The New Yellow Flash
Disclaimer: Naruto Belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Dumbfounded
Chapter 6
Dumbfounded was the only word that could describe everyone's train of thought…well everyone except for Naruto Uzimaki and Jiriaya, to say that nearly some of the people in the stadium were clueless was an understatement but the fact was everyone was at a loss not because of the fact he won but the fact that from nearly every single persons point of view one second Lee was rushing at Naruto the next he had his butt in the air as he laid on the ground.
As the exam ninja stood on the side lines all he managed to stutter out was "Wi..nner Uzim..maki.i Naru..to.o"
Tsunade finally blinked 'Holy shit…no hand signs nothing, is he really that fucking fast!' she thought to herself, she stood up even though she had just sat down nearly five seconds ago and looked around her and saw everyone's mouth was agape hanging there to the point where a small bird might make a nest, she shook her head and yelled "Well are you going to clap!!" no one moved a muscle, a vain throbbed on her head as she screamed while stomping "CLAP DAM YOU!!" and with that kick to the ground everyone suddenly began to feel the small earth quake emanating from their Hokage, and with that everyone began to cheer and clap for the young ninja.
Naruto couldn't help but smile once again even though he put no effort in the attack, 'Well after what I did I'm most likely going to get a few questions' with that he made his way to the Hokage while medical ninja's appeared like crazy to treat Lee from his flag pole position.
Sakura was shocked she didn't know what to say didn't know what to do she was dumbstruck, not only had Naruto won but in record time but his speed 'was it a jutsu…no I didn't see any hand signs but how could he move that fast I've got to know!...and maybe it's time we talked about…' she snapped out of her thoughts and she began shuffling through the crowd in hopes of speaking with Naruto.
Tsunade smiled as Naruto walked up to her, she placed her hands on her hips as she asked "Naruto all I have to say is how…the hell…did you…move that fast?"
Naruto just smirked "I saw a punch so I dodged it"
"Ok but what jutsu was it, you can tell me right?"
"I didn't use a jutsu" was all he said in his reply.
"Wha…?" was all she managed to sputter out as her eyes widened.
Naruto just turned around and began walking towards the crowd "Sorry to take off but I've got someone to talk to…just ask Jiriaya he can explain the whole thing" was all he said as he walked back to the arena area.
"He trained hard that's all that's to it" Tsunade quickly turned around to find Jiriaya standing behind her with a serious look on his face.
Tsunade sighed before looking back at Naruto and said "So he really is that fast…huh?"
"Yep" was Jiriaya's only response.
"You've got to be kidding me and I have to deal with that?"
"Why…do you want to forfeit?" Tsunade asked not turning to look at the slightly horrified ninja standing behind her.
"Can I?" the black haired ninja asked from behind her.
"Sure…-" suddenly the masked ninja smiled until she said "-…but I get to burn those books in front of you" she said with a smile, and with that he sighed put his book away and began walking towards the trees only to stop and say "I just hope he doesn't get upset about meeting me again after well you know, let alone fighting me…I personally hope we can be friends again"
Finally Jiriaya decided to speak "Well he must forgive you somewhat because he already noticed you and he hasn't killed you yet"
"Well that's reassuring" he said as he continued to walk away.
Tsunade smiled before saying to him "For your sake I hope he does forgives you"
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Naruto began walking away when something caught the corner of his eye, at the sight the black haired man his eyes widened "N-no wa-y" was all he managed to stutter out 'What the hell is he doing here…great just great…but wait a second he was talking to Tsunade…so…could it be that-' before he could think about anything else he felt a hand on his cheek, it was Sakura's hand he felt.
"Naruto are you ok?" she asked in a slightly concerned voice.
Naruto scratched the back of his head while saying "Yeah sorry I kind of spaced out" 'I'll worry about that later'
"Oh…ok" she spoke in a small shy voice as she turned her view to her feet.
"You need something Sakura?" he asked in an interested yet kind tone.
She looked back up at him before saying "Yes…but can we talk in a more private area"
He just smiled as he picked her up bridle style "Got a good grip?" she blushed and nodded, he held her more tightly up against himself as he quickly moved from the training field to a rooftop where he stopped and set her down.
