Summary: She came from a strange and unknown land. Her village and clan just as strange. She comes to Konoha for mission reasons but finds herself attached to Konoha. So many secrets about her and her home are hidden. Can she live her life in Konoha or will she only bring danger to it and have to leave. Will she lose even more things important to her? READ IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
Pairings: SasuSaku, NaruHina, NejiTen, ShikaIno.
Sorry not that good at summaries but I think the story will be better then it sounds. It may be boring in the beginning but please don't give up on me. I also want to apologize for any mistakes that I make or if the stories are too short. IM LAZY SO IF U WANT TO KNOW WHAT A JAPANESE WORD IN THE STORY MEANS THEN LOOK IT UP OR ASK ME IN A REVIEW.
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Naruto: Amaya-chan can we go get some ramen already?
Me: WHOO, RAMEN!!
(Both run to Ichiraku)
Sakura: …Well I guess they left me to do this again, (sigh)…Amaya-chan doesn't own NARUTO.
Me: (Yells from Ichiraku) But I do own Akira-kun, Ichiro-kun, Hayate-sensei, Megumi-chan, Yoshiro-sensei, Manami-chan, Hiroshi-kun, Kai-kun and other characters I create!! (Out of breath…Slurps up ramen)
Akira: (pops out from out of nowhere) Don't forget to review. (grins)…HEY!! I WANT SOME RAMEN TOO!! (runs to Ichiraku)
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"Hey" - talk
'Hey' - other's thoughts
'Hey' - Sakura's thoughts
Hey - Inner Sakura (IS)
Hey - demons/animals/ or ninja animals
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Crimson Cherry Blossom
CH. 1 - Nightmare of the Past
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(Nightmare)
I woke up and stared upward. Why couldn't I see anything? It was as if I was blind. I got up and looked around. There was nothing here. Nothing but pitch-black darkness. There was fog rolling in across the ground from my right. I felt something stir from that area.
I looked over to see a lake forming where there was the most fog. I walked over and stared into the black-blue water. You couldn't see anything deeper than an inch in the water. I just sat there staring, until a leaf fell from out of nowhere and caused a ripple.
My reflection faded in and out of sight repeatedly. Then it started coming back more clear. "AHHHHH!" My reflection was of my 6-year old form. I was covered in blood. Their blood. I hit the surface of the water and backed away.
Slowly out of the water, he rose. That horrid, sick, twisted man.
"Cherry, don't be afraid. You look beautiful covered in blood." he cooed.
I looked down. I began to shake; I was wide-eyed. I was covered in blood! I was in my 6-year old body!
"Cherry, don't worry, I only want to play with you. I want to hear you scream, to see your blood, your fear." he laughed.
I quickly, but shakily, stood up. I turned and ran, but I didn't get far. I tripped over something. I sat up to see what it was. "AHHHHH!" I screamed again, there were my parent's dead bodies! All around me bodies of the Haruno Clan members lay dead.
They were drenched in blood. So many bloody, dismembered, decapitated bodies. Tears stung my eyes. I tried to keep them back but couldn't. They quickly cascaded down my face. I crawled to their bodies and cried on my father's unmoving chest while holding my mother's cold hand.
The temperature around me seemed to drop drastically. I wiped the tears from my face only to have more spring from my eyes.
"Kaasan, tousan, why us?" I quietly asked myself.
"They're gone Cherry, and one day you will be too." someone whispered from behind me. His cold breath stung at my neck and ear. I kicked him away and started to run again. My breath could be seen clearly in front of my face.
I had to get away, get stronger to kill him once and for all.
"You can run Cherry, but I will always find you. I will get you and you can join that stupid family of yours and your clan members." he laughed manically.
Then something like the back of a kunai hit me in the back of the head and I fell into unconsciousness.
The last thing I saw was him standing over me with a smirk on his face as he plunged the kunai into my chest.
(End Nightmare)
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She shot up in bed with a cold sweat running down her face and body. She was breathing heavy and tears cascaded down her pale cheeks. Her heart was pounding so hard she thought it would pop out of her chest.
Slowly she started to calm down and turned her head to her clock on her nightstand at the left of the bed. It read 4:47 a.m.
"I've woken up earlier than needed again." she told herself.
