Sakura and Kakashi
A/N :
This will be set around the time they're still genin btw. Before the chuunin exams and all that chaos and angst.
Prompt : "You're a burden for your team. "
"You're a burden for your team."
She froze at her words.
She had lost again to naruto and sasuke in their spar. The throbbing in her ankle didn't help her pride at all. She had tried her best to not limp away from the training grounds. Yet on her way home, a woman went up and blocked her way.
"Excuse me ma'am I really need to get home." She replied politely and tried to get around the woman but was blocked again. She wobbled because of the pain that shot up from her ankle.
"It would be better if you quit being a shinobi." Sakura had worked hard to graduate and become a genin. Why would she quit?
The woman didn't stop. "You're only going to get hurt." Well of course she was going to get hurt, that's just a part of being a shinobi.
She could feel the woman's glare. "You're going to get your teammates killed"
She gritted her teeth. This woman was saying Sakura would let her friends-her family die. No. She's saying they're going to die because of her.
She would die first before any of them. She'd make sure of it. She'd keep them alive for as long as she could. Even if they didn't want to. No matter the cost.
"They would be better off without you."
Thats it, she's not going to stay and listen to this woman's rambling. This civilian who didn't know a thing about the life of a shinobi. She could question her strength or her power—even she herself questions those things. But how dare she question her love for her precious people?
Not acknowledging the woman at all, Sakura walked swiftly by. Though the woman didn't seem to agree with her walking away. Sakura felt herself being stopped by an arm on her forearm. The tug resulted in her ankle finally giving up and she crashed to the ground.
"See? I didn't even pull you that hard and you fell. How are you going to protect your teammates?"
"She's not going to have protect them alone, " Sakura knew that voice "and technically that's supposed to be my job as their sensei."
She watched the woman flinched back as a pair of long legs entered her vision.
Did he just casually step over me? Yep that's sensei.
Kakashi sensei was in front of her. Glaring at the woman.
"Can you stand up Sakura?"
Sakura tried stepping on her injured ankle only to wince in pain. Sensei was still staring at the woman but he held an open palm towards her. She took it and Sensei quickly pulled her up and tucked her slightly behind him.
"Now then ma'am we'll be on our way." Sensei smiled his signature eye-smile, but this time it didn't have that warm friendly feel to it. It looked wrong.
Without waiting for a reply, sensei scooped her up and walked casually towards Sakura's home. Curious, Sakura took a peak at the woman behind Sensei's shoulder.
She looked terrified.
A/N : Don't mess with Papa Wolf. :)