Laruku-chan: *sighs* writing fanfiction is too tiresome. First I have to
deal with that psychopath Uchiha, then I have to deal with not getting a
lot of reviews . yare yare. . .
Sasuke-kun: *pants while pointing a finger at Laruku-chan * You're. . . damn . . . lucky. . . that I ran out of chakra. . .usuratonkachi!
Laruku-chan: *grins* Well I guess Kami-sama's still been good to me!
Sasuke-kun: I WILL AVENGE MYSELF!!!
Laruku-chan: That'll be the day after never *blows a raspberry at him, then quickly regrets it after she sees him scowl*. Ahem, anyways, I finally introduced Naruto into the story!
Sasuke-kun: *grumbles* oh goodie, now there's TWO idiots!
Laruku-chan: *sighs* ma, I'm glad I'm getting REALLY good reviews despite of how few I get but I guess with so many good fans it's all worth it. Bunni Girl, sou desu. Why don't I get more reviews? *starts to rant at the Naruto fanbase too* j/k, but anyways thanks for your comment, I really appreciated it. I personally find AU much more easier to write than normal fics, (it's my preference if you haven't been able to tell ^^) and I actually like crossovers a lot. To me it's really fun to see your favorite characters get put into a different perspective in the role of another anime. But what you said is true, crossovers often lead to the author actually using the actual plot exactly and copying the idea as if it were "line-by-line" instead. This fic isn't going to be like that, promise. Although right now I'm reaching a point where it might happen, because of how it's going to become more difficult to write now that Sakura is about to take on scroll spirits so I might have to use some ideas but I'll try my best to keep this plot original. I've already begun many battle plans in my head so I think I've got this story's plot pretty much hands down. Pray for me that I'll get this done good *crosses her fingers*
It seems as though lots of ppl had been waiting for this fic to be updated, including my number one fan (heehee, you don't know how good it feels to have one) Kenhime-san. She leaves great review all the time, lol she says that my writing style portrays naruto's hyperactiviness. That's cause I'm sorta giving this fic a "manga" style to it. There I go favoring reviews again, but thanks all the same to everyone! Sakura-chan, Chelsey-chan, and Kairi arigatou gozaimasu! The more the merrier! Anyways to those of you who don't want to wait for SS-Sakura to update faster I've written a new start to an upcoming series:
The Frog, The Snake, and The Snail
AU fic if you haven't guessed, but this time in Chibi form, for those who love fluff! There aren't many AU naruto fics out there, so I think I'm starting something here. Even tho it's fluff, there is some angst to it (depressed 7 year olds? Now that's something new). R&R, and tell me what you think!
BTW, I have an announcement to make, something's come up and I'll be leaving for about week, which will delay the series once more (gasps, the horror!). I'll be leaving this Friday night, so for the rest of this week I will be posting as many chapters as I can, MEANING that once I get a chapter done, boom I'll be posting it. But then again I'm running low on time and this probably might be the only chapter I'll be psoting. But in the meantime keep the reviews coming strong, if you've got something to say, say it. I really want everyone's opinion on this. Writing is really important to me. Well enuff said, this is becoming an extremely long update, I'll be continuing on with the story. Read and enjoy!
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FINALLY, AFTER THAT HUMONGOUS (POSSIBLY UNNECESSARY) LONG UPDATE:
SCROLL SEALER SAKURA
Chapter Six: Of all Young Shinobi Lives, You Were Chosen, THE FIRST ENCOUNTER: Part ONE: Botan's Delight!
~*~*~*~
"Hinata, Hinata wake up already. . ."
Hinata slowly opened her heavy eyelids as the owner of the voice began roughly shaking her awake. Drowsily the entire hazy atmosphere came into view. Hinata lifted her gaze to find her father staring at her with his usual gruff and cold pale eyes. Steadily she heaved herself and sat up from her bed and clutched her throbbing head.
What had happened? How did she get back here?
