Disclaimer: I'm rich! I can buy Naruto! But would that be fair to the fans? So I will be satisfied with only watching and reading…etc... Yeah, I'll do that…for now... :) MWAHAHAHAHA! Just kidding!
OK, I read my last chaps and I noticed something: they are really short! I mean this is a story that I want to extend as much as possible. I'll try to make it longer. Heh, the chapters are like me. Not really good at introductions (awkward but not shy), straight to the point and action, and fun and laughs in the end. Ya, that's pretty much me lotsa action and laughs. (I really am like Ginji from Get Backers and Naruto! Just put them together with a bit of Sakura and you got me! YAY!)
Thank Yous:
Shinobi Darkbeak: you really think so? Sakura is like Naruto? Hmmm, I dunno, I think that she is an oversized pissed off kid with a heavy heart full of sadness. I mean Sakura is a shy, happy kid when she was little (as you can see in the show) who became angry and sad when her parents died. She lived with no one and trained by herself. So what do you get from a kid who lived alone and didn't interact much with others and no influence from other girls about looks and boys? An oversized kid! You can see she acts like a pissed of child then becomes depressed after a loss then when she found out she was loved she became a cheeky little innocent kid. Right? Anyway, thanks for always reviewing my chapters, you make me really happy!
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'It's just like how it was before, before I left. My house is neat, clean, although it's a bit dusty now because it hasn't been dusted for a long time now, and it still has the same faint smell of sakura. Just how mommy liked it, just how mommy left it before she went to heaven. I feel like I need to shout out "Mommy! Daddy! I'm home!" but I know there will be no answer except for the echoes of my voice.'
Tears fell from Sakura's eyes as she scanned her house. It was just as she and her parents left it. Tsunade put her arm around Sakura and held her close.
"Cry all you want Sakura. Crying is the first step toward emotional healing but please always tell me what's on your mind. I want to know. I want to know what's wrong with my goddaughter. Please open your heart to me and don't shut me out, Sakura!"
" Y-you…w-want…to…know. how I-I feel?" she managed to say through her tears. Her voice trembling as she managed to speak.
"Yes."
" I-I…feel…like…I…need… shout 'Mommy! Daddy! I'm home' but I'm too scared. I'm too scared that there will not be an answer. I'm scared to not hear my mom and dad say ' Welcome home sweety!How was your day?'" she started out with a trembling yet clear voice as she spoke. She sped through but her words were spoken so passionately and longingly that it was heartbreaking to see such pain for a child to bear for five long years. "I…want...them…near…me. I love them. I want to go through the door skipping happily towards daddy and kiss his beautiful head and joke about him being bald. I want to smell mommy's delicious food and skip inside the kitchen and mess around. I want to sniff the food and nosily check the food out as mommy mock scolded me. I want us to gather around the table and they ask me what happened during school. I would brag about how I scored high in the academy and how students admired me. Then daddy and mommy would tell me funny, exciting stories while doing funny faces and act them out. Then we would play and after they help me study. After dinner daddy would carry me up the stairs on his shoulders. It was so fun and it made me happy. Then they would kiss me goodnight after tucking me in bed! I want them…here…in front…behind…and…next to me!"
Tears fell as Sakura broke into heart wrenching sobs. She cried while holding onto Tsunade who held her tight and stroked her hair. Sakura cried and hiccupped until she was exhausted. She closed her eyes while tears softly slid on her cheeks. She was still clinging on Tsunade when her breathing became steady. Tsunade smiled down at Sakura when she noticed that Sakura slept while still clinging to her. She stared down at the pink haired girl lovingly.
'She is still tiny and innocent. She hadn't changed much. She is still like an innocent child who wants their mommy and daddy near them. sigh I feel awful now that I know how this sweet child suffered so much. This is hard for her and will always will be. I want her to open up again. I don't think she even knows how much she told me. I don't think whatever happened today had still been realized by her yet. This is so sudden. I bet she wont remember that she cried while holding onto me until she fell asleep from exhaustion.'
Tsunade carried Sakura in her arms up to her room. It was easy to know which room was hers as it had a pink door with a sakura tree picture hung on the door. They entered the room and Tsunade saw what she expected to see. A beautiful shade of pink walls, a light pink curtain that has sakura petals on them, stuffed animals everywhere, and a picture next to the pink bed. The picture was of her and her parents. All of them wearing huge smiles on their faces indicating pure happiness and love toward each other.
It is really sad that she lost her parents but in a way she was truly to be admired. She left the village and trained in the dangerous woods all alone and survived. She is amazing. Thought Tsunade to herself as she tucked Sakura in bed.
