It's been a week since Naruto and his new teacher, Jiraiya left from Konoha on that fated day. Traveling with Jiraiya had been fairly rough on Naruto. He lacked provisions and he was training heavily. Jiraiya was getting a feel for his students limits and capabilities. While he was quite pleased with the promise Naruto showed, he was still a strict teacher to say the least. Maybe strict was even an understatement in his case.
"Attack me again boy!" He yelled as he threw Naruto to the ground.
"Don't push me old man" He yelled as he rose to his feet and steadied himself for another assault.
Naruto high into the air, using the bright light of the sun as a cloak. Jiraiya's vision was momentarily impaired by the bright light. However, he could still sense Naruto's presence closing in on him.
"TOO SLOW" Jiraiya grabbed Naruto's leg before his kick could land.
"Aghhh!" Naruto felt Jiraiya's grasp crushing his calve muscle
"Not slow, just different" a voice similar to Naruto's was heard behind Jiraiya
It was a Naruto clone. He ran coming at Jiraiya at mach speed, ready to land a crushing blow.
"Oh shi..."Jiraiya cut himself off from his profanity as he used his hair as a shield to block.
Even though it was just a clone. The strength was unmistakably awesome. And unmistakably equal to the real Naruto. The force of the blow backlashed to the clone and dissolved the jutsu. However, Jiraiya's jutsu was supposed to make his hair as hard as steel. So he was very shocked to see that there was a major crack in his armor of hair. Which in turn would just result in some loose hairs and split ends once the jutsu dissolved. Nonetheless, he was in awe of Naruto's abilities.
"Ok, that's enough for now." Jiraiya halted their little sparing/ training session. He gently let Naruto down from his grasp to not further hurt his leg.
"Aww come on, afraid I'm gonna best you huh?" Naruto
"That's your problem child, you have to learn when enough is enough. Look at your leg" He point to the injury he had give Naruto
Naruto quickly quieted his tongue as he observed his leg.
"You have the moves boy, I'll give you that much. But your lack of control is dangerous. I know Kakashi's told you about that in the past. But let me make this clear. The stronger you get, the stronger your enemies will become too. Losing control of your emotions is not an option at that point."
"I understand..." Naruto took his teacher's words to heart. Sure, Kakashi has indeed warned him about keeping himself under control. But he never fully heeded it until now. Jiraiya injured him without even trying.
Jiraiya saw the serious expression in his students's eyes and decided to boost his confidence a little.
"You're stronger than anyone your age. And you're the first to ever phase my shield. Even a little"
Jiraiya put his hand on his student's shoulder to let him know he did a good job.
"We've got a ways to go before we get to wave country. So let's be on our way kid" Jiraiya was more than ready to get to wave country for some food, rest, and other 'activities' that were so common with him.
"Yeah, I want to hurry up and get there. I have a friend there and honestly, I kinda miss her" Naruto said fairly blatantly
"HER?...sounds like you get around kid."
"Yeah well, what can I say, I am a man after all. Konoha isn't the only place I'm familiar with" Naruto started to boast.
"A girl in wave country and Sakura in Konoha huh? I take back my words once again. Maybe I don't have to teach you." Jiraiya smiled with lecherous thoughts in his mind
"...Sakura-chan...I wonder what she's doing right now..." The hearing of her name immediately struck Naruto
Jiraiya noticed the mention of the pink haired ninja entranced Naruto into deep thought. He wasn't sure if Naruto needed to be taught his lecherous style at all at this point. All he could do was watch his student as they continued on to the wave country.
"Sigh...let's go kid" Jiraiya was exhausted from thinking normally. He only had real energy for thinking impure thoughts for the most part
"Yeah..." Naruto replied, and the two continued on their way.
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At that very moment, a beautiful ninja with pink hair was broken out of her own thought. Almost as if she could sense her best friend was thinking about her. She'd know because she was doing the same about him. No matter how far apart they were or what differences they had, they would always have that bond. She was gently grazing her bottom lip with her finger as she had memories of when she kissed him on the cheek before he left.
Inner Sakura
" Naruto...maybe you'll have your feelings sort out once you get back..."
"Sakura! FOCUS! Daydream on your own time." Tsunade strictly yelled at her new student.
