I know it's another super early update but I was so touched by the reviews that I had to get updating as soon as I could. Also, once I started university I know that I won't be able to give a lot of attention to my stories as I want so I figured while I have some free time let's update as much as I possibly can.

Sakura Haruno discovered a secret room in Hokage Mountain and in that room was a mirror which transported her into another world and in this world she conquered a dungeon, gained the power of a djinn and discovered that the only way for her to return home was to recover the shards of the mirror that would lie with the djinn presently in this new world; she was more than ready take on the task have little to no choice in the matter but during her quest she crossed paths with an extraordinary boy that also held the power of a djinn; they had ventured into a dungeon where he came back with yet another djinn and Sakura was three shards closer to home. However, the mirror that transported her around that world seemed to suddenly stop working and leaving Sakura stranded in a strange land. With no other alternative she began to travel with said boy who was determined to become king of his country by becoming a merchant. She stayed with him and helped him establish a firm in the country Reim. With his comrades back at his side, his business set in motion and everything seeming to be going well-there was no longer a reason for Sakura to stay and assist the boy and could get along with her own goal.

'And yet five months later...'

Sakura let out a sigh as she began thinking back about these last few months she had been in this city...

"DAMMIT SINBAD WAKE UP. IT'S NEARLY TEN AND YOUR WERE SUPPOSE TO BE AT THE STORE AT 8" Sakura shouted grabbing the covers of the bed and pulling them off of the snoring figure. "I told you not to stay up late last night drinking and-

Sakura stopped mid sentence as what she saw had her wide eyed; face red; speechless and nearly passing out. Sinbad was lying in bed completely naked; his hair sprawled out on the pillow. Sinbad's eyes slowly opened as he sat up and let out a yawn stretching his limbs without a care of his current form of dress.

"Oh morning Sakura...man my heads killing me-

SMACK

"Why, aren't you wearing any clothes!?" Sakura demanded covering her eyes with her hands; she could feel her face burning. Sinbad however wasn't able to answer her because he was still recovering from the smack to the face first thing in the morning.

"I-I..." he tried but it was difficult to get the words out when you were slammed into a wall.

"Whatever just get dressed and come down for breakfast!" Sakura said before running out of the room and slamming the door shut.

Sinbad came down now fully dressed; he spotted Sakura sitting at a table watching him as he rushed over to her.

"Sorry about that..." he said sheepishly smiling

"Just eat." Sakura said crossing her arms over her chest "You need to get down to the shop soon."

"Why didn't you wake me up sooner?" Sinbad asked before shoving a spoonful of food in his mouth.

"I did." Sakura said narrowing her eyes at him "At seven this morning but you wouldn't budge so I let you sleep and went to the store myself to help deal with things; but there are some things that only you-the store owner can do! So I came back now to call you. You're lucky Ja'far didn't come get you, he's gotten really good at using his household vessel."

Sinbad gulped before continuing to eat, no matter how painful Sakura's smacks might be, it was better than getting hit with lightning first thing in the morning. Mid-bite Sinbad's eyes darted up to Sakura who was just sitting there waiting for him. She was rather unusual to him, like he got this strange feeling about her, something telling him that she wasn't a normal girl-yes she conquered a dungeon all on her own and had this unusual strength and healing abilities yet he felt that there was something about her-something she didn't want anyone to know. And though subtle; she gave him this odd feeling which was unexplainable.

'Though not exactly unpleasant,' he conquered starring at her; he couldn't help but notice how captivating her emerald green eyes were; they held so much strength and wisdom and kindness that he had seen from her display many times but every now and then; they would hold sadness, hurt and longing...longing. It only happened when she thought no one could see. Like right now

"Um..."

"What?" Sakura asked raising an eyebrow at him

"Nothing," Sinbad said quickly and continued eating

"Eh Sakura..." Ja'far called rubbing his head "Vittel and I are having some trouble with these numbers, they aren't adding up."

The pinkette turned around from the window she was currently perched on eating a bowl of fruit and turned to them after taking a bite out of an apple.

"Sure..."

As Ja'far held up the sheet of paper Sakura's eyes scrolled over it a couple of times and then pointed to a few digits on the page "You made a little miscalculation over here that's why, it's not supposed to be 354 it's supposed to be 345; and you're not supposed to include this in the deductions. Hang on."

Sakura sat at the desk with Ja'far and Vittel on the opposite side of the desk. Ja'far-though young had turned out to be really bright and great at handling the paper work-which was good because Sinbad clearly didn't enjoy that part about running a business. Vittel was also the business accountant so he helped Ja'far but from time to time when they got stuck Sakura would pitch in and help them

"Business went really well this month." Ja'far said "That's why it's so busy right now."

