The Rampage

Chapter 4: Questions

Disclaimer: if i owned Naruto i wouldnt be writiing fanfic's id be writting mange and id have money

The tired genin was walking slowly toward a bench under a tree. 'God. I'm so tired…I couldn't sleep last night.'

"Hey Sakura!" The blonde boy waved as he was running toward her. "What's wrong? You look beat!" Naruto took a seat next to his friend.

"I am. I was thinking about all the deaths and Sasuke." Sakura stretched her arms and let out a huge yawn. "When did you get that cut on your face? It wasn't there last time I saw you." Sakura pointed to the cut on Naruto's left cheek.

"Yea, when I was walking last night I tripped over my own two feet. Clumsy me!" He put a hand behind his head and smiled.

"But…oh never mind. Have you seen Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura set up and looked at Naruto.

"Nope." After that they sat in total silence for quite a while.

"I wonder if Ino's okay. I hope so." There was a hint of sadness in her voice. She looked down at her feet and yawned. Naruto jumped when Sakura spoke because it was quiet for so long. "Well I'm gonna go check on her. I think I'm more afraid of what the sensei mighta done to her…" Sakura stood up and too off in the direction of Ino's house.

"Sakura! I'll go with you!" Naruto stood up and ran after his friend. 'I wonder if anybody found Shino. I hope so! If not we'll be running into him, er, what used to be him pretty soon.'

Naruto and Sakura walked up to a brown door and knocked. A girl with blue orbs for eyes opened it. It was none other than Ino herself.

"Hi! What'd ya come here for?" Ino stepped outside and closed the door behind her. "So you guys are still alive? That's good. Has anyone else died?"

"I'm glad you're alive. That's why we came. I truly don't know if anyone has died yet. I hope not." Sakura looked down and then at Naruto. "Do you know if anyone else has died?" She gave him a questioning look.

"Well…um…yea. I saw Shino. Actually I saw Shino's…head…" Ino and Sakura gasped. Sakura put her hands over her mouth and Ino just stood there with shock in her eyes.

"Y-You saw Sh-Shino's h-h-head?" Sakura was horrified.

"Yea, we passed where I saw him last night. I'm guessing someone found his body and removed it. Either that or it's walking around trying to seek revenge without a head."

"Stop making a joke outta this! This is very serious!" Sakura clonked Naruto over the head.

"OW!" Naruto started rubbing the spot where Sakura hit.

"Sakura's right Naruto! This is serious! VERY SERIOUS!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Naruto held his hands up in defense. "We should find Kakashi-sensei."

"Yea. Let's go to the book store!" Sakura turned around and started to leave.

"Why the book store?" Ino was whispering to Naruto.

"He reads that porno, so why not check there?"

"Point made."

They arrived at the bookstore about ten minutes later. The clerk eyed them oddly when they went to the "Kakashi section". Just as Sakura suspected, there was Kakashi with his nose in a book.

"Kakashi-sensei!" The jonin looked up from his book. He was shocked.

"Sakura! I had no idea you liked these kinda books!" Sakura just rolled her eyes.

"Kakashi-sensei. I found Shino last night. Without a head." Naruto looked dead at Kakashi.

"Another death? Come on kids, let's get outta here." They followed Kakashi out of the bookstore.

After about a fifteen-minute walk to a bench, Kakashi sat down. Sakura, Ino, and Naruto stood around him.

"Ino, you should go home. You're not getting involved in this."

"So you brought me out here to tell me that?" Kakashi nodded his head. "What about Sakura and Naruto!" Ino demanded to know why they got in on the action and she didn't.

"Don't worry about that. You just need to go home right now. We don't need another death!" Kakashi looked into Ino's eyes.

"Fine. Bye you guys. Good luck." Ino walked off.

"Why did you want Ino to leave?" Sakura looked puzzling at her sensei.

"It's getting late. I know Sasuke has tried to kill her and probably will try again. She knows who's killing people and he doesn't want anyone else knowing."

"Well why did you want us to stay?" Naruto also wore a puzzling face.

"You two need to be very careful. Sasuke knows you guys better than he knows anyone else. That means weaknesses, strengths, and so on."

"Why'd ya drag us out here to tell us that?" Sakura was still puzzled.

"Because it's closer to my house! Good night you guys!" Kakashi grinned and walked off.

"You as pissed at him as I am right now?" Naruto was steaming.

"No I'm more pissed. We were closer to my house before. Now I have a longer walk." Sakura slumped her head.

"Wow! It has been a short day! I woke up at noon. Then I went out and saw on a bench at about three. We sat there in silence for like an hour. It took us fifteen minutes to walk to Ino's then I bet you can do the math!" Naruto smiled and looked at Sakura who was glaring at him. "What? I'm just trying to be positive."

"Telling me how long we did something is being positive? I think it's being annoying." Sakura was very grumpy.

"I think you need to go home. You're grumpy and you have huge bags under your eyes."

"What the hell are you talking about! I'm fine!" Sakura was right up in Naruto's face.

"Sure… Do want me to walk you home? You know, just in case something happens."

"Nah. I'll be fine. Thanks for the offer though." Sakura started walking off in the direction of her house.

'Wow. She sure cooled down fast. I hope Sasuke is taking a break.' Naruto heard a scream in the distance. A girl's voice. Naruto darted off in the direction of the cry.

"N-N-No! Please don't kill me! Please!" The young girl was squirming in the Uchiha's grasp. "I-I can't breath."

"Wow you sure are talking a lot. You're usually quiet and never really talk." Sasuke tightened his grip on the girl's throat. "Why won't you croak? I was hoping to not have to use any weapons. Looks like you're gonna have to die like your team mate."

"SASUKE! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO HER!" Naruto stood there with kunai ready.

"I think I'm trying to kill her. She won't die by hand so I'll have to use a weapon. Wanna watch?" Sasuke smirked and threw two shuriken at Naruto. Naruto barely dodged them.

'God dammit! I can't fight him! If I get all cut up, or dead Sakura will know I fought him. But if I don't Hinata will die! Damn! I gotta fight! I gotta save her! Please forgive me Sakura!'

"Again with the dodging? That's what everyone is doing! Come on asswipe! Show me something new!" Sasuke threw two kunai at Naruto. Naruto caught the kunai and threw them back at Sasuke.

"Let Hinata go!" Naruto took out a kunai of his own and tried to hit Sasuke in the stomach, but Sasuke hit him away.

"This is sad. I'm fighting you with one hand, and winning! I mean if you really want this girl so badly, come and get her!" Naruto stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth.

'Shit!'