Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ My Life as Sakura Haruno ❯ Chapter 7

We all walked into a room in which Kakashi was resting in. "Man, he looks so helpless...." I thought. "I bet I could hit him and he wouldn't do anything!" I grinned at the thought. "He'd probably lecture me for a while so, I don't think I'll do that."


"Kakashi-sensei's awake!" Naruto stated the obvious yet again. You know he even said 'Kakashi-sensei's asleep!' when he fell asleep. That's really annoying sometimes, but I can't help but to think it's kinda cute.


"Your Sharingan is really cool!" I said going towards Kakashi and sitting down. "Even though it took a lot out of you."


"I'm sorry...." Kakashi said. I wonder why, it's not like Zabuza is alive anymore! .....Oh wait, he is...! But yet again, I'm the only one who knows this!


"But you defeated such a strong ninja," Tazuna said, though I didn't turn to him; I was too busying watching my poor, poor sensei. "We should be okay for a while."


"That boy with the mask is making me worry somehow," I said. "Kakashi-sensei, are you sure we should have trusted him?"


"He had the mask of a pursuing ninja from a special squad from the Hidden Village of Mist's ANBU...." Kakashi started.


"A special squad?" Naruto said.


"They are also known as the fire extinguishing unit, and their job is to erase any evidence that a ninja was alive," Kakashi continued. "A ninja's body will give away the secrets of ninja techniques and Chakra of the village it was in, any specific medicine that was used on a body, along with various other things. For example, if I die, the secret of the Sharingan will be examined... And in the worst case scenario, there's a possibility that my techniques, including Sharingan, will be stolen. In other words, pursuing ninja will kill exiled ninja who have abandoned the village, dispose of the ninja's body... And stop any secrets of the village from being revealed. They are specialists in the field."


"Man, does Kakashi love to hear himself talk or what?" I thought rolling my eyes. "I thought only bad guys do that crap! He didn't even answer my question!"


"What's wrong, Sensei?" Naruto asked making look at Kakashi. It didn't look like anything was wrong with him to me; he was sitting up now. He was just holding his head.


"Oh, about what I was talking about before.... Pursuing ninja are suppose to eliminate the corpse on the spot," Kakashi said.


"Ah! But that boy took Zabuza's body away!" I said.


"That's right. All he needed to do was bring back the head as proof," Kakashi said. "Also, the weapon that the boy used to kill Zabuza is questionable."


"It was just a long needle," Sasuke said; haven't heard him talk in a while. "Could it be that...?"


"Yeah, it' just what you're thinking," Kakashi said.


"Oh... Sasuke, I am bowled over by you intellect!" I said sarcastically. "Mind sharing with the rest of us? Naruto and I are still confused." But he didn't say anything... again! "What an jerk!" I thought darkly.


"What are you guys taking about?" Tazuna asked.


"Zabuza is alive," Kakashi stated.


"Glad somebody figured it out...." I thought.


"WHAT?" Tazuna and Naruto yelled in unison.


"Eh?" the girl, who I'm assuming was the daughter of Tazuna, said in a much calmer matter.


"What does that mean?" Naruto asked frantically. "You confirmed that he died yourself!"


"I did confirm it. But he was most likely merely in a near-death state," Kakashi said. "The weapon that the pursuing ninja used has a low fatality rate unless it hits a critical spot. It's mostly used in acupuncture healings and such. Pursuing ninja know the structure of a human body very well. It should be easy for them to put a person into a near-death state. First he took home the corpse of Zabuza even when it's obvious that the body was heavier than him. Second, he used a weapon that has a low fatality rate. From these two points the goal of that boy was not to kill Zabuza, but to help him."


"Maybe you're just thinking too much," Tazuna said.


"No, once a ninja feels that's there's something wrong, he must prepare for it before it's too late," I said before Kakashi could! Hahaha! Say something, Kakashi! I want ya to! "It's one of the ninja's iron rules."


