Chapter Eleven
Sakura, Carver, Raiden with team seven set out of the leaf village in the early morning through one of Sakura's seals. She could transport them as far as a small town which was under Sakura's protection, but they still had a day's walk until they reached Brasle who were not responding to Sakura's phone calls. No one had been able to reach the small town since they reached out to Dawn inside the Waterfall Village.
Sakura led the group ignoring the conversation behind her. The path they must take to Brasle was an easy one, they didn't need to climb hills or hike through thick forests. The worst the team had to do is walk over an old rope bridge which hung over a large speeding river, piece of cake for a group of highly trained shinobi right?
"So..." Naruto muttered as he and Raiden walked behind everyone. "Why did Sakura bring us along?"
"I don't really know." Raiden smiled.
"Eh!?" Naruto gushed, earning looks from Sasuke and Carver who walked ahead of them. "How don't you know!?"
"Believe it or not, Sakura rarely tells us anything she does." Raiden sighed.
"But-But aren't you guys on a team together?!"
"Yes and no."
"It cannot be both!" Naruto frowned.
"If you haven't noticed, most of our team has died in combat." Raiden looked to the ground as sadness soaked his heart. "It's true we were on a black ops team with Sakura and we all became extremely close but then our members started to die and now that it's just the three of us we rarely go out on missions together. Before we came to your village to defend you guys against those creatures, I hadn't seen Carver or Sakura in months."
"Why is it like that?" Naruto wondered, he couldn't picture not seeing Sasuke or Kakashi for months at a time.
"That is just how things are now."
"You three seemed kind of close though..." Naruto didn't understand this information he was just given.
"We are in our own way." Raiden smiled.
"But wouldn't you want to be with your team!?" Naruto couldn't drop it. "Your team is like your second family!"
"That is where your wrong Naruto."
"How!?"
"Because my team is my family." Raiden answered. "Besides the three of us, there is no one else waiting for us to come home."
"What...?" Naruto breathed.
"Carver's family was killed years ago, way before he stumbled into the Waterfall Village and Sakura found me as my village burnt to the ground. And well...you know Sakura's story."
"I...I had no idea I am sorry."
"Why are you apologizing?" Raiden giggled. "It isn't your fault."
"I know, but I still feel bad."
"You don't need too." Raiden reached out and lightly punched Naruto's shoulder. "We are fine." Naruto looked at Raiden and saw a smile, but he couldn't help but wonder if he was hiding his true feelings.
"Hey!" Raiden and Naruto snapped forward hearing Carver. "We are taking a break." Carver informed,
"Yes!" Naruto cheered; his feet hurt. Naruto dropped down onto the side of the dirt path they walked on as he pulled out a granola bar and his bottle of water. Carver walked over to Sakura who stood a few feet from everyone else.
"Are you sure it is a good idea to bring them along?" Carver whispered to Sakura so only she could hear.
"Hm?" She looked up at him. "Why do you care?"
"Brasle is going to eat them alive, and you know it." Carver whispered.
"I know." Sakura's sly smile took Carver back a moment.
"Your perfectly ok with using them as bait?" Carver wanted to clarify.
"You're not?" Sakura wondered, putting the map in her hands away after she checked that they were still going the right way.
"Sakura this is-"
"What are you guys talking about?" Raiden called, sitting next to Naruto.
"Nothing." Sakura answered, glancing back at Carver as she reached down and picked up her bag. Carver had a knot in his stomach as Sakura called out that the break was over. Naruto whined and began to collect his items and shove them haphazardly into his bag. Carver walked over to Raiden who wondered back onto the trail from going to the bathroom.
"Hey." Carver called, stopping Raiden from walking any closer to the group.
"What's up?" Raiden asked, reading Carver's face.
"Does Sakura seem a bit more..." Carver trailed off looking over at the pink haired soldier.
"Bitchy?" Raiden filled in. "Yeah, I have noticed that too."
"Did you know she is using-"
"Carver, Raiden." Sakura broke their conversation, pulling their attention towards their teammate. "Let's go."
"Coming!" Raiden bounced on the heel of his foot but glanced back at Carver as a creeping dark emotion bloomed over Raiden, creating a bad feeling rooted deep in his gut.
Sakura and her team walked the rest of the day in a dull blur of low conversation and light fighting between Naruto and Sasuke. Despite Sakura's want to continue the group has settled down for the night setting up camp, they will arrive early in the morning in Brasle. Naruto was excited to see Brasle, he had been listening to stories from Raiden about the party town! Kakashi glanced over at Sakura who had not spoken in hours, he wanted to walk over and talk to her. Every time someone spoke to her, she would snap and kill any chance for conversation. She was the farthest from the fire as she quietly ate her dinner, tuning out the people around her.
"Say..." Naruto thought out of the blue, "Sakura?" Naruto called, who internally groaned at the sound of her name.
"What?"
"You never did tell us..."
"Tell you what?" Sakura felt annoyed at the lack of information offered to her.
"How you got to us in such short amount of time." Naruto explained further,
"What are you talking about?"
"When we got ambushed by those Reapers and you had to come help us, and then you got placed on our mission to the River Village, remember?"
"Hm." Sakura hummed acknowledging Naruto's words.
"That's right." Kakashi chimed in. "I remember Sakura appearing, but she never did tell us how she knew where to find us." Naruto nodded at Kakashi's words and then glanced over at Raiden and quickly did a double take.
"You know something!" Naruto accused Raiden.
"Wh-What?!" Raiden nervously laughed. "I-I don't know-"
"Spill it!" Naruto ordered.
"You three really don't know anything do you?" Carver muttered.
"What does that mean!?" Naruto yelled, "Raiden-"
"This isn't my story to tell." Raiden smiled. Naruto blinked a few times and then looked over to Sakura.
"Sakura...?" Naruto's voice was soft as he moved closer to her. "Will you-"
"If I tell you will you shut up?" Sakura asked looking over.
"Yes!" Naruto beamed but everyone knew it was a lie, Naruto had two levels to his voice: awake and asleep.
"Take your jacket off." Sakura told Naruto, who instantly blushed.
"What-Why!? I mean I um-"
"Do you want to know or not?" Sakura snapped. Naruto quickly unzipped his jacket leaving him standing in his black t-shirt. Sakura reached out and touched his right arm, after a moment everyone leaned in seeing his forearm beginning to glow.
"What is that!?" Naruto panicked, watching a bright white circle appear on his smooth skin. Kakashi knew that symbol to belong to the Haruno clan.