With Sakura's focus directly strictly on her training again, she began to meditate. Her chakra control was extremely great. With chakra flowing throughout her body, especially her hands, Tsunade point toward her desk. For a normal person, that desk would be difficult for two people to lift. But with Sakura beginning to understand a new way to focus her chakra, may prove to be easy lifting.
"Sakura, I want you to slowly go to the center of the desk. Then gently grasp and lift it." Tsunade was coaching her student.
"Ok..." Sakura replied as she began to grasp the desk with both hands. But she was starting to grasp with too much force and the spots where her hands were began to crack the desk slowly. Which didn't go unnoticed by Tsunade.
"Easy Sakura, focus less chakra to your fingers and more into your arms. Release the tension." Tsunade continued her coaching.
Sakura heard her sensei's words and altered her chakra to fit was he sensei had just said. Slowly, Sakura began to lift the desk. A great sense of pride began to show itself upon Sakura's face.
"Sensei...I'm doing it" And she was doing it. Sakura was indeed learning well and lifting the desk with fair ease.
Tsunade just looked at her student with great please. Sakura had a long way to go before she would truly be strong. But she was well on her way.
Inner Sakura
"I won't slow you down anymore...I'll fight by your side. We can protect each other...Naruto-kun..." The thought of her former teammate gave her even more confidence than ever. By any and all means, she would make sure she'd get stronger. For him...and only for him...
"Sakura, you don't have to lift it so high. Put the desk back down" Tsunade noticed the height Sakura had on the upheld desk.
"Uh sorry..." she replied as she gently placed the desk down.
Tsunade watched her student's actions and decided to talk to her as a woman rather than as a teacher.
"You miss that blonde brat don't you dear?" Tsunade asked knowing why Sakura was distracted so much
" I didn't think I would miss him this much...I always took him for granted when he was here." Sakura said with a crestfallen facial expression.
Tsunade gave her student a smile and dismissed her for the day. As Sakura made her way to the door, Tsunade called out to her.
"He'll be back before you know it. Believe in him" Tsunade was still smiling.
"I'll always believe in him...you just never know what you had until it's gone..." Sakura said as she closed the door behind her.
Tsunade stared at the door. She saw how lonely her student was without Naruto around
"Naruto...come back safe...for her sake..." Tsunade said out loud as she referred to her new student.
Outside, Sakura was strolling through Konoha. She wasn't accustomed to being alone too much. She began to reminisce about when she was walking the very same streets along side Naruto and Sasuke. And she even began to think about the short time she and Naruto had spent together.
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At the prison, Sasuke was beginning a training regiment of his own. Three teachers, each brutal and vicious with their own styles were about to pour their individual knowledge into Sasuke. The last of the Uchiha clan would soon become a culmination of Malhavoc, Zabuza, and the dark figure that he felt familiarity from. Malhavoc would be the first to test the young genin.
"For your own sake child, I hope your ready. Be prepared to feel the harshness of reality." Malhavoc threatened. With full intention on being true to his word.
" You don't scare me" Sasuke lunged at Malhavoc, attempting to strike his chest with a dagger.
"Don't I?" Malhavoc grabbed Sasuke's wrist and began doing a jutsu with his free hand.
"Pseudo Demon Century!" Malhavoc performed his forbidden jutsu on Sasuke. Only this time. It was different from the jutsu he had hit Naruto with. Rather than his mind being sent back to the time when demons terrorized humanity as Naruto's was, Sasuke was simply viewing it. His mind and sanity would be intact
"These visions...what is this madness" Sasuke was questioning in a frantic manor.
"This is the dawn of the demons. This is where your ex-comrade's mind was sent. And soon, you will know how to send your enemies minds here too." Malhavoc said with a devilish grin.
Sasuke was shaken to the core. He was witnessing violence in its truest form. Demons devouring people. People impaling demons. It was a time in history were only base instincts were the meaning of life. Sasuke's senses were going wild. He couldn't begin to see how Naruto's mind could have stayed intact under this kind of strain. He could barely hold himself together just viewing it.
"Stop it...STOP it...please STOP IT! Sasuke had seen enough. And with that scream Malhavoc dissolved the jutsu.
Sasuke was still in utter shock at what he had just seen. Sasuke knelt to the ground and Malhavoc stood over him.
"Get up boy. THAT is what happens to all that oppose me. Soon madness and despair will be all that's left of your enemies as well." Malhavoc was serious with every word that voiced out of his mouth.
Shaking Sasuke rose to his feet. He had a question to ask Malhavoc. And still ever so startled, he allowed his question to be asked.
