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"Talking"

Thoughts or Flashback

Inner-Sakura (This will be introduced later)

Chapter 1

Misaki's POV

Misaki sighed begrudgingly. She wasn't ready. She shouldn't be in Konoha right now- not until she knows she's strong enough to kill all of the damned members of the Uchiha Clan. Every single one of them. She gritted her teeth. I'm an idiot.

The black haired female scannedthe roof tops around her, making sure no Konoha nin saw her. She was an intruder, after all. The woman dropped down to the streets below her, making note to suppress her chakra as she blended in with the bustling civilians.

She walked along the many paths, crossing in front of different markets, houses, and all things alike. She cast a glance at the Hokage Tower and then at the Hokage Mountain. Misaki snorted at the sight of all the faces. Do all Kages need to have their faces on a mountain?

Shaking her head, she walked past the Ninja Academy. The students were all outside, most leaving, probably going home. Misaki hummed to herself when she made the conclusion that classes had just finished for the day. She turned a corner, and a little figure bumped into her. Misaki blinked and looked down. A pink haired little girl rubbed at her forehead.

"Ow…" she mumbled.

Misaki cocked her head. "Are you okay?" The girl's head jerked up, her jade colored eyes widening when she realized she had run into someone. She gasped and blushed furiously, her cheeks turning as pink as her hair.

"I-I'm so sorry!" she squeaked, and bowed her head in apology. Misaki lightly tapped her shoulder in a friendly manner. "It's okay."

The girl looked up bashfully and nodded her head slowly. Misaki smiled and brushed past the girl. Cute.

Sakura's POV

A little girl appeared from around the corner of the Ninja Academy, lightly rubbing her forehead behind her pink bangs. She sighed lightly, and patted at her cheeks, willing for the blush to go away. The girl grimaced slightly in remembrance at what happened a few moments ago. She was such a klutz, not looking where she was going. That was so embarrassing…

"Hey look! It's Forehead!" A purple haired girl exclaimed loudly, pointing a finger at the little girl. The pinkette flinched, and walked faster.

A blonde girl and a brunette girl looked over from the purple haired child's side, snickering when their eyes targeted the pink haired girl. All three girls followed her, catching up quickly due to the pinkette's tiny legs and smaller strides. She blindly turned onto another street, panicking when she saw that is was a dead end. She whipped around to try to make an escape, but the three girls blocked her way.

"Just look at that forehead! It's a monstrosity!" the blonde jeered. The mean girls laughed and closed in on the pink haired girl, who cowered back with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Aw, trying to hide, Sa-ku-ra?" the purple haired girl dragged out the pinkette's name menacingly. She flicked the girl's forehead harshly, and Sakura staggered back, clutching at her bangs in an attempt to cover the cause of her bullying. The brunette pushed her down, and pulled hard at her short pink locks, making the girl cry out in pain.

One of the girls stuck out her tongue in a disgusted manner. "What's with this pink hair, anyway? You're ugly already, so why try to attract attention to yourself?" The other girls snickered and the brunette tugged her hair roughly once more.

Sakura squeezed her eyes shut, big tears rolling down her cheeks. She wanted the bullying to stop. In all her short life, she's always been teased and tormented by her looks. She couldn't help it, she was born with her pink hair and large forehead. A sob escaped the pinkette's lips.

"Stop being a baby, Forehead!" the brunette sneered. The other two girls joined in, pulling her hair and flicking her forehead. Sakura tried to pull back from them, tried to push them away. She couldn't- she never could. She was weak, and Sakura hated it. She knew she wasn't strong, she wasn't capable of protecting herself. That's why she could never stop the bullying. She just simply wasn't strong enough.

"Hmph!" One of the girls exclaimed. "Why aren't you doing anything, Forehead? Well?!" She gave Sakura a hard shove. The crying pinkette just fell backward, her body limp.

"Che. Does she think she can treat us as if we're not here?!" the purple haired girl snarled.

Growling, the brunette kicked Sakura. It wasn't long before the other two joined in, kicking at the pink haired girl as if she were a soccer ball. Sakura sobbed and curled in on herself, but made no further attempts to stop the three girls. Maybe she deserved this pain. She had prayed to Kami every day and night for the torment to stop- but it never did. She had eventually concluded in her mind that Kami decided to punish her, to make her regret her life.

But Sakura didn't want to think that Kami was so cruel. So, she sent out one last prayer, wishing that someone would finally come, someone would save her from this torture. Sakura bit her lip and tears continued to cascade down her cheeks as relentless kicks battered her tiny form. Kami, save me…

"What the hell do you think you're doing?"

All three girls froze. They slowly turned their heads and met the steely glare of a black haired female, who's face was twisted into an enraged scowl. Her icy blue eyes flashed dangerously, and she took at step forward. "I asked you a question. Answer it, now."

A/N: Hello~ Sorry this chapter was so short! The chapters should gradually become longer, I promise! Anyway, Sakura and Misaki have met! Woohoo! Also, what's happening around this point in time is about a week before the Uchiha massacre. What a surprise that will be to our dear Misaki. Ah, no need to worry about the confusion dealing with why Misaki's hell bent on murdering the Uchiha Clan. Everything will be explained in the near future. I hope you enjoyed the newest chapter of "What If?"! Review (constructive criticism is welcomed!), Favorite, Follow, do whatever you wanna do.

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