Yay! Long chappie for you all! Just because of the amazing 16 reviews I got, sending this fic to over 200 reviews! YES! I honestly didn't think that it would get this far but I'm so grateful! But anyway, on with the story! Oh this is where the ObiRin comes in, I hope you enjoy!

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Chapter 16 – Hurt

"Mm, baby-chan is happy," Sakura grinned. "Baby-chan definitely likes ramen. Too much influence from you Naruto," she teased, playfully punching his shoulder. 'But baby-chan is going to be spending a lot more time around Naruto from now on.'

"A true Namikaze," he mocked. "Only a Namikaze could eat that much ramen Sakura-chan," he stated, eyebrow raised. "You certainly got one hell of an appetite." 'She ate three more bowls than what I did and I had five, meaning that she ate eight all by herself.'

"You're going to have to put up with my stomach for a lot longer," she said, eyes rolling. "I am going to be here for a long time you know," she softly continued. 'I'm not going to accept Sasuke-kun's offer, I'm staying right here in Konoha with Naruto.'

"I know you are," he replied, arm over her shoulder. "And I'm looking forward to it. You, me and baby-chan are going to all be happy. I'll make sure of that 'tebayo," he grinned, tenderly kissing her forehead.

Sakura blushed, gaze downward. "I wonder how my mom will take it, now that I'm not going to be-come an Uchiha."

"She'll learn to accept it; she can't make you marry someone you don't love right?" Naruto quested. "Oh wait, I forgot, you do love Sasuke," he grimly fixed. 'But she loves me more right? That's why she'll stay with me, not Sasuke-teme.'

"Correction, she can't force me to marry someone I might love, but I don't want to be with," she grinned. "I might love Sasuke, but I might love someone else a little bit more."

"Oh," Naruto replied, feigning shock. "And who could that be?"

"Oh, someone you might know. He just has ruffled blonde locks, sapphire blue eyes, whisker scars on each cheek, goofy grins, and says 'dattebayo' after most sentences. Know him?" she teased.

"Does both his name and surname begin with an 'N'?"

"Maybe, I think it does."

"Then could that person be a Naruto Namikaze?"

"Maybe, he'll have to find out," she whispered, laying a gentle kiss upon his lips. 'Yup, this is definitely why I love him.'

"I think he found out," Naruto mused. "And he certainly loves it dattebayo."

Sakura giggled, "C'mon, I wanna get back and tell my mom the news; I think everyone has the right to know."

Naruto followed, allowing her to guide him.

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"Rin," Tsunade called softly, gently shaking the brunette's shoulder. "Rin, you'll get a mark on your face if you sleep like that."

"Mmm, Tsunade-sama?" the girl groggily replied, cocking open a maroon coloured eye. "What do you mean?" she questioned.

"Really, Rin," Tsunade scolded. "You should go home if you're tired. Obito isn't going to die if you aren't by his side 24/7," her chocolate orbs widened. 'Damn that was the wrong thing to say.'

"That's the thing," Rin responded, voice cracking. "With his condition, I don't know when he'll die," a tear rolled down her cheek. "So I want to be here with him, I want him to know that I don't want him to die. Every time he wakes up, even if it's only brief, I love the look on his face. It's like he's happy to see me here, by his side."

"Rin," Tsunade mumbled, wordless.

"You don't have to try and understand," she mused. "All this time, my feelings for him have been concealed under my infatuation with Kakashi and now that he could be dying I've finally found that I do love him, I really do," she paused, voice straining. "Now, I'm scared to tell him, I'm scared of how he'll react."

"Maybe," Tsunade stated. "You should tell him, because you'll never know unless you try," she offered weakly. "It might be too late if you wait."

"Do you really think that admitting my feelings will change anything?" Rin asked, 'All this time I've pushed him away, I've made him believe that I don't care about him. But now Obito, I only want you to know that I really do care, more than care.'

"Sometimes, in order to make life worth living, the thing they've desired most must admit that they've desired them as well," Tsunade remarked. "Or to put it in simpler terms, maybe he doesn't think life is worth fighting for if he can't have you."

