A/N: Okay. I am still angry! I haven't been getting reviews! Hardly any at all! If you guys want the story to still exist after this, REVIEW! AND YES, THIS IS STILL A THREAT!
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Unspoken
By: Goth-VampireNinja
Chapter Seven: Seduction
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Sakura and Naruto arrived early to the training grounds. They met just as they were hesded into the training grounds. "Naruto!" Sakura said. She smiled hugely at him and Gaara noticed that it was a sincere smile, not one of her faked ones.
"Hi, Sakura!" Naruto said, raising both his arms, as if expecting a hug, but waving his hands. Sakura took it as a hug invitation and stepped back with uncertainty and terror written all over her face. But just as Naruto was putting his arms down again with a dissapointed look, she rushed at him with nothing but joy and hugged him close, taking in the scent of him. Naruto was startled, but hugged her back tightly. Sakura was a lot taller--5'9'' now--with all the modifications on her, but Naruto was still taller than her at a high 5'11''. Sakura smiled sincerely again then broke the warm hug.
"Hey, did you tell Sasuke about the training?" Naruto asked after a while of walking. Sakura's mood instantly did a 180 turn. Naruto regretted the question. Maybe he shoud have gone get sasuke instead of asking?
"Yeah, I met him on the way, but I don't know if he's coming, right Gaara?" Sakura asked sweetly. Gaara shrugged and Naruto smiled at both of them. "Anyways," Sakura said, mood regaining a bit of happiness. "Where's Kakashi-sensei?"
"Come on, Sakura. You haven't forgotten that he's always late, have you?" Naruto snickered. Sakura got a look that said, 'right.' Naruto almost felt sorry for her, but he knew that she wouldn't appreciate his pity. "So. Are you uys getting along?" Naruto asked, changing the subject. Sakura turned towards Gaara and studied him for a few seconds before smiling at him--a real smile--and nodding at Naruto.
"How could I not? We all have something in common now. Hey, what do you say? How about we form a team? Different than Team Kakashi! We'll be our own little squad for more advanced missions. What do you guys say?" Sakura almost looked enthusiastic at the idea, how could either Naruto or Gaara refuse?
They both nodded their okays and Sakura reached out her pinky with a wink. "You guys promise?" Naruto grinned and hooked his pinky on Sakura's.
"Believe it!"
They both turned towards Gaara and waited. He stared at them--mostly at Sakura--with a mix of disbelief and surprise. But then he smiled a tiny bit and hooked his pinky with theirs. "Hm," he said contently. Now it all made sense: Sakura's incredible abilities, her superhuman strength and speed, and her strange chakra...She was just like Naruto and him. They all fit together with each other.
"It's all set, then! I'll tell Tsunade-baa-chan after training!" Sakura said happily with a distant, sad smile. The realness of her smiles was fading, but only Gaara noticed...mostly.
Naruto went serious for a second, staring at Sakura sadly before his face went pale from shock. "Wh-What did you call her?!" he stuttered. Sakura stared at him passively. "Don't call her that, Sakura-chan! It's more disrespectful for you, since you're her apprentice! She'll murder you!" Naruto said, horrified. He reached out and dragged Sakura into his strong arms and tightly against his chest. Sakura flinched, but didn't fight him off and just let herself be snuggled worriedly while Naruto ranted on about Sakura being killed and Tsunade hunting her down.
"Naruto, if she doesn't give you any more than a bump on the head when you do it, I don't think she'll murder me for doing it either," Sakura said reasonably. She noticed Gaara string at them and waggled her eyebrows teasingly as she snaked her arms around Naruto's neck seductively. "Jealous, Gaara-kun?" She teased. Gaara almost rolled his eyes and Naruto turned five different shades of red.
"S-S-Sa-Sakura-ch-chan!" He said, sizzling from the heat of his blush. Sakura smiled the same lonely, distant smile and Naruto turned serious as she let go. "Let's sit!" Naruto said, grabbing Sakura's hand. She in turn desperately grabbed Gaara's hand. They formed a perfect current of chakra, energizing all of them without them noticing, although all of them relaxed visibly as Naruto lead them over to a huge tree with lots of shade. Their expressions also changed, turning into a distant seriousness that nobody had ever seen on them, least of all Naruto.
"Hm." They all turned their heads slightly to the side to see Sasuke standing behind them with his hands shoved deep in his pockets in annoyance. "You afraid of getting lost?" he asked.
Sakura instantly jerked in his direction, but both guys on either side of her tightened their grips on her hands as they felt her react. "Don't you have some inoccent, unsuspecting victim to go bother or something, Uchiha?" she spat when she couldn't get free.
"Got the innocent, unsuspecting victim right here," he retorted, pointing at her. She growled and Gaara and Naruto had to brace themselves to the ground to keep her away from Sasuke...or his throat, where she seemed to aiming.
