Wishful Thinking [vol. i] - Currently being rewritten

✥ chapter vii: unimaginable pressure ✥

The little heart to heart chat that [f.name] and Kakashi had, had lightened the load of stress that had managed to pile their way onto the poor [colour] eyed girl's shoulders. Now, both [f.name] and Sakura were standing on the half-completed bridge, watching as yet another worker resigned. Tasked with guarding Tazuna, they looked on as the weight on Tazuna's shoulders seemed to increase tenfold. He turned around, squinting his eyes at the two girls, "It is only you two? What about the annoying brat and the quiet one, where are they?" He asked, looking around to check if Naruto would ambush him or not.

Sakura blinked, replying with a brief, "They're training. Climbing trees."

"Was it too tough for the both of you, or somethin'?" Tazuna inquired, a playful glint in his eyes.

[f.name], our incredibly amazing and important protagonist who paid me to write this, wrapped her arm loosely around Sakura's shoulders grinning as she replied smoothly, "It wasn't tough for Sakura, but man. I sure as hell don't know how to climb a tree with no hands, much less climb a tree using all of my limbs. So, that's why Kakashi-sensei sent Sakura here to guard you, and I have no idea why he told me to tag along, but here I am!"

"... You've got to kidding me..."

Sakura groaned, before muttering, "Kakashi sent you here because he didn't want to babysit you, so now I have to."

Blatantly ignoring Sakura's harsh words, [f.name] jabbed her thumb in the direction of the construction site, "Hey, Tazuna." [f.name] called out, "Let me help. What do you need done?" The [colour] eyed girl asked, removing her arm from around Sakura's shoulders.

"Don't worry about it, I'll get this whole thing done." Tazuna replied, turning his attention to yet another construction worker who wanted out. After a quick, yet somehow aggressive talk, the worker had walked away, the yellow hard-hat in his hands.

Walking up to Tazuna once again, [f.name] asked, "So, you want to the help or not? I know I may not look like a lot, but I can do some serious heavy lifting and shit like that for free."

Grumbling, Tazuna gave in, "Sure. But don't tell my daughter. She'll have my head if she knew anything about me making you do hard labour. She'll probably say something 'bout how it's illegal and stuff."

Sakura only rolled her eyes, warning [f.name] playfully, "You better not hurt yourself, [f.name]-chan. Kakashi-sensei won't like it."

The [colour] haired girl shot Sakura a mock salute, "Got it, boss!"

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With the day nearly done and the sun beginning to set, the three of us began to walk back. I yawned, stretching out my arms, feeling a satisfying pop in my joints. Walking down the street, I took in the sights, a grim look on my face as I saw the hellhole these people have to live with because of a short man, Gato. Sakura, who was closely following Tazuna, was also looking around quizzically before getting the courage to ask, "Um, where are we going?"

Tazuna's reply was short, just like my patience with this dimension bullshit, "Shopping."

"Ah, okay."

Meandering about, I slouched, waiting outside, as both Sakura and Tazuna entered the small shop to look at the dwindling produce. Too busy with thinking my thoughts, I was snapped out of my dream of eating a red-velvet cake with Sakura's screaming, "Pervert!!" Quickly followed by a loud whacking sound and some man rushing out of the store with a lump on his head.

For some reason, Tazuna and Sakura left the shop swiftly after that, following them, I asked Sakura, "So, what was that scream about?"

Sakura shuddered before replying, "Don't worry about it, just some man trying to pickpocket me."