My Life is Long Gone
Chapter 1: Going back to the Beginning
By: wannabwriter14
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters. I only own this story plot. ^.^
'Inner'
"Talking"
'thoughts'
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Sakura stared blankly at the place that she once called home. Her village, her home, was destroyed into peaces, and all that was left was a mass of bodies and a barren land to stare. She was the only one left of her village.
The only one who was alive.
Barely.
She had gone and fought off the rest of the Akatsuki with only a little chakra left, and there would only be so much time left before she could die with the lack of chakra she had left.
She had received many injuries, and she was laying in her own pool of blood, with the mass of bodies of their own blood mixing with her own.
'It's over...' Sakura thought.
'It's over, and I would never be able to save anyone. I won't be able to change all of the events that have happened...'
Her eyes started to droop.
'I can't save Sasuke...'
Her body was starting to get numb.
'I can't see Naruto become Hokage the true way...'
It was harder for her to breathe.
'I can't change the past to make a better future...'
She started to see a bright light.
'Wait!'
The bright light faded, and instead she was in front of her Inner.
'What happened? Aren't you supposed to be long gone?'
'The only reason I'm out now is because your body is weak now. Also, what you thought about earlier...I think I can fix it.'
'You think you can fix it? What exactly do you mean by that?'
'What I mean is...I think I can bring us back to the past.'
'The past? You mean...'
'Yes. We CAN change the past for a better future.'
'Will I...will I be weak once again?'
Inner Sakura smiled.
'No, we WON'T be weak again. We will have all of our memories, strengths, and abilities. However, we just need to be careful to not show it too much. We have to act like we're weak, and no one, and I mean ABSOLUTELY NO ONE can know that we're from the future unless something unexpected happens, or if it's time to tell them that we are.'
Sakura faintly smiled.
'Let's do this then.'
'Alright then.'
Inner Sakura quickly did some hand signs.
"Time Travel no Jutsu!"
Everything was swirling, and her head and body were in pain.
Then everything turned black.
"Sakura! It's time to wake up! You're going to be assigned into a team today, remember?"
Sakura slowly opened her eyes, and groaned in frustration. Everything was flooded back to her in seconds, and she wished the pain would just stop. Once the pain did, she quickly looked around to see her surroundings. She sighed in relief. Although there was literally pink everywhere around her, she knew she was back in her old room.
She was back at home.
In the past.
She looked down, and grimaced.
She was still in her ANBU uniform, and still had her weapons with her. Her mask was cracked in places, but she knew she could easily repair it. However, since she was back in her 13-year-old body, the uniform was several sizes to big for her, and it was no longer in any use for her at all.
She sighed as she quickly hid the outfit under her bed, locked in a chest that would only unlock with her own blood.
'I'm glad I'm ANBU Black-Ops captain, but that wouldn't be in any use for years now...'
She went to her closet, and grimaced at the lack of clothing options that she could pick out.
'Did I REALLY only like pink back then? This is WAY too girly!'
Taking only a few minutes, she quickly decided on her outfit. It was pretty similar to her usual outfit back in the future, a shirt with the Haruno symbol on the back, arm guards and gloves, a skirt with shorts underneath, and ninja combat boots. The only difference was that the outfit was red and black, which were actually her favorite colors and not at all girly.
She then took out a kunai from her weapon holster, and cut her hair to it's usual shoulder length. Once she was done, she looked in front of a mirror. Deciding that she liked her new look and outfit, she tied her headband to her forehead and went downstairs. She quickly grabbed an apple from the basket on the kitchen counter, and headed towards the door.
"Bye Mom, bye Dad, see ya later!"
"Honey, what's wrong with your outfit and hair-"
The door was quickly opened and slammed closed.
"Teenagers these days..."
Once Sakura had gotten to the Ninja Academy, she realized that she was in fact, a little early. She sighed, and went inside. She walked into her classroom, and realized that the only other person there was Sasuke himself. She quietly sat in the seat next to him, and silence followed soon after.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that Sasuke looked a little surprised by her new look. He was even more surprised when she glared at him.
"What do you want, Uchiha?"
His eyes widened slightly. If anyone saw this, it would look like he was still emotionless. However, Sakura knew Sasuke. She knew that underneath that emotionless mask of his, there was a person inside that just wanted to be let out in the world for once.
"Nothing."
Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Whatever."
Soon enough, students started to slowly come in the class. Suddenly, Naruto appeared, and she smiled.
'I wasn't very nice to Naruto back when I was a genin. Well, that's all going to change now.'
"Hey, Naruto! Why don't you sit next to me?"
Sakura said, waving, beckoning to bring him over here. She saw his face brighten, and he quickly came over and sat in the seat next to her.
"Hi, Sakura-chan!"
"Hey, Naruto. How have you been doing lately?"
"I've been doing great lately. I'm very glad that I actually get to be on a team today! I wonder which team we'll be on?"
"I know, right? Anyways..."
As the conversation continued on, Sasuke and the rest of the class looked at them, dumbfounded. All this time, Sakura never liked Naruto at all, and here she is today, talking with him like she's known him for years. The class continued to stare at the two talk to each other, until the conversation stopped when Iruka stepped into the class.
