Chapter One- It all started in a cafe
The name; Leaf village is a small town located outside of a well-known town named; Konoha. People known Leaf Village to be the longest and the oldest suburb.
As many districts gave their land away without a second thought, Leaf village however is one of the many very rarest communities that didn't give into greed. They continue to turn down whatever the people throw at them. Let it be; money, cars, sweet talk, and the list goes on. Nothing seems to interest them.
They're happy living amongst themselves. Many people enjoy living there, such as a girl at the age of twenty who works in a small cafe, located in the middle of the town.
"Nice to meet you! What would you like today?" A cherry blossoms smiled, holding a white pad on her left hand, the other holding a pen, ready to write.
A man with spiky white hair, tied back into a pony tail, put down the menu on the table. He crossed his leg and smiled. "Coffee is fine." The girl nodded as she quickly jotted it down and scurried off to the counter.
The man inhaled a deep breath before letting it out with a loud sigh as he watched the girl walk towards a lady at counter. He then began to grin, watching her slim legs gracefully walking away with every step, his eyes slowly began to move up towards her rear end.
He then pretend as if he was looking through his phone, as the girl turned around and began walking towards him, holding a cup. She placed it down with a light clink. "Please enjoy." She bowed and was about to walk away till the man grabbed her hand. "Wait."
The women turned around and the man let go of her arm. Thinking it was another order, she took out her notebook, flipping to a new page.
He shook his head, he lifted his hand to bring the notebook down. "My name is Jiraiya, I was just traveling around till I accidentally overheard some citizens talking about your academic mark."
He stopped to bring the cup up to his mouth, blowing it before taking a sip. "An average of ninety-six, quite high if you tell me." He turned his gaze from the cup to the girl. "Mind telling me why you're working in this run down café?"
The women smiled with a hint of blush on her cheeks. Never in her life, had a complete stranger compliment her, nor had she notice people were talking about her. "My name is Sakura Haruno. As you can see, this town is near the edge of being bankrupt. My parents are trying their best to bring food to the table, I can't bother them with them with my absurd dream to become a medical practitioner."
Jiraiya whistle, putting the cup down. "So you want to become a doctor eh?" He thought for a while, looking at the girl. "Now tell me, what happens when a patient tells you that when they caught a cold and when they blow their nose, blood comes out? What does that tell you? What are the symptoms?"
Sakura giggled, she took a look around to see only a few customers in. Her friend, Tenten, who also worked in the café, waved her away.
She quietly thanked her and sat in front of Jiraiya. "It is a common infection. You only need to see a doctor if the bleeding continues for fifteen minutes. The symptoms?" Sakura played with her pen and thought for a while. "A nasal spray will help the patient recover."
Jiraiya clapped his hand together. "Good, very good."
Jiraiya then stood up and opened his wallet. This snapped Sakura back to reality, she's a worker and Jiraiya was just another customer who's trying to speed up time by talking to her. She began to feel a bit depressed, she didn't want him to leave just yet.
Sakura stood up as he handed her a five dollar bill. "Here's the money for the coffee and-" He took out a card. "-Here's my number, I own a medical school and I would like you to come and study under me. It's located at a city called Konoha."
Sakura looked surprised as she stared at the number. She looked up at him when he grabbed his jacket. "You're in luck girl, I decided to give you a scholarship." He chuckled. "I don't find girls like you anymore." He then put on his business hat on. "Call me to confirm your answer, I'll be waiting."
Like that he walked to the door, called up a taxi, walking in and it drove off.
Sakura looked at the card wide-eyed. Her friend, Tenten, walked over and grinned, smacking her back really hard. "Well we don't see that happening every day."
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"So how about it? Want to come and live with me at Konoha?" A very excited Sakura asked. She's in Ichiraku with her best friends since birth; Ino Yamanka, Hinata Hyuuga and Tenten.
"I don't know Sakura, I've been living here for my whole life. This town is my life." Tenten shook her head as she picked up her chopsticks.
Sakura frowned and looked at the blonde haired girl. Ino too, gazed at her bowl. "Sakura, my family's business. Who would look after it?"
Hinata was looking at her pink haired friend, pressing her two index fingers together. "My father wouldn't allow it."
Sakura sighed and put her chopsticks down loudly. "Look, I know you guys aren't looking forward to this. But this is my chance; our chance! We can start fresh! All those embarrassing moments, we can erase them and start new!"
She turned to Ino. "You kept on complaining about how there are no good-looking guys here. If you come, there are bound to be a lot of good-looking guys there." She stopped and looked at Ino as she took a drink of water. "Living in the city means shopping malls. And shopping malls makes a happy Ino!"
