Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sasuke's New Found Love for Sakura ❯ Loss ( Chapter 6 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

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Both Sakura and Naruto were looking all around Konoha for Sasuke. They asked everyone: Kakashi, Neji, Ino, everybody! However, Shikamaru did say that he saw someone with a bag, exiting Konoha and coming from the direction of either Tenten’s estate or Sakura’s apartment. Sakura gasped as she remembered hearing a rustle from out her window.
‘Ugh, when I find out who that pervert is-ohoho, he’s so gonna bleed!’ Sakura’s eyes were glistening evilly, though a part of her was considering that maybe that could‘ve been Sasuke.

There was a tap on her shoulder and Kakashi towered over her.

“Sensei! Sasuke’s missing!” Sakura looked frantic.

“Yes, I know. If I didn’t why on earth would I be here right now.” he remarked playfully but Sakura took it seriously and wasn’t in the mood for his antics.

“Sasuke has left and you have the nerve to crack a joke!? Ugh.…..men,” she muttered the last word under her breath.

“Its no use, if Sasuke’s missing--he’s off somewhere and wants to be alone. Don’t worry, he’ll come back…hopefully.”

Sakura sighed and trudged down to their same training area with Naruto. Sakura wasn’t focused at all on her training and fell painfully at every attempt, yet didn’t seem to mind as if she didn’t feel it though blood was trickling down her knee. Naruto tried to help and brought her a bandage.

“Arigatou.” Sakura wrapped the bandage around her knee which made it even more difficult to do the simplest of jumps while the blonde desperately tried to ease the depression.

“Hey, c’mon now. It cant be that bad without Sasuke around. You know, I could manage without his sarcastic remarks and one of those glares he always gives me.” Naruto sat down next to her and struck a pose imitating Sasuke with his fingers laced under his chin and his elbows rested on his lap. Naruto gave a blank look out to who-knows-where. Sakura couldn’t help but smile then eventually gave a slight laugh.

He mentally gave himself a pat on the shoulder for easing down her grief. And so they trained day after day without Sasuke, she had to admit--it wasn’t the same without him but she didn’t have so much distraction anymore.

After a month or so, Sakura gave up her mourn for the loss of their teammate, but it was still hidden somewhere, and began to concentrate even more vividly into her training.

Within a month her chakra reserves expanded, her skills were sharpened intensely, and her speed wasn’t that far from Naruto’s, considering that she didn’t have that extra power like him. She didn’t notice her progress until Kakashi pointed out to the blonde boy about Sakura’s skills. The kunoichi was very proud about her sudden increase in strength.

Inner Sakura complemented, ‘I think Sasuke would be impressed if he saw you now.’ This both made her happy and remember her grief. The girl really had improved a great deal within only a couple of months now, yet the remembrance of Sasuke weighed her down a bit. However, to her own surprised she didn’t go on bursting into a waterfall of tears that would’ve been expected back when they were 13 years of age. But now she was different, she was 18 and a half. Her feelings for the Uchiha are slowly starting to drift away.

‘He’s a mere crush, just an arrogant boy.’ She couldn’t imagine her saying this several years ago but now she had no problem thinking about his real attitude towards her. As the months wore on, her crush on Sasuke disappeared and she got used to being around only Naruto. Now that she didn’t have Sasuke to turn her attention to, she realized how funny and kind-hearted Naruto really was. Not only was she getting to know the Uzumaki more, but without her full attention set on one particular person, Sakura has grown quite social and became good friends with the others such as; Chouji, Shikamaru, Tenten, heck--even Lee! After a few months without the Uchiha, she and Ino made amends but were still not as close as before.

The two teammates became closer friends and after a year of friendship, the boy would sometimes be able to give Sakura kisses on the cheek but only when they parted. Sakura didn’t mind him kissing her, she thought it sweet but she didn’t want him getting too comfortable. They would eat lunch and sometimes dinner with each other, miraculous thing was that Sakura got him to eat something other than ramen!

“Sakura-chan, you better not think that I’m actually liking this stir fried rice okay? This is just so that you can stop whining about my ramen.” Naruto was such a horrible liar, he kept asking the waiter to bring in a couple more bowls of the rice and attacked it vigorously. Sakura only laughed and finished her own bowl.

“Sure, whatever blondie…” She implied sarcastically and took the bill from the waiter then choked.
“Huh! Oh Gods, You are so paying for this one!” she slapped the bill in front of his face and walked out the restaurant before he could protest. He swallowed his bite and read the bill, then gasped.

“Aaw, Sakura-chan!?” he looked out the door and she was already on her way back to her own apartment. The yellow haired boy was forced to pay whatever was in his toad wallet, washed the filthy dishes in the restaurant kitchen, and polished off the tables before he was allowed to leave. He was quite angry at her but he couldn’t blame her, she only ate one bowl while he ate…more than 10 or something. He was never really keen when it came to math..

Naruto decided to stop by her house before he went back home. Sakura was in her room and Naruto, also not a gentleman, came right in anyway without even a simple knock. He went to the kitchen and found two sweet rolls and grabbed one of them. He stuffed it into his mouth before he headed towards Sakura’s room. Swallowing difficultly, he entered her bedroom finding Sakura with only her underwear on. She had her back turned to him so she didn’t know he was inside as well. Naruto stood and stared, eyes ready to pop out of their sockets and whole face turning a deep red. After a moment, the kunoichi sensed a presence behind her.

