Chapter 16: Chapter Sixteen
"I have to pee!" Naruto cried, struggling to get to his feet. "Help me!" He cried to Sasuke,
"I am not helping you-"
"Please!" Naruto begged, "You did it before-"
"Excuse me?" Carver turned to their conversation. "Care to elaborate on that?"
"No." Sasuke said, quickly getting up and pulling Naruto with him towards the bathroom. Raiden was bouncing around the kitchen looking for food, he had lost his bet with Sakura and was intoxicated as Raiden fought with gravity. Carver sighed, hearing him drop another item so he got up to see what mess Raiden was making this time.
Carver purposely made sure there were no pineapples in the apartment. Sakura watched Carver walk out of sight, she was feeling good. She leaned her head back against the couch enjoying the numbness alcohol brings. Sakura opened her eyes hearing a deep chuckle, her sight was invaded by a masked man. Kakashi leaned forward, he hovered over Sakura his eyes level with hers as she giggled seeing him. Kakashi grinned at the sweet sound.
"You're feeling happy?" Kakashi chuckled again watching Sakura nod her head. "Good." Kakashi closed his eye smiling down at her. Sakura reached up; her fingers grazed the side of his mask. Kakashi quickly grabbed her wrist lightly as the two stared at each other.
Something inside Kakashi turned, allowing this woman whose head was in his lap to remove her hand from his grasp and return to the edge of his mask. Sakura was surprised by how soft the fabric was as she pulled it down exposing Kakashi's face.
Kakashi watched Sakura's eyes scan over his exposed face, she reached back up and ran her fingers over the smooth skin of his perfectly sculpted face. Everyone wondered what was behind this mask and why Kakashi hide his face from the world, when she was younger Sakura wondered what he was hiding.
She never thought once Kakashi would be this attractive. She watched his full lips turn upward into a smile; a smile made just for her.
"Hm?" She hummed as a response looking up into his eye.
"Are you ok?" He asked, his lifted his hand and brushed his hand across her cheek.
"Mhm." She hummed again, returning to surveying the handsome face displayed before her. Kakashi chuckled, bending down and placing his lips on her forehead. He pulled away a few inches to study her, after searching her eyes he lowered again, placing a kiss on her lips for the third time.
"Let's go get tacos!" Raiden shouted, causing Kakashi to pull away from Sakura. She sat up, watching as Naruto and Raiden ran into the living room, Naruto scrambled to put his shoes on.
"Sakura come on!" Naruto bounced.
"What?" She asked, running her hands through her hair.
"Let's go get food!" Naruto bounced again on his heels waiting for everyone to get up.
"Why?" Sakura wondered, knowing there was food in the kitchen.
"Um...because tacos are tacos." Raiden explained as if that was logic Sakura could follow.
"It's one in the morning." Carver said, "I highly doubt anyone is open-"
"Yes, there is!" Naruto smiled brightly. "Like four places are open this late!"
"Yes!" Raiden jumped, getting pumped up.
"How are you guys hungry?" Sasuke asked, his face flushed from drinking and the thought of food turned his stomach. "You have been eating all night."
"It's only like one in the morning." Raiden waved off, "It's time for third dinner."
"Yeah!" Naruto agreed.
"Can't you find something here to eat?" Carver sighed.
"Do you see a drive through in the kitchen that I can't?" Raiden placed his hands on his hips. "Because if not then no, we cannot eat something here!"
"Ugh!" Carver groaned, to sober to deal with his teammate. Raiden turned to Naruto looking extremely determined,
"Are you ready?" Raiden questioned.
"Yes." Naruto nodded.
"Alright." Raiden nodded, "Let's go!" He yelled, bolting towards the door.
"Raiden!" Carver yelled, "You can't-"
"It's fine I have socks on!" Raiden yelled as he and Naruto ran down the hall.
"What the fuck does that mean!?" Carver asked himself, turning to Sakura who was still on the floor.
"I'm not moving." She said seeing Carver was looking at her for help. "Take him." She nodded at Sasuke.
"I don't really-" Sasuke muttered,
"That sucks." Sakura smiled, "Go anyway."
"But-"
"I saved your life." Sakura cut Sasuke off. "Go."
"Fine." Sasuke sighed getting up and tossing shoes on. "Are you coming?" He directed to Kakashi who remained on the couch.
Kakashi pointed down at Sakura, signaling someone needed to stay with her since she had been drinking heavily. Carver sighed, knowing Kakashi was right.
