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Secrecy

CHAPTER 1 - Prologue

"Tsunade, do you think it's possible that I don't have to dress completely like a guy? I don't really see the point in adding contacts along with covering up myself like I'm about to secretly assassinate the ambassador," Sakura mumbled as she neatly set the last of her clothing into the black suitcase that was perched upon her old toy chest.

Tsunade smiled a bit, then let her hands fall to her waist coming from their folded position across her chest. "Oh, trust me, all of it's necessary. If one of them even finds something indifferent about you, or gets suspicious in any kind of way, then it's a wrap for me. The only jobs that I'm going to be allowed to get are probably only as a janitor for that old antique store down the street," Tsunade replied. Sakura smiled, and shook her head at her auntie's odd concerns.

"If you think it'll help then I'll go with it, I guess," Sakura said, then zipped up her suitcase, and turned back around to face her guardian. Tsunade walked over, and pulled her niece into a tight embrace.

"I know you may hate me in only a small way, but you need to understand Sakura, that I only want what's best for you. You're a 15 year old girl, if I had sent you to some other school far away from me, then you would've had to stay in some ratty apartment nearby the school. I want to keep an eye on you at all times, or really whenever I'm able to. I promise you, I'm not going anywhere. Chi and Ryu were the only two people that I had kept in close contact with. It hurts me too to keep reminding myself that those two aren't here anymore. But you wanna know something?" She stepped back just a tad, and rested a hand against the pinkette's damp cheek. "I remember one small detail about their passing."

"What's that?" Sakura asked her, as a tear disappeared under the blond's hand. Tsunade smiled.

"That they loved you and I very much."

Sakura smiled, and hugged her once more. Tsunade pulled back almost immediately. Sakura, at first, gave her a confused look, then nodded in understanding. The blond stepped back, and slapped her niece's back, intending to possibly leave a bruise on her back. Sakura had to resort to grasping on the bed post at the end of her bed to keep upright. Tsunade let out a crystal laugh, then turned around to head for the door.

"Love you, Tsunade," Sakura said, almost jokingly. Without turning back around, she waved it off, and left out of the room, back to wherever she had came from.

Sakura chuckled under her breath, then looked around her old room, taking mental pictures of it's, now, empty contents. She had been in that room for about ten good years, and yet she felt like it was longer than that. There was no doubt in her mind that she was going to miss her old room, or her old life. She knew that being a boy was going to change everything. It was going to be awkward in some ways, but she knew that she would have to get use to it. She was going to be one for quite some time anyway.

She picked up her suitcase, started for the door, turned the light switch off, looked around the room one last time, and left out of the room, leaving a piece of her sanity behind.

After all of her belongings were put into the trunk of the sleek black limo, one of the butler's had opened one side of the car door, and stood by it patiently as their masters said their last bit of goodbyes even though one of them knew that they would be seeing the other quite often.

Tsunade kissed the top of her head, and smiled. "I'll be at the school on Monday so are you able to survive until then?" She asked the pinkette with a slight hint of humor.

Sakura nodded. "Of course. I'll be fine," She looked down at her attire, and smiled. "I'll definitely be fine."

Tsunade chuckled. "Alright. Well when you get there, at the front gate, there will be someone to help you with getting settled in, so don't worry about having to settle in by yourself all confused. I was like that when I had went to my first academy. But anyway, off topic here. Please do well. I trust that you will keep the fact that you're a girl a secret, eh?"

Sakura nodded again. "Yep. I will do my very best even though it's gonna be a weird experience."

Tsunade chuckled, and patted her head. "Don't worry. It's only for three years. I'm sure you'll survive. Oh, there's also something you should know before you go. You'll have a roommate, but I don't exactly know who so...expect the unexpected."

"Haven't I already done that?" Gestured to her attire, and the way she looked. Tsunade smiled.

"You're right. Well you better get going. Don't keep the guys waiting."

Sakura chuckled, then got into the limo, and waved before the door was shut closed, and the limo had drove off. She was going to miss her home, and her life as a girl. Things were going to be rocky up ahead, but she was a strong girl, or boy. She knew how to deal with complicated situations since she was always put into one. But if going to school with all guys meant that she could stay close to her only family member left, then she would do it. She loved her with all of her heart, and she knew that Tsunade knew as well.

Sakura sighed, and looked out the window as many buildings and trees flew by the window.

"Konoha Leaf Academy, here I come."

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Sakura's eye twitched when she saw her roommate come out of the bathroom with nothing covering up his...well from the waist down. Maybe being at a school that she was in wasn't such a good idea.

"That's my underwear, you know!" Sakura said to her roommate as she scrambled to get off of her bed towards the bathroom.

"What, these? You've got to be kidding me. Why the hell are they pink?" He asked her, with a small smirk.

Inside she was sweating bullets. She had to say something, anything really. So she winged it.

"Um, well, my older sister picked them out without me knowing. I guess, as a prank, she put them in my suitcase, hehe," Sakura replied, nervously.

He gave her a strange look, but brushed it off as nothing, and handed back her underwear.

"Whatever. Don't leave that kind of stuff around like that. It's...disturbing," He said, then grabbed his coat, and left out of their dorm.

Sakura let out a breath of relief.

"At least he didn't find my matching bra," She mumbled to herself.

Well that was it. Hopefully you guys will be interested in seeing the next chapter, because it'll be out really soon. I will do my best to make the chapters a little longer, so I hope that have me some extra points. ;) Oh, and if you guys are wondering, there will definitely be some SASUSAKU, NARUSAKU, SHIKASAKU, NEJISAKU, and many more moments.

Ja until next time!

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