"How...how did you come to have such a powerful technique?...it can't be of normal teachings" Sasuke said with a mixture of fear and curiosity
" It's a forbidden skill. A jutsu taught to me by our master. A skill from the leaf village's sacred scroll." Malhavoc replied in an almost boasting way.
Hearing Malhavoc's words stirred Sasuke's curiosity. He knew that only one other person besides Naruto could have ever seen that scroll outside of being a hokage. And that man was sent to this very prison for attempting to steal the scroll. Then the answer came to him.
"It can't be..." Sasuke said in an extremely low tone now realizing how he had allied himself with.
"What's wrong child? Malhavoc asked seeing the wonder on Sasuke's face.
"Nothing...nothing at all" he didn't want anyone to be let on to his suspicions.
"In battle, never allow your mind to be displaced. Keep your mind on battle and battle only." Malhavoc actually sounded like a teacher in his own way.
Sasuke shook his head in reply and their training continued.
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Sakura had just walked through the door. She quietly closed the door behind her and leant on it. Ever since Naruto left, this was something that happened frequently. She'd rest her back on the door and think to herself quietly about all the times she'd spent with her teammate.
" I'm home mom" Sakura said loud enough to alert her mother of her presence.
Ms. Haruno walked downstairs hearing her daughter's arrival. She was always happy to see her daughter. And she made sure she would be around for her now more than ever. She too just like Tsunade, knew how loss Sakura was now that Naruto was gone.
"How did your training go?" Ms. Haruno asked her daughter
"It went great mom. I'm really making progress. I'll be so much stronger with Lady Tsunade as my teacher" Sakura was really enthusiastic and pleased with her growing success.
"I'm so pleased that you're progressing so well dear. I'm lucky to have a daughter with so much drive and strength" Ms. Haruno tried to continue on praising her daughter.
Inner Sakura
" You and Naruto sound so much like each other mom. My Naruto-kun believed in me like that too... if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be half as strong...Please come back...I need you Naruto...
Sakura's happy demeanor was washed away with thoughts of the person she come to love and miss oh so dearly. Ms. Haruno knew what brought on Sakura's dismal behavior. She just walked over to her daughter and tightly held her in her arms as Sakura cried.
"I think I need to take a walk...Thank you mom...for always being there when I need someone. I just feel so weak, still needing my mother's shoulder to cry on like this." Sakura felt like she was still so weak, despite her progress.
"Dear, you're never too strong to need your mother. If anyone will be there for you, it's me." Ms. Haruno smiled at her daughter.
Sakura returned the smile. She wiped her eyes and waived goodbye to her mother and headed out the door. She began walking down a path that had become quite familiar to her. It was the way she would take only if she was going to Naruto's house. She never meant to go there. But subconsciously, her body somehow found it's way there. She stood at his door and looked to the sky
Inner Sakura
"When you come back to Konoha...to me..., I won't be that fragile girl. I will be a strong woman. I'll be a strong woman for you Naruto...that's MY way of the ninja.
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Jiraiya and Naruto were almost at wave country. But being in close proximity didn't stop the progress of Naruto's training. Jiraiya was enjoying getting to know his new student. To Jiraiya, Naruto was so much like his father. Yet at the same time so different. But despite the comparisons to his father, he was truly curious as to his new student's take on women.
"Ok kid, I know there is something you're not telling me. Just who is this 'she' friend of yours?" Jiraiya couldn't help but press the issue. It was his nature when it came to women.
"Come on ero-sennin, not this again. I told you, she's a friend. JUST a friend. Grief, you're like a school kid" Naruto proclaimed. It was odd to hear someone like Naruto have the audacity to say anyone was like a kid. Especially considering his past love for pranks.
" Don't call me that. Besides, a good ninja knows when he has a good thing going with the opposite sex young one."
"Hmmmm" Naruto was oddly looking at his teacher
"Now boy the question is...do YOU know if you have a good thing going with this other girl or with Sakura." Jiraiya brought up a subject that Naruto had never given heavy thought too.
"Or if you're lucky...BOTH" Jiraiya said with dirty fantasies dancing in his head and a hint of drool threatening to drip off the side of his mouth.
"I...I never really thought about that sensei. Sakura-chan and I...we're...very close. And Morrigan is a friend to me...a really good friend." Naruto was being genuine yet at the same time oblivious to what Jiraiya was actually getting at.
