WARNING! Some rated M stuff! Kind of.

DO NOT OWN NARUTO

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Chapter 6: The Man with the Mask

"Who would YOU do it with right here, right now? Me, or Naruto?"

The question repeated it self over and over again in Sakura's mind. She was stuck. Was she going to pick Naruto? Or Kiba? She would pick Kiba, since Naruto was on the more… immature side, but she didn't want to say it.

'Okay, so, you need my help eh? Here, I'll help you decide by reading my current bio for these guys' Inner Sakura took out her little notebook, 'Okay, Naruto. He's cute as the next guy you see. He's energetic and nice when he can be. Cares for his friends and apparently LOVES you to death. If you were in bed with him, he should be very active…' Sakura raised one eyebrow up. Inner Sakura continued, 'Then there's Kiba. He's cool, strong, competitive, nice, hot, etcetera, etcetera… He also seems to have an interest for you; and if he were to do it with you, he might get very passionate. Very good at it too… AKA: Animal Sex' Sakura shot her head towards her inner self.

"WHAT?"

'…What?'

"ANIMAL SEX? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?"

'What? It's true… He comes from a family of ninken… And… he kinda acts like an animal too… Don't worry, animal sex isn't bad'

"HOW DO YOU KNOW?"

'I don't know. Hey, let's try it out sometimes!' Sakura bonked Inner Sakura on the head and returned back to reality.

"Um… I would… I…" Sakura stuttered. Both Naruto and Kiba were eager to listen for her answer, "If… Um… In order to…" The pastel pink haired kunoichi wanted to cry. She just couldn't answer the stupid, yet hard question.

"I… I'm a virgin godammit!" Sakura finally broke into tears, making Kiba and Naruto startle.

"H-hey! D-d-don't cry! It's my fault for making you answer that question! You don't have to answer! So please, don't cry!" Kiba tried to calm her down by patting her shoulder endlessly. He cringed at the thought of her not answering. He really wanted to know who she would prefer doing it with. Akamaru whimpered at Sakura's side, gently stroking his face against her thigh.

"Y-yeah! Don't even think about answering, Sakura-chan! It was a stupid question! It was a stupid game! Hey! Let's play chess instead, okay?" Naruto also tried to comfort her by words. He wasn't used to dealing with crying girls.

After about a minute or two, Sakura finally eased up and tears started to dry out. She cleared out her throat before speaking up, "I… I need some time for myself… Excuse me…" She ran towards the door and into the halls.

"IDIOT! Look what you did to Sakura-chan! All because of your fucking question!" Naruto stood up and yelled at Kiba.

"HEY! I wasn't the one who started this game!" Kiba yelled back. The screaming didn't end, and soon, Akamaru was barking his own complains.

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"That was really stupid of me…" Sakura drooped as she walked down the halls. "Now I made those guys worry…"

'You should have just told them the truth then crying'

"Now that I think about it, I should have… At least I wouldn't have to feel guilty if I've done it…" Sakura slid her way down to the floor on the wall. She pulled her knees together and buried her face between it. "I should go apologize…"

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"You go apologize!"

"Why don't you?"

"Because it wasn't my idea to play the game!"

"ARF!"

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A man looked down at the girl. Sakura noticed his shadow and looked up. His face was covered with a kitsune(fox) mask. He had himself covered up with a jacket and the same colored pants. "Wha…-" Before she could say anything, the man hit her on the stomach, making her unconscious for a little while. The man easily picked her up, carrying her on his shoulder. He snickered, "Haha, I thought I was aiming for a guy… but this is better" The mysterious man exited through the back door of the school.

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"Dammit Naruto! OKAY! Why don't we BOTH apologize to her? HUH?"

"…That's not a bad idea…"

"ARF!"

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Sakura groggily opened her emerald orbs and noticed that she was being carried through the narrow path on the side of the school. (You know, between the fence/wall and the school building…) "H-hey! What do you think you're doing!" Sakura started to kick and punch wildly at the man.

"So you're awake" He stopped in his tracks, setting the girl down and pinning her against the fence, "That's good"

"Wh-who the hell are you?"

"Me? Don't worry about me, I think you should be more worried about yourself…" The man's hand slowly started to creep up behind Sakura's back, and into her shirt. This made Sakura shiver up her spine.

"H-hey! Get your grubby hands off me!" She wiggled around to break free, but his strength was too much for her, "Ugh! You… you must be that serial killer!"

The man twitched, "So you know me, huh?" He kept continuing massaging her back, "Good to know I'm popular"

"Yeah I know you, and I'm going to stop you forever!" Sakura tried to kick him on his groin, but he stopped it by stepping on her foot. Sakura yelped in pain as the man put one of his legs between hers, "Y-you can't do this! I-I won't let you!"

