Sakura sighed while brushing her cherry pink hair. Genin. The word that meant over academy limits. What does it matter if you're forced to go to a place filled with weird people? "What if no one likes me? She stared into her mirror and pulled her cheeks warily. Being new, all she wanted was acceptance. She felt like a worm in front of a bunch of hungry birds. Like an alien. She pulled on the end of her red outfit and sighed once more. An image of herself shrinking before a crowd came to mind. Someone raises their foot and-smush- she was gone. Her parents forced her to move to Konohagakure. She couldn't hate it more. She wanted to be a ninja, but she DIDN'T want to move to a new place with freaky new people. Two words entered her mind: Social. Outcast. She scratched her head, thinking back to when she had protested the move.

"What if they don't dress the same way as me! I wear red and everyone else could be wearing blue. I'll be different. I'll be a zombie," Sakura said to her mother, falling backwards onto her mother's bed. She hugged the blue satin bed covers. " I know we HAVE to move to Konohagakure, but do I HAVE to go to schoo- Ah! What am I saying?" She put her index fingers together. "Do I have to be trained? Can't I just stay a genin?" she received a stern look room her mother. The obvious, "you're going. That's final. My word. Final-Done-OVER." look. Sakura had grown to fear it. She shivered and walked out of her mother's room. No more words said.

Sakura put her sandals on and strapped her weapon pouch to her right leg. She looked at the scroll that rested on the table near the door. It's context somewhat surprised her. She wasn't expecting it, is the better way to put it.

"Come to the ramen shop. Your new teammates and I will be waiting there for you. Bring weapons. While you are my student, you will work with your teammates in a variety of situations. Your best bet to survive while you're training is to become comfortable with teamwork and to use your head. I already met your parents. I look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Your new Sensei."

And there was a red scroll that came with it. The red scroll was actually a map so that was the only way she was ever going to get around without running into a child molester or some drug dealing moron. She smiled bitterly and walked out the house. "I'm gonna die. I'm sooo doomed. I'll be like- 'Hi! I'm Sakura! I still sleep with a brown teddy bear named Mr. Yumi Yum-Yum and I didn't stop wetting myself until I was nine years old! Hurrayyy!" She spoke with fake enthusiasm but it seemed quite convincing if you had actually listened to it. The other thing she thought was new girl is always first to die. A boy with black hair appeared walking beside her. Sakura stared at him as they walked. He wore an awful lot of blue and the back of his shirt had a fan on it. He seemed kinda like a stalker at first glance.

"I'm Sasuke. Sasuke Uchiha," he said without making eye contact with her. Most people actually would when just meeting a person. She didn't know why, but she found that rude.

"Nice to meet you too. I'm Sakura Haruno. I'm," she sighed, "new."

"If you need help around town-"

"I COULD HELP YOU!" A boy in an orange outfit now stood in front of them. His blonde hair was okay but the rest of him was- ugh. And he was kinda short. Sakura raised a brow.

"Naruto, butt out," the one called Sasuke glared at him.

"Never Sasuke! Every girl is obsessed with you and I'm not gonna let you have your way." He got in Sasuke's face, looking quite angry. Sakura didn't know what the heck was going on so she just stood there.

"Whatever, loser," Sasuke grinned while Naruto appeared to be even further infuriated. Both of them started quarreling like little children, so Sakura walked away, still confused.

She arrived at the ramen shop and sat down, more confused than ever, by a figure with silver hair. "I'm supposed to meet my sensei and partners here. Oh, sweet Kami, don't let me run into a couple of weirdoes." She had the same bitter look from earlier now on her face.

The man placed some yen down and looked at her. "Oi, I'm Hatake Kakashi." He took out a shuriken and whirled it on his right index finger. "Where are Sasuke and Naruto?" He sighed.

Sakura's right eye twitched. "SASUKE? NARUTO! WHAAAAAAT!"

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