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Normal POV: Chapter 4: Saving Lives and Making New Friends

"Okay Sora-sensei, lay the plan on me!" Naruto stopped munching on his food for a moment to glance hopefully at Sora, but she merely wove him off.
"I'm not saying anything until you finish eating like a pig."
"I do not eat like a pig! You're the one who ate my food last night, remember?!!!" Sora cocked her eyebrow and stood up.

"If you'd prefer it, I could just never help you with your dilemma, you do know I have a life of my own.. you know.. away from you?"

Naruto paused in his eating again, and pushed it aside, "Gomen Sora-sensei.." She grin at his reaction, '... what power I have over him!! MUWAHAHAHA!!...'

"Okay, I'll stop eating then, so what's the plan?"
"Come on, I'll tell you on the way." The two left the ramen store, and began walking away from the village.
"Hey Naruto?"
"Yeah?"
"You going to the festival next week?" Naruto's face brightened up, as if his switch had suddenly be turned on, "You know it! That's the greatest even all year! I live for that!"
"Alright then, I want you to ask Sakura to the festival."
"Wh-what?! Are you serious?! She asks Sasuke every year though! Why would she--"
"Because I'm here. Now, I need you to wait a little while... How much to you like Sakura-chan?"
"THIS MUCH!!" Naruto stretched his arms out with a grin, trying to show how much he loves Sakura.

Sora POV

I chuckled at his expression and ruffled his hair, "Alright! Alright I see how you feel then. Hmm.. Do you have anything to wear for the festival?"
"Yeah, I sure do!"
"Show me!" Naruto leapt ahead of me and started sprinting back towards the village, with me right on his tail. Finally, he stopped in front of a house and slid the doors open, he turned-around and motioned for me to follow him. I grinned and jumped after him, and the moment I stepped in, he stuffed a yukata into my face.
"AHHG!" I tripped backwards with the yukata still stuffed in my face, and fell flat on my butt. I grabbed the yukata and held it in front of my face, before making a face and throwing it right back at Naruto.
"Naruto, how old is this thing?!"
"... well.. I've had it for a while, but it's still good!"
"Are you kidding me?! It reeks, it has holes, and you have stains on it from only the spirits know when!" Naruto gave me a blank look.
"...and..?"
"And you can't possibly expect to get a date with Sakura in this. Did you wear this last year?"
"Yup!"

I lowered your head, and my eyes were twitching, '... well.. that explains why he can never get a date..'
"What?!! It's fine!"

Normal POV

Sora let out a sigh, trying to restrain from rolling her eyes. Naruto still had an offended look because she insulted his yukata, but she merely snatched it from his hands and started to walk away.
"Hey, don't tell me you're going to throw it away!!"
"Of course not baka, I'm not going to let perfectly good material go to waste! Now Naruto, I'm going to go and work on something, I need you to practice something, do you think you can do it?"
"Of course I can, just tell me!"
"Fine then, I need you to find a mirror, and practice smirking. Like this!" Sora took a picture out of her pocket and gave it to Naruto. He glanced at it before crossing his arms and glaring, "Feh, I don't want to!"
"Whatever, all I'm saying is that if you can't get that smirk down, you're never going to get Sakura. No offense or anything Naruto, but your grin is a little dorky."
"I RESENT THAT!!"

Sora grinned and waved bye, "Hehee.. Ja ne Naruto!"
".. yeah yeah.. Bye Sora-sensei... ... no way I'm going to look in a mirror and try looking like that..".

Outside

Sora gingerly fold the yukata and tuck it under her arm while walking down the street of the village. It certainly would be hard to help Naruto get a date, considering what an idiot he was, but it was a challenge! And boy did she like challenges. A small smirk of confidence found it's way to her lips as she devised her plan more thoroughly... Sora scanned the street she was on for any material stores and found one small shop on the corner. "Ah, great!"

Inside the Shop: Sora POV

I walked politely to the entrance of the door and bowed, "Excuse me, May I please look at your selection?"
"Of course my dear child! Come in, come in!" An elderly lady walked to the front of the door and smiled warmly at me, her wrinkles disappeared when she smiled making her look as young and vital as a woman half her age.
"Is there anything in specific you would like to see?"
"Ah yes.. may I please look at some of the material over there?" I gestured to a pile in the corner where the cloth was labeled cheaper. She nodded and grabbed my arm gently, leading me there like a loving mother leading a curious child.
"I'm Yukiko.. please you do not need to be proper!"
"Ah.. yes arigatou Yukiko-san! This material is perfect... Oh, and please, call me Sora." I smiled at her and she smiled back; it was nice having someone trust me so quickly. I took the yukata out from under my arm and spread it out among the other material; the gray cloth seemed to look best, but just as I was about to ask her about it, someone came running in.

