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This chapter was revised on May 16th 2017. Most grammar errors should have been addressed (Hopefully :P) I did a few enhancements and changed a few things around but the story remained unchanged.
Saving old bonds
Chapter 3 (Revised)
Hinata, Shino and Kiba were guarding Konoha's front gate. Kiba was playing around with Akamaru while Hinata and Shino were just sitting at their post, it was still the morning and there wasn't much to do.
"How did we get stuck with this job, its soooo boring." Kiba said as he joined his fellow team members.
"Even the smallest bugs have a purpose in life, same applies to every job we do." replied Shino.
"Man, you can't find an answer to everything in bugs Shino."
Hinata sighed; she knew better then to get in the middle of her team mates. She was looking out at the horizon when suddenly she saw something move in the distance. "Hey guys, I think we have someone coming." She said.
"That smell, its Naruto and his team! No doubt about it" Kiba responded with a grin.
As Naruto's team got closer the trio finally noticed that Naruto was injured and being helped by Sakura, while Shikamaru and Ino carried the unconscious Sasuke. "Someone get us some help! Naruto needs medical attention." Sakura yelled out when she was close enough.
Hinata rushed off towards the hospital while Kiba ran towards them to take Ino's place to help carry Sasuke. "What happened?" Shino asked.
"Naruto was injured while fighting Sasuke, he is stable but I will feel better once we get him to the hospital."
"Sakura Chan I am fine, I can walk on my own" Naruto told her, and to try to prove his point he tried to push her away, but a sharp pain shot through his ribs. He almost fell but Sakura caught him just in time.
"You idiot! Why won't you ever listen to me! You're not fine, you almost died!" She told him in an angry tone.
Hinata was already coming back with a medical team. They rolled open a stretcher and Sakura laid Naruto down onto it, they then carried him away while she fallowed them.
"What about this guy?" Kiba asked while looking at Sasuke.
"Sakura gave him enough sedative pills to keep him sleeping for the next 3 days. He isn't injured so I guess we should take him to the holding cells and let Lady Hokage decide what to do with him." Shikamaru responded.
Meanwhile Tsunade was going over some paperwork in her office. She began staring outside as the sun shined into her office, she longed to be free but the work of a Hokage is never over. She then began to grin as she opened a secret compartment to her desk. She pulled out a glass and a bottle of Sake and began to pour herself a drink when the door bursted open and Shizune ran in.
"Hokage Sama, Naruto's team is back and…Is that Sake?" She asked already knowing the answer to her question.
Tsunade shoved the Sake under her desk trying to hide it from her nosy assistant.
"Of course not, I am the Hokage, how could I drink on the job? … And… You're not buying any of this, are you?"
"Not a single word, now hand it over" Shizune said while extending her hand.
Tsunade let out a sigh as she handed over the bottle, but grinned knowing that her secret hiding spot had not been found yet, and there was another bottle waiting for her. "Now you were saying something about Naruto's team?"
"Yes, Naruto's team has returned. He was injured and is being checked out at the hospital but they were able to do it, they finally brought Sasuke back!"
"What? That's great news! Sasuke was the last loose ends left. With Orochimaru dead and Akatsuki no longer a threat, Sasuke was the last piece of the puzzle."
"But what about Itachi? He is still out there…."
"Don't worry about him, we can handle Itachi. Plus, he hasn't shown any desires in revenge against Konoha. For now let us enjoy the success of team Naruto. Now do you think I could have a drink? After all it is a special occasion." She said with a grin.
Shizune sighed "Oh alright, I guess just this once." She handed the bottle back to a grinning Tsunade who happily drank up.
A few hours later at the hospital Naruto was resting in one of the rooms. Sakura walked in dressed in her doctor's uniform; she was the assistant medical chief of the hospital, with Shizune being the medical chief. "How are you feeling?" She asked him with a smile.
"I am alright, thanks Sakura Chan." He answered with a smile of his own. He was always happy to see Sakura.
"Good." She continued to smile as she got near him, and without warning she slapped him across the face hard enough to leave a red print.
"OWW what was that for?!" he screamed out.
"That's for being an idiot! How could you have run off on your own like that!? What would have happened had you died huh?"
"I…. I…. I am sorry Sakura Chan…I just didn't want you to get hurt. I knew he was nearby and I thought I could take him." He said with a sad tone.
"Well you thought wrong, had we arrived 5 minutes latter…." She turned around to try and hide the tears that were starting to form around her eyes. "You would have died."
There was silence in the room, Naruto didn't know what to say. He wanted to say something but he was afraid of making things worst.
"I want you to promise me Naruto, don't ever do that again." She finally said breaking the silence.
"Do what?" He asked her.
"Leave me alone like that... When I saw you lying on the ground…." The tears were now freely flowing down her cheeks but she refused to allow Naruto see her like this. She couldn't face him and she didn't want him to think that she was weak.
"Sakura Chan…"
"Promise me you won't do something stupid like that again, I don't want to lose you Naruto." She continued.
Naruto was fighting off some tears of his own "I am sorry Sakura Chan but that is a promise I cannot make. I am a ninja and every time I go on a mission it could be my last, that is our way of life."
"I know, what I meant to say is don't ever run off on your own again. If it's because you think I am too weak to fight by your side, then I will train harder and become stronger."
"No Sakura Chan! You are not weak…. I…I think you are one of the strongest people I know."
"Then promise me! Don't ever abandon me again to fight on your own!" She said with tear free-falling from her face.
Naruto was staring at Sakura. Even though she still had her back turned towards him, he could still see the tears falling onto the ground, each of them felt like a dagger to his heart. "Sakura Chan, I promise, on my way of the Ninja, I will not ever leave you behind again, and that's a promise of a life time" He said lifting his hand in the air and giving her a thumbs up since he couldn't do the nice guy pose while laying down. "And I never break my promises."
"I know you don't" She said as she began to smile. She quickly wiped her face with her sleeve and turned around to look at him. Their eyes locked on as she stared into his deep blue eyes and he into her emerald green eyes.
Just outside the door Hinata had been listening in on the conversation; suddenly someone came in from behind startling her.
"Hey Hinata, what are you doing? We are waiting for you."
Hinata turned around to see Kiba walking up to her. "Oh Kiba, sorry I lost track of time."
"Well me and Shino are waiting for you, did you forget about our get together tonight?"
"Oh no I didn't, just give me a few minutes. I will be right out." she responded.
Kiba shook his head wondering what was going on, then he realized what room he was standing in front of "Naruto huh? When is she going to realize that he has no interest in her" He sighed and walk back to join Shino and wait for Hinata
End Chapter 3
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