Ugh all the school work is making my world stuffy…need to write some stories…Anyway we are going to start off after Pein's attack on Konoha! From there it's all me Haha!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but the plot is all mine

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Chapter 1: The new generation

It has been four long years since Pein's horrific attack on Konoha. The village was rebuilt from scratch, many still mourned for the lives lost that day and everyone knew the memory will never leave them…no matter how much they want to forget. It is true that none other than the kyuubi jinchuuriki, Uzumaki Naruto, had fought off Pein and saved the village from utter destruction. This act alone had opened everyone's eyes and they had finally come to respect the blonde shinobi. After this incident the Godaime Hokage sent any shinobi who was not injured to locate the remaining Akatsuki and destroy them, but to everyone's shock they were nowhere to be found…at least not yet. After Four years of waiting for the vengeful return of the Akatsuki, Tsunade has decided to name a successor…someone stronger…someone who had the heart and determination needed to keep the village safe. Of course this honour was given to Uzumaki Naruto, demon container of the kyuubi.

"Sakura-chan! I'm bored! Baa-chan won't let me go anywhere! Not even for ramen! Can you believe this!?" Sakura sighed softly as she stood in the Hokage's office listening to Naruto whine about how boring his 'training' is. Tsunade on the other hand looked ready to throw the boy out of the nearest window.

"Naruto…this is what you've always wanted isn't it? You are now the future Rokudaime Hokage!" Sakura suppressed a smile as she watched Naruto pout before nodding his head slowly.

"Naruto! Stop whining you little brat! I'm trying to teach you how the filing system works around here! Now shut up and wait while I talk to Sakura!" Naruto frowned and mumbled a few words under his breath as he slumped in his chair. Sakura smirked a little before turning towards her shishou.

"Oh yeah…What did you need me for Tsunade-shishou?" Tsunade gave Sakura a proud smile as she gazed at her old apprentice. Sakura was now a Special-Jonin and a part time ANBU field medic. Her short petal hair was tied in a small ponytail while a few strands fell against her face; those bright emerald orbs have now become a little sharper and glittered with determination. Her usual shinobi attire now consisted of a dark crimson Chinese-style sleeveless shirt, her usual medic skirt and the regular black Jonin pants. The leaf symbol proudly placed on her forehead. Yes…her student was now one of the strongest Kunoichi in her village.

"Sakura…You have already long surpassed me in strength and in the medical field. You are not required to call me 'shishou' anymore…not to mention that you've also surpassed Kurenai in the genjutsu section," Sakura could only give her sensei a warm smile as she shook her head.

"No, I do not only call you 'shishou' out of habit…I also call you 'shishou' to show you my respect and gratitude for being patient with a weakling like me," Tsunade let out a small chuckle as Naruto smiled at his petal haired best friend. Sakura smiled but she had meant every single word…if Tsunade had not chosen to take her under her wing…she wouldn't know where she would be right now.

"Anyway I have called you here to give you this…congratulations you have passed and met the needed requirements," Sakura grew a little confused as she reached out and read over the file that Tsunade handed to her. Her eyes widened and a grin broke out as she read over her results.

"What? What is it Sakura-chan?" Naruto scratched his head as he tried to make sense of what was happening. Both women seemed to be smiling and congratulating?

"I'm a…I'm a-"

"Yes Sakura…You have passed the exams to become a Jonin sensei…a genin team will be assigned to you tomorrow," Naruto's eyes bugged out of his head and he ran over to his friend and enveloped her in a gigantic hug. Sakura hugged back as she couldn't help the excitement that washed over her.

"I can't believe I got accepted…" Sakura closed her eyes and let relief wash over her for a moment. She knew that she was a little too young to be a sensei but she wanted to take the challenge and teach the new generation of Konoha. Tsunade gave a snort at Sakura's comment.

"Of course they'd accept you! You were my apprentice after all! Plus…the genin team who gets you should be lucky since they will be having the famous Godaime Hokage's apprentice training them," Sakura laughed a little at her teacher's boasting but once she noticed the time she let out a sigh.

"I've got to get going…I promised Kakashi-sensei that I'd visit him today. Bye Naruto, Shishou," With a bow Sakura disappeared from their view in a swirl of sakura petals.

"Now Naruto…The scroll filing system is a little more complicated than that of the-HEY! Get back here! UZUMAKI!!" Tsunade's angry howl was heard throughout Konoha as a blonde shinobi snickered and made his way to Ichiraku's Ramen bar.

