Chapter 13: Crawling in the Dark
Chapter Summary: An alliance threatens to disintegrate as the onslaught of misfortune in the Forest of Death continues.
-khaelid02
When will the update ؟
Funny you should ask ;)
-khaelid02
I like it so Mutch
Good to know!
-scotty26
Well happy belated bday first of all! Hope u had a great one. I would love to see more of kin n naruto. Sakura huh.. totally unexpected. Good one though
Thanks for the birthday wishes! Glad you like the fic; I have further plans for characters who didn't get much of a limelight in the original. Giving Sakura the curse mark is actually inspired by an older fic I've read, but I haven't been able to find it.
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Author's note!
Just so you guys know, the little dashes in dialogue have different meanings depending on how many there are, and where they are.
A single dash (e.g. "Wha-at?") indicates an extended sound. A single dash can also indicate spelling words or phrases (e.g. "Y-O-U"). A double dash (e.g. "W--what?") indicates stuttering. A double dash not connected to the next letter (e.g. "Wha-- no!") indicates interruption of the initial word. A double dash not connected to any letters (e.g. "Hey - - what?") retains its standard English indication (a pause that does not warrant a comma, period, or semi/colon).
You might have assumed all this from the get-go, but I just want to make sure that there's no confusion.
Now, on to the chapter!
That Night
Team 7, Team 10, and Team Dosu had decided to help each other - - for the time being.
They'd worked together to set up a new, large camp near the river, with all their sleeping bags set up in the tents for each genin.
They shared dinner, a fire, and rotating guard duties; they'd all even kept guard as another bathed and switched into their pajamas (Dosu kept the bandages on).
However, what they refused to trust each other with was their respective scrolls - - Team 7 hid their scrolls (without disclosing that they had two), Team Dosu hid their scroll, and neither agreed to lend one to Team 10.
In addition to wrapping their scrolls in a big piece of paper, the teams hid their scrolls by sleeping with them, never leaving their presence.
Naruto was the one on guard duty at midnight, as everyone else was asleep.
After counting his final hour on the watch he'd borrowed, he reluctantly walked over to Team Dosu, to wake up Kin for her shift.
When Naruto returned to the space allotted for Team 7, his attempt to enter his own sleeping bag was halted as he felt someone grab his leg.
It was Sakura, still groggy from the encounter with Orochimaru - - an encounter whose details Naruto was still unfamiliar with, as Sakura was too disoriented to tell the story, and Sasuke was too on-edge.
Naruto kneeled down next to Sakura, and whispered, "Hey, Sakura, what's up? Is everything okay?".
She groaned lowly, "Get in... Get in here!...".
"In the sleeping bag?".
"Yes-s-s, in the sleeping bag. Just get in-n-n-n!".
Naruto nervously gulped, but obeyed, squirming his way into the bag.
So now she doesn't care if anyone sees us like this? Women confuse me!
As Naruto tried to make himself comfortable, eased by the clutch Sakura trapped him in, he felt a vapid chakra once again.
Must be Fuuka or the fox tryin' to act up again...
So he lied there, blissfully unaware that the true source was the curse mark that Sakura had been infected with.
Instead, he nuzzled himself deeper in, allowing the girl's warmth to overcome him. In doing so, he noticed a bandage on the back of her neck.
She must've really gotten hurt...
As Kin noticed this, she also felt the slightest twinge of an unfamiliar warmth in her heart.
Lucky kid. He's got it made!
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Very Early, The Next Morning
The sun had barely risen, but the day was already bright. Without a cloud in sight, the sky was clear and brought an air of calm over the land.
By the fortune of some divine act, Naruto and Sakura had woken up before all the others, with only a few minutes left in Kin's guard duty.
By some greater miracle, Naruto also managed to avoid a scolding from Sakura. It was when he was pondering at this realization that he began to worry as he finished dressing up.
I think she might be really sick...
He looked around to make sure no one was watching him, nor awake.
He picked up the wrapped paper with Team 7's scrolls, making sure to not disturb Sasuke, and snuck over to the river.
No one's gonna see me here...
He emptied the wrapped contents, held a scroll in one hand each, and read the labels on them.
Heaven and Earth... Anko said they're scrolls of knowledge. What kinda knowledge, though? If it could help Sakura, it might help to open and read 'em. But what if it's a trick? I'd better not.
