I'm back! After basically forever.. Sorry! Anyways here is another chapter with an actual plot coming along...
As always, thank you for reading!
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I feel my face flush at how he's staring at me. I'm not necessarily opposed to talking with him but I don't know if I'm ready for this kind of commitment with him again.
Don't get me wrong, things were decently great back in the day. Apart from his possessiveness and consistent mood swings, but it wasn't a necessarily a bad relationship. Sure we had bad times, but most were good. And he seems like he's matured a little over the past few years, which can only be a positive right?
I just don't really want to be hurt anymore by anyone, the world is already so fucked I can't throw myself at a relationship that might not even work out. Again. Going through losing someone in a relationship is hard enough, but with how he just disappeared.. It made it so much worse. And all a relationship with him would do is take my focus away from bringing down the upper class and making Danzo pay for all of this.
"I.." I start before hearing someone knock on the metal door, the sound echoing through the container.
I quickly take it as a chance to escape the panic rising in me and go to open the giant door, revealing Naruto looking at me with an odd look on his face. His blue eyes reflect the moon as he looks down at me with his hair somewhat in his face like he's been messing with it.
"Hey, can we talk?" He asks causing me to raise an eyebrow at him, but I nod anyways and step out onto the ground. The moonlight gives enough light to see his face and his bright eyes staring almost intently at me.
"What's up?" I ask as I look around to see if anyone else is out of their container, only to be met with Kakashi standing outside of the one he had picked with a phone in his hand.
"Do you mind if we talk away from everyone else?" He adds causing me to nod slowly before we walk towards the tree line across from Kakashi.
"Is everything okay?" I ask once we stop by a large tree, he's acting odd even for Naruto.
"Look, I know who that is. I know it's that Uchiha asshole that left you alone in the city once hell was released on us." He starts with the most serious expression I think I've ever seen on him.
"Naruto-" I try to start, only to have him cut me off.
"I know it's not my business, but I knew him when we were kids. I never said anything and obviously he never did either, but that's besides the point. He's a prick, Saku. And we used to fight through our teens anytime we got the chance. And I don't mean verbally, I mean we used to beat the fuck out of each other because I knew he wasn't honest with you." He goes on with his hands shoved in his pockets, the moonlight making it easier to see the solemn look on his face.
"He was a part of a fucking gang, sure as shit mafia type stuff. He worked for Orichimaru and he had two guys and a girl on his team. I didn't trust him then and I definitely don't trust him now. It just seems off that he's suddenly showed up after all of this time and you don't have to believe-"
"I believe you." I say simply, turning my head sideways to make him look at me.
"But you don't-… Wait you believe me? Just like that?" He says as his eyes go wide like he was expecting some huge blowout fight. But he's right, I already had those thoughts as soon as I saw him again. It's been years since the fall, I was almost 20 when it happened and I'm about to be 24. That's years of radio silence from him when we were one of the main communicating groups throughout every village. Him showing up after so long and claiming to have just went about on his own.. It doesn't add up.
"I already had that thought as soon as he showed up. Everything else… I'll just have to take your word for it, but him showing up after years is sketch. And he does come from the Uchiha name, which has always been intertwined with the mafia. He used to pretend to go study at the library but he wouldn't realize I was already there and he was no where to be seen. I had just summed it up to family shit he didn't want me involved in, but-" I continue on before Kakashi starts shouting at us, his face serious as he starts running towards us.
We both snap our heads to the right, the darkness leading into the woods as figures start moving towards us in that same ominous way.
"Fuck! Move!" I yell as Naruto and I take off in the opposite direction of the containers as we are trailed by at least six bodies. I don't even have time to think as I feel Naruto's hand in mine as we run for our fucking lives back through the trees, trying to direct the hoard away from our team.
"Shit!" Kakashi yells as he starts running after us, his hand still holding the phone as he types something quickly.
The three of us continue on until we realize we've hit the road again and are all cursing as we can see a truck far off in the distance with its headlights dimmed.
"We gotta go! Just run!" Kakashi yells over our loud sounds of panting and trying to keep up the fast pace sprint we had to adopt to keep out of reach of those things. At least I know we led them away from camp, but now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We can't go back without risking that truck following us, or the fucking creatures on our tails.
I can taste iron in my throat as my lungs start to burn, running for at least four miles before the dead start falling behind. Once we're down to two left, Kakashi pulls out his gun and shoots them both in the head. The silencer dulled most of the noise as we finally slow down and stop in the middle of the woods.
"Fuck… Fuck!" I breathe out as I try to catch my breath and think about what the fuck just happened. We're currently miles away from the group with no fucking idea where we need to go now, and not to mention that our packs are still back there.
"Here." Naruto says as he shoves his canteen in my hands. I glance up at him from my bent over position and notice he's got his pack, thank kami for small miracles.
"Thanks." I get out before taking a long sip, finally feeling the iron taste going away as my breathing goes back to normal.
"What supplies do we have?" I ask as I stand up and check my pockets. I've got my gun, a few more rounds of ammo, a couple of pocket knives and multi tools, and my phone. Great.
