Confused about the name switching? Well, it'll clear up soon in the end.
Chapter Two – F.L.A.R.T
F.L.A.R.T
Stands for Fiery Leaf Academy for the Rich and Talented, one of the two biggest ninja schools in Konoha. Sounds like Fart right? Yeah, I find that funny too.
Tsunade, one of the legendary 3 senins and also known as the principal, Godaime, Legendary Sucker, and Slug tamer was the founder of the school. It isn't really a school actually, more like a meeting spot where ninja teams gather and get their assigned mission as well as a place for them to eat their lunch.
It works like this. In the morning, ninjas come to school, train, and have lessons from their own group leader until lunch time. After lunch, they receive a mission from their leaders and complete them. If the missions are especially long or hard, the leaders will notify them in the morning and they would start the mission in the morning instead of training.
Sometimes the mission takes up the whole day which may cause them to go home during late at nights. Students usually do one mission a day.
The school is composed of genins, chunins, and some jounins. No Anbu's though.
It's a happy, cheerful, sunny place...
Usually...
Today was one of those rare days where Sakura was feeling downright gloomy.
Haruno Sakura. Four words to describe her.
Privileged. Powerful. Popular. Pissed.
Your four P's.
Yes, Sakura was having one of those gloomy days again. She had everything every girl could ever dream of.
Money?
Check.
Looks?
Check.
Bad hair day?
Check.
In a way, you can say that she's...spoiled. Not entirely on her account though. She preferred to define 'spoiled' as: being treated better than most.
But being 'spoiled' or being 'treated better than most', you can't say that she's entirely stupid. Noo, she was far from being stupid. Unlike other spoiled brats that can't do anything but show off their pretty plastic face, she can actually do and be something.
She was only the jounin around her age and she was one of the best jounins around in F.L.A.R.T. Aside from the Hyuuga male.
On top of it all, she was the heiress to the famous Spring Jewel that had been passed down from the Haruno generations to generations since 200 years ago.
Anyways, the heiress stormed down the hallway to her teacher's office with one wild strand of hair trailing along her back. She glared at passerby ninjas haughtily and continued her way while lower class ninjas bowed their head in respect.
In this school...she created absolute dominance.
Oh, did you know that her teacher was Tsunade, one of the legendary 3 senins and also known as the principal, Godaime, Legendary Sucker, and Slug tamer was the founder of the school?
Of course you knew that. And that fact all adds up to her superiority. She was satisfied with the school, generally.
Moving on, she opened the door carelessly and walked in while trying to tame that one strand of wild hair.
A large 'bam' could be heard throughout the whole office of her teacher. Sakura however, just ignored it and continued to tame her hair. It was normal. At least five days out of the week, Tsunade would break a table each day due to her short temper. Very nasty.
"What do you mean they won't accept?" Tsunade roared punching her desk in two.
"P-Please Tsunade-sama, the report was just missing a few things." Shizune, Tsunade's personal assistant, quivered.
"Did you know how much time I spent doing that?" Tsunade continued to explode.
"Ahem."
"I spent at least thirty minutes of my- oh Sakura, I see you're here- thirty minutes of my precious life doing that damn report!" Tsunade half greeted half shouted.
"I-I'll talk to them again Tsunade-sama." Shizune sweat dropped and bowed quickly before leaving.
Tsunade sighed and waved her hands to nearby assistants to get a new desk. She cleared her throat before speaking properly. Her throat hurts from shouting too much. "So anyways, Sakura, I have a new mission for you."
"Don't you always?"
"But..."
Sakura raised an eyebrow and stopped fixing her hair. "But..." She echoed.
"But, you're going to have teammates this time." Her teacher finished.
"WHAT!" Sakura exclaimed, feeling very offended. "B-But! B-But Tsunade-sama! I haven't had teammates since...FOREVER!"
Inner Sakura: Having teammates makes me look weak!
"Ok...there was this time where I had to partner up with Shikamaru...but that time was ok since Shikamaru had been a childhood friend. But now, you're partnering me up with people I don't even know! There's no way we can work efficiently together, it'll slow the mission down! Plus, I don't need any help!" She whined.