"Yukiko-chan! Sho's been hurt!" An elderly man, who I assumed to be her husband, had a desperate look on his face, and when I glanced back at Yukiko, she looked just about ready to cry. She let out a distressed sob, "N-not Sho! Where is he?!"

The man grabbed her in a comforting manner and tried to embrace her, but she pushed him away and asked frantically, "Where is he? Where is Sho?!" He took her by the hand and began leading her away, leaving me still in the store. I was unsure at first, but when I heard another person come running by, and heared them say something like, "Sho-san! The chuuin! He's been hurt! His partner has been too!", I kicked into action.

"Wait up Yukiko-san!" I called out to her, and she paused in her steps, the man looked over and scoffed.
"hic.. Y-Yes Sora-chan?"
"Show me where Sho is, I can help."
"Tch.. how can a mere girl like you help with our son?"
"I'm sorry, but you're going to have to trust me..", giving him the oh-so-cute puppy-dog look. Finally, the man sighed reluctantly, "Fine... let's go."

Hospital: Normal POV

The old man rushed both Sora and Yukiko to the infirmary where Sora saw two young men in beds, neither one of them looked very lively. Both were covered in deep gashes, and bruises, and they were obviously unconscious. She scanned the room and none of the ninjas looked as if they had a clue on how to help them, so she leapt into action.
"Get me that bowl over there, now!" People stared at Sora as if she was crazy, but she nodded at them to move, "Now! Come on, we don't have much time until they're unable to be treated!"

Sora POV

Immediately everyone in the room became animated, either fetching equipment for me, or scrambling out of the room to wait until I was complete. I stood facing the first man, and gently took his hand; his pulse was beginning to fade already, I could feel everyone in the room staring intently at me, waiting.. praying.. hoping.. that I would be able to pull of a miracle.

I took a deep breath before closing my eyes and concentrating my chakra into my hands, gently massaged his hand in mine, and, slowly but surely, I could feel his pulse beginning to return, and after 3 minutes or so, I let go, panted lightly. I wasn't exactly a certified healer, so this was intense on my body.

3rd Person POV

Gasps could be heard from both inside and outside the room, but Sora forced herself to move onto the next man. His injuries were far worse than the other man's, and she knew that she would be dead tired after this; maybe even in a coma if she couldn't pull it off correctly.

Again, Sora took a deep breath, but this time, concentrated all your chakra, not only into her hands, but also into her mouth. She grabbed both of his hands and faced his torso towards her before blowing air slowly onto his chest, and easing some of her life force into him through his hands.

Twice during the process, Sora had to pause and regain control over herself before returning to the healing process. Finally, after a good half hour, he was safely on his way to recovery.

"Oh thank you Sora-chan!!" Yukiko appeared next to Sora and smiled, tears brimming out of her eyes.
"...nngh... hai... no -no problem... you.." Sora let out a moan of pain and hobbled over to the wall before leaning on it, and wiping beads of perspiration from her forehead. She pointed at a young woman in the room and directed her weakly, "You... m-make sure... they have a cold cloth ... on their foreheads.. all the--" Sora paused and inhaled sharply; the numbing pain from healing was beginning to effect her body, "--all the time."
"Hai Sora-sama!"
But that was all she heard before everything slowly disappeared from sight.

Hospital Room: Sora POV

Ten minutes later, my sight slowly came into focus, although slightly hazy at first, and then began to clear up. The very first thing I saw was….
"SORA-SENSEI!! I can't believe you were stupid enough to try and heal those shinobi!!"

'..yup... Naruto... grand...' I thought silently to myself.

"I'm not stupid you baka.." I thwacked him on his head with my thumb and glared.
"OW! Hey, I thought you were hurt Sora-sen-"
"... she's hurt enough to know when you're trying to insult her Naruto.." Kakashi stood behind Naruto with his hands tucked into the pockets of his uniform. He smiled at me and shook his head, with a proud smirk, "Sora... you just never know when to stop.. do you..?"
"Of course I do Kakashi, I just choose to ignore it. Besides, if I hadn't done anything, those two shinobi would have--" I sat straight up, eyes frantic, "Where are they? Are they alright? Let me see them!"
"Whoa whoa... hold it Sora, you're not going anywhere, they'll be coming to visit you soon, just hold on. Come on Naruto.. Sora needs her rest."
"Hai.. Okay, Bye Sora-sensei, get better."

