Naruto: The Great change

Ch - 23 : GOD ARC III : Investigating the claims

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He and Jin enjoyed their evening followed by night and now it was morning. Heck Naruto didn't even went to his team meetings for a week. Why would he? Jin was here with him and Naruto didn't really wanted Jin to leave him but nonetheless he sighed. Naruto looked at the wanted poster in his hand.

WANTED:
Mystery

If anyone sees him, then immediately contact Konoha Police Force!

Heck it felt like Jin was too much invested in finding this guy called Mystery, as if it was a personal obsession. Man, this is such a drag! Can he just enjoy a normal day in peace? Naruto decided that he wouldn't in any case go out today, whether as Naruto or Mystery. He looked out, the weather wasn't so bright today and rather it was dull. To be honest, Naruto enjoyed dull weather as compared to sunny weather.

He looked at the bundle of newspaper on his table. So Naruto shook his head as he went to throw away the bundle when he read the top headline - WAVE COUNTRY MASSACRED!!!

What? His mind came to a screeching halt. Wave country massacred?! Are they joking or what? Okay, he didn't really kept up with the news to be honest but how was this - Naruto wiped the sweat from his forehead. First thing's first, he needs to ask Kakashi-sensei!!! Does he know?

Inari

Tazuna

Tsunami

A hero always comes at the last moment! He said that to Inari. Was he okay? The bridge builder and his family- oh no. No no no.... This has to be a bad dream. Inari and his whole family died and he didn't even knew, worse he was celebrating?!

Training Grounds,

Sakura always said that the blonde was annoying. He always kept getting in between her and Sasuke-kun's love. However, he changed. To be honest, she wasn't sure what caused this change in the blonde but.... How should she put it? The blonde was exactly the same as before, that stupid smile, the stupid face, the blonde hair that would make the Yamanaka jealous, still and immature and annoying blonde.... But he was now different.

Like he was more..... mature or no, not mature but more like a little grown up. He even apologized to her for harassing her with dates, which he didn't really do alot. Like he used to ask her like one or two times everyday although it did get on her nerves but at the same time she liked the attention of the blonde. She welcomed his new side with a warm smile, he didn't harass her or even if Sasuke-kun rejected her, he would cheer her up. Heck can you believe it, he was trying to play cupid between her and Sasuke-kun. He makes stupid plan to get both Sasuke and Sakura together, which although stupid, worked like a charm.

Even Sasuke-kun was warming up to her. He gave her some pointers on how to improve her taijutsu form, how to set traps with wires like double or triple layered traps. She could see how Sasuke, instead of being annoyed by her or Naruto's presence was more accepting. The ever present scowl on his face and his serious expression which was sometimes laced with his confident smirk (oof, that smirk kills her when she thinks about it! Sasuke looks great with a smirk, as if a confident prince charming) was becoming more and more genuine. She always felt like Team 7 had a wall among their members.

Sasuke created a wall around himself with no one other than Kakashi allowed because he was strong.

Sakura created a wall around herself with no one other than Sasuke and to some little extent Kakashi allowed in it. Not that she disliked her sensei but she always felt like she could entrust her life in the hands of her sensei, (he would always protect her) but she cannot entrust her future in his hands (he cannot help her to grow and rise in her future). He was a good captain but she thinks that to some extent he preferred Sasuke or Naruto.