Naruto returns to Konoha with one Uchiha Sasuke, but Sakura, feeling the force of her own inadequacies and desperate for the power to protect, instead takes the path intended for him. Along the way she meets strange people, from sannin to Tailed Beasts to estranged older brothers—all of whom will leave their marks upon her, in their own ways (early/minor Sakukarin; Itasaku endgame)
Rated: M - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 86,280 - Reviews: 42 - Favs: 72 - Follows: 116 - Updated: 1/23 - Published: 9/6/2021 - Sakura H., Itachi U., Orochimaru, Karin U.