Here's the next chapter, guys. I hope that you like it.
"Hello": regular talking
'Hello': thinking
'Hello': Inner Sakura talking
Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, then Sakura would own everyone
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Day 5: Love is in the air
"Where…where am I?" Naruto said after bringing one of his hands towards his head. It was hurting like hell. He woke up after hearing some kind of growling. The noise became harder and harder and he was getting tired of it. But somehow he couldn't help but feel that he had heard that sound before…
Opening his eyes, he could see that he was lying in some kind of sewer. He put his hand on the ground to help him stand up, but he was surprised when he saw that there was a layer of water on the ground. "Damn, how in the world have I ended up here once again?!"
Standing up, he walked towards the sounds that were coming from deep within the dark dungeon. Taking a left turn, he finally ended up at the source of the growling. Before him was the big gate. Looking up, he could see that the red chakra was taking form.
'Welcome to my 'home', kit!'
Naruto had to take a step back when he heard what tone the beast used. "Hey, don't blame me. I didn't want you inside of me either. Blame the yondaime. He's the one who cursed both of us."
'Yes, but you are guilty as well. Without you I could have been free by now. So, I'm going to make you suffer!'
"You can make me suffer all you want. I'm much stronger than you anyway, so try all you want, you baka-kitsune!" Naruto replied with a confident expression on his face.
'Confident are you…Well, what will you do when I get one of your friends?! I only need one second of control and I can kill any one of your important people, kit!'
"I have friends now who will help me through everything! I will protect them with my life, so you won't get a chance to hurt them! I will die before I let you hurt them!" Naruto screamed back.
'As long as you are my container, you will never be accepted. Your pink haired friend will be the same as the rest. When she finds out about me, she'll slap you and run away! It's only natural though. Everyone hates monsters!'
Naruto fell on his knees and tears began to form in his eyes. "No, you're lying! Sakura-chan isn't like that, you monster!"
'Are you really sure? Then why don't you have the courage to tell her, eh! You are scared that she is going to leave you, isn't that right!'
Naruto didn't know how to answer this. "It's not the right time yet. I'll tell her eventually."
'She's going to leave you, kit. Just like the rest of them. Count on it!'
The demon fox retreated himself in his cage while laughing maniacally. 'You'll never be loved, you'll always be alone. It's your destiny!'
Naruto's eyes shot open and he saw that he was in the pink room again. It was the same room he woke up in the day before. There was one slight difference though. He was lying on the pink carpet and not on the bed. Getting his breathing under control, he slowly sat up. These nightmares, with the Kyuubi in it, were getting more frequent and it wasn't helping him. A good night sleep was something that occurred rarely lately.
Hearing some muffled breathing on his left, he turned his face to see what was causing it. His eyes widened when he saw his pink haired friend on the bed. His surprise was quickly replaced by something else though. She just looked so happy and safe under those pink sheets and it made him content. 'So that's what she meant by sleeping with her…I should have known. I'm really turning into a pervert…Thanks a lot, Ero-sennin.'
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There was the sound of sneezing just outside the hot springs of the village of Konoha. Wiping his nose, Jiraiya let out a big grin. "This can only mean that some hot girl is thinking or talking about me."
Shrugging, he grabbed his book and started taking notes. A blush and a small nosebleed were visible on his face. "This village's girls are the best!"
"What are you doing here, Jiraiya!?" A voice from behind him called.
The frog hermit recognised that voice and slowly turned around. His eyes widened in fear when he saw who was there. Quickly turning around, he tried to run away as fast as possible, but it was too late. His long white hair was grabbed and there was no way to escape anymore. "Please, Tsunade, I was just doing research, while I was taking a break from my mission!"
The woman didn't seem to care and she brought her fisted hand back. "Just shut up, you pervert. Continue your mission and if I ever see you here again, you're going to lose your head!"
"Tsunade, I'm sure that we can talk about this." Her fist was brought forward and before he knew it, he was flying off into the distance.
"Jiraiya is flying off again!!!"
It was the last thing she heard, before the hokage of Konoha walked towards the hot springs with a sinister smile on her face. "Now I can enjoy my sake in peace!"