“Hn?” she turned around and gasped. She grabbed the piece of clothing she was holding then punched Naruto in the face, at the same time pushing him out her room. She slammed her door right on his nose and leaned against the door, as if he would barge in again. Sakura blushed tremendously then slipped on the shirt and skirt she was holding. Taking a deep breath before she opened the door, Naruto was still standing there a bit unconscious.

“Urgh, who the hell are you to just barge in my room!?” she received no answer and continued glaring at the blonde, “What the fuck are you doing here anyways?” Naruto blinked a couple of times then finally replied.

“Oh yeah, well I just wanted to…to-uh-say Good-night,” with that he leaned over and kissed her cheek. He gave a wide grin after and saw her expression soften. The pink headed girl sighed and smiled a bit.
‘Whew, good thing that kiss worked or I would’ve been-’ Naruto’s thoughts were interrupted by a fast kick to his crotch. He gasped sharply then curled up down on the floor. Sakura laughed and lectured him.

“That should teach you to never walk into someone’s room without knocking, especially a lady’s apartment you dimwit!” Sakura chuckled down at him who was rolling all over the floor and clutching his zipper in pain.

“Oh, Hun, you really did deserve it you know.” She wasn’t expecting any reply for that one and after a moment, she helped Naruto get up. Nevertheless, she still couldn’t help but laugh while his knees were shaking. They sat down on the couch while she giggled but she remembered why she kicked his crotch in the first place and hushed in an instant.

“Oi, Sakura-chan, I’m really sorry! I didn‘t think-”

“Ugh, thinking isn‘t exactly something you do, Naruto!”

“I know…but you see, why’d you leave me with that massive bill!? You know I don’t have that much money to pay all that.”

Sakura grinned, her anger subsiding, “I know.” Naruto gave a frustrated look.

“Fine, I get it now. Stir fry isn’t that bad-but ramen is still my favorite!,” The girl arched her eyebrows at his confession and giggled.

“Okay, okay but really-your obsessed with ramen! That can‘t be healthy.” This conversation went on for about half an hour and then strayed to a different topic; Sasuke.

“So, you still like Sasuke even now?” He hoped she didn’t because deep inside, he himself still had a liking towards the pink-headed girl.

“Hmm…now that you mention it. I don’t think I…really like him that much anymore.” She responded as she looked up at the ceiling and began pondering about why he liked him in the first place. A bit startled, Naruto couldn’t help grinning.

“Really?! Wow, so you’ve forgotten about him, hunh?”

“What? No, course not..” The hope in Naruto’s eye vanished. “He’s still our teammate and we can’t just forget about him like that.” The hope sparked up again.

“So, technically you just think of him as a teammate now than a boyfriend. .right?”

She chuckled and admitted, “We were never in any relationship in the first place. Besides, it was just a crush.”

“Was? So, lets say there’s another guy around who likes you…the dude would still have a shot at yah...right?” Naruto asked eagerly. Sakura was a bit astounded by his question and pinched his cheek.

“Maybe…Maybe not.” she smiled brightly. “And why do you ask? You think you have a shot at me?”

His blue eyes grew wide with cheeks burning, not from Sakura‘s pinches but from the truth she just spoke, “Well-uh-…maybe…maybe not.” He imitated. Sakura just smiled.

“Well its getting late, now get out of here so I too can sleep.” Sakura gave him a little push on the shoulder. Naruto caught her wrist and held it tightly. Her brows furrowed in confusion.

“Sakura, I’ve been waiting ‘till you finally forget about Sasuke. I’m glad you finally saw through him,” Naruto said in a serious tone. Hearing his voice deepen this way sent shivers down her spine. She tried to free her hand from him but his grip was too tight.

“Naruto…” Sakura tried to retrieve her hand back but failed.

“Sakura…you’re a wonderful person and it’s about time you gave up on him.” There was an awkward pause. “But you know, he’s not all bad, he actually thought you were attractive..” His eyes lowered while her’s shot at him.

“What? Really? I never..” she trailed off in a whisper. “But now its different, yes, I’ve finally seen reality….”

However, Naruto knew the truth, “But, yeah, you still have something for him…I know” He raised his eyes up to Sakura’s.

She nodded weakly then a minute passed--felt longer than that though.

Naruto suddenly leaned over to her and planted a sweet kiss upon her lips. Sakura remained her eyes closed, then smiled. The blonde was also pleased with her reaction. Usually, she would’ve planted a punch on top of his head in return. He finally let her wrist free, Sakura took her other hand and touched Naruto’s cheek. She kissed his cheek and told him to go on home.

He grinned and said, “Good-night, Sakura-chan.”


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Okay, well I’d just like to say that Yes, this will be a Sasusaku fic not NaruSaku. Just a little fluff between the two. I feel some pity for the blondie but I think NaruSaku is cute too. There will be more to this, I’m just getting started. The real conflict and romance will be on later. Thank you for reading and please Review. I would love some ideas/comments/questions, maybe? Anything, Id appreciate some feedback. Please and Thank You!