Wow second chap. I'm on a roll with this story now on with the reading...but first with the disclaimer!
I do not own Naruto
Over the next few days Tsunde, Naruto and Kakashi visited her each day sometimes together sometimes alone. Kakashi stayed the longest with her but he was closely followed by her sensei and Naruto. They kept long hours together, he would explain and answer her patiently about her new Sharingan. Now that she had one, she needed to learn as much as possible and as quickly as possible on how to use it efficiently. She wasn't looking for a cure or anything like that she knew that she'd have it forever, but it was just hard to get used too that's all. It was Sasuke's gift, her first young love and her comrade she would never willingly or unwillingly give it up it was all that she had left of the dark vengeance-seeking Uchiha prodigy, besides some memories.
She was selfish she admitted that to herself she wanted every little thing that was connected some way with Sasuke to be with her, her new Sharingan included. Yes it was a hard transition from having a normal eye to a constantly active weapon but she'd get used to it and who knows maybe she'd learn how to deactivate it and then activate it when it was needed she was a medic nin.
Not surprising Kakashi and her became closer with the time spent together she learned all she could from him showing her brilliance by soaking information up quickly. Quiet chats that seemed to bond them closer then she ever would have thought possible. Of course they weren't the only ones that came to see her, various others had visited her through out her hospital stay, Tsunde wanted her to be close so she could easily come to check up on her new eye. Sakura had told her how she already lost her original one through Sasuke's battle and what his last words were. They'd come to the conclusion that her Sharingan would be fine but constantly on like Kakashi's Sakura remembered asking both Tsunde and Kakashi if she could ever use her eye normally, both people had very different reactions to her quietly asked question. Tsunde-sensei had looked sadly at her and shook her head and Kakashi had only sighed and pulled her into a hug where surprisingly he then encouraged her to cry, and that she did sobbing quietly into his vest while he just held her. Sakura knew that it wouldn't be the last time that she'd cry but for now her tears were dried up and she concentrated on living. Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Lee and Shikamaru had visited her but Sakura found it highly annoying that they always kept glancing toward her heavily bandaged right eye with pity and sadness or in Neji's case a twitch at the corner of his mouth and then veiled curiosity followed by questions about it. Surprisingly he was the easiest to deal with, she'd become quite good at reading other people's emotions now, perhaps with her Sharingan had heightened her awareness, she didn't know really know, but people had almost became an open book to read with some exceptions. Sakura had asked about this new development to Kakashi and he wasn't surprised responding that her observation skills would undoubtedly increase.
Now able to leave the hospital after a week and a half stuck in bed was a relief she had become increasingly bored as the days passed by. She was forced to wear her hitae-ate like Kakashi only over her right eye. It was unknown why Sasuke gave it to her any thoughts Sakura had on it she kept to herself finding them private and not some thing she wanted to tell anyone else, her last thought's and perhaps memories of Sasuke so to speak, even if they weren't the best ones. He had carved it out and placed it in her own wrecked eye, Tsunde said during Sakura's second day in the hospital, because the scar around it was a mixture from the wreck of her old one and Sasuke's crude attempt in putting it in, the Uchiha prodigy might have been a genius in battle but he was no medic. Unlike Kakashi's which was just a straight line, hers was curling, going from the corner of it and whirling around the eye ending close to the bridge of her nose. And where Kakashi had gotten his scar from an enemy attack, she had gotten hers from the transplantation.
The Sharingan naturally used her own chakra to reconnect with her brain and nerves so she could see and use it, it had reconnected and healed with her body, but since she wasn't originally born with it, like Kakashi it was forced to permanently stay activated whirling with chakra. Thus she had to cover it or risk sending everyone into a powerful Sharingan-generated genjutsu, since she had so little control over it for now. Just walking, even simply living became awkward with one eye, and she assumed it would be like this for a while before she got used to seeing out of only one. A new respect formed in Sakura for how Kakashi got around with only one eye, they'd also had discussions about this new aspect the pros, cons and so on.
Everyone had been a big help, Sakura admitted to herself she was eternally grateful for them she didn't think she'd have gotten through this with both body and mind intact, or almost intact she corrected herself. Tsunde nor Kakashi had warned her on how she might have deep bouts of depression from this. She relied on her friends though, that they'd be there to help and support her, and they had been she absolutely loved them for that.
Now though she just needed some time and lots of it on what to do, obviously her career as a shinobi wasn't over rather it had just grown. So here she was, sitting on top of the Hokage's monument of their carved faces and looking out across the village. She was to report to Tsunde at 2:30 pm, it was already 2:00 now so some time was still left to just think about her permanently changed life, she was determined to make it a positive change but determination wasn't everything.
Sitting cross legged she watched the people, both shinobi and civilian go about their lives a brisk wind blew through her pink tresses and she ran a hand through it before flopping onto her back to stare with only one eye at the blue sky dotted with small wisps of clouds, it was a nice day, a perfect summer day. Warmth from the bright sun that would have usually made her lazy and sluggish was now ignored as her thoughts and emotions whirled. Sakura fingered her Konoha hitae-ate, that now hid her right eye from view. Conflicting thoughts of what now and how filled her mind with unanswered questions, along with the constant undertone of deep sadness that Sasuke was gone.
