I know I should be working on White Fades to Black but I am stuck on what to do with some of the plot I've created so I will get back to that one soon.
Sakura: You better update the story soon!
Right I will later. This story was inspired by the song Concrete Angel by Martina McBride and I do use it with small changes to it. I hope you enjoy the story.
Warning: If you don't like to read or can't handle Child Abuse stories leave now.
Disclamer: I do not own Naruto or the song Concrete Angel :)
Summarry: What would happen if Sakura didn't have a great home life and she suffered ever since she was born. This is her journey as she tries to rise above the abuse and become stronger to finally break free from her cage.
Chapter One: The Burden of a Secret Storm
The sun shone throughout Konoha as the civilians and ninjas got ready for the day. The kids from the ninja academy were all excited because today they will become real ninjas and be put into teams as genins. One girl was sitting on her bed staring at the wall; her long pink hair flowed down her back as she was already ready for the day but also she was dreading it to.
"Sakura, Get down here right now you little brat," A woman yelled from downstairs. Sakura did not flinch at the mean voice.
"Yes mother," She answered back. She got up and with one look at the mirror she went down stairs. She saw her mother standing there with a cold look on her face. Sakura internally flinched at what was going to happen.
"You forgot to make us breakfast, young lady," Her mother told her and she punched Sakura in the stomach. Sakura fell to the floor in the pain as her father kicked her in the ribs, she let out a strangled cry.
"I'm sorry, I'll do it right away," Sakura choked back a sob as she got up and headed towards the kitchen to make her parents breakfast. Sakura's parents have always been like this to her, she was a mistake that was not supposed to be born. They hated her with a passion and only kept her around as a punching bag and a slave to the house hold. When she started the ninja academy she hoped that someone would notice her pain and would help. But as years went by she lost all the hope she had, no one notice her pain or bruises. Sakura started humming a sad song to that she only knew the words too as she finished breakfast and gave it to her parents; they just ignored her as she left the house eating an apple. Sakura walked they way to the academy as her ribs were still hurting her. Sakura didn't have any energy today, as last night she trained hard to the point of having little chakra left. She wanted to be strong and maybe one day break free away from her parents, she hoped and held on to it because it gave her a reason to live each day. Sakura saw Ino up ahead as she sighed to herself, she really didn't want to fight with her right now about Sasuke. Sakura never really liked Sasuke she just pretended to be like the other girls because no one would notice her pain if she put on a annoying fangirl façade.
"Good Morning, Sakura," Ino sneered at her. Sakura looked at Ino.
"Good Morning, Ino," Sakura said back but with no sneer. Sakura was just too tired to keep up the façade of hating Ino this morning and her ribs were hurting with every step she took.
"I'll with be on Sasuke's team and you won't be forehead," Ino said with a smug tone.
"Whatever Ino," Sakura said as she speed on her pace a bit to distract Ino from noticing her not so 'normal' behavior. Ino also speed up her pace as they raced to the academy. They both entered the room at the same time. Sakura's stomach was pounding but she brushed it off.
"I win Sakura," Ino said. Sakura didn't answer her back but Ino just thought she was being rude and snotty to her. Sakura was going to answer back but her ribs were in so much pain that it left her breathless. So, Sakura just walked away from Ino and she went towards Naruto.
"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto yelled out to her with a blush on his face. Sakura looked at him and smiled slightly back as she sat down between Naruto and Sasuke. The fangirls in the room were mad at Sakura.
"That's my seat," They all yelled at her but she didn't have the energy to say anything back. She was fed up with the façade as she knew now she was a ninja and fully ready to be one. She will not be weak any longer in the eyes of her fellow peers. She saw Naruto get up in Sasuke's face as they stared each other down. When someone pushed Naruto as he went forward kissing Sasuke in the process. The fangirls were mad, as they advanced onto Naruto beating him up for stealing Sasuke's first kiss. Sakura hands were shaking under the desk from painful memories flashed through her eyes but her face remained neutral. Iruka settled the class down as he started naming off the teams. She ignored him until he called her name.
"Team 7 Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha," Iruka said as Sakura didn't react to the news as what was expected of her but no one noticed. Naruto being himself started ranting that he should be on the same team as Sasuke and Iruka insulted him back with his poor grade results. Iruka dismissed them and Sakura went to the bathroom as she closed the stall she collapsed on the ground holding her stomach, tears ran down her face. Inner Sakura watched on in sadness in the back of her mind while singing a sad song as Sakura unconsciously sang along.
"I walked to school with the lunch that I packed
Nobody knows what I'm holding back
Wearing the same dress I wore yesterday
I hided the bruises with the linen and lace, oh
The teacher wonders but he doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
I'm Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes I wish I was never born…" (Concrete Angel by Martina McBride)
Sakura trailed off as got up and wiped the traces of tears on her face as she left the bathroom. Sakura sat down on a bench outside, eating her lunch when Naruto disguised as Sasuke stood in front of her saying nonsense that she never thought. 'Sasuke' sat down next to her as he looked at her.
"Sakura what do you think of Naruto," 'Sasuke' asked her.
"Well, Naruto is annoying at times and could be a bit of a knucklehead but he is also nice, kind, and brave," Sakura told him.
