Sorry guys who are following my stuff with Marvel fanfics. Everything with MCU looks uncertain until the Captain America movie comes out so until then I will put a hold on it. Right I'm working on my other favorite media. Naruto. I'm really into the characters of Kakashi and Sakura. I see them more a as sister and older brother relationship. So I'm planning on making a small series of Naruto fanfics centered more on Sakura and Kakashi. This will also be AU because of the chain of events that follow. Enjoy and comment for ideas or corrections.
Kakashi struggles with the darkness more and more everyday ever since Rin and Minato's deaths. He began to do better when Tenzo joined the Hokage's ANBU. However the more missions he takes and tensions between him and Danzo go, it gets worse. One day while finishing a training session with Team Ro, Kakashi encounters a pink haired girl crying at a tree.
"Hey kid, what's wrong?" using an affectionate voice I haven't used in a while. The girl stopped crying and looked with innocent green eyes at me. Pink bags cover forehead and face.
"I'm hiding from some of my classmates. They keep bothering me. They're right though."
"About what?"
"That I'm weak! That I'll never be a great ninja. That my giant forehead will get in the way. They have to be right since they keep telling me that ever since I started going to the academy," she sobbed. "I worked really hard studying and manage okay when it comes to shuriken jutsu and taijutsu. Iruka sensei told me today I'm number seven in my class. When the bullies cornered me, they found out and that made it worse. They tried to beat me up during lunch but I punched one them in the gut and ran away. I just... Just... Don't understand!"
My heart sank when she finished her tale. She strives to be accepted and prove that she can be a worthy shinobi. But this has only brought her more despair. It also made me feel disappointed of the current class of future shinobi she's with.
"Maybe I should just quit! Ayame was right! This is too hard."
The moment she said that, something in me snapped. "Do you have your report card with you?"
She looked up to me and nodded, reaching into her tote bag, pulling out a partially crumpled card with her name on it. "Sakura Haruno, eh?"
"Yeah. Mom named me because it was the first day the cherry blossoms were blooming. My family has thing for trees. Especially cherry blossoms. I sort of don't like it."
"Why not?"
"Because they mean a short fragile life."
Well she's right on that. But they are also known to be unique and one of the most firmest tree structures. "The flowers don't last but the tree does mature. It is still a symbol that everyone looks up to. It also gives gives comfort and hope for the future."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying don't give up," I told her as I looked at her grades and comments from her teachers.
'One of the best students in class.'
'Very polite.'
'Has potential but lacks confidence.'
She is currently in the seventh rank could be one of the top five in her class actually if she musters up enough confidence to be a little more bold in the academy. I looked back at her, who was looking at me as if she was looking for approval. I took a closer look and saw that she has a couple bruises on her arms and forehead. I noticed that there was also a redness trickling out a little of her fisted hands.
I knelt down in front of her, pulling out my set of antibiotics and bandages to wrap her hands. She noticed this and cringed. I coaxed her into opening them to clean them up and wrap them. I was determined to get her to see that to become a shinobi is hard which leads to a hard life but also that she has the potential to become a great one.
"The life of a shinobi is a hard one but that doesn't mean you should quit. Now looks like I'm done with the bandages here. Anywhere else that needs a patch?"
She shook her head and stood up from her spot. I looked in the sky and noticed the day was a little early for academy to release their students.
"Shouldn't you be in the academy right now?"
"Not really. It's early release because of report card day. I didn't want to go home like this. And I was hoping to be alone out here too to practice taijutsu & shurikenjutsu."
"Well then what we waiting for then. Get into a stance and let's see what you learned."
She looked at me in surprise but complied. "By the way what's your name sir?"
"Kakashi Hatake."
Continued the rest of the afternoon seeing her skills in taijutsu & shurikenjutsu. She's not bad but needs improvement. And guidance. Maybe... My mind turns my attention to Sakura who was barely standing, bent over her knees, panting heavily. Her skills in taijutsu & shurikenjutsu are okay, but with more practice she can have an almost perfect aim and excellent hand to hand combat skills.
"It's late. I'll make sure you get home."
She stood to nod and grabbed her bag laying against the tree. I put my hands in my pockets and waited for Sakura to run back. We were in the middle of the village when she started talking.
"Ano, Kakashi sempai, thank you for your guidance. I was wondering if you could help me train more."
"Hmm." How do I tell her that it might not be possible, since my missions as an ANBU, and a captain at that. I could have missions that could last for weeks or possibly months. Amazingly enough I find myself considering to meet her after school and tutor her. Well, we are on leave and we're the team that's usually assigned to protect our village borders. So it wouldn't be long.
"Sakura, do you know the ranks of the shinobi?"
"Yes. From lowest to highest, there is the genin, chunin, jounin and kage."
"Very good. Well you see, I'm a jounin. So I need to be out for missions a lot. But they don't really take that long. Tell you what." I made a hand seal and summoned Pakkun in front of us. "This Pakkun, he is one of my dogs."
"Hey kid," greeted Pakkun, much to my dismay, waiting for Sakura to freak out and run. Sakura remained in shock for a minute before grabbing Pakkun and hug him as if he were no different than a teddy bear.
"He's so cute!" she squealed. Which surprised the heck out of me, expecting her react the opposite. Pakkun who was facing in my direction, looked like he was about to burst out crying.
"Boss, what have I done to deserve such kindness?" he asked with teary eyes.
"Nothing pretty much," I answered in an emotionless voice. That dead panned Pakkun but it won't last for since he may return fire. He's one my shrewdest dogs but he respects me as his summoner and handler.
"Kakashi sempai, that wasn't very nice. I bet Pakkun works very hard. Don't you wittle Pakkun?" she argued in a babying voice to my dog who was smirking at me very smugly. Huh. Traitor.
"I don't mean it like that," I said in a worrying voice while holding my hands up. "Pakkun and I like to throw jabs at each other. Well the reason I summoned him is that you'll know who he is. When I'm not around he'll stay around to train you."
"Do I have to take care of him? I don't mind but mom doesn't really like having pets around that much," she mentioned looking down trodden.
"Well I'll only summon Pakkun for the days you are training with me, if I'm gone on missions. Alright?"
"Mmm. Okay!" she answered with a sweet smile. "So when do we practice?"
I closed my eyes and placed my hand to my chin in thought. "How about tomorrow and today next week for starters?"
"Okay," she agreed, giving Pakkun a hug and a kiss on his head before putting him down. We walked the rest of the way to her home which an apartment with a couple balconies on the second floor. She turned to me and bowed respectfully and I returning it as if she was my student.
"See you tomorrow Kakashi sempai!"
"See you tomorrow Sakura."
She smiled one more time before leaving. I turned around and took my leave to go home, feeling some actually worth for the first time in long time.
