Hey I'm Jennifer (a.k.a. avlache1). I did not right blossom of konaha, my fav. author uchihakiriko lost her talent and she asked me to write the sequal for her. I'm working on it but to give you something to do to pass the time and so you won't get confussed, I asked her if I could copy all of the chapter and publish them with her name on them . I hope you like it and for my other readers that a are waiting for typical love story its coming ok!
Blossom of Konoha
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HELLO, PEOPLES! Thx to EVERYONE that reviewed. I would write down your names, but as you all know, I'm too lazy to. I should also tell you that the story should be coming to an end quite soon…. Maybe. MAYBE. I hope not. But I hope so. Okay! That's all I have to say for now! (AND HOORAY FOR CLIFFIES!)
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Sakura screamed and collapsed to the ground. Sasuke's head snapped up and his eyes widened. Sakura did not appear to be breathing. The good new is, that Orochimaru wasn't either, but that's beside the point.
" Sakura!" Naruto ran to the girl, Tenten, Hinata, Shino and Neji all following. Sasuke limped towards the group.
" Is she…alive?" He managed to cough out. Naruto stared at the girl. For a second, she seemed to be dead, then, her body heaved, and a small breathing noise could be heard.
" I guess that means there could still be a chance, then." Naruto sighed. Sasuke glared at Kabuto, who had ran to his master's side.
" Hey, you. You're a medic. If you heal Sakura, we promise we won't kill you." His eyes turned blood red. Kabuto slightly flinched, but kept his smirk.
" What makes you think you can kill me?" Naruto looked up from his teammates body.
" You're definitely outnumbered, Kabuto. You know that. Six of us and one of you." The others stood up too.
" She was one of my closest friends! HOW COULD YOU?" Tenten was absolutely furious.
" Now, now, no need to be hasty. I didn't do it, it almost seemed as if she killed herself." He smirked again. "After all, she was the one that pushed Sasuke out of the way." Naruto growled.
" SHUT UP!" He ran towards Kabuto, kunai in hand.
" Naruto, stop. We need him. He's the only choice we have, if we want Sakura alive." Sasuke stated. " Although, I would LOVE to kill him." Naruto screeched to a halt.
" Fine."
" Will you help us or not?" Tenten glared. Kabuto considered it. He could heal her, and probably get away with his life. Most likely. Or, he could refuse to heal her, leading to a battle that he would very, probably, lose. I think it's obvious which one he chose. Just put two and two together.
" All right." Kabuto was eager to get this over with. Sasuke drew a weapon, just in case, as he watched Kabuto heal the pink haired medic. Her breathing seemed to stop for a second, and then resumed in a more peaceful manner. Her chest rose and fell, steadily, as her closed eyes began to waver a little.
" S-Sasuke-kun?" Emerald eyes met obsidian ones, and then she smiled. Suddenly, something course through her, and she winced. Sasuke rushed to her side, only to remember that he too, was wounded.
" Are you alright?" He asked. She nodded.
" I'm just fine, although it hurts." Kabuto turned to leave.
" Wait! Neji called. Kabuto stopped.
" What do you want? I've already healed her."
" I thought that this thing on the floor was supposed to allow Orochimaru possess Sasuke. Midway through that process, Sakura took his place instead. Now Orochimaru seems to be dead. What happened? Shouldn't at least one of the two be possessed?" Kabuto seemed to hesitate, and then he admitted,
" They interrupted the flow of the chakra and, most importantly, the flow of Orochiaru's transporting soul. Because Sakura took Sasuke's place, the soul was 'confused', and simply melted into the diagram. That would mean that Orochimaru no longer exists. The diagram simply swallows the souls, which is why it is so important that no one interrupts the process." (There! Now any of you that were confused, you have what happened. SAKURA AND SASUKE ARE SAFE! BOOYAH!) Kabuto, grateful for his life, left the room. Sakura winced again.
" She needs b-better than w-what Kabuto did." Hinata looked down, concerned. " We need t-to get her back to K-Konoha." Despite the pain he was in, Sasuke picked up the girl.
" You're wounded. You want me to help?" Naruto offered. Sasuke shook his head.