Rin's tears fell like rain, wetting the Obito's bed sheet. "So he'll want to live if I tell him?"

"It's worth a shot," Tsunade said, "Anything is worth a shot in his state."

"Then I'll tell him, as soon as he wakes up I'll tell him," Rin stated determinedly. "Then maybe he'll think life is worth living."

"I'll give you some privacy then, and I'll tell the nurses not to bother you unless something happens in his condition," Tsunade offered, exiting the hospital room. 'A hospital can be a place of hope and life, yet it can also be a place of sorrow and death.'

'Please Rin; make it a place of hope and light.'

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"Where have you been?"

"Sasuke-kun, there's no need to worry. Naruto and I were just out for some ramen," Sakura replied, "Baby-chan was craving ramen."

"How can you tell me not to worry," he snarled. "When you're out with that dobe?" 'How can she endanger herself and our baby by going out with that dobe? He's so reckless, they could have been injured.'

"Sasuke-kun, don't say that about Naruto," Sakura scolded. "He's not what you think he is," she stated, eyes widened.

"How would you even know my personality teme?" Naruto growled. "You're not even here during the day. Where are you, screwing with some other girl?"

"Hn," Sasuke chuckled. "You would know, wouldn't you?"

"What the hell do you mean? I'm not a player like you are," Naruto countered. "I wouldn't ever cheat on Sakura-chan."

"Oh, but you would on, what's that girl's name," he paused. "Hinata Hyuuga."

Naruto gasped, "What are you talking about teme?" 'How the hell did he find out about Hinata-chan, isn't she still supposed to be on holiday?'

"It isn't that hard when she knocks on the door, face red, heart shattered," Sasuke stated, motioning to the side. "You might want to watch your words; she's been listening the entire time."

Naruto paled. "Hina…ta-chan, are you really there?"

"Yes," the Hyuuga announced, stepping from the shadows. "I'm here, and I heard everything Naruto-kun."

Sakura gasped. 'She heard Naruto, Sasuke-kun and I talking about baby-chan, didn't she? Crap, this is escalading into a lot of trouble. I have to stop this soon, before someone else joins in.'

"I've also been listening this entire time," Kiba piped in, appearing beside Hinata. "How could you Naruto? First you make out with Sakura on the beach and then you betray Hinata like this? Oh and please don't tell me you're the father of the baby in Sakura's stomach."

"Kiba," he stammered. "How did you…?"

"I saw you and Sakura that time on the beach and I had the decency to tell Hinata-chan, just so you couldn't hurt her more than what you already did," he snarled. "I can't believe you. You have the most amazing girl, yet you go and cheat on her."

"That's not true," Sakura softly piped in. "Naruto isn't the father of my child and he wasn't planning on hurting Hinata like that. We were gonna wait until he broke it off with her until anyone saw or heard about us."

"How is that supposed to help?" Kiba queried. "Just so then you wouldn't get into trouble? So then no-one would think you had been secretly been seeing each other?"

"Even so, no-one can help who they fall in love with," Sakura countered. "Everyone knows that you love Hinata, that's the only reason you're doing this. So that you can make Hinata think that Naruto is the bad guy and so she'll come running to your side."

"Love, Sakura, you honestly can't be insinuating that you love that dobe beside you," Sasuke hissed. "Love isn't a word you use lightly like that; love isn't something that happens in roughly four months."

"Naruto-kun, you can't be saying," Hinata questioned, voice straining. "You can't be saying that you love Sakura?" 'What about all those times you told me you love me? Was that all just to get my hopes up? How can you fall in love with her after only knowing her for four months? You took two years to tell me that you 'loved' me."

"And if I am, what would you do?" he retorted. "I don't even know why I went out with you."

"Naruto," Sakura stated. "Don't, you can't do that to her, she's already broken." Her eyes widened. 'She'll be completely shattered if he had to continue what he's saying.'

"Don't Sakura, I want him to tell me," Hinata boldly said.

