A slightly AU-ish fanfic with a somewhat OOC Sakura. This is a mostly Sakura-centric fiction that focuses on her and the decisions she makes. Of course, this is my take on time travel. Sounds cliché, but hey, my brain is telling me to go ahead and write this.
*Warning*: terrible humor up ahead, some bad/coarse language, an out of character Sakura with a very insane and sarcastic but more mature Inner-Sakura, attempts of time travel, maybe some plot holes and things/circumstances not explained by the author, and perhaps some terrible characterization of certain characters, and maybe some cliché references used, using some references from other types of work and literature, and maybe some breaking of fourth walls, and terrible naming of chapters/titles, a slightly CRACK!Fic, terribly written fight scenes, with violence and blood included, and my fail attempts at humor.
Disclaimer*: I do not own Naruto/Naruto Shippuden both anime and manga. All rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto himself. The story image is not mine, it belongs to the rightful owner. Also, I do not own any quotes directly used from the anime and manga or any other types of work and literature. Sadly, I do not own the lyrics to She's so high, all rights of the song goes to Tal Bachman.
~Any similarities to characters, settings, scripts, or stories from other pieces of literature or media are purely coincidental. However, ©This story belongs to me, Whimsical Gypsy.
Ch. 2: Graduation Day and Strange Dream-like Flashbacks
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I… really don't remember what happened after falling into the past… all I can remember is that I happen to stumble upon a random scroll in the middle of a war.
…I was fighting against all these weird monster mutations of those disgusting white Zetsu. Oh Kami, there were like millions of them. Sasuke and Naruto were there too and…
The war… yes, the Fourth Shinobi War… it was crazy. The resurrected former Kages helped with the fight and… Madara…
Ugh, that Uchiha bastard was too overpowered. I couldn't do anything… even after all that training with Tsunade-shishō and unlocking the white seal on my forehead… it still wasn't enough…
Argh… I'm so frustrated… Kakashi-sensei and I were useless against the now powerful Madara. He successfully carried out his stupid Moon's Eye Plan and everyone fell for the jutsu. However… Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and I were the only ones remaining.
Only Sasuke and Naruto can stop him now. And then…
Something even crazier happened…! The rabbit goddess herself… resurrected when… uh… is Obito even alive? What the hell happened to Madara? She's so powerful… the tremendous amount of chakra…
And my precious hitai-ate fell into the freaking lava! There goes the ninja alliance.
…Then… Naruto and Sasuke saved Kakashi and I and… well… I saw a scroll just lying there on the ground beside my feet. I wonder what this is…
I opened it and there were characters that I don't understand. I don't think I've seen anything like it. This scroll is different. What is this writing?
A sudden flash of light blinded me and… I was in some weird space-time continuum…? I was floating mid-air and my body was propelling me forwards… towards a light or a portal?
Then this excruciating pain of my bones shrinking in size… I feel my body getting smaller and smaller. It was weird, but very painful. I thought I was going to die… some medic I am.
I have my eyes closed the whole time and my body felt sore after the whole ordeal. I can barely move, but I managed. I feel more refreshed and my mind cleared. Memories of all those years seem to slowly vanish… I feel anew. I've been reconditioned as a new Sakura…
When I opened my eyes… I see pink.
I guess the portal led me to this world? And before I even knew what was happening… I felt myself falling… down to the ground. Gravity hates me.
The sick feeling of my stomach dropping was unpleasant. I blinked and saw blue…the sky. The wind whipped all over my body and I can see I'm wearing a white sundress… the sunlight was gentle… but it doesn't help the fact that I'm about to fall to my demise!
I opened my mouth to scream, but before my body can hit the solid earth… I disappeared?
…Only to reappear a second later a few centimeters above the ground. A swirl of pink covered my vision and I realized I just teleported with cherry blossom petals surrounding me. What the hell…? Why am I so calm? An ordinary person would have freaked out by now and have a panic attack. I can somehow hear a voice snickering in my head. Must be my imagination…
When the petals scattered in the blowing wind and settled on the ground, I saw… him. The last person I would ever had the pleasure to meet. Oh, and it doesn't help that there's a little kid standing just a few feet in front of me, gaping unabashedly. What? Surprised that a pink-haired girl fell from the sky just moments ago? Sigh…
…(^.^)…
It was just another normal day in the Uchiha household. Fugaku already left for work while Mikoto is busy tending to her youngest son. Itachi Uchiha, child prodigy and only twelve years old at that time, stands outside the compound as he waits patiently for his younger brother. After all, it is the first day of school for little Sasuke and he wants to accompany his brother, at least for today. Heaps of missions have prevented him from spending too much time with Sasuke and his family for that matter, it is not an easy job for the soon-to-be ANBU captain. Plus, the upcoming and inevitable onslaught is just a year ahead. However, let's just enjoy one more year with the Uchihas.
