A/N My take on the Naruto series but revolving around Sakura.

My own little twists will be included and it starts right after the land of the waves arc. Something big will happen to Sakura and it will affect the story a lot.

Some people may like it, some people may not.

I want to keep it a surprise for now but since some people may not like it, if you want to know so you can judge whether or not you want to read this, please private message me and I will tell you.

Characters may be OCC because that's just they way I want them.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 1

"Ramen!" Naruto cheered, walking into the village with his teammates.

"I have to go give in the mission report." Kakashi said. "You three should get some rest for a while. You've earned it. Forget about training for a while and rest. I'll catch up with you later to tell you when training's next on." With that, team 7's sensei teleported in a puff of air.

Sakura stretched, weaving her hand through her hair. She wanted to sleep. Badly.

"Sakura-chan!"

Dammit! Sakura thought, inwardly rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, Naruto?" She asked, turning to him. She took note that Sasuke had already left. Without even saying goodbye...

"Wanna go get some ramen? My treat!" The blond genin took a stuffed frog wallet out of his pocket, waving it in the air.

Sakura's stomach growled. Loudly. "Sure." She blushed. That was very unlady-like.

"Did you see? Did you see?" Naruto was explaining all the super cool stuff he did during the mission.

"Yeah, Naruto... I saw." Sakura said, slurping some noodles. Mainly because all I did was watch...

"Sasuke-teme was trying to show me up at the end though! I'll show him!" A fire started burning in Naruto's eyes but Sakura ignored, too lost in thought.

All I did was watch while Naruto and Sasuke protected me... Sakura sighed out loud.

Shannaro! Why are you complaining?! Sasuke's protecting you! Inner Sakura shouted.

I don't want to be protected...

"Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.

"Hm?" Sakura turned to him.

"Isn't this..." The boy blushed. "...Like a date?"

"...Oh, HELL NO!" A punch sent Naruto flying out of his favourite ramen shop.

Sakura decided to leave some money so it wasn't as if it was a date. She then walked passed the comatose teammate of hers, now on her way home.

"Sakura, is that you?" Sakura's mother, Mebuki, asked from the kitchen after Sakura had walked into her home.

"Yes, Kaa-san." Sakura walked into the kitchen, grabbing an apple and sitting at the table.

"How was the mission?" Mebuki asked.

"It was... Hard." Sakura said. "It turned out to be an A rank."

"What?!" Her mother shouted. "Genin are not meant to be given A rank missions!"

"It was a C rank missiom but it was only filed as that so the... requester didn't have to give so much money."

"He put kids in trouble just so he didn't have to give more money?" The woman sighed. "You're okay?"

"Just tired..." Sakura trailed off. "I didn't get hurt much... Naruto and Sasuke-kun did though..." A sigh escaped her lips.

"They'll be okay."

Of course they're going to be okay... I wasn't sighing about that.

"I'm going to bed." Sakura said. "Wait, where's Otou-san?"

"He's with the Hokage. He'll be back soon." Her mom answered and Sakura nodded before walking up the stairs.

"Sakura-chan! What are you doing here?" Naruto asked.

Sakura threw another shuriken at her target. "Training." She said. Currently, they were at the Third Training Grounds.

"But Kakashi-sensei told us to rest." Naruto pointed out.

"I rested," She threw another shuriken. "I'm training."

"Okay..." Naruto knew something was off. But he didn't want to die so he left it as is.

Sakura heard Naruto grumble and looked at him. He was staring at something behind her. Turning around, she saw Sasuke approaching them. I guess we all decided to train...

Sasuke walked straight passed them and into the forest. "Asshole!" Naruto shouted. "He thinks he's so much better than us!"

"I am better than you, Dobe." Sasuke said, walking back to glare at Naruto. He had heard the prior insult. Suna probably did too with the idiot's loud voice.

"You wanna go right now! 'Cause I'll kick your ass!"

"You two aren't worth my time." Sasuke said.

Why am I getting involved? Sakura thought.

"Stop acting like you're so strong! I could kick you and you'll fly back to the Mist village!"

"Are you joking? I could punch the both of you and you'll be flying off of the earth."

Seriously... Stop.

"You're both pathetic." Sasuke continued. "Weaklings like you two shouldn't be ninja."

Sasuke barely had time to dodge the shuriken aimed at him. Looking up, he saw Sakura with her arm out, glaring at him.

Turning around, the pinkette ran off. I like him... But sometimes, he can be a real jerk...

"Sakura-chan..." Not only was Sasuke shocked, but Naruto was too. Doesn't she like Sasuke?

What the fuck? Sasuke thought.

"Hn." Sasuke walked off, back into the forest.

Sakura was trying not to cry as she ran through the village.

'Weaklings like you two shouldn't be ninja.'

Don't you think I know that?

Days later, Sakura was called into her living room by her father. "Yes, Otou-san?"

"I was given a C rank mission by the Hokage." Kizashi said in his normal loud voice. "I want you to come along."

