Chapter 27:
Naruto, Szayelaporro and almost all of the most important people in the Land of Whirlpools, were currently seating in Szayelaporro' office, looking at something that Suzumebachi brought with her and released from the scroll.
Right there, in the middle of the office, lied a body of one Sakura Haruno, with a hole on the middle of her chest.
But that wasn't the most surprising thing. The fact that Sakura's spirit is currently floating above her body, with her head bowed low and with tears in her eyes, is even more surprising.
Of all those in the room, only Sasame couldn't see Sakura's spirit because Naruto never turned her into a human/hollow hybrid, so she doesn't have the ability to see spirits. The others though, they can all see her, thus, Tayuya outburst from earlier when she saw Sakura's spirit walking pass the door behind Suzumebachi.
Naruto looked at Sakura for a while, without saying anything. No one in the room said anything ever since Suzumebachi explained how she came across Sakura's spirit in the middle of the forest in the Land of Rivers. She was apparently floating above the place where her body was buried and was unable to move on, because of the betrayal and death she suffered at Sasuke's hands, who shoved a Chidori through her chest after Kakashi allowed him to in order to awaken Mangekyo Sharingan.
Sakura was very surprised when Suzumebachi talked to her, because she didn't think that anyone will be able to see and communicate with her now that she is nothing but a spirit. She explained to Suzumebachi what happened, and the former Stone Kunoichi decided to dig out Sakura's body, seal it inside of the scroll, and then along with Sakura's spirit, go to the Land of Whirlpools.
Thus, the current situation.
Naruto sighed. "I would like to say that I didn't expect this," Naruto said, drawing the eyes of everyone on him, including Sakura's. "But that would be a lie. I knew that this will happen one day sooner or later."
"W-What are you talking about?" Sakura asked meekly. She didn't understand what Naruto meant (not that she knew that this guy was Naruto), but she knew that he is the apparent leader of the country currently in the construction.
"Are you happy now, Sakura," Naruto asked with another sigh. He noticed Sakura's raised eyebrows.
"Why would I be happy," she asked?" "I'm dead and I can't even move on. What's there to be happy about?"
"You spent YEARS, chasing after that bastard, Sasuke Uchiha," Naruto said, surprising Sakura, as she didn't think that Naruto knew about that. It made her wonder how he knew about that. "He was more important to you then anything else. Your family, your friends, even your ninja training wasn't as important as Sasuke. And look at you now. Killed by his hands so he can get more power.
"You used to say that you will do anything for your dear Sasuke. So that's why I'm asking you if you are happy. You died for him to gain power. You were finally useful to him after years of being useless. So, tell me. Are you happy?"
"NO," Sakura growled! "I'm not happy at all! I loved Sasuke and I would have done anything for him, but that doesn't mean that he had to kill me like that!"
"Aha," Naruto smirked. "So, 'anything', actually does have a limit, does it?"
Sakura growled even more and was angry beyond belief. "Why are you mocking my death like this," she asked? "What have I ever done to you? Also, how do you even know all of that about me? I don't recall ever meeting you."
Naruto smiled for a moment. Then he laughed, then laughed harder, until he was laughing so hard it looked to everyone in the room as if he was insane.
It took Naruto, five minutes to calm himself down enough to be able to talk. "But you did know me, Sakura," Naruto said, much to her surprise. "You knew me very well, I might say."
"From where?" Sakura asked, while looking at Naruto's face, trying very hard to remember, where she might have met him.
Naruto smirked. "We've known each other since we were kids," Naruto said. "We practically grew up together. We went in the ninja academy in Leaf. We graduated together... we were even placed on the same team," once Naruto said this, Sakura's already wide eyes, widened even more.
"I saved your life several times, Sakura," Naruto kept talking. "I did everything to get your attention, and yet, you only cared about Sasuke. Even on the day when I was betrayed and executed by Sasuke in the middle of the Leaf Village, you were there, just standing and not doing or saying anything. We were teammates, and yet, you let me die like a dog." By then, Sakura already knew that he was Naruto, and was crying.
"I will admit though, that you were one of the few who didn't look happy during the execution and didn't shout for my death nor celebrate, but still, you said and did nothing, and for a long time, I considered that a treason."
Naruto stood up from his chair, and walked over to Sakura's spirit and body, before he looked at Sakura's face, which was red along with her eyes, from all the crying. She couldn't' believe that this was Naruto, that he was alive after all this time.
Naruto looked at Sakura for a few moments, before he asked. "What is it you want now, Sakura?"
Sakura sniffed as she heard Naruto's question and raised her eyebrows. "W-What do you m-mean?"
"Do you want to live," Naruto asked? Sakura's jaw dropped on the floor. "Or do you want to move on? Which is it, Sakura?" Naruto doubted that she can just 'move on', but he didn't have to tell her that.
Sakura looked at Naruto for a while, not knowing what to say or do. The question surprised her a lot, which is why she didn't know what to say. She didn't even know what the point of the question is. It's not like Naruto has the power to revive her… does he?