Unfortunately, Naruto was unable to think for too long.
Ino, grumpy from having just woken up, arrived at the riverbank. She noticed Naruto holding the two scrolls, and her eyes went wide.
She questioned, "Two scrolls?! You have two scrolls?!".
Naruto stammered, "What? No, just the one!", attempting to subtly throw the Heaven scroll into the wrapping paper.
Ino muttered, "Oh no, you don't...!", as she made the handsign for the Yamanaka technique.
Before Naruto knew it, he was stuck with no control of his body, taunted by Ino.
It was probably you that disguised yourself as me to begin with!
Ino used Naruto's body to throw both the wrapped scroll and the Earth scroll towards her own body, as she canceled the mind transfer technique to return to her own body.
However, she then found herself unable to control her own body. Her body moved without her control, feeling her hips, breasts, mouth, and crotch, as her voice cried out, "No, no, no!".
Her body rushed to the river to see a reflection of herself, finding that she had once again accidentally taken Naruto's spirit with her.
Naruto, in Ino's voice, cried out, "Oh, not again!".
All of a sudden, Naruto - - in Ino's body - - sprinted towards his own staggering body, charging chakra in Ino's head.
He slammed her head into his own, quickly ending any chance of an incident like the previous day.
Gladly, Naruto was one with himself again.
He noted Ino in chakra exhaustion passed out on the ground, and apologized as he ran towards the site where she had thrown the scrolls.
Naruto was able to nab the wrapped Heaven scroll, but spotted the Earth scroll in the river, crashing against a rock.
Oh, thank God it's not too far!
He set the paper down, and dashed towards the Earth scroll. He leapt at it, and could almost feel it in his hands, before it was washed away by the current, as he himself fell into the water and was carried as well.
Damn!
His head smashed into a rock, creating a small red mist before the wound was promptly healed.
He rose above the water, disoriented but able to see the flowing scroll, toward whom he swam with all his might.
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Back at Camp
Ino had somewhat recovered from her exhaustion, and slowly rose from her lying position.
She spotted the wrapped scroll near the river, and walked over to it to pick it up.
Someone's got to answer for this!
Scroll in hand, she marched over to the camp, and saw that the rest of the genin had woken up.
Ino scanned the camp for Naruto, but saw that he was absent.
She then chose to confront Sasuke, seeing as how Sakura was still weak.
Fawning over him, she sang, "Hey, Sasuke, would you happen to know where Naruto is? I have some business with him that I need to tend to...".
The boy replied, "No, I don't know. What 'business' do you have with him?".
Ino answered, "Well, I'm sure you didn't know, but Naruto disguised himself as me to nab an extra scroll!".
Sasuke lied, "No... I didn't know. I thought we just had the one.".
If I can't save the team's pride, my own will do.
He added, "How did you figure it out?".
Ino told him, "I saw him looking at the scrolls near the river, but I wasn't sure until you said you thought you only had one. He's such a bastard!".
Sasuke shifted.
What was that idiot doing looking at the scrolls? I'm going to kill him.
He asked, "So, where did you last see him?".
Ino answered, "Well, he, uh... Knocked me out when I found him.".
"Knocked you out? I know he's a moron, but he's not stupid. What happened?".
Ino insisted, "I swear, I don't remember much - - one minute we were fighting over the scrolls, and the next I was passed out on the ground!".
Finally taking notice of the paper Ino was holding, Sasuke asked, "The scrolls inside that paper?".
Ino spoke, "There's only one scroll in here-- oh.".
Sasuke sighed.
He announced, "Hey, everyone, we have to find Naruto!".
He closed in on Ino and told her, "If he's hurt, I'm holding you responsible.".
Ino swooned over him.
He's so cool!...
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Down the River
What eventually felt like an hour of mishaps with various rocks, fish, and other riverwater shenanigans, culminated in Naruto finally being comfortably within nearly an arm's length away from the scroll.
He stretched out his arm to grab it, and opened his hand, when he noticed an unfortunate circumstance.
A waterfall?!
He desperately lunged forward, successfully obtaining the scroll, and latched onto a tree branch to avoid falling down the wall of water.
He crawled across the branch and found himself in an unfamiliar part of the forest.
Great...
As he hooked the scroll onto his belt, he stumbled forward and nearly collapsed, huffing and puffing for air.
I really need to work on my cardio...