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While he was examining the pink beauty before him, he couldn't help but smile. A stray pink hair was over her eyes and he could see that it was bugging her, because a slight frown appeared on her face. There was some sweat on her forehead as well. He figured that it was because of the heat. Using his right hand, he removed the pink hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear. He accidentally touched her forehead while doing this. When the girl started to smile after this, he let out an honest one of his own.
What he would do to see this every day…
Standing up with a smile, he walked over to the door. He had to be careful to not fall over something, because Sakura apparently wasn't the type to keep everything in place. Clothes and pieces of paper were lying everywhere. Sighing, he threw his gaze unto the beautiful girl one more time. "Sweet dreams, Sakura-chan."
He closed the door without making a noise and entered the bathroom. He was still pretty sleepy and didn't want to do something wrong. Brushing his teeth was out of the question, because he knew that he didn't have a toothbrush over here. And when someone else found out that he had used his/her toothbrush, then he would be in for a lot of pain.
Shaking his head, he turned on the water and then he splashed some of it in his face. This worked like a charm. The water was icy cold and his eyes shot open right away. Grabbing the washing cloth, he cleaned his face and his intimate parts. If there was one thing he had learned from Iruka, it was that a boy needed to keep himself clean.
Quickly putting on the same clothes, he walked out of the bathroom. The house was still pretty dark and he could see that the lights weren't off yet. That could only mean that everyone was still asleep. He didn't mind, because he was always the first one to rise when he had some free time on his hands.
Walking to the kitchen, he opened the fridge and grabbed a sandwich and some milk. He poured the white liquid in a cup and then drank it up in one go. He then opened one of the cupboards and found his favourite jar in there: peanut butter. He put the brown stuff on the sandwich and the cleaned the knife he used to do it.
Putting the food in his mouth, he quickly headed towards the exit. He was about to open the door, when a hand stopped him. Turning around, his eyes widened and he fell on his behind. It was terrible. In front of him was standing some kind of monster with green eyes, a towel on his head and his face was completely white.
He was about to throw a punch, when he took a better look. It wasn't long, but he was able to see a stray of pink hair underneath the towel. Pink hair wasn't something that was very common in the world. "Yuki-san?"
The woman moved her hands towards her eyes and removed the pieces of green. "Why do you look so scared, dear?"
"I hope that you don't hate me for saying this, but you kind of looked like a monster just now. It really freaked me out." Naruto replied while rubbing the back of his head.
The pink haired woman started to laugh and removed the towel from her hair. "Sorry, Naruto. I do this to keep myself young. You don't think that I look like this because of healthy food or something. Don't you think that I look ten years younger now? This method really works. I have to thank Tsunade-sama for teaching it to me." She then pointed towards her face with a big smile on her face.
Naruto didn't understand and frowned. To be honest, he thought that nothing had changed. "Well, I can't really say that you look different than yesterday, Yuki-san…"
The pink haired woman flinched and Naruto could see that a vein appeared on her forehead. He took a few steps backwards and gave the woman a nervous smile. He had said something wrong again. She looked exactly the same as Sakura when she got angry. She had clenched her fists and the look in her eyes scared him. Quickly thinking about something, he started to wave his hands in front of him in order to defend himself. "But you still look beautiful."
This seemed to calm the woman down, because her eyes went back to normal and a small blush came on her face. "Do you really think so, Naruto?"
The boy smiled, because he knew that his plan was working. Giving the woman a nice guy pose, he turned around to open the door. "Yeah, I can only hope that Sakura-chan will become as beautiful as you someday."
When the woman's blush became even greater, he started to laugh softly, but he made sure that the woman behind him didn't hear it. He couldn't believe that she was falling for this. Sakura was already far more beautiful than her mother in his eyes, but there was no way in the world that he was going to say that out loud. And this way her mother would like him even more. A devilish smile came upon his face for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by a serious one. "Well, I need to go, Yuki-san. I'll be back later in the morning. I already ate breakfast, so you don't have to wait for me. Bye!"