"Try to stop me, girl" The hand that was on her back went into her skirt and started playing around. Sakura moaned.

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"Come on Kiba, let's go find Sakura-chan!" Naruto was literally trying to take Kiba away in bridal style.

"Stop that! I just need to get my keys!" Kiba walked over to the dresser, where he put his keys down. His eyes wondered over to the window. And as he did, he spotted something that made him shiver.

"COME ON KIBA! WE DON'T HAVE TIME!" Naruto screamed at the top of his lungs.

"N-NARUTO! Come look here!" Kiba signaled Naruto to look out the window.

"What the hell do you want for me to look at that's SO important!" Naruto stomped his way over and saw the same sight as Kiba, "OH MY GOD! Is that Sakura-chan?"

"Come on Naruto, we gotta help her!" Kiba slid the window open and place his foot on the edge. Naruto nodded. The brunette jumped from the window and the blond followed.

"Hey you! STOP!" Kiba called out to the masked man as Naruto landed successfully on his feet. The man stopped fiddling his finger with Sakura and looked over at the two boys, "You better stop before I-" Kiba was cut off by Naruto's sudden shout.

"YOU CREEP! YOU BETTER LET SAKURA-CHAN GO BEFORE I SHRED YOU INTO PEICES!" Naruto lunged himself at the man. The kitsune mask let go of Sakura, who slid her way down on the fence, and avoided Naruto's attack. Kiba ran over to the girl and checked for any severe damage.

"KONO KAMEN BAKA YAROU! ZETTE KOROSHITEYARU!" Naruto pulled out a scroll and summoned a huge shuriken. He threw the large weapon at the man, and he easily dodged it. Naruto cringed his face and his eyes started to overpower into red. His kyuubi was coming out.

Kiba saw this and quickly yelled, "NARUTO! NO!" But it was too late, Naruto's eyes completely turned into red, and his 'whiskers' became thicker.

The blond cupped his hands in the air and little specks of light started to gather between his hands, "I'll show you some pain, you freak!" The little specks of sparks eventually turned into a ball.

"RASENGAN!"

Naruto shot his hands at the man, causing the ball to burst at him. A large explosion had made the earth move, and wind was blowing so hard from the attack that it almost blew Kiba out from his feet. He held Sakura close to him, and closed his eyes shut. When the smoke cleared out, Naruto slowly opened his eyes only to see a piece of log burned up. Naruto walked up to it and clenched his fists furiously. He turned back to his friends. He ran towards Sakura and grabbed her by the shoulders. "SAKURA-CHAN! WAKE UP! WAKE UP ALREADY!" He shook her non-stop until Kiba grabbed Naruto's hands.

"Stop! Control yourself!" Naruto stared at Kiba, as his eyes gradually turned back into those normal blue eyes. Naruto panted heavily and put all his weight on his hands.

"Dammit… Dammit! DAMMIT!" By this time, teachers and staffs were running to the three and students were looking through the windows.

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"…So… did you see behind his mask?" Kakashi asked the two boys in the nurse's office.

"No, Sensei," Both boys mumbled.

"Did you find out anything about this man?"

"…Well, it sure is a man," Kiba started, "And he has a grey jacket with matching colored pants. He had a kitsune mask, but his hair was pure black and long, tied at the end"

"…And he harassed Sakura-chan…" Naruto muttered, not making any eye contact.

Kakashi stared at the two and sighed, "Well, at least we know what we're looking for now" Kakashi went through the other room, where Sakura slept, "…Isn't this Sakumo?"

"No, she's his twin sister, Sakura" Naruto corrected him.

"Ah…" Kakashi placed his hand on Sakura's forehead, "She'll be okay. She just passed out. No severe damages, right Kurenai Sensei?"

"Right. The man didn't go far as raping her. He was just playing with her undergarments, I guess" Kurenai ran through her notes and walked over to Naruto and Kiba, "It's okay, she just needs a long rest" She smiled sweetly, noting that they were concerned about Sakura.

"You guys are excused now," Kakashi faced Naruto and Kiba, who weren't moving.

"I'm staying here, with Sakura-chan…" Naruto said, looking at the girl.

Kiba watched Naruto's reaction and sighed, "I'll stay too" He said as he put his hands on the back of his head. Akamaru barked in from Kiba's jacket.

Kakashi exhaled noisily, "Do what you will. Keep watch for her" Then he disappeared in a poof of smoke.

Naruto grabbed a chair from the wall and brought it close to the bed. Kiba, the same. Seconds, minutes, even hours has passed as the two sat together in silent. From time to time, Kurenai would come over and check Sakura, but all that time, Naruto never left his eyes off of Sakura.

