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Chapter 7: In the hospital

Slowly Sakura opened her eyes. She couldn't feel any chakra around her which meant that it was either really late or really early. She blinked few times and looked around her. She saw flowers next to her, probably from the girls and Harunos. She leaned back to her pillow and breathed. She could still feel the weariness in her body. Melanie and Karin were probably still in coma. She was the quickest one of them to heal. Normally Sakura would have appreciated quietness and peace but now it forced her to think about things that she kept away.

One of them was her dead family. She could clearly remember her smiling mother. She was so beautiful and kind. She had had red hair and black eyes. She had died when she was three. Many people had come to her funeral because she was known for her healing powers and knowledge. In her funeral Sakura had met Melanie and her family. Melanie had been so happy and a real daddy's girl. But somehow Melanie knew exactly how she felt. Her father had changed when his wife died. He didn't smile or laugh anymore. He started to drink and when he was drunk he hurt his children. Damien often protected her. Her father always been proud of them so, when he was angry with them, they felt like they were a disappointment. The one who Sakura missed the most was her twin brother. Yuki was her other half. He was the opposite of her. He was cold and strong and she was happy and weak. He was her best friend and had always time to train her. He was the older one of them and had silver hair and black eyes. Unlike their mother who had died because of her sickness and their father who had been killed by Damien Yuki was killed on his mission when he was eight years old. Sakura and Yuki had been separated at the night of the massacre. The ones who Sakura didn't miss were her aunt and cousin. Her aunt had always yelled at her and treated her like dirt and her cousin had hit and kicked her to hospital many times. And when she tried to tell her grandparents about it they only laughed and treated Ryo like a prince.

Another thing on her mind was her best friends. She had seen the betrayal in Melanie's and sadness in Kari's eyes. She could tell that something bad had happened and it bothered her that she didn't know what. She remembered how Melanie had always comforted her and Kari had tried to cheer her up. Tears came to her eyes when she remembered how injured they had been in the night that they had left Akatsuki and still they smiled at her. Sakura touched her necklace and smiled fondly. She didn't know who she would be or what she would do without her friends. They had trained her, helped her and cheered her up.

Then her thoughts drifted to her friends here in Konoha. Naruto reminded her off her best friend when she was two years old. Akito had always been smiling and laughing. He was two years older than she was and had blond hair and green eyes. Sometimes Sakura thought that Naruto was his little brother but she would have known about it and Naruto had said that he didn't have any family and she remembered how Akito had introduced her to his uncle. Then she remembered Ino, Hinata and Tenten. Ino was her first friend in Konoha when she moved to Harunos. Hinata reminded her of her second cousin who died in the massacre. And she had met Tenten before her parents had disappeared but she doubted that Tenten remembered it. Sakura had an excellent memory which helped her in test but which reminded her about things after many years. And she wanted to forget about those things.

The last thing in her mind was Sasuke Uchiha. It had hurt when she saw him with another girl that was why she put her mask on. It had begun to slip when she became close with her team. When they had ran away from Akatsuki they had made up new personalities for them. The only thing she had to do alone was to pick up the one whose fan girl she would be. That wasn't so hard because Ino had told her about Sasuke. He was cute and talented so why not. Her original plan wasn't to fall in love but when she learned to know him and spent some time with him she fell in love with him. She loved his smirk especially if it was directed to her. But now he had this cold look on his face and she hadn't seen his smirk. Now he was with someone else. She sighed and began to think of her times with him and she analyzed them.

The first time when he had saved her. he stood between her and their enemy. That was the first time she saw the human in him. He had saved her without thinking his goal and that meant something to her.

The first time he had complimented her. He had said that she had noticed the genjutsu probably as the first one. A smile came to her face. That was the first time she noticed that he noticed the people around him. He clearly liked to observe people.

The time when her voice and actions had stopped him. Now there was a frown on her pretty face. She hated Orochimaru for giving Sasuke that mark. It made him look so evil and cruel. She could still feel his body in her arms and his eyes staring at her eyes. That was when she noticed the beauty of his eyes.

Her last good memory of him was when he had left her. Ironically that was the only time when she had understood him. Even thought her family was also massacred by her brother she could never understand Sasuke's pain. And his words of thank you meant something to her. Sasuke never thanked anyone so she was probably his first one.

