( Disclaimer: I Don´t own NARUTO or anyothers of his character! They belong to His Highness Masashi Kishimoto! )
Chapter 2 - Friends And Traitors
The silver haired man looked at the blond yonger man in front of him. His thoughts drifted away to days when things wasn´t so difficult like it was now.
" Naa... Kakashi -Sensei... " the blond man said to the silver haired man behind him. " Do you think she will come? "
" Whom..? " Kakashi said with a vacant look.
" Hmm... The Mizukage... " the blond man looked at Kakashi who looked surprised. " Hell no! I meant Sakura -Chan... "
" Oh... Who knows... " Kakashi watched how the blond man stroke a finger over the deask in the Hokages office.
" I hope she comes... I really whant to talk to her again... It has been to many silence years now from her side. Well I don´t blame her. " the blond man told his Sensei.
" Indeed... Four years to be exact. Four really long years... " Kakashi muttered more to himself.
" I HATE YOU KAKASHI....! "
Sakuras voice echoed in the silver haired mans head and he felt like it was his fault that Sakura had become the way she was towards them.
" Naruto... We should get going or we will be late... " Kakashi said to the blond man.
" I never had thought I would hear those word from your mouth, Sensei... " Naruto said amused and Kakashi didn´t look pleased.
" Watch your tongue kiddo... " Kakashi said to Naruto who grinned broadly at him and walked out of the room.
`Like the old days´, Kakashi thought to himself and followed Naruto with a smile on his face.
*
" We are here now! " shouted a blond femael to someother peoples nere the Jounin Station.
" Finally! " grunted a man (bored to death).
" Sorry for have made your fabulous tiresome day go to waste, Shikamaru... " the pink haired woman snap at him.
" Wow... Someone have woke up on the wrong side of the bed... again... " Shikamaru said with emphasis in his voice.
The pink haired woman ignored Shikamaru and followed the others in to the Jounin Station.
" How´s my beautiful Spring Flower feeling to day? " asked a hyperactive voice beside the pink haired woman who jumped high by the persons sudden appearance.
" L-Lee... Don´t startle me like that. Well I´m fine... so far... " she told him.
" That´s my Sakura -San! " Lee hit her shoulder in an encouraging way. " Springtime of Youth! Here we come! "
" Remind me later to slap the mental image out of my head later... " the blond women told Sakura who sighed.
The entered a room that was all ready full with other Jounins, but two peculiar fellows caught her eye. But she was not particular fond of have to see them, not to day. Especially not the silver haired Copycat; Hatake Kakashi.
The blond man looked over his shoulder to the silver haired man behind him.
" Naa... Sensei... Isn´t that Sakura -Chan? " the blond man said nodded at the pink haired woman who took her seat beside a blond woman and a man with a lazy appearance.
" I belive it is her, Naruto. " the silver haired man said to the blond man.
" She looks so different... Are you really sure it is her, Kakashi -Sensei...? " Naruto said with a slightly doubt in his voice.
" Oh, I´m pretty sure it´s her. Her hair is a little longer and her forms is more... " Kakashi hesitated for a moment, but continue. " She has become a grown up woman, Naruto. You must have notice that by know... "
" I have... But she is... She is not the Sakura I knew... " Naruto looked depressed while he watched the pink haired woman.
" I know... " Kakashi said looking at the pink haired woman he nerver could catch when she fell.
It pained him more to see her to be so consumed by her own weakness and fear. He could do nothing to make her feel better or embrace her like the way he did when she was younger and trusted him.
" Hatake -San...? "
" Huh? " the silver haired man look at the elderly man some feet away from him.
" I assume you have something to tell your comrades..? " the elderly man said to Kakashi.
Kakashi looked out over the Jounins who looked back at him, some younger female Jounins was giggling at him.
" Right... " he mumbled.
`She did this to me!?´
The pink haired Sakura watched the ceiling while the eldely man with the most hideous outfit and haircut ( even Sakuras former fashion-conscious minde would have notice that as a nail in the eye ), babbled on making the lazy Shikamaru dozing of.
She watched how the spider in the ceiling was busy with take care of its prey and she didn´t notice the suddenly change of atmosphere in the room.
" Sakura... I have always thought of your Sensei as a cool and a down-to-earth person, but this is not like him at all... " Ino whispered to Sakura.
" Then you don´t know him... " Sakura mumbled to Ino.
But Ino was right. This was not like the Copycat at all, Sakura knew that.
`Something must be on his mind... What the hell do I care anyway!? ´
When the giggling noise from the younger female Jounins had stoped the silver haired man start to talk.
" Well... As you all know our Hokage has sadly pass away... Me and Nara Shikaku have allready discuss who should be the next Hokage to the upper Lords of the Fier Country... " Kakashi told his fellow Jounins. " It was a hard decision for them to make and know it´s our turn to decide..." Kakashi lay a hand on Narutos shoulder. " Will you let the fier pass on in to this man? Will you let Konohas only Uzumaki Naruto to lead Konoha and be our Hokage?"
The room whent silent and some Jounins whispered to each other.
" Those who object, will you please speak up! " Shikaku said to them with a harsh voice. Still no answer.
