Destruction

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SasuSaku

Chapter One: The Present

Sakura P.O.V

Destruction; It was all I could see for miles all around me. Everything I had always loved and ever known was destroyed before my very eyes.

Konohakagure was once a thriving village and now all that was left was torn apart buildings and dead bodies lying everywhere. My friends, my family, my home; all of it was now gone.

But there is a way to save Konoha. A forbidden technique that I have only just learned about can be performed to send me back in time to prevent this all from happening. But not back to the start of the fight but to the time of when Sasuke left Konoha to achieve power far greater than he thought he could ever achieve in Konoha; his home. But something like this would be very risky and I could end up dying if I don't perform the technique right. But I will state this on my life to protect my home, my village, my friends and everyone I love. I will save Konoha or I will die trying.

There are a few key side affects to this technique though…

Everything that has happened up until now will be erased; the good and the bad. The outcome will only be the same if I do not have enough power to stop Sasuke from making the most terrible mistake of his life. And if I do not stop him in time I will forever be lost in time and eventually die.

Komatsuaru time sho no jutsu

I formed all of the hand signs right and a wave of cherry blossoms engulfed me. But out of the corner of my eye I could see someone. It was too late to make out who but I was sure that I had been followed into the past.

'I need to be on my guard at all times. I' am not alone it seems.'

I hit the ground hard as I arrived in the past and black out. The impact was great and happened all to fast and left me no time to react. There was no way I could avoid it.

'I only hope no one finds me …'

I woke up in an unfamiliar bed in an unfamiliar house. I groaned as I got up and started to heal my wounds. A man walked in when I was almost done healing myself.

He was relatively handsome. His eyes were onyx and his hair was blonde. He didn't look like a natural blonde though.

"I didn't know that you were a medic nin. Where are you from?" The man looked at me as he spoke. I felt so mesmerized when I looked into his eyes. God he was beautiful.

"That's none of your business." I spoke firmly but gently.

"Hmmm… I guess you're right." He laughed at himself and offered me a glass of water.

I ignored him and got up a little too fast. My chakra was low and I hadn't finished healing myself yet.

I winced in pain and I grabbed my side in pain. I laughed it off though and continued to walk until I tripped and landed on him.

"Still clumsy I see…" He mumbled something to himself but I couldn't make it out.

He winced as he spoke though and I realized that he was hurt too. So I used the rest of my remaining chakra to heal his wounds.

"I feel weak" I laughed at my own stupid comment.

"Maybe you should lie down."

"I can't. I have somewhere I need to be. I have some unfinished business to attend to."

I tried to get up but when I did a hand pushed me back down.

"I'll only stay until I've regained all of my chakra."

"Hn."

He eyed me up and down and smirked to himself.

"So what's your name?" He asked me quietly.

'Should I make something up? Good thing I changed my eye color to brown'

"It's Saki. What's yours?"

"Mine is Shunsuke"

"Then Shun-Chan."

"That's a stupid nickname."

I laughed at his comment he was obvisily embarrassed and his face showed it.

"Haha your face is red!"

We became friends quickly in the short amount of time that I was with him. But once I was fully healed it was time to go. I had a future to save.

"I'm sorry Shun-Chan but it is time for me to take my leave. I have something very important to do.

"We'll meet again one day. I'm sure of it."

"Sayonara Shun-Chan."

Sasuke P.O.V

When she was out of reach I whispered to myself…

"Sayonara Sakura…"

I knew it was her but I don't know why I didn't kill her. I had plenty of chances to do it. I followed her to the past to kill her so why didn't I? Maybe it's because I feel like I've gotten to know the real Sakura.

'She sure has changed and become quite strong. She no longer needs our protection.'

I headed back to the hut in order to come up with a plan to stop her from completing her mission to save the future of Konoha.

Sakura P.O.V

I walked away slowly at first but as I glanced and couldn't see him in the distance anymore I picked up my speed. I needed to get to Konoha as fast as possible.

It was weird but there was something oddly familiar about Shun-Chan but I couldn't think of how….

I even felt slightly attracted towards him but that would easily be forgotten and he was from the past anyway. Shun wasn't even supposed to see me but he didn't know there real me anyway. Everything he saw was a mask of who I used to be.

I' am no longer a weak little girl who can't protect herself let alone help her comrades. I do not fall in love so easily anymore and I do not care about many things like I did before. All my friends, family… everyone I loved they were all gone now. I'm going to have to extra careful from now on.

'It's up to me to save everyone! Starting today I' am Saki and no longer Haruno Sakura. I can't let anyone find out who I really am or the future will be in danger or could be changed and I might cease to exist.'

'I'll be deceiving everyone from now on in order to save everything that I love even if it means my own death.'

I made it to Konoha in no time and immediately went to the Homage's tower to introduce myself.

I knocked on the door and was told to come in.

"Welcome Sakura. I've been expecting you."

I was shocked that she knew who I was but it was Tsunade-sama after all.

"How did you know it was me Tsunade-sama?"

"You were my student were you not? I also had a dream that foretelling that you would be coming. Though I don't know why but I'm guessing you can't tell me why either. You are here in the past for a very important mission so I'll let you do as you please and take on the name of Saki."

"Arigato Tsunade-sama. My mission means my life and I' am sorry that you cannot know but it is for the future's sake that you do not know. I'll try my best to pull my strings on the sidelines as best as I can but if worst comes to worst I will take matters into my own hands my way."

"Agreed."

"I'll be seeing you Sensi."

"One more thing 'Saki' there may be a few others who will figure it out so be very careful. The future will not be distorted if some know simply because their future selves sent them these dreams. It was their will and it was also my future self's will that I know about you know. Good luck if succeeding your mission."

"Arigato"

I went to my new home for the time being and unpacked the few things that I brought back with me.

'Now where to begin…'

R&R

So what did you think? I will be updating the next chapter soon. Reviews are greatly appreciated. Should I continue this?

Criticism is also appreciated so that I can fix things to make my story better =]

Sasuke is Shunsuke and Sakura is Saki for now by the way.

Happy reading!

See you in the next chapter =]

偶然の今の不戦勝 (Bye-bye for now)

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-Yumiko-Chan