Second part of Anything BUT Weak! I have a lot of free time since it's summer break currently, but tomorrow I have to go on a 2-week long trip to some places for my birthday so I'm not sure if I'll be able to get another chapter out after the first few. Anyway, enjoy! Review please! :0

"Sakura, there are a few things you need to know."

It was still dark, around 9:00 PM, and Sakura looked up at him, struggling to gain complete focus to hear everything he had to say. She wanted to think more about her newfound powers but this could be really important, about her past! She was going to listen if it was the last thing she ever does.

"I've been researching your apparent 'no-name Clan," and I have traced your history to a village in Kumogakure, Village Hidden in The Crows. Your clan, the Ichigo Clan,originates from that village. It specializes in chakra control and most members have at least three chakra natures."

Sakura was stunned. Does this mean she doesn't come from a no name clan? Is she even from here? Are her parents her actual parents?

"I-Is there any more info on my clan?" Sakura asked. She wanted to know more. She wanted to have the info. So bad she felt like she couldn't wait.

"I'm sorry, but I haven't found anything else at the moment. You can ask the Hokage and she could give you a higher Library Pass, maybe. "

Sakura's eyes lit up, even though it was pitch black. There was still a chance.

"Till then though, you're going to need a bit of work on your powers. I'll be giving you extra training after every team training. I expect you to attend them, and to try out your powers at the team training, also."

Wait, what? Kakashi was volunteering to train with her nearly every day? He's taking time away from Naruto and Sasuke to dedicate at least a few hours to her, every. Day. Sakura had never felt such a surge of emotions in one day, ever. Her eyes shone with determination. She didn't want to show any worry, she wanted to be stronger. And she had never been this close to her goals.

Sasuke had stopped training and sat down under a tree to heal his wounds, Kakshi's clone finally disappearing. That gash was getting really irritating, flaring up with every move he made. It was to big for him to bandage up by himself, so he decided to fix all the small cuts and visit the hospital before making his way to the Uchiha Compound. He was currently watching Kakashi talk to Sakura, and she had this look. He didn't know how to describe it, because it showed so many emotions. Fear, doubt, pride, determination. It was so annoying. How could she of all people have such an amazing gift? She doesn't deserve it. She's weak, someone with a bit more power should be blessed with that. Like Shikamaru, considering his low chakra reserves. Or heck, even Naruto! She watched as Kakashi disappeared in thin air and Sakura started to put a few things away. She propped up her bags so they wouldn't fall and got up. She left out one piece of chakra paper.

'She's probably going to test it one more time.'

Sakura started to move across the field, in his direction. Another love attempt? Sickening. Sasuke sighed and didn't look in her direction. Now she was directly above him, hovering a shadow over his bandaged form. She bent down on one knee and started to reach out to touch his leg. No way, a frontal attack?! He slapped her hands away. Hard. "What do you think you're doing?!" He spat. She can't just go around touching people! "You have a deep wound. I can heal it for you." She said gently, clearly focused on something else. Sasuke paused a moment, contemplating if this was a trick, then sighed and stretched out his leg for her. She was a medic nin in training, saves him a hospital trip.

'Wow, Sasuke is being really cooperative,' Sakura thought. She quickly analyzed the wound. It wasn't as deep as it looked, but it still needed some patching up. Maybe add pain relievers then stitch it up?

Sakura got to work immediately, her hands hovering over Sasuke's leg, pale green chakra emitting out of her palms. As planned, she got to work on adding pain relievers into his nerve system first, then stitched up the muscle, then the skin..

Sasuke stared at the pale green chakra lighting up the dim field. He watched in astonishment as his wound started to heal before his very eyes. It was a very interesting sight. Maybe Sakura was more useful than she looks. If she works on this a bit longer it could be a real asset in the field. He looked up to stare at her, the pale glow of her hands lighting up the contours of her face, making her skin shine. She was acting really different today. Not that that's a bad thing, Sasuke thought he prefers it, actually. She can be a really cool person when she isn't fangirling all the time. I guess that's the side that Naruto sees in her, the good side. It wouldn't be as irritating if I only saw that side of her, too. It'll be good for our team if we aren't constantly protecting her, and she can stand up for herself. Maybe that gift she has isn't actually so bad.

Sasuke began to think about all the good qualities in Sakura, and how useful she actually is. The small things. He didn't notice that Sakura had finished a good while ago, and he also didn't notice her staring right back at him. "Sasuke?" He nearly flinched. Nearly.

The next day was a free day, so they didn't have to meet Kakashi in the morning. Sakura toon the opportunity to get a few errands done. Instead of her Ninja garb Sakura wore a black tank top that had a pink frill at the hem, baggy gray sweatpants, pink sandals with a small wooden heel, and a brown cross body bag to hold her things in.

