Sakura Haruno gets reincarnated and the world lands into chaos. Shota just needs more coffee...
Story told in short-drabbles
"Sakura?"
"Hmm?"
"I insist you stop doing that"
"Doing what?"
"Whatever you are doing now!" Shouta rubbed his scars.
"Oh, this? Onii-chan, how am I supposed to train then? I don't have anywhere else to..."
"You are still on probation, Sakura. It's not wise to-"
"Wise to what? Shannaro, damn it! The hero commission won't be interfering with us again, I made sure of that" Sakura huffed, turning her head towards her brother. Her brows were covered in sweat.
"How do you know that? First, you insist on not telling me what happ-" Glare "Just stop practicing in the backyard for now. Please"
Sakura's gaze softened momentarily. Worry was evident in her brother's eyes and she couldn't help but pity the man who went through so much in his life and still stood there, in front of her, with concern for the only family he had.
"Alright, play shogi with me then?"
"Of course" Shouta nodded and walked inside the house, glancing at her to follow his lead.
"Coming, damn it" She called and whispered 'bastard' under her breath, she couldn't help but laugh.
A minute later, when she came inside, Shouta was sleeping on the couch peacefully and Sakura's eye twitched at the sight. He had just taken a power nap a minute ago and was dozing off already. Talk about being lazy...
She gripped his shirt lightly, forcing him to stand and dragging her brother towards the playroom. "Shannaro you!" She whined playfully "You took a nap already, play with me!"
"If you stop dragging me, I might"
"Ha! Like I will, Baka"
Shouta sighed was he scratched the scars on his face, what troublesome times like these were. He just needed a nap what was wrong with that? Problem child...
"Now, sit quietly while be play the game. I don't know how to!"
"You don't?" He asked, slightly puzzled as to why she won't.
"Rules are different" She stated, avoiding his gaze.
"As far as I know there has always been one way to play showing unless of course, I had been living under a rock"
Sakura didn't answer but hummed non-committally as she took out the showing board. "Teach me" she called just before he was about to drift to sleep again.
"Of course" Shouta replied lazily, and slowly and carefully taught her how to play the game. Sakura questioned a few times in between though but remained quiet for most of it.
She was silent, more silent than any other child he had met.
The thoughts of child soldier evaded his mind again then but he quickly dismissed the thought, not wanting to pry on it. There hadn't been any such news yet of great concern, especially not a one related to child soldiers. In fact, if there were any, they would have come to light in the past year, even a subtle hint of it but nay! It didn't. He was more worried about the fact why someone would do such a thing, how can they even?
But people did and that's why he was here for. A Hero. And just like that, Shouta got saddled with another thing in his boring pitiful life, searching any organizations suspected of child kidnappings or something worse. He would definitely miss his poor sleep...
After seeing Sakura's smile as she played, he forgot about it all just for a moment, just living in the joy of it. His lips twitched into a small smile at his sister's comments and in the end he realized, Shouta just wanted her to be happy.
Sakura will be happy and he would make sure of that.
What did she kept saying again and again? Ah yes...that's my hero way!
(She was getting under his skin, not that he would admit it...)
Sakura: I won.
Midnight: Again!? How?
Sakura: You cheated.
Midnight: I did not!
Sakura: See...you did!
Midnight: I didn't even make that move...so how?
Eraserhead: bored Do not question her ninja skills Midnight, not worth it...
Midnight: blinks Ninja Skills?
Sakura: gasps You dare question my ninja skills, Midnight-Chan? Do not mock the Haruno-Uchiha!
Midnight: Uchiha? So you did meet my nephew...
Realization dawns
Uchiha-Haruno? Uchiha? When did you even get married? Oi, Eraserhead! When did you even marry your sister and to my nephew!?
Eraserhead: Marriage? Sakura!
Sakura is no where to be seen...the end.
A/N: Sorry about the long break, my tab went all bonkers...
Mind you, this chapter hasn't been properly revised.