"Why does it matter," Sakura sighed? "I'm dead, and what I truly want, is impossible."
"Try me." Naruto said.
Sakura looked at Naruto again, and sighed one more time. "I want to live," she said. "I'm just 15 years old. I'm young and never really had the chance to live a life. Ha," she chucked dryly. "I never realized this until now. All those years chasing Sasuke, wasted, when there was so much more I could have done."
"Yes," Naruto said. "Those were truly wasted years. Fortunately for you, this is not the end of your journey. It's only… the beginning."
Without waiting to hear what would Sakura say, Naruto bit this thumb, and let a drop of his blood fall into the mouth of Sakura's corpse.
"This is going to hurt," Naruto looked at Sakura and said. "A lot."
As soon as he said that, Sakura's spirit screamed in pain and terror, as she was pulled toward her corpse, which glowed for a while.
"Are you sure about this?" Tayuya asked as she and the others in the room were watching the process of Sakura being turned into a hollow. None of them, except Sasame were surprised, as they knew about Naruto's capabilities, but Sasame didn't. She wasn't transformed by Naruto, so she can't see Sakura's spirit, nor could she hear her. She can only guess what Sakura was saying based on what Naruto was saying and his questions. Sasame decided right then and there, to ask Naruto about this, and how she can gain the power to see spirits.
"Not really," Naruto replied. "But I've always had a soft spot for her back then, and surprisingly, it's still there. She never liked me in any way, and found me annoying. I know that. But she was one of those who didn't celebrate by death, and didn't want it to happen.
"Yes, she hasn't done anything to stop it, but it's not like there was anything she could have done, as she was just a weak genin. Besides, she loved Sasuke and everything she's ever done, was to please him. And yet, he killed her, which is why I believe that once she is awakened, Sakura will be a great asset to us, and will be perfect for the revenge against that Uchiha bastard."
"I thought you wanted to take out Sasuke," Tayuya questioned?
"I did," Naruto said. "But Sasuke is so far beneath me, that it's simply beneath me to even dirty my hands with his blood. Sakura on the other hand, has just as much reason as I do, to want revenge against him, so I plan to train her and then send her after Sasuke when the time is right," Naruto smirked. "Can you imagine the look of shock on that bastards face when she shows herself in front of him and then beats his ass? That will be a memory to remember for all times."
Szayelaporro and few others in the room, smiled cruelly at the picture of Sasuke being killed by the same girl who chased after him for years, and who was then killed by him in order to become more powerful. Ha. The stupid bastard doesn't even understand the kind of favor he did to Sakura by killing her like that, as she will now achieve the power he never will.
Sakura's rebirth lasted for several minutes, and after it was done, and the glow around her disappeared, Sakura stood up from the ground in all her glory.
Newly reborn Sakura stood at about the same height and weight, but there were some other changes done by the transformation. She has a mask on her face, though instead of it being a full head mask like Fu's, Sakura's only covers her face. On the forehead of her mask, there is a seal, which Naruto recognized as the one Tsunade has, though unlike Tsunade's, which is blue, Sakura's is black and it's faded. Naruto didn't know what that meant. Overall, the mask was very simply in design, and except the seal on the forehead, there was nothing special about it. Sakura's hair color and style were the same as before; there was no change to them. One more noticeable thing about Sakura's new look, is the fact that, her arms from the elbow down, are covered in bone armor, and her hands resemble claws. Also, her hollow hole is in the middle of her chest, right where Sasuke stubbed her with Chidori. She has gained a sword, just like all the other Arrancar class hollow, even though she is not Arrancar, but only Vasto Lorde class hollow. Her sword is a katana with a pink hilt, and black diamonds like the one on her mask's forehead, on it. The last noticeable thing about new Sakura, and this one is the most noticeable… is the fact that she was naked as the day she was born.
Sakura was standing there in front of everyone, completely naked, and looking over herself. She either completely forgot, or didn't care that there are other people in the room, among which are two males, who has been lusting over her since they were kids.
Naruto looked at Sakura and had to admit that she looks great. She wasn't as beautiful as Taya, Saeko and Juvia, but she has something about herself that is drawing him to her, unlike the other girls. Naruto noticed that Sakura's body was perfect in every way. She was just about the right size for her age, neither big nor small on any body parts, though it he has to choose one body part he likes the most on Sakura, it would probably be her ass. It's PERFECT.
Just like Naruto, everyone else in the room were watching at the completely naked Sakura, and just like Naruto, all of them were appreciating the naked Sakura, even though most of those in the room, were girls. Unlike Naruto and Szayelaporro, the girls at least tried to cover the fact that they were looking at Sakura's naked body. Naruto and his transformed blood clone, didn't even bother.
After few minutes of looking at herself, Sakura looked at Naruto, and saw that he was leering at her. She then looked around the room, and noticed that everyone was looking at her with small blushes at their cheeks. She immediately realized why that was, so she shrieked, before she covered her chest with her arms, and crouched down, covering her perfectly smooth and hairless, nether regions.
