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A few things you need to know before reading this chapter:
1) The Konoha 12 are all 15, except for guy's team which is 16
2) The chunin exams have all occurred and their all chunin, including Sakura
3) The Orochimaru era has not come yet, so Sasuke never left or received the curse mark… They don't know who he is… Also the Chunin exam went as planned without the interruption from the sand and the sound…
4) Sarutobi is still Hokage but is now retiring and looking for someone to take his place… which will be Tsunade.
5) Even though Sakura is blind she can see outlines of certain things or objects
6) She will not be a fan girl of Sasuke and she will be strong and respected, but she will also face many struggles due to her handicap
7) She already knows medical ninjutsu and has super strength... how? I'll explain later in the story… She already knows many people the others have not met before and help mold her into the ninja she is now.
8) Until Sakura comes along, team 7 has been a two-man team with only Naruto and Sasuke with Kakashi leading them… they have always kept the third spot for Sakura
9) I will reveal the sand Sibs later. They will go on a mission there and that's where Sakura will first meet them.
I think that's it for now... If I remember anything else ... I'll make sure to point it out…
Disclaimer: I don't own what I ain't got. End of story.
Title: Through Glass
Chapter 2
Recap:
"Are you sure about this?"
"It had been confirmed Hokage-sama."
The hokage sighed and he massaged his forehead. Could this get any worse? The wife had just bored a child yesterday. He was afraid of this. Who would take care of the girl? The man stood up and began to walk out of his office.
"Hokage-sama, where are you going?"
"To see the child. She will need a good home. It saddens me that her parents never got to know."
"Never got to know what?"
"Their child was blind."
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Securing her black hood over her full head of pink hair, the kunoichi continued walk as the sun seemed to burn holes through her skin. But that was the least of her problems. More than usual, her eyes became dry and very uncomfortable and they began to hurt. Her hood which would usually solve that problem was doing little good in the damn hot weather. Why did it have to be so sunny? Nature must have been toying with her.
Noticing her discomfort, the jounin took out his canteen and pour some of its contents into a washcloth and handed it to the girl.
"Put this over your eyes for a while. It should help calm them down."
"Arigatou."
And so once again they started the treacherous journey to the bridge in the center of Konoha.
"Ne sensei, why is it so hot today?"
"It's summertime Sakura. Just make sure to have your hood on."
"Hai."
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A raven-haired man leaned across the railing of the bridge as he let out a long sigh and took a sip from his canteen. Damn it was hot outside!
"Oi teme!"
"Dobe."
"Why are we waiting here again?"
The man stared at the blonde for a second and then sighed. Why were they waiting here? He had no idea. None of the three jounin would tell them. It was apparently a surprise. And Kurenai, Gai, and Asuma had those smiles on their faces. What were they so happy about?
"Neji, where's Kakashi-sensei?" asked Naruto.
"He's apparently bringing in the surprise."
Naruto just sighed. He just figured Kakashi was as late as always. He actually had a reason this time? The sky must have been falling. Then he looked around to see the rest of the Konoha 11. Everyone looked tired exhausted, and hot. The sweltering heat was killing them.
"Kakashi is running awfully late again isn't he?" asked Kurenai.
"As expected of my rival."
Asuma and Kurenai just sweat dropped and sighed. The man couldn't even make on time today? Jeez… even when it is important he can't see to get there on time. It was a good thing his students didn't pick up on his bad habit.
"Why don't you three just tell us what's going on?" said Sasuke.
"Don't worry, you'll like it. Especially you and Naruto," answered Asuma.
"How trouble some."
"Uresai you lazy bum!"
Then Ino gracefully smacked the man in the head and all he could mutter out as he fell was how troublesome that woman was.
"Troublesome woman."
By now Naruto had had enough. He was fuming up and was dead tired of waiting. Akamaru's barking wasn't helping much.
"Oi Kiba, shut that dog up of your's will you!"
"Uresai Baka! He can bark all he wants. You're not the only one getting restless around here."
And thus the fighting between the two began. Tenten and Hinata sighed, while Chouji munched on his chips and Shino drank out of his canteen. Eventually the two grew tired and sat back down.
"I swear if Kakashi doesn't show up in the next minute I'll -------"
"You'll what Naruto?"
Everyone turned around to see the said jounin standing there with a smile on his face.
"It's about time you got here Kakashi," said Gai.
"We ran into some trouble along the way."
"We?" asked Sasuke.
