More Than a New Friendship

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Me: I do not own Naruto

Sasuke: Thank God

Me: You know what

Gaara: What?

Me: nothing

Sasuke: I knew it

Me: Sasuke you are gonna pay in this story

Sasuke: oh well

Me: (Whack)

Gaara & Sasuke: Owww! What was that for?

Me: Sasuke for being a jerk, Gaara, I just knew you'd eventually say something stupid

Hi- normal speaking

Hi- thoughts

Hi- demon or inner self speaking

Chapter II Sasuke's Return

Four Years Later

"Sasuke's back, he's back Sakura!" Naruto yelled to a sleeping Sakura. "Leave me alone Naruto, I'm trying to sleep." "But he's back!" he said again. Haven fallen almost back to sleep, Sakura bolts up. "He's back?" she said repeating his words, now wide-awake. "Yeah Sakura, and he's injured badly. The Hokage, she said she needs your help, Now! Without hesitation, she got out of bed and got her medic uniform. She ran to the bathroom, changed, and grabbing Naruto, flew out the door.

She ran to the hospital at top speed. She spotted Tsunade in the hall out side a room talking to another medic ninja. "Tsunade-sama, you called for me?" Sakura said out of breath. "Yes, we've tried everything, even I cannot help him. You are all we have left he's in here." She said pointing to the room.

Sakura entered the room. She was alone except for a rather torn up, unconscious Sasuke. She checked his vital signs. They were fading fast. He had a blade wound that cut him almost all the way through, along with more injuries. He was bleeding heavily and had lost too much blood. Summoning her chakra to her hands, she began to pore her chakra into the wound. Nothing. She repeated the act again. Nothing. She was now focusing on the man that she could not save, even after all this time she was not yet strong enough to save him.

Flashback

"Sasuke, please don't leave…. don't leave me. I love you." She said looking away from him, tears streaming down her face. He stared at her with those black non expressional eyes.

"Thanks Sakura, but I don't need this now. You always made things difficult." Before she could react, he was behind her and hit a nerve in her neck. She passed out, but he caught her in his arms. "I love you too, but I have to do this first." He said to her even though she was unconscious, wiping the last of her tears away. He placed her under a tree and then disappeared into the night.

She woke up to find him gone. She swore to herself for not stopping him. "Whether you like it or not I'll show I can be strong enough, you'll see." She said tears now flowing again from her emerald eyes.

End Flashback

"I swore to myself that I'd be strong enough. But I failed." Tears once again streaming down her face. She began to cry on his chest knowing what to come was inevitable. The slightest movement caught her attention. Sasuke had moved his hand and grabbed hers. It was as if he hadn't even moved and his vital signs only got worse.

"There's no harm in trying I guess." She said to herself aloud. She closed her eyes and focused her chakra to her hands once again. This time, however, she had somehow tapped into his chakra reserves, fusing both chakras together. She placed her hand over the wound. It sealed and healed itself as she collapsed on the floor.

She woke up two days later, felling totally drained. She was staring at the white wall above her trying to recall what had happened and where she was. Tsunade walked into the room looking awfully tired and worried. Sakura saw her and greeted her with, "Tsunade-sama." She looked down at her young apprentice, happy to see her recovering.

"You are truly a powerful one and I am proud to have taught you." "What do you mean?" she said still confused. "Sasuke is going to be fine. I don't know how you did it but he's heeling up nicely." Seeing Sakura attempt to get up, she raised her arm to push her back down. "You need to rest. You practically killed your self with chakra loss." She said still as protective as any mother, even though she wasn't one.

At that moment, a blond haired ninja walked through the door. "Hey Sakura-chan, how are you feeling." He said giving a signature smile. "I'm not completely sure." She answered. "You gave me quite the scare. Maybe when you feel better we can go visit Sasuke-kun. He's still a little beat up but he's awake now too."