The last thing Hinata remembered happening was that:
["SAKURA-CHAN!!!" Hinata hollered as loud as she could in her tiny soft voice, but the wind just drowned her call. She sighed and began to turn around.
"There's no need to yell, she won't hear you anyway. . ."
Nani?!
"W-Who's there?! Show yourself!"
The wind began to spin rapidly. It was impossible Hinata was going to get blown away, the spirals of gust were too strong. It was a violent maelstrom; the terrifying winds were surrounding her. She couldn't escape, the air was slicing away at her.
"Sakura-chan, doko na no?" Hinata whispered as she felt her whole world swirl away.]
Could it possibly be? That it had all been a dream?
Chotto matte, that couldn't be it!
What happened to . . .
"Sakura!" Hinata exclaimed at once, "Sakura-chan! What happened to her?! Where is she?! Sakura, daijoubu desu ka?!"
Hyuuga Hiashi sighed at her and stared at his pitiful excuse for a daughter. Had she been this unaware of what was going on? Mattaku, why was it that she let everything get a hold of her?
"Calm down there's no need to panic," he replied in his usual aggravated and cold tone he usually used whenever he spoke with her, "Your Sakura is the one who brought you back home unconscious you know."
"Eh?!" Hinata gasped as their identical white eyes met, "Naniteno?"
"She said that you two were training together, until when you finally got exhausted. So she carried you back all the way here," he said briefly as he already began to get up to leave the room, "She told me you would have been concerned to know what had happened after you woke up so she told me to inform you not to worry. She said everything is fine now."
Hinata sighed and hung her head slightly depressed. That was a lie but still she was relieved to know that her Sakura-chan was alright. Somehow before she passed out she had a sort of premonition that Sakura was in some sort of grave danger. The passing of it all had come so quickly; it was as if Hinata had just merely waken up from a nightmare. But still despite her relief, Hinata felt depressed by the thought that even after all this Sakura still wouldn't say a single thing about what was going on.
This was all becoming too much to bear . . .
"Oi, shikarishirou!" Hiashi scolded her, "Why are you even crying?"
Hinata didn't reply as tiny tears started rolling down her cheeks. She just sat there letting it all come out. A normal person's emotions would usually not be phased by all this, but for Hinata it seemed to hurt her weak sensitive heart. As though she had been directly punched right at the heart of her soul itself.
SLAP!!!
Hiashi now frustrated with his daughter's behavior didn't hesitate to scold her with pain, "You're no daughter of mine if you continue to weep like weakling. Hyuuga are strong! At least act like you're one!"
Hinata, touched her now tear-stained red cheek. He had hit her hard, the pain had already begun to seep through to her jaw. Hinata clenched her teeth together as she winced at her cheek, which now stung with pain as she touched it. Watery moist tears were already beginning to form from behind her eyes but she desperately kept them in.
["Dame Sakura-chan!! Don't touch it!! You might make it worse if you do that!!" Hinata shrieked.
"DAIJOUBU HINATA-CHAN!! MATTAKU!! IT'S ONLY A LITTLE SLAP FOR GOD'S SAKE!!" Sakura bellowed while grabbing her friend's shoulders.]
That's right Hinata told herself as memories of Sakura's voice rang through her head. Shikkarishte, it is only a little slap after all . . .
"Hai," Hinata said in mere reply nodding her head to follow her father's order. Hinata wipped away the rest of her tears and finally stood confidently facing her father's emotionless white eyes. It was amazing how much compassion her own eyes held compared to the rest of the legendary hardworking Hyuuga Clan. The two stood staring at each other in silence.
"I expect you passed the Henge no Jutsu test?" he father inquired breaking the unpleasant silence.
"Hai," Hinata nodded.
Hiashi sighed and began to take steps out of the room, "Well very well then, it would have been an embarrassment to the entire clan if my own daughter couldn't even perform such a basic jutsu."