"You were just there, no chase," Naruto hissed. "I didn't have to do anything. You just were there, blushing like a fan girl and twiddling your thumbs. There was nothing else, no mutual attraction." 'I'm sorry Hinata, that isn't actually the reason but... this rage I feel, it just makes me want to hurt people,' his mind piped in, trying to be heard.

Hinata froze, using Kiba as a support. 'Naruto-kun is lying. He can't possible be telling the truth.' "Naruto-kun," she began. "You can't be telling the truth."

"Stop calling me 'Naruto-kun'," he growled. "It's annoying, just like the damn way you act around me, like some sort of babbling idiot." 'I don't really mean it Hinata, I really find it cute.'

"Naruto," Sakura warned, "Stop it, she doesn't deserve this!"

"No Sakura-chan. I think it's time I tell her, just so she can see the truth."

"Naruto, you kisama," Kiba snarled. "How can you do that to her, can't you see how you've already shattered her? Why must you continue to torment her?"

"She's got to realize Kiba, that she can't have everything and that not everything is as it seems."

"Can't you understand how you've hurt her, how you've hurt me?" Kiba called, "I thought you were my damn friend, but no, Sakura's changed you. You're no longer the Naruto we all know. You spend all your time with her, you've never even hung out with us once she she's arrived."

Sakura froze, tears welling. "I…I…I" she mumbled, frame trembling. 'All this is is a vicious circle of hate and hurt. I've never seen Naruto like this; I've never seen him this mad.'

"How dare you insult Sakura-chan like that," Naruto demanded. "She's nothing like that," he continued, raising his fist.

"Naruto, don't!" Sakura exclaimed, yet his fist was already flying.

Sasuke, who had let the argument run its course, sped into action, catching Naruto's fist. "Can you see what you've done?"

"What are you talking about teme?"

"All you've done is caused everyone here to hurt," he stated. "You hurt Hinata, you hurt Kiba, you hurt me," he began. "And you've hurt Sakura."

"How the hell did I hurt Sakura-chan?" Naruto questioned, voice raised.

"By pretending to 'love' her," Sasuke calmly said. "Look what you've done to Hinata after a couple of years of knowing her. It only makes me wonder what you'll do to Sakura if you're already putting her under false pretences."

"I…I…" Sakura murmured, breathing shallow. "I've caused all of this, haven't I?" she questioned. "I…I…I'm sorry," she said before whipping her body and running from the heated argument.

"Sakura-chan," Naruto called, chasing her.

'She can't leave, not while thinking that.'

'Sakura-chan….'

­----

"Ri..n-ch..an?" Obito mumbled, "Why ar…e you… cry…ing?" he weakly coughed. 'Damn, this disease is faster acting than I thought. I wonder if Itachi is any better.'

"Obito," she shuddered, grasping his hand and bringing it to her face. "I thought you weren't going to wake up again," she weakly said, tears falling. 'I have to tell him now, while he's awake, while I know he'll be able to listen.'

"For you, I'd always wake up," he joked. "But please don't cry, I don't like it when you cry," he stated, voice strained.

"I have something very important to tell you," she smiled, wiping her tears. "It's something that I've only recently realized, but I wish that I had realized it a lot sooner. Then maybe you wouldn't be here right now."

"Rin-chan, what are you saying?" the Uchiha questioned, frowning. 'What's so important that it made her cry?'

"All this time, I've always been infatuated with Kakashi to realize my true feelings for you Obito-kun," she softly responded, caressing his cheek. "I've been too much of a fan girl to notice who I truly loved."

"Rin-chan, what are you saying?" he asked, onyx eyes widened. 'Please don't tell me she's going to admit that she's always loved someone else.'

"I'm saying that I love you Obito Uchiha."

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"Sakura-chan, wait up," Naruto called, following the distressed pinkette. "Don't believe what Sasuke-teme is saying, you know that he's lying." 'She's got to know that he's lying, that I truly love her and I'm not trying to lure her into anything.'

He caught up, clasping her wrist. "Sakura-chan please talk to me," he pleaded. "Tell me that you don't believe what Sasuke said. You know that I love you; you know that I'm not luring you into anything."

"Naruto," she squeaked. "Maybe everything has just been a lie."

