A/n I'm Not gonna lie, I know absolutely know Japanese, and I have a bad memory for techniques. So if/when I screw one up in English, don't beat me. I'll still probably use -kun and -chan but yah that's about it. Enjoy a day in the life of Sakura.

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Tales of An Uzumaki-Chapter Three

Sakura was happy. Not that this was a rare event or anything, not anymore, not since Ino. But it was rare for her to be happy even after being turned down by Sasuke. Of course, while usually that would put her in a mild depression, today she didn't let that phase her. Because today was the day of the test. And today nothing was going to make Haruno Sakura sad.

She wasn't even worried about the test. True, she couldn't make more than the standard three clones, no matter how much chakra she put into it, what she did make was perfect. It would fool even a well respected jounin, and if she were a prankster of Naruto's caliber she was sure she could cause a lot of trouble for Iruka-sensei. However, she wasn't going to demean herself by going down to the level of that idiot!

Sometimes he got her so mad. As an example, when he glued Iruka's butt to his seat. How could someone be so immature. Even though it was a little funny to see Iruka-sensei get so red in the face, you'd expect someone trying so hard to be a ninja to be a little more mature. Then again, it is Naruto were talking about.

With a whisper she let out "Dead last…"

But even as she thought about how Naruto could make her angry, she was never unhappy. Because she knew she was going to ace this test, probably make 2nd in her class, because of her book smarts, and then her mom would treat her to dinner for sure!

Inner Sakura was just as enthused "CHAAA! After we pass this test, Sasuke will have no hope but to fall for our Amaaaazing Ladylike Ninja Charms!"

Sakura and by the fault Inner Sakura, got so carried away by their fantasy that they didn't even notice when they're names were called.

So when the eraser hit her in the head, she was quite embarrassed. Still though, she was happy all the way through.

As she had trouble with the Physical course of the test, she made up for it with the Kunai aspect of it. Leaving just the most important and easy(for her) part of the test. The clones. As expected with a scream of "Bunshin no Jutsu" perfection came out. Or as close to perfection as a genin, not even Sasuke's clones would be as good as hers although they came close and were more plentiful, these three clones were an instant-pass.

The beautiful pink haired girl, was just about in ecstasy as the headband was given to her. Making her a ninja, and as a result, an adult. Finally, no body to tell her what to do, no curfew, no lame cram sessions, just freedom. That and probably dangerous, superkewl ninja missions. Yah, life was good.

As she patiently waited for everyone to finish with the exams, she couldn't be happier. Only two slight annoyances broke up her decency. The first was Sasuke passing his test with flying colors, and barring any mishaps, ninja of the year. That wasn't the annoyance, because she couldn't be any more happier for him, and she along with about a dozen or so other girls instantly began to fawn upon him; even those who had failed!

No, that wasn't the annoyance for the girl with the bubble-gum hair. What the annoyance was that even with her headband, he still seemed to think she was weak. Because when she asked him out, this is how it went.

"So… Sasuke, now that were ninja and all… umm… dontcha think we could maybe go on a date sometime and get to know each other a little better." Sakura, proclaimed shyly, with a slight blush.

"Hn" The stern response came, "I have better things to do than eat with a weakling, like you."

Surprisingly, she was so happy even getting rejected twice didn't get her down, not today!

"Okay, maybe next time then, Sasuke" she alluded to with just a hint of affection.

The other grievance however was much more serious. The last person, in this case Naruto Uzumaki, was up for his test. The dead last in the class looked nervous, usually this was about the time he EXCLAIMED to the heavens about how he was going to be Hokage, show everyone how wrong they were about him, and generally how he was the most amazing thing ever to hit the Earth, even though everyone else hadn't yet realized it yet.

Yet, right now he had the most sickly look on his face. She was still happy, but this was increasingly, becoming an annoying situation for her. If Naruto started acting all like a baby, who could she trust in this world? Either way, to her at that moment, it was nothing of real concern. SHE WAS A NINJA! She could move out, get her own place, be the responsible young adult she knew she was. All that, however, would change in about the next 5 minutes.

When Naruto came out, he looked crushed. He looked absolutely defeated, and even when he had failed before he had never had such a look on his face. You could see the fossils of tears on his face, the hollow remains of sorrow. And for the tiniest, slightest fraction of a second, Haruno Sakura wasn't happy anymore. And then…

"Chaa, who cares about a loser like that, of course the dead last failed, he's nothing like are Sasuke!"

So, as Sakura looked away, she forced herself to be happy, today, after all was her day, and nothing was going to get her down. Well, not anymore.

Dinner with her mom was good. It was nothing extravagant. Her mom was a single mother, a hard worker who would give anything for her child. Kuchina Haruno, did try her best for Sakura, and Sakura did see that. But she worked herself much to hard. As the bags under Ms. Haruno's eyes doth protest.

That's why she became a ninja. So she was no longer a burden on her mother. So her mom no longer had to slave away, working overtime after overtime. So finally, Sakura could start taking care of her, the person who had done the most for Sakura. Frankly, she couldn't wait, and this middle class meal of sushi and fish, was just the start of things to come.

Yet as she went to bed, after what seemed to her then as the best day of her life she couldn't help but think of that defeated face again. And again for a moment the sadness returned. But then she thought about how her life would be forever changed, and how he life as a ninja, as a woman, was just about to begin. And that made her happy. And then the fatigue set in.

So Sakura slept and dreamt of her crush peacefully, as most every ninja scoured the whole of Konoha, for that ninja she had just minutes ago.

One Anbu, who was one of those assigned guard Naruto from attacks inside and out, had watched and observed Naruto for a while now. Inevitably, this Anbu had found out about Naruto's crush, I mean he asked her out about every day. So this Anbu had a horrible idea. Naruto could be hiding with her. So when the Haruno awoke the next day, she had no clue as to why her room was in such a state of disorder, but after cleaned it up, left it to burglars, and told her mom.

Her mom then went to tell the Hokage who just laughed and said…

"I read about that in a report, don't worry the situation is resolved"

Kuchina from then on out, always thought the Hokage was just a tad bit crazy… but she just left it to the stress of the job.

And that was a day in the life of Sakura.

A/n I'm still looking for a beta so I don't screw up the techniques and so I don't have errors like the 2nd chap's swing is swung near the end. Also thanks for all 251 hits and 12 views on my profile, thanks for the one review dbzgtfan2004 and also thanks for the 2 alerts. As always read and review.

Ps. Sorry for the late post, a mix of finals and sickness held me back :{ …. I so sorry I love you long time?