Reckless and Weary.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, cause if I did...things would definintly be diffrent.
Summery:So you thought you were great? Thought everyone would always love you? That they would welcome you home? Wanna know the truth?
The pink haired Konoha medic, Haruno Sakura, sighed as she flopped down atop the flower covered ground. Staring up at the clouds she couldn't help but think back on the last few days. It seemed that after almost two and a half years...Naruto was finally coming home.
He had even kept his promise, he had found Sasuke, and convinced the self-centered, revenge crazed teen to come home with him. Sakura couldn't actually say how she felt about this new change, she had finally given up on the dark haired boy. She had moved on with her life, she had trained, she had become not only strong, but powerful. Now after all this time he was coming home, and she wasn't sure how to react.
She had managed to get herself listed in several diffrent bingo books, testiment to her power, she was proud of that fact. Though they had listed her as the Bloody Blossom, a name that she truelly hated. It reminded her of all the blood that she had spilt, all the blood that was on her hands.
Haruno Sakura, was a shinobi, but half the time she felt like a murderer, she knew it was all because she was also a medic-nin. She knew all about the damage she did, every time her kunai bit into human flesh. She was sworn to heal all she could, but to keep her precious people safe, she also had to go against that and kill.
She couldn't help but wonder what the duck-butt Uchiha would think of her now, what would he say when he saw her again after all these years? Would he still call her weak and annoying, or would he see her for what she was; a kunoichi, a weapon? She had trained continually since he left all those years ago, now at twenty-two, she was a force to be reconded with.
All the rookie nin that were left had trained together, becoming stronger, closer. She had taught and been taught diffrent things from them, and the Sand-siblings. Sakura smiled slightly at the memories of her friends, of how close they all where now, of how stong they all really where. The pinkette's smile faded as she sighed again, Sasuke and Naruto had missed a lot, she wasn't sure they would ever be team seven again, wasn't sure they could go back to that,
"Stop worrying, Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke will learn."
Sakura couldn't stop her smile at Shikamaru's words, she had all but forgotten that he was stretched out in the grass beside her. He, like the others was a close friend, one of her precious people. Sitting up with an apologetic grin she glanced down at the lazy genius,
"Sorry Shika, I just wish this was all over with."
Sakura let out a light laugh when the dark haired ninja beside her opened one eye to look at her before it closed again, with a muttered 'troublesome'. Stretching her hands about her head she grinned as she felt the approach of a familiar chakra headed toward them from the direction of the village.
"Hey, Sai!"
The blacked haired man landed silently beside them, his hawk mask perched precariously on the side of his head. Sakura had to hide her grin, she couldn't help but imagine what Naruto's reaction would be, when he found out he was so far behind everyone. Even the once shy Hinata was a jonin, Sakura herself was an anbu captain,
"Hokage-Sama said that they where spotted about a mile out, they should be here shortly, Ugly."
Sakura stood with a chuckle, even after all these years the emotionally challange man called her 'ugly'. He had, since learned how to interacte with people, but he called her that in his effectionate way. It was a joke between them, one neither were willing to give up. Glancing down at the lazy ninja still laying in the grass, trying vainly to sleep she asked,
"You coming to the gate with us?"
Shikamaru actually snorted at her, before moving his arms to pillow his head. Sakura thought that the genius looked extremely open, but she knew better. No matter how relaxed any of them seemed, they where all on hair triggers, war was too close to breaking out to relaz completely,
"Nah, to troublesome."
It was Sakura's turn to snort softly, before she turned her emerald eyes to the black ones of her teammate and friend. She cocked her head as she studied him for a moment, before finally taking off, calling over her shoulder,
"Don't forget Shikamaru, you have to send a letter to Temari telling her about your feelings!"
Sakura sped away chuckling slightly as she listened to him curse, he probably wouldn't play shoji with her for awhile. She had told him that if she won, he had to confess to the blonde sand kunoichi, if he had won than she would have had to go get ramen topless. Sakura felt her mirth fade briefly as she headed toward the gate.
This was it, she would finally be face to face with her wayward teammates. For the first time in a long time, Sakura actually prayed briefly for a mission to suddenly come up, so she could avoid them for a little longer. Finally she forced a smile on her face, she would atleast pretend to be happy,
"Sakura your smile is worst than mine."
She didn't bother answering, she was too nervous for the real thing. She had a bad feeling about this meeting, she justed hoped her gut was wrong for once.
Okay, I have decided to revamp this story. Its good, but I want to make it better. Clean it up, make it easier to understand and read. Maybe even add alittle more debth to it, it seems shallow to me. Please review and tell me what you think.
Thanks
Kyo
