[Sakura doesn't pull away, physically or emotionally. In fact, she's drawn into Ino's strength and turns her body so she can face the hug more fully and selfishly take that comfort from Ino. Because the family needs the comfort, not her. Sakura hadn't lost a loved one or a friend, but she did lose a piece of herself just a few hours ago.]
But I want to.
[Maybe Naruto has rubbed off on her, his idealism, his habit of taking life itself as his responsibility. Maybe she wanted to be like him. No, she did. She wanted to be strong. For her friends but she also wanted to be strong for the world, in case the world needed her. The world might be there at Ino's feet but Sakura was there to make sure it was. She wanted to be the one to make sure of it.]
I didn't want to make any more mistakes. I didn't want to be helpless anymore, but I can't do anything. Maybe if I had more chakra, maybe I can tweak the Yin seal so it can hold more of it.
What if that was your future husband I let die? What if it was mine?
[She blubbers a little, feeling like she's eight years old again crying over being picked on and Ino is there to scare them away and be her backbone because hers needed a little more time to grow in.]
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But I want to.
[Maybe Naruto has rubbed off on her, his idealism, his habit of taking life itself as his responsibility. Maybe she wanted to be like him. No, she did. She wanted to be strong. For her friends but she also wanted to be strong for the world, in case the world needed her. The world might be there at Ino's feet but Sakura was there to make sure it was. She wanted to be the one to make sure of it.]
I didn't want to make any more mistakes. I didn't want to be helpless anymore, but I can't do anything. Maybe if I had more chakra, maybe I can tweak the Yin seal so it can hold more of it.
What if that was your future husband I let die? What if it was mine?
[She blubbers a little, feeling like she's eight years old again crying over being picked on and Ino is there to scare them away and be her backbone because hers needed a little more time to grow in.]