Vittel nodded "Yes, Sinbad-sama and Sakura-san did a really good job with advertising the company."

Sakura sighed "It was mostly Sinbad, I didn't do much...here; it's fixed."

Ja'far went over the paper before smiling "Thank you Sakura."

She smiled at him, out of everyone she thought Ja'far was the one who had improved the most. He was very intelligent and worked hard. Although, he was still having some trouble overcoming his trauma of his past and from time to time would crawl into Sakura's bed and sleep by her but she didn't mind since she told him she welcomed him with open arms.

Vittel came around the table to Sakura's side "Um, Sakura-san there's another miscalculation here it seems."

Sakura took the parchment and began reading through it "I see, don't worry it's fixable."

"It might be a good idea to think about other branches," Sakura told Sinbad as he glanced over a couple of papers in his desk. He enjoyed owning a store but the work was gruelling and tiring, especially the paper work.

"These currency exchange rates are such a pain." Sinbad said as he skimmed over the papers before tossing them aside only to move on to the next. "We're trading with silver only so why are we going through this?"

"Silver content is extremely high which is why it is popular within trade" Sakura stated "The reason you are going through these are to avoid another major loss, you're lucky we picked it up."

"Well how was I supposed to know the content of silver in those coins was decreased?"

"Exactly and you weren't able to complain about it because it'd be in bad taste to become upset after allowing yourself to be deceived." Sakura lightly scolded waving a sheet of paper around "You need to take precautions with this especially if you're planning on ruling your own country one day. The strength of a country is epitomized by its currency regardless of the period of time. When the local market is dominated by a foreign currency; the country's economy will become dependent on it. You wouldn't want something like that to happen to you right? It's the same as losing a war"

Sinbad's expression turned serious and he nodded "You're right; there are still many more countries I want to establish an alliance with."

"That's smart, practicing trade across borders allows you to be on top of any fluctuations in the value of currency not to mention it gives you an edge over the competition due to your larger target market."

Sinbad rose his eyebrow at the pink haired ninja "Sakura, you know I'm only doing this to raise money for my country and establishing an alliance with other countries will strengthen my own."

"I know that." Sakura said rolling her eyes "But take the king of Balbadd for example; he still does trade and that strengthens the bonds between the countries he does business with. Even after you become king you will still be trading."

"I get it; I'm going to do my best to establish an alliance with those countries that are still untouched like Imuchakk."

"Gluttony may be destructive but that doesn't mean abstinence is constructive." Sakura said

"You're implying I'm greedy?" Sinbad asked smirking

"Well...you do want the power to change the world and that's a lot," she said in a matter of fact tone; after that she went back to the other pile of papers and scrolls sprawled around. Some were old and some were new. It seemed that Sinbad was not only a novice to trade but to arrangement as well.

"You know, you're really good at this sort of thing." Sinbad said offhandedly

"No; you're just lazy which is why you're so behind with your work hence why I am trying to sort out all of these documents."

Sinbad slumped as Sakura continued sorting through creating different piles, one of old documents that weren't important, documents that needed immediate attention and...fan mail which was an ever growing pile.

"Aren't you mister popular?" Sakura asked with a small smirk "You've got quite a bit of admirers."

Sinbad smirked back at her leaning back in his chair "Is that jealously I detect?"

"Oh contraire I hope you live a happy life with your fan girls showering you with gifts and letters of affection everyday for as long as you live." Sakura said fanning herself with one of the letters before tossing it in the pile; she went to pick up another one but stared at it strangely.

"Huh? One of them is addressed to me..."

Sinbad's face fell before he shot up from his desk and ran around to grab the letter from Sakura but she stepped away in time causing Sinbad lose his balance and knock into some boxes causing even more papers to fall out however when Sakura looked at the messy batch she saw that they were all letters and small gifts addressed to hers.

"Um Sinbad..." Sakura trailed feeling her brow twitch in irritation "What the hell is this?"

"Fan mail, that's all" Sinbad said standing up slowly, a nervous glint his eyes

"I can see that but they all seem to be addressed to me..."

"Well...

"So you can't arrange your other documents, files and scrolls but you are able to take the time to hide every single piece of fan mail sent to me?"

Sinbad fell silent not sure what to do, he didn't know to what degree Sakura's anger was spiked but he didn't want to make any sudden movements or it would be equivalent to poking a hibernating bear. The results would be catastrophic.

