First of all, I just want to thank every single one of you for stiking with me for this long. You guys are the best

This was suppose to be uploaded on the 22th of october because it was my 18 birthday and I also reached 22k views on this fic, so I decided to writte this to celebrate (?. But then I got busy and somehow forgot about it until today .-.

Anyway...

thank you again, love u all.

Kenma.

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Special thanks to: -Junior VB-FanGirl-Guest-AngelAzazel88-smileygirl12-arapyanime- FanfirHydra-UrNightmarez-

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"Sorry gal, but that isn't enough" The vendor said as he stared at the money resting in her hand.

Sakura sighed dejectedly and turned around to leave, making sure to place the bronze coins in her vest pocket. That was the third person that told her that today. Apparently the weekly salary of a medic wasn't enough to afford a decent amount of herbs, so far she was only able to buy a few herbs to treat headaches and diarrhea, some bandages and new syringes, oh and the loaf of bread she had bought earlier to share with Sasha. In their defense, they had left the headquarters before the sun had fully risen, so they could get the best prices in the local market missing the breakfast as a result. If she kept skipping her meals like this she was going to ruin her metabolism.

"Any luck?" Sasha asked finishing her piece of bread.

Sakura shook her head "I don't have enough money" she bit the inside of her cheek as she faces the brunette. "This was the last one, right?" to her disappointment Sasha nodded in confirmation. "Great" she hadn't even restocked half of her supplies.

Her emerald gaze focused on the thick foliage in front of them, she snapped her finger as an idea crossed her mind startling Sasha in the process.

"What's wrong?" She asked genuinely curios to her pink haired friend.

"The forest" the tone of her voice indicating that she wouldn't explain any further. Whatever she saw in the trees was invisible to Sasha.

"Care to explain?" the brunette asked feeling lost.

The kunoichi inclined her head, pointing at the trees with her pouting lips. "These merchants, they have to find their products somewhere inside the walls" She clasped her hands in enthusiasm.

Sasha mouth formed an "o" as realization dawned upon her. She furrowed her brows in concentration setting her gaze in the horizon. "I know a place!" she turned to her friend "follow me" she demanded before she took off running and without missing a beat, Sakura obliged.

Loud giggles filled the once quiet forest, the two teenage girls were racing against each other just because they felt like it. Sasha was running ahead of her in zigzag to confuse her, and since she had promised not to use chakra to be fair with her friend, (it wasn't a serious run after all), Sakura was running behind,

her face red from laughing too much. If she had pushed herself to take this seriously the kunoichi would be in the lead, but since she didn't know exactly where Sasha was going to take her, she decided to mess her friend and run behind her to throw nuts at her. So far she had hit her in the head twice.

Sasha came to an abrupt stop, extending her arm wide open "We're here!" She announced dropping her body in the grass to rest.

She was breathing hard, but still managed to mutter a small "Wow" under her breath.

She blinked repeatedly taking in the beauty of the clearing. In the middle was a lake with such crystal clear water that Sakura could see the fishes swimming peacefully in it. To her right was a huge leafy tree where Sasha had moved to rest, and finally right next to her were a few plants she recognized. She immediately knelt to gently pluck a few plants placing them in her vest. Once she was done, she turned to her friend, smiling widely when she saw Sasha trying to catch a fish with her bare hands.

"You need help?" She asked as she placed her makeshift basket in the grass.

The brunette looked over her shoulder "No, I got it" she said as she dipped her hand under water one more time surprising Sakura when she pulled out a fish.

"I'll make a fire" she announced as she entered the woods again.

In moments like this she wished she had captain Yamato wood release.

(….)

Sasha took a bite of her fish whimpering in the delight at the flavor. Sakura smiled at that, happy that she had convinced her of seasoning the food with the cilantro leaves she had found earlier.

"So" the pinkette said as she set her stick down. "That was amazing" she said referring to her fish catching skills.

Sasha looked up at her "I'm from Dauper, it's a hunters village near the mountains of wall Rose" she answered not bothering to finish swallowing her food, not that Sakura minded, years dealing with Naruto had made her immune to many things.

Sakura nodded fixing herself another fish "Can I ask you something?" she asked to which Sasha nodded. "Why did you join the corps?"

The brunette then, paused her eating, brows furrowing in thought. "I-" she paused to gather her words "I don't know" she admitted. Her usual warm eyes were now distant, making Sakura regret her question.

After a few seconds of silent she continued "I had argument with my dad, and I left" she folded her hands in her lap unconsciously "I had nowhere to go, it was either the military or living in the streets"

Sakura left out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Poor Sasha, everyone thought of her as the carefree potato girl, when in reality her life wasn't perfect. The kunoichi could only imagine how hard it was for a little hunter's village to survive after the fall of wall Maria.