"We will be back." Carver muttered as Sasuke unwillingly followed closing the apartment door behind them.
"I don't need a babysitter." Sakura muttered as she rose to her feet.
"Of course you don't." Kakashi agreed as she walked into the kitchen. She grabbed a clean plastic cup and poured another drink for herself. Sakura turned, slightly surprised to see Kakashi leaning against the kitchen wall staring at her. She found his mask he pulled up when Raiden demanded food to be annoying.
"You apparently think I do." Sakura said walking past him, Kakashi caught her by placing his arm out and wrapping it around her.
"I do not, I just didn't want to go chase drunk people around the village." Kakashi smiled, pulling Sakura inches from him. She rolled her eyes but smiled anyway,
"Sure." She tilted her head looking up at Kakashi she reached up and pulled his mask back down, Kakashi didn't try to stop her. A smirk was resting on his exposed lips,
"It is true." He said, "I would rather be here with you than chasing your friends around, no offence."
"I wouldn't want to chase them around either." Sakura laughed, she swayed backwards. Kakashi reached his free arm wrapping it around her and pulled him into him. Sakura bit her lip, feeling the warmth through his chest fill her as she stood in between his legs.
"You my dear, are a little drunk." Kakashi chuckled, his laugh made Sakura smile as she closed her eyes listening to it. Kakashi took the cup from Sakura's hand so she wouldn't spill any of its contents.
"Not as drunk and Raiden and Naruto." Sakura laughed at how quick they lost at their little game.
"And that surprises me." Kakashi agreed taking a drink from Sakura's cup, "You drank just as much as they did, maybe more." Sakura looked up, Kakashi was looking into her eyes and he brought his hand up brushing her long hair behind her ear.
Sakura lifted herself onto her toes giving herself more height as she wrapped her arms around Kakashi's neck and kissed him. Kakashi placed a hand on her hip and his left hand on the back of her neck leaning into her as he kissed back. Kakashi loved the way Sakura molded against his body, she felt like his perfect puzzle piece, he moved his hand in order to tilt her head so he could deepen their kiss.
Kakashi lifted Sakura, her legs wrapped around his waist as he began taking steps. Sakura didn't care the two of them were moving as long as this man didn't stop kissing her. Sakura and Kakashi were both fighting for dominance inside the kiss, Kakashi could taste the sweet punch on Sakura's tongue as he explored every inch of her mouth loving the taste.
Kakashi removed his grasp from around Sakura, letting her fall onto the bed, he smiled hearing her laugh. Sakura looked up, feeling the soft bed under her as she watched Kakashi climb onto the bed hovering over her body. Her heart fluttered as he bent down kissing her again, he didn't ask permission this time his tongue darted into her mouth as his hands explored the curves of her body.
Kakashi broke the kiss, feeling Sakura's hand on his chest. He remained straddling her as he lifted his shirt over his head. The moon light reflected off Kakashi's naked torso, outlining every muscle on his body. Seeing him like his Sakura realized Kakashi puts Adonis to shame.
Kakashi grabbed a fist full of her hair as he left her lips, placing kisses along her jawline until he reached her neck. Sakura closed her eyes, her hands running through Kakashi's gravity defying hair as he sucked and licked on areas around her neck. Kakashi took Sakura's hands in one of his with ease and placed them above her head.
Sakura felt her body heat up with the feel of Kakashi on her, a pressure was building up between her legs as she begins to crave more of Kakashi's touch and less clothing. Sakura's eye snapped open, feeling Kakashi's large member on her thigh, it was ready to go. Sakura bit her lip as Kakashi moved up, placing his lips against hers again.
Sakura smiled against the kiss, moving her leg to brush up against Kakashi's hardened member since there wasn't much she could do, he had her pinned. Kakashi gasped at the feeling, breaking the kiss for a moment and looked into her eyes.
"God, I want you...so bad..." Kakashi breathed, placing a quick kiss on her lips.
"Then-" Before Sakura could finish her sentence Kakashi removed himself from above her. She was confused for a moment, he got off the bed and placed his shirt back on. Sakura licked her swollen lips and sat up. What the fuck just happened? Kakashi chuckled at the annoyed expression on Sakura's face. Kakashi sat on the bed, cupping her face as he did so and kissed her again.
"I can't..." He breathed, looking into those bright emerald eyes that lingered inside his dreams.