Hinata watched in silence as her fathers back began to retreat away. She sighed once more and sat down on her bed. Even though she had been told the exact opposite a few minutes ago, Sakura definitely seemed to be in great trouble and she knew it. It would have to be up to her to find out exactly what was going on before anything else strange started to happen.
She'd have to keep a closer watch over Sakura from now on.
~*~*~*~
"Ahhh that was so good!" Naruto sighed happily rubbing his round full stomach. Right after he had the first cup of instant ramen, he started demanding for more. Sakura had to continue serving him with more and more ramen, until finally there wasn't a single pack left.
"ANTA!" she began scolding him, "IF YOU GOING TO LIVE IN MY HOUSE FROM NOW ON YOU'RE GONNA HAFTA HOLD DOWN ON YOUR APPETITE! THAT WAS OVER 10 CUPS!! WHAT'S WITH YOU?!!"
Naruto let out a loud belch while Sakura glared at him with daggers in her eyes, "Well, I am a magical being after, I need the food for energy."
Sakura let out a groan while she started to clean up the mess he had created. If she didn't clean this up soon, Okaa-chan would probably do more than just kill her after she found out that she had failed the Henge no Jutsu test as well.
"Wahaa I sure am tired," Naruto declared, "Ano sa, ano sa? Sakura-chan, where am I going to sleep anyway?"
Sakura paused, she hadn't thought of that. Not only could she let her mother find this mess, but she couldn't let her find out about Naruto either. How would she explain herself?
"Sonna no shiranaino," she replied trying to hide her worry in her voice as she continued to wash a dirty dish, "I would let you sleep in the guest room, demo my mother might see you. She can know about you living here."
"Sou ka," Naruto said thoughtfully while rocking in his seat, "JA! Does that mean I get sleep with you then?"
The dirty dish Sakura was washing dropped to floor and smashed into dozens of pieces.
"HELL NO IT DOESN'T YOU IDIOT!!" she screamed at him with fury, "I'VE NEVER SLEPT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A BOY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!! AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO START WITH YOU ECCHI!!"
Naruto jumped back at her sudden outburst and fell out of his chair. He landed with an unpleasant thump to the ground and shuddered under the now terrifying Sakura. She was really scary . . .
"TADAIMA!!!" someone's voice rang in the air, "Sakura-chan? Are you home yet?"
Y-Yappai! Sakura rushed towards the door, was she home already?
Sakura halted and groaned with disbelief. There stood her mother right before her eyes.
"O-okaeri nasai Okaa-chan!" Sakura replied in her most cheerful and normal voice possible, "You're home so early, ne?"
"My Sakura-chan!" her mother squealed as she ran up to her daughter catching her by surprise, "I missed you SO much! You weren't lonely were you while your mother was gone?"
Sakura sweatdropped as her mother began hugging her tightly and pinching her cheeks like she normally did. Naruto stared at them with shock but then let out a scowl of annoyance.
"Eh?" her mother stopped as her ears picked up his sound, "Who's this?"
Sakura squeaked, oh no it was too late now. Her mother was now staring face to face with Naruto. Now how was she going to get herself out of this?
"SAKURA-CHAN!" her mother let another squeal of delight, "You didn't tell me you were going to invite a BOY over today! Why, he's SO kawaii!"
"I-Iie," Sakura began to protest, "Okaa-chan, it's not what you think . . ."
"WAHH!!! MY SAKURA-CHAN'S GROWN SO MUCH!!!" her mother sighed clapping her hands together with starry eyes, "SHE'S NOW GROWN BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH TO ATTRACT MEN TO HER FEET!!! THAT'S MY DARLING SAKURA-CHAN!!!"
"Eh?" Naruto said completely dumbfounded by what was going on.
"Well hurry up Sakura!" her mother exclaimed wagging a nagging finger at her daughter, "Quit delaying your anxious mother! Hurry up and introduce me to this charming young boy!"
"Uh. . . " was all Sakura could say, she was now completely lost by words.
"So you want to know who I am, eh?" Naruto asked with a sly grin on his face.
