Author's Note: Hey there fellow reader this is my first Fanfiction so please review and comment I will continue with the story but feedback would help. So as a reader I ask you all to possibly give ideas if you want. Anyways I am going to finish this story and plan to add others so if along the way any of you can draw and I have the luck of inspiring you please feel free to post a link or something because I cannot draw to save my life but I love fan art. Well I am done blabbing on so enjoy my story and let me know what you all think. Thank you :)

(While writing the scene before she arrives at Konoha I was listening to Nikisha Reyes So Cold song as Inspiration to set the mood. Try to listeningthe song and reading the story.)

Also I own none of the Naruto characters only the idea and a the few filler people I added. (Be nice read and share don't steal)

"We are gathered here today to remember Mebuki Haruno a loving mother and wife." The man continued to talk to his audience of one person. That one person was Sakura Haruno who stared at her mother's coffin as it was lowered into the ground to join her father's. The man was still talking about her mother as if he actually knew her, but no this man didn't know her in fact he just agreed to come and read from a book. Sakura had stopped listening after the first sentence and was just standing there numb and silent; no tears fell down her light toned cheeks not even a dry sob escaped her lips. Sakura didn't say or do anything but stand and stare. As the man closed his book he passed Sakura a sad look that she didn't see; he turned away and left Sakura to stand alone next to her the last of her family that was just put into their grave. Sakura thought back to when she originally got the news about her mother's passing.

-Flash Back-

She had just gotten home from her last college class it was midafternoon when someone knocked on the front door. At first she thought her mother forgot her house keys, but her mother always had the keys on her car key chain so it was silly for her mom to be knocking.

"Mom why didn't – "Sakura stopped mid thought and gave the man in front of her a confused look, in front of her stood a police officer with a look of shame and sadness. Right off the bat Sakura's stomach knotted up she knew two things already and the man hadn't even opened his mouth. One was the last time a police officer came to her family home was to deliver news of how her father had been gunned down in the street by some people that still hadn't been caught to this day. The second thing Sakura knew was the look he was giving her meant something bad.

"Can I help you sir?" She asked with an uneasy voice as she held the door open.

"Are you Ms. Sakura Haruno?" he asked while avoiding eye contact. She slowly shook her head. "I regret to inform you that there was a car accident it happened at an intersection near the market area. Your mother was in the car that was T boned on the driver's side. Both the driver of the truck and your mother were declared deceased when the medic arrived on scene, my condolences Ms. Haruno." As the officer finished he finally looked up at Sakura who was gripping the door so hard he was positive it was the only thing keeping her standing. When she didn't move or speak the man slowly turned and walked down the porch steps to his car; as the cruiser pulled away from the curb Sakura snapped. It wasn't anything dramatic no it was a slow painful transition as the words processed in her head. She fell to her hands knees as the tears slowly fell from her eyes to the hardwood floor; a sob made its way from her lips as the facts hit her like a brick wall. She was now alone. She had no one else just herself now the last of her life had been ripped from her. She almost laughed at the sick thought of some greater power constantly toying with her and her life.

As the night continued Sakura rooted herself to the living room floor where she stayed till morning crying until there was nothing left but an empty shell. The silence of the house a reminder of her new reality she looked around with small tears trailing down her cheeks.

"I can't continue to sit here hoping something will bring her back I have to keep moving and I have to get out of here." She thought to herself as her body numbly moved to the phone to call the college and tell them the news that she wouldn't be at her own graduation and needed her doctorate degree mailed within the next few days. They willingly and mournfully agreed it would be there delivered by tomorrow. With that taken care of Sakura hung up and a new feeling of anger washed over her and she harnessed it as motivation to get things done. For the next three days she used her new found anger at the world all the way till she put her car in park at the graveyard.

-Flash Back End-

As she continued to stand by her parents' headstone the grey sky turned darker a wind picked up blowing her pink hair that went to her shoulder blades into her face. It was official she was numb. For the first day she cried till she couldn't do it any longer then she was angry until she got here and had to get ready for her next step in life. The wind picked up again but this time it seemed to move through her leaving her more numb and alone then before. Sakura tiled her head back to look up at the dark sky a distant rumble of thunder was heard as it began to mist down upon Sakura in the empty graveyard. She gave on last look to the headstone where her parents' names were carved and turned to walk away. She walked back to her grey Honda Civic and sat thinking about her new life and hopefully new beginning.

