Naruto unaware that his action of ducking down to avoid getting punched had such a huge ripple effect on team 7 , was busy slurping down the third bowl of ramen .
" Ahh ..this is just right .... You are a god mr teuchi "
" Haha ... Naruto , thank you i guess "
" too bad , i dont have more money .. tsk .. also its about time kakashi shows uo in the training ground ...maybe ill go there and with kakashi there sakura wont act out of line "
Picking up his ninja tools , Naruto started making his way to the training ground , but when he reached there , he found it to be empty .
' huh ? ..weird '
' where is everyone ...i am sure kakashi arrived three hours late , so sakura and sasuke should still be here .. '
As i was looking around .
( Master .. there is someone on you four o clock ... Hiding in the bush )
A pleasant and sweet voice of a female rang in my mind .
' thank you kumi '
( Its what i am supposed to do master )
Naruto now aware , formed a couple of handsign .
" Shadown clone jutsu !! "
Another naruto appeared by his side , the clone slowly approached the bush and shouted .
" Whose there !!! Come out rught now , the great Uzamaki naruto has cornered you !! "
"...."
' tsk ... ' i was irritated as after forcing my clone to act as a buffoon to keep up the image of naruto , all he got was silence.
Using the mind link with his clone , the clone grabbed the bush and tore it out kf the ground to expose the hidden person .
" Shit ! Runn !!! "
Naruto the real naruto abandoned his clone and darted away .
Why ?
Because the persoon hiding in the bushes was none other than sakura .
His clone left as a sacrifice started cursing the real body as he waited to be punched .
1 second
2 second ..
5 seconds..
' huh ... Whats going on '
The clone opened his eyes and sakura sakura hadnt moved , her head buried in her legs as she kept on trembling.
" hey ... Sakura ? You okay ? "
Naruto asked .
But all he got were sounds of her sobbing .
It immediately clicked in my head , sakura was kid ... A little kid raised by civilians parents who were manipulated by danzos people into calling naruto a demon spawn ... Sakura naive as she was , copied it and most probably spoke something foul about me in front of sasuke ...
Wait ... Foul ... Oh yeah there was that scene ...where sakura made fun of naruto for being orphan....did it happen already ?
Sasuke must have defended me and scolded sakura ... No wonder no wonder .
I thought for a moment about what to say , but i knew it wasnt her fault , but still to badmouth about someone for being an orohan ...that didnt sit right with me either .
" Looks like you did something or said something bad about me ... Something about me being demon child ... Nah sasuke wont scold you for that ... Hmm lets see ... I am lazy ...i am dead last in class.....
Sakura you didnt say anything bad about my parents did you ?? "
I made the clone act and ask the last bit with a stern tone .
Sakuras body shock as she started crying more and more .
" I am sorry ...i am sorry ... "
I looked at her with anger .
" Looks like ...i was wrong..... How could i have like a person like you .
Sakura its not that you are a bad person or you meant to say those things ...i know you ... And its because i know you ... I know you dont know anything .
You grew up in the lead village , you have your parents , you have friends , yoh have clothes , you have food , you have love ... But you dont have a heart .
Sakura you think you love sasuke ? ..no no you dont you love the sasuke who is cool , have you ever talked to him ... Asked him how he is ...has he eaten .
I never had parents , so i am not that much affected by their absence ... Sure i would love it if i had them ...but i dont . Its fine , i have already accepted it .
But sasuke ..he had everything you have , but he also have a heart ....and yet he lost it all ..
Why do you think i make irritate sasuke ... Pick fights with him ... Argue with him ... Because thats what brothers do .
I dont have a family , i had to create it .
Sasuke lost his family , i became his .
You.... Can never understand this .
Because you are lucky ...you have a family .
And i wish you never lose them , cause you wouldnt be able to handle the world without them..
You are just naive "
With all that said , i dispersed my clone leaving the stunned and pale faced sakura behind .
My real self , returned to the village .
Back at the training ground , kakashis clone saw and heard everything, not only him but sasuke too ... Who was right beside him .
Sasuke and kakashi were on there way to meet naruto and sakura ....as kakashi had recieved the confirmation from hokage to replace sakura from the team .
But upon seeing narutos clone find sakura and hearing him speak about his life and sasukes ... They were stunned .
Kakashi was stunned because of narutos maturity .
And sasuke ... he never thought naruto saw him as a brother ... He always found him irritating but now ... He understood why naruto always came to irritate him .
After naruto left , there was absolute silence in the training ground, the only sound were of the wind and the rustling of the trees .
Sakura stunned by narutos words , clenched her fist but finally let go ...cause she knew .. she knew deep down that what natuto had said was real .
Suddenly, Kakashi appeared in front of her and patted her head .
" Its not your fault sakura , but remember, what you have can be someone elses dream and your biggest nightmare is may be someone's reality "
" Naruto isnt wrong ... You are lucky and thats is why , As your team leader and jonin instructor ... I declare you arent qualified to be a gennin ninja ...for now ."
" You are no longer part of team seven "
Sakura was stunned as once again tears started to form in her eyes . But kakashi shook his head.
Sasuke emerged from the forest and looked at Sakura .
" Sakura .. "
" Sasuke ...i.i "
" Enough ... I never thought ill say this but ... Naruto is right . You arent ready .
Goodbye sakura ... I hope one day you understand what naruto meant "