"What?" Sakura was confused.
"What kind of man would I be if I took advantage of a drunk woman?" Kakashi smiled.
"I-I...you wouldn't be-"
"I know Darling." Kakashi pulled her into a hug. "But either way you were drinking, and I wouldn't feel right about this until your sober."
"Right." Sakura's tone was flat as she nodded her head, she moved to get off the bed but Kakashi stopped her. He pushed her back against the bed and pinned her arms above her head. Kakashi leaned down and whispered into her ear:
"You think I don't want to hear you screaming my name right now?" Sakura's face instantly heated up, as she struggled against Kakashi feeling embarrassed, but she was intoxicated and lost her strength. "I'll make this up to you." He chuckled, letting his grip on her loosen.
"How?" She wondered, tilting her head as Kakashi set her on her feet. She watched a smirk cross his face.
"I'll let you borrow on of my books, and you can figure it out yourself." He said, taking her hand in his and walked out of the bedroom. Sakura blushed, knowing what kind of books he read on his free time. Kakashi sat Sakura on the couch and turned the TV on.
"What are you doing?" She wondered.
"Well I have a feeling you're not going to be tired anytime soon-" Kakashi smirked, knowing he had turned her on, but left her unsatisfied. A fact he hated with a passion but, he couldn't sleep with Sakura while she was this drunk, it wasn't right...Sakura glared at the back of his head. "So, I am going to put on a show I know you'll love."
"Oh?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "What do you think I like?" Kakashi turned to look at her.
"I am a very observant person." He said moving to the kitchen to make popcorn.
"What kind of answer is that?" Sakura asked herself, the TV series Kakashi put on then started. Zombies blasted onto the screen instantly catching Sakura's attention. She settled against the couch pulling a blanket over her legs.
"See?" Kakashi chuckled, seeing how she was already sucked into the show. Kakashi turned the lights off and moved to the couch to join Sakura. He sat beside her and gazed at her face as she munched on the buttery popcorn.
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"This was a shit show." Sasuke glared ahead of him, as he carried Naruto who was snoring on his shoulder.
"Never again." Carver agreed, carrying a passed-out Raiden. The two men reached the apartment building after two long hours of running after Naruto and Raiden. They never did make it to the fast food place Raiden talked about, instead the two drunk shinobis got distracted and ran all over the village until they passed out on a bench and was discovered by Sasuke and Carver.
"I'll see you in the morning." Sasuke sighed, opening his apartment door with Naruto still in hand.
"You got him?" Carver asked, opening his apartment he had been using with his team.
"Yeah." Sasuke sighed, "He can crash on my couch."
"Alright, I'll see you." Carver nodded and walked into the apartment closing the door. He was tired and feeling a little sore from recovery. Carver looked forward thinking about a hot shower when he stopped walking seeing a masked Kakashi laying on the couch with Sakura on top of him, both were asleep. Carver looked around for a moment feeling very confused.
"Not my problem." Carver said to himself, walking past the couch and into the bedroom. He laid Raiden on his side and quickly changed into fresh clothing. Carver sighed feeling too lazy for a shower, he was about to crawl into the bed but he stopped, looking at the door. Carver walked into the living room and looked at the couch. "Nope." He shook his head again. "Not my problem." He turned about to walk into the bedroom, but he stopped again feeling very annoyed, he looked over his shoulder. "No." He said walking into the dark room and quickly getting in bed trying to shut his brain up.
Morning hit hard.
Sakura woke up alone on the couch, she was laying on her side covered up. She slowly got off the couch and looked around seeing the apartment was empty. Last night quickly replayed in her head, Sakura pulled her hand to her mouth wondering what the fuck. She didn't give herself long to go over the events, she forced herself to jump into the shower, change and leave the apartment to get food.
When hung over Sakura craved fried rice, she got a large container of it and got a large box of donuts. It was still early but it was chiller signaling fall was coming, it used to be her favorite time of year. Sakura made it back to the apartment she was a borrowing in ten minutes. If those two didn't wake up soon Sakura was going to have to wake them up, they had training with the leaf shinobi soon. It was another condition Tsunade had for them hiding out here while they recovered. To her luck, Carver and Raiden rolled out of bed within the same hour. Carver stole a donut and was watching Raiden try to remember how to function as a human.
"You were fucked up." Carver said to Raiden whose memory was spotty.
"Mm." He groaned, feeling the hangover he laid on the couch.
