Author's Note: I got this idea last night but had no time to write it. I'm not exactly sure how the entire thing will play out. (haven't really written out every single detail of the story yet). So I MAY ask for some suggestions if that's all right.
Story Time: This story takes place in Shippuuden (that's mentioned). It's before (SPOILER) Sasuke kills Itachi, but before Sakura fights Sasori. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 1: Red as Blood
The day was sunny. Most of the days in Konoha were. They left the people of Konoha with no cares in the world. But on such a beautiful day, there were some people who had dark thoughts on their minds. Sakura Haruno was one of them.
Her thoughts weren't rotten to the core, but she was prepared to become a rogue ninja.
The rose-haired girl was in her room packing things inside a backpack that sat atop her bed.
"Am I really doing this? All on my own?" Sakura thought to herself silently. "I might actually die going on this mission. And I.... I'll never see anyone ever again. Not even Sasuke. Or Naruto. Or Kakashi-sensei. And I'll be known as a rogue ninja."
Sakura bit her lip thinking of the risk she was taking. She picked up a Leaf village headband with a scar crossing out the symbol. The headband was obviously Sasuke's.
The kunoichi shook her head. "I'll be alright. I've got medical ninjutsu and my strength." The girl reached for a bag of soldier pills that she placed in her back pouch.
"Alright." Sakura nodded to herself and then headed out the door.
It didn't take her long until she reached the path that lead out of the village. Sakura looked over at the bench to her right.
"So many rich memories." Sakura smiled as she silently recalled the memories one by one. When she and Sasuke almost kissed, (really Naruto) where Sasuke had scolded her, and where she and Sasuke had said their last goodbye.
"I'm going to turn those memories into reality again." Sakura told herself with confidence. "I'm going to bring Sasuke back!" She stopped for a while thinking to herself how exactly she was going to do that.
"By talking to the Akatsuki. They know something about Orochimaru, I'll have to get them to tell me." Sakura answered her own question aloud.
Sakura wasn't the type of person to wait and see what happened. She usually liked to plan things out, including every single detail. This time, the possibilities were unpredictable.
It wasn't long until Sakura arrived at a forest like place. She didn't waste any time and had actually left the village in less than five hours. She had plenty of soldier pills left, and she hadn't used any of her chakra yet. (save, a tiny bit for tree-jumping)
The kunoichi jumped from a tree and proceeded to walking. As she did, she heard rustling in the bushes.
The girl stopped dead in her tracks and took out a kunai. The girl stood at attention, waiting for whatever it was to attack. Nothing came.
The girl lowered the weapon but didn't put it away. Suddenly, out from the bushes came a storm of shuriken. She had nowhere to run.
Sakura fell to her knees knocked out cold. But before her eyes closed completely, she saw the pile of crimson blood that had dripped out of her stomach, and a certain Uchiha standing in front of her. And the Uchiha wasn't Sasuke.