"Um...I was going to-

"Get rid of it before I could see any of them?" Sakura finished for him

"Yeah..." Sinbad said carefully taking a step back and looking at the door- that he wouldn't reach before Sakura clobbered him. "I mean it's all just junk mail that would take up too much of your time; so I wasn't going to bother you with it."

Sighing Sakura began to pile all of the mail together with the fan mail Sinbad had received.

"What are you doing?" Sinbad asked nervously

"I'm tossing it." Sakura stated "They're all junk mail so they're going in the trash."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

Sinbad let out a sigh of relief "Okay...hey wait; my fan mail too!?"

"Of course." Sakura said picking up one of the letters "Oh this one's an invitation for you from a popular girl at an entertainment industry...oh seems like a VIP invite too. Oh well, like you said it's all just mail that takes up way too much of your time and isn't worth bothering to read right?"

Though when Sakura said that she had a glint in her eyes that shone with a malicious gleam as she ignored Sinbad's pleads to let him at least indulge in some of those letters.

"If you have time for that finish your work. Stupid future king!"

"Thanks for helping us unload all of this again Sakura." Hinahoho said looking at the pinkette walking beside him and Mahad; they were going to the docks to meet up with the ship that was delivering more goods to the store. Since the business's reputation began growing larger and larger everyone wanted to get their hands on the imported goods from Imuchakk therefore; they began requesting more stock and got more staff as well. Sindria trading company was becoming very big very quickly.

"Sure thing,"

"We're back!" Sakura called as she walked into the store carrying several heavy looking loads of boxes and bags stacked up on top of each other. The look's she was getting from everyone in the store was nothing compared to the ones she got when she, Hinahoho and Mahad headed back from the store warehouse. A tiny girl carrying all of those heavy boxes really makes a spectacle.

Hinahoho gave an awkward chuckle looking at Sakura "You sure saved us the two trips Sakura-come on we need some help unloading the rest of the cargo in the carriage!"

"You're welcome!" Sakura responded placing the cargo down "Now let's begin restocking!"

"Peek-a-boo," Sakura cooed softly at Kikiriku who beamed at her sitting in front of her. Even though he was barely a year Kikiriku was already the same height as Ja'far which seemed to agitate the young ex-assassin ever so slightly though Sakura reassured him that he would still grown (she wasn't sure how much). She found out by Ja'far that Rurumu gave birth while they were on the ship in the middle of one of Ja'far's lesson. He had become grim after saying that and accusingly yelled at Sakura.

"HOW COULD YOU STAY BEHIND LIKE THAT?"

"Huh?" Sakura asked in confusion

"If you had been there on the ship when it had happened then I wouldn't have...I wouldn't have seen and, and-AAAAHH"

She and Sinbad were laughing for days after that; Hinahoho explained that Ja'far had to be there to witness the process of Rurumu giving birth as she told him it was part of his lessons. Though Sakura had to admit in that case she would've been of some help since she was a medic but not everyone knew it at the time, Ja'far was only saying that because he figured a women should help a women bring new life into the world-not an eleven year old.

Sakura enjoyed taking Kikiriku and looking after him; it gave her an excuse to go out for a walk while she carried him around till he fell asleep or just allow her to get a breather from helping with the company. Right now she was just sitting in one of the rooms of the store and keeping him busy.

Kikiriku let out a cute laugh and clapped his hands as he watched the pinkette.

"You're too cute!" Sakura gushed with a bright smile "Can you walk yet huh baby?"

"Ahah..breww..." were the noises Kikiriku made in response while flaying his arms around excitedly. Sakura patted his head just as Rurumu walked in.

"Oh Sakura, I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time. Thank you for watching him."

Sakura shook her head bashfully "I enjoy it, he's too adorable."

"Well in any case, you can go ahead and enjoy the rest of your day. I know it's so rare you get a day off here."

Sakura nodded and stood up after giving a kiss to Kikiriku but when she stood up and walked to the door she heard crying and saw Kikiriku's eyes filled with tears about to fall.

"My, it seems he is very fond of you Sakura." Rurumu said but then they saw something that made both females become still.

With shaking legs Kikiriku pushed himself up from the floor and stood, very shaky he started taking small steps making Sakura gasped and move closer to the baby along with Rurumu.

"Oh my!"

"He's walking..." Sakura said gaping as Rurumu came to stand beside her.

After only several steps Kikiriku's legs gave out and he fell to the back in a sitting position. Sakura and Rurumu became excited and rushed to the baby.

"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Sakura smiling widely

Rurumu picked up her son "Your dad's going to be surprised to hear this and a bit disappointed he wasn't here."

Sakura gave a small laugh "I can't believe I saw him take his first steps."