"When did you guys get back?" Sakura asked, not remembering them returning home. She lifted her water bottle to her lips.
"Yeah, maybe you were too busy fucking Kakashi to notice." Carver said, causing Sakura to choke on her water.
"Wait!" Raiden shot up, "What?" He yelled, "Ow..." He groaned, his head pounding.
"I didn't fuck him." Sakura corrected wiping the water off her chin.
"Could have fool me." Carver muttered.
"What!?" Raiden yelled out, waiting for more detail.
"I didn't." Sakura stated.
"Hm." Carver nodded, "I mean when I got back with Raiden you two seemed to be..." Carver trailed off looking Sakura up and down. "The bed was messed up when I got back, and you have two hickeys on your neck." Sakura reached up touching the soft skin on her neck, she hadn't noticed when she was getting dressed.
"You placed me in the same bed Sakura fucked in!?" Raiden yelled feeling grossed out.
"You're lucky I didn't leave your ass outside with Naruto! You two cannot handle your mud."
"I can too!"
"Oh! That's why you two were yelling for ten fucking minutes at your own reflections in a window!"
"Er..." Raiden said laying back on the couch knowing he would lose the fight.
"As fun as this is, you two are late." Sakura said eating her fried rice.
"Late?" Carver asked, "What?"
"For your training session with the leaf shinobi?" Sakura recalled for them.
"Fuck me!" Carver groaned, not in the mood to train.
"There ya go." Sakura joked.
"I feel like you should do it." Raiden yawned,
"What?" Sakura laughed at the idea.
"Yeah." Carver agreed. "I mean you're the only one who had fun last night so-"
"I did not fuck him." Sakura restated.
"Mm...if it looks like a duck...quacks like a duck...its two ducks fucking." Carver said, Sakura rolled her eyes.
"I mean hey-!" Raiden spoke up, "-good for you Sakura. I think you needed to get laid-"
"I do not-I don't have time for this." Sakura sighed,
"Where do you have to go?" Raiden asked.
"Are you meeting Kakashi again?" Carver asked wiggling his eyebrows.
"Fuck you." Sakura glared.
"Ooo...was he that good you're going back for seconds?" Raiden called as Sakura grabbed her phone.
"Does he have a big dick?!" Carver called as Sakura left the apartment.
"He has too." Raiden answered, "I have never seen Sakura with a dude let alone the same guy twice."
"That is true." Carver nodded, "Come on, we better get going."
"No!" Raiden cried.
"The shinobi are already at the arena, let's go."
"I'm gonna die!"
"Yeah, shouldn't have challenged Sakura last night."
"But I was so close!" Raiden said, getting up.
"No, you were not." Carver shook his head.
Sakura sat in a chair staring blankly at the large screen in front of her. Dawn and Diem her second and third commanders were talking, explaining what has been going on while she was out of the village. They talked about Sakura lowering the shields on the village, but Sakura wasn't sure if that was what she wanted to do yet.
The number of Reaper sighting has gone down but she didn't want to risk anyone, when she couldn't rush over and defend a village if needed be. Sakura wasn't interested in the conversation in the slightest, she kept thinking about last night.
"Sakura?" Dawn called; Sakura looked up at the screen.
"Hm?" She hummed.
"Are you ok?" Diem wondered, seeing Sakura was acting different.
"Yeah." Sakura sighed,
"You don't look fine." Dawn added to Diem's comment. "Your distracted which isn't like you."
"I am just...tired." Sakura shrugged.
"How are you feeling? Are you recovering-"
"Slowly." Sakura interrupted, "It's a fucking pain in the ass."
"True, but you do what you have too." Diem said, "You gotta take it easy."
"Yes." Dawn nodded, "You know what-" Dawn shook her head closing the folder in front of her. "-everything here we can take care of. You should go rest up."
"Dawn, no I can-"
"I will not change my mind." Dawn smiled, "Go-" She waved her hand. "-Go get some rest and eat, you look a little pale."
"We will text you-" Diem butted in, "-if we need you for anything."
"Alright." Sakura shrugged, not in the mood to argue. The call ended leaving Sakura alone in the room as she replayed last night over and over in her head. She rose to her feet, feeling annoyed that even now when she was sober, she was still annoyed Kakashi stopped last night. She sighed...he wasn't even in the damn apartment when she woke up. Maybe he was regretting what he did. Sakura stopped walking realizing she had seen his face. What did that mean? Did that mean anything? Should it?