The pacifist stares at the newly bloomed cherry blossom trees. Their pink petals floating gently to the ground. The trees sway gently against the breeze, causing thousands of petals to scatter everywhere. Indeed, it is a beautiful sight during the spring in Konoha. A peaceful village with a stern yet kind Hokage to lead them.
Closing his eyes as he lets himself relax against the wind and the sweet smell of cherry blossoms, he jerks awake when a loud and squeaky voice calls out his name lovingly. A flock of birds from a nearby tree flew away from the loud disturbance.
"Big brother Itachi!" little seven-year old emo boy—er, Sasuke screeches as he runs towards his precious idol/older brother. His big and bright coal-black eyes staring at the taller figure as if worshipping him like a god.
"Aa. Foolish little brother, do not shout so loud." Itachi gives his little brother his signature move, poking him on the forehead. Sasuke momentarily frowns and swats his hand away with a huff.
"I'm not a little kid anymore, big brother! Stop doing that!" Sasuke puffs his cheeks out in anger, swatting his brother's hand once again.
"I am sure you are still a little child, foolish little brother." Itachi replies coolly, yet the expression on his face is gentle and loving. Sasuke lets out a growl, but Itachi pats his head and turns around. "We should go now if you do not want to be late, Sasuke."
Already several feet ahead, Sasuke runs to catch up with his brother. The two brothers walk together in a comfortable silence, staring straight ahead. This marks a special moment between the two. The cherry blossom trees swaying gently under the clear azure heavens and Sasuke turns his gaze beyond the pink trees. His face twists into distaste upon seeing the color pink everywhere. The trees are pretty, but the color itself did not please him very much.
Itachi glances at his little brother and chuckles quietly at the expression on his face. They continue to walk the empty dirt path that leads to the bustling streets.
'Cause she's so high
When out of nowhere, a pink burst of light flashes across the sky, scaring a flying crow nearby. The poor black bird careens towards the solid ground, but unfortunately crashes into one of the buildings. "Caw! Caw!" the brothers can hear its faint, yet annoying screech as it crashes into a glass window of a building.
High above me, she's so lovely
The flash disappears and in place a circle or a portal opens up and Sasuke rushes forward. Itachi tries to stop him, but fails to do so. Not only that but a small person… a girl fell from said opening. Sasuke picks up his pace as the young girl falls from the sky and the portal vanishes into thin air.
She's so high
Itachi stops in his tracks to stare at the falling rose-haired beauty. Her wild and ridiculously long pink hair—the color of cherry blossoms—flutters wildly around her like a whip-lash as well as the white dress she wears. Most importantly, her vivid cherry blossom hair and… where is Sasuke? The older brother shifts his gaze towards the small figure standing several yards away, standing and staring at the girl above.
Like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc or Aphrodite
When it finally registers into the young prodigy's mind, he rushes forward with such speed to catch the mysterious pink-haired girl or perhaps to save his little brother from being squished by said falling figure.
She's so high, high above me
However, some kind of magic occurred in front of their very own eyes. When Itachi blinked, she was gone, only a second later to find her hovering above the grassy ground, surrounded by a tornado of cherry blossoms. It was a captivating and a magical sight, even little Sasuke have his mouth open while standing a few feet away from her. Itachi blinks and slowly walks towards the young girl. Who is she?
"W-what… big brother, did you see that?! She-she just fell…! Just like that! And then… she was gone and…" the younger Uchiha rambles, glancing back and forth between the coral-haired kunoichi and his beloved brother. Itachi did not reply and continues to assess the young girl. She looks younger than him, but older than Sasuke. Her delicate features tells him that she is probably no less than a year younger and what is with the vibrant pink hair?
"H-hey… who are you, miss…?" his little brother takes a tentative step towards her and Itachi is on his guard. She could be a spy from another village for all he knows.
"…Sasuke." The little boy spares him a glance before cautiously approaching the girl. Itachi closes his eyes and lets out a small sigh. Of course, stubborn and foolish little Sasuke would not listen to him.
"Ugh… where am I? Did I just seriously fell from the sky?" Sakura mutters, checking for wounds before looking up and locking gazes with those familiar onyx abyss. Great, I am looking at bratty tiny Sasuke Uchiha and… his infamous older brother, Itachi Uchiha. Why does the world hate me? I think all my haters are laughing at my misfortune right now…
"Who are you?" the younger one blurts out and Itachi hurries at his side. Sakura blinks at the straight-forward question, contemplating whether or not she should reply.
