Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Upside Down ❯ Heat ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter one: Heat

She sighed heavenly in the steamy haze of the bathroom. Her skin was flushed red from the extreme heat of the water she soaked in. She liked it hot… blazing hot; so hot that it makes her forget about the stabbing pain in her soul. Her skin was a darker shade then her cherry blossom hair and her pulse pounded in her ears. She groaned as she massaged her left shoulder muscles with her right hand. After a good stretch she lied back in the steaming bathtub with the foam of bubbles concealing her body. Then a light knock rolled on the wooden door before it opened. She lazily turned her dizzy head to watch him enter into her sauna-like atmosphere.

“Geez, Sakura…” he said. “Hot enough in here for you?” The young man entered shirtless with a pair of black sweats and went over to the toilet and lifted the seat to do his business. Sakura glared up at him.

“No, it's never hot enough… but now it's gonna smell like piss in here,” she said while moving her arms over her chest to make sure that he couldn't see between her foamy blanket. She watched his back while he urinated and took note how long his hair been growing… if he didn't have the whisker marks on his cheeks, he would be the spitting image of the fourth. Of course, she is too young to have met Yondaime himself but she's seen pictures of him. He flushed the toilet and picked up a can of air freshener and sprayed flowery smog in the air before leaving the bathroom.

“Now it smells like piss flowers!” she called after him and smirked when he simply just ignored her. She and Naruto have been roommates for the past six months now at this refuge cabin deep in the density of the Leaf forest. The two of them couldn't bear to leave their broken country so they settled in this hiding for now. Before she felt like passing out, Sakura pulled the plug, lazily climbed out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her body. When she left the bathroom she entered the living/bedroom. A small, studio space they lived in but it was better than nothing. They had a sizable bathroom and a usable kitchen so it was nothing to complain about since they didn't have much money, but the one thing that Sakura wished they had money for was for an extra bed…

She watched him unfold the queen size futon on the wooden floor before she moved behind the shoji privacy screen to change into her pajamas. The first week of living with Naruto, she wouldn't let him sleep on the futon with her, but each morning she woke up with him right next to her so she got used to the idea of it. She always had to make sure there is a pillow between them or he'll tangle himself around her instead of the fluffy scapegoat. As soon as she was dressed she moved over to the kitchen counter and picked up two cups of instant ramen and handed him his. They both sat on the wooden floor across from each other eating in silence. She noticed that his face started to fade into a gloomy expression.

“Hey, Sakura…” he started. “Do you think… that we are the only ones left of Konoha?”

“I don't know…” she responded. “I'm sure that there are others out there… why are you asking?”

“I've been thinking lately that… if there are others out there then I am fully responsible for them… It's just about what Grandma Tsunade said…”

“I'm passing my duty as Hokage to you now, Naruto… I'm sorry I couldn't protect Konoha… you are a stronger generation… there is still hope… please take care of her, my grandson…”

“All my life… I wanted to become Hokage so I can protect my friends… but now that Konoha has been destroyed am I still considered the Hokage with no village to protect?”

“Naruto…” Sakura's heart strings began to tug at the mention of Tsunade and Konoha… the both of them lost everything and now only had each other. She felt his pain but couldn't imagine the burden he feels on his shoulders. She set her cup of ramen down and crawled over to sit next to him with an arm around him. “Hey, you are still the Hokage to me, Naruto. If they are others out there we'll find them and rebuild Konoha together.” She nudged her forehead against his temple in a semi-hug.

“Thanks, Sakura…” he said with a gentle smile and leaned into her hug. He placed his food down and grabbed the pink hair girl, throwing her on the futon. “Well, Sakura, let's start repopulating the village!” He crawled over her on all fours.

“NARUTO, WHAT THE HELL?!?!” she yelled.

“You said we will rebuild Konoha together right?” he said with a grin. “We should get to work right away. You dare to deny the Hokage?”

“That's not what I meant, you moron!” She fumed and kicked him off with her superhuman strength which sent him upwards…

“NARUTOOOOOOO!!!” she growled at him. He was crouched against the ceiling with controlled chakra looking down at her chuckling. “GET DOWN HERE!!”

“Try to catch me, Sakura!” he rang as he crawled along the ceiling, down a wall and out a window.

“I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!” she yelled while fisting her hands and leaping out the window after him. She followed him deeper into the forest and caught him by his ankles. She then hurled him into a rock formation that turned to rubble. She landed on the ground and walked over to the mess of rock to inspect it.

“Sakura-chan…” he whispered in her ear. Acting on reflex, she swung her elbow back in his direction and disabled one of his shadow clones. She felt her anger rise and burn up within her. The little prick is just toying with her. She took a deep breath and turned back home. She wasn't going to play his little game. She was going straight to bed… so she thought. Her nose crashed right into his naked torso. She glared up at him but only received a mellow gaze back until he wrapped his arms around her into a soft embrace.

“I'm sorry, Sakura… I know you hurt inside like I do… we'll make it right again… starting tomorrow we are heading to the Suna… if it's still there…” He said. How did he know she was hurting inside? She always tried to look content around him so it would be easier for him… she was bottling it up for his sake… he knew that?

“Naruto…” she whispered and closed her eyes to the paining ache in her heart… it hurts so much… she wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his chest. Why… why does it hurt so much… especially when he knows? She melted into him…his warmth… against the heat of his soothing flesh.

 

AN: So this is my first Naruto fic… I don't own so don't be hating. Tell me what you think and let me know if it's a good one.