A/N: If I finish this before Tuesday and start chapter 6. I will finish that chapter before continuing warrior. Just so you know. Now, let's jump right into the story shall we! Hm... On second thought... I don't think I can pull this card off enough in one chapter... So it's time for a time skip with a narrative flashback! But this card next on the other hand... Hehe, it plays a roll important to both Naruto and Sakura. It's like they say about magic, it's all about illusions and sleight of hand.

Chapter 5

It had been an interesting week since the capture of wood. Having only been nearly 5 weeks now into capturing the clow cards the group had the task of capturing the card known as JUMP just a few days ago. Jump had been causing a shop owner trouble by taking control of a plush toy so when the toy was bought it would always come back to the store which didn't help the owner.

A night later, Naruto and Sakura gave chase after finding the pink rabbit looking creature which only gave them more hell as it attacked with soft toys. Though Naruto made it more difficult when he grabbed onto the pink bunny and was jumped high above the sky. Though Sakura saved Naruto before harm was done, jump was fast but Sakura's wood card was faster than the speeding pink bunny.

But jump had a surprise and used the mass of stuffed toys to become a giant pink bunny with a step worse than its howl. When Sakura and Naruto seemed like toe jam the bunny lost balance and fell back exploding in a mass of soft toys. With jump caught the store returned to normal.

Now, back the present time.

XX

"Huh? Ghost?" Naruto asked as he picked up his bag from his locker. He'd just finished football practice while Sakura had done cheerleading. Right now Sakura was asking the blond to join her with Tomoyo as Naoko, Riku and Chiharu were all going and it would be nice he if came for friendly support. "Sure, I can't exactly leave you alone can I? After all, I'm coming round again tonight." Sakura smiled.

"Arigatou Naruto-kun." Sakura chirped as the pair walked out the school. The group stood waiting at the gate for them.

"It's not anything really would be scary..." Naruto mussed. "They'd need to be scarier than my nightmares." Sakura glanced to Naruto, it was true, and his nightmares always startled the blond. The group walked along quietly through the forest. Naoko had said the night before; she'd taken a shortcut late after school and followed a fire fly. She followed it to the edge before it turned into bright light and a ghost shot out. Naruto snorted, he wasn't scared of any ghosts.

A crow squawked as it flew away. Sakura jumped and held onto Naruto who was walking along side Tomoyo. "It's a crow Sakura-chan." Tomoyo spoke.

"Just relax... It's probably just Naoko-sans imagination." Naruto muttered. Sakura grumbled, she was scared of ghosts, she didn't like this one bit.

"You know." Chiharu spoke as they walked. "It's almost my kaa-sans birthday." Sakura glanced about nervously and she noticed Naruto frown. She knew why. "What do you think I should get her as a gift?"

"Your kaa-san likes to bake sweets, Chiharu." Riku spoke as she came up with an idea. "Prehaps a cute cake plate..."

"A cake plate?" Chiharu asked before glancing to the pair. "What you think, Sakura-chan?" The group stopped as the four girls realised what they were saying.

Sakura noticed this. "Don't worry about it." Sakura said as she glanced to Naruto who didn't seem like smiling right now. While Sakura remembered that her own mother's birthday would be coming up.

The group walked in silence till they reached the cliff, they stood two meters away so not to get to close to the edge. But nothing was going there. "It was here..." Naoko spoke as they looked round.

"There's nothing here..." Chiharu stated after a couple of minutes.

"Maybe it doesn't come out unless it's night..." Riku pondered as Naruto stretched.

"What a waste, it must have been..." Naruto blinked and the group turned round to a bright light. The group gasped at the light as Sakura held onto Naruto. A form of a ghostly figure formed before Sakura and everyone bolted with the girls screaming, well... Apart from Tomoyo.

Once far enough away the girls tried to calm themselves as they tried to get over what they saw.

"A long-haired woman!" Sakura cried as she hugged a calm Tomoyo.

"A blurry pointy-eared!" Chiharu yelled out what she saw.

"A one-eyed round!" Naoko yelled out.

"A pink thing with a wide mouth and fangs!" Riku yelled.

Surprising with all those together, could be something quiet scary. But then Tomoyo said. "A large nikuman." The group could only look stunned. "I mean, what I saw was a large nikuman." Tomoyo stated and Sakura blinked. She glanced about.