"Hn."
Instead of giving a response, "You are hot, Itachi Uchiha. No wonder you have millions of fan girls after your sweet ass." Sakura smiles innocently and gives him a flirty wink, completely disregarding the younger Uchiha as she focuses on the future Akatsuki member.
The utter look of horror across the prodigy's face is enough for Sakura to burst into laughter while Sasuke stares at her in confusion. "HAHAHAH! Well, sad to say, but… I can't stay any longer, sweetie. Got to catch my ride." She winks coyly at him, never faltering her smile. "May we meet again… if fate allows it, Itachi." With that, Sakura once again disappears in a burst of light and cherry blossoms. That was how Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha met the mysterious pink-haired kunoichi for the first time. Leaving them both befuddled and wondering how she knows Itachi's name.
However… Sakura already slightly changed the timeline with her impromptu appearance, fortunately the younger Uchiha would soon forget her existence. The older one on the other hand…
Sakura slowly opens her eyes, letting them adjust to the bright light filtering her room. Then she suddenly turns and rolls off her bed, falling onto the solid wooden floor. She needs to wake up after that crazy dream/flashback; wincing when she remembers the excruciating pain of her bones shrinking in size. Letting out a sigh, the young girl picks herself up and stretches her limbs.
Letting out a big yawn, she stares outside the window. "I think today is graduation day…"
Damn right it is, two days have passed since then! What are we waiting for?! Put on your new outfit and show the world how awesome we are!
Ignoring her inner's spontaneous outburst, Sakura decides to take a warm shower before getting ready to head to the academy. After a half an hour later and making sure there's enough time to prepare, Sakura stands in front of her mirror with renewed confidence. Inner eagerly agrees with the new look and Sakura smirks smugly.
Her outfit consists of a black fitting shirt underneath a red qipao-styled top, pairing it off with mid-thigh length black spandex shorts under a white unzipped skirt; it reminded her of the light pink one the older Sakura wore. Then she decided to keep the knee-length black ninja boots with a one inch heel for extra damage and made sure to wear her chakra infused bracelets/weights around both wrists. She needs them for training and improving her speed. Pouring a good amount of chakra into the marble sized beads, she can feel its weight getting heavier. Testing the weight on both arms, she decides to fill up the beads; which was a terrible idea that led to nearly crashing through the floor and down to the living room. Then she slides on two pouches containing her necessities and a few scrolls for combat and storing. She easily strapped her dark blue kunai pouch around her bandaged right thigh and gives herself a thumbs-up.
Finally, Sakura focuses on her hair. "Should I go with a French braid? Side braid? Ponytail? Pigtails? Side ponytail? Down? Up? Bun? Buns? Curls?" the pink-haired girl stares at her mirror while trying out different styles.
I don't care! We're going to be late and Iruka-sensei will yell at us! Get your ass moving already!
Hush, inner… Alright, I'll go with a simple bun. Putting on the finishing touches, Sakura sneaks in a couple of senbons into her bun.
Now… I want dango for breakfast…
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Ino Yamanaka steps out of her flower shop, brimming with confidence and beauty. It is finally graduation day and she cackles loudly at Sakura's misfortune of not being in Sasuke's team. Civilians and ninjas alike give her an odd look before going about their merry way. She is confident that they will definitely place her with the resident 'hottie' while Sakura will be placed with someone like… Naruto. She will graduate while Sakura fails! Making sure she looks amazing and prettier than her pink-haired rival, she makes her way to the academy. Not knowing that a certain rival of hers is jumping on rooftops like a madman.
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Sakura Haruno uses her ninja-skills and extreme speed to jump across rooftops towards the academy. The dango shop had many costumers than usual and she is very adamant on getting her dango. Needless to say, she shoved sticks of dango in her mouth while jumping wildly on top of buildings, her speed rivaling that of the Green Beast of Konoha.
Her carelessness to pay attention to her surroundings led to her downfall. A lone stick of dango fell from her grasp and her beryl eyes widen in shock. She reaches out, but to no avail and watches the precious stick of dango fall in slow motion towards an unsuspecting blonde. Gravity does not chooses its victims, it just happens.
Sakura swallows her delicious dango and her eyes widen once more as a piercing shriek catches everyone's attention within the vicinity.
BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That is the most hilarious thing I have ever seen!
It was a hilarious sight indeed, but not for the screaming blonde.
