Underneath the Underneath
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Naruto › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
8
Views:
1,485
Reviews:
4
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0
Currently Reading:
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The Way of the Ninja
Chapter 7-The Way of the Ninja
Sakura stood at the doorway and watched as Mei gently dabbed a moist washcloth against Taka’s temple, then slowly and tenderly trace his cheeks and jaw with it, ending her loving caress with a warm hand on his cheek.
Taka’s eyes began to flutter open and the warmest of smiles spread across Mei’s face. When his eyes finally focused, Taka looked in surprise to see Mei smiling down at him, but then a smile spread across his own face when he saw Sakura standing behind his maid.
“Sakura…” he whispered.
The smile on Mei’s face quickly faded and following Taka’s gaze directed at the other woman standing in the doorway, her face immediately flushed in both embarrassment and annoyance. Mei hurriedly excused herself, brushing quickly past Sakura, but Taka paid her no attention.
“Sakura…I’m so happy to see you!”
“I’m happy to see you, too!” Sakura said, closing the distance between them and gave Taka a warm hug. “I’m so glad to see you’re doing better.”
“I think that was mostly your doing.” Taka said with a small laugh.
“Well, being a ninja does have it’s perks.” Sakura joked.
“I still can’t believe you’re a ninja.” Taka said, looking up at her awestruck.
“Ever since I was 12.” Sakura said with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Amazing! I would’ve never guessed…Never suspected…I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like.”
“Exhausting. Exhilarating. Extraordinary…I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.” Sakura gushed.
Taka’s smile faltered a little.
“Isn’t it dangerous though, going out on missions day after day, year after year? Don’t you ever wish you could just settle down and live a normal, peaceful life?”
Sakura paused, taking the question into careful consideration. “Of course I want all those simple things that make life worth living: love, marriage, a few kids maybe, but I’ve been a ninja or had been training to become one for as long as I can remember. Being a ninja is who I am. I don’t think it could ever really be taken away from me. I think that if I gave it all up and did live a ‘normal life,’ that there’d always be a part of me wanting to be out there, putting my skills to use, and being in the thick of it all.”
Taka looked crestfallen.
“Not even if it meant being with the one you loved?”
Sakura smiled sweetly at Taka and placed a warm hand gently against his cheek.
“I am in love, Taka, only he’s ninja, too, so I don’t have to give up who I am to be with him.”
Taka covered Sakura’s hand with his own and pressed it harder against his cheek.
“I figured as much.” he admitted, “But God, I’m going to miss you!”
“I’ll miss you, too, Taka. You gave me a taste of what a normal life could be at its best and I’ll always remember it until the day I die.” Sakura smiled at him one last time, placed a soft, warm kiss on his forehead, and slowly began to walk away from him. When she reached the doorway, she paused. “And Taka?”
“Yes, Sakura?”
“Call it a woman’s intuition, but I’d say that true love for you isn’t that far away. You just need to see who’s right in front of your eyes.” Sakura said with a knowing smile.
Taka looked at her confused. “Who are you…”
Sakura grabbed a washcloth that was left laying on a table by the door and threw it to Taka who caught it with one hand. “Goodbye, Taka.”
“Goodbye, Sakura.” Taka said sadly, staring at the doorway long after she had gone. Resigned to the fact that she wasn't going to come back, Taka stared down at the washcloth in his hand, trying to figure out who exactly Sakura was implying with those parting words.
~*~*~*~
Out on the dirt trail leading out of town and towards home, Sakura met up with the tall, lean form of her ex-sensei.
“How’d it go?” he asked.
“It was…revealing.” Sakura smiled enigmatically up at him.
Kakashi looked down at her confused, but lost all thought and reason when Sakura threw her arms around his waist and snuggled deep into his chest in a tight embrace. Kakashi looked at her baffled, but squeezed her back all the same.
“Let’s go home.” Sakura said softly to him.
