Today was the beginning of summer. One of the hottest, tedious days in the year, the one nobody wants to leave their air conditioned apartments for. The people who were out were some genin, chunin, and maybe a handful of civilians. Some had work or missions; others just were outside for fun. Like most summers everyone was complaining about the heat wondering when the manager was going to fix the air systems in the apartment. If you went outside for a few seconds beads of sweat would start to form.

A group of ninjas where by a small river located in the enormous forest inside the village. "It's too hot to be outside today" Naruto protested fanning him.

For once everyone had changed from the up-tight uniform worn day after day into a pleasant swim suit. Unlike Kakashi, he still wore his mask, making everyone wonder what he was hiding. "It's summer dumb-ass, of course it is going to be hot" Sai said smiling a phony smile.

Naruto just gave that infuriated look he gives him and started to argue about it. As Naruto and Sai disputed, Sakura had her feet in the water staring at it in a daze state. Kakashi ignored the knuckle headed boy and the obnoxious one to look at the little girl he knew so well. When he now glimpses at her he sees a kunoichi, not the girl he once trained. Unlike Kakashi, Sakura was glancing at her reflection in the water. She felt something wrong with the world she loved and lived. To her the world around felt almost off balanced, but stayed perfect in her own eyes. A matter of fact her eyes have been hurting for some time now. It gives her head aches when ever this starting to happen to her. They also changed color at times when she got infuriated or when she had a ghastly nightmare about her past which have been occurring every day now about the same time Sakura's eyes started to hurt a week ago.

"Sakura what are you looking at" Kakashi asked her considerately putting his hand on her left shoulder.

Startled by his actions she was pulled from her thoughts in her own world. Turning her head to him with a blank empty expression "Yes" she asked in a whisper.

Naruto and Sai had stop fighting when they noticed what Kakashi was doing. Naruto walked over to where she was, on the other side of her where Kakashi wasn't and bent down to her level. He got close to her face. Both could feel and hear the breaths each were taking. "Hey Sakura what's the matter?" Naruto asked in a fairly deafening voice.

Wincing from the pain now ringing in her ears Sakura pushed him so he would fall backwards into the cool crystal water. Naruto's arms went flaring out in small circular motions. He landed in the water, back first, displacing the water around his body. Engulfed by the water Naruto's movements disrupted its peaceful flow. The splash got everyone wet or well Kakashi and Sakura damp, and Sai got sprinkled by it.

"NARUTO" Sakura yelled at him infuriated about the water he drenched her in. "It's not my fault Sakura-Chan you pushed me in" he exclaimed.

Kakashi chuckled softly to himself then jumped in the water making a larger splash than Naruto. The wave was enormous compared to the blond boys'. It engulfing Sakura achieving to make her drenched then the dampness the boy made her.

''Kakashi how could yo-" Sakura could not finish when Kakashi grabbed her ankle and yanked her in. It was an endless amount of fun everyone was having, but that feeling Sakura had just didn't go away. At the main gates a shadow shaped like a person came walking in. The guards at the gate saw what was coming and got ready for battle. As the person entered the gate the guards could not tell who or what it was. It was dressed in a black cloak with an outrageous design. It practically looked like a light blue dragon's body from the front that continued to the back where it ended with its head. Mouth open like it will eat you if you get to close. The dragon was coiled around the body making it look treacherous. The collar covered the face about up to their nose letting not even hair be seen, only for a giant straw hat to be in the way. The shawl seemed to wrap them up like a cocoon. The edge came from the back of its calf's to the ends of its ankle. It gave the impression of being elegant in a way. The sandals where not like the ones of Konohagakure or any other village. They covered the whole feet, but left the toes to show separating the big toe from the rest. Up the leg was covered by tight cloth, almost like it was the leg, connected to the shoes going past the sight of the robe. As the guards approached one saw only an eye of this thing and got scared. Before they knew it the person was gone. Disappeared leaving no trace behind even a foot print was hard to find. It was almost like it was never there, just a figment of their imagination. The guards dare not spoke of the event that happened, but they knew in the back of their mind it will back fire on them.

