A Twist In Time

" The change is I hated how I looked before and I have to tell you that I'm from the future." I said.

He stared at me. " Explain to me what happens in the future."

" Orochimaru is going to attack during the Chunin Exams, he's after Uchiha. He's going to trick Sand into helping him by killing the Kazekage and posing as him. Sabaku no Gaara and his siblings, Temari and Kankuro, are going to infiltrate as examanees from Suna. They were tricked so it doesn't break the treaty. Orochimaru comes to the Chunin Exams for the 3rd round and fights you to the death. You die. Gaara is the container for Shukaku. He becomes Kazekage. Uchiha leaves the village to get power from Orochimaru to kill his brother. Orochimaru just wants Uchiha for his body. I still find that gross. Naruto goes and trains with Jiriya for 2 years and eventually becomes the 6th Hokage but he dies in protecting the village by the hand of Uchiha. I killed Uchiha. We go to war with Akatsuki and we win, but not without casualties, one of them being Hatake Kakashi. I was trained by Tsunade-sama herself and exceed her in strength and medical capabilities. She becomes the 5th Hokage. I'm also Gaara's wife and I am pregnant with his child/children. I also hold the two-headed wolf Ine." I finished out of breath.

" How do I know you're not lying?" He asked skeptically.

" Bring me a severely injured person." I said.

He nodded. A person was brought in and he was bleeding from a deep gash in his abdomine.

I recognised him as Yamato. I kneeled down and my hands glowed pink, because of Ine's influence, and healed the wound.

He opened his eyes, which were shut tight in pain, and looked at me in surprise.

" Hello Yamato." I said.

He stared at me. " How do you know my name?"

" I was trained by Tsunade-sama." I said.

He nodded his head in understanding. He left the room.

Sarutobi was staring at me in suprise. " Okay, I believe you." He said. " How far along are you in your pregnancy?"

" 4 months." I said.

" Ah. Wait. Shouldn't you be a bit..." He asked.

I nodded. I released the genjutsu on my stomach.

" Could we bring Tsunade-sama here so she can help me give birth in a few months?" I asked. " Because Gaara won't be here."

He nodded. " You know, I know of a jutsu that can bring his mind and soul from your time here to stay in his 12 year old body permanently, much like yourself." he said.

" You do?" I asked.

He nodded. " Do you want my to do it now?"

I shook my head. " It would cause to much of a ruckus. Do it when he comes for the Chunin Exams."

He nodded. " I'll do that if you promise to work at the hospital as Head Nurse." He said cheerily.

I nodded. " I'll do that, as long as it's kept a secret from the public, besides the hospital."

He nodded. " Then I'll get started on the letter to Tsunade. Here, take this to the hospital." He said as he handed me a sheet of paper.

I nodded.

I left in a swirl of pink and black cherry blossoms and appeared outside the hospital.

I walked in and the receptionist looked up. I handed the sheet of paper to the woman.

" Lord Hokage wants me to work here from now on." I said.

She read the paper with wide eyes. She looked up at me and smiled. " Nice to meet you Sakura-sama."

I smiled back.

" There is a patient in room 213 that you need to attend to." She said as she handed me a clipboard.

" This is the only patient I'm taking today, okay?" I said.

She nodded.

I walked down the hall to room 213 and walked in. I was surprised to see my team there.

I sighed. " What did Naruto do this time?"

They looked at me in surprise.

" Sakura, what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked.

" I heard Naruto was hurt so I came here. You both probably have stuff to do so I'll wait here for the doctor." I lied smoothly.

They nodded and left.

I looked at the charts. It said he was attacked by fangirls. I snorted in my head.

I sat on Naruto's bed and healed his minor concussion, cuts, bruises, broken bones, and fractures instantly.

I sweat dropped. ' Those fangirls sure did a number on him.'

I left before Naruto woke up.

I walked out of the room and down the hall to the reception area.

" I'm leaving now okay?" I said to the receptionist.

She nodded.

I disappeared in a burst of black and pink cherry blossoms.

I reappeared in my room and looked at the clock. I saw it was 9.

I decided to go to bed. I changed into some night clothes, which was a black tank top and some black short shorts and promptly fell asleep.

I woke up at 7. I walked through my empty apartment to the kitchen. My parents had died in battle 2 years ago and now I live alone in an apartment.

I fixed myself some Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries. I finished eating 10 minutes later. I washed my bowl and set it aside to dry. I walked to my room and changed into my outfit. I brushed my hair and teeth. I looked at the clock and saw it was 7:30. I decided I would go now.

On the way there I remembered the book and decided to read it.

I finished reading the 4th chapter as I arrived at the training grounds just in time to see Kakashi explaining the test.

I stayed hidden until he finished explaining, I put the book up, and then I walked out.

" Sakura, you're late." He said.

" Whatever. Let's get on with this excercise." I said.

He nodded. We all disappeared.

20 minutes later I felt him approach. He wasn't hiding his chakra signature. He thought too lowly of me. I snorted.

" Come on out, Kakashi! This isn't fun if you don't hide your chakra signature." I said.

