Chapter 2: Recovering

The world we knew won't come back, the time we lost can't get back the life we had won't be.

Naruto appeared a few miles outside of Sound; he was laughing his head off about the prank he just pulled on the Great Lord Sasuke, man he wish he could be there when the guards and the emo bastard woke to blood soaked clothes and massive boners.

He soon found a cave and sat Sakura down gently so as not to aggravate her wounds anymore than they were, looking at the cave, he placed a simple genjutsu over it, making it look like part of the mountain, even with the bastard's Sharingan he would never know it was there.

Sakura than looked at her rescuer and knew it was Naruto but her mind could not grasp the concept that Naruto was alive, since he had been reported killed in action six years ago before the attack on Konona.

"Na-"

She was than cut off by Naruto's hand covering her mouth lightly as dark blue eyes stared into dark green eyes.

"Bringing a dead person's name up wouldn't be beneficial for either party at this point in time, if you wish to call me something please call me Kyu miss."

With that, Naruto lightly smiled and removed his hand from her mouth, Sakura blinked than would smile some, she got it, if Sasuke caught wind that Naruto was alive somewhere, he would have Sound Ninja all over the place and the resistance would have trouble building up it's people.

"I understand Mr. Kyu, I'm Sakura Haruno…It's a pleasure to meet you and thank you for rescuing me…I don't know how much longer I could last living like that."

"You are a brave one Miss. Sakura, once you are healed, we can head to the place were you and the others are in hiding, I swear on my honor that I will bring you and the others no harm."

Sakura would nod than would all of a sudden raise an eyebrow as Naruto took a scroll out of his pocket and proceed to open it.

"What are you doing?"

Naruto would lightly chuckle some.

"I figured with you being locked up for so long, that you would like something to eat as well as a change of cloths, what you are wearing I don't think classified as cloths anymore."

Sakura than looked down at her body, Naruto was right, the cloths she wore just hung limped on her frame and she was staving, soon a few poofes where heard as things unsealed themselves and not long after that, a small pot of strew was cooking over a small fire.

"Here."

Naruto than handed Sakura a pair of cloths as well as some water, soap and a rag than he proceed to turn around facing away from Sakura.

"I figured also, that you might want to wash up abit before eating, I won't look I promise."

He than picked up and unsheathed his sword that he had long token off and laid up against one of the cave walls, he than laid the blade in his lap as he removed something out of his pocket of the dark blue vest he wore.

"Thank you, what are you doing though?"

She was curious to what Naruto was doing as she removed the old clothes and proceed to wash the best she could healing the small wounds that still lingered on her body as well as well as the bruises of Sasuke slapping her and grabbing her arm so tight.

"Polishing my sword, it clamming in a way, that and one cannot be to sure when dealing with a royal emo duck ass when he will strike."

Naruto than uncorked the olive polish and dapped some onto a cloth and started to clean his sword leaving Sakura to giggle at his remark as she finished washing, her hair would have to wait until they got back to base.

She than changed into the cloths that Naruto also handed to her, they were just normal lounge clothes that were abit baggy on her but they would have to do, a simple pair of blue jeans and a green shirt with some random pattern on it, she than smiled looking at the back of Naruto's head.

"I'm done and that strew smells good."

Naruto smiled some than would turn than nodded his head, she looked much better than she had with all the blood and dirt on her, he than checked the strew and stir it a couple times than returned to his cleaning.

"So…tell me about the resistance, I heard about it some during my travels."

"The resistance is made up with a handful of different village ninja that survived the attacks when Sasuke wiped them off the maps; it's mostly cillivans, very young and the very old."

Naruto than would nod his head as he finished cleaning his sword returning it to its sheath than placing the rag back into his vest.

"I see that is a problem."

He than picked up a bowl and put some broth into it than handed it to Sakura.

"Try some broth first, and see how your stomach handles it, than we'll move to the beef and veggies."

Sakura than nodded than took the bowl that Naruto offered her.

"So tell me about yourself Kyu, a man of travels must have stories to tell."

"Aye, that I do Sakura, but you will have to wait and hear them when the time is right, I don't want to repeat myself a dozen or so times."

"Bastard."

Naruto laughed soft. "I know."

Sakura than smiled brightly in the first time in six years, she was on the road to making a full recovery as well as everyone else even though at the time, they did not know it.