Sakura and Morrigan found their way to Naruto and Sasuke's room. Quietly, trying not to wake them, they snuck in and quietly closed the door, trying not to make a peep.
"And you call yourself a ninja Sakura? I heard you coming once you broke in through the roof." Sasuke said, making them aware he knew they were coming.
"Sasuke-kun, we came to see you" Sakura replied with a smile
"Yeah...SHE came to see you. I came for my little blondie over there" Morrigan signified clearly that she wanted to see Naruto.
Morrigan began walking to Naruto's bed side. She sat there as she looked over him peacefully. Naruto, still out cold even from before the doctor had came in earlier, had no clue anyone was even in the room.
"Sasuke-kun, how are you feeling?"
"Umm lets see...I'm wrapped like a damn Christmas present, bones broken in several places. Oh and wait let us not forget the massive loss of chakra. I'M DOING JUST FINE. Damn your annoying." Sasuke said with annoyance and anger.
"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to bother you...you don't have to be so cruel" Sakura's eyes started to water.
"Whatever" a reply like that was normal of Sasuke nowadays
While Sasuke was distancing himself from Sakura as he normally does, Morrigan started slowly leaning toward Naruto's face. She slowly caressed both of his cheeks in her hands and licked her lips. Sakura noticed Morrigan's actions and totally diverted her attention away from Sasuke.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sakura was with a hint of anger evident in her voice.
The princess giggled
"Just seeing how MY hero tastes." Morrigan said with a sultry glint
"STOP IT!" Sakura yelled out
"Do you WANT to alert the hospital security?" Sasuke made her realize the volume of her voice.
At that moment, two security guards barged into the room. Luckily, Sakura and princess Morrigan hid swiftly and well
"Everything ok in her son?" One of the guards asked
"Yeah, everything is fine in here. I just turned on my radio and the volume was set too high.
The guards left, never even thinking to see that there was actually no sort of sound equipment in the room in the first place. Sakura stepped out of the closet once she knew Sasuke got rid of the guards.
"Thank you Sasuke-kun" Sakura said gracefully
"Where's the princess?" Sakura asked with curiosity
"Check over there" Sasuke said pointed toward Naruto's bed
Sakura's eyes widened. She immediately had the idea in her head that Morrigan was doing something to Naruto. She couldn't stop her feet and curiosity from moving her figure toward Naruto's bed. She grabbed the sheet. Hesitantly and worried about what she would see, she swiftly pulled the sheet down. Morrigan was indeed kissing Naruto. Very passionately at that.
"Umm...Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii" Morrigan said with her cheeks flustered red.
Sakura was furious. She pushed Morrigan off of Naruto in the most brutal of fashions.
"WHAT is the matter with you?" Morrigan said as she was on the ground compliments of Sakura's violent assault
Naruto, while all this was going on was still completely frozen in his sleep. Clueless to the fact that he'd just received his first kiss. And not only was it not administered by the woman of his dreams, Sakura. But also that he wasn't even awake to feel it.
"What is the matter with YOU? Why are you all over him like that? He's not even awake
The princess began to giggle.
"I'm seeing how MY hero tastes, like I said."
"Didn't I tell you if you weren't honest to yourself that you MIGHT have a problem" Morrigan reminded Sakura of a girl to girl talk they had days ago
"Jealous are we?" Morrigan teased Sakura
"No, I'm not jealous of you. You don't have anything I don't. Why be jealous of a woman that has to violate a man in his sleep just to be close to him?" Sakura infuriated.
"Well I just HAVE the taste of Naruto in my mouth. That's one thing I have that you don't" Morrigan gave Sakura a mocking wink
"AND that bothers me how, I don't even WANT Naruto. I want Sasuke-kun" She said with little confidence.
True enough, she did want Sasuke. But she also knew she'd begun having a place in her heart for Naruto. And that place in her heart, which didn't even exist at one point, was starting to grow. Slowly but surely, Naruto was indeed becoming important to her. She left the room closing the door behind her.
"Thus ends the most exciting thing that has happened all day" Sasuke gestured.
"Sasuke, shut up" Morrigan said not wanting to hear it
Meanwhile, Sakura walked out of the room in full blown anger. She had tears slowly flowing down her cheeks. She snuck away and found the bathroom. Once she knew nobody was around, she let her screams out freely.
Sobbing, Sakura was hard in thought,
Inner Sakura
"Why do I even try?...I...I want Sasuke-kun. I love Sasuke-kun. Nothing can change that...
It's not like I've ever given Naruto any affection anyway...even if I wanted to, how could I tell him that I have any feelings for him at all? It would be too late now...if I did have feelings...I will still protect him from her and anything else...he is my friend. I will keep him safe always...that's what you do when you care about someone..."
Sakura began drying her eyes and letting herself cool off from the anger she'd just let out. The room began slowly getting foggy.