He walked out. " You're not like the others."

" No, I'm not. They haven't seen comrades, friends, loved ones die. They haven't felt what it's like to not be able to save a friends life. To have their blood stain their hands. I have. But now I have a chance to save them." I said. " You know what it's like to lose a comrade, a friend."

He stared at me. ' She's seen far too much for her age.'

" Fight me Kakashi. Fight me with your Sharingan." I said.

" How did you...?"

" Information gathering."

He nodded. He lifted his hitai-ate.

I pulled out the book.

He looked at my wide eyed.

" How did you...?" He asked.

" When I bumped into you yesterday." I said. " Not that bad of a book either."

He paled. " You read my book?" He asked, mortified.

" Yup! I always thought these were just smut but it actually has a storyline. Really interesting." I said. " Actually, the main character..."

Kakashi covered his ears, but he could read lips so he closed his eyes. Big mistake.

I moved so fast I was a blur. I grabbed a bell and sat on a nearby rock. I started to read the book from where I left off.

Kakashi opened his eyes and saw me reading the book. He looked down and he saw he was missing a bell. He looked up and saw I had the bell. He walked up to me and sat beside me. He took a grab at the bell but I wasn't sitting there any more. I was sitting on a tree brach on the other side of the clearing we were in, swinging my legs back and forth, humming happily. He sighed and closed his eyes.

" Sakura, will you give me back my book?" He asked.

" You already have it." I said amused.

He opened his eyes.

" Your weapons pouch." I said still amused.

He stared at me while he dug in his weapons pouch and pulled out his book. He looked at the book in alarm then back at me.

" How..."

" Doesn't matter." I cut him off. I jumped of the tree branch gracefully. " I'll be at the posts." I said as I disappeared in a swirl of black and pink cherry blossoms.

I reappeared in front of the memorial stone. I stared down at it sadly.

' I'll make sure all of their names don't end up on this stone if I can do anything about it.'

' Yeah, we couldn't save them last time, but now we have a chance to save them.'

' Yeah, and I'll make sure, to the best of my abilities, that I can save them.' I thought as I traced my parents' names. ' Kakashi, Naruto, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Asuma, Kurenei, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Gai, Tsunade-sama, Jiriya, Shizune-onee-chan. I'll make sure you don't die.'

Just then the bell rang. I steeled my eyes over and walked to sit on a high tree branch, using chakra. I hid my chakra signature. I brought out a scroll that held a puppet that looked like me and summoned it. Kankuro had made it and taught me how to use it. It looked lifelike too. I made it sit down beside Naruto using invisible chakra strings. I pulled out 2 video cameras and positioned one showing me and the other showing the logs. I pressed record.

Uchiha came out of the woods and sat on the other side of Naruto, who was tied to a post. Kakashi appeared and looked around.

" Good. We're all here." Kakashi said.

" Kakashi, why do you only have one bell?" Uchiha asked.

" Oh, Sakura took one." Kakashi said.

I made my puppet hold up the bell by the string, face blank.

" What?! How could she take one when I couldn't?!" He asked angrily.

" Maybe it's because I'm better than you." I said, throwing my voice so it sounded like it was coming from my puppet.

Uchiha got up and tried to stab my puppet with a kunai. I made my puppet do a backflip.

" Now, now. No need to attack each other." Kakashi said.

I made my puppet nod and go sit down.

Uchiha did the same.

" Now, I've decided that I won't make you go back to the academy." Naruto got all excited. " I've decided to drop you all from the program, permanently." Naruto got quiet.

Uchiha got angry and attacked Kakashi. Kakashi was sitting on Uchiha the next moment.

" Sakura, kill Naruto now, or Sasuke dies." Kakashi said.

I made my puppet nod. I made her get out a needle quickly and throw it in Naruto's neck. Naruto slumped over.

Kakashi and Uchiha stared at me in shock, suprise, and a little fear.

" You weren't supposed to kill him." Kakashi said.

" I know." I threw my voice.

" They why did you kill him?"

" Because." I said.

" Because isn't an answer." Kakashi said.

" My reasons are my own." I made her cut Naruto down.

Kakashi got off Uchiha and checked Naruto for a pulse.

" He's definately dead. There's no pulse."

I made my puppet pull out the needle.

" I'll take him to his house." I said as I made my puppet pick Naruto up. " What time is practice in the morning?"

" 7." Kakashi said.

I made my puppet nod. My puppet disappeared and reappeared beside me in the tree. I gathered the video cameras and put my puppet away. I picked up Naruto and carried him to his apartment, which was right next to mine. I layed him down in his bed and healed the puncture wound. I got a sticky note and wrote:

Morning practice is at 10 am. Be there.

Sakura

I stuck the sticky note on his forehead so he would be sure to read it. I got some asprin, for his headache when he woke up, and some water and put it on his bedside table.

I left his house and walked into mine.

I looked at the clock and saw it was 2.

' Man I'm tired.'

' Hey, Sakura I have something to tell you.'

' What is it Ine?'

' Well, your kids are gonna have some of my and Shukaku's chakra.'

