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Sakura settled into a comfortable, dysfunctional routine.
Sakura lived in Kakashi’s apartment. She didn’t bother renewing her lease; she just moved into his place in the Hokage tower completely. Technically she had her own room, but she only used it as an office and a closet. She slept in his bed every single night. They snuggled, hugged, and exchanged tiny kisses (never on the lips). Cooking, cleaning, and eating together made Kakashi her safe zone. Talking endlessly of everything from ninja skills to baking secrets, they bore a stunning resemblance to an old married couple.
Sakura had sex with Ino at every opportunity. Ino liked to be in control; Sakura liked to be told what to do. They steadily worked through every perverted girl on girl scenario in Ino’s depraved mind. Ino added new toys to her collection specifically for her precious Sakura. On Fridays they’d hit the club; drinking and dancing into the night. Half the time, Ino would end up getting fucked in the bathroom or the alley, then the girls would go back to Ino’s house for more sex. Other times, Ino would bring a guy home with them. Sakura would chicken out on the walk back and go home to Kakashi. She never slept over at Ino’s; she didn’t trust herself there yet.
Still, the sex with Ino was both hot and comforting. Sakura wasn’t sure if her need to be subservient in bed was a temporary reaction to everything she’d been through, or if it was a more fundamental part of her nature. Ino’s aggressive style was certainly no surprise. In either case, Sakura loved the way Ino took her. And as for all the sex, Ino certainly wasn’t complaining.
…
Hanabi nearly ran straight into the orange-clad ninja as she rushed down the hall towards the Hokage’s office. “Excuse me, Naruto. I have an urgent summons from the Hokage.”
Naruto hustled to keep up; he had to admit, the kid was fast. “Me too, Hanabi. It must be a mission.”
Tenzo brought them into the Kakashi’s office quickly, “Hokage-sama, Naruto and Hanabi are here.”
The ninjas were barely through the door when Naruto exclaimed, “Sasuke! When did you get back in town? Where have you been? Look at you! Have you talked to Sakura yet?” He wrapped his friend in a bear hug too tight to let him speak.
Kakashi sighed from behind his desk, “Naruto, please. A little decorum?”
Naruto came to attention. “Oh. Right. Sorry, Kakashi-sensei.”
Sasuke took a deep breath, brushing off his clothes. “I just got here five minutes ago, Dobe. I haven’t seen anyone else yet, and I’m only here because Kakashi summoned me.”
The three shinobi looked across the desk expectantly.
“Yes. As the three of you may or may not know, the jounin exams are in two weeks. I expect the three of you to enter as a team.” Kakashi explained.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the small girl next to Naruto. “Hokage-sama, I appreciate the opportunity to advance. Clearly Naruto and I make a good team, but who is this scrawny little girl and why is she with us?”
Hanabi steamed at the insult, “I may be small, but at least I’m not a walking asshole, asshole.” She glared at the Uchiha.
Kakashi held up a hand, “You’ll thank me for including the Hyuga prodigy on your team, Sasuke. Hanabi is a very capable shinobi. She and Naruto have already had some training together and their successful completion of a key, A ranked mission in Yamakagure showed they work well together under pressure. I expect the three of you to train extensively the next two weeks and go pass the tests. Any other questions?”
Naruto chimed in, “When do we start our training?”
Kakashi leaned back in his chair, smiling. “As soon as you leave my office.” He winked at Hanabi, “Considering your history, I suggest you begin with the obstacle course. Dismissed.”
Halfway out the door, Hanabi challenged, “Last one to finish the obstacle course buys dinner!” Then she was off with a flash.
“Why you little fiend!” Naruto chased after her, desperate to get ahead.
Sasuke stood stunned a moment as Kakashi clued him in, “Better hurry up, Uchiha. She’s beaten him several times on that course.”
Processing quickly, Sasuke bolted out the door.
Kakashi chuckled at his old student’s predicament. It was good to see the Uchiha again. When it came to his old students, so much had changed, yet some things did not. He worried about Sakura. A lot. Too much for someone who was just a friend. He knew she still harbored feelings for Sasuke, but he also knew her heart and mind were a disastrous mine field right now. She still had so many triggers; so many nightmares. More than most people, he understood her relationship with Ino. Sakura wasn’t a lesbian, but Ino was safe. He knew Sakura didn’t love him the way he did her, but he made her feel safe. No matter what, he would keep Sakura safe. His own feelings were irrelevant.
