A change in the Wind
Chapter 3:
Sunny day
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Naruto that are used in my story
Konoha-Hidden leaf village.
Time: 11:56 Date:
Wednesday 19th May
(One week after the accident)
They all gathered there. Sorrowful expressions gracing each and every one of their faces. But no tears fell. Not just yet at least. But when they did. The only kind of tears that fell where the ones from the ninja who stood there. None from the bright sky above. It wasn't right. It was fit for a funeral. No. Definitely not. The sky was supposed to be crying. Pouring it's our heart out at the loss. But no. It wasn't like any other funeral where dark clouds loomed above and the forecast was bad.
The sky showed no sympathy to the ninja's below. No matter how loud a certain blonde Kunoichin cried. Nor a sign of sadness by the sight of the jinjuriki container clutching the clothing that rested above his heart, while silent porcelain tears ran silently down his face.
Slowly, after each ninja said his/her final words they left. Only after every one left did Naruto scream at the sky.
Sakura Haruno;
Beloved daughter and friend.
KIA (killed in action)
Naruto's point of view:
It was stupid.
It was wrong.
Most of all it was unfair.
She's gone...One of my best friends is gone.
And it's all my fault.
No one's point of view:
It had been a week since the last time Naruto Uzumaki saw his best friend and team-mate Sakura Haruno. He had returned back to the village beaten and broken a day after he and the rest of team seven fought against the ex-sound nin.
He had woken up two days after being brought home. Without Sasuke.
As soon as he had got dressed, he was at the Hokage's tower in a flash. When he entered Tsunades office he was shocked.
Tsunade was there of corse, she had her head in her hands. Her elbows resting on her desk. She was crying her heart out, his heart had clenched as he watched her body continuously shake as she sobbed.
He had a bad feeling.
"Baa-chan?" He asked warily, as he entered her dimly lit office.
She didn't look up, nor did she look like she heard him.
"Baa-"
He was cut off by her shaken and hoarse voice.
"She's gone Naruto...They couldn't find her. Nothing. She's dead."
It was then Naruto had noticed a piece of red material lying infront of her.
His heart clenched again.
Sakura's head-band.
It sat there, mocking him. As if saying; It's your fault. Over and over again in his head.
Slowly and shakily, he walked forward. His arm extended to pick up the object.
As his fingers clutched the cold red material surrounding the metal, he pulled back his fingers the slightest bit.
Naruto got over it and picked up his beloved team-mates head-band and clutched it in his hands.
He turned it over and ran his thumb over the large scratch that cut directly in the centre of the leaf's insignia.
No matter the outcome, she would either survive or die a missing-nin
Location: Small house in Grass Country
Time: unknown
Date: unknown
Sakura's mind
Where am I?
It feels so cold...
It hurts...
It hurts so much...
Make it stop...
Help me please...
Please!
Please! Help make it stop!
It's killing me!
Make the pain go away!
PLEASE! MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY!
"She'll be waking up soon."
"Doesn't mean she'll survive though."
"Have faith in the child Hiroku. If she can feel the pain it means her body if starting to function properly again."
The man fixed the older lady with a scrutinizing glare.
"Please Hiroku, save yourself the trouble and stop with the faces."
The young man turned away and watched the small pink haired girl withering in pain. Her screams and pleas for help had quietened down some time ago.
"It hurts...Please...Make it stop!" The pinkett wailed as a another surge of pain shot throughout her body.
The older lady rushed to the younger girls side.
"Kiko what are you doing?" Hiroku questioned the elder.
Kiko waved off his question and began slowly soothing the girl they had found just over five days ago.
"The girls lucky to be alive. She was stupid to have even got herself stuck in that river." The younger man mumbled bitterly.
Kiko out right ignored the boy and continued soothing the terra-filled girl.
Location: Unknown
Time: 3:51am
Date: Saturday 22nd May
"Leader-sama, i'm sorry to inform you that none of my medics have the skill you require to heal either of your members."
"Sorry does not heal me men Hiro-san." A deep voice rumbled in feint annoyance.
The much smaller man cowered in fear as the space between himself and the much more powerful, god pronounced ninja shortened.
"Since you, and your medics are all unable to heal my men I have to need for your services." The second meaning to the nins words, were clearly heard.
I no longer need you, now die.
He began closing in on the cowering medic.
"Wait! I-...Please! Don't kill me!"
"You're services are no longer needed by the akatsuki. You also know things about my organisation. Now give me one good reason why I should not snap you scrawny neck here and now. You have thirty seconds Hiro."
With that that shinobi strode back to his desk.
Hiro began searching his mind for ideas that could possibly save his life.
19 seconds.
15 seconds.
10seconds.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.-
"Wait!"
Hiro stood there in shock.
The other man's hand was already wrapped around his neck.
"I-I have an idea." Hiro gasped as his lungs began asking for air.
"Well?"
"A girl." Hiro chocked out.
The man tightened his grip.
"You think a girl can solve my problems Hiro?" A hint of amusement barely audible to the other mans ears.
"Yes." Hiro rasped.
"She's-" He gasped in another small amount of air.
"The 5th Hokages apprentice-
Another small taste of oxygen.
"Sakura! Sakura Haruno of the Hidden Leaf Village-"
Hiro was cut short as the larger man threw the medics lifeless body to the ground.
The ninja glanced out of the window which barley lit his dark office. He watched as the rain droplets raced each other down the outside of the glass.
"Sakura Haruno. Be ready for us." A sadistic smirk reached his face as he turned away from the window.
His face covered piercings each glistening is the dark light.
Location: Sakura's mind.
Time: unknown
Date: Saturday 22nd May
Inside Sakura's mind:
It's so dark and cold...But the pain is beginning to numb...
Why is it so dark?
Why can't I wake up?
Why does it hurt?
Why can't I remember?
Chapter 3! Sorry it took so long!