Um, hi there. Here's a story I've kinda been working on. It's my first one, so please don't be really hard on me. Enjoy! And I own NOTHING! (This includes Naruto, smart ones)

Oh, one more thing. *SPOILER ALERT* Nagato=Pein.

It was the middle of the night. Almost no one was up and the guards around Konoha were sluggish and tired. What were the chances someone would bother to sneak in, anyway?

But there was always that chance.

A boy, not much older than seven, scaled the tall Konoha wall and flew past the guards, landing expertly on a roof. As if he had done it a million times before. He held in his arms a small, pale pink bundle. He looked down at it with his ringed eyes.

"Sorry, sis. I can't have you with me. I don't want you killed."

The boy kissed the infant's large forehead.

"I'll be back for you. I promise."

He took out a note.

Sorry to leave her here like this. Her name is Sakura, and she has no family. I cannot take her with me. I am her last living relative, but I am too inexperienced with children to be able to keep her and provide for her. I travel too much as well. I am her brother, and I love her. Please take care of her.

The boy with bright red hair did not sign his note as he tucked it into the blanket around the baby, along with the little money he could spare and his brotherly love.

"Bye, Sakura."

He left her on the Hokage's doorstep and ran.

Nagato didn't look back.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sakura Haruno had gone through many phases in her life. She had grown up with a mother and father, the Harunos, who were now dead. Her father had died when she was eight. Her mother had died just a few years ago when she was almost seventeen. She had had no siblings and so she was all alone now, at age eighteen. Sakura had become a shinobi. She had loved a selfish boy called Sasuke Uchiha who never loved her back and only put her down. She had been picked on because of her large forehead, which she had grown into, and she made a few friends. Sakura's best friend now was Naruto Uzamaki, an outgoing boy with bright blonde hair and deep blue eyes. He was next in line for the Hokage and a very powerful ninja. He was also the container for the nine-tailed fox, but what did that mean? Sakura loved him like the brother she never had.

She was currently reporting to her mentor, Tsunade, the current Hokage, for news about something. She was in ANBU and proud of it. She was dressed normally.

"Ah, Sakura, good to see you. I have some news for you," the blonde female Hokage said. Lady Tsunade was very pretty despite her age, although her jutsu helped. She was a renowned medic-nin and she had long blonde hair in two low pigtails on her back and almond brown eyes. There was a seal in the shape of a blue diamond on her forehead, and she had a large chest.

"What would that be, shishou?" Sakura asked. Sakura herself had long pink hair that reached her waist and bright green eyes. She had high cheekbones, a small rounded nose, full pink lips, a larger-than-usual chest, and long legs. She was beautiful.

"Sit down, Sakura," the Hokage said with a sigh.

Sakura was a bit confused but did as her mentor bid and sat down in the red chair placed before her desk.

"Sakura, the family that now lives in your old house found this during their cleaning when their child fell on a loose floorboard." Tsunade handed her a small scroll and a note. "The contents are interesting."

Sakura read the small note, and her eyes widened.

"W-what? I was adopted?" Sakura said in shock.

"Apparently. The scroll contains more detail about the adoption and another…secret matter."

Sakura open the scroll quickly and began to read it.

Name: Sakura

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Pink

Known Facts: Left on the Third Hokage's doorstep. Found early in the morning. No known family inside of the Fire Country. One note left along with a small sum of money. Adopted by Haruno Isamu and Haruno Umeko, whose daughter, Sango H., died two months ago. Sakura has the demon Shuensha in her. The demon has been illegally sealed into her by an unknown member of ANBU root, thought to be the elder Danzou, but there is no proof. This event occurred the morning after she was found by Itachi Uchiha, a new but skilled chunnin. The two Harunos adopted her a week later, aware of this. No one besides the Hokage, the Harunos, Danzou, the elders, and a few ANBU and ANBU root members know of this. Her 'brother' is unknown, though assumed to be a good ninja.

Sakura swallowed-hard. A demon? In her? Was it one of the tailed beasts? It couldn't be!

"Tsunade-shishou?" Sakura asked weakly.

"Yes, Sakura? Are you okay? I know this is a lot for you to take in. I'll have Danzou and the elders in here for questioning."

"Is my…demon…a tailed…?"

"No, Sakura. It's not one of the nine. I'll give you a scroll on Shuensha."

Sakura nodded. "Do you think…my brother…is dead? Is that why he never came back?"

Tsunade sighed and shrugged. "Maybe he is, maybe he's not. It's possible that…he left you here with no intention to return."

Sakura didn't know why those words hurt so much. It wasn't like she had ever met him, or even known about him. Her hurt must have shown, for Tsunade added,

"Or maybe he didn't. Maybe he's just trying to get stabled. He may have died. Maybe he even came back and tried to find you, but couldn't."

"…Maybe."