"I was going to join the military police first, that's why I worked so hard to be in the first 10" she licked her lips "I'm glad I didn't" she muttered as blonde hair and blue steel eyes invaded her mind. "Its Eren fault most of the 104th trainee squad ended up in the survey corps" she half joked.

Sakura smiled at that, if she recalled correctly Eren was the angry boy that was friend with Armin and Mikasa. Although she hadn't spoken much with him, she was well aware of his titan related speeches thanks to Jean and Connie. I seem Naruto wasn't the only one to convince people with his words.

Since Sasha was silent, Sakura took it as her cue to talk. "You should be proud of yourself"

The girl head lifted so fast that the pinkette swore she heard her neck crack. Sasha's eyes were wide in surprise.

"Why?" she whispered slowly.

"You were a normal girl living in the forest, you knew nothing of the outside world, yet" she paused to smile at her friend "you endured the military training and joined the most dangerous branch willingly. You ended up in the 9th place out of hundreds you faced the titans and came out alive, be proud of yourself Sasha blouse because you're amazing"

At this point the brunette was openly crying clenching her stick as if her life depended on it. "Thank you" she muttered weakly as she sniffed.

"You're welcome" she smirked " remember you're freaking awesome, because who else would befriend a pink haired girl from another world." She joked.

Sasha laughed between her crying, even though it sounded more like a pained whimper.

She waited patiently for Sasha to finish crying to start gathering her things to leave. Once the girl had washed her face and assured her she was fine they starter their walk to the headquarters. Out of the corner of her eyes Sakura could distinguish a bright violet flower. Her emerald eyes widened when she realized what it was Monkshood.

Her mind raced with many possibilities, and she busted out laughing at her sudden idea.

"Sakura" Sasha asked leaning closer. "You ok?" she asked fearing for her friend mental state.

"Y-Yeah" she answered between laughs.

Oh god, she was so going to abuse this. Titans better watch out.

(….)

She was barely a pink blur running through the halls towards Hanji's office. As soon as she had picked the monkshood, her mind had started to race with many ideas that could only become possible with the woman assistance.

Not bothering to knock on the door Sakura busted through the door, her manners had been temporally forgotten due to her excitement. Her emerald gaze scanned the room for the older woman, whom she found staring intently to a small piece of –crystal?- or perhaps a jewel of some sort. Either way, Sakura walked to her and bowed to apologize for her sudden entrance.

"Don't worry 'bout it" Hanji said as she placed the crystal under a primitive looking microscope. "What can I do for ya?"

"I need a favor" she dug in her pockets and handed her the bright purple plant. "I found this earlier, it's monkshood"

Hanji took it from her and examined with her gaze before turning her questioning eyes to the pinkette. "I heard of it" she muttered, confusion evident in her tone.

"Where I come from, It's used as a poison to temporally paralyze your enemies" She explained, hoping Hanji could help her.

She licked her lips in anticipation "So I was hoping you could help me, I understand if you don't want-"

Hanji's unexpected shriek broke her speech. The elder woman grabbed both of her hand and started to dance -drag- Sakura around her messy office. The kunoichi moved to the left to avoid tumbling with a pile of books, she tightened her grip in the brunette and with hoping eyes she asked "Will you-"

"Yes!" she announced excitedly shaking Sakura's body again. "I had an idea!"

She dropped her hands and ran to her desk almost tripping with a chair leaving a dumbfounded Sakura behind. Without a care in the world she used her right hand to swipe away everything in her desk, not bothering to see where they landed and with the same vigor, she pulled out paper and ink from one of the drawers.

The kunoichi wanted to question her, but the woman had already started to furiously write down something unreadable to Sakura.
Deciding to leave her be for the time being, she walked to a shelve expecting to find a mortar to grind the plants.
5 minutes and 3 shelves later, she finally found what she was looking for. With a triumph smile she picked the wooden mortar and walked to the chair. She dragged a coffee table in front of her and placed the plants and the mortar there as well, it wouldn't be the most comfortable position, but she could put up with a little back ache as long as she knew that she was going to help someone.

Sakura was almost done when a very preoccupied Moblit entered the room. He nodded his head at her in greeting and then turned to saluted Hanji with all his might.

"Squad leader Hanji, I'm here to assist you in your investigation"

Hanji's mouth formed an "o" and she blinked in realization, her eyes darted to the forgotten microscope and then to Sakura.

Moblit followed her gaze not understanding what was happening.