"What's going on here? Since when does a hospital have steam baths? Something isn't right here.
Sakura ran out of the bathroom to find that the whole hospital was foggy and misty all over. She began running back to the room she left Naruto, Sasuke, and princess Morrigan.
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Meanwhile, Kakashi was very enthraled with the 'books' in Morrigan's father's study.
"Man, I could make millions off of this stuff if I had all this material." Kakashi said to himself.
Kakashi had actually started to consider giving up his portion of the mission earnings. Instead opting for a portion of the 'book' collection. He had a keen mind for business along with high ninja skills.
"They really need to do something with this thermostat. Keeping the books in such a humid place will ruin them. It's so humid in here it's foggy."
At that moment, a butler knocked on the door quite frantically. Kakashi rushed to the door with lightning speed, sensing the urgency in the repeated knocking.
"Sir something is wrong. The princess, she's gone."
"What do you mean she's gone? Where'd she go?" Kakashi asked
"We've been searching the grounds, but we don't know where she ran off too. But, that young female ninja that came with you is gone too?"
"WHAT!" Kakashi was very worried now
He ran out of his room and noticed it wasn't just the study that was foggy.
"This fog...no...there is NO way. He's dead..." Kakashi's suspicions were aroused.
"Listen, keep searching around for the girls. I'll search on my own." Kakashi gave the butler an order and left out on his own to look for the two girls
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Sakura bursted back into the room she'd left the others. What she found terrified her. Two familiar ominous figures of awesome power stood over Naruto. Sasuke was barely standing up, trying to prepare for battle. The princess was scared but was ready to fight also. Sasuke, Sakura, and Morrigan stood together, ready to oppose the two powerful aggressors.
"ZABUZA! Why are you doing this?" Sakura said with both fear and concern
"Children ask the dumbest questions." Zabuza said laughing
"You seem to be a different person now...now you're more like your former self..." Sasuke proclaimed
Zabuza just laughed and took his zweihander from his back, ready to strike
Sasuke began to assault Zabuza. He was then close lined by Malhavoc. The force of the close line echoed throughout Sasuke's already beaten frame. He hit the ground with phenomenal force.
Malhavoc snickering.
"Come now boy, don't REALLY want to go for round two now do you?"
"Damn you..."Sasuke yelled out, unable to get back to his feet.
"Now let us conclude our business and see what the fox boy is made of" Malhavoc said, not giving attention to the other two opponents in the room.
Zabuza and Malhavoc were both about to invoke an attack on the still sleeping frame of Naruto.
Zabuza's hand was inches away from Naruto's neck. That made Sakura snap. She attacked in pure, unbridled anger. She began punching and kicking with fury unlike anything she's ever shown in the past.
Unfortunately, not a single blow was landed. Zabuza's defensive skills left no opening for her attacks. Every assault was skillfully and easily blocked. With little effort or movement needed.
"Still too weak I see" Zabuza confidently grabbed Sakura's fist and threw her against the wall.
"Not was weak as you think" Sakura said flipping off the wall and charging for a second assault at Zabusa.
Malhavoc was about to intervene yet again. But this time, his intervention was halted. Morrigan had begun throwing kunai at Malhavoc
"You of all people should know not to mess with me, my little princess."
"Don't touch my friends" The princess threatened
"And what if I do" Malhavoc threw one of the kunai back at the princess striking her in the leg.
Meanwhile, Sakura continued her charge at Zabuza. Sasuke was watching in complete awe. Here he was, unable to fight and Sakura was fighting with a force and velocity that was unfamiliar to her. It was the first time he'd ever payed any sort of real attention to her. And he was truly amazed at the strength she was showing. He used to think she was just weak and annoying.
Sakura swung at Zabuza once again.
"Weak and slow. You should have trained more" Zabuza boasted.
He began arching her arm behind her back, threatening dislocation.
"Tell me, what's it like being the weakest" He continued to boast as he brought her arm up even higher.
"AAAGGHHH...NARUTOOOOOO!" In the past, it would have been Sasuke's name she'd call out to save her. Without thinking, her mouth called out to the blond boy that was slowly becoming meaningful to her.
Out of all the things that went on in the room. The calling out of his name by Sakura was the sound that awoke him. Naruto's eyes opened wide. Normally, at first waking, his eyes were dreary and slight. It was different this time. He was fully aware in instantly focused.
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Hearing the sonic scream of his student, Kakashi looked toward the hospital. His fears were slowly becoming a reality. He immediately broke off his search and began dashing at lightening speed to the hospital.
"Damn, Why would you attack us? When you left this world, your spirit and soul were different...at ease." Kakashi was almost sure of how this seemingly old, made new assailant was.
He continued on until he made it to the hospital.
