She felt like it was the end of the world, her world.
Why is it that only in critical situations you realize how much you really care about someone, when they are dying, hurt or just after they left you. That is the moment you have an epiphany, you understand all the events that lead to the moment in question, you realize the depth of your feelings, you can accept your love, friendship fully, but, the problem is… it's just too late now…
She just couldn't stop crying…
she was never any good anyway…
"Shh, don't worry they'll both come back. You know Naruto, he'll probably come back in a couple of months dragging that prick after him" the blond girl whispered while hugging her childhood friend, who was in desperate need for comfort.
Yes, yes it'll probably turn out that way,no they'll surely come she also knew she wasn't living a fairytale,where everybody lives 'happily ever after' ;and the torturing question was still there.
"What if one of them…"but she couldn't finish her sentence. The pain was unbearable; she thought a kunai slashing her throat would be better than this. "What if both of them..."
"Are you becoming your old self again? A useless little crybaby?" Ino said quite harshly. "Have a little faith in them Sakura,at least have faith in Naruto coming back with Sasuke-teme, would you?!"
She herself didn't like the fact that Sasuke run off to Orochimaru for power and Naruto left to train with that pervy old man, Jiraya was it?
Men were selfish…how should she expect boys to be?
"Useless…"Sakura mumbled more to herself. "that's how I've usually been. I…"
"You are going to be a great medic-nin, I know you'll be. I'm sure of it" the golden haired girl said with determination in her voice.
"Yeah…"
"…I heard Tsunade-sama say that you have incredible talent, she went on with more courage that she'd never seen such talent since Shizune". This was something the blond would have normally preferred to keep to herself but, as they say 'desperate times call for desperate measures'.
"Ino, I learned to love them for who thy really are, with all their faults and blemishes…and now…"
"And now you have to learn how to keep going without them…and you know what it isn't that hard when you know they'll come back…plus you still have me, Kakash-sensei…your parents" and she finished her speech with the perfect words "it's not the end of the world!"
The pain was enormous but then again Ino has always been a very persuasive person and she will become the greatest medic-nin ever, she'll surpass Tsunade. After all she was part of Team 7.
Three months later
"Try again. This time push 30% of your chakra in your right fist." said the first female hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Very good Sakura you're practically at the level I was when I was 6! you can do better than that!" she screamed, a kind of scream that makes you piss your pants, but luckily Sakura was already used to it and she also knew that poor abused Shizune would bolster her, telling her that she was worst then her at first ,and look at her now, a truly successful medic-nin. One rumor even said that Shizune has surpassed Tsunade, but that was only a rumor, a false one actually.
The first week was the most horrible of all, she almost pissed her pants on the first day, on her second day she puked (the old hag said 'you must get the taste for blood first', so she took Sakura to the morgue), on the third she almost passed out and than she puked, on the forth day she did pass out, on the fifth day things started getting better( the young medic-nin-to-be opted for a more light breakfast).
"Enough for today Sakura, I'll see you tomorrow. Don't forget to study! You have to know every inch of the human body to be able to advance."
"Yes, Tsunade-shinso I will."
Oh, she was learning so fast. Soon she wouldn't have anything left to teach her. Sakura was definitely her best student.
Pfuu…these kids are growing up too fast!
…
"She can be such a bitch sometimes!"
"Well yes...she can be a bit short-tempered,but that's Tsunade" said the older medic clearly perturbed by the language of a 13 years old. "She just wants to see you progress faster, you have to be ready the day Naruto comes"
This left Sakura speechless. She knew perfectly well for what she was training so hard. The day Naruto comes back...she was anxiously waiting for him to come back. That would be the day she'll meet the more mature Naruto(that' what she hoped),but mare important she'll have someone who understands her and he'll have her to understand him. They both ache for the same thing:to bring Sasuke back.
They might want this for different reasons but it doesn't matter.
"Sakura?" Shizune cautiously tested the waters. You see in the months she's been in Konoha she digged out everything there is to know about the former Team 7 and she only had to ask once!
Well on the other hand Ino could never keep her mouth shut.
"Yes, Shizune-san?"
"Tsunade-shinso is, as Jiraya says is a hell of a woman,you just have to be patient,very patient with her; pissing her of is...is worst than committing suicide, even God would advise you to endure her for another couple of months...He knows what she's capable of,oh-hoh trust me on this one!"
"Yeah,I'm aware of shinso's...impulsiveness but thanks anyway."
Actually she had a pretty good idea of what her shinso was capable or ,the 'almighty hokage'(that's how she called herself after 4 glasses of sake) was capable of pure sadism and was usually incapable of hiding her huge lack of compassion...that was after 9 and a half glasses of sake,just before she would pass out.
"No problem. We're friends,remember; if you have a question,just ask."
"OK." the younger girl replied in a rather shy manner "See you tomorrow; bye"
"Goodbye Sakura-chan" Shizune said sounding pleased of the conversation she had just a few seconds before. She was truly sorry for this girl,but she had chosen to become a ninja and,after all she was one of the lucky ones,nobody got killed, yet.
Author Notes:
This is my début so be gentle.
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