There are many secrets kept in Konoha, some better hidden than others, like the fact that the nine tailed fox was sealed in side one Uzumaki Naruto and the truth about the Uchiha slaughter. Some secrets there are unknown by even the one it concerns, which is the case for Haruno Sakura kunoichi of the village hidden in the leaves.
Said kunoichi has more secrets that she keeps from her friends and even her sensei, while Sakura's mood went down after the chuunin exams every body thought that it was only because the near death experience she had with Gaara when in fact it was because her mother and father had died on that day protecting the hideout were the villagers had been brought to. Sakura was the only one that knew that fact for the other shinobi did not know that they had been ex-ninja.
Most just thought that they hadn't been quick enough to get in the shelter and had landed in the crossfire, the bodies were never identified.
For Sakura she never told anyone of the fact her parents were dead and let people assume what they wished so she could live on and not be taken to live somewhere else, the only person she ever told was the fifth Hokage Tsunade and that wasn't until years later.
Sakura had been training under the fifth for some months now and she was gradually getting better and better by the day. As she trained more she got over her grieve and vowed to honor her mother and father by excel in her training to become a medical ninja and to never be the weak link in a team again.
Then when she thought that everything would go well Sasuke left the village and broke Sakura's already weak spirits, that is when she stopped hearing from her Inner altogether.
Soft sobs could be heard in the woods surrounding Konoha and if you just happened to be walking by you could see a pink haired 13 year old girl crying her eyes out. Sakura felt weak right now, weak and pathetic just like Sasuke always said she was and he was right.
She couldn't stop him from leafing and it was her fault that Neji, Choji, Kiba and Naruto were now in the hospital recovering from the failed mission to bringing him back. If only she had been strong enough then she could have battled him and then maybe someone would have heard them and stopped him, just if she had been strong enough.
Sakura's sadness then turned in to anger, anger at her weakness, anger for what her friend had to endure, but mostly she was angry at that jerk for leaving her and his friends.
Standing up from the damp ground Sakura walked up to the next big tree, she wasn't going to be weak any longer, she would train till she dropped down from exhaustion, she would make him pay for what he did to her and all her precious people.
She pulled back her fist and smashed it in to the tree making it shake from the sear force she used, Sakura was not satisfied with that results, she wanted to let all her steam out and this just wasn't cutting it. Then she remembered Tsunade's inhuman strength and Sakura pulled back her first again, this time she filled it up with chakra, and hit the tree again with the results of the tree going down in to the next tree and taking that down with it.
Sakura was pleased with that but her anger wasn't gone, on the contrary it seemed to have grown more intense and Sakura started smashing down every tree and rock she could lay her hands on. Soon there were no more trees near her and still the anger didn't go away, Sakura wanted so badly to make it go away that she just stared to run, remembering that her mother had told her that when feeling overwhelmed it was good to run it out.
So she ran and after a while Sakura felt her feet grow tired but still she wasn't satisfied. She bent down and placed her hands on the ground running on all fours like she had seen both Kiba and Naruto do before.
She felt like she was running faster like this and more naturally, after she had been running on full speed for over three hours Sakura finally felt her anger subdue but instead she felt like she was changing. Stopping near a river Sakura looked down in her reflection and gasped.
Looking up on her was a young girl with pink catlike ears on top of her head, a matching tail and eyes that were green slits. Sakura's hand flew up to her head and felt that it was indeed her ears that were sticking out and then she turned her head and looked down her back seeing the tail was also real.
She reached down and took it in her hands bringing it so she could see it better, it reached all around her and she could easily tickle her nose with it if she wanted to. When Sakura had determined that she was in fact awake and not having some crazy dream she sat on the ground next to the river contemplating what this all meant.
Sakura sat there until twilight, she had only come to one conclusion, her parents. There must be some kind of bloodline limits in her family that they hadn't told her about and now it was coming forth.
Sakura was troubled, she didn't know if she should tell someone about this or if she should keep it to her self. While she was walking back home she thought about anything that her parent might have told her in the past but that she didn't understand at the time and then it hit her.
It was when she was six and had found a field full of exotic blue roses, she had gone to her mother and told her about it and asked her if she should tell Ino and her mother had answered.
"It's always good to share a secret with your friends, but sometimes it's better to keep secrets to yourself to protect your friends." Young Sakura tilted her head confused. "How so?" Her mother just laughed at her and patted her head. "You'll find out some day, but I think it's a good idea to tell Ino about your field."
Sakura then decided to keep this to her self, at least for the time begin, just to be safe.
It took her the entire night to reach Konoha again and meanwhile the tail and ears faded away, Sakura had no idea as to why or how they disappeared or even how they came in the first place.
Just as she was coming to the gates they were opening and the guards were surprised to see Sakura come walking to them. "Sorry." Sakura said as she reached them. "I must have fallen asleep last night out in the woods."
The taller one of the guards nodded to her. "That's ok just don't let it happen again." Sakura smiled at them and waved as she walked away. Knowing that she had training with her new sensei in only couple of hours she headed home to change and get something to eat for she hadn't eaten anything sins breakfast the day before.
