I Do Not Own Naruto


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Trampled Sprouts


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"How are they doing?" she heard Kakashi's voice then.

"Sasuke landed on her and the Hyūga girl; they were saved from most of the blast. Izumi took a brunt of the blast too, Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata will all be right, Izumi as well, though she suffered a many burns." She heard a voice explain.

"How did this happen? Most of the Uchiha and Hyūga? And the village," Kakashi growled then.

"Numbers, sheer amount of numbers, and even Sharingan and Byakugan users can be overwhelmed, it's just challenging. The only known survivors though have been taken in by the Fourth Hokage as he negotiates with the Cloud for peace or retribution; I know the few survivors of the Hyūga clan wants retribution, but Uchiha Itachi is the only survivor, with his brother and Izumi of the Uchiha Clan so I do not know what he will demand for this atrocity," the voice murmured. Sakura winced as her nose twitched, her eyes cracked and she saw Kakashi at the end of her bed.

"Kakashi," she sighed.

"Hey kido, how are you feeling?" he asked as he came around to sit beside her then.

"Hurt," she breathed, everything in her hurt.

"Well, getting blown up does that to a person." He informed her as he stroked her hair.

"Naruto? Sasuke?" she demanded looking around.

"They're in the other room, they are fine," he assured her. Sakura sighed, her ribs were killing her as she stared up at him.

"Hinata?" she asked.

"She's fine as well," Kakashi nodded as he stroked her hair.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Greedy ninja, it cost us a great deal but you're safe," he stated. She blinked.

"Why?" she asked.

"Well, we have the two very powerful kekkei genkei, the Sharingan and the Byakugan, and those weapons are very formidable and something the enemy wanted and something they died protecting. The attack was futile though, however many died. You're alright though, that's all that matters," Kakashi informed her as his brow came to rest on hers'. She stared at him with wide eyes, he was crying, carefully she moved her bandaged hand to come up and rest on his cheek.

"I'm okay," she promised. He was hugging her then, she could feel his tears and she bit her bottom lip to stem her own tears as she hugged his head then.

"I was so scared!" she finally sobbed out as she clung to her guardian. "I thought the darkness was going to eat me again! I thought I was going to die! I thought Naruto was going to die! I thought they were going to take Sasuke! I thought I was going to be killed again!" she sobbed as she clung to him.


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Kakashi said nothing as he pulled her to him and held her close like she was a fragile little doll. Sakura curled up in his arms as she clung to his chest sobbing. She had only vauge memories of being that scared, and they were bloody and just before she met Kakashi.

The only thought he held onto was that his kid, his baby, she was alright, she was safe, the Uchiha kid and the Uzumaki kid had kept her safe as they kept the Hyūga girl safe too. It didn't matter though, the loss was already catastrophic. He didn't know if either clans would ever recover from the loses in their clans; but he didn't care about it because he had only been worried for one kid in the village.

The pink had been easy to find amongst the rubble.

Thank Kami for that; finding his kid had led to them finding the youngest Uchiha, the Uzumaki, and the Hyūga heiress. And they had all been alive, Izumi had been with them too, but these matters meant little to him as he carried his kid to him as he had carried Sakura to the hospital. It had been three days since the attack, and now his kid was finally awake.

Thank all of the spirits and gods for that blessing because he hadn't lost everything again. She was alive, that was all that mattered to him as he held her close.

"Kakashi, can I see Sasuke and Naruto?" she cried against his chest.

"Sure," he sighed and looked to the nurse who nodded the alright for her to be taken out of the bed. Picking up his kid's eight year old trembling body and carried her to the boys' room then. They were in the same room, mostly so the Sharingan kekkei genkei was safe under the ANBU guards with the Fourth's son and the Hyūga survivors standing guards as well.

"Hey boys," he greeted as he walked around the ANBU guards and to the kids' bed.

"Hey! Sakura! You're alright!" Naruto shouted in glee.

"You're alive," the Uchiha boy greeted Sakura as Kakashi put her on the bed of Sasuke. Naruto was already up and about, healing quicker than the normal person with the fox inside him.

"Sasuke! Naruto!" she cried out as she hugged them both and burst into tears. Kakashi sighed, he saw the relief of the boys as he watched them carefully hug his girl. At least they were all alright, he might have centered his world around the pinkette, and he might prioritize her over all of them, and though he hadn't initially cared about the others in her group, he was very relieved that her group of friends was alive.

"Sakura!" Ino cried out as she ran through his legs and leapt to the bed to hug Sakura then. Kakashi sighed as he looked to the young Uchiha survivor who left the bed and hobbled to him.

"Thank you, Kakashi," Sasuke said and then he hobbled to where Sakura was sitting with Ino and Naruto.

"You know, he doesn't thank people since losing Mom," Itachi informed him, Kakashi looked at the young Uchiha then.

"He's doing just fine," Kakashi assured Itachi.

"You know, it's pathetic, I think you know my brother better than I do," Itachi chuckled wryly.

"He does practically live at my home," Kakashi pointed out blandly.