" She's mine." He said, with a hint of pure satisfaction. Naruto rolled his eyes and grinned widely. Then, he took Hinata and gave her a piggyback ride. She giggled and blushed as they began to hurry back to Konoha.
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" So, I guess you're reporting this mission as a success?" Tsunade raised a delicate eyebrow. All of them, minus Sakura, nodded. " And you're telling me that Orochimaru is dead? That easily?" All of them nodded again. Tsunade sighed and stood up.
" Sakura's wounds are severe. Not as bad as Sasuke's, however, since, from what you're telling me, she pushed him out of the way." Sasuke grimaced. She began to walk to the hospital.
" Sasuke, you come too. You need some medical attention." The raven-haired boy stood up and followed her, annoyed. She smirked to herself and smiled.
' Sakura obviously cares for him. I just hope that her passion doesn't get her killed, one day.'
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" Are you alright, Sakura?" Naruto loomed over Sakura. She giggled weakly, but happily, and pushed him away.
" Yes! I'm sure!" She giggled again. She let out a noise somewhere between laughter and a sigh and sat down on the chair behind her. Sasuke frowned. Tsunade saw this and said,
" Come. Leave these two alone." The others reluctantly followed her out of the room. Sasuke looked after them, and then looked back at Sakura. She had a goofy smile plastered on her face, pale eyelids covering her green orbs.
" You called me annoying." She murmured suddenly, breaking him out of his trance.
" Eh?"
" Do you still think that?"
Sasuke said nothing.
" Will you answer me? Please?" ' It means so much to me…'
Sasuke remained silent.
" Sasuke… if you won't say anything, then at least tell me… What do you think of me?"
" Hn." Sakura glared at the use of the word, only to see him smirking. Her eyes narrowed, and her happiness evaporated right at that moment.
" Why won't you answer me? Is there something wrong with you?" Sasuke dropped his smirk and gazed at her. Then, he got up abruptly and began to leave the room.
" Hey! You can't just leave me here!" She pulled him back. " Just answer me!"
" I refuse to talk to a burden like you." Sakura dropped the grip she had on his navy blue shirt and stopped moving at all. Coldly, Sasuke left the room. Sakura stared after him.
" He… I… burden?" She dropped onto her knees and cried.
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' Why did you tell her that?' Sasuke's heart asked Sasuke, angrily.
' For Sasuke's own good.' His mind replied. ' Reputation stuff, you know? He has to keep up with his self.'
' But he lovesherdamnit.' The heart said, angrily. Sasuke walked on, unaware of the silent battle between his mind and his heart.
' So? He called her annoying once. You'd think that burden is nothing.'
'I hate that I am you.'
' Me too, but we can't always get what we want, can we?'
' No, but at least we get some luck. Seems like Sasuke's reconsidering what he said.' The heart said, smugly. The mind groaned and vanished into the shadows.
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Sasuke glanced around at a couple make-up covered fan girls, and turned away, disgusted. What he said earlier was really nagging at him.
' Why am I feeling this way?' He thought. ' It's never happened before. I'm not supposed to feel like that.'
' No, but remember that kiss you two shared in that dare? Didn't you feel anything, maybe a spark or two, or maybe even some love?" His heart appeared in his head. Sasuke slumped onto a bench.
' That was just a dare.'
' Remember, I am you. And I know what you felt.' Sasuke groaned. 'Just… think about it.' After a while, it vanished. Guiltily, Sasuke got up and decided to go apologize. (SASUKE? APOLOGIZE? NO!)
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Sakura sighed, pushing herself against the wall. Utterly depressed, she observed the ground for the fourth time. Why was she so sad again?
' Oh yeah,' She thought miserably. 'Sasuke insulted me. Again. Why does he have to do that?'
" Hey, Sakura. You're up and moving! And so quickly! That's great!" Sakura looked up to see Ino.
" Heh… yeah." She looked down again, her expression turning from amused to grim sadness. Ino looked at her, surprised.
" What's wrong?" Sakura smiled at her friend's concern and shook her head.
" Nothing I want you to worry about. Since you're here, why don't we go somewhere?" Sakura changed the subject. Ino didn't seem to notice.
" Okay!" She brightened. "Why do you think I'm here?" The blonde girl kunoichi grabbed the pink-haired medic's hand, and dragged her along the streets of Konoha, dodging people and calling out their names if she knew them.
