Rating: M (for swearing)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Chapter 9
Over-night preparations / Naru-Hina blooms.
Sasuke was in rage. He was so mad at Sakura right now, he felt so mad he couldn't even think or see straight. He saw red and tried as much as he could to keep from letting his anger get out of controll. That was his best friend, and she did somthing like...THAT! He grit his teeth.
"Sasuke-kun" Someone called. Sasuke truned seeing Itachi, Pain, Tobi and Sasori. "We'll be in my room tell Kaa-san we have guests-"
"Nii-san...before you leave, can I talk to you? It's about Naruto." Sasuke slowly asked. His knuckles tuning white.
"Eh? Is somthing wrong with Kyuubi's chibi?" Tobi asked.
"There will be somthing wrong, soon."
"sasuke, what's going on?" Pain asked, everyone was now sitting on the floor pillows in the den. Itachi and Pain were Kyuubi's closest friends, his best friends to be exact. They've seen Naruto grow and change ever since they were little. Naruto was Kyuubi's kid brother, therefore Naruto was their kid brother as well. Sasuke told them about what happened earlier today. He started with the phone call and how Naruto felt tired and exausted all the time and he hated the Chemos and Drugs they used. Then he spoke about Sakura's unexpected visit and how she pratically dragged him all over the mall trying on skimpy and skanky outfits. Itachi raised an eyebrown, Pain sighed, and Tobi and sasori tried not to giggle. But then Sasuke told them about how after his torture den, that she had dropped hits about not liking Naruto. This confused the older teens.
"She said that she found him ugly, disgusting and how she really didn't care about him at all!" He nearly screamed. "She is only dating Naruto, to get to me! What's even more sick is she's waiting for him to die, then she'd make a move on me!"
The room was quiet. Sasuke's rage had now rubbed off on him.
Itachi sighed, pulling out his cell. "That bitch is gonna' die." dialing a few numbers.
"Who are you calling?" Pain smiled.
"Who else? Kyuubi." Itachi spoke. Sasuke clamped his mouth shut.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Kyuub's it's Itachi."
"Oh, hey! What's up? I'm stuck in a house with nothing to eat but carrot soup."
"I'll visit your funeral." Itachi smiled, knowing how much the red head hated carrots, much less carrot anything.
Kyuubi laughed.
"Listen...we have a problem. It's about Sasuke-kun, and...Naru-san's girlfriend, Sakura-chan." Itachi said.
"What about her?" Kyuubi asked. Itachi sighed and put Kyuubi on speaker, where he told Sasuke to tell Kyuubi what Sakura said, did and tried to do. After he finished talking, there was a few moments of silance until-
"WHAT?!" Everyone closed their ears in surprised, trying to block out the static.
"Who does that bitch think she's doing?! Itachi! As your leader, I want you to gather up, Pain, Sasori, Tobi, Kisame, Deidara, Zetsu, Kakuzu and Hidan and get over here as soon as possible!" Kyuubi screamed over the phone. "And bring the uniforms!"
"We'll be there as soon as we find out when Sasuke's class is going, we'll take my dad's second car." Itachi smiled. "I'm bringing Sasuke too."
"humph...you better." The phone hung up. Itachi smiled brightly.
"Anyone feel like skipping school to see Naruto, tomorrow?" He asked.
"I do! I do!" Sasuke smiled, raising his hand. "And in two weeks, we'll have our field trip to see Naruto, Sakura has to be there one way or another."
Naruto smiled but trying to cover his face with his hospital pillow.
"Daddy! Stop" He smiled. "That's enough!" Minato smiled, apologetically. Holding the camera in his hands was the proof that he had pretty much annoyed Naruto to no end by taking lost of pictures. Naruto did look handsome with red hair, he looked different and he looked a bit healthier. Kushina smiled.
"You're so adorable, Naruto." She smiled. Naruto smiled back.
"Thank you, Kaa-san...I'm sorry, I really don't recgonize you that well without the long hair."
"Neither can I, imagine Kyuubi's reaction." Minato smiled. Kushina smiled, rolling her eyes.
"I'm glad of what I didn, now nine children have hair." She announced. "I think I'll grow out my hair and do that again. Free hair-cut and it's going to a great cause."
Naruto smiled, yawning. "When are we going home?" He asked.
"Soon, baby." Minato said. "We have to wait for your tests and for Chiyo to say you can go home." It felt like forever for Naruto, but he, his father and mother passed the time by talking and answering (well, trying to answer) any questions Naruto had about until Chiyo returned with the results and she was very surprised to see a red-head Naruto and a short haired Kushina. Chiyo and Tsunade had some news.
"His cells are decreasing faster now" Tsunade informed. "Chiyo and I have decided...than you need to stay here, permanently," Naruto frowned.
"I won't get to go back to my house?" He weakly asked. Kushina softly gripped his hand.