"I've got some protein bars, two canteens of water, some rice and my weapons." Naruto says as he finishes closing his pack back up.
"I've got my gun, some ammo, that dead guys wallet and the phones." Kakashi says as he runs a hand through his hair before walking past us to the dead bodies he shot.
As he start rummaging through their pockets, I let my eyes fall back on Naruto.
"We're fucked." I breathe out with wide eyes, trying to calm down as the realization hits that we're going to have to make this trip on our own and without a lot of supplies.
I hear the blonde curse before I'm suddenly pulled to his chest, the comfort surrounding me almost immediately as I try to think of the positives.
"We had to lead them away, both the soldiers and the dead. The group will be fine, and we will be fine. I've got enough to last us a few days and by that time we will be at the new camp." He says next to my ear as I rest my forehead on his shoulder, he's not wrong about any of it.. We can do this, but fuck I wish I at least had my pack.
"Okay I sent the group a message to get out of there and start towards the new camp. They're taking our packs with them and heading out in a few minutes, so we need to do the same. There should be a river up ahead with a bridge going in the exact direction we need to be." Kakashi says as Naruto nods, his chin touching the top of my head as I try to calm down. Running from the scouts is child's play compared to running from the dead who are full force moving only a few feet behind you with full intent on killing you mercilessly.
"Okay keep your gun ready, Sakura. Naruto, put everything back in your pack and keep your sword ready. I don't know how easy it's going to be, getting across the bridge unnoticed." Kakashi says as I finally pull back and take out my gun, allowing the realization to hit me that this is more than I think I've ever had to pull my gun in one night.
"I'll stay up ahead and you two watch our backs." He adds before jogging ahead a few yards. The trees are evenly dispersed with little to no bushes or anything, so thankfully we shouldn't get to beat up from being in the woods. That's the one positive about being in the city, you don't have to deal with thick twigs and limbs smacking you every step.
"So what was your conversation leading to before we got ambushed?" I say after a few minutes of uncommon silence.
"Oh, nothing important I guess. I just wanted you to know I care about you and that asshole back there doesn't deserve to abandon you and show up when he feels like it. And… I had thought about what you said." He says as he rubs the back of his neck while we walk through the trees quietly.
"What I said?" I question as he steps closer to me so our shoulders brush.
"Yeah, back when we got separated from the group. You brought up something I hadn't even realized I had done." His voice drops down some, assumingely so Kakashi can't hear us.
"Well you might have to elaborate on that a little bit, I tend to talk nonstop." I try to joke, only to get no reaction from him.
"I ignored you after we hooked up last time, and I realized I was just disappointed in myself because I believed I had taken advantage of you. You know I've always liked you and you being what that asshole only made me realize exactly how much I had fucked up last time. I just.. I didn't want you getting hurt again by him, and I'd like to believe we have some sort of relationship between us after the last few years. Even if it was just passing the time for you, I-" I grab his hand and pull him towards me, my mouth on his instantly as I realize what's been going on in that complicated brain of his.
"It wasn't just passing time for me. But I honestly assumed you just enjoyed messing around without the strain of a true relationship."
"Hey keep up! We don't have time for making out!" Kakashi calls back as I kiss the blonde one last time before we start walking again. I glance at him in the dim moonlight through the trees and can see the obvious grin plastered to his face as he holds his arms behind his head.
"So you think someone sent him here to the groups?" I say quietly after a few moments of silence, I know it's not the most intriguing topic to discuss after all of that adrenaline.. But he could be right about Sasuke. I mean even I had those thoughts and Naruto may be dense sometimes, but I trust his intuition… Most of the time.
Plus we're basically connected at this point, after living together even before the fall and then in even smaller spaces after. I trust him with my life and I have better reason to believe him than someone who just randomly showed up.
"Oh.. Well it would make some sense. I'm sure that old man is worried we're going to get the upper hand with all of the inner city riots happening recently. I don't know why they'd choose him out of anyone to send, especially since Itachi's faked death came out. And no offense to you but I don't see how you'd matter much to Danzo compared to taking down Kakashi or Might guy." He continues on as I feel my heart constricting, the knowledge that I know why he'd be sent just makes my mouth dry.
My father is Danzo's right hand. He'd know about my previous relationship with Sasuke, and he probably assumed I'd tuck tail and follow that raven haired man anywhere. And if I ever went back… he'd just take all of the information about the groups and use it to his advantage to disband everything.
"Hey, you okay?" I hear from my right as Naruto stares at me with concern all over his face.
"Y-Yeah, just worried about our groups is all." I manage out as I feel my eyes get glossy. I could possibly be taking down my own team over some guy. Which it all would make sense as of why we've had more run ins with the scouts on this trip. Temari's group was moving because it was too dangerous there in Suna with so many scouts… And then in our city.. Oh god.
"Woah, hey what happened? You're super pale and you look like you might pass out. Kakashi!" Naruto calls out as I feel all the air leave my lungs, the night air suddenly feeling hot and confining. I can hear both Naruto and Kakashi talking to me as I slowly crouch down and cover my mouth with my hand.
I might have just killed my whole team.