Sakura made her way to the arena, her meeting ended very early she now had the day free. Sakura did swing by the bathroom and look at her reflection remembering Carver this morning and his comment. Sure enough, there were two marks resting on her pale skin. One on the right side of her neck and the second low enough to be half covered by her shirt.
"Fuck me." She sighed, already hearing the stupid ass comments. Sakura pulled her hair down and retied it into a lower ponytail and allowed her hair to flow down her right shoulder. This wasn't the best solution, but it was the best she got. She couldn't heal herself with chakra right now.
Sakura left the bathroom and started her way to the arena. Raiden was so hung over he could barely function this morning, so Carver was going to need the help. It was a peaceful walk; Sakura didn't go jumping into sight. Instead she found where Tsunade was and walked to the Hokage box.
"Sakura?" Tsunade asked seeing the pink hair.
"Hey."
"What are you doing here? I thought you had meetings all day."
"They ended early." Sakura shrugged. Tsunade took in Sakura's appearance, she wore tight black pants and a dark gray long sleeve with her hair pulled back. It was so simple, but she pulled it off so well. "How is it going?" Sakura wondered, seeing Raiden was sitting on the ground watching Carver train. Sakura had been right about Raiden being dead.
"It's going well, Raiden doesn't look so good though."
"He is just hung over." Sakura said,
"Oh..." Tsunade laughed. "That make sense."
"Yeah."
"What about you?" Tsunade wondered,
"I can handle my shit, Raiden can't."
"I see..."
"Mhm." Sakura nodded, looking around at the group of people. Sakura's heart stopped seeing the silver hair. Kakashi was standing beside Guy who was jumping all around him.
"You think I don't want to hear you screaming my name right now?"
Kakashi's voice echoed around Sakura's head, she cleared her throat trying to push it away. That was an actual thing that happened...it was just now hitting Sakura.
"Why don't you go down there and help Carver?" Tsunade asked, Sakura looked back at her and then to Kakashi. She did not want to be in his sights right now, she didn't know how to feel about him at the moment.
"Um..." Sakura trailed off trying to think of a reason, but she was hung over too and her fucking head hurt!
"I might have hyped up your training with the leaf shinobi, so everyone was kind of looking forward to this..." Tsunade chuckled, causing Sakura to glare at her. How the fuck can she say no now!?
"Awesome." Sakura said, nodding her head and taking in a deep breath before she jumped from the Hokage box. Her heart was beating so annoyingly fast once she landed beside Raiden who jumped surprised.
"What the fuck!?" He yelled, holding his chest. "You almost gave me a heart attack!" Sakura looked down at Raiden as she felt Kakashi's gaze on her back.
"Your dramatic." Sakura stated to her teammate on the ground.
"What are you doing here Haruno?" Carver called out, a few feet away. "I thought you had meetings or something?"
"They ended early, lucky me." Sakura looked around at the leaf shinobi who had locked their gaze onto her.
"Wait!" Raiden jumped up, "Does this mean you'll take my place and I can go home and hug to toilet!?" Sakura looked at Raiden...he called the apartment home...that was different...
"Yeah." Sakura nodded; Raiden smiled.
"Can I go too!?" Carver called.
"No." Sakura answered watching Raiden run away from the arena. Sakura sighed, turning to Carver doing her best to not look past him and see Kakashi who leaned against the wall of the arena, his hands in his pockets with his sights lock into Sakura.
"I feel unfavored." Carver said as Sakura reached his side.
"I don't give a fuck." Sakura said, "Where are you at with them."
"Fucking nowhere they suck." Carver laughed.
"Hey!" Voices defended themselves. Carver nodded his head at the handful of shinobi behind him, where Kakashi was located.
"Those can keep up and won't die in a fight-" Carver then pointed to many shinobi in front of them most of whom were once Sakura's peers. "-this group is bait." Carver explained.
"I see." Sakura sighed; she did not want to be here. If she knew Kakashi was here she would have gone back to bed.
"I call bullshit on this whole training thing!" TenTen walked forward from the crowd. "I am tired of listening to you Waterfall people talk trash and-"
"Then prove me wrong." Sakura said,
"Wh-What?"
"Prove me wrong." Sakura repeated.
"How...?" TenTen questioned slowly.
"Attack me." Sakura said,
"Uh..." Carver said, not sure if this was a good idea or not.