"Why don't you just jump of a cliff, Sasu-gay," she hissed.
"Why? I would just land on my feet anyways. It would just be a waste of effort," Sasuke said peacefully, ignoring her insult.
She growled ferociously and tried to launch at him. "Let me go, dammit! I just want to talk to him up close!" she yelled angrily. Gaara had to wrap sand around her ankles to keep her in place, since she had started to drag them behind her. "Hey, Sasuke! Have I introduced you to my fist yet?"
"Hm. It's nothing special," he snorted.
"You mean just like your dick?" Sakura asked sweetly. Naruto blushed, recognizing the monolouge. Gaara suppressed a smirk.
But Sasuke didn't miss a beat. "No, I meant like your boobs," he retorted, pointing at her small chest, and smirked at her angry flush and her angry growl.
"I'll kill you!" she screamed.
"What's going on?" Kakashi asked as he poofed out of nowhere. Startled, Gaara and Naruto loosened their grip for less than a second...and Sakura got loose. Kakashi watched in disbelief as Sakura rushed at Sasuke and sent him flying into a tree two miles from the training area. Gaara and Naruto glared at him for distracting them. "Um...Sakura?" Kakashi said. She turned to him, completely composed and emotionless, as if nothing had happened. "We're supposed to be a team. You don't kill teamates."
"Oh?" Sakura said, uninterested, as she walked back to stand in between Naruto and Gaara, where she felt the most comfotable. Kakashi sweat-dropped. She seemed strangely close to the duo. "Well, nice to see you again, Kakashi-sensei." She gave him a cheerful smile; one that Naruto and Gaara immediately identified as fake. Kakashi didn't notice.
"Um...yes. Nice to have you back, Sakura!"
"Sakura..." Sasuke growled, coming out from the forest. He had murder in his eyes and Sakura smiled fakely at him with so much hate that it seemed nearly impossible.
"Okay!" Kakashi interrupted, nervous. Things could get ugly. "I don't want things to get ugly..."
"Like Sasuke's face?" Sakura asked sweetly. Kakashi sweat-dropped.
"...Yes--I mean, NO! Stop fighting!" Kakashi said, frustrated. Sasuke was glaring at him and Sakura was giving them both a triumphant smirk. "Let's get to training! We will be working on our strength today. I'll pile logs on your arms and back and see how much you can carry and work from there. Sasuke, you first!" Sasuke, still glaring, stepped forward while rubbing the spot where Sakura had slugged him.
Sasuke could hold up to 37 logs before he collapsed under all the weight. "Good job, Sasuke! Naruto, you next." Naruto went up to 39 logs. "Nice, Naruto. Looks like you beat Sasuke this time." Naruto gave Sasuke a grin as he walked back. "Sakura. Let's see how you do..." A couple minutes later, Kakashi was now panting as he chopped down yet another tree. "Fifty seven...Okay! Let's stop before we cut down the forest, ne?" Kakashi said, amazed that the girl still looked comfortable under all that. Naruto stared at her with unhidden disbelief and the other two didn't show theirs...but it was there.
"Okay!" Sakura said, dropping the logs all at once. Everyone jumped up on a tree to avoid getting trampled. "Oops. Sorry Gaara-kun. Sorry, Naruto-kun. Sorry, Kakashi-sensei." Kakashi and Sasuke waited for her to continue, but she didn't say anything else. Instead, she returned faithfully to Naruto's and Gaara's sides. Kakashi had to place a comforting hand on Sasuke to prevent him from going after Sakura. It was obvious that Sakura was annoying him more than before she changed.
"Let it go Sasuke. It won't help if you do anything to her," Kakashi whipered. Truth was, he was a little annoyed also, because of his teamate's conflicts; they were getting in the way of their teamwork. "Sakura!" he called. She came over. "Please apologize to Sasuke and don't treat him so badly anymore," he scolded. Sakura looked up at him with beautiful, empty eyes. Kakashi blushed; she was so beautiful.
"Why?" she asked innocently. She smiled at their sensei and Sasuke couldn't help that notice that the smile seemed empty. Was it fake? He wondered. Sakura had Kakashi right under her thumb and Kakashi was almost drooling and he was blushing. She seduced him!? Sasuke thought indignantly. How could she do that? All she did was smile! And it hadn't even been a real smile! "Do I still have to apologize, Kakashi-sensei?" she asked with fake innocence.
"Hahaha...No! Of course not!" Kakashi drooled, blushing. Sakura giggled and walked back to her stunned counterparts. They were all the same, so it was fair to call the that.
It seemed to Sasuke that he had entered a war against Sakura...and he was at the biggest dissadvantage...Oh, groan...
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A/N: Okay! So how do you like it so far? R and R! OKAY?! Good!