The pink haired woman shook her head and got out of her daze. "Wait, where are you going, young man?"
The boy glanced over his shoulder and gave her a smile. "Training!"
The boy had already disappeared into the trees, before she could say anything else. A smile came upon her face. Closing the door, she headed back to her bed while yawning. Looking towards the clock, she could see that it was only six in the morning. That boy was out of his mind to train at this hour. Yawning, she headed towards her bedroom, where her husband was still snoring. Lying down, she closed her eyes and tried to go back to sleep.
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Sakura shot up from her bed with sweat covering her forehead. Looking around, she could see that she was in her own room. Using her pyjamas, she wiped away the sweat. She had been dreaming a very weird dream this night. The first part of the dream was the same as last times. She would end up getting lost in the darkness of the night and then she was attacked by that Gaara freak again.
She was about to get killed again, when she suddenly felt something warm touch her forehead. She didn't know what it was, but suddenly the sun came up and the light destroyed the darkness. The light caused the sand, which was wrapped around her, to vanish and the red haired boy fled right after that.
She wondered what that feeling on her forehead was. It was warm, gentle and it made her feel safe for some kind of reason. Shrugging, she looked at the time. It was already ten in the morning. How long had she been sleeping? She knew that it was summer vacation, but sleeping this long just wasn't right. She had so much to do and with Naruto here, things could only get better.
She was about to wake up the boy on the ground, when she saw that he was already gone. Raising an eyebrow, she looked beneath her bed. There was always the possibility that he had rolled in his sleep. But when she saw that he wasn't there either, she got worried. She always thought that the boy was a hard one to wake up.
She exited the room and walked towards the living room. What she saw after entering the room confused her. Her father was watching television with his feet on the table. This was something like his morning ritual. But her mother on the other hand was cleaning the room. This isn't what confused her though. It was the look on her face what scared the pink haired girl. Her mother was the type who hated to clean, but here she was smiling when doing it. That couldn't be right…
She wasn't a ninja for nothing, so she knew that she had to be careful. This could be some kind of trick. An enemy could have performed a genjutsu or he could have manipulated her parents. Shaking her head, she walked towards her mother. She was sure that she was overreacting. Passing her father, she gave him a smile. "Good morning, daddy."
"Morning…" Was all the man said. He was trying to see right through her, because she was standing in front of the television and he wanted to see what was happening in his favourite show.
So far everything looked alright. When she finally reached her mother, she gave her a pad on the back. "Good morning, mom."
The pink haired woman turned around with a big smile on her face. Sakura almost fell over, because of the smile. "Why are you so happy?!"
Her mother continued to clean, while answering: "Oh, I didn't know that I'm so happy. It's just such a beautiful day, so why wouldn't I be happy."
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Okay….So; do you know where Naruto is right now, mom? He wasn't in our room anymore when I woke up."
This seemed to catch the pink haired woman's attention. She turned around and gave her daughter a dreamy look. "Oh, you mean Naruto-kun! He left early in the morning."
'Since when does she call him Naruto-kun?!' Sakura thought while getting very confused. "Where did he go? I wanted to take him to the village today, so I need to find him fast. Or else it will be too late."
The woman smiled and turned around again. "He went off to train in the woods. He said that he would come back later, but I don't think that he'll be back soon. He had this really serious look on his face and I think that he's going to come back later today."
Sakura sighed. "Well, I guess that I have to go look for him. He still has to buy me ice cream and I'm hot right now, so I want my ice cream today! He's not going to get away with this." Quickly running towards the bathroom, she turned on the shower. Disposing her clothes, she stepped under the cold water and washed herself.
She brushed her teeth and combed her hair and she had done all of in less than fifteen minutes. This was extremely hard for a girl, so she was pretty proud on herself. She put on a green shirt with a red skirt and black boots. She had to admit that it looked better than her usual outfit, but it wasn't really handy when having a mission.
She ran past her parents and said goodbye. She ran towards the woods and wondered where the boy was. When she heard the sound of a tree falling down, her eyes widened. The large tree came her way and was about to hit her when she saw an orange blur appear in front of her. "Naruto!"
