Yet another Naruto fic from yours truly. This one doesn't really center on following the anime though, like my other fic does. This one is AU and it centers on Sasuke and Sakura. Basically, Sasuke leaves Konoha and after Naruto leaves with Jiraiya, Sakura disappears as well. Over the three year time skip, she goes and tries to find Sasuke and bring him home. The first chapter is fillerish since it doesn't go straight into Sakura trying to find Sasuke, but it does go there in later chapters.

Roses and Cherry Blossoms

Chapter 1 – Farewell

A young boy with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes was standing at the gates of Konohagakure next to a man with white hair. Also at the village gates was a girl with bubble-gum pink hair, a man whose headband covered his left eye, and a big busted blonde woman.

"Naruto, you better come back! Then we can go and bring back Sasuke together!" the girl with bubble-gum pink hair said confidently. The boy with spiky blonde hair grinned and nodded.

"Don't worry, Sakura! I'll come back and I'll be way stronger than I was before!" the boy with spiky blonde hair responded. His name was Naruto Uzumaki, the owner of the Nine-Tailed Fox that tried to destroy Konoha before it was sealed away. The girl with bubble-gum pink hair was Sakura Haruno, a member of Team Seven, led by Kakashi Hatake. The man whose headband covered his left eye was Kakashi Hatake, the Jounin leader of the dysfunctional Team Seven.

"Jiraiya, bring him back alive, please," the big busted blonde woman said. The man with white hair nodded.

"Don't worry, Tsunade. I don't plan on bringing him back dead," the man with white hair replied. This was Jiraiya, one of the Sannin who trained under the late Sandaime Hokage. The big busted blonde woman was Tsunade, another one of the Sannin who trained under the late Sandaime Hokage.

"Alright Naruto, we should probably get going," Jiraiya said. Naruto nodded, and then waved at his friends.

"Bye guys! I'll see you soon!" Naruto said as he began walking away from the village. Sakura, Kakashi, and Tsunade began waving just as Jiraiya began following them. Jiraiya and Naruto also began waving.

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Sakura sighed as she lay on her bed. She picked up a picture off of her nightstand and held it in front of her. In the picture were Naruto, Sakura herself, and Sasuke with their Jounin sensei, Kakashi. A tear fell from Sakura's eyes as she stared blankly at the picture.

"Oh, Sasuke… why did you have to leave?" Sakura asked softly as she placed the picture back on the nightstand. Suddenly, she sat up. She wiped away her tears and grinned excitedly.

"I got it! I won't wait for Naruto to come back! I'll go find Sasuke on my own!" Sakura exclaimed quietly. She leaped out of bed and grabbed her bag. She began packing various things such as kunai, shruiken, windmill shruiken, scrolls, files, mirrors, wire, exploding notes and pouches, exploding smoke grenades, makibishi, and needles. She also threw in a few spare clothes. After her bag was packed and lightly tossed onto her bed, she walked over to her mirror and examined herself. Sakura picked up her brush and ran it through her hair a few times before setting it back down. She then picked up her headband and put it on. A small smile appeared on her face as she took out a piece of paper and pen.

Mom and Dad,

I've been asked to go on a mission by Lady Hokage. I don't know when I'll be back, but I will be back. See you soon.

Sakura

Sakura put down her pen and picked up the piece of paper. She swung her bag over her shoulder and looked around her room one last time. It would certainly be awhile before she came back here. As she walked out of her room, she grabbed her money pouch.

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As Sakura walked out of the village, she smiled to herself.

"Sasuke, I'm coming for you. Don't worry," Sakura said softly.