"Sakura," Tsunade sighed, "I know you don't need help. But trust me, you'll like these teammates. They're transfer students from Konoha High, and they're going to be in F.L.A.R.T for the rest of the year."
"Konoha High! You mean the Konoha High?" She couldn't help shrieking. Tsunade just nodded.
"You mean the Konoha High that has been F.L.A.R.T's rival since the beginning of time! And also the other biggest school in Konoha?" She cried out in shock.
"Yup that's the one."
"Wahh, Tsunade-sama! You can't do this to me!" she wailed.
Inner Sakura: What if they're snobs that wants to take my popularity away!
"Well, sorry Sakura, I can't do anything about it. This will be a good opportunity for you to practice some teamwork. Also, I can't really assign the transfer students to anyone else, since the transfer people are some of the best students in Konoha High. Not to mention, they're jounins like you and testing for ANBU at the end of the year." The Godaime explained.
"Just when did this transfer program started?" she demanded.
Inner Sakura: Other jounins! Great...more competition!
"Since early this- Oh they're here. Sakura prepare to meet your new teammates as well as your instructor for the rest of the year. I think you'll do well with them...or at least with one of them knowing your personality."
A little poof can be heard from behind and Sakura craned her neck around to meet her worst fears. Smoke slowly disappeared, and three tall figures appeared. Muscular figures.
Sakura narrowed her eyes to try and get a better look of her teammates and as the smoke disappeared, her jaws dropped. Well however snobbish they can be, she can't deny that they're absolutely smoking. hot. Her fears about snobs quickly subsided.
The first one she noticed was a middle-aged man taller than the other two guys, with silver hair and a mask over his face. He also wore a typical jounin uniform. She couldn't really read his expression under the mask.
Inner Sakura: Mysterious...but not bad.
The second one she noticed was a blond wild guy with whiskers on his face and had a wide smile plastered on it. He was wearing an orangy-yellow suite that made Sakura think of Mr. Sunshine.
Inner Sakura: Cheerful looking...must be the class clown...but nevertheless...cute.
Now the third one made her stare an extra second long. Black hair, black eyes, black attire. He wore a black sleeveless shirt and shorts with bandages all over his arms and legs. A smirk can be seen as he stared at her.
Inner Sakura: Dark...but...oh my god...I found a total HOTTIE! HELL YEAH! Tsunade-sama understands me PERFECTLY!
As a result, she was paired up with a group of hot guys and...she was in love. It was love at first sight. Sakura vowed to buy her teacher one hundred desks by the end of the semester.
"Ok Sakura, meet you new teacher Hatake Kakashi. He's a former ANBU, and I expect you to follow his every command." Tsunade introduced.
The silver haired guy waved a 'yo' at her.
"That's not a problem but wait a sec...I thought you were my teacher." Sakura said confusingly.
"Not this year, I have a lot of stuff to do so you wouldn't learn a lot from me this year anyway. Next up, the blondie is Uzumaki Naruto."
"Hiya, and don't call me a blondie, granny." Naruto said loudly.
"Granny! I'll show you little brat!" Tsunade fired up, and stood up from her chair.
Inner Sakura: Uzumaki Naruto...holy shit...the one with the nine tail fox in him!
Sakura's jaw slightly dropped as she remembered Tsunade telling her about the kyuubi a long time ago. She watched as the daring blond stood up against her teacher.
Inner Sakura: Who would've thought the kyuubi is inside Mr. Sunshine! Not to mention...a loudmouth who had nerves to stand up to Tsunade-sama! That idiot.
He doesn't know what Tsunade-sama can do.
"Hmph." Tsunade huffed as she flung Naruto across the room with one of her finger. "Ok, next the black spiky hair dude is Uchiha Sasuke. Both he and Naruto are jounins like you and they are going to be your teammates. Together you guys will be called Team 7 from now on."
Inner Sakura: Uchiha...argh...I heard that name before...Uchiha Sasuke...come on...
She had spent a few minutes going through her hottie dictionary until suddenly she remembered exactly who Uchiha Sasuke was.