"KYAAAAAHHHHH! WHAT IS THIS?! I SWEAR TO KAMI WHEN I FIND OUT WHO DID THIS—THEY WILL…! AAAAAAGGHHH!" Ino lets out a crazed and monstrous scream that anyone can hear around a three-mile radius. Her lovely violet top is now completely ruined, thanks to a stick of dango falling from the sky. Sakura gulps and putting more chakra into her feet, dashes off into the distance. Only a gust of wind and perhaps a blurred figure is seen flying through the air.
Ino looks up, only to see a lone crow cawing and flying idly. "Caw! Caw!" it seems to mock her misfortune and Ino throws a badly aimed kunai at it. "Caw! Caw!" the bird continues to let out its irritating screech until it flies out of sight.
(^.^)'
Arriving earlier than expected, Sakura opens the sliding doors of her classroom. This time it is not her clone, but the real Sakura Haruno! She quickly scans the room for empty seats and finds one beside Hinata. Her jade eyes gleam with happiness before body flickering herself to that seat, leaving behind a trail of cherry blossoms. Shocked yells and gasps fill the classroom as every eye is directed towards the newcomer. Sakura ignores them and greets her shy friend. Hinata is so adorable! I can't believe I didn't talk to her back then! Oh and… where's Akamaru? That cute puppy! I want to hug him!
Naruto gapes at his crush while Sasuke gives her a stare before directing his attention towards the front. She has been acting weird since two days ago… opting to sit next to the shy blue-haired girl and not once she talked nor spared a glance at his direction.
"H-h-hello, Sakura. H-how's y-y-your morning?" Hinata asks her politely and Sakura takes her seat.
"Well~ it was interesting…"
"Hey, Sakura!" she turns her head to look at Naruto approaching them. Hinata blushes and turns away from him, while Sakura raises an eyebrow.
"Morning Naruto, can I help you?" she asks with genuine concern, staring straight into his glassy blue eyes. The blonde blushes, but smiles at her.
"U-uh… well, I just wanna say that… you look great, Sakura!" he grins sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Blinking once, a wide and genuine smile makes its way across Sakura's face and she thanked him.
"Thanks Naruto! Also, doesn't Hinata look great, too?" she smirks, gesturing towards the blushing girl. Naruto shifts his gaze fully on Hinata and she nearly fainted at the attention, but Sakura encourages her with a smile.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, you look great too, Hinata." Naruto smiles at her and boy, did her face literally exploded in lovely hues of red. Sakura chuckles at the two while Naruto stands there not knowing what is going on.
"Hey, by the way, want to sit with us, Naruto?" his pink-haired crush suggests, patting the empty seat to her left.
"A-are you sure? I mean… don't you want to sit next to that emo bastard over there?" the blue-eyed blonde points towards a sulking figure up front, surrounded by his longtime fan girls/admirers.
"Nah, leave him be." Sakura smirks, leaning on her palms.
Naruto widens his eyes in shock for what seemed like the millionth time today. His beloved Sakura refuses to sit next to that chicken ass haired bastard and even asks him to sit next to her! What a lucky day for Naruto Uzumaki!
"Hell yeah—I mean, sure, Sakura!" Naruto yells loudly for everyone to hear and literally jumps on the seat beside her. She mutters a 'don't mention it' before talking to the stuttering heiress.
"Hey! You stole my seat, Haruno!" a slightly rough and boyish voice interrupts her conversation with Hinata. She looks up just in time to see Kiba Inuzuka standing next to the row of desks, pointing at her and revealing his sharp canines. Her attention is on Akamaru, however, the adorable little puppy tucked inside his gray hoodie, yapping at her. CUUUUTE! Without any hesitation, she vaults out of her seat and lands perfectly in front of the startled Inuzuka, yet she solely focuses her attention on the puppy.
"You are too cute to resist!" she gushes, taking ahold of Akamaru and hugging him. The puppy did not bite nor growl at the odd behavior their coral-haired classmate is displaying. Instead, he enjoys her undivided attention and yaps happily while wagging his tail. Kiba stands there like a frozen statue, staring at the crazy pink-haired kunoichi in disbelief. Akamaru usually does not like strangers, but this pink-haired girl… unbelievable.
"Okay, I'm done lavishing you with my love, my adorable Akamaru." Sakura pulls away from the puppy and daintily hands him over to its rightful owner. "Here ya go, Kiba. Thanks for letting me hold him for a bit." The rosette smiles while he shakes his head from his stupor.
"Er… it's fine. You can have that seat." Kiba grins at her, taking back Akamaru and finding another seat. Once he sees a certain bug-user, he brightens up and marches towards an empty seat next to him.
