Before they knew it all the family visits were done and over with, each one being unique and different to each family, and Sakura loved each one of them especially the visits to the Nara, Akimichi and Aburame households.
For shogi, cooking and bug hunting, she also couldn't forget the visit to the Hyuga Compound where they studied chakra points intensively, her own family visit had been chalk full of adventures with her parents leading the ropes.
The last one though the visit to Sasuke's family however had her all mixed up inside "Your thinking to hard again Sakura" Sasuke, who was still seven unlike her and Shino who were eight now and nearly done with their second year at the academy.
"Ah sorry can't help it sometimes Sasuke" Sakura apologized, glancing to the boy with a frown, how could he be so oblivious to the treatment of his family or fellow clan members, he was supposed to be a clan heir wasn't he.
She knew that if she had a clan and they were being treated that way by civilians and some other shinobi in the village she would do her best to put a stop to it, there was also the fact that Fugaku had gotten grumpier and grumpier over the last year.
Just as she was delving deep into her thoughts again Iruka slipped into the classroom and the brunet on her left nudged her gently in the side with his elbow "Iruka-sensei is here, why because it's time for our lessons" Shino whispered.
Wondering what was bothering his friend so much lately that it drew her into a world of her own, there she went again drifting away from him and Sasuke as her eyes took on a faraway look, already leagues ahead of them in class but still paying attention somehow.
Copying down copious amounts of notes like usual for her to study later in the library probably, today was a Monday which mean seeing Shisui most likely, the four of them, him, Sakura, Shisui and his father had gone on many bug hunting adventures lately.
It was almost like Shisui was desperate to spend as much time with Sakura as he could, like he feared something happening and didn't want to leave anything left undone or unsaid between the two of them, it was even more worrisome than wherever Sakura's thoughts took her sometimes.
He sighed doing his best to listen to the lecture being given to them by Iruka until it was lunch time "Can I join you guys today" Naruto jumped to Sakura's side when she was pulling out the four tiered lunch box from her cubby.
The smile he got was radiant as Sakura nodded "Course you can Naruto and your always welcome any day of the week to" the pinkette said in an upbeat tone forcing herself to put her concerns to the back burner for the time being and have fun with her friends.
Somehow by the time they got to the roof, Shikamaru and Kiba were up there to, joining her, Shino and Sasuke on the checkered blanket her mom always packed and partaking of her lunch "Hope you don't mind, Ma forgot to pack me lunch again" Kiba laughed sheepishly.
"Like Sakura said you guys are always welcome to join us" the still seven year old Uchiha shrugged lightly use to having more people eat lunch with them now since it was a regular occurrence despite his initial reluctance to add more people to their groups.
Kiba, Shikamaru and Naruto had grown on him and now he couldn't see himself eating with just Sakura and Shino anymore, those three had to be with them to feel comfortable "Brought my Shogi board if you'd like to go a round" Shikamaru offered.
When they'd eaten their fill with still plenty of time left in their lunch hour to do as they pleased, Sakura perked up while Sasuke, Naruto and Kiba groaned remembering how badly they sucked at the game in question.
Sakura merely laughed at them as Shikamaru set up the board and it's pieces for them to play "Ugh don't know how you even understand that complicated game in the first place believe it" the lone blonde in the group grimaced.
Eyeing the board and despite having the rules explained to him repeatedly still didn't understand in the least how to play the game "Don't worry Naruto, I don't get it either" the Inuzuka Heir watching the duo start up the first game.
"How many times is it now, why because I'm curious" the Aburame Heir questioned when eight minutes later Shikamaru and Sakura tied yet again to Shikamaru's absolute frustration because out of all his classmates Sakura was the only one he couldn't beat no matter how many times they played.
Shikamaru shrugged "To troublesome to even remember now how many times that is" the Nara Heir sighed trying to figure out how it is he managed to tie every single time with Sakura no matter what he did or what kind of defense he used on the board.