"That's exactly right, Sakura," Kakashi said.


"Nah, I learned it from Iruka-sensei!" I said smiling a little; man, I lie a lot! "So, when are we going to start preparing?!" I asked. "You can't move for a while... just how are we going to prepare?"


"I'm going to make you all go through some training," Kakashi said after he laughed of course.


"Training? Are you trying to kill us?" I asked. "A little bit of training won't help when Zabuza comes back!"


"Sakura, who saved me when I had a difficult time?" Kakashi asked; my mouth instantly turned into a frown.


"Naruto and Sasuke...." I answered bitterly while crossing my arms.


"It was you too, Sakura. You three are growing at a rapid rate," Kakashi said.


"Not me...." I thought still frowning. "I get stuck protecting...!"


"Especially you, Naruto," Kakashi said.


"Naruto was strong after he'd made that oath! And Sasuke already is strong!" I said getting up. "I was... just a third wheel as usually." I began to walk out but Kakashi stopped me with his voice.


"Sakura, you followed the mission exactly! You did your job effectively," he said.


"That's... just not good enough for someone like me...." I said before continuing my way out. On the way I passed a boy who had on a blue and white fisherman's hat; it looked as if he was listening to our conversation. "Oh well, who cares...." I thought walking. "I need some fresh air." I heard Naruto yelling, that boy... Inari must have said something he didn't like.

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Back with the others
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"Something must really be wrong with Sakura-chan!" Naruto thought. "But, that brat said something about me and I'm not going to let that slide!" Naruto went out of the room stomping his feet.


"Sakura's been acting strange ever since we became genin..." Sasuke thought staring at the floor. "I wonder what has gotten into her."


"Sasuke, bring Sakura back," Kakashi said making Sasuke's attention turn to him. "We can't start training without her."


"Yes," Sasuke said getting up and walking out of the room.

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Back to Mayu/Sakura
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I was sitting with my back against a tree, which was had a perfect view of the ocean. It was beautiful, I wonder if you could still see it through a fog. I went through my holster on my leg and pulled out a kunai knife. I touched the tip of it with my finger drawing a little blood. "I wish I could make an Oath of Pain...." I said. "Too bad I don't like pain," I thought sucking my finger to stop the blood.


"What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up to see Sasuke, he was walking towards me.


I ignored him and looked at my finger; it had not stopped bleeding yet. "Crap!" I said and then put it back in my mouth.


"Let me see," Sasuke said kneeling and snatching my wrist which was connected to my finger!


"Ow! You made me bite myself!" I yelled.


"Shut up," Sasuke responded still hold my wrist as he went through his holster and pulled out what I think was bandages. Was it planning to wrap my finger up? And he did! I can't believe he's really doing this! "There... now come on so we can train."


"Hold on," I said. "I'll be there in a minute."


"No, our training begins now, not in one minute!" Sasuke said grabbing my arm and pulling me up harshly. I got real close to his face and the kunai I was holding was placed at his neck; his eyes widen in surprise.


"Look Sasuke, I know you're trying to be a good teammate but when I say I'll be there... I'll be there!" I said. Suddenly, I feel myself being turned around and my arms bound behind me!


Sasuke's arm was wrapped around me and the other hand was holding the kunai knife at my neck. "Sakura, I admit that you surprised me, but don't forget... I'm the strongest on our team," Sasuke said slowly taking the kunai knife from neck and then letting me go.


"Stupid bird brain...." I thought darkly as I turned around to face him; he had this stupid, smug-like look on his face. "That's what you think!" I said glaring.


"You think you're stronger than me?" Sasuke asked.


"Maybe not now, but I will!" I said. "If I can't beat you... there's no way I'll be able to kill that person." It was silent for a few minutes before Sasuke spoke up.


"Why do you want to kill someone?" he asked. I shook my head and mumbled a 'nothing'.