I smiled and waved goodbye to Naruto before letting out a reluctant sigh, folding my hands behind my head, staring at the ceiling. "Ugh.." I muttered. It was annoying being stuck in bed, which is why I usually avoided getting injured at all costs. A light gust of wind tickled my nose, leading my sight on the open window; "... open window..." I murmur, a grin beginning to spread across my features.

Outside the Hospital: Naruto POV

"I don't get it still Kakashi-sensei. If she was healing them, why does she have so many injuries?" I glanced up curiously towards Kakashi, and Kakashi merely nodded.
"... Naruto... when Sora heals someone... she takes their injuries, and inflicts them upon herself... That way, she knows the injured person will survive..."
"NANI?! You mean she takes their injuries herself?!"
"... isn't that what I just said?"
"... wow..." I murmured, a sense of respect washed over me, "Kakashi-sensei?"
"...hmm?"
"... what level is Sora-sensei?"

Regular POV

Kakashi was silent as they walked down the road, obviously ignoring Naruto's question. Sora had made it clear to all of her fellow ninjas, that she did not want others to know of her ranking, unless the situation called for it. There wasn't a need for them to know anyway.

Naruto knew from Kakashi's silence that his question would not be answered, so he let out a defeated sigh and stopped walking. "Kakashi-sensei, I'm going to go back and give Sora-sensei some food, okay?"
"Alright.. I suppose training is over for now then..." But Naruto was already out of ear-shot, leaving Kakashi all by himself.. again

"... how do I always end up like this whenever Sora's around..?" Kakashi pondered aloud, before shrugging it off and walking away.

Sora's Hospital Room:

"Oh Sora-chan!! Sora-chan?" Yukiko's gay voice floated into Sora's room, only to be greeted by silence.
"... Sora-chan? Oh Sora-chan..?" Yukiko stepped in and scanned the room, only to see Sora's bed made, and the window open. She shook her head and let out a 'tsk', before walking over to a chair near the bed and sitting down. '... that Sora... she truly is a special girl... She saved my baby's life! I truly must repay her somehow..'

Yukiko pulled the yukata that she had been holding for Sora, out from under her arm and inspected it; indeed it was... disgusting. Again, Yukiko shook her head and tucked it away again, when an idea formed in her mind, '... Sora-chan must have been planning on fixing this for the spring festival! Well I can fix this for her!... Oh yes! I should make her a yukata as well... She has such a lovely figure, it will be a pleasure to make anyway!'

Yukiko smiled happily and stood up again, and just as she reached the door, she ran into a young teenager who looked a few years younger than Sora.
"Oh.. Gomen.." Yukiko stated apologetically, but the young teen merely waved her off and glanced behind her, "What?! Where's Sora-sensei?!"

The young teen leapt into the room and inspected the bed, then moved onto under the bed, and then finally glanced at the window. He let out a sigh and placed a bowl of ramen on the chair Yukiko had just been sitting on and then stared up at Yukiko.
"Where'd Sora-sensei go?"
"Sora-chan? Well, I'm not completely sure young man. She must have left through the window."
"But why?!" Yukiko let out a chuckle and began to turn to leave, but he let out a frustrated groan and apologized quickly to her, "Gomen.. gomen... I just wanted to know where she'd gone to.. I brought her some ramen, it was specially made for her to feel better!"
"Ah yes.. I also brought something for her, she saved my son's life you know." A look of realization sprung upon Naruto's face and he nodded again, "One of those shinobi were your son?"
"Yes... I am eternally grateful for her..." A look of happiness glittered across Yukiko's eyes; they were filling with tears again, "Oh my.. please forgive me.. I'm just an old woman trying to get by from the kindness of others..."
"No! It's alright, really!" the teen exclaimed, as if frantic to keep her company, "By the way, I'm Uzumaki Naruto."
"Please, simply call me Yukiko."
"Alright Yukiko-san.. well I'm going to try and find Sora-sensei; is there something you want me to give her?" Yukiko was silent for a moment, but then shook her head, "I can deliver it to her personally."
"Okay... Ja ne!"

Naruto POV

I leapt out of the window and began walking away from the infirmary, but the expression of thankfulness on Yukiko's face wouldn't vanish from my eyes. The look of genuine respect and trust. It made me wonder how many people's lives Sora had touched; how many days she had brightened... how many people... that had fallen in love with her.

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(Note: This Story doesn't follow the regular Naruto storyline, so sorry if things are out of wack. Right now, this is before the 3rd Hokage died and the Chuunin Exams)

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