She had, had to come to terms with it and even though she still fully wasn't she'd be fine for now she'd grieve for him in her own way and then honor his memory. She partly blamed herself for his death even though Tsunde-Sensei had said there was nothing either of them could have done but she still had doubts. What ifs ran through her mind, like what if she had, had better skills would he still be alive and Naruto, Kakashi, and both of them would be off somewhere sparring or eating Ramen or doing something. Sighing she shifted her hitae-ate up looking at the sky with her Sharingan it looked no different from normal eyesight, but still the knowledge that the eye was a gift from her comrade and one of her best friends, her brother even weighed heavily on her and haunted her. Maybe it'll always haunt her but that's okay she never wanted to forget one detail of how she got it or him for that matter and if it haunted her she'd put up with it, a form of penance perhaps.
She was unsure of what would happen to her now, perhaps she'd apply to ANBU, she had more then enough skills even before the Sharingan she was just never interested, till now of course ultimately it was her decision, she'd probably would go into ANBU like Sasuke was, she felt an urge to take up the position now more then ever because she had something so personal of his. Already she was jôunin, ANBU actually didn't seem so bad, but that was the future, now she just had to get through the meeting with Tsunde.
It wasn't that she wanted to become a loner she just needed some days away from everyone to think things through clearly, to get all her thoughts and emotions in order. After the meeting she'd find out what to do with the Sharingan. Really Sakura was at a loss on what she would do with it, ANBU was a valid cause for her, but still this was something she never thought of happening in her wildest dreams or nightmares, and now…well it was a lot to take in.
Gazing at the drifting clouds, and releasing a long sigh along with pushing her hitae-ate back down to cover her eye. She reluctantly sat up then got to her feet, as reluctant acceptance settled in her, as she was forced to admit that she now had a Sharingan like her sensei, a bloodline limit that originally belonged to the Uchihas, who were all dead now with their legacy in two non-Uchihas, Kakashi and her was all that was left of them. How funny and so ironic, she'd laugh if it wasn't so morbid.
Walking to Tsunde's office - running wasn't really what she wanted to do now - putting this off as long as possible seemed to be top priority now, putting it off was a last-ditch attempt to accept it a little bit more. Oh how fate's wheel turned and karma changed not that she was unlucky, far from it really. Pausing at Tsunde's door, Sakura knocked
"Come in" the familiar voice of her sensei said, opening the door and stepping through Sakura stood infront of the Hokage, Kakashi was also there in a familiar slouch against the wall hands in pockets, she wasn't surprised to see him here. He was in the same situation as her.
"Sakura" Tsunde said gazing at her Sakura looked back at her in disinterest it didn't seem to be worth the effort today to show some enthusiasm, too much thinking time for me she mused to herself.
"How do you feel?" a basic question and a stupid one at that she kept this to herself though keeping her face set in careful disinterest.
"…fine" she answered unhurriedly one remaining eye looking out the window, not looking at all at Tsunde or Kakashi.
"How is your eye?" again such a predictable question, Sakura knew what she meant shrugging and answering
"As well as it could be" she said still looking outside the window like the sky was more interesting then her well-being, a cryptic response 'hmpf there let them puzzle it out' she thought but not maliciously.
"What are your plans after you're free to go" Tsunde asked, Sakura finally tore her gaze from the outside, intently gazing at her sensei.
"I was thinking of ANBU" she said truthfully and slowly, Tsunde nodded as if she had thought as much, it was slightly irritating that she could understood her thinking process of what to do next.
"Kakashi has agreed to train you" Tsunde finally said, glancing from her to Kakashi, she moved her gaze back to Tsunde.
"Thank you" silence "is that all?"
"…Yes" Tsunde reluctantly said she wanted to say more that was obvious to Sakura, but for now she didn't care much, not now, maybe not even for a while "you may go, Kakashi will set up training times with you" Sakura bowed and turned to leave opening the door and stepping out closing it behind her.
"What do you think?" Tsunde asked Kakashi as he had the most experience with this sort of thing
"She's taking it as well as can be expected" he answered faintly echoing Sakura's own words. He understood her, better then anyone else, at least in the village. What she just showed now was expected he just hoped that she wouldn't cut herself off from everybody that wanted to help he knew the feelings of despair, doubt, what now, all those unanswered questions and no answers since he had felt them before and he still felt them. He did go to visit the memorial every morning to see his teammates names carved on it.
"I didn't think this situation would ever arise again" she sounded tired.
"I'll train her to use it" he said simply walking towards the door
"It's good she's going into ANBU" he continued. Tsunde only regarded him then nodded her head and focused on her paper work clearly a dismissal.
Next Chapter: A flash and there he was howshe predicted his moves he shouldn't have been able to do it, dammit Sakura jumped away quickly distracting him with genjutsu. Focusing withher Sharinganhe wouldn't sneak up onher this time she resolved. Moving through the trees swiftly she made a quick trap of kunai and shurikan then scanned the forest from left to right with her eye. There...? she wondered as she thought she saw something 'trust my eye' he said so that's what I'll do leaping towards the spot. Seeing the attack with a kunai before it happened she dodged bouncing off a tree limb and whirled in the air sending her own kunai at him. Landing this was difficult it was hard to keep focusing with the eye scanning the surrounding forest again.
Yikes that was a long chapter I just sat at my computer and resolved to get the second one out anywayyyyyy 3rd is in progress and will be up soon. It'll have a little, just a bit, or action in it yay!
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