Authors note: READ TO UNDERSTABD THE STORY! This is my first fan-fiction so please be nice. I really like this idea I got the other day when me and my brother were talking about how useless Sakura was in the first arc so I was thinking what about if Tsunade had never left the village and that Sakura had asked to be trained by her much earlier. Earlier here meaning about the time when the team got back from the mist because she realized how weak she was and got over Sasuke way in the beginning. If so then how different would things be?
Chapter One: it all begins.
Sakura Haruno frowned as she sat at a vacant table in the library and slammed the book she had just been reading shut. It was a huge reference book to all fighting forms of ninjutsu and had at first brought Sakura's hopes up at the aspect of finally not being a burden anymore.
Her uselessness had become apparent on their last mission to mist and Sakura was disgusted with herself. What kind of ninja was she if she couldn't even defend herself?
All she could do was put up a mediocre fight and then wait for someone to rescue her. And they always had so far, but Sakura knew that one day they wouldn't be there to protect her from the troubles on the ninja life style, and knew that she must become strong and stop relying on the others to defend her.
She grabbed her head in frustration as she saw the enormous pile of books on the floor that had proved useless to her cause.
Sakura was about to get up and leave when a dark green and black book caught her eye. For some odd reason Sakura felt a sudden urge to go and pick up the book which was laying on one of the tables across from Sakura
Basic Medical Techniques and jutsus for beginning medical ninjas. It read in the forest green print on the cover of the book.
Sakura picked it up and started to leaf through it suddenly stopping and smiling "Medical Ninja." She said to herself happily tucking the book in her pack before rushing out of the door and towards her house.
Sakura barely took notice to anything as she ran through the streets until she finally stopped at her door step.
She quickly unlocked the door and rushed into the vacant house grabbing the book and running towards her room.
""I guess Mom and Dad didn't get back from their mission yet." She said to herself as she withdrew the book and plopped down on her pale blue bedspread.
Recently Sakura's parents had been doing a lot more missions and had been gone most of the time leaving Sakura all alone to herself.
Of course there was nothing wrong with having a little free time she thought as she stared at the blue walls of her bedroom and the plain white furniture that filed it.
There was a massive desk pile high with books and scrolls, and a dresser was right across from it. Her closet was next to that leaving her bed to be pushed against the only window of her tiny cramped room.
Sakura returned her attention back top the book and began reading.
; A Medical Ninja is a ninja specializing in medical jutsus that acts as support and aid for the team. Medics require good chakra control due to the delicate nature of medical jutsus that require precise accurate control to work correctly.
There are two types of ninjas specializing in the medical arts. The first are normal medics who are only trained to heal injuries. The second type is a battle medic which is a medical ninja that is not only trained to heal, but also to use their medical techniques to fight.
The main medical jutsu is mystical palm which uses the user's chakra to speed up the cell's regenerating process and heal wounds. It can heal wounds of all types including that of internal damage and can also be used to harm instead of heal and can also be used in surgery as an alternative to medical tools.
So instead of healing a damaged organ a trained medical ninja can cause damage to the opponent using the same technique, just a different variation of chakra control. This is the main reason why medic ninja need to have precise control over their chakra. If they didn't they could accidentally explode their patients organs or cause severe internal damage including permanent damage to the chakra coils in the body.
An extensive teaching of the human anatomy is required for obvious reasons. If a medic does not know the body, then they won't know where or what to heal or what is even a matter with the patient and usually courses in poison are also taught as the medic-nin curriculum as well as evasion techniques because dodging always comes first to a medical ninja.
Since they act as support for the team if they are hit by the enemy's attack, then who would treat the other team members if the medic ninja would die?
Tsunade is one of the greatest medics and had won world renowned fame for her skills in medical jutsu. She is from Konaha and still resides their today even though she had planned on leaving after the death of her brother and boyfriend. ;
"Lady Tsunade? I didn't realize she was a medic ninja." Sakura said aloud as she finished reading the final page and closed the book.
"Kakashi-sensei said I had remarkable chakra control, and if I became a medical-nin then I wouldn't be a burden anymore, but then how do I become one?" Sakura thought as she plopped over onto her pillow sighing.
But then suddenly she jumped up smiling "Tsunade" she said smiling
"Yes that's it I'll go ask Tsunade to take me on as her apprentice tomorrow." She thought happily as she laid back down and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning Sakura got up early and showered quickly, changing into her red kimono and black tight pants that were underneath her dress. She grabbed her weapon pouch before heading out the door and into the streets of Konaha, heading towards the Hokage's Manor where lady Tsunade lived as an honored guest.
As she reached the stairs to the Mansion Sakura couldn't help but feel nervous as she though about all the things that could go wrong.
"What if she doesn't accept me as a student or if I'm not able to be a medical ninja?" She thought wildly as she swallowed the lump in her throat.
"Do you want to stay weak and pathetic for the rest of your life? Do you want to stay a burden forever?"
Inner Sakura screamed, giving her enough courage to push past the fear and begin to climb the steps.
Soon the door came into view and Sakura looked backed nervously before turning back around looking determined and knocking on the door.
A few seconds passed before a guard dressed in chunin attire appeared looking at Sakura quizzically.
"Yes little girl, how can I help you?" he asked after a minute of silence looking at Sakura and waiting for her to respond.
Sakura looked up "I need to see Lady Tsunade please." She said smiling nervously as the guard looked at her funny again before he stepped aside and allowed her to walk in.