"It's a seal." Sakura explained, taking a few steps back and sitting down.
"A seal?" Naruto repeated slowly watching as the symbol slowly vanish.
"They have been placed on you for about two years now." Sakura didn't look anyone in the eye as she spoke.
"Wait...do you mean they are on more people than just me?" Naruto asked.
"Everyone around this campfire." Sakura answered. "And a few other people." Kakashi's eye widened as he reached over and touched his own arm.
"I-I am confused!" Naruto sat back down.
"What are these seals?" Sasuke questioned, "And who placed them on us."
"You are as dense as ever." Sakura directed her insult at Sasuke. "I am the one who placed them on you."
"You said years ago though." Sasuke shook his head. "You weren't inside the Leaf-"
"Your correct I was not inside the Leaf Village at the time I placed them on you three."
"What are the seals for?" Naruto wondered still holding his arm.
"Mainly protection." Sakura answered.
"I am not following." Sasuke said.
"Those seals are how I found you, they become active only when your life is threatened. When that happens, I am summoned. Your last fight with the Reapers Naruto was down and his mark summoned me to you. It is how I got to you all so fast and knew where to go." Sakura explained, Naruto's eyes were sparkling as he stared at Sakura. Naruto's heart felt so full in this moment he cared about nothing else. Sakura placed seals on team seven to make sure they were safe! Naruto felt so loved and so happy-
"Don't get too excited." Sakura read Naruto's face.
"Huh?" Naruto asked.
"Your seals were bought."
"Bought?" Kakashi stepped into the conversation.
"Someone paid you to place these marks on us?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes." Sakura answered, crushing the warm fuzzy feeling inside Naruto. Carver and Raiden glanced at each other.
"Who?" Naruto wondered.
"Why is that any of your business?" Sakura questioned.
"Well...I just think it would be nice to know who would do something like that for us?" Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. "I would like to thank them-"
"Or you could just be grateful." Sakura said, causing Naruto look away and look any place Sakura was not.
"I don't believe you." Sasuke said, "No one would do that-"
"Oh jeez." Carver sighed, seeing a fight gearing up.
"Your brother." Sakura leaned against the trunk of a tree.
"My-My brother!?" Sasuke was shocked. "But...how?! When?! Why-"
"Why would Itachi pay for seals to be placed on Kakashi and myself?" Naruto wondered. Sakura shrugged as Carver watched her lie to these three. Only one member of team seven had to get their seal paid for, and that was through Itachi but as for the other two...Sakura did that all on her own.
Before the conversation, which was going so smoothly could continue, Kakashi pulled a kunai out in a swift motion as he quickly blocked a curved knife from slicing his throat out. Naruto and the others jumped up, dropping their food to the ground as multiple shinobi dropped around them. Four shinobi appeared, all wearing matching outfit making them appear to look like stitchpunk's.
"Sakura?!" Raiden called out. "Did you-?"
"No." Sakura answered. She did not sense these shinobi nearby closing in on her and her team.
"They hid themselves inside the vegetation." Carver noticed.
"Mixing their chakra with it so we couldn't sense them." Sakura finished. Naruto looked around at the four ninjas', they slightly creeped him out.
"Very smart." One commented on them having figured out how they snuck up.
"Who are you!?" Naruto demanded.
"You won't live long to find out." Another laughed. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Yeah?" Sakura said walking towards them. "That's what they all say." She made the first move, wielding her blade to claim yet another life. They were able to scatter for the moment, but Sakura didn't stop her assault with that one move she went after them. Carver and Raiden jumped after the shinobi as well, but they were fast and slipped out of reach just in time.
Team seven were standing around in a circle not knowing where the masked shinobi who invaded their camp were. Naruto could no longer see or hear Carver or Raiden; he was beginning to feel worried about them. Kakashi kept his eyes on the thick forest, listening for any sign of the three shinobi in their group. Where was she? Kakashi's heart was started to beat faster at the hundred possibilities that could of happen as he stood here!
Rustling brushing and a branch snapping had team seven spinning around facing Naruto's direction with their weapons raised. Carver's face appeared he saw team seven and instantly looked annoyed.
"What are you doing?" He sighed, shaking his head.
"You guys just took off!" Naruto yelled.
"Yeah." Carver confirmed walking into camp.
"Why!?" Naruto half whined.
"To lead them away from you." Carver said as if that was obvious.
"You-You don't need to lead them away from us!" Naruto ranted. "We can hold our own."
"Can you?" Carver placed a hand on his hip.
"Yes!"
"Then why did Sakura get hurt saving you?" Carver directed at Naruto who went still remembering back to that moment.
"Carver." Raiden called out. "Leave them alone."
"I am not doing anything wrong." Carver smiled, turning to his teammate.
"Where is Sakura?" Kakashi questioned, not seeing her appear with her team. Carver looked behind him.
"She must of went after the one that fled."
"What?!" Naruto jumped. "She can't!"
"Why?" Raiden wondered taking a sit next to the fire.
"Her side!"
"Her side is fine." Carver said, "That healed a while ago."
"It did?"
"Yes." Carver yawned. "So, for next time there is no need to be freaking about us leading an enemy away from you. Just defend the camp and all will be fine."
"There is no next time!" Naruto shouted.
"There will be."
"No!"
"Why do you feel that way?"
"Because you three need to stand next to us while fighting and not go running off into danger!" Naruto yelled.
"But that's the perks of the job." Carver shrugged.
"Well now you can't do that anymore because you're with us!" Naruto yelled, shutting his eyes. "And it worries me when you guys-" Naruto's eyes snapped open seeing Carver had moved and pressed him up against a tree. Naruto turned three shades redder seeing how close Carver was against him, holding him against this tree.
"You were worried about me?" Carver smirked, getting the reaction he was looking for out of Naruto.
"I-I-I" Was all that would sliver out of Naruto's mouth as his brain fogged up.
"Carver knock it off." Sakura called coming into view. "You're going to give him a heart attack and I am not performing CPR."
"Sakura." Kakashi was relieved to see she was alright. Carver turned, pouting because his fun was being ruined.
"I'm not doing anything!" Carver held his hands up moving to sit beside Raiden. Naruto slid down from the tree, Sasuke sighed shaking his head.
"Aw, are you jealous I am giving all your friend the attention?" Carver asked Sasuke, a shiver ran up his spine seeing Carver's glowing eyes, Sasuke blushed a little.
