Chapter 1

'Ow….'

The first thing that I notice when I open my eyes is that my body feels like it fell off of a cliff. I slowly take an inventory of my body. I wiggle my toes and they all move and all my fingers move as well, so I did not lose any body parts. I set to work on healing myself. For a while, there is no sound, just the soft green glow of my chakra.

"Who are you girl?"

I jerk and jump up to my feet. Swinging around, I see only two men standing there. Both had the Leaf village symbol on their forehead protectors. But their outfits do not match what we wear as shinobi. They were wearing armor. I could have sworn that I have seen them before but I can't remember where. The strain of trying to remember causes my head to pound and everything goes dark.

The girl's eyes rolled up in her head and her body dropped. Catching her before she hits the ground, I turn to my brother. He steps forward and begins to examine the girl.

"Her chakra is severely depleted. We need to take her back to the village, to the hospital."

"Brother, she could be an enemy. Are you sure that is wise? She wears the symbol of the village but yet we have never seen her before."

"That is strange, but she needs help Tobirama. We will take her back but keep a close eye on her until we figure out who she is and why she is here."

I nod and pick her up. The two of us turn to return to the village. What was suppose to be a relaxing afternoon walk has turned into something that I am not sure what. All I know is, the feeling is unsettling.

The ground is soft, not hard like I expected it to be. And the pain in my body is no longer there. I force my eyes open and blink against the harsh light. The walls are white and the blinds are open on the window. A hospital. I relax and close my eyes. All of a sudden, the memories of what happened earlier flood my mind and my eyes open in surprise. Jerking up in the bed, I look around the room and come to a halt seeing the two men from earlier standing by the window.

"So, kunoichi, you're awake."

I simply blink and continue to stare at them.

"What is your name?"

"….."

"Girl! What is your name?"

"Tobirama. There is no need to sound so angry." The second man spoke up. Turning to me he asks, "We are not going to hurt you. We just want to know your name."

I blink, "S..Sa..Sakura."

"Fitting." I look at the first man who had spoken, giving him a quizzical look. He sighs, " Your hair. The name is fitting for you."

"Oh. Th… thank you." I continue to observe the two men. The first man wore blue armor. With silver, almost snow white, spikey hair and red eyes, he also had a forehead protector that extended down the sides of his face, just like Yamato's. The second man had long brown hair and wore red armor. His forehead protector looked normal. My eyes widen in realization.

The first man notices my expression, "What is it? What's wrong?"

Both men take a step towards me, but then come to a halt when I speak.

"Sho…Shodame-sama. Ni… Nidame-sama. This isn't… This can't be….. It's not possible…"

The girl looked absolutely panicked. I turn to look at Hashirama and meet his gaze. He looks at me with what I am sure is the same questioning gaze on my face.

Turning back to the girl I speak, "you address us both as Hokage, yet my brother is the only Hokage. Who are you and what is your reason for being here?"

She looks up at both of us with a dazed look of confusion, " Sakura. My name is Sakura Haruno and I am from the Leaf Village. But, not during this time period….."

I frown and Hashirama speaks, "Not this time period? What do you mean?"

She just frowns, "The time where I am from, it's… Well, we are at war. The battle against Mad… the enemy is gruesome and unending. But, neither of you are alive. The only explanation for you two to be alive right now is that I was thrown back into the past. I just don't understand how."

"Hmmm. If.. And I mean if.. If we are dead, who is the hokage where you are from?"

"Lady Tsunade is the fifth hokage."

Hashirama's eyes bug out of his head, "Tsu..Tsunade?" He looks at me with a look of wonder in his eyes. "My granddaughter will be hokage?"

Hashirama just keeps muttering to himself so I turn back to look at the girl. Her pink hair is cut short above her shoulders and her green eyes sparked with curiosity and confusion. Despite being a kuniochi, she had an air of innocence around her that piqued my interest and seemed to draw me to her.

"Get some rest. We will see what we can do to get you back to your home. For now, while you are here, we will figure something out for you to do."

Hashirama's voice cuts through my thoughts and both the girl and I look at my brother. The girl, Sakura, just nods her head in agreement with him. I give a brisk nod of my head as well and then he and I leave. There is something about that girl that is calling out to me and it is very unsettling.