There was something about him. Something different. Something mysterious. Something that pull me in. I saw him leave with his team. I turned around and left not bothering to say goodbye to my own teammates.
The chunnin exams.I wonder if we will participate in them as well. I certainly hope not. We are not ready.I am not ready. If Kakashi-sensei decides that we should participate I would not know what to do.
I was so lost in my thoughts that I did not notice I had just entered the training grounds. Looking around, making sure no one was around before deciding if I should leave or not. I spotted a ninja meditating under a tree. Deciding not be a burden to him, I turned around but before I could take a step he spoke to me
"Who are you?" the voice asked. The voice was one I had heard not so long ago. I slowly turned around, right in front of me was Gaara of the desert.
"I...am Sakura, Haruno Sakura" I reply "but I am no threat to you or anyone" I quickly added.
He simply continues staring at me "why?"
"Because I am weak, because I focused so much on my looks to attract the attention of Sasuke, because whenever I do want to train no one is there to help me or guide me because I do not put on my part...because I am more of a paper ninja"
The sand ninja continued staring at me before vanishing in a swirl of sand. Not wanting to stick around the training grounds I headed to my home. When I got there, the place was empty. I was not so surprised, my parents did their own living by doing risky missions. Hence, they were not around to help me...at all.
"You have an interesting collection of books and scrolls, Haruno" I gasped. There in the kitchen table sat the sand ninja. "You could implement some of the knowledge here in the battlefield"
He is over talking "Why are you...doing this?" I asked
"He likes you" he replied
"You mean...Shukaku?" I tentatively asked. He glared at me "I know about them, I won't tell though and I won't get in your way. Just because he likes me. It doesn't mean he will spare my life"
I stared at him and made my way to my bedroom. Changing out of my ninja dress into my pajamas, I tied my hair up in a ponytail and made my way back down to the living room. I entered the kitchen, completely ignoring his stare. I focused on making some dinner and tea. When everything was done I place both plates on the table.
"Eat, before it cools" I stated "I didn't poison it"
We both ate in silence. When both plates were empty I stood up and did the dishes.
"Don't die, Haruno" I heard him whisper "Do not over think, and start looking at yourself, one day your teammates won't be there"
I didn't know what his words meant but the day Kakashi announced we were participating I did not allow fear and doubt consume me. Instead, I started doing a plan on what I should do in order to improve.