Tenten flinched when Sakura suddenly grabbed her hand, "Moving into the city means bigger gyms and better training equipment's!"
Hinata began to look at the floor as she could feel Sakuras gaze, "Hinata. You always say; father this, father that. What about Hinata? What does Hinata Hyuuga want?"
She stood up and put down a twenty-dollar bill on the table, "Don't say no just yet. Think about it for a while and then tell me okay?" She walked out, leaving her friends alone.
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"Sakura invited you to live with her in the city?" Her dad asked in disbelief.
Ino shook her head, approving her father's opinion, "I know right! I can't believe she's doing this."
Her dad stood up, shaking the table slightly, he shook his head. "No! This is great! We can expand our business, bringing in more money!"
Her mother nodded her head in approval. "Ino, you said you can't believe she's doing this but ever since you were a child, you always wanted to always go to the city. Here's your chance."
Ino began to tear up. She started to play with a loose piece of her shirt, "I don't want to leave though."
Her dad took a seat beside her, bringing her close to his chest, "Call us every night, around seven. Okay?"
Ino nodded her head, hugging her dad tighter. Her mother patting her back.
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Hinata quietly walked up towards the stairs, she stopped in front of the big door. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door twice.
"Come in," The man's voice behind the door said.
Hinata took another deep breath and walked in, she bowed down.
"What is it Hinata?" She looked up to meet a pair of transparent eyes. He put down the papers that were in his hands.
"Do you remember my friend Sakura?" She waited till he nodded, "She got accepted to go to a medical school that's located at Konoha. She invited me and my two other friends to live with her."
She looked at the floor, expecting the usual results. 'No.'
"Okay," She snapped her head, facing her father. To meet a slightly smiling man, "Hinata, you have no idea how long I was waiting for you to do what you want." He walked a little closer towards the frozen Hyuuga.
"This place is old, but we make a decent amount of money yearly." He took a giant step, closing the gap between them. "I thought that you were too shy to make your own opinions that I have to come in." He grabbed her, bringing her in a tight embrace, "You may go with your friends to Konoha."
Hinata began to smile, raising her arm higher to hug her father back.
"Thank you."
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"What?" A clueless Tenten asked. She dropped her fork on Sakura's carpet.
Ino giggled and took another bite of cake while Sakura sighed conspicuously, looking at the tapestry with pity, "That's going to leave an ugly stain."
Tenten shook her head and turned to Hinata, "You're going to go to Konoha?"
Hinata smiled and nodded, putting the fork on the plate, "My father agreed last night, he wants me to face the outside world. This country side is actually protecting us from what my dad calls: tainted world."
Tenten turned to Ino. She nodded slowly, "Yeah.. My father said it'll be good for the company," She put the fork down and looked at her nails, boringly, "All he thinks about is money. He doesn't give a thought that I might get raped or have one of my luggages stolen." She shrugged, "Or something like that."
"So how about it?" She turned to face a smirking Sakura, "Want to come with us?" Tenten hesitated, "I-I don't know."
Sakura looked at her tomboy best friend, "Tenten," She murmur, "If you don't want to come, I understand. But it's not going to be the same without you. I know you don't have a family and you consider us to be sisters," Sakura stopped and Ino continued for her.
"What Sakura is trying to say is that, we too, consider you as a part of our family. We don't feel safe knowing that you're living here all by yourself. Without us that is."
Tenten looked at them and sighed, letting her shoulder drop a bit, "Fine."
Ino and Hinata did a high-five as Sakura flung her arm around Tenten's shoulder. "Yes! You guys won't regret this!"
Ino rolled her eyes, "Oh yeah, my dad gave me his old ruck to drive to the city. So you guys don't need to worry about the transportation."
The girls nodded. Finally Sakura broke the silence, "We have a week till we leave. I found an apartment that's close to my institute. I think there is a small community around there." She turned to Ino. "I'll give you the phone number and you can check if there is a store you can rent so you can sell flowers."
Ino nodded. "Great. I just have to talk to my parents about-"
"Wait." The girls turned their attention towards Hinata. She looked at Sakura suspiciously. "How do you know there is a leisure center and about the apartment thing?"
Sakura grinned, her tongue sticking out. "I kind of already knew you guys would agree. So I called the guy and he booked the apartment for us. He gave me the phone number too."
Tenten shook her head and smiled. "Let's start packing then?"
The girls nodded, grabbing their jackets. Ino who was ahead of the door, turned to the girls. "Heads up, the truck is really old and uncomfortable. The ride to Konoha will take up to fifteen hours. Hope you'll enjoy the ino express." She grinned and walked out.
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A/N: Thanks for reading! (This is a re-upload, however, I'm thinking of updating this every month or so. What do you think? Yay or Nay?)
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