Yup, just a random idea that popped into my head while playing with my Naruto Sims. I really need to stop writing impulsively. Not sure of the pairings just yet so feel free to suggest some! Umm... yeah... Hope you like it!

I don't own a single thing T.T But maybe I will get a nice early Christmas present *wink wink, nudge nudge*

Haruno Sakura was scared out of her mind. She was training with her shishou, the Godaime Hokage, who was known for her amazing medical abilities and insane strength, but that wasn't why she was scared.

Over the years that Sakura became Tsunade's apprentice, they had gotten to be very close. Tsunade was like a second mother to Sakura. They had laughed together; they had cried on the other's shoulder, they encouraged the other when they were in need of it. It was also why Tsunade was very protective of Sakura, and had made it very clear that if any man were to even look at her the wrong way, they'd have Tsunade to answer to. So it was more than obvious why Sakura hadn't had a boyfriend in all her 16 years of life.

Master and apprentice were able to sense the other's emotion when they were together, which was why Tsunade asked.

"Sakura? Why are you so nervous?" she questioned. "You weren't this nervous the very first time you came to me to train." Tsunade raised an eyebrow slightly. "What happened?"

Sakura swallowed and looked at her feet. She began to nudge the dirt idly with the end of her boot. She swallowed again before answering the question.

"Well, you know how Sasuke-kun has been back for over a year now and…" she trailed off, hoping half-heartedly that Tsunade wouldn't press her. Luck wasn't on her side.

"And…?" Tsunade prompted. Sakura was really acting strange and Tsunade was definitely curious as to why. It took quite a bit to really rattle Sakura. In fact, the last time she had been seriously messed up was when Sasuke left. When she came walking through the gates with him and Naruto, though, she was the happiest girl in the world. The grin on her face looked like it would split her face in half. Tsunade smiled a bit at the fond memory. She liked seeing Sakura happy, so seeing her this nervous was making Tsunade want to know who had made her this way.

"I was…I mean… I am planning on asking him out." Sakura said softly. Tsunade's eyes widened. It was true that Sakura's feelings for the Uchiha had not faded with time, but instead had grown. He seemed to be much more accepting of her too, he had yet to insult her as he used to as a Genin.

Then Tsunade remembered the look on Sakura's face when she had told her that Sasuke had left. Her eyes narrowed. She had never liked the Uchiha very much, and her distaste for him was not very well concealed in front of Sakura.

"No!!!!" Tsunade yelled. Sakura flinched in surprise. She hadn't expected Tsunade to like to, but this reaction was not what Sakura was prepared for. It had always angered Sakura that Tsunade disapproved of her friend so openly, so Sakura stood tall and took a step towards her master.

"Sasuke-kun has done nothing wrong." She said calmly, though the steel in her tone was evident. " There is no reason why we shouldn't date."

Sakura's sudden change in stance has surprised Tsunade a little. 'She must feel strongly about this.' She thought, clearly disappointed. Still, she saw Sakura's movement as a challenge and she rose to it. Tsunade took a step towards Sakura, a more confident step than Sakura's.

" You want a reason?" Tsunade asked with amusement. She didn't give Sakura time to answer before continuing. "He betrayed Konoha, he tried to kill you and Naruto, and he served Orochimaru. Not to mention he also left you on that oh-so comfortable bench." Tsunade smirked at that one. Even now, that was a touchy subject with Sakura.

Sakura visibly winced at the mention of the last reason. That was a hurt that ran deep, and it was almost cruel of Tsunade to mention it. Tsunade really didn't want Sakura to ask him, and damn it all, Sakura wanted to know why.

"Sasuke-kun has formally apologized for his betrayal and has been cleared of the charges. He also completed your punishment, even though he wasn't required to." Sakura snapped while drawing out the 'kun' to irritate her shishou.

Tsunade eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly at the suffix. Almost. The mention of the punishment put an amused smirk on her face. It was true that he hadn't had to complete the punishment. Cleaning the academy toilets once every week for a year was a bit harsh, she had to admit, making her smirk more noticeable now. 'But he deserved it.' She told herself confidently. She honestly believed that he deserved the humiliation after how he had humiliated his only friends.

"He deserved what he got." She sneered. Sakura fired up at once.

"What did you sa-!?"

"Enough!" Tsunade bellowed. "It is not up for negation! You are not to initiate anything romantic with Uchiha!"

"You can't tell me who I can and cannot date!" Sakura screamed right back, composure completely forgotten.

"Oh, yes I can!" Tsunade laughed back, despite her rage. "I'm the, Kami-sama be damned, Hokage and I can outlaw it!"

"Hokage my ass, I can do whatever I want with whatever boy I want!" Inner Sakura yelled, now fully enraged. "Shannaro! I could go ask out Danzou if I wanted to!"

Outer Sakura very slightly widened her eyes at her inner's comment. It was a genius remark that inspired her next argument.

"I'll just have to go ask Danzou then instead." She said coldly and started to walk away.

Tsunade clenched her fists. 'Damn that girl.' Danzou was probably the one person in Konoha that Tsunade hated more than Sasuke. It took nearly the entire woman's self control not to punch him to oblivion when they were in the same room.

"Don't you even think about taking another step, kohai!" Tsunade said darkly.

Sakura looked back over her shoulder in a seemingly bored way. Really, though, she knew not to push Tsunade much more. A quiet Tsunade was actually scarier than a yelling Tsunade. Deciding to stop beating around the bush, Sakura said what was on her mind.

"Could you at least tell me why I can't date him?" she asked quietly, so quietly that she wasn't sure that she had even been heard.

Tsunade let out a big sigh and had a tired look on her face. She looked 10 years older, which surprised Sakura. She hadn't thought Tsunade was that angry about this.

