Chapter 4

The Memos of a Shinobi

Okay, here is chapter 4. The ending might be a little shocker to some of you, and I hope it is!!

DISCLAIMER: Hehe. Masashi has terrible guards...WTF?? NO! THESE ARE MY PAPERS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I guess I don't own Naruto...sigh

The next day, Sakura again went to the hospital to see how Naruto's progress was. All she could think about the previous night was Naruto, and his condition. You could call it a nightmare, since Naruto never did wake up. It made Sakura worry, so she had to go see how he was.

Silently, she entered the hospital and went to the front desk. "What room is Uzumaki Naruto in?" she asked kindly.

The nurse looked at her and tried to smile. "No one is allowed to see Naruto-san today." She stated. "They want to keep a close eye on him."

Sakura sighed, and told the nurse she understood. Slowly, she walked out of the hospital, a little depressed. "Perfect." She sighed. "Now I can't see Naruto-kun. I'm going to be worrying all day." As she was walking, she saw a black haired teenager sitting down at a bench near the park near the hospital. "Sasuke?" she asked as she walked up to him.

"You came to see Naruto-kun?" Sasuke implied, and Sakura nodded. "I came about an hour ago to see that baka. They didn't let me through." Sasuke sighed and looked at the ground. It was bad enough he couldn't see Naruto, but what was worse was that damn spirit of his always coming in when he's alone.

Sakura sighed. "I know. They did the same with me." She said, and began to walk off, leaving Sasuke.

"You know," Naruto's voice entered. "I wonder why she didn't notice me following her…"

Sasuke sighed. "Would you please stop coming around here?" he pleaded. Naruto shook his head no and smiled. "Why not?"

"Because it's fun to see you grief for me." He chuckled. "But I don't enjoy you thinking it's your fault that I'm like this. Because of that, I keep getting pulled back here to you!"

Sasuke closed his eyes, and started to walk off. "Get better soon, you baka." He mumbled under his breath. Naruto raised an eye at the Uchiha, and managed to escape Sasuke's mental grasp.

Still upset, Sakura was kicking a rock down the street. She wanted to see Naruto so badly, no matter what. "It's not fair." She muttered, her green eyes filled with anger. "I want to see Naruto-kun."

Slowly she walked over to Naruto's place, but she didn't know what tempted her to go there. As she entered the small apartment, she noticed how bad the blonde shinobi had it before. With no parents to support him, it was a shocker that he was still alive. Back then; he could barely keep his room clean. Now, it was perfect. There was no mess anywhere, and everything was put up neatly. Sakura couldn't help but let out a chuckle when she opened his refrigerator to find that the only thing missing was ramen.

"It seems empty here without Naruto." She sighed heavily. "I miss him so much." Sakura made her way over to the couch, and plopped down on it, only to sit on something. She jumped up and picked up a pad of paper. "Nani?" Sakura removed the first slip of paper and found a memo.

Monday-30

Today we are going to talk about finding Sasuke once and for all. I want to bring him back, and make Sakura happy by bringing him back. But something tells me I won't be coming back unharmed. Either way, I shouldn't bring anything that makes it look like I won't be returning back to Konoha. Sakura-chan might nag on me. Besides, I hope Sasuke will return without a fight. Still…if I am to die while on this mission, I'm sure someone will find this buried somewhere in my home. In that case, I don't really know what to say. Hopefully it won't come to that. But hey, who knows.

Sakura put that piece of paper down and read the next one.

Tuesday-1

Damn that Kyuubi. He gets on my nerves sometimes you know! Today he asked AGAIN if I could release the seal. I of course told him no. What I don't understand is why he can be so nice to me sometimes. Well, I am his container after all; I guess it should be expected. I've got to watch it with him though. Never know what he might do. After all…in the condition we are in him and me.

Sakura stared at the last sentence. "What condition?" she echoed, and turned to the next page.

Wednesday-2

That does it! I can't take this anymore! Everyday I'm getting weaker and weaker because of this damn Kyuubi! Why? WHY MUST IT BE HAPPENING NOW OF ALL TIMES?

"That was pretty short…" Sakura stated, and stared at what Naruto had said. "But still…what is going on with him?"

Thursday-3

All right…I think I've calmed down now after having a chat with the demon. Still…he better not bother me anymore. Or else I will do what Ero-sennin told me to do if I become desperate. Better get the scrolls ready just in case.

Friday-4

Well, my scrolls are complete. I hope I don't have to do this. I want to become Hokage, but can I do that with this damn Kyuubi doing all this? Plus I'm getting even weaker now because of him! I've got to get Sasuke back before it's too late.

Sakura shakily flipped to the next page. It was the date that Naruto was put into a coma.

Saturday-5

Damn it. I don't feel right about today. I feel that we will find Sasuke, but what's this eerie feeling I have. Is it the Kyuubi? I have no clue, but something tells me something's going to go wrong today. Well, since it is getting kinda tiring…because of my weakness I guess. You know, wouldn't it be easier if the seal that holds the Kyuubi in me weren't slowly killing me?

Sakura stared at the last statement. "H-he's dying?" she gasped, and dropped the memos. "A-and he knew?" Angrily, she slammed her fist onto the couch, tears coming down her face. "Damn you Naruto." She choked, and wiped her tears.

Speedily, she ran over to the hospital to look at Naruto, but when she entered, there was no one at the front desk. Sakura snuck over behind the desk and carefully tip-toed over to Naruto's room. Shockingly though, the door was completely locked, and there were at least 20 medical ninjas in the room. What's going on?

Sakura leaned her ear to the wall to listen to the conversation. "What are we going to do?" one of the doctors asked. "It's bad enough he's in a coma, but now…"

"His seal is slowly killing him." Another nurse answered.

"It's not the seal." Another doctor spoke. "It's the Kyuubi's chakra. The seal is slowly forcing the Kyuubi chakra to join with Naruto's own chakra, but he is refusing."

"So that means that because the Kyuubi's chakra isn't channeling through Naruto…"

"Yes, he's dying from the lack of chakra. The Kyuubi is a great need in this case." The doctor sighed. "Jointing two chakra sources together requires one chakra, as well as the other one to work together, or else the main host will die."

"So what will we do?" one of the nurses asked.

The one doctor shook his head. "We can do nothing. Only Naruto-kun can do something about it."

As soon as Sakura heard footsteps walking towards the door, she darted out of there, tears still streaming down her face. "Naruto…" she cried. "Don't die. Please, don't die! I'll find a way to heal you, don't worry!"

Naruto stood watching from the sidelines as Sakura ran by. "I'm sorry Sakura-chan." He muttered. "But not even I can't get some sense into that damn fox." Slowly, Naruto's spirit floated away, sadly. "I might die…there is about a 2 percent chance of me living."

Oh no! Naruto might die! Do you think he will? I haven't decided yet...

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