...What?! ...No!"

"I have a question for you though, before I kill you..." Naizen switches on the small console on his wheelchair, and looks up threateningly, "...Who's worthless now...?" Naizen pressed his console lightly, and vanished with speed. The ninja curled up in fear when he couldn't see where the genin had gone, until he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down in slow motion since things were happening so fast, and noticed small bolts coming from his chest. Naizen appeared in front of him, and with no time to react, the ninja took a punch to his chest, sending him flying backwards, falling onto his back.

The crowd fell silent at the intensity of the hit delievered by the Cloud genin. Naizen turned his head towards the damaged sound ninja. He looked at him as if he were waiting for something to happen. Suddenly, the sound ninja began to react to the hit.

Shino and the rest of the people looked in horror at the ninja who Naizen had strewn out. He was frantically screaming while gasping for air and flailing his arms around.

"I... CAN'T... BREATHH... AHHHH!" The ninja flopped on the ground helplessly, as Naizen watched heartlessly.

As the sound ninja continued to scream in terrible pain, Benjiro ran up to him and pointed to the dying ninja, "Naizen! Don't kill anyone here! Save him now!" Naizen sat there motionless, and looked over to the ninja without compassion, "Naizen!"

Next to the ninja, the jounin that arrived with Naizen landed, and placed his hand on the ninja's chest. A shock came out of the jounin's hand, and the ninja flopped out in relief, breathing heavily, but normally once again. Naizen looked over to his jounin and grumbled in disappointment.

His jounin lashed up, "I told you before! You are not to kill anyone! I don't give a shit if you think is right! Don't ever pull this crap again Naizen!"

Naizen turned his chair away quietly, "Fine... then you deal with that dirt, then... I'm leaving." He found his way out of the crowd, as his angry jounin watched him leave.

Shino also watched from afar, with sweat rolling down his face, "...what a terrible technique... he almost killed him in one move..." He looked over to Romi, "...Are you ok?"

She looked back at Shino a little frightened, but nodded towards him, "...Yea, I'm fine."

Shino pulled her close and comforted her knowing the intensity of what they had just seen, "...he must have use electricity to warp the nerves to his heart and lungs with that blow... but where does the electricity come from? Chakra can't do that... or was it those wires..." He rubbed Romi's hair in a consoling manner, "...poor Romi, I wish I didn't make her stay and see that... even I'm rattled."

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Naruto and Sakura walked through the festival cheerfully. Naruto spotted a game stand, which had these stuffed frogs to win, and shot over to the front counter grinning widely.

"Sakura-chan, look! Do you want one of these?" he yelled pointing at one of the pink colored frogs.

Sakura giggled, "Yea, they are kind of cute!"

Naruto popped up holding up his fist, "Oh! Then don't you worry! I'll win it for you! ...So how do you play this game anyways?"

The game vendor laughed heartily, "This game is easy boy! All you need to do..." He turned away from Naruto and Sakura and held his hand out, "...is hit this plate with this hammer here, ring the bell on top. Think you can do it young genin?"

Naruto flung back laughing, "Can I do it?! C'mon old man, this will be easy!" Naruto slammed down money onto the counter and made his way over to the platform chuckling. He grabbed the heavy hammer next to him, and lifted it onto his shoulder. "This is as good as won!" Naruto grasped the handle tightly and rocked the mallet down to the platform, banging the small pin up the pipe above. The pin slid up, but fell short of the bell on top. "WHAT?!" Naruto flung his arm upward to the bell, "What the hell is that!"

The vendor started laughing again, "You think I'd make it that easy for a genin like you?!"

Naruto looked back flatly, and then flung his fist forward again, slamming down more money, "I'll win this! You'll see!"

Sakura slapped her face helplessly, "...Oh... Naruto..."

Naruto kept trying over and over, slamming down more and more money. Every time he tried, it was just short. "Eh... this sucks..." He rooted through his wallet and pulled out his last bit of money, and mournfully slid it forward across the counter top, "I'll... win this thing..."

Sakura grabbed his arm earnestly, "Naruto! It's ok! Don't throw away your last bit of money! It's not that important to me..."