"Well that's the surprise. All of you take a minute to compose yourselves while I get the surprise ready."
After five minutes or so, everyone cooled off and became composed. Seeing the everyone was ready the jounins decided to begin.
"Naruto, Sasuke, as you know, unlike the others, our team has always consisted of the three of us. You two never had a third teammate. But that's about to change. We've been saving that spot for someone and she is about to join us today."
Both Naruto and Sasuke had a look of shock across their faces at the news. On Kakashi's signal, a girl walked out from behind the jounins staring at the ground.. She was wearing a light cotton black sleeveless hoodie which had pockets on its sides, with a red tanktop underneath it(but they couldn't see it of course). Her head was covered by her hood but they could still see a few strands of pink hair. They really couldn't see her eyes. She also had on black shorts that went down to her knee and wore ninja sandals. Her hitai-ate was tied around her waist and she had on metal-plated ninja gloves on both hands. Her kunai and shuriken pouches were situated in their right places and she had a small purple diamond on her right shoulder.
( Everyone else is wearing their same outfits from the part two shipuuden arc and looks the same. Sasuke is wearing a yukata similar to Neji's style, but in different designs and colors. Sakura's is different because she's meeting them for the first time.)
"Everyone meet Haruno Sakura, the newest member to Team 7," said Asuma.
When Sakura heard her name she looked up and was met with an overwhelming wave of chakra. There was so many chakra signatures she never felt before. She would have to learn them all to identify them. Sakura sighed. This was just great.
"Why don't you all introduce yourselves. Kiba you start," said Kurenai.
"Inuzuka Kiba, and this is Akamaru."
"Huuyga Hinata."
"Shino Abarame."
"Akimichi Chouji."
"Yamanaka Ino."
"Nara Shikamaru."
"Rock Lee."
"Tenten."
"Huuyga Neji. I'm Hinata's cousin."
"Naruto Uzumaki! Believe it!"
"Sasuke Uchiha."
"Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke will be your new teammates."
"Hai Kakashi."
Sakura closed her eyes for a second and replayed their voices in her mind and tried to match it to their chakra signatures. She was happy to know she got most of them.
"I'll assume you already know our senseis," said Ino.
"Hai."
"I almost forgot, she chunin like you guys. So don't worry about her abilities. She's been well trained."
All of the Konoha the Konoha 11 then went to greet their newest member. People were asking her all kinds of questions, especially why she came in so late.
"Why I came in late? I suppose you were all going to ask that question. I might as well show you."
Everyone looked a little confused and Sakura sighed. She then reached for her hood and pulled it off. Her long pink hair fell onto the middle of her back and when they all saw her eyes they were all in shock.
"You're blind!" Naruto pointed out.
"How troublesome."
Her eyes were a dull greenish-gray and her pupils were small. Sakura looked at her new teammates for a second and then pulled her hood back on to protect her eyes from the damage of the sun's rays.
"I need to keep on my hood sometimes to protect my eyes, but usually I don't need it. Today was just so damn hot."
Everyone was dumbfounded about how calm the girl seemed to be. It was surreal. Seeing this Sakura frowned. She hated when began to pity her and feel sorry for her because of her illness. She didn't need their pity nor did she want it.
"Look, stop treating me like I'm special. I'm same like the rest you. I'm just handicapped that's all. It doesn't stop me from being who I am. And it doesn't hold me back. I don't need your pity."
The jounin looked a little worried and sighed. They knew that this was bound to happen. She was strong girl and it surprised them how willing she was to succeed and be independent. She didn't want people to worry about her. She wanted to be normal.
"But how can you be a ninja when you can't see?" asked Ino.
"I can see partial outlines but that's it. I rely heavily on chakra signatures and my hearing."
"Do you even know all of us by our names just by talking to us all. Do you know my name?"
"Ino. I know most of your names and your chakra signatures. I'm fast at picking those up. It's a habit you develop when you had to train the way I did. Because I'm blind all my other senses have been heightened."
"Soka."
Sakura looked away fro a second and sighed as a whip of dry air flew their way swaying their hair and clothes, but supplying no relief.
"Look, I just want to be treated the same way as you guys are and not labeled as a special person. I just want to be treated like normal."
"You hate it don't you?" asked Sasuke.
"C'est la vie."
Everyone thought it over for a moment and then nodded their heads. If that's what she wanted, they would give it to her.
"Welcome to the Konoha 12 Sakura."
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