Chapter 3
One year later~
It had been one year since Sakura befriends with both Hashirama and Madara, the both of them remind her so much with Naruto and Sasuke used to be. Sakura always felt pang in her chest when she though about Naruto and Sasuke, the three of them had always know each other since their are kid. Sakura parents is a retired ninja that live as civilans, but they always went away most of the time since they change their occupation to merchant after married. Leaving sakura with a book to ease her loneliness and boredom, she had been a book person since a kid and always been the observant one. Though she always hide it really well, the only one who know about this only Hokage 3, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Ibiki, Tsunade, Ino, and Shikaku. And because of her outware appearance, people always though that she is a harmless one. Those people usually babble their mouth to her, and made her gain more knowledge than anyone would think.
After meeting Naruto when she is two years old, she became determined to protect the boy after seeing his expression when she said she want to be his friend, it was heart aching to see the disbelief, shocked, happiness and wariness in those beautiful blue sky eyes. She remember the smile that he give her along with the seed of tear that came out of his eyes after Sakura saying that she is not kidding with her word. That expression had won Sakura over and made her had propose in her live and that is to protect and support this boy. Then she began to train herself, meeting with eccentric jounin named Ibiki and Gai, she began to train with them.
In her three years old, she learn about Naruto heritage and the fact that she is jinchuriki in his birthday. The Hokage 3 told her about it, to his surprise Sakura eyes became fiery not with hatred but with determination and then it changed to hatred. He think that hatred because of Naruto but to his second surprise, she began cursing about the people that stupid enough to think that naruto is monster, she began cursing that Naruto is not monster but hero, because he has save them all from the kyuubi attack and in mist of her rant because of her frustration, rage and determination she had the gal to said that it was also the Hokage 3 fault that Naruto had been hated by those fools villagers. If he told those people about the true then Naruto won't be hated, then began ranting again. The Hokage 3 had been speechless then he smile a genuine one, he think that sakura had a symbol of fire of will in her heart and she would became good for Naruto.
After achieving respect from Hokage 3, one month later she meet with Sasuke, the arrogant spoiled little boy that look down at both Naruto and Sakura, enraged Naruto tell Sasuke that Sakura can beat Sasuke at everything he does. Sasuke had been arrogant and spoiled, since he is the youngest uchiha who always receive what he want, not believing with what Naruto said. But after many taunt, Sasuke got provoke and throw his fit to Sakura who caught it and flipped him over on reflex, since Gai and Ibiki train her, her reflex is good than any kid her age. Shocked and ashamed, he then make a run after insult them. Next day, he came to both Naruto and Sakura to apologize of his behavior then the three of them became best friend and since Sakura had been smart and had trained first, she teach both of them what she know.
This make both of them complained about sore body and hellish torture, especially when Sakura bought them both to train along with her with both Gai and Ibiki. Ibiki had been amused and both Sasuke and Naruto had been scared by him, but at the end of the day they both gain Ibiki respect, when both of them won't leave Sakura when Ibiki beat her up in his training session. Those resulted to both of them also being beaten up, but they held their feat there and not back down even if they are scared. Since, Ibiki had soft spot for Sakura and though of her as his important person to him, he wanted to give those boys that got close to Sakura a test. And after, seeing both Sasuke and Naruto act toward Sakura, they both already gained his respect. The test made by Ibiki because, he never like any boys close to his daughter like figure(Yes, Ibiki though of Sakura as his daughter), he always though that boys is so useless and will leave Sakura to save their own self. After the test that Ibiki gave, the next day they train, Sasuke and Naruto meet Sakura second teacher Gai, they had beg for Sakura to only include them in her tranning only with Ibiki, and not Gai at the end of their training with Gai. Those plead make her laughing hard and both of the boys pout.
It was good memory for her until she felt a mud slapped to her face by no other than smug Madara.
"Wow, Madara! You got her! That the first~" said excited Hashirama
"Heh~ Not so tough now, princess" sneer smug Madara.
Sakura who came out from her dazed state, process to smile so sweetly at both Hashirama and Madara who began to sweat and step back from her.
"Why you smile so sweetly and prettily at us, Saku-chan?" ask Hashirama who gulped when the smile became more pretty, but never reach her eyes
"Why you ask something stupid like that dope!" Madara whispered harshly at Hashirama who looked scared right now
"Ohh... That because, I think you guys really had the gal to do that to a woman huh~ That's why I smile so prettily, because it will be the lasting that you both will ever see... Since, you both are so death" then she began chasing after them. Then later, mud war happened between three of them.