Sakura first visited the Hokage Office to check in with Lady Tsunade on her teachings and a certain Library Pass. She knocked on the door twice in a rhythmic pattern. She was really peppy today, excited to learn more on her new powers. "Come in." Inquired a clearly sober Lady Tsunade. Sakura pushed the door open and walked in the room, careful to close it behind her. "Lady Tsunade, I am here to ask your permission on something." She had rehearsed this conversation so many times, she knew how to answer everything thrown at her. " And that would be?" The Hokage replied. Sakura gulped, this part could go either way. Even so, she was prepared. "I would like to request permission to earn a higher library card at Konoha Library." She sighed a sigh of relief inside her head. She didn't mess that part up. " Why not ask the librarian there for a paper to apply or sometin'?" Lady Tsunade questioned. Sakura froze. She was right, they probably did have applications sheets over there. But they wouldn't do much good. "Even if I did do that they probably would only let me go up to a Chūnin Level Rank, when I need to up to at least Joūnin or an ANBU level."

"Why?"

"I will assume Kakashi has already filled you in."

"Smart cookie."

"Do I have permission, m'lady?"

"This is very important to ya, so whynot. Please check out the books you desire and put it back," she said, holding out a silver card to Sakura. "Come back immediately after then."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Sakura walked out of the office, struggling not to burst into a sprint as she made her way out of the area. She was so happy! Everything was finally going her way! She was on the verge to standing side by side with Naruto and...Sasuke. Speaking of which, he was staring at her pretty intently the other day. Sakura blushed, lightly so no one noticed, but he was acting really weird. Ah, here's the Library.

Sakura's mind threw the matter of Sasuke out as she approached the library. She had the Hokage note saying that her card was valid so she placed both on the desk and began to walk to the elevated, leaving a surprised cashier looking at the card.

Sakura reached the elevator and pressed button no. 4 for the fourth, or ANBU Level floor. She had no idea Tsunade would give her THIS! The doors clacked open after a while and Sakura burst in, her shoes gliding off her feet as she made her way in. She went straight to the jutsus, and looked for Water, Lightning and Fire types. She had grabbed about five Water Jutsus, basic ones, three Lightning Jutsus, being the hardest out of the three, and six fire jutsus, being the easiest. She also checked out a higher ranked scroll on chakra control and Taijutsu, since she was here she got a few other books on the Haruno Clan that she was sure to read. She also visited the library store and bought a storing scroll that stored more than the ones she already had. Yeah it cost all of her allowance but if was definitely worth it. Sakura checked out the books and got a FREE paper bomb! I guess ANBU don't really come often so when they do they get a congrats for all their hard work. Understandable. Sakura left the library with a bag full of scrolls and a paper bomb stored safely in her back pocket(don't want it going off in the bag.), and made her way back to the Hokage Office. She returned the card and thanked the Hokage profusely for her kindness.

Then, knowing she was supposed to meet Kakashi around the time, headed over to the Training Grounds and signed herself in. The ANBU keeping watch of the area let her in and she made her way to Training Ground 7, the same place they were at yesterday. This reminded her of Sasuke's weird behavior but she quickly shook it of. She knows he doesn't care about her, no need to worry. The jade eyed girl set down her things near a pond. She reached in the bag to pull out one of her scrolls when Kakashi arrived with a puff of smoke. Surprisingly, he wasn't THAT late.

"Wow, for your standards you're basically early. "

"This is very important, Sakura. I don't want you to not use your gift to the fullest."

Sakura nodded and pointed towards her bag.

"I got a few Jutsu that match my affiliations. I'd like to try them out. "

"Nice job, Sakura. Let's start with your water affiliation. "

Sakura put down all her things under a nearby tree (coincidentally the one Sasuke was under yesterday) and came back, ready to start.

"Okay," Kakashi started, "You have already excelled at chakra control, so I want you to first step on the water." Sakura obeyed diligently, shooting chakra down to her feet and placing her bare feet (she took off her sandals in advance,) onto the cool wet surface. "Good. Now, I want you to sink down into the water, till the top of your head is fully under, then come back up, using the water as a propeller." The task wasn't as easy as it sounded. It was a strain to get her entire body down without moving and it wasn't as hard getting back up but it took so much concentration. "Sakura, I want you to work on this till you can get it done flawlessly 50 times in a row. Bye!" Kakashi disappeared in a poof, but not without leaving Sakura an assignment.

She should've known this was going to happen. Like he had the concentration to devote hours to HER. He's probably going to run off and hide. Sakura cleared her throat, took a deep breath and tried it again. Sakura began to sink under the water. More and more, until she was completely under, her long pink hair flowing, her shoulders slumping from the pressure. She pushed her chakra up against the water and started to bring herself up. Her head, then her arms... she was fully up, soaking wet. The wind was freezing cold as it quietly passed by.