"Take a few days off, Sakura. Go home and relax. I'm sure the Harunos, your parents, loved you all the same," Tsunade said.

Sakura nodded bleakly and left.

Tsunade watched her apprentice leave and heaved a massive sigh when she had left.

Where's my sake?

Sakura walked home in a trance.

...Inner?

No response.

Inner?

Nothing.

Inner, I know you're there.

A mental sigh.

Yes?

You're Shuensha, aren't you?

Yes.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't want you to be afraid of yourself. I wanted you to grow up normally, or at least reasonably. Naruto had a horrible childhood because the adults knew about the Kyuubi. If they had known that you had a demon as well, do you think they would have treated you normally?

No. I can see why you didn't tell me, but…what are you?

I am a demon from the stars. I have a lot of chakra, not as much as the Kyuubi, but I pride myself in knowing that I am not a giant mindless fox.

So, what are you exactly?

I am not human, nor am I any animal you would be familiar with. I am a…shadow, I suppose. I was cast down from the stars centuries ago. I landed on earth and took the form of a cat. An order of male monks kept me until a high-level ninja attacked them, saying they had a scroll. They would've killed them all, but I saved them. In return, they sealed me into a crystal ball and kept me in a dark room. I couldn't escape. That was my thank-you for saving their lives. Eventually, the order died out and I was forgotten. Their temple had been in the Fire Country. Ninjas passing through about twenty years ago found me and brought me back. I was sealed into you. I've been here ever since.

So, you've been in me my whole life and you haven't thought it would be nice to just warn me?

My apologies. It was nicer for everyone to just think you were normal.

Is that why Ino was so freaked out when she tried to take over me mind in the Chunnin Exams?

Yes. I did that. I don't like you to be controlled, and I knew winning was important to you, so I did what I could.

Why didn't you lend me your power?

Everyone would know that you weren't normal! People would be afraid of you! I couldn't let that happen. Ino was wary of you for a while after, but she brushed it off as a freak accident.

I guess. So, thanks. For protecting me and all.

It was no problem.

Do you know who my brother is, by any chance?

I'm sorry. I don't.

Oh. Okay.

Sakura was at her apartment by now. She was staring at the picture of Team 7. Sasuke still wasn't back. Naruto and Kakashi had recently left on a mission to retrieve him…again. Sakura hadn't gone this time because she thought it was pointless, really. She was over him. She just couldn't wait until Naruto was back. She missed him.

Sakura sighed and flopped on her bed. Should she tell him about this new development? She sighed and rolled over. Life was overrated. A knock on her door came. Sakura got up and opened it to see Hinata.

"Hi, Hinata-chan. What are you doing here?"

"Naruto-kun just got back from his mission. It was a success, Sakura. The Hokage wants you down at the hospital immediately."

Sakura's eyes widened and she dashed off. She reached the hospital in record time and began putting her hair up.

"Sakura-sama! Shizune-sama is working on Kakashi Hatake. He's in critical condition. She should be able to stabilize him. Tsunade-sama is working on Sasuke Uchiha. She wants you to work on Naruto Uzumaki. He's in critical condition and is severely burned. He's in surgery room 203."

"Thank you, Kaori," Sakura said to the nurse. Sakura barged into the room where several nurses were running around, some already using basic healing techniques to heal Naruto. Sakura hurried over to her brotherly friend and assessed the damage. Severe burning, internal bleeding, a few broken bones, and stab wounds. Sakura began to heal.

A few hours and a shit-load of chakra later, Naruto was in stable condition and he was doing well. Sakura was exhausted and collapsed into her office. She was so tired and a nap sounded so good it wasn't even funny.

She fell asleep on her couch.

When Sakura woke up, light was streaming in through her office window. Morning? Already?

I see you're awake.

Yeah. Did all that happen? Naruto bringing back Sasuke and all. Are you really Shuensha?

Yes. You fell asleep in your office. It's already nine fifty. Almost ten.

Oh. Okay. Thanks.

Sakura stretched and groaned. Her back let out an audible 'pop' as it cracked. She smiled and stood up. She was still in her red shirt that emphasized her form and had thick straps with a small white circle on the back, her black skirt that reached a little below mid-thigh, and new black heels with open toes. Her toenails were painted red like Tsunade's. The heels weren't that tall-only about one and a half inches. Her feet were sore from being in them all night, so she channeled some healing chakra down to the muscles to ease the stiffness. Then she went out into the hospital.

Sakura headed down to Naruto's room. She knew he wouldn't be up, but she still felt complied to visit the loudmouth.

When she arrived, she knew someone already had been there. Orange and purple arum lilies were in a vase. Sakura knew they were from Hinata. She really did care about him.

She checked his pulse and his injuries. They were all doing nicely. She healed him a little more, but there wasn't much left to heal. The Kyuubi was helping a lot. He should be up within two days.