"Why are you all looking at me like that," Sakura yelled! "Don't you have any shame!?"
"No, not really," Naruto said with a smile, earning him a glare from Sakura. "It's funny though. You were just revived and instead of asking how that was possible, you yell at us for appreciating the way you look. That's mixed priorities right there."
"Don't give me that shit!" Sakura yelled, still crunched down, cowering her breasts and pussy.
"So… you don't want to know what happened and why you are alive again, looking like that?" Naruto questioned.
Sakura glared at him, causing Naruto to smirk. "Give me some cloths first." She demanding, making Naruto look at her for a moment, before he shook his head, and took off his hoodie, before he handed it to Sakura, making her blush like never before when she saw Naruto's naked upper body. She quickly gathered herself, and took the hoodie, before she put it over herself, and then since it didn't have any zipper or buttons, held it with her hands around her torso, so it won't show her body, like it does when Naruto is wearing it. Also, since Naruto is much bigger then Sakura, his hoodie, which is only big enough to cover his upper body and down to his hips, Sakura is much smaller, so the hoodie is more like one-piece dress then a simply hoodie.
Once she was dressed… sort of, Sakura looked at Naruto and said. "Explain!"
Naruto smiled and started to explain to Sakura, what she is now, what hollows are, and in the end, he explained how he is alive again, and what happened to him after he was executed.
"The reason you and Fu are different than the rest of us, is because you were both dead when I turned you into hollows," Naruto explained the reason for the mask and the bone arms. "If an alive person is given a drop of my blood, they will become human/hollow hybrid, with nothing showing that they are part hollows in the first place. But when the dead person is given a drop of my body, then they become full hollows, thus the mask and the hole somewhere on the body."
Sakura listened carefully everything that Naruto explained and couldn't believe in everything she has learned in the last 15 to 20 minutes. Everything she knew and assumed she knew about the world, has gone to hell, with the fact that Soul Society, Hell and Hueco Mundo exists, and the fact that Soul Reapers and Hollows exist and that right now, she is one of them. Never in her life would she imagine that something like this could happen to her, and if someone told her about everything that Naruto just did, she would've declared them insane.
Of course, everything is the truth, her current appearance showing that, and there was nothing she can do or say to deny the truth, as much as she wanted.
She wanted to know several more things though, so she asked. "Will I stay like this forever?"
"Honestly… I don't know," Sakura was shocked by Naruto's response. "You are the second person who I turned into Hollow, and since Fu was the first and she was only turned months ago, I can't tell you if the two of you will stay like that forever, or you will change over time."
Sakura asked a question she really wanted the answer to. "Why did you do this to me?"
Naruto frowned. "You were dead," he said. "If I left you like that, you would have most likely ended up becoming a hollow, and then you would end up in Hueco Mundo. There is no way of knowing how long you would survive there, but if I turn you into a hollow right here, then you will be able to stay here if you want, and not go to Hueco Mundo.
"Another reason is that I like you," Naruto surprised everyone in the room by saying that. "Maybe not as much as I did when we were kids, but I still like you, and I don't think that you deserve to be killed by Sasuke." Sakura growled when she heard that name, but quickly calmed herself down.
"What now," she asked? "I can't go back to the Leaf, and I have nowhere else to go. So what should I do?"
"You are staying here," Naruto said with a confused look on his face. "I thought that would be obvious when I revived you."
"What am I supposed to do here?" Sakura asked.
Naruto shrugged. "The country you are in, is currently under the construction, so I'm sure that you will have a job to do," he said. "You will also have a time to train your new powers, and people who will be able to help you are all here. The fact is, Sakura… you can't leave this place because you don't have where to go, and you won't be able to train yourself in an unknown powers you currently have, which is why you must stay here."
Sakura looked around herself, at all the people in the room and sighed. "Fine," she said. "If I don't have any other choice, then I will stay. But I do want you to promise me something."
"And what would that be?" Naruto asked.
"I want to kill Sasuke for what he has done to me!" Sakura growled, causing Naruto and Szayelaporro to smirk.
"Done." Naruto said, causing Sakura to smile cruelly at the images in her head, which are showing Sasuke on his hands and knees in front of her, begging for mercy, which he will never receive.
Sakura nodded at Naruto and thanked him for reviving her, and allowing her to be the one who will end Sasuke, even though she knew that Naruto has just as much, if not even more reasons to kill him with his own hands.
"Great," Naruto said. "Well then, I think that you should get to know the country, since you will be living here from now on. Fu and Taya will be showing you around," the two girls nodded, before they stood next to Sakura. "As for the rest of you, you are free to go and do whatever you want. Though, I want Sasame to stay behind. I have something to talk to you about."
Sasame was surprised by being asked to stay and talk with Naruto, but she did anyway, so she stayed seating on the chair, while everyone else, except Naruto left the room.