"Blind"
by EfrainMan
Naruto is © Kishimoto Masashi/Shueisha/Viz Shonen Jump. Y_Y Warning, some spoilers ahead, as this takes place during the events of Chapter 177 (before Orochimaru's men attack Sasuke). You have been warned.
A/N: Well, some people didnae like the ending. Ah, well. It was the ending I had originally planned anyways. I didn't write this as I went along, I didn't plan to make this a saga, I already had it outlined. *sigh* Remember, the story was in the Romance/Tragedy genre. Well, here's the epilogue, and the story's finished. BOOYA!
Epilogue
* * *
"I hear them coming!"
"Good ear. Alright, don't give yourselves away." Six rookie Genins became perfectly still at their sensei's instruction. They waited impatiently for their prey to spring the trap. They could all hear their footfalls now and their sensei was surprised the duo headed their way weren't speaking. Everyone tensed when they heard how close their quarry was. They held their breaths when the door was grabbed.
PLOP!
Raucous laughter suddenly erupted from the classroom, augmented by one from outside. The masked, pink-haired Jounin looked down at the eraser on the ground that had just dropped on top of her head and her one visible eye twitched. She looked up at the classes' sensei and gave her the most acrid stare she could with one eye. The sensei only snickered. The Jounin looked back at the source of the laughter behind her and the spiky, blonde- haired Jounin instantly quieted before she gave HIM the "evil eye."
"Ino-chan," she said finally, turning to the Genin, "this is definitely the worst bunch of losers you've ever scrounged up. I hate them already." The Genin blanched and the two kunoichis apologized immediately.
"I knew you'd like them, Sakura-chan," Ino replied with a grin. "The black haired boy over there is the mastermind behind this whole operation." She indicated to him. "He's also assigned to you."
"NANI?!" he shouted.
"As dead last," Ino continued, "you and the top rookie-"
"That's me!" the girl sitting next to him shouted.
"-are assigned to the best instructor Jounin." The boy groaned and collapsed in his chair. "The other three are yours, Naruto-kun."
"Alright!" he stated, rubbing his hands together, "fresh meat."
"The two boys assigned to him stared and the girl backed away slightly, clearly spooked. Naruto noticed her reaction.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna eat ya. But I am gonna be tough on you guys and make you into kick-ass Shinobi." He then gave them their first glimpse of his vulpine grin. "Wait for us outside, we gotta discuss something with your Sensei."
"Hai!" the six shouted in unison and marched out the door. Naruto was looking back at them.
"The girl's a Hyuga. . ." he said.
"Yeah. . ." Ino said, "I hope you don't-"
"She looks so much like her. . ." he said wistfully. He felt a hand grasp his and he turned to see Sakura smiling at him through her mask.
"I couldn't assign her to anyone else." Ino said.
"It's alright. I'll just make sure to train her strong. If our Genin are strong and honorable, it'll never happen again." Ino smiled at him. "By the way, is everything planned for tonight?"
"Yup," Ino said. "All ready to go."
"I told you two," Sakura said, "I don't want a party for my birthday."
"We're not having a party," Ino said as she moved to Sakura, who felt Naruto wrap his hands around her from behind and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"We have a surprise," he said. Ino wrapped her arms around Sakura from the front and their faces were millimeters away from each other. She reached up, pulled down her mask and pushed up her hitai-ate to reveal the scar on the left side of her face and the Sharingan Eye. Ino and Naruto were the only ones ever allowed to see the full beauty of her visage.
"What kind of surprise?"
"The kind that makes you glad you have two lovers." Sakura shivered at her words and anything she might have said in response were cut off by Ino's kiss.
FIN
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A note on varied, "non-canon", out of the ordinary pairings (feel free to share opinions one way or another):
Sasuke/Hinata: Despite this story, I really think this a cute couple. Since Hinata has no interest in him, they could easily become friends with only the simplest of circumstances. Good friends at that age can sometimes lead to life mates.
Naruto/Ino: "What are you smokin', d00d?!" you might say. But seriously, I can really see these two becoming a couple. Ino seems to be, (from what little appearances she has had in the manga/anime) as fun-loving as Naruto and a bit mischievous, too. I.e., doesn't hide that like Sakura. They could really hit it off easily, too, if they spent enough time together. Can't you imagine those two, an arm around the other's neck, grinning widely, making a "V" with their fingers? o_O
Sakura/Neji: There's a couple of fics out there now dealing with this. Sweet. Newayz, Neji's not really uninterested in girls, as far as I can tell. Just more interested in getting stronger. Sakura's the cutest in the Genin lot (IMO :p ), and who knows, she may catch his eye once his interest in the opposite sex begins to grow. And, depending on what Sasuke has done to her, she may return the interest.
by EfrainMan
Naruto is © Kishimoto Masashi/Shueisha/Viz Shonen Jump. Y_Y Warning, some spoilers ahead, as this takes place during the events of Chapter 177 (before Orochimaru's men attack Sasuke). You have been warned.