There was an odd bubbling sensation that filled her chest, when she looked at Rurumu nuzzling her child. The Imuchakk women looked at Sakura with a smile.

"I think he was really worried about you leaving."

Sakura blushed and raised her hands "No way; it was just a coincidence! But...I am happy I was able to see it...to be able to feel this happiness."

Rurumu looked at Sakura; observing her face before smiling "As you are now, you'd make an excellent mother."

Sakura's face dropped as she became flustered "E-Eh? Me-Me; not for years! I mean...yeah not for a long time!"

"We'll see, after all fate works in strange ways..."

"No, that's not how you should write those characters, Sinbad it's not that curved."

"Argh! What the hell."

"You want people to be able to actually read your stories right?" Sakura pointed out watching as Sinbad attempted to fix his mistake, they were both unable to read in the begging but Rurumu had helped them quickly although Sakura picked up things quicker and could already read and write in the strange new language as oppose to Sinbad who-even though he was actually born to this world had some trouble still with placing the words right when he wrote; yet he spoke flawlessly.

"I got it..." Sinbad muttered

Sakura sighed; Sinbad had taken Rashid's advice to start a manuscript of his stories and would take some time out of his busy schedule of running his trade business to write.

"Let's see, clusters of crystals shimmering even where the son did not reach...how does that sound?" Sinbad asked scratching his head, though this was the more enjoyable part of his day it was still a bit of trouble.

"It's great." Sakura said though her voice seemed distant as if she wasn't really paying attention.

Sinbad looked at her concerned "Is something wrong?"

"Huh?" Sakura asked looking at him before shaking her head "No it's nothing. Come on, this is the final editing before you send this off right; just a few more. After that you can take a break."

Sinbad looked up at her with beaming eyes "Yeah!"

Sakura chopped the vegetables carefully under the watchful eye of Rurumu, ever since she had returned back from their restocking voyage Sakura, Sinbad and Ja'far's lessons had begun again only not as long however for Sakura it was a different story since there was apparently still so much for her to learn far beyond the terms of normal education.

"You're much better at this now." Rurumu observed

Sakura nodded as she added the ingredients into the curry; it was a simple enough dish she thought. They had been having fish for a while and she thought that some meat would really be appreciated. The way things were going, everyone was always so busy so it was nice to take a break and just sit together around the table and eat enjoying each other's company. Sakura remembered when she use to get together with all of her friends from the village when they weren't out on missions and take that rare chance to all just go to a restaurant together and eat. They would usually try and stick the bill with one person when they themselves couldn't afford to pay for their meal however sometimes none of them would be able to pay and they'd end up on dish duty together.

'Still, it was fun' Sakura thought as she continued to stir the pot 'I miss them...'

"You're well on your way to becoming the perfect wife."

Sakura laughed "Why do you always say things like that to me? I highly doubt I'll ever be considered marriageable material."

Rurumu frowned at the negative comment "Why would you say that?"

"Because," Sakura took a breath "I'm not really built for it, when I was young I always fantasized about being married and having a family with the man of my dreams but..."

The hilt of the knife in Sakura's hand nearly cracked under the grip "I'm not cut out for it. That fantasy world that I lived in has caused people pain and made me lose friends. I was too caught up in my own world that I never noticed what was right in front of me; I didn't realise just how weak I was-a burden and deadweight to everyone around me. My eyes were opened in a very harsh way and I became content with becoming nothing but strong, powerful enough to protect myself and those around me. So that one day...I could make up for my past mistakes. I will make up for it; I will make it up to him"

"I take it this him is the boy you claimed to be in love with?"

Sakura nodded solemnly

"Well it seems you are still unable to see what is right in front of you." Rurumu said offhandedly

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked getting defensive but her face softened when Rurumu placed her large hand on the side of her face in a comforting manner.

"You have been with us for how many months now? And during that time how much have you accomplished with Sinbad-sama? I know that you deny it but you've helped build this company. You can take charge of everything when Sinbad-sama is unable to; you've integrated yourself not only into this company but into the lives of everyone around you. Not many people can do the things you have done and at your age. You're not only fit to be a good wife, you're fit to be an excellent queen."

"What?" Sakura asked baffled now "I-wait I'm not going to become queen or anything like that! It was a joke that-

"That may be true but nonetheless I can tell that you would make an excellent queen." Rurumu said strongly "You are strong; kind; compassionate; and would be able to keep your king in order."

"But I'm not...

Rurumu placed a hand on the pinkette's shoulder "I'm aware that your heart is set on someone else at the moment but keep in mind that hearts can change."