And what was even more baffling Sakura didn't understand how she did it either and their parents got a huge kick out of it whenever the duo came together to play shogi on the weekends at either the Haruno house or Nara Compound.
The others just watching as the two of them played two more games of shogi before it was time to head in and then finally they were released for the day "Guess I'll see you tomorrow" Sasuke grumbled out, knowing that he was going to be put through hellish training that day.
His few friends waved "Tomorrow, why because we have class again" Shino nodded spotting his own father and hurrying towards the man leaving Sakura alone with Shikamaru, Kiba and Naruto, until the lone blonde sighed.
"Well I have to get home see you Sakura-chan" Naruto waved as exuberantly as possible, wishing he had family like everyone else in his class, cause after that one day he hadn't seen his godfather again, it really wasn't fair to be honest.
The three remaining watched him trudge off "Seriously what is everyone's problem with him anyway, besides being a little goofy, Naruto's a perfectly normal kid" Sakura frowned seeing some adults glaring at the boy.
It made her itch to do something "Normal by our standards or your standards" Shikamaru snorted waiting patiently for his Father to appear, Sakura shot him a look that had him shrugging lazily before moving forward to walk home.
Leaving her alone with Kiba, who disappeared in the next moment "Have fun in the library" Kiba teased speeding towards his mother, on her own now Sakura walked leisurely to the library in hopes that her friend would be there.
And to her relief Shisui was, waiting in their normal spot with that familiar kind smile of his "There you are Sakura-chan did you wait for all your friends to go home before coming here first" Shisui teased lightly.
Putting his worries on the back burner for the time being as he greeted the eight year old with a hug "Pretty much Shisui-ni, though I wish I could do something for Naruto" the rosette admitted, figuring that it was lonely to go home to an empty house.
Shisui bit his lip "Cause he's family right, the will of fire, don't ever forget that okay Sakura-chan" the Uchiha said in a determined tone of voice trying not to break down and tell her the truth that he could be her enemy if things didn't get better soon.
"Everything okay Shisui-ni, you've been acting pretty weird lately does it have anything to do with your clan, have people been treating you guys even worse" Sakura looked up at him with wide innocent green eyes hearing the desperation in his voice and couldn't help but ask in worry for her friends.
Jaw hanging slightly agape in shock that she'd seen the Uchiha's treatment by the general population of the Leaf Village, he had to squash the urge to use his Sharingan on the girl and wipe his entire existence out of her mind right then and there.
But as much as he wished to do that he knew he couldn't "No Sakura-chan nothing like that, just got a big mission coming up soon and I don't know when I'll be back" Shisui laughed her fears off with a great amount of struggle, not wanting to worry her anymore than she'd already worried obviously.
Relieved to hear that and understanding because shinobi got sent on long missions sometimes she let her own worries go for the time being "Make sure you take care of yourself then Shisui-ni" the pinkette said with a smile.
Thankful that Sakura wasn't that observant yet to notice the lie, Shisui relaxed slightly "So how have classes been, is Ino still picking on you what about that other girl Ami" the ebony haired teenager questioned to keep the conversation flowing.
Immediately Sakura grinned "Great Shisui-ni, I'm the best in class after all and those two have been leaving me alone lately, I wonder if they finally got the hint" Sakura giggled just happy to spend all the time in the world with Shisui that she could.
Family was important and so were bonds as he'd taught her, her answer earned a chuckle and her hair ruffled "That's great Sakura-chan, by the way thank you for keeping an eye on Sasuke-chan for me so far" Shisui chuckled.
Amused by the little girl he'd known since she was five, only three years how the time had flown by "It was nothing Shisui-ni and Sasuke has really become like my best friend" the fuscia haired eight year old admitted brightly.
"Oh and what about Shino, how do you consider him" the Uchiha asked watching as she picked through the books to see if there was anything new on the shelves that she hadn't read, honestly how that girl could devour books was a mystery to him.
At the question she tilted her head to the side clearly thinking "My best friend to of course, say Shisui-ni um I know it's not standard or anything but one of these days could you teach me the body flicker" Sakura requested shyly.
