Revelations II

Sasuke ran through the forest. He was still angry that he hadn't reached his goal. "Curse Hinata! Curse them all! If it hadn't been for her, I would have gotten those Kīrito eyes by now. But no matter…" He said to himself, "I suppose that my new Sharingan make up for it, but I think I should tell her the whole story…" And upon saying that, he ran even faster that before, laughing loudly.

Tāra lay on Sakura's couch, sleeping soundly thins time. Her mind didn't think about what had happened earlier that night, although she wouldn't have wanted to know anyways.

She was suddenly awoken by a noise outside. She bolted upright in an instant, gasping for air. "Oh…" She said, "It was just a dream."

"Oh, good you're awake." A voice came from the darkness.

"Sasuke?" Tāra asked.

The voice laughed. "Not this time." Sakura turned on the lamp beside the couch. "I told you, I'm guarding you and Hinata." Sakura said. "Well, not Hinata anymore."

Tāra looked at the clock. 2:30. "Where's Hinata?" Tāra asked.

"She went to go talk to Naruto. She said for me to take you when you wake up." Sakura said, "C'mon, were going to find your mother."

"Sakura, she's not my mother." Tāra said.

Sakura nodded. "But she is now." Sakura went over to the door. "I'll be waiting outside. Your mother went back and grabbed some clothes for you. Change and come outside."

A few minutes later, Tāra emerged from the house in her normal clothes; a sleeveless dark green shirt and tan shorts. Sakura smiled. "You ready to go?"

Tāra nodded. "Good. We're going to go fast, so try to keep up!" Sakura explained.

Both of them sped down the street as fast as they could, but Sakura was surprised that Tāra could keep up with her. Even though Tāra wasn't even a Genin she was able to keep up with Sakura at the same speed, maybe even faster. Because of their quick speed, they were able to reach Naruto's house in a mater of minutes.

"So that's what happened, Naruto-sama." Hinata said.

"Hmm… So, Sasuke returned." Naruto said, calmly. When he stopped thinking, he looked up, an angry look in his eyes. "Keep all ANBU on guard! I WANT HIM FOUND BY SUNRISE!"

Naruto's assistant, Ino, looked up. "Naruto-sama. Sunrise isn't enough time to find Sasuke. ESPECIALLY Sasuke." (A/N: Yup. Ino is Naruto's assistant.)

"It isn't?" Naruto asked, thinking. "Well, find him as fast as you can!"

Ino nodded and walked to the doorway. She said something to a guard around the corner. She turned back to Naruto. "Um… Sakura and Tāra are here." Ino said.

Sakura and Tāra both walked in, panting hard. "Hi… Naruto… Hinata… I brought… Tāra…" Sakura made out, through hard breathing.

"Hi… Naruto... -sama…" Tāra panted.

Naruto laughed. "Well I see that everyone's here. Best wait 'till tomorrow for me to explain."

"What…? Why…?" Tāra asked, still panting.

Naruto grinned, "Because you're not a ninja yet. Nonetheless, you can all sleep here. Soundly. Besides, Iruka says you passed your jutsu tests with flying colors! Almost like…"

"Like… who?" Tāra panted.

"Never mind. Ino? Can you take Tāra to one of the guest rooms, please?" Naruto asked.

Ino raised an eyebrow, "Since when does the mighty Naruto-sama say 'please'?"

"Since he's in a good mood." Naruto said.

Ino shrugged, then nodding towards Tāra, "Follow me, Tāra."

"So, she has her Kīrito now. I guess Sasuke's help should have been inevitable." Naruto said.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.

"Sasuke said he'd be back in ten years, but it's been thirteen. He was waiting for her kekki genkai to emerge so he… he…" Naruto started.

"He could take it for himself." Hinata finished.

"But what's so special about them?" Sakura asked, "You said they were powerful, but you didn't say how."

"The Kīrito have special powers, far beyond anyone's imagination. They are stronger than the Sharingan, even more powerful than your Byakugan." Naruto explained.

Hinata looked shocked. "That powerful?"

"It can't be that bad, can it?" Sakura asked.

"Actually, it can." Naruto said, "This kekki genkai can…"

For the second time that night, Tāra lay asleep in her bed.

Earlier, when Ino was showing her to her room, she was sort of mad at Naruto-sama for keeping her abilities from her. What could her eyes do? Would Kiko, her best friend, still recognize her? The green that had taken over her eyes was a strong contrast from her brown eyes from before.

Normally, thoughts that kept running through her head like this would keep her awake. But because she used up so much chakra, let alone energy, racing with Sakura, she fell asleep quickly.

As usual, her sleep couldn't last for long. "Good to see you. Again." The voice said.

Tāra bolted up in her bed again. She was covered in sweat and she felt more horrible than the last two times. "Why am I not getting used to this?" She asked herself. She pulled off the covers and slid out of bed. "If this keeps happening, I'll have to get cotton pajamas. Silk doesn't seem to be as absorbent."

"But Silk matches you. More than you would know…" A voice called from the darkness.

"S-sasuke?" Tāra asked.

Sasuke laughed lightly, "You're a little pain in the neck. No matter. Like your eyes?" Sasuke said, stepping from the corner of the room.

"I'll give you credit for getting through the guards. But what are you?" Tāra asked.

"You're greatest dream and worst nightmare all rolled into one." He replied.