Sakura felt some nurse's chakra and closed her eyes. It was better for her to rest and wait till she heard that Melanie and Kari had woken up. Sakura drifted to sleep without noticing a bird on her window.

''''

Sasuke sat down for a while. He had been training since 5 o'clock. His routine had changed since Sakura had fallen into coma. Now he spent most of his time training and studying. The only times when he didn't train or study were when he slept, ate or were by Sakura's side holding her hand and hoping that she would wake up soon. He never let anyone see him in her room. The only one who knew that Sasuke visited Sakura was Naruto who knew him the best. Sasuke jumped to a tree and started to think.

First he thought about his revenge but soon he noticed how his thoughts drifted to his family. His father had always favored Itachi. Uchiha Fugaku was a cold man who hated it if someone disobeyed him. He had never really noticed Sasuke except after Itachi's strange behavior. When he noticed Sasuke, Sasuke had been so proud. But his mood changed when his father started to compare him to Itachi. He often said: "Good but not good as Itachi." Sasuke loved his father's attention but wanted to notice him as himself. So he trained and tried to be better than Itachi.

His mother had always been on his side and favored him over Itachi. Uchiha Mikoto was beautiful, kind and elegant woman who loved her husband and children dearly. She always tried to explain to Fugaku that Sasuke was his own person but Fugaku never listened to her. His mother always helped him and taught him to do things. He truly loved his mother and when she had been murdered he felt like he was alone in the world.

Sasuke couldn't remember his cousins, aunts and uncles so well because he had so many of them. But he could remember his mother's father. He had died before the massacre but Sasuke remembered how talented he had been with his katana. He had sometimes given lessons to Sasuke and Itachi. He had noticed Itachi's way of fighting and whispered to Sasuke: "Your brother fights to kill. Remember this Sasuke, when you fight, fight to protect not to kill." His grandfather had mentioned Itachi's way of fighting to Sasuke's father but Fugaku was too proud to listen to his father-in-law.

When Sasuke thought about Itachi he was filled with hate and sadness. He had adored his older brother and loved him. He hadn't first believed that Itachi had really killed his family. But now when he admitted it to himself he wanted to know why. Why had he done something like that? Suddenly Sasuke felt sharp pain in his right hand and saw that he had cut himself with his kunai. He sighed and decided to think about something else. An image of Sakura, Naruto and Kakashi came to his mind. He decided to analyze his old team to get his mind off of his family.

First was Kakashi. He had admired Kakashi's power and admitted that he hadn't expected his sensei to be that good. His sensei had also irritated him. He was always reading his book and wearing that mask. Sasuke knew that Kakashi had seen the potential in him and that was why he had focused on training him so good. What bothered him in Kakashi were his sentences about friendship and rules. And even though he would never admit it Kakashi lateness had rubbed on him and now he often arrived late. To him Kakashi was a mentor and a father.

Then he thought about Naruto. He was stupid, loud and strong. And though Sasuke would never admit it he was also his best friend. He admitted that he was jealous of Naruto's power and angry with him because Naruto thought that he could understand him because he had no parents. Sasuke knew that Naruto could win him if he was cleverer but he wasn't and Sasuke hated to admit it but they were equal. They were also opposite to each other. Naruto was loud, happy and stupid and he was quiet, sulky and clever. Naruto was his best friend and brother.

Finally Sasuke's thoughts came to Sakura. She was annoying and weak. That was what Sasuke first thought of her but his thoughts began to change during the Chuunin exams when she showed her loyal and clever side. He admitted that probably no one else could have stopped him from killing that ninja who hurt her. He remembered how she cried and smiled for him and how he always protected her. And now when he found out that she had something to do with his brother he was furious. Didn't she know how hard he had tried to keep her safe? Or how dangerous it was? He wanted some information from her and he was going to get it. And what Sakura meant to him, he was going to find out.

He jumped from the tree and walked towards his home where Karin was probably waiting for him. He would just ignore her and go to shower and then go to Sakura. Maybe she was awake.

''

Kakashi woke up. His room was empty; there was nothing else but a bet, a table and a closet. Kakashi rarely spent his time home. If he wasn't on missions he spent time with his team. Even though Naruto and Sakura were now chuunin he still though that he had a lot to teach them. When he thought of team 7 he couldn't help but notice how much it reminded him of his own genin team.