"Alright class, it's time to be assigned into your teams! Now, before I tell you which team you will be on, I have a few things to tell you..."
Everyone groaned as another speech of Iruka's was coming on. Now that they were finally becoming official ninjas, they really don't need to hear these speeches anymore.
'This is defiantly the one thing I DIDN'T miss...'
Once the speech was over, the teams were quickly being assigned.
"...Team 7..."
"Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto grew alert and anxious.
"Sakura Haruno."
Naruto and Sakura both smiled, and high fived each other.
"And Sasuke Uchiha."
Sakura quickly had a deadly aura around her, and Naruto slammed his head on the desk, muttering "Why me?" over and over again.
"Team 8 is Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame. Team 10 is Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Chouji Akimichi. Now, you will meet your team leaders after lunch, so, good luck to all of you, and I hope I get to see you again outside of the Academy!"
Sakura sighed as she left the Academy.
Today was going to be a long day...
"Why is he so freaking LATE?"
Team 7 was currently waiting in their designated classroom, and they were seriously wondering why their sensei was so late.
"I mean, seriously? The last team that left was an HOUR AGO! Our sensei was supposed to be here three hours ago!"
"Look, Naruto, will you calm down already? I think he should be here pretty soon."
"Sakura-chan, I can't wait any longer! I think our sensei should be punished for being so late!"
Naruto then got an eraser from the chalk board, and grabbed a chair. Climbing on top of it, he put it on top of the door, so when the door opened, it would end up falling and hit whoever had opened the door.
"Dobe, our sensei is a Jounin. He is NOT going to fall for a mediocre prank like that one."
Sakura smiled.
"Hey, Uchiha."
Sasuke glanced at Sakura; eyebrow raised.
"10 yen that our sensei falls for the trick."
Sasuke smirked.
"You are so gonna lose."
Sakura then sensed that her sensei was quickly coming.
"Our sensei's coming! Look innocent!"
And so they did.
Slowly, the door started to open.
And...
The eraser...
Fell on top of Kakashi's head.
"HAHAHA! I KNEW HE WOULD FALL FOR IT! THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!"
Sakura smirked as Sasuke frowned.
"What was that, Uchiha? I was gonna lose? Oh, will you look at that! I DIDN'T lose."
Sasuke glared at her.
"Hand it over, Uchiha."
Sasuke reluctantly handed over the 10 yen, and Sakura knew he was beating himself over it already.
'This is actually a whole lot better than I thought.'
'Oh hell yeah it is!'
'You're here? I thought I got rid of you!'
'Haha, nope. I was always here, but I just decided to show up because you're a genin again.'
'Tch. Whatever.'
'No! Don't be like that Uchiha over there!'
Sakura just blocked out her Inner. She didn't have time for this.
"My first impression on you three are..."
The three genin looked at their sensei.
"Is that you all are just a bunch of idiots."
Everyone fell anime style.
"Alright, I want you three to meet me at the rooftop." Kakashi said, and left with a poof of smoke.
Sakura sighed, and walked towards the stairs. If this was really going to happen all over again for her, she might as well just make it more interesting.
Once they got on the rooftop, Sakura sat down on the middle of the steps while Naruto sat on her right and Sasuke on her left. Once they had settled down, Kakashi finally spoke up.
"Alright, why don't you tell me about yourself? You're likes, dislikes, hobbies, and your goal for the future."
"Why don't you tell us about yourself first? That way we know how to explain ourselves." Sakura said.
Kakashi nodded his head.
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. I have many likes and dislikes, and I also have many hobbies...I don't really have a goal for the future right now."
Everyone sweatdropped.
'I should have expected that.'
"Alright blondie, why don't you go first?"
Naruto grinned.
"Hello, my name is Naruto Uzumaki! I love ramen, and I hate how the ramen takes so long to cook!"
Sakura smiled a little. She missed how her team was so innocent to the outside world.
"...And I want to be Hokage one day! That way everyone will respect me for who I really am, and I'll be the best Hokage that this village had!"
"Alright then, your next, emo kid."
Sakura tried to refrain from laughing.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't have many likes, dislikes, or hobbies. However, my goal will not just be a goal. It will become a reality, and I will rebuild my clan to what it once was, and to also kill a certain someone..."
Sakura sighed.
If only Sasuke knew the truth.
'I'll have to get him to find out about the truth before it's too late..."
"Aliright, we will have a survival test tomorrow. The one you took at the Academy was just to see if you were qualified to become a genin. This test will prove if you actually have the guts to stay as one or not. Now, befor you say anything, the people who took this test all failed. It has a 66% chance at failing, so you better pay attention."
Fear grew in Naruto and Sasuke's thoughts.
"You will have to use actual weapons and jutsu's to attack me to pass. The rest of the test's description will be revealed tomorrow. I advise you to not eat breakfast tomorrow, or else you will throw it back up. Oh, and come here at 7 o'clock sharp. Ja ne."
There was a poof of smoke, and their sensei was gone.
Sakura sighed.
It looked like she had to bring food with her tomorrow...
And that's the end of chapter 1 of "My Life is Long Gone"! If you have any questions or concerns or anything, please send it as a review. I will either reply to your review or answer them on the next chapter. If you either review, fav, or alert+, I will defiantly update the story more! :D
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~wannabwriter14