Chapter 1
Sakura staggered to the village gate of Konoha, breathing in big gulps of air heavily bleeding from the multiple lacerations that marked her skin, she had long ago ran out of chakra or the will to use it. Tripping on the dirt road she let herself collapse, she had failed and her dearest friends paid that price with their lives. "Sakura!" one of the gateman called, as she lay there almost swimming in her own blood. She didn't reply, what did it matter anymore, not when she had failed Naruto, Kakashi, and Sasuke for the last time.
She floated in the dark oblivion the darkness comforted her she couldn't see, hear, or speak, it eased the impending guilt but only a little. 'Why?' she wondered, 'Why them?' Only silence answered her she felt herself close her eyes, 'Why do you cry?' a willowy voice called. Sakura looked up before her was a bluish orb, feeling indifferent wondering if tear were really streaming down her eyes. "Who are you?" she asked softly not caring. The light reformed itself into a human form, before her floated, a beautiful woman with long hair made of crystal. "A granter of wishes my child, your wish shall I grant it?" Sakura already knew the answer "A chance." "A chance at what?" the mystical being asked her head slightly tilted. Sakura looked the crystal woman her resolve hardening, "A chance to set things right." A spark of hope began to revive Sakura's wilted heart.
The crystal woman absorbed Sakura's painful memories they began to reflect on her diamond blue skin and sighed, "What a wonderful wish dear child. I shall take it… However be forewarned that for everything there is a price and yours will cost a lot. Will you accept?" Sakura nodded, the being considered her and continued, "You wish to revive the friends that are destined to die and replace their futures for that you must pay three lives that weren't meant to, they must also be close to your heart. Can you take the lives of your parents for this wish?" Sakura froze her parents she began to shake but nodded once.
"Your parents would have never met and conceived you and they would have died young, the last life you compensate with if yours, you would have never existed, can you handle that burden?" Sakura nodded, "Very well I shall grant you a body however it will only last as long as your mission, for every step you take closer and closer to your goal the wounds you have had sustained now will begin to reappear. Even still could you still carry out your wish?" Sakura nodded know that she would. The bluish woman held out her hand and hesitantly Sakura took it. Immediately the darkness began to close in on them a gust of wind ruffled her clothes, but Sakura wasn't afraid it was after all what she wished for.
The being smiled, "Good luck young one, your fate is a complicated one." She disappeared and Sakura was back in darkness all over again.
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Itachi flew through the canopy of the trees, he had to report to the Hokage taking his sweet time doing so, it wasn't his fault his teammates were old. He felt a shift in the atmosphere, usually not a good sign, he had to report to the Hokage but hey he had time to kill. He flew through the trees until he came to a Sakura grove in which the ripple came from, the smell of blood and Sakura blossoms filled the air. Under the biggest tree was a girl covered in blood, she looked to be sleeping, her chakra levels were low, but despite that she was quite a picture, little girl long pink waist length hair pale white skin and blood covering her from head to toe, the only question was. Why was she alive? A person who had sustained so many wounds shouldn't have even been able to live yet she was breathing evenly even as blood seeped through her wounds.
Curious he activated his sharingan and looked around to be sure that this wasn't just some elaborate trap. Sure that there wasn't any possible danger he was at her side in an instant. Cradling her limp head she sighed and slowly her eyes opened, they reminded him of green leaves on the brightest of days and realized how corny it sounded he sighed quietly he would have to work on not saying stupid things in his head as well. Within an instant those cloudy green eyes became sharp aware and hostile. Strangely the girl flipped out of his hold and hit the ground full force shattering it. Itachi jumped back surprised only few had good chakra control but he had rarely met on who could use it with perfection.
He hid in nearby tree; however the girl with pink hair continued to stare at him. She was shaking her chakra dangerously low like a flickering candle; in moments, she was down in the middle of an earthy destructed field, even some of the trees had been uprooted. She had no more chakra left this amazing girl who lay before him. Cautiously again her went out and picked her up surprised at the small girls weight and proceeded to the village. It looked like this would be more interesting from now on, for better or for worse.