"No way Sakura-chan, I don't give up that easily! I want to see you happy, and I'll do anything for it!" He ran up to the platform and shifted the mallet over his shoulder, while Sakura watched helplessly. "This is my last shot... I've got to do this!" He put every shred of power and chakra he had into the swing, sending the pin shooting up at incredible speeds. It not only hit the bell, it knocked the bell off the top from the intensity of the swing. "Eh! Alright! I did it!" Naruto jumped up and down in victory with the pink frog in his hand.

Sakura curled up laughing and blushing, "You're so reckless... but you never gave up..." She became surprised when he shoved the pink frog into her arms.

She looked up and saw Naruto smiling, "This is for you Sakura-chan...! Sorry it took so long, though."

Sakura smiled brightly, and looked away in a coy fashion, "...Thank you, Naruto..."

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Naruto and Sakura walked through the rest of the carnival, doing whatever they could do, since Naruto had no money left from the stand earlier that day. So they decided to take a walk through the forest outside of the village, so they could be alone together.

They reached a small flower patch, where Sakura stopped and bent down near. "I always used to come here when I was little... and I always came here to pick flowers for Sasuke-kun..."

Naruto stood up tall with a dreary expression, with his arms crossed.

Sakura stood up, and held out an array of flowers in front of Naruto, "...but now, I'm here to pick them for you Naruto!"

Naruto looked at her and the flowers in surprise, and then smiled tenderly, "...Thanks Sakura-chan...!" He reached over and grabbed a hold of her hands, and locked eyes with her.

"...Na...Naruto...?" Sakura froze up, and her eyes grew glassy, as Naruto and Sakura shared a little moment. Their faces approached one another very slowly, while they never separated their eye contact. When they met, they locked lips with each other, both closing their eyes.

They both pulled back from one another, and smiled brightly. "I love you, Naruto..."

Naruto smiled back, "I..." But before he could finish what he was saying, he gasped and looked to his left quickly. Before he could react, though, a brown tentacle struck him across his face, sending him flying back through the flowers.

Sakura jerked her head towards him, "...Naruto!" She turned back to where the attack originated from, and saw the genin from the Grass country winding the vine back into his exposed arm with a smirk on his face. "...The...Grass genin?"

The genin crossed his arms, and twitched his head, flinging his dread locks across to the other side of his back. He uttered in a rippling voice, "...Hajime..." Sakura looked back with a frightened look, when she heard him speak. "...Call me Hajime." He lifted his arm up slowly, pointing towards the staggering Naruto, "...fight me."

Naruto stood up shaken, "...What?... why? Why me?"

Hajime stood up straight, and clinched his fist towards Naruto, "You... have the Nine Tails'... You are the only threat to our mission."

Sakura launched forward, "What mission?!"

"Shut up you weak, ugly ninja!" Sakura became startled and turned around, spotting the Hidden Mist girl standing there grinning.

Sakura adjusted her stance, and stood there pointing towards her, "Who are you calling ugly!"

The girl laughed and brushed her hair to the side, "Figures you'd care about being ugly before being weak..." Sakura pulled back with surprise. "Stupid female shinobi, you're nothing compared to me!"

Sakura hung her head low, but was lifted back up by Naruto's voice, "No..." Naruto looked over to Sakura, "...Don't listen to her... never listen to anyone who says those things to you. You're as strong as you believe you are... don't give up because some bitch ninja tells you she's stronger than you."

The girl lashes towards Naruto screaming, "What did you say?!" She looked over to Hajime, with whiny tears running down her face, "...he called me a bitch..."

Hajime looked back at her, and huffed while closing his eyes, "...He might just be right Kimie..."

She shot up angrily, "Whatever...! I'll just take my anger out on this girl... just keep that cutie out of this!" She waved over to Naruto, "...and don't hurt him too much, so we can go out on a date later!"

Naruto jerked back nervously, with sweat running down his head. Sakura stood back on the other side of the flower field, grinding her teeth and pumping her fist, "...Date my ass... not with my man! Let's go, bitch... This is personal!"

Kimie looked over at her with a dirty smile on her face, "...Glad to get your attention..."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head nervously, "Eh... you girls shouldn't be fighting over me..." Suddenly, Naruto opened his eyes and looked up gasping when he noticed Hajime appearing right before him.

The vines and roots began to slither out from underneath his skin, "You have a lot more than those girls to worry about!" The roots lashed forward towards Naruto, who instinctively jumped back, landing in a crouch.