Maze! Oh no, Sakura hoped this wasn't going to go where she thought this was leading to . . .
"AHEM! I AM THE BEAST OF THE SEAL!! GUARDIAN OF THE LEGENDARY KAGE SCOLL--- "
"DAME!" Sakura shrieked as she slapped her hand over his big bragging mouth and trapped his head in an arm lock. Sakura's mother blinked in surprise while Naruto's muffled voice mumbled loudly as his face turned a bright pink.
"Uhh, I mean . . ." Sakura stuttered as she blushed at her rash action, "Okaa-chan, this is my friend Naruto. I, er invited him to come live with us because he needs a place to stay, so I was wondering if that was okay with you . . ."
Her mother paused and stared at the two with a strange look. Her eyebrows furrowed into her head while she laid a finger on her chin while she was figuring out on what she should decide to do. Sakura watched as her lips went from a smile to a frown. She was going to say no, Sakura feared. But after a few minutes of waiting, her mother finally gave a reply. . .
"HONTO DESU KA?!!" her mother clapped her hands together with starry eyes on her face.
"Eh? Nani?" the two gasped in surprise.
"YOSH!! Of course he can stay!! He's too adorable to kick out!! Who would even dream of doing such a thing?" her mother exclaimed with delight (Sakura sweatdropped).
"Naruto ka?" her mother questioned, "Hajimete! Haruno Botan desu! (Botan=peony) but you can call me Botan-neechan! That would so KAWAII! Okaa- chan would be better though!"
"Uhh I think I'll stick with Botan-neechan thanks. . ." Naruto sweatdropped while Sakura stared with disbelief. Even her mother wouldn't let her call her that!
"AWW! How sweet," Botan exclaimed as she began pinching his cheeks, "It'll be good having another child to care for with loving care under this house!! AIIEEE! This is going to be so much fun! Ma! I'm going to set up your room now okay Naruto-kun! You'll love it here!"
And then without warning Botan began skipping out of the room with a look of pure ecstasy on her face. Sakura and Naruto both collapsed to the ground letting out sighs of relief.
"Yare, yare," Naruto groaned to himself, "Nanka sa, nanka sa, you and you're mom are really scary! This house is full of weirdos!"
"And you're not one yourself?!" Sakura spat back at him but inside she was full of relief. Now that this was over with her list of worries, she'd have to now start thinking of a good speech to explain to her mother about her test. . .
~*~*~
It was getting late, and nightfall was about to set upon the village of Konoha. As the warm sunset passed, it's light began to fade from the hidden village. Everyone was now asleep, and the darkness surrounded the village making everything calm, serene, and peaceful. It was a cool night in Konoha this evening.
Silence.
The full moon shone brightly amongst the sky along with the rest of the small stars illuminating the night sky. This gave a strange odd chill in the village. It's light gave Konoha recognition even in it's darkened state. But suddenly something wasn't right.
A mysterious shadow lurked among the buildings, it's strange presence flashed by traveling among the dark shadows. It's passing had gone as quickly as when it had came leaving it unnoticed.
But to some people, it had been sensed . . .
The new shadow continued to spread throughout the village the entire night, haunting Konoha with a new force of Darkness. . .
TBC?
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Japanese terms used in this chapter:
Naniteno?- What are you talking about? Shikarishirou! - get a grip! Anta!- Hey you!, Ano sa- Hey, Sonna no shiranaino- That I don't know, ecchi- pervert, Tadaima!- I'm home!, okaeri (nasai) - welcome home, maze- oh no!, Honto desu ka?!!- Do you really mean it?, Hajimete!- Nice to meet you!, neechan- sort of like "older sister", yare yare- boy oh boy, nanka sa- like
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Laruku-chan: ooohh cliffy! Dun, dun, dun!
A short chapter but I'll have more posted soon! I think it was sort of a comedy break from what's been going on, Sakura's okaa-chan sure is weird ne? sort of like a fangirl personality. I hope you liked the flower name I used for her. I went through a lot of Japanese spring flowers, and I thought Botan would probably suit her bubbly personality best. Well r&r! ja na!