The boy made the cross seal and ten clones appeared. They stopped the tree from falling and threw it aside. The clones disappeared after this and Naruto turned around to face the pink haired girl. Rubbing the back of his head, he started to smile when he saw her pretty face. "Hey, Sakura-chan, sorry about that. I guess that my training was getting a bit out of hand."
"How did you manage to make a tree fall down?" Sakura asked, still a bit dumbfounded.
Naruto started grinning and walked over to the pink haired girl. "I was practicing my new technique and I guess that it got a bit out of control. I need to focus my energy better, so I can determine better to which direction the tree is going to fall."
The girl nodded. "What new technique did you learn, Naruto. Did you learn it after the chuunin exams?"
"Yeah, Ero-sennin thought it to me. He may be a pervert, but the man knows his stuff. Here, let me show you. It's really awesome."
He made the cross seal once again after this and one kage bunshin puffed into existence. The real one stretched out his hand and the clone started to move his hands above the palm of the real one's hand. Sakura's eyes widened when a ball of chakra started to form in the hand. "This is the rasengan, Sakura-chan."
He then turned to a tree and pushed to ball into it. "Rasengan!"
Sakura was amazed when she saw that the ball of chakra went right through it. The tree fell down, but the other way this time. Giving the boy an incredulous look, she stared at him wide eyed. "That's so cool, Naruto. I think that it's as strong as the move Sasuke-kun used in the finals against Gaara."
Naruto was too busy grinning, so that he missed the blush that was upon her face. She was really taken back. She had already admitted to herself that she liked the boy, but now he showed her that he actually really powerful as well. And this made him even more perfect. And it wasn't helping that his biceps weren't covered by something. He was wearing a shirt with short sleeves, so his muscles were clearly visible.
'Oh my god! I can't restrain myself anymore! I want to feel those arms around me! Shannaro!'
Naruto finally turned to the girl and was surprised to see that she was staring at him with a dreamy look in her eyes. He immediately became beef red and started to scratch the back of his head. He glanced over his shoulder to see who was behind him, but when he saw that nobody was there, he became even redder. She was staring at him!
He was about to say something when his eyes widened. It couldn't be true. He blinked a few times to make sure, but it was still there! The pink haired girl in front of him had a bit of drool at the side of her mouth. 'Oh my god! This can't be happening, right!?'
Shaking his head, he moved his left hand towards the bit of drool and removed it with his thumb. The pink haired girl didn't seem to expect this, because the moment he did it, she screamed and brought back her fist. Before he could even react, she hit him right in the face. The boy went flying and stopped after hitting a tree. "Damn, you're still powerful, Sakura-chan…"
Sakura blinked two times and realised what she had done. She ran over to the boy and helped him up. Her face was beef red and she removed the dirt from his clothes. "I'm sorry, Naruto. I was lost in thought and your touch scared me a bit."
"Don't worry, but at least give me a warning next time, Sakura-chan!"
The girl stuck out her tongue and she gave the boy a playful hit on the head. "Come on, Naruto. Let's go to the village close to this place. I know some awesome shops over there and I'm sure that we'll enjoy ourselves."
Naruto couldn't believe it. The girl of his dreams was actually asking him to go with her. This was kind of like a date. There was only one thought on his mind. 'The world must be coming to an end…' He nodded and this earned him a beautiful smile from the pink haired girl.
"Well then, let's go!" Sakura said before running towards the small village with Naruto not far behind her.
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Yuki finally sat down after cleaning the entire cottage. It was already getting dark and the two young ninjas were yet to return. She knew that she didn't have to worry about them, but her motherly instinct was bugging her. Somehow she hated it when her daughter stayed out this late. It had happened many times before, because of her life as a ninja, but somehow she just couldn't get used to it.
She was surprised when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Glancing over her shoulder, she could see that it was her brown haired husband. "Don't worry, Yuki. Naruto is with her too. They probably just forgot about the time. They are ninjas. I think that they can handle themselves even better than we think."
The woman calmed down and gave her man a smile. "I don't know what I would do without you, dear." She embraced him and gave him a passionate kiss on the lips. Ichigo pulled her closer and deepened the kiss even more. When he heard his wife moan, he started to smile. He loved to have this kind of control over the woman he loved. Even after so many years, he still loved her as much as ever.
They were so lost in the moment, that they didn't hear the door open. "Eew! Get a room! There are more people living here, you know?!"
They quickly broke apart and turned towards the voice. Sakura was giving them a disgusted look, while Naruto was grinning. Naruto was carrying some bags in his hands as well. Both of the kids had traces of ice cream on their faces, so Ichigo figured that they had just got ice cream.
The two parents were surprised to see that Naruto was wearing different clothes. Ichigo walked over to the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Nice outfit, man!"
He was wearing an orange shirt with a red dragon on it. His shorts were black with red dragons on it too. "Thanks, old man. Sakura-chan took me shopping in the small village to the north and it was great! She took me into many different shops and the people there were so nice to me! So we both bought some new clothes!"
Naruto just had to blush when he remembered what happened. Sakura said that she needed new clothes too and she had dragged him inside several clothing stores. He now knew why everyone complained about women when the where shopping, but somehow, he didn't mind at all.
The pink haired girl had tried on several clothes and showed herself in them. She had then asked him if they looked good on her. This went on all day and it had caused him to get quite a few nosebleeds. The girl was beautiful in everything she wore, but some clothes made her even more stunning than she already was.
Naruto thought this was a good time and he put the bags on the ground. He searched through them and smiled when he found a silver bag. He got it out of the other bags and walked over to the pink haired girl, who gave him a confused look. "I don't remember that bag."
The boy gave her another smile and held out the bag. "It's a gift. You've been so nice to me today, so I wanted to thank you."
"Aw, you didn't have to do that, Naruto." Sakura said while grabbing the gift. She was about to say something else, when she saw what was inside. After blinking a few times to make sure, her head shot up in shock.
"I knew that you would like it!" Naruto said while putting both of his hands behind his back.
Sakura finally regained her composure and shook her head. "No, I can't accept this, Naruto. This is too much!"
The boy walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You deserve it, Sakura-chan! I wanted to give you a nice gift and I'm not returning it. And you know how stubborn I can get. So just try it on! I'm sure Ichigo and Yuki-san want to know what it is too!"
The pink haired girl next to him gave him a heart-warming smile before grabbing the bag and running to her bedroom.
Ichigo walked towards the boy and gave him a curious face. "She sure seemed happy. Just what did you buy her, son?"
"Just wait. I'm sure that you'll be amazed as well, Ichigo!" Naruto replied with a smile on his face.
They waited for a while and turned towards the bedroom when they heard the door open. The pink haired girl walked out of the room and Naruto's jaw almost reached the ground. His eyes almost popped out and he had to restrain himself from hugging her.
"Look what Naruto bought me, mom!"
She was wearing an emerald green dress that looked great with her pink hair and green eyes. It was a pretty short dress, because it stopped right under her knees. There were cherry blossoms all over the dress and it showed her curves at just the right places. It looked like the dress was made for her. Naruto could only use one word to describe her right now: perfect.
Ichigo wasn't faring much better than Naruto at the moment. He couldn't believe how good that dress looked on his daughter. There was one thing that bothered him a bit though. He didn't know that his daughter was so well-developed already. He could still remember his little flower, when she was playing in the grassy fields.
Her mother stared at her with dreamy eyes, before giving her a hug. "Wow, you look beautiful, dear! This must have been expensive!"
Sakura took a few steps back and nodded with a big smile on his face. "Yeah, it was very expensive, but I liked it very much. Naruto agreed with me and said that the dress was made for me, but I didn't have enough money to buy it…"
She then turned to said boy with a big smile on her face. The boy was looking at her with a dreamy look as well and she could see that he was at the point of getting a nosebleed as well. She wasn't the perverted type of person, but somehow she felt flattered.
'Score!'
She surprised the boy by jumping towards him. She put her arms around his waist and placed her head on his shoulder. This looked kind of silly, because she was bigger than him, but she didn't mind. She just wanted to hug him to death at the moment…not literally of course. "Thank you so much, Naruto!"