At the Hokage Tower Tsunade was sitting there drinking her sake like usual complaining about her job and wanting to relax. The window flew open with no wind today it could never happen. Tsunade was now alarmed and ready for anything. As she stood the figure from the gate was there. "Who are you" Tsunade snarled.

The body did not feel threaten or scared they just stood there speechless.

"Answer me now" she demanded. "If you don't answer, I'll have you killed" the women kept trying to scare the intruder to give in.

Tsunade was shaking with adrenaline and also with fear of dying. This person must survive because of their great skills and the blond women knew this. If they weren't so good, multiple Anbu ops would have broken anything to come save her. The fellow started to move their hand. Not to a weapon, but to their hat. Grabbing the rim of the hat with magenta nail polish painted on the person's nails, skimming the hand from the front of the hat to the side. This person was taking off the hat revealing long purple hair in a French braid, emerald green eyes and a face just like her apprentice. She placed the hat on the edge of Tsunade's desk.

"No it can't be", Tsunade was to stun to even speak.

"Hello mother" the girl said with a little bit of sarcasm and happiness.

At the river Sakura just stopped messing around with everyone because of a feeling like she needed to go home. Not her apartment currently, but the house where her life began. "Sorry guys I have to go" Sakura said swimming over to the edge and hosting herself up, out of the water.

She was dripping wet as she walked over to her stuff.

Swimming over to the edge as well "Wait Sakura what seems to be the matter" Kakashi asked concerned.

"Kakashi" she started "I need to do this alone" she could not finish what she really wanted to say.

"Sakura-Chan, don't leave, we were just having fun" Naruto had protested.

Kakashi jumped out of the water as fast as he could and went to her. Whispering in her ear "Sakura let me help you I can't see one of my students to do something they will regret" than stepped back giving her space.

Sakura had her back to them all, but on her face was confusion. How did Kakashi know what she was about to do? She didn't want them to see her like this, angry, sad, happy, and confused. What did she truly feel? All she did know was that she had to go home. Putting on her swim shorts and grabbing her weapon pouch she left still soaking wet.

"How dare you come back here" Tsunade finally found her voice to tell this girl off.

"Its home. How can I not come back to the beginning?" this mystery girl asked.

At this time the one who looks like Sakura had sat down on the couch next to the window. Tsunade just leaned on the rim of her desk. Feet out crossed along with her arms. "This is not your home" the blond said almost too soft to hear.

"Why won't you except that I have come back to live a normal life" the girl said roughly miserable.

"Yuki you can never live normal if that's what you call it" Tsunade nearly yelled.

"And why is that?" She got up from the couch "Because I left, became a missing ninja, lived in many countries, and oh let's not forget helped your sorry asses from war destroying the village" Yuki snarls at her.

"How can you say you saved us, we can protect ourselves" Tsunade fought.

"Well let's see" the purple hair girl started in a smart-ass tone "There was half the Akatsuki I took down for this village, killed several men who were highly skilled that could have outnumbered you after the war you just had, and oh my favorite" Yuki bowed her head with the side of her index finger on her chin and her thumb on the back of her chin for a moment. "My very good friend, who has a bingo book bigger than mine and stronger than me, wanted to take this village out, but I stopped him because I was thinking of my friends and family here... Well mostly family" she finished.

Tsunade took in an unfathomable breath. She was astounded at what this young girl had been telling her. It couldn't be true about this girl who left to find power and to find out more about her family. As the elder looked at this woman she saw the tiny girl she took care of until she left. "Look Yuki, if that's what you are going by still, I" Tsunade paused for a moment "Want you to come home, but" she warned "You will not leave, go through the process of becoming a Konoha civilian, read the whole village rule book memorize it, and train your best friend to use the gift given to the clan."

Now she was just being mean to Yuki about coming back. "Fine, but you are dumb if you think I will do the stupid shit like restarting my life again" she said crossing her arms as she lend mostly on her left leg with her right pointing out.

