Sakura jumped behind a large tree as fast as she could in order to avoid the oncoming attack. Three kunai swam through the air where her body had been only two seconds before. Sakura began to feel the chakra rise in her hands as she spun out of the cover of the tree and to face her opponents. Her shoulder-length pink hair swished violently around her face, while her emerald glinted dangerously in the fading afternoon sunlight. Two rogue nin stood about thirty feet in front of her across the clearing. Both had their faces covered in a thick black cloth except for their eyes. The one closest to Sakura began to speak. "I guess the little girl finally came out of her hiding place."

The distinctly male voice's words reverberated throughout the entire the clearing. Being eight miles away from the walls of Konoha, Sakura couldn't hear a sound from her village; however, the man's words still stuck in her head. What are you waiting for? Her inner voice screamed at her from inside her head. Finish him!!!!

Red began to flood her vision as more chakra flowed to her hands as she readied herself for her attack. Sakura took a deep breath and slammed her fist as hard as she could into the grass-covered land. The ground in between Sakura and the two rogues rumbled and shattered as if made of thin glass. Dirt and roots flew around the clearing, making everything it hit a dull dark brown.

The ninja that had talked to Sakura had been busy eyeing her appreciatively to notice what she was doing in time to avoid the attack. In the next second he was flying through the air and slammed into a tree head-first. The second rogue jumped instinctively into the air to avoid the shattering earth. While in the air, he pulled two more kunai out of his belt and flung them at Sakura. She side-stepped to the right and the first slashed harmlessly through her hair, while the second kunai ripped deeply into her the skin of her upper arm and kept going until it hit the tree behind her. Looking down at her arm, Sakura saw blood swiftly seeping through the remaining clothe of her sleeve. The wound was bone deep, but at least she didn't have to pull the kunai out of her arm. She slowly lifted her hand, which was glowing green from all of the chakra, and healed the jagged hole in her arm quickly. Almost half of my chakra went into healing it that fast, Sakura thought to herself.

Well, just use what's left to knock this guy out, her inner voice called out to her.

Without a second thought, Sakura launched herself at the remaining nin. She threw mock punches in the hopes of tiring him out and his defenses get weak. After a few seconds, he left his chest wide open. Sakura took this as an open invitation and gathered her chakra. She swiftly rammed her fist into the rogue's ribcage and grinned in satisfaction as she felt and heard quite a few ribs break. The ninja's eyes widened drastically as he began his ascent into an arch that sent him across the clearing. Maybe she put more energy in that punch than she thought. Sakura watched in pleasure as he landed with a resounding thump on the ground. After he lay lifeless and limp there, Sakura decided it was safe enough to return home.

She began to walk away from the clearing but stopped short as her view if the world suddenly tilted and shifted every which direction. Black spots danced across her vision as her knees went weak and failed to hold her up any longer. I guess I used more of my chakra than I thought, Sakura's mind whispered softly to her, just before the world went dark.

Yeah, that's Chapter 1. If anyone has any criticism, tell me and I will take everything said into consideration. O, yeah, we will have GPOV next chapter. Thanks for reading.

-Former Pirate