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Its funny to think that there are people older than me reading this, I'm actually 14! 5 months till my birthday <3
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The rest of the matches panned out the same as I looked at the eight people next to me. I stood wearily as the gist of the final part of the exams were explained. Me- in my dazed blankness just accepted the flood of information as I struggled to maintain good posture. I felt Kakashi's eye dig into my back from up on the balcony.
'Jeez this old mans voice is so boring' Inner blathered in annoyance. I rolled my eyes at her attitude and glanced over at Shikamaru, the brunette blinking lazily before turning his eyes to me. I offered him a sharp toothy smile and winked, first the boy marvelled at my new smile before a small minuscule smile made its way to his face.
'Yes I know he's attractive but girl.... focus somewhat.' Inner face palmed.
I snapped my eyes to Anko as she walked forward to the sound ninja with a box, one by one we all picked a number out of the box and opened it up. 8, my lucky number, it must be a sign. I pursed my lips in thought, trying to remember who had gotten 8.
"Great now everyone has one, going left to right read the number that's written on your paper" Ibiki's voice cut through my thoughts like a knife.
"Of course I got number one" Naruto spoke. One by one everyone called out their number, the line ended with me calling out my number.
"I got lucky numero eight" I waved my paper in the air as I held back a yawn. Then Ibiki's paper was flipped revealing how the matches would go. I would be fighting against Shikamaru to fight Temari. Shit.
'Shit is right'
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I trudged my way through the halls of the building, following the fuzzy sunshine boy. I was going to be fighting Shikamaru- was all I could think.
"AND THEN HE WAS ALL LIKE SMUG N STUFF-"
"Listen Naruto I'm pretty tired and hungry... and stinky. Tired, hungry and stinky. I can shunshin you to your place." I pinched the bridge of my nose and wiped my face with my palm. The boy's eyes appeared downcast before brightening once again accompanied by a smile that would rival the sun.
"Yeah- right, Sorry Sakura-Chan" He giggled and scratched the back of his head, simultaneously kicking a small pebble on the ground. I noticed his facade and stuck my tongue out at him in a joking manner.
"I'm joking you're coming with me"
The boy's smile grew genuine and his eyes shined like the stars, his hands forming fists at his sides as he jumped with excitement.
"You mean I get to come to your house?? Like a sleepover?" He grinned.
"Sure, I mean there's a bunch of spare bedrooms and I could probably make a quick meal or something" I yawned and scrunched my eyes in contemplation before turning to the boy. I shrugged and hoisted the blonde over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, he struggled and flailed about which made it difficult to balance.
"I'm trying to take you to my place Geez, just chill out Naruto '' I huffed before shunshining to my house, I thus dropped the boy off my shoulder and patted his head before taking my shoes off at the door and changing into slippers.
"There's an extra pair there for you" I gestured to the black cat slippers.
"WOAH, Your house is huge Sakura-Chan!" The boy marvelled at the moderate family home, I shrugged my shoulders and made my way through my home to the kitchen.
Most of the walls were white and heavily decorated with random art pieces, seals, knick knacks and decorations. I opened the door to the fridge and rummaged around looking for anything to cook, I picked out some Cod, and onions and carefully threw them on the kitchen island. I heard Naruto slip and fall before entering the kitchen, while I scrounge around for a bag of potatoes in the pantry.
"You have so much art and stuff on your walls where did you even get all this stuff from??" The blonde half asked, half yelled at me. I grabbed the bag of potatoes and exited the pantry, throwing them next to the cod and onions.
"I made some of it, other things were gifted or I bought them- some of them I just found behind a store that was shutting down, they'd thrown 'em out" I shrugged and scanned over the ingredients I had taken out.
"Woah thats so cool, sometimes I would look behind the grocery store for packs of ramen, I kinda stopped doing that a while ago though..." The boy trailed off as he observed the art on the walls.
I quickly created a basic clone and sent it off to work chopping potatoes and onions, I merely grabbed the olive oil and the correct cooking dishes.
"So Naruto you live by yourself...?" I asked, trying to make small talk to pass the time, which drew the blondes attention away from the art.
