Construction and Destruction of A Cherry Blossom

How it all started

My 12 year old life so far has been fun, going on missions, hanging out with Naruto, and Sasuke. Watching our team develop into what it is now.

All good things have die away, and leave. That's what happened to our team.

My name is Sakura Haruno, and this is my story.

I was sitting on the railing at the bridge next to all the cherry blossom trees waiting on Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi-sensei. My mind was deep in though about the last exam we took, and what he said.

(Flash Back to the Forrest of Death)

Orochimaru had me and Sasuke paralyzed with his eyes, and was about to kill us when Sasuke grabbed me out of the way.

"Sasuke, don't get hurt, he isn't playing around."

"Sakura, you worry too much."

He let me go and charged back at Orochimaru and they fought with all there might, until Orochimaru caught him with his tongue.

"Sakura run, get away from here!"

I stood there looking at Orochimaru squeeze the air out of Sasuke.

"Sakura"

He blackened out and Orochimaru let him go and looked over at my small frame shaking, with tears flowing freely down my face.

"Sssakura, you have been warned to essscape, why haven't you?"

I wiped away my tears and tried to stop shaking so badly.

"I will never leave Sasuke's side, I refuse to let him die here!"

"For a little girl you sssure do have a lot of attitude, I'll change that!"

His neck stretched and he hissed showing his fang like teeth.

"NO!" Sasuke screamed.

I looked over at Sasuke and saw that he was in some sort of genjutsu, and then Orochimaru took the distraction to attack and sank his teeth into the back of my neck.

"Now, let'sss sssee how long you live with the curssse mark Sssakura."

My head was throbbing, and I felt like I was dieing, but I didn't. I hit the forest floor grabbing my neck and clawing at the ground.

'Sasuke, everything will be alright just hold on longer.' I thought to myself before passing out due to the pain.

(End of Flash Back)

"Sakura is there anyone in there?"

"Huh?"

I snapped out of it and saw Naruto and Sasuke standing in front of me looking worried.

"Sakura, are you sure your ok, you were shaking again."

Again yeah that sounds like me, I always shake when I think of that memory and the mark that lives on me.

"I'm fine just thinking that's all Naruto, no need to get all worried over."

I only wish, I have been living with the pain and secret of the curse mark for about 8 weeks now and I always wonder who knows about it, I haven't told anyone, and I don't think anyone has seen it, but I can never be sure.

"Guys I need to talk to you."

"Sure Sakura"

"Hn"

I grabbed both of their hands and walked with them over to the cherry trees and sat down underneath one with my back against the trunk and Sasuke and Naruto sitting in front of me.

"What's up Sakura?"

"Well, you remember the forest of death and how we almost died right?"

They both nodded their heads yes.

"Did you ever see anything like a mark on anyone of us?"

"Well, if you count teme then yes."

"Shut it dobe, I don't count."

"No, why Sakura do you have something to tell us?"

I looked at Sasuke and then glanced back at the ground, hoping he would just leave and say that this is stupid and we need to get stronger, but he didn't.

"Sakura is there something you're not telling us?"

"Not really, I just wanted to know that's all."

"Your so annoying."

"Hey, shut up teme Sakura had an important question, and we should listen."

"Dobe"

I got up and walked away while they argued about nothing.

It took them the longest to realize I wasn't there before they stopped. Naruto came to my side and place his arm around my shoulders.

"Don't worry Sakura everything will be alright."

I could feel the curse mark burning under his touch and how much it wanted to spread all over my body, but I held it back some how.

I took his arm off me and looked around the place, I knew some one was there I could sense it. "Come on out, we know you're here!" Sasuke said pulling out a kunai. Then Orochimaru stepped out behind a tree and looked at me saying

"Sssakura, my cherry blossom, soon enough you will come to me, and when you do you will be mine all mine!"

"NO" I screamed hitting the ground shaking like I had hypothermia.

"Orochimaru"

Sasuke and Naruto said at the same time grabbing weapon after weapon, and throwing them at the snake looking Orochimaru.

He dodged them all not even breaking a sweat, and saying before he vanished,

"Sssakura, remember you will come to me in time, I can wait, but if you don't come then I will be forced to bring you, but regardless, your are mine, and no one else's. I hoped you enjoyed the gift I gave you at the last test in the forest."

Sasuke and Naruto came over to my curled up form and picked me up.

"Teme, do you think she'll be ok?"

"I don't know we can only hope."

I passed out in Sasuke's arms while he was carrying me to the hospital, where my biggest secret was about to be revealed.

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