Ripple Chapter 1, a naruto fanfic

Hey everyone.. here with a new story.. damn I'm tired… oh well…. I hope you enjoy this. Don't forget to review after you read to let me know what u think. It seems as though kunoichi rumble is my most popular one as of now..

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto and never will. I so own this plot though.

TITLE: Ripple

CHAPTER 1:

" Three cheers for Sakura!" yelled the hyperactive ninja in a jumpsuit.

" Hip Hip Hooray!"

Then everyone held up their wine glasses and clicked them with eachother. Then loud cheers erupted. And Naruto flashed Sakura a big thumbs up. The pink haired kunoichi couldn't help but smile at all the commotion towards her.

Today was a happy day for Sakura indeed. She had just been promoted to being a jounin which was a great feat. Besides her, only Neji and Shikamaru had become jounins. Not even Naruto of Sasuke had become one yet.

She guessed it happened because of her major improvement in her skills. After Sasuke had left she worked her butt off to become stronger and be acknowledged. Sakura trained with countless people to hone her skills. She no longer wanted to be protected or have to stand by the sidelines and watch. She wanted to fight. When he did finally come back after completing his goals, she had become a whole new person. She was no longer the little girl he left behind. And hell yeah did she prove it. And for the first time Sasuke actually began to acknowledge her.

Sakura set down her wine glass and walked over to the table which was overflowing with her presents. Practically everyone had got her one, well, except Kakashi. But she didn't mind. He helped her become a lot stronger and that was good enough for her. She looked over to her old sensei and he caught her look too. Sakura smiled and looked away , while Kakashi just sweatdropped. It was like something Gai would do.

The kunoichi picked up her wine glass again and walked over to her teammates. Naruto was slurping down ramen while Sasuke was chugging a glass of water down. Next to him, his liquor remained untouched.

" Hey Naruto. Thanks a lot for this party. It means a lot to me. "

" You kidding me! It's the least I can do!"

Sakura flashed him an innocent smile and looked at Sasuke. He had been listening to their conversation and she knew it as well as he did. Sasuke just smirked at her.

" Well, congrats Sakura. Who would have thought you would beat me to being a jounin first."

" Are you implying something ?" she said in a sly voice.

" No. Are you?" he shot back.

" No."

" That's good."

Suddenly, Naruto began to laugh hysterically behind them. His sides began to ache and he fell off his seat. Sasuke just glared at him while Sakura giggled.

" Man teme! Do you even know how to have a real conversation? What the hell was that!"

" He's got a point you know."

" Whatever."

Sasuke just smirked and began to down his liquor. That man sure could hold it down. The kunoichi just shook her head and walked the way. So the party continued into to the night.

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A kunoichi with cherry blossom hair and viridian green orbs was walking down the street to see the godaime. She wore a blood red sleeveless t-shirt with the Haruno symbol on the back and blue shorts. Both her legs were completely bandaged down from above her knees to below her ankles. Her right arm was also bandaged from her shoulders down. She also had bandages around her left thigh to hold her kunai holster .On her left arm she had a small purple diamonds just below her shoulders and around her neck was a blue crystal. She also had a small black fanny pack around her waist. And finally she wore her forehead protector as a headband to hold up her hair as always.

She had changed her look as soon as she had become a jounin. Just yesterday she was wearing a different outfit. It was that same red dress she wore all her life. How she had gotten sick of that.

As soon as she reached the tower, she began to sprint up the stairs in excitement. Today was her first mission as a jounin and she wasn't going to mess it up. When the girl entered the room, she saw a few familiar faces. Shikamaru, Neji, and Kakashi were all standing before the godaime. When they saw her they gave a quick hey and a nice outfit comment. The godaime just smiled at her.

It turned out that she had an A-rank mission with the three jounin. Tsunade said that to make her feel comfortable she thought she would send her with people she knew. And boy was the girl glad for that. Their task was to assassinate a missing- nin who currently resided in the Sound village. The task seemed easy enough.

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Boy was she wrong. They had completed the mission but the man had put up quite a fight. Bodies were littered everywhere and puddles of blood were all around them. Neji and Shikamaru fell down in exhaustion and panted heavily. They had only received minor injuries.

Behind them, Sakura was soaked in blood. She had a few deep gashes over her body but nothing too serious. So where had the blood come from? The jounin looked down and was shocked to see what was in her hands. There laid the limp body of Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei hold on!"

The girl strained her body to pour in more and chakra to heal him but it didn't seem to work.

