Prologue
Thunder above me rumbled and boomed as I had pumped even more chakra into my legs.
They were at it again, but this time Sasuke and Naruto were really going to kill each other if nobody stopped them.
I don't know what caused them to fight, but I couldn't allow them to die. It wasn't their time to die yet. I had no dream, but these two do.
Naruto still had his dreams of being Hokage, which he was so close to being. And Sasuke still had to revive his clan.
Hearing crackling and war cries, I practically flew through the shrubs and between Sasuke's Chidori and Naruto's Rasengan.
"STOP!"
"SAKURA!"
The cracklings and the thundering slowly started to fade away, and all I could feel was myself falling down into the ground and someone shaking me, Naruto and Sasuke crying out for me to stay alive.
"I-I'm sorry..." I barely whispered out before my eyes slowly started to close, the two boy's grip tightly grasping me while they shook me even harder.
By the time Lady Tsunade and Kakashi-Sensei had arrived, I was long gone with Sasuke and Naruto crying over my still bloody body with a horror expressions on their face.
I couldn't remember much after what had happened, or the day before. All I remembered was that I came to Team 7 Training Field to find Sakura.. Who was like a daughter to me... Dead with Naruto and Sasuke crying over her blood body.
I remembered examining her, hoping there was a chance to keep her alive. Of course miracles don't happen like that as far as I know. Sasuke's chidori went through her heart and Naruto's Rasengan went through her stomach. It was an instant death for her.
While I was in deep thought, Shizune entered in with teary eyes and Tonton silently following behind her.
"Lady Tsunade." Shizune whispered, causing me to look up as she was dressed in black along with Tonton.
"Shizune? What's going on?" I demanded with a slight shaky voice, still not over the fact that my pink hair apprentice/daughter was dead.
"...Have you forgotten Lady Tsunade? Today is Sakura's funeral... Two days have already passed." Shizune explained to me, more tears appearing in her eyes while she had to cover her mouth with her hand to keep from making any sounds. Tonton snorted sadly while I looked at them in complete shock.
I couldn't believe it, I was in shock for two whole days. Thinking about Sakura's Death this whole time while I had neglected everything, including my sake which was rare for me to do so.
"I-I see..." I finally sighed, looking down at my desk. "I'll get ready, I'll meet you outside Shizune."
Shizune bowed before she quickly walked out the door, but I could still hear her soft sobs coming from outside my door.
I couldn't help but cover my eyes while tears came. Taking in deep breaths, I stood up and looked out of my window to see dark, ominous clouds covering the skies. I looked around the village to notice a major difference.
The cherry blossoms that bloomed three days ago looked so dull and wilted. I could see people coming slowly out from their house and slowly made their way towards the funeral, crying or keeping a poker face on. What angered me though was that some were smiling and laughing like it was one big joke to them, and that caused me to clench my fist tightly.
Averting my gaze from them, I looked down to see a few of Sakura's friends as my eyes saddened.
I saw Ino there with a cherry blossom branch in her hands which she tightly gripped on. She was biting her lips hard blood was dripping down her chin, tears were flowing down in streams while she shook, and Choji and Shikamaru with grave faces while they comforted their depressed teammate.
Hinata with Kiba, Akamaru, Shino, and Kurenai all walked towards the funeral with one cherry blossom branch in each hand. Kiba and Akamaru walked with a slight sad and brave face while he tried to keep from looking down on the ground. Shino had his face hidden as usual so I couldn't tell what he was feeling. Hinata was crying into Kurenai's hug while she cried along with her.
Lee with Gai, Tenten, and Neji also wore black and had a cherry blossom branch in each hand. Neji had a blank face, Tenten looked down at the ground trying to keep her tears at bay, Gai didn't have the usual cheerful smile or look on his face, and Lee had tears running down his face still as he vigorously tried to rub them out.
And finally, Team 7. Naruto and Sasuke still had the shocked expression in their face when we first saw them. The only difference was that they looked pale and skinny, like they haven't eaten in days. Sai had a frown on his face while he held three cherry blossom branches, no doubt the other two was for Sasuke and Naruto who had also forgotten. Kakashi had a grim look on his face, bags under his eyes like he hadn't had enough sleep the past few days which I didn't blame him for, I couldn't sleep the past few nights either.
Sighing, I got ready for Sakura's funeral.
"Leader, did you hear?"
In the shadows from far away, 10 shadows all looked at each other while they spoke of the news that had reached them a just a few hours ago.
"Sakura Haruno, one of the Konoha 12 and one of the biggest threats, is dead. Apparently she died while trying to stop her teammates from killing each other." One of the shadows said.
Suddenly a boy with red hair stiffened up from that news. He was confused for a minute by what the stitched man had said before he saddened. "So the pink haired girl had died has she...? I was hoping to make her into one of my puppets. Her beauty is something extraordinary, something I have not met before. Such a shame."
