Chapter 4 of I'm Leaving You Behind
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Disclaimer: I know this sounds weird, but I'm glad that I don't own Naruto, because I would have given up on it a while ago ^_^"
Previous: The storm has started and it's raining a lot now, Naruto is still sleeping, he dreams of when he first met Sakura. Flashback/memory from when he was 5 takes place. Naruto cries a bit in his sleep. Sakura is doing some paperwork and she thinks about how she regrets that she broke her friendship with Naruto when she was 8. She and Nato-chan have a little conversation.
Help: The Italics (wonky writing) is the flashback/memory.
Hold Me Tightly
CRKAGSHAAARKAA!!! The heavens seemed to be crashing down onto Konoha, rain and hail hit the roofs with loud clangs and a bolt of lightening soon followed the monstrous thunder.
"IIIIiiiiiiiiiihyyyyaaa!" Sakura's scream pierced the night as the booming thunder sounded again. Sakura was in her bedroom with little Nato. Once the thunder had made the terrible noise, the frightened pinkette had squealed, grabbed Nato, and hid under her duvet.
Yes, Haruno Sakura, the skillful student of the Godaime Hokage, Slug Sannin, was afraid of thunder. Incredibly afraid, in fact, you could call it a phobia.
Sakura began to cry and hugged the fox kit closer to her body. Even little Nato-chan started to whine and whimper when he heard a particulairly loud thundercloud crackle. Little Nato also seemed to shiver and wriggle closer to his masters warm body.
"S-save m-me Na-naru-to ..." CRASHAAAA! "SAVE MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"
Nato let out a very frightened squeal, the loud noises were scaring him. Especially the noises that his owner was making, master seemed very afraid of something, be he couldn't work out what it could be.
'Why? What's wrong!? Something's happening! Hold me! I'm scared!' "NARUTOOOo!!!!!!!!!!"Sakura sceamed his name into her pillow. GARCKRAAAAAAAA! If anyone could hear above the incoming thunder, they would have heard a loud, high-pitched screaming coming from within the house.
Thump, .... Thump, .... Thump-thump, ...... Thu-thump, .... Thump!
Thump! .... Thu-Thump! ...... Thu-Thump! ..... Thump, Thump, ...... !!! Thump, ..
Thump, Thump, Thump, Thu-Thump! Thump, ... Thump, Thump, Thump, ...
THUMP! CRACKLE GRASHRAAA!!!
There was silence ... Total silence ... Too silent ... Master's breathing didn't seem right. Little Nato the abandoned fox kit, was squished closely against his master's chest. He had litsened to the thumping sound coming from her chest. He noticed that every time the tiny thing in his master's chest "thump"ed, she breathed in and out.
But now the little thing inside his master's chest didn't go "thump" anymore.
Did she just fall asleep? No, when she slept her chest also made a "thump"ing noise. This was different.
Nato looked up at his master's face, it would be an understatement to say that what he saw was shocking and scary.
Haruno Sakura had long since lost her calm facade when the heavens had growled, instead, there was a disshevelled pink haired girl who looked as if she had seen Satan's version of personal Hell. Her once beautiful and smooth face was now sticky and stained with tears that still leaked out of her eyes. Her eyes that were emerald green, were now a darker shade, blurred and completely glazed over, Sakura's eyes were half-shut, they didn't even seem to notice that her pet fox kit a.k.a. Little Nato was making a huge amount of whining sounds.
Sakura was as pale as a ghost, no, she didn't look pale, she looked more ...gray... if that made more sense. Her pretty pastel pink hair was now mattered, full of knots, and stuck to her forehead, cheecks and neck. Sakura didn't really seem as warm as she had been 5 hours ago, just before the thunder had started.
Thump... Nato's little fox ears perked up instantly. 'What was that sound?' could have been what the fox kit had been thinking. Remembering where the other "Thump"s had come from, Nato wriggled himself loose of his master's suprisingly weak embrace, and pushed his ears against his master's chest. He waited.
Thump .... There it was again! Nato looked up at the young Haruno, she didn't seem to be breathing in and out.
Little Nato got scared, why wasn't his owner responding? The storm had gone away now, there was only a little crackle to be heard off in the distance, so why wasn't she reading, or writing, or cuddeling him, or ... being happy? Nato went over to his beloved owner, he was going to make her wake up one way or the other, even if he got punished for it later.
He gently bit her hand with sharp canines. Sakura sucked in some air, but otherwise didn't react. Nato saw his owner breathe, oh he was so happy! Master wasn't sleeping! He gave a happy little yip. Little Nato had great difficulty opening up the duvet so more fresh air could get into their little den. He then went over to sakura's face and gently pressed his nose against her half-open mouth. Some wind went out of her mouth, she was breathing.
