Chapter 7: A New Side To Reality

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Splinters of wood and nails flew by their heads. Sakura stared up in awe, as the roof above her head was wiped away. Revealing a star stricken sky. Kakashi pushed down Naruto's head with his hand. He hoped Sakura would be alright. The blonde couldn't move. With his arms bent, he was stuck to the floor. A quick flash of pain ran through Kakashi's right side.

Finally the destruction of the hospital stopped. But it was not the end of the night. The jounin lifted his hand off of Naruto. As he did, the shadows of the night grew darker than ever. The stars and the moon were blocked. All of a sudden it was pitch black. Kakashi dared not move. He heard Sakura's soft voice, "Release!" she repeated it. But nothing.

'This is no illusion,' the silver haired shinobi feared the worst. Soon his fears would come true. For Akira Ishida had come. He came to claim the life of Hatake Kakashi. If it was not to be his, then he would kill until his heart was satisfied.

There came a loud blast. Immediately Tsunade rose from her bed. She didn't have much of a choice, for Shizune came rushing in. Apparently there was an attack on the hospital. Now a dark chakra engulfed half of the eastern wing.

An ANBU team had been sent out to check out the situation. The sight the team came upon was frighting. Even though they were the best trained shinobi in the whole village, they saw nothing that they could do. So they waited. Tsunade would be there soon; hopefully, she would know what to do.

Before she arrived, the ANBU memebers began to evacuate the area and get the people under control. Other jounins had been called to the scene. Many of them stopped in their tracks. One kept running and rushed the hospital, only to be thrown back. Up his left side, it was black. The mark began to grow. Quickly, he was transported to the western wing.

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Her blonde tails of hair landed on her shoulders. The sight was much different than the sanin had expected. Before Tsunade's eyes there was large and small pieces of wood scattered everywhere. Splinters and nails stuck into trees. A black shield covered the section of the building that had been attacked. It fluxuated and vibrated. A nurse that had escaped in time ran over to Tsunade. She told her what had happened to the man who rushed the dark chakra.

Panic was not an option. But she couldn't stop her heart from worrying, nor could she stop her eyes from scanning the crowd. Sakura had not signed out that day. She was not amongst the crowd as well. 'She's still inside! Luckly that wing was empty except for her and two nurses on duty.' The Hokage would learn later that both of the nurses had died. A large plank of wood had scewered them and pinned them both to the wall.

Soon Tsunade started barking orders. No one questioned her, and even though fear ran through their viens, the ANBU members did their best to listen.

Dust had gathered in the air. The jounin was burdened to only listen as his students coughed histerically. The mask protected him from such things. Now the three of them had to depend on sound. So Kakashi called out to the two genins, "Sakura! Naruto! Are you hurt?" For a minute there was silence. The silver head could feel his fear rising. But relief came with a few sentences.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled into the dark, "I"m alright. My arms are a little stiff th-" there was a release of air, then a thud.

"Naruto?" Then Sakura's voice called to her sensei. An echoe of fear in her voice.

"I'm cut!"

Kakashi would have to wait to check up on Naruto. But as he talked to Sakura, his hands felt the floor. The boy had to be close by him, "Where are you cut?"

"My head... do not worry. It is not deep. The bleeding is very litte." Kakahsi heard her sigh. Then silence.

All he was feeling was cold floor. Once in a while he would prick his finger on a splinter of wood. Then something soft. Yes it was Naruto's sleeve. The jounin's hands felt up the boy's arm. When he found his chest he lightly pressed his hand on it. 'He's breathing.'

The troubles of the teacher were not over yet. For across the room he could hear another gasp. Only this time it was Sakura's. A soft thud seemed to echoe through Kakashi's mind as she hit the floor. What was going on? What had happened to his students? The answeres were to come.

For a flash of light blinded the ninja. He held his hand up, then he noticed something. The darkness was seemed to be pulling in. Towards the center of the room. "Ishida! What are you do-" before he could yell at his former friend, there it was. The same feeling as before.

All the air was blasted out of him. He felt his eyes close. The impact was harder than before.

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Young again he found himself. A large circle of white was over him. It seemed so far away, yet so close that he could touch it. His body, and the world seemed to turn. Now he stood instead of lying. Stars, one by one, appeared. They joined the bright circle. What was happening? He knew, somehow he knew.

It was cold in the darkness. But seeing the stars brought warmth. But it was empty warmth. No feeling in it. And so he shivered. Watching him, two eyes. They pierced the darkness. Blood red color, making the moon and stars fade away. They moved ever closer. Panic, feet scurring, a shake, light...

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto placed his hand on his back as his teacher shot straight up. "Are you alright?"

Kakashi took a minute before answering. Naruto waited patiently as his sensei took in his surroundings. It was a white room. Nothing but white. The only thing that broke the colorless walls was the shape of Naruto. It like the same room that Kakashi had found Naruto in two weeks ago.

"What happened?" he inquired.

"I should be asking that! One minute I'm passed out, the next I'm hear!" the blonde flung his arms into the air. The jounin sighed.

"I have an idea about what might have happened. But first," all of a sudden, a pain wrenched at Kakashi's right side. He winced and placed a hand there. Fresh blood covered his palm when he pulled it back. Naruto's eyes filled with worry.

1 hour, 43 minutes, and 15.5 seconds earlier

As Tsunade issued the last the order she felt a trembling in the ground. Little pebbles shook and hopped in their places. That's when she noticed the hospital. The dark chakra had risen into the air. Now it was coming fast back towards the hospital.

Then it happened. A loud clap. As if thunder was right above them. It seemed the whole world shook. And in a flash darkness overcame all who stood there. A flash of light, a loud air sucking sound, then nothing.