Sakura breathed in softly before starring out towards the ocean; she was standing out by the docks further away from the company. A gentle breeze kissed her skin as she reminisced about the last couple of months. Five months in this city. She had never been able to forget Rurumu's words to her. This world was cruel yet she had made a place for herself in it without even knowing it. She was working hard every day in order to help Sinbad achieve his dream but during that time she seemed to be thinking about her own less and less as time passed. If it continued; she knew that eventually she wouldn't care about returning home anymore and would want to stay; with them; with him. She was making a life for herself in this world and that was unacceptable.

Grasping the mirror in her hand she looked at it for the first time in months; really looked at it closely.

"Only three..." Sakura muttered feeling her heart sink "I've spent all this time here; and I've only managed to get three. How pathetic,"

"You know, it's really chilly at night. You should wear a coat."

Sakura gasped and swirled around ready to fight in case of any danger but lowered her guard when she saw none other than Yunan standing at the end of the peer smiling at her.

"What? Yunan; what are you doing here?" Sakura asked suspiciously

The young man waved his hand "I felt something disturbing and thought I'd better take a look."

Sakura narrowed her eyes and pouted "So you found me? That's insulting."

"Sorry, sorry," he said coming up to her "It's been a while, how are you?"

Sakura looked down at the sea, watching her reflection "Well; I guess I'm alright."

"It doesn't seem like it."

She sighed twirling a piece of her hair which had really grown over the months; she needed to cut it again but had been so preoccupied it slipped her mind.

"You caught me, I'm worried Yunan. I've been here for so long and it feels like I've done absolutely nothing and I think frustrations finally caught up with me."

There was only silence between the two for a moment "What do you want?"

"Huh?"

"It's a simple question don't you think? What is it that you want? What do you desire above all else?"

Sakura took off her headband and looked at her reflection as she held it tightly "I...want to go home."

"More than anything?"

"Of course!" Sakura said feeling tears gather in her eyes "There shouldn't be a need to ask that question."

"Then why is it you are still here?" Yunan asked making her gasp "Why haven't you proceeded to move forward?"

"I-I don't know where I'm suppose to go in order to get home." Sakura attempted to justify; she pulled out the mirror and held it up to Yunan "It's this things fault, I thought it would bring me to where I needed to go in order to finally reach home but it just stopped! No matter how many times I say the chant."

Yunan shook his head. "That's because deep down, you don't want to leave. You are anchored; attached yourself to this world. You will only be allowed to roam when you let go of your attachments."

Sakura knew what he meant, she was attached; to Ja'far, Rurumu, Hinahoho, Vittel, Mahad, Kikiriku and Sinbad...she had been attached to him since Imuchakk; that was why she couldn't leave. He had captivated her as he did everyone else in that dungeon; making them loyal to him. The only way for her to continue her journey was to let go, severe the ties she had made to this world so that she could journey again.

'If I don't do this, I'll never be able to go back home again...but would that be so bad?'

"I know that the four of us have worked together and for a while I thought I could take that road instead but in the end I've decided on revenge. That's always been my reason for living. I'll never like you and Naruto."

'Sasuke; how hard or easy was it for you to leave us all behind?' Sakura thought looking at the mirror 'To abandon everyone by speaking a few simple words.'

"I know that we worked together and for a while I thought I could take that road instead." Sakura started speaking in a stoic voice "but in the end I've decided...to leave and go home, back to the place where I belong. This place will never be home; home will never be with you."

Then she heard a distinct whispering of a voice; it wasn't Yunan but as it whispered to her she heard the words clearly as if they were being screamed at her.

'Only that which is desired will allow you to transpire"

Sakura opened her eyes; her eyes fixed only on the ocean waves "I understand now."

Yunan nodded "I hadn't wanted to tell you this but, in the end the final decision is yours."

Sakura opened her mouth and began to speak

Fix that which has been broken

Mend that which has been destroyed

And return to where you belong

Find those who have been scattered

To retrieve that which has been shattered

Djinns that lie within a vessel or dungeon

Will help you mend what has been broken.

Permission from a king is required

To achieve what is desired

And with each piece that you have mended

A new window shall be descended

A gift for your deeds

A wish for your needs

Will lead you closer to the next piece

And just like that, she was gone. Yunan stood on the dock and looked up at the sky.

"I wonder...Sakura such cruel words you spoke, to those who were unable to hear it, what will you do in the end?"

There you have it, I know that a lot of my readers may have wanted her to stay with Sinbad but she's on a mission of her own. Don't worry though; there are still more chapters ahead for many, many more things to happen. After all, the world might not be small but fate likes to play tricks sometimes.

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