"It's that or leave my country with Anbu ops on your ass trying to kill you for the rest of your life" Tsunade bluntly persisted.

Snarling softly at her choices she decided to go with living a peaceful existence with knowing everything about this stupid village. Giving in to her demands she replied "Fine, but I will teach her what I know and push her to be superior than this village will need. Plus make her know who she really is."

This did not sound too good for Tsunade. "Go talk to her, it should be easy. Think of it as a family reunion" she said.

To have her precious step daughter trained to be a great assassin was too deadly to think about happening, but it had to be taught to her. "I will be back I have business to handle" Yuki said grabbing her hat than jumping straight out the window like she was flying.

There Sakura was in front of the house she lived in for the first five years of her existence. Soaking wet as well as cold, she stood there staring at her past. She can barely remember what happened back then. A flashback of what the house use to look like appeared in her mind.

It was a dark green two story house with a white trim. The trees around it made the house look peaceful and warm. Her window at the front was a French window. The others were normal on the same level and a bit bigger one the first floor. When reality sunk in and the memory faded, the house as it looks now has vines, weeds, and wild branches going through the windows. The color of the house was fading and decaying. Back when life was pleasant she was able to smile with feelings that's were true, not fake like now.

The girl was numb to what was happening. Only knowing where she was and that she was walking up the stairs of her porch. As she stopped midway to the door, she was turning her head to the left slightly keeping the body still straight ahead. Memories of the swing made Sakura remember her parents rocking her in it as her mother sung to her a soft-hearted melody. Looking straight ahead now she continued her path to the door. It felt like eternity to her when the young girl reached the door. She scanned every crack, crease, even the color to give more memories about the past. A shiver ran down her back as a cool breeze came by. Staring intensely at the door knob the girl could not help but glimpse at her reflection that was distorted. Slowly grabbing the knob, she left her hand there feeling the cool metal against the palm of her right hand. Sakura twist the knob until she heard a click and could not rotate her hand any more. Using a bit of force to pry the door open from its old rusted hinges dust blew up in her face. Letting go of the doorknob she closed her eyes and covered her mouth as she coughed. With her free hand she used it like a fan moving it side to side to clean the air for it to be breathable.

A few moments past and Sakura opened her eyes to see the dust disappearing. Walking into the house she saw the walls stained in dark crimson blood. Most of the shadows hid the furniture with additional splatters of blood on them. The scared girl walked farther into the house without knowing she was. Creak the floor went with each step she took. Sakura let out the breath she didn't know she was holding inside her this whole time. Walking slowly past every open room seeing rats crawl through specks of light and the way that light made the room feel cold.

She got to the stairs leading to the second floor without knowing it. Putting her hand on the rail of the staircase she felt what her small fingers could never as a small child. Sakura's eyes started to play tricks on her. Looking up at the top of the stair case to see a blur that looked like a person. A pair of green eyes that belonged to a small child with a red rubber ball in hand stood there. That can't be me she thought. The little girl threw the ball down the stairs laughing and clapping. As the ball bounced down the stair case the girl disappeared along with the ball as it got to Sakura's feet. She could feel the texture even smell the rubber of the ball.

It must have been a memory of her past, but why was it coming to her mind now? The young girl took her first step onto the old wooden step. It bent from the pressure, but kept its form as she added the other foot. The kunoichi was a brave and strong woman, but when it came to brining her past back up it made her cower in fear. Only a few may know what really happened in the Haruno house years past. Sakura kept going step by step her breathing so low not even she could hear it. The girl knew someone or something is in this house and was not going to leave without a fight. Reaching the top the only thoughts going threw her mind where about her parents.