"W-wait... Where's Naruto-kun?!" Sakura spoke.

"He ran on..." Tomoyo answered as Sakura ran off.

"Naruto-kun! Naruto-kun where are you?!" Sakura called as she reached the path. She took a breath as she looked about and sighed as she found Naruto sitting behind the tree the other side of the path. "Naruto-kun, why you over here...?" Sakura asked looking round. She gasped; Naruto's body was shaking, his eyes wide and tears streaming down his face.

"Naruto!!!"

XX

"A fox?" Kero asked from the bathwater. Sakura nods as she washed her hair. "How could that have scared him?! I mean it's a fox." Sakura glared at kero.

"It may be just a fox to you... But it's what has been scaring Naruto..." Sakura growled. Kero tilted his head sideways.

"How come?" Sakura sighed as she sat in the bath. Naruto was in Sakura's room resting.

"When Naruto was born, he'd always cry when he was put to bed. Nothing wouldn't stop him, he just wouldn't sleep."

"Didn't Narutos parents do anything?" Sakura shook her head.

"They didn't... They couldn't..." Sakura muttered sadly. "His parents died the day he was born."

"Really?" Sakura nods.

"Tou-san, ani-chan know what happened. So do Genpaku and Sakura-ane-chan. But they won't say anything about what happened. Just that when tou-san and kaa-san with ani-chan went to visit Naruto family, an incident happened and it took the lives of lots of people. Naruto and Genpaku lost their parents... And so did ane-chan. Tou-san and Kaa-san took them to Ray-san who now cares for them."

"But where does the fox fit in?" Sakura frowned.

"I'll get to that... But as I said, Naruto-kun couldn't sleep every night, even when kaa-san was there, tou-san said kaa-san decided to put me next to him since I slept through all his crying... He slept soundly after... That's why Naruto-kun sleeps over... He's never said what his nightmares were... But whenever he had them... They didn't stop; they came every time he went to sleep. It got really bad one time... But when he sleeps over or I do there.... They stop coming. Though one night Naruto did wake up and he had that same reaction to this afternoon. But this time Naruto actually said what it was..." Sakura said with a sigh.

"Fox... A nine tailed fox."

"Kyuubi?" Kero muttered. "I didn't think there were such things about anymore... They died out way before reed came along... It's strange that one would plague Naruto's dream, even for someone who's never seen a kyuubi before." Sakura frowned.

"It scares me like this when Naruto looks like that... I don't like seeing him this way." Sakura muttered as her father called for dinner. "Hai!" Sakura yelled before getting out. She got changed in the bathroom before going to her room. "Naruto-kun..." Naruto grumbled before sitting up. "Dinner." Naruto nods before following. Both entered as her father put the food down.

"Wow! They look delicious!" Sakura gasped as Naruto stood behind her.

"You like noodles, right, Sakura-san?" He father asked as Sakura nods. Fujitaka looked to Naruto. "You Naruto-san?" Naruto didn't reply. "Naruto?" Sakura glanced to Naruto worried. Sakura quickly spoke up.

"Naruto-kuns just tired tou-san." Her father nods to that. Sakura pulled out her chair and blinked in surprise to see her kaa-sans picture on the table. She picked it up with a smile. "I love this photo. It's from when kaa-san was 16, right?"

"Hai."

Sakura couldn't remember much of her mother since she was so young, but her father told her all kinds of stories. Her kaa-san took up modelling during her final years of junior high. Many had gone into magazines, thought Sakura hasn't seen them yet. But all the ones her tou-san took she'd seen.

"Kaa-san is beautiful..."

"Hai, she is the most beautiful, kind, and lovely person in the world." Sakura smiled before glancing to Naruto who ate slowly. Sakura sighed sadly. Time passed and Sakura was washing up, Naruto was laying on the sofa in the next room while Kero floated beside Sakura, since everyone was out.

"Really? Not even one photo?" Kero whispered to Sakura as Kero looked to the blonds direction.

"No... Naruto-kun has never seen one photo of what his kaa-san or tou-san look like. Nobody has told him... Naruto may not say it... but I know he's hurting inside about it. Whenever parents came to collect someone from school, Naruto would always look at everyone around. It's why tou-san treats Naruto, Genpaku and Sakura like one of the family, since none have one..."