"Wow" was all she could say as she had quickly noticed that she was no longer in the training grounds, she began to move away from Naruto only to lose her balance and fall from dizziness but before she could hit the ground he had grabbed her in a hug like position, Naruto and Sakura blushed but nether complained as they both seemed satisfied about being so close to another.
After about one or two minutes she had noticed that she could walk, she blushed and reluctantly had to pull away from Naruto's embrace.
"Sorry" was all she muttered out.
"It's all right…there was something you were going to say…right?"
She sighed and looked him in the eye and said "You remember five years ago…when I said you were a great friend and when you got back we could save Sasuke together?"
He gulped and looked down as he said "Yes I remember"
She looked down as well but mainly so that Naruto couldn't see she was crying "How?" was all she said in a faint whisper.
"How what?" he asked as he looked up at her no longer visible face.
"How can you be so kind to me after…how I treated you…how I pushed you away...Sniff…how I always…sniff…chased after Sasuke" she said to him as she began to cry until she lifted her hands into her face to keep him from seeing she had began to burst into tears.
Naruto was shocked because she was standing before him and crying and asking why he was acting kind? He couldn't just burst it out and say he loves her because what if she didn't share his feeling…what if it made her feel worse, he decided a different approach to see how she might feel towards him.
"Because I learned that me acting like an depressed asshole for so long got me nowhere except for causing me to lose friends…and also what happened five years ago was just stupid I over reacted and you never ever deserved my cold attitude…no one did"
Sakura let out one more sniff and lowered the hands from her eyes revealing her watery red eyes from crying "No it is my fault because I couldn't build p the courage to say to you…five years ago…-" she paused and took a deep breath and as she did this Naruto's heart quickened "-…I wanted to tell…you that…I…I lov-ve you" she saying the last part quietly with a small stutter.
When she looked at Naruto she found she couldn't read his expression, she began to feel horrible, 'I deserve this after what I did to him…I guess I deserve to be alone forever' she thought sadly.
She decided she should say one more thing before retreating to her apartment to most likely cry."I know you probl-" but she was cut off as Naruto had grabbed her and pulled her against him into a deep kiss, at first her eyes widened in shock but she closed them as the two continued to enjoy the feeling of his lips crashing against hers.
And as their mouths covered one anther Naruto decided he should take the moment for some air and explain and with those thoughts Naruto slowly and regrettably pulled his mouth from Sakura's.
Sakura slowly opened her eyes and realized how much she already missed the feeling of his lips pressed against her own, she instantly began to listen to Naruto while remaining in his embrace "I love you too Sakura I have for some time I just didn't know how let alone when to say it"
With those words Sakura's heart fluttered "I'm so glad you feel the same" she said before she felt him kiss her forehead until laying his head on hers to smell the soft pink locks.
"Yeah same here" was his only response as he held her tightly to him not wanting to let go.
"Oh Naruto! I almost forgot to ask…how you can move so fast?" she said while looking up at him still in the embrace with big green eyes.
'puppy eyes already?' he thought as he looked at her "You know you don't need to give me that look…I mean it's no secret and Ill happily tell you"
"Now this is something I want to hear" said a grey haired masked ninja from behind Naruto reading a book.
Naruto and Sakura quickly blushed and stumbled away from each other both of them at a loss for words Kakashi decided to speak again.
"What? It's not like I was going to say anything about that…besides I'm glad to see the two of you together" Kakashi said with one of his cool hidden smiles.
"Just be happy I respect you sensei otherwise you'd be in orbit right now" Sakura said in an I'm a little embarrassed tone but still ready to kick your ass manner.
Kakashi felt sweat drip down his forehead from the image of Sakura sending him into orbit… that in every sense was possible for her to accomplish easily, he closed his book and gave Naruto his full attention which was very…very rare.
Seeing this Naruto decided to explain "Well the simplest way to explain my speed is that I trained with weights ranging anywhere from five hundred to one thousand pounds and then-"
"FIVE HUNDRED!! ONE THOUSAND!! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!!" Sakura screamed really loud like causing both men to grab their ears.
