Well here is a new story for you all and this would not leave me alone. I thought long and hard on what I wanted my new story to be, so here it is. For you who have read my other story- The Guardian don't worry I should have a new chapter up sometime next weekend….hopefully.
I apologize for any grammar and spelling errors.
Enjoy!
Four shadows were flying through the forest heading back to the Village Hidden within the Leafs. They were coming back from a recon mission to Sound. Their mission was to make sure no one had found Orochimaru's hideout and made it their new home and found his forbidden research. The ANBU had arrived at the hideout and they checked the whole place and found nothing. The place had been abandoned since the 4th World War four year ago.
The ANBU with cherry blossom pink hair remembered what she had found when she had entered the underground hideout. It smelled of mill-dew and dust. She felt a shiver run down her spine as she recalled what had happened in the dark and cold rooms she had entered. There where dark stains on the floor and walls, most likely blood. Rats ran across her feet and came out of cracks in the walls.
She had entered a lab looking room and it had broken human sized test tubes with glass all over the floor. There was a big desk with multiple drawers on it. Sakura opened the drawers and found papers that mentioned the theory that dragons existed. Dragons? As in the flying fire breathing dragons? Why would Orochimaru want to know? Well everyone considered he was crazy, so it was not a big surprise he thought they were real.
Ahead of her, Kakashi held up a hand to tell the team to stop.
"We will rest for about an half hour and then continue on our way to the village." He said and jumped down to the forest floor below and sat down against a tree. Sakura saw Naruto and Sai jump down to and rested on the grass. She went over to Kakashi and crouched down beside him.
"I'm going to refill our water supply. I hear a small river nearby. I'll be back soon." She said and Kakashi did not look up from his little orange book and nodded, "Okay Sakura." He replied.
Sakura sighted and got to her feet and moved through the forest. A few minutes later she arrived at the river and sat down and just looked into the water.
As she stared into the water Sakura though about how the war had ended four years ago. With Naruto and Sasuke working together they had been able to defeat Madara. She had been frightened when Madara had been brought back to life for real and not just a reanimation jusiu. She remembered the fear that had consumed her when he tried to take the nine-tailed fox from Naruto. He had almost succeeded but Gaara and Sasuke had distracted the enchant Uchiha and Naruto was able to escape.
In the end all of the tailed-beasts were saved and they were sealed into new hosts from the other villages. Even some of the smaller villages got some. Sand, Lighting, and the Leaf villages kept their tailed-beast that they had before. The new hosts for the 2-7 tails were personally picked by Naruto, Bee, and Gaara. To make sure the host understood what they were getting into and to make sure they would treat the demons right. A few of the tailed-beast were against it at first but once they were sealed and got to know their new hosts they all settled down.
Sakura continued to think about what happened after the war. When Sasuke went back to the village he had a trail with Tsunade and the elders. The elders wanted him executed even if he was one of the last two remaining Uchiha's. With Naruto and herself Sasuke was spared but he was sent to jail with his chakra sealed for three years and was stuck in the village for another two years after that.
After the trial Sakura and the rookie twelve or eleven because of Neji's death, were summoned to the Hokage's office. It was there Sakura and all of her friends had found out the truth about the Uchiha Massacre and Itachi Uchiha's role in it. To say Sakura was shocked was an understatement. Sasuke helped Naruto tell the story he had heard from Obito and Itachi.
Sakura were brought out of her thoughts when she heard a sound behind her. She stood up with a kunai in hand. She was tense until she heard, "Sakura!"
"Naruto." She thought as she relaxed and waited until he found her. A few seconds later she saw his yellow hair come out of the shadows and smiled.
"What took so long?" he asked.
"Sorry Naruto. I was just thinking." She answered and went over to the water and refilled their canteens.
They walked back together and saw their team up and ready to go.
"Let's head back." Kakashi said through his mask.
Sakura nodded and they all put their masks back on and started toward the village.