"You didn't hear that," I said and began walking away. But Sasuke grabbed my arm again.


"Do you want to avenge someone, too?" he asked. Oh yeah, I forgot that Sasuke wants to avenge his clan and family.


"Sort of, do you?" I asked not even turning around even though I already knew.


"Yeah," he answered softly.


"You... wanna talk about it?" I asked, he sat down dragging me down with him; he still had not let go of my arm. "Sasuke?"



"My clan was killed and I'm out for revenge," Sauke said bowing his head after of a few minutes.


"I can't believe he just told me that!" I thought with my eyes probably wide in amazement.


Inner Mayu: This is a major breakthrough! We should get an award or something! CHA!


"What about you?" Sasuke said looking at me.


"Oh... um... this person, he killed someone important to me, actually, he was important to everyone," I said. "And this guy... took away someone that I admired for so long. He made me hate this person who I admired because he gave into the dark side; he betrayed his friends, his village... just because he wanted more power. And it's all that bastard's fault!"


"Sakura... I never knew that about you," Sasuke said. Was he that shocked? "It's almost like you're like me. But...."


"Yeah...?" I asked.


"Hey can you be so care free all the time," Sasuke asked.


"Easy, I don't bottle things up anymore," I answered. "Naruto... has the same idea. That's why he is the loudest ninja I've ever known."


"I guess... you're right," Sasuke muttered.


"Of course I am! I'm always right!" I said standing up with my hands on my hips. "Why do you think I have a giant forehead? It's because I have a giant brain! Ya know, vast knowledge!"


"Giant forehead indeed," Sasuke said also standing up.


"Hey! You're not supposed to agree, Sasuke!" I said turning away. "What a jerk you are!" I frowned and began to walk away, but I felt a sudden yank on my hair!


"Sakura--" he began to say, but I interrupted him.


"What the hell was that for?" I yelled turning around when he let go of my hair. "What'd you go and do th--"


"I like your hair this way," he said stopping me from saying anything else. Wha...? Did he just say...? "This style makes it look more natural."


Inner Mayu: I'm glad someone agrees!


"Uh... yeah, I thought it would help me blend in more when I'm on missions," I said. "Why is he acting so strange?" I thought. "Unpredictable... weird guy!" I shook my head and frowned. "Did ya have to yank it so hard?" I could have sworn that Sasuke rolled his eyes at me. "Hey, Sasuke?"


"What?"


"If I ever start calling you Sasuke-kun... hit me," I said.


"What?" Sasuke said again.


"If I ever start calling you Sasuke-kun... hit me," I repeated a little slower.


"What for?"


"Just do it!"


"Fine... whatever! Come on, let's go," he said walking ahead of me.


"And give me back my kunai!" I said walking after him.

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"Okay, now that everyone's here... we can begin!" Kakashi said.


"Roger!" Naruto shouted. Man, I can't believe I was tricked so easily! Sasuke had led me straight to Kakashi and Naruto.


"I'll never forgive him!" I thought crossing my arms while glaring at random things. "Stupid Sasuke! I never should have trusted him!"


"But before that, let me once again talk about Chakra, the base for the ability as a ninja," Kakashi said, he had crutches to support him.


"At a time like this?" Sasuke asked.


"I already know about that," Naruto said smiling. "Catra, right?"


"It's Chakra!" Kakashi corrected.


"Sasuke... did you think that it was 'catra' too?" I grinned at him and he just glared and then looked away.


"Okay, Sakura-kun, can you explain to your ignorant teammate?" Kakashi asked.


"Me... why me?" I thought nervously; I don't know a thing about Chakra! It's not like I memorize what Sakura says!


Inner Mayu: Since when did he start calling me Sakura-kun? I'm OUTRAGED! I AM NOT A BOY!


"Why don't you explain it?" I asked trying to sound mad.


"Is there something wrong?" Kakashi asked.


"Sasuke put me in a bad mood!" I said.