"Of-Of course not!"
"Mhm." Carver teased.
"Did you get him?" Raiden asked.
"Yes." Sakura sighed sitting closer to the fire feeling cold.
"Any useful information from him?" Carver turned his attention.
"No." Sakura raised her hands closer to the fire.
"Damn." Carver sighed leaning back against Raiden as he yawned. "I wonder if those guys were the issue that Brasle has been having.
"Maybe." Raiden thought for a moment. "They were pretty fast."
"But you took all four of them down?" Sasuke wondered.
"Yeah." Carver sighed, closing his eyes feeling tired. "They were fast but not much else."
"Alright!" Raiden yawned, "Let's do this!"
"Do what?" Naruto muttered, sitting as far as he could away from Carver but close enough to still feel the fire.
"Rock, paper, scissors."
"Eh?" Naruto tilted his head.
"And why would we do that?" Sasuke asked.
"To see who has to be the two who have to stand watch." Raiden explained.
"Oh!" Naruto understood.
"Come on!" Raiden and Carver stood as did team seven. "Sakura!" Raiden yelled. Sakura was beginning to understand how they were found in the middle of a forest. These men were so loud they could wake the dead if they wanted too. Sakura walked to the circle standing beside Kakashi. He looked down at her, feeling her brush against the side of his body.
"Ok!"
"One-" Raiden counted. "-Two, three!" Everyone shot out their hands with their choice of rock, papers, scissors.
"Ha!" Carver rose his hands up, walking away from the group and practically falling into his sleeping bag. Sakura and Sasuke were the two who lost.
"First or second?" Sakura asked Sasuke.
"Um..." Sasuke blushed, looking away from the weight of Sakura's gaze. "It's up to you."
"Alright." Sakura shrugged. "I will sleep first."
"Sounds good." Sasuke said looking at the ground, hating himself for not looking at Sakura so he could burn her image into his brain. Half way through the night, Sasuke gently woke Sakura to take over watch. He wanted to just let Sakura sleep through the night but he was so tired, his head was hurting and his eyes burned.
Sakura watched the sun filled the forest with light as she sat near a newly made fire, waiting for time to hurry up and pass so she could wake everyone up. Kakashi woke on his own, he sat up seeing Sakura staring into the fire poking it with a stick. He smiled seeing she was still a little fire bug. Sakura looked up seeing Kakashi move around.
"Good morning." His voice was husky from having just woken, his voice flipped Sakura's stomach as she bit her lip looking away from him.
"Morning." She answered.
"How did you sleep?" He asked pulling himself to his feet, Sakura responded with a shrug.
"I am going to get more wood." Sakura rose, Kakashi glanced around them. They were in a forest; one didn't need to go far. He watched her walk away as he checked out the way her hips swayed as she moved. Kakashi cleared his throat as he turned to start making a small breakfast for everyone when they woke up. He kept glancing to the tree line, waiting for her to return. He sighed, shaking his head at himself thinking about how unfair this was. Sakura did not come with a warning, she may seem cold and harsh but Kakashi felt addicted to her abuse, he couldn't get enough.
Sakura made her way back to camp due to the smell of food. She walked into the small clearing seeing everyone had woken, even Naruto. They all sat around eating powdered eggs and hot tea prepared by Kakashi.
"Morning Sakura!" Naruto waved with a sleepy smile on his face.
"You're up." Sakura was generally surprised.
"Yeah." Naruto had a cheeky smile as he continued to eat his meal. Kakashi stood, walking over to Sakura handing her a paper plate and a cup.
"Thanks..." Sakura said not meeting Kakashi's gaze as she moved to sit beside Raiden.
"Any issues?" Carver asked, Sakura shook her head.
"Well that's good, maybe those four men were just passing through."
"Or maybe they were why we are here." Raiden countered. "It would be so funny if those four were the reason and we took them down before getting into town!"
"That would be!" Naruto agreed laughing with Raiden. Sakura noticed the food was surprisingly good. She glanced over at Kakashi who watched the conversation.
"Well-" Carver sighed, stretching his arms over his head. "We better get a move on; we need to get to Brasle before night fall."
"Why do we need to get there before nightfall?" Sasuke asked. Carver, Raiden and Sakura all glanced at each other.
"We just do." Sakura answered, raising to her feet. No one else asked questions as they packed up and were off! Naruto was bouncing beside Raiden, excited to see this town! Sasuke walked beside Carver in the middle of the six as Sakura and Kakashi were at the lead.
This was something Carver found interesting, he knew Sakura had to really trust someone to walk beside her, because should they get attacked, they need to be able to defend the group. Yet, there her she was walking beside Kakashi as if this was a norm for her. Carver could not wait to call Sakura out on this because last he knew she hated the leaf village and everyone inside it, especially her former team who allowed her to fall between the cracks.
Sakura turned, looking behind her with a heavy sigh on her lips. Fucking team seven was slow! The day was already half gone, and they hadn't made it even halfway to Brasle!
"Let's go!" Sakura called out once again, causing Sasuke and Naruto to sigh they felt like children being lectured by a parent.
"Maybe we should take a break." Kakashi suggested.
"A break for what?" Sakura asked, turning to look at him. "They haven't done anything-" Sakura cut herself off, feeling her phone buzzing. "-Fine." She said turning away from the group as she pulled her phone out answering it.
"Huh? Where is Sakura going?" Naruto asked,
"I can't remember a time she didn't have that phone glued to her." Raiden muttered, hating how her role of commander has taken over her life.
"Hey, I saw a lake over there!" Naruto pointed. "You wanna go for a quick swim?!"
"Uh..." Carver said glancing back to where Sakura went. "I don't think-" Carver sighed, seeing Naruto and Raiden already running away in the opposite direction Sakura had gone. Carver groaned quickly going after the two, he got to the side of the lake in time to see Naruto and Raiden strip and jump into the lake. Kakashi walked up beside Carver, "Has your team always been like this?"
"Like what?" Kakashi questioned.
"Reckless and-"
"I believe one of your teammates is with Naruto." Kakashi interrupted.
"They're both morons." Sasuke stepped next to Carver. "Sakura is going to kill them if they don't get out."
"It's their funerals." Carver took a seat watching Naruto and Raiden swim as they splashed around.
Ten minutes later Sakura stumbled upon them, looking a little confused. She looked from Carver and Sasuke sitting in the grass to the two in the lake. Kakashi was reading his book waiting for this all to play out.