Another memory from the past came into view. The same little girl was in front of her, but now there was more detail to her then just her eyes. This little girl looked just like Sakura only with purple hair. The little one tilted her head, turning and skipped down the hall all the way to the end. She entered through a closed door laughing again. Now Sakura was walking to that room mesmerized by this little girl. What was she doing? This was not like her to do this. To follow some memory that might have happened or might not have. Before she knew it she was at the door. Looking to the side of the hallway where a window on the wall is. It is so dirty you can't see any through it. It has a branch going through it with a small hole to the side to see outside. Seeing droplets fall she figured that it started to rain few minutes after entering the house. Sakura didn't even hear the pitter patter on the roof. As quiet as the house was, the rain was deaf to her ears.

Not even knowing this till the moment of truth sunk in. Her mind has to open up to the world around her or she will die. Letting her senses open to any sound heard by her ears and any motion seen by her eyes. Quickly grabbing the knob Sakura twist and pushed the door open with all her energy breaking it in half. The room was dark and gloomy. To creepy for her to bear, but she had to go in. Just taking a few steps in cracking sounds where coming from behind. Turing with so much momentum it would have been a blur in the eyes of others. The door was being fixed when she turned to it. A look of shock and amazement was placed on the kunoichi's face. Then it quickly shut leaving a gust of wind blowing Sakura's dry strands hair off her sweaty face. As the sound of fire softly igniting came from afar near the corner to the right with her back still turned to it. She didn't know whether to turn or run.

I cannot leave now or I will never find out what my dreams are telling me she thought in a nervous, but in a calm state.

Turing slowly to face her nightmare, but slightly frightened to do so. She feels this will be the end of her life. When she faced her death all she saw was a hand with magenta nail polish with a ball of fire that seems to float without burning the hand. She was shocked to see someone control fire. The hand is just above the shoulder of whoever it belonged to. It was away from the face of Sakura's enemy.

A bolt of lightning hit the ground illuminating the room. What the small ball of fire could not do the lightning did showing her everything in the room. Once again both figurers where surrounded in darkness. In that brief moment the young kunoichi saw all she needed to. A girl who looks just like Sakura, but with purple hair stood right before her. There standing in the room listening to the rain pitter patter on the window slow down. She didn't know what to do. In a dark room with a women who looked just like her.

This has to be my mind still playing tricks on me Sakura thought.

"No, I am real just like you" the twin looking girl said like she was reading the thoughts of Sakura.

"WH-who are you" the rosy haired girl asked innocently.

This time the ball of fire was bigger and illuminated more area. This girl tossed it into the centre of the room. It lit up the room showing everything and everyone in it. The surrounding was new for Sakura. Taking in all the cracks, blood stains, and even the cockroach crawling up and down the walls it looked nothing like it was from the past. There were only a few pieces of furniture in the room. A dark brown love seat is in the corner next to the window with a small dresser to the left with a broken lamp on top of it. That was about it in the room, to plain for a house this big. The look alike had a coat with a crazy design, but Sakura could not make what it was.

"My, my you forgot all about me haven't you?" this mystery girl said in a question, but more like a statement.

"Who sent you?" Sakura asked in a forceful tone.

The girl in the corner sighed knowing this will be a long day well a long night now.

"Look little girl I don't know who you think you are talking to me like that, but I am here to help you" this purple haired girl said. She also whispered "Tsunade said this would be easy" but Sakura heard her little comment.

"How do you know the Hokage" she demanded to know.

"Do you know who I am?" this women question ignoring the question about Tsunade.

"No, but if you plan on destroying the village or hurting the Hokage you won't get away with it" Sakura grabbed a kunai from her pouch holding out at her infuriated.

"Listen you little bitch I have travelled far to help you learn about your family history and get to know you better" the first part sounded angry than she softened out in the end.

"What are you talking about? You know nothing about my family and I'd be damn stupid to get to know you" the kunai was being held tighter threatening to leave her hand and ending up in this woman's chest.

"I know everything about you Sakura and I know just what really happened to your parents" telling Sakura the truth.

The pink haired kunoichi had thoughts of her parents and was thinking that she really did know anything about her. "Young lady that weapon needs to be put away or I will make it go away" persisted to the lookalike.