Naruto was like Obito. Happy, innocent, stubborn and wanting to beat his own team mate. There were some differences in them. Obito had had a loving family and he had been quite famous because he was a part of the Uchiha clan. He had been so annoyed when Kakashi beat him when they sparred. Kakashi admitted that Obito had been his best friend and when he died all joy that was left in Kakashi disappeared. On the day Obito died Kakashi learned the true meaning of friendship and teamwork. Sure his sensei had always talked about it but only then he understood his sensei's words. And Obito had given him the best present ever. Even thought Kakashi had been unsure about Obito giving him his Sharigan he had agreed because it was Obito's last wish. Compared to Naruto Obito had had a pretty good life. Naruto had always suffered because of the Kyuubi and because of the people in Konoha. They had never approved him and even today there were some people who called him a monster and everything. However when Naruto became a genin it all became easier. Now he had many friends and Kakashi chuckled as he thought about the Huuyga heiress. It was quite clear to everyone else that she had feelings for Naruto but he was too dumb to notice it. Kakashi just hoped that h would notice soon because Kiba seemed to be interested of her. Kakashi sighed; there was always drama with the Konoha twelve. Usually it was because of Ino and Sakura's rivalry, Naruto and Sasuke's fights or simply Lee's strangeness.

Naruto also reminded him of his sensei. His sensei had been a wise man but he was so boyish. Kakashi remembered how proud he had been when his sensei had become the Hokage. Kakashi had kept the secret of Naruto's father for 4 years and he was very happy about it. However the third Hokage had asked him to keep it as secret until the time comes. It was too bad that now Kakashi didn't know when the right time was. His sensei, Yondaime, had been very much like Naruto. They looked like they were twins; expect for eyes. Naruto had Kushina's eyes. Jiraiya had been Yondaime's sensei and Kakashi couldn't help but smile to the irony of it all. Jiraiya had taught Naruto many tricks that he had taught to Yondaime. Sometimes Kakashi thought that Jiraiya saw Naruto as his father. At this Kakashi shook his head; Naruto was like Yondaime but he was still quite different. He had a way to worm his way to people's heart and make them like him but when people got to know him they left him all alone. Only one who had been always on his side was Iruka and later Sasuke and Sakura. But now he had at least more friends than Kakashi had.

Thinking about his other students Kakashi couldn't help but smile. Then his smile turned to a frown when he remembered Sasuke's betrayal. Kakashi admitted that he had always favored Sasuke. It was clear that the boy had potential and power and Kakashi wanted to be a part to make it grow. Because he was so focused on Sasuke he ignored Sakura and Naruto. Kakashi knew that he had been maybe the only one to help Sasuke with his Sharigan and with that he often defended himself to Hokage when he mentioned his favoring. Plus Kakashi felt an obligation towards Sasuke since he was related to Obito. And even though Kakashi would never admit it but Sasuke reminded him of himself when he was a genin. Kakashi didn't like the fact that he had been an asshole as a genin to his team but couldn't help defend himself by saying that he would have lost focus if he had always worried about them. That was how Sasuke was different from him; Sasuke had always protected Sakura wherever he acknowledged the fact or not. Kakashi had always noticed Sasuke's way of always taking care of Sakura. Kakashi had been surprised when Sasuke left. Not the fact that he left but the fact that he left to someone who was afraid of Sasuke's brother. And now when he was back Kakashi had a feeling that things were going to get crazy again.

Being around Sakura had been difficult for him. She reminded him so much of his first love, Rin. Later Kakashi noticed that she wasn't really like Rin. Rin would have never fanned herself over some guy; she had been feminist. Kakashi had thought that Sakura was just a little, plain and weak girl and never even truly glanced at her. He had been quite surprised when Sakura revealed her excellent chakra control. After that day he had started looking after her more closely and at the chuunin exams he hadn't been disappointed. He had been proud of her when she threw Ino out of her mind. Still Kakashi focused on Sasuke and sometimes on Naruto but never on her. It wasn't until Naruto left when he noticed her strength and he couldn't train her anymore. She was under the Hokage's training. Because Kakashi had nothing to do he left for a year-long mission. When he got back he saw Sakura smiling at the port and waving to him. Sakura had grown up. She looked beautiful and Kakashi couldn't help but smirk when she hit him. After that they had had a pretty close relationship. Kakashi saw Sakura as his little sister; he loved to tease her but when a boy got close to her he usually beat the boy up and got scolding from Sakura and the Hokage. Kakashi had thought that he knew everything about sweet Sakura but apparently he was wrong.