It was 8 at night, and they were still in the nurse's office. It was all quiet until a loud voice came cracking in. Kiba and Naruto turned their heads to see whom it was, "What do you mean I can't come in? I'm her friend, one of her BEST FRIENDS! And I want to see her NOW!" A girl's voice screeched from the other room. Seconds later, a brunette haired girl with two buns came bursting in the room. Kurenai was tugging on her bare arm to hold her back, but the girl ignored it. The sudden visitor immediately noticed her friend and ran beside her, "Sakura!"

"Wha-… Who are you?" Naruto asked, question marks written all over his face.

"I'm one of her friends…" The girl didn't continue to introduce herself. She just tugged at the fabric of the bed, "How long has she been like this?" She reached her arm out to gently place her hand on the pink hair's cheeks.

"Almost 7 hours or so" Kiba answered.

"Oh… Sakura… I knew you shouldn't have done this…" The girl frowned.

"Do what? Come here to visit?"

"Partially. You see, she came her a while ago to…-"

"Tenten… stop" The brunette girl's wrist was caught by the pink haired girl. The girl, along with the boys, gasped.

"Sakura?" The girl gone by 'Tenten' filled her eyes up with hot tears.

"…Yeah…" Sakura weakly smiled as the boys got up to see her.

"SAKURA! I'M SO HAPPY! I WAS SO WORRIED!" Tenten immediately jumped at her spot and hugged the girl.

As they both hugged, Sakura whispered into Tenten's ears, "Promise me you won't tell them that Sakumo is really me…" Tenten stopped all her movements and went back, hugging Sakura even tighter.

"Yeah… I promise"

"SENSEI! SAKURA-CHAN IS AWAKE!" Naruto yelled for Kurenai in the next room. Kurenai came running through the door, her eyes wide. Tenten let go from her hug and Sakura was instantly pulled into another hug by Naruto.

"Sakura-chan! I was so worried! I'm so happy you're okay!"

"Y-yeah…" Sakura looked up to see Kiba and he winked.

"Naruto, let go of her! I need to check up!" Kurenai pushed the blond aside and checked Sakura's pulse.

"Oh, Tenten, these are my brother's friends, Naruto and Kiba" Sakura winked at the word 'brother' and Tenten got the message. Akamaru barked at Sakura, "Oh, sorry. And that's Akamaru"

"I see. My name is Tenten. Nice to meet you" She held out a hand to shake Naruto and Kiba's. After that, the girl crouched down and she whispered something I Sakura's ear. Sakura nodded. Kurenai finished with the check up.

"Okay Sakura, your all good to go"

"Thank you Kurenai Sensei" Sakura got off of the bed and bowed, along with Tenten, "We'll be leaving now"

"O-oi! We'll walk you to the entrance!" Naruto offered, "R-right… Kiba?" He gave a worried face to Kiba and he slowly nodded.

"…Sure"

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"Okay, I guess this is where we part. Thank you for your invite. I had… fun" Sakura bowed at the two boys. Naruto flinched.

"Sakura-chan…" Sakura raised her head, "Don't say that you had fun. 'Cause I know you didn't. But next time you come visit, we WILL have fun. Next time, we'll play a better game that will better suit you. Next time… next time I won't let that guy get you… Next time… next time… next…" His head started to hang lower and lower.

Kiba sighed and slapped his hand on Naruto's back, "What he's trying to say is… we'll protect you"

Sakura smiled, "Maybe… next time, you can come over to our place…"

Naruto's head shot up with a surprised look on his face, "What?"

"Bye Naruto. Bye Kiba. Bye Akamaru!" The dog yipped happily as he saw the two girls walk away from the school.

"What… did she just say?" Naruto couldn't believe what Sakura has just said. He tried to clean out his ears with his pinky.

"She… said we'll be coming over to her place… next time…" Kiba couldn't believe it either.

"D-does that mean we'll have to play pillow fights with her…?" Naruto blushed and Kiba bonked him on the head.

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"Are you okay, Sakura?" Tenten lowered her head to see Sakura's face looking at the ground.

"Yeah…" She turned her head toward Tenten and tears took place on her pale cheeks, "I just… I just…" Tenten gave her a comforting hug and stroked her soft pink hair with her hand. Sakura continually cried on her friend's shoulder. Her whimpers reached throughout the village.

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A/N: Seeing more of NaruSaku, huh…? And a bit of KibaSaku. I know what some of you may be thinking, "WHERE IS SASUKE AND GAARA?" As much as I like Gaara, he… well, he'll have a big role later on. And Sasuke… well he's around there somewhere. He may have been one of those people who were looking through their window when that big explosion happened? …I'm sorry Sasuke fans. And Neji? …I'll pair him up with Tenten or something…

When Naruto said his line in Japanese, this is what he said: "You stupid mask freak! I'll kill you!"