' What do you mean?'

' Well, when you and Gaara had sex, Shukaku and I had sex, so your kids are going to have some of our chakra.'

' What?!'

I sighed.

I decided to go see Hokage-sama.

I appeared in Hokage-sama's office and found him talking with Kakashi. I stayed in the corner in the shadow and hid my chakra.

" -And she just killed her team mate Naruto." Kakashi said.

" She killed him?" He asked. " Did she kill him unprevoked or what?"

" No. I told her to kill Naruto or her other team mate Sasuke died. And she killed him quickly and without hesitation. When I told her she wasn't supposed to kill him she answered ' I know'. When I asked her why she said ' My reasons are my own'. Earlier we were talking and I said that she wasn't like the others. She anwered ' No, I'm not. They haven't seen comrades, friends, loved ones die. They haven't felt what it's like to not be able to save a friend's life. To have their bllood stain their hands. I have. And now I have a chance to save them. You know what it's like to lose a friend, a comrade.' She's seen far too much for her age." Kakashi said.

He nodded. " Yes, that is true. Far too much. You are dismissed Kakashi." He said. Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

" Hokage-sama." I said stepping out of the shadows.

" Ah, Sakura. I had a feeling you were there. Tell me. Is it true you killed Naruto?" He asked.

I laughed. " No. It wasn't even me."

He looked at me in confusion.

" Kankuro-onii-chan made me a puppet and taught me how to use it." I said.

" Ah. But how did you make his heart stop if he's not dead?" He asked.

" I had my puppet throw a needle into his neck. There are no major arteries in the neck so it made his heart stop without killing him. Any tracker ninja or medical ninja knows that." I explained.

" Ah." He said. " Did you just come to clear that up or is there something more?"

" There's 2 things actually. The first thing is: when you bring Panda-chan here can you bring Temari-onee-chan and Kankuro-onii-chan too? I mean, wouldn't it be weird if Panda-chan suddenly knew me?" I said.

He raised an eyebrow. " Panda-chan?"

" My pet name for Gaara."

He nodded. " I'll see what I can do. And the other thing?"

" When is Tsunade-sama going to be here?" I asked.

" She should be here any minute now." He said.

Just then there was a loud knock on the door.

He sighed. " Speak of the Devil, and the Devil shall come." He muttered. " Come in."

Tsunade and Shizune came in.

Tsunade took one look at me and said, " You must be my apprentice from the future."

I nodded. " Can you take a look?" I asked.

She nodded.

We all went to the hospital. We got a vacant room and she started the test.

It ended 20 minutes later.

" You're kids are fine." She said.

" Kids? I'm having more than one?"

" Yes. You are having 3. 2 boys and 1 girl."

" Wow. Gaara's gonna be happy. He wanted a boy. I wanted a girl. Now we get both."

" Yeah. I noticed something strange though."

" What is it? My kids are okay right?!"

" Yes, they're fine. It's just that they have chakra already. Normally kids don't get chakra this early."

" Oh. Ine explained this to me an hour ago. She and Shukaku mated when Gaara and I had sex so they get some of their chakra." I explained.

" Oh. Okay then. Wait. Why did she wait until an hour ago to tell you?" Tsunade asked.

' Well?'

' Um, well, I kinda forgot.'

' Oh.'

" Sakura?" Tsunade asked.

" I'm back! And with an answer too!" I said.

" Really? And what was that?"

" She forgot!" I said happily.

They sweat dropped.

" Well, it's getting late so I'd better get home. I have training in the morning."

They looked outside and saw the sun was setting.

" Oh! Sakura! Do you have any rooms you could spare? Shizune and I can't afford a hotel."

" Um, yeah. I live alone anyways so I'd enjoy the company while waiting for Panda-chan."

" Panda-chan?" Shizune asked.

" Gaara." I answered.

" Oh."

We walked out of the hospital.

" Why do you call him Panda-chan?" Tsunade asked.

I smiled. " Because this one time I saw a picture of chibi-Gaara on Halloween and he was a panda! He was so cute and the name kinda stuck." I explained.

" Oh."

We reached my apartment then.

We walked inside.

" Oh! Do you wanna watch something I did today? I recorded it!" I said.

" Sure." They answered.

I got the tapes and fused them together so that they played side by side.

I came back in and placed it in the vcr.

5 minutes later the video was over.

Shizune and Tsunade were laughing their heads off.

Tsunade wiped tears of mirth from her eyes.

" I didn't know you were a puppeteer." Tsunade said.

" Kankuro-onii-chan taught me." I said.

" That was funny how they didn't even realize it was a puppet." Shizune laughed.

" And how they thought that Naruto kid was dead." Tsunade added.

" They still do, too. I'll video tape their reactions for you tomorrow." I said.

" Okay."

" Your rooms are this way." I said getting up.

They followed me down the hall.

" Tsunade-sama, this is your room on the left, and Shizune-onee-chan, this is your room on the right. If you need anything I'll be in here, between you."

They nodded.

" 'Night." I said, yawning.

" 'Night." They said.

I walked into my room and changed into my night clothes. I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow.