Do you Beleaf?

Chapter 18:DESPAIR

Leslie POV

"Shan the man look! It's an Uchiha crest." I said. She glared at the crest and punched a hole through it.

"We're too late!" She said angrily. We both looked around and saw all the rubble.

"Looks like there was a intense battle." Kakashi-Sensei appeared along with the others from our big team. Naruto looked just as upset as Shanel.

"Guys! Nicoole is here, she's unconscious." Shikamaru shouted across to us. Without hesitation Shanel and I ran towards Nicoole as fast as we could. Nicoole laid unconscious with a single tear running from her face.

"Shikamaru put this on her." Shanel gave him two strange contraptions.

"What is that?" I asked her. She looked tired and upset.

"It's a muzzle and hand cuffs that seal a person from using ninjutsu." She explained. I didn't say anything else.

"We're taking her back to the leaf." Kakashi-Sensei ordered. Shikamaru and Shanel somehow carried Nicoole and went ahead of us.

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Back at Konoha

Shanel POV

Kakashi-Sensei reported with the others while Leslie, Shikamaru, and I took Nicoole to a cell where she would be questioned by Anbu special unit.

"Thank you for bringing her to me. You guys may leave now, wouldn't want you to see anything." Ibiki told us. I shook my head.

"If you don't mind I would like to actually stay, I have questions of my own." I stared blankly at him. He chuckled.

"One, Lady fifth does not want you in here, and, two, your methods are a bit..." he chuckled again. I gave him a death look, to which he shrugged it off and shooed us away. We walked away from the room. But as Ibiki closed the door I grabbed both Shikamaru and Leslie's arm.

"what are you...?" Before Shikamaru could say anything I shushed him and took the two of them into the cell next to Nicoole's. I took out a brick from the wall quietly and saw Nicoole's face which looked sad and saw that she was in despair.

Soon the interrogation began.

"Why did you leave the village?" Ibiki questioned.

"Because I loved him."

"Why did you betray your team and used your sensei to be killed by you own teammate?" He continued.

"Because I loved him."

"Where is Sasuke Uchiha?" Ibiki looked at her with  scary eyes.

"Hopefully dead." She looked up at him.

"Do you know that you have committed a crime by joining the Akatsuki?"

"Whatever punishment you have won't matter. Nothing matters."

"Where is Itachi Uchiha?" Ibiki went in for the kill. There was a pause and everything went silent for a moment.

"I loved him. Now he's dead." I saw that Nicoole had tears streaming down her face. I felt an immense shock go through me and I could tell that Leslion and Shikamaru were just as shocked.

"Thank you for your time. Now would you like treatment?" Ibiki asked her nicely.

"Let me...die." She said with so much despair. Ibiki sighed and start walking towards he door. I grabbed Leslie and Shikamaru and ran as fast as I could to the outside.

-outside-

"Holy..."

"Shiz" Shikamaru and Leslion screamed. I looked blankly at the sky.

"Can't believe he's dead." I said with a sad tone.

"Why are you being sad!? He's a traitor and an enemy." Leslion said angrily grabbing my collar. I pushed her off of me.

"There's always more to the story, and Nicoole loved him. Nicoole our friend!" I screamed back at her. I saw Leslion just as shocked. Before we could say anything else, a ninja appeared before us. "What is it?" The news that he gave us gave me chills through out my body. I looked towards Leslion. "Go to him." I ordered her.

I clutched Shikamaru's arm. Stopping myself from crying.

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Leslie POV

I ran as fast as I could looking for HIM. Naruto where are you?!

"Leslie!" I heard a voice behind me. I saw that it was Sakura. "You must be looking for Naruto."

"Yeah I am...did you hear what happened?" I asked her. She gave a sad expression and nodded her head. "I think he just needs time..." she rubbed her arm.

I thanked her and ran off towards his apartment. Soon i stood in front of his apartment holding my hand in front of his door ready to knock. I knocked on his door.
"Naruto, it's me Leslie. Can you open up?" I knocked a few more times but there was no answer. "Hey I'm gonna come in." I opened the door slowly and saw that his room was pretty clean (for once). Naruto was laying in his bed facing away from me.

"Please go away." Naruto cried. I tried to comfort him but I couldn't say a single word.

"Naruto I just wanna say I'm so sorry that Jiraiya-Sensei..." I trailed off. I rubbed his back and got up and left his apartment.