"Course I can Sakura-chan, maybe this weekend even so long as your parents don't go off on another trip" Shisui offered unable to stop himself from thinking of Sakura as one of the most adorable kids he'd ever met.
She was so sweet and bubbly it was really cute "Yay I can't wait, I promise I won't let you down Shisui-ni" the pinkette burst into a round of hushed excited cheering because she didn't want to be thrown out of the library for being to loud.
Her friend was merely amused "I know you Sakura-chan, out of all you kids your the one that's going to go far and accomplish your goals" the ebony haired teenager chuckled softly grabbing the books she pointed to and handed them down to her.
Until the two of them moved onto the second most visited section of the library that Sakura liked to frequent "Guess I'll see you this Saturday hopefully" Sakura clutched her books tightly in her arms once she'd picked out two new insect books.
"Definitely Sakura-chan you can count on it" Shisui ruffled her hair one last time then body flickered leaving Sakura to head to the counter and have her books checked out before trekking the path home to her house.
Where she found her parents home and waiting for her "How was the academy today, still friends with Shino and Sasuke, how's Shisui-san doing" Mebuki asked, curious because it had been a long while that they'd had a chance to really talk to their daughter.
"It was great and yes Mom I'm still friends with Shino and Sasuke, Shisui-san is doing well, he promised to teach me the ropes to body flicker this weekend" the rosette admitted in a hopeful tone that they wouldn't be going off on one of their trips.
Mebuki smiled "No need to worry Sakura-chan, we'll be home this weekend so long as you promise to listen to everything he tells you, you can do whatever you like" Kizashi chuckled glad that she was branching out and learning new things.
A wide happy smile split across her face as Sakura plopped down at the low table to pull out her books and start on her homework "What about those other three boys, Naruto, Shikamaru and Kiba do you hang out with them any" the blonde woman prodded lightly.
"Just today we ate lunch together and you know I regularly play shogi with Shikamaru, I help Naruto with his fuinjutsu sometimes whenever he asks to learn more, but I don't think I've really hung out with Kiba like I have with everyone else" Sakura frowned.
Realizing the truth in that statement and resolved herself to find something she and Kiba could do together "Promise me that one of these days you'll try to make a female friend" the pink haired male sighed in exasperation.
At this rate his little girl would only have male friends and that bothered him more than he liked to admit, all those boys could take an interest in his sweet little Sakura-chan, he shook his head trying to get rid of those horrible thoughts.
While his wife stared at him in amusement already knowing what was going through his head the moment he'd said that "Even if all she has is male friends Kizashi at least their good to her" Mebuki snorted a laugh.
Earning a sulk "But Mebuki-chan I don't want them getting any idea's in their heads about Sakura-chan" Kizashi pouted, Sakura completely oblivious to their conversation as she was absorbed in her homework.
His wife rolled her vibrant green eyes at him and didn't say anything more on the topic before eventually she stood "I'm going to get started on dinner" the blonde announced only then did her daughter focus on her.
"May I help please Momma, I really want to learn more about cooking" Sakura looked at her mother hopefully until the woman nodded "Yes thank you very much Momma" the pinkette popped up from the floor and followed Mebuki into the kitchen to get started on supper.
Leaving behind the only male in the family "Honestly I wonder what's gotten into her recently" Kizashi shook his head, having noticed her strangeness lately, well she'd been stranger than usual and he worried something was going on.
Though he just didn't realize that his daughter merely wanted to learn everything she could before she became a genin so that she wasn't behind the rest of her classmates who were all clan children unlike her being from a civilian family.
Forty minutes later he was called into the kitchen where there was a delicious spread of food on the table, his wife and daughter already seated and just waiting for him, where they gave their thanks for the meal and dug in.
Before Sakura returned to finishing up her homework and once she was done with that pulled out one of her new books to read until bath time, where she drew her own bath, dressed for bed and then finally went to sleep after a long day.