Sakura started to feel very guilty because she had interrupted Hanji's work, she should have asked if she was busy, her excitement had gotten the best of her.

She started to pick everything up ready to leave, but Hanji's voice stopped. "Stay, Moblit will help you"

The kunoichi felt sorry for the man, he probably couldn't be more confused with the situation.

Hanji set the quill down and rested her hands in the desk. Tension filled the air as they waited for the woman words.

"Moblit," she paused and rested her hands under her chin "You've been with me for a really long time, that's why I'm entrusting you with this information"

He clenched his jaw and furrowed his brows in anticipation.

"We might found a way to temporally paralyze titans" she turned her cold eyes to Sakura causing Moblit to side eyed her in confusion "Cadet Haruno found a plant that can be used as a paralyzing poison,"

His mouth opened in suprise, and he turned his shocked gaze at the young kunoichi. "A-are you sure?" he asked, not bothering to mask the disbelieve in his tone.

Sakura nodded in confirmation, and he felt a mix of emotion brew in his stomach. He lifted both hands to his head to massage his temple, his lips were trembling and sweat had started to gather in his forehead. The corner of Hanji's lips twitched slightly as she suppressed the urge to smile, she could easily detect the blind hope he had in her words.

"The thing is," she said slowly to make sure she had both of their attention "We don't know if it works on titans"

Sakura's body tensed at her words, she couldn't believe she hadn't thought of that possibility since the book she had read about the titans stated that their bodies were similar to the human beings with a few exceptions. Still, there was high chance that it work, they just needed to take the risk. It seemed hanji had read her mind because she had started smile like a mad woman.

Moblit scrached his head and let out a harsh breath "I have a feeling I'm not going to like this"

If Sakura only knew how right moblit was...

This was so wrong in so many levels. She gave the other woman a side glance and almost jumped to the other corner of the elevator. Hanji's face, even though it was mostly covered by her brown cloak her creepy smile was still very visible. She gave Moblit a quick glance and realized he was just as perturbed as she was. They were currently riding one of the wooden elevator that the survey corps used in their missions, Hanji being a squad leader had no problem getting the starter key and the ugly brown cloaks they were using to hide their faces, since, according to Hanji, if they were to be caught, things would get nasty "At least for you two" she had said smiling.

Once they were at the top, Sakura had to use her hand to shield her face from the wind, the warm air tickled her exposed skin forcing her to readjuste the cloak to her small frame. When the wind became more bearable she opened her eyes to admire the view, from this height it looked amazing, as long as you focused on the horizon though, the view of the village wasn't a pretty sight; The power the titans held was truly one to be feared. Sakura shuddered and stteped back as Moblit inched closer to the border.

To her left moblit was already using his binocular to find the smallest titan in the area, "I see one" he muttered and pointed to the east "Its looks like a 5 meter"

Hanji narrowed her eyes and followed Moblit finger "Perfect" she said and licked her lips in anticipation "Whenever you're ready Sakura"

She rolled her shoulder and with her right hand she pulled out a kunai from her pouch and dipped the tip in the mixture she had made earlier. When the kunai had gotten a deep purple color she leaned closer to the border and pointed her weapon at the unsuspecting titan. She mentally counted to three and threw her kunai hitting the titan at the side of his abdomen. They tensed as they waited in silence for anything to happen, and 10 seconds later the titan movement slowed down and 5 more seconds and it was collapsing to the floor.

They all shared a look of surprise "It worked" Moblit broke the silence. "I can't believe it"

"Now we need to find a bigger one!" Hanji happily announced to her companions that could only mentally complain at her request.

(...)

Erwin ran a hand through his hair in frustration. The past few days since the capture of Annie Leonhardt had been busy with meetings and paperwork. His sleep scheduled was officially ruined and let's not talk about his eating habits, He had forgotten when was the last time he ate 3 times on the same day- It was definitely when Haruno was around. Talking about the pink haired girl, he eyed the crumple letters in his trashcan, he would have to burn those later. Thanks to Haruno, he was able to do such a thing. Had it not been because of her, those letters would have been delivered to the families of the deceased soldiers.

Thanks to hers, his hands were not stained with more innocent blood.

His musing were interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in" he said straightening his back.

"Commander" Moblit saluted him. "Squad leader Hanji sends you this" he said as he handed him 2 manila folders full of Hanji's scribbles that looked more like chicken scratches. He sighed feeling a headache coming.

"You may leave" He ordered shifting his gaze to the folders in his desk.

He opened the smaller folder and read the first page "Subject: Experiment #1; using heat to melt off Annie crystallization"

Indeed, he could already felt the headache coming.


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