The first thing she see's when she opens her eyes for the first time is a blur, it's to far away to see appropriately of course, a very dark blur and after a moment it gets closer allowing her to make out one very distinctive feature, uniquely colored eyes.
A moment passed as he peered at her before turning on his heel and walking away and she shut her eyes not capable of thought process just yet to ponder about who he was or why he had been looking at her so intently.
His impromptu visits were sporadic over the next three months in which she could actually see a little better, follow his movements with her own eyes and such as he padded to and fro, it was to this that made her reach out any time he passed by.
Little signs of movement from her made him pause and tilt his head curiously before continuing on, he never lingered on her long though, finishing his business quickly, followed by then leaving her in all consuming darkness.
By the time she was three something had changed about the man who came to visit her, he constantly wore a deep frown which sometimes she mimicked and met his gaze evenly with an equally as stony expression.
Causing a small quirk of his lips and at four the visits stopped altogether no one came anymore and at five she became more than a little frightened at this, imagine her surprise when the test tube she was in suddenly burst outward in a spray of water and glass shards.
The reason for this was because in her scared state of mind, her chakra had responded by violently exploding from her body and she was promptly deposited harshly on the cold hard ground in the shards of glass cutting her hands and knee's.
It was then she took her first breath of air and started crying loudly with big fat tears dribbling down her cheeks in response to the unexpected pain and as if in response to her crying the door was thrown open with such force it flew off its hinges.
Making her quiet down in the ensuing chaos "There's a little girl in here" someone yelled, not the blur as she'd dubbed him when she was capable of doing so but when he reached out for her she scrambled back away from him.
"No, no shh it's okay I'm not going to hurt you but I do need you to tell me how you got in here" the man soothed pulling her in to his arms despite her obvious reluctance to go with him but at the question she shook her head mutely.
Seeing as she had no idea how to speak or anything of the sort "Asuma you got her come on we're sealing this place up so he can't come back and use it for any more disgusting experiments and so no more children accidentally wander in" another man entered the room.
Easily older than the so called Asuma with dark hair similar to the blur but the eyes were all wrong "Yeah but she won't talk and I think she needs a medic, there's glass in her hands and knee's" Asuma pointed out the blood to the older man.
Little girl eerily silent even as she peered back at the shattered tube and a sinking suspicion formed in his gut "Did you come from that" Asuma asked seriously hoping the kid could understand and respond.
And respond she did as she nodded keeping a disturbingly stony expression on her face as she did so "That sick bastard Orochimaru I wonder if we'll be able to find her parents" the other man looked violently ill all of a sudden.
But they did leave the room she'd spent her entire life in behind and once on the surface she looked around with her own wide uniquely colored eyes, instead of the muted colors of the room she now saw all kinds of different colors that intrigued her and fascinated her to no end.
It kept her entertained all the way to wherever she was being taken not uttering a single word to her rescuers chagrin "You found a child there" partway there another man joined them probably a little younger than Asuma with odd hair.
Which made her attention stray as it was known to do in children as she reached up and grasped a fistful of her own hair and stared at it "Another abductee I imagine, she was in a room so deep in the base that we almost missed her if she hadn't started crying" the dark haired man said.
Keeping a neutral expression "Hey kiddo what's so fascinating with your hair" the younger man with his own odd colored hair waved attempting to get her attention and she let her disturbingly bright hair go in response.
Blinking disturbingly bright eyes at him with an expression of a stone on her face which was to say she had no expression even her eyes were expertly blank but again she said nothing "I don't think she can talk" Asuma declared.
Glad to finally hand her off to a doctor who would take care of her, imagine his surprise when she clung on to his shirt with surprising strength and shouted her first word ever "NO" she shook her head stubbornly.
Next to him "Clearly she can and she just didn't want to" Kakashi informed smugly though it still stung a little that she'd given him no reaction whatsoever and watched in amusement as two doctors had to help pry the little girl away from his friend.
To be taken away her yelling that single word over and over again at the top of her lungs with big teary green eyes until she was out of sight "Man I feel bad" Asuma sighed, arms feeling achingly empty all of a sudden.
Just as he was turning to leave a violent burst of chakra filled his senses followed by a scream and then the girl came tearing around the corner lunging at him he opened his arms and she dived into them "NO" she said firmly when the medics who had tried to take her away came back.
One of them sporting a chakra burn on his face "So how do we deal with this" Shikaku frowned never having seen someone get attached so quickly to someone else, then again this girl had probably been alone for a long time and was just latching on to the first person she'd seen.
"Knocking her out is an option….just saying, besides I'm sure you don't want to have to deal with a kid right" Kakashi suggested earning a glare from Asuma who looked like he was seriously contemplating just taking the girl with him.
"You sure you want that responsibility" Shikaku inquired, seeing the pro's and cons of it should they not be able to find her parents, being taken in by the Sarutobi clan wouldn't be all that bad for the child.
Who clearly wanted nothing to do with being separated from her rescuer "I mean sure it's a lot of responsibility and I'm only twenty but hell you two look at her" Asuma peered down at the little girl perched in his arms.
She had pink hair of all things and green eyes that were filled to the brim with tears and looking confused about everything he couldn't just simply leave her "Fine I'll explain to Hokage-sama now get her looked at and in some damn clothes already, troublesome" Shikaku cracked first.
Before leaving in a flurry of leaves "Asuma your insane what if she's a trap left behind by Orochimaru, she could be faking all of that you know" Kakashi wasn't as easy to soften up to the idea as they followed after the medics to get the girl healed.
"Come on Kakashi if it turns out like that I'll do it myself but until then she's just a girl in an unfortunate situation" Asuma grunted already hating the thought of it, Kakashi gave him a one eyed glance and disappeared on him a second later.
Leaving him to sit with the child as she was healed and appropriately dressed "All finished now don't keep Hokage-sama waiting" the medic declared still sporting that vicious chakra burn he seemed unable to heal in the shape of a small hand.
He wanted to ask but didn't want to set the man off on the girl in his arms as he stood "Thanks" Asuma waved, body flickering after signing out and appeared before his Father who was waiting thanks to Shikaku and Kakashi.
Neither of whom were there "Ah Asuma-kun I heard but it's true you intend on taking her in" Hiruzen eyed his second son critically and the little girl even more so considering where she had been found gave him all the reasons to be suspicious.
"I was hoping to adopt her into the Sarutobi clan Father…Hokage-sama, the medic ran a test, there are no DNA matches and putting her through the system would be cruel" Asuma began, then switched to a more formal tone.
Wanting to stress how he felt properly "Hmm I see, and what if Kakashi-kun is right in her being a trap left behind by my old student to wreak havoc upon us when the time comes" the Hokage hummed before turning grave.
"Then I will personally see to ending her" Asuma stated equally as grave as his Father was who took a puff from his pipe and exhaled a stream of smoke that drew the little girls attention and she tried to fruitlessly catch it in her little hands.
A little grunt of annoyance told him she had failed and was annoyed causing his lips to twitch in silent laughter even his Father wasn't entirely immune against the cuteness as he heaved a tired sigh "Very well, here's the paperwork" Hiruzen relented at long last.
Pushing forward a large staggering stack of paperwork for his son to fill out, considering the boy was more than just simply adopting her, he was adopting her into their clan which meant more work and he secretly took pleasure in watching his son stare in horror.
But unwilling to relent on his decision Asuma sat child in his lap where she didn't so much as move an inch and cracked down on the paperwork "And from this day forth you'll be known as Sakura Sarutobi" Asuma declared three hours later after signing his name for the final time and whisked Sakura away to her new home.