"Aa," Itachi chuckled. Kakashi sighed in relief though that those three kids were a solid team even in the midst of chaos; at least that was according to Hyūga Hinata.


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Hinata poked her head into the hospital room where there was a lot of laughter coming from. She blushed when she saw the trio of trouble as the village called them. Sakura sat between the boys, Ino was on the bed too, and they were all smiling as they chatted.

"I'm glad you're alright!" Sakura shouted as she hugged both the boys tightly, then Sakura grinned at her. "Hey! You're okay too!"

"H-h-h-hi," Hinata stuttered then, she felt herself turning redder than ever before as she stood there shyly in the door.

"You're Hinata, right?" she looked up at the masked man leaning on the wall then.

"Y-y-y-yes," she stammered.

"I'm glad to see you're recovering nicely as well, I'm sorry for your losses," he said as he picked her up. Hinata yelped as she was picked up and then she was put on the bed

"You're Hinata, right?" Ino asked her then. Both the boys were looked at her with wide eyes. Sasuke grabbed Sakura and hauled her to him as Ino sat in Sakura's place. Naruto was grinning beside her.

"Y-y-yes," Hinata answered.

"I'm Naruto, that's Ino, that's Sakura, and that's teme!" Naruto announced in a cheerful tone. She looked to the group he had just pointed out, the Uchiha boy's brow was twitching as he sat there and Sakura was grinning, Ino was smiling and Hinata felt… welcomed, she looked at Naruto and tears welled up in her eyes as she felt the slip past her guard then.

"What did you call me dobe!?" the Uchiha demanded.

"Teme, that's your name after all!"

"You're going to pay!" and with that there was a crash onto the tiled ground, Sakura sighed, Ino just blinked and Hinata had a watery smile at the sight.

"I'm sorry about what happened to your family," Sakura said as she hugged her tightly then. "I wish there was more we could've done for your family," Sakura said as she hugged her. Hinata cried then as she held onto the pinkette.

"Get back here dobe!" Sasuke shouted as he tore after the blonde out of their hospital room.

"Make me!" Naruto shouted and Hinata sobbed harder as she sat there being hugged by two girls, who were the first time she was accepted outside of her family. The first kids who didn't ask if she was a possessed with her eyes.

"It'll be alright Hinata," Ino assured her. Hinata said nothing as she cried and held onto the two girls who were hugging her tightly. She felt Ino and Sakura's tears as well as her own as she sobbed with the loss of much of her family and at the memories of nearly being taken that night.


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Sasuke made it through the day with the dobe, Ino, the Hyūga girl, and Sakura, Kakashi stood guard outside their door and he knew Itachi was talking with the council about the attack. For the last three days he had dealt with not knowing how his friends had been, and knowing the state of his family, but today he was informed of the total loss. Sakura and Naruto though, they were alright, and that had been his saving grace, it had saved him today when Sakura and Naruto had visited him.

But now, it was night, and he was sitting in his bed staring out the window, Sakura was back in her room and Naruto's parents had taken him back to his room, it was why he was sitting alone now.

"Can I come in?" a cold voice asked, he turned his head to see his brother standing in the door then.

"Hn," he answered as he looked out the window again. He was going to be alone again, wasn't he? Not worthy of his family's love or hopes, or even their acknowledgement because of his appearance like his mother.

"You know it's just you, me, and Izumi now," Itachi informed him as he sat down on the bed. Sasuke blinked as he stared at his big brother. Itachi smiled then, a sad smile.

"Aa," he answered sadly and looked out the window.

"You did a good job protecting your friends and saving the Hyūga heiress," Itachi informed him. "Father would be proud of you."

"How do you know?" Sasuke asked and his brother blinked then. "How do you know father would have been proud of me?" he asked then. He had never heard his father day he was proud of him. The only one who had ever seemed proud of him was his brother, and though he had strove for their father's love and approval he knew he didn't have it; he'd never have it; Itachi would always be better than him. And that didn't make him bitter towards his brother, just envious.

"Because, I am proud of you, you saved Kakashi's girl, you saved the Fourth's son, and you saved the Hyūga heiress, you did a good job Sasuke," Itachi said firmly as he poked him on the brow. His breath hitched at the affection of his brother.

Sasuke looked at his brother with tired eyes then.

"Why did they attack?" he asked finally.

"Because, the Cloud wanted our visual prowess," Itachi answered him. "And from what I've learned from the Yamanaka clan they have a deal with a former Sannin, Orochimaru who is obsessed with our Sharingan."

"Will they attack again?" Sasuke asked, he wanted Sakura and Naruto to be safe; Kakashi would always be tough to catch but still… he wanted his friends safe.

"I don't know, but Sasuke; always be on guard now, if Orochimaru is after our Sharingan then there is a high likelihood he will be back for us," Itachi answered.

"Let him come I will destroy him," Sasuke snarled. All he could think of was of how they had threatened his friends and taken his family from him. Itachi's eyes widened then. "No one hurts what's mine without being hurt back," he snarled.


That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Blooming in Darkness! =)