" Good Night Sakura" as she turned her back and left.
"Good night Godmommy Tsunade" came the faint reply from a sleepy Sakura.
But the reply was clear enough for Tsunade to hear and almost stumble. 'she called me Godmommy Tsunade!' she thought oh so happily.
"Good night my dear"
Tsunade closed the front door as she looked up at the sky, immersed in her thoughts of being Sakura's guardian." the sky looks beautiful tonight. A lot happened today, I can't believe it's nighttime so soon!"
She looked at the house once more before she left and sighed. " I don't want to leave her alone but I have to go. I'll make sure I'll be here before she wakes up tomorrow. Hmmm, as her guardian I can't allow her to sit around her house reminiscing about her happy life in there which she no longer can have with her parents. Hey! I got it! School! Yea! I'm gonna enroll her again in the academy! Wait till she hears about it tomorrow! She'll be thrilled!"
Long, golden rays silently lit the room which contained a pink haired girl. She tossed around the bed until she opened her eyes.
'huh! Where in hell am I? oh yeah! I came back home' she smiled as she recalled the word home. 'home… something I haven't been to for so long. Its weird to be
back here again after so long. Hmmm, what did exactly happen yesterday after the fight with Bastard-sama? For some reason I remember only being exhausted after entering the house. Oh well! No point in dwelling over it! It doesn't matter as long as I'm here……….'
She stopped thinking when she smelled something good. FOOD!
'MAMA! MOMMY IS COOKING!'
She jumped out of bed immediately and went down the stair. "mommy! Daddy! You're ba-!... oh it's you! Bastard-sama! What the hell are you doing here?" her voice was harsh.
"Good Morning Sakura! Sit! I have something to tell you!"
"You can't tell me what to do! This is my house!" she shot back.
" SHUT. UP. AND. SIT!"
Sakura flinched as she sat. 'what's with this crazy woman? She's freakin' me out with that freaky glare! Man! I bet that glare can make even the dead do whatever freakin' thing she wants!'
"Good girl" Tsunade patted Sakura's head.
"move you hands away!" she said coldly.
"hmph! Listen. Tommorrow at 10 am you go to school. I enrolled you in Konoha High. And no, they won't drop you to any grade until they test your skills and knowledge on ninja ways. So because you are a special case you have a special test. Ok? And there will be no excuses. Now go get ready! Go take a shower and I bet you don't have any proper clothes or tools so we are gonna shop for some! Come on! Time is running out!"
Sakura just stared with her mouth open. 'school? You gotta be kiddin me! Whoa! Too soon!'
"wait! There is no freakin' way I'll go because you said so!"
"it's either go to school or go to school! Not much of a choice eh? Now get moving" with that she turned away and closed the door and sat in the living room.
'I guess there is just no way of getting out of this! Might as well shower and wear that cloak of mine'
'she is so cold and distant. So unlike yesterday. She was so open and vulnerable. It broke my heart to hear her shout for her parents only to find me instead. I know I can never come close to them. How can I make her drop her guard. I want her to be open and free!'
Salty tears of frustration and sadness glided through the soft cheeks of the Hokage.
"where did that cheeky smile go? When did that cold stare replace her happy, clear green eyes?'
She wiped the tears away and smiled. 'crying is the first step toward emotional healing.'
Sakura got out of the shower and sighed. She dried herself up and wore her cloak. 'shopping and school huh? Dammit! I hate this!'
She went down the stairs and called out "Bastard-sama!"
"I'm coming!" Tsunade answered. "let's go shopping for school! Yay!"
Sakura just rolled her eyes heavenward and went outside.
"hey wait up!"
a/n: Tsunade acts really childlike but she keeps her feelings bottled up which I think is very admirable. isn't it? I for one am not good at keeping my feelings bottled up! Anyway! Sakura's character changed back to how she was in the beginning but even more distant. I tried to make the chapter longer but ended up making it too long. I'm sorry. I wanted to add Naruto and Sasuke but the chapter was too long plus it won't be a good idea because we are talking about Sakura now. I have a feeling that this story will be long but right now I'm focusing on Sakura. She is my favorite. I love her. Also I'm gonna give the neglected character a break. I'm gonna put Kiba and Akamaru and I dunno. But Kiba! Definitely. He is one of my faves. So Sakura will go shopping then get introduced where she will be described by certain people. Then you will get to imagine her clearly because she will look kinda different than the anime. Okay. Yay! I'm so excited for the next chappie! Love you all who reviewed. And ppl review! And give me ideas.
