Hi! I'm prettylily! This is my first story that's been weighing on my mind, telling me to write this down and share it to the world. Haha, personally it took me a really long time to actually write it, but hey! I did it! I know this is a short chapter, but bear with me please! I'll try to make it more lengthy as the story progresses. So, hope you enjoy~

(P.S Please go easy on me! I apologize for any grammar mistakes ahead of time! And please tell me what you think!)

Hiraeth: A homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was.

Sakura woke up with a jolt.

For a brief moment she thought she was dreaming. She ran her fingers on the soft grass around her, momentarily lost by soft glow of the morning light.

Where was she?

She could only remember… She choked, hand flying to her mouth to stifle her tearless sobs, Tobirama…

She shook her head, desperately attempting to calm down. Tobirama would be scolding her right now for her moment of weakness before taking her somewhere private to let her cry in peace.

It wasn't safe yet. Constant Vigilance he had always told her.

She sighed with relief when she saw her seals, her weapons pouch on one thigh, and her medical pouch on the other, at least she was equipped. Alert, she scanned her surroundings, not recognizing the landmarks around her.

When Sakura began feeling the familiar tendrils of panic, she stubbornly shoved her fear away. Shinobi mask falling into place, Sakura cautiously stood up, making sure that she was silent. Closing her eyes, she felt around for any foreign chakra.

Nothing.

She had to get to higher ground. It was too dangerous here.

Shakily standing on her feet, she took a deep breath before sprinting north, intent on finding out what happened.

…

She stood on top of the tallest mountain peak, scanning her surroundings. She was in Tsuchi no Kuni, a mile from their Hidden Village. Or a mile from where Iwagakure no Sato should be. Closing her eyes, she concentrated harder. The Hidden Rock Village just wasn't there. It was as if… the Hidden Village didn't exist. Cursing, she easily made her way down before sprinting toward Konoha's direction, if it even was there.

Since waking up, she had been trying to remember what had happened. She could only remember requesting to leave the village indefinitely as she mourned for… she had only been gone for a few months before… something. She snarled, head hurting as she began pumping chakra to her legs. It would take the average shinobi a full three days to get to Konoha. She didn't have that kind of time, she would have to push herself to the brink to get there by the evening. She had to make sure her precious people were safe.

…

It was a few hours past noon when she arrived at Konoha's borders. Ever since leaving Iwa, her head had begun hurting as she made her way south. She had ignored the pain in favor of concentrating as she traveled, but now entering Konoha's borders, it was becoming unbearable, even for her. She remembered perfecting hirashin to suit her needs and rubbing it in… his face before… she shook her head.

There wasn't time for that.

She would hirashin to Konoha, make sure everything was normal and maybe bribe Tsunade to go drinking with her in the pretense of checking her health, before leaving and to continue traveling. Concentrating on her seal, she felt around for her seal under Kakashi's desk at the Hokage Tower. Her eyes shot open. It wasn't there.

Fuck.

Swearing out loud, she sprinted as fast as possible to Konoha, silently pleading to kami to help her get there in time before it was too late.

…

Sakura had ran and ran, praying to the deities above that nothing had happened to them and that Tsunade had broken Kakashi's desk as she scolded him for reading his porn in his office and that was that. But with Team Seven's penchant for luck… she could assume the worst. The familiar feeling of dread in her stomach did nothing to soothe her fears. If she hurried she could get to Konoha within an hour.

She ran faster, ignoring the burning pain festering in her head.

…

Sakura could see the back of the Hokage mountain, she ran faster, pumping more chakra than she should in her desperation to reach the village. Scaling the mountain was easy, once she was at the top, processing what she saw was hard.

Gone was the Konoha she knew, in the village's place were multiple tents scattered along with a few wooden buildings. Everything was small. Nothing was permanent.

In Sakura's defense, she had freaked out, unintentionally spiking her chakra. By the time she drew a kunai, she felt several men surround her with their weapons drawn.

"Who are you?"

She turned to address the speaker, harsh words at the tip of her tongue, only to die at her throat.

In front of her was Hashirama Senju, to his left was Madara Uchiha, and his right was Tobirama Senju.

Sakura later on, would say that her headache and weakened body were the reasons why she had collapsed.

She would rather break every bone in her body before admitting to anyone that she had fainted because she saw the very much alive form of her deceased mentor, Tobirama Senju.

Damn it.

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