A cold, mysterious figure grabbed him from behind, pulled up his shirt, and slammed Naruto's stomach with an open palm.
The boy began to shriek as he writhed in pain. It felt as if he had just suffered a corrosive chemical burn, one that wouldn't end no matter how he tried to cope. After a few minutes of this, his throat felt scratched and his eyes felt bleary, and though the pain had somewhat subsided, it was still present.
He opened his eyes, but strangely, nothing was visible.
It's already dark? I gotta get back to the camp!
He tried to use the Flying Thunder, but it wasn't working.
Okay, I guess I can find my way back. Just gotta follow the river upstream!
He turned around to look at the river, and still saw nothing.
It can't be that dark, can it...
Heavy breathing set in as he looked around, hoping to find anything at all.
Alas, he only found that he could no longer see.
Oh God...
Hyperventilation came over him, and he collapsed to his hands and knees.
He closed his eyes tightly and opened them again, praying that it was just a temporary issue.
Still, he could not see.
He then noticed a faint yellow glow, almost like a trail, coming in his direction.
That looks like... My chakra?
He looked at the river, and saw that the yellow mist, though faint, continued along the whole thing.
It's... It's better than nothing.
He felt something brooding over him, as he turned around and found himself completely perplexed by the chakra he sensed.
Zabuza? What the Hell is he doing here?
Looking at the height of the deep red monolith of chakra, he questioned, "Zabuza, what's up? Are you allowed here?".
The man answered, "There's a sick S-O-B on the loose in here; his name's Orochimaru. He's lanky, his skin is all white, and he kinda looks like a snake.".
Naruto asked, "Just how sick is he?".
"Sick enough that the hokage is willing to send me to help find him.".
Naruto replied, "Well, I've seen a giant snake, but not a snake-man...".
Zabuza responded, "That's probably Orochimaru's summon. Go back and warn your team, any others too.".
Naruto asked, "Why can't they just call us or somethin' to warn us?".
Zabuza told him, "That's what I said, too. Apparently, they have a jammer to interrupt communications so it's harder for the teams to conspire, and they made the system to disable the jammer nearly impossible to utilize, because some years a ago, a few crafty genin found their way around it.".
Naruto pouted.
This place is beginning to feel more and more like the Forest of Clowns.
He blinked, and felt the brooding again.
Wait, that feeling wasn't Zabuza?
Naruto spotted an elevated purple chakra, and his eyes widened.
He inquired, "Zabuza, who's that?", pointing at the figure.
Zabuza's eyes widened similarly when he looked.
He shouted, "Get away from here, Kid! Warn your friends, it's Orochimaru! Run!".
Naruto, knowing that his blindness would only be a hindrance, was quick to run, albeit in misery.
Just follow the yellow chakra trail, it'll take me back!
Naruto knew that the trail was going through the river itself, so he attempted to follow the trail from the ground right next to the river.
Unfortunately, after a few minutes, he ran directly into a tree and landed in a pratfall.
This is gonna take a really long time, isn't it?
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Half of an Hour Later
Sakura (holding the Heaven scroll) and Sasuke had paired up to find Naruto, and they walked along the river.
Sakura still hadn't been relieved of the weakness from Orochimaru's attack, but she tried her best to help nonetheless.
Walking slowly and heavily as she held her arms, she meekly called out with Sasuke, "Naruto-o-o-o-o-o! Na-a-a-a-a-aruto-o-o-o!".
After a few minutes, Sakura struck conversation. She stated, "By the way, Sasuke, thanks for helping me when I passed out yesterday.".
Sasuke scoffed.
"Yeah, you're welcome. With a teammate like Naruto, we've gotta be twice as smart to accommodate.".
Following a short silence, he added, "Sakura, I've been thinking...".
Sakura slurred as she spoke.
"Y--yes?".
"We shouldn't tell Naruto too much about the man who attacked us, or what he did.".
"What? W--why?".
"What he doesn't know can't hurt him; it's business as usual right now, but if he finds out, he could mess things up even worse than normal.".
"That's ha-arsh, Sasuke.".
"I know it is, but it's true, isn't it? He comes around when we really need him, but otherwise, he's too much of a screwball for anyone's good. Just look at the position he's got us in now.".
"You can't... blame him for that, at least have him share the blame with that pig, Ino.".
"Ino can mess up all she likes; she's not part of our team. But we need Naruto.".