"Uh...you didn't just say Morrigan did you?" Jiraiya was nervous because he realized the name in conjunction to where they were headed.
"That right, princess Morrigan is a friend of mine sensei. Something up?" Naruto questioned his teacher's curiosity.
"No, nothing at all" Jiraiya hesitantly lied
He was very familiar with Princess Morrigan. Jiraiya had failed to tell his student that her father was a friend of his and the reason they were going there was to gain some assistance for their quest. And unfortunately for Jiraiya and Naruto, he was all too familiar with Jiraiya's 'ways'. And if he saw that Naruto was a student of his, he'd make sure Naruto would have nothing to do with the princess in ANY way whatsoever. With that in mind, Jiraiya tried to revert the subject back to Naruto's love interest.
"Naruto, do you want to learn a new skill. Something only the fourth and myself ever used?" Jiraiya asked
Naruto's eyes lit up quickly. The thought of learning a new skill was the equivalent of a child on Christmas morning to him in comparison.
"YOU KNOW IT" Naruto replied with plenty of enthusiasm.
"Good, but I have a condition." Jiraiya said with a mischievous smile apparent on his face
"Here we go" Naruto said as his enthusiasm began to die down.
"If you master this technique, you tell me your TRUE feelings about Sakura. If you don't master it, you tell me your TRUE feelings about the princess. Agreed?" Jiraiya said with a confident smile. Almost gloating in a way.
Naruto was frozen. He didn't know what to do. Jiraiya had him in a proverbial stranglehold. Jiraiya used the fact that Naruto wanted to be stronger against him.
"This isn't even fair. You said you'd be training me. You can't just make conditions like this out of the blue" Naruto was a bit annoyed.
"Oh don't worry my student, I did say I'd be training you. But I never said WHAT I would teach you." Jiraiya was talking in an almost mocking tone. Knowing he had his student in a lose/lose situation.
Jiraiya was going to teach Naruto everything he had to offer. But he decided to make things a bit enjoyable. Not to mention he really did want to know the goods on Naruto's feelings for the two young women. But despite Jiraiya's lecherous curiosity and Naruto's decision woes, there was a deeper lesson to it all. Jiraiya wanted Naruto to understand that every choice had a consequence and that in order to gain, sometimes you have to give.
"Aghhhh damn...FINE! I'll take your challenge" Naruto's competitive Naruto flared up and he couldn't refuse.
Jiraiya let out a little snicker of a laugh. Almost as if he had already won.
"That's the spirit boy. Now Naruto, pay close attention to me. The move you're about to learn is called...the rasengan...now watch." Jiraiya finished talking and began to focus his chakra
Naruto, normally known for being loud, was silent and attentive. When it came down to getting stronger and learning new jutsu techniques, he was ALL business.
"The rasengan..." Naruto said in a low voice in awe of watching his sensei concentrate.
Naruto watched with his attention focused solely on Jiraiya. Jiraiya's left hand was slowly gathering a ball of heavenly blue light within it. He was doing it slowly, hoping his student would see exactly how to perform the jutsu. Once Jiraiya completed gathering chakra energy, the orb of light in his hand was huge. With his free hand, Jiraiya pointed to a huge boulder. Naruto immediately turned to watch as his sensei slowly walked to the boulder.
"Rasengan!" he called out, striking the boulder with his jutsu.
The sound of impact was almost enough to break the sound barrier. The boulder had all but disintegrated. All that was left were a couple of minuscule pebbles. Naruto's jaw practically dropped watching his sensei's power.
"You might wanna pick up your chin from the ground. Ants might crawl in." Jiraiya was joking at his student's amazement
"THAT'S the move I have to master" Naruto said with a mix of awe and unease.
"Yup, I'll give you three days to master it. I hope you're up for it"
"Three days...THREE DAYS? I can tell just by looking at that it must have taken you at least 8 months to make that jutsu half as strong as you just did. And you want me to learn it in less than a WEEK? That's not fair!" Naruto was beginning to regret taking Jiraiya up on his challenge.
"Hey kid, life's not fair. You said you were a man did you not? How you handle life's imbalance is what will define your manhood. Keep that in mind" Jiraiya educated his student.
Naruto took those words to heart and decided that whether things were unfair or not, he'd meet any challenge thrown his way.