As Sakura headed home she could not help but think of Sasuke and his brother Itachi. She remembered when she had seen Itachi when she went to save Gaara from the Akastuki with her team and elder Chiyo. He had only fought Naruto and Kakashi. The way he and battled them made it hard to believe he really was a good guy. Then she remembered she had never heard that he killed anyone from the village only hurt or knocked them unconscious.
It was around 8:00 and she did not feel like going home yet so she made her way to the park. There she went to a secluded place and sat down on a rock bench that overlooked a small lake.
As she reflected on Sasuke and his brother she tried to remember Itachi from when she was little. She was around eight years old and had very few memories of him. It was a Wednesday afternoon and the academy had just let out for the day. She was walking out of the front doors when she saw Sasuke standing by himself. It was the perfect opportunity to go talk to her crush so she had made her way over to him. However before she could Sakura saw an older dark haired boy go up to Sasuke. They exchanged words to each other and then both left the school grounds.
The next time she had seen Itachi was when she was running from her mother in the market and she had bumped into him. She had said she was sorry and smiled shyly. He had patted her head and smiled slightly. Then the next second he was gone.
Sakura reflected on all of this until she was startled by a bright light in front of her directly over the lake. It was a bright white light and she had to cover her eyes. When it died down a few seconds later and Sakura looked in front of her she could not believe her eyes.
There standing on the water was a six foot tall red scaled dragon.
Its wings were pulled back and close to its body and was standing on all floors. As Sakura continued to stare she could only think of one thing, "That snake bastard was right!" She watched as the dragon opened its blue eyes and they settled on her.
"Well this is interesting." The dragon said in a smooth voice.
Sakura said nothing.
"I was hoping I was transporting to a deserted location but I was wrong… you're here." It said with a bit of annoyance in her tone.
The dragon walked toward Sakura and stood over her. "You're Sakura Haruno." She stated.
"Yes." Sakura said in a whisper and the dragon frowned or what Sakura considered a frown.
"Why are you whispering?" the dragon asked with amusement in her voice.
"Your… dragons aren't real." Sakura said and the dragon raised an eyebrow.
"Well you see me and I am solid and not a figure of your imagination so…. I'm real." The dragon replied as she sat down on her hinde legs in front of the shocked woman.
"W-why are y-you here?" Sakura asked.
The dragon smiled. "Well I was walking by here and I heard your thoughts and…"
"Your heard my thoughts?" Sakura asked surprised.
"Yes, dragons have the power to do that."
"You said you were walking by. I thought you teleported here?" Sakura asked confused.
"I lied. I heard what you were thinking and I think it was horrible what was done to Sasuke Uchiha and his brother. The massacre did not need to happen. If the Third Hokage tried harder to find a peaceful solution to the problem, I am sure the Uchiha clan would not have been killed." The dragon said as her eyes narrowed.
"The Uchiha were planning a coup. They could not be stopped." Sakura said.
"If only they would have seen what it would have done to the village I am sure the coup would not have happened." The dragon argued back.
"Well, it too late to think about what ifs." Sakura said as she sighted.
"Well…. I would not say that." The dragon responded with a knowing look.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"Dragons have a special power. One we can only us once in our lifetime…. The power to let someone travel back in time." The dragon stared seriously.
"What!?" Sakura exclaimed in amazement.
"I can send someone back in time." The dragon said. "I can send you back in time."
"Huh?" Sakura asked dazed.
"I can send you back in time."
"Why me and why should I trust you?"
"I can see in your eyes Sakura. You are a compassionate person. You see people for who they really are. You have a kind soul. Also I want what is best for the village, just like you" The dragon said as she smiled.
A tornado of fire erupted around the dragon and a few seconds later it died down. When Sakura opened her eyes she was shocked. The dragon had turned into a human. She had black hair and onyx eyes. Her hair was up in a high ponytail. The top was a sky blue short-sleeved shirt. She had on black undershorts and a white skirt that went mid-thigh. On her feet were the same kind that Sakura wore, the long boot heeled sandals.
