The Shadow Wars
Disclaimer: Naruto and related characters and concepts do not belong to me. This story is merely made by a fan.
Chapter 2
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"Kakashi-sensei, may I speak to Naruto for a minute? Please?" asked Sakura.
"Is this happening? Sakura-chan would never interrupt Kakashi-sensei if it weren't an emergency... Or maybe she wants to... Ah, who am I kidding. She probably wants to tell me to stay out of Sasuke's way," thought Naruto.
"Can it wait until after the end, Sakura?" asked Kakashi.
"No. It has to do with the Exam." Answered Sakura.
"Kuso. Should've known it was too good to be true... Or maybe it was just said to get Sensei to let her speak to me in private... No, Sakura-chan wouldn't risk getting caught..." thought Naruto.
"Okay, hai, hai." Replied Kakashi.
Naruto and Sakura walked off into the park, Naruto cautiously looking around for trouble, mainly emotional trouble. They finally reached a place, well out of earshot of even Kakashi's nin-dogs.
"Naruto... I like your..." started Sakura cautiously, suspecting that he may get offended if she were to say what she wanted to say.
"Yippee!" shouted Naruto.
"Kindly be quiet, Naruto. Why do you think I took us out to the middle of nowhere? I didn't want Kakashi to hear. However, I think he can still hear screams. Anyway, I like your strength, but you must admit you're not on Sasuke-kun's level of prowess..." said Sakura.
"Ah, so you took me out here to insult me, eh, Sakura-ch... Sakura. Well, I'm sorry that I'm not on par with your precious 'Sasuke-kun.' Well, If that's it, I'm going back to Kakashi-sensei." Answered Naruto angrily. And then he took off before Sakura could reply.
"Naruto-baka. I wanted to tell him my feelings and he only looked at how I started the conversation." Thought Sakura. "Ah, well, there's always next time..." And then Sakura also rushed to the area where her team was. But she wondered if it would ever be a team again.
"Well, now that Naruto and Sakura have rejoined us, let's begin the meeting." Said Kakashi.
Although the meeting was productive, two people were not acting as a team. Naruto was still fuming over Sakura's comment, and Sakura was mad at Naruto for acting so rashly during the conversation.
"Okay, you're dismissed... Wait, Naruto, Sakura, if you can kindly stay behind?" said Kakashi.
"Yes, Sensei..." answered Naruto and Sakura.
"What happened? You two are normally trying your best, and often make small talk while training. However, today you were practically crawling, as though something is wrong. Is there?" asked Kakashi.
"Oh, nothing's wrong, Kakashi-sensei. Just had trouble sleeping." Replied Naruto, emphasizing his point with a faked yawn.
"Same here, Kakashi-sensei." Said Sakura, also emphasizing with a yawn.
"Strange. Both of them having insomnia in the same night? Coincidence? Or plot?" thought Kakashi. "Well, you two, dismissed."
The two instantly went off, Naruto thinking about the day's events and Sakura thinking if she said something wrong, or if Naruto just overreacted to her comment about prowess.
"I see... So Sakura-chan thinks I'm useless, eh, at least compared to her 'Sasuke-kun'? I guess I should've expected it... I mean, she's liked him for the longest time. Anyway, I hope she's happy with him..." thought Naruto.
Naruto was going so fast that he didn't see the black figure in front of him, right in the middle of the walkway. Suddenly, he felt a powerful strike to his stomach. Then everything went blank.
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"What happened, Sakura? Do you know?" inquired Kakashi.
"No, the last time I saw him was when we left you." Responded Sakura.
They were referring to Naruto. When he was knocked out, Kakashi sensed Naruto's chakra faulter. He instantly assembled the two remaining shinobi to the spot he last sensed Naruto's chakra. All they saw was a small red spot (Naruto had coughed up blood when the figure struck him.)
"Spread out and search the area for anything suggestive of movement. Whoever knocked him out probably had to drag Naruto. There'll be something suggestive of direction." Ordered Kakashi.
"But, Kakashi-sensei, hundreds of people use this walkway every day. Until someone invents a jutsu to read chakra signatures from footprints, we won't be able to find him. And even if there were such a jutsu, we do not know the chakra print of his assailant." Protested Sasuke.
"You have a point..." said Kakashi.
Suddenly, Kakashi performed a series of hand seals. Then, he bit his finger, drawing some blood. Finally, he placed his hand on the ground, palm down.
"Summoning no jutsu!" shouted Kakashi.
There was a puff of smoke and a small dog named Pakkun appeared.
"Yes, Kakashi?" asked Pakkun.
"I need you to go to Hokage-sama and inform him that Uzumaki Naruto is missing as of three hours ago. The only clue as to his fate is a small circle of blood." Said Kakashi, removing his forehead protector. Beneath it was his Sharingan, the advanced bloodline of the Uchiha clan, to which Sasuke belonged to.
"I see some strange chakra, Pakkun. I am going to give you a drawing of the chakra signature." Said Kakashi.
"You want me to take the drawing to Hokage-sama, correct?" asked Pakkun.
"Yes, Pakkun." Replied Kakashi.
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Three hundred miles away, a loud scream was heard.
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What has happened to Naruto? And what will happen if Hokage cannot locate Naruto before the Jounin Exam? A/N: I realize that this is NaruSaku, but there is nothing saying it has to be visible immediately. There is a lot more to go, and it's only starting.