"She's the last door on the right." He replied as the door closed and he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Sakura did as he instructed and followed the long corridor until it finally ended at a large stained glass window that had a mural of the village painted with the symbol of the leaf above it.
To the right was a green door with a scroll hanging from it that read Tsunade in bold black letters.
Sakura looked at the door for a minute before sighing and knocking on the thick wood of the door.
Sakura stood there for a few minutes before a harsh voice suddenly screamed "Come in."
Obeying Sakura opened the door and stepped in seeing Tsunade sitting at and ivory desk filling out what appeared to be medical reports.
She looked up after a moment and smiled as she saw Sakura "What can I help you with?"
She asked Sakura already guessing what she was going to ask.
Sakura looked down and mumbled quickly "I was wondering if you would take me on as your apprentice because I am weak right now and I'm only a burden to the team. I promise I will study hard and do everything I can to become a medical ninja."
Tsunade looked up and smiled before replying "You know that becoming a medical ninja is extremely hard." She said motioning for Sakura to take a seat on the red couch that was in front of her desk.
" A medical ninja most have precise chakra control and be able to retain a large amount of knowledge and be able to apply that in the field, also they need to be determined enough and have a goal or else they will never become a medic-nin. Do you still want me to apprentice you?" she asked looking seriously at Sakura
Sakura looked at her determinedly "Yes Lady Tsunade, this is the only thing I can do to become strong, and I will do the best I can." She said
Tsunade smiled again "Very well, lessons start tomorrow at five in the afternoon, but know this I won't go easy on you and this will be very difficult." She said
"Yes!" she replied happily before getting up and bowing before rushing out of the room towards the bridge where team seven met each morning
She arrived their in a matter of minutes just as Kakashi appeared.
"Sakura-Chan! You're as late as Kakashi today what's a matter?" Naruto asked running over to see her.
Sasuke of course just stood there and ignored her, but unlike most days Sakura didn't care. Suddenly Sakura realized something. She no longer liked Sasuke!
I mean there's only so many rude insults and coldness someone can take before they completely lose any romantic feeling for someone, and Sakura just realized she could care less if Sasuke noticed her or even like her.
"Nothing really Naruto, except I just got apprenticed by Lady Tsunade!" she said happily actually allowing Naruto to hug her.
Everyone stared in shock including Kakashi
"Lady Tsunade took you as her apprentice?" Naruto asked shocked as
"But she is one of the strongest ninja ever, and she hasn't taken any student since Shizune!" Naruto exclaimed happily
Sakura smiled "I know, I'm really lucky that she took me as her apprentice." She said in awe
"Why did you even ask her?" Naruto asked looking at her funny.
"Well" she said looking for the right words. "I was just really weak and to much of a burden so I decided to change that." She said proudly
"Well that's good Sakura, but we have to get to training, or else I think Sasuke here might get upset." Replied Kakashi appearing in front of them.
Sasuke just gave him a glare and walked towards the clearing where they trained.
"So does that mean you're not going to be training with us now?" Naruto asked now looking sadly at her.
Sakura looked up alarmed and shook her head "Nope I'm going to be taking lessons after I train here with you guys at five." She said as they all arrived at the clearing.
Kakashi looked at them and then disappeared in a puff of smoke. Sakura quickly withdrew a handful of shuriken and hurled them towards Kakashi who reappeared in the air just as the Shuriken flew towards him.
He quickly withdrew a kunai and deflected them all causing them to imbed themselves in the bark of a tree.
Kakashi then performed a quick series of hand seals so fast that not even Sasuke's sharingan could follow.
A vortex of leaves appeared and surrounded all three members of team seven. They began to glow a light blue from the chakra that was intensifying them to make them razor sharp.
Naruto quickly made a group of shadow clones and Sasuke performed a fire jutsu destroying the great vortex of leaves and leaving only a pile of smoldering ash.
As usual Sakura was left to do nothing but watch as the boys tried to no avail to defeat Kakashi.
However just as Naruto attacked with a deadly combo with his shadow clones and ten fists neared Kakashi while he was also dodging Sasuke's punches Sakura saw an opening and threw the remainder of her weapons which was twenty kunai and about 30 or so shuriken.
Just as the deadly storm of weapons hit Kakashi he disappeared in o puff of smoke..
Sakura looked around wildly just in time to be grabbed by a pair of hands from beneath and be pulled into the earth leaving only her head above the ground.
"Almost, but not quite.' Kakashi replied smirking as he disappeared again and soon had both Naruto and Sasuke trapped in the earth just as Sakura.
Kakashi walked towards them and performed a few hand seals before they were covered in smoke.
When the smoke cleared they were all above ground and freed.
Kakashi looked at them and smiled "good job everyone you're improving, so I decided to give you the rest of the day off.' He replied taking out his orange book and disappearing with a small puff of smoke.
Sakura Said goodbye to the others and headed home.
As she walked down the streets she smiled. " I may still be weak right now, but after my training I won't be a burden anymore." She said happily running off and disappearing into the crowd.
Author's Note: hey I hope I wrote enough for you guys to enjoy. I really like this idea and I would really ,really love it if you guys would all please read and review! Also the next chapter will start six months later after Sakura training has progressed more and the chunin exams are going to be introduced too. ( I know they were supposed to start right after they came back from mist, but in this it's starts six months later because they didn't have to do any of the d-rank missions. Sorry)