"OH yeah! I can do whatever I want heheh" He scratched the back of his head and grinned at me, I pursed my lips in thought.
'Doesn't he live in the red light district?' Inner wondered out loud.
"Wow look who decided to make an appearance" I mumbled rolling my eyes, I leaned against the island and rested my chin on my fist.
"My house is pretty empty and I got plenty of room, why not just move in here" I shrugged and observed the boy's reaction. The reaction was immediate, the blonde snapping his face in my direction and his entire face lit up brighter than the sun.
"REALLY? DO YOU MEAN IT SAKURA-CHAN?!" He yelled at the top of his lungs and jumped around in pure excitement, I smiled in response to his happiness.
'He's apart of the family'
'He already was'
'Touche'
"I mean the house is pretty empty, you live by yourself and its kind of boring here, as long as you stay out of my room and my study I think we'll get along perfectly well" I grinned back at the boy, flashing my razor sharp teeth.
"Dinner is ready" my clone hummed, placing the hot dish of Bacalhau on the kitchen table. My eyes almost rolled back when the smell hit my nose, It had been way too long since I had it. Momentarily Naruto's pure joy was distracted by an unknown dish.
"What is that? I've never seen food like that!" He jumped to the dish and sniffed it precariously. I rolled my eyes at his gesture and grabbed two forks from the drawer left of the sink and passed one to him.
"It's called Bacalhau. It's portuguese!" I smiled, the blonde's face scrunched in confusion.
"What's a porchy geese?" He scratched his head, I frowned as I remembered that there is no Portugal in this world.
'Shit, welp you messed up'
'At least come up with an excuse'
'Tell him Portugal is a great warrior and he inspired the dish or something' Inner rolled her eyes at me as she floated around in my head.
"Portugal was a great warrior and I merely made a dish as great as him" I shrugged, knowing the boy would believe it I grabbed the nearest spatula and started scooping Bacalhau onto a plate. He started drooling and grinned when the mess of cod, potatoes, onions and olive oil was passed over to him. While he immediately got to work on eating I made myself a plate and sat down next to the blonde at the island. I smiled and started shovelling the food into my mouth. It tasted just how I remembered it- home.
"This is so good Sakura-Chan!" Naruto yelled, muffled by the food in his mouth. I smacked the back of his head and grumbled for him to not speak with his mouth full.
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"Alright, the guest bedroom is right here. Feel free to get comfy and make sure to shower. Pits, tits, ass and feet Naruto, clean yourself properly." I sighed and pointed to the bathroom and gestured to the extra change of clothes on the counter.
"Huh? Hey, I will clean myself properly!" He remarked as he made his way to the bathroom and closed the door. I shook my head and padded my way upstairs to my room, taking the towel off my head and throwing it in the laundry basket. I glanced towards the mirror and turned my body to it, I ran my hands through my long pink hair and opened my mouth to observe my now sharp teeth. I ran my tongue against my teeth and marvelled while my teeth were extremely sharp. No matter how hard I bit my tongue, my teeth didn't injure me. I pursed my lips in thought and narrowed my eyes.
'What the balls? That's a nice added bonus I don't wanna have a missing tongue' Inner nodded in approval.
"Indeed" I slid out of my robe and flexed my arms and legs, criticising my current build. My body was like Lean Beef Patty's but was still lacking in certain areas. My arms weren't as big as hers but they were indeed strong.
"I need to work arms and lats more" I mumbled under my breath before bending down to pick up my robe and slide it back on. I was tired from the exam, I had encountered a god damned Sanin and ended up having to care for the two knuckleheaded teammates.
Finally I jumped onto my bed and burrowed underneath the warm fluffy blankets, savouring the warmth and satisfaction that came from being able to sleep comfortably again.
'We can do better, Tomorrow we can restock and do some low energy training, but we need to start training for the exam. The fight will be a bloody one.' Inner sighed as she nestled in the waves of my mind, her voice lulling me to the much needed realm of sleep.
One day I'd be the strongest, or at least one of the strongest, but for now, I was fine being just Sakura.
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I'M BACK!
I rearranged my life and sorted things out! I'm so sorry for the long wait but I'm happy that I've rediscovered my love for writing.
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