A/N: Well, some people didnae like the ending. Ah, well. It was the ending I had originally planned anyways. I didn't write this as I went along, I didn't plan to make this a saga, I already had it outlined. *sigh* Remember, the story was in the Romance/Tragedy genre. Well, here's the epilogue, and the story's finished. BOOYA!
Epilogue
* * *
"I hear them coming!"
"Good ear. Alright, don't give yourselves away." Six rookie Genins became perfectly still at their sensei's instruction. They waited impatiently for their prey to spring the trap. They could all hear their footfalls now and their sensei was surprised the duo headed their way weren't speaking. Everyone tensed when they heard how close their quarry was. They held their breaths when the door was grabbed.
PLOP!
Raucous laughter suddenly erupted from the classroom, augmented by one from outside. The masked, pink-haired Jounin looked down at the eraser on the ground that had just dropped on top of her head and her one visible eye twitched. She looked up at the classes' sensei and gave her the most acrid stare she could with one eye. The sensei only snickered. The Jounin looked back at the source of the laughter behind her and the spiky, blonde- haired Jounin instantly quieted before she gave HIM the "evil eye."
"Ino-chan," she said finally, turning to the Genin, "this is definitely the worst bunch of losers you've ever scrounged up. I hate them already." The Genin blanched and the two kunoichis apologized immediately.
"I knew you'd like them, Sakura-chan," Ino replied with a grin. "The black haired boy over there is the mastermind behind this whole operation." She indicated to him. "He's also assigned to you."
"NANI?!" he shouted.
"As dead last," Ino continued, "you and the top rookie-"
"That's me!" the girl sitting next to him shouted.
"-are assigned to the best instructor Jounin." The boy groaned and collapsed in his chair. "The other three are yours, Naruto-kun."
"Alright!" he stated, rubbing his hands together, "fresh meat."
"The two boys assigned to him stared and the girl backed away slightly, clearly spooked. Naruto noticed her reaction.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna eat ya. But I am gonna be tough on you guys and make you into kick-ass Shinobi." He then gave them their first glimpse of his vulpine grin. "Wait for us outside, we gotta discuss something with your Sensei."
"Hai!" the six shouted in unison and marched out the door. Naruto was looking back at them.
"The girl's a Hyuga. . ." he said.
"Yeah. . ." Ino said, "I hope you don't-"
"She looks so much like her. . ." he said wistfully. He felt a hand grasp his and he turned to see Sakura smiling at him through her mask.
"I couldn't assign her to anyone else." Ino said.
"It's alright. I'll just make sure to train her strong. If our Genin are strong and honorable, it'll never happen again." Ino smiled at him. "By the way, is everything planned for tonight?"
"Yup," Ino said. "All ready to go."
"I told you two," Sakura said, "I don't want a party for my birthday."
"We're not having a party," Ino said as she moved to Sakura, who felt Naruto wrap his hands around her from behind and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"We have a surprise," he said. Ino wrapped her arms around Sakura from the front and their faces were millimeters away from each other. She reached up, pulled down her mask and pushed up her hitai-ate to reveal the scar on the left side of her face and the Sharingan Eye. Ino and Naruto were the only ones ever allowed to see the full beauty of her visage.
"What kind of surprise?"
"The kind that makes you glad you have two lovers." Sakura shivered at her words and anything she might have said in response were cut off by Ino's kiss.
FIN
* * *
A note on varied, "non-canon", out of the ordinary pairings (feel free to share opinions one way or another):
Sasuke/Hinata: Despite this story, I really think this a cute couple. Since Hinata has no interest in him, they could easily become friends with only the simplest of circumstances. Good friends at that age can sometimes lead to life mates.
Naruto/Ino: "What are you smokin', d00d?!" you might say. But seriously, I can really see these two becoming a couple. Ino seems to be, (from what little appearances she has had in the manga/anime) as fun-loving as Naruto and a bit mischievous, too. I.e., doesn't hide that like Sakura. They could really hit it off easily, too, if they spent enough time together. Can't you imagine those two, an arm around the other's neck, grinning widely, making a "V" with their fingers? o_O
Sakura/Neji: There's a couple of fics out there now dealing with this. Sweet. Newayz, Neji's not really uninterested in girls, as far as I can tell. Just more interested in getting stronger. Sakura's the cutest in the Genin lot (IMO :p ), and who knows, she may catch his eye once his interest in the opposite sex begins to grow. And, depending on what Sasuke has done to her, she may return the interest.