When Sakura was fourteen, she still thought she knew everything, despite having been proven wrong on several occasions.
Currently the cherry blossom laid unconscious in a hospital bed, looking small and pale. Beside her on the bed sat Kakashi, looking down at her in disbelief. He had just returned from a mission and upon arrival had learned Sakura had been hospitalized.
After some quick investigation , the copy-nin soon learned that she had taken up training under Tsunade and was recovering from having almost every bone in her body broken. The news that she was currently training with the 5th Hokage took him by surprise, but not as much as the sight of her laying in the hospital bed.
Despite looking like she had been on the bad end of a good beating, Kakashi could see the tone to her muscles and the growth of her body. These were things his young student had not had at any point under his tutelage. Suddenly, he was struck with a wave of guilt.
He had never paid as much attention to her as he had the boys. Not because he had thought her useless, but he simply had not seen as much potential in her as he had his other students. Looking at her now, however, he realized how wrong he had been. He was thankful someone had recognized her talents.
Stroking her cheek, he smiled down at her.
"Good job, Sakura."
In her sleep, a small smile formed across her bruised face.
