Chapter 3- Training
"Sorry Sakura, but I've got to go. Got to get stronger so we can bring Naruto back. Together."
That was the last thing Sakura heard from Sasuke as he left, left for his two-and-a-half year training with Jiraiya. Sakura had stood at the gates, watching them leave. She knew she had to get stronger as well, so she wouldn't just be in the way when they found Naruto again. She could help.
Sakura sighed, looking up at the sky as an image of Naruto, the happy go-lucky Naruto appeared in her mind. 'Naruto why?' she asked herself. After Sasuke had come back, battled, bloody, bruised, and without Naruto, she couldn't believe what she was hearing when Sasuke told her
"Sorry, but it's true Sakura. He had that look in his eyes. It was the same look I had for Itachi. He wanted to murder me Sakura. And he almost did."
Sakura turned, walking back through the village. Fists clenched, she knew she would get stronger. No matter what. 'We'll bring you back Naruto-kun. I promise,' she thought as she walked towards the Hokage tower.:) :p ;)
Naruto panted, falling to his knees as he fisted the grass beside him.
"Come now Naruto. You can't be tried already. I thought you wanted to get stronger," Orochimaru hissed at him, standing before him.
Naruto struggled, looking up at him. "I'm not," he growled out, slowly standing to his feet.
Orochimaru smiled at him. "Good Naruto. Now feel the demon within you and merge your souls together."
Naruto closed his eyes, feeling the Kyuubi's chakra surge around him. He saw the seal that kept him locked inside. He reached for him, intent on breaking it. But once he touched it, a surge of lighting shot through him, his body feeling as if it were on fire.
Naruto grabbed his head, yelling out in pain as he fell to his knees again, feeling as if he were being pulled from the inside out.
"Feel through the pain Naruto. But, if you need help doing that, you can always use…" Orochimaru offered, his silted eyes glaring at him. "the Curse Seal."
"Grrâ I don't need it" Naruto struggled out, pulling away from the seal, the pain disintegrating. He panted all the power he felt flowing away from him. He soon let out a grunt, sliding across the ground as Orochimaru kicked him.
"You weakling! You must truly surrender yourself to the pain if you wish to get stronger!" Orochimaru yelled at him.
Naruto groaned, cracking open an eye. He would have reply with a nasty comment, but it felt as if all his strength had disappeared. He felt weak, and he didn't like it. But there was nothing he could do as he fell into darkness.
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Sasuke panted, falling down on one knee as his Chidori slowly disappeared.
"That's good for now Sasuke. You can stop," Jiraiya instructed, watching Sasuke fall to the ground, taking a breather. 'He can still only use Chidori twice in one day.'
Sasuke looked up at him before standing up, walking back to the place they were currently staying for the night.
Jiraiya sighed before walking back as well. 'I still can't believe that that was the path Naruto took. I thought he would have known better. And teaching him Rasengan didn't help at all. I wouldn't be surprised if next time we encounter him, he'll be able to do it without the help of a shadow clone.'
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Naruto awoke with a start, gripping his bed sheets as he did. He looked around before realizing that he was back in his room. 'Damn,' he cursed himself, feeling pathetic that he fainted in the middle of practice.
He growled. "Damn it all!" he yelled, crashing his fist into the wall, making a giant hole. He sighed, calming back down before thinking about what Orochimaru said.
"You must truly surrender yourself to the pain if you wish to get stronger!"
He placed his hands in a hand sign, going back into the darkest corners of his mind. Back to the Kyuubi.
'Well, hello again Kit. Ready to try again, only come out with different results?' The Kyuubi snickered to him.
Naruto said nothing as he activated the Curse Mark, it spreading across his body quickly. He looked up at the seal.
'So? Are you going to release it or just stare at it?' Kyuubi asked.
'Release,' Naruto said simply. 'but I stay in control, got it?' he told Kyuubi.
'We'll see. Whoever's souls the strongest will be the one in control,' Kyuubi replied.
'It'll be me,' Naruto said as he reached up for the seal, touching it once again. He cried out in pain, lighting cracking around his fingers. The Curse Mark made the pain subside a little, but it was still overwhelming. He pulled at it, but it didn't even bulge.
