A/N: Another timeskip is needed as a new singular focus enters the fray for Sarada. Enjoy.

3:Mentor

9 ½ Months Later

"Sarada…" As I looked behind me while walking home, Shino Sensei came out of nowhere surprising me.

"Hi is something up."

"I was hoping to borrow you for a few days, I already spoke to Konohamaru."

Now I was hesitant, with all the trauma I've dealt with for the past year, both in finding dad and whatever happened to me in the month I was gone, this was not something I had in mind for balance.

"What is it that you have in mind."

"We have this guest lecturer series going on at the Academy right now where Alumni of all the village academies make visits to talk with and answer student questions. Sumire was our initial choice from your class but she's occupied at the moment with her mission in the Sand Village."

"I was your second choice?"

Shino suddenly chuckled in embarrassment. "More like our 7th." He chuckled to himself and that made me feel a bit easier.

"I'll see what I can plan out." As Shino waved me off my mind wandered for a bit. "How would I be impressionable to young students. I'm sure I wasn't that nuts in school."

The walk took me no time at all and sure enough by the time I reached the door I could strangely tell something was not right. My nose was sniffing instantly looking for something off.

"Wait it cant be…" One door open revealed it. "Hi I'm home!"

"Oh, making your favorite just sit and relax." Mom was whipping up a frenzy, usually meaning something was up. I found the chair by the couch quickly allowing me a few moments of comfort.

"You're early?"

"Yeah, everything at the hospital this month had been surprisingly quiet, and I got told to go early."

Now this was really surprising but my other thing I should mention before I pry further. "Oh, got to mention this. Ran into Shino sensei on my way home said he wanted me to volunteer guest lecturing at the academy."

Suddenly Mom went quiet almost in complete shock. "He wanted what?"

"Sumire couldn't do it, and I was the backup, I mean this could be fun."

Mom now popped over to the chair and touched my forehead after adjusting the band. Something she did a lot whenever I had gotten sick since I was young, or that whole 3 days after the bear incident.

"Mom I'm fine…"

"Are you sure…"

I sighed in disbelief "Yes, even Grandma can tell I'm fine especially after she visited me in the hospital that day when you were out talking with Lord Seventh."

Mom knew I stymied her and went back to the kitchen. Soon we ate and she gave off her true misgivings about me lecturing.

"You really haven't been you in the past 11 months."

"Mom, just because I vanished for 4 weeks and then got injured by that bear doesn't mean I'm off. I mean we've done some great stuff. Plus if I'm to go try for Chunin soon, I'll need to get honed down on stuff.

"You just seem like the type who wouldn't want to inspire others. Boruto I mean has a chip on his shoulder, but would you want to be shadowed by people who would want you to give them an advantage."

"If I'm going to be the 9th Hokage one day, I'll need to make an impact now." The warmth of the chocolate crepe accentuated my words. "how else can I…"

"By, being normal, not allowing yourself to grow up quickly, your Grandma and I always managed to get into it about my wanting to go out and do things even she never did at this age."

I sighed in defeat. "Look, I only have to do 1-3 days tops, besides it's not like one of my talks would be inspiring, even Howard…"

Moms jaw flew wide open at the word out of my mouth and I stopped at that second.

"Sarada, who is Howard…"

Now my mind went back to that month, the things I had flashed of trying to forget. One of them was a bowl cut guy who was fond of magic tricks. My brain worked overdrive trying to piece together something feasible.

"Hanabi Sensei mentioned him, a motivational speaker from the mist village who gives out inspiring lectures about living and seizing every opportunity that can come along in your life."

Now she eased back into her better mood. "If its only for a day, you'd better get working on what your planning to say."

A compulsory hug was instant as I grabbed my crepe and quickly ate it feeling the hot filling go down my throat.

"Thanks mom, your awesome!" I could barley get that out as I ran for my room breathless from the throat burning.

"We did good…" I could hear Mom tell that to the lone Photo of Dad she keeps for herself. But I got to work writing down what was to come.

36 Hours Later: Ninja Academy.

I stood outside the door of our old classroom nervous as could be. Barley a year ago we were still students. Just honing our skills, now I would be imparting what I know onto another group. Inside I could hear Shino trying to get everything in order.

"…First up in our series on guest lecturing. Is one of the previous classes most featured Alumni…"

And this is the point where he'll go into detail about my backstory and how my dad used to be a terrorist but ended up being the focal point of the end of the 4th war. I swear our history books don't teach enough about this. It took 4 minutes of waiting when I could hear two taps on the door giving me my cue as I reached for the handle.

"Students, may I introduce Ms. Sarada Uchia."

As I walked in the group of 19 looked on at me with mixed looks some were judging my history as an Uchia, others may have heard about my disappearance and run in with the bear 9 months ago. I turned my head up to focus on them when I caught a glimpse of my old seat. In it was a girl with dust brown hair, and a familiar shape faced.

"Hello, I'm Sarada Uchia of Team 7, I'm teammates with Mitsuki, and Lord Hokage's own son Boruto Uzumaki."

The gasps from the students were instant, some never figured they see a bonafide superstar in the school. Shino quieted the crowd and turned back my way.

"Before I'll let Sarada have the floor the current class representative Ms. Sayuri Midoriya will get the honor of asking the first question."

My mental state went nuts as the girl who was in my seat stood up and I could now stare her down more fully. She was now really familiar, somehow I've seen that body and face type. Yet I could somehow even see a little bit of myself in her as she looked nervously at me.

"Sarada, given your families history do you feel you've made an impact in your first year as a genin?"

Little did I know this would be momentous going forward…

20 Minutes Later Altadena California

"Daddy where's the ice cream?"

How did Halley end up getting her grandmothers vocal prowess is beyond me? But as I dropped off the treat in the kitchen, I went back to looking at the photo of Raj and Sara on vacation in Bangkok. For only having met her at the Nobel ceremony they have somehow quickly hit it off. Tabloid fodder is nothing new for Raj even from his appearance in People 11 years earlier. But this is different, he was happy much more than with Emily, or even Anu.

"Good for you buddy." My bliss was broken when I heard that familiar shriek I've come to count on.

"Ice Cream…"

And then the realities of parenthood came roaring back to me. Somehow Halley ended up making a mess of things and covering herself. Yet she continually complained about the cold as I cleaned her off.

"It can't be too cold…"

"Well it is…You can do without staring at Uncle Koo all day…"

How does Bernie have it easier with Michael than I have it here.

A/N: A connection grows in Chapter 4: Momentum As Always Subscribe for more.