"Just because he turned you down for a date doesn't mean--" I interrupted him.


"WHAT? DATE? NO WAY IN THE SEVEN HELLS WOULD I ASK SASUKE ON A DATE!!" I yelled absolutely outraged. "Why does everyone think I like him? I like a completely different person! Not bird brain over there! Ya got that!" I said pointing a finger at Kakashi.


"Sooo, Naruto turned you down?" Kakashi questioned.


"Sensei! You really need a girlfriend!" I yelled; my eyes probably looked like the white circle and the black thin circles around it, like they do in the anime. "Fine! I'll explain it the best way I can! Pay attention, Naruto! I'm only going to explain this once!"


"Yes ma'am!" Naruto saluted.


"Chakra is energy that a ninja needs to use in order to do a technique," I started. "That energy comes from the body energy that is collected from every cell in the body... and from the spirit energy -haha yyh!- that comes from training, experience, and hard work. If you still don't understand what I'm saying... in other words, techniques come from these two energies that are molded together and squeezed out of the body at certain points. For example... hands or feet. This process is known as molding the Chakra. And with this Chakra.... A ninja is able to perform a technique by forming a hand sign, for example, the tiger hand seal. Kakashi-sensei used this hand sign during our pass or fail test. You do remember, right Naruto?" I asked. Naruto just grumbled while I saw Sasuke smirk.


"Correct. Iruka-sensei was blessed with a nice student after all," Kakashi said. "But a little on the rude side." I just stuck my tongue out playfully.


"What's with that? You can just learn that with your body even if you don't understand the hard stuff," Naruto said.


"Exactly what Naruto said. We're able to use techniques anyway," Sasuke agreed.


"No, you guys aren't able to use your Chakra completely," Kakashi said.


"What?" Naruto sounded upset.


"Just listen up. Like Sakura said, molding the Chakra means to... extract energies from both the body and the spirit, then mixing them up in your body," Kakashi explained. "And the amount of each energy will differ from the type of technique you wish to execute. In other words, the mixing will be different. You are not able to use your Chakra effectively. Even if you are able to mold a large amount of Chakra... If you cannot control the balance, your technique will only be half as effective or not executed at all. Wasting energy will create a weakness of not being able to fight for a long time."


"So what should I do?" Naruto asked.


"You're going to learn how to control it with your body," Kakashi said. "You must go through rigorous training where you put your life on the line."


"Sheesh! It makes it sound like you're going to die by just training!" I thought.


"What are we going to be doing?" Sasuke asked.


"Climb a tree."


"Climb a tree?" Sasuke and Naruto said in unison.


"That's right. But it's not ordinary tree climbing," Kakashi said. "You're going to climb without using your hands."


"How are we going to do that?" Naruto asked.


"Just watch," Kakashi said and then formed a hand sign. I watched him walk up a tree easily with just his feet.


"He's climbing...." Naruto said.


"With only his feet, cool!" I finished.


"This is how," Kakashi said, he was now standing upside down on a branch. "Gather your Chakra at the bottom of your feet and make it attach to the tree trunk. Something like this is possible if you use Chakra."


"Alright! Let's get it started!" I said. "I'm already fired up!"


"The main purpose of this training is to accumulate the right amount of molded Chakra in the right location," Kakashi said. "This is diffrcult even for a well-trained ninja. The amount of Chakra used for this tree climbing exercise is quite subtle. And the most difficult place to concentrate Chakra is said to be behind the feet. In other words, if you master this, you can learn any kind of technique. In theory, that is. The second purpose is to maintain that molded Chakra. Most of the time, ninja mold their Chakra during battle. In that situation, it is even more difficult to maintain that Chakra. Well, it's not like anything is going to happen even if I give this lecture. I need all of you to learn it with your bodies." Kakashi threw three kunai at us, one landed in front of each of us. "Use that knife to mark where you are able to climb up to with your current ability. Then try to make a new mark above that mark. You guys aren't good enough to climb by walking, so run to give yourself a boost, and get used to it. Got it?"


