Book One:
Deep in the Land of Fire, in the Hidden Leaf Village, the hero Naruto Uzumaki lives. But, what if he had a sister?
Enter Natsumi Uzumaki.
She's your typical twin sister- empathetic, responsible, and willing to do whatever it takes to prot...
Sakura reached up to grab a clean cloth from a small branch and poured water over it, wringing it out slightly before removing the cloth on Sasuke's forehead and replacing it with the fresh cloth. He winced in his sleep, and his body trembled as sweat accumulated on his face. Sakura placed her hand over the cloth on his head and frowned, then stood and hung the cloth on the branch to let it dry. She let out a small sigh and sat back down at his side, glancing between Sasuke and Naruto. After a while, her eyes slowly closed as she started to slouch until she fell asleep sitting upright. She jumped and her eyes burst open and she shook her head.
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"I can't fall asleep... I need to protect these two." Her eyes slowly closed against her will and her breathing slowed. After some time, Naruto blinked and slowly sat up, stretching and rubbing his eyes. Sakura's eyes burst open and she looked up at him.
"I slept great!"
"Naruto!" Sakura smiled broadly and he turned to her. Sasuke sat up a moment later, removing the cloth from his forehead and looking around. "Sasuke!"
Sasuke blinked and met Sakura's eyes. "Did you take care of us?"
"Thank you, Sakura! We're totally all better because of you!" Naruto grinned and rubbed his head.
Sakura's eyes watered and she wiped her cheeks as she smiled. "That's great..."
A rustling in the brush behind them made her gasp and she turned to see Orochimaru standing there observing them with a smirk.
"Prey must always stay tense and flee desperately in front of the predator!"
His neck extended and rushed at her, shifting into the head of a serpent as Sasuke and Naruto spoke to each other without noticing. Sakura turned to warn them, but could not speak. She trembled and touched her throat as no sounds came out. "My voice is gone!"
The snake's large head drew closer and its mouth opened wide, swallowing Sasuke and Naruto in a single gulp as she screamed.
Sakura awoke with a jump and she shuddered and hugged her arms close, realizing that she had fallen asleep. She turned quickly around to look over Sasuke and Naruto, who still remained unconscious, and let out a small sigh.
"It was just a dream..." She looked around them, then above at the branches far above where birds chirped and sung loudly as they darted around. "Is it daybreak already?"
The bush behind her trembled and she gasped. "No! No way!" She reached for a Kunai and held it in her hands as she shook and slowly turned to look over her shoulder at the disturbance. A small squirrel hopped out from the bush and gnawed on an acorn in its paws, and Sakura's eye twitched as she let out a deep sigh.
"A squirrel? Don't surprise me like that."
The squirrel ran towards Sakura and she threw the Kunai in front of it, blocking its path. It screeched in fear and turned to run back into the undergrowth.
