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Gardens of Rain	By : Leowen Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female > Naruto/Sakura Views: 3743 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter List
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AMkunoichi � Aye he�s a dick. I originally was going to
refuse to put him in the fic but then I got the idea
to have Naruto brutally kill him, and I couldn�t
resist. Thanks for the review and for reading!
xXNarutoxSakuraXx � Hahaha Yeah, I hate the bastard too. I Spaz
out when someone is like �Hey read this SasuSaku fic its awesome!� �Does Sasuke die a brutal death and leave Sakura mourning like an
idiot when she could have Naruto?� �No�� Then I�m
not interested� And yes, Kyuubi is a Bamf, a Bad-Ass-Mother-Fucker�I shortened it.
Uzumaki_Ino � Aye I really do need to read the manga�thanks for the review!
Goodchaos � Sorry for making you wait, I�ve been SO so so busy with college, I hardly have any time to write. Also this chapter was
particularly hard for me to write since it was so agnsty
and I generally am I pretty happy guy, so I had trouble getting into it.
So yea sorry for taking so long! This chapter originally was
going to be longer but I decided to end it sooner just because if I had
continued on I would have written a well over 5000 word chapter and that�s just
too long in my mind. Besides this way I can develop the resolution to the angst
better and take my time without feeling guilty about making the chapter so
long. On the bright side, next chapter should come a bit more quickly than this
one and have the resolution to all this angst. It also means that the chapter
AFTER the next one (So chapter IX) will have the start of the smut between
Sakura and Naruto, so that�s something you all can
look forward to. (Also there will be another couple funny pairings next chapter
as well so hopefully they�ll make you guys laugh heh heh)

Chapter VII: Scars

Naruto�s eyes slowly opened, the
sting of moving made them water as he looked to the side. He was moving as a
good pace through the forest. He was riding in Sakura�s arms. Why? Looking over
he saw the blurry form of Kakashi. He too was
carrying someone. What is it? Suddenly they stopped and Sakura looked down, �Naruto?�
�Let me down�� he choked, his throat
dry and metallic tasting.
�I don�t think that�s a good��
�Just�let me down�� as he took to his feet. Clearing his
eyes, Naruto took a step towards Kakashi.
�Naruto,� Kakashi
warned, �Look away�
But Naruto opened his now lucid
eyes. The shattered and broken face�if it could be called that anymore, of Sasuke looked back at him. Naruto
fell to his knees as the memories rushed back into his head. His
hand closing in around Sasuke�s face. The sensation of his fingers ripping through Sasuke�s
skull and the blood that rushed our around it. Sasuke
going limp as the blood poured from his body. Naruto
gagged, vomiting on the ground his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he
passed out.
---
It was some time before Naruto
woke up again but this time it was to a hospital ceiling. Sitting up in bed he
looked down at a head of pink hair resting next to his hand. Brushing it
lightly Sakura shot up instantly. �OH! Naruto�sorry I
dosed off��
�How long have I been out?� he said flatly
�About 2 days�� She murmured.
�But since you�re awake and sustained minimal injuries to
your body you�ll be able to leave very soon!� chimed Tsunade
as she walked through the door, unusually cheerful.
�Alright..� Naruto
said quietly, the usual charm in his eye was painfully absent. This brought a
pained look to Saskura�s face as she tried to look
into Naruto�s cold eyes.
Tsunade, sensing Sakura�s distress
piped in, �Well Sakura lets step out of the room so Naruto
can get his regular clothes back on!� as she gently pulled on Sakura�s
shoulder.
Once the door slid shut behind him, tears welt up in
Sakura�s eyes, �Are you sure he�s ok? He�s not the same as before��
Tsunade shook her head, �Well his
body was perfectly fine when you returned back to the village�his mind on the
other hand if far differnt. I have no way of telling
what emotional damage has been done to him�If anything can help him now it�s
the love and devotion of his friends�try to stay close to him Sakura so he
knows he doesn�t have to do this alone.�
Sakura looked at her feet, �Hes
just so�cold�what if he pushes me away? What should I do then?�
Tsunade�s eyes glimmered, �Do the
same thing he did when you pushed him away. Maybe if you keep it up long enough
it�ll have the same effect.� She said with a smirk as she turned and walked
away.
Sakura�s eyes widened, I�m
just as he was� she clenched her fist, I
wont give up!
---
Naruto pulled his pants on but
when he reached for his sandals he just stopped and stared at the black shoe.
�Naruto,
why are you getting so freaked out about this?� Kyuubi
asked.
Naruto clenched his teeth, Getting freaked out?...