Sakura planned to leave the country side she had grown up in and move to the city Konoha which was about an eight hour drive. During her anger phase she had packed a duffel bag of clothes and called a motel in the city to make a reservation and leave the empty shell of a house behind. The home was paid off so she could just leave it and not have worry over bills because she had everything shut off and cancelled. She had it all planned she was going to move to Konoha get a job at the hospital and then come back within a few months to sell everything including the house. Sakura put the car in drive and began the long drive to the city still feeling numb. This was it the new life of Sakura Haruno a single 21 year old girl who had graduated high school early to become the doctor she was now, and all she had to show for it now was nothing but herself.

-8 Hours Later- Konoha City 9:15pm-

Sakura drove through the city pulling into the motel she had called two days prior for a reservation. She put the car in park and made her way to the office as it continued to rain at a steady pace. The man at the front desk wasted no time in giving her the room key.

"Hope it stops raining so you can enjoy the city's nice weather soon." The man said with a smile Sakura had a blank look on her face and nodded before speaking.

"Yea I guess it would be nice. Anyways I had a rough time lately I need a drink. Know any place in walking distance?" She asked with a dull look as the man thought for a second.

"Hm. Oh I know it's called Hole, but it's about a ten minute walk from here. If I were you I would drive though lady this city is not the nice countryside you're used to. The mob-"

"I don't care about any mob I have had a hard time lately and just because I am a woman doesn't mean I cannot take care of myself." Sakura cut him off and with a final green eyed annoyed glare she walked back to her car. She was about to get in and drive over to her room when she stopped. Instead she made sure her car was locked and shoved her room key into her long coat pocket. Turing around she began walking to Hole which she now remember seeing a fluorescent sign for on her way to the motel. Her two inch black heels clacked against the cement as she walked past a group of drunken teens who were rambling on. As Sakura continued down the sidewalk she heard one of the girls say something about her outfit but Sakura didn't care to listen. Even though the funeral had been hours ago and it was raining she still wore her heels and simple black dress that ended above her knees, the only thing she had added was a long black jacket that ended mid-thigh.

After a few more minutes of walking Sakura walked into Hole and went straight to the bar which was surprisingly bare and ordered a Jack on the rocks, normally she would have Coke with it but right now she needed to really just enjoy the numbness and burn it brought her. She had told the man to open a hundred dollar tab. She planned to drink only a hundred dollars' worth of mind numbing alcohol because even though her parents had left her a small fortune of fifty thousand dollars she had to use that money to kick off her new life here within the city. And so she drank. Men hit on her or tried to have a conversation but she ignored them and continued to drink.

-11:30pm Konoha City-

Sakura finished her last drink and stood to leave using the counter as her anchor, she had slowed down a while ago to sober up some and walk back to the motel. Her hair and clothes had dried during her time there but as she walked outside the steady rain soaked her once more as her heel clicked along as she walked the poorly lighted sidewalk. Sakura may have been a little tipsy but she wasn't drunk by any means her alertness was up and she might have wobbled a little failing to walk a straight line but she was fine. She had wanted to be numb and that's just what she was but more mentally then physically the thoughts of her loneliness and parents was a fog to her as she concentrated on the now fifteen minute walk back to her motel room and she didn't even feel her feet in pain from wearing the heels.

The rain began to pick up more and was coming down in big drops effectively soaking her hair turning it a darker pink her usually light green eyes were somewhat glassy. Sakura looked around and saw the streets were empty of people and she involuntarily shivered either from the cold of from her new awakened loneliness she wasn't sure. Keeping her hands shoved in her coat pockets she pressed on through the rain just as she was passing a dark space between two buildings a hand grabbed her forearm knocking her off her already bad balance and pulled her into the shadows of the buildings.

Sakura was thrown against the brick wall of one the buildings her head making contact with the wall momentarily waking her vision spot with white. The doctor side of her conscious told her she might have a concussion now thanks to this jack hole but her foggy instincts told her she was in trouble and she needed to fight, the tight grip on she arm had moved to her neck.

"Look what we caught Arata it's a pink haired beauty." A man with red curly hair said with a sneer.

"Awe she looks like she might be fun to play with Nobu." A man with a purple mohawk said with a laugh as he took Sakura's wet hair and smelt it.

