Hey guys! I just saw Divergent, and it was awesome. It inspired me to comeback and start writing. I'M SO SORRY FOR BEING OUT IT'S JUST I HAVE A LIFE NOW AND ok yeah so I'm just trying this out, sorry for the crappy prologue.

Prologue:

Before the time of the Third Hokage, a group of ninja long thought loss appeared at the gates of Konohagakure no Sato. They were the teams sent to discover what lay beyond the horizon, past the Land of waves, the farthest reaches of the map. It had been an entire decade since they were sent out, and they bore an incredible message. The only nation they had found was across the sea, having developed entirely separate from the Hidden Shinobi Countries. This nation was known as Chicago, and it offered an alliance with the hidden village. The ninja brought news of their technology and weapons, things that could rain destruction in a matter of seconds, even though their chakra and ninja techniques were virtually non-existent. Konoha entered this alliance, and as a show of good faith, both nations sent a group of youngsters to the other once every ten years, to learn of the different cultures and return to their home countries to share knowledge with everyone. It is in this setting we find our main character Sakura, in the midst of this changing and revolutionary period of Konoha history.

This nation, Chicago, was split into 5 groups, the Dauntless, or the people who blamed evil on weakness and cowardice, the Amity, the people who blamed it on violence and unhappiness, the Candor, those who thought dishonesty and lying were at fault, the Erudite, who saw idiocy and stupidity as the main reason, and Abnegation, who believed it to be selfishness. 5 children of Konoha would be sent to Chicago every 10 years; 1 for each faction. 5 children of Chicago would be sent to Konoha every 10 years; 3 to be trained as shinobi, as that was the major job occupancy, and 2 to live as civilians. This trade was strengthened by the monthly reimbursement each government gave to families who sent their children away.

In a nutshell: divergent!Chicago and Konohagakure form an alliance, and send their children to the other country to learn about it and to strengthen the alliance. This is an AU, and obviously Sakura Haruno is what this story is about. For English, I spent a week analyzing her character, deciding which traits were her actual personality and which traits she developed through living in Konoha. Since for this story she won't be raised in Konoha, I'm only writing her with what I think is her actual personality and what traits I've seen develop in the children of the faction I've chosen for her. So she will have extraordinary intelligence, ambition, determination, loyalty, and understanding. Kindness, while still a part of her, will be downplayed here because that's not the defining characteristic of the faction I believe is best for her (hint hint). Also: No Tris, Four, or Eric. All OCs on the side of Chicago, so I can really focus on making Sakura the badass she deserves to be.