Chapter 2
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SAKURA P.O.V
When my parents died I didn't feel anything. I didn't know how to feel. I was shocked, what was I supposed to feel?
At the time, I knew I was supposed to feel sad. But after hearing my mother's last words all I felt was anger. Sure these men were dead but they were hired.
It was a mission for sure.
There were two mirrored objects that were like jagged lines in the hitai-ate. It's been a week since I left the hospital, I have had enough time to train and study.
Those ninjas belonged to Takigakure. Their village head most likely sent them to kill two innocents. Why? was my question. My parents didn't do anything wrong. They weren't drug dealers nor were they murderers. They never went to Takigakure and probably never heard of it.
So why did they kill two civilians if they posed no danger to them? Maybe they had a grudge against Konoha... but killing two civilians wouldn't have been as much of a big deal as killing many genins which is a bit stronger than a civilian.
No answer came to mind.
Another question came up. There were thirteen ninjas, one ninja could have easily killed four or five people. Why did they bring thirteen? They could have been searching for something, but they could have done it with three ninjas. My family was the only one targeted so the thirteen ninjas were specifically for my family. No one in my family posed that much of a big threat.
"I know about that demon of yours."
The words of the Hokage flashed through my mind. My demon... Inner!
Of course!
They were after her and were sent to kill Inner and I! How did I not see it before? They knew I had a demon and took extra precautions because they were a small country. Which meant I was the target, not my parents.
"Your parents died because of you," Inner snarled at me angrily. It was a broad statement but it was nonetheless true. My parents were killed because of my demon that was formed from my feelings of negativity and truth.
My parents died not realizing that they wouldn't die from the demon but from the attention it got.
D*mmit! It was all my fault!
Now the sadness kicked in, tears fell down my face. I indirectly killed my parents! I buried my face in my pillow. I sat up once again and looked at my shaking hands.
What have I done?
That night I made sure to always protect the people I love.
I can't afford to hurt anyone else...
[Three months later]
It's been three months since that incident. I figured that the only way to protect my friends was through being well respected and strong. I didn't want to become the Hokage, no. I would ruin Naruto's dream.
I would become an ANBU at the age of twelve. I would become well respected by then. That way no one would target my friends because they would know my name.
Of course, that would always lure in enemies but by then I should be strong enough to defeat them... hopefully.
I have read seven books about chakra control, weapon usage, and D and C rank jutsus. I read through a fairly basic exercise called Tree Climbing. All I had to do was cling to a tall vertical object and scale it without using my hands.
First... I need to pump chakra into my feet. I tried to pump it into my feet but I didn't know how. I tried to imagine a course of energy going to my feet but when I tried to walk up a tree I immediately fell.
"Imagine that you are the chakra, it's just chakra control," Inner suggested. I glared at my feet, I couldn't believe I was taking advice from the demon who caused my family to die. But she was right... she always told the truth.
And so, I did as she instructed. I imagined myself traveling through my veins and imagined that I started staying on my feet. Keeping that image in my head I stepped on to the tree. I took another step, then another, then another.
My eyes burst open and ran upwards. I had the image in my head so I could successfully do this consistently. I burst through the leaves and felt the cool breeze hit my face. I panted, I felt tired for some reason.
"Your chakra reserves are barely larger than a baby's!" Inner hissed. "If you wanna become the strongest and most respected shinobi than you've gotta expand your chakra reserves!."
My mind traveled back to a book about chakra. I believe it said that the most effective way to expand my chakra reserves was through wearing weights. But I remembered my mother saying that ankle weights would stunt my growth.
Carefully, I walked down the tree. Once I reached the ground I ran down the road to a nearby weapons shop.
As entered the weapons shop Inner screamed in my ear about how stupid I am.
"Hello, ojiisan!" I greeted the balding man with a smile. Unfortunately, I was a tad bit short so I had to go on my tippy-toes. My nose barely reached the counter.
"Uh... Hello there, Sakura, what are you doing here?"
"Well, can you give your favorite and only granddaughter weights to train?" I blinked innocently. My ojiisan blinked at me.
"Why?"
"Why not?"
My feet were getting tired but I still held an innocent smile and kept my gaze unbreakable. The old man scratched his head nervously.
"Don't you think you're a bit too... young?"
I scoffed, "You're eighty-three and you're running a busy shop. Don't you think you're a bit too... old?
"Age is just a number, kiddo! You can't be too young or too old for," suddenly he stopped, "anything..."
I grinned up at him as he sighed, "Alright, kiddo. But only increase the weights by a quarter of a pound a day. No more." He quickly placed five weights on the counter. "Two for your wrists, two for your shoulders, two for your legs, not ankles, and one for your waist. Each one is 0.6 pounds but the waist is 2 pounds. Each day I'll increase the weight so that every day 0.25 pounds is added to you."
I looked at him dumbfounded, "I know you have a Math major but seriously..." I muttered. He flashed me a smile and helped me fit the weights on.
"And because you are my daughters legacy I'll give you give kunai and three shurikens. Also... please have this shuriken pouch!" my grandfather literally threw ninja items onto me.
Told you, Inner!
"Cha! Shut up, Outer!"
After an hour I finally left the shop. I don't mean to seem spoiled but at least I got ninja items without wasting the very few coins I have.