Even though her body was a little sluggish from the alcohol her body moved like she wanted and with her knee she aimed for between Nobu's legs like she was taught in her self-defense classes and earned a pain filled howl from Nobu. As the hand around her neck dropped the hand in her hair tightened as Arata glared murderously at Sakura who used her right fist to land a punch to his cheek it wasn't where she was aiming his nose was but she didn't care she needed to getaway and fast. Arata let go of Sakura's hair long enough for her to make her way toward the alley opening but she didn't quite make it that far, instead Nobu grabbed her leg while he lay on the ground and brought her to his level.

Sakura put her hands in front of her to break her fall and as soon as she made contact with the ground a hand fisted her hair and threw her back against the same wall. As her back hit the wall this time the front of her jacket was grabbed and she was turned so her back was now against Arata who had pulled a knife out and held it against Sakura's neck. It was down pouring now and Sakura was in the worst position Arata had her leaning against him so her feet were really only helping her from falling her hands were grabbing his wet jacket as another anchor to keep from falling.

Arata's knife was cutting into her skin she didn't know if she was losing a lot of blood or what because the down pouring rain made that distinction hard. Sakura's vision was swimming both from the adrenaline and the alcohol, but as she looked ahead her eyes were a dark green displaying her ticked off mood as she glared at Nobu who had a sick smile plastered on his face.

"Look at you Pinky. Ha! Though you could pull one over us? Yea right, too bad I had to trip you now your pretty face is a little marked up. Sure not as bad as Arata's might be but still. You're not going anywhere because one we want our fun and two we have a meeting in about fifteen minutes with some rich controlling asshole who is supposedly the Yakuza leader for Konoha so you are going to help us pass the lonely time and I think you will enjoy it." Nobu finished as he slowly walked over to Arata and Sakura. "Oh no come on I have to get out of here." Sakura thought as she began to struggle again even though her vision was starting to fade in and out proving her previous thought correct, she was losing blood and it must have been a good amount to be making her body respond already.

Nobu and Arta shared a look at one another before Nobu's hand found Sakura's leg where her attempt at a snarl or scream became a whimper. A sharp prick to her arm caused her to look and find that Arata had injected something into her. At first she could only guess what the drug might have been but a moment later her body went weak making her put all her weight against her capture. Now between the weakness from the drug and her fading vision from blood loss she barely felt Nobu's hand glide up her thigh under her dress. And she definitely didn't feel the rain slow to a soft slow rain. As Sakura welcomed the bliss of unconsciousness she heard a deep godlike voice that sounded somewhere between severely pissed off and annoyed.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Nobu and Arata stopped what they were doing and they let her go and when they did Sakura free fell to the hard ground; the sound of bone hitting cement filled the alleyway. Both attackers had a look of scared surprise on their faces as they looked at the man who was the feared Yakuza leader of Konoha, Sasuke Uchiha and he was not only pissed off but extremely irritated with the pathetic low lives before him. As Sasuke made his way toward the now shaking Arata and Nobu he caught sight of his answer someone lay on the ground which now made sense as to why he heard the crack of bone. Sasuke snapped his fingers and within seconds four of his men pulled out their guns and aimed them on the two pathetic wastes of space. "I originally came to tell you two morons that your time to produce money for protection was up and your services are no longer needed. As of right now you no longer have my protection and have been caught dealing with members of other Yakuza families and so I would say nice doing business with you but I don't like rats, in fact rats need to be taken care of." With another snap of his finger his four men grabbed Arata and Nobu dragging them further into the alley to be dealt with all the while the two begged and pleaded to Sasuke but the cries went unheard as his right hand advisor Kakashi stood next to him and asked, "What do we do with that one?"

Sasuke walked over to the fallen body upon his closer inspection he saw it was woman with dark pink hair that was still wet from the rain that had begun to finally stop. He crouched down and felt for a pulse not really expecting one his fingers hit a texture he knew all too well it was blood. Ignoring the blood for the moment he continued to feel for a sign of life within the beautiful yet beaten woman, something in Sasuke snapped almost at seeing the pain those two idiots had caused her but at the same time he had a protective urge and longing toward her. Truth be told he wasn't one for relationships when it came to his line of work but still he would like to see who this girl really was.

His fingers finally felt the heart beat he had been searching for it was slow and faint but it was still there.

"Kakashi get the SUV and give Tsunade a call have her meet us at my flat." Sasuke ordered without looking up know his bidding would be done.