…
A few hours later
The orange clad ninja carried his semi-conscious comrades into the emergency room.
The triage nurse just sighed at the trio, motioning the war hero into a treatment room. “Haruno Sakura to the ER. Haruno Sakura to the ER.” She paged the medic nin. She wasn’t sure who the other guy was, but Naruto and Hanabi were regulars. She had standing orders to page the volatile, elite medic for either of them.
Sakura stepped into the treatment room, quickly assessing everyone by habit. “Sasuke? What are you doing here? And why are you injured?” She glared at Naruto automatically.
The blonde spoke up, not wanting to get pounded for something he didn’t do, “It’s not my fault, Sakura. These two just went all out in a tai jutsu only spar.” He motioned to Sasuke and Hanabi. “They wouldn’t listen to me.”
“Hello, Sakura. I’ve only been in Konoha a few hours. Sorry to see you at work.” Sasuke’s dark eyes drank in the perfection of Sakura’s body through her medic’s uniform. His honed, observant gaze longed to see more of his old teammate. When did she get so hot? Did she still have feelings for him? How hard would it be to get her to drop her panties? He closed his eyes briefly, focusing on the pain to still a threatening erection.
The highly focused medic completed her assessment, shaking her head. “Sasuke, you have 3 broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a fractured tibia. Hanabi has a concussion and a broken wrist. I’ll heal you up, but that’s an automatic 24 hour break from all training and 72 hours before you can spar again. I recommend setting some healthier boundaries.” She set her healing hands to work as they chatted. “Why are you two even training with Sasuke anyway?”
Naruto answered enthusiastically, “Kakashi called Sasuke back to the village and wants us three to team up for the jounin exams in two weeks.”
The pink-haired kunoichi tilted her head, “Really? That’s good news. Although you’d think the man would say something to me about Sasuke coming back. He’s going to hear it from me when I get home later.”
Sasuke’s eyes widened as he double checked her left ring finger. Seeing it bare he asked, “Since when are you shacked up with our old sensei, Sakura?”
Sakura rolled her eyes as she knit his spleen together, “We are not shacking up. We are roommates. The Hokage has a huge apartment and … well, it’s a long story, but I live there… Sasuke your spleen was a mess. What did she hit you with, the vacuum palm?”
Sasuke let her change the subject, sensing her discomfort. He’d get more details from Naruto later about their now hot former teammate. “Indeed. I underestimated her. She looks little and defenseless. Hanabi, I commend you for your deception. Nobody but Naruto has hit me this hard in recent times.”
Hanabi chuckled as she looked at three of Sasuke with her shaken brain, “Thanks, Sasuke. That’s the nicest thing you’ve said to me all day.” She smiled as six fingers merged into two, tapping her forehead lightly.
Sasuke patched up, Sakura turned her healing chakra to Hanabi, “Don’t let her size fool you, Sasuke. I’ve worked closely with Hanabi before; she’s quite accomplished…Hey, let me know when you guys are sparring. I’m just now getting back to serious training myself since that last mission. I could use a good workout too, and it will save you the commute for healing.”
Naruto smiled exuberantly, “Thanks, Sakura. You’re the best.” A surge of brotherly pride flooded his soul. Like a spectator at a sports championship, her medical skills left him awestruck.
“How do you feel now, Hanabi?” Sakura asked the young chunin.
“Much better now that I only see one of you, Sakura.” She quipped. Even if she had gotten hurt, Hanabi took great satisfaction from putting Sasuke in the hospital. That should teach the asshole to call her a scrawny little girl.
Sakura finished wrapping Hanabi’s wrist, then handed Sasuke a crutch. “24 hours of rest you two. No cheating. If you want to be ready for those exams, you need your full health.”
Sasuke shrugged, “That just means tomorrow is a study day.”
“Aw, man! A study day! I’m not even the one who got carried away sparring, and I have to be punished with a study day?” Naruto complained.
Hanabi chuckled, “Come on, Dobe. We need to study anyway and books are not punishment.”