�Why the hell do you think I�m getting freaked out?!� he roared slamming
his fist against the wall.
Sakura burst through the door, �What�s that matter? Are you
ok?�
�I�m Fine Sakura.� He replied bluntly.
�..But who were you talking to?�
�I said I�m fine!� he yelled back.
Inner-Sakura screamed �HOW
DARE HE TALK TO YOU LIKE THAT! KICK HIS ASS!!� But Sakura ignored the
feeling, �Oh�ok I�m sorry�I�ll let you finish getting dressed then�� and closed
the door behind her. Naruto soon emerged from the
door to Sakura�s smiling. �Ready to go Naruto-kun?
I�ll tell you what; I�ll take you to get ramen! My treat ok?�
Naruto looked up suddenly as if
snapping out of a daze, �Oh�.alright. Thank you Sakura�
Sakura�s smile faltered slightly I wish he�d call me Sakura-chan again�
---
�Oye Naruto,
what can I get you? The usual?� the chef asked.
�Sure�� he replied.
The chef made a funny face, �What�s his problem?� he said
turning to Sakura.
�Oh, he just got out of the hospital so he�s pretty out of
it still, don�t mind him! Eh heh heh��
she quickly replied rubbing the back of her head.
Naruto paid no attention to
Sakura�s horrible excuse as the chef shrugged his shoulders, ��Alright��. An awkward silence passed between Naruto
and Sakura while their meal was prepared. Sakura grimaced at the cutting
silence that choked the words out of her throat, unable to let them pass her
lips. She wanted to scream out, tell him it was ok, kiss him even, but the
words just wouldn�t come. She didn�t even notice the steaming hot bowl of Naruto�s favorite dish sitting in front of her. �Hey, are you
going to eat that or what?�
�Oh! Sorry I guess I spaced out!� she laughed weakly looking
over at Naruto who was pushing the food into his
mouth and chewing mechanically like a puppet. Sakura felt sick, the youthful
excitement that had never before left Naruto�s eyes
was now gone. He seemed cold and indifferent, he seemed like�Sasuke.
---
Sasuke.
Images flashed through Sakura�s mind. Looking
up at Naruto, his hand ripping through his face, Kyuubi�s aura burning around his body. The blood. So much blood. Naruto blinking,
looking at Sakura, looking at all the blood running down his arms. Naruto made a sound that wasn�t human as he collapsed to
the ground. Sakura could only stand there, looking down as Naruto
lay on the ground, his hand still laced through Sasuke�s
head as the blood poured around their bodies and Sakura�s feet, the warm liquid
slipping between her toes. She dropped to her knees, �Na�ru�to��, the tears flowing freely from her eyes as her clenched
onto Naruto�s body, shaking him back and forth. She
didn�t know how long she sat, shaking Naruto and
staring blankly at the two young men lying in that pool of blood, but she
stopped when a warm hand touched her shoulder.
�Sakura, please move away,� Said Kakashi
softly as he pulled Sakura�s hands away from Naruto�s
blood garments. Sakura stumbled back away from pool of blood, �Are you
unharmed?� He asked, Sakura replying with a weak nod. Kakashi
took Naruto�s still hand in his own, prying his
fingers out of Sasuke�s bloody skull. He picked up Naruto and deposited his blood covered Naruto
in front of Sakura, �He�s fine, please carry him and follow me Sakura...�
Sakura shook herself out of her trance as Naruto lay in front of her. She took him into her as Kakashi picked up what was left of Sasuke,
his faceless head rolled to look towards Sakura. The empty eye sockets were
black as the night, but Sakura knew they were looking at her.
---
Sakura coughed, gagging on the ramen that was now hanging
from her mouth. Suddenly she didn�t have an appetite anymore. She looked over
to see Naruto�s staring blankly at his empty bowl.
�Ah Naruto, I�m full, do you want the rest of mine?�
She forcefully put a smile on her face, trying to keep herself from throwing
up.
�No thank you Sakura, I�m not very hungry today�
�BAKA! You have barely eaten in 3 days!� screamed
Inner Sakura but she let it go, Sakura knew she hadn�t eaten much either. She
had been at Naruto�s bedside almost the entire time
save the few times Tsunade had threatened her with a
fate worse than death if she didn�t go home and get some rest and food.
Nonetheless Sakura nodded and paid for the ramen before standing up next to Naruto. She cocked her head and giggled, taking his hand in
her own. Sakura looked down at her hand wrapped around Naruto�s
limp hand and she let out a sigh.
�I�m sorry Sakura, I�m not really in the mood today�� Naruto mumbled.