"Sakura?" Tsunade called seeing her dawned expression.
"KYAA! You mean the famous UCHIHA SASUKE who's the notorious Sharingan user as well the guy who every girl in F.LA.R.T calls, The God of All Hotness!" she exclaimed.
"Yup." Tsunade replied simply while Sasuke smirked, crossed his arms, and leaned back on the wall.
Inner Sakura: Damn! So many competition! Gyahh...looks like I'll have to find a way to out win every other chicks. Not like I'm going to get beaten or anything…
"What! I thought this was a Sasuke-hotness Free Zone!" Naruto cried out.
"Apparently, Uchiha is pretty famous around here. Enough chitchat, you three, meet Haruno Sakura, one of my best pupils. I hope you treat her well. Ok, my introductions are done. Sakura, your mission today is to show the team around the school as well as get to know them better. You are dismissed."
"Yes Hokage-sama" she bid and left with others following her.
"Wow, your school is big Sakura-chan." Naruto mused.
"Yeah well, Konoha High is big too." Sakura replied, "Eh...what?"
She raised an eyebrow as Naruto leaned in closely to examine her.
"You're pretty cute and you have pink hair! Want to go out with me Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked cheerfully and straightforwardly.
"No thanks."
Inner Sakura: The spot is now reserved for Sharingan Boy.
She thought with a smirk while Naruto's shoulders drooped and cried with anime tears.
"Dobe, you just got rejected. Smooth move." Sasuke commented and sighed inwardly. He was glad that Sakura rejected him, or else he would have to compete with the blond which was the last thing he wanted to do. Too troublesome for his liking.
"Go back to bastard-land!" Naruto growled.
"Make m-"
Sakura suddenly let out a small gasp causing them to stop bickering.
"Are you reading..." she trailed off as she examined the book that Kakashi was suddenly reading with much interest.
"Oh don't mind him Sakura-chan. Kakashi-sensei is always reading that perverted book. It's the love of his life." Naruto said dismissively.
"Ack! But its 'the' book!" she gasped.
"Ohh...I'm glad someone also shares my interest." Kakashi beamed happily patting her back.
"What! As if I'll ever like that book! Do you know what that is? It's the Book That Must Not Be Named! If Tsunade-sama sees that book for even a second or even hears a word about it, there's no telling what she would do! Once, she tarred down half of the school when one of the students talked about it." Sakura threatened.
"Ohh, I see, well at least this place is a Perverted Book Free Zone." Naruto sighed in relief.
"Sensei, it looks like your book is going down." Sasuke snickered.
"Hmm...half of the school down...well that doesn't sound too bad. Oh well." Kakashi mused and went back reading as if nothing as happened.
"Damn…" Sakura cussed quietly in frustration and grabbed her wild hair. This was worse than she thought...aside from Sasuke.
Slightly After Lunch
"Wow, it seems like all the ninjas in the school really respect you Sakura-chan." Naruto noted after they finished the tour of the school.
"It's easy to earn respect once you get the hang of it." She replied as if it was nothing special.
Inner Sakura: Not to mention a hell lot of hard work to earn respect around here!
"Alright guys." Kakashi took over, "Let's see. Now that we know the school grounds a little bit better, why don't we get to know a little bit of each other along the way? Each of you tell each other your likes, dislikes, and dreams."
"Sure." Sakura and Naruto chorused. Sasuke just let out a small grunt and studied Sakura, his next target.
Unusual pink hair, outgoing attitude, know-it-all, spoiled girly girl...seems to have secrets on the inside...looks like one of those people who loves attentions...and not afraid to show off...kinda strong but still a weakling...Sasuke observed. His inferences were usually correct, and he trusts it. Looks like this is going to be another easy target.
"Why don't you start Kakashi-sensei? Since you're the teacher." Sakura suggested.
"Hmm...well telling you would waste my time and saliva...so I rather have you guys wasting your time and saliva. Plus I have no desire to tell you my likes, dislikes, and dreams."
"Chehh...and you call yourself a teacher. I bet you dream about that book everyday." Naruto muttered.