"Attack you?" TenTen laughed. "I-I can't"
"I am still fairly injured-" Sakura said, walking a backwards from Carver getting space. "-Shouldn't be too hard to take me down."
"I-I don't-" TenTen didn't know what to do, but Shikamaru did. He stepped up with no problem.
"If I can beat you, can I stop coming to these stupid training sessions?" He called to Sakura.
"Yeah." Sakura nodded, "Anyone who can take me down, doesn't need to be here."
"Sakura-" Naruto said, stepping forward. His head pounded and his stomach rolled in his body, but he didn't feel right about Sakura fighting anyone if she didn't have too. This was insanity.
"Yeah I don't think-" Carver said-unable to finish when three leaf shinobi leaped forward trying to strike Sakura.
"What are you doing!?" Naruto yelled at his friends. Shikamaru tried to strike using shadows but failed, Choji joined his comrade as did Ino.
"Have you lost your minds!?" Kiba agreed with Naruto. Kakashi removed his hands from his pockets, he didn't like this. Choji was the first to really go after Sakura hand to hand, she reflected every attack. Choji's family was known for their strength, he couldn't lose here today. Kakashi shook his head, itching to interfere with this fight. Granted Choji couldn't lay a finger on her, Sakura was recovering from a war...she should be laying on the couch, watching her new favorite zombie show while Kakashi rubs her back.
"This is just sad." Sakura said, flipping around kicking Choji in the chest. He flew backwards into the arena's wall. Naruto's mouth dropped open seeing the damage done to the crumbling wall as Choji fell to the ground defeated. Ino replaced Choji has she stood in front of Sakura who tilted her head, waiting for Ino to make the first move. Ino tried to use her mind body switch technique, Sakura laughed shaking her head as she moved towards Ino who was still trying to force her way into Sakura's head. "Trust me sweetheart-" Sakura said, "-you don't want to be there."
"I wouldn't waste my time there!" Carver called, "She doesn't like to train."
"What?" Sakura asked turning to Carver.
"Yeah, she says she doesn't-" Ino took his conversation as a distraction and sprinted forward, kunai ready. Kakashi flinched, ready to counter the attack but Sakura didn't need him too. She sides stepped Ino with ease. Ino was taken back, how could Sakura possibly dodge that?!
"I see." Sakura said, turning to Ino. "You don't like to train."
"I don't need-"
"This is why I can't stand you." Sakura said.
"What-What?" Ino stuttered, backing away as Sakura moved towards her.
"Any good shinobi would be open to new techniques. To new ways to better themselves and make them stronger in order to protect the people who count on them. You think you're so perfect the way you are, but I am going to show you are far from it." Sakura said, her eyes shifted from the blaring green eyes that the leaf shinobi had grown use too. In replacement of them, a glowing Christmas wreath of lights hung in their place. Each light was like a crystal diamond sitting in her eyes as they reflected every color of the rainbow when her eyes moved.
"What the-" Shikamaru said, Naruto's mouth dropped open turning to Sasuke who looked just as shocked.
"What are-" Ino breathed as she was sucked into Sakura's eyes. Sakura had the gift from Kaguya morphed into something different, something the world has yet to see. Sakura gained the three great dojutsu and was able to switch back and forth between them. But in the past months she had been gone from the leaf village before the battle in the iron village, her eyes morphed into this beautiful glowing Christmas wreath of colors. She no longer had to choose between the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan for her new eyes held all the traits as well as other abilities.
Kakashi stared into Sakura's eyes shocked to say the least, he had no idea she could do that. Everyone watched as Ino dropped to her knees, her eyes wide like the sun and her face twisted in terror.
"Ino?" Hinata asked stepping closer to her, Sakura broke the trance watching Ino gasp for air.
"What-What are you?" Ino breathed, looking at Sakura as did everyone else.
"You can go home." Sakura nodded at Ino.
"What?" Ino breathed.
"You're not suited for the rage of war, your through with my training sessions, it would be pointless to waste time on you when we could focus on someone else who can be useful. You can go." Sakura explained.
"I...how...." Ino trailed off, her head still spinning.
"Little dramatic." Carver coughed.
"It's the truth though." Sakura said,
"Well-!" Carver called to the shinobi all around them who were all still spun on Sakura's eyes. "Anyone else want to try and get out of training!?" Carver asked looking around. Shikamaru backed off, knowing better than to go up against something he couldn't understand. "Oh?" Carver sounded surprised, Sakura looked at him and then turned her heart skipped a beat seeing Kakashi walking towards them.