Disclaimer: Naruto and related characters and concepts do not belong to me. This story is merely made by a fan.
Chapter 2
*~*
"Kakashi-sensei, may I speak to Naruto for a minute? Please?" asked Sakura.
"Is this happening? Sakura-chan would never interrupt Kakashi-sensei if it weren't an emergency... Or maybe she wants to... Ah, who am I kidding. She probably wants to tell me to stay out of Sasuke's way," thought Naruto.
"Can it wait until after the end, Sakura?" asked Kakashi.
"No. It has to do with the Exam." Answered Sakura.
"Kuso. Should've known it was too good to be true... Or maybe it was just said to get Sensei to let her speak to me in private... No, Sakura-chan wouldn't risk getting caught..." thought Naruto.
"Okay, hai, hai." Replied Kakashi.
Naruto and Sakura walked off into the park, Naruto cautiously looking around for trouble, mainly emotional trouble. They finally reached a place, well out of earshot of even Kakashi's nin-dogs.
"Naruto... I like your..." started Sakura cautiously, suspecting that he may get offended if she were to say what she wanted to say.
"Yippee!" shouted Naruto.
"Kindly be quiet, Naruto. Why do you think I took us out to the middle of nowhere? I didn't want Kakashi to hear. However, I think he can still hear screams. Anyway, I like your strength, but you must admit you're not on Sasuke-kun's level of prowess..." said Sakura.
"Ah, so you took me out here to insult me, eh, Sakura-ch... Sakura. Well, I'm sorry that I'm not on par with your precious 'Sasuke-kun.' Well, If that's it, I'm going back to Kakashi-sensei." Answered Naruto angrily. And then he took off before Sakura could reply.
"Naruto-baka. I wanted to tell him my feelings and he only looked at how I started the conversation." Thought Sakura. "Ah, well, there's always next time..." And then Sakura also rushed to the area where her team was. But she wondered if it would ever be a team again.
"Well, now that Naruto and Sakura have rejoined us, let's begin the meeting." Said Kakashi.
Although the meeting was productive, two people were not acting as a team. Naruto was still fuming over Sakura's comment, and Sakura was mad at Naruto for acting so rashly during the conversation.
"Okay, you're dismissed... Wait, Naruto, Sakura, if you can kindly stay behind?" said Kakashi.
"Yes, Sensei..." answered Naruto and Sakura.
"What happened? You two are normally trying your best, and often make small talk while training. However, today you were practically crawling, as though something is wrong. Is there?" asked Kakashi.
"Oh, nothing's wrong, Kakashi-sensei. Just had trouble sleeping." Replied Naruto, emphasizing his point with a faked yawn.
"Same here, Kakashi-sensei." Said Sakura, also emphasizing with a yawn.
"Strange. Both of them having insomnia in the same night? Coincidence? Or plot?" thought Kakashi. "Well, you two, dismissed."
The two instantly went off, Naruto thinking about the day's events and Sakura thinking if she said something wrong, or if Naruto just overreacted to her comment about prowess.
"I see... So Sakura-chan thinks I'm useless, eh, at least compared to her 'Sasuke-kun'? I guess I should've expected it... I mean, she's liked him for the longest time. Anyway, I hope she's happy with him..." thought Naruto.
Naruto was going so fast that he didn't see the black figure in front of him, right in the middle of the walkway. Suddenly, he felt a powerful strike to his stomach. Then everything went blank.
*~*
"What happened, Sakura? Do you know?" inquired Kakashi.
"No, the last time I saw him was when we left you." Responded Sakura.
They were referring to Naruto. When he was knocked out, Kakashi sensed Naruto's chakra faulter. He instantly assembled the two remaining shinobi to the spot he last sensed Naruto's chakra. All they saw was a small red spot (Naruto had coughed up blood when the figure struck him.)
"Spread out and search the area for anything suggestive of movement. Whoever knocked him out probably had to drag Naruto. There'll be something suggestive of direction." Ordered Kakashi.
"But, Kakashi-sensei, hundreds of people use this walkway every day. Until someone invents a jutsu to read chakra signatures from footprints, we won't be able to find him. And even if there were such a jutsu, we do not know the chakra print of his assailant." Protested Sasuke.
"You have a point..." said Kakashi.
Suddenly, Kakashi performed a series of hand seals. Then, he bit his finger, drawing some blood. Finally, he placed his hand on the ground, palm down.
"Summoning no jutsu!" shouted Kakashi.
There was a puff of smoke and a small dog named Pakkun appeared.
"Yes, Kakashi?" asked Pakkun.
"I need you to go to Hokage-sama and inform him that Uzumaki Naruto is missing as of three hours ago. The only clue as to his fate is a small circle of blood." Said Kakashi, removing his forehead protector. Beneath it was his Sharingan, the advanced bloodline of the Uchiha clan, to which Sasuke belonged to.
"I see some strange chakra, Pakkun. I am going to give you a drawing of the chakra signature." Said Kakashi.
"You want me to take the drawing to Hokage-sama, correct?" asked Pakkun.
"Yes, Pakkun." Replied Kakashi.
*~*
Three hundred miles away, a loud scream was heard.
*~*
What has happened to Naruto? And what will happen if Hokage cannot locate Naruto before the Jounin Exam? A/N: I realize that this is NaruSaku, but there is nothing saying it has to be visible immediately. There is a lot more to go, and it's only starting.