Second chapter is up! Enjoy! I tried to make it longer!
Flashbacks: HI
Thoughts: HI
Inners: HI
Sakura: Age 7
Sasuke: Age 8
Naruto: Age 8
Academy students: Ages 5-9
Desclaimer: Isnt it obvious? Me no own Naruto :(
xxx Sakura's P.O.V xxx
I was excited, yet very nervous at the same time! Iruka called us one by one to throw kunai and make a line from the top of the tree, to the bottom. How hard can that be? I thought not noticing the preformances. Well, considering that 90% of the students failed, very. My inner said, only irritating me. I frowned. Even though my inner was very annoying, she was right. For once.
All the students who tried to aline the kunai failed, only a boy named Shikamaru got it right. To be honest though, for my first day of shcool, I could already tell he's one of the smartest students. Soon, Iruka called another person. "Sasuke Uchiha." Iruka called and suddenly all the girls pushed me and Hinata out of the way, including the bullies, so they could see his preformance.
The push caused us both to fall, bumping our heads on the hard ground while all the other girls laughed at us. I was seriously irritated!
"Ugh! Seriously! Why us?" I ask Hinata, not really expecting an answer. Hinata rubbed her head and twiddled her fingers. "I-I dont know. M-maybe It-'s b-because ..." Hinata was cut short by the sound of squeals from the girls. Me and Hinata both watched as the Uchiha prodigy alined the kunai! In record time too!
I was impressed, but not love strucked. "S-Sakura ..?" Hinata's shy voice said. I looked at her and smiled. "Yes Hinata?" I say. Hinata hesitated, but regain composer. "I really, really like someone, b-but ... Y-you d-d-dont seem to like anyone claiming you dont have a c-crush..." Hinata paused. I raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah ..?" I said wondering what she meant. Hinata continued. "H-how c-come y-y-you dont f-fawn over S-Sasuke-san?" Hinata asked. I was not expecting Hinata to ask such a question! I have a reason though ... I really do like Sasuke, but two things kept me from confessing it.
One, he obviously doesnt like fangirls, which he has too many already.
Two, I havent been able to trust in crushes ever since my father died on that mission.
"Well ... I guess I dont feel the same way." I say laughing nervously. "Sakura Haruno." Iruka called. My thoughts went away and I went in front of the tree. Everyone was starring at me, which was not helping. I grabbed the kunais, trying my hardest not to make my hands tremble from nervousness. For a girl, I was sweating like crazy.
I checked to see if they were still looking at me; they were. I spun back around hurridly and tried to aline the kunai. When I threw them to the tree, they went crazy and instead of going to the tree they hit Iruka, only pinning his cloths, which were pinning him! I panicked.
"I-Iruka sensei! It was an accident I swear!" I cried bowing apologetically. Iruka narrowed his eyes on me. "Sakura, you have to do it again tomorrow, and if you fail, you get an F for the assignment." Iruka instructed.
An F? My inner finished. My inner passed out for I would of too if it werent for Hinata asking what I made. "Uh, I made an ... F... I have to do better tomorrow.." I say in a murmur Hinata could barely understand. Hinata smiled understandingly. "I-It's ok Sakura, I-I'm n-not g-good with k-knife throwing either..." Hinata said honestly.
My day was not getting better. People kept looking at me and laughed behind my back. It feels good to have a friend like Hinata. She was the only friend I had, I'd be miserable without her. As I get ready to go home I see that Naruto kid all by himself also leaving the class. I always wondered why he always looked so sad...
Unlike other people, I didnt see Naruto as a pest, although it wouldnt hurt to be less idiotic every now and then. I wanted to talk to him, but by the time I was about to ask him why he was always so sad, he was gone. I sighed and left the classroom. Like always now, my mom didnt show up. I held a pained face when I realized my mom was probably still sad about my daddy's death.
Luckily, I knew the way home. As I walk home, I recive stares from many people in the village. They must of recognized me, because my dad was an elite ANBU shinobi; he was also very well known. I tried to ignore the murmurs from the women and men. They were ruining my day..
"Isn't she Hitoshi's daughter?"
"I heard he died on a mission, poor girl"
"Yeah, I hope she's alright..."
"The Hokage never really mentioned who killed him, but rumors say it was ..."
Before I could make out what they were saying, I ran off home. I couldnt stand that were talking about my dad in front of me. Not realizing where I was going, I found myself at the cherry blossom park. I havent been there since I was six. I don't know what made me have the intent on coming here, but I saw the old bench I used to sit on when I was sad. The old bench was surrounded be cherry blossom trees, and the trees would form a pink flowery curtain. I unconciously sat on the bench as memorries of my dad flowed in my mind.
xxx Flashback (Two years ago) xxx
I was sitting on my favorite bench in the cherry blossom park. I would always come here when I'm saddedned or stressed out. Silent tears ran down my face as I remembered what happened...