"Itai! Saku~chan, can you be more gentle?" whined Hashirama to Sakura who heal him. It seems that the mud war became deadly if playing with these two. Sakura just sigh and pinch Hashirama cheek making him whine more.
"Who is the one that came up with the idea of tagging mud in bom kunai, huh?" she said sarcastically, when innocent smile appear in both Hashirama and Madara face
"Hmm... We don't know whose idea was it, right Madara?"
"Yeah, that idea will be most brilliant and creative, if it can work out on you, princess~"
Taunt both of them making irk mark appear in Sakura forehead, so she just do sensible thing when dealing with Sasuke and Naruto alike. She hit both of them hard in the head
"Brat... don't play innocent with me... Do you know that move is dangerous-" Sakura continue to lecture them, while both of them grumble and rubbing their head. Still, they cannot help the smile that making their way to Hashirama and Madara face when they seen the girl who became an important figure in their live after knowing them only for one year, they felt like they have know them for forever. For them, she is the only person from other clan that treat them like a person and not a weapon or clan heir. The only one after their mother and brothers who worried about them sincerely without wanting anything in return. The both of them had feeling that Sakura know what their clan is, but even so she still befriend with them and that though alone making them smile softly.
"-Seriously what happen if I don't know any medical jutsu huh- Hey! Are you both listening to me?" grumble Sakura annoyed with both boys far away look, while Hashirama and Madara came out of their daze and just smiling cheekily making Sakura sigh for many times that day. They know that she know that when they give her soft smile like that, she will never can be mad to any of them.
"You worry to much Saku-chan"
"Yes, we are not kid anymore you know"
"Ya ya~ whatever, for me the both of you will always be a child no matter what" tease Sakura automatically made Hashirama and Madara whine and glare
"Hidoi yo, Saku-chan!"
"Cihh! You are annoying, shorty! We are not kid"
"Hmm.. Could have fooled me~ though you lack in innocent vibe, kiddo" tease Sakura
"We're not Kid!" said both of them, while huffed their cheeks (yep it was not pout, after all boys and men not pout, only girl and woman is that pouting and that is what the both of them always said to Sakura). Hashirama remember something as he look toward Sakura with excited look
"Ahh... By the way Saku-chan, How about training tomorrow? Are we already in for the next level?" ask excited Hashirama, this perk up Madara interest who then look at Sakura with interest. Sakura just smile softly almost sad, they note the sad look that gone as fast as it came in Sakura eyes though they brush it off. Since they know that look is a look of sadness that Sakura has whenever she hear a word train come from a child, they know how much Sakura doesn't like a child to play with justu while forgetting about playing like a normal child and how a child has been thrust out in war.
"I'm sorry Hashi-kun, Mada-chan... Tomorrow I'm going to help my sister preparing a festival for our clan also I promise that I'll train with her tomorrow... Though I can said that your taijutsu had became more prominent and you can already detect the location, both of you still lack a creation of your own attack also you intend to use your eyes to much to relay on another instinct but overall you improved than last time.." Sakura then grin
"I'm proud with both of you~ Next time I'll increase your weight also we will work on your senses" beamed Sakura, Hashirama and Madara felt pride swell in their chest when Sakura said that she proud with both of them. She is the only person who said that to them with honesty and don't had another intention while saying that... not like their father... The though of their father make a frown appear in their face but after seeing Sakura smile turn to worry, Hashirama and Madara quickly erase that though and smile genuinely to Sakura. She really important to them, even if they only know her for one year its like they had been known her for forever
"Hmm... Well it cannot be helped then, that means you won't came for tainning?" ask Madara smoothly
"Yeah... I really hope I can meet you guys... But you know My sister really important to me, I never remember our mother and Father said that I look a lot like mom because of that my sister really attached to me" sigh Sakura
"Don't worry Saku-chan we understand it, also if you had trouble you can always talk with us don't shoulder everything alone" smiling softly Hashirama
"Hn, we will be there for you" smile Madara though it was so small, both Hashirama and Sakura already know that it is his real smile.
"Hashirama, Madara..." said softly Sakura
"Princess" and that word from Madara and the smirk that come up from both Hashirama and Madara ruinned the moment that they had. Well it all worth it they though while tending their bruised cheek that Sakura already start to heal.
"Okay then... I think I'm going first see you next weeks Saku-chan, Teme" beamed Hashirama then he left them
"Be careful on your way, Hashi-kun" / "Who you calling Teme? DOBE!"