"How did you…" Sakura asked wide eyed.
"Dragons also have the power to shape shift. Now about you going to the past. Are you going to do it?" the dragon asked.
"I..I.. don't know. I would have to tell the Hokage what I'm doing."
"You won't have to. As soon as you go back the future you know will change." The dragon said.
"My clothes. I have to pack."
"No. once you go back you can just buy new ones."
"I… well…"
"When you go back you will probably change age so your clothes now won't fit."
"What. What?" Sakura asked and the dragon sighted.
"The time I will be sending you back will be before the Uchiha Massacre. You will probably be around eleven or twelve. You will still get to retain your memories of the original future and all of your training and powers. You will still be able to us medical ninjusiu and super strength. So are you going to do it?"
"I…"
"You will be able to give Sasuke the family that was taken from him and be Naruto's first true friend. If everything goes well then you would be able to save hundreds of lives. You might even get to be great friends with Itachi Uchiha." The dragon said with amusement.
Sakura was startled. Be friends with Itachi Uchiha! Impossible. Also, give Sasuke the family he always wanted and save Naruto the years of pain.
"Before you decide I must warn you. Do not go looking for your past self. It would be too dangerous for you two to interact. There is not meant to be two of you in the same time." The dragon said as she took out a scroll and a pen and began to write on it.
"What are you doing?" Sakura asked.
"I'm writing to the Third Hokage about your situation when you get to the past. Give this to him and he will help you anyway he can. Tell him everything that happened in the original time." She said as she finished writing and rolled it up and handed it to Sakura.
"Why would he listen to you?" Sakura asked.
"I am the Guardian of the Leaf Village. He will listen to me."
"The Guardian?" Sakura asked confused.
"The Guardian is the ultimate protector of its village. We help from afar and sometimes close up. I helped with the information Jiraiya got on the Akatsuki. I also helped in the war but used a henge. Now if you see my past self tell her why you are there and who sent you back. She will believe you."
"How will I know you are there?"
"I will probably feel the power from the time warp and come to investigate."
"Well, I guess I am ready but one more question."
"Yes."
"What do I do when I get there?" Sakura asked with a bit of fear in her voice.
The dragon in human form walked over and placed her hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Save the Uchiha clan and stop them from carrying out their coup. Keep Danzo away from Itachi. Save the village from Orochimaru and stop the Akastuki from starting a war."
"So let everything that has happened now happen back then except with the Uchiha clan being present?" Sakura asked to clarify.
"…Yes. Since you have the advantage of knowing what will happen help the village during all of it. Tell the Hokage what will happen during the chunnin exams."
"But Lady Tsunade won't be.." Sakura stared.
"Think about everything once you get to the past." The dragon said with a sigh.
"Okay. I'm ready." Sakura said.
"Good." The dragon transformed back into her real self.
She bit her finger and then opened a scroll and began to write a seal onto it. After she was done the dragon placed it on the ground in front of Sakura and stepped back.
"Stand on the scroll." She said and made a hand sign Sakura had never seen before.
Sakura stood on the scroll it began to glow and she looked up at the dragon. Her eyes were glowing the same light blue color the seal was.
As the light began to engulf her vision Sakura had on final question, "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" she yelled as the wind began to blow wildly.
Just before her vision was engulfed by the blue light she heard the dragon answer.
"Tara Uchiha."
The next thing she knew Sakura was falling from the sky with the ground rising toward her. As she put her arms out in front of her she saw her arms.
"WHY IN THE HELL ARE MY ARMS SO PUNY!"
She hit the ground and felt and heard something snap. Her head it the ground so hard she had a hard time staying conscious.
The last thing she saw before her vision faded completely where two pairs of onyx colored eyes peering down at her with concern and surprise.
A.N- Well here is the first chapter of my new story! I hope you guys liked it. The dragon is my OC and main character for my other story, The Guardian. Please go and check it out!
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