Tsunade could feel the cool earth pressed against her face. When she awoke, several people were standing around her. Immediately she stood up. All of them showed no emotion. Yet, she sensed fear in them. That's when she saw the hospital.

Nothing was left of the Easter wing. It looked as if the foundation had just been made by the dirt. And a bare rectangle sat in the place of the building.

Without thinking twice, the silver headed man placed his hand back to his side. Kakashi had prevented himself from passing out. It was difficult with how sudden and vicious the pain had been. He did not want to scare Nartuo, so he fought against the pain. Holding back the gasp of pain, he dearly wanted to release. For a split second, the jounin's vision blurred.

The blonde panicked as he saw his teacher grip his side and sway a little. That's when he set his eyes upon the right side. The cloth grew dark. Then he noticed a thin line of blood. It leaked between his teacher's ring and pinky finger. The blood was a small trickle, but all the same.

"Your hurt!" Naruto exclaimed. 'Oh, Sakura-chan. Wake up!' the blonde thought as his eyes switched from his teacher to the pink haired girl who lay still on the floor behind them. Then Naruto noticed his arms doing something. He hadn't told them to do it, but they did it by instinct. When he felt the weight on his arms, fear took over the boy.

Blood was flowing from Kakashi's side. He could feel the warm liquid running down his side and between his fingers. 'No! I can't leave Naruto alone. Concentrate! Stay awake!' Yet, despite his pleads, his body did not listen. Again a cloud overcame Kakashi's vision. He felt himself fall forward and something press against his chest.

The blonde held onto Kakashi. Gently he let the jounin fall to his knees. Carefully, Naruto placed his head on the floor. Now he saw that the tiled floor was being stained with blood from his teacher's side.

He would be no help to his teacher if he went into a panic. Yes, fear was okay. But how can you control your enviroment, if you can't control yourself.

Without another thought, the blonde rushed over to the sleeping medical shinobi. His fingers gripped each shoulder. The silk of the hospital gown caught between his hands. With a gentle shake and a whisper, "Sakura-chan!" the girl's green gems stared into the blue pools of her friend.

"Naru-to?"

"Yes, Sakura-chan, are you alright?"

The girl sat up. The small cut on her head had scabbed over. She rubbed her eyes. Then turned her attention to Naruto, "I'm fine. Where's Kakashi-sensei?- and where are we?"

"No time to explain, heck I don't even know the answer!-but Kakashi-sensei is hurt." Sakura's ears pricked up and she became more awake and alertive. Now she was going into her usual mood. Her eyes followed the pointing finger of the blonde.

There, only a three yards in front of her, was her sensei. Her beloved friend and teacher. He lay still. Not moving, except for a slow rise and fall of the chest. A little relief swept over her, then was quickly taken away when she noticed the pinkish floor at his side.

Sakura hurried to her feet. Naruto stood with her. Ready to catch the girl if she fell. Next thing he knew, she was kneeling by Kakashi, while he paced behind her.

Delicately she worked. A blue chakra glowed around her hands. The fabric of his clothes were finely cut. It revealed a wound stuck with many pieces of glass. If Naruto were to spread his hand across the wound, it would not cover it. Again Sakura's hands glowed. The boy's blue eyes stared at his teacher and Sakura. As if it had took hold of him and would not let go. Pulling him in more and more.

"Naruto, I need bandages. Rip apart your sleeve... Now!" her voice shocked him back into reality. Immediately he got to work. Taking out a kunai and shredding the left sleeve of his shirt. The blonde got it into about ten strips. Each was just big enough to encircle Kakashi's waste.

In a stutter he asked, "Is-is he going to be okay?"

Naruot noticed that Sakura's shoulders slumped at this. The bleeding had slowed down. 'Either from Sakura, or he's lost too much already and his body has little left.' The boy stood back waiting for an answer. Sakura just moved her knees a little. They sat in the pool of blood that the jounin had spilled. Then she went back to work. The word silence isn't right to describe the scene. For it wasn't completely silent. The minds of the people in the room turned and twisted. Many thoughts racing in and out. Some being discareded, others sticking in place. There was also the noise of worry and saddness. Then a soft sob eminated from Sakura.

"I don't know Naruto," she hid her tears, "I've slowed the bleeding. Now help me with the bandages. I wish we could wash them, but we don't have that luxary."

Naruto picked up the bandages and kneeled beside her. He winced as the warm blood passed through his pants and touched the bare skin.

Then Sakura's small hands took the strips of cloth. Naruto held Kakashi up a little. This way Sakura could wrap him all the way around. When that was done. Sakura placed Kakashi's shirt back on. A small cut were she had to get to the wound. Now many strips of orange cloth shown.

"How bad is he?"

Sakura looked into her friend's eyes. But they were stuck on the passed out jounin. "There was glass. Lots of it. But I managed to remove it all." A small pile of shards lay infront of her. Some large, some small. Others smooth and others rough. "Now it's up to him." She lay a hand on his shoulder. But still Naruto looked at Kakashi.

Then slowly she moved her bloody hand and entwined her fingers in his bloody fingers. Bound by Kakashi's blood, the two genins sat there. Moment passed. Then Sakura let go of Naruto's hand and stood up.

"Help me move him out of the blood. This will help us with watching over his wound." The blonde nodded and stood beside her. Just as they bent down to pick up Kakashi, a spot in the wall opened up and the blank whiteness of the room was disturbed by a dark rectangle.

It was doorway. Some one was in the doorway. In a deep voice, that was angry and hurt, "N' what vee have hare!"

I know, I know, it may seem a bit short. Just bare with me. Next chapter will be up sooner. To all who reviewed: Thank you all for reading my story. I hope you like it and will look out for my other stories soon to come.

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