A/N: Hi everyone! Thank you sasusakufan2357 and lil emo chick for your reviews! Here's another chapter and I hope it's a little longer than the first chapter. I'm also very glad I got over 50 hits! Thanks to all who are reading my story! Enjoy!!
Summary: It's been 4 years since Sasuke left Konaha. Sakura is now the top Kunoichi in her village, not to mention the most beautiful. When Sasuke comes back home will Sakura be able to love him again? Read to find out; reviews are appreciated!
Pairings: Main-SakuXSasu
Other: NaruXHina, NejiXTen, ShikaXIno,
Slight: KakXAnko, JiraiyaXTsunade
Word- Flashback 'Word'- Thoughts 'Word'-Sakura's Inner
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Chapter 2
Recap
Next, she remembered an incident that happened 2years ago. The Akatsuki had invaded Konaha to capture Naruto but, Sakura had prevented them by hiding Naruto in a different village and guarding him. Itachi, being the smartest member of the Akatsuki, figured out Naruto went into hiding and searched for him and eventually found him and Sakura.
When he found them he immediately attacked Sakura. In a matter of minutes she had beaten Itachi with just a few simple moves and two jutsus. But, his last words before he left kept ringing in her head.
Continued……
Flashback
Bruised all over, smirk plastered on his face, Itachi spoke to Sakura (who was standing in front of a K.O.ed Naruto). "It seems I have underestimated you Haruno Sakura. You are indeed very strong and full of hate for me. In fact, in myopinion you are NOT that weak Kunoichi my foolish little brother had told to me about" He chuckled. "In fact, you are far from it and could probably defeat Sasuke", he said truthfully and at the same time trying to catch her off guard.
Sakura smirked and put her head down trying to stifle a small laugh. "What's so funny?" inquired Itachi. "I'm just so flattered", replied Sakura before disappearing and reappearing behind Itachi and slashing his arms with two kunai.
He grunted, jumped on a roof of a building, turned around and shouted at Sakura. "Believe me Haruno Sakura you will pay for this, just you wait!" and with that, he vanished.
End of Flashback
And she did pay.
A horrible image of her parents' dead bodies flooded her mind. Itachi had killed Sakura's parents on the day she had become a Jonin. (A/N: Did I spell that right?)
She hadn't come out of her room in a week until Ino came back from her mission in the Land of Waves and coaxed her out of her house.
Naruto, Ino, Tenten, Hinata, Shikamaru, Neji, and Lee all helped Sakura get back to her back to her old self. But, Naruto and Lee were with Sakura everyday for 3 weeks. To Sakura, Naruto and Lee were the best non-blood related brothers she never had. They had also been with her after Sasuke left, including praying everyday that he would come home.
But he never did and it seemed like he never would.
(Ok, let's get back to what Sakura's doing)
Today she was supposed to go on an A-ranked mission as a Medic Nin. When she was finally done with her hours at the hospital, she headed over to the gates. Out of nowhere, a mob of fan boys started chasing her, so she pumped some chakra into her feet and ran towards the meeting spot.
'Oh dear Kami help me!!!' she screamed in her head while running as fast as she could go.
"This is so troublesome, where's Sakura?" asked Shikamaru.
"I think I know why she late guys", said Tenten pointing at a giant glob of fan boys ready to pounce on Sakura.
"Well then we better help her", said Neji getting up, followed by Naruto and Hinata.
Just as she was about to be trampled, Sakura ran behind a big tree and was suddenly pulled up onto a high branch. She panted heavily as she spoke to Hinata.
"Thank –pant- you so –pant- much Hinata –pant- ".
"Your welcome", replied Hinata smiling. (In my story Hinata stopped stuttering when everyone became closer, due to the whole "Comforting Sakura 'cause Sasuke left her" incident)
A few moments later they jumped down from the tree onto the ground. Neji was leaning against the tree with a bored look on his face and Naruto was sitting on the ground mumbling curses.
Neji's head turned and he gave a small smile. "Hey Sakura" he greeted. "Hey Neji, Naruto" She replied. Naruto just grunted in reply. "Hey Neji, what's up with Naruto?"
She asked.
Neji smirked, "Well, when we came to help you Naruto (of course) jumped right in and got punched square in the face by one of your fan boys so, I took care of them", he said in his I'm-so-cool- tone. Hinata gasped and ran over to Naruto. Sakura couldn't help but suppress a soft giggle. She hugged Neji and thanked him, and did the same thing to Naruto.
"So how's our little celebrity today?" asked Kakashi smirking, when they got to the meeting spot. Before Sakura could reply "Never Again" started playing. Sakura picked her cell up and answered it.
"Hey Tsunade-sensei what's up?"
"Today's my day off though!" she wined. Everyone sweat-dropped, their friend could be so childish sometimes.
"Ok, fine. Yes, I'll tell them, bye!"
Sakura turned, only to see all of her friends lounging around the area. Neji was leaning against a wall, Tenten was lying on the grass talking with Hinata, Naruto was chasing a butterfly, Shikamaru was watching the clouds, Ino was fixing her hair, and Kakashi was happily reading his perverted book. She made a mental note to burn all of Kakashi's Icha Icha books later.
"Oi guys!! Listen up!" she shouted. Everyone's head perked up from what they were doing.
"Ok, first of all our mission is cancelled, second Tsunade-sama wants Naruto and me at the hospital and for you all to pick up an injured Nin. In the forest and bring him there" stated Sakura.
Everyone nodded and went out into the forest. Naruto and Sakura sprinted towards the hospital.
At the Hospital
Tsunade spotted Sakura and Naruto and walked over to them.
Tsunade POV
"Sakura go change into your uniform and wait for me to call you and give you the room number for you to go to" I said looking at her.
She smiled and nodded. "Sure Sensei". Then she walked to her office. Now I turned to Naruto. "Naruto there's something I need to tell you…" I said. His expression turned to a concerned one. "What's wrong Tsunade baa-chan?" "It's about the injured Nin…."
End of POV
Sakura sat in her office chair looking at a picture of her, Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi.
'I wonder why Tsunade-sensei chose only me to heal that injured Nin. I mean, I'm on my day off for Kami's sake!'
'Yeah, But what if he's cute?'
'Hey! Where were you!?'
'On vacation in Aruba, I'm going back to meet a cute inner in a few minutes, I just came to check up on you'
'Whatever have a good vacation'
'Okay! Don't do anything rash while I'm gone!' Inner Sakura leaves.
A few minutes go by and Tsunade calls Sakura and tells her the room number.
"Wait! What's the name of the patient?!" asked Sakura.
"Well, it's uhh, his name is –"Tsunade was cut off by Naruto shouting forma distance.
"Sakura-chan!!! Please come quick he's gonna kill me!!!" Then the phone went dead.
But, before the line was cut off, she could've sworn she hear someone yell 'Dobe'.
TBC……
A/N: So? Good? Bad? In between? Please review!!! I know that this chapter wasn't as long as I had hoped, but I'll try to make the next chapter longer!! Thx for reading!! P.S. My b-day is in 4 days!!!!!