Naruto, who finally recovered from the shock, brought his hands around her waist as well and smiled. "You're very welcome. You just look so beautiful in the dress. It would be a shame to leave it in that shop like that."
The pink haired girl was really taken back by his words and started blushing furiously. Suddenly she couldn't think straight anymore and she couldn't control her actions. She lunged forward and kissed the boy on the cheek before breaking free from his hold. She walked away after that.
The boy became as red as a lobster and he nearly fainted for the third time in one week. He brought his hand to the cheek and he got a dreamy and unbelieving look on his face. He couldn't believe it. Had she really kissed him!?
The pink haired girl opened the door to her room, before Naruto could say anything else. "I'm going to bed, because I'm very tired and I have plans early in the morning. Right, Naruto?"
Said boy's eyes widened and he turned towards the girl, only to find a closed door. His legs finally gave out and he fell on his behind. The dreamy look on his face never left him and he just had to smile. This vacation couldn't get any better. First he gets to shop without getting kicked out and then the girl of his dreams kisses him. This has to be the best day in his life.
He was broken out of his thoughts, when Ichigo patted him on the shoulder. "Nice move there, little man. You really made my little flower happy. I hadn't expected that you were the romantic type."
Naruto blushed and walked towards the kitchen. "I think that I'm going to eat something. This funny feeling in my stomach keeps bugging me."
Yuki sighed and followed the boy. 'He still doesn't know what butterflies in his stomach are… That isn't hunger, Naruto. What you're feeling is much more…it's love…And I'm happy to see that you care for her so much.'
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Sakura lied underneath the sheets of her bed. Her cheeks were on fire and her heart was pounding like crazy. The boy was really the most gentle and most caring boy in the world. She was already looking forward to training tomorrow. Since everything had gone so well today, she had asked the boy if she could train with him from now on. The boy had agreed of course.
But the boy just never seemed to surprise her. First he saves her from Gaara, then he suddenly shows up, and now he bought her a beautiful dress. She didn't know why, but she didn't want to lose him. The boy seemed so close now and it made her feel all warm. And she wasn't about to let this warmth go away.
Her eyes widened when she suddenly realised something. She hadn't thought about Sasuke the whole time. She was only thinking about the hyperactive number one ninja. Was she really in love with him? And why does it feel so much better than following around Sasuke the whole time?
She brought her fingers to her lips and smiled.
'You want to do it again, don't you?'
'I'm not talking to you!'
'You've got to admit it, girl. You want to have your way with him just as much as me!'
'Maybe, but my way is different than yours. That's for sure, you pervert.'
'She confessed! About time! Now, make your move!'
'Yeah, maybe it's time. I don't want to lose this feeling and as a ninja I have to use all the time I can get to become happy. It's not like Sasuke-kun would have ever given me a chance anyway. And I think that Sasuke-kun isn't even what I want anymore. No, I don't think that, I know that. Uzumaki Naruto, you're not done with me yet!'
'Then go for it, girl! Let me feel him!'
'You really need to cool down, you know…'
'You're just as perverted as me…'
'No, I'm not!'
'Then tell me why you zoned out when you saw him after his training. You were looking at his body! You can't lie to me!'
'You must have seen wrong!'
'Why do I even bother… ?'
'Just shut up and let me sleep!'
'I bet that you're even going to dream about him!'
'Just shut up!'
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AN: Argh! The chapter became too long again. I'm never going to finish this on time DX
I guess that I have to stay up tomorrow night to finish it on time…Well, I hope that you liked the chapter. I'm not completely happy with the beginning, but I liked writing the end of the chapter. I hope that you liked it too.
Sorry, I couldn't resist the Jiraiya/team rocket combination xD I just had to put it in there
Finally a kiss, although it was on the cheek, but it's better than nothing, right;) This story can't have mature scenes, so I can't go much further than kissing, so bear with me and they are only fourteen in this story.;)
Thank you for all the nice reviews again! I am really surprised by the reviews and it makes me really happy! You guys are the best! I hope to see a review to see what you think about this chappie.