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Chapter 13- And the winner is….

Sasuke and Naruto got into their fighting position although they are still unsure of what to think at the moment. They're still not sure if those two are the people they know and care about.

"You know what? I have a feeling I'll have to take this seriously," Kakashi said as he revealed his left eye with the Sharingan.

"We were going to take them seriously from the start, anyway," Sakura answered while rolling her eyes at Kakashi.

"Oh yeah!" Kakashi answered as if remembering it all of sudden.

When Naruto and Sasuke saw Kakashi's Sharingan they knew it was really him. But they still have doubts on Sakura even though they're already on the verge of hugging her, asking if she's okay, where has she been or I missed you so much. For Sasuke's case a very big and sincere apology and some other things.

"Let's just finish this quickly," Naruto said quietly. Sasuke just looked at him as if saying 'okay'

"I don't want to hurt them so much," Naruto added seriously.

"I know," Sasuke answered.

Naruto did 100 Kage Bunshins to distract Kakashi and Sakura while he gathered chakra to make Rasengan. Unfortunate for him all his Kage Bunshins turned into puffs of smoke with one blow of Sakura's powerful punch on the ground. It made such a big hole on the ground.

Sasuke of course activated his Sharingan. He knows it'll be very handy, especially in this match. Kakashi suddenly appeared behind him then they got into an intense hand to hand combat.

"Where were you?" Sasuke asked between punches.

"In a small village halfway across the border," Kakashi answered casually.

"For two years!" Sasuke asked in the calmest way he could.

"Yeah. She wanted to, so we stayed," Kakashi answered while dodging more kicks.

"Why?" Sasuke said while frowning slightly.

"She wanted to be stronger," Kakashi answered again.

"Why didn't she just train here in Konoha?" Sasuke asked again as he increased his speed to actually hit Kakashi.

"She has her reasons."

Naruto and Sakura….

'Shit! I can't make my Rasengan. She's really not making any openings!' Naruto thought wildly. Just then Naruto's world seemed to darken and he saw all his friends, the people who care about him, starting to back away from him. The looks on their faces seems frightened. It's as if they're afraid of him. 'Oh crap! I know what this is, a genjutsu!' he thought as he did the seal to lift the genjutsu.

"Kai!" he said. His vision returned to normal again and he saw Sakura standing not too far from him.

"I see, my teachings helped!" she said as Naruto's eyes widened in shock.

'Only Sakura-chan knows about that. I mean we promised each other not to tell anyone about the secret genjutsu training I've been receiving from her. This lady might just be…' he thought.

"Sakura-chan?" Naruto said unsurely.

"Yeah?" she said.

"Is that really you?" Naruto asked.

"The one and only!" she answered as she suddenly appeared behind his back. She then whispered, "I really want to win this match, you know."

Sasuke and Kakashi….

Sasuke got his Chidori ready to strike so did Kakashi's. Both of them running towards each other. Their Chidoris collided which made such a big and bright explosion that everyone who saw it had to cover their eyes. Both Sasuke and Kakashi ended up in beaten states after that. Although they can use the Chidori for lots of times it doesn't mean other Chidoris won't be able to hurt them at all. Thank goodness that both of them used the same technique or someone could've ended up dead by now.

Naruto noticed that Sakura got distracted by the scene so he took it for his advantage. He then ran towards Sakura with his Rasengan in hand. Sakura noticed this but it was too late to do any techniques so she just did her best to block it.

'This isn't his full Rasengan.' Sakura thought.

Sakura collided with the walls of the battle ground and she seems to have a difficult time standing up. She still managed to stand up although she needed the support of the wall. She then called Kakashi.

"Kakashi, I'm going to do it now," She said as loud as she could. It almost seemed like a whisper but nonetheless Kakashi heard it for he was prepared for this. Kakashi appeared beside Sakura.

"What do you think they're going to do?" Naruto asked Sasuke who is not too far from him.

"I don't know."

Sakura started to concentrate ¼ of her chakra to her right palm. She estimated that it's enough to finish the match and still keep the people safe. Kakashi who is now her support to stand squeezed her hand in reassurance so that she'll be able to do it without harming the people around. Sakura then released it. The wind blew furiously, some close parts of the battle ground got destroyed, it brought a feeling of terror to the people watching but they soon resumed their composures.

Sakura and Kakashi then spotted Naruto and Sasuke lying unconscious at a certain part of the battle ground. Both of them were taken to the hospital by the medics.

"Winner team 20 with Hatake Kakashi and Haruno Sakura!"

The crowd cheered and clapped for them. It was the best match all throughout the whole competition. Of course they also cheered for Sasuke and Naruto for they put up such a great fight against Sakura and Kakashi.

In the hospital….

Sakura and Kakashi are there too. In fact they're in the same room with Sasuke and Naruto who are still unconscious. Anyway, they've been there for only a few hours so it's not surprising to see them still unconscious. Visitors weren't allowed to go in so Sakura and Kakashi still have some explaining to do after they go out of the hospital.

Sakura then got up from her bed and went to Naruto. She just stared at him for awhile and Kakashi just looked at her in curiousity.

"Some things have changed, ne?" she told Kakashi.

"Yeah. I mean look at those two, it seems that they've become really strong." Kakashi answered.

"Mm-hmm," she replied. Sakura then went to Sasuke's bed and sat beside his unconscious form. Again Kakashi looked at her curiously.

"What're you doing?" he finally asked.

"Looking at Naruto's and Sasuke's faces," she replied casually.

"Oh, isn't that obvious," he replied with sarcasm clear in his voice. "Why are you looking at them?"

"Because it's been two years since I saw them. I sort of missed seeing these faces, you know," she answered.

"Oh, I see."

Just then Naruto began to stir. It caused Sakura and Kakashi to look at him to know if he'll wake up. Guess what? He did wake up. At first it seems like he doesn't know where he is but then he remembered what happened right away. He then remembered Sakura and Kakashi. He quickly looked around only to find both Kakashi and Sakura staring at him.

"Sakura-chan? Kakashi-sensei? Are you guys for real or am I just dreaming? Please tell me this is real," Naruto said as if trying his best not to show too much emotion. Unfortunately his eyes showed a lot of mixed emotions that says I am so happy that they're here, but Sakura-chan is dead so that can't be her. I still want to believe Sakura-chan is still alive and is just in the same room with us. Kakashi-sensei can explain what happened, right? I don't know… I'm confused right now.

"I think Naruto wants an explanation," Kakashi stated.

"We'll have to wait until Sasuke wakes up," Sakura said.

"You don't have to wait," a voice said. It startled all of them because neither anyone of them noticed Sasuke waking up.

"Well then, we can start after all," Kakashi said while keeping his book.

Both of them told Sasuke and Naruto everything from the start. Of course Naruto had some outbursts in some parts but they just ignored it and went on with the story. Sasuke who was listening intently understood everything. He was just a bit unsure about the fact that Kakashi stayed with Sakura for two years. Naruto who finally calmed down took in the things Kakashi and Sakura told him. Naruto then returned to his cheery mood and said, "I missed you so much!" he then gave both Kakashi and Sakura a big hug.

"Uh…Naruto. You can let go now," Sakura said.

"Yeah, I agree," Kakashi said while gasping for some air.

"Oh yeah," Naruto said sheepishly.

Sasuke seeing this scene smiled inwardly. Of course he won't show it infront of all of them. But his eyes say that he is really happy. In fact his loneliness and sadness seem to lift off. He felt like he's whole again especially now that she's back.

"Hey,bastard! Aren't you going to give them a warm welcome?" Naruto asked him.

"Hn."

Let's just say there's a lot of things that'll happen in the days to come……

Tbc….

Well,I havenothing to say as of right now...so yeah...um...yeah...