桜森-春
sakura forest-spring (a KakashiXSakura fanfic)
by: 弓
Prologue.
It has been 2 years since the last ninja wars. Akatsuki is now a distant memory but the land bears the deep scars of battle. The land of Konoha continues to try and rebuild the pieces of their shattered village. Chunnin are now Jounin, and they work hard to train and teach the new generation of ninjas, ninjas born in the midst of war .It would later be called a miracle, how he pulled victory out of the jaws of darkness. His face now the newly carved hokage into the mountain that withstood and watched over all the bloodshed. The ties between Konoha and the Sabaku village are stronger than ever; two of the few remaining villages that haven't died out completely due to the wars. Gaara continues to lead as the Kazekage; strong, gentle, yet stern when needed. He works hard to rebuild his village, to put the deaths behind him. As for Konoha, it has suffered many losses, but plenty of those we hold dear have survived. Iruka continues to be a sensei in the academy, but every now and then he is interrupted by his precocious wife. Gai is also a sensei still; he overlooks all taijutsu classes with his ever constant companion Lee, though I'll also say Lee's girlfriend keeps him in check. Shikamaru is the lead of the ANBU, but the ANBU are now reduced to guards. There are guarding the village day and night, since the walls that were its barriers are now torn. Neji is the main sentry; his byakugan ever present, but even his powerful byakugan cannot warn him from Ten-Ten's approach and constant attacks of kisses and hugs. Chouji is a completely different man. He isn't so much chubby as he is muscular but he continues to out eat everyone when it comes to yakiniku or any other food for that matter. Kiba is training the next generation of nin dogs, Akamaru always close at hand. Shino finally decided to show his face, literally, and revealed himself to be quite a handsome man despite the bugs that call his body host. But even such bugs cannot keep Ino away from "distracting" Shino between teaching shifts. Oh you must be thinking I'm forgetting a few people. Whose hokage now after the war you may ask? well who else but the number 1 surprise knuckle head ninja Naruto. Yes even Tsunade had to admit Naruto had done a lot of growing up in a very short time. Naruto now spends his days helping hands on in the reconstruction, and as always overexerting himself to a fault. That's when Hinata his girlfriend steps in, always dotting on him in her ever gentle ways. She finally confessed her love for him shortly after Naruto had basically won the war one handed. Tsunade is still alive, but she has taken a backseat to all the action. Age has caught up to her (though not in looks) so now she trains medical ninja for a living. Kakashi is still late to everything as usual. He is goofy in his own way still, but still a hardworking ninja all the same. Sakura? Well she's still ungodly strong as usual. She works with Naruto, Kakashi and other ninjas in the physical rebuilding of the village; building homes, shops and anything else that was destroyed.
Yes you must be wondering about one more person...Sasuke...
Sasuke...well he is no more... Hatred consumed him, body and soul and not even Naruto's purity of heart could pull him out of the darkness. But it wasn't Naruto who ended Sasuke's suffering...it was Sakura. In a moment of sanity Sasuke asked for this. He wanted to free Sakura from the chains he himself had put on her soul and through much heartache she complied. Sasuke, in his dying moments asked for forgiveness, forgiveness from the two friends he held closest to his heart. He even went as far as to declare "Usuratonkachi" the next hokage. Now the village moves on, slowly but surely rebuilding their homes. After funerals, treaty meetings and many tears shed it is time to move on and as they say, time heals all wounds.
This is the story of Sakura, her journey of healing, of searching, of discovery, of love and how her wounds caused by her blind love for Sasuke are finally healed, by the man who had loved her since the beginning.