Sasuke-kun: *pants while pointing a finger at Laruku-chan * You're. . . damn . . . lucky. . . that I ran out of chakra. . .usuratonkachi!
Laruku-chan: *grins* Well I guess Kami-sama's still been good to me!
Sasuke-kun: I WILL AVENGE MYSELF!!!
Laruku-chan: That'll be the day after never *blows a raspberry at him, then quickly regrets it after she sees him scowl*. Ahem, anyways, I finally introduced Naruto into the story!
Sasuke-kun: *grumbles* oh goodie, now there's TWO idiots!
Laruku-chan: *sighs* ma, I'm glad I'm getting REALLY good reviews despite of how few I get but I guess with so many good fans it's all worth it. Bunni Girl, sou desu. Why don't I get more reviews? *starts to rant at the Naruto fanbase too* j/k, but anyways thanks for your comment, I really appreciated it. I personally find AU much more easier to write than normal fics, (it's my preference if you haven't been able to tell ^^) and I actually like crossovers a lot. To me it's really fun to see your favorite characters get put into a different perspective in the role of another anime. But what you said is true, crossovers often lead to the author actually using the actual plot exactly and copying the idea as if it were "line-by-line" instead. This fic isn't going to be like that, promise. Although right now I'm reaching a point where it might happen, because of how it's going to become more difficult to write now that Sakura is about to take on scroll spirits so I might have to use some ideas but I'll try my best to keep this plot original. I've already begun many battle plans in my head so I think I've got this story's plot pretty much hands down. Pray for me that I'll get this done good *crosses her fingers*
It seems as though lots of ppl had been waiting for this fic to be updated, including my number one fan (heehee, you don't know how good it feels to have one) Kenhime-san. She leaves great review all the time, lol she says that my writing style portrays naruto's hyperactiviness. That's cause I'm sorta giving this fic a "manga" style to it. There I go favoring reviews again, but thanks all the same to everyone! Sakura-chan, Chelsey-chan, and Kairi arigatou gozaimasu! The more the merrier! Anyways to those of you who don't want to wait for SS-Sakura to update faster I've written a new start to an upcoming series:
The Frog, The Snake, and The Snail
AU fic if you haven't guessed, but this time in Chibi form, for those who love fluff! There aren't many AU naruto fics out there, so I think I'm starting something here. Even tho it's fluff, there is some angst to it (depressed 7 year olds? Now that's something new). R&R, and tell me what you think!
BTW, I have an announcement to make, something's come up and I'll be leaving for about week, which will delay the series once more (gasps, the horror!). I'll be leaving this Friday night, so for the rest of this week I will be posting as many chapters as I can, MEANING that once I get a chapter done, boom I'll be posting it. But then again I'm running low on time and this probably might be the only chapter I'll be psoting. But in the meantime keep the reviews coming strong, if you've got something to say, say it. I really want everyone's opinion on this. Writing is really important to me. Well enuff said, this is becoming an extremely long update, I'll be continuing on with the story. Read and enjoy!
~*~*~*~
FINALLY, AFTER THAT HUMONGOUS (POSSIBLY UNNECESSARY) LONG UPDATE:
SCROLL SEALER SAKURA
Chapter Six: Of all Young Shinobi Lives, You Were Chosen, THE FIRST ENCOUNTER: Part ONE: Botan's Delight!
~*~*~*~
"Hinata, Hinata wake up already. . ."
Hinata slowly opened her heavy eyelids as the owner of the voice began roughly shaking her awake. Drowsily the entire hazy atmosphere came into view. Hinata lifted her gaze to find her father staring at her with his usual gruff and cold pale eyes. Steadily she heaved herself and sat up from her bed and clutched her throbbing head.
What had happened? How did she get back here?
The last thing Hinata remembered happening was that:
["SAKURA-CHAN!!!" Hinata hollered as loud as she could in her tiny soft voice, but the wind just drowned her call. She sighed and began to turn around.
