Redo! Sorry about the, uh... 5 year break. A lot of stuff has happened. You know, 'cause it's been 5 years.
Looks like there's going to be a storm tonight. Kimiko observed, looking outside from the kitchen window.
Hearing footsteps behind her, the woman turned to find her daughter padding down the hallway. "Sakura? Are you ready for bed?" she asked. Sakura looked towards her with a sleepy smile. "Yeah, ma. See you in the morning," she then stepped into her room and closed the door. "Love you," Kimiko whispered. She blew out the lamp and retired to the master bedroom.
She heard knocking on her door, "Sakura, honey. Wake up." Sakura groaned and pulled her blanket up over her head. The knocking stopped. "Sakura."
"Ma. Give me five more minutes, please?"
"It's almost six o'clock already, your father won't wait for you all day, you know." She felt her heart give a small jump when she heard the time. She threw herself out of bed, hissing when her feet met the cold tile floors. "Are you up?" Kimiko asked from the other side of the door. "Yes, ma. I'm up," she said as she pulled a clean sweater over her head. "Good. It's only just now five thirty, by the way."
Inside of the room, Sakura stilled, her shoe only halfway up her foot. "Nani?" she asked the empty room. She slumped against the wall, the sandal falling off her foot and laying forgotten on the floor.
Sakura was happily dreaming when she was startled awake by a scream. There was a thud and about a minute pause followed by another scream higher in pitch. Sakura's blood ran cold. That was mom's scream.
She felt a sudden rush of adrenaline and ran down the hall, searching desperately for her parents. She had found them in the living room, lying dead on the ground. About to approach them, she was stopped by a hand grasping onto her wrist. She turned, her eyes fearful to see a pale man with long black hair.
"And who is this? I wasn't aware that Kimi-chan had a child," he peered down at her, towering over her childish 4-foot frame. Sakura stared into his yellow eyes, gasping at either his snake pupils or at the cool, wet feeling that washed up onto her bare foot. She looked down at her foot and then back up to meet his eyes before letting out a long, bloodcurling scream, hopeful that one of her neighbors might hear. The man cursed before hitting a pressure point and knocking the girl out, cutting off her scream.
She awoke to a white ceiling, white walls, and white floors. "I see that you're finally awake," spoke a man to her right. Sakura snapped her head towards the voice, only to discover that her neck had been strapped down to the metal table under her. She pulled at her arms and legs to find them in similar positions. "There's no point in struggling. Those bonds are enforced with chakra," he spoke with a superior tone. "You do know what chakra is of course?" Sakura simply growled in response. "Ah, I see. Well, chakra is what is known as-"
"I know what chakra is. Who are you?"
He laughed. "It's common curtesy to give your name before asking another's." He came closer to her and leaned over her, showing that the man was in his twenties with dark brown hair and eyes. He looked down at her. "You're awfully young. What are you, eleven? Twelve?" he raised an eyebrow at her. "I know you can talk." Silence.
"Fine. Goodnight, Number One," he then covered her mouth and nose with a wet cloth. Sakura tried to hold her breath, but eventually fell under.
The nest time she woke up, she found herself in a cell with her wrists tied behind her back. She looked around the small brick container. There was the bed that she was sitting on, a toilet, and a window. It took her a moment to notice a presence on the other side of the bars, the man who murdered her parents, Orochimaru. She stared into his eyes and began to feel pain in her eyes. She screamed, and this time, someone heard, but no one cared.
So there's the end of the new first chapter! :D ...no? Sorry about the lack of length. I'd forgotten where I was going in the story.