Just four days later she was meeting Shisui on the training grounds "Okay Sakura-chan the first thing you should know about the body flicker technique is that it allows you to move at a high speed to short or long distances" Shisui lectured.
Sakura sitting on a rock listening to him with rapt attention "I remember that from the book I read" Sakura nodded absorbing the knowledge like a sponge it was one of her redeeming qualities that allowed her to learn at a higher rate than normal children.
This earned a smile "Right to execute the body flicker you have to use the tiger hand sign and focus on where you want to go, since you've built up a small reserve of chakra you should be able to go from there to there" the Uchiha pointed.
Making the hand sign necessary to execute the jutsu that he was teaching her, Sakura eyed the distance he'd evaluated for her then hopped up from her rock "Guess I aught to give it a try then" the rosette took a deep breath.
Remembering to mold her chakra in conjunction with performing hand signs then in a light puff of smoke was gone thinking of the spot she wanted to appear at only to land face first in the dirt "Nicely done Sakura and don't worry you'll get use to it" Shisui praised.
Not to surprised that she'd managed it on the first try "If you say so" Sakura huffed spitting out dirt and grass that she'd practically eaten on her first round of practicing the body flicker technique, it was bad enough that she'd nearly inhaled the smoke to.
Shisui laughed harder at the sulking that she was doing "Since you've managed that much I thought I would teach you how to incorporate your own item into the mix, these cherry blossom petals for instance" the ebony haired teenager held out the extra thing he'd gotten.
And the girl perked up immediately "So there is a way to get rid of the smoke then" the pinkette asked wondering how she was going to incorporate the petals into the technique, it sounded kind of complicated to be honest.
"Yes, though I'm most renowned for it's use as I can use the technique without the smoke and don't worry this part is pretty easy, you've already done the hard part after all" Shisui explained helping her practice adding the petals into the mix.
Until soon enough she was popping short distances around the training grounds in a swirl of cherry blossoms "Is there any other ways to help me build up my chakra reserves than using jutsu's" Sakura inquired.
Once she'd worn herself out and feeling drained of chakra "Meditation sink into your consciousness and find your core, connect to it that will help you regain some chakra to in a pinch" the Uchiha instructed.
Thoroughly amused as she sat with her legs crossed to meditate for a bit until she got bored of that "Can we just sit here and watch the sky for a little while" the rosette asked feeling tired now from all the practice she'd done in an hour.
He was all to happy to accommodate her request as they lay on the ground side by side staring at the sky and watching the clouds roll by at a slow pace before he realized it Sakura's breathing had evened out and he was watching her sleep instead.
Not to long after that Sakura woke up from her impromptu nap so Shisui took her home to spend the rest of the weekend with her parents the family that would always be there for her and would never betray her as he walked away in determination.
A few months later after Sasuke had turned eight and they were just starting their third year in the academy Sakura was approached by a familiar person that she hadn't seen for a good long while "Itachi-san what are you doing here" Sakura frowned.
Usually Shisui was the only one to meet her in the library, but he'd been gone on a mission for a couple weeks now at least that was the official excuse given to her and not only that but Itachi had Sasuke to worry about.
Itachi gave her a faint smile "This is unusual to you I know, but I came to ask a favor of you Sakura-san in regards to Sasuke-otouto" Itachi bent until he was eye level with the young girl that Shisui had adored to the point of driving them all insane.
She tilted her head to the side "Okay what's the favor" the pinkette relented to his pleading gaze, it was the same look that Shisui had started giving her before he'd went off on that big mission he'd told her about.
Relieved that she wasn't refusing him Itachi smiled again "Could you hang out with Otouto after class lets out and keep him from the compound for awhile tomorrow" the ebony haired thirteen year old requested carefully hoping that she wouldn't ask questions.
And thankfully she didn't "Well sure I can Itachi-san because Sasuke's one of my best friends and practically family by this point" Sakura beamed brightly at the teenager and got her hair ruffled like she was use to.
