PROLOGE

"A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever" –Unknown

"Did you call Shishou?"

"Hai, you have an A ranked solo mission"

"Hai"

"You must cure the daughter of a feudal lord in Kumogakure. Get ready; you're leaving in two hours. The details are in the scroll."

"Oh, and one more thing Sakura…"

"Hai, Tsunade-sama?"

"Promise you'll be careful and don't use that just"

"Promise."

Promises are like hearts-

..:Memoria Aurea:..

Punches. Clashing metals. Blood. Kicks. Screams. It was a simple mission but it somehow turned into a bloody fight of one kunoichi against eleven rouge nins. Even with the odds against Sakura, she managed to defeat six of her enemies. Only 5 more to go. Easy right? No sweat. She was the Hokage's apprentice after all. Except for one little detail. No chakra. None, cero, nada. Healing the girl had taken a toll on her and she didn't have any soldier pills left. As it was, she barely had enough chackra for a few justsus. 'Well, so much for a safe return.' she thought bitterly while dodging a few kunais aimed at her head.

"You bitch!"

"Yo mamma!"

She felt an urge to stick her tongue childishly because, really, she just wanted to get home, have a warm long bath and sleep her eyes out. But no life always had a sick sort of humor and it liked to remind her how much it loved her with such situations.

The rouge nin charged at her. With narrowed eyes, Sakura slammed her fist on his chest sending him stumbling a few feet away while another enemy sent three shuriken at her way, hitting her back.

'Poof!'

A log stood in her place. With the little chakra she had left, she infused her fist with chackra and slammed it onto the ground. The force knocked the two opponents out of their feet. But her small victory was short lived when exploding tagged kunais detonated near her, knocking her to a tree. The back of her head slammed hard against the tree, knocking the wind out of her and blurring her vision for a few seconds which was apparently enough time for her enemy to run close to her; swinging his huge sword, aiming for her head. With fast reflexes she ducked, her head pounding and protesting at the sudden movement. Taking a kunai from her pouch –Damn I'll have to restock soon- she clashed her kunai against his sword, sparks flying, and kicked him in the ribs. But not before he swung his sword again and slashed at her face-The bastard, cha! - leaving a trail of blood on her cheek. She stabbed her kunai on his shoulder.

"Agh!"

Pink lips split in to deadly smirk. "That ought a teach him."

Her ninja senses kicked in once again when she felt someone closing in on her back. Summoning her favorite weapon, a scythe –her baby- Sakura turned around just in time to block her enemy's attack. Sparks flew as her scythe clashes against the opponents twin sais. Her enemy quickly withdrew and sent a serious of well executed attacks at her way. Sakura tried to block his attacks but he was too fast and she getting tired. Her chackra was almost none existing and her movement where slowing down and loosing force. As a result she received a few cuts and slashes across her body. And damn the bastard had ruined her favorite jounin vest! Blood spilled from the cuts in her arms and legs –Great! Not only was it ruined but also blood stained! Double damn.-but she couldn't care less as a cliff came into view a few feet away. They were trying to push her to the cliff!

Sakura was losing ground and she didn't act soon her days of eating ramen on cozy stalls and comfy stools with Naruto would be over. The sai wielder tried to stab her arm, pushing her closer to the cliff and Sakura moved out of the way but the blade slashed a few inches in to her flesh.

"Ahhh!"

Sakura couldn't hold in her cry of pain as she jumped closer to the cliff. Soon the sound of a running river came to her ears. Out of the corner of her eyes she saw a glint of light.

"Shuriken, shit!"

She jumped back:

Closer to the cliff,

Closer to the river,

Closer to her death.

"Fuck you if you think I'll go down so easily! I'm not going down alone. I'll bring you to hell with me, you filthy bastard!" This was getting personal and Sakura was mad as in I'm-gonna-fucking-kill-'em-all-for-ruining-my-favorite-vest-and-not-letting-me-get-my-much-need-bath-and-sleep-kind of mad. Naruto was really rubbing off on her as seeing at her choice of colorful words.

The nin jumped in front of her, sais raised in hand. She was only a few steps away from the cliff when the nin closed in on her. Her scythe blocked the attacks but the force behind the blows made her take a step back. A few rocks fell on the river. Gritting her teeth she pushed but it was all in vain, she was losing her strength and black dots where dancing at the corner of her emerald eyes. She had to finish this soon.

A kunai was thrown at her and with her last strength, she pushed the nuke nin in the kunai's direction. Blood spilled over her pale face. The force of the kunai had pierced through his flesh and onto the man's heart. An instant painless death assured him and with that, his weight. For his broad lifeless body fell on Sakura, unbalancing her and as a result, she fell:

From the cliff,

In the water and

Her possible death…

"Sorry Naruto I won't be able to eat ramen with you." A bittersweet smile reached her lips as cold water drops splashed in the air and fell, just like her.

-meant to be broken.