Chapter one: the soulless corpse

The wind rushed though me like an invisible force blowing my hair in all directions but still keeping it nice looking, I stopped on top of a tree branch and looked around.

I felt the city near by, I wonder if anyone will recognize me, probably not I'm not the same sakura I was when I left five years ago to train with sensei's all over the world.

My first sensei, Ryouta that I had been with for a whole year and the hardest one out of all five sensei's I trained with, Ryouta reminded me of Rock Lee while besides the fact he could probably kick Rock Lee and Might Guys butt with one punch and a whole lot cuter.

I looked up at the clear blue sky as the sun started rising, it looked so peaceful like the day I left Ryouta's village I remember it like it was yesterday.

A young thirteen year old sakura, stood by the gates of the hidden butterfly clan, she stood there smiling as a man that looked no older than twenty stood behind her.

"One day, Sakura you will be the best, no one will ever call you weak again" spoke Ryouta with a sad smile upon his face.

Sakura hugged him and smiled that smile that only two people have ever seen, Ryouta and Ryouta's wife Moe.

Ryouta moved his eyes away from hers and to look at the sky, "Ryouta sensei, do you really believe that" asked Sakura.

Sakura's eyes were filled with disbelieve, "Sakura you came to this village a year ago as a weakling and you leave this village a warrior, yes you may not have mastered all that is required as a ninja but I still believe in you, oh and I also have something to give you" Stated Ryouta.

Ryouta looked a lot like a father about to give his daughter candy, he reached behind his back and pulled out a small box made of red oak wood, he smiled and handed it to Sakura.

"Ryouta sensei, I can't take this you've done so much for me that I can't" sakura was cut of by Ryouta flicking her forehead, "Sakura you know how this is going to end so you mit as well open it" teased Ryouta.

Her fingers slowly gripped the lid and slowly slid it open to see a ring, but not just any ring it was a crimson red ring with a golden dragon inside of it.

"But this would mean" began Sakura only to have Ryouta nod, "this would mean that as of today you are a true member of our village and rest a sure I will always welcome you with up arms, but also you know the power that ring holds it hold your breast that the elders have chosen for you from your taijutsu" cheered Ryouta.

Sakura smiled the biggest smile anyone could do and took out the ring and slid it on to her right middle finger, "So this would mean the elders" Sakura began but once again Ryouta cut her off, "this would mean those old timers that think I'm ok, think of you as the prefect taijutsu ninja, this would mean you have mastered taijutsu, my student me and you are equals in a sense but to me, Sakura you have passed me in my ability of taijutsu, Sakura I beat you could give the third hokage a run for his money" Joked Ryouta.

Ryouta stood there smiling, "you earned her Sakura, she is the prefect breast for you, you are the only one that she has ever chosen, she is the strongest and she only chooses people with great skill and a big heart, and she chose you Sakura" stated Ryouta.

Sakura smiled as the ring turned bright black with the dragon moving, "but I'm not from this clan why would the elders even" Sakura started but was silenced with a hug from Ryouta.

"You are part of this village when I agreed to train you the elders kept tabs on you and the more they watched the more they liked you, on your free time you played with kids and helped all the villagers without even them asking you, you are more apart of our village then you know, and that ring proves it, Sakura you are always welcomed here among are people understand that" finished Ryouta.

Sakura smiled and hugged him back, after a few seconds they pulled away and said there goodbyes the sun was about to rise and the ring seemed happy to be with Sakura.

I miss Ryouta I wonder what happen to him, two years ago his village was attacked and all people were killed or so the paper says, I looked at the ring that would never come off and nor did I want it to come off.

The ring was the only thing besides photos that reminded me this isn't a dream; I smirked and shot off the tree branch without any charka help.

I ran though the forest almost as fast as lighting, it started raining, my mind wondered to my second sensei, Jun, now he was something else he worked me to the bone on hiding my emotions in battle along with making me do almost impossible tasks, along with interrogation of the mind.

I learned how to stand mind interrogation along with physical interrogation; I hated him at first but grew to love him like a brother.

I couldn't help it I moved my hands though my raven black locks as I remembered his first gift to me well not really a gift.

"Sakura we have got to do something about your hair and my sister is going to work on it and she's the best in the country but what she does is never going to come out understand" stated Jun.

Sakura nodded, as she had to go though four hours of torture, after which I finally got to look at my new hair, my had been light pink and waist long but now it was shoulder length and pure black and it looked amazing.

Sakura stood up and hugged the woman who smirked at a job well done, Jun loved the new hairstyle along with his household but that wasn't all, his sister forced me to go shopping with her and she bought me thousands of clothes from ninja clothes to kimonos that would cost me all my worth.

Two days later his sister died giving birth to her baby boy, the family hated the boy so in turn, Jun asked Sakura to become the boy's mother to love him like her own son.

The family was more then willing to kill the baby but when they found out that Sakura was going to become the mother they were happy and let Sakura take the kid.

