A/N: Hello! I'm back, like after a few years. Work seemed to be steady so I have some extra time reading and writing Naruto fanfics again. Yey! Not sure if I still have some followers after being dormant. But here you go! A new story that hopefully, I finish. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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It was finally over. The madness was finally over. It has been a couple of months after the Fourth Shinobi War concluded. Konoha has started building up their home village again. Slowly, people are healing and moving on from the war.
A trial was done regarding reinstating Sasuke as a Konoha shinobi. The trial lasted for several hours and the truth behind the Uchiha massacre has been revealed. Sasuke was pardoned. The elders who helped with the plot were removed from the council. After which, Tsunade has stepped down from being the Hokage and passed it on to Kakashi, with Naruto whining and disagreeing in the background. During Kakashi's inauguration as Hokage, he informed the village of the story behind the Uchiha massacre, with hopes of being better citizens. A new memorial stone has also been created for those who died heroically during the war; Itachi's name included.
Everyone seemed to be moving on with their lives, bringing it back to how it used to be… except Sakura. Yes, she attended the trial and was happy with the result. Yes, she attended the inauguration of the Hokage and was happy for her former sensei. Yet, she feels empty, uncomfortable and frightened inside. The war has put a toll on her. Every night, she awakes sweaty, eyes wide, occasionally followed by an acid reflux. If it's not the war, she dreams of the times Sasuke tried to kill her. Every time she wakes up, she feels as if the scenes in her nightmares just happened a few minutes or hours before. Every scene feels real and raw. Because of these episodes, the bags under Sakura's eyes has become darker and she has slightly become thinner.
Sakura hated it. She thought herself weak and absolutely hated it. Sakura decided to visit Tsunade one day. Tsunade has been like a mother figure to Sakura and she felt very comfortable in telling her everything. She knocked before opening the door to Tsunade's office in the hospital. She saw Tsunade slumped down on her desk, asleep. Sakura smile. Some things never changed. As she approached the older woman, Tsunade budged and sat up.
"Really Tsunade-sama. Drinking in the hospital?" Sakura scolded, but she was smiling.
"Give me a break, Sakura. No one is getting hurt, at least nothing major. I gotta have my sake" Tsunade replied. Sakura shook her head but kept her smile.
"So, what brings you here?" Tsunade asked.
Sakura told Tsunade everything that she's been feeling after the war. Tsunade rested her chin on the back of her hands while Sakura told her story, contemplating.
"That's normal, Sakura. Everyone goes through some sort of trauma after experiencing something distressing. We've just been to war. I'm sure that you're not the only one who has been feeling that way. It's not going away but you'll learn to live with it. You're a strong girl, Sakura." Tsunade advised.
Sakura nodded. She thanked her shishou and left her office. Hopefully her shishou is right. Hopefully she feels better in time. Sakura sighed.
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A/N: Pretty short for the first chapter. I just wanted to put in some background as to what Sakura's feeling. Sort of prologue. I promise longer chapters. I just had to get this out of my head.