"Oh." Sakura said. "Okay. What is it?" She asked.

"We just have to escort a man to his own village near the Land of Earth." Her father said, not giving her much information. "We leave tomorrow."

Sakura nodded and walked back into her room.

Maybe I should get more kunai... Sakura thought. She looked at her small set and nodded. Definetely need more.

She walked around the market. She had already bought more kunai but she was just browsing around. She also brought some food pills.

"Sorry." Someone said when they had accidentally bumped into her. Sakura recognised the voice. "Actually, I'm not."

Ino scowled at Sakura. "What do you want, Pig? You already didn't apologise. You can go."

"Shut up, forehead." Ino said.

"Ino-san." Chouji walked up to the two kunoichi currently glaring at each other. "Asuma-sensei is waiting for us." The chubby boy then threw multiple potato chips in his mouth.

"Made any progress on Sasuke lately?" Ino asked Sakura in a sing-song voice. It was if the Yamanaka was mocking her.

"What's it to you?" Sakura crossed her arms over her chest.

"You haven't, have you?" Ino smirked. "Sasuke doesn't like weak kids like you. He wants a strong woman, like me." Ino winked at Sakura, waiting for a comeback. ...But it never came.

Sakura simply walked straight passed the blonde, not glancing at her but, instead, keeping her head down.

Ino looked at her ex-friend's retreating figure. What's wrong with her? Ino thought but then, she decided she didn't care. "Let's go, Chouji."

"Sakura!" Mebuki called for ger daughter. "Your friend is here!"

"Who would that be?" Sakura asked herself. She walked downstairs to see Naruto. "Naruto, what are you doing here?" She asked him.

"I have a message from Kakashi-sensei. He said to meet at the usual bridge in five days."

"Okay. Thank you, Naruto." Sakura said. Five days seems like a long time...He probably has another mission to do. I should do my own training.

"I have to tell Teme now." Naruto said. "Uh... Sakura-chan?"

"Hm?"

"Why did you throw that shuriken at Teme?" The boy asked.

Sakura thought for a moment. She didn't want to tell Naruto that she thought Sasuke was actually right and that she shouldn't be a ninja.

"He was asking for it." Sakura shrugged.

Naruto frowed slightly but then smiled. "Yeah, he's an asshole."

"Well, see you later, Naruto." Sakura bid farewell to her teammate and then she shut the door.

The next day, Sakura was at the leaf village gate, waiting for her father. "Sakura." Kizashi said to his daughter once he had arrived. "Are you ready?" He asked. Sakura nodded. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." Sakura said. Well, I hope this is actually a C rank and not an A rank in... disguise. "Where's the person we're meant to be escorting?"

"Sorry, I'm late." A man, who looked about 16 years old, said to them. "My name is Are-shiki." He bowed at Sakura.

"My name is Sakura Haruno." Sakura said, bowing back.

Are-shiki was a very nice and well-mannered young man. He was the son of the mayor of the village and he had come to the leaf village because he had a personal request from his father.

"He told me to return something to a friend of his from the leaf." Are-shiki said as they were jumping from tree to tree.

"Who was that?" Sakura asked.

"Tsunade-sama." Sakura had never heard of her. "They usually meet at Tanzaku Town when my dad is fed up about something." He said.

"Isn't Tanzaku town quite far away from your village?" Kizashi asked the young man.

"Well, my father really likes the Fire country." Are-shiki shrugged.

After a day had passed, they made it to the village. "Thank you for bringing my son back home safe and sound." The mayor said, bowing at Sakura and her father.

"We must be going now." Kizashi said. Sakura knew the face he was making. He was in a rush. He usually got like this when he was missing their mother. Multiple memories, of Sakura and her father waiting for Mebuki to come home after a mission, flashed through her mind.

Sakura tried keeping up with her father on the way home. He was going fast and she was barely able to get close to him.

"Otou-san! Wait up!" She shouted. Her father stopped.

"Sorry, Sakura." He rubbed the back of his head, sheepishly.

"No matter how fast you go, it'll still take a day and a half to get home." Sakura said.

Her dad was about to respond but he looked around him. "Sakura, get your kunai out." He whispered.

"They know we're here." A voice, hidden in the shadows said. A ninja, with the Village Hidden in the Stone headband, revealed himself. Multiple more stood behind him.

"What do you want?" Kizashi said, looking back at Sakura and getting into a stance.

"We want her." One ninja gestured to Sakura, who inwardly screamed.

Sakura was scared. Two against (what? Five billion?) was not fair. And she was new at being a ninja. And I'm weak!

"Don't come near us!" Kizashi shouted, drawing a kunai. Sakura did the same.

"Fine. I won't." The stone shinobi smirked. Sakura was suddenly hit in the back of her neck.

There was someone behind us?!

She fell to the ground and stared as her father tried fighting off the man before darkeness consumed her.

A/N This was meant to be shorter but I decided to write a bit more.

Next chapter is where that thing happens to Sakura and it affects the story a lot.

Next chapter will be a tiny bit longer.