Name: Sakura Haruno
Age: Sixteen
Occupation: Combat Medical Nin
Rank: Chunin (Missing)
Origination: Konohagakure
This is the story of how I became apart of the organization Akatsuki. My story starts in a training session one day with my former teammates.
"Ready positions," said my teacher Kakashi Hatake. He was about to signal the start of a between Naruto and Sasuke. I stood in the background, some little ways away for safety, while my other teammate, Sai, was standing on a tree branch close to where I was, with a book of friendship at hand. We all knew how ugly this battle could get.
"Go!" signaled Kakashi. Instantly, the two boys charged at each other with one fist ready, and the other to catch the opponent's fist. They succeeded in the technique, but soon it became a test of strength. Naruto and Sasuke were giving it there all to push the other down to the ground.
I chuckled at this fight. With all the strength techniques I've learned from Master Tsunade, I could blow any of those two away to four hundred feet across the ground, maybe even farther.
Finally the two jumped away from each other. Naruto brought up his signature jutsu of shadow clones while Sasuke did the hand signs for his fire bird jutsu.
They both threw their attacks, creating smoke that covered up the match ground.
"Who won?" I asked once the smoke started to clear up.
Once it was totally gone, I could see that none had won. Naruto was on the ground, his face in a scared expression, with the top of his hair sporting a dull spike that was smoking.
I covered my mouth to hide my laughter then looked towards Sasuke. He too was on the ground, but instead of a scared look on his face he had more of an expression of frustration. He was pinned down by two clones; one had his knee on Sasuke's back while the other held Sasuke's hands, also behind his back.
"Well, I think that's enough sparring for now," interrupted Kakashi-sensei. " I suggest that you guys have lunch, then we'll continue training."
"Aww come on!" complained Naruto. "If we could go longer, I could have pummeled Sasuke!" His cloned disappeared off of Sasuke and he went to where we had our lunches. We followed him and started with our lunches.
During that time, Naruto kept on poking at his burnt hair and saying his curses at Sasuke.
"Stop bothering it," I said. "The more you play with it, it's gonna fall out."
"Yeah but still," Naruto gave his hair one last pat. "Sasuke didn't have to almost burn me.
"Hn," was Sasuke's reply.
I shook my head at his grunt. Sasuke returned to Konoha after he had completed his goal of killing Itachi. When he returned, he almost started to destroy Konoha after hearing the history of the sins of the Uchiha from his supposed-to-be-dead ancestor, Madara Uchiha. But me and Naruto were able to knock some sense into the guy and convince him to stop being so traitorous to his village and come home, while Madara escaped. Still he kept his stoic self after having gone through all that.
"Maybe you should were a hat over it," suggested our other teammate, Sai. He was the replacement for Sasuke while he was gone. "Or maybe get a hair cut. I hope that's good advice."
"Why would it be not?" I asked.
"I read somewhere that friends have to be careful when giving advice, because it they're not, then the advice would just be useless."
"Well you should know that if you give advice, it show that you care, no matter how bad it is," then I continued with the rest of my lunch.
After that, we returned to the training field for the next sparring match: me against Sasuke.
We took our positions opposite of each other. I could feel my heart racing at the thought of me battling one of the famous Sharingan holders, and maybe beating him up for all that he has done.
"Ready positions," said Kakashi once again. I got into a fighting stance and concentrated chakra into my fist. "Go!
Instantly, I launched my fist at the ground making it rise up at Sasuke. He dodged it just in time, but not before I was able to throw another one at him, this time from the air.
Sasuke diverted my punch to the ground and hit my back. Boy, was he surprised to see my clone poof away, and the real me charge at him with a chakra loaded kick.
After he escaped from that one I threw an array of punches and kicks, but still Sasuke dodged each one.
This continued for a while; me attacking him with my strength while Sasuke just dodged. Finally he seemed fed up and bored with what was a never-ending pattern, when he decided to attack.
He let me throw one more punch to the ground before evading the crumbling earth and threw two kunais.
I reacted fast by blocking the kunais with some more risen earth. Sasuke must have went around for an opening because a shuriken was flying towards me, its spinning blades making sounds in the air.
I got out of its aim quickly and got ready for my turn to attack, but Sasuke was faster.
He came up behind me and knocked me to the ground and pinned me down. I heard him unbutton his kunai holster and hold it up against my skin.
"Okay I think that's enough of that," interrupted Kakashi.
Sasuke sighed and got off of me and helped me stand up. I dusted off my clothes while Naruto said his congrats to mine and Sasuke's battle.
When Naruto was done talking, I eagerly asked "So Sasuke what do you think of our battle?"
Sasuke turned towards me and I saw in his eyes a look of what was disappointment.
"You're weak," he said, straight out.
"Wha ―"
"You're weak because you don't have any other jutsus besides your medical jutsu and strength. Yes, those can help us when we are severely wounded or anything but that only works when you are around. That strength you have, the enemy could dodge it easily. And dodging? Sooner or later you're going to need to go in the line of fire and help those in need.
"Learn more jutsus, Sakura," he continued. "You're still weak."
"Hey don't say that!" said Naruto defensively. "You're not weak Sakura." I looked up to say thank you but when I looked in his eyes, I saw the same disappointment I saw in Sasuke's. He too thought that I was weak.
"It's okay Naruto," I said, though it was not true. Already now I could feel my training I received from Tsunade was small compared to my other teammates training with the Sannins. With a fake smile I added "It's a good thing that you pointed it out so I can improve. Don't worry I'll learn more things."
When training was over and everyone went home while I did my rounds at the hospital, Sasuke's words echoed in my head.
"You're weak," over and over again all the way to when I went home.
Even while I lay in my bed, I could still hear them, haunting me in my mind.
"You're weak"
Finally I felt like I was never going to be able to sleep. I gave up my sleeping attempts and went to my window.
As I looked out, I could see some late-night training from some ninjas. One of the ninjas jumped across the trees, sending a flock of birds flying. One of those birds caught my attention
It seemed to be the weakest, being that it was dead last. But gradually it over took the other birds and was in the lead.
During the time I watched that bird, I thought to myself. I am just like that bird. I'm not strong now but I will become stronger so that I'll surpass everyone, even Sasuke, even if it means to become his enemy.
This story will be the summer story and will show to my readers that i'm still around plus so that it won't make me forget how to submit my stories
My next story will be a Sasusaku, but since it includes high school I need to first experience high school then I'll start it. So just stick with me and be patient.