''''

It wasn't unusual to see Uzumaki Naruto at the Ichiraku but it was unusual to see him so somber and not eating. Naruto was just playing with his food when his thoughts were on his team. Naruto had been glad to have Sasuke back but he had been hurt deeply when he saw his new team.

Sasuke had always been Naruto's rival, brother and best friend. He had been so annoyed when Sasuke got all the attention from the girls and from Sakura, when they were genin. Later when he had found out about Sasuke's family he had felt a connection with him. Naruto knew that Sasuke thought something of him because he spent so much time with him. Naruto grinned when he remembered their spars and fights. Their genin days were full of them bickering. Even though Sasuke was a cold jerk Naruto had an ability to make him lose his cool. During the chuunin exams Sasuke had changed. He had become colder and more bastard. However he had given Naruto a life-long mission; keep Sakura safe. Naruto had always known of Sasuke's soft spot for Sakura even though he never showed it. Naruto knew it because there had been a night when Sasuke had muttered to him: I'll kill you if you let anything happen to her, dobe. She better be alright when I- That had been a week before Sasuke left and Naruto cursed himself for not figuring it out. There was another connection between Sasuke and Naruto; the Kyuubi. Sasuke's Sharigan could stop the Kyuubi and even though Naruto never wanted to release the Kyuubi it bothered him that his rival could stop him. During Sasuke and Naruto's fights Naruto often used Kyuubi's power and Sasuke used his curse seal and now Sasuke could stop him from using his best card. Naruto frowned and paid for his ramen.

While walking towards his apartment Naruto thought about Sakura. He was hurt that she hadn't told him anything about Akatsuki. He couldn't understand her reasons; was she ashamed of her past or was she afraid that they would abandon her? Naruto knew that he would have to get used to the fact that Sakura had a past no one in Konoha knew about. Naruto had had a huge crush on Sakura when he was a genin and had tried everything to make her notice him. She didn't and he had continued trying. The only time when he hadn't tried she had noticed him and smiled cutely at him. She had talked freely to him and when he said something stupid she had hit him. It had been after Sasuke had left and Naruto couldn't help but think that there was something good in Sasuke's betrayal but he had taken his words back when he saw the sadness and pain in Sakura's eyes. In that moment Naruto had given up on Sakura because he saw her love for Sasuke. Soon after that Naruto had left for his training leaving Sakura alone. When he came back he was happy to see her waiting for him. There were few people who cared enough to wait for him and she was one of them. On that day they had talked and during his story Sakura had interrupted him saying: Everyone has a secret, right Naruto? What would you do if it would hurt someone? Would you tell it? Only now Naruto realized that Sakura had referred to her past with Akatsuki. That made him smile. Sakura had thought about telling him and that meant that she wanted to tell him. Naruto changed his direction and headed towards the hospital; maybe his big sister was awake.

''''

Kakashi wasn't really surprised to see Naruto and Sasuke in Sakura's room. She was the link that kept team 7 together. Suddenly Sakura opened her eyes and groaned when she saw them. She glared at them and muttered:

"What are you doing in here?"

"What do you mean, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked confused.

"You should stay away from me. You saw what happened to my father." Sakura said when she tried to sit up. In a second Sasuke was next to her helping her. Sakura glanced at him confused and whispered:

"Thanks." Sasuke looked into her green eyes and smirked.

"Hn." Kakashi was about to comment on Sasuke's behavior when a nightingale flew inside. It was blue and had black eyes. It looked at Sakura and flew next to her.

"My lady, we have a problem."

'''

When Tsunade came to check up on Sakura, she saw Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi looking like they were going to faint. Just when she was going to ask what was matter she heard Sakura talking a bird and it answering. Tsunade could only think that she had drunk too much sake before she fainted.

'''''

Sakura glanced at the door and saw her shisou fainting. She glanced at her nightingale and said:

"Hoops; I forgot that they had never seen a talking bird before."

Chapter 8: Few more secrets