This is my first published fanfic, so I hope you enjoy!
Something was really bothering me that morning. As I walked by, people started whispering many things, such as "Have you heard, she's too weak to go with them" and other not so nice stuff. As I arrived at the Konoha main gate ,where all the Rookie 12 (except for me) were gathered waiting for the time of departure, I greeted everyone, wished them good luck for their mission and said my farewells. Ino decided to start mocking me.
"Hey, forehead girl, seems like I'm going on a mission with Sasuke-kun and you're not! You're too weak to go! And we all know that a great shinobi like Sasuke-kun deserves a great kunoichi like me. Seems like you're being left behind!" Then I snapped.
"You know, Ino-pig, only the weak kunoichis have that kind of stupid obsession for a guy, just like you have that obsession for that shit-for-brains Uchiha!" I told her.
"How could you say that?" She asked "He's you teammate!"
"Well, he hasn't done much for me to like him even the slightest bit, so..." I answered her, expecting her reaction.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPENNED TO YOU?" She asked "You used to like everyone. What made you like this?" She asked again.
"Well, Ino-pig, things have changed. First of all, all of you left me behind. And second of all, you can't see anything, no matter how hard I try to show you." I answered her
"See what?" She asked, perplexed
"Exactly. If you wanted to know, you should have looked harder and deeper. It's too late now. Good luck with your mission, whatever it is." And with that I left.
My heart ached as I headed to the library. I was surprised with myself for being able to say those things to Ino, but I knew that she was as despicable as the people who were calling me weak right in front of me. Who were they to talk about me, they knew nothing about me. When I got to the library, I went to the "Clan's kekkei genkai" section and looked for the Meian (Light and Darkness) Clan. I've discovered a while ago that that was my real clan, and that there was an amazing kekkei genkai with it. After 3 minutes looking all over that section, I finally found what I had been looking for. It was an old book with an aged green cover called "The Meian Clan Secrets". I checked it out and headed home to start reading it.
When I got home, I headed to my room and started reading the book. The opening note was like this: "If you're reading this book, it means that you are a part of the few people of the Meian clan that possesses the Hikari (Light) abilities. If you had the Yami (Darkness) abilities, you would not be able to read this book. Every single member of the Meian Clan can control an element without chakra, no matter their type of abilities. You can learn more about elemental techniques in the next chapters. If you which to know more about the prophecy child, just read the next lines, where I will tell you about her. The legend says that, when there are dark times upon the world, a female baby with Hikari abilities, pink hair and green eyes will be born to bring peace to the world. To do so, this child will have the power to master all of the Elements (Fire, Water, Wind, Earth and Lightning) and some combined elements, such as Sand and Wood."
The look on my face as I read this was pretty much a look of amazement. I knew I had a lot of power, but I never knew I had so much! Then I made a decision. I was going to ask Tsunade-sama to let me go outside the village for training for 2 years and a half. With that decision, I walked out of my house and to the Hokage Building. When I got there, I knocked on the door and waited for Tsunade's "Enter", that eventually came, followed by the door opening and me getting in. "What is it, Sakura?" Tsunade asked, with a cleary tired voice.
"I was wondering if you would allow me to go outside the village for training for approximately 2 and a half years." I said.
"Where did that come from?"
"I found a...secret about myself that I would like to explore and learn more about." I answered.
"And that secret is?" I hesitated at her question and she noticed. "If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to. You can do as you wish, but, please, be careful and don't get hurt. I don't want Kakashi bothering me about you getting hurt." She said, too my surprise.
"With all due respect, Tsunade-sama, I don't really care about Kakashi anymore." I said coldly
"It's understandable, but you should give him the benefit of doubt." Tsunade advised me.
"I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid I've reached my limit." I stated
"Ok, then. You are dismissed. Good luck with your training." She said
"Thank you, Tsunade-sama. See you in 2 years and a half." And with that I left.
2 and a half years later
Everyone stared at me when I was entering the village. My training away from village was complete, I was back and stronger than ever. My outfit was now composed of a long-sleeved fishnet top under a black sleeveless tank top, with ninja shorts and a sleeveless black cloak that went all the way down to my knees. My hair as long again, already reached my lower back. I also had a new team, called "Elemental Squad", composed by me, Irashi (water), Norak (fire), Kari (lightning), Soka (air) and Narou (earth). Irashi has long blue hair in a loosened ponytail and dark blue eyes, Norak has short fire red hair and almost midnight black eyes, Kari has shiny silver hair and blue eyes, Soka has almost white hair and light purple eyes and Narou has spiky brown hair and brown eyes. They are all Meians like me and we are really close friends, just like brothers and sister. In fact, I thought of them mostly like "my boys" and they thought about me as "their girl". It was the way it was and it has worked since the first time we got together as a team. I was deep in thought when an ANBU appeared in front of us.
