Finally! The wait is over! LOL
Chapter..uh, I lost track. Anyway, it's here!
Thanks to colette11 who contributed ideas for this chappie! ^^
The next day, Sakura found Sasuke in the training grounds with Naruto.
The two were having a match. Naruto was sitting against a tree, dazed, his mind away from his body, his eyes distant. Sasuke was staring at him with his Sharingan.
Sakura realized what Sasuke was doing. She gasped. "Sasuke-kun! What the hell are you doing?!"
Sasuke's mouth curved upwards into a smirk. "Nothing."
"I'm not that stupid, Sasuke. Stop that right now."
"No," he said, his Mangekyou spinning wildly.
Suddenly, Naruto screamed, clutching his head in angony. He lowered his upper body to the ground, screaming and panting.
"Gomen, Naruto-kun." Sakura threw a kunai to each of Naruto's limbs. Apparently, this jolted him from the illusion, since the daze in his eyes were gone. He glared at Sasuke hatefully.
Sakura, who was now standing in front of Sasuke, grabbed his collar and pulled him down to her eye level.
She slapped him across his face. "Have you gone mad?! What the hell were you doing to Naruto?!"
Sasuke smirked. Naruto shivered at the memory.
When Sasuke didn't answer, Sakura turned to Naruto. "What did he do?" She said in a dangerous tone.
"He killed.."
"Killed who?"
Naruto gulped. "See, in the illusion, Sasuke was Itachi and I was Sasuke. He killed my parents right in front of my eyes."
Sakura was confused. "Your parents or Sasuke's parents?"
"Mine," Naruto answered.
"How did you know that they were your parents?"
"Sasuke told me."
"So, who are they?"
"My father is...Namikaze Minato."
"...The Fourth Hokage?"
"Yeah."
Sakura gasped, letting go of Sasuke. "WHAT?!"
"And my mother is Uzumaki Kushina."
"Your dad is the Yondaime?! Oh shit."
"Yeah, I can't believe it."
"You're...Namikaze Naruto."
"Oh my God."
"I never want to see that again."
"Sandaime-sama never told you...why?"
"I don't know...but if only he told me, I would've been proud of my heritage as a Namikaze. Hell, I would've been proud that the Kyuubi was in me!"
"But he didn't. So you grew up without anybody loving you," Sasuke finished, his voice and face void of emotion.
Naruto started to cry, and so did the sky. "If he told me, the villagers wouldn't hate me."
He looked up. "I had companions, people who cared. Iruka-sensei, the geezer, Kakashi-sensei, Tsunade-baa-chan, Sakura-chan, Hinata-chan...and you."
"Me?"
"Yeah. I looked up to you as a rival, a teammate, a best friend, and a brother. But that was only short-lived."
"Hn."
Sakura knelt beside Naruto and smiled, tears starting to fall. Naruto hugged her with one hand. "Sakura-chan, you shouldn't cry."
Sakura laughed briefly. "Sorry, Naruto-kun. You know me, I wasily get emotional about this kind of things."
"It's okay. And...thanks for everything."
Sakura hugged him. "It's no problem, nii-chan."
"Let's go home," Sasuke said.
Sakura broke away from the warm embrace and stood up. "Yeah, we'd better get going now. You can do it, Naruto. I know you can, and I believe in you. Ja ne!"
"Yeah, I'm pretty tired too. I'll ask baa-chan tomorrow. Ja!"
They said their goodbyes and walked home.
When the couple got to Sakura's apartment, Sakura locked herself in the bathroom, obviously sulking.
Sasuke knocked on the door. "Sakura, open up."
"No. Go find your own bathroom." She opened the door and stuck her head out. "Or better yet, make your own bathroom with your incredibly awesome Mangekyou Sharingan!" She said sarcastically. She closed the door in Sasuke's face.
"I'm not going to use it."
"You just don't want to unleash your emoness in my room."
"No. We need to talk."
"What's there to talk about? You'll torture me too?"
"I won't."
"Whatever."
"Just come out."
"You can't boss me around, Sasuke. You don't own me. If you want, just break the door, because I'm not coming out."
"I won't break it."
"As you wish." Sakura stood up, broke the door and stepped into her room. She accidentally hit Sasuke's nose with her fist.
Sasuke clutched his nose. "I think you broke my nose!"
"I don't care about your freaking nose! What do you want?"
"Hn."
"Oh, sure. Hn." Sakura's temper flared up. "You said we needed to talk, and here I am, but all you said is 'Hn'?" She slapped his cheek. "You bastard! You knew Naruto had a rough childhood! You're definitely an insensitive asshole!"
"But I-"
"No buts! I understand that you suffered too, but why? Why, Sasuke? Tell me, dammit!"
"Nothing."
"You did it for NOTHING?! Naruto gave everything to be recognized by the villagers! And now he is, and you bring up once again the pain that he endured!"
"Hn."
"What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"I-"
"I wasn't finished yet. You are an asshole. And I am an idiot. Why the hell did it have to be you?! It could've been Sai, Naruto, Neji, or LEE, for Kami's sake!" She punched his gut. Sasuke doubled over, gasping.
She sat on the floor, crying. "When will I ever learn? I'm so stupid." Sakura hit her head on the wall.
"I'm sorry, Sakura."
"Don't say sorry to me! Get out!"
"I'm sor-"
"Out! Now!" Sakura hissed. Her pink hair hid her face, so she only heard the door click shut. Sasuke walked into the rain.
This was so emotional. :( Because I was watching Itachi Dies on YouTube. It was so sad. *cries*
R&R! Ja!