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"GET OFF OF HER!" Naruto threatened Zabuza
"Make m..." Zabuza's sentence was interrupted
Naruto ran to Zabuza punching him in his stomach, forcing him to let go of Sakura. The force of Naruto's blow was astounding. Zabuza was lifted 5 feet off of the ground. Veins were palpitating out of Zabuza's veins and his eyes bulged. Malhavoc looked on
"That was quite a forceful blow" Malhavoc was impressed
As powerful as Naruto's strike was, Zabuza was unaffected by the assault.
"You've gotten a bit stronger since last we met boy, maybe this time I MIGHT see you as a threat." Zabuza said rubbing his stomach, smiling
Malhavoc was equally impressed with that little display of force or Naruto's part. He decided he would test him too. Malhavoc crept behind the still recovering Sakura. She was still in pain from Zabuza almost breaking her arm. He grabbed her by the head and lifted her, threatening to crush her skull.
"LET HER GO NOW DAMMIT!" Naruto now turned his attention to Malhavoc
Malhavoc used his free had to try to assault Naruto.
"You will never lay a finger on me boy" he proclaimed as he swung
"I won't, but WE will" Naruto made a clone as the powerful fist of Malhavoc beckoned. Both he and the clone dodged the blow, each moving to their respective sides. Both Naruto and his clone countered Malhavoc's attack with their own. In total unison, they roundhouse kicked Malhavoc. Malhavoc dropped Sakura has he was sent flying through the nearest wall.
"Kinda tough isn't he?" Zabuza asked
"Yeah, but he could be tougher. He still has some growing to do" Malhavoc replied walking out of the rubble that was once the wall where Naruto sent him through.
"How about we get serious now?" Zabuza said
"Agreed" Malhavoc answered bluntly.
"How about getting serious with me" A voice called out from outside.
Kakashi busted through the window, just in time to save his young team.
"It's about time you showed copy ninja" Malhavoc said smiling
" It wouldn't be a party with you 'old friend' Zabuza spoke immediately after Malhavoc
"I KNEW it was you. You still have the same calling card, but your mist idea is getting old" Kakashi was preparing his own onslaught.
"Well, you can't have too much of a good thing right? You should know that considering you have some of my techniques" Zabuza replied to the copy ninja.
"We don't need to waste time with Kakashi. We already have what we came for"
Zabuza and Malhavoc were taking their leave of the scene. Zabuza already made his departure while Malhavoc was still lingering.
"Zabuza, GET BACK HERE" Kakashi called out
Kakashi was about to go after them until Malhavoc stopped him once again.
"What makes you think your getting away"
"Haven't learned your lesson from last time" Malhavoc pointed to the decimated team 7 youths
Kakashi just watched and clinched his fist in raw anger.
"Malhavoc keep hiding behind hostages for now. But one day we will be alone. You'll have NOBODY TO HIDE BEHIND. THEN WE WILL FINISH THIS" Kakashi was yelling. Something that was totally uncommon of his usual character.
"Like I told you before old friend, our fight will be at a time of MY leisure. You have no say in the matter" Malhavoc made his escape and caught up with Malhavoc.
Kakashi, infuriated and worried about his team all the same, stayed behind.
"Everyone, what is your condition"
"I think Naruto and I will survive. But the princess and Sasuke are the ones in real pain." Sakura spoke for everyone. And she was right. Naruto was still feeling the effects of the Demon Century jutsu. But his pain was nothing compared to what Sasuke's body was racked with.
Kakashi began personally treating both Sasuke and princess Morrigan. Sakura assisted him. She was overall better than Kakashi when it came to the medical field. But he had more experience, not to mention she wasn't exactly in perfect health herself right now.
Sakura was looking over to Naruto while she worked with Kakashi. She was smiling and blushing heavily.
Inner Sakura
"Again you saved me. You always save me...I love Sasuke but...for some reason I think...I think it would hurt me more to lose you Naruto...thank you...for being you...ever so dependable"
Sakura was smiling warmly Naruto's way. He was too busy looking out the window to notice her glares
"Uh Sakura, mind paying attention to what you're doing" Kakashi broke Sakura out of her daydream before she hurt either Sasuke or princess Morrigan even worse.
The sounds from the battle made quite a commotion as security was coming to the room and people were gathering outside.
"Ok listen, everyone stay here, I'll explain the situation to the authorities." Kakashi ordered.
Everyone did as Kakashi ordered and stayed put.
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"That was easy enough" Zabuza said
"He's strong, but he could be stronger. He needs grooming" Malhavoc acknowledged that Naruto had potential
"When do I get to meet YOUR 'master'?" Zabuza asked wanting to see the man behind this plotting.
"We are going to see OUR master now and report what we know"
Zabuza gritted his teeth at the sound of 'OUR' master. This unholy alliance that he and Malhavoc had going couldn't, wouldn't last forever. For now this is just a mutual convenience. Their hatred of each other was no secret. They continued on their way to the Konoha Strict Correctional Facility, the place where the mastermind of this ever growing sinister plot resides.
To be continued...