Naruto-Sakura's New Feelings- Revealing The Truth

After a long training session, Sakura collapsed to her knees. She sparred with Naruto for two hours straight and she was astonished that he possessed such inhuman stamina. He barely even seemed to break a sweat after the long period of training. He smiled and laughed as he walked up to her and lifted her onto his back.

"Someone's run out of steam I see," he teased.
"That's mean Naruto," she replied.

He heard a stomach growl and it wasn't his. He looked back at Sakura, who had a blush on her face and her eyes looked down at her stomach. He chuckled.

"We can eat here if you want to," he offered.
"That would be nice, thanks," she accepted.

He took her into the house. She couldn't help but feel nervous being this close to him.

"It looks like I really am falling for him…I've never felt like this since I used to like Sasuke…how does he do it? He just proceeds day in and day out to be himself, his happy, determined and funny self and he worked me over completely unintentionally! I…love Naruto!" she thought to herself.

He placed her in a chair before doing a hand sign.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" he said.

Two clones appeared out of thin air. He had one of them gather ingredients, the other to wash the utensils they were going to use while he himself looked in a cookbook. She was astounded by his intelligence. For almost everything now, Naruto took full advantage of the Shadow Clone technique and he certainly put it to good use in battle, such as using clones to form a perfect Rasengan or using them as platforms to stay in the air. She smiled at watched him cook. From the smell, she thought it would be tasty. The three Narutos continued their work until they were finished and the two clones vanished. Naruto wiped the sweat off of his forehead before giving Sakura a plate with rice balls, chopped grilled chicken, salad and he was even nice enough to blend her a fruit smoothie. As usual, he stuck to his barbeque pork flavored ramen.

"Itadakimasu!" they said simultaneously.

Sakura took one bite of the rice ball and immediately, she looked as if she were in love. There was never anything she ever ate that tasted as good as what he made. She consumed everything at an alarming speed, causing Naruto to observe her with a nervous and scared look on his face. She finished everything but the smoothie, which she proceeded to sip instead of gulping it down. He chuckled as he finished his ramen.

"Naruto, when did you learn how to cook so well?" she asked.
"I read a couple cookbooks, I just had to refer to this one because I couldn't remember all of the right proportions," he explained.

Sakura smiled at him and thanked him for the lunch. He then got up and washed everything before he sat back down on his couch. She joined him and looked into his eyes. From her stare, Naruto could tell she wanted something but he couldn't figure out what it was. He was still nervous; he never saw Sakura act so strangely before.

"What's up?" he asked curiously.
"Naruto…I want to tell you something," she began.

Naruto sat up off of the couch and focused his attention on her. She again blushed.

"I've got to tell him! I've hidden this since that day at the Bridge Of Heavens! Come on Sakura, tell him how you feel!" she thought to herself.

Naruto noticed the blush and looked out with the same curious look on his face.

"Uhh…Naruto…I-" she began.

The phone rang as she was about to answer him.

"Hold that thought," he said as he ran to the phone.

He answered it. She listened to him talk and saw that it was Kakashi. After a few moments, he returned.

"What was that all about?" she asked.
"Oh, he was just asking if you were with me, because he hasn't seen you around all day," he replied.

Sakura immediately tried to tell him again but no words came out of her mouth. Naruto noticed that his wallet was on the ground and he reached for it. He miscalculated the distance and tumbled. Sakura tried to grab him and hold him up but she tumbled down too. After the smoke cleared, Sakura found herself on her back with Naruto over her with his arms on either side of her. He held his wallet in his hand but as soon as he noticed the position he was in, he dropped the wallet and stared at Sakura with a bright blush on his face. Sakura had trouble staying conscious; the position was far too much for her to take. He had never been in such a compromising position nor had he gazed into her eyes like he did now. Her eyes turned to slits as her face moved forward as if it were automated.

"Does she want me to kiss her?" he thought.

He gathered his courage and moved forward as well, shutting his eyes and letting his hands bend down slowly. They were just about to touch when the door flew open. They immediately jumped away from each other and pretended as if they were minding their own business. It was Kakashi.

"Ahh, I finally found you two," he said.

They waved at him and he noticed the blush still on Sakura's face. He raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm…if I didn't know any better, I would think those two were about to have a moment…oh well, looks like this is my cue to try and get these two together, it's been too damn long a wait for something to happened between these two, Naruto's an idiot who doesn't realize the feelings she has for him and Sakura's too shy to admit that she likes him, I know just the place to do it too!" he thought to himself.

"What's up Kakashi-sensei?" asked Naruto.
"Well, it's a beautiful day and I thought we could go out together as a squad, I was thinking the waterfall just outside of town," he explained.

Sakura nodded and Naruto snickered.

"I'll see you two there then," he said as he leaped away.

He had no intention of going there at all but it wouldn't hurt to see if they would do something there. Sakura ran home and changed while Naruto put on his usual jumpsuit and put on his headband. Sakura put on her usual outfit, her red sleeveless top with her black skirt with a jacket tied on her waist in case it got cold. They left for the waterfall and Kakashi's plan was working like a charm!