Sakura walked along the streets of Konoha, noticing how the village was now back to its peaceful state and not overcome by fear and misery. She sighed when images of the past came rushing at her. She did everything she could that day, healing anyone she found and killing off any threats that dared to harm the innocent lives of the people…but she knew…she knew deep down that her efforts weren't enough. Maybe if she was stronger back then, like she was now, then maybe Tsunade might not have almost lost her life due to severe chakra depletion…maybe she could have helped Naruto in his fight against Pein. Sakura knew she had to get even stronger…and so she did, training day in and day out with anyone who was willing to help her.

"Naruto…we've both come a long way…but even with our strength…we still haven't brought him back," Sakura let out another sigh, she still wanted to save the third member of the old team 7 but with no information coming in about the last Uchiha…they had nothing to go on. Naruto also found it increasingly frustrating that Sasuke's movements have somehow stopped two years after the Akatsuki attack. No one could get anymore information on him or his team.

"No point in wasting my thoughts on him…" Sakura continued to walk along the streets before coming around to a few corners which led her to her old sensei's apartment. Sakura held no more romantic feelings towards the Uchiha…but the determination to bring him back still burned within her heart…for Naruto's sake.

"Hm…I wonder if he's home," Sakura stopped in front of an apartment door and let her chakra flare a little so that Kakashi would notice she was here. Every time Sakura would recall the past she would also remember how they had come so close…so close to loosing their own sensei. By the time Sakura and Tsunade had found him, his pulse was so weak that no one could tell whether it was still there, luckily Sakura had used her chakra to scan his body. And his chakra…his chakra was over used and more then depleted, it was a miracle how he managed to survive.

"Ah, Sakura! Come in, come in," Sakura gave Kakashi a smile before stepping into his small apartment and seating herself on his couch. Kakashi on the other hand grabbed two beers from his fridge and threw one to his ex-student before sitting down on the couch opposite to her. Sakura caught the chilled bottle and stared at her sensei questioningly.

"What? You're 20 years old now! It's legal," Sakura smirked before opening her own bottle.

"So what did you want to see me for Kakashi-sensei," Sakura downed some of her drink before staring at her sensei patiently.

"Hey now I've asked you and Naruto to call me Kakashi, you two have surpassed me and have become famous amongst shinobi…heck you two are on the top lists in all the bingo books," Kakashi smirked as pride filled him, remembering his two precious students' faces on the S-rank list…whether it was a good thing or a bad thing never occurred to him.

"Kakashi-sensei, I don't think being in the bingo books is actually a good thing…" Kakashi let out a small chuckle at Sakura's bored look.

"Anyway back to the point…I heard that you passed the exams, congratulations on becoming a sensei Sakura! Make sure you pass down my teachings!" Sakura gave a little snort as Kakashi chuckled at the thought of Sakura reading his infamous little book.

"Yeah…I'm kind of nervous though. I mean instead of looking out for my own life I'd be responsible for three new genin who barely know the reality of the shinobi world," Kakashi reached over and gave his only female student a soft pat on the shoulder. Sakura looked up and sighed as she took another swig of her beer.

"Don't worry Sakura you'll be fine, you're strong enough to protect your students and don't ever doubt that," Sakura knew Kakashi was also referring to her own promise of protecting those precious to her…vowing to fight alongside them instead of watching their backs as they protected her. Sakura smiled at her sensei's encouraging words.

"Alright…but how come they've already chosen a team for me? I just found out my results," Sakura blinked in confusion since the thought had been bugging her during her walk to Kakashi's apartment. Kakashi took on a thinking pose before his eyes crinkled and a smile graced his lips under his mask.

"Now that you mention it…I remember that they group the genins a few weeks before the new teacher's receive their results, the teacher's who have already had experience with genin teams before are assigned a team earlier. That is if my memory is correct," Kakashi rubbed his chin a little as he tried to remember if that was really the case and not his memory playing tricks on him. Sakura smirked at Kakashi and shook her head sadly.

"Oh sensei…old age must be hitting you hard these days, ne?" Kakashi's eyes narrowed towards his student playfully before crossing his arms indignantly. Sakura gave him look.

"I am not that old! I'm only 33 years old thank you!" Sakura laughed as Kakashi continued to prove his 'youth'. Sakura knew that Kakashi wasn't really that old but even at his age he was still boyishly handsome.

"Oh crap, I forgot I have shifts at the hospital today and seeing as I won't be spending much time there due to my genin team I shouldn't be late. If there's nothing else Kakashi-sensei I'll take my leave now," With that Sakura downed the last of her beer and gave Kakashi a big hug before making her way towards the door, only to be stopped by her sensei's voice.

"Oh! Sakura I forgot to give you these," Sakura turned and watched Kakashi place something in her hands. Much to Sakura's surprise Kakashi had placed two little bells in her hand. She opened her mouth to speak but Kakashi beat her to it.

"Just call it…tradition, ne?" Sakura simply smiled, understanding what her sensei meant. With one last wave the pink haired kunoichi took to the rooftops, not wanting to be late for her hospital shift.