Jiraiya left his student alone while he went to a nearby river to clean himself up. Naruto had his mind on the challenge his sensei posed to him. Even deeper, for the first time he'd actually began to think about both women in question. He sat down under a tree and was heavy in thought.
Naruto's thoughts
"Maybe it wasn't a good idea taking the old man up on this challenge. Win or lose...what could I possibly say? I know I still have feelings for Sakura-chan... I've always had feelings for her. She's beautiful and smart. And recently...she's been really nice to me... Can a few days ...moments of kindness really make up for so many years of neglect...
Morrigan...heck, any sane or insane man for that matter would want her. I never gave it too much thought until now...but she is hot...REALLY hot. She's been kind to me from the very start. Even when we were total strangers to each other...she was the one who cared for me...not...Sakura-chan... She held me in a way I've always desired Sakura to hold me...
...Sakura-chan was really nice to me...but...it hurts to think that she might not be genuine... Her kindness escalated after she slept with Sasuke. She says I'm her best friend...but...she didn't even tell me about it...if Ino didn't just shout it out in anger that day...would Sakura-chan have told me the truth..."
Thinking that moment over brought a tear of pain ran down the side of Naruto's face.
I really haven't known Morrigan for a long time. And nowhere near as long as I've known Sakura-chan. She may be forward and aggressive. That is a great quality about her. But...she's never held back from me...never kept secrets or lied to me...while to woman I chased for so many years...
"LOOK ALIVE KID" Jiraiya yelled, completely ended Naruto's rare occasion of deep thought as he threw a wet towel on him
"Keep your nasty towel to yourself old man. No telling where its been, especially knowing you" Naruto was implying he was beginning to see the kind of man his teacher was.
"Yeah well that's because I'm REAL man. REAL man. And REAL men like certain 'things'" Jiraiya giving his normal style of reply.
Naruto was a bit annoyed at his thoughts being distracted. And decided to go off and train.
"I'll catch you later old man. I'm going to train for awhile"
" Can't wait to bear some truth huh?" He said referring to the challenge.
"...If I knew what the truth was..." Naruto said solemnly
"Jiraiya, sensing the seriousness in his student's last words decided not to press the situation. He normally would have kept poking about when it came to the opposite sex. But he also knew when it was time to leave things alone. And he was going to make sure to give his new student that exact respect.
Naruto walked off into the moonlight to find a place for him to train alone and in peace.
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Just as night had befallen Naruto and Jiraiya, night fell on Konoha as well. Sakura was alone in her room, sitting by her window, gazing at the beauty that was the moon.
Inner Sakura
" I remember when I wanted to share nights like this with Sasuke. How could I have been so blind all these years... Naruto-kun...how many beautiful nights have you spent alone...wanting me...needing me...while all I did was fawn over that fool...I want you here with me...I want to make up for all those nights you spent alone...we can share beautiful moonlights like this together...you have to come back..."
Sakura gently closed her eyes as Naruto stayed in her thoughts. His absence hit her harder by the day.
"SAKURA...DINNER'S READY" Ms. Haruno yelled to get her daughter's attention to eat.
"Thanks mom...I'll be down in a minute." Sakura replied happily
Inner Sakura
" When you come back to me...I won't hide anymore...I won't hold back...you will know how I feel about you..."
Sakura made a silent promise to herself and began on her way downstairs to join her mother for dinner.
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Malhavoc was still vigorously training Sasuke. It would be a long time before Sasuke would master the demon century jutsu. Even with the sharingan and being considered a genius, the demon century's mastery would require intense mental training. It was even worse that Malhavoc wasn't the most patient of teachers.
"Sasuke, using the demon century will take time for you. It is a forbidden jutsu that is before the time of most of the ninja order. Therefore, any mental training you've received thus far would have to be cast asunder for a time. You're mind must be base and savage, yet at the same time controlled. Let negative energy resonate within your soul." Malhavoc was trying to train him step by step
Sasuke began to attempt to focus his chakra in a new way. Rather than finding his center, he was building an inner fury. Something only those with evil within their souls did.
"This feeling...it's...different" Sasuke was experiencing this new energy for the first time.
Malhavoc let out a small smirk showing he was pleased with Sasuke's words.
At that moment, Sasuke slowly began to lose control. Negative chakra had begun to overflow from his body. Chakra burns were beginning to show on his arms.