"You'd think Genpaku would have said what they at least looked like." Kero muttered annoyed at the teen.

"I don't think it would be any good... After all... Why bring up memories of those you've never seen before... Genpaku had 6 to 7 years before the incident."

"What was it?" Sakura glanced to Kero.

"I don't know... I've only got this much from bits and pieces I've picked up. I don't even really think anyone has noticed this with Naruto-kun... Kaa-san treated Naruto like her own till she passed away. I think somewhere inside Naruto-kun, he wants to let all that emotion out... But he'd got no one to put it too..."

"Not even you?" Kero asked Sakura. She shook her head.

"Naruto-kun wouldn't even tell me what his nightmares were till today... I don't think he really knows how to put it... I wish I could help him."

"You guys have been friends forever right? I'm sure he'll tell you someday..." Sakura smiled.

"I hope so too... But I do want to try talk to him about this though..." Sakura mussed before finishing. She walked into the lounge while Naruto stared up at the ceiling. "Naruto-kun..." Sakura asked looking down at the blond. "Want to talk about it?" Naruto shook his head as he rolled sideways.

"It's nothing..." Sakura moved round and faced him.

"Please Naruto-kun... You've never said anything about a fox before... Why didn't you say this was in your nightmares?" Naruto sighed.

"It's not really important... It's just a stupid nightmare." Naruto muttered sitting up. "How you guess it was my nightmares anyway?" Sakura sat beside the blond.

"That face you made when I found you... It's the same one that night... Remember." Naruto blinked as he looked to Sakura.

A year ago, Sakura had only left her room for a bit to get a drink when she heard Naruto yell. She'd run back up to find Naruto in the state she'd found him this evening. Even Toya and Fujitaka had rushed to the blond that night.

"I'm surprised you remember that..." Naruto muttered as he sat back against the sofa. "It's the same nightmare... No matter what happens... It's there... It forms into this large red face with white eyes... Nine tails waving round it..." Naruto muttered as Sakura listened. "It hisses and howls before things get really scary." Naruto muttered as he tucked his legs up close. "I'm going to get you Naruto... I'm going to kill you one day..." Naruto muttered as he began to shake. "Its form twists into something... Something so..." Sakura turned and rested her left hand rested on Naruto's left arm.

"That's okay... I don't need to hear anymore." Naruto glanced up. "I can't believe you've had this happen every night nearly. I guess I know why now that you stayed awake like you did that time for so long..." Sakura muttered as she sat back beside the blond. "Thanks for telling me..." Sakura said with a small smile.

"It's not like you can do anything anyway Sakura-chan... No one can..." Naruto muttered. Sakura frowned, it was true... What was she going to be able to do now?

"I'll just have to make sure you don't sleep like that then... I don't want to see you upset Naruto-kun." Sakura reassured.

"Arigatou..." Naruto muttered back, now if Naruto would open up on the other topic, she'd feel a lot better. The phone rang and Kero fetched it before handing it to Sakura.

"Hello, Kinomoto residence." Sakura spoke. "Tomoyo-chan, what's wrong?" Naruto glanced to Sakura as she sat forward. "They went to the woods again?"

"Yes, I had a phone call from Chiharu-chan..." Naruto leaned close as Tomoyo spoke on the phone. "Apparently she went again with another group of squad members, and the ghost showed up again, she said."

XX

The small group of four stood out on the forest path as they prepared to find out what was causing trouble, Kero was there as he wanted to find out what would play off multiple images to people's eyes, since no one was seeing the same thing. Sakura stood worried in a pink and blue outfit with pink rabbit ears and yellow round tail. Sakura though really didn't want to be here. And it didn't help with Naruto being slightly edgy. It wasn't a helpful confidence boost. Naruto was wearing the basic black hakama and black kimono. Since Tomoyo hadn't fully finished Naruto didn't really mind. Plus he had nothing to fight with. So he really just did it to see how it fits.

"What's the cardcaptor to do, being scared of something like this?" Kero asked.

"But..." Sakura asked in her scared state.

"Are you all right?" Tomoyo asked as Sakura shook her head.

"I'm not all right, but people got hurt right?" Tomoyo nods.

