Confessions of the Kunoichi!

The next afternoon, the guys are training while the girls are taking care of Tsachi. Sakura walks out of the tent Tsachi is kept in & wipes her forehead with the back of her hand. Sasuke & Shikamaru stop & go over to her to talk, while Naruto continues to train. At the moment, he's using Shadow Clones to try & form water with just his chakra. After a moment, Sasuke & Shikamaru go back to training, while Sakura walks over to Naruto.

"You know, if you make the chakra more of a wave instead of a burst, it's a lot easier.", she says warmly. Naruto glances over at Sakura & grunts, giving the slightest of nods before turning away. "Naruto, about what happened....", Sakura starts but Naruto interrupts, "No. I'm not doing this with you. Shit, right now I can barely stand to look at you.". Sakura grabs Naruto's shoulder & turns him around, "I'm sorry. I know I was wrong, but seeing the way you've been acting towards me these past couple of days, something in me just can't take it.", she states sadly. Naruto scoffs, pushes away from Sakura & responds, "Right, I'm sure it's just another ploy so you can use me. What is it this time? You need my chakra, or maybe you just wanna tear out more of my heart. I finally realized something, all you've ever fucking done is use me. You needed to cry about Sasuke, you came to me. You needed to feel good about yourself, you came to me. You didn't want to be alone, & everybody else was busy, you came to me. You needed a bodyguard, you needed someone to have your back; you needed a maid, a shopping buddy, a fucking punching bag, YOU CAME TO ME! NOW AFTER ALL THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD USE ME AS YOUR OWN PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT?! FUCK YOU SAKURA!".

The pink haired kunoichi stands in front of an angry, red-faced, snarling Naruto with wide eyes & a look of surprise & fear on her face. "You're my teammate, but I will not let you use me anymore. As far as anything else goes, don't even start to consider us anything more than teammates, not friends & certainly not a damn thing more.", he states angrily. Sakura clutches her hands & lets out a soft, "Naruto....", & then he adds, "I...I really liked you, probably went beyond that too. Some people might even say I loved you but you won't have to worry about that anymore. Have fun chasing after Sasuke.". As Naruto walks away, Sakura can't take her eyes off him. "He really did love me. I'm such a bitch.", & as Sakura thinks to herself, she has to struggle not to cry.

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"Ino, will he be alright if you leave for a moment? I want to say something to Tsachi.", Kurenai requests solemnly. Ino leaves the tent with a sad smile & lets the 2 jonin be alone. "Tsachi, I know you can hear me. I'm not sure how, but I know you can. Thank you, for all you've done. We aren't finished here yet though, we still have a mission & all of us need you to see it through. You....you told me that Asuma was a lucky man. You're right, he's lucky that I put up with his crap for so long. He's an alright guy, but he smokes so much & he can be such a macho jerk sometimes it's sickening. The more I'm on this mission with you, the more I begin to see what a true man is, what it means to be more than a shinobi, but a friend. Possibly even more.". She takes Tsachi's hand in hers & smiles before giving Tsachi a soft kiss, "Get better, not just for your village, not just for yourself, but get better for those who mean something to you, for the people that think you matter.". Kurenai lays next to Tsachi, still grasping his hand as she whispers, "get better for me Tsachi.".

Ino & Sakura are sitting outside, taking a break & talking about what just happened. "So, he really told you off huh?", Ino inquires with a smile. Sakura glares at her & answers, "Yes, & it's not funny. I've seen Naruto mad, but not like that & especially not at me. Something about it is really unsettling.". Ino tosses her hair & leans back, "Don't worry about it, give it a couple days & he'll be drooling all over you again.", she says lightly. Sakura bites her bottom lip softly & responds, "I'm not so sure, & to be honest that kinda scares me. Even when he left, he didn't feel as distant as he does now. I never thought I'd say this, but I wish he would wanna look up my skirt again, just so I'd know things were ok.".

Ino looks over at Sakura in shock & asks, "Are you saying what I think you're saying?". Sakura stands up & replies, "I'm not sure, but right now it'd be nice if things went back to normal.".

Do you know what time it is? You should! It's time for Naruto Trivia!

In the entire Naruto Universe (up to Vol. 47 / Chap. 442 & Shippuden Episode # 131) how many Lands/Countries are there?

A. 11

B. 31

C. 45

D. 27

& I bet you're wondering what the answer is..........

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DON'T CHEAT DAMMIT!

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If you cheat, the English release will get pushed back again!

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Oh yeah, speaking of which, SHIPPUDEN IN ENGLISH: OCTOBER 28TH!

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On Disney XD! That's right, Disney has Naruto.

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They better not mess it up! *shakes my fist threateningly*

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Oh crap, I got distracted.

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The answer is B. 31!

Up to this point, the Naruto Universe has 31 countries. It's like Baskin-Robbins, but with ninjas!

Did you know that? It's ok if you didn't. Just remember to come on back for more Naruto Trivia!