This girl is Sakura Haruno, a beautiful and kind 12-year old girl. She was very kind, polite, and helpful when she wanted to be, but never mess with her. She was the strongest genin you would ever see and she had a nasty temper when angered.
She tries to keep her anger and other emotions in control and usually succeeds. She always keeps her mind on her mission or what is more important. Her looks are that of an angel. From her pastel pink hair, to her large, shining emerald eyes. Now her hair reaches to her mid-back.
The ends of her hair are a mix of red, dark blue, powder blue, black, lavender, and silver. What's strange about that is that her hair is completely natural and when she would cut her hair, the colored ends would be cut off but the next day they would appear on her hair again. Sakura didn't mind though, she liked how it looked and that it reminded her of her family.
Her mother, Manami, had silver hair with streaks of dark blue, and her father, Hiroshi, had red hair with streaks of dark blue. Her brother, Kai, also had powder blue hair with streaks of red in it.
Her skin is like the feathers of an angel's wings or like the snow that falls from the heavens. So pure, soft, and pale white, but has just enough of that light peach color to add to her beauty and skin. Every part of Sakura was brilliant, from her looks, to her personality, and even to her skills, and talents.
Sakura lost her family and clan in a massacre 6 years ago. She was six when it all happened and she became genin a few months before the tragedy. She knew that every member of the clan was killed brutally and ended up looking like they did in her nightmare because she witnessed their deaths.
Manami was a gorgeous woman. She was also the best kunoichi in the Land of Shadows. She looked just like Sakura except she had waist-length silver hair that had streaks of blue in it. Her eyes were just like Sakura's but had a tad bit of a darker shade of emerald. She and Sakura also had baby soft, smooth skin that was a light peach color. (Both Manami and Hiroshi were pretty young. They were both in their early 30s when they were killed.)
Hiroshi was also one of the most handsome men you could see, and the best male shinobi in the Land of Shadows. He and Kai looked a lot alike. He had dark but at the same time, a bright shade of red hair that also had streaks of blue, like Manami. His eyes were a mix of jade and forest green. His skin was just like Kai's, and his body was well built but not too much, it was a perfect build. He was lean and muscular, also very protective of his children, mostly Sakura.
Her brother Kai was 10 when they parted. Now, he would be 16. He had long, spiky, powder blue hair with streaks of red, and bright jade eyes that were almost like Sakura's but darker than her emerald ones. His skin was light and peach colored just like Sakura's, but had a little darker tan to it. Sakura and Kai were so much alike except one part of their personality, which was the childishness. Even though Kai was 4 years older than Sakura, he acted a little more childish than she would.
…Sakura really missed them. She could do nothing; she hated how their blood splattered over her face and body. Everyone except her and her brother were gone; at least that was what she thought.
She wasn't sure what happened to her brother, Kai, but she hoped he was alive. She looked to the clock a second time to see that it was 5:00 in the morning. She got up and went to her closet. She picked out a grey tank top, a pair of grey spandex shorts that reached to her mid thigh, a blue Ryuu headband and a pair of blue ninja sandals.
(Ryuu is short for Kage Ryuu, meaning Shadow Dragon. It was Sakura's home village. I'll talk about her village later in the story, but I will tell you that it's in the Land of Shadows. I made up the village and the country. Sakura is currently in the Land of Shadows but not in her village.)
She walked into her bathroom and put her things down on the long sink.
She walked over to the shower and set the water to her liking. Quickly she shed her clothes and stepped into the warm water. Her sore muscles were gently massaged and relaxed by the water. She squeezed a natural cherry shampoo/conditioner into her hand and scrubbed her hair and scalp.
She washed it out, and for her body she used a natural vanilla body scrub that didn't overpower the smell of the cherry shampoo/conditioner. Now her hair smelled of cherries, while her body smelled of vanilla. The two smells mixed so nicely that if she passed someone, that person would probably stop and inhale the wonderful scent.
All her stress from the nightmare was washed away by the soothing water and smells. She dried herself off and changed into the clothes she picked out, she then brushed her teeth, washed her face, and brushed her hair. Finally putting her headband around her neck.
The symbol on her headband was a mask that was half dragon and half wolf. The face of the dragon and the face of the wolf merged perfectly.
Walking out of the bathroom, she saw that her bed was a mess and fixed it up. Sakura then walked over to the music box that her parents had gotten her when she was born.