"Hai, Chiharu went with a group of about five people, but they all panicked when the ghost appeared, and they tripped and such, I heard it was a mess." Sakura sighed lightly. Naruto took a breath.

"What are we afraid of? If it's a clow card we have to catch it right?" Sakura looked to the blond with a nod and a smile.

"Hai!" Sakura chirped back, if Naruto was able to get his cool when he'd seen his worst nightmare. She couldn't back down either. "We'll get it if it is."

"That's more like the cardcaptor who upholds the peace in this neighbourhood!" Kero cheered.

"But what if it is a ghost?" Sakura asked in worry. Naruto smirked.

"Well show it we're not scared of a ghost." Naruto said as he looked forward and blinked, the group looked forward and saw the glowing blue dot in the air before them.

"That's..." Kero muttered as the orb flew off. "Sakura!" Kero yelled as she threw her card down.

"Fly!" With that Naruto and Sakura were off in chase. They came to a stop before the cliff and the orb flashed to life, both tensed ready for what would happen.

Before Sakura's eye's, the body of her mother appeared, her guard lowered as she looked on.

But for Naruto, his body was frozen at the sight before his eyes, his eyes widen and jaw open in fear as the large red furred fox plagued his vision.

"K-kaa-san..." Sakura muttered as she watched. Joy filled her form as her mother floated before her. Kero and Tomoyo ran out the forest and looked on.

"Sakura, Naruto! What's wrong?" Kero yelled as he hit a barrier.

"Kaa-san..." Sakura spoke with a smile as her mother floated backwards. Sakura walked forward.

"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo yelled and Naruto's eyes flicked left to Sakura walking forward. Naruto looked up at the fox as it smirked and moved before the girl, its jaw widening.

"S-sakura..." Naruto grunted as his clenched his fist.

"Sakura-chan! The cliff is that way!" Tomoyo yelled as Naruto closed his eyes.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled as he ran forward. The image vanished as Naruto looked over the cliff edge. His body floated there as he realised what was about to happen. He held onto Sakura as they dropped.

"Sakura-chan! Naruto-kun!" Tomoyo yelled as the pair fell. Naruto rolled Sakura above him and bounced off the wall side and prepared for the worst.

But nothing, he felt like someone was holding him... Well more than one person. Slowly his eyes open and he blinked. Everything went black from there.

"Sakura-chan! Naruto-kun!" Tomoyo yelled as Yukito walked along below, a bread roll being chewed away by the teen. He looked up as he heard the yelling and saw Naruto and Sakura to his eyes, falling down the side of the cliff, thought slowly.

"Sakura, Naruto!" Yukito yelled as he ran up. Both dropped into his arms and the sudden weight brought him to one knee. Tomoyo looked over the edge and sighed in relief that they were alright.

XX

Sakura slowly came to and sat up; she was sat in a small room under a futon. The door slid open to Yukito. "Are you awake now?" He asked carrying a tray with two cups on it.

"Yukito-san!" Sakura spoke surprised. "Uh... um..." Sakura was confused, where was she.

"This is my house." Yukito spoke kneeling down beside her.

"Yukito-san's..." Sakura looked down at the large white shirt. "Huh? These clothes..."

"The clothes you and Naruto were wearing are in the laundry. My grandmother changed your clothes..." Yukito said as he passed a warm cup of milk to Sakura. Toya had mentioned to Sakura that Yukito lived with his grandfather and grandmother.

"Where's Naruto-kun?" Yukito frowned as he looked up behind Sakura. Sakura glanced back. Naruto was sat with his back to the wall. Sakura noticed the sling on his right arm and the plaster on his right cheek. He was sat looking down at the floor.

"Naruto-kun was hurt as you two fell... His backs grazed and he's damaged his right arm... He hasn't spoken since we got here... He wouldn't even take the offer to rest."

"Fell?" Sakura asked. Yukito glanced to Sakura.

"Do you not remember falling off the cliff?" Sakura shook her head.

"I was kind of surprised, I was just walking along and you two fell from the sky."

"Then you Yukito-san..." Sakura gasped as she realised he'd brought both of them here. "Where's Tomoyo-chan?"

