Despite her small stature, many of the people on Greed Island percieved Sakura as an incredible young girl.
Sakura possessed boundless amounts of talent and was even the granddaughter of Lady Tsunade, an incredible hunter that practically innovated the medical field.
However, no amount of talent could save Sakura from a dark secret a few people knew about.
Her impulsivity.
Mix that in with love and you have a terrifying conclusion.
She had a mission.
At least that's what kept her mind off her anxious thoughts and clammy hands.
It wasn't really working.
As the distance shortened, her heart began to speed up.
Is she really going through with this?
How will Grandma Tsunade react?
She's gonna be all alone.
Grandma Tsunade is gonna whoop her ass when she finds out about this...
But her stringy legs wouldn't stop, they carried her and her heavy backpack to the ship without fail.
She couldn't stop because she was afraid. She sighed as she began to reminisce about particular ebony eyed young man.
Sasuke.
She was afraid that if she didn't find him now.
Then she might lose him forever.
A loud thump came from her head as it clashed against the ship's bare wood. A throbbing spike of pain spread like wildfire across her body.
She hated boats.
A loud crack of thunder bellowed from above and drops of rain allowed her cherry blossom hair to cover her angry emerald eyes.
Scratch that, she really hated boats.
While she hugged her knees together she began to hum to herself. Whenever she was upset, Sasuke would try to calm her down by singing a song his own mother taught him.
She chuckled a bit. He wasn't a very good singer but it was a very pretty song.
Sakura recalled the first time she heard the song. It was maybe three years ago and she still had it clear in her mind.
She was trying to impress Sasuke by imitating Tsunade's enhanced strength.
Basically, she punched a boulder really hard and expected it to crack.
It didn't, she ended up with a bruised hand and dry eyes from crying. But she went home with a bubbly aura because she remembered the small smile on his face while he sang the song to calm her down.
Sasuke said his mother used to force him into piano lessons and that was the only song he liked to play.
Maybe because his mother made it?
Sasuke never liked talking about his family, so she kept any slight details about them in a safe place in her memory.
That's probably why she remembered after all these years.
Or maybe it was the earful her grandmother gave her about being safe.
Nonetheless, the song was very special to her and by humming it she could feel her wary thoughts fade away.
Slowly, despite the stirring ship and the loud cracks of thunder she fell asleep.
She opened her heavy eyes and allowed her blurry vision to wander the boat.
Oh right, she ran away...
Sakura felt like she had been knocked out completely as her body and especially her back felt heavy from fatigue.
The pink haired girl hissed at the golden ribbons of sunlight seeping into her tired eyes.
As she became more aware of her surroundings she noticed the boat had met its destination and that people were quickly finding their way out. Sakura quickly followed suit despite her sore and tired state.
The trip to the eventual hunter exam was a long and boring one with trivial challenges including her stomach rumbling.
In the elevator, she enjoyed the peace and quiet nature at first but slowly became more anxious.
She was far from prepared for any challenges, she had confidence in her abilities but couldn't help second-guessing herself. Apart of her wanted to run back home as it was a relatively peaceful and safe place. But her motivation and will to bring him back was too strong.
There was no going back now, no place for her to hide in.
The ding of the elevator made her jump as she was so far deep in her thoughts that she began to forget the world around her.
She had a tendency to do that actually.
She slowly walked in the room filled with near suffocating tension, she began to feel a little ill. It looks like she was the only kid here too. She frowned but reminded herself she wasn't here to make friends.
Until she met the pales eyes of an even paler skinned child.
Those eyes reminded her of lilac.