"What the hell?!" Sakura called, moving closer to them. They were already behind due to team seven moving too slow, now she finds this!
"Sakura!" Naruto waved. "Jump in!" He smiled, getting splashed my Raiden.
"Am I having a stroke?" Sakura asked turning to Carver as anger bubbled in her chest. Carver shrugged.
"I told them."
"Clearly you did not do a good enough job." Sakura turned back to the lake. "Raiden!" Sakura yelled, "What the hell are you doing!?"
"Um...swimming?" Raiden muttered patting the surface of the water.
"Get the hell out!"
"Aw come on Sakura!" Naruto laughed, "This is fun! Come join-"
"I swear if you two do not get out I will boil this lake with you two in it!" Sakura threatened. Naruto turned to Raiden, expecting him to call her bluff but he saw Raiden was swimming to shore.
"Raiden!?" Naruto whined.
"She's not joking." Raiden warned. Naruto flinched at the thought as he quickly moved to shore.
"What did Dawn want?" Carver asked, waiting for the two men to change out of their wet boxers.
"Nothing." Sakura answered, needing to get away from the two morons who thought a swim was the most appropriate thing to do. Carver sighed, giving up the conversation as the team waited for Naruto and Raiden.
"We are not going to get there before nightfall at this rate." Carver told Sakura who was facing away from everyone on her phone.
"I know." Sakura turned to him. Carver and Sakura stared at each other for a long second. Sasuke and Kakashi felt the tension between the two.
"You never told us why getting there before dark is so important." Sasuke commented.
"Because-" Carver sighed, truth was if they had gotten there during the day then team seven might not have needed to be used as bait... "-we just do." Carver looked away from Sasuke and gazed into the lake.
Kakashi put his book away, he had a feeling his team was not being told the full story. Kakashi glanced at Sakura, he could trust her with his team's safety...right?
"Let's go!" Sakura yelled fifteen minutes later, walking with rage in each step in the direction Naruto and Raiden were supposed to be getting changed.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?!" Carver called standing, did Sakura really want an eye full of naked Naruto? Sakura stepped through the bushes and stopped walking instantly. Naruto and Raiden were sitting down casually eating cups of ramen.
"Are you kidding me?" She glared down at the two as they shrunk under her gaze. She grabbed each of them throwing them into the clearing where the others were, she tossed their bags and left their uneaten food on the ground.
"But my ramen-"
"I don't give a fuck." Sakura snapped, pushing Naruto forward. "We are moving, with or without you."
"Your so mean!" Naruto whined as Sakura moved past him to lead the group, she turned over her shoulder but said no words as she started back on their path to Brasle with or without all five of the men behind her.
Carver noticed how those words from Naruto slid through her armor and affected her. What Carver could not understand was why Sakura was working so hard at keeping team seven at arms length. Why did Sakura only have to be a cold fortress allowing no one in?
The rest of the day slipped away no matter how fast Sakura and her team moved. They reached the old rope bridge. Naruto gazed down at the thirty foot drop into the rushing water below, he refused to cross it. When Carver tried to pick him up Naruto ran and hugged a tree refusing to step onto the creaking bridge.
It took both Kakashi and Carver to detach Naruto and drag him, Sakura led the way as Naruto was close behind her. His foot fell through a piece of wood, causing Naruto to jump and cry. Sakura never seen him moved so fast as he bolted through the air almost never touching the bridge as he reached the other side leaving the rest of the team in the middle of the bridge. Carver and Raiden were laughing so hard they had to sit down.
She cursed under her breath as the sunset began to fall asleep. Carver threw out the idea of camping before going into Brasle but that wouldn't work. They would be spotted and then surrounded in a heartbeat. The best thing to do now was to just go straight through Brasle and get this over with.
It wasn't long before team seven heard music, Kakashi looked down the dark path as the forest ended and a town was starting to come into view. Naruto and Sasuke glanced at each other, seeing the bright lights glowing from the town.
"What kind of place did Raiden say this was again?" Sasuke muttered to Naruto.
"He didn't say much-" Naruto answered as Kakashi listened. "-he just said they use to party here."
"Party?" Sasuke looked at Sakura, he could not picture her partying.
"Hey-" Carver called looking back at team seven. "-you guys should try and stay near us, ok?"
"Why?" Naruto asked, Carver glanced at Sakura who showed no signs of giving a fuck.
"Just...trust me, ok?" Carver sighed, giving Raiden a concerned look before turning around to walk straight. Sakura and her team reached Brasle, the gates to the town quickly opened.
Naruto's mouth dropped open as the neon lights poured out into their sight. Music blared against their ears and they could feel the base of the music vibrating through their bodies. Sasuke and Kakashi glanced at each other, what the fuck were they walking into?
The team walked through the gates and were met with hundreds of people dancing in the streets. Naruto looked at all the types of people, who were all dressed in wild bright clothing painted with bright makeup and matching hair.
Raiden reached out, grabbing Naruto bringing him close to him as the music began to beat down onto Naruto. A woman wearing nothing, but thin thong tried to grab Sasuke and pull him to the large crowd which surrounded them. Carver reach around, wrapping an arm around Sasuke pulling him into an embrace.
"That lady was naked!" Naruto tried to yell over the music.
"Yeah!" Raiden said, "Most of them are!" The team pushed their way through the crowd, but it did not take long for people to notice them. As more eyes fell onto Sakura, Carver and Raiden people pushed their way away clearing a small path for them to walk.
"Why are they all looking at us?" Sasuke yelled, trying to get his words heard.
"We told you-!" Carver answered. "-we used to hang out here!"
"That doesn't-" Sasuke cut himself off seeing a man walking into Sakura's space, he had a drunken smile as he reached down trying to kiss her. Kakashi went to move up but stopped, seeing Sakura slam her knee up into his stomach. He fell to the ground Sakura turned; her mouth moved but the blaring music ate her words.
Naruto reached out to her as she turned and began walking away. Carver and Raiden pulled team seven through the crowd trying to keep up with Sakura. Naruto looked at the town, the blinking neon lights hurt his eyes as he shut them the music collected in his ears pounding against his skull as the smell of sugar and alcohol mixed in the air.
Naruto opened his eyes, feeling something trying to wrap around him. Raiden lost his grip on Naruto who was slammed against the ground, Naruto opened his large blue eyes and froze seeing a much large man on top of him. The man slides a hand up Naruto's torso and another tried to undo his pants. Naruto's brain slammed to a stop; he could not even take in the man's appearance as Naruto forgot he was a shinobi and could defend himself.