Answer both Madara and Sakura, when Hashirama not in their sight anymore Sakura look at Madara and said
"How is Yuki, Madara?" Madara look startled then smile softly at Sakura
"He is okay. Okaa-sama is tending him and always make him okay, while my other brother keep him by his side and not left him at all cost... On other side, Otou-sama still searching for his savior and that is you, Sakura. I really I'm thankful for you to save him, I don't really know what would I do, if I lose another brother and How my other brother will react to it" Madara felt really grateful that Sakura saved his brother, the one who supposed to dead.
Just, imagine his surprise when last week, he came to Sakura place after two days mourn about his brother died to have the said brother sleeping peacefully in her tree house. Madara want to came and hug his brother but seeing Hashirama already there and with shocked face too. The both of them ask why she save him, she only said that she grow tired of seeing children died from a war. And that shut them up. After Hashirama gone Sakura said to Madara that she know who he is, and ask him if he can return the child to his family. She said that the child is okay now and will wake up in three to two hours. Madara not believe that someone really help his clan since they are in war, he itch to draw his kunai though he drove the though out of his head, since he always know that Sakura never have another bad intention when she is helping people and that she truly want to help his brother. Madara then just ask her why she is willing to help enemy. And she answer with same answer she give to him and Hashirama before along with sad smile, she add that she doesn't want to see another mother lose their child because of this war.
After that, Madara hug her and for the first time in their one year friendship, Madara trully believe with Sakura. Is not that he doesn't believe her, is just that there is still lingering of doubt at the back of his head about Sakura, but after Sakura action for saving his brother, Madara doubt gone. He still remembered Sakura confused look and the pretty blush that adored her face, and for a moment he though that he love seeing her like that. But that though just came for a moment before Madara shove those though in back back of his mind. After that, Madara then went home with his brother in his hold when he reach compound all of his clan and family had been shocked but most of all rejoice and just like Sakura said two hours later Yuki woke up. His father then ask him about this savior and much to Madara amusement it seems that his brother is idolized Sakura by the way he speak of her, even his father has been rendered speechless about by Yuki word, but his mother over enjoyed that Yuki come home save and Izuna shared his mother emotion.
"Even if you doesn't had any obligation to do that, you still save him" Madara look at Sakura with soft look, thesame soft look that he always give toward his mother and brothers.
"Hmm~ Maybe I don't have any obligation, but I have a heart of medic that tell me I cannot let a child died in front of me, without me doing anything to help him/her. I know we are at war but... sometime I just... I just tired of it" smiling sadly Sakura the mood around them turn damper
"... So... Is the kiddo still idolizing me~" tease Sakura to erase the tense mood
"Tch! The brat keep saying that the angel save him. Okaa-sama keen to see the angel herself" snort Madara thankful of changing subject.
"Hm~ what can I say the angel is so beautiful"
"...I don't see any angel here except Satan pawn" said Madara with a smirk adored his face knowing fully well how Sakura will react next, but Sakura always make his expectation went out window, she always extend to his expectations just like right now
"*gasp* I don't know that you think of yourself so badly like that Mada-hime~" tease Sakura making tick mark appear in Madara head
"STOP CALLING ME HIME! Damn it girl, I swear that- You know what whatever. I need to go know... Bye, muscle girl" Madara tease back then run as fast as he can after saying that
"SHUT UP HIME!" Sakura roar can be hear making Madara laugh
Three days passed as Sakura and Mito had been training non stop, Sakura felt something bad and good going to happen but she doesn't know when. As she sleep, shadow creep around in the darkness then
"SAKU-CHAN WAKE UP~" Shout a girl in Sakura ear making her jolt in surprise and look at the resource of her annoyance. There stand Mito with her ever present innocent making her grunt and sigh
"Mito *groan* It is only what? Six in the morning! I'm still God damn it tired from the exercise and work yesterday. Go away, let me sleep for a fifteen minute more" said Sakura then back to her sleep. Really don't get her wrong she love Mito really much and would always do everything she want, is just that she is really tired right now. Mito seeing her sister back to dream land hufted lightly before small wicked smile bloom in her face as idea come to her head, then she lift Sakura up gently as to not wake her.
'Thought Saku-chan is a heavy sleeper, I must stay quite to not wake her up' Mito though as she bought her sister to their bathroom. Sakura had trained Mito to use chakra to lift heavy things, though Mito is not really interest with it, since she is only interest with Fuinjutsu and seal only. But in case like this those thing really useful for her to use on her sister. As they both nearer the pool, Mito just dump her sister in the pool, this automatically wake Sakura up as she gasping for her breath and look at Mito
"Wh-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Sakura shout while maintaining her breath, Mito just giggle and left her sister
"Come hurry up Saku-chan, festival is coming up~ we need to help preparing~" giggle Mito before going out of Sakura sight. Sakura only grumble and come out of the pool to grab her bath thing
"I know that" sigh Sakura when she grab her soap, and much to her ire her soap has ink in it making part of her body black.