"Until your cells stop decreasing so fast, but I don't think that'll be for a while." Tsunade frowned as well, she hated to constantly bring bad news, after bad news. Naruto couldn't say anything, he didn't know what was going to happen.
"But, what about my lessons with my Godfather, what about Kyuubi!" He demanded.
Minato sighed. "I believe Kyuubi is old enough to stay a few nights here if you really want him to, I'm sure your god-father wouldn't mind giving you lessons here either." He added a smile, reasuring Naruto.
"I'll be here too, Naruto." Kushina smiled, trying to say strong. "And we'll all have our meals here, we'll be here together as a family."
Naruto shrugged at that. "Will the class still be able to visit me?"
"As long as they don't come while you're at a Chemo or having a check-up then that'll be fine." Chiyo reminded. Hearing that made Naruto's world a little bit brighter, he felt glad that he could still see his friends. And Sakura...He blushed, even her name made him smile and feel all giddy inside. He was left alone to try and get some rest while, Minato and Kushina talked to the doctors and Minato made sure to make a phone call to Obito to tell him he'd be coming in a bit later the next morning.
"Tsunade," Kushina spoke just before Tsunade left for another patient.
"Hm? What's up?"
"I...I know you referred Naruto to stay in the hospital, but please, can I bring him home once more to gather up some stuff?" She pleaded. Tsunade sighed.
"Kushina, as much as I'd like to say 'yes' I can't. We don't know if Naruto's conditions will worsen since it is snowing and cold outside-"
"Please, Tsunade, it might be his last chance to see his home." She begged once more. Tsunade sighed.
"Alright...but I'm sending Shizune incase if anything happens." She said.
"Oh, thank you Tsunade-kun!" Kushina smiled.
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After she had gotten permission, she broke the news to Minato. He smiled while helping Naruto dress into some clothes. Kushina bit her lip on how skinny Naruto was. He used to be roughly a size ten in pants size, he was now a six. It was scaring her, her child shouldn't be so skinny. Naruto was dressed in a fleece coat with a heavy snow jacket on top, but she still felt he would be much too cold, so she wrapped a blanket around him. Minato offered (forced) his hat and scarf to Naruto and Kushina demanded three pairs of gloves on his hands.
"I can't move..." Naruto protested.
The drive home, with Shizune along, was quiet. Naruto had been told the news about having to stay a few nights at the Cancer Center and that he probably wouldn't be home for a while, he was accepting (well, a little). Kushina explained that Naruto would be able to bring whatever he sees nessassairy to bring to the Cancer Center. Of course his blankets, pillows and a few articals of warm clothing was brought, along with his favriote books, some picture albums and a poster board. He had an idea to make a collage of pictures and memories. Kyuubi had a screaming match with Minato, begging and pleading to take him along to the Cancer Center, saying if he went one more day without seeing Naruto, then he'd go balistic (that and he was hungry, he didn't want to be left where there was nothing to eat but Carrot Soup). Jiraiya felt the need to come along as well. He didn't want this to be the last time he saw his youngest God-son. After two hours of gathering whatever Kushina and Minato saw fit, they all crammed everything in the back of the SUV-Van and with everyon buckled and ready to go, they left for the Cancer center. Naruto took one last look at the house. He felt he should say good-bye, he gave a small wave, knowing he might never come back.
Sakura hesitated. Tomorrow her class would take their Field Trip to the Cancer Center to visit Naruto. This week was a very vivid and scary one. Sasuke had ignored her (more than usual) and she felt a sick feeling in her stomach. Naruto had called her last night, leaving her a short and sad message. He sounded like he had a terrible clod. Sakura's mother felt guilty, asking Sakura if she'd like to see Naruto over the weekend, but Sakura paniced and left the room, giving her mother a confused look.
Currently, she was in her room trying to figure out a way to get out of the Field Trip. It was an all-day thing and if she got out of the Trip, she'd surly get out of school all together. She had tried to convince her mother that she had a cold and didn't want to go to school. Mebuki, she knew was good-friends with Naruto's mother. She, her mother and Sasuke's mother all went to school together. Sakura was frightened that if Sasuke leeked out the information that she carelessly slipped out, than everything she earned in life would all shatter.
Mebuki Haruno picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked.
"Oh, Hello, Naruto." She smiled. sakura heard that from her room and froze.
"Oh? You want to talk to Sakura? Well, that's fine, hold on honey."-"Sakura, Naruto's on the telephone for you!" She called.
Sakura jittered. "What do I do? What do I do?" She asked herself over and over again. Then she smiled, a plan coming to her head.
She took the phone from her mother. "Hello, Naruto"
"H-Hey..." He whispered.
Sakura felt guilty. "You don't sound too good."
"No...I...I have to stay over-night...Don't wanna'." Naruto coughed on the other end.
"Maybe you should get some rest." Sakura offered, really trying not to talk to Naruto and come up with more of a plan to stay home tomorrow.
"But...I wanna'...talk to you...we see each-other...tomorrow." Naruto fainly said.
