When she reached them she saw no one guarding the gates anymore... She didn't know why but tensed and continued walking into the village, on guard. And that's when hell broke loose.
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Suddenly a multitude of explosions occurred at the same time. A lot of houses were on fire and civilians were suddenly running around her, trying to escape. She just stood there, speechless and chocked. They were invading the village, her home and were trying to eradicate it. She stood motionless and watched the chaos around her until a boy in an orange jumpsuit appeared in front of her.
"Sakura chan! We're in big trouble! The village is being invaded!" She looked at him with emotionless eyes, and suddenly it hit her how much energy he had now. The sad and tired boy he had been before she left was gone. She realised he was so protective of his village, that he would do anything to keep it out of harms way. But would he be able to kill his former friend, the one who lost everything and betrayed them? She took a deep breath and looked the boy in the eyes.
"Naruto" He looked at her, and flinched when he saw the coldness in her eyes. "Sasuke is the one attacking the village" He flinched when she said his name, and wondered when she had started to drop the suffix from his name.
"What do you mean Sakura chan?" He looked worried, as if he thought she had lost her mind. "You're joking right?" She merely continued to look at him with the same cold look, but something was different. Her eyes were no longer dead and emotionless, they were alive and burning with something he couldn't quite place. Anger or perhaps it was the horrible feeling of dread that was starting to spread in his stomach when he started to realise that her words were true. She put a hand on his shoulder and looked into his eyes, her look full of regret.
"It's not your fault…Naruto." He stared at her in blatant disbelief. The feelings she had missed for the last 3 years were suddenly coming back. She was alive, but for some reason her face scared him more than anything.
"I should've said this to you before and I'll regret this for the rest of my life, or at least the small part that's left of it." He flinched when he heard her words.
It was too much for him to take in at the same time. Everything was turning upside down. He couldn't hear the chaos around them anymore. It was as if time had stopped. She smiled at him, the genuine Sakura smile he had been missing so much. Not the fake ones she had been showing, this one was true.
"Whatever happens to me, I want you to promise not to interfere." He was still staring at her, unable to look away from her face. It was sad and happy at the same time, and it felt as if he would never see her again.
"What do you mean?" Her smile faded and she lightly brushed his cheek with the back of her hand. A single tear rolled down her cheek and the pure sadness shone out from every part of her body. She bent towards him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. It was so soft that he barely felt it, but the light touch lingered on his skin. He could feel the tears start running from his eyes as well, even though he didn't know why. She moved her mouth until it was next to his ear. Then she told him the horrible secret about that fateful night. The night when the broken pieces of the mirror scattered on the ground, reflecting the truth. The fateful night the world broke for their best friend and most precious person.
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She left him standing shocked in the middle of the chaos. The time bubble was gone and the panic around them flooded into their ears once again. He was frozen to the spot, staring at her, horrified. She saw Iruka coming running.
"Sakura we need you! They attacked the hospital and are killing the medic nins!" She nodded and then turned towards Naruto.
"I have to go now." The gentle look in her face made even Iruka take a few steps back, as to give them some privacy. Naruto's eyes were still unfocused, as she gave him a small smile. "Don't forget about your promise." She whispered, so softly only Naruto heard her. Then she disappeared, leaving him with tears running down his cheeks. They were running for his precious friends, who seemed to become miserable no matter what he did.
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The hospital in front of her was in ruins. There were stone rubbles everywhere and the dead medics were lying all over the place. The ones that had survived had set up a tent as a provisory hospital. She walked into the tent and was horrified by the sight that met her. All of the medics were lying wounded, unable to treat themselves and the other ninjas that were pouring in. She clenched her hands and went to the one that was most injured, her close friend Shizune. The big gash on her stomach was poorly healed; it had only coagulated the blood. She bent down next to her and put her hands on her stomach. Shizune opened her eyes and looked woozily at her.
"…Sakura?" Her weak whisper made Sakura snap up her head from the wound and look into Shizune's eyes. She smiled weakly when she met Sakura's gaze. "You came." Sakura nodded and continued to look and heal the wound. The tears were burning in her eyes but she refused to let them flow. Shizune raised her hand and touched her cheek, softly brushing it with her fingertips. Then the light went out of her eyes as her hand slowly fell back on the ground. Sakura stopped her healing and let her tears run down her cheeks. She softly caressed Shizune's cheek and closed her blazed eyes. She stood up and went towards the other hurt medics. The sorrow was burning a hole in her chest, but she let it go for now. She could grief later, now she had to do everything in her power to save the village from its wretched fate.
She felt her chakra supply slowly diminish. All the hurt medics were healed, since most of them only had minor wounds, but no chakra. She had started to heal one of the many ninjas that were pouring into the tent. Since she was the only medic, not everyone could be saved and she saw some of them die while waiting for her to treat them. Her heart was in so much pain, but she pushed herself knowing that it was this Shizune had sacrificed herself for. The leaf village, Konoha. The tent flap was opened and someone stepped inside. Sakura looked up from the wound she was healing and was startled by the man standing in front of her. One of the elders, Homura Mitokado, was holding his hand over his stomach, since it was bleeding profusely. She took one look at the wound and knew she was going to collapse if she tried to heal it. And even if she did, he only had a 45 % chance to survive. She glanced around on the other patients in the room. Many of them would be able to survive if she healed them, but that required her consciousness. She turned back to the elder that was breathing heavily in front of her.
"Heal me!" He ordered. She looked at him with a disgusted look and continued to heal the person in front of her. His eyes narrowed and he took a step forward, though wincing in pain when he did so.
"Why aren't you answering me?" He screamed with a strained voice.
"I am not going to heal you." Sakura spoke in an indifferent tone, and didn't even look up from the patient she was helping. He stopped in his attempts to walk towards her.
"What do you mean?" He roared. "You're a medic; you're supposed to help people who are injured." She lifted her hand and looked into his strained eyes. Her eyes narrowed in disgust.
"I'm not healing you because I would collapse from chakra loss." She stood and walked towards him. "And even if I did, you don't even have a 50 % chance of surviving." He tried to back away, but he failed. She grabbed his collar and lifted his face closer to hers. "And even if I had enough chakra to heal you, I wouldn't do it." Her voice was a hiss now. "Their life," she gestured towards the other ninjas in the tent. ", Are much more important to me. Yours doesn't mean a thing to me." She threw him towards a place that was empty. He groaned and stared at her with a look of blatant disbelief.
"Why?" She glared at him with all the hatred she could muster up, and that was quite a lot.
"You ruined the lives of my best friend and team mate." She spit on the ground next to him. "You deserve to die." She turned around and started healing the other ninjas while the elder drifted into an eternal sleep.
When the morning came, she knew that her chakra reserve was almost empty. Luckily most of the other medics had recovered their chakra and was now helping to heal the injured. Suddenly two ANBU entered the tent. They went straight towards her, grabbed her arm and lifted her up from the ground. She wobbled slightly from exhaustion, but was able to stand without her legs giving away. She looked at the ANBU with an uncertain look.
"What are you doing?" They looked at her and started dragging her out of the tent.
"You are accused for murdering and elder and giving away information to the enemy."
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The third chapter is done xD I'm sorry for taking so long, but I've had so much to do. Anyways I hope you enjoy it ^^ Oh, and if the first line repeats again, I'm really sorry about that… Could someone tell me how to fix it? Please review and help me improve my writing. ^^
I do not own Naruto or the characters in it…… though I really wish I did… *sigh*