(Flashback)
A 3-year-old Sakura was sitting on her bed listening to the lovely, but sad, music that played out of her beautiful music box. Her mother walked in and smiled at her.
"I'm glad you still enjoy your gift Sakura." her mother said.
"Of course, I will always love it kaasan." Sakura assured her.
She smiled at her daughter.
"Kaasan?" Sakura called.
"Hmm?" Manami answered.
"When and why did I get this?" she asked.
Manami walked over and sat next to her on the bed. She put her arm around Sakura and smiled gently.
"When you were born we got you that music box because it is a way for you to always remember us if anything was to happen to us. So you can grow up to be a wonderful person, you must always treasure it, inside is a message that can also be an important lesson to learn in life. You don't let evil, revenge, or anything of the sort control, or decide your destiny/future. Do you understand?" Manami explained.
"Hai kaasan, arigatou." Sakura replied with a smile, as she hugged her mother.
(End Flashback)
She opened it; soft music began to play and inside was the beautiful choker/necklace her brother had given her on the day their clan was massacred. (The music from the music box is "Sadness and Sorrow.")
She still doesn't know what happened to her brother after she was forced to leave him to battle the man that killed everyone in their clan. Every day Sakura would pray that her brother, Kai, was alive and safe somewhere. She hoped he was happy and that they would find each other one day.
The music box was a beautiful black and had cherry blossom trees hand painted on it, along with the night sky above the trees. Sakura's parents also used an eternal jutsu on it. This type of jutsu lasted for an eternity. It also made it possible for only Sakura to be able to open the music box.
On the inside of the box, her name was carved and painted with a gold paint. A message was also inscribed along with her name and was painted silver. It read,
'To our little cherry blossom. Through thick and thin we will be with you, whether in memory from your heart, or right next you. Don't ever forget us, Kai, or the other Harunos, no matter what happens. Every one of us will watch over you for the rest of your life. We love you, and don't ever let evil, or hatred consume your soul, no matter the situation.
Then there was the necklace Kai gave her.
(Flashback)
A 6-year-old Sakura sat in her room drawing a picture of her and her brother sitting on a beach; there was a sunset and small waves crashing against the sand. It was so beautiful, it even looked like an expert artist had drawn it; you would have never guessed that a child that young would be able to make something so amazing.
"Imouto, imouto!" someone yelled from outside her door.
Sakura got up after closing her art book and putting away her things. She unlocked her door and opened it. In the doorway stood her brother, Kai.
"Kai-niisan, you're back from your mission…but what's wrong?" she asked.
He walked over to her bed and sat down, patting the spot next to him, telling her to sit. She sat down with a look of confusion on her face.
"I got you something while on my mission. After we completed it successfully, we spent the night at the Village Hidden among the Crystals, your 2nd favorite village. (Her 1st favorite is her own village.) Before we left I had to get you this." he said as he took a little black box out of his pack.
"Before I see it I want to give you this." Sakura said as she handed him a black and red locket that looked just like the symbol on their headbands but it had a white Haruno emblem around it. Carved on it was his name, the Japanese word for older brother, (niisan) and it read 'the Haruno prodigy.'
He opened it and on the left side was a picture of them and their parents together. Kai was sitting on his dad's shoulders, while Sakura was in her mom's arms and they all had big smiles on their faces. On the other side was a picture of Sakura and Kai. Kai was giving Sakura a piggy back ride, while she was sticking her tongue out and making the peace sign. In the picture, Kai was laughing at her.
He looked up and smiled at his little sister, thanking her for the gift. She then took out two more of the same lockets that held the same pictures. Kai looked confused.
"I made four lockets. One for you, one for kaasan, one for tousan, and I'm wearing mine now. You can hold on to tousan's, while I hold on to kaasan's. We can give them theirs later. " she explained.
Her brother's read: Kai Haruno, niisan, 'A HARUNO PRODIGY.'
Her mother's read: Manami Haruno, kaasan, 'Female Haruno Clan Leader.'
Her father's read: Hiroshi Haruno, tousan, 'Male Haruno Clan Leader.'
Her own read: Sakura Haruno, imouto, 'A HARUNO PRODIGY.'
Kai put on both his and their father's locket, while Sakura put on their mother's locket. (She already has hers on.)
(End Flashback)
'We never even got the chance to give them their lockets." she thought sadly.