"Ladies wearing sunglasses came to pick her up." Yukito answered. "She was very worried, but when I told her that I would call Toya and Sakura, she gave you two her best regards."

"Ani-chan?!" Sakura spoke, but luckily Sakura-ane-chan would be there to keep her brother cool. Unless she sends Genpaku of course.

"I'll explain it to them. But I'm sure he won't scold you."

"Oh yeah! Kero-chan!" Sakura spoke as she remembered about her guardian.

"That orange plush toy? Tomoyo-chan said that she will borrow it for today." Sakura sighed in relief as Yukito stood.

"I just need to do some things... You rest a little more... You too Naruto-kun..." Yukito said as he laid Sakura back. Naruto didn't reply as the older male left the room. It was quiet for a minute.

"Gomen... Sakura-chan." Naruto muttered. Sakura rolled round and looked to the blond. "I froze up... I shouldn't have let that happen." Naruto said as he clenched his right fist.

"You saw it again Naruto-kun?" Naruto nods as Sakura look confused as she lay down sideways. "I saw... My kaa-san." Naruto glanced up. "I wonder if that's kaa-san ghost." Naruto shook his head. "But ani-san said, that there are reasons why ghosts appear. Why would she be there..."

"I don't think it's her Sakura-chan..." Naruto muttered. "I doubt she would risk, not only yours... But mine as well..." Naruto sighed as he looked up. "I really doubt it."

"Why do you say that Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked.

"Because... Even though I've never had a kaa-san... I do believe that they would never put their children in danger..." Naruto muttered looking down. Sakura lay on her back down for a minute before she heard a sound and looked back to Naruto.

"Naruto-kun?" Sakura spoke as the blond rubbed his eyes with his left arm. "What's wrong?"

"I can't do anything... Even protect you Sakura-chan... If I hadn't been so scared of what was in front of me... I would have been able to stop you from walking off the side and I wouldn't be like this. I wish I'd been stronger..." Naruto cried out. "All I do is run or just weigh you down... I wonder if I'm even worth helping you..." Sakura sat up as she looked at the blond sadly.

"Naruto-kun... Don't say that, you're important to me when we face clow cards..." Naruto glanced up slowly.

"I am?" Sakura nods with a smile.

"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have the courage to do what we've done. It's your courage that helps me, it's why when you worry, then I worry. So when I see you ready to face what we do, your smile helps me through it. You're an important role, to the team and as my friend." Naruto blinked as his face reddened before he slowly crawled up to the spare futon beside Sakura.

"Arigatou..." Naruto muttered as he slipped under. Sakura smiled as she lay down also.

XX

"Sorry for the trouble, Yuki." Toya spoke as he carried Sakura on his back. Genpaku was walking along with Naruto on his.

"I wonder why they were out there anyway?" Genpaku asked. Naruto grumbled as he moved. "You still with us gaki..." Naruto's eyes opened slowly.

"Ani-chan... Does kaa-san have long red hair?" Genpaku blinked before looking to the night sky.

"Yeah..." Naruto smiled as he closed his eyes.

"Our kaa-san's saved us..." Both older teens blinked in surprise.

"You sure?" Naruto nods slowly.

"Sakura-chan said she saw her kaa-san at the cliff... I don't think it was her kaa-san."

"Why's that?" Toya asked as they walked.

"What kaa-san risks their child's life...?" Naruto yawned as Genpaku smirked.

"You best sleep gaki..."

"Kaa-san has a nice smile..." Naruto muttered before sleeping. Genpaku took a long breath as he closed his eyes. He smiled.

"Who would have guessed she was looking out for him...?" Genpaku muttered with a sad smile.

"Have you seen your kaa-san Toya? You're late mother." Yukito asked.

"I have..." Toya began. "But not behind the school. It's my fault that she can't stand ghosts and that sort." Genpaku chuckled.

"We both didn't help her... But Naruto loved the chance to see one..." Genpaku said with a chuckle. "Heh, ever since they were little we kept on about it... The old man in the bathtub, the transparent lady... Though I think we spooked the pair with the child and the moving doll. Man... That was fun for a couple of nights till Ray-san beat us blue for doing such a horrible trick."

"You're idea's... Not mine..." Toya said back to the red haired teen.

"That's how Sakura became so scared of them?" Yukito asked the pair.

