Okay before I go on the story, I know some of you are wondering why I named the cat 'Chii'
It was supposed to be 'Chi' as in Blood in Japanese because of his red eyes, but I just added another 'I' to help with pronunciation. (Lets go with that excuse XD)
Bloody Blossom
. . . kura. . .
Huh…?
Sa . . . kura. . .
Who's calling me . . ?
Sakura. . .
. . . too bright . . .
. . . I—I can't see anything. . .
Sakura-chan!
. . . Blue . . .
. . . Blue eyes. . .
Oi Sakura-chan! Wake up!
. . . Blue . . .
. . . just like Onii-sama's . . .
Sakura-chan? Wake up!
. . . I'm sleeping . . ?
Wake up!
. . . When did I fall asleep. . .?
Sakura-chan!
. . . Onii-sama . . . I miss you . . .
Sakura-chan?
. . . I miss you . . .
Slowly opening her eyes she saw bright captivating azure eyes staring back at her.
'Just like Onii-sama's . . .'
"S-s-s-sakura-c-c-chan?-?-?"
Waking up from whatever stupor she was in she became more aware of her surroundings.
A blushing Naruto.
Her arms.
Wrapped around his neck.
Faces inches apart.
"Ohayo Naruto-san." Sakura greeted solemnly, not even phased by the thought of someone seeing this in this very suggestive position. After all they weren't doing anything so, no harm done.
Apparently Naruto thought of things differently:
'OH MY RAMEN! Sakura-chan! The cool and super cute Sakura-chan! Is hugging me! ME! Kami this is the best day of my life! Nothing can ruin this moment for me! NOTHING!-!' He mentally squealed as his super cool and super adorable Sakura continued to stare at him not moving to remover herself from his person.
". . .What are you two doing?" Sasuke couldn't help but blanch at the sight in front of him. His two newly assigned teammates.
Hugging.
"Ah, Ohayo Sasuke-san." Sakura greeted tilting her head to the side to look at the approaching Sasuke without moving from her place with Naruto.
"I ask again," He glared at the orange clad gennin's back. "What are you two doing?"
Sakura looked at him questioningly before standing up removing her arms from around Naruto's neck, who in turn silently cursed Sasuke for ruining yet another precious moment with his sakura-chan. So he settled with glaring holes at his head.
"I fell asleep." She explained. "And I assumed Naruto-san here was trying to wake me up." Sakura then looked at the blonde with apologetic eyes.
"I'm sorry if you found it a bit difficult to wake me up, Naruto-san." She bowed a little.
"Ah! No worries Sakura-chan!" He grinned and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "It was no trouble at all!"
"But still—" she stopped, realizing she was missing something or more of—someone important.
She began to look around the area, trying to find him. She walked around the tree, her efforts fruitless.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto looked at her questioningly.
Sasuke joined the two under the shade of the large tree. "Did you lose something?"
"Yes," She nodded. "But it's more of a someone actually—"
"Mew."
The three of them froze at the small sound and looked up at the source. Sakura's face broke into that rare, beautiful small smile of hers.
"Chii." She breathed out, extending her arms out. Not long after that the small animal leapt into her arms nuzzling into her neck as soon as it landed safely into the comfort of Sakura's gentle hold, the small bell jingling as sakura turned around to face her two surprised teammates.
"Naruto-san, Sasuke-san" She started.
"Meet my little friend, Chii."
After the short introduction between the two males of team 7 and the small feline. They settled down and waited for their sensei, making small talk.
"So sakura-chan," Naruto spoke up from his place from their females teammate's left. "I heard you muttering about your 'Onii-sama' in your sleep. . ."
Sakura's hand froze in mid air as she was stroking her cat's fur. "You . . . did?"
"Un!" He stared at her. "Why is that?"