"Hey!" Raiden yelled, kicking a man away from Naruto. "Come on!" Raiden yelled pulling Naruto up. "You got to move!"
"What is this place!?" Naruto yelled feeling tears in his eyes as his body felt dirty.
"This is Brasle." Raiden answered. Sasuke watched another woman moving with purpose in each steps towards their group, she walked up to Carver and slapped him across his face. Sasuke could hear the slap over the loud music. The unknown woman huffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder and walked away.
"Yeah..." Carver said rubbing the side of his face, "...I deserved that." He muttered. Sasuke looked around the town, it was like a mardi gras on fucking steroids! Kakashi moved with his team as he watched Sakura open a door to a large building. Team seven was quickly rushed in, Carver slammed the door shut. The lights and music were instantly gone, Naruto looked around at his team.
"What the fuck!" Naruto yelled, still flustered from his encounter with that man.
"We told you-"
"You told us shit!" Naruto pointed at Carver. "That-" Naruto pointed to outside. "-is fucking insanity!"
"Eh." Carver shrugged.
"What does that mean!?"
"Nothing." Carver brushed off.
"If there is something wrong here why are those people still partying?" Sasuke wondered.
"They are all probably so drugged up they don't care." Raiden answered.
"What!?" Naruto yelled, causing Carver to roll his eyes.
"You are so innocent." Carver laughed, "Yes, most of those people are high on all kinds of drugs."
"What..." Naruto looked to the door.
"There were so many people." Sasuke breathed,
"Yeah, this is why we wanted to get here in the morning."
"What?"
"Most of them pass out during the day and it isn't as crazy." Raiden explained.
"You could have told us that!" Naruto yelled.
"You would have laughed and brushed it off." Carver said.
"We would have not!"
"Oh really?" Carver asked. "How dumb do you think we are? 'Hey, we want to get to Brasle before the party starts' you would have laughed."
"Well..." Naruto blushed looking away.
"Reaper-" A voice gathered everyone's attention as they turned around seeing a man bowing. "-right this way please." He said getting up and walking away without waiting. The team quickly followed the butler, Sakura and her team were pushed into a large room and the door was slammed shut.
"Damn." Sasuke breathed turning away from the door and saw they stood in a throne room. The room they stood in was surprisingly clean, the floors were a warm shade of brown with a red and gold color scheme. Sasuke noticed the man who sat on the large golden throne with red fabric.
He wore a black suit; his left leg was crossed over his right as he leaned against his arm gazing into his group, Sasuke followed his eyes, this man did not care about the men who was just pushed into the room this man locked his eyes on one person and only on her.
"Sakura." His voice was deep as he uncrossed his legs, looking darkly entertained. Sasuke looked at Carver as he formed an uneasy feeling, who the hell was this guy?
"Bow when you're in the presence of Lord Amos!" A servant who stood in the corner yelled.
"Like hell we will." Carver crossed his arms over his chest. Naruto looked around the room feeling the thick tension. Naruto poked Raiden,
"Who is that guy?"
"Amos." Raiden whispered low enough only team seven could hear him. "He runs this place." Naruto looked at the man in the suit, Amos...he had bright red hair and matching eyes. Naruto spotted a long scar running along his right eye.
"And why does he look pissed to see us?" Sasuke joined the conversation.
"We uh..." Carver chuckled. "We didn't leave on good terms here."
"What does that mean?" Sasuke looked back to see Carver.
"You see that scar on him?" Raiden muttered.
"Yeah?"
"Sakura is the one who left that."
"I am starting to think you three have terrible judgement for people!" Sasuke harshly whispered. Kakashi leaned forward, his eyes locked onto Amos.
"Why did you say you all stopped coming here?" Kakashi questioned.
"Him." Carver nodded at Amos.
"Yeah, but why-" Naruto was cut off by Amos speaking up.
"I never thought I would see you again." Amos smiled, getting up from his throne. Kakashi noticed how tense Carver and Raiden became, Kakashi knew there was something being hidden about this mission, what was Sakura's history with this town?
"We hoped we would never see you but you know how life goes."
"I do." Amos agreed with Carver.
"Just tell us what is going on and we will be on our way." Raiden and Carver stepped up, almost blocking Sakura from Amos's sight.
"What?" Amos laughed. "Don't tell me you three are already high!" Team seven snapped their eyes onto the back of Sakura's head. "I thought you three got clean!"
"We are painfully sober." Carver laughed, "Just tell us what the fuck you got your nasty ass into so we can be on our way."
"I have no idea what you're talking about. You three showed up out of the blue riling up my town with your pretty faces."
"The Waterfall Village got a call from you saying you-"
"I called!" A female voice called out, walking into view was a young girl. She had bright blue hair and brown eyes.
"Etta?" Sakura stepped through the two men. "What the hell-"
"I called the Waterfall Village." She said, Carver quickly explained Etta was Amos's little sister. Sakura and Etta were close back in the day.
"Why?" Sakura asked.
"Because...Because I am pregnant!" Etta blurted out, tears in her eyes.
"Eh?" Naruto tilted his head.
"What have you done Etta?" Amos was amused and that pissed Sakura off.
"I wanted you here for my baby shower." Etta explained, "I knew you wouldn't come unless you thought I was in danger."
"You tricked us here?" Carver balled his fists up.
"I am sorry..." Etta sighed, looking away then back at Sakura. "...but I wanted you here, and I want to make you the Godmother of my child."
"Etta I-" Sakura cut herself off not knowing how to feel in this moment. Sakura cared for Etta like a little sister, she wanted to be there for her but she hated this town and her brother.
"Please!" Etta cried, tears forming in her eyes. "Please stay for my baby shower tonight, then you can go home! Please Sakura!" Sakura glanced at Carver who shrugged, this was her call not his.
"I guess we-" Sakura was cut off by the people she dreaded most running into the room. Three people who helped Amos run this drug hazed town spotted Sakura having heard rumors she and her team had returned.
"Your back!" One man yelled; his skinny arms raised as he ran towards the group. Sakura stepped aside, the man ran past her and into Naruto wrapping him into a surprisingly tight hug. Naruto and the strange man fell to the ground, this was becoming an unformattable recurrence for Naruto. "Huh?" The man looked at Naruto. "You'll do." He smirked.