"The Godaime requests your presence immediately. The rest of your squad must come too." He told us.
"We'll be there right away." I answered him, nodding to my boys so they would follow me.
When we got there, we found Tsunade almost drowning on a stack of paperwork.
"Oh, Sakura, you're here!" she greeted me
"Hi, Tsunade-sama, what is it that you want from us?" I asked
"I'm sorry to bother you on your first day back, but the rest of the Rookie 12, now Konoha 12, aren't achieving the desired results, so I would like you and your Squad to go and help them out." She explained
"So you're telling me that they are failing their mission and that you want us to go help them?" I asked, incredulous.
"That's exactly what I'm saying." Tsunade stated
"We'll take it!" I said, enthusiastically
"Sakura, are you sure?" Kari, our sensei, asked
"Yes, I am. It'll be alright." I assured him
"The others will be in Snow Country, camped near Rainy Village. You're mission will be explained to you by the others when you get there. You're dismissed." Tsunade said, subtly telling us to get the hell out of there.
"So, we meet in the front gate in 1 hour?" Irashi asked.
"Fine for me." We all said in unison
We packed, met in the gate and took off.
Rainy village
"I wonder who's being sent to help us." Naruto said to no one particularly
"I don't even see why Tsunade would send someone to help us. We're doing great." Ino said casually.
"For once, I agree with you, Ino." Sasuke said, while sitting under a tree, his eyes closed. "Would you come out already?" he said, annoyed.
Then Norak showed himself. I coul almost imagine what he was thinking: "This is going to be fun!" I sent chackra to my team tattoo and warned him not to push it too far. He turned slightly to me and smirked. Oh, this was going to get ugly.
"Hey, who're you?" Naruto asked with is loud and annoying voice
"..." no answer from Norak
"Answer me!" Oh, Naruto was getting angry, I'm so scared
Then Naruto did the predictable thing: he ran forward and tried to punch Norak. It was time for me to intervene. I ran and stood ahead of Norak, grabbing Naruto's fist, stopping him from touching Norak.
"Sakura, you know this people?" he asked me, incredulous
"Of course I know them, baka, they're my team." I said, as casually as I could
"No they're not! We are your team!" he said, clearly shocked
"You should have thought about that 2 and a half years ago." I said, casually as ever
"Sakura, Norak, calm down." Kari ordered
"Come on, sensei, you're no fun!" me and Norak said in unison. "And besides, we're completly calm." I added
I noticed the look on Kakashi's face when he heard me call Kari "sensei". I almost smiled at that. Now, he would suffer like I did.
"So, what's our mission?" Irashi said, breaking the tension
"Our mission is to capture, dead or alive, an Akatsuki member. In two and a half years we hav had a few battles with them, so we know some of their abilities. Uchiha Itachi as the Sharigan, Kisame is one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, Sasori is a puppet master, Kakuzu has 5 hearts, Hidan is immortal, Konan is an origami fighter and Pein has the Rinnegan." Kakashi said.
"What about Zetzu?" Narou asked
"We have not battled him, so we don't know much about his fighting skills." Shikamaru, the strategist, said
"Zetzu is a little bit like a plant. He can multiply himself and divide, between is black part and his withe part. He can also merge with objects, disappearing and hiding inside them." Narou stated.
"And you know this how?" Neji asked
"We battled him, of course." Soka said, as it was the most natural thing in the world
"Hn." Sasuke said. He's really starting to get into my nerves, well, more than usual.
"Sakura!" Narou said, startled
"What is it, Narou?" I asked, concern in my voice. I couldn't remember any time before when he was so startled.
"There are two Akatsuki members heading west, three miles from here. They are camping. It looks like they are Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame." He said, entering fighting mode
"You shouldn't fight with us, we don't know your fighting skills and we are not used to fight with you." Shikamaru stated as Neji agreed with him
"Well, you'll never learn of our skills if you never watch us fight, or will you?" I asked, with a suggestive look on my eyes
"Only you and your friends against my brother and his partner? You will certainly die." Sasuke said coldly
"Oh, believe me, Uchiha, you have no idea what we're capable of." And with my words we took off.
"Sakura, are you sure of this?" Kari asked me
"As sure as I could ever be." I reassured him
"Then I trust you. We should go faster if we want to catch them off guard." He said
"Of course." I turned back. "Yoh, boys, run faster!" I told them
"Yaoh, finally some action!" Norak said, enthusiastically
I hope you enjoyed and if you have any questions, leave them in your comments! And remember, R&R!