"Ok, who wants to go first?" Kakashi ordered, ignoring Naruto.
"I will!" Sakura offered, glad that she was in the spotlight. "Well my likes: ice cream, guys, and pubs. Dislikes: People that takes advantages of others, people that calls me pinky or forehead girl, eggs, and a bunch of other stuff. Dreams...well my goals are personal." Sakura listed watching Sasuke at the corner of her eyes. Disappointment came, when she saw that Sasuke was not paying attention to her.
Typical girls. But she's the heiress to the famous jewel...I wonder...Kakashi thought.
"Ok next up is Naruto."
"Yay. Ok, my likes are ramen, miso ramen, seafood ramen, pork ramen, other flavored ramen, and more ramen. Also, one of my new likes is Sakura-chan! My dislikes: Sasuke-teme, being broke, waking up in the morning and finding no ramen in my cupboard, and perverts. My dream? Being the next, future best Hokage of course!" Naruto said proudly.
"Wow, you want to be a Hokage?" Sakura said in awe.
"Yup, that's right!" the blond affirmed.
"Ok, now that Sakura here knows about Naruto. Sasuke, your turn."
Sakura turned her full attention on Sasuke. He didn't talk that much since she met him, so she would like to get to know more about him.
Inner Sakura: Plus, he's a total hottie! I must get him!
"Hnn...I don't like a lot of things, I hate a lot of things including that sunface over there. And I don't have dream, more like a goal. My goal is to kill my brother and restore my clan." He said simply.
"Sunface! You little bastard! Cold ice cube!" Naruto cussed angrily.
Sakura just stared at him and blinked.
Inner Sakura: Hell yeah! A mysterious hot evil guy! This must be my lucky day!
"Alright, now that the introductions are clear you can all go home. Meet me at the campus 8 am sharp tomorrow." Kakashi announced and poof! He was gone.
"Where's your house Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.
"Over that way." Sakura told him and pointed to her left.
"Aww, my house is towards the right." Naruto said sadly.
"We'll see each other tomorrow. So how about you, Sasuke?" she asked, seizing this chance to talk to him.
"Same as you."
Inner Sakura: Hell yeah!
"Oh ok, want to walk home with me?" she asked excitedly.
"Sakura-chan! Don't walk home with Sasuke-teme! He's dangerous!" Naruto half complained half joked.
I can't disagree with that one. Sasuke thought darkly and snickered but didn't say anything.
"Yeah, yeah. If he is, then I'll beat him up." Sakura said casually. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her comment but nevertheless, smirked.
"Beat me up? Are you suggesting a fight?" He asked coolly.
"Hm...during training I'll spar with you. But for now, I'm not in the mood to fight with you. Maybe next time." She said calmly and patted his cheek while giving him a flirtatious wink.
Sasuke resisted the urge to flinch. He wasn't used to such familiarities, even after all the missions he did that involved assassinating girls and finding out information.
He smiled slightly in interest nevertheless. He had never been challenged to a fight from a girl before.
"See yah Naruto! Come on Sasuke!" Sakura waved and pulled Sasuke to another direction.
"Hmph, why does Sasuke-teme always get pretty girls?" Naruto uttered jealously to himself and walked off.
"Why are you always so quiet?" Sakura asked the man beside her trying to make a conversation.
"Because there's nothing to talk about." He replied and stuffed his hands inside his pockets.
"There's always something to talk about. Well if you're not interested in most stuff, then what do you like to talk about?"
"Nothing."
Sakura furrowed her eyebrows. Obviously, she couldn't bring up a conversation with him. So what's the next thing to do to get closer to a guy?
Inner Sakura: Uhhhh...
"Why did you say you hate people who take advantage of you for your first dislike?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
Sakura gave him a surprised look.
"You were listening to what I said?" She asked while beaming on the inside.
"No duh, I'm not deaf you know." He said sarcastically. Ah shit...that wasn't supposed to be my line!
Sasuke silently swore to himself at his mistake. He wasn't supposed to be sarcastic, he was suppose to be nice to her and find out information. But Sakura didn't seem to mind so he relaxed a little.
