Koneba! Thanks for waiting! Happy belated 4th of July! My birthday is in 4 days! We set off a whole buncha fireworks. :D BTW, this chappy has a hint of SakuNaru in it.


Sakura looked at him weird.

"About what?" She said, her voice low and almost intimidating.

Naruto was almost taken back by her tone. "About…stuff. Just come in."

Sakura slowly walked in, looking around.

"So, what do you want to talk to me about?" Sakura said. She decided she was going to save her actual intentions for coming there for later.

"Sasuke." He said, grimacing at the name. Sakura looked up at him, her eyes widened, then back at the ground. Tears started welling up in her eyes. She immediately fell into Naruto.

Naruto stumbled back a couple of steps, and blushed at her, but then hugged her to his chest, holding her protectively.

"Naruto…It's so horrible…." She managed to say between sobs.

Naruto looked down at her, pain in his eyes. He embraced her in his arms.

"Don't worry…I'll fix every thing, I promise." He said; What familiar two words to mention to Sakura...

Sakura sobbed into his chest, her hands clenching his shirt. She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face.

Seen it before, but not like this
Been there before, but not like this
Never before have I ever
Seen it this bad
She's just a woman


After Sakura had settled down and been fixated with some hot tea, she began to tell him.

"I just…didn't know what to do. The first time he failed a mission after we got together, he got drunk and uncontrollable. When I told him to stop, he always got aggressive and started hitting me…and I couldn't stop it. I tried defending my self, but he was using his sharingan. And…I tried to push him away…I tried to do everything I could to stop him. But he ended up beating me, predicting my every move. After the first couple of times I just-"

BAM!

"What the hell is going on!" Naruto said, jumping up from his seat. It was a bit dusty. Somebody had kicked down the door. Through the dust, you could see him.

Sasuke.

"Boy, have I got to talk to you, you piece of shit!" Naruto yelled, anger starting to take over. The marks on his cheeks grew darker, his eyes slit, and his canines enlarging.

Sasuke said nothing, his sharingan activating.

"And why is that?" He asked, his usual dark tone lingering.

Father's a name you haven't earned yet
You're just a child with a temper
Haven't you heard "Don't hit a lady"?
Kickin' your ass would be a pleasure

"Because you're a dumbass. You've been a dumbass all along. Just because you fail a mission, doesn't mean you take it out on Sakura! You don't drunk yourself up! You take it like a fucking man!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke's brows furrowed. His hands were clenched tightly, slightly trembling. He moved faster than the blink of an eye, slashing Naruto with a kunai.

Naruto let out a hiss, wincing. He moved fast also, getting out a kunai. He was much more skilled now, being a jounin, of course.

Sakura was left only to watch, helplessly gritting her teeth.

'I need to do something. Fast…No, Sakura, you'll only get yourself hurt…But…You have to do it…Naruto could get killed…' She thought anxiously, her hand hovering over her kunai pouch.

Naruto tried to comprehend. Kick. Throw. Dodge. Ouch!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Sakura charged.