-3rd POV-
It's been two weeks since the attack on the village. The villagers worked hard to rebuild the village. The fifth fell into a coma and the Raikage called a Kage meeting between all the villages. Someone had already been asked and although they were forced to accept it, they didn't particularly like it. Naruto walked around the village. He found it odd that he hadn't seen Anako since the attack.
-Naruto's POV-
"Hey Sakura. Have you seen Anako?" I asked, landing next to her.
"No. I haven't seen her." Sakura said, a slight sadness to her tone.
"Oh okay. Do you think Shikamaru would know?"
"I don't know." I sweatdropped at her and went to find Shikamaru. I found him with Choji and Ino.
"Hey Shikamaru!"
"Oh brother." Shikamaru mumbled under his breath. "What is it Naruto?"
"Have you seen Anako? I haven't seen her since the attack on the village." I saw the look on all of their faces change.
"Naruto… Anako is…" Shikamaru paused. "She's been at her house."
"Oh duh. I didn't even think of going there!" Naruto said. "Thanks Shikamaru!"
I left before they could say anything else. I ran to where Anako's house is and I knocked on the door. No answer. I knocked again a little louder and this time Konohamaru opened it.
"Oh hey Naruto." He said. He looked exhausted, like something was troubling him.
"Is Anako here?"
"Uhh, she isn't feeling very well." Konohamaru said. "She doesn't want any visitors."
"But why not?" I asked, pushing the door open a little bit.
"She isn't feeling good Naruto." Konohamaru said.
"Konohamaru, he needs to see her." I heard Master Kakashi say from behind me.
"….Okay." Konohamaru said, opening the door.
"Master, what're you doing here?" I asked as we went into the house.
"I've been coming to see Anako. Why else would I be here." He said.
"Is she okay? What's going on? Why isn't anyone telling me anything?" I asked, getting frustrated on why no one was telling me what is wrong.
"Naruto… you need to go see for yourself." Master Kakashi said. They all looked at me. A sad look on their faces.
"Oh okay." I said. I went to where her room was a knocked on the door. "Anako?" I didn't get a response so I opened the door slowly. The room was blackout and I could see a figure laying on the bed. "Anako?" Nothing. She just laid there. Not moving at all. I lite a candle and saw that the room was a messy. There were clothes everywhere. Things were thrown all over.
"Go away." I heard a mumble come from her.
"What?" I said. "What's going on Anako?"
Silence. I looked at her and noticed that she's skinnier than she normally is. Her hair was all messy. She had dark circle under her eyes. She looked like a total mess. I walked over to the side she was facing and looked at her. She had this empty look on her face. Like she was lost. I crouched down besides the bed.
"Anako, what happened?" She just looked at me. Her hand was by her head and I reached up and grabbed it. She didn't move a muscle when I grabbed her hand. Her gaze didn't leave mine. Her blue eyes showed something I knew all too well. Hurt. "You can talk to me Anako. I'm always here for you."
"I don't know how to handle this." She whispered.
"Talk to me."
"I can't handle everything that has happened." She said, tears forming in her eyes. "I just don't know how to be strong anymore. I miss my dad. I miss Asuma. And I miss Sasuke." Her tears started flowing more and she gripped my hand tighter. "I just want everything to go back to normal and I want everything to just be okay."
"I know the feeling Anako. I really do. But it's okay to have a moment of weakness and it's okay to be upset and feel like that." I said.
"But I never falter and I never go through this." She said. I got what she meant. Anako was always the one to be strong out of the three of us and her emotions never got in the way of anything.
"I just want to be okay." She said in a defeated tone.
"And you are okay. You just needed some time to gather yourself and now you can bounce back and be the Anako we all know and love." I said in a cheerful tone. She got a smile on her face.
"You're right Naruto." She said. "I can't mope all the time. I have to get up and get ready. Can you go out there?" I got up and nodded, leaving her room. I went back to the living room.
"What was going on?" I asked.
"She fell into a deep depression." Konohamaru said. "She wouldn't eat. She wouldn't sleep. She wouldn't shower. She wouldn't get up. She wouldn't do anything. All she would do is lay in bed. She would even move from the spot. She'd occasionally get up to eat but barely."
"How long has she been in there?"
"Two weeks." Master Kakashi said. "Konohamaru came to me. I couldn't get her to do anything."
"Why didn't you come to me sooner?" I asked, a little hurt that they didn't come to me.
"She didn't want anyone. But you seemed to get her out of the funk she was in."
"Naruto." I turned around and Anako had showered and gotten ready. "I have something to tell you."
"Yeah. What is it?"
"The elders have named a candidate for the sixth hokage." She said.
"Who?"
"They named me."
I am so sorry for the late update. I am having a lot of family issues going on right now and it's been really hard. But I am going to try and update as much as I can.
Okay so for Anako being a big baby, like honestly, how many of you can tell me you're strong all the time. I know I'm not lol. I falter all the time. Also, I brought Naruto in to help because she always helps him, so it's only natural he helps her.
Also, the sixth hokage thing will be explained next chapter. I will tell you this now, she is not going to be a hokage ever. So just hang on with me for right now. I work tomorrow, so I will try and post another chapter. Since I don't do anything at work lol.
Thank you to my lovely reviewer Arianna Le Fay. I really appreciate all the help and feedback! Thanks girl! :)