�Alright, I�m sorry Naruto� she
breathed as she let go of his hand as it fell limp against his side. �Well I
was thinking we could go and train today, you�ve been cooped up in that bed for
over 2 days, and you should try to stretch your legs a little! Besides you were
always saying you wanted to help me train, that should be fun, so do you want to do it?�
Naruto shrugged, �Yea I guess,
whatever you want�
Sakura sighed and looked away; It�s not always about what I want�I wish you cared about yourself as much
as you care about me� �Alright, it�ll be fun, trust me!� as she began
walking towards the training grounds, Naruto trudging
next to her.
They continued walking in the same awkward silence from the
mission mere days before. Finally Naruto broke the
silence, �I�m sorry I yelled at you earlier Sakura, you didn�t do anything
wrong.�
Sakura looked over at him hopefully; it was the first thing Naruto had said to her without being spoken to first all
day. �Oh it�s ok Naruto, I know a lot happened in the last few days. I know how you
must feel��
Sakura waited for a reply but Naruto
just secretly clenched his fist and looked away, You have no idea what I feel like. Have you ever killed one of your best
friends and watching him die in your hands? Do you have a monster in your body
that you can�t control?!
�Hey hey Kit, don�t be angry at her, she�s just worried about
you. Hell I�m worried about you. You�ve a little emo
punk all day and it�s starting to piss me off.�
Piss you off?! All of
this is your fault! If you hadn�t taken control none of this would have
happened!
�Hey Kit, I was doing
you a favor! I was trying to help you out by permanently getting rid of that Uchiha so you and Sakura could have no distractions and be
together! I did it for your sake, not mine! Ok well he pissed me off and I
wanted to rip his face off, but really I did it for you!�
Yea you really fucking
ripped his face off you son of a bitch! And how can I be close to Sakura,
knowing that you might just decide to take control again and end up killing
her?!
�Aw come on! You�re
totally missing the point here!�
Like hell I am! You�
�Hey Naruto and Sakura!� called Hinata as the two approached the training field. It seemed
that Hinata had been training with Neji again though the two were just finishing up. �How are
you guys doing?� Hinata asked with a smile and laugh.
Sakura cocked her head, Hinata had grown more
outgoing in the years past but she seemed almost freakishly happy. �Hey Sakura,
I was wondering if I could talk to you alone. No boys allowed!� Ok something
was defiantly wrong; Hinata was never this�weird.
�Yeah, sure, like she said, no boys
allowed!� as Sakura smiled at Neji and Naruto. Naruto just
shrugged his shoulder as Neji crossed his arms and
looked away. The two girls walked well out of earshot, even that superhuman
hearing that Kyuubi had granted Naruto.
Once out of eyeshot Hinata dropped
the overly cheerful fa�ade, �How is he?�.
Sakura looked down, �He�s�.alive�.but I�m not sure that�s
saying much given his mental state. He seems so�.�
��Cold. His Chakra is troubled and cold�� whispered Hinata in a voice Sakura hadn�t heard for years. It was
timid and weak; Sakura could tell Hinata was scared
for Naruto.
�Yeah�I don�t know really know what to do. I mean I know I
need to stay by his side through this but�it doesn�t seem to be doing
anything��
�I�m sure you�re helping more than you think�but I it might
take more than that. I think Naruto needs support
from all of his friends, to remind him we�re still here beside him. How about
this, you keep Naruto company
for the rest of the day and I�ll get our friends together and we�ll all go out
to dinner together!� Hinata laughed.
The first genuine smile in days emerged across Sakura�s
face. �Yea�yeah! That should really help! Thank you so
much Hinata! I know you want the old Naruto back as much as I do�I was going to ask you too�are
you angry with me? Naruto told me that he left you,
and he and I�well you know.� Sakura mumbled, kicking at the dirt.
Hinata blinked, then giggled, �No Sakura
I�m not upset with you, I just want Naruto to be
happy and I know being with you will do that. The most important thing he gave
to me was the courage to be stronger; he helped me change, just like he helped Neji change.�
Sakura�s eyes brightened, �Yea..�
she smiled, �I think he�s all changed us in some way or another��
Hinata nodded, �Besides, I think
I�ve found what I was really looking for all along.� She said peering over
Sakura�s shoulder. Sakura turned around and waiting off in the distance was Kiba, playing in the dirt with Akamaru.
Sakura just shook her head and chuckled.
---
Naruto and Neji
stood next to one another in complete silence though Neji
seemed a little uncomfortable with the silence he usually loved. Finally he
turned to Naruto and said softly, �I heard about what
happened on your mission.�
�I don�t want to talk about it.� He replied coldly.
