Chapter 2:

Everything is different.

Currently Sakura was standing in front of a very much alive and well and quite frankly bustling Uchiha compound.

All passersby could see of her is her wide eyed, open mouthed state. The massacre didn't happen, she noticed dumbly.

Does this mean someone else had been here before her and had prevented that from happening or is this another dimension?

Maybe this was just a really strange dream. Like one would have while in a coma.

'Do people even dream while in comas'. She thought deliriously.

Sinking to her knees she realized that she was having a minor panic attack. Her heartbeat a mile a minute, the sweat that has accumulated all over her body, and the jitters that were racking her body was all proof.

' WHAT THE HELL IS THIS, HOW DO YOU ALWAYS MANAGE TO GET US IN TROUBLE?! '

Ohh kami, Sakura didn't have the strength to deal with inner-Sakura now, just not now.

'It's not like I meant to, I don't exactly remember what happened, All I know is that we are here and it must be for a reason. Wait if I'm here, is my younger self's soul in my older self's body or is my old body empty and just laying there…'

Before her thoughts could freak her out further a shadow fell over her form - that was still slumped in front of the Uchiha compound very much to her displeasure.

Looking up her natural instinct kicked in that told her to get away from this person was overwhelming, yet all around her nothing changed, everyone was calm.

Standing before her was one Uchiha Itachi, their murder, staring down at her nonplussed.

His soft-spoken yet monotonous words directed at her startled her

"I must advise you that it is not wise to sit in the middle of a busy street."

What?

He was talking to her, his unblinking stare directed on her form was quite unnerving she had to admit. But still, him standing before her, proved that he did not massacre his clan this time. Why not, it is better that he did not she assumed, but still she wondered how this change came to be…

Itachi noticed her returning to her thoughts promptly ignoring him. Then he realized he couldn't really bring himself to care further and resumed his walk to the market to go buy the things his kaa-san had asked him to.

He must admit he was surprised to see the prominent fear that reflected in her eyes. Everybody was aware of his Anbu captain status and one did not acquire such a status without the necessary power to support it, but still no one except his enemies has directed such fear towards him before.

Sakura could not be bothered to be offended when Itachi just started walking away, in fact she believed the only thing she felt as she sensed his form moving away was relief.

Making her way to her home she recalled how much better the bell test went now that she knew what its true purpose was, and that she knew how Kakashi-sensei's sick humor worked.

Naruto was the same stubborn mule as always and he still got captured and still got molested by Kakashi-sensei's fingers in his ass.

Sasuke though was a shock to her, he went to hide just like she remembered, but then he used Naruto to distract Kakashi-sensei, pulled of some seriously advanced taijutsu and, for a second he actually touched one of the bells within the first minute that the test began.

Sakura was disappointed that all her training was lost but then she realized she still had all the knowledge she just had to apply it through a lot of training to get her body used to it but at that moment though it was difficult as her body protested because of her underdeveloped muscles disagreed to the harsh movements, much to her dismay. She eventually got the three of them together and convinced them to work together, and so the test ended up being much easier.

But now her poor young body was in so much unimaginable pain, she distinctly felt the prick of hot tears pressed against her eyes.

She didn't know what to do, she felt lost and lonely.

She had already grown up, she already went through her training, she already had her youth.

She was ready to be permanently placed at the hospital, to settle down, get married.

She did not want to be here, reliving her life, yes there were plenty of times where she felt she could have done things differently and if she had the chance now she would no. She had already made peace with her choices, if she changed one thing her entire future would be different. Not like it mattered she missed.

She guessed the future is bound to be different, so much is different now.

Reaching home felt a little nostalgic, she was only back for two day now, to be honest she had not paid much attention towards her surroundings, which is downright insulting toward herself her thoughts were too distracting –' from now on I'll pay better attention' .

Noticing that her kaa-san was home she entered the kitchen, being welcomed to the sight of her kaa-san already busy with dinner.

Mebuki noticed her daughter's entrance and turned towards her expectantly.

"So how was your first mission as a gennin?"

"It wasn't really a mission, more like a test to see if we're worthy ninjas, or more likely just a source of entertainment for our sensei"

"I still don't understand how the Hokage reasoned that Hatake Kakashi would be good at teaching, yes he's powerful but very…. distant." Mebuki replied harshly.

Well, Sakura reasoned, she's not wrong Kakashi is a horrible teacher. He offers no moral support, in fact he avoided it at all costs, he dismissed her at first and only paid attention to Sasuke and Naruto.

But he realized her potential later on, and he supported her choice to apprentice with Tsunade. He was not such a bad person in actuality, he's just emotionally and socially stunted that's all.

"Maybe the Hokage thought it would be funny for some reason." Sakura thought out loud, trying to make a joke out of the situation to at least lighten the tension in her kaa-san's shoulders.

But unfortunately her kaa-san only tensed further as she replied, " Well I don't care what Tsunade's reasoning is, you deserve a better sensei."

Freezing, Sakura just stared at her mother before screeching at an impossibly high decibel, "TSUNADEEEE?"

Alright guys I hate cliffhangers but my brain is empty so this all for now

[TBC]