Realization.
"They all stold in silence. She was getting prepared for a harsh outcome, or to hand over her headband. What else was there supposed to do now?"
Sakura Haruno never realized what to actually expect when being a ninja. But when the realization comes, what is her reaction? Quit for good, or take Kakashi's words for the future.
Warning: Child death and depressing themes.
It was then that Sakura Haruno realized what she would face as a leaf ninja. Sakura turned at the sound and froze. While there was ringing in her ears, the scene she saw was bold with the orange sunset light showing everything. And by everything, the regret she knew will linger with her for a while. Everything was going blurry as her team ran ahead to the body to immediatly do what they can. She didn't notice how her avanger teammate glanced at her before he too ran up. The blood was already starting to rapidly pool. It was already too late.
"Sakura remember your objective." The ringing suddenly stopped and the wind rustling the trees was audible again, her eyes only resting on her sensie for a second before turning around. She almost ran into the tee when the tears finally formed.
When she located the last trap and deactivated it, she still was in shock. The voice in her head, for once, did not say anything at all. She stood up straight from leaning against a tree and retreated back to the camp. During the walk, Sakura thought about what went wrong. So horribly wrong. Everything was going so right, but then they finally saw the kunai, it all ended up so wrong. Being a ninja, you are expected to see this kind of stuff, and she knew it. But she wasn't prepared for it to happen so soon. Sakura looked up when she heard her sensie call over, she walked up and noticed her two teammates watching as she came closer. Who was to blame?"
"The mission was a fail today."
They all stold in silence. She was getting prepared for a harsh outcome, or to hand over her headband. What else was there supposed to do now?
"But, you are going to have to see more of this in the future as a ninja. Not all missions are a success. It matters importantly on how you react after." She swore that was directed towards her. Either way, she was aware she is the only one who didn't experience this trauma already.
Sakura grit her teeth as she continued to stare down at the floor. She didn't know how the boyrs were reacting, but she saw Naruto shift in his place. Kakashi let the words sink in before he finally released them to the campfire while their meal was being prepared. After a long time she finally looked at her partners. They seemed.. relaxed. Naruto was looking up at the starry night, and Sasuke was staring at the fire in deep thought. She knew what they were thinking about. Her eyes were focused way too long on the fish, who were currently being cut by a kunai, making her flinch as she rembered the sound of the kunai earlier.
"Here." She handed her fish to Naruto as she stood up. "Wow, thanks Sakura-chan." Sakura noticed how he said it in his usual happy tine, but yet this was glossed with sadness. With a small wave, she walked away to her tent. Once finally laying down, she started to think about the small details. All night she did as the forest had her nocturnal sounds going non-stop. Could she handle seeing something like this again, was her last thought before her eyes closed.
Hello, I always wanted to write something about Naruto. I had a few ideas, but thought of this by all the thoughts I had. It is very confusing right now, but the explanation will come in future chapters. There was also a hint at what will happen. Updating when I can.