"Naruto you could have just asked me that instead of disguising yourself as Sasuke," Sakura said as she stood up and headed back to the class room leaving behind a blushing Naruto. Later on Team 7 was sitting in the classroom waiting for their late sensei.
"He's late, the others already have left even Iruka-sensei left too," Naruto said frustrated.
"Hn," Sasuke said.
"You just have to have patience Naruto," Sakura said but Naruto could not handle it so he stuck an eraser in the door.
"This is what he gets for being late," Naruto said.
"Dobe, he is a jounin he won't fall for that stupid trick," Sasuke said. Sakura just stayed out of the conversation. A hand appeared and opened the door resulting the eraser landing on their sensei. Naruto fell to the floor laughing and Sasuke thought that their sensei had to be a joke.
"I'm sorry Sensei, It was…" Sakura trailed off realizing that her instincts at home were coming into play but no one noticed well almost no one. Their sensei notice how she trailed off on her sentence but brushed it aside for now.
"I think all of you are, idiots," Their sensei told them then he lead the onto the roof top.
"Alright let's start by introducing each other," Their sensei said.
"What should we say?" Sakura questioned him.
"Things you like, hate, favorite hobbies, or dreams for the future...Etc," Their sensei rambled off.
"Why don't you go first," Naruto said.
"Me, I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and hate…I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future…don't have any. My hobbies well I have lots of them," Kakashi told them.
"The only thing we know about him is his name," Naruto said a little bit mad. Sakura new a little bit more though just by observing him. She noticed that he seemed like a joke of a jounin but he wants us to think like that and he is one big mystery. One thing she noticed more the was the bit of lingering pain in his eyes that only she could pick up because she is a expert on hiding emotion and picking through others hard wall.
"Ok your turn, the one with the orange," Kakashi said
"Believe it, I'm Naruto Uzumaki I like Ichiraku Ramen that Iruka-sensei gets me and instant ramen. I hate the three minutes that it takes to make the instant ramen. My hobbies is eating ramen and comparing them together and my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage so everyone can stop disrespecting me and treating me like I'm somebody important," Naruto said. Sakura internally smiled at Naruto.
'I hope you get your dream Naruto,' Sakura thought to herself.
"Alright, how about the girl go next," Kakashi said but he knew what her answers were going to be and that was Sasuke.
"I'm Sakura Haruno. Well things I like are…um…" Sakura glanced sideways making Kakashi think she was looking at Sasuke.
"My favorite hobbies are…" Again Sakura glanced sideways but in shame of having nothing.
"My dreams for the future are to become stronger than I am right now," Sakura answered proudly at that. Kakashi was surprised at her answer though he didn't show it.
"The things you hate," Kakashi asked her.
"I hate people you mistreat others unfairly," Sakura said with a faraway look in her eyes. Naruto was surprised she didn't say him, Sasuke didn't care but Kakashi noticed her look and filed it away for later.
"Next the dark haired one," Kakashi said.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things and I don't like anything. What I have is not a dream because I will make it a reality, I'm going to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone," Sasuke said. Naruto gulped hoping it was not him. Sakura could not help feel anger at him for thinking of how unfair life is and everything to him.
'Sasuke I rather have your life than mine any day,' Sakura thought to herself.
"Just as I thought your each unique in your own way, you'll be starting your mission tomorrow," Kakashi said.
"What's the mission, sensei?" Naruto said excitedly.
"It's a task the four of are going to do together, a survival exercise," Kakashi told them.
'A survival exercise, and why did he say together,' Sakura thought to herself.
"What? Were supposed to have real mission not some exercise," Naruto yelled and the other two nodded.
"We did this stuff all at the academy, sensei, that's why we're here," Sakura said with confusion lacing her voice.
"This is not like your previous training or practice," Kakashi said.
"What kind of training is it then?" Sakura asked him. Kakashi started laughing at them.
'I wonder if this guy is mentally sound or if he is not, because I don't think cackle ling like a mad man was a good sign,'Inner Sakura spoke up in her mind. Sakura internally nodded at her in agreement.
"What's so funny, sensei?" Naruto yelled too loudly. Sakura wished he would speak normally.
"Well, you're not going to like the answer to that question is all," Kakashi said while they just stared dumbly back at him.
'I still think that he should get checked out to see if he was a few screws loose,' Inner said but Sakura ignored her to her Kakashi's answer.
"The 27 graduates will all be put through a test to weed out the weak, in other words this is a pass or fail test. The chance that you will fail is at least 67% percent," Kakashi said shocking everyone there.
"I decide whether you pass or fail this test, if you fail you will be sent back to the academy. Meet at the training grounds at 5 a.m. with your ninja gear, oh and don't eat breakfast or you will puke. Your dismissed," Kakashi said and poofed off away in smoke.
'I have to pass the test no matter what! The no eating breakfast thing is a no brainer because she sometimes gets food from her parents a couple days at a time. She is luckily that they only do it rarely,' Sakura thought to herself as she left as someone watch her leave curiously as the figure saw a small limp in her step. Sakura went to bed her luck one out that night as her parents weren't home that night.
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