Three bullies pushed me from place to place and picked on me. I didnt notice someone coming and sitting on the bench with me. "What's wrong Cherry Blossom?" I heard. I looked up to see a grown man at the age of 29 with brown hair that spiked up a little, and had green emerald eyes like mine. It was Hitoshi Haruno, aka my daddy. I looked down once again and sniffed.
"These bullies say that my forehead's big, they call me ugly, and they k-keep picking on m-me." I say sniffing in the sentence. My father put a hand on my shoulder and gave me a geniune smile. "You need to quit feeling sorry for yourself, you see, now thats ugly." I decided to look up, to see what my dad had to say.
"Ugly is something that grows up inside you, It's mean, and it hurts like those bullies. Your not one of them are you?" My dad asked with a smile. I shook my head. "I didnt think so honey." He said and got out a knife. It was a special knife made of silver and the handle was black and pink. It was engraved my name, Sakura.
He got out my hands and coupped them to the knife. "Everyday ... Everyday, your not dead on the ground, your going to have to make grownup decisions from time to time... You gotta ask yourself these questions," I looked at the knife. It was my dad's most prized possesion. I was named after my great great grandmother, Sakura. That knife was passed on by many generations, some even I dont remember.
"You gotta ask yourself, Am I going to let those bullies keep bullying me? Harrassing me? Calling me names? Am I going to make the most of what I am and stand up to myself?" daddy let go of my hands and I was now holding the knife. "And as for those bullies," He paused for a moment.
"They don't know what to do, they're bored children. They're like arrogant pests who feel they should be worshiped by picking on other people smaller than them. They dont know what to do with their lives... But you Sakura, Your going to do something BIG with yours!" My daddy said with a reassuring face and got up and offered his hand to me. I gladly accepted and got up too. "Keep the knife, it's a great responsibility though. Use it in times of stress, once you become a ninja." I smiled brightly at this. I was now responsible for my dad's pride and joy!
"You wait and see Sakura, someday, you'll be recognized around the village, you'll get the respect you deserve one day, your the loveliest person I know Sakura, those bullies will be your biggest fans one day." Daddy said tapping my forehead. "And as for your forehead, it's beautiful the way it is, just ignore the bullies about that." Daddy took my hand and we started walking.
"Come on Cherry Blossom, lets go get you some ice cream," he said and we headed back to the village.
xxx End Of Falshback xxx
I remembered everything my dad told me, it completely changed my life. Even though my dad told me how to dealt with bullies, they kept on coming. I used to not have a problem with bullies. Ever since my dad told me such advice and wisdom, I would scare off the boy bullies. When dad went on two month missions, I lost currage and started getting bullied again. I sat on the bench sighing with contentment.
When I came here, I can feel a part of my dad still lives here. Soon, I heard noises. My eyes snapped open, and I spun around, only to see a small bunny. I sighed feeling relieved that it wasnt the bullies.
"What are you doing here?" An emotionless voice said from somewhere. I gasped and spun back forward and saw the very least person I'd expect to see. It was Sasuke. I didn't blush and I just smiled kindly. "Oh, hi Sasuke-kun, I used to come here when I was younger, If I'm bothering you, I can leave." I got my bookbag and prepared to leave, but a hand grabbed my wrist.
That time I really did blush, but I quickly got control of myself. "I need to ask you a question." He said with no emotion. I nodded numbly, and waited for his question.
"You dont fawn over me, your the only other girl I know who's not a fangirl, besides the Hyuuga," I raised an eyebrow waiting for the question. "Why don't you care?" He asked still with no emotion, but the look he gave me looked, almost as if he wanted to kill me. I faked a smile. "Well, uh I figure you have too many fangirls so I move on, besides I cant worry about boys, not right now at least." I tried to sound explanatorily.
He let go of my wrist and headed home without another word. That was, in a way, creepy. I found my home and opened my appartment door. "Hi mom I'm home!" Silence filled the room. No one was home? "Mom? Yoowhoo!" I came across the refridgerator and read a note.
Went to get some groceries. Do your homework and be a good girl, I'll be back at 6:00.
-Mom
I sighed. I did my homework about known jutsu's around the world, and I felt real sleepy. I wanted to go to bed, but I was only halfway done with my homework. I yawned tiredly and continued on my homework. After a good thirty minutes of my history homework, I moved to my chakra control homework. That took me a good one hour packet to complete.
I soon felt sleep overtake me, I needed a nap. I looked at the clock. It read 5:59. After a short moment, I was out like a hibernating animal. I heard the front door open and my mom must of seen me sleeping.
After sleeping for a while I woke up to the smell of dinner. I rubbed my eyes and I was still on the table. "Hello Sakura, you really outdone yourself with the homework. I made you some dinner." My mother gave me a dinner plate with food on it.
After dinner I went to my room, and put on my pijamas. After that, I started studdying and then I slept.
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