The Kyuubi moved back as to get ready for when he did release it. Naruto cried out, opening his eyes as he gave one last final tug.
Out in the real world, Naruto panted, feeling the pain slowly disappear again. Silence overtook the room as Naruto panted heavily. Through his pants, Naruto smirked, hearing the seal crack.
Two-And-a-Half Years Later…
Sakura stood at the gate, waiting patiently. 'I can't believe two years have already passed. It sure doesn't feel like it,' Sakura thought before seeing two figures up ahead. She squinted her eyes to see, but when she noticed whom they were, a grin spread over her face.
"Sasuke!" she yelled, waving her arms above her head.
Sasuke smiled softly at seeing one of his old teammates again.
At they got closer, Sakura could see that he's made some changes to his wardrobe. His black hair had grown a little longer now, reaching the end of his neck. His hands were stuffed in his pockets, like always, but he was wearing black pants along with the regular blue shoes. He still had the high collar on his white shirt and the Uchiha symbol on the back, but the shirt was slimmer than before. He was wearing the blue headband around his forehead as well. "How are you doing?!" Sakura asked happily once he got in front of her.
He shrugged. "Eeh same as always." Sasuke also noted that Sakura had made a change her appearance as well. She had grown her hair out as well, going just past her shoulders. Her headband was now red, but still wore it up her usual way. She had a sleeveless red shirt on that stopped just before her bellybutton. She had a white skirt on that had slits on the sides, showing off her black shorts underneath. She was also wearing black gloves and black boots.
Sakura looked Sasuke up and down before saying, "You've gotten taller, or more than you already were."
"Hum?" Sasuke asked, a questionable look on his face. "Oh, well I guess I haven't noticed."
"Well, what about me? Have I filled out?" Sakura asked, blushing.
"Uh" Sasuke stuttered before blushing a little. "Yeah, you've filled out real nice."
Sakura looked down, blushing, before getting the double meaning of his sentence. "Sasuke! Were you checking me out?!" she asked angrily.
"Uh, no! I mean, you look really nice, that's all I meant!" Sasuke said, waving his hands in front of his face.
"Yeah, I bet!" Sakura yelled before throwing a punch at him, attempting to knock him out.
Sasuke barely caught it just in time, but the force pushed him back a bit. "Damn Sakura, you've gotten stronger since the last time I saw you," Sasuke commented, letting go of her fist.
"Well, so have you," she said before stopping. "Sasuke, what's up with you? This is the most you've ever talked."
"Heh, yeah. So it is. I guess I took it up after the dobe" Sasuke started but trailed off, looking down.
Sakura looked down as well, knowing what he meant.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we've go to tell Tsunade that we've come back," Jiraiya said, looking at two. 'They will have to catch up later.'
"Sure. Mind if I come?" Sakura said.
Jiraiya smiled. "No problem. She would have probably called you up there sooner or later anyway."
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Darkness overflowed the room as deep breathing could be heard. Blood was splattered everywhere, as Orochimaru had instructed the death of this traitor. And killing was his specialty.
He licked the blood off his fingers before continuing to lap it up off the floor. "Maybe it wasn't the best idea to kill him in here," his voice echoed through the room. Red eyes darted around, searching for another piece of meat. He found, slid across the room.
He darted over to it, picking it up before devouring it. Once finished, he threw the bone over into a pile against the door as he lay against a wall, his eyes slowly changing back to blue.
He licked his lips before cracking his knuckles, ready for another fight. And only one thought crossed Naruto Uzumaki's mind.
'Time to find Team 7.'
Chelsea-chee here again. Sorry for the bloody mess Naruto made at the end & if it was disgusting. I also made up Sasuke's outfit. I don't want to be wearing a gay purple bow like Orochimaru. By the way, Naruto's still wearing his cool outfit that he gets. I don't want him to wear a gay bow either. Yeah, I know Sasuke's OOC too, but I wanted to make him at least a tad happier, since Naruto has left & become cold. Anyway, there's the third chapter! Hope you enjoyed it & gof222's gonna write the next one. Man, when do I get to write a fighting scene?! (lol) Leave reviews!