"Dammnit! Why won't the bleeding stop!"

"Sakura." the man said in hoarse voice. It was barely audible.

"Don't waste your chakra. It already too late for me."

"Don't say that! I will save you!"

Tears began to spill out of her eyes as she began to pour in more and more chakra. She only stopped when she felt a hand grab hers. She looked down to see Kakashi just barely gripping her hand.

"Sakura, yamero."

Sakura sat there speechless and just stared at him. She knew he was right. It was too late. She was going to lose him here.

"Sakura. I was the only one who didn't give you a present last night. And there is only one thing I can give you now. Take out my sharingan and implant in your left eye."

"Nani? I can't do that."

"I want you to have it. This is exactly how I go it. Now take it. It is a gift. You have already made me very proud and now use that eye and make me prouder. I know you can do it."

Sakura merely nodded and implanted the sharingan in her left eye. And then she looked down to see that Kakashi was still gripping her right hand. But then he let go and closed his eyes and his body went limp. His heart stopped beating and his pulse dissipated.

Sakura tried to look away but couldn't bring herself to do it. Kakashi had once told her that this was part of being a ninja and that she had to experience it. So she had to look.

By now his blood was all over her body and began to mix with her own. Sakura stood up and began to walk towards her teammates. But her body collapsed and everything went black.

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Sakura woke up to find herself no longer in the forest but a soft white hospital bed. She had a few bandages wrapped around her abdomen and her arms and legs and an Iv tube going through her arm. Sakura slowly sat up ignoring the pain and looked around. She was the only one in the room.

She tried to remember what had happened and why she was here when it all came back to her. She had failed to save his life and he had given her … his sharingan! Sakura quickly picked up the mirror besides her and looked at her reflection. All she saw was her green orbs. What had happened?

Tsunade and her teammates walked into the room to see her staring blankly into the mirror. They all knew what she was doing it. Heck they were the only ones!

"Oi Sakura."

Sakura looked up to find Neji and Shikamaru as well as the godaime before her. The boys had already been healed and seemed to be in perfect health. How long had she been out? She gently placed the mirror on her lap and waved a hello.

"Ano… how long have I been asleep."

"Three days."

Sakura sighed and looked in the mirror again. Still nothing. Where was the sharingan?

"Sakura, you had fainted from exhaustion and blood loss. And those two brought you back here. We were able to heal your gashes and also we performed surgery on your left eye and it seems to be a success. You should be able to control the sharingan Kakashi gave you."

"Kakashi, where is he?"

"We are preparing him for the funeral."

"Soka."

Sakura put her head down and her eyes began to linger. So Tsunade quickly changed the subject.

"Why don't we try out your sharingan?"

"Hai."

Sakura began to concentrate and sure enough the Sharingan began to appear in her eyes. The kunoichi could see every little detail of an object and it seemed very unusual to her.

"Now turn it off."

Sakura concentrated again and turned it off. It seemed as though the operation was a success. Sakura eyes lighted up but became dim again.

"Guys, promise me that you won't tell anyone about this, especially Sasuke."

The kunoichi was afraid of what he might do when he found out. And being as understanding as they were, they all agreed. Sakura gave a small smile.

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A week had passed and Sakura was getting ready for his funeral. She had been released form the hospital a few days ago. Tsunade had waited until she was back to perfect health.

Sakura hadn't yet worn her regular outfit and wore normal clothes for the past few days. Today she wore all black as she headed out to the funeral. She didn't even have her bandages or headband on.

The kunoichi arrived at the scene and was amazed at how many people had come to bid their farewell too him. A small smile appeared on her face. She then walked over to Sasuke and Naruto and stood between him. They both gave her a sad smile.

The funeral started, and one by one, people each placed a white rose on his casket. At the end the coffin as taken way and buried. Sakura was given the honor to carve his name in the memorial. He was an honorable shinobi who had died in the line of fire.

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Sakura now had on her ninja outfit and was going to train with Shikamaru and Neji. They had agreed to help her figure out her sharingan.

Sakura arrived on the field to find that they hadn't arrived yet. She glanced at her watch and saw she was early. So Sakura decided to practice a little on her own. Just as she was about to activate her it, she noticed a presence behind her. She quickly grabbed a kunai and spun around. She was shocked when she saw who it was.

It was Sasuke.

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Teme- bastard

Yamero-stop

Hai- yes

Soka – I see

Until next time

Seguha