Though the others knew what was the boy's real words behind his fake words, they didn't say anything though and went right back at the meeting.
"So the b*tch's dead huh?" the silver-haired man grumbled, raising an eyebrow while the stitched man nodded his head.
While the others talked about the news, the orange hair man in the middle narrowed his rippled eyes and yelled at them to shut up. Instantly, all 8 members quieted down while the quiet woman next to him looked at him curiously.
"Is something the matter?" The blue hair woman asked while the orange hair man sighed.
"The girl is not dead."
"... What!?" They all almost yelled out, snapping their heads up in attention while the orange hair man rubbed his temples in annoyance.
"Leader, I've seen it myself. I saw her get killed by those two." The stitched man said while the orange hair man nodded.
"Yes, her body is dead, but she's not actually dead."
"What?" They all questioned together, question marks floating around their head.
"What I'm trying to say is that the Haruno's have a special lineage that should be extinct, but if she's still alive I'm guessing she had unlocked her abilities." The leader explain.
"Uhh... I still don't f*cking get it..." the silver hair man grumbled angrily, scratching his head in confusion.
"Doesn't the ancient Haruno lineage have two kekkei genkais? The Chanto and the Second Chance?" The man with raven long hair asked while the orange hair man nodded.
"The Chanto... A kekkei genkai ten times stronger than the Mangekyo Sharingan all together. The Chanto demands your whole chakra source, and I've heard that the ancient Haruno who has the Chanto could only use it under five minutes and never use it for the whole day. Even then they're still tired out from using the Chanto. The Chanto can physically show you your fears and physically damage foe, and possibly kill them.
As for the second chance. No ancient Haruno but one could ever unlock it, and it was the head of the ancient Haruno himself. The Second Chance, if a person has a pure soul and pure intentions, can give a person a second chance in life. But... They are sent into another world."
The man finished while everyone's jaw -except the orange hair man- literally dropped the ground.
'Are the Haruno's that strong?!' Everyone thought while the pink-haired girl's happy face ran through their minds all at once.
The orange hair man sweatdropped by the look on their face.
But while they were all distracted, they didn't notice the masked man froze with slight terror.
'There's still a Haruno left?' He thought skeptically. 'I-I thought I killed them all! This is not good... But, now that the last of the Haruno is in another world. There is no other way for her to come back here, so she couldn't pose a threat anymore to us... Right?'
"So the little pinkette I once saw from the Chunin exams is actually one of the descendants of the Haruno Clan?" The man with pale skin uttered in amusement. "What a surprising turn of event. If I would have known that she was one of the Haruno's from one of the famous ancient Clan, I would've taken her with me instead of that Uchiha Brat long ago."
"Lord Orochimaru? Should we capture the girl?" Kabuto asked, but it surprised the silver hair man when the snake shook his head.
"I would say yes if she was still alive. I had a report come from me this morning that the Haruno had died by the hands of two of her teammates while they were fighting. Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki."
Orochimaru smirked, imagining the look on their face when they had murdered the little pinkette and the only Haruno left in the whole world.
Soon he had a frown on his face as soon as Kabuto looked away. 'Unfortunately even if she does somehow come back to the shinobi world she wouldn't be tempted to gain power from me. Thus the curse mark wouldn't work on her. For shame I hadn't realize this sooner. It would've been easier taking down Konoha with her by my side.'
It was a nice sunny day out in sea as a ship sailed through the calm ocean. On the top of the Goat's Head was a boy with a straw hat looking out in sea with a goofy smirk on his face.
But the goofy smirk soon disappeared when he saw something pink bobbing up and down from the water. Curious, he called for the others who were busy doing their own things.
"Hey you guys! I see something, I think someone's drowning!"
That got the others attention right away as they all looked overboard to see for themselves. All their eyes widened when they saw the pink bob up and down, and as they came closer. They could see it was almost submerged underwater, and it looked like a girl.
"Ah! We have to go help her!" A man with a long nose yelled while a blond hair man kicked off his shoes and stripped off his jacket before diving down the water.
They all watched worriedly until they could see the blond hair man swam up above the water, carrying a pink hair girl in his arms while he called for the others for help. And quickly, they got both of them up aboard as they looked at the pink hair girl.
"Hey... Is she alive?" The boy with the straw hat asked, about to poke her until his hand was slapped away by the orange hair girl who glared at him.
"Of course she's alive you idiot! She's breathing! But... How did she end up all the way out here?" The orange hair girl questioned out loud while the others agreed.
"Hey you guys! I see land up ahead!" The long-nosed man said when he looked up.
"Sanji, take the girl to my room." The orange hair girl ordered him while the blond hair man nodded, hearts in his eyes as he stared at Nami before he quickly carried the girl to the orange hair girls' room.
While the others left to go get ready to dock, Nami stopped when she saw a book on the ground and stared at it curiously.
"What's this...?"