“Wait! Since when do you call me ‘Dobe’?” Naruto raised an eyebrow at the little kunoichi.
Hanabi shrugged, “He’s been calling you that all afternoon. I just figured it was a good nickname since it suits you so well… Dobe.”
Sasuke laughed as he threw a stubby arm around the girl’s shoulders, hopping on one foot with the crutch. “Kid, I believe this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship… Come on, Naruto. You’re buying dinner, right?”
Naruto sighed, “Yeah, yeah… Hey! At least we can get some great ramen at Ichiraku’s.” He smiled at the thought of his favorite food.
…
The three jounin wannabes sprawled out on the floor of Naruto’s apartment surrounded by an array of scrolls and books as a light spring rain pelted the windows.
Naruto groaned, “Why do we have to take written exams anyway?”
“Because, Dobe, you need to understand this stuff and that’s how they know you know.” Sasuke rolled his eyes. Naruto was a grown man, but sometimes he still whined like a genin whelp.
Hanabi chirped, “At least we aren’t on the obstacle course in the rain. That’s something, right Dobe?”
Sasuke smirked and Naruto grumbled at the way the younger Hyuga adopted the needling nickname.
Sasuke paused his note taking from ‘101 Essential Fire Jutsus’. “Naruto, what’s going on with Sakura anyway? Why is she living with Kakashi?”
Naruto exchanged a knowing glance with Hanabi as he frowned. “Have you talked with Sakura about this? Do you know anything that happened on her last mission?”
The serious gaze from his friend’s blue eyes surprised the shinobi. “There was a message from Kakashi a couple of months ago that she was in the hospital and expected to recover fully. He suggested a visit, but I didn’t think it was necessary.” Sasuke shrugged.
Hanabi’s eyes narrowed, “Maybe we should be calling you Dobe instead of him, Uchiha.”
“Listen, kid, I’ve known Sakura since you were running around in a diaper. Don’t get all worked up about things you don’t understand.” Sasuke pontificated.
Barely controlled rage boiled behind pale white eyes, “Fuck you, Uchiha! I was there. I saw exactly what they did to Sakura. Naruto scraped her bloody, mutilated, half-dead body off a cold prison floor. Meanwhile you’re off roaming the continent and can’t be bothered about anything? Well, fuck you!” She stormed out of the apartment, oblivious to the cold rain.
Naruto’s sorrowful face told Sasuke the rest.
The last Uchiha grabbed his cloak and headed after the young Hyuga, leaving Naruto alone with a stack of books.
She’d masked her chakra trail, but the sharingan user followed the remnants easily, catching up with the petite kunoichi curled up on an all too familiar park bench. “I’m sorry, kid.” He sat next to her as the rain picked up, draping his cloak over her already soaked frame.
Hanabi found herself grateful for the rain as it masked the tears streaming down her face. “I saw her, Uchiha. It was like nothing else I’ve ever seen. She’d been raped so many times she couldn’t even stand. They carved words in her skin, yanked every one of her finger and toe nails out trying to force her to talk. Rope burns. Bruises. When that didn’t work they cut off two of her toes a slice at a time. She wouldn’t break, so they decided to breed her… If we hadn’t gotten her out…” The young woman couldn’t stop the sobs.
Comforting was not the his strength, but Sasuke managed to hold the girl close, not letting on that he saw the tears. “Kid… I’m sorry you saw all that… I’m sorry Sakura suffered like that. All I can say is getting captured sucks.”
Hanabi burrowed in to Sasuke’s warmth, grateful for an ear for the things she’d not been able to voice even to Hinata. “No one really talks about this part, but, you’re her friend so I’ll tell you. The reason she lives with Kakashi is he’s the only one who can deal with her night terrors. She jumps up in her sleep and starts attacking whoever is nearest. Tsunade tried a bunch of different sleeping pills and stuff, but the fear is so intense Sakura’s metabolic jutsu kicks in while she’s dreaming, making the drugs useless. Ino tried hypnosis. Naruto tried staying with her too. But Kakashi’s is the only voice that gets through.”
Sasuke sat with her a few moments longer in case she needed to say more. He simply ran his hand up and down her back soothingly. “Thanks, kid… Come on, let’s get back to the study session. I’m sure Naruto has some dry clothes we can put you in.”
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