"I still don't see how telling him about that m-man could harm us.".
"Think about it, Sakura. He worries about you so much as it is, and he'll be even more worried if he finds out about that curse mark you've got.".
"I still think--"
"Don't think! It's plain as day that we simply can not let Naruto know about the curse mark! On that note, don't tell Ino, or anybody else!".
"C'mon, Sasuke--"
"I won't hear it, Sakura. I've never asked you for anything before, so please just do me this favor.".
Sakura recoiled as she relented, "Okay... If you say so.".
They remained silent for a while, only ever breaking the silence to call Naruto's name every few minutes.
Eventually, in the distance, they heard the very faint sound of pitter-pattering, followed by a light thud. Then, some swearing.
Following that was more pitter-pattering, another thud, and another fit of swears.
The pitter-pattering was getting closer, and lasted for a few seconds longer than before, until eventually another thud was heard, followed by yet again another fit of swearing.
Sasuke and Sakura could finally see the source of these noises, and their suspicions were confirmed when they were able to see that it was, in fact, Naruto.
Sakura asked, "What's that idiot doing?... Can't he see the trees?".
Sasuke groaned, "He isn't above anything, Sakura. Let's just catch up to him before he kills himself.".
They sped up, and caught up to Naruto just as he was getting up from another tree.
Sakura took the charge in grabbing Naruto to pick him up, but for some reason, he pushed back against her and fell to the ground.
The blonde's eyes went wide at the chakra he was seeing.
It's pink! Sakura!
He scrambled to his feet.
"Gee , I'm sorry I pushed you, Sakura, it's just-- I just-- I'm...".
He looked down in shame, blushing.
Sasuke pushed, "Just what?".
Naruto gulped and answered, "I was attacked after I got the Earth scroll back, and the guy did somethin' that's blinded me!".
Sakura interjected, "Woah, woah, Naruto! What do you mean, he 'blinded' you?!".
Tears began spilling as Naruto cried, "I-- I can't see!".
He broke down in a sobbing mess, prompting Sakura to grab him in a hug.
He still isn't making any sense, but that doesn't matter right now... He can't really be blind, right?!
She cooed, "Hey, Naruto, c--calm down, okay? I mean-- I don't mean calm down, I just-- look, I'm here for you, okay? I can't imagine what you're going through, but I'm here for you.".
Naruto continued to wail as he buried his head in her shoulder, drenching it in his tears.
Sasuke watched, and began to feel awkward.
It's all moving a little too fast for me... Was he attacked by Orochimaru?
He kneeled between his teammates and pushed them apart.
He scolded, "Dope, this is no time for crying! We have to get to the tower, and we've only got 3 and a half days to do it.".
Sakura plainly commented, "That's cold, even for you, Sasuke.".
When Naruto looked towards her, he noticed a rising chakra.
Like what he witnessed earlier, it was an ugly purple, but it was much more subdued. It had yet to overcome Sakura's natural pink.
Naruto gulped.
What the Hell? That's Orochimaru's color! Why's it on Sakura? He must've infected her somehow...
The blonde rose and grabbed Sakura by the collar.
He demanded to know, "Sakura, when you were attacked yesterday, it was Orochimaru, wasn't it?!".
Sasuke and Sakura gasped.
Hesitantly, the girl admitted, "Yes... He inflicted some sort of curse mark on me...".
Fury took over Naruto.
He turned to Sasuke and shouted, "And what were you doing?! Just watching as that villain had his way?!".
He felt the darker chakra rise as Sakura began to stand.
As if in a trance, she told him, "The mark was meant for Sasuke. This Orochimaru gave it to me accidentally."
Naruto retorted, "Doesn't change the fact that emo freak failed to keep you safe. So much for being an elite heir...".
Suddenly lively, Sakura argued, "I'm not some damsel in distress, Naruto!".
Naruto shot back, "I didn't say you were! I just think your greater strengths lie elsewhere... You don't see me acting like I'm smart, do ya?".
Sakura sighed.
"You are smart, you just don't know it...".
The blonde cried, "If I was smart, I wouldn't have gotten caught with the scrolls by Ino, and I wouldn't be blind!".
Sasuke interrupted, "What do you mean, 'caught by Ino'?".
Naruto blushed.
He wiped his tears and explained, "Well... I kinda sorta contemplated opening the scrolls to see if they could, uh...".