"She can't see them, but can at least sense them." Toya continued. "She was always crying without me saying anything."

"Do you still see your kaa-san often?" Yukito asked.

"No, she was gone by the time I started going to junior high..." Toya said glancing to Sakura. "I guess she's lonely because we don't have a kaa-san..."

"But don't forget... Naruto never had one... It must have been harder for him really..." Toya looked to the teen, this wasn't the time to be trying to outdo one another. "You had a kaa-san for three more years... I don't mean to sound rude... But you guys are lucky to have had that..." Genpaku muttered. "And the fact we don't even have a tou-san..." Toya sighed as they walked.

"Maybe we shouldn't start digging into old wounds... Let's just get these two home..." Genpaku smiled.

'Guess I'll have to show Naruto soon... If he's seen kaa-san.'

XX

The next day came and Naruto spend the day recovering at Sakura's place. Among Naruto's great abilities that Sakura had listed from stamina to fast eating. Was he healed outrageously quickly! When Naruto had hurt himself and require stitches, by the time he got to the hospital he didn't really need it. It made him a target for medical study but no one in the family let them come near Naruto. Naruto has had since a private medic who was a friend of the family, though she didn't come by as much and left it to Sakura Haruno since.

Strangely enough, Sakura Haruno always fixed the blond up before he's even seen what had happened. So neither of the two kids had yet to see what she did to heal them from time to time. All they knew was a cooling sensation.

"Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo called as she entered the bedroom. Sakura and Naruto were on the bed reading books.

"Tomoyo-chan." Sakura spoke with a smile as Naruto glanced up.

"Are you all alright? You two weren't at school today." Tomoyo asked worried.

"I'm fine!" Sakura chirped. "Naruto-kun was injured, but Sakura-ane-chan came by and Naruto's just been told to rest for now. We've been pretty much told to stay home today." Sakura finished as Tomoyo opened her basket she'd brought and Kero poked his head out. A flower held between his teeth as he jumped out. "Kero-chan." Kero placed the flower down on the book.

"Gomen for not being able to save you... Either of you. I couldn't do anything." Naruto smiled with Sakura.

"No..." Sakura spoke, it wasn't his fault. "Arigatou..." Sakura spoke as she smelled the flower. "It smells nice."

"But, what in the world was that light?" Tomoyo asked, Naruto was about to give a sound answer when Sakura spoke as she picked up her mother's photo.

"Kaa-san was there, in those woods."

"But what everyone saw was different... Right Naruto-kun?" Tomoyo asked the blond. Naruto nods. "You are the only one who saw a woman, Sakura-chan."

"I don't think we should go through with it this time." Kero muttered and Sakura looked to Kero surprised. "I don't know if it's a clow card, or a real ghost. But the enemy is powerful enough to fling me away and knock me unconscious. I was the one that asked you to find the cards, but I don't want to hurt you or make you cry, Sakura!" Kero finished.

"Kero-chan..." Sakura muttered awed by his words. She then grabbed the little guy in a head lock and rubbed her fist in his head. "You're kind of cool, Kero-chan!" Sakura yelled as Tomoyo watched with a smile.

"I'm always cool!" Kero yelled.

"That doesn't matter what you say Kero-chan." Naruto spoke as Tomoyo and Kero looked to the blond. "Me and Sakura-chan are going back. We're going to finally sort out once and for all what we're facing. Sakura-chan. It's time to put this ghost to rest!" Sakura smiled with a nod.

"But, you could get hurt badly this time, you guy's got off lucky!" Kero yelled.

"But, if it's a clow card, I have to do something about it." Sakura answered. "And if it's my kaa-san..." Naruto sighed as he looked to his right arm.

"Ani-chan told me once." Sakura spoke getting out of bed to look out the window. "Kaa-san is no longer here. Because I got older, she felt relieved, and went to a beautiful place up above the sky." Sakura then glanced to her friends. "So, why is kaa-san there? I want to see it she wants to tell me something." Sakura said glancing back to the picture.

XX

"Please be careful, Sakura-chan, Naruto-kun." Tomoyo asked as the group stood near the cliff. Naruto was in normal wear this time, he stood in dark green jeans and long sleeve jumper. He wore black trainer with red sweat bands. He wore a red sleeveless jacket on top with a white cap with a red toad on the front. A specially made outfit by his oji-san.