"Kakashi!?" Naruto yelled; everyone was losing their minds!
"You?" Carver wanted to clarify the reason Kakashi was walking towards them. Why would he step up to fight Sakura knowing she was recovering?
"I'll give it a go." Kakashi closed his exposed eye and smiled, Sakura surveyed him. What was he doing? If anything, she thought Kakashi would lecture her being here and not resting. "I can't stand by and let you bash on my village, now can I?"
"Ok." Sakura shrugged.
"Alright..." Carver sighed, not understanding Kakashi but backed away giving the two space. Kakashi smiled under his mask, Sakura watched with sharp eyes as Kakashi reached up and revealed his red eye which contained his mangekyou sharingan.
"That's cute." Sakura smiled, her eyes flicking back to her glowing Christmas wreaths. "That won't work on me." Kakashi shrugged,
"Won't know unless I try." Kakashi smiled, Sakura didn't like this. She didn't want to be near him right now let alone sparing with him. "I'll be gentle." Kakashi winked at Sakura, her heart fluttered but she shook it off and smirked.
"I won't be."
The two moved at the same time, striking at each other with kunai. Carver shook his head, those two made no sense together. Carver crossed his arms over his chest, Kakashi was very good. But if he got his ass kicked by Sakura today that would turn Sakura off him and Carver generally liked Kakashi he was a good man, Sakura needed that in her life.
Naruto ran over to Carver as the copy ninja and the reaper fought each other. Naruto groaned, holding his stomach and waddled over to Carver, who was laughing at Naruto.
"This is not funny!" Naruto whined.
"It kinda is man." Carver said.
"Why did Raiden get to leave, and I didn't?" Naruto cried to himself for a moment.
"I don't know, I am just here for the ride." Carver shrugged.
"You have to stop this!" Naruto said looking at Carver.
"I couldn't even if I wanted too." Carver shrugged, "Sakura's fine."
"But-"
"Naruto, I truly believe Kakashi wouldn't hurt Sakura."
"But they are-"
"I don't understand Kakashi's decision to fight her knowing her injuries but-" Carver sighed, looking back at the two who appeared to be equally matched in hand to hand combat.
"But?" Naruto asked, leaning forward as he fought the urge to vomit. Carver glanced at Naruto; it wasn't Carver's place to say what he saw when he got home. He wanted to give no reason for Sakura to run from any emotions she may be forming for this masked man.
"I swear if you throw up on me, I will skin you alive!" Carver changed the subject.
"I am not trying too!" Naruto sat down on the ground.
Kakashi slid around Sakura, sliding his hand on her stomach as he did so she hated the fact that it felt so good when he touched her. Sakura quickly spun slicing the air where she stood. Kakashi smiled stepping back in time but he froze, Sakura's hair fell behind her back and he could fully see the marks on her neck. Sakura glared seeing what he was looking at, she darted forward but Kakashi blocked her strike. He leaned forward with her fist in his,
"Those look good on you." He whispered in her ear, he liked seeing his mark on her.
"I am going to kill you." Sakura decided with a nod. Kakashi chuckled backing away knowing he had pissed Sakura off. Carver yawned, feeling bored and a little hungry. His phone buzzed, pulling his attention off Sakura and onto his phone.
"Well fuck me." Carver sighed.
"Huh?!" Naruto jumped, quickly crawling away.
"I wasn't talking to you!" Carver called seeing Naruto was scooting away, Carver turned to Sakura who seemed to be enjoying her match with Kakashi. There weren't many people who could keep up with her, Carver and Raiden being included in that group. This had to be a nice change of pace for her.
"Alright!" Carver called, jumping into the fight. Sakura saw Carver and quickly stopped her kunai from flying into the side of his head. Kakashi did the same, screeching to a halt. Carver opened his eyes and looked at the two, Kakashi had stopped right beside Sakura, his hand on her lower back as he looked at Carver. "Here." Carver said handing Sakura his phone. As Sakura read the text messages Carver looked back and forth between the two. They were both panting from the fight but looked like they had got in a good workout...was last night not enough for them!?
"Damn." Sakura breathed, handing the phone back to Carver as she licked her lips thinking for a moment.
"Everything ok?" Kakashi asked, ignoring the eyes of the crowd.
"Yeah." Sakura nodded, she then turned to Carver. "I will be taking the seals down today after all."