�Very well.� Added
Neji. More awkward silenced passed before Neji spoke again, �Take care of Sakura, she cares very much
for you.�
�How can I take care of her when I could be a danger to her?
What if I lose control again? I would never forgive myself�I don�t know if I
can stay close to Sakura knowing that I could pose a threat to her. Sometimes I
think I�m destined to be alone.� Naruto grumbled
right before Neji�s hand came across his face. The
slap hit Naruto so hard he fell to the ground and the
sound boomed through the air. �What the hell was that for?!� demanded the blond
fox-boy.
�You�re the one who saved me from myself by telling me I
could change my fate. If you expect me to sit around and listen to you babble
about being fated to be alone, then
you really are a fool and a coward. If you want to be with Sakura, you have the
perfect opportunity to right now. If you want to be in control, if you want to
be with her, then commit to it!�
Hinata and Sakura ran up at that
moment to find out where the loud crack came from. �Neji,
what�s going on here?!� demanded Sakura.
�Training. That�s enough for today Naruto.�
Hinata and Sakura both blinked in
confusion, ��ok�well I�m going go get ready then. See you guy�s later!� called
out Hinata
Naruto pulled himself to his feet,
a bright red mark still plastered on the side of his face, �What�s going on?�
�You�ll find out later, it�s a surprise!� Sakura said
enthusiastically, �Now�� she pulled on her leather gloves, �Lets get started,�
She said with a smirk.
Their training was lacking at best. Naruto
was sluggish and Sakura took out his clones without any difficult at all. She
was getting more and more frustrated with Naruto�s
indifference that rivaled that of Shikamaru. Inner
Sakura begged for Sakura to beat the shit out of him for being so
unenthusiastic but Sakura demanded silence. When all was done and finished the
two still managed to work up a decent sweat and the both smelt rather rank.
They walked back towards Naruto�s house to take a
shower in silence again. It was the silence that bothered Sakura most. What
made Naruto so unique was his never closed mouth and
excessive vigor; now that that was all gone, the adorable idiot that she had
fallen in love with seemed gone. Before long they arrived at Naruto�s door; as he unlocked it Sakura swayed in the
doorway, unsure of what to do.
Pausing Naruto turned to look at
her, �I can take a shower by myself, it�s ok Sakura��
Sakura blushed, �Oh of course, sorry�Well, I�ll be back
around 6 so we can go on our date!�
�Alright Sakura� he mumbled over his shoulder as the door
shut behind him. Sakura couldn�t hold it in anymore, the tears flowing from her
eyes; she went weak in the knees and almost fell over, saved by Naruto�s front door. Sobbing silently she tried to right
herself. God, whatever happened to his
reaction when I even looked at him? He would beg for attention, and now he�s
just�not there. Struggling to regain her complexion Sakura turned and
walked away from Naruto�s house I hope tonight works�
---
Naruto leaned his head back
letting the water from the showerhead wash away the sweat. The water was too
hot and it stung as it ravaged Naruto�s skin but he
paid no heed to the pain. If anything it was a reminder that he was still alive
and not the animated corpse that he felt like.
�Come on Kit, cheer
up!� called Kyuubi from the back of Naruto�s mind.
How can you expect me
to cheer up knowing that I may be a danger to everything I hold dear to me?!
�What are you talking
about Kit? You�re the biggest softie I know, why would you hurt someone close
to you?�
It�s not me I�m worried about, its you, you dumbass fox! I�m worried about you hurting Sakura or
someone else!
�Huh? Why would I want
to hurt that hot piece of ass? I like the gal, I think she�s a great match for
you and I�d love to see you two be together. I thought I already told you all
of this a couple of days ago?�
You certainly didn�t
hold back with Sasuke!
�Geeze
if it makes you feel better I�ll promise never to intervene again��
Why the hell should I
trust you? You killed him when I made it clear I didn�t want him to die!
�Uhg
Kit, quit making me repeat myself. That Uchiha had it coming to him, you weren�t going to complete
your mission anyways and he needed to die so I just stepped in and finished the
job. All those cursed Uchihas needed to die. If any
one of them did something good it was that Itachi, he
at least did the world a favor and got rid of most of them, made it easy to mop
up the rest of the filth.�
Damnit Kyuubi! Naruto�s fist slammed into the wall of the shower, tiles
crumbled and fell with a clink to the floor of the shower. Blood dribbled from Naruto�s fist down the wall before being mixing with the
water and washing away into the drain. Naruto pulled
his hand from the wall to see the wound had already healed.
��Damnit Kyuubi��
he sobbed.
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