"There's no need to yell, she won't hear you anyway. . ."
Nani?!
"W-Who's there?! Show yourself!"
The wind began to spin rapidly. It was impossible Hinata was going to get blown away, the spirals of gust were too strong. It was a violent maelstrom; the terrifying winds were surrounding her. She couldn't escape, the air was slicing away at her.
"Sakura-chan, doko na no?" Hinata whispered as she felt her whole world swirl away.]
Could it possibly be? That it had all been a dream?
Chotto matte, that couldn't be it!
What happened to . . .
"Sakura!" Hinata exclaimed at once, "Sakura-chan! What happened to her?! Where is she?! Sakura, daijoubu desu ka?!"
Hyuuga Hiashi sighed at her and stared at his pitiful excuse for a daughter. Had she been this unaware of what was going on? Mattaku, why was it that she let everything get a hold of her?
"Calm down there's no need to panic," he replied in his usual aggravated and cold tone he usually used whenever he spoke with her, "Your Sakura is the one who brought you back home unconscious you know."
"Eh?!" Hinata gasped as their identical white eyes met, "Naniteno?"
"She said that you two were training together, until when you finally got exhausted. So she carried you back all the way here," he said briefly as he already began to get up to leave the room, "She told me you would have been concerned to know what had happened after you woke up so she told me to inform you not to worry. She said everything is fine now."
Hinata sighed and hung her head slightly depressed. That was a lie but still she was relieved to know that her Sakura-chan was alright. Somehow before she passed out she had a sort of premonition that Sakura was in some sort of grave danger. The passing of it all had come so quickly; it was as if Hinata had just merely waken up from a nightmare. But still despite her relief, Hinata felt depressed by the thought that even after all this Sakura still wouldn't say a single thing about what was going on.
This was all becoming too much to bear . . .
"Oi, shikarishirou!" Hiashi scolded her, "Why are you even crying?"
Hinata didn't reply as tiny tears started rolling down her cheeks. She just sat there letting it all come out. A normal person's emotions would usually not be phased by all this, but for Hinata it seemed to hurt her weak sensitive heart. As though she had been directly punched right at the heart of her soul itself.
SLAP!!!
Hiashi now frustrated with his daughter's behavior didn't hesitate to scold her with pain, "You're no daughter of mine if you continue to weep like weakling. Hyuuga are strong! At least act like you're one!"
Hinata, touched her now tear-stained red cheek. He had hit her hard, the pain had already begun to seep through to her jaw. Hinata clenched her teeth together as she winced at her cheek, which now stung with pain as she touched it. Watery moist tears were already beginning to form from behind her eyes but she desperately kept them in.
["Dame Sakura-chan!! Don't touch it!! You might make it worse if you do that!!" Hinata shrieked.
"DAIJOUBU HINATA-CHAN!! MATTAKU!! IT'S ONLY A LITTLE SLAP FOR GOD'S SAKE!!" Sakura bellowed while grabbing her friend's shoulders.]
That's right Hinata told herself as memories of Sakura's voice rang through her head. Shikkarishte, it is only a little slap after all . . .
"Hai," Hinata said in mere reply nodding her head to follow her father's order. Hinata wipped away the rest of her tears and finally stood confidently facing her father's emotionless white eyes. It was amazing how much compassion her own eyes held compared to the rest of the legendary hardworking Hyuuga Clan. The two stood staring at each other in silence.
"I expect you passed the Henge no Jutsu test?" he father inquired breaking the unpleasant silence.
"Hai," Hinata nodded.
Hiashi sighed and began to take steps out of the room, "Well very well then, it would have been an embarrassment to the entire clan if my own daughter couldn't even perform such a basic jutsu."
Hinata watched in silence as her fathers back began to retreat away. She sighed once more and sat down on her bed. Even though she had been told the exact opposite a few minutes ago, Sakura definitely seemed to be in great trouble and she knew it. It would have to be up to her to find out exactly what was going on before anything else strange started to happen.