The real shocker came next as the Uchiha bent "Thank you Sakura-san" Itachi murmured awkwardly kissing her forehead in weird brotherly affection, then straighten and walk away, Sakura watched him go with a frown before picking out her usual books to read and heading home.
But like she'd promised the next day after academy let out and before Sasuke could rush off she grabbed his hand "Want to hang out today for awhile maybe even go to the training grounds" the pinkette rushed out.
Sasuke gave her a weird look before shrugging "Sure, maybe you could help me with some things I'm struggling on, like senbon needles I just can get my grip right still" Sasuke relented to her request thinking nothing of it as she was his friend.
Glad that the boy hadn't kicked up a fuss the two of them traipsed off to the training grounds like she'd told her parents she might be doing to train some "Alright Sasuke show me how you hold your throwing needles" Sakura asked.
He grabbed one from his weapons pouch only to have it practically break "See sometimes I can pull it out, then other times they break instantly on me" the raven haired boy pouted upset that he could get the weapon down.
When Sakura was practically an expert on the throwing needles by that point as she practiced with them the most "Because you get impatient Sasuke, try it again, do it slowly" the rosette instructed lightly watching with keen eyes.
As Sasuke did as she told him and managed to pull one of the breakable weapons from his pouch without breaking it "I did it yes now time to practice throwing it, do I apply the same concept" Sasuke frowned eyeing the weapon warily.
Until Sakura came to stand at his side, pulling out her own and this time it was his turn to watch as she took up her throwing stance gripping the throwing needle carefully, not to tight and not to loose then with a quick flick of her wrist throw her weapon to hit dead center.
The throwing needles were the only ones she could get a perfect bullseye on every single time no matter how she threw the weapon "Just like that Sasuke and don't rush yourself" Sakura giggled lightly, Sasuke took a deep breath and faced the target himself this time.
Before letting his throwing needles loose from his hand, one broke while the rest stuck in the wood of the target the outer most ring to be exact and Sasuke groaned frustrated that he couldn't get his aim right even after working tirelessly to hone the skill.
Accuracy with weapons were definitely not his forte to say the least but Sakura pat him encouragingly on the back to keep him practicing until his arms grew tired from repeatedly throwing weapons at a target.
It had been an hour by that point since they'd gotten out of the academy but he wasn't quite ready to go home "Do you want to practice some jutsu's with me" the little Uchiha inquired, knowing that his friend could do limited jutsu's.
She nodded to his relief because he didn't want to be the only one practicing "Luckily I found this the other day at a bookstore, it has some awesome jutsu's I've wanted to try lately" the pinkette grinned pulling out one of her personal books and cracking it open for the first time.
Where Sasuke sat next to her so they could read from it together for almost twenty minutes, oohing and awing over the jutsu's detailed within "I think that one sounds interesting" Sasuke pointed out one, the phoenix flower jutsu.
"Yeah if you have fire nature, anyway we should start practicing before someone shows up to kick us off the field" Sakura made her own choices and the two of them went to opposite sides of the field to practice their elemental jutsu's.
Practically exhausting themselves of chakra before Sakura suggested they meditate for a little while, she was doubly grateful for Shisui when after thirty minutes of meditating some of her chakra did come back so she wasn't left feeling completely exhausted.
By then the sky was dark and Sasuke knew he should start heading home "Anyway I really should probably get going before Mother gets mad but thanks for hanging out with me Sakura" the raven haired boy said as he dusted off his shorts from any dirt that had got on them.
Heart jolting Sakura bit her lip as what Itachi had requested popped into her mind along with a bad feeling churning in her stomach "Ho..How about you stay the night Sasuke, I've got a bad feeling" the fuscia haired girl burst out when he started trudging from the training grounds.
"As much as I'd like to Sakura, if I did that without asking Mother and Father are sure to be very angry with me and you know how strict they are" Sasuke reminded wondering what had gotten into his friend all of a sudden.