"I-I will not!" Naruto yelled fighting to get out of the embrace. A blonde woman walked with purpose up to Carver, she wore a thin dress that was also see through with nothing else under it. She moved her hand and slapped Carver across the face. She stuck her nose up in the air and latched onto Sasuke and refused to let go.
"I deserved that." Carver nodded to himself, holding his face. Carver felt bad but this was the reason Sakura brought team seven along with them. Bait to avoid these clinging fuckers, once they had their grip on you, they did not let go. Raiden laughed seeing the last board member practically grinding on Kakashi.
"Get-Get off me!" Naruto yelled trying to crawl away.
"You're so soft!" The man yelled.
"Sakura!" Naruto called for help. Carver could not stop from lightly laughing at team sevens situation.
"You planned this." Raiden realized the reason she brought team seven.
"You're getting slow in your age." Carver muttered.
"Your older than me!" Raiden spat. Amos laughing pulled their attention back to him.
"I have missed your bantering." He said walking off his throne. "Why don't I have my council show your friends around town?"
"I love that idea!" The woman who stuck to Sasuke like glue beamed. "I have the perfect place where we can-"
"Hey!" Raiden turned to team seven who were being dragged away against their will. "Do not eat or drink anything they give you!"
"What!?" Naruto yelled still fighting the strong grip of this skinny man. He was so small how was he so strong!?
"Sakura." Etta called, "Will you please stay?"
"Only for your baby shower." Sakura sighed; Etta jumped in excitement. "But tell your fuck buddies to go easy on my team." Sakura spoke to Amos crossing her arms over her chest, trying to contain anger she felt inside her body.
"Of course." Amos bowed, he turned to a servant. "Go find the council members and warn them to not break their new toys, ok?"
"Yes sir." The servant bowed and jogged out the door.
"Carver, Raiden!" Amos smiled. "You two look so different!"
"Yeah..." Raiden muttered looking away feeling awkward.
"Why don't you to go grab a drink-"
"We are not leaving Sakura." Carver stated, this guy was already back to his old ways!
"He-" Etta stepped in. "-only suggested that because I want to steal Sakura for a few hours, to help me with last minute things for my shower."
"I guess we can go after teams seven." Carver sighed, looking at Sakura trying to read her face if she would be ok with being left alone. She nodded, telling them to go find and rescue Naruto and the others.
"If you need us-" Raiden touched Sakura's shoulder.
"I know." Sakura's voice was light but a deep anger was brewing underneath its fragile surface. Carver and Raiden jogged after team seven, who were in a fight to be freed.
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Carver and Raiden ran into a large living room, music blasted and colorful lights flickered. Carver ran over shutting them off as Raiden moved to the couch, pulling Naruto away from his new friend who was trying to shove sweets down his throat.
"Raiden!" The male grinned. "I have missed you! Are you here to join in?"
"Shut up Rye." Raiden snapped as Carver removed Sasuke from the female known as Reim.
"Carver-" Reim grinned, "-come join us." She patted the large couch,
"I will pass." Carver said pushing Sasuke into Raiden, where was Kakashi?! He was not in this room.
"Where is the masked man?" Carver demanded.
"He uh..." Naruto giggled from behind Carver. "He isn't here." Naruto slurred.
"Fuck!" Carver walked over cupping Naruto's face and looked into his eyes. "What did you give him?!"
"Nothing you haven't had before." Rye winked.
"I was never into your creepy shit." Carver pointed, turning to Raiden. "Come on."
"Wait!" Naruto whined, "Where we going?"
"To find your sensei." Carver answered, walking out of the room looking around not knowing where the fuck to start.
"We told you to not eat anything!" Raiden lectured Sasuke who was playing with Raiden's hair.
"Why?" Naruto blushed leaning against Carver. "There were so many yummy snacks!"
"Yeah, and everyone of them is laced with some type of drug!" Carver snapped, looking at Naruto's eyes again. "Damn, yeah your tripping." Carver sighed.
"Oh, good you found them." Carver and Raiden spun around to see Kakashi behind them.
"Kakashi!" Raiden smiled. "Are you-?"
"I did not eat anything." Kakashi smiled with his eye, "Unlike these two who could not help themselves."
"I can see this." Carver muttered as Naruto rubbed his chest.
"So soft." Naruto breathed; Carver rolled his eyes.
"Where were you?" Raiden asked Kakashi.
"Those four that dragged us out of the throne room, what are they?" Kakashi wondered as they moved to leave the building before they were spotted again.
"They run this town with Amos."
"They were so strong!" Naruto smiled feeling like bubbles and cotton candy.
"This entire town has a shield over it." Carver sighed; his head hurt.
"A shield?" Kakashi asked,
"Yeah, at night it activates. It keeps in all the people tripping out of their minds from running out of the town and causing damage to themselves or others."
"That seems to be responsible." Kakashi pointed.
"Yeah it is, but when the shield is activated Amos and his fuck buddies you met are basically enhanced from it."
"That's why they were so strong?" Kakashi put his hands in his pockets.
"Yeah, not to mention they are always stoned out of their minds." Raiden added.
"So why did you all stop coming here?" Kakashi asked again, the five men stood out inside a hall. They turned seeing a door open, Carver and Raiden braced themselves for Rye or Reim to pop out. If they did they needed to run. But instead a woman walked out, her hips swayed as she walked towards them.
"Carver." Her honey voice smiled as she walked up, she slapped him across the face and walked away. Raiden and Kakashi looked from the woman leaving to Carver who nodded,
"I deserved that." He said routing his jaw. "Amos." Carver answered getting back to the conversation
"Care to elaborate on that?" Kakashi asked.
"You know that we use to come here and party."
"Yes." Kakashi said.
"Well one night we were all really fucked up and Amos tried to move on Sakura, she did not go for it. But Amos didn't like being told no, so when we all passed out Sakura woke up to Amos trying to have his way with her." Carver sighed; this was a shitty mission.
"That's how he got that mark on his face." Kakashi understood.
"Yeah, ever since that night we stopped coming here." Raiden said pulling Sasuke away from playing with his hair. "But Etta and Sakura were close so she came here to make sure she was ok."
"And the reason for bringing us?" Kakashi wondered.
"Well..." Raiden's voice was high.
"You used my team as bait to avoid those people?" Kakashi glared down onto the two men.
"No!" Carver laughed, "Bait is a strong word, and I don't like to point fingers it isn't like they were in any real danger-"
"Where is Sakura?" Kakashi cut in, he needed to have a conversation with her.
"I have no idea!" Carver smiled coping Naruto as he rubbed the back of his neck. "We came after you three."