She'd have to keep a closer watch over Sakura from now on.
~*~*~*~
"Ahhh that was so good!" Naruto sighed happily rubbing his round full stomach. Right after he had the first cup of instant ramen, he started demanding for more. Sakura had to continue serving him with more and more ramen, until finally there wasn't a single pack left.
"ANTA!" she began scolding him, "IF YOU GOING TO LIVE IN MY HOUSE FROM NOW ON YOU'RE GONNA HAFTA HOLD DOWN ON YOUR APPETITE! THAT WAS OVER 10 CUPS!! WHAT'S WITH YOU?!!"
Naruto let out a loud belch while Sakura glared at him with daggers in her eyes, "Well, I am a magical being after, I need the food for energy."
Sakura let out a groan while she started to clean up the mess he had created. If she didn't clean this up soon, Okaa-chan would probably do more than just kill her after she found out that she had failed the Henge no Jutsu test as well.
"Wahaa I sure am tired," Naruto declared, "Ano sa, ano sa? Sakura-chan, where am I going to sleep anyway?"
Sakura paused, she hadn't thought of that. Not only could she let her mother find this mess, but she couldn't let her find out about Naruto either. How would she explain herself?
"Sonna no shiranaino," she replied trying to hide her worry in her voice as she continued to wash a dirty dish, "I would let you sleep in the guest room, demo my mother might see you. She can know about you living here."
"Sou ka," Naruto said thoughtfully while rocking in his seat, "JA! Does that mean I get sleep with you then?"
The dirty dish Sakura was washing dropped to floor and smashed into dozens of pieces.
"HELL NO IT DOESN'T YOU IDIOT!!" she screamed at him with fury, "I'VE NEVER SLEPT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH A BOY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!! AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO START WITH YOU ECCHI!!"
Naruto jumped back at her sudden outburst and fell out of his chair. He landed with an unpleasant thump to the ground and shuddered under the now terrifying Sakura. She was really scary . . .
"TADAIMA!!!" someone's voice rang in the air, "Sakura-chan? Are you home yet?"
Y-Yappai! Sakura rushed towards the door, was she home already?
Sakura halted and groaned with disbelief. There stood her mother right before her eyes.
"O-okaeri nasai Okaa-chan!" Sakura replied in her most cheerful and normal voice possible, "You're home so early, ne?"
"My Sakura-chan!" her mother squealed as she ran up to her daughter catching her by surprise, "I missed you SO much! You weren't lonely were you while your mother was gone?"
Sakura sweatdropped as her mother began hugging her tightly and pinching her cheeks like she normally did. Naruto stared at them with shock but then let out a scowl of annoyance.
"Eh?" her mother stopped as her ears picked up his sound, "Who's this?"
Sakura squeaked, oh no it was too late now. Her mother was now staring face to face with Naruto. Now how was she going to get herself out of this?
"SAKURA-CHAN!" her mother let another squeal of delight, "You didn't tell me you were going to invite a BOY over today! Why, he's SO kawaii!"
"I-Iie," Sakura began to protest, "Okaa-chan, it's not what you think . . ."
"WAHH!!! MY SAKURA-CHAN'S GROWN SO MUCH!!!" her mother sighed clapping her hands together with starry eyes, "SHE'S NOW GROWN BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH TO ATTRACT MEN TO HER FEET!!! THAT'S MY DARLING SAKURA-CHAN!!!"
"Eh?" Naruto said completely dumbfounded by what was going on.
"Well hurry up Sakura!" her mother exclaimed wagging a nagging finger at her daughter, "Quit delaying your anxious mother! Hurry up and introduce me to this charming young boy!"
"Uh. . . " was all Sakura could say, she was now completely lost by words.
"So you want to know who I am, eh?" Naruto asked with a sly grin on his face.
Maze! Oh no, Sakura hoped this wasn't going to go where she thought this was leading to . . .