I don't wanna make Sakura feel guilty...
He finished, "to see if they could show us some battle tactics. That's when Ino spotted me and demanded the Earth scroll be returned to her.".
Sasuke sighed in frustration.
"So if you weren't such a colossal moron, we could have been making our way to the tower right now, instead of wasting a quarter of our day, and instead of you being blind!".
Naruto kicked the ground.
"I know...".
Sakura asked, "So, what're we going to do about you being blind, Naruto? It's not permanent, right?".
The blonde answered, "I'd hope not... I'm pretty sure Pedo-Snake used some sort of seal on me...".
Sakura suggested, "Let me look at it; it might not be too complex.".
Naruto deflected, "What? No, no... I mean, we'll just have someone else look at it, someone more experienced, y'know?".
Sakura rolled her eyes and stated, "Just let me look at it; it won't hurt you to let me see.".
Instinctively, the boy clutched his stomach and insisted, "No, it's okay! I--I-- I, ah...".
Sakura groaned, "Just let-- let me see!".
She pulled up his shirt with enough force to take his hands over his head, much to his chagrin.
Oh, damn, she's gonna see the fox's seal!
Sakura remarked, "Hey, it's actually... Not too complicated.".
Naruto blinked in confusion..
What? I've seen the seal, it swirls and has entire poems and stuff written on it! If that's 'Not complicated', Sakura really is a genius!
Sakura continued, "Just a single line of text from the language of ancient language... It's strange, though, I've never seen hiragana, furagana, and katakana embedded in a seal like this. And he thinks he's clever; the furagana make an anagram for 'Orochimaru'!".
Naruto trembled.
So... No fox seal? What the Hell?
He shook as he asked, "So... can you fix it?".
The girl answered, "I could... but I'll need some time to make sure I have it all right.".
She pulled the shirt down, and used her thumb to wipe off Naruto's tears.
She told him, "See, that wasn't so bad at all. You'll be fixed in two shakes of a lamb's tail!".
Naruto giggled at the analogy.
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Camp, Noon
After being warned about Orochimaru by Naruto, Team Dosu, Team 10, and Sasuke sat around the camp in their own circles (Sasuke by his lonesome) as they waited for Naruto's blindness to be cured.
Dosu impatiently stated, "I don't know why we gotta wait for this stupid kid.".
Kin countered, "He's not that stupid, Dosu. Besides, three teams working together have a better chance than just one or two.".
Zaku interjected, "Yeah, but we're pretty much just an escort for Blondie's team -- the short Blondie. They've already got both scrolls.".
Kin stammered, "Th--that just means they won't turn on us if they help us get the Heaven scroll we need.".
Dosu commented, "You don't sound so sure, Kin. Is there a problem?".
Kin retorted, "I only sound unsure because of that asshole Orochimaru. Speaking of...".
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Under Team 7's Tent
Sakura had Naruto stationed at the tent Team 7 had made, leaving him shirtless so she could work on disabling the seal. The process to do so required finding the proper numerological value of all characters on the seal, matching them to the other values and characters, and retranslating the solution in order to understand the appropriate chakra combination to deactivate the 'lock' on the seal.
As such, it was taking quite some time.
Naruto was still reeling in relief.
The mark of the fox's seal wasn't even visible. How could that be possible? If I were just a bit more insecure, I might think it never existed to begin with...
As Sakura continued to work, she suggested, "We can talk some more, if it would make you more comfortable...".
Naruto asked, "Talk? About what?".
"Anything, really.".
Naruto gulped.
"Well... I guess I should probably tell you that I wasn't thinkin' about opening the scrolls for some battle tactics...".
The girl's attention was piqued.
"What did you intend to find?".
"Well-- I didn't intend to find anything, I backed out of opening the scrolls. But I had this miniscule hope that there might be something to help you with your illness.".
"Illness?".
"Well, now I know it's a curse mark from Orochimaru. But I was really worried about you, okay? I didn't like seeing you so-- so-- so...".
"Weak?".
"Unwell.".
Sakura snickered.
"That's cute. Makes me want to pinch those chubby little cheeks of yours.".
Naruto whined, "They're not chubby...!".
Sakura affirmed, "They're the only part of you anyone could call chubby. You're still all skin and bones.".
Naruto argued, "No, I'm not...".
Sakura sighed.
"I can literally-- literally see the outline of your ribs. It's kinda scary...".