" GO for it, Naruto -Kun! " Lees voice suddenly called out, along with someother cheers.
" Then it´s decide... Starting tomorrow, Uzumaki Naruto will be Konohas next Hokage. " the eldely man said and Naruto looked embarrassed at the other Jounins in front of him. " The ceremony of the Rokudaime will in three days at noon... Nara Shikaku will be in charge to tell the rest of the citizens in Konoha about this ceremony... If´s nothing more here to say you all can dismiss... "
The Jounins start to walked out of the room, leaving only Naruto, Kakashi and Shikaku left in the room.
" Naruto as you know, the upper Lords only accepted Kakashis and mine request in one condition. That you..." Shikaku began but were cut off by Naruto.
" That I would finde two new counsellor that also act as my bodyguards... I know, I know... But..! " Naruto told him.
" Shikaku -San, let me taken care of this... " Kakashi said to Shikaku who nodded and walked out of the room. " I know you can protect yourself, but making a big fuss about this will not make the upper Lords change their mindes. "
" But Kakashi -Sensei..! "
" Didn´t you listen? Even if the threats from the Akatsuki is gone, it dosen´t mean others will be after what you have in side of you... " Kakashi looked at Naruto and crossed his arms over his chest. " I´m not saying this as your Sensei, but as a friend. I think you should choose people who is near to you, like Shikamaru or Sai... "
" Thanks for your concern, Sensei... But I all ready have choosen my `counsellor´. Meet me tomorrow at the office. I maby have a surprise with me. Take care! " and with that the blond man left and Kakashi saw after him.
" Surprise..? What are you up to now, Naruto? " the silver haired Jounin sighed and he also was out of the room.
*
The pink haired kunoichi walked on the streets of Konoha and looked at the few shops that was establish along the streets.
She started to think about what have been said in the Jounin Station and she was a bit surprised that her ex-best friend was now the Hokage.
" That Naruto... I bet he is probably out getting himself drunk... " the pink haired kunoichi suddenly stoped and looked in to two bright blue eyes.
" Who is getting himself drunk, Sakura -Chan?" a familiar voice said to her.
"Na -Naruto! " Sakura said surprised and back away from him. Afraid that he might burn her. " You shouldn´t sneak up on me like that! Geez, you are starting to behave like him..."
" Whom? " Naruto asked a bit happy that she actually had spoken to him.
" Never minde... What do you whant, Naruto? "
" I whant you to meet me tomorrow at the office. " he told her but she was allready on her way from him.
" Don´t bother me, Naruto. Just go home to Hinata... She is most likely waiting for you. " Sakura glance at Naruto who looked at her.
" It was not a question, Sakura. It was an order! "
Sakura stoped in her track and turned around to face Naruto who was allready gone.
" Ghaa! If I ever see that stupied whisker -face again, I will shovel my fist up his ass! " Sakura roar making some of the village people take cover in the nearest shops.
"Well,well... I belive a lady like yourself shouldn´t say such words and really not in front of a crowd... " a calm voice said behind her.
" Lady up my ass, smart ass! " she shouted to the silver haired Jounin behind her. "Great... Why am I not surprised to see you here!? Are you here to order me as well? "
" Order you? No, I´m here to talk to you about Naruto... " the Jounin said to Sakura who didn´t look at him.
" I don´t talk to traitors... " she hissed to the Jounin.
" Traitors? Why do you call us that? We did what we needed to do... " the silver haired Jounin said with an unaffected voice.
" What you needed to... It dosen´t matter! " she turn around to walke away but was stoped by someone who grab her wrist.
" Please Sakura, explain to me why you are calling us traitors? " the Jounin said to her and looked in her emerald eyes, not releasing his grip from her wrist.
" Let me go, your jerk! I have noting to explain to you or Naruto! You are the one who should explain to me! " she cried to the silver haired Jounin in front of her, who start to release his grip from her wrist.
He silently looked at Sakura. He didn´t know were to start.
" If you are not going to tell me, I´m not going to tell you... Go your way or I will make sure that you will need to check in to nearest hospital in the next hour... " she told him with a fist covered with chakra.
" I did it for you... I know what Sasuke meant to you. Thats way I couldn´t let you go with them... " he told her, but that didn´t make her chakra covered fist to disappeared.
" We did a promise! That Team 7 would bring him back, together as a team... You and Naruto broke that promise... " she said almoste with a tearful voice. " Thats way you are traitors. Traitors to that promise we made... I still hate you and that will never change... "
She parted from him with a furious look in her face and that famous Sharingan No Kakashi looked after her with a sad face that couldn´t be revealed becouse of his mask.
Those words `I still hate you...´ made him heartbroken.
To watch a loved one so near to him slip through his one fingers, because he cared for her...
Author note:
Hi again!
This one was a bit longer then then the previous chapter ( I know, it´s a odd end ).
Anyway, I hoped you liked it. :)
And again I´m apologize if my English sucks. )
And some more notes;
When I writes the text `like this´ it means that the person in question is thinking. When I writes like this the person emphasis just that word. And as I wrote last time the Italic text means flashbacks.
Do still feel free to ask me if something is bothering you.
Take care!
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