Hey! I am back with a new story! I hope y'all enjoy it :)

Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto.

Chapter One

Life in Konoha was very peaceful. Everyone smiled and greeted you, it's sunny most of the time, and there was plenty of scenery. So what was there not to love about this wonderful village? Those were the thoughts of a young, pink-haired kunoichi, who was currently strolling through the village in the middle of the afternoon. Things at the hospital were really slow since there hasn't been a lot of injuries, except the occasional broken arm of a kid who tried to pull a stunt to impress his/her friends. Even the missions have gone down tremendously due to the fact that there hasn't been any trouble lately.

So, taking advantage of the break from the hospital, Sakura Haruno decided that it was the perfect moment to walk around the village. She had just found out that Naruto went out on another search mission for the, now, nuke-nin, Sasuke Uchiha. Sakura eventually gave up her dream of the boy coming home, but Naruto, who never breaks a promise, vowed to bring back the Uchiha to Konoha. So, he continues to request for search missions, following leads that he has acquired, in hopes of finally catching their missing teammate. By giving up the notion of Sasuke ever returning home, Sakura seeked tutalage by none other than the fifth Hokage herself. Sakura had a new dream, becoming stronger in order to never be left behind again. Naruto also trained under Jiraiya in hopes of mastering new techniques, and so he was gone for two years. Sakura took that time to grow, learning medical justus faster than Tsunade had. In just a few short months, Sakura surpassed her mentor and became the head of the hospital, relieving Tsunade of those duties. Team 7 grew without Sasuke, and it took him leaving for them to do that.

"Sakura-chan!" a boisterous voiced called out her name in the middle of Konoha's busy streets.

Sakura turned around just in time to see a blonde blur tackle her to the ground. Sakura laughed awkwardly, as people were staring at them funny.

"Naruto, if you don't get off of me right this instant, you're going to wish you never have arms or legs again," Sakura hissed making the boy jump off of her in an instant, shivering at the thought of not having arms or legs.

"Hehheh, sorry about that, Sakura-chan," Naruto replied nervously, scratching the back of his head.

Sakura shook her head at her best friend, "It's fine, just don't do it again. Did you find anymore leads?" she inquired, she may have given up her dream of Sasuke ever coming back to Konoha, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to support Naruto with his dreams.

Naruto sighed, "Nothing new. It's like he fell off the face of the earth. I don't know what to do, Sakura-chan," he looked at her in defeat.

Sakura embraced Naruto, "Keep trying, you never give up. That's your ninja way, right?"

That cheered Naruto immediately, "You're right! Dattebayo!"

Sakura grinned, "That's the Naruto I love! So don't give up, because that's not what ninjas do."

Naruto smiled brightly, "Thanks, Sakura-chan, I really needed that," he hugged her again.

"No proble-" "Sakura-sama, the hospital has an emergency and we really need your assisstance," a woman poofed in front of Naruto and Sakura, effectively cutting off their conversation.

"Alright, I'll be on my way now, bye Naruto! Remember, don't give up!" Sakura shouted as she rushed to the hospital.

Once Sakura reached the hospital, she demanded to know why she was called there. A nurse informed her that a team of Anbu was ambushed by the Akastuki and they only got away with an inch on their lives. With knowledge of the situation, Sakura took control. She ordered that the injured should be in order from minor injuries to severe injuries. The Anbu with minor injuries would be handled by the nurses, while the ones with more severe injuries would be handled by her.

Tsunade had to come in and help at one point, because so many was injured and they didn't have enough people staffed to help out, because there were still other patients that needed to be tended to. By the time Sakura and Tsunade made sure that the Anbu members were stable enough to be cared for by the night nurses, it was well past midnight.

"Ugh, I can use some sake right about now," the fifth Hokage grumbled, rubbing her temples.

Sakura sighed at her mentor, "Shishou, you always want sake," she pointed out.

Tsunade glared at her, "So?"

Sakura laughed, "See ya, Tsunade-shishou, I think a nice, hot bath is due," she bid farewell to the elder lady.

Tsunade nodded her head, "Rest well, you deserve it. Goodnight, Sakura," and with that Tsunade left mumbling about how she is going to find her sake stash that Shizune hid from her.

Sakura giggled, she never did understand Tsunade and her drinking habits. She yawned, it was so dark, but so peaceful with the moon out tonight. Sakura did not mind walking home, even though she is extremely tired. The peaceful night is worth the walk. Everything went successful today. Sakura, along with Tsunade and a handful of nurses, managed to get a team of ten Anbu in a stable condition. Sakura was shocked that they managed to even live. There was so much blood and the Anbu took a lot of damage. So it was truly a miracle that they saved them all. That thought made Sakura swell with pride, she saved lives with her own strength.

Sakura had about two more blocks before she reached her apartment, when a hand grabbed her and dragged her to a nearby secluded place. Sakura kicked and screamed, she even tried to chakra enhace her whole body to get away from her attacker, but her attempts were futile.

Only when her attacker stopped dragging her and tied her hands together, Sakura looked up into her attacker's eyes and gasped in shock.

"Y-you're-"

Aaaannnd cut! Sorry about the chapter being so short and the cliffhanger, but I don't want to spoil the surprise this early, plus I want to know what y'all think :) And I did write this today on my birthday, just prove hoe much I love y'all. Please review and make suggestions or constrictive criticisms. I would greatly appreciate that and it will motivate me more to update for you guys. So I hoped y'all enjoyed!

Lots of love, Lizzie-chan