Chapter 11 and 12 – I Loved You
"Rasengan!" Naruto holding a large amount of chakra charged above Sasuke. A big explosion emerged as the technique collided. The hard soil became big boulders of rocks which were smashed and flew towards all direction, hitting every possible thing as the cliff started to break down. Everybody started to pump themselves. And all she could do… was cry…
"Shit" Yamato said so pissed finding Naruto. "Don't tell me he-"
The cliff finally cracked down. At that point, all they could ever do was to jump at the rocks until they reach down the hard way.
"Everything's falling to pieces… What am I missing? Did I do something wrong? What do I need to give? Is there still something he wants? I want to know… I need to know…" Words fluttering at her mind while the wind enveloping her – trying to catch her as gravity forces her down. She was lying in the air. Doing nothing but look blankly to what was going on upward. Her tears flew above and splashed upon Sai's cheek.
Sai looked down and saw her… and her face looking at him. Sakura stared at him… "Your eyes… they look at me with… a life of sorrow…"
She closed her eyes. "Life…" And thought… "Is that what you want from me? If I think about it… it's not that hard to notice that… it's the only thing I have left to render to you… it's the only thing left I could give Sasuke… and I'm willing to…"
Sai jumped down and reached his hand to Sakura. He got his scroll and started to write. "Choujo Giga". A black spider appeared in the palm reaching for her hand. The spider bit him at his wrist and started to produce a thick, heavy string of web made of chakra, ink, and blood.
"Is that what you want? Is it… my life?"
Sakura opened her eyes and looked at Sai's face… seeing Sasuke's features on him. He was nearer, only a few feet apart. She closed her eyes and felt the embrace of the cold wind.
"Answer me Sasuke… answer me…"
As the string was about to touch her finger… "Just a little more…"
"Your silence…not even a single whisper… as always… If it's that then…"
She closed her eyes and a wry smile escaped her lips… "It's yours…"
Sakura faced downwards and spread her arms.
"Crap. Sakura! No!" Sai Screamed.
Everybody looked at Sakura. Quickly, Shino pulled his sleeves and summoned out his bugs. The insects contracted to form a somewhat net and rushed down towards the fainted ninja. She caught her and gently laid her on the ground. The bugs surrounded and covered her to protect her, smashing all the rocks falling from above until the rocks diminished and eventually were gone. The moment Shino's feet touched the ground; the bugs came back inside him.
A large amount of dust covered the area because of the rock particles that had spread all over the air… and slowly it ebbed showing the Demon fox's glowing chakra and fierce eyes facing towards Sasuke. The chakra's unbelievable quantity enabled them to stop from running towards Sakura and stare where Naruto and Sasuke were.
When the dust completely faded…
"You piece of shit! If you want to play this game, fine! I'll play it alright…" His chakra up roared
Naruto tightened his grip on Karin's neck.
"Sasuk –sas- sa-" Karin trying to talk using the weak voice she has left until she eventually closed her eyes, lost herself, and fainted…
Naruto's sharp nails dug in deep as he twisted infused chakra to her skin, dissolving it slowly.
"This girl…" Naruto's piercing eyes shifted his look from Sasuke to Karin. "Tsk"
Naruto started to loosen his grip gradually, as he shifted his eyes to Sasuke. "You left me… you left her… you left everybody who loved you…"
Sasuke held his katana at his back, and prepared at a striking position.
Naruto looked down and closed his fist on his left hand "And you…"
"Naruto…" Hinata started to get pale. Her sight became vague and blurred as tears started to appear.
"Stop this… please…"
Naruto shouted at him angrily with angst using these sharp words: "Didn't forget about us but treated us like we never had anything right to do with you!"
Hinata froze and suddenly weakened… "I couldn't move… and why am I feeling so tired all of a sudden. I feel so tired… and… dehydrated…"
Sakura sat down properly and stared above. Naruto's scream woke her up from her rest.
"Treating us lower than your cronies!"
"Naruto…" Sakura whispered and looked down.
Sai looked at Sakura as she spoke. "She's finally awake…"
"Treating them… more important than us… and our friendship… and your love for-" Naruto stopped as he looked at Sasuke's blank face looking at him.