Inner Sakura stayed quiet knowing there was nothing she could say to Sakura right now. (I'll call her IS from now on.)
Sakura looked at the necklace/choker that Kai gave to her.
It had a beautiful black and silver mixed chain choker. The pendent was a big, gorgeous, unbreakable crystal cherry blossom that was painted a mix of red, pink, dark blue, powder blue, black, lavender and silver. It had the same colors as her hair because her brother wanted it to perfectly match her. On the back of it was again her name carved into it and painted in gold. There was also a message that said,
'Imouto, you are the most beautiful thing in this world. More beautiful than this necklace, and anything else in the world. Always know that kaasan, tousan, all the Harunos, and I love you. You are the bright light that can survive even the darkest of things, not even evil can touch or taint your pureness. Never forget the ones close to you, the ones you cherish.'
"I miss all of you so much." Sakura whispered as she put the necklace/choker around her neck-under her headband- where both her and her mother's lockets were. She closed the music box, and gave the gentlest of kisses to all four of her treasures. (The two lockets, the crystal cherry blossom necklace/choker, and the music box.)
Those four things were her most treasured possessions. Anyone who spoke badly of them, tried to damage, or even touch the objects would be hurt, put in the hospital, or even killed by her. Many feared her and would never dare to even speak a single word to her.
The ones who feared her were always people who have done something wrong. The ones who were innocent would smile, they didn't mind being around her, they were glad she was there. She created a lot of peace -sometimes hell/damage/destruction- in her surroundings.
She sighed. 'I already knew what was going to happen in the nightmare, I've been having the same one, once a week, since their deaths. Why do I react the same way every time even if I know what will happen?'
Sak, you know the answer to that. It's hard for you to see them like that; it's hard for me too. IS said.
'Yeah, your right.' Sakura said.
Just then, a knock came from the door. Sakura walked over and opened the door. There stood a woman, who looked to be 23, with short blonde hair and hazel eyes.
"Sakura-san, sensei would like to see you." the woman said.
"Arigatou Megumi-chan, but you don't have to be so formal. We're friends aren't we?" Sakura told her.
Megumi Takashi was a beautiful woman. She could make many men fall to their knees and follow any orders she gave them. Her blonde hair fell just below her shoulders and her hazel eyes always had a shine or sparkle to them, except when following orders or when on a mission. Sakura was the same.
"Hai, we are…Sakura-chan." Megumi said as she smiled at Sakura.
"Megumi-chan, do you know why sensei is calling upon me?" Sakura asked.
"No, I was only told that I am to tell you and make sure you get there." Megumi replied.
"Well I've done everything to be ready for morning so we might as well go now." Sakura said.
"Hai." Megumi said as she turned.
They both walked out of Sakura's room after Sakura put on her ninja sandals. Sakura turned and locked her room with her chakra. (She locks almost everything with her chakra.) Only she would be able to unlock and open it because she used her chakra.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX 8:00a.m.
They walked down many halls; it was made into a maze that only the students could know their way around the place. Any trespassers would walk right into a trap, or any other danger. The two walked in a comfortable silence, passing many guards on their way.
They finally reached a large shoji door. Megumi slid the door open and walked in, while Sakura followed. They both took their shoes off and walked over to the sensei, whose back was turned to them.
"Hayate-sensei, I brought Sakura-chan just like you requested." Megumi announced.
"Good, you are dismissed Megumi." Hayate said calmly.
Megumi bowed and left after putting her shoes back on.
Sakura sat down with her legs folded under her. She waited a few minutes and Hayate still didn't say anything.
"Hayate-sensei, what did you want with me?" Sakura asked with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
He didn't answer. He just slowly turned around to face her and had a serious face on but you could see a bit of sadness in his beautiful green eyes.
Hayate Kawasaki was a strong man. He had sandy brown hair and bright green eyes. (The hairstyle looks like Kankuro's in Shippuden when Sakura has to heal him of the poison.) He cared for all his students and people, but he had a special love and care reserved only for Sakura. She was like a daughter to him.
He was the one who took her in after her clan was massacred. He loved her with all his heart.
"Sakura, I want you to go on a simple assassination mission." Hayate said.
"Well that isn't so bad; I go on those all the time." Sakura replied.
"You do, but on this one you have to go to another village and country. You are to live there until you kill all the targets I inform you of. I will send a messenger hawk with a scroll that has the names of the targets. Each scroll I send will have the names of two targets. " Hayate explained.