"This training is too easy for me!" Naruto bragged pulling the kunai out of the ground; I also pulled mine out of the ground. "Since I'm the guy who is growing the most right now."


"Okay, be quiet. Try and climb up any of the trees," Kakashi said. Okay, since this was easy for Sakura... then it should be easy for me since I'm in her body, right? I made the hand sign that I saw Naruto and Sasuke do and concentrated hard.


"Please work!" I thought opening my eyes. "Not to much, not to little... okay! I think I got it!"


"All right! Let's go!" Naruto said, I guess he had finished, Sasuke was done too. We all ran to a different tree!


I was going higher and higher! Wow! This is so awesome! I used to run up walls when I first started doing Martial Arts, I thought I was so cool! Though, I didn't get very far.... "Oh, there's the highest branch!" I thought, but suddenly, I lost my footing! "Oh crap!" I made a mark but kept falling!


I grabbed a branch with my legs and now I was upside down hanging by my feet. "Wow! I can't believe I got higher than Sasuke!" I shouted cheerfully.


"Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted up to me.


"No you didn't, you're on the lowest branch of that tree," Sasuke stated.


"Nah! My mark is all the way up there!" I said pointing up with my kunai. "I just lost concentration, I guess."


"Oh? It looks like the female of our team has more Chakra control than the rest," Kakashi said.


"Yes! I'm ahead of the game!" I yelled punching the air.


Inner Mayu: CHADY CHA CHA CHA! Girl power strikes again!


"Wow, Sakura-chan! That's something I expected from the girl I have high hopes for!" Naruto said.


"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Just someone help me down before I break my head!" I yelled, I could already feel my legs slipping! "Wahhhh!" I began screaming because I had started falling! But before I could hit the ground, I felt someone catch me. "Kakashi-sensei?" I said opening my eyes and to my surprise it was Sasuke! "Hey, let me go bird brain!" I said struggling.


"I was only helping," he said dropping me on my butt.


"Why did Sasuke...? I thought it was going to be Naruto or my sensei! But, Sasuke?" I thought as I felt my face go hot. "What is wrong with me? Don't tell me I'm blushing!"


"Your knowledge of Chakra was splendid, and your control and stamina are good as well," Kakashi said. "But your landing was a bit off."


"Yeah, I've got to work on that!" I replied rubbing the back of my head.


"Maybe Sakura, and not someone else, is the closet one to becoming a Hokage right now. The Uchiha clan isn't as great as I thought, either," Kakashi said, he was teasing!


"Or maybe he's trying to motivate them?" I thought. "Kakashi is so smart!" I saw Naruto and Sasuke look at each other.


"All right, I'm going to catch up to Sasuke first," Naruto said. "I'm going to do this!"


"Yeah, that's the spirit Naruto! Now you, Sasuke!" I said looking at Sasuke expectly; he just glared. "Well, excuuuuuuuuse me! For trying to fire up my teammates!"


"You three, I want you to continue," Kakashi said.


"Hai sensei!" all of us said and continued with our training.

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It had been a few hours since we started training and we were still going. "I feel like the energizer bunny or something!" I said, I was leaning against a tree panting like a dog. I think I had mastered the Chakra control, but Kakashi didn't say anything. Sasuke was slowly going higher, but Naruto... had multiple bumps on his head. All of us were panting like dogs actually!


"What the heck is an energizer bunny?" Sasuke asked still panting.


"You... wouldn't... understand," I said in between pants. "Now keep moving!"


"You keep moving!" he said as he picked up his kunai and ran up the tree again.


"Damn it!" Naruto shouted making me turn my attention to him. Naruto hasn't been doing so good though... poor him. Suddenly, he started walking to me, he sat down next to me. "Hey, can you give me some tips?" he asked. "Don't tell Sasuke, though, okay?" he continued whispering. Naruto is so weird, why didn't he want Sasuke to know? But then again, they are rivals.