Naruto glared at Hajime with an alarming expression on his face, "Shit... this guy... his technique is hard to read..."

Hajime remained crouched at the crater that Naruto had evaded from, with his roots still buried deep within the ground. The roots crawled back up into his arm, allowing him to stand up straight. He had an evil and confident smile on his face, as he slowly crossed his arms, "...You like that Nine Tails' boy...? Hurry up and show me your power already... I'm already growing tired."

Sakura observed how close the attack was to landing and called out in concern, "Naruto!"

Kimie shot in between her and Naruto. "Don't worry about him! I'll take good care of him during our date after I beat you!"

Sakura growled furiously, "You're never going to touch him, you cow!" She whipped out one of her Kunai, and positioned herself to fight, "...no one touches my Naruto!"

Naruto looks over in astonishment, then flashes into embarrassment, "Awww Sakura-chan, how sweet."

Hajime becomes irritable and dives forward letting his roots and vines flood out of his arms, "Pay attention fool!"

Naruto jerks his head towards Hajime, but didn't notice promptly enough, as the roots found their way around his arms and torso. They spastically tightened around Naruto, giving of a crack as Naruto felt his body illuminate in pain.

Naruto screamed out in pain and the roots constricted tighter, "Shit! This is bad!"

Hajime smirked as he held his arms out, which began to release green colored vines. The vines wrapped around Naruto's defenseless neck, and squeezed his throat tightly as well, drawing Naruto to gasp for air.

Sakura noticed from a far, and dropped her jaw, "...Naruto...? Naruto...!" She stepped out of her stance and looked towards him with tears in her eyes, "Naruto!"

Kimie turned to see what Sakura was yelling about, and became concerned herself, "Hajime! Don't kill him! He's a cutie, and our leader told us..."

"Shut up! He's threatens the entire plan, he's the one who stopped that Gaara kid before, we wont make the same mistake... We kill him now!"

Sakura's eyes widened, "Oh no... another plan!" She arched her eyebrows, becoming focused on Kimie, "I've got to beat her... and help Naruto!" She clinched her kunai tightly, and launched herself towards the unaware Hidden Mist ninja. She readied her kunai, and aimed it towards Kimie.

Kimie quickly turned back to Sakura with a smile on her face, "You aren't fast enough...!" She performed her seals very quickly, and screamed, "(Water Element: Water Bubble Technique) Suiton: Mizu Suihou no Jitsu!" A large liquid orb bulged outward in all directions from her clinched palms, blasting Sakura back.

Sakura helplessly flew back, releasing her kunai, and falling to the ground in pain. She landed onto her stomach, lifting her head slightly looking at Naruto, "...I... I failed again..." She dropped her head against the ground, as tears rolled down her face.

Kimie released her hands and let the water bubble drop harmlessly over her, watering her hair. She whipped her hair around, letting the water sprinkle around as she behaved like a model. "I told you, that you didn't stand a chance little worthless shinobi girl." She looked over to Naruto, winking flirtatiously, "You should be with a girl like me instead cutie!"

Naruto still struggled within Hajime's constriction, looking over to Sakura who still laid strewn out from the water blast. "Damn it... Sakura...chan... I need to help her!"

Kimie walked over to Sakura, and lifted her head by her pink hair, while she was on her stomach. "...but you have this pesky ichuunoonna eh?" She then took out her kunai and held it to Sakura's throat, "...let me free you from your relationship sweetie, so we could have a chance together!"

Naruto's eyes widened in desperation, "No... Sakura-chan...!" Naruto's eyes filled with tears of vulnerability, drawing him to shut his eyes as he cowered.

Hajime laughed, "I'm disappointed Nine Tails' boy... you don't even have the strength to save your so called love... how pitiful indeed..." He glanced over his shoulder smugly, "...Kimie, dispatch the shinobi girl... let this so called prodigy, witness the love of his life... drown on her own blood..."

Naruto clinched his hand tightly, "Sakura-chan! I... can't let you... DIE!" His eyes shot open with a toss of tears, exposing a familiar red eye with a large slit down its middle. "No..." Hajime and Kimie looked up in shock at the new tone of Naruto's voice. He growled in anger, "...I won't let you win... you bastards..."