Sakura stood in a sort of yellow battle suit with metal shoulder guards and white gloves. (Yeah... I really can't be asked to go into lots of detail. Jingo is right... It's too troublesome to detail out on paper.)

"Be really careful." Kero repeated as Tomoyo held up her camera.

"But will it reappear so conveniently for us?" Tomoyo asked as Kero flew in front.

"It will! My hunches never go wrong!" Kero stated as Tomoyo looked to the cliff edge. The orb floating just beyond the edge.

"It has appeared." Tomoyo spoke surprised.

"Sakura!" Sakura nods and Naruto followed, he wasn't about to let it happen again. With that, the image of Sakura's mother came through the light, even to Tomoyo and Kero eyes as well.

"Sakura-chan's Kaa-san." Tomoyo gasped surprised.

"Just like the photo!" Kero yelled. "But why can all of us see the same thing this time?"

"Kaa-san..." Sakura spoke with a sad look. Naruto was busy looking at the image before him. But he seemed unfazed as Sakura walked forward. Naruto reached out and grabbed her arm. Sakura looked back.

"It's not her Sakura-chan..." Naruto spoke calmly. "It's not." Sakura glanced forward.

"Are you really kaa-san?" Sakura asked as she moved forward. Naruto followed in step. "Why are you here?" Sakura asked as her mother floated backward. "Kaa-san, are you lonely?" Sakura asked as she tried to figure out what she was saying. "Do you want me to be with you?" Sakura asked as her mother floated away more from the edge. Sakura moved forward and Naruto stumbled as Sakura walked to the edge. "Wait! Don't go kaa-san!" Kero flew forward.

"Stop! You're getting to..." Kero was hit by a barrier and bounced off. Naruto glanced back he grasped tight and tried to pull Sakura back a step.

"Focus, it's not you kaa-san!" Naruto yelled as Sakura focused on one thing.

"Please! Don't go! Kaa-san!" Sakura said pulling free. "Kaa-san!" Sakura said reaching forward as she walked over the edge.

"Sakura!" Kero yelled as Naruto grasped Sakura's arm and grabbed hold of the broken fence rail. Sakura dangled as Naruto held on tight by his one arm.

"Wake up!" Naruto yelled as he tried to find something to stand on. "Think Sakura-chan! Why would she be doing this? Why would she want to take her own daughter's life? I don't see your mother out there. You're kaa-san would never put your life at risk! So snap out of it!" Naruto yelled as he left lost grip on the railing and both fell.

Sakura's senses return. 'Naruto-kun's right... Kaa-san would never do something like this!' With that Sakura threw her card out. "Fly!" Sakura yelled as she hit the card. She caught Naruto on the back as she stopped a meter from the ground.

"Sakura-chan..." Naruto muttered as he looked to her. Sakura glanced to the blond.

"You're right, she wouldn't... Let's go!" With that Sakura took off back up the cliff face and both landed before the image.

"Sakura! Naruto!" Kero called in relief.

"You aren't my mother!" Sakura yelled. "Who are you?" With that the image before them distorted and a strange pattern appeared.

"I recognize that pattern!" Kero yelled. "It's a clow card after all!" Sakura glanced from Kero and back to the image and brought her staff up.

"Return to the guise that you were meant to be in! Clow card!" The image turned white and was sucked in. Sakura caught the card as it flew from the staff tip.

"You did it!" Tomoyo spoke as she and Kero moved up to Sakura.

"It's the ILLUSION card." Kero spoke up, that's why what everyone saw was different."

"What do you mean?" Tomoyo asked.

"Illusion is a card that shows people what they want to see. It shows what's inside their hearts, so it's normal for it to be different to everyone."

"That reminds me." Tomoyo mused. "When I first came here, I was hungry, and thinking how I wanted to eat nikuman."

"The ghosts that everyone saw were basically things that they were thinking would be scary if it appeared. The reason we saw Sakura's kaa-san earlier was because we were shown her photo. And because we were all thinking she would appear." Sakura smiled lightly and looked from the card to see Naruto looking over the railing by the cliff; she walked up while Tomoyo asked more questions.

"Then why were you thrown back, Kero-chan?"