"Okay, I'll tell you everything I know!" I said sitting down next to him.

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It was the very next day and I was on the incomplete bridge protecting the bridge builders. Sasuke and Naruto was still training; they hadn't mastered the Chakra control so I was the one doing the protecting today. I surpressed a yawned as I watched everyone work. "You sure seem bored all by yourself," a voice said, it was Tazuna. "Where's that blond kid and the other one?" he asked.


"They're still training," I answered.


"You don't have to?" he asked.


"No, I the only one that mastered the Chakra control," I answered grinning.


"Really?" he asked as if he didn't believe me!


"Why did you have to say it like that?" I yelled. Well nothing else happens that eventful so let's just skip a few parts!



"Hey, old man!" I said walking in back of him. "Where are we going again. We were off the bridge and now we were walking somewhere.


"I'm going to bring home dinner," he answered. As we walked through the village I saw two kids younger than me sitting with their heads down.


"Mmm, this village is suffering," I thought.


"Here we are," Tazuna got my attention.


We walked into the store but it was completely empty. Well, not completely but it wasn't Krogers that was for sure! Suddenly I feel someone grab my butt! Now, it was the very first time that I was ever grabbed so I did the only think I could do. I punched the man's lights out! The man flew back with blood squirting from his noise. "Next time think before you grab a kunochi's butt!" I yelled completely mad.

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"You sure surprised me earlier," Tazuna said.


"Well, my mother always said I was full of surprises!" I said. We had already walked out of the store after he bought some food. Suddenly I feel that my clothes were being yanked, I turned around a saw a young child.


"Please?" the child said holding her hand.


"Oh..." I said sadly an then reached into my bag and pulled out a rice ball. "Here. I wasn't going to eat it anyway."


"Thank you!" the child said. I patted her head and smiled.


"Don't worry! Me and my friends are going to get Gatoh soon!" I said, the child nodded and then ran off.


"It's been like this since Gatoh came," Tazuna said as I stared at the child's back until she was completely gone. "All the adults have lost hope here. That's why... we need that bridge now! A symbol of courage. We need the people to lose their fear and regain the desire to stand up for themselves. If that bridge... can just be completed! The city would return to that time... The people would return to how they used to be...."


"Come on, old man... let's go," I said walking away. "You need your rest if you're ever going to complete the bridge!"

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"That is just nasty!" I said watching Naruto and Sasuke eat rapidly. I've seen my dad do it a couple of times, but these two... they're much faster! "Could you two slow down?"


"MORE!" they both shouted at the same time while standing up and holding their bowls in the air. They glared at each other and then just threw up! Just like that!


"Idiots!" I yelled. "I don't wanna see you throw up in front of me! Especially while I'm eating!"


"I must eat to become stronger," Sasuke said wiping his mouth.


"Yeah, we have to, no matter what," Naruto said. "Because we have to become stronger as fast as possible."


"Yup, yup," Kakashi agreed.


"Yeah! But it doesn't help if you throw it all up!" I said. "Now I can't eat after what I just witnessed!"

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"Hey, that picture," Naruto said looking at the wall. "Why is it torn like that?"


"Yeah, it looks like it was torn on purpose," I said. It was silent for a few moments.


"He was my husband," Tazuna's daughter said but she didn't stop washing the dishes.


"The man once called the hero of the city..." Tazuna started, but then the little boy, Inari, left without a word. Tazuna's daughter quickly followed after him.


"Father! I told you not to talk about that man in front of Inari!" she said as she left.


"There seems to be a story behind this," Kakashi said.


"Story...?" I thought and then put my head on the table. Ya see, long stories make me real tired! So why try and fight it? "I'm going to be asleep as soon as he starts!" I actually fell asleep while watching the episode I think. There's no way I'm staying up for real.