"Well anyways, as for the answer to your question: I said that first because I would rather be called something I don't like then being take advantaged of." She answered.
"Bad experience?" he inquired thoughtfully.
"Yeah..." Sakura said quietly. Should she tell him of her bad experience? He may be hot and all, but could she really trust him?
Sasuke wasn't silent as if he was waiting for her to continue...so she sighed and decided to tell him. It couldn't hurt telling him this stuff. He seems pretty safe, not to mention he's a guy from one of the most prestigious school in Konoha. Most students that came from Konoha must be trustworthy and safe. Plus, he's the famous Uchiha Sasuke! She could track him down any day if he did something to her.
"W-Well, you heard of the Spring Jewel right? And the underground safe and all...well I had all kinds of assassins and people come to me trying to befriend me just to find out the secret. Once, I told this person I dated for quite a while the passwords, I thought I could trust him, I thought he really loved me, but the next day, one of the guards found him dead on one of the floors because he had fallen for one of the traps." She explained painfully.
"I hate it when someone gets close to me just because they want the stupid jewel." She rambled, "I'm sorry for telling you all of this. I must've been very stupid to tell the guy the password."
"No, you're not stupid at all. It's just a mistake. Mistakes are lessons to be learned." He comforted nicely.
"Yeah, that's right, so now that I already learned my lesson I'm going to be more careful next time." She replied.
Inner Sakura: Wow, he understands me!
So other assassins were after the jewel too. And traps...have to look out for those. He thought.
"Well, here's my house." Sakura informed and stopped. Sasuke took his time memorizing her address and smirked.
"Thanks Sasuke, I had a nice time with you. And you're pretty open after a while I guess." She said honestly.
"Same here, and whenever you need to talk...just come and find me." He said sweetly and started to advance towards her a little.
"I will." Sakura answered with a smile.
"It's getting late, you better go in or you'll catch a cold." He said worriedly.
"Don't worr-"
She stopped as Sasuke bent down to give her a quick kiss on the cheeks.
"Bye, Sakura. You really talk too much." He said her name huskily before starting to walk off slowly.
Sakura opened her mouth to speak but then shut it again deciding on what she's going to say next. The kiss felt nice...
She bit her lips and fidgeted as she watched Sasuke's retreating figure.
"..."
"Sasuke, wait!" she called hurriedly before he disappeared.
Sasuke stopped and looked over his shoulder to give her a questioned look which made Sakura's heart melt.
Inner Sakura: Awww...so cute!
"...Um...S-Sasuke...want to..." She left off nervously and blushed.
Inner Sakura: Come on...say it!
"Want to what?" he asked, pushing her to continue her words. Come on...I know you want to say it...
He had already predicted her next words and actions.
"Want to...want to..."
Sasuke turned around and started to walk towards her again.
"Want to?" He echoed as he neared her.
"Want to..." She repeated and fidgeted even more. The air around her was deadly suffocating and her cheeks were burning hot because Sasuke was barely two inches from her now.
"Yes?"
"W-Want to...g-go out sometimes?" she finally blurted out and stared hard at the ground. She would always go red after something like this despite the fact that she had tons of boy experiences.
Sasuke lifted her chin up, tucked a lose strand of pink hair behind her ear, and leaned down.
"Sure...but next time...don't act so nervous." He whispered expertly and walked off like the breeze, leaving Sakura standing on the sidewalk in a daze.
Sasuke looked up at the sky and smirked.
That was way too easy...girls... are so gullible...I can win her over just by my next move.
Stuffing his hands inside his pockets, he stalked off. His next move? Flirtation with a kiss on top.
Fin.
Alrighty, I know Sakura is acting like a major spoiled bitch that's obsessed with guys but that's part of the plot. I'm trying to portray her when she's still a genin in the actual Naruto series. C'mon, don't tell me you like that useless little Sakura who can only stand on the sidelines and do the only thing she can do: cheer. Even I hated Sakura then. So now, Sakura shall have a bitchy hateful attitude.
Later, she'll turn cool for sure hehe.
Revised on June 29,2008