"No that you mention it..." Raiden thought for a second, "We have been all over this place and saw no set up for a baby shower." The three sober men looked around at each other as an uneasiness filled their stomachs.
"Thank you Sakura, for staying." Etta said. The two women were inside Etta's room,
"Sure." Sakura said, looking over at Etta. "How far along are you?" Sakura wondered seeing Etta was not showing.
"A month or two." Etta sighed sitting beside Sakura on the couch, handing her a full cup.
"And you're having a baby shower this early because...?" Sakura trailed off.
"You know how it is here, nothing is ever permanent and I just want to enjoy this now just in case..." Etta voice's cut off looking away.
"Hey-" Sakura touched Etta's knee. "You know you can come to the Waterfall Village with me. You'll be safer there than here."
"I-I couldn't..." Etta sighed.
"Why?"
"Because..." Etta trailed off racking her brain for words to say. Sakura took a sip of the sweet drink as she studied Etta. "Because as crazy as it may seem this place is my home, you understand right?" Sakura nodded, fully understanding that fact.
While building the waterfall village from the ground up Sakura never pictured it would be how it was now. She loved that it grew to be a strong and independent force but constantly looking over her shoulder to see if someone was going to try and claim her job was getting old as it was exhausting.
"I understand." Sakura slightly smiled, "How have you been these past few years?"
"I have been good." Etta said quickly.
"And the father?" Sakura asked, taking another drink of the cup. "Is he in the picture or...?"
"He is." Etta laughed. "His name is Ike; he is such a sweet man...which you know is hard to find nowadays especially inside this town." Etta laughed.
"I'm happy for you." Sakura smiled, "I always wondered what happened to you."
"Yeah." Etta had a sad smile on her face. "You just left, without ever looking back."
"I tried to bring you with me." Sakura said.
"I know but..." Etta sighed, "You know this is my home, I can't leave it."
"I respected your decision." Sakura nodded,
"And I thank you for that, how have you been?" Etta asked playing with the glass in her sweaty hand.
"I have been fine."
"Fine." Etta laughed. "Because of you I hate that word!"
"What else am I supposed to say?"
"I don't know! Details of like what have you been doing the past three years?"
"Just...running the Waterfall Village."
"That's it?!"
"Pretty much."
"No romantic relationships?! Anything juicy to tell me!?" Etta gushed causing Sakura to laugh.
"No, relationships are hard to maintain when you're always working, plus most men are too scared to come around me."
"What about Carver and Raiden?" Etta teased.
"I don't see them like that."
"Why!? Carver is so hot! He looks like the type that would tie you down, choke you and finish the job."
"He is like my brother."
"So!?" Etta laughed, "Stop seeing him like that and get laid!"
"Etta!" Sakura laughed. "I don't need to-"
"Think that all you want but you have needs that should be met too! What a better way to do it than with a man who is always around you!?"
"Carver is my brother." Sakura answered. "I could never..." Kakashi flashed into Sakura's mind. "I could never be with him romantically." Sakura looked over at Etta as Sakura took another long drink from her cup.
"Whatever you say." Etta leaned against the arm of the couch. "I think you should do it." Sakura laughed running a hand through her long hair, she finished off her drink and looked around Etta's room. "I wonder where your team went." Etta wondered out loud. Sakura laughed; her muscles relaxed as she leaned against the couch.
"Knowing Carver and Sasuke I would say they are taking full advantage of this town."
"Oh?" Etta's interest peaked. "What about the other two?"
"Other two?" Sakura slurred her words, not realizing it. "Naruto-" Sakura laughed at the thought of him being inside this wild party town. "-he is probably huddled in a corner somewhere!" Sakura laughed harder.
"What about the masked one?"
"Kakashi." Sakura nodded, not knowing what he would do.
"Hey, have you seen his face?" Etta wondered, leaning into Sakura.
"No." Sakura shook her head, "I don't think anyone has."
"Wow...that is hot." Etta smiled.
"What?" Sakura laughed. "You think the mask thing is attractive?"
"Hell yeah!" Etta nodded with a chuckle on her voice. "I would call him daddy."
"Who would you call daddy?" A deep voice came from the door behind the two women, they turned and Sakura's stomach dropped seeing Amos leaning against the doorframe.
"No-No one." Etta said quickly standing. Amos walked into the room, reaching Etta he tilted her chin up to look at him.
"I am the only one you get to call 'daddy'." Amos said in a demanding tone.
"What the fuck?" Sakura's eyebrows furrowed together as she stood, she looked between Etta and Amos. Etta had shrunk down and kept her eyes on the floor. Sakura knew what was happening. "I am going-" Sakura stopped speaking as the room began to spin. She dropped to one knee as her muscles felt like they were liquifying inside her skin and her bones were jelly, Sakura fell onto her side.
"You're going to what?" Amos smiled down at Sakura who felt so confused, she didn't eat or drink anything that could have been laced with - Sakura snapped her eyes to Etta. "Look at that!" Amos laughed turning to his sister, "She figured it out so quickly!"
"I am sorry Sakura." Etta breathed looking away from the pinkett.
"What-?" Sakura's words slurred out of her mouth.
"He didn't give me a choice!" Etta swore.
"You're not pregnant." Sakura realized, Etta looking away from Sakura provided her the answer, this was all a trick. "Why?" Sakura breathed, she trusted Etta...
"He has Ike in jail..." Etta hugged herself. "He said if I didn't get you here and have you drink that stuff then he was going to kill him and when I refused, he agreed to let Ike and I leave this town, please Sakura understand-" Sakura struggled to move her limbs as the drugs that spiked her drink were beginning to fully kick in.
"Why didn't you come to me?" Sakura struggled to stay awake. "I would have protected you." Sakura's breathing was raspy.
"Etta!" A male voice yelled, running into the room.
"Ike!" Etta ran into the arms of a scruffy looking male. Amos turned to the two guards standing in the doorway.
"Take Commander Haruno here to my room." Amos's evil smile bloomed on his lips as Sakura's eyes widened. The two guards did as told, being cautious when they lifted her from the ground knowing full well, she was the Reaper. Etta and Ike ran the opposite way as Amos who followed the guards who carried Sakura. It did not take them long to find his room and lay her on his bed. "Make sure to keep that annoying team of hers away from this wing."
"Yes sir." They bowed and quickly moved out of the room, closing the door.