He continued to look at the pink haired woman as he picked her up bridal style and walked toward the alley opening and the waiting SUV. As the back door was opened for him he continued to hold the woman against him noting the bruises and cuts forming on her pale skin making him feel more hate toward those men. The SUV was now moving towards his flat and he continued to look and study the woman's soft features trying to picture what she looked like when she wasn't so roughed up. He shifted her more so her heard was resting more against his chest and his hate and anger rose anew as his eyes saw the cut on the side of her neck had begun to clot from the blood loss of earlier, some of the blood had stained her hair giving her beautiful pink a crimson tone.

The SUV had come to a stop and the back door was opened for him and his new charge. He carried her through the underground parking lot to the elevator where he and Kakashi waited to be taken up to his penthouse.

The doors dinged open and Sasuke followed Kakashi into his living room where Tsunade sat on the couch with her back to them talking away on the phone with Shizune her leading doctor at the hospital.

"This better be good Uchiha because as the manager of your hospital I cannot just leave my head doctor to try and run the place by herself." Tsunade said as she ended the call on her cell and turned to look at Sasuke and Kakashi. "Oh crap. What did you do?" Her temper was rising as she looked at the girl in Sasuke's arms.

"Calm down. I saved her from some street rats and now I need you to do your job. See what's wrong, clean up her wounds; I don't care just save her." Sasuke said in a cold emotionless voice all the while glaring at the doctor that was famous for her work and was also a family friend who ran the hospital he and his family owned.

Tsunade then had him move her to his room where she then kicked him out till she was done.

-2 hours later- 1:07am-

Kakashi had been sent home and hour ago. Now Sasuke was sitting calmly in a chair in the living room looking out the window at the city he had grown to know inside and out meeting people along the way as he became the city leader of the Yakuza. The Uchiha had always run Konoha just like the Hyuga ran Otogakure and the Shukaku family controlled Sunagakure. Sure there were others but those there were the top three most powerful families in the Yakuza the others were minor allies that played into the big scheme.

As Sasuke watched a plane disappear behind a cloud he loosened his black tie and undid the top button on his crimson dress shirt his black jacket laid on the kitchen counter where his maid later on would come and clean it to get the blood stains out as well as clean the rest of his penthouse. He had sat locked out of his own room for two hours waiting to hear what Tsunade had to say it was starting to bother him how long this was taking. Suddenly his bedroom door opened funneling light into the dark penthouse.

"Geez Sasuke I know you like to try to be all mysterious and dark but for my sake at least stop sitting in the dark alone like a creep when I'm here. Come in here I need to tell you what she needs so I can go home and get a couple hours sleep before I have to sit through a meeting at the hospital." Sasuke made his way to his bedroom to find Tsunade standing at the end of the bed looking at the girl who now lay under his bed covers. A calculating look was on Tsunade's face as she studied the sleeping woman.

"What can you tell me?" Sasuke asked as he sat in a chair near the bed taking in the raise and fall of the woman's chest. There was a moment of silence before Tsunade spoke.

"Well it seems you showed up at the opportune time she will be fine, but you are really going to have to keep an eye on her not only did they cut her neck causing her to lose a decent amount of blood but they also seemed to have injected her arm with something. I won't know what it was till I get back to the hospital and run the blood sample. There are also the small cuts on her hands and knees but also the bruising on her neck. Oh, and there is the fact that she could very well have a concussion, because her eyes didn't dilate quite well. You will need to make sure she has something to eat when she comes to and call me I will be over as soon as I can to check on her. And one last thing you know enough about being banged up and stuff so I count on you to report to me when you call." As Tsunade finished her diagnosis she looked at Sasuke who was now fisting his hands to the point his knuckles where white.

"Sasuke she will be fine so relax. You don't even know this woman yet you act as though this news were about your mother. Don't tell big bad Sasuke has a crush-"Tsunade stopped talking because the look Sasuke was giving her was basically telling her to shut up and leave, and so she did just that. As she left the room a thought crossed her mind that put a smile to her face. "This could get interesting, if he acts like this now I could only imagine what he'd be like if they were together. Ha. But still he doesn't know this woman, he better take care of my patient."

Sasuke still had his hands balled into fists as he glared at the open door of his bedroom as he heard the elevator doors dings and close. He relaxed slightly taking in the information Tsunade had given him as he stared at the pink haired woman he had unconsciously become protective over. Tsunade was right he didn't know this girl so why did he respond the way he was? He might not know the answer yet to that question but he knew he wanted to know her more in order to do this he would have to be careful but he wasn't afraid when and Uchiha wanted something they found a way to make it work in their favor.