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"Kakashi sensei!"
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Fear: it crawled up on you slowly eating away at your soul, it settled in your stomach and squeezed, it dried up your throat; eating away at your very being until there was nothing left but a hole.
It wasn't the fact that her teacher's torso was laying in front of her or that her pink hair was dyed crimson that fucked her mind up, but merely the thought that she has lived this very scene before. It was like she was looking in through a glass window frozen with fear.
A back was to her face in an instant,which snapped her out of her stupor ; Kakashi was alive and Naruto was the one in front of her in a protective stance with Tazuna cowering behind her back.
'Why is this happening?'
'Why did Kakashi-Sensei fake his death? To get information? to fuck with her mind? for a fucking couple of measly minutes!?’ She was angry so very angry at him.
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"You wanna explain what happened back there?" Kakashi asked in a calm but cold tone. Tazuna looked spooked and immediately held his hands up in surrender dropping the vile liquid on the dirt road. "I-I had no idea this would happen!" He stuttered backing away into a tree. "I suggest you get talking or we're turning around and going back to Konoha" Kakashi said narrowing his eye.
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It wasn't at all difficult to get the information out of the stampering old man. He was being targeted by a man known as Gato in order to prevent the bridge from being finished. Tazuna wasn't the wealthiest so a C-rank was all he could afford.
Kakashi was all for going back if it wasn't for Naruto who wanted to help the old geezer. What can they say Naruto had a way with words.
On their continued journey it was tense which all but kept Tazuna sober as he was worried about Kakashi harming him in any way. It was times like these where Sakura needed inner, for as much as she didn't want to admit it, she was lonely and it seemed like something else was invading her mind and it wasn't inner.
Kakashi came to Sakura bending on one knee in front of the girl “Sakura-chan how did you notice the puddle?” the silver haired male questioned softly taking in her disheveled appearance noticing the blood coating her pink tresses. “I don’t know I promise I just had a feeling it was bad news, there hasn’t been a rain shower in days so I just-“ she stuttered on her words attempting to get herself together
This was being a ninja? Killing and being killed?
“Why did you do that! I can’t—I can’t believe you-” the male interrupted her putting a hand on the top of her head.
”Its okay you don’t have to explain now; i’m sorry I scared you” he smiled softly.
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Upon arriving to the foggy village she immediately realized something was off it too quiet; she had a bad feeling again like last time , but this feeling seemed worse. The flash of a creature made it’s way pass her eyesight, which was soon followed by a kunai lodging deep into it’s fur by a jumpy Naruto. Sasuke made a rude remark on how clumsy Naruto was that would of course start an argument.
Ignoring the argument of the two boys they continued Walking on their original path until she felt a chill run up her spine widening her eyes "Get down!" she screamed signalling her teammates who snapped their heads in her direction.
A large clunk of metal swung through the sky lodging itself into the ground.Kakashi snapped his eye to her and quickly took action seeming to recognize the person who threw it. Without any hesitation he snatched his mask down to reveal a deep crimson eye. Sasuke look on in confusion his mouth gaping as if he wanted to say something.
A man covered in bandages and skin a dark ash grey came walking into the clearing slowly. Chuckling deeply before he made his appearance. Kakashi made them stand back “protect the client and stay back! that is an order” the silver haired male barked getting into a fighting position. “The sharingan huh? I guess you know who I am?" he asked picking up his sword to swing it over his back. "What is the great copy cat ninja doing in mist, hm?" he continued as he tilted his head to the side. "I'm gonna have to finish this in an instant" Kakashi said ignoring his questions.
"Oh you're that confident? trust me I won't be too easy to beat" the man eyed them all and started to laugh "You got you some brats huh?" he asked with a smirk pulling out a kunai to twirl it around his fingers
”This’ll be fun”
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'Can you understand? Not having a dream...not being needed by anyone...the pain of merely being alive'
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"Sakura-chan?..." Naruto said softly as she was zoned out in a trance, the blond attempted to grab her hand but she continued walking closer to the dangerous fight in front of them. As if it were moving on it’s own.
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'I realised the most painful thing...that in this world ...my existence was not needed'
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Everyone was one of a kind even people like him, No one had to die, but that vision of a small boy and that very man standing in front of her were dead not now, but in her dream and it scared her, they were good people they didn’t have to die, no one did!
Running towards the fight head on she was immediately gripped by an amused mist nin. “Pinky you must want to die?” Zabuza said taking a kunai and lodging it deep in her stomach. “No I just wanted to save…you… and-” she attempted to breath and talk as blood filled her lungs.
"SAKURA!" she was hearing her name, but it was distant."Save me?! You?” Zabuza laughed darkly. “Kakashi you gotta pay more attention to the little maggots..." Zabuza said with a scowl as she hit the cold ground. 'This didn't happen before... at least I don't think it did' she thought staring up at the sky unmoving.
'Did I change it?’