"AHEM! I AM THE BEAST OF THE SEAL!! GUARDIAN OF THE LEGENDARY KAGE SCOLL--- "
"DAME!" Sakura shrieked as she slapped her hand over his big bragging mouth and trapped his head in an arm lock. Sakura's mother blinked in surprise while Naruto's muffled voice mumbled loudly as his face turned a bright pink.
"Uhh, I mean . . ." Sakura stuttered as she blushed at her rash action, "Okaa-chan, this is my friend Naruto. I, er invited him to come live with us because he needs a place to stay, so I was wondering if that was okay with you . . ."
Her mother paused and stared at the two with a strange look. Her eyebrows furrowed into her head while she laid a finger on her chin while she was figuring out on what she should decide to do. Sakura watched as her lips went from a smile to a frown. She was going to say no, Sakura feared. But after a few minutes of waiting, her mother finally gave a reply. . .
"HONTO DESU KA?!!" her mother clapped her hands together with starry eyes on her face.
"Eh? Nani?" the two gasped in surprise.
"YOSH!! Of course he can stay!! He's too adorable to kick out!! Who would even dream of doing such a thing?" her mother exclaimed with delight (Sakura sweatdropped).
"Naruto ka?" her mother questioned, "Hajimete! Haruno Botan desu! (Botan=peony) but you can call me Botan-neechan! That would so KAWAII! Okaa- chan would be better though!"
"Uhh I think I'll stick with Botan-neechan thanks. . ." Naruto sweatdropped while Sakura stared with disbelief. Even her mother wouldn't let her call her that!
"AWW! How sweet," Botan exclaimed as she began pinching his cheeks, "It'll be good having another child to care for with loving care under this house!! AIIEEE! This is going to be so much fun! Ma! I'm going to set up your room now okay Naruto-kun! You'll love it here!"
And then without warning Botan began skipping out of the room with a look of pure ecstasy on her face. Sakura and Naruto both collapsed to the ground letting out sighs of relief.
"Yare, yare," Naruto groaned to himself, "Nanka sa, nanka sa, you and you're mom are really scary! This house is full of weirdos!"
"And you're not one yourself?!" Sakura spat back at him but inside she was full of relief. Now that this was over with her list of worries, she'd have to now start thinking of a good speech to explain to her mother about her test. . .
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It was getting late, and nightfall was about to set upon the village of Konoha. As the warm sunset passed, it's light began to fade from the hidden village. Everyone was now asleep, and the darkness surrounded the village making everything calm, serene, and peaceful. It was a cool night in Konoha this evening.
Silence.
The full moon shone brightly amongst the sky along with the rest of the small stars illuminating the night sky. This gave a strange odd chill in the village. It's light gave Konoha recognition even in it's darkened state. But suddenly something wasn't right.
A mysterious shadow lurked among the buildings, it's strange presence flashed by traveling among the dark shadows. It's passing had gone as quickly as when it had came leaving it unnoticed.
But to some people, it had been sensed . . .
The new shadow continued to spread throughout the village the entire night, haunting Konoha with a new force of Darkness. . .
TBC?
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Japanese terms used in this chapter:
Naniteno?- What are you talking about? Shikarishirou! - get a grip! Anta!- Hey you!, Ano sa- Hey, Sonna no shiranaino- That I don't know, ecchi- pervert, Tadaima!- I'm home!, okaeri (nasai) - welcome home, maze- oh no!, Honto desu ka?!!- Do you really mean it?, Hajimete!- Nice to meet you!, neechan- sort of like "older sister", yare yare- boy oh boy, nanka sa- like
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Laruku-chan: ooohh cliffy! Dun, dun, dun!
A short chapter but I'll have more posted soon! I think it was sort of a comedy break from what's been going on, Sakura's okaa-chan sure is weird ne? sort of like a fangirl personality. I hope you liked the flower name I used for her. I went through a lot of Japanese spring flowers, and I thought Botan would probably suit her bubbly personality best. Well r&r! ja na!