Sai stared at her… looking for the words she'd reply to the sweet sonata of what Naruto just said. "I know I'd get hurt of what she'll say… but… I love her…
"I love her…"
"I love her."
Sakura looked up to Naruto… "He doesn't love me Naruto… he never will…"
A sigh run out from Sai's lips. He closed his eyes and opened them once again… and walked towards Sakura.
Kakashi looked at him. Observing his movement. "Sai… it's like you've learned nothing."
"I don't give a damn if you don't care Sasuke!" Naruto stepped forward, making a huge crack on the ground
"You're my friend… she's my friend. And friends fulfill their promises! And I'm planning… to fulfill mine now. Can't you see that she loves you? Can't you see that she needs you?"
Sasuke didn't give an answer…
"If that's the case… You're such an Idiot Sasuke!" Naruto shouted.
He threw Karin towards Sasuke on the fastest speed. Sasuke didn't catch her when he had the chance to. Instead, he avoided her like she wasn't any life at all. Apparently, someone had caught her – Juugo.
Sai stood beside Sakura as they both watched what was going on.
"Why didn't you catch her… you bastard!" Naruto's third tail appeared as he spoke these words.
Naruto suddenly came at Sasuke's side, and as he was about to scratch his face…
"Hey you with the red glowing chakra thingy… look who I got" Yelled Suigetsu.
"Hinata!" Screamed Naruto
"I'm so sorry… If I was just…" Suigetsu put his index finger on her throat.
"Now know why you felt so dry now? You see, I controlled the water inside your body and got a great percentage of it. Making your cells weak and making your body vulnerable. You're in the depths of death now, and guess who chooses if you live or die…" Suigetsu looked at her closer…
And smiled… "Me"
"Move and I'll kill her" He teased and looked back at Naruto
Naruto stopped and fixed his eyes on Suigetsu's
"Bring her down gently, unless you want to die right now" Shino, warning Suigetsu as he stood at his back, ready to attack him.
Suigetsu just smiled and as he started to twist back, Sasuke started to speak.
"Stop it"
Everybody looked at him as he pointed his katana to Sakura's neck, except for her, looking down.
"Let's finish this already, I still need to finish something, and I don't intend to waste my time fighting with you"
Sakura's tears started to fall from her eyes. "You never loved me…" Both hands holding the ground turned to fists. She was quivering – shaking like she was soaked in rain.
"Move Sai, and I WILL kill her" Sasuke said as Sai got his scroll.
Sasuke didn't even look at him and was still looking at her with no expression.
Sasuke was about to hit Sakura when a hand held the blade of his katana like it was nothing at all. She stopped it - Holding it hard making a deep wound on her fingers.
Sasuke and the rest of them were shocked as Sakura blocked the attack. "Let go Sakura…"
She looked at him… tears running down through her cheeks, her green eyes reflecting her hopes to be with him – hopes of change…
Sasuke tried to pull his katana back, but her grip tightened creating a deeper cut. The blood started to cover the katana as well it dropped from her hand to the ground.
She spoke to him using a broken voice, like she never did since they were young… "You broke your promise… which breaks everything… even my love for you."
"I couldn't move… I… I…" Sai's mind murmured.
Sakura looked down and slid her fingers down to the tip of his katana, spreading the blood all over it. "It's not supposed to be this way… I know what I want… but I could never have it."
Sasuke looked at Suigetsu, and he looked at Juugo.
Sakura started to emit chakra from her hands .As she healed her wound, after a blink, she just heard the sound of the katana's friction to its cover, and the next thing she knew was that… Sasuke… was… gone…
Sakura looked at her healed hand… "I healed it…"
Kiba carried Hinata as Shino tasked his bugs to find herbs. Yamato and Kakashi dealt with Naruto. And Sai took care of Sakura, as she carried her under the trees. He let her lie down beside him – letting her rest. He covered her eyes, and he closed them, hiding her sight from the bright light of the sun.
"But only he could heal my love for him now…" The only thing he could do was look at her as she murmured words to herself – words which showed the verity she was living in.