Mito who still smiling, munching happily on her breakfast as her father came
"Where is your sister?" ask him smiling softly to youngest of the twin, before Mito could answer a girl roar can be hear from Sakura and Mito bathroom
"MITO! YOU BRAT!" scream Sakura, making all of maid and other Uzumaki sigh at the shout, since this has been their normal morning activities. And her father to rub his temple
"Mito, what are you doing this time?" ask him
"Mito-hime, Sakura-hime really mad at you" deadpanned Tokio, he is a royal servant of Uzumaki twin. He has handsome complexion with dark read hair and purple ringed eyes (like Nagato). Truth to be told Mito doesn't really close with him, since he is so emotionless and the only one who can tell his emotion only Sakura, her father, and Tokio brother, Samui. Samui is the one that Mito close at. Samui is different from his brother he has orange hair and purple ringed eyes (like Pein, I know that Pein is Yahiko and Yahiko have grey eye... I just like Pein so yeah... Thought he has Yahiko personality, but he has Pein coldness and ruthless when Sakura or Mito hurt), he is cheerful like Mito herself. He is preparing festival right now, so he is not there with them.
"I don't know what you are talking about, Tokio-san" said innocent Mito then suddenly she feel chill running through her spine. In hurry manner, Mito get up from her chair to make run from her sister, this action make her father sigh but smile at same time. Then just as she open the door to make run from Sakura, only to see there stood Sakura fully clothed while smiling sweetly too sweetly at her.
"Hi, sister" Mito nervously said, as she look back her father and Tokio is already not there anymore.
'Traitor' Mito though then look at Sakura who advanced toward her
Mito shriek can be hear that day, making all of Uzumaki laugh since they know that Sakura-hime had already give Mito-hime her leason. That day Sakura and Mito helping prepare the festival with Mito whned every minute and made them got into fight only to be shouted by their aunt, Shiki, because their make everything messy again. It was long day, after helping the prepare Mito went to dorayaki stand, leaving Sakura alone in lake near festival being held. Sakura then decided to read her medical in nearby stand to watch Mito ordering daroyaki.
Meanwhile, their father Takeru Uzumaki, the Uzumaki clan head is having debate with the elders.
"What do you scoundrel think you are doing?! Are you crazy?!" shout Takeru to elders who flinch seeing their clan head mad
"We think it would be benefit for our clan to-" said one of old elder but got interrupt by Takeru
"Why in seven hell do you think it will good for our clan?! Having two clan who had start the war into Festival along with our three companion clan and three damn it other that can cause mayhem!"
"We think this be good for our clan to start budding with other, especially two most powerful clan, Senju and Uchiha. It also will be good for your twin daughter since they are almost at age to marry-"
"So that is huh... You damn it old man want to use my daughter as a genuine pig to offer for those barbarian clan, so that you will have powerful ally. Hahahhaahahah" Takeru laugh got dark, then suddenly the temperature got colder as he look toward elder who look scared, then his face turn cold and emotionless, gone the warm of father that he always had, right now he is look like cold warrior as he stop his laugh
"Tokio, Samui" he said with dark commanding voice, then the two brothers came to the elder with killing intent. Samui had a sword in his hand, the blade looking so sharp, while Tokio stand still looking so damn it scary. As the elders cower in fear
"I will accept your wishes to invite those clan, but there will be no married. My daughters will marry whoever they love and that will happen when their twenty five years old. If I ever caught any of you planning something behind my back that will include or not include my daughters then you will see why in seven hell i got tittle of the Shinigami in Earth" threat Takeru then nod at both brother who then disappear leaving nightmare in the elders mind.
And just like that the negotiation ending, but somehow he have a bad feeling in his gut telling him that something bad and good will happen. As he kept pondering, a soft hand grasp his rough hands gently making Takeru look into green eyes and pink hair of his older daughter.
