NO OWN NARUTO

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Chapter 4: Promise

"OW!"

"OWWW!"

"AHHH! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRRRYYYY!" Kiba let out a shaky cry, but Tsunade wasn't going to stop there. "AAAAAGGGHHHH! TSUNADE BAA-CHAAAANNN! ITTTTAAAAAAIIIIIIII YOOOOOOO----!"

Sakura pressed both of her hands tightly against her ears. Kiba's cry was enough, but the loud spanking sound that Tsunade made just made it even worse. It kind of reminded her of the academy days with Naruto and Iruka Sensei… It was, in a way, funny back then, but then again, Naruto's cries weren't as painful as Kiba's… Sakura saw Shizune cover her fragile ears also. Shizune gave a weak smile at the pink haired kunoichi, and Sakura gave one back.

Then at that time, the scream faded down. Slowly putting their hands down from their ears, Sakura and Shizune peered into Tsunade's room. There, they saw Tsunade being pummelled on the head by Akamaru. Their eyes widened at the sight. Kiba was rolling off of Tsunade's lap and was putting his shorts back on, and looked over at his buddy. Akamaru yelped towards at Kiba and Kiba gave a thums up.

"Come here boy!" The young child spread his arms and Akamaru jumped into them. They both snuggled after that. The girls peeking through the door were awed at the boy and his dog, but were immediately struck with fear when they saw Tsunade.

"K-Kiba! Psssstt! Kiba, come here!" Sakura whispered at Kiba, and he turned at the girls.

"Shakura nee-chan? Shizunye nee-chan? What are you guys doing there?" Sakura was trying so hard to get him walk over to her with just her voice and an arm.

"JUST. COME. BACK. HERE…!" It was too late though. The fifth Hokage was already looming over the little boy. As Kiba turned his head at the mad figure, Tsunade cracked her knuckles and gave a smile that made Kiba pee in his pants.

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Another hour passed, and Tsunade is still in there with Kiba, having all the fun of kicking his ass. The screams were still there, but it wasn't as loud since the Fifth tied a cloth over his mouth. Sakura shook her head as Shizune kept a worried face at the door.

"D-do you think he will be alright?" Shizune asked.

"I believe so. I mean, he's Kiba…" Sakura answered without any expression shown on her face, "It's not like Tsunade-sama isn't going to break his ribs or…… any… thing………" Her eyes slowly widened as she thought of the image, "Oh my… god……"

At the other side of the door, they heard Kiba muffle through the cloth, "T-Tsunade Obaa-chan! Please, NOT THAT!"

'Not that'…? What could 'that' possibly be? A whip? A kuchiyose no jutsu? Or… or……

Sakura couldn't stand it anymore, she scrambled over to the door. "S-Sakura-chan!" Shizune's call wasn't going to stop her now! Sakura flew the door open and panted.

"Tsunade-sama! I know how angry you are, but this is too---" She stopped when she saw a little pink blob next to her teacher. It was Kiba dressed up in a cute little pink dress with Akamaru and his pink bow, "……Much………"

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Was all Shizune could hear next. She ran over next to Sakura and smiled widely at the sight. She let out a small giggle as Sakura tried to calm down through her laughter. Kiba frowned, he was sad, he was mad, but at all the same time, this was fun. He faced the woman standing next to him. She looked down at him, and she grinned. He replied with a small grin of his own. Akamaru licked his face, making him chuckle.

This wasn't so bad after all……

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So far, 9 hours has passed, only 3 more hours to go. It was only 1 in the evening and it felt like midnight. She was all ready to just drop down on her soft bed and sleep until the next day would shine over her. But she can't. She promised Tsunade that she would watch over the child until the effect wore off. God, she never noticed how hard this whole thing was. She didn't know how Kakashi Sensei and Kiba took care of her when she was affected by the potion. But then again… there were two of them, and one of her… It was a lot easier… and besides, she was a well-mannered girl (Or, that's what Kakashi Sensei told her), unlike Kiba…

"Shakura nee-chan"

His voice reeled her back to him. They were walking alongside the grass. Just walking. A peaceful activity for once.

"Can I stay with you forever?"

What was that suppose to mean? Stay as his friend? Stay with her literally, as in stay at her house? Stay by her side everyday? What did it mean…?

"What do you mean, Kiba?"

"I mean… well, it's just from today's experience, but when I'm with you, something always happens! Unlike Hinyata nee-chan, or Shiba no nii-chan… All they do is walk around the village or train…"

Yes, Shiba or Hinata wasn't like Kiba. They weren't as out-going as he, they weren't as energetic as he. They were always silent and standing around somewhere, keeping their mouth shut. But Kiba… he was always yelling stuff out, always going somewhere with Akamaru. Much like Naruto.

"So… can I stay with you forever?"

This is the little small kid that's being affected talking, not the original 16 year old teenager. Just like Sakura, he will forget everything that has happened over the time he was a child, and he will go back into his own business. But… keeping a promise with a kid wouldn't hurt, right? At least… it would keep a memory…

"Sure"

"Promise?"

"Yeah"

"You hear that Akamaru? Shakura nee-chan is going to be one of us now! We can go see her everyday now!" Akamaru yelped with joy in Kiba's arms. The boy turned his head at the girl, "Ja, yoroshiku, Shakura nee-chan!"

"………Yoroshiku, Kiba"

"Ahaha. I'll race you Shakura nee-chan!" With that, he left Sakura and sprang in front of her and started running through the grass. Sighing, she also started jogging after her.

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Kiba panted just like his dog, Akamaru. Fortunately, his tongue was not sticking out of his mouth. He plopped on the ground along with Akamaru. Sakura sat on Kiba's other side. She wasn't tired, this was barely a third of her usual daily training.

"Kiba, I think I should take you home"

She spoke, feeling the soft wind touch against her pale skin. She heard nothing and turned to see him. Both he and his dog were sleeping. Just like that, they were sleeping. She wished she could sleep that fast, everyday she would lay on her bed trying hard to sleep. But there would always be something that was on her mind, and kept her away from sleeping.

Sighing, Sakura carefully picked the boy up in her arms and carried him. She woke Akamaru, and he groggily woke up. Feeling a bit guilty, she motioned him to rest on her head, just like he rests on Kiba's head. Akamaru leapt up to her pink head and instantly, Sakura felt a lot of weight being pushed against her. Oh my god, he's small but man, HE. WAS. HEAVY. How could Kiba keep such a heavy animal on his head? Somehow, she managed to get her balance and started walking.

She walked past her house, walked past the Ichiraku Ramen stand, and past everything else. The Inuzukas were fond with animals, so they decided to live close to the forest, making their house plant itself all the way to the other side of the village. Sakura rolled her eyes at the thought. Yeah, it wasn't a long walk, but it felt like a thousand miles away!

She took a rest, she layed the sleeping Kiba down on the bench and lifted Akamaru from her head. All the weight lifted off of her, she never felt any better.

"Haruno"

Looking down, she saw a pair of shoes in front of her. She looked up, and oh look! It's Sabaku no Gaara.

----Wait, WHAT?

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A/N: Haaaahhhh… I need to finish this storyyyy!