"Maybe tomorrow Naruto. I don't think either of them are up to talking just yet." Tsunade said. "Well I'll go visit him now, I'll report back any changes, okay?" he said waving good-bye. "Try and rest Sakura you lost a lot of chakra but it should return by tomorrow." She left Sakura to rest for a while. She fell asleep again, dreaming of nothing in particular.

When she woke up the next morning, she felt her strength returning. She got out of bed found her usual clothes and changed. She was walking towards Sasuke's room when Naruto slipped out with a big bump on his head. He smiled and replied to the ungiven question. "He's wide awake now!" "Naruto you dobe, you do realize that to heal, people need to rest." She said hitting him. He ran as fast as he could to avoid another supper strength swing she gets when she's mad.

She entered the room to find an angry Sasuke. "How are you feeling?" she said after she walked in. Not looking at her, he replied with the usual "Hn." She sat in a chair placed next to his bed. He turned and looked at Sakura and was shocked to see a different Sakura then the one she left. She was taller now and was more matured. She was filled in, in all the right places. She was just as beautiful as when he left but her features were accented more by the new changes. Her hair was long and it hung down to her waste. Instead of seeing the cheery, loving face, he saw a sad and concerned face.

"You've changed." he said still admiring the woman who sat next to him. "Yeah, I have changed, and so have you." He was now staring at her in the same gawking eyes that most men gave her. She didn't like him doing that, especially since she no longer had feelings for him. "Did you fulfill your goal?" "Yes" he replied finally looking away. "So you are a medic ninja now." He said smirking. "Yeah, how did you know?" she said taken aback.

"Naruto's been here. He keeps reminding me that you saved my life. I'm just curious, how did you do it? None of the others could." "I'm not completely sure, I blacked out and have been in the hospital, a couple rooms over, since then. I have no memories of it, I wouldn't really know" she finished. She must be really strong now, she's not the same girl I left four years ago. But admit it, you like what you see. True.

"I've got to go now to talk to Tsunade." She said waving good-bye. I can't do this anymore. She gathered her things from her room and checked out of the hospital. She walked to the Hokage's tower, still feeling slightly drained. Before she even knocked, "Come in Sakura" was herd trough the door. She pushed the door open. "Tsunade-sama, you know what I am going to ask you." She said breathing rather hard, prepping for a fight. "Sakura, you can't leave. Please, you don't have to even see him." "I told you I was leaving after he came back. I can't deal with him around anymore. I don't want any old memories to spark, and I don't like the way he stares at me." She said as if she had rehearsed her lines for months.

"Where will you go?" she said acknowledging defeat. "I plan to visit an old friend for a while, Gaara." She said. "I must go I need to pack. I'll be back, eventually, I just need time away from here to think." "Very well, I can't stop you…. but Naruto will eventually spill the beans and Sasuke will come looking for you. You do know he is in love with you, even after all this time." She said. "That is why I must go." In a quick puff of smoke, she was gone. "If Sasuke doesn't go after her, eventually I'll have to send Kakashi." She said with a sigh.

Sakura was finished packing within an hour. She had all her possessions, the few she had. She packed all the weapons she owned. Her small apartment was empty except for her and the pack she carried. She grabbed a small letter she had written off the counter and left threw the doors, leaving her keys and her past inside.

"Hey Sakura-chan" Naruto said waving at her. "Hi Naruto." she said walking up to him. "Going on a mission? You work to hard." he asked smirking. "Not exactly. Here this will explain. I have to go." She frowned. He looked down at the letter. When he looked back up, she was gone.

End Chapter II

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Chapter III Searching For Him

She was running away from her past. She ran so fast that a journey that should last three days, took only one. She arrived in Suna tired and hungry. The village in the sand was hot and dry causing everyone to remain indoor unless necessary. She couldn't find any restaurants but found an apartment building with rooms available. I might as well, I am going to be here a while. Besides, I have no clue where to find Gaara.