When she looked around fearfully before squaring her shoulders "We go together then" Sakura announced determinedly and Sasuke shrugged as they started towards his clan compound that was clear across the village.
Right away Sakura knew something was wrong when they came upon the gates and found them guard-less where anyone could walk in, Sasuke however was completely oblivious as that bad feeling from before increased.
It was practically twisting her insides into knots as they walked through the gates and down the darkened streets of the Uchiha Compound, all was still and there was an odd smell in the air that had her nearly gagging from it's overwhelming scent.
"Are you okay Sakura" the raven haired boy asked when she covered her mouth looking sick to her stomach, then before he could hand her a canteen of water Sakura made a mad dash for a trash can to vomit inside it.
Then trudge back towards him "Somethings not right Sasuke lets hurry to your house okay" the pinkette still looked ill and so they picked up the pace and made it to the main family house in record time unknowing of the horror they were about to witness as they headed inside.
Sakura immediately regretted letting Sasuke come here as they entered the living room "Ni-san" Sasuke choked out seeing his beloved older brother standing over their parents dead bodies wielding a bloodied tantou in his hands.
The thirteen year old looked at them with cold ebony eyes "Foolish little brother" Itachi shook his head pulling out a kunai and with deadly aim threw the weapon intent to kill clear but the little girl was perceptive as she lunged.
Knocking Sasuke to the floor "How could you Itachi-san I trusted you…I thought that maybe you were planning a surprise for Sasuke that's why I went along with your favor request" Sakura cried holding Sasuke down on the floor.
Even as he laid limply in her grip to numb from the shock of what he'd just witnessed to comprehend anything for the moment "Didn't Shisui ever teach you to not be so naive" the thirteen year old said in a harsh cold tone holding the tantou out.
Making the young girl flinch until she went as pale as a ghost in realization "Shisui-kun didn't go on a mission did he you killed him didn't you" the pinkette screamed as tears poured down her cheeks while she felt as if her whole heart was breaking.
"To test my strength against the whole clan, I'm rather disappointed actually the great Uchiha Clan nothing but a sham" Itachi scoffed cruelly and padded forward, Sakura went rigid then with brute strength yanked Sasuke up after her as they retreated.
Itachi was to fast for her though and soon she was laying on her side after being thrown across the room her whole body hurt after being slammed into the wall "No don't please Itachi-san don't take Sasuke away to" Sakura cried reaching out towards Sasuke in hopes that he would snap out of his stupor.
Almost as if he could hear the anguish in her voice Sasuke finally joined them again and was on his feet in five seconds flat dodging the blow that would have for sure killed him "Why are you doing this Ni-san" the eight year old scowled.
Tears in his eyes with a couple spilling down his cheeks "Like I already said to test my strength and if you want revenge foolish little brother you must come before me with these eyes, the mangekyou sharingan only after killing your best friend can you acquire the ultimate form of our dojutsu" the older Uchiha explained.
Sakura felt terror well up in her as Sasuke dropped to the floor squirming and screaming in pure agony after Itachi had used what he'd called his mangekyou sharingan on his own brother before turning to her with that same cold look in his eyes from before.
Padding forward until he was knelt beside her "I'm sorry you had to witness this Sakura-san, it was never my intention to involve you so I ask that you go to sleep and forget" then his eyes changed to the warm ones she remembered before her whole world went black.
When Sakura next woke it was to the steady beeping of a heart monitor and the second thing she noticed was that she was in the hospital, panic welled up on her and she started thrashing around afraid of the darkness that enveloped the room.
In the next moment the whole room was filled with a bright light as a medic rushed in to see what was wrong "Sweetie everything's okay now" the medic soothed gently as tears flooded her eyes and rolled down her cheeks and she didn't even know why she felt so sad all of a sudden.
"Um whats going on why am I here in the hospital" the rosette frowned in confusion as her tears finally abated the only thing she could think of asking at that particular moment in time, she felt fine so why was she in a hospital bed.