"Wait why?!" Carver looked up having no clue what she was talking about.
"I don't think there is a need for them." Sakura answered, she glanced at Kakashi. "Looks like I have to take a rain check on kicking your ass." Kakashi chuckled.
"Until next time." He nodded, Sakura turned and walked away. Kakashi was disappointed, he didn't mind ending the fight between them, but he didn't want Sakura to leave his side.
Team seven stood around with many the leaf shinobi watching the large blue dome fade from sight. People cheered and clapped, in their eyes the threat was over, and life could return to normal. Sakura, Carver and Raiden stood in the roof of the gates which protected the leaf village.
"Are you sure about this?" Carver asked Sakura, who shrugged.
"Can't have these domes over the villages forever." She said.
"Yeah but..." Raiden rubbing his face not feeling well.
"It'll be fine." Sakura reinsured them.
"What did Dawn mean when she texted you?" Raiden wondered,
"I have to go." Sakura said,
"I don't think that is a good-" Carver started.
"And you two need to stay here." Sakura added.
"No!" Carver and Raiden shouted.
"We don't have a choice." Sakura sighed,
"Fuck that, you're still hurt. You shouldn't be running off and-"
"I have to go."
"Where!?" Carver demanded.
"And why?" Raiden added in.
"When I took overpowering the shields everyone was trapped inside their villages." Sakura said,
"Yeah but you saved who knows how many life's-"
"That may not be the case for Crete." Sakura responded.
"Crete?" Raiden knew that word but couldn't pinpoint why.
"Crete, the small town a few hours from here." Sakura reminded them. "They have been having issues with some rogue shinobi terrorizing their village. I don't know much, but from what Dawn said they were trapped with that shinobi because of my dome. They have been sending out an S.O.S to every village around but no one could respond to help."
"That doesn't mean you have to go." Carver said. "I can, or someone from this village-"
"I will be fine." Sakura said, Carver felt wind start to swirl around them.
"Sakura, don't do this." Carver almost begged. "I get you don't want to bring us and leave this village exposed but at least take Kakashi, Naruto or anyone with you-"
"I will be back." Sakura smiled as wind wrapped around her body.
"Sakura!" Carver yelled as she vanished. "Son of a bitch!" He cursed.
"You would think we would be used to her doing shit like this." Raiden muttered as they turned to go home to their apartment they had been using. Raiden listening to Carver complaining the entire walk, as they entered the front door, they stopped moving seeing they already had company. Team seven was standing around, dressed in their gear with bags on their backs.
"Why the fuck does everyone else get to leave and we don't!?" Raiden gripped as he kicked off his shoes.
"Huh?" Naruto tilted his head. Kakashi looked up from his book, searching for that shade of pink he had grown so fond of.
"Where is Sakura?" Sasuke asked,
"She left." Carver answered, still pissed off.
"What!?" Naruto shouted, feeling alarmed. "But she-"
"She warned you all she may pop out of the village every now and then." Raiden said walking into the kitchen.
"Yeah but-" Naruto looked from Carver and then to Raiden. "-this soon?"
"We didn't like it either." Carver sighed sitting on the couch, "But this was something she felt she had to do, and she couldn't take us with her."
"Why?" Sasuke asked.
"Having all three of us gone would leave your village wide open for attacks." Raiden answered.
"When will she be back?" Naruto asked, Carver shrugged.
"We don't know." Carver said.
"How-How don't you know!?" Naruto yelled,
"Sakura doesn't tell us much." Raiden giggled, walking into the living room with a bag of chips. "If you hadn't noticed yet, we don't get much say in what we do or where we go."
"And your fine with that?" Sasuke asked.
"Yup!" Raiden smiled. "Speaking of people leaving, where are you three off too?"
"I don't know." Naruto muttered; disappointed Sakura was gone. "Some mission...we wanted to swing by before leaving and see you guys..."
"Yeah..." Carver said not buying it. The person all three of them wanted to see was not here. "You sound so sincere."
"We better get going." Sasuke looked around the apartment, feeling like Sakura would walk out of the bedroom any second with those burning eyes that made Sasuke so fixated on Sakura, he was forming an obsession with those emerald eyes.
"Yes." Kakashi agreed, "We will see you two when we get back."
"Thanks." Carver sighed with a goodbye wave.
"Good luck!" Raiden smiled as team seven left the apartment feeling disappointed.
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