*Naruto does not belong to me, nor will it ever.
Sakura's eyes fluttered but at the bright light she instantly shut them again. She raised her hand to her forehead only to find a damp wash clothe.
Where am I?
She saw roots above her head.
I'm in a cave? What's going on?
She looked to her left and saw a clearing with her past self, Sasuke's past self, Naruto, and Sasuke.
Suddenly, the events that happened in what seemed like slow motion flashed before her eyes and a white hot pain went through her body.
She bit her lip to hold in a scream she knew would come.
Once the pain had subsided to a dull ache she crawled at from under the cave to see Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru there as well.
Oh wait, is that Lee too?
She rested on her knees and suddenly felt arms wrap around her and long pink hair blur her vision.
Long, wait, isn't it supposed to be short?
Oh that's right; I guess I really did change things.
"Sakura-san, you're alright!"
She nodded her head and saw her Sasuke giving her a look.
Sasuke-kun, I bet he hates me now.
She looked down at her knees before she saw a blur of yellow and orange fill her vision.
"SAKURA-SAN! THAT WAS SO COOL! THE WAY YOU TOOK THAT ATTACK FOR TEME IT'S LIKE YOU KNEW-"
"That's enough Naruto."
She looked to see her Sasuke approaching her.
She tried to stand up straight, but she couldn't gain her footing and fell onto her knees again.
"Sasuke-kun, let me explain, I-"
"Save it Sakura, I know why you did it. I just hope you realize-"
"Sasuke, I'm a medic, I know what the risks are-"
"You can't study what-"
"You want to bet?"
"Yeah I-"
"ENOUGH!"
They both turned their heads to see the past Sasuke looking at them.
"Look I appreciate what you did. I don't know what would've happened if-"
"I could tell you what would happen. But you wouldn't like it."
She looked down at her knees and tried to stand up again.
When she couldn't she felt arms wrap around her as she was lifted from the ground.
She looked up to see her Sasuke staring at the rest of the group.
TenTen and Neji had arrived to take care of Lee. Shikamaru and Choji were poking fun at Naruto. And Ino was with her younger self.
She looked up to Sasuke but could only see his chin.
I bet he's mad at me.
She rested her head on his chest and let out an uncharacteristic sigh.
She noticed the younger Sasuke staring at her but she took a closer look and noticed he was missing his headband.
She motioned for Sasuke to let her down and she took a second to regain her composure before walking over to him.
"Sasuke, are you alright?"
He hesitated before nodding at her.
She reached a hand to his forehead before shaking her head.
"Well, you seem okay to me."
She turned away to declare they should find a river or something to make camp.
Sakura laughed as she sat by the river and watched Naruto and the younger Sasuke made catching fish a competition. She and her younger self had already started the fire and bathed. She saw Sasuke walking up to her with just a pair of shorts and a towel around his neck. He didn't say anything as he sat by her but she rested her head on his shoulder any ways.
"They're much happier you know. I did the right thing."
"The incredibly stupid thing you mean."
"Whatever Sasuke, their future will be better than ours."
"He'll still go looking for his brother."
"She won't let him go alone."
"Yes, but what happened when you tried that?"
"She won't let him."
"And how not?"
"Because, I've been training her."
"Sakura-"
"It'll be better for all of them."
"Hn."
They all sat by the fire as the fish cooked.
"It's been four days already, what are you guys going to do?"
Sakura looked around the group as their faces looked solemn.
"There might not be any more heaven scrolls left."
She looked at her younger self and nodded.
"Well that's a cheery thought."
"Look Sasuke there are 26 teams, that makes 13 pairs of scrolls, and 78 people looking for them."
Suddenly a loud scream was heard throughout the forest.
And the next thing they knew, Kabuto was there.
Sakura hurried to her feet.
"Kabuto get out of here now, before I hurt you."
"Do I know you?"
"Not yet, but you will."
"Look, I'm only here to prevent you guys from-"
"I wouldn't let them open the scroll if my life depended on it."
"Oh, but doesn't it Sakura-chan?"
Sakura felt a cold shiver run through her body before she collapsed to the ground as pain radiated throughout her body. Her mouth was open in a silent scream but it wasn't silent for long.
She never noticed Sasuke run past her.
She never noticed how he had Kabuto by the throat.
Nor did she notice the handing over of a scroll.
The only thing she did notice was a sick cracking sound and the pain disappearing.
She lay on her back and panted for control of her breathing.
She rolled over, threw up, and proceeded to pass out.
She woke up to see Sasuke standing across the room from her. She looked down to see a shirt covering her chest and caricatures all around her.
"Sakura, I kneed to you sit very still as I seal this mark."
She recognized Kakashi's voice and nodded. She held her hair to the side and gripped her shirt to herself fiercely as pain engulfed her body.
Thank god I didn't pass out this time.
As she stood up to thank him she did pass out.
"Blood pressure's lowering, pulse rate back to normal. Keep the crash cart on hand."
"W-what?"
"Sakura! She's awake Hokage-sama, she's awake!"
"I heard you the first time, what about Sasuke?"
"He's in the room resting already."
"Good, get her in that same room as well, I'll be there in a minute."
Sakura woke again to the sound of two heart monitors beeping in sync.
She turned her head to see Sasuke in a chair beside her in a hospital gown.
His head was resting on one of his arms, his hand in hers.
"S-Sasuke?"
His head lifted up and he actually smiled at her before hugging her.
"We're back Sakura, we're finally back in the present."
She smiled into the hug and when he released her she raised the head of her bed.
They both turned to the door as a slight knock was heard and Tsunade walked into the room.
"Ah, you're both awake. That's good, now, we have matters to discuss."
Hours later they were dressed in nice attire and inside the Hokage tower.
The elders, the elite, the press, and even a select few citizens were sitting in the conference hall, waiting for Sasuke and Sakura to give a formal declaration of what happened.
Sakura was chose to spoke mostly but where she passed out Sasuke had to fill in.
They spoke with clarity and formality leaving out the unimportant details.
When they were down they were to meet with the Hokage in her office.
As they walked in they saw her on the windowsill and two little kids playing at her desk.
"Hokage-sama?"
"Ah, Sasuke, Sakura, come in."
They sat in the two chairs in front of the desk Tsuande removed the little girl from the chair and sat her on her lap.
"Listen, I know you guys may feel like you've been gone months but actually, it's only been a few days."
At their shocked expressions she continued.
"The day you left these two came instead. Also, Karin has been banned from the village for various annoying reasons I don't feel the kneed to discuss. Now, about these two, his name is Ryƫ and hers is Yuri. And if you couldn't tell by now, they're twins."
Sakura looked at the boy. He had messy spikey hair with black eyes and sort of looked like Sasuke. Okay, he looked a lot like Sasuke. And the girl had black hair that was shaggy and she had brilliant jade colored eyes. Her forehead was covered by her bangs and behind them Sakura could tell it was a bit big. Sort of like hers.
"Hokage-sama, do you mean to-"
The girl looked up from playing with the papers on Tsunade's desk to look at her.
"Mommy!"
Sakura proceeded to feel light headed.
"You see Sasuke, Sakura, these two are your kids, from the future."
Okay, now she passed out.
A/N: Yes, that was the surprise! Totally Sailor Moon like right? Well, these two won't be here too long. After they leave, the story will end. Sad for me. But on the bright side, I've decided what story I want to do next. BulmaxVegeta from Dragonball Z :)
