Scars

Chapter 1

I do not own Naruto or any of the characters, they belong to Masashi Kishimoto


BEEEEEEEPPPPP BEEEEEEEPPPP BEE- !CRACK!

'There goes another alarm clock' thought Sakura while looking at the cracked wall and alarm clock parts shattered all over the ground. 'Oh, well...'

The said pink-haired kunoichi didn't think she had enough enthusiasm or even life-energy to get out of bed not to mention having to work for 10 hours in that place of torture also called Konoha hospital. Well, at least she won't be having mission for at least a few months. But it wasn't relieving, this was just another reminder of her last mission, of that day...


~~FLASHBACK~~

Blood was spreading around her.

'It's as if my tears became crimson red' thought Sakura while looking down, at the pool of red liquid. She felt everything pouring down her face, but she could no longer tell if it was tears or blood. Her wrists were bleeding too because no matter how hard she tried getting these chakra suppressing chains off, she couldn't do it. She was still too weak, just a helpless girl who could do nothing without her chakra.

'I'm a disgrace to Tsunade-sama, I couldn't even kill myself before the enemy captured me'

These thoughts triggered another wave of fighting spirit and Sakura decided to free herself no matter what, but after a few movements her whole body was in pain so intense she thought she would faint. Ant then she heard footsteps and froze in fear of what will happen to her now...

~~END OF FLASHBACK~~


"Yo" this simple word forced her out of those awful memories and back to the reality in which she was still lying in her bed even though it was already time to meet her teammates and go training. That's why her ex-sensei was now sitting on her windowsill with his beloved Icha Icha in hand, waiting for her to get up and get ready.

The pink haired kunoichi couldn't care less if he had to wait for her because it was always him everyone waited for. The girl slowly got up and went to the bathroom to enjoy a relaxing shower. Warm water running down her body, cleaning her body felt good, but she had to keep on moving to get away from her memories. Speaking of which, Sakura started wondering where is the most energetic ninja of Konoha that always succeeded in cheering her up and not letting her drown in self-pity.

When Sakura emerged from the bathroom first thing she said was not a 'hello' or a 'good morning, Kakashi', but:

"Where's Naruto?"

Sakura knew that he's not with the copy ninja because she would have heard him screaming her name when he was still miles away from her apartment.

"A solo mission popped up just this morning. He asked me to tell you he's really sorry and that he will come to you as soon as he comes back." answered the laid back jounin. "So, are you ready?"

"Go and wait for me outside. I'll be out in a minute" answered Sakura because she didn't have enough energy and she wasn't in the mood for screaming at Kakashi.

Of course, she often screams at him just like at anybody else as he is no longer her sensei. Sakura is already a jounin herself and Kakashi is just another goofy friend to her. But after the accident the girl became a lot more peaceful and vulnerable just like in her childhood before she met Ino. But now Ino could no longer help her, it was something beyond her powers. But Sakura was happy for her friend, who gave away the excitement of missions for the warmth of a child's embrace. She was now a mother of two cute, but lazy boys and a wife for Shikamaru, who became Konoha's head strategist.


The pink haired kunoichi shuffled through her wardrobe to find a clean outfit and brushed her hair at the same time. She didn't have to use the mirror, or more like she didn't want to see her reflection. That's why as soon as she was dressed she went downstrais. But before leaving the building she inhaled deeply and got ready for yet another awful day, for a lot more suffering from a simple glance of a passer-by, for thousands of glares that she will receive.

Sakura wasn't sure if she will be able to live this day through without killilg or at least punching someone through a wall. But it was her life now and she had to keep on living no matter how hard it was.

'At least I have my friends' thought the girl finally going out into the morning sun to see Kakashi with his famous eye crinckle.