Sakura's Struggle
By: Shenan
Story idea presented by: pepergirl001
It's been a few months since Orochimaru and the sound ninja attacked Konoha and disrupted the Chunin Exams and everyone has been grieving the death of the 3rd especially one copy ninja. Kakashi Hatake stood in the pouring rain in front of the stone he visited so often with the names of many of his friends and family etched in its cold black surface. "I'm sorry Lord 3rd, I should have been there to protect you, like when I was one of your ANBU." Kakashi said in a low and lamenting voice. "Kakashi sensei, it wasn't your fault, you did all you could." Kakashi knew that voice it was none other than the smart-ass of team 7, Sakura Haruno. "I know Sakura, I just I'm tired of losing people close to me, especially when I could have prevented it." Kakashi's voice was shaky as he spoke. "Shinobi die, it's a fact of life, all you can do is train the next generation to live a little longer, unlike how you trained me." Sakura's voice was sharp and cold in Kakashi's ears. "Is that what you think? That I didn't train you well enough?" asked Kakashi. "Yeah, Kakashi sensei you taught Sasuke the Chidori and spent days with Naruto giving him chakra control lessons but you just ignored me!" Sakura wasn't backing down, not this time. "Its not like that Sakura, there just isn't anything I can teach you, you dont have the chakra for Chidori and your chakra control is just as good, if not better than mine already." Kakashi said as he turned to face Sakura. "No, that's not true, you have a million jutsu that you have copied over the years there has to be something!" Sakura was now screaming. "It's not fair! It's not fair dammit! It's just not fair!" Sakura ran to Kakashi and pounded on his chest while tears flowed from her eyes "I'm useless, Naruto and Sauske are so powerful and I can't even defend myself, I'm pathetic!" Sakura exclaimed while she started crying harder and fell to the cold wet ground. "I'll find someone who can teach you Sakura, because you are my precious student." whispered Kakashi as he picked up Sakura and hugged her.
The white haired jonin picked up the pink haired kunoichi and carried her all the way back to her house. The 2 ninja were quite the whole way back aside from little remarks from Sakura telling Kakashi she can walk, and Kakashi telling her she was too worked up and that he didn't want her to hurt herself on her way back. They reached the Haruno household and Kakashi jumped up onto an adjoining rooftop and into Sakura's bedroom window. The jonin set her down on her bed and jumped back onto the windowsill, he looked back at her "I'm sorry Sakura, I guess I forget the most important thing about being a ninja." Kakashi voice was full of disappointment in himself. "I think you did too Kakashi sensei, you should go find out what it is again just like you did with the teams before ours." Sakura didn't mean to be hurtful but her words stung Kakashi like a poisoned kunai. "Maybe you are right Sakura, I'm leaving for a little bit, from now on Tsume Inuzuka will be teaching you, I'll set everything up, go to Kiba's house tomorrow morning." Kakashi said as he jumped out the window onto the muddy streets of Konoha. "Kiba's mom is going to be my sensei, this could be bad if she is anything like that hard headed dumb ass. I hope that she isn't always late like Kakashi sensei was, that was so annoying." Sakura thought as she drifted off into a nice deep slumber in anticipation for tomorrow. She might actually learn new jutsu and techniques!