" Hi Akiko!"
" How's it going, Kurai?"
" Oh! Hinata!"
" See ya, Sasuke!" Sasuke turned his head in time to see the two girls disappear.
" Was that…?"
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Sakura cringed her face in fear, and then released it as they passed by the raven-haired ninja. Ino, being oblivious as ever ignored that.
" Where are we going?" Sakura demanded. Ino turned around and smiled widely.
" I'm gonna bring you to this- oh! It's Sasuke-kun!" Sakura winced.
' Uh oh.'
Ino turned around and yelled,
" SASUKE! SAKURA NEEDS TO SEE YOU!" At the mention of Sakura's name, Sasuke turned around and his eyes widened. He began to run towards the two girls.
" Eek! Ino, come ON!" Sakura grabbed her friend's hand and began running. Sasuke boosted his speed with chakra and easily outran the two girls.
" Stop." Sakura made a move to run. Sasuke grabbed her hand and turned her around. "Please." At that, Sakura stopped.
" Did you just say… please?" Now, for others it might not be so… uncommon, but with Sasuke…. Sasuke rolled his eyes and nodded. Ino smiled triumphantly.
" I guess I'll be going. Sakura, I'll show you the place later!" She pranced off, leaving her best friend alone. Sakura sighed.
" What do you want?"
" I wanted to say sorry." Sakura gasped. Now this was surprising. Sasuke turned his head away and slightly blushed. Sakura lowered her head modestly and smiled.
" Did you really mean that?" Sasuke nodded and sighed. " APOLOGY ACCEPTED!!" Sakura squealed, jumping to hug him. Sasuke gave an outright blush. He smiled softly, and put his hands around her slim waist.
Ino saw this, and smiled happily, glad for her friend. She began to get Sakura, but stopped herself, and she skipped off to the Hokage's office.
" Moments like these are too sweet to break into."
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Kabuto stood in front of his master's body.
" Orochimaru-sama… Who will lead us now?" He fingered Orochimaru's black hair and the resemblance came immediately to mind.
" Sasuke."
Somewhere in the world, a girl tripped over a small rock and cried out in pain.
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Tenten brushed off some dirt and sighed. She kicked the pebble that had tripped her and glared at it.
" That hurt." She rubbed the scratch and shrugged. " I guess that's nothing compared to an enemy wound." Suddenly, a voice behind her shouted,
" Think fast!" Tenten instinctively crouched, and a kunai whizzed by her head. Neji emerged from the bushes. " Hello, Tenten." The girl's scowl turned into a smile.
" Hey, Neji." She went over to him and brushed her lips against his. He turned quite a noticeable shade of red. She laughed, noticing this. She tried it again, this time deepening it. Neji was a little uncomfortable, but he then smiled and copied her actions. His tongue swept across her lips, and she gladly opened them. Just as they were getting it even deeper, Lee burst into the clearing.
" YOSH! Hello- Oh, my! MY TEAMMATES ARE BURSTING WITH YOUTH!" Lee burst out, flames appearing in his eyes. (Man, that has got to hurt!) Neji and Tenten broke apart, looking annoyed.
" Lee!"
" Oh, I'm sorry if I broke into your inter- AHHH!!" Lee began to run from a very angry Tenten and Neji.
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Sakura smiled at Sasuke, holding his hand tightly as she headed over to her sensei's building. She entered the room, brimming with happiness.
" Hi, Tsunade-sama!" She cheered. Sasuke followed her, not that happy to be at the office.
" What do you want?" Sasuke snapped. Tsunade sighed.
" Orochimaru has died. As one village to another, Sound requests you to be their new leader."
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OMG!
What will happen?
Will Lee DIE? Eek! Probably not… But will Sasuke be the new leader of SOUND? Well… Tell me what you think, and it may or may not have an effect on the story! (Makes a face at the readers, then smiled sweetly) Don't forget to review!
I left all of uchihakiriko original things on I didn't change a thing I just copied and pasted things to a document and if you want proof you can come over and see all the grammar errors, Uchihakiriko I'm not saying anything about your grammar cause mines even worse. I hope you liked it as much as I do. No flames are allowed.