"Oh dear Buddha…" Sakura groaned out tiredly as she dragged herself to the direction of her apartment. Tsunade must have told the hospital that Sakura wouldn't be working there constantly anymore…and so they worked her to the bone! The petal haired kunoichi sighed softly as her body indicated that she was near chakra depletion. Once she got to her apartment she had placed a very complicated genjutsu around it before plopping down on her bed to get some much needed rest.

"Ugh…what time is it...Damnit," Sakura pushed herself off of her messy bed and noticed that she was still in her doctors' uniform. She cringed slightly at the thought of not taking a shower.

"Might as well go take one now…I guess it'll be okay if I'm a few minutes late," With that thought in mind Sakura carried out her usual morning routine before putting on her usual shinobi attire. Sakura quickly dried her short hair before tying it back into a small ponytail with a few loose strands falling against her face. She attached her medical pouch onto the back of her medical skirt and checked if she had all her weapons on her.

"Alright…time to head out!" Sakura adjusted the leaf symbol that was placed on her forehead before leaping out of her bedroom window. Sakura headed towards the Hokage tower so she could get the file on her new team, then she would head towards the designated training grounds.

"Tsunade-shishou, I'm going to need my team's files," Sakura strode into the Hokage's office and found her old mentor sleeping on a stack of paperwork. A sigh escaped from her lips before she sucked in a breath…

"SHISHOU!"

"Huh?! What?! Where's the attack coming from!" Tsunade calmed down a little before darting annoyed hazel orbs towards her former apprentice…who seemed to be feigning innocence.

"I need my new genin team's files shishou…I'm already late as it is," Tsunade let out a groan of annoyance before digging through her already chaotic desk. Once she found it she handed it over to Sakura, who surprisingly did not read it over.

"I'll read it after I meet them shishou," Sakura chuckled softly after reading her Tsunade's look of confusion.

"Alright…well good luck and if you see Naruto…tell him he's a dead man," A look of utter annoyance and anger played on the beautiful blonde's face but Sakura could only sigh before nodding and heading out.

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"Hm let's see…training grounds 10? Alright then," Sakura placed the file securely under her arm as she took to the trees in order to make her travel shorter…and not to mention get there quicker. After a few minutes Sakura could see a bit of the clearing up ahead and a small lake near it. A small smile crept onto her lips as she could spot three little heads sitting near the glistening lake.

"Damnit! Where is our sensei! They should have been here half an hour ago!"

"Stop your whining…we must have been the unlucky ones who end up getting a lazy assed sensei,"

"I'm sorry but I hope your not referring to me," Both boys' heads shot up at the tall female narrowing her eyes at them. The first boy who had spoken snorted and crossed his arms with a small huff.

"Well you're late!" Sakura chuckled softly at those familiar words, images of her and Naruto screaming at Kakashi flooded through her mind. Sakura then shrugged and let a lopsided grin play on her full lips.

"I'm sorry…I guess I just got lost on the road of life-" Sakura was then cut off by the second boy who only narrowed his eyes at her.

"We don't need excuses," Sakura forced out a smile as her brow twitched in annoyance. Here she thought she would have a blast since she adored children…but these brats were not what she had imagined…or expected.

"Anyway I have your files here so let's see who my genin team consists of…" Sakura pulled out the manila folder from under her arm and flipped through the pages. She stopped at the second page and smiled…she had not been expecting this.

"So the first member of Team 17 is…Hyuuga Reiji 12 years old…I see I have a Hyuuga huh?" Sakura observed the boy a little more and noticed how his soft chocolate brown hair was not long at all! Instead it was cut short and reached his chin at most with strands falling around his face. The Konoha forehead protector was proudly placed on his forehead…a few bandages peeked out from underneath meaning he was a part of the branch family. Reiji wore a simple beige sleeveless shirt with a few buckles decorating the front, plain black shorts and his kunai pouch was strapped against his right leg.

"That's right but don't judge me because of my last name!" Sakura merely blinked at the glaring boy before she reached over and gave his head a hard pat, making him wince in return.

"I don't care if you are a Hyuuga or whatever clan you come from…just as long as you have the ability to become a strong shinobi," Sakura gave the pearly eyed boy a small smirk before walking over to the second genin.

"Second member of Team 17 is Yamanaka Akira? Yamanaka…you must be one of Ino's relatives, no?" Akira stared back at Sakura with sharp ocean blue orbs before he grunted in agreement. Akira sported shoulder-length sandy blond hair that looked to be layered. He had his forehead protector tied around his left arm. The 12 year old wore a loose dark violet vest along with cream coloured shorts and his kunai pouch was attached to his left thigh.