'One,'

Sakura thought in her head. She took another deep breath to try it again. She got it right! 2. Again, and her chakra gave out halfway through. Start over. The sun was starting to go down and Sakura was starting to wish she had worn her Ninja garb today. Her clothes were so flimsy, her tank top riding up directly under her chest from the water pressure, sliding down slowly sparking Sakura's nerves. It was an absolute ANNOYANCE. She began to wonder if this is how Sasuke feels every time she opens her mouth. She decided she wasn't going to provable him any longer, if this PAIN is what he had to go through.

Sakura wasn't paying attention and she dropped into the water. Her muscles had shut down at that point, the strain overwhelming. Her nerves took in the freezing body of water and Sakura gasped at the sudden change in setting, losing whatever air she had stored.

'Really? Is this how you're going to go down?! You finally get a chance to change and like any other opportunity you blow it. Are you going to be useless forever? Get your butt up!'

If only her brain had limbs, because her body wasn't budging. She reached out her hand in a crappy last resort to save her life, once again someone else doing it for her. A hand grasped hers and she responded, the person pulling her up roughly out of the water, the cold air hitting her, snapping her out of her trance, her top doing the same irritating rising and dropping thing. They dropped her directly onto the dirt, stomach first. She wasn't moving, not because she was dead, but because she felt numb, the cold combined with her muscles. Her saver pushed her onto her back, as if they were going to perform CPR.

Sakura didn't open her eyes, nope. Too heavy. She could feel their cool breath reaching her face. Sakura was more worried about pneumonia so she was going through the pros and cons of lighting herself on fire, since she could already control that. The pros won, and as soon as their lips lightly brushed her purple ones she was on fire. The person jumped back, and Sakura could feel the heat warming her up again. It covered every inch of her body and with the last of her chakra she made sure it didn't burn any of her clothes, hair, or body parts. Anything, really.

Sasuke jumped back as Sakura's limp body caught flames. Big ones. They lit up the dark field and the ANBU were running over to check it out. All of Sasuke's actions hit him in the head like a hammer. Was he actually about to kiss SAKURA?! She was just fine, there was a smile on her face right now. No, he should save his first kiss for someone special, not some weird fangirl! He scoffed at himself for his rash actions in his head and quietly called the ANBU off, making them realize she was using chakra. He turned back to Sakura and pinched her cheek. The fires burst into sparks and went away as Sakura sit up immediately, coughing while cupping her tender cheek. Her eyes had snapped open to reveal her jewels and she looked at him. Sasuke inwardly cursed himself out. This was, in a word, AKWARD. She gave him a sheepish laugh as a blush rose up on her cheeks, but went away as soon as it came. He got a good look at her. She was soaking wet, probably freezing. She's gonna get a cold. Her clothes were irritatingly flimsy and rose up on her chest. It reminded him of all of Sakura's attempts to win him over and he mentally winced. Now she knows how he feels. He grabbed a blanket he had brought with him, knowing it was going to be chilly today, and wrapped it around her bare arms. By the looks of it she probably had no intention of ending up like this. He sighed knowingly.

Sakura was staring at her longtime crush like he had left the village for three years. She don't know what to do. She was freezing, and at the same time she felt a brief warmth at her cheeks that immediately faded due to the cold. Why couldn't you spread across her whole body, Warmth?! She plastered a sheepish grin on her face.

Smooth, Sakura. Real smooth.

How long had she been out training? She had lost count of the time she spent doing the same thing, over and over. Reality hit her so fast as soon as she started sinking. Plus the weirdness Sasuke gave off yesterday, he was about to kiss her?! She remembered how warm it felt when hip lips lightly brushed up against her cracked cold ones. She fought the urge to snap her hands over her mouth because Sasuke would get irritated. After her stupid tank top fiasco she will not irritate him again! Sasuke didn't say a word, just pulled a blanket out of thin air and wrapped it around her shoulders. It was so warm, it flooded into her, and her stupid smile left and was replaced with a thin line and dead eyes. She was beat. "Sakura." Said Sasuke. She didn't move, just glanced over at him. "Let's go get some ramen to warm you up." Out of nowhere Sasuke picked her up bridal style and began to make his way to Ichiraku, but not before grabbing her library bag. I guess he can be a pretty caring person if you really needed him. Sasuke isn't as meanas he makes himself out to be, Sakura honestly haven't been so spoiled in a while.

Sakura woke up with a start, the sun flooding into her window. She was still in the clothes from yesterday but they were dry now, and her alarm clock was making her go deaf.

BEEP!

BEEP!

BEEP!

God, she had to get a new one.

Sakura replayed everything that happened yesterday. The scrolls, training, nearly kissing Sasuke.

NEARLY KISSING SASUKE!

I mean it was basically a kiss right? Just not very thorough. His lips touched hers, that's a kiss if I've ever seen one. Or, could he just be denying it? CPR isn't what one would call a actual kiss.

Her mind went through this debate a little longer as she turned over to find a note on her nightstand. In Sasuke's handwriting.

'Stay Warm. -Sasuke'

Sakura smashed her head into the pillow to hide her raging blush.

How could she be SUCH AN IDIOT?

End of Part II

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