Naruto excused, "W--well, I've tried gainin' weight, I swear! It just-- it ain't happenin'...".
Sakura joked, "I wish I could have that problem... Every time I step on a scale, I feel as if I'm nearly a pound heavier!".
"Well, you look fine to me... Present disability notwithstanding.".
Sakura chuckled.
Well, if he can't see...
She subtly rose to his face and planted a soft kiss on his cheek.
As she sat back down, Naruto jumped in his seat and told her, "Oh-- y'know, I can still see chakra moving, y'know...".
In turn, the girl's own cheeks turned red as she replied, "Well, maybe you'll get another one once I'm done here...".
Naruto inquired, "Not to be rude or anything, but you'd usually threaten me at this point; why not now?".
She answered, "Well, I've been feeling real funny since the attack...".
The blonde cleared his throat and replied, "Oh -- well, if you're feelin' funny, I wouldn't wanna take advantage of your kindness or nothin'...".
The girl shook her head and remarked, "Gee, you really are odd. One minute, I want to hit you over the head, and the next, I can't help but gush over how sweet you can be.".
Naruto responded, "I'm... Not sure how to feel about that.", eliciting another chuckle from the girl.
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Team Dosu's Tent
Dosu and Zaku's eyes widened.
Dosu questioned, "You're serious? That idiot can get us in with the hokage?!".
Kin answered, "Yeah, I'm serious. He's chummy with him, even calls him 'Old Man' to his face and hangs out with him. He even told me he can put a word in for us.".
Dosu stared pensively at the ground.
"After all this time... We're closer to freedom than we've ever been.".
Kin wiped away a tear as she added, "We really are...".
Zaku shifted in his seat and said, "Let's not get our hopes too high, though. We've done that enough for a lifetime.".
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Team 10
Ino had been ranting to her team since the groups returned to camp.
"And I don't even know if we can trust Team 7 anymore! Sure, they've got Sasuke, but Sakura is my number one rival, and Naruto's a known trickster at this point!".
Shikamaru moaned, "God, bitch, do you ever just shut up? Women are such a dra-a-ag!".
Ino threatened, "If you're gonna keep interrupting me with some misogynist B-S like that, I'll transfer my mind into your dad's body and rape you!".
Shikamaru winced and groaned, "Ugh, why would you put that image into my mi-i-ind?!".
"You deserve it.".
Choji, munching on yet another bag of chips, interjected, "Oh, come on, Ino, don't get mad at him. You've just been talking for so long, it's been like 50 bags!".
"50 bags?".
"Yeah, 50 bags of chips.".
Ino whined.
I'm forced to work with a glutton and a sloth -- God help me!
She ordered, "Whatever; point is, let's just split from the rest of this group, for our own sakes.".
Shikamaru responded, "What a-- er, you're the boss.".
With that, Team 10 began packing.
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Sasuke's Log
Away from the rest of the group, the Uchiha heir sat on a log.
Feeling alone, he began to talk to the log itself.
"You know, I'm oddly worried about Zabuza. Sure, he tried to kill me, and Kakashi-sensei, and Sakura, and Naruto, but he's not that bad of a guy. I'd rather have him on my team than Naruto, anyways. He's not too bad either, but he's definitely too much of a moron. Wouldn't you agree?".
Silence.
Oh, right. Talking to a log. Only time I can calm down is when there's no morons to argue with.
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Team 7's Tent
Sakura warned, "Alright, Naruto, I'm going to need you to close your eyes, I wouldn't want you to get blinded by a sudden burst of light.".
Naruto replied, "Oh, alright!", as he shut his eyes tightly.
I can't believe it; she's really done it! I'll see again!
He felt a sensation cool air pressing down on his stomach, followed by release.
Sakura coaxed, "Alright, now open your eyes--"
Naruto shot his eyes open and began looking around.
Sakura finished, "Slowly."
Jackass...
She asked, "So, what do you see?".
Naruto answered, "Everything I've taken for granted... It's a little blurry, but it's gettin' clearer.".
The girl sighed with relief and stated, "Good. You should be good to go soon.".
Naruto wanted to jump at her and hug her, but...
That curse mark might make her act funny...
Sakura rose to her feet as she announced, "I've done it!".
Sasuke and Team Dosu approached the pair as Naruto put his shirt back on.
Sakura questioned, "Hey, where's Team 10?".
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