Sakura looked down at her lap currently being occupied by Chii, she scratched behind his ears, the small bell jingling of his bell being heard instead of an answer from the pinkette herself.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto stared at the girl in question she suddenly got silent. Even Sasuke from his place from above them, perched on one of the tree branches looked down at the suddenly mute Sakura.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto reached out to touch her shoulder only to be stopped by an angry hiss and a painful sting on his right hand. "ITAI!" He yelled out as his hand recoiled back and clutched it to his chest. "Ow! What the—Why did that thing scratch me!-?"
Sakura upon hearing Naruto's yells of pain, she snapped out of her reverie and crawled next to the distraught blonde and took his hand into hers to inspect the wound closer. Her eyes narrowed as she saw a bit of blood seep out from the three consecutive scratch marks.
"Gomene Naruto-san, Chii shouldn't have done that."
Naruto blushed at the close contact and laughed nervously, "Ah, it's okay S-sakura-chan! I mean it was my fault, you suddenly got quiet and I got worried Chii here maybe thought I was going to hurt you and just wanted to protect you, that's all." He grinned.
Sasuke scoffed at the childish blonde. "Getting worked up over a small scratch, what a Dobe." He muttered leaning back against the trunk.
Naruto glared at the stoic Uchiha but inwardly smirked. "You're just jealous Sasuke-teme," he spoke as soon as sakura was out of ear shot getting some bandages from her pack.
"Sakura-chan likes me more than she does you!"
Sasuke glared at the blonde and jumped down, only to grab him by the collar harshly. "What did you say?"
"Face it teme, you're just jealous that Sakura-chan talks to me more." He grinned that foxy grin of his,
"You like her don't you?"
Sasuke released his hold around the blonde's neck and scoffed. "A shinobi has no need for such petty emotions."
"Oh? Then why were you acting so jealous?"
"I'm not jealous you Dobe." He glared at Naruto who smirked in turn.
"Say what you want Teme." The two of them settled in a glaring contest only to be broken upon the return of the stoic pinkette a roll of bandage in her hands and the small black menace sitting on her head.
"Naruto-san," she approached the blonde. "Let me wrap the wound for you it'll be bad if it gets infected."
"S-sure S-sakura-chan!" He blushed as she took his hand into her small ones wrapping it with care. Naruto grinned sending a smirk towards an already fuming Sasuke.
'Take that bastard!'
Sasuke glared and turned his attention towards the small animal staring at him with intense red eyes, he swears the cat was glaring at him.
"There," Sakura's voice stopped the duo's staring contest. "All done, Naruto-san."
"Thanks!" Naruto smiled closing and opening his newly bandaged hands.
Sakura smiled and walked back to her pack to return the bandage back in it place. "Hatake-sensei, sure is taking a long time getting here. . ." She mused out loud.
"I bet that weird guy is lazing around somewhere!" Naruto shouted looking around for any sign of their silver haired sensei.
"He's a Jounin Dobe," Sasuke snorted taking a seat. "Maybe He's off on a mission."
Naruto snorted. "Some jounin he is," He crossed his arms over his chest. "If sakura-chan didn't get that eraser with her kunai he would've been hit for sure!" He ranted on. "What kind of ninja is he? He can't even catch an eraser on his own!"
"Mew." Chii mewled as he sauntered over to where sakura is and jumped on to her shoulder nuzzling his cheek onto hers.
Sasuke eyed the cat before asking. "Where did you get the cat from Sakura?" He approached the pinkette but backed away when the feline started to hiss.
She blinked at the sudden interaction from the usually elusive Uchiha. "I found him yesterday." She watched as the cat jump down from her shoulder and climb up the tree.
"Really?" Naruto gave a confused look. "That cat must really like you to be that protective!"
"He does, I suppose."
The awkward silence that settled upon them had thankfully ended by the arrival of their –vey late sensei who appeared with a 'poof' of smoke.
"Yo!" He greeted eye crinkled to signal his smile.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Naruto yelled pointing at the silver haired man who chuckled nervously.
"Ah gomen," He apologized. "I was on my way here and a black dog crossed my path, and I wasn't sure if that was the same as a black cat crossing my path so just to make sure I had to take the long way here." He pointed a thumb over to where he just came from.