'What is with theses kids?! Geez…knowing Ino and her family I thought the Hyuuga would be the smart-assed-stoic-know-it-all! But no…it had to be the other way around and now I'm stuck with a loud mouthed Hyuuga, a smart-assed Yamanaka…what's next?!' Sakura grit her teeth for a moment before forcing out a tight smile…got to have patience…patience.

"And the third member of Team 17 must be our own little…kunoichi…? Harada Daichi?! WTF?!" Reiji and Akira snickered as they watched their sensei stare at the quiet red head, sitting to their right, in disbelief. Sakura continued to gape at the third boy before she shook her head and read through the files thoroughly…and that's when she noticed a small post-it note hanging on the bottom of the last page.

"Dear Sakura-sensei, I'm sorry to say that you will be handling an all boys genin team. There is nothing we could do about this group because there was a few kunoichi who had failed the academy exams, therefore creating a shortage in teams," After reading the note out loud Sakura gave a long sigh before straightening up. She walked over to the third member and waited for the silent boy to look up.

"H-Hai sensei?" Sakura's eyes softened when she saw the sadness in the young boy's golden orbs. He seemed to be a bit hurt due to the fact that Sakura seemed to want a kunoichi instead of him…silly boy she was just surprised. Sakura smiled at the red head and gave him a small pat on the cheek.

"Third member of Team 17 is Harada Daichi, 12 years old. Welcome to the team," Sakura watched as the hurt in those sharp golden orbs disappeared and was soon replaced with excitement. Daichi's wild red hair was loose and reached his back as his forehead protector acted as a bandana to keep some of his hair away from his eyes. He wore a black tank over his usual mesh shirt, his shorts were a deep grey and his kunai pouch was strapped onto his right thigh.

"Alright listen up boys! I am Haruno Sakura and I will be your Jonin sensei from now on…now let us gets to know each other better shall we?" Sakura inwardly smirked as she saw boredom decorate their little faces as she announced herself. Of course she didn't expect fresh genin to know exactly who she was and what her reputation was about. The thought was sort of welcoming since they wouldn't judge her straight away.

"Right…Now we'll start with Reiji, then Akira and lastly Daichi. You may talk about your goals etc…" Sakura motioned for Reiji to start and once he stood he gave her and the rest a wicked grin.

"I, Hyuuga Reiji, will become one of the strongest shinobi ever! I'm going to do this so that I can show my bastard of a father how wrong he is!" Akira seemed to glare at the loud Hyuuga while Daichi gave him a small clap of encouragement. Sakura on the other hand narrowed her eyes at the boy…there was something about him that made her want to help him reach his goals…not to mention that he was a complete opposite to the rest of the Hyuuga males.

"Alright, Akira you're up," With that Akira stood slowly and stared at Sakura with a levelled gaze. He straightened his posture before speaking up with his calm, yet slightly arrogant voice.

"My goal is to get into ANBU," Sakura nodded her head as Akira sat down and Daichi stood up slowly, waiting for Sakura's permission to start. Sakura somehow hated the small similarities Akira's personality had with…Sasuke's own personality. Her chest clenched for a moment before it disappeared…no…she would die before one of her own students was to defect from their own village.

"Okay Daichi your turn,"

"My goal is to become strong enough to protect the ones precious to me…I need to become strong enough…so I won't end up hurting them," Sakura shifted her emerald orbs towards Daichi in slight surprise. She was a little confused with his words but…she knew she'd find out sooner or later. Daichi's eyes were hidden behind his bangs before he sat down on the ground, slightly farther from the other two.

"Well that's all for today boys, make sure you meet me here tomorrow at the same time and don't eat any breakfast okay-"

"What's your goal Sakura-sensei?" Sakura was cut off by Reiji's words. She blinked before she answered, lips forming into a painful smile. This caught the three boys' attention as they waited for their sensei's answer.

"My goal…is to bring back an old friend who has lost his way," And with those last words she disappeared in a whirl of sakura petals, leaving three very confused genin by themselves.

It was late at night and Sakura was helping Tsunade and Naruto organise the paperwork that seemed to drown all three of them including the Hokage's desk. Sakura continued organising the scrolls in front of her before stopping for a while and staring across the desk only to find Tsunade sleeping on her pile of work. The weight and slight drool on her left shoulder meant that Naruto was knocked out too. Sakura smiled at her best friend's peaceful face before she stared out of the window and up at the beautiful full moon.

"Sasuke…If Naruto fails to bring you back in his own way…"

"Then I'll be right behind him…ready to break both your arms and legs…so we can drag you back to Konoha," Sakura's eyes shifted from her usual bright emerald to cold hardened jade orbs. No one could truly become a shinobi without loosing their innocence to the constant death that surrounded them everyday…and Sakura…was no exception.

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"And if I need to…I will crush you,"

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