"IDIOT!" Malhavoc yelled as he axe kicked Sasuke to the ground, leaving him bleeding and imbedding within the ground.
Zabuza was looking on with a bit of anger at Malhavoc and decided to interject himself into Malhavoc's training session.
"You're kinda stupid, aren't you?" Zabuza sarcastically asked, holding is sword to Malhavoc's neck. Threatening to lop his head clean off.
"If you don't want to end up like the boy, you'll get that blade out of my face. If I didn't do that, he would have killed himself." Malhavoc was right. Sasuke would have very well died if he wasn't knocked out.
"What do you care anyway Zabuza?"
Zabuza didn't bother answering Malhavoc's question in the least
" The next time you threaten me Malhavoc, it will be your last day in this world" Zabuza said, still holding his blade to Malhavoc's throat.
The two just stared each other down. They had been close to confrontation in times past, but things were beginning to come to a head. They were both aware that one day soon, they would come to blows. Just before a battle could ensue, Sasuke had began murmuring and cringing his way back to his feet. The two cold-hearted ninjas stood down and turned their attention to Sasuke.
"You need to learn how to control chakra better than you do boy. If you lose control again, I promise you I'll leave you to die where you stand." Malhavoc was dead serious.
"..." Sasuke eyed Malhavoc in silence. Just giving him an ice-cold stare as a reply.
Sasuke's training continued well into the night, with little rest periods in between. Malhavoc could have won a record for the world's most brutal teacher. For that it was worth, Sasuke may have been many things. But weak wasn't one of them. This kind of treatment could have broken the body and will of pretty much anyone else.
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The moon's light still glistened bright as ever. Naruto was ever vigilant in his training. He trained with mixed emotions. Either way things went, he would have to bear the truth of his thoughts either Sakura or princess Morrigan. Backing down was not an option. He never broke his promises and he always faced his challenges.
"...Come on...dammit FOCUS!" Naruto was trying hard to focus his chakra into his right hand.
With veins practically bursting from every inch of his body, Naruto was near the point of exhaustion. His right hand began to spark. And Naruto's confidence began to rise once he noticed.
"I can do this...WATCH ME!" Naruto yelled as he made one final mental push to focus his chakra to his right hand.
As the young genin made his push, his hand was overwhelmed with heat. Naruto let out a scream and ran to the same spot where Jiraiya had cleaned himself to put his arm in the water.
"AGHHHH...IT'S HOT!" Naruto's yell could wake the dead.
Jiraiya heard the scream and wasn't worried in the least. In fact, he was rather pleased. He knew what it meant if Naruto was somehow burning up from training. Naruto was indeed catching on. This was an extremely advanced jutsu that Naruto was beginning to grasp in a very short time.
" This...will be good for him..." Jiraiya said to himself as he nodded off to sleep. Pleased with the caliber of student he had under is tutelage.
Naruto was stilling with his hand dowsed in water and the thoughts of Sakura and Morrigan came flooding back to him as he looked to the sky.
Naruto's thoughts
"Sakura...and Morrigan...why haven't I really thought about this until now. Damn that pervert sensei of mine...But...I guess it was good that he did bring this up...even though it's hard to focus on..."
Naruto allowed himself to fall on his back and drift asleep. He fell asleep rather easily due to exhaustion from training.
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Sakura had just washed up and prepared herself for bed. Sleeping wasn't the easiest thing in the world for her to due as of late. But she coped with things the way they were to the best of her ability. She'd just opened up her window and plopped herself into the bed. She had just began to nod off as she caught a particular sent coming through the window.
Inner Sakura
"That can't be him...please don't let this be a dream...let it be you..."
Sakura eagerly ran to her window. The smell that was coming from her window was indeed exactly what she thought it was. It was miso ramen. But much to her dismay, wasn't Naruto. It was nothing more than two delinquent children having a food fight. Sakura was quite pissed at the fact that it wasn't Naruto down there.
"GO HOME YOU BRATS!" Sakura yelled, fuming with anger
The two kids saw Sakura's raged face and ran with the speed of God.
Sakura, disappointed went back to bed.
Inner Sakura
"Sigh...that's how much I need you back huh..." Sakura smiled with somewhat defeat and continued drifting to sleep.
The night was fairly cruel to three different genins. Though they were so far away from each other, they shared similar goals. And no matter the distance, their fates will be forever linked. And even though tomorrow would bring new challenges, their link would always be constant.
To be continued...