"Hai, sensei." Sakura said.
"Another thing, don't try to kill the Akatsuki. You are to fight only if you have no choice or if I order you to." he added.
"Hai." Sakura answered to show she understood.
"You are to leave tomorrow morning to Konoha, the leaf village, in Fire Country. Your teammates, Akira and Ichiro, have the same mission but they are going to Suna, the sand village, in the Wind Country. I have also informed Konoha's Hokage of your arrival, so they must have a place arranged for you to live in. I have done the same for them with Suna's Kazekage. You are dismissed." Hayate informed.
Sakura nodded and got up. She bowed respectfully and left after putting on her sandals.
XXXXXXXXXXXXX 12:00/noon
Sakura was finally finished packing. Most of her clothes were packed in a big pack to take with her while she left the others. She took most of her weapons with her too. She formed her weapons and her four treasures into chakra and absorbed them into her body. That was one of her clan's abilities.
'I wonder what Akira-kun and Ichiro-kun are doing, might as well check on them since I have nothing else to do.' Sakura thought. (Akira and Ichiro are like her older brothers. She sometimes even calls them Aki and Ichi. They all have nicknames that some people call them. Some of the nicknames will be mentioned later in other chapters.)
Sakura put the pack on top of a table and walked out of her room after putting on her sandals. She turned to lock the door with chakra and left.
Going down a few hallways, she stopped at a light brown door. (This time it's an actual door like what you would normally see. Only some doors in the place are a different style.) Knocking a few times, she waited. The door opened to a boy with dark brown hair with silver streaks and onyx eyes.
"Morning Ichiro-kun, what are you doing in Akira-kun's room?" Sakura asked.
"Hn, he needed some help packing." Ichiro answered as he let her in.
Sakura walked in and tripped as soon as she got inside, but Ichiro caught her before she hit the ground.
"Arigatou, Ichiro-kun." Sakura thanked.
"Hn." he replied, meaning 'no problem.'
(Sakura says hn a lot, just like Ichiro. She just doesn't say it much to her friends, or Ichiro, Akira, Megumi, Hayate, or Yoshiro. You will meet some of her friends and Yoshiro later.)
Ichiro helped her up and she looked around the room for Akira. Anywhere she looked, she would find a pile of clothes or weapons scattered across.
"Akira-kun, where are you?" Sakura called.
She got no answer back. She gave a questioning look to Ichiro and he just smirked.
"Ichiro-kun where is he?" she asked.
Ichiro shrugged. "Somewhere in the clothes."
Sakura walked over to every pile she could see and searched. She looked through all the piles and still didn't find him. She then heard a slight moan coming from the other side if the bed. She slowly walked over to see Akira on the floor and he looked like he was just waking up.
She went over to him and saw a huge bump on his head.
"Ichiro-kun, why did you knock him out?" Sakura asked with slight worry in her voice.
"Hn, he was annoying me and talking about how he could beat me in a spar because he thinks he's stronger." he replied as he leaned on a the wall.
"Yeah Saku-chan, I was just talking and all of a sudden he punched me on the top of the head." Akira whined as soon as he was conscious.
They started arguing as soon as they could and Sakura sweat dropped.
"Guys calm down, and you should get packed Akira-kun because we are leaving tomorrow morning. I'm gonna go train." Sakura said as she was walking to the door.
"Ok Saku-chan, bye. Ichiro you can go too, I'm gonna finish packing by myself." Akira told them.
"Sure, whatever." Ichiro replied.
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Sakura: Yeah, can't wait to get some training in!
Akira: I hate packing.
Ichiro: Hn.
Next time: Get Ready
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Me: (sighs)Old man Teuchi makes the best ramen in the world! (full)
Naruto and Akira: (burp)You can say that again.
Me: K, old man Teuchi makes the best ramen in the world!!
Sakura and Ichiro: …
Me: Hey Naruto-kun, Akira-kun.
Both: What?
Me: (whispers)…24
Both and me: HAHAHA…24... (out of breath and fall on each other)
Sakura: (sigh) You see what I have to live with? They are such idiots.
Me, Akira and Naruto: YEAH BUT WE'RE YOUR IDIOTS!! (laughing)
Ichiro: (mumbles) morons.