"It just shows how strong Sakura's feeling of happiness was from seeing her kaa-san." Kero said as he looked to the pair.

"Naruto-kun..." Naruto glanced to Sakura. "You were the only one not seeing kaa-san... That's why you kept telling me it wasn't her." Naruto nods. "But... It wasn't your nightmare again..." Naruto shook his head. "What was it then?" Naruto smiled.

"It's like Kero-chan said, illusion shows what inside people's hearts. It showed me what I wanted to see again." Sakura looked confused.

"What was it?" Naruto grinned.

"I'm not going to say." Sakura glared at the blond.

"Oh come on Naruto-kun! I want to know." Naruto chuckled.

"I'll tell you someday." Sakura sighed as she looked at the card.

"Arigatou Naruto-kun... It's like I told you... You're not useless..." Sakura sighed. "I'm glad also... That kaa-san isn't all alone here." Sakura muttered as she closed her eyes. Tears form at the sides. "I would be happy if I could see her..." Sakura blinked as Naruto rubbed the tears away.

"But you would be even happier if she was in the beautiful place in the sky." Naruto said with a grin as Sakura blushed. Naruto stepped passed Sakura and walked off. Sakura was slightly dazed by Naruto's actions, while Naruto walked on he felt all red faced from what he had just done. 'What's wrong with me...? I'm acting like how ani-chan was...' Naruto blinked as his face reddened even more. 'Do I really have a crush on Sakura-chan?'

"Sakura, you did well." Kero spoke as he floated beside her. "I'm sure your kaa-san is resting with a sense of relief. Well, maybe she was just a little worried this time."Kero said as they looked to the stars.

XX

Morning came on the nice Sunday morning. Naruto stood outside with his backpack and school gear on as he had football practice. "Come on Sakura-chan" Naruto yelled as heard Sakura's yells.

"I'm going to be late!" Sakura yelled as she ran into the kitchen. Toya glanced over.

"You're in your uniform on a Sunday?"

"Cheerleading practice... Naruto-kun's outside for his football practice." Sakura said before eating a bread roll drinking her milk. "That was good." Sakura said moving to the hall. She stopped to look at the picture of her kaa-san on the table. She placed a gift before the photo. "Happy birthday, Kaa-san. I love you!" Toya glanced up and stared in surprise as he looked at their mother's ghost, leaning over Sakura. "Well, I'm going now!"

"Sakura-chan! We're going to be in trouble!" Naruto called.

"Coming!" Sakura called rushing out. Her mother watched amused.

"I was just a little worried this time, so I came by." She spoke. "But it looks like she's all right now..." She smiled. "Naruto-chan's taking good care of her." With that she vanished. Toya smiled as he looked to his newspaper.

"Don't we know it..." He muttered. Down the road Sakura and Naruto were racing down the path to school. "We all know too well, how much he takes care of her."

"Come on Sakura-chan! I told you to be up early." Sakura glared.

"I was, I just got side tracked." Naruto chuckled as he rushed ahead.

"You're as bad as ane-chan. You take forever to get ready!"

"Naruto!" Both chuckled as the raced onto school.

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Hehe, I loved this one. I will now inform you, that yet again, we will be doing another narrative time skip. Since the next card is silent. So it we'll be seeing Li in the next one... Hmm... so far I have no idea what I'll do with the gaki. If you readers have some idea's... Feel free to other them. Since with ccs it's a sakuli pairing manga and this is a Narutosakura pairing fanfic... I need to think of something either to focus him away from that part... Or do nothing at all... If you guys can offer idea's. They would be very helpful. Like whom Li could be paired with and how it comes to be you know that sort of thing.

Now, I'm sure people now are beginning to put things together now about the past. Still won't say anything till it's time, which won't be too long. But please, fell free to guess.

I enjoyed the bit at the cliff in the final scene... If I had to say anything... I'd say Naruto has been enjoying gundam wing to much... I'm sure some of you know the scene and I'm too tired to go back on it.

Please give me your views, I enjoy getting reviews to see how people like or dislike my story. It's very helpful. There is always someone out there who might have something to say and it might be useful to the writer. So don't be scared, tell me if you have something you want to see, know or your just curious about.

Well... That's it for me. Now to spell check and post. Dokusho no okage de!