A/N-this chapter is ganna be short…really short. Cause I sorta have writers block but I had to give ya something. Oh and I got a new beta reader Hiya! NEW BETA READER! (whee! Beta reader says hi! .) I'm just a little bit excited cause as you all know my other beta-reader did a horrible job, and I know my grammar sucks but it even took me awhile to learn/know and no, and I really know nothing about the 'their, there and I don't even remember the last one, so its up to you my new beta-reader make my story's grammar good.

( I apologize in advance for all the stuff your going to have to fix)

whee fun!

-Forest-

After a while Naruto ran out of things to talk about and eventually stopped talking. It was unusually quiet. Kakashi tilted his head back a little to see why his team was so quiet. He saw Naruto thinking of something to talk about, Sakura just walking with her head down, and Sasuke who had his eyes locked on his pink-haired teammate. He could tell that Sasuke was still shocked by what Sakura had said earlier… well, he couldn't really blame him - its not every day the Uchiha prodigy gets yelled at, and by a girl nonetheless. Kakashi tilted his head back again and a smile crept to his face. 'Even the coldest of people have feelings', he thought to himself.

Sasuke still couldn't believe that Sakura said all that to him. Didn't she like him? She chased after him all those years, and now she suddenly didn't like him. Was that possible? That conversation (well, her yelling at him) still rang in his head. 'How would she know if someone has a worse life than me' He could still hear Sakura's angry words: '"Sasuke's too busy playing the role of my life sucks"'. Sasuke was now wearing a scowl. 'Lets see her whole family get murdered by someone she thinks she knows and then we'll see how her life turns out', he thought bitterly. Then he realized what he had just thought. He didn't really want her family murdered; he wouldn't wish that on anyone, even his greatest enemy. For one his greatest enemy already killed his own family, and two he doesn't want anyone to go through that type of pain. 'The look on her face when I grabbed her, she was so scared'… His frown went to his usual straight line as he thought of Sakura this morning.

'What's wrong with her? She's desperate to hide something', he thought to himself. He then remembered the look in her eyes when he grabbed her arm, and how they were filled with fear. She's a ninja. What could she possibly be afraid of besides people who are stronger then her? He had to admit it, Sakura'd gotten really strong and he felt really stupid for saying that she was weak earlier. He sighed inaudibly. Maybe he should apologize.

' No, I refuse to apologize', he thought to himself. ' She only beat Naruto once, and he was probably thinking about ramen and was distracted. He probably wasn't even taking her seriously. I mean she's Sakura… she was always weak… but now… she's different'.

Sasuke put his hands deeper into his pockets. ' Way different… Maybe I should start taking her seriously… just maybe.

Sakura was deep in thought. She really let Sasuke have it. Maybe too much. ' How should I know if someone has a better or worse life then he has? Maybe I should apologize to him.' she thought to herself.

(Hell no!), screamed inner Sakura (He had it coming! He is an arrogant jerk, and he is always calling you weak.) She was right, he was always putting her down, but then again so was her father. Sakura clenched her fists at her sides. She turned her head to see Naruto still babbling on about something.


"Ok let's set up camp now. We'll continue tomorrow", stated Kakashi lazily.


Sakura was lying on the ground with her back against a wall. She was breathing hard, barely able to catch her breath. Darkness surrounded her. She couldn't see or hear anything except her own breathing.

"…huff... huff... no… huff... huff…" She was dazed, not able to really understand what was going on until she suddenly heard that voice, the voice that sent chills down her spine.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" As soon as she heard her father's voice she saw him rush towards her with his fist in the air – -he was about to hit her –

Sakura awoke with a gasp, breathing heavily. Still caught up in her dream, she instinctively threw a shuriken where she thought her dad was or would be standing. After she snapped out of it she looked around and realized that she was in her tent and not at home. She sighed, and brought her knees up to her chest and her hand to her head. Her ragged breathing calmed down and was soon back to normal.

" That bastard even hunts me in my dreams" Sakura said angrily to herself.

(It's more of a nightmare if you think about it), inner Sakura corrected, much to Sakura's annoyance.

"Oh shut up", she muttered.

(Why should I? Oh, and you put a hole in your tent with that shuriken back there.)

"Great." She rolled her eyes. "I guess I should train a bit." She collected herself and started getting dressed.


Sasuke was in a tree watching camp. He was watching the moon and gazing at the stars. It was a peaceful night and he was enjoying the silence until someone's gasp and a shuriken being embedded into a distant tree broke him from his trance. He jumped to his feet and immediately activated his Sharingan. He scanned the campsite, only to see Sakura breathing heavily and a hole in her tent. He grunted in annoyance, switched off his Sharingan, and sat back down.

"That bastard even hunts me in my dreams."

Sasuke's head snapped up, and he once again focused his attention on her tent. 'What is she talking about? And who?'

"Oh shut up."

'Is there someone in there with her!' He looked closely and was sure there was no one in Sakura's tent besides Sakura. Plus, if there was someone else, he would have herd the other person talking.

"Great."

Now he was positive that no one was with her… she was just talking to herself. He let a small smirk pass onto his face. He saw her emerge from the tent fully clothed, and watched as she made her way to an opening in the forest. She stopped and made some hand signals and the next thing he saw was another Sakura. Sasuke was confused with these actions until he saw them run towards each other and start fighting.

'So… she doesn't like me anymore, she doesn't cling to me annoyingly, she told me off, and now she's training.' This new concept, that Sakura wasn't focusing her life around him, wasn't that bad. From the way she was training with her bunshin, it seemed like he could now fully concentrate in battles knowing that she can protect herself. And he liked the new and improved Sakura. Maybe she had that weird scar on her face from training and her new clothes represent the new Sakura. And when he gabbed her that one time maybe she was just surprised by his actions. Sasuke thought nothing more of it and decided to drop it. He was no longer going to question her strength, but take her seriously.

With that he returned to watching the camp. Occasionally, though, he let his eyes slide back to her, unaware of the smirk that crossed his features every once in awhile.


See told ya it would be short, any way next chapter they get to the village and you'll get to find out her true bloodline.

Oh ya and review, and tell me how the new beta-reader is (if you notice) I'm sure she(Alison) would like to know how she did

Till next chapter…