Another day gone and Sakura was coming back to her empty apartment after a long mission. It was supposed to be a simple one, because they thought she couldn't take more than the small ones. It went from B to S quicker than anyone could see coming. Sakura went from delivering a highly important scroll, to overthrowing a tyrant. Seven months used on what was supposed to be a two week mission. She would have been happy, ecstatic even about her accomplishment. The people of Tea country praised her and thanked her for almost single handedly taken out the tyrant's army. The shinobi smiled at the thought, but the smile was replaced with a frown as she thought of what happened when she came back. Because of this certain mission Sakura was unable to contact the Kage.
Any messengers that were sent to other villages were intercepted and captured. The obvious course of action for her was to stick around and help the people. Sakura had after all witnessed several people get beheaded in the town square, on her first day. There was no way in hell she was going to abandon them. So she helped the rebellion and took down the tyrant. When Sakura got back, the Hokage was far from happy with her. She recounted her travels and instead of being proud of her, he took her off the roster. It was bad enough Sakura was being given mediocre missions, now because she 'put herself in unneeded danger.' she was off the roster for good. She couldn't take it anymore, sitting here doing nothing. Wasting away as everyone she loved sored through the sky reaching their dreams and going beyond imagination with what they could achieve. A sigh escaped the girl's lips as she plopped down onto her couch onto her stomach. Sakura couldn't take this endless routine of the same thing, all of the codling and acting like she was a porcelain doll ready to break. She pushed herself up off of her couch and looked around the darkroom, determination swirling in her eyes.
She was going to do it this time, she was finally going to leave. Sakura rushed around her apartment packing things she deemed important enough to be taken. A smile slowly making it's way to her face as she shoved things into different scrolls.
"You're too weak for this mission Sakura." She halted in her room as the voice swam in her head. "You shouldn't push yourself with an A mission, try a B instead." Sakura grit her teeth as they began to get louder. "Oh Sakura are you hurt, you have a cut on your side I knew I shouldn't have given you this mission." She clenched her hands into fists as she began to shake. "You don't need to train Sakura you might hurt yourself." "Maybe you should just work at the hospital from now on, that way you will be safe." Hot tears began to cloud her vision as she sank to the ground. "I'm taking you off the roster, you have no idea how much you worried everyone here."
"But Kakashi I couldnt send-"
"Sakura, I'm not taking excuses, you should have contacted us and let one of the more capable shinobi take over."
"I am a Shinobi." Sakura whimpered as she dug her fingers into her hair and bit her lip until she felt blood. "I am a Shinobi, I am capable, I'm NOT WEAK!" She screamed through sobs. She couldnt take it, the disappointed looks, the whispers. Sakura hated it, everything in this village made her sick. She wanted to disappear, no that's not what she wanted. She wanted to rise above them, to prove to them that she was strong enough. However every time Sakura thought she did, they didn't listen. All they saw when they looked at her was a weak little girl still love struck and useless. Sakura sobbed laying on the ground as the voices swam in her mind telling her how weak and useless she was. Then finally, sleep came from the depths of her mind and slowly lulled her into its domain.
"How pathetic, I've been gone for how long, and you already let them tear you apart." A sigh echoed out of Sakura's mouth and she stood turning pale as she did. The moonlight shone through her bedroom window illuminating the black swirling eyes that opened. "Sad little Sakura played right into their hands, so dependant on their words and their opinions." Sakura's body sat on her bed crossing one le over the other. Her arms crossed over her chest as a frown marred her pale face. Letters began to carve themselves into her forehead as she tapped her foot against the ground restlessly. "I've always wanted to take over your body outer, but not when you're in such a useless state." Another sighed exited her mouth and the last of the word was carved it read 'Inner.' "What to do what to do, I could leave, finish her plans for her but then she would most likely hate me and I can't have that, at least not yet." She pursed her lips in thought as she brought a hand up to her chin. "I could always bide my time, but then she would never leave without someone actually pushing her to do so." I wicked grin appeared on Inner's face as she thought of the perfect plan. Standing up and putting on a cloak Inner strapped a large scroll to her back and slipped on a kunai pouch. "Only a few hours left, looks like I better get to work." Inner grinned then disappeared into the night easily sneaking past the guards and out of the village gates.
Sakura woke the next morning with a raging headache and her entire body hurting. She confusedly looked at her attire and realized she was changed into Pj's and on her bed. She looked around her room seeing nothing else disturbed and narrowed her eyes. A thought came to Sakura that both frightened and excited her. Now Sakura was smart, that was no secret, so whoever came into her apartment would probably know this. Meaning of course, that no one would ever come into her apartment without her say so, which she definitely didn't give to anyone. This gave only one possibility, which made her grin from ear to ear.
"Inner, are you back?"
"Hey cupcake how's it going?"