After she had eaten Sakura had another hour till her training and decided to go see how Naruto and the others were doing. Walking in to the hospital Sakura met Ino who was probably there to see her teammate. Waving to her Sakura went up to the desk for information about what rooms Kiba, Choji, Neji and Naruto were. Ones she got that she walked up to the next floor, deciding to see Choji first.
When Sakura saw him she was a little shocked, he was thin and oddly enough attractive. Sakura walked up to him gaining his attention that had been directed to the window by his bed. "Oh hey Sakura, how are you?" The always calm and kind boy asked.
"I think I'm the one supposed to ask you that Choji but thanks anyway, I'm fine, you?" The boy smiled at her. "Just great beside the fact that I'm dying of hunger and Ino isn't letting me get anything to eat."
Sakura smiled and signaled for him to wait a moment, going out the door. When she came back in she was holding a tray full of food making the male on the bed almost drool. "Thank you Sakura, you're a life saver." He said in between bites.
Sakura giggled behind her hand. "Anything to make one of my friends happy, plus I don't think it suits you to be this small." Choji smiled at her, his mouth full of food. "Anyway I have to go now if I'm going to visit all of the other guys, see you later Choji." Sakura waved and walked out feeling a bit better after seeing him so well, next stop Kiba.
When she stepped in to his room her mood dropped a little. There he was sitting with a sad look watching Akamaru that was lying on a pillow on the floor all bandaged up. "Hey, how are you two?" Sakura said quietly and made her way to his bed, sitting down on the edge.
"We're fine, or at least we will be after couple of days." Kida said giving her a smirk. "It takes more than a crazy sound ninja to take us down." Sakura smiled back at him then standing up she crunched down next to Akamaru.
"He looks awful, will he recover alright?" The only answer Sakura got was a small growl and a bark from the white dog. "He doesn't appreciate begin called awful." Kiba said laughing a little. "I'm sorry boy, I didn't mean to offend you." Sakura said patting the small dogs head and giving him a kiss on the nose, which he seemed to appreciate if you went by the lick he gave Sakura's nose in stead.
"I better get going, two down two to go." Sakura stood up and smiled at Kiba before she walked out, but just as the door was about to close she heard Kiba say. "You're a one lucky dog, you know that right?" And then a soft bark came and laughter.
Sakura now made her way to Naruto's room that was on the third floor, slowly opening the door she hoped to avoid begin squeezed in a hug but no such luck. "SAKURA-CHAN!" Was her only warning before the loud mouth blond came crashing in to her.
Usually Sakura would have punched him of off her but instead she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him back. "I'm so glad you're ok." She said letting go and allowed him to pull her up. "I'm sorry Sakura, I couldn't bring him home. But I promise that I'll do it, I won't fail you." Naruto said serious.
"No Naruto." Sakura said shaking her head. "Don't do it because of me, we'll bring him home together because that's our duty and 'cause we won't let a friend ruin him self like that." Naruto stood there looking at her a little shocked but than a grin spread on his face and he placed a hand over her shoulders. "Yes, together."
Sakura led him to his bed and made him sit down. "So how are you doing, I'm guessing bored out of your mind, am I right?" Sakura asked sitting on the end of the bed facing her friend. "Yeah, granny Tsunade won't let me go even if I'm perfectly fine." The blond said crossing his arms with a stubborn look on his face.
Sakura giggled and shook her head, always the same old Naruto at least that was one thing that would be constant in her life. She sat there for a few minutes and talked to him but then she left to pay her final visit, Neji.
Sakura now made her way down to the first floor and to the room she had been told he was recovering in. Sakura poked her head in to the room, she didn't know Neji as well as the others so she wasn't sure if he wanted her to come in or not.
"Don't worry Haruno, I won't bite you." Came the cool voice of the Hyuuga prodigy, Sakura blushed a little and opened the door more and entered the room. "Neji-san I came her to see how you were doing." Sakura said walking to stand beside the bed with her hands clasped in front of her a small smile on her lips.
"I am doing just fine considering the fact I had an arrow through me." Neji said looking up at the pinkette, wondering why she was here, it couldn't be just because she was worried for his health, she hardly even knew him.
"I'm glad that you're ok, as well as the others." Neji raced an eyebrow but otherwise kept a plain look on his face. "Yes, tell me how they are doing, I haven't seen them sins I was committed."
Sakura smiled at him and told him in a short version how the others were fairing in the hospital. After she had told him she looked at the clock the hung on the wall from across his bed. "Oh, shit! Tsunade's going to kill me."
Sakura all but ran out but then she stuck her head back in. "I'm sorry Neji-san, but I have to go. Get well soon." And she was out of there quicker than you can say "Banana on a stick"
A/N : Yay my first long canon fic... Hope you like it and just to tell you right now then the story will be around 11 chapters... I have everything laid down just have to tend to the finall details and such... Pleace review and I'll update... At least tow reviews a chapter and I'm happy... ;P