"What?" he questioned, eyes widened. "You can't be saying that Sakura-chan."

She laughed grimly. "All this time we've been playing each other, we can't really be in love after just four months can we, Naruto?" 'I've caused too much pain by loving Naruto. I have to break this off, so that people will stop hurting because of me.'

"What are you saying?" he asked, alarmed. "I've never been playing you Sakura-chan, these four months haven't been a lie, and my feelings haven't been a lie." 'She can't be saying this, she can't be denying me.'

"Well maybe mine have Naruto," she softly began. 'I'm sorry Naruto but I have to do this, for the sake of everyone. We can't be happy while others are suffering.' "You know that my hormones increase and I become emotional when I'm pregnant. My hormones loved you Naruto, I didn't." 'This hurts so much.'

"Now I can't allow them to because it's only hurting everyone. I have to stop them," she continued. "I can't live a lie anymore. I thought that I'd never see Sasuke-kun again so getting close to you would be okay. But now I've seen that it's Sasuke-kun I truly love." 'It's a lie Naruto, don't believe me!' her mind screamed, heart ripping.

"Sakura-chan, you're lying," Naruto stammered, eyes watering. "You can't tell me that your hormones love me. You said it in such a pure voice that you love me, so I can't believe you right now!"

"Well, you're going to have to," she said, "Because I don't love you Naruto Namikaze!" she screamed before breaking free of his hold and running. "Don't you dare follow me," she called. 'I don't want to break you or myself even more than I just have, but it was necessary Naruto. We can't continue hurting everyone.'

'I'm sorry Naruto.'

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'Why the hell does love have to be such a stupid thing?' Tsunade queried, sipping the sake in hand. 'It buries itself within oneself until it feels right to come out.'

'Obito might have already been out of hospital now, he might have not developed second stage of whatever disease he has. If only Rin-chan's love had decided to surface earlier then a lot of pain could've been avoided.'

"Can I sit?"

Turning, she faced the white hair of Jiraiya. She nodded, "If you want to."

He did, ordering sake from the bartender. "What brings you here Tsunade-hime?"

"Me?" she repeated. "Asking why love is such a damn complicated matter. Why doesn't it just make things easier instead of harder. Obito might have been out of hospital already if only Rin-chan had only uncovered her love for him earlier."

Jiraiya sighed, "So she finally decided to let go of Kakashi?"

"You knew about her feelings for Obito?" Tsunade questioned, brow raised. "How did you figure that out? We all thought she was so deeply infatuated with Kakashi that she'd force the man to marry her."

"Since they were little, I'm a romance expert," he boosted, downing the sake in hand. "She just only realized them when she found out Kakashi was engaged to Anko."

"So then why didn't she tell Obito earlier? Kakashi and Anko announced their engagement in March? It's November now."

"She was scared of the feelings she had developed for Obito," he stated. "How would you feel if suddenly one day you love someone you thought you only loved as a friend?"

"That makes sense," Tsunade concluded. "But love is still such a bothersome thing," she pouted. "It can never make up its mind."

"But that's what makes love, love," Jiraiya said, locking gazes with Tsunade. "I would know."

"Jiraiya," Tsunade whispered, blushing.

"Tsunade-hime," he began. "I think it's time that I tell you that I just can't wait anymore," he paused. "I love-

But his sentence was interrupted as Tsunade's phone rang.

"Damn phone," she cursed, digging in her bag for the accursed thing. 'Why'd it have to go and ruin the moment?'

"What is it Shizune?" she demanded, voice raised.

"Tsunade-same, you're needed at the hospital right away!"

"It's my night off."

"You don't understand!."

"What don't I understand?" she snarled.

"Sakura-chan, she's been in an accident!"

Tsunade's phone dropped.

Ah I am evil, aren't I? Leaving you all with such a cliffhanger and then all that drama that happened earlier. This chapter must have the most drama to date! But anyway I hope this will entice you for the next chapter! I'm sorry Naruto was mean but it just fitted into the story and someone did ask for a painful break-up... I'm sorry to all the Hinata fans out there!

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