"I was really hoping I wouldn't have to be the one to tell you. Come" She started, her voice barely above a whisper. She began to walk in the direction of her office with Sakura right behind her.

The two walked in silence the entire way. Sakura was brimming with curiosity and the satisfaction that she was finally going to get an answer. She had a feeling that it wasn't going to be a happy one, though.

Upon reaching the office, Tsunade motioned for Sakura to sit in the chair across from her desk. She did so quickly and watched her master walk around her desk and sink into her own chair. Tsunade then opened a drawer in her desk and pulled out a normal looking folder except for the large 'confidential' stamped across the front. The other odd thing about it was that, though it looked old, it was in pristine condition. Tsunade's thumb happened to be on the tab, so Sakura had no clue what the folder contained. Tsunade then brought one of her hands to her temple and began to lightly massage it. The other was still clutching the folder; thumb keeping the contents a mystery.

"Sakura…" Tsunade said slowly to make sure that she was paying attention; she was not going to repeat herself. She had no reason to worry, as Sakura was leaning forward in her chair, waiting for the answers she wanted.

"This is a highly confidential matter and you are not to tell anyone what I am about to tell you. Understood?" she said seriously. Sakura nodded in response.

"About a week before you were born, your parents had something arranged." Tsunade explained lowly.

"Arranged? They have never mentioned anything to me." Sakura thought out loud. Tsunade smiled minutely at her words.

"Let me finish before you ask anymore questions, but I will answer that one." Tsunade replied, her smile now gone. "Your parents, along with anyone else who knows, is forbidden to mention it."

Sakura opened her mouth as though to ask a question, but realizing what her shishou had said about questions, she shut her mouth. Tsunade continued.

"Your parents knew that you would be a girl, so they had already started thinking about the future; your future to be frank."

'My future?' was her confused thought. Inner Sakura just shrugged; she knew no more than Outer Sakura did about this. She barely even thought about her future. What she was going to wear tomorrow was about how far she thought in the future. Tsunade now had her undivided attention.

Tsunade sighed heavily before speaking again. " They wanted you to have powerful, highly coveted connections so that you could be free to do what you liked for a profession."

That made sense to Sakura. Your connections could very well affect what jobs you could and could not do. She silently thanked her parents for thinking of that.

"They also wanted to make sure you would be taken good care of if something happened to them. They wanted to know that your husband would treat you right." Tsunade paused before saying what she knew would get a major reaction from her apprentice. "They arranged a marriage for you."

Sakura's eyes nearly bulged out of her head. She began shaking with a rage so powerful that her knuckles turned white from clenching them so hard. Within seconds, she had drawn blood from them, but she was too much in shock to notice, or even care. Despite herself, she let one word slip past her lips, which were now in an impossibly thin line.

"Who?" she spat the word through clenched teeth, her voice full of venom. Tsunade now raised her other hand to her temple, revealing the tab at last.

'Haruno, Sakura

Marriage Documents'

With her new knowledge, this title didn't evoke any more emotion than Sakura already felt. She instead eyed her shishou with a hungry look, demanding an answer to her question.

"That is the problem, Sakura." Tsunade continued wearily. "There was no reason to think that something would go wrong… We had completely forgotten about this when that happened…"

"Tell me." Sakura was beyond mad. Her shaking had increased to the point to where the chair she sat in began to shake along with her.

"Uchiha Itachi." Tsunade whispered. "You are engaged to Uchiha Itachi."

Sakura exploded. "WHAT?!?!?!WHYINTHEHELLAMIENGAGEDTOHIM?!?!?!" She bellowed at a ridiculously fast pace and volume.

Tsunade ran over and tapped Sakura on the throat. Her rant was cut short because she could no longer talk. She clawed at her throat, willing it to make some sort of noise, but it was to no avail.

"I will reconnect your vocal cords when you are able to control yourself." Tsunade informed her calmly. She then sat back down at her desk and preceded to wait for Sakura to calm down. The said girl was punching the wall repeatedly; too enraged and horrified to even be able to mold chakra correctly. After about 20 minutes of this, an exhausted Sakura slumped back into her seat with tears streaming down her face, leaving dirty trails behind.

Tsunade decided it was safe to let Sakura talk again, so she walked over and tapped her neck again. Sakura still made no noise, even though she could if she wanted to. She was still shaking, though from restrained sobs instead of anger.

"Can't it be annulled?" she desperately asked, her voice cracking in a heart-breaking way. Tsunade just shook her head sadly.

"An alive member from both families must consent. Sasuke wasn't born yet, so therefore, he cannot do anything. And…he killed any Uchiha who was alive at the time of your birth."

Sakura's heart sank. There was nothing she could do. It was true that she didn't have to marry him, but unless the document was annulled, she couldn't marry anyone else. Her strong spirit refused to be crushed. There was one way to end this nightmare, and she was determined enough to at least try.

"There is one Uchiha still alive who is old enough." She said, her voice dead of all emotion. It took a second, but Tsunade realized who she meant and what she must be planning to do.

"You can't seriously think that you will be able to find Itachi, explain to him who you are, get him to come back here, and sign the agreement?!" she asked incredulously.

"No, I don't." Sakura said simply. "But I am going to try."

Tsunade just looked at her for a minute. "I'm not going to be able to stop you, am I?" Sakura shook her head in response. "I can prepare a team of ANBU later this afternoon to go with you." Offered Tsunade.

"With all due respect, shishou, I need to do this alone." Sakura said, trying to sound stronger than she felt. Tsunade regarded her before nodding.

"I understand. Go."

I know this sounds pretty absurd, but hey, it's my story! Review please, and if you absolutely must flame, be civil about it! And cuz I feel like it...

SASUSAKUITA RULES!!!!!!

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