"Inari had a father not related by blood," Tazuna started. And here I go........................... now!

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"Man, why does this always happen to me!" I thought walking around in a forest. "For once I would like to end up in a ice cream factory or something like that!" Suddenly I hear a very loud sigh...uh... usually I'm alone for a few minutes. I went towards where I heard the sigh. I stepped from the bushes to see... Sasuke sitting on a small hill? "What the h-e double hockey sticks are you doing here?" I asked. He turned to me and to my utter shock, he smiled! "Sasuke...?" I asked uncertain. I mean, is that even him?


"Oh, it's just you," he said before turning back around and he stared at the lake in front of him. "Come join me."


"Did he just invite me to sit with him?" I thought. Something's going on here! "Sasuke, why are you here?" I asked out loud walking over to him and sitting down.


"What are you blind? I'm looking at the lake, Mayu-chan!" Sasuke said smirking at me. Huh...? "Don't tell me you fell on your head again!"


"Mayu-chan...? Since when do you call me that?" I asked. "Wait a minute! How do you know I'm not really Sakura?"


"I know because your hair isn't giving me a headache. And I... just felt like calling you that," Sasuke laughed. "So, you must have really hit your head hard, huh?"


"So what that I have a tendency to trip and fall!" I said folding my arms. "At least I don't have the tendency to look like a peacock like other people I know!"


"Are you making fun of me?" Sasuke said looking at me with a serious expression, though I didn't care.


"Gasp! Did you actually get that?" I said in mock surprise putting the palm of my hand on my cheek. "For a bird brain, you're pretty smart!"


Sasuke glared at me, but I just stuck my tongue at him. Suddenly, he tackled me sending us rolling down the hill! When we stopped rolling, I landed on top of him. "What the heck did you do that for?" I yelled at him, but he smirked again. "What are you smirking at?"


"Nothing... I was just thinking about what it would be like if I married you," Sasuke said.


"Oh," I said.... WAIT A MINUTE! HUH? WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?


"Hey! Sasuke, we got another mission!" Naruto voice got my attention before I could say anything out loud; he was staring down at us. "So hurry up! We gotta go!"


"I'm coming," Sasuke said making me turn back to him. He rolled over so that now he was on top of me. "See ya, Mayu-chan," he said getting up and walking up the hill.


"H-Hold on!" I said standing up. "What did you say?"


Sasuke stopped and looked back at me with a grin. I almost felt my face grown hot! Sasuke looked up at the sky still grinning. "When I get older..." he started and then looked at me again. "I'm going to marry you... Bye Mayu-chan!" and with that said he ran after Naruto. I was frozen in place for a while....


"WAIT A MINUTE!!" I yelled. "I don't want to....!" But then things started to get real blurry.

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"NOOOO OOOO!! I DON'T WANT TO!!" I screamed sitting up straight. I blinked a few times before realizing that everyone was looking at me.


"Eh? Sakura-chan, what don't you wanna do?" Naruto asked. "And you're kinda punching Sasuke." I looked over and sure enough, my fist was lodged in Sasuke cheek! He's eye was twitching madly too.


"Would you kindly remove your fist?" Sasuke asked yanking my hand down.


I felt myself blush as he kept staring. "I need to be excused!" I said quickly, stood up and ran out of the room. When I was sure no one was following me I stopped and leaned against the wall. I panted lightly as I clutched my chest. "Why is my heart beating so fast?" I thought shaking my head. "And what was with that freaky dream?"

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OKAY! That is the last time I eat so much before going to sleep! That dream reeeeaaally has me messed up! I mean, is it just me or am I losing it! But let's forget about that! I have to keep training. Since Zabuza and that boy, Haku, might attack any time soon! I can't worry about stuff like that! Stupid dream.....!

Alright! Now it's time for me to show my stuff! Watch out Haku! Here comes Mayu Ishikari!!