"LIAR!" Naruto yelled once more causing his two teammates to glare at the rambunctious blonde.
"Maa, maa" He waved his hand in a dismissing manner before walking over to a stump and placing a timer over it, the three watching him curiously as he does. He pressed a button signaling he set it off, after that he faced his newly acquired students who still had their eyes glued to him.
"It's set for noon," He explained only getting more confused looks from the genin in front of him.
Kakashi sighed and reached into his pocket pulling out two silver bells which jingled at the sudden movement.
"Two bells." He dangled it in front of them. "Your mission, simple enough: is to retrieve these two bells from me, If not-" He jingled the bell once more. "You'll get tied up to one of those posts with no lunch."
"WHA-!" Naruto's yell was cut off short when Kakashi started to speak once more.
"And not only will you be tied up and hungry" He let out a chuckle "I'll also eat these deliciously prepared lunch boxes," he motioned for the three wrapped bento behind him "In front of you."
"So that's why you wanted us to skip breakfast," Sasuke muttered hatefully, He knew he should've followed what sakura told them the night before, damn him for being too arrogant.
Sakura on the other hand frowned a little, forgetting her own little advice but luckily she was still full from all that ramen last night.
"Mew," At the sound sakura looked back to see her little Chii jump down from the tree the little bell around his neck jingling as he moved. A sudden thought occurred to Sakura as she stared at the two silver bells inside Kakashi's hand, which in turn was distracted by her beloved pet that made its way to her side.
"Hatake-sensei," Sakura's soft yet deep voice snapped him out of his musings. "Why are there only two bells when there are three of us?"
Kakashi smirked at the pinkette, Iruka did say that she was the top Kunoichi of this year's graduating batch
"Nice observation there Sakura-chan!" He praised. "Well that way, at least one of you will end up tied to a post and ultimately disqualified for failing to complete the mission," his tone was way too cheerful for any of their liking. "And that unlucky person will immediately go back to the academy! But then again any of you could fail and flunk out." He said thoughtfully. "So I guess you all should just come up at me with killing intent, weapons and all so you can take the bells."
"HA! That would be easy!" Naruto grinned. "If it wasn't for Sakura-chan you would've been hit by that eraser! No way that you can be a good ninja after that!"
"Heh-" Kakashi made an amused sound. "The class clown eh? Usually they're considered as the weakest link, so it's safe to ignore them." He smirked. "To be honest you fit the description perfectly: getting the lowest scores; losers; dead lasts." Kakashi watched as Naruto fumed in anger getting ready to attack.
"When I say start," He tied the bells around his belt. "We begin."
Naruto who was still riled up about what Kakashi had said blindly charged, kunai in hand letting out a fierce battle cry. He ran passed his two surprised teammates at his sudden outburst and ran straight towards their Jounin sensei. The man's words flitted though his mind continuously, only serving to extend his anger even further. Just as he was about to lunge at the Jounin, his hand and head were both grabbed, the kunai he was holding now to his neck while still in his own hand.
"Now, now I didn't even say start yet." Kakashi reprimanded not letting go of the blonde. Naruto growled in frustration as he struggled to get out of their sensei's tight grip. Kakashi's eyes twinkled in amusement as he let the blonde go and watched him tumble down onto the ground.
'So this is a Jounin.' Sasuke thought with a scowl.
Sakura watched with cold and calculating eyes as their sensei shifted into a more relaxed stance. Her mouth quirked a little indicating a small frown as she studied their sensei's every move.
"Well at least I know you're coming at me with everything you got" He smirked as he saw them tense. "and how should I say this. . . I'm actually starting to like you three." Kakashi's lone visible eye close indicating a smile. Sasuke regarded him cooly while Naruto grinned thinking it as a good thing and Sakura remained impassive.
"Now. . ."
The three students tensed readying themselves.
"START!"
DONE! That's bell test part I.
Soo how'd you like the interaction between team 7 at the start? Ugh I've just realized how hard it is to incorporate romance while following the actual story XD
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