"No" was all she could conjure up.

The weapon started to get soft in Sakura's' hand. Looking down at the sharp object for a quick glance to see what in the world was going on. The girl was looking longer than she should have been. This was the chance for the new girl to get closer to Sakura. The weapon in Sakura's hand was not even usable now. The color was fading from the blade making it a clear like water. The kunai was an icicle melting in the palm of her hand.

"I told you to get rid of it" she paused "You didn't so I had to" she finished.

Sakura was dumb found at her power. She had never seen this before, someone who could control an element like that just like her fire. "You can have power like this" looking at the floor the water that was there started to float. "You see" the water started to float in a circular ring "Controlling elements is the easy part, but using them to your whim is a much harder thing" she finished.

By this time Sakura realize the girl had gotten closer to her. She fled backwards shocked and scared. "I'm not going to hurt you" Sakura's heart was pounding from adrenaline building up.

"Tell me who you are" she asked.

"I am Haruno, Yuki" Yuki told her.

No emotion shown on her face. The girl who knew what would come out of this by showing anything. "What? That's a lie" Sakura told her with anger in her voice about her name.

"No Sakura I am your sister" at this time the water fell ask Yuki tried to put her hand upon her sister's shoulder.

She freaked out trying to go as far back as she could but was stopped by the door. Yuki retracted her hand slowly, sadness shown on her face. Usually she doesn't show emotions to people or at any time, but knowing her only family by blood was not liking her she could not help it.

"Sorry for bothering you" Yuki said turning around.

Sakura didn't know what to do. If she stopped her will this mean she has to take care of her? The thought of which one was older crossed her mind.

"Wait" Sakura called out as the other girl paused back still turned to her. Nervously biting her lip for a moment she also questioned "Who is older?"

At this Yuki had to laugh at the ways her sister wanted to get to know her better. "I am by only a minute or two."

"Ok" the younger sister said looking around the room not knowing how to react to this anymore. She moved away from the door to get away from the bugs crawling alone side her. Silence hung in the room for a while before Yuki decided she had to leave. This was getting to her mind and nothing could fix it. She turned around taking a deep breath walking in small steps. As she started to walk Sakura's mouth hung open wanting to ask so much of her. All that came out was air and maybe a squeal or two. Reaching out thinking it would stop her from moving. At the brim of her eyes tears where threatening to fall without her desire for them to. She didn't even know why she was crying or if she could stop it. It had done something without her knowledge of it. Earth gathered up around Yuki's feet thickening making it hard for her to move a step.

"What the hell?" she whispered examining the problem at her feet.

Gathering a petite ball of fire she bent over using the light she saw that it had been unbreakable substance of earth. Baffled Yuki straighten up extinguishing the fire. Rotated her torso getting a glance at Sakura who had been standing there hands covering her eyes as tears fell. The elder sister knew she had done it. Not on purpose of course, but because emotions control the abilities given to us by our family Kekkei Genkai.

"Sakura it is alright, but you need to stop crying" Yuki called as Sakura looked up wiping her eyes dry with the backside of her palm. Sakura took several deep breaths to calm her body. Once she was in check of her emotions, the dirt loosened and Yuki could get out. It appeared as an ant pile once it had softened. She moved one foot at a time moving to her left. Yuki shook her right foot to get dirt that made its way into her boot out. Turning around she said

"Well it seems that you can control the element of earth."

Sakura had a bewildered expression telling the sister she had no idea what had happened. "It seems that the family line has given you the power of Earth" trying to help her understand.

Sakura nodded in understanding that part. "Sister you are a Haruno and a Haruno does not cry or show any signs of weakness" Yuki explained. "I have fought to earn my title and you will do the same. You, Sakura are a legacy that serves the Hokage to keep the village alive" she finished.

This was all too much for Sakura to comprehend. Her family came into her mind reminding her how they were killed. The thought of seeing them on the floor drenched in their blood made Sakura shiver.

"Are you cold?" Yuki asked noticing her shake.