Sakura named the boy Ryuu, she stayed with them for a year and the little boy took after his mother he had her black hair and baby blue eyes, when I left the village after I finally mastered all Jun could teach me, they made me promise that I'd never return or tell the boy who his real family was.

I smirked as I looked at the little boy beside me, he was now four and good at charka control, Ryuu smiled at me and looked back nervously.

My other three senseis didn't have my love only my respect, there was Momoko or the genjutsu master, she taught me thousands of Jutsus from all the elements.

Then there was Botan sensei now he was different he taught me to be flexible as a snake and made me master the four senses like sight, taste, smell, and hearing.

Along with Charka fields and mind reading seals, so I could push into anybody's mind without there control, and last but not least there was Kin the best medic ninja in the world well besides Tsunade but she was second best.

Finally I saw them the gates to my home, Konoha it looked so different I wonder how much it's changed, I jumped from the tree and landed neatly on the dirt road followed by Ryuu.

Ryuu was scared silly and was shaking, I took his hand while my other reached for the paper in my back pocket I had six bags, five of the bags were filled with clothes and stuff from Jun's sister.

Ryuu only had two bags he was lucky if you ask me, I put out my hand to him which he gladly accepted and we walked slowly towards the gate.

I can't believe I'm seventeen though it feel's like yesterday when I was my twelve year old self, I almost laughed as I reached the gates the guards sent glares my way.

"Speak your name" shouted the guard to the left, I grabbed the paper and handed it to him his face lit up like a candle as he nodded looked me over, nodded again and winked at the other guard who opened the gates.

"It's nice to have you back Sakura Haruno" whispered the guard as I walked past him people sent me weird glares the whole way to the hokage building.

Ryuu was hugging my leg for safety, since I refused him to be a ninja and he agreed, he looked like he was about to run and hide under a rock.

I opened the door and as soon as I did that everyone in the first floor stopped and stared, I nodded and moved past them with Ryuu who looked ready to be attacked.

After a few directions I made it to office, I knocked and heard a "Shit I'm busy but come in" shouted Tsunade, dammit this sucks.

I slowly opened the door and even I was about to have a heart attack everyone in the room looked ready to kill me at a moment notice, but that's not why I was about to have a heart attack.

I was standing by the door of the office my eyes wide with shock, because there stood Sasuke in an ANBU outfit along with naruto and even Kakashi then on the other side was Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro.

"Who are you" asked Tsunade with that everyone went into attack mode, oh great this is a nice welcome back Sakura party.

"God Tsunade you must be old if you can't remember me" I joked, Tsunade looked up and down and then shook her head, "Who are you" commanded Tsunade.

"Mommy" whispered Ryuu everyone looked from me to him, "its ok Ryuu, my name is Sakura Haruno" the words came out full of courage.

Tsunade dropped the sake she was holding and looked me up and down along with everyone else in the room, Sasuke took a step forward.

"Don't ever say that, she is long gone" shouted Sasuke, I looked at him up and down, then at everyone else they all looked angrier then before.

Ryuu jumped in front of me, "Don't touch mommy we traveled along way to get here" whispered Ryuu.

I pushed him behind me, "God dammit fine I can't believe you people and even my own team would kill me and all I did was leave to train for five years with the third hokage's permission, and now I see I'm better off somewhere else" I spat.

I quickly found myself pinned to the wall by Sasuke who held a kunai against my throat, "try that again bitch" threatened Sasuke, I pushed him off with one finger and turned to Ryuu would looked ready to defend me which would be bad.

"Ryuu come on, you promised" I reminded him, he nodded as I turned around to leave just as a kunai hit the door making me stop and look at Kakashi.

Kakashi looked happy but was hiding it behind his mask, "Kakashi what are you happy about" I asked.

Kakashi smirked but said nothing, Just then the door opened again this time my eyes shot up like saucers there he stood my missing sensei Ryouta.

"Ryouta sensei your alive" I whispered, he looked at me and hugged me like everything else didn't matter, "Sakura how have you been" asked Ryouta.

"That's not important, but I have to leave now since some people are getting on my last nerve" I spat aiming at Sasuke.

Ryouta nodded and turned towards Tsunade, "Tsunade, this is Sakura Haruno my first and only student also the best and you don't even trust her" questioned Ryouta.

Tsunade looked at him and then smiled the biggest smile I have ever seen and before I could blink I was engulfed in a bone crushing hug.

"Tsunade I need air" I breathed out, everyone in the room relaxed, Tsunade released me and then naruto tackled me to the ground, "Dammit naruto get off me" I screamed.

Naruto jumped back a little, still smiling, Ryuu shot warning glances at Naruto, Ryouta looked at Ryuu and smirked.

"Sakura, I'm happy your back but we are in the middle of a war and we don't even know what you can do or what level you're at" Spoke Tsunade.

"Then I guess I'll have to prove my worth and my level, right?"

"Ok fine while find an ANBU to fight you, be prepared for anyone and anything"

"Yes"

"Tomorrow at twelve, don't be late!"