Thread: After The War [A Naruto RP (Yuna & Yajirobe's 1x1)]

Sakura Haruno RP PicsHarunoSakurazps692621c6.jpg RP PicsHarunoSakurazps692621c6.jpg Right now, Sakura truly envied Shikamaru. So calm, smart, collected ... how did he do this? And all the time too? The invitation was a blessing. Pushing herself quickly up to her feet, she eagerly followed him inside. The possibility hadn't exactly been in her mind much but she'd noted his own tone had been as soft and gentle as her own. Shikamaru always did things with incentives and reasons behind them all. She would trust his instincts, given her own were barely working at the moment. Her legs shook as she followed him downstairs, taking the first nearby seat or table and falling gently upon it. A tear-stained face and green eyes slowly looked up. She'd already said quite a bit, there was no sense in hiding what had been asked of her. She exhaled deeply, trying her damnedest to calm herself down, even if only a small bit. After waiting and ensuring he'd be able to understand her fine, she nodded and began to speak. He ... he wants me to find several whom won't be missed and take them ... to the base of the mountain. There's supposed to be a door there ... which will probably have answers on why he seemed so dire for them to be there. Her own mind tried to recall if she herself remembered seeing anything nearby there. She'd visited the Mountains a few times herself but ... doors? The pink haired kunoichi didn't recall such a thing being nearby. He ... also ... wants Anko but ... she's been missing even before the war officially begun. There'd be little to no chance to find her before morning though .... She paused, a new idea beginning to enter her mind. Maybe ... she would have an idea how to go about this. She knew him better than most of us. Tsunade-sama would probably be one of the few others to give suggestions but with her in her current state ... that's not possible. And Kabuto's also missing ... possibly dead. It would definitely explain why he'd wanted a replacement if he'd killed his own right-hand man by himself. But there was no real proof on that. Regardless, she'd rather go to a more trustworthy source and between Anko or Kabuto, the choice was obvious. Gods ... what do we do though? I'm supposed to do those by sunrise but .... one's impossible and the other ... is just wrong beyond words, along with the rules. There's no way no one will notice, fucking idiot. The unusual curse words slipped before she could stop herself, though she was beyond caring and she doubted Shikamaru would judge her for that. He'd already confessed he didn't hate her for the part she'd truly been afraid of ... what was one curse word? More deep breaths continued to leave as she used the back of her hand to try to wipe her tears away, trying so hard to keep calm despite the new horror and circumstances Konoha was in. Finally, her head shook no. ... I'm not doing them. I ... I can't. Even if it means this is likely to be my last day ... so be it. A nervous chuckle left as she recalled her own words yesterday. She'd meant it when she'd told Shikamaru she didn't want to die a virgin and yet ... that was becoming more and more likely, especially now that she'd made up her mind. But in case I do ... thank you for everything. Even until the end ... you, Sai, the others ... all stayed with me. Even if at times, I didn't deserve it. So... thank you. Genuinely scared and anxious eyes met his dark ones, her body still trembling though not nearly as much as it had been when she arrived at his door. She was calming down ... somewhat. But the very real possibility of death within hours was making her angry and afraid. It wouldn't even be from something more noble, like a fight. No, it'd be because the Elders went senile and stupid and allowed someone like Orochimaru to take over! Oh, if she ever found them, she'd punch sense into them both .... literally, too.