Taking off her coat she walked over to her extending her arm with the coat clenched in her fist. Sakura grabbed it hesitantly. She thought the layer would somehow kill her. Without her coat her outfit was simple. It is a black sleeveless dress that went down mid-thigh clinging to her body. A blue zipper went down the dress from the top where it covered her face. With a white obi that covered from under her breast to the lower half of her torso and a blue smaller obi that lies about the white with two black belts equally parted. She has fish nets on her shoulder to her elbow and from her upper thigh down past her dress a few centimeters. Yuki's kunai pouch is on her right leg just above the knee. Her boots like shoes came just below her knees.

"It feels like it was yesterday our parents were killed" Sakura said putting on the coat.

"It truly does" Yuki said listening to what her sister had to say. "We were playing outside in the old tree. Mom and dad hated us playing afraid we would get hurt one day" rubbing one arm remembering falling on it. "Before we knew what was going on screams were heard from all parts of the house. As we ran into the house I saw rouge ninjas killing everybody on the first floor. Fresh blood splattered on wall and furniture from the bodies of our relatives. Our parents fought back, but it seemed like nothing could have been done"

Sakura was depressed talking about the past. Yuki took over for her now "There were weapons everywhere. When one saw us they immediately came after us. We fled up stair ignoring the bodies on the stairs. Their eyes wide open with terror as blood came out their mouths. When we reached the top you and I ran to mom and dad's room for safety" she paused before continuing the repulsive memory of that day. "Inside the room mom was in the corner afraid for her life. Dad was in the grasp of a man with so much muscle his veins were popping out. He was wearing a tank top and skin tight shorts. You where horrified that you ran to mother"

Sakura knew this part to well. It replayed in her mind almost every night she didn't drink herself to sleep. "I stood there watching as he asked dad many questions, but got the same answer. "I don't know' was the only answer dad had told him. With nothing he wanted, the man threw dad against the wall. Dad fell to the ground with kunais sticking out of his leg and a few from his arms and abdomen. The muscle man went after me, but dad would not have let that happen. He took a kunai from his leg throwing it at the man's back. This pissed him off so bad he went to dad and snapped his neck in half"

Sakura wanted to say the part she had experience. Sakura continued "After finishing dad off the man came after me and mom because I had made a noise. We had to have been about three. Mom didn't want her only children to get hurt so she used our Kekkei Genkai blowing me over to you. In front of us our mother was raped and slaughter by that revolting man. When he came after us I was so scared I screamed so loud. You stood there so angry it over whelmed you" she could not finish for she had no idea what happened after that truly. So Yuki finished for her

"The family trait became clear to me. I got all the power that everyone in the family had, but decided not to use. I took a kunai from the wall and went after that bastard. He hit me so hard I went flying until I hit the wall. That was it for him. I got up going after him once more, but this time he could not touch me I was too fast. Slicing off the man's arm it gave me more confidence to kill him. He struggled holding the nub where his arm was as he went down on his knees. There I hacked off his head", that was all she would say about that night.

Sakura could feel that's all they wanted to say. Right than a bolt of lightning hit the ground. Sakura jumped from all the excitement going on. Yuki had no emotion on her face, but Sakura was a little shaken up.

"Let me walk you home" Yuki said walking over to her sibling. What they didn't know was that someone had been watching and listening to them. This figure had got all the information they needed. As the two sisters walked in the rain to Sakura's house, Yuki realized they were being followed. Not wanting to alarm her sister she mentioned nothing. When they appeared in front of her apartment Sakura handed back her coat and unlocked the door. She paused.

"Want to come in" she asked.

Yuki acted like she was thinking about it, but knew she had to take care of their follower. "No thanks I have to do some cleaning in my apartment" she said.

With that they both parted. Walking into the clearing that was next to the building she stopped mid-way. "Well seems someone has an obsession with Sakura" Yuki said to the mystery person.

"I just want her safe" the deep voice said "And you cannot stop me from accomplishing this" he finished. This was the beginning of something big.