Chapter 2
"Hey, Naruto, wake up," Sakura said, as he came back into consciousness.
"Oi, Sakura… while I was unconscious, I remembered being in Iruka-sensei's classroom… on the day we learned about the Nine Tails. You remember that?" Naruto said, with a distant look in his eye.
Sakura froze in place, stiffening. She forced herself to relax. "No," she lied casually.
Naruto laughed, and then frowned. He knew she was lying. "Who would've thought… that the Nine-Tailed Fox was sealed inside of me," he thought to himself.
"Now, now," Sakura said, changing subjects, "what did you do this time?" She was referring to Naruto's beat up body.
"Uh… well, Sakura-chan…" Naruto laughed. He sighed. "I guess you'll find out sooner or later. Might as well be sooner." He looked away from her.
"I… well, I... huh."
"Well, what is it?" Sakura asked him.
"The Nine Tailed Fox… is trying to take over my body."
Sakura froze, frightened. "Y-you d-don't mean that," she said out loud, assuring herself.
"it's absolutely true, Sakura-chan… I don't lie. I had to beat myself up this bad in order to get control of my body back," Naruto said, looking into Sakura's eyes.
"No… that can't be!" She yelled at him, and ran out the hospital room door. Naruto watched the door for awhile, and then turned to look out the window, watching Sakura dash out of the hospital, and turn the corner, out of view. Naruto sighed.
"Sakura…" His eyes closed, and he drifted into unconsciousness.