Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Unexpected Circumstances ❯ Numb ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 6

Numb

Kakashi stared down his opponent. Shikamaru, who was behind him, was fighting off the other ninja, but for how long they didn't know. The leader of this rabble group was Takakouro, the second in command next to the Kage of Oto. Kakashi had already raised his headband to reveal his Sharingan.

 

Takakouro began to circle Kakashi. “You know. That wife of yours is a beauty. Too bad she was saddled with an emotionless man like you. Wouldn't you agree, Copy Ninja?”

 

Kakashi followed his every movement. “How do you know about Sakura?”

“Don't you know?” Takakouro stopped and faced Kakashi. “Both of you are in the bingo books. What with that Sharingan of yours and her monstrous strength, though I wouldn't doubt it if her power is overrated by your legendary status.”

 

Kakashi shifted his weight. “Enough talk…” Kakashi began making seals as Takakouro jumped back and began making his own. Simultaneously their jutsu arose, Kakashi's earthen wolf and Takakouro's panther.

 

Takakouro smirked. “Ironic isn't it. A cat and a dog in battle.”

 

Kakashi's brown wolf surged forward, knocking the panther aside. The wolf whirled back, opening its large jaws and clamping down on the panther's neck. With a shriek the panther disintegrated back into dirt. Takakouro snarled as he brought his hands up and made a few seals. From his mouth came a large ball of water that hit Kakashi's wolf. The wolf turned muddy and fell back to the earth.

 

Without pausing Kakashi whipped out a kunai and ran at Takakouro. Kakashi met him half way. Their kunai clashed, sparks flying. With his free hand Kakashi reached into his pouch and produced another kunai. He released it at close-range, knowing it should hit. His eyes widened when Takakouro turned out to be a mud clone.

 

Kakashi felt a kunai digging into his back. With a smirk Kakashi vanished to reappear behind Takakouro. Takakouro's eyes widened as Kakashi kicked out, his foot hitting him in the head. Takakouro skidded back. When he looked up Kakashi froze when he saw a satisfied smirk on his face. “Got you.”

 

That was the last thing Kakashi heard before he felt a needle prick in the back of his neck. He fell forward, his eyes closing as his last thought was of Sakura. `I'm sorry, Sakura…'

 

 

Sakura sat up in bed, her heart restricting in terror as she gripped the sheets below her. Her breathing was labored, her stomach knotting. She rose on shaky legs, making it to the bathroom before she heaved the contents of her stomach out. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand before she rose. She looked into the bathroom mirror and saw that her skin was pale, she felt clammy.

 

Kakashi's image skittered across her memory and with a gasp Sakura ran from the bathroom and threw on her clothes. She could feel it. Something had happened to Kakashi.

 

Without bothering to lock her door Sakura hurried from her and Kakashi's house. The streets were empty, a few lights on in various houses. It was in the middle of the night, but Sakura knew that she had to get to Tsunade. She arrived at the Hokage Tower in minutes, her heart beating faster. She shoved open the doors before she rushed into Tsunade's office. Sakura stopped with widened eyes when she saw Tsunade sitting at her desk, completely somber with a grim expression on her face.

 

Sakura eased her breath out, calming herself. She walked forward until she was directly in front of Tsunade's desk. “Kakashi?”

 

Tsunade shook her head. She turned her head to the side to avoid Sakura's gaze.

 

Sakura's stomach plummeted, her mouth becoming dry. `Oh, God.' “What happened?”

 

Tsunade turned her face back towards Sakura. She guarded herself against what she was going to tell Sakura. “Kakashi and his team didn't report back. We must assume the worst. I'm sorry…”

 

Sakura's eyes widened. Her hand rose almost mechanically, she clutched at her chest. This couldn't be happening. Kakashi couldn't be dead. He had promised to come back. He had promised to come back to her and their unborn child. Was this some kind of cruel joke?

 

Sakura's eyes roamed over Tsunade's face. She knew her mentor. Tsunade wasn't lying. “Oh, Kami. No. No! It's not true! Tell me it's not true!”

 

Tsunade winced. “It's true.”

 

Sakura stopped breathing. Her eyes glazed over. With a scream Sakura crumpled to the floor. `Oh, please no. Wake up! I have to be dreaming. Kakashi…my love…he's…he's never coming back…'

 

Sakura didn't feel as Tsunade cradled her in her arms. She felt numb. Her whole body was suspended in some unknown world, away from all the hurt, away from all the pain.

 

Tsunade picked Sakura up, carrying her from the room. She looked down at her beloved apprentice and saw her glazed eyes and felt her cold limbs. She was in shock and there was nothing she could do about it. Tsunade's heart restricted. What a horrible night this was turning out to be. Sakura lost the person most important to her…

 

 

Sakura vaguely heard the sound of worried voices. She didn't care. Kakashi was dead. Kakashi was dead and she alone. Why did Kami see fit to make her suffer so much? Perhaps this was punishment for their relationship, a former teacher and student. She was falling, falling into darkness and she didn't care.

 

“Is she going to be alright?” Ino asked Tsunade as she gazed down at her best friend with tear filled eyes.

 

Tsunade sighed. “I don't know.”

 

Naruto stepped in front of Tsunade. “What do you mean? She'll be all right! She'll be fine, won't she?”

 

Sasuke stepped forward, laying a calming hand on Naruto's shoulder. “She'll be fine.”

 

Naruto looked down at Sakura as tears gathered in his eyes. She looked lifeless, as though a doll had taken her place. Kakashi wouldn't have died, he couldn't have. Naruto had seen how happy he was with Sakura and the news about their child had made him even more so. Kakashi wouldn't have died, would he? He was the third best shinobi in Konoha.

 

Naruto sat by Sakura's hip. He took her hand into his own and held it. “I promise, Kakashi will return…”

 

 

A week passed in which Sakura's condition worsened. She wouldn't eat unless force-fed and she wouldn't sleep unless drugged. Tsunade had admitted her into the hospital. She now lay in a hospital bed, an IV in her arm. Machines were hooked up around her.

 

She was alone in the room. Her friends had almost constantly watched her, and when they weren't around the hospital staff looked in on her. She had had dreams of Kakashi. Of his gruesome death and of her being alone, raising their child by herself. But what were worse were the dreams about Kakashi being alive and her not able to rescue him.

 

For the first time in five days Sakura began to open her eyes. She was without the influence of injections this time and she knew her surroundings. The white sterile walls of her room came into focus first, followed by the many gifts and flowers she had received from people.

 

Once she had realized where she was her eyes lowered to her stomach. With a start she remembered the child she was growing within her, Kakashi's child. With shaking hands Sakura reached out and caressed her stomach through her thin hospital gown. A small smile alighted on her thin face as she thought about how Kakashi was so excited about their child.

 

Her eyes softened and she blinked back tears when she thought about something that Kakashi had told her long ago, a few days after they had been married. `Sakura. If something ever happens to me, promise me that you will continue to live. Even if I do die one day, remember that I will always be with you. In this world or the next.'

 

Sakura drew in a shaky breath. She was carrying a part of Kakashi within herself. Kakashi wouldn't want her endangering their child's life. He would want her to live and raise their child to stories of his prowess and shinobi life. She would live for their child.

“I swear, I will raise our child to be just like you Kakashi…”

 

 

First off, I would like to say that I am sorry. I know I said that I would update yesterday, but I had some…family problems.

 

Now about this chapter. Sorry it's a little short, but this was all I had planned for this chapter. I love to leave people hanging though I don't like it myself. :D I hope you enjoyed it and look for the next chapter in one to two days. :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

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