The New World

The New World

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Chapter 8. Denial

Naruto lay there in the hospital room unconscious with Sakura sitting by his side having not left for more than an hour a day. Beside Naruto bed was Gotenks bed in which he was stationed him too unconscious.

Sakura sat there in a chair next to Naruto's bed thinking about how she could proclaim her love for him. She had realized that during Naruto's training trip that he was the only one who ever cared for her, or showed her the respect in which Sasuke did not.

Sakura was startled from her thoughts as she heard a groan from across the room she looked over to see Gotenks sitting in his bed holding his head in pain.

"Ouch, my head is killing me. Oh Sakura what happened?" Gotenks wasn't one to forget important events but this time had no clue as to why he was in the hospital.

"Oh Gotenks you and Naruto were in the Chuunin Exam Finals against each other. You two faced off and put on quite the display. But sadly you were both close to death but thank goodness you're both safe." Sakura was trying to hide her sadness; she just couldn't wait any longer for Naruto to wake up.

Gotenks not being an idiot knew that Sakura did indeed care deeply for Naruto. "You know Sakura Naruto talked about you all the time during training." Gotenks put a smile on in order to cheer the mood of the conversation.

"Really? Like how did he talk about me?" Sakura was hoping Gotenks would say what she thought about Naruto.

"He would always talk about beautiful you are and how you would care for others very deeply. But when I asked him how he felt about you he said he loved you to no end but he thinks that you're still in love with that Sasuke guy." Gotenks then closed his eyes in pain but then felt that he was dozing off and fell to complete slumber.

"Oh Naruto if only you were awake right now I could tell you how much I really love you." She the yawned as she was getting a bit dozy and decided to fall asleep.

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Naruto slowly opens his eyes with a bit of blurred and dizzy vision. With his vision clearing he scanned the room and figured he was in the hospital. A little more scanning and he saw that Sakura was sitting next to him in a light slumber. He looked further and could easily see that she didn't have a decent night of slumber in over a week. He looked over and saw Gotenks sitting in a bed next to him with a smirk on his face like he had a prank in store for him.

"Wow how long have we been out?" Naruto was astonished to see that Sakura had stared there for so long just for him.

"We have been out for about eight days." Gotenks knew this would get Naruto to freak out for not being able to train.

"What? Eight days?! I have to go get some training in." With that he burst out of bed and out of the room.

"Hey Naruto wait. Oh never mind he'll find out on his own." Gotenks then shot a look over at Sakura to see that she was waking up.

"Ah where is Naruto? Where did they take him?" Sakura had thought that Naruto was moved to a different wing of the hospital but Gotenks shook his head no.

"No he just woke about two minutes ago and went out to go training." Gotenks then laid back down knowing he wouldn't be training for a couple of days.

Sakura just burst out of the room looking for Naruto in rage.

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Naruto was currently at the training grounds doing some workouts for warm-ups. "Ok now I have to try to practice that one technique that Goku taught me the other day. Here goes nothing." Just as he was about to get ready he heard a yell coming his direction and saw that Sakura was coming towards him seeming a bit agitated.

"NARUTO!" Yeah she was more than agitated she was furious. "Why are you training and why didn't even wait for me to wake up?" She came up and hugged Naruto who seemed to be in shock but returned it.

"I'm sorry Sakura I just wanted to get some training in it's not that big of a deal. I mean it's not like any body would worry." They now separated and Sakura looked him straight in the eye with a small tear escaping her own.

"But Naruto I do. I have been waiting for you to wake up for the past eight days. I wanted to tell you something but I was just too worried you were going to die." Just then more tears escaped her eyes as she looked at the ground.

Naruto then lifted her head. "Sorry Sakura I didn't mean to make you worry I'll be careful. Now then what is it that you wanted to tell me?"

"Well Naruto ever since you're training trip I've figured out that you were the one who always cared and respected me not trying to hurt my feelings unlike Sasuke. I guess what I am trying to say is that Naruto I love you." With that she locked lips with him passionately as her tongue begged for entrance to his mouth he opened with a bit of hesitation. Their tongues dance ad wrestled for dominance and eventually Naruto broke the kiss for need of air.

"But Sakura I know that you love the baka Sasuke. Why are you saying these things that you would never say? I think you need a hospital." Naruto stood there dumbfounded as to what was wrong with her.

"But Naruto I do love you, I love you so much I can't explain it. Please just believe me when I say that Sasuke was just a childhood crush. But now I have found the man that I know I love. That man is you Naruto." She hugged him and tried to get him to just plain out accept her love, but sadly Kami wasn't on her side.

Naruto broke her hug and calmly told her. "Sakura I don't think you're feeling right Go check yourself out at the hospital I will see you later." With everything said Naruto walked off leaving a broken heart within Sakura.

'Naruto please I want you to believe me. I want you just to accept my love without all those foolish beliefs you already have.' With that she walked off in a painful sorrow.

It had been three days ago that Naruto had not accepted the fact that Sakura was indeed in love with the boy. Sakura was currently bringing in some papers for the sixth time that hour. She had gone with no breaks for those three days and was well tired but hid it from her friends. She hadn't seen Naruto at all since that day and was starting to think her love was too late.

"Lady Hokage I am ready for another set if you need them." She was trying to work as much as she could to get her mind off of Naruto."

"Sakura why don't you take the rest of the day off you need some rest."

"No Lady Hokage I can't give up now I need to help out as much as I can." Sakura was content with getting her mind off of Naruto.

"Sakura why don't you talk to him. Make sure he knows that you love him. If you have to force him to believe you."

"But what if I just simply came too late and he doesn't feel that way anymore?" Sakura knew that Naruto could have moved on much to her discontent.

"How do you know that Sakura? Go talk to him and I don't want to see you back here unless accompanied by him got it?"

"Yes Lady Hokage." Sakura then left to go find Naruto. Tsunade smirked and thought that she was the worst adult figure in the village.

Ok Sorry for the long wait for this Chapter. Well don't worry you'll get another chapter up as soon as I can. remember R&R