NO OWN NARUTO! SHANNAROU!
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Uzumaki Naruto. A courageous boy who can easily get along with anybody. He has a short temper, but once you get to know him, he's not all bad. He will risk his life to save one that he cares deeply about. His future has hokage written all over it. He became well known for his incredible powers he obtained, and the fact that the Kyuubi is inside of him. He was all alone growing up. Everybody was scared of him and his Kyuubi. But now, he has grown braver and can be trusted. He never gives up, and will not give up until he completes his mission.
Sabaku no Gaara. Everybody knows him as the monster. The monster that was put inside of him when he was just a child. Nobody loved him. Nobody cared. They all wished him dead. He killed countless people as he grew up; some innocent and some guilty. He seems to have no emotions. If he does, he has good way of hiding it… But now that Shukaku was released out from Gaara, he is free. He can sleep without the worry of Shukaku's rampage. He doesn't have that desire to kill off a person as much anymore. He was free.
Two different people with different personalities, different lives had the same suffering. Pain. No, not the one that you can go home and get a bandage and then you're all okay. It was that pain where it would always ache your heart and churn you stomach whenever you thought about it. The pain that would never get healed.
'Jinchyuuriki'
Chapter 14: 「人柱力」
"Jinchyuuriki?"
"Uh-huh, you heard of it?"
"Yes… they used that in war… Put it in people… and… they suffered… and eventually died… Didn't know they still used it…"
"Well, they don't now… It's just…… you know… it was unlucky for them"
"I see" Sakura looked down at the floor, feeling sad for the two. Her hair covered her face and made Kurenai sigh.
"It's all right Sakura, it's not like they're in danger now. And they're fitting in perfectly! Nobody but extremely arrogant people mind," Her teacher comforted Sakura by patting her on the back, "They're safe, Sakura" Sakura looked up and stared at Kurenai, giving her that 'are-you-sure?' look. "I'm 100 percent sure!"
Wrong.
Somewhere out there, there were a group of people who eagerly wanted a specific 'Jinchyuuriki'.
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"Saaaaaakuuuuumoooo!" Naruto entered the nurse's office with his crutches supporting him, "Heard you got hurt, too! What happened to you? Did you peek into the girl's onsen, too?" He didn't know. Nobody knew but Kakashi Sensei, Kurenai Sensei, Gaara, and Sakura herself and probably the principle. It was more 'safe' that way if nobody knew, there wouldn't be as much commotion…
"I… I just um……" Sakura really didn't want to lie that she peeked into the girl's onsen… The thought just wanted her to crush herself… But… what other reason is there…? "Yeah… I did……" She'll just kill herself later along with Naruto.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! And I thought you were the innocent type! DASSAINAA!" Naruto laughed histerically, making even the quiet boys, Sasuke and Neji laugh a little. Sakumo turned crimsom red. If it weren't for her stupid leg, she would have smacked Naruto on the face. She'll mentally note that to herself; the first thing to do on her 'to-do-list' once she's healed.
''Smack. Naruto. Hard.' Okay, wrote it down' Inner Sakura showed the other Sakura, holding up her 'to-do-list'. Sakura saw that there were some other stuff scribbled down on the paper.
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHAT THE HELL ARE ALL THESE OTHER 'TO-DO' STUFF HERE?" Sakura took the paper away from Inner Sakura's hand and carefully read it.
Smack Naruto hard "Okay…"
Sweet revenge on Gaara "What!"
Do something with Kiba "Do… something…?"
Smack Ino "Why…?"
Smack Tenten "Why!"
Smack…… (list goes on and on about smacking people) "WHY?"
Buy bread "……"
Sakura handed back the list of things to do, looking away from the stupid thing. Shaking slightly, she looked at Inner Sakura with a feared eye, "You're planning to get a revenge on Gaara…?"
'YEP! He's going to be soooooooo sorry!'
"…Right. You have noticed his extremely powerful attacks, right?"
'Yeah!'
"And you have been listening to Kurenai's story about 'Jinchyuuriki?"
'I sure did!' Inner Sakura flashed a bright smile, just like Gai Sensei.
"Y-Y-Y-YOU'RE STUPID! If we go up to him again; just even lie eyes on him, who knows what will happen to us!"
'Hmm… I guess We'll have to see…'
"Are you serious… And what's that 'Do something with Kiba' all about?"
'What? I thought that after we had that kiss, we would do something like that more…?' Inner Sakura looked at Sakura innocently.
"Oh god…… This is so……… 'troublesome'………… as Shikamaru would say……" Sakura raised her hand to her temples and started massaging them.
"Hey Sakumo"
"Sakumo"
"Sakumoooo"
"SAKUMO!" Naruto finally screeched practically shattering Sakura's eardrums. She covered her ears and stayed that way until she could hear again.
"God… WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
"You weren't listening were you!" Naruto huffed. Sakura rolled her eyes and turned back to look at the mad Naruto.
"No I wasn't, sorry. What were you talking about?"
"I was talking about how---" Once he started to talk again, Sakura was wondering off in her own little world once more.
'Jinchyuuriki… He's a Jinchyuuriki………' She watched Naruto talk as his lips moved endlessly. All the sound was silenced out of her. '…Kyuubi… That thing is inside of him…… and one day, it might over power him… and…' Sakura shook off the horrible thought.
"SAKUMO DAMMIT! YOU WENT OFF TO LALA LAND AGAIN! FOCUS HERE! COME BACK TO REALITY!"
"No need to yell… I can here you perfectly…" She lied.
"Yeah, but you're not paying any attention to me or whatever I'm saying!" He crossed his arms.
"Oh yeah? Prove it,"
"Well, first of all, you're eyes looks all blank and emotionless like Gaara when you go to Lala Land. Second of all, you were staring at me… and it was creepy……" The second reason wasn't much of a good reason, but the first one… Wow, Naruto sure knows his friends… Sakura slightly smiled at that.
"…Okay, okay. I'm sorry…"
"Now will you listen to what I have to say?"
"Yes"
"Are you sure?"
"YES"
"Okay then. So, as I was saying, Kiba is acting weirdly and-"
"Weirdly?" Sakura questioned, with a little concern shown on her face.
"Yeah, you know, he won't talk as much and…… well, he's not himself. So I thought you, being the… sensible one, could talk to him. You know, guy talk… or something……" Whaaaaaaattt…? Guy talk? Jeez, what can Kiba be so depressed about that he needs a guy talk? And he wants to talk at this moment when she doesn't want to see him face to face? She was trying to avoid him, but now she's being sucked back in to the world of trouble. But… if a friend needs help… well, you can't deny that, right? (Unless you're that cruel…)
"…… Fine, I'll talk to him later…"
"Good! I knew you would Sakumo! Thanks a bunch!" He got up from his visitor's seat and grabbed hold of his crutches, "Well, I should be going back, see you later, Sakumo!" With that, the blonde left with the other guys nodding their heads good-bye.
Sakura waved and gave a fake smile, which she will be putting on later with Kiba. She'll just have to hope that nothing will go wrong…
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A/N: Short, yes, I know, don't tell me. I have been working on my summer homework. I knew I should have worked on it earlier this summer! But you know… I'm lazy like that… So yeah, once school starts, I think you'll be seeing less and less of me. I will eventually disappear and reappear from time to time. So yeaaahhh…… Eheheheh…………