After Sakura calmed down a little both Naruto and Kakashi removed their hands from their respected ears slowly just encase Sakura decided to have another outburst.
Kakashi looked over at Naruto "Well I can understand because Lee trained with two hundred pound weights during the chunin exams and I know he was using four hundred pound weights today"
"Yeah I noticed when Lee jumped into the arena he was nearly at his max speed that's why I tried to warn him" Naruto said in a guilty voice.
"What about your chakra control?" Kakashi asked with some slight anticipation in his voice.
"As for my chakra Jiriaya taught me for days continuously how to maximize the way I apply Chakra to my feet" Naruto answered with a small yet visible smile appearing on his face.
"So all in all how fast were you moving when you fought Lee?" Sakura asked him.
"Ahh…about maybe half speed…but that's not counting if I add my chakra" Naruto said as he scratched the back of his head.
Kakashi smiled behind his mask as he said "Well I'm just glad I don't have to fight you…anyway your next fight should be starting any minute so do hurry back to the training grounds" and with those words he disappeared with a poof leaving Naruto and Sakura standing on the roof…alone once again.
Both became quiet as they stood several feet from each other unable to bring up a worthy topic, so they stood there gazing at each other.
Naruto decided that they might as well get back to his exams "Well we should go" was all he said.
"Yeah" was her only response.
The Next thing she knew Naruto had picked her up…but he didn't take off just yet instead he kissed her on the lips, but it wasn't a deep or long one it was more like a peck if anything.
Sakura smiled as she said "I could get used to that"
Naruto smiled as well when he answered "Yeah I could too" and then he held her tight as he sped off to the training grounds.
XX
Tsunade stood slightly agitated waiting for Naruto to arrive for his next fight, the crowd had gotten impatient and started yelling and chanting so she had sent Kakashi to find them but he hadn't returned yet "I bet he started reading those books of his somewhere again" she mumbled to herself.
As she began pacing and thinking about how she was going to make Naruto pay for this little incident, Naruto arrived with Sakura right in Tsunade's face effectively scaring her, she quickly regained her senses and yelled loud enough for the whole village to hear "What the hell were you two doing…making out!!" she then violently turned around.
Naruto had blushed brightly and looked to the ground while Sakura just buried her head into Naruto's chest hiding her cherry red face.
"Today!!" Tsunade yelled.
Sakura just sighed and got out of Naruto's arms as she whispered "Good luck" to him, Naruto simply grinned and walked over to the large dirt circle the size of the chunin exams field he fought in many years ago.
Once Naruto arrived near the middle Tsunade walked up to him only to yell "Originally this was going to be three fights, but seeing as Naruto is far more skilled then his second opponent we are going to skip right to the final round!!"
Everyone began to cheer and at their Hokage's words because she could easily beat the shit out of them.
Tsunade was about to walk away until Naruto asked "Who was my second opponent meant to be?"
Tsunade just smiled as she continued walking she said "Me"
Naruto was dumbfounded.
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An:
Well it's been one week and I feel horrible about not updating sooner because this chapter was basically sitting on my computer waiting to be uploaded, besides that that my normally free time that I wanted to use for writing has been replaced due to my addiction to a video game…but what can I say it's fun, at the very least I can promise you this story will have one new chapter per week and will be defiantly be completed and not left unfinished like other stories I've seen.
I also fixed a mistake with the first chapter about Naruto's reason for getting upset and I decided to start a poll asking how you want this story to end.
Last but not least if you got the time to review please do.
Reviewer appreciation corner 2.0
RSfan & Arch Zell : You know…I don't understand it ether and I write this…just think of it as Naruto's always been a forgiving guy.
Winnow : AHH!! No questions!! (Sigh) at lest you liked it.
BakaBlue : Yeah I know that's why he gave her a thousand yen bill, and that's like…75.00 in US dollars.
ref346 : In the next chapter.
iCards : I think this chapter answered that but if you missed it then yes he's that fast.
fox in plane sight : (running from the tobi doodles)
Thanks to everyone else who reviewed I appreciate it.