Authors Note:
Konnichi wa! It's been a long time since I've updated any of my NejiSaku stories. This story is actually my improved version of Kenjutsu Kunoichi. Like I said in the other story, I wasn't too happy with the old version so I decided to redo the entire story. Hope you like this one a lot better! Sorry if the first chapter seems a bit short, I'll try and make the next one a bit longer.

Disclaimer:
I do not own Naruto or any of its characters; only this story.

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KENJUTSU KUNOICHI

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Summary: Sakura is apart of a clan in Konoha. She is a determined kunoichi that has to put up with people calling her weak and useless. But what she doesn't know about is that her clan has a dangerous kekkei genkai that she would soon unlock.

Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance

Pairing: NejiSaku

Speech:

"Talking"

Thoughts

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Prologue
-Silent Tears-

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"Weak!"

"Useless!"

"Ugly!"

Insults were thrown from every direction and were all directed at a girl, sitting on a swing. Her feet dangled from the height as she tried to ignore every single word that has been said. This always happens. The girl's long pink hair covered up her face, preventing the world from seeing her emotionless face that was hidden beneath. Suddenly, she was pushed forward and fell face flat onto the ground. Her beautiful pink hair sprawled over the ground, creating a mess. Behind her stood a girl with purple hair and brown eyes, looking superior.

"Hey there, Sakura?" she sneered.

The pink-haired girl didn't answer nor did she get up from the ground.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"

The girl still remained silent. The purple-haired girl frowned. Obviously, she wanted the girl to cry and show some emotion.

Well then, I'll just have to fix that, the purple-haired girl thought with a smirk. She turned around to face two boys that were apart of her little gang.

"Teach her a lesson," she commanded.

Just like she ordered, the boys walked over to the pink-haired girl and grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled her up. Sakura gritted her teeth but still didn't say anything. The purple-haired girl and her group watched as the two boys kicked and punched the girl everywhere. Sakura bit back a scream as she got hit one after another. The purple-haired girl finally had enough of this 'game' and decided to put an end to it, for now. She let out a fake yawn and sighed.

"Alright, that's enough," she told the two boys.

Immediately they stopped and turned to their 'master'. The girl grinned, enjoying the control she had over these people.

"Let's go," she announced and turned to the battered girl. "See you later, Sakura. We'll continue this game tomorrow!"

The rosette watched as the group left. From the corner of her eye, Sakura saw a blonde-haired girl looking at her with pity before turning around to walk away with the others. The rosette sighed softly and got up slowly and limped her way into the forest. She knew who that blonde-haired girl was. Yamanaka Ino, her ex-best friend that had abandoned her because of a boy named Uchiha Sasuke. Ino absolutely 'loved' him and assumed that Sakura does too. So she had ended their friendship because of that. The rosette was disappointed to hear that but didn't say anything about it. After that day, the two had never talked to each other about anything that didn't have to do with Sasuke.

Sakura finally arrived in the forest. In front of her was a huge mountain with a beautiful waterfall. The future kunoichi bent down and stared at her reflection in the water. After what seemed like a minute, crystal tears finally started to roll down her pale face. She had been holding back these tears the whole time. Her father had always told her that showing emotion was a sign of weakness, so she tried as hard as she could not to ever cry in front of others. But when Sakura is alone her in the forest, she could just break down and cry whenever she wanted, without having to worry if people would see her. The rosette might look like an emotionless little girl that doesn't know how to show emotion, but on the inside she is actually someone who has to struggle through pain and sadness. Sometimes, Sakura wishes to have a friend who would understand her and help her through this life of pain. Maybe one day, she will find someone who is like that.

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Authors Note:
So, was this better than the other version? I hope it was! I would like to have at least 10 reviews before I post the next chapter. So, please review. No flames, I worked hard on this. If you don't like it, then don't bother with reviewing. A question, is there any pairings that you would like me to include in this story? If there is, tell me and I'll try and squeeze it in somewhere. Just make sure that it isn't NejiTen or SasuSaku… By the way, have you guys seen the Shippuuden Movie? If you haven't you should go and watch it now. I love the part where Neji had caught Sakura when she fell! To me, that was a slight NejiSaku moment.

Thanks for reading!

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-Setsuna