And with that, the two ninjas continued on the dirt road towards Konoha, their arms wrapped tightly around each other’s waist.
To be continued…
Sakura stood at the doorway and watched as Mei gently dabbed a moist washcloth against Taka’s temple, then slowly and tenderly trace his cheeks and jaw with it, ending her loving caress with a warm hand on his cheek.
Taka’s eyes began to flutter open and the warmest of smiles spread across Mei’s face. When his eyes finally focused, Taka looked in surprise to see Mei smiling down at him, but then a smile spread across his own face when he saw Sakura standing behind his maid.
“Sakura…” he whispered.
The smile on Mei’s face quickly faded and following Taka’s gaze directed at the other woman standing in the doorway, her face immediately flushed in both embarrassment and annoyance. Mei hurriedly excused herself, brushing quickly past Sakura, but Taka paid her no attention.
“Sakura…I’m so happy to see you!”
“I’m happy to see you, too!” Sakura said, closing the distance between them and gave Taka a warm hug. “I’m so glad to see you’re doing better.”
“I think that was mostly your doing.” Taka said with a small laugh.
“Well, being a ninja does have it’s perks.” Sakura joked.
“I still can’t believe you’re a ninja.” Taka said, looking up at her awestruck.
“Ever since I was 12.” Sakura said with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Amazing! I would’ve never guessed…Never suspected…I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like.”
“Exhausting. Exhilarating. Extraordinary…I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.” Sakura gushed.
Taka’s smile faltered a little.
“Isn’t it dangerous though, going out on missions day after day, year after year? Don’t you ever wish you could just settle down and live a normal, peaceful life?”
Sakura paused, taking the question into careful consideration. “Of course I want all those simple things that make life worth living: love, marriage, a few kids maybe, but I’ve been a ninja or had been training to become one for as long as I can remember. Being a ninja is who I am. I don’t think it could ever really be taken away from me. I think that if I gave it all up and did live a ‘normal life,’ that there’d always be a part of me wanting to be out there, putting my skills to use, and being in the thick of it all.”
Taka looked crestfallen.
“Not even if it meant being with the one you loved?”
Sakura smiled sweetly at Taka and placed a warm hand gently against his cheek.
“I am in love, Taka, only he’s ninja, too, so I don’t have to give up who I am to be with him.”
Taka covered Sakura’s hand with his own and pressed it harder against his cheek.
“I figured as much.” he admitted, “But God, I’m going to miss you!”
“I’ll miss you, too, Taka. You gave me a taste of what a normal life could be at its best and I’ll always remember it until the day I die.” Sakura smiled at him one last time, placed a soft, warm kiss on his forehead, and slowly began to walk away from him. When she reached the doorway, she paused. “And Taka?”
“Yes, Sakura?”
“Call it a woman’s intuition, but I’d say that true love for you isn’t that far away. You just need to see who’s right in front of your eyes.” Sakura said with a knowing smile.
Taka looked at her confused. “Who are you…”
Sakura grabbed a washcloth that was left laying on a table by the door and threw it to Taka who caught it with one hand. “Goodbye, Taka.”
“Goodbye, Sakura.” Taka said sadly, staring at the doorway long after she had gone. Resigned to the fact that she wasn't going to come back, Taka stared down at the washcloth in his hand, trying to figure out who exactly Sakura was implying with those parting words.
~*~*~*~
Out on the dirt trail leading out of town and towards home, Sakura met up with the tall, lean form of her ex-sensei.
“How’d it go?” he asked.
“It was…revealing.” Sakura smiled enigmatically up at him.
Kakashi looked down at her confused, but lost all thought and reason when Sakura threw her arms around his waist and snuggled deep into his chest in a tight embrace. Kakashi looked at her baffled, but squeezed her back all the same.
“Let’s go home.” Sakura said softly to him.
And with that, the two ninjas continued on the dirt road towards Konoha, their arms wrapped tightly around each other’s waist.
To be continued…