"Is there something wrong, dad?" ask Sakura, worry can be see in her eyes
"No, nothing wrong happen sweety. I just got many though on my mind. Anyway, what are you doing here? Where is Mito?" Ask Takeru with soft look toward his daughter who he almost lose
"Mito already retires for the night, she is tired from bouncing non stop. I am here because I have many though in my mind, it seems we have same ability, Dad" smiled Sakura, though it more of sad smile
"What's wrong sweetheart? You know that you can tell your dad about anything and everything" said Takeru gently and bought his daughter to his lap. Takeru is really kind, Sakura always feel save when she is with him. She debate of telling him or not. But the nightmare of her past keep coming up making her heart clench in happiness and deep sadness without her knowing tears gather in her eyes. This make Takeru alarmed
"What's wrong, Sakura dear? Are you hurt? Do you have nightmare?" Said Takeru while keeping his daughter save in his arms. He hate seeing her hurt, after all Takeru just got Sakura back. He don't want to lose her for second time not this time not forever.
With resolve Sakura shake her head and look into her father eyes who held nothing but warm, gentle and soothing reassurance to her
"I-I'm okay dad... But"
"But?"
"Dad... What if I... What if I told you... What if I told you that I'm an old soul that come from future. Will you still though me like a daughter?" Takeru widened his eyes as he hear that word from Sakura. Not by word of future but by her word that would he still though of her like a daughter
"What make you said something like that sweety? No matter what happen, you are my daughter. Mito twin sister, one of Uzumaki heiress. I don't know what happen to you when you are disappear from us. But, when you are appear in front of my eyes, I know that it was you. You are my daughter, don't ever doubt Father instinct and bond that he share with his daughter, okay"
And just like that the dam is broken, the story spilled from her mouth like a water, the meeting, her parents, Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Ibiki, Gai, her struggle, her pain, her happy moment, her sadness, Hokage dead, Will of Fire and last is Shinobi war her dead. Takeru have never been speechless in his live, he always make other speechless. But after hearing his older daughter story, it make him happy, awe, sad but most of all anger by the cause of his daughter dead in future, but also relief.
He knows Sakura had old soul when she came back, what he did not know is that his daughter travel to future and experience all of those then died again and back past. He know her power of travel in time, even if Sakura don't and he not planning to tell her that, since it will cost herself to be in great pain, if she use it for three times. Thank Goodness, she only do it for two times even if it unconsciously. Sakura had long stop her cry in middle of her story, from the look of her face, she never regret the reason of her dead and that's what made Takeru proud of. Before any of them can said anything, their hear a chocked sob from behind them. There stood Mito along with Samui and Tokio. Samui also cry but it more subdued than Mito, while Tokio held sadness, worry and Anger in his eyes.
"Saku-chan... I-I-I don't know that you must go through those pain"
And just like that the youngest of Uzumaki twin, Mito Uzumaki crying along with Samui. Sakura came to them and hug both of them while telling them that she is okay now. That day, Samui and Tokio made a vow to protect her no matter what happen, this resulted to whack of their head by Sakura who hufted and tell them that she is not weak so they don't have to do that. Takeru smiling happily and promise that he will never let anyone take her daughters away, even if a person from future came to past. If they do then they must face the warth of Takeru Uzumaki, Samui and Tokio Uzumaki.
In the bedroom lay two girls one with pink hair who eyes closed and other is with red hair who still awake, looking at her twin.
'I... I'm a bad person for happy that you dead in future and send back to past with me again. But I'm not guilty about it... I promise I will not let anyone take you away, not even that Naruto and Sasuke the two person that you love the most in future. They already waste their chance with you. And now, it's my time, I won't let them take you away, sister.' Mito though then drift off to sleep feeling jealous that she have to share her sister love with someone else.
In another place, a black haired old man look at his leader.
"It seems that we are invite into the Uzumaki Cherry Blossom festival, Uchiha-sama" said the man
"Hmm... Then we shall make a preparation to go... Is Senju came invited too?"
"Yes, Uchiha-sama it seems that they also invite another clan such as Nara, Akamichi, Yamanaka, Hatake, Hyuuga, Inuzuka and Aburame."
"Hmm.. Interesting, I wonder how that senile senju Butsuma will react when we face each other again. Prepare everything we will came earlier than those bastard Senju." snarl Tajima Uchiha the clan head of Uchiha. Meanwhile the same reaction also made by Butsuma Senju.
The fate will be change, the saving of two person that dying will cause a spark. What will Sakura do, when she see both clan? What Hashirama and Madara reaction would be?
See you in next chapter
Thank you for all reviewers and sorry for grammar and late update, I got into coma and just get up... Because of that I'm late for updating~
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Sneak peak :
"Tajima Uchiha" said Butsuma in disdain while holding his wife
"Butsume Senju" snarl Tajima who also holding his pale wife
"YOU! You are the witch that brought Itama back!" gritten Tobirama while he got into defense
"Aahh... You are the angel that save me" squeal Yuki Uchiha
"... Zetsu! You bastard!"