Then the doors open to reveal Iruka-sensei and everyone settles down in their seats. He greets everyone as usual, but not before glancing towards a zoned-out Sakura sitting near the back. "All right, well… today, as you all know is—" He starts and Sakura turns her attention towards the windows.
Sakura thinks that things are back to normal, but that does not seem to be the case. The sliding doors slam open, catching everyone's attention. There stood, Ino Yamanaka, in all her glory. She is late. Thanks to that stick of dango. Her blonde hair is a mess and her clothes slightly rumpled. Her baby blue eyes scan the entire classroom before stepping inside.
"Miss Yamanaka, you are late." Iruka states, turning towards his student.
"Yes, sensei, but I have a reason—"
"Detention after school today." Everyone chuckles and Sakura hides her snickering behind her hand. Ino glares hatefully at her teacher and opens her mouth, ready to spill out an entire speech as to why she is late to class.
"I don't want to hear any excuses, Miss Yamanaka. Detention. After school. Today." He smiles menacingly, a small twitch of a vein near his temple and Ino quickly shuts her mouth.
"Yes, Iruka-sensei." She seethes before marching towards an empty seat besides Chouji.
I hope Ino will NEVER find out…
That would be hilarious if she did! We can beat her anytime, anywhere! CHA!
(...)
"Congratulations Sakura Haruno, you passed." Iruka smiles at his smart student and Sakura graciously thanked him.
"Thank you, sensei!" she chirps happily before turning towards the person sitting next to Iruka.
"Here you go Sakura, good job on passing." Mizuki smiles and hands her a ninja headgear and she takes it from him with a fake smile. She nods in acknowledgement, but inwardly seethes at him.
No thank you, you two-faced lying bitch. I hope Naruto kicks the crap out of you!
She exits the room with a flourish and waves at Hinata and Naruto. "I passed." She grins at them.
"C-congratulations, Sakura!" the blue-haired girl smiles shyly at her.
"Yeah, great job, Sakura!" Naruto hugs her and pats his back in return.
"Yup, and you two will pass! Don't worry about it Naruto." She gives him a look before telling Hinata to do her best as well.
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Waiting outside the academy is Sakura's beloved mother, who congratulated her daughter upon graduating as a genin. Sakura smiles lovingly at her still alive mother and hugs her. Soon, the two are in deep conversation on how to commemorate this significant event and the rosette could not help but glance towards a lone figure on a swing.
Naruto sits on the swing under the shaded trees with a melancholic look on his face. He did not meet anyone's gaze nor listen to the frantic whispers of others around him. Sakura frowns when she overhears a conversation between a few women, whispering about the nine-tailed fox and demon child while giving furtive glances at the blonde. She feels her heart twist in pain as she stares at Naruto.
"—Then we can go shopping later, is that alright my dear?" Sakura snaps back to reality and nods her head.
"Sure, mom. I'd like that." She offers a tiny smile before looking towards the swing, but Naruto is already gone. Staring at the empty swing set, she wonders where he could have gone off to.
Omake:
Sakura trudges home, sweaty and exhausted from her six hour training. At the same time, she feels satisfied enough to destroy one of Konoha's training grounds. Tsunade should be proud. She continues to jump from rooftop to rooftop, despite exhausted and using up a huge amount of chakra.
I wonder how my clone is doing... She smiles as the gentle breeze caresses her face and inner-Sakura is surprisingly quiet since the last few hours.
Suddenly, a whirl of memories of what happened earlier comes crashing through her head. School is over and Sakura clone decides to poof back to her original.
NaruHina for the win, bitches!
That lone thought from her clone is enough to break her balance and causes her foot to slip. Sakura bursts into laughter as she falls forward, nearing the earth. Just a few centimeters from the ground, she disappears in a flash. Using her ninja-skills, she maneuvers herself mid-air in a burst of pink petals before continuing her way home. This time, though, she decides to walk.
"Oh Kami… I think… I just died. Yes, my number one OTP will come true." She murmurs quietly while inner cackles madly in the deep recesses of her mind. Nobody knows what young little Haruno has in mind. At least… not yet.
Another chapter that's about as twice as long as the first one. Whew. Honestly, I'm running out of ideas on naming my chapters and the title of this story was something I just came up with on a whim. In other words, expect terrible chapter titles and my fail attempt at humor. I don't even know why I tagged this story as humor. In fact, I'm not even sure what genre I should categorize this story in…
Well, anyway, that explains some things and next chapter hopefully introduces Team 7. The lyrics of this song in this chapter is also not mine and never will be, sadly…