"When I get up-" Sakura growled, seeing Amos undoing his tie. "-I am going to carve you to pieces!" Amos chuckled, as he made his way over to the bed and opened the drawer on the in table. He pulled out a case and set it on the table, inside the cade were seven shiny needles all waiting to be used.
"What makes you think you'll be getting up from this?" A vile smile rested on Amos lips as he ran his fingers along Sakura's arm. "I am will make sure you are nice and drugged every day." He grinned, "You will never be leaving this room again."
Sakura laughed.
"I am not going to just graze you this time." Sakura smiled, "I am going to take my time and show you why I am called the Reaper."
"Oh, don't tease me." Amos leaned, licking Sakura's cheek. "I don't like being teased." Amos raised Sakura's arms above her head as he began to tie her to the headboard of his bed. "I hope your not thinking your team will be swooping in to save you-" Amos sneered, "-they are long gone inside a world of sex and drugs just like last time. You know how acceptable Carver and Raiden can be."
"You don't know anything about us." Sakura spat.
"That may be true..." Amos sighed, his fingers trailed down Sakura's shoulder, onto her arm, and over her stomach as he lifted her shirt slightly. Amos groaned at the feel of Sakura's soft hot flesh against his. "...but I'll know every inch of your body soon enough." Sakura fought against the restraints but she had no strength in her body. "Fight all you want, that cocktail Etta gave you will last a beautiful twelve hours, and after that I will give you dose after dose. I would give you just enough to where you didn't know where you were but I won't lie to you, I love when woman fights." Sakura smiled. "Oh?" Amos lifted Sakura's chin forcing her to look at him, her eyes were dull due to the drugs infecting her blood. "What is that little smile for?"
"I am just thinking..."
"About?"
"About when I get loose, how I am going to enjoy watching you suffocate when I cut your dick off and shove it down your throat!" Sakura glared.
"God, I have missed that fire!" Amos moved forward, pressing his lips against Sakura's, she bit down against his soft bottom lip causing blood to spill out of the cut. Amos backed away quickly, anger laced his eyes as he held his fingers to his lip. "You bitch!" Amos venomous voice leaked into the opening. "You will learn your place-!" Amos's voice was muffled as a kunai found its way into his side. He fell sideways off the bed, Sakura's eyes were wide has her mind struggled to process what just happened. She felt a pair of hands touching her, she looked over to see a masked face cutting her binds.
"Kakashi?" She breathed as he picked her up out of the bed. Amos jumped screaming for his guards to enter the room.
"Your friends are not going to be able to join us." Kakashi said.
"What?" Amos gasped. "What-What happened to them all!?"
"Your friends wouldn't let me through so..." Kakashi closes his one exposed eye, "...I had to be a little mean with them." Kakashi and Amos both turned to the open door, bodies laid in front of it. Kakashi smiled, "Sorry about that." He called to them.
"What-Who are you!?" Amos demanded as he pulled out Kakash's kunai from his side. Kakashi opened his eye and turned to Amos,
"Kakashi Hatake, of the Leaf Village."
"L-Leaf Village?" Amos glanced at Sakura who Kakashi was holding. "This does not concern you shinobi!" Amos waved his hand. "Leave at once and I will not hold any regrets against your village!"
"Regrets?" Kakashi muttered, he then chuckled which sent shivers down Amos's spine. Kakashi moved and placed Sakura down on the large bed.
"Good-" Amos nodded. "Now go-"
"You seem to be mistaken." Kakashi stood, turning to face Amos, "On any other day I would give you a warning and tell you to not touch Sakura again should you do; I would not hesitate to defend her but-" Kakashi said moving his headband up revealing his mangeko sharingan eye. "-you have already run out of chances."
"What-?" Amos as barely able to get out of the of Kakashi's kunai as he moved forward to strike Amos down. "Why are you-"
"You do not get to touch Sakura." Kakashi glared, Amos's blood ran cold as he was trapped inside Kakashi's mangeko sharingan. "You had her friend drug her, you tied her down and were ready to rape her over and over again, you're a piece of filth this world doesn't need." Kakashi said as deep hatred blossomed inside him and moments later Amos dropped to the ground unmoving. Kakashi turned after picking Sakura up from the bed and left the room, stepping over the bodies as he left the building.
Kakashi sat on a rooftop watching the sunrise with Sakura in his lap asleep. Carver wasn't lying, once the sun comes up people flood out of the street or just pass out in the middle of the road. Kakashi shook his head, how could anyone want to be in a place like this? Kakashi couldn't see Sakura hanging out here, it just didn't fit her but on the other hand it was becoming clear Kakashi knew nothing about this Sakura, not by a long shot.
As Sakura opened her eyes, she felt her head pounding. She could see over Brasle's gate and see the line between the earth and sunrise. Sakura's mouth felt dry as she tried to grasp where she was. She snapped her eyes open wide hearing his heartbeat, she felt the warmth of his body making her heart flutter.
Kakashi's vest was unzipped as she was laying inside of it resting her head on his black long sleeve shirt. Time didn't touch her as she laid against Kakashi listening to his heartbeat which seems a little fast, he was warm against the cool air. After sometime Sakura tried to push herself off of him. Her head was foggy as her movements were jeered.
"Sakura." He breathed, holding his arms out ready to catch her.
"Where are we?" Her voice was shaky, Kakashi almost didn't recognize the voice, her voice had always been so strong and stable since she returned into his life.
"On a roof." Kakashi smiled with his closed eye.
"A roof?" Sakura muttered, trying to understand what was said.
"Yes, this is a very unsafe town." Kakashi commented.
"Mm." Sakura responded as she sat up, she noticed she was in-between Kakashi's legs. She felt herself heat up as she moved but her limbs still weak from the drugs she was fed, she fell against Kakashi who simply wrapped an arm around her to keep her steady. "Kakashi." Sakura groaned out, feeling extremely tired.
"It's ok." He breathed, wrapping both arms around her hugging her tight. "I'm here." Sakura's heart fluttered as she laid back against Kakashi, her heart pounded so hard inside her chest she didn't know what to do except remain still.
Kakashi stayed unnoticed on the old roof of that building for hours as Sakura slept. Kakashi watched the town of Brasle, who was a very interesting bunch of collected individuals. Kakashi wondered where the other members of his team went as he pulled out a granola bar from his vest pocket, he was hungry. Kakashi slid his mask down as he ate his snack, he watched Sakura sleep against him, he smiled at the sleeping woman. Kakashi leaned down and pressed his lips against her forehead.