Sakura left her 'brother' and went to check on Kakashi. He was doing okay. He still had his mask on. He hadn't been injured as badly as Naruto. She gave him a quick healing session before departing, making a promise to herself to come back and give him flowers. With a deep breath, she made her way over to his room.

There he was. His black hair was still spiky at the back, but now he had bangs that fell into his face. His nose had white medical tape over it. Naruto had probably broken it. She didn't linger on his handsome face too long. He was ridiculously good-looking, but he was also ridiculously cold-hearted. And a traitor to Konoha. She gave him only a check-up (although she did heal his nose a bit more) before leaving. He wouldn't be up for a while. About four days was her guess. Kakashi would probably be three or four.

Sakura was still tired, and finding out that you had been abandoned by your family, your parents were actually your foster parents, you had a brother somewhere, and you had a demon in you was a pretty shocking conversation.

Sakura made her way home to eat breakfast. She had never actually had the chance to. She flung her door opened, ate a bowl of cereal, took a shower, and then took a nap.

Pein stared out the window. He was one of the most powerful ninja of all time. The leader of Akatsuki, a feared organization consisting of the most powerful ninja ever. Well, with the exception of Tobi, but he could be strong when he wanted. (In my story, Tobi isn't Madara because Madara scares me and I like Tobi better. He isn't Obito either. Tobi is just Tobi. And Sasori is still alive and well!)

Right now, though, his mind was elsewhere. Not on his lover, Konan, or his other bodies, or his pain, or his members. His mind was on his little sister, Sakura. He had kept an eye on her as well as he could, and she had been weak at first, to his disappointment, but now she was one of the strongest shinobi to ever walk the planet. Her medical skills were better than Tsunade's, and she had a wide range of jutsu. She had connections throughout the world and she was also best friends with the Kyuubi boy.

Pein was proud to call Sakura 'Haruno' his sister. He should probably go get her, like he had promised. But did she even know? Did she even care? Would she believe him?

Pein sighed. So many scenarios and different outcomes. He loved Sakura, he knew that much. Just as a sister, though. Not as a lover. Konan was his love in those terms. He remembered how after the Konoha ninjas had killed his parents; he had managed to get Sakura out of the house with him. He had met his friends, Konan and Yahiko. He had been trained by Jiraiya for a while and after, he had put Sakura in the village of Konoha. It was the safest place for her to be at the time.

Pein had put Sakura before his hatred for Konoha. That alone proved his love for her. He regretted the fact that he had never been much of an older brother to her. The Kyuubi boy took that role. Being a big brother had meant the world to him at one time, when he was younger. That was why his mother and father had had a baby. For him. They had been a happy family before that happened. Little Sakura had only been a month. He had named her, too. She had their mother's eyes, but he had no clue where her hair came from.

Now he was faced with a decision. He had already put going and getting her off for too long. Should he leave her there, with her home and friends, and try to forget about his precious little sister? Or should he go get her whether she wanted to go or not? Either way, one of them would be hurt.

"Pein?"

Pein was brought from his thoughts when Konan called his name.

"Yes?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Pein could trust Konan with anything. He had just never told her about Sakura. It had never mattered in their relationship or in their organization.

"My sister," he answered honestly after a pause.

"Sister?" Konan asked.

"Hai."

"Oh. Is she…dead?"

"No. She is alive. She goes by the name Sakura Haruno."

Konan's beautiful purple-blue eyes widened at the name. "That medical ninja in Konoha?"

"Hai."

Konan put her small hand on his shoulder. "Would you mind telling me?" The words were kind, and she was being genuinely curious, not mad or sarcastic.

Pein hesitated before telling her all about Sakura, and how he managed to keep her a secret from Yahiko and her during their training with Jiraiya.

After, Konan sighed. "I think you should go get her. You promised Konoha you would, and you deserve to have her back if you love her so much."

Pein considered this. "I want her to be happy, and it sounds like she is. But I also want my little sister to be here with me. Plus, we could use her skills."

"We could. It's up to you, but I think you should bring her back. Or at least give her the option."

Pein nodded. Konan left. He loved his blue-haired girlfriend. She was selfless, considerate, and always there to lean on. She didn't mind that he loved another girl besides her. In a different way, of course, but some girls would freak out about it. He decided to give it more thought.

So there you have it! Is it good so far? Please review and tell me! (Okay, sorry if anyone else had this same plot thing with Sakura being Pein's sister. I didn't mean to take it and it just seemed like a good idea that my really dumb mind came up with.) Oh, and just to let everyone know, Shuensha is a form of the word star in Japanese. And the note that Sakura read was the note that Nagato/Pein left her with in Konoha.

One more thing. Konan may be a bit OOC, but that's kind of how I view her. Understanding, caring, and watchful, but not smothering. Of course, in action this could all be different.