Sakura bit her lip. He knows I'm coming tomorrow! "Oh, really? I forgot about that" She nervously laughed.
"You're so...pretty." He tried to compliment. "love...you."
"Oh? Well, thank you Naruto, but I think that maybe-"
"He fell asleep, Haruno" a voice spat on the other end of the line. Sakura gulped. She knew that voice all too well, it belonged to Kyuubi Namikaze. AKA: Naruto's older brother. Sakura had heard stories and only saw Kyuubi a few times. She admitted he was cute, but rough. She heard stories about how Kyuubi had a gang called the Akatsuki, Sasuke's older brother was in the gang. They were notorius for being rebels in their city. Kyuubi was someone no one wanted to mess with. On top of all that, he was over-protective of his little brother...
"Hello, Kyuubi" Sakura gulped.
"I know your secret." Kyuubi slurred. Sakura's eyes widened. "Sasuke told me everything. You better watch you back, bitch. Because the second you make my brother cry, is the second that hair of your comes off! I watch C.S.I, bitch, I can kill you and make it look like an accident! You wait for tomorrow, I'll be watching you, very, very closley". The phone hung up and she was given the dial tone. She gulped.
"I'm in trouble." She frowned.
"In trouble with what?" Mebuki asked.
"Oh...nothing." Sakura smiled, running to her room. Mebuki raised an eyebrow.
"That girl is weird. Must be the love, or hormones."
Hinata was a very quiet and timid girl. She had been so worried for Naruto, ever since she found out he was in the Hospital with Cancer. She couldn't eat properly, she could barley sleep. She felt miserable. On top of that, he had a girlfriend, and it wasn't her. She felt tears come to her eyes and quickly wipped them away. Neji looked over at his cousin.
"Hinata-kun, what is the matter?" He asked, kindly.
"Oh! Oh, nothing...Neji-san." She timidly spoke. "I'm just...got somthing in my eye."
He nodded. Liar. "Very well, then."
Hinata waled with Neji to their group of friends. It consisted of Kiba, Shino and Shikamaru.
"Is anyone ready to see Naruto?" Kiba smiled. "Akamaru sure is." The liuttle puppy on his head barked with excitement. Neji smiled.
"Of course I am." Shino replied "I even went into-"
"Hey does anyone know why Sakura never talks about Naruto?" Kiba asked, forgetting Shino was ever talking. Shino narrowed his eyes, clearly pissed at Kiba for forgetting him. Hinata looked up.
"What do you mean by that, Kiba-kun?" She asked.
"Well, it's kind-of obvious, but when we're talking about our trip to see him, she huts out the world and plays with her phone. I don't know, it's just I've noticed it and it's sort of been on my mind. But man, Sasuke sure glares at her, doesn't he?" He laughed. Neji tried to get Kiba to stop talking and pointed behind him Kiba stopped, seeing Sasuke was right behind him.
"Er...I mean..." Kiba stuttered.
Sasuke sighed, walking past him, Hinata rushed to him.
"Sasuke-san!" She said, stopping him. He turned.
"What do you want?" He spoke, not rude but in a cranky tone.
"Oh...I mean..." Hinata blushed. "How is Naruto?"
Sasuke shrugged. "Haven't talked to him today, yet." Hinata nodded, she bit her lip, trying not to blurt out her question, but it couldn't be helped.
"What...why are you mad at Sakura?" She asked. Sasuke flipped his hair, narrowing his eyes.
"That's none of your business."
"It is...if Naruto's involved." She said. "I'm his friend...too."
Sasuke smirked. "Oh, really? Cause the last time he said 'Hello' to you, you fainted." Hinata blushed more, remembering that insident when Naruto only smiled at her to say goodmorning to her, she fainted and everyone laughed at her, Naruto tried to help her up, but she made a run for it. She hadn't said much to him since then. But she still...loved him.
"I know, but I want to...I want to get to know him, before it's too late and I regret it." she frowned.
Sasuke smiled a bit. "You...really care for him that much?" He asked.
"I don't just care for him I-" She covered her mouth and he smiled even more. He knew that Hinata truly loved Naruto at this point, more than Sakura ever would in her lifetime. She he took her aside to an empty hall-way to talk to her. He told her everything...everything. Including Sakura's stupid love crime she comitted. Hinata, after absorbing that information from Sasuke felt horrible inside.
"She'd just do that to him?" She asked. "Why?"
"I don't know, but all I know is, Sakura's gonna' get it today, right after she admitts to everyone what she did to my best-friend." Sasuke swore.
Hinata nodded, not liking the violence that would happen, but it was for Naruto.
"Can you keep this a secret?" Sasuke asked.
She nodded. "Yes..."
Oh boy, this was a long chapter :) Sorry it took so long to up-date. Please review ^^
Um...is it just me, or at half the people only reading this story to find out what Sakura's punishment it? LOL That's fine, but Ha, ha ha. I'm not surprised.
-The Un-Wanted Angel.