Suddenly he heard some knocking on his owner's door. "Sakura are you in there? It's me, Ino. I've come to talk to you about Naruto. Are you OK?" The door opened, in stepped a very pretty platinium blonde haired girl with a long sleeved purple T-shirt and navy blue trousers. The other girl saw Sakura and the fox kit on the bed. "SAKURA!"
Black. Everything just seemed so void, there was no colour, there was only ... Black. He found it hard to move in this ... dimension. Everything was dark, cold, and when he moved his arms around he had nearly mistaken the air for something sticky. It was hard to breathe, he felt like he was missing something, something that his heart so dearly seemed to be longing for. But what was it?! What did he want? He didn't even know the answer himself, 'is somebody playing a trick on me?'. In this dimension he now knew what it reminded him of.
Being alone. That was the answer, just being all alone. He knew when he was a kid the other childeren and the older people had bulllied, hit and even spat on him. He would always sit under that cherry tree ... !!!
Sakura! He now knew what his heart wanted so much! ... Haruno Sakura, the first child to ever play with him, the first child to be kind to him, the first child to hug him, the first child to stay over at his house,the first child to be his friend, the girl he ever fell in love with.
"Young man, are you okay? Please answer me! Wake up! Your in great danger sleeping under a tree when there's a thunder storm coming our way!" Uzumaki Naruto woke up and felt a few gentle slaps across his face. Naruto moaned, it wasn't nice and warm anymore, it was cold and strangly enough, he felt very wet.
Naruto groggily opened up his ocean blue eyes, there was an old man crouched down and was leaning in towards him with a worried look in his eyes. "Are you okay young man? You look very tired. How long have you been sleeping here?" Naruto looked confused, his half-opened eyes were demanding a few more hours of sleep. Well, that's what you get from travelling, using your Chakra till there was no more left, and the fact that he had been jumping from tree to tree, for the last 27 hours.
Naruto looked at his surroundings, it was raining and the rain had managed to forge their own path through the tree branches and leeves, making him wet through. His bag was still there, and the cold feel of metal around his neck told him that the Shodaime's necklace was still there. He now turned a bit to look at the old man in front of him.
He was in his mid 50's or early 60's, he didn't seem to be tall, or a ninja. He had tanned skin and long limbs (arms and legs). He had chocolate brown, waist lenght hair (with some hidden grey hairs) that was tied back into a ponytail with a few loose hairs near the ears. His smile was warm and comforting, everything about the man seemed to send off an aura filled with warmth. His eyes were a golden yellow colour, and they were filled with knowledge and calmness.
"I'm so sorry, I haven't introduced myself to you jet. My name is Tetsuo Minori, I am a retired Samurai and I live in Kumokagure. So you are the fameous Uzumaki Naruto of Konohakagure?" Naruto gave him a slightly alarmed look that this man knew his name before he actually said it himself.
"Yes I am, how did you know that?" The old man named Tetsuo Minori gave the young Uzumaki a embaressed smile. "I looked for a passport or something like that and I saw your name sewn onto the side of your bag, I'm sorry if you don't like that." Naruto sleepily shook his head, he really wanted to sleep now. "No, that's OK. I'm travelling for a little while, I really need some sleep, I don't mean to be rude or something, but I can I stay at your village for a while?"
Minori looked at the sleepy teenager., Minori gave him a warm smile."Sure thing, here, I'll carry you."
As they began their journey, a lightening bolt struck the cherry tree that they where under a few minuets ago. The cherry tree fell down with a crash.
AN: Be verygrateful that I've already eaten my noodles, I'll start with the 5th chapter soon (hopefully), 2 chapters in 3 days ... Is that even possible? I'm not really sure. OK so chapter 4 is up people! I can't believe how many people have put my story onto their favourets!
Special Thanks To: desphere and Vorgonaz for Mailing me personally and telling me the names and what I should do with Naruto while he's on his trip.
Thank You desphere for the name! I gladly appreciate it! I've chosen the name Tetsuo Minori (surname first, like Uzumaki Naruto, instead of Naruto Uzumaki, ya get my drift) Thankies ^_^
Thank You Vorgonaz for helping me a bit with the storyline, I think that it's actually quite a good idea to make Naruto go there! Thankies again! ^_^
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GAWD, I HATE SUNDAYS!!! I wish that I had 3 weeks off for Easter Holidays, mine starts a week before everyone else's, so you guys will have holiday, and I'll be stuck in Dutch class, litsening to the same old crap I'm always forced to litsen to. =_=" *winds blows dramaticly for more effect*
SHANNARO! The next chapter will be called: "Thinking"
Who is this strange Tetsuo Minori?
Naruto is soaking wet, he could get a serious fever if he doesn't put on some clean clothes and dry up.
Is Sakura really going to be all right?
Chapter 1: I'm Leaving
Chapter 2: Wait For Me
Chapter 3: Chasing After You
Chapter 4: Hold Me Tightly (this is the one that you've just read)
Chapter 5: Coming Soon
Chapter 6:Coming Later
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