Title: Begin Again
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Sasue x Sakura
Summary: Because this is not where they end but where they begin again.
Disclaimer: I forgot to do this last time, I Do Not Own Naruto!
Notes: So ure reviews made me uber happy :D Thank you sooooo much! I TRULY REALLLYYY APPRECIATED THEM :D Ok as i said im having a few difficulties writing the beggining part...so this is like a prelude to that, set during the fourth shinobi war...its really short, it was like a spur of the moment thing, i just had to write and this is what came. I kinda hate it, its almost redundant. But yeah...i might make a few changes later but here it is for now...
Alsoalsoalso: Take that chemistry!
I hope u like it! Oh and suggested music would be This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars. I Lovvvee that song :) Actually you wont get most of it if u dont listen to it. hereby i command you to do so.
And this is sort of an experiment so reviews are imperitive even if its to say my writing sucks! Please please please review!
Sakura tried to concentrate on the chemical composition of the venom that had decapacitated shinobi who lay in front of her, dying. But the strong heat exacerbated by the loud buzzing of the flies caused a wave of nausea to grip her body. She hadn't eaten nor slept in days. In the very least, she was now accustomed to the ever-present thirst in her throat.
She walked weakly over to the bag which contained several colourful bottles of anti-dotes to all kinds of venoms. She was looking for a bilious yellow liquid and to her dismay even that looked increasingly refreshing as her thirst built and she swallowed dryly.
Indeed, Suna and July, was not a good combination. Even to someone who was accustomed to the oven of Konoha in summer.
Having found the correct anti-dote, treating the aforementioned shinobi would have been a task simple enough to be finished in five minutes, leaving her some time to fight of the dizziness.
Upon reaching the table where the man lay, she found, she had miscalculated the speed with which the venom would spread. His lips were already turning blue, a symptom he should not have shown until a half hour later.
What was this poison?
She injected the antidote into his blood stream, but to no avail. The man was already dead.
-x-
"Good to see a familiar face in such settings, isn't it?"
She looked up and said with a smile that did not quite reach her eyes, "It sure is, Kakashi-sensei; especially in the midst of a raging battle not more than twenty kilometres from here. Very comforting. What do you want?"
At, that he dropped his care free smile for a more sombre one. "Perceptive as ever, good to know the war has not changed you much."
"You force me to reiterate sensei. What do you want?"
"You are urgently required at the base in Iwa."
"Why? Isn't Shishou there?" She asked, baffled.
"That is why you are required."
-x-
HCN.
The three most feared letters in the fourth shinobi war. Why? Because together, as a unit, the letters stood for the most lethal- and efficiently so- compound, ever known. So fatal were its manoeuvres inside the body, that it could kill a full grown, strong shinobi in ten minutes flat.
HCN stood for Hydrogen Cyanide.
The compound constituted simple linear molecules made of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen bonded together in a triple bond.
All one needed was 2 moles of methane, 2 moles of ammonia and 3 moles of oxygen to produce the lethal venom.
But one required three different compounds all together to create its anti-dote.
Amyl Nitrite
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Thiosulphate
Very rarely did a shinobi survive the poison.
-x-
The ceaseless whistling of the arid wind was the only sound that could be heard in the cold rocky areas of Iwa. Such moments of silence had become rare since the war had begun. It seemed that the whole universe was mourning her death.
The Last of the legendary Sannin had fallen. It was the end of an era.
But in her own words, it was also the beginning of a new one: A brand new world.
Sakura took a step out of the tent; she had not been able to do anything.
Several of Tsunade's vital organs such as her spleen and pancreas were ruptured; a few of her that had broken had pierced through her lung. But all that was reparable. She had not died because of the injuries she had sustained.
She had died because she was poisoned.
No wonder the room smelt of bitter almonds when she had entered.
-x-
Sakura walked towards the three men standing outside, guarding the tent. She looked at them and despite the tears in her eyes, she said in a loud and clear voice:
"Hatake Kakashi, by the orders of the Godaime, you are now announced Hokage of Konohagakure. Do you pledge to accept your duties and carry them out with responsibility?"
Genma, Gai and Kakashi stared at her, stunned.
The Yin Seal on her forehead could only mean one thing.
The fact that Kakashi was now Hokage could only mean one thing.
" I do." Was the meek reply.
-x-
To the Soldier, The Civillian, The Martyr, The Victim
This is War.
To Gai, Genma, Tsunade, Kakashi
This is War.
-x-
The sky was painted an abysmal black, illuminated only by stars.
She let the wind carry her as she walked away from the post. It caressed her skin, leaving goosebumps in its wake and tangled in her hair.
It was strange how it took only a few minutes, a few hours to change everything.
Tsunade had always been her role model. She had nurtured Sakura and given her hope and courage, in her greatest hour of need.
She was tough, strict, hard to impress; but behind the tough exterior was a broken heart, that wanted nothing more than to love again.
Tsunade had given her a reason to strive for excellence. To always be bright, cheerful, and determined. To be happy with what she had, at the same time work earnestly to push her limits.
Now that she was gone, would anybody even notice, acknowledge if she made any progress, if she created a jutsu that could save millions? Would anybody care?
She cried for Tsunade, for Sasuke, for the shinobi who had died on her examination table just this morning.
She cried for all the people she had not been able to save.
She fell to the ground, submitting herself to the earth; hoping it would swallow her whole.
Shutting her eyes, she remembered that Naruto was posted in Iwa and that-
BOOM
She jerked at the loud explosion only to see the most painfully beautiful scenery in her life.
The whole landscape was bathed in an ethereal afterglow of the explosion.
The red flames of the fire, highlighted by the grey of the smoke, dramatically intensified the contrast between the blaze of the conflagration and the calm of the black night sky.
How can something so damning, destructive be so beautiful?
But she spared only a moment to admire it, because the explosion only meant more casualties. She needed to return to the post, and fast.
-x-
When she did return, she had expected to be greeted by a grinning and injured Naruto.
But nothing. Nothing in this world, this galaxy, this universe, could have prepared her for the sight of the dark haired boy, lying unconscious next to him.
She wanted to walk away, snide at Naruto, beat him to pulp.
Instead, she spent the entire night healing him.
And to this date she still does not know why she did it.
-x-
The ceaseless whistle of the wind, the anguished scream of the soldiers, the clashing of the swords, the screech of a kunai searing past, was all she had heard in the past three years.
Which is why, to her, the sound of the bark of a familiar dog, the chirping of a thousand birds and the resonating roar of dattebayo, was more welcoming than the sweetest music.
This was it.
It was the moment of truth.
It was the moment to live, the moment to die.
This was the moment to fight.1
For retribution, for salvation, for redemption, for destiny, for love, for faith, for new beginnings.
To the leader, the pariah, the victim, the messiah
This is war.2
To Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto.
This is War.
Madara was dead. The War was won. Team 7 was back.
Yeah so this is a little lame but it was impulse so yeahhh... Anyway the reason behind Sasuke coming back n all will be revealed next chapter n as u guessed this is not a two-shot anymore. I cant plan to save my life! Also i'd like a beta please!
* - the part marked with the asterisk is from the aforementioned song.
Alsoalsoalso is this canon?
I hope u guys dont stop reading this story because of this chapter! I promise the next one will be better!
Thanks a bazillion :)
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