"You know, Ino, sometimes I just feel like running away and never coming back to Konoha again." Sakura sighed, gazing at the night sky. Her friend looked shocked.

"What do you mean, Forehead?! Why would you turn your back on everyone? Naruto, me, Kakashi, Yamato, Sai, Tsunade-sama, Shika, those little brats from Konohamaru's team… Why would you get away from everyone who loves you?"

"Well, I dunno." She smiled at Ino, who simply shook her head.

But Sakura lied. She did have a reason. And she sure wouldn't forget it that soon…

Sakura wanted to be a strong, feared kunoichi. Why had she been blessed with such an inhuman strength and wonderful chakra control then? If that wasn't fate, she didn't know what it was. And there was her ninja way, too: to protect those who were dear to her, but how was she going to do it if people wouldn't let her kick some ass? Tough she wasn't unpleased with the compliments towards her medic capacities…

"Sakura!" Ino yelled, waking her pink-haired friend off her thoughts.

"What? Who? When? Huh?" she asked, confused.

"Look at the freaking stars, quick!" Sakura did as the shrieking blonde told her and caught a shooting star flying through the sky. Ino calmed her voice into a sweet tone and smiled. "Make a wish, Forehead."

Sakura grinned and closed her eyes. 'I want to be acknowledged as a great kunoichi, both in strength and medic sides, like shishou, no matter what it costs.' she whispered in her mind, burning these words into her memory.

Later, after a lot of giggling and gossiping, both girls went home. Our friend Sakura fell asleep at the touch of the soft mattress under her body and dreamed sweet dreams about escaping Konoha, training her ass off and being known everywhere as "the Leaf's Pink-Haired Medic Demon".

The next day, Sakura woke up to a not so nice surprise.

"Sakura-san… Sakura-san!" someone called, trying to wake her up.

"WHAT?" the angry kunoichi yelled.

"Shh!" a man in an ANBU uniform whispered, putting a hand in front of her mouth. When she finally growled and stopped trying to make him let go of her, he calmly asked "Do you know who I am and what I am doing here?"

"I was attempting to ask you that." Sakura hissed.

He sighed in annoyance and took off the mask.

"IT CAN'T FUCKING BE!"