The medic looked at her in confusion "Whats the last thing you remember sweetie" the woman asked carefully and the little girl tilted her head to the side forcing herself to remember the last thing she'd done.
"Err I was hanging out with Sasuke….oh god Sasuke where is he, please tell me Itachi-san didn't get him" Sakura jolted easily breaking the memory blocking jutsu the thirteen year old had placed in her mind.
Relieved that all it had taken was a little concentration the medic nodded "Your friend is fine, over there still asleep in fact, though Sasuke-san got hit with the worst kind of attack, he probably won't wake up for a couple more days" the medic pointed.
And Sakura immediately calmed down as her eyes landed on Sasuke, who unlike how she'd last seen him was no longer screaming in that agonizing way even as more tears poured from her eyes, and though Itachi hadn't quite admitted it, what he'd said had been answer enough.
Her very first friend the teenager she saw like an older brother was dead and Itachi had been the one to kill him "Shisui-kun, Shisui-kun" the rosette cried unable to really comprehend the loss of someone she considered family.
While the medic just held her to her chest and ran a soothing hand through silky pink locks until the little girl's parents burst their way into the room their daughter was in "Sakura oh my baby" Mebuki lunged finding Sakura awake.
More tears spilled down already to pale cheeks "Thank god your okay" Kizashi heaved a sigh of relief that his daughter was finally awake after sleeping for two whole days as he joined the family hug, it was clear though that Sakura wasn't okay in the least.
As she sat there wrapped in their arms unable to stop from crying and completely inconsolable "Not okay Itachi-san did something horrible he killed his own parents and Shisui-ni" Sakura whimpered unable to get those images out of her mind either.
Traumatized most likely from the incident she'd inadvertently gotten herself mixed up in alongside Sasuke "About that can you tell us what you remember Sakura-san" Shikaku Nara appeared in the hospital room.
Eyeing her warily like she was a ticking time bomb but Sakura nodded and tried to dry her eyes as best she could "He said it was to test his strength and that he was sorry I got mixed up in it to, he also told Sasuke that if he wanted revenge he had to kill his best friend" the rosette sniffled.
Shikaku grimaced realizing what that meant while the older Haruno's gasped and held onto their daughter like she was their lifeline "She couldn't remember at first, he placed some memory block on her that she broke" the medic warned.
The man rubbed his face tiredly since it had been a long couple of days with his son pestering him to find out how Sakura was and cleaning up the bodies from the massacre to start preparing a funeral for them "Right of course she did" the Nara Patriarch groaned.
If there was one thing he understood about that little girl, it was that she was different, to different than the rest of her classmates, eventually Sakura drifted off into a fitful sleep "What'll we do, what if Sasuke decides to pursue his brother for revenge" the blonde woman frowned.
Peering at the other child involved in the incident who still had yet to awaken "The only thing we can do Mebuki, ensure that never happens" the pink haired male said firmly, having already thought of it before.
Curious about what the two were speaking of the Jonin Commander joined them "How will you ensure Sasuke never becomes an avenger, also I would suggest therapy for Sakura-san, to help ease the emotional trauma she was dealt" Shikaku suggested.
Already thinking of the best therapist in the village who happened to be very child friendly and Sakura would really like him since she was already familiar with the man "Adopt Sasuke of course if that's what he wants and yes that's probably for the best" Mebuki nodded.
Her husband was in agreement to the idea as well "Poor boy, he lost everyone in a single night" Kizashi shook his head feeling pity for the child he doubted Sasuke would appreciate it though and perhaps maybe he should see a therapist as well.
For two more days Sakura stayed in the hospital until Sasuke finally woke up "Sakura" he croaked, throat sore from the screaming he'd done four days ago upon spotting his friend sitting up and talking to Ino's father of all people.
Though upon hearing him her eyes shot towards his, bloodshot viridian with deep black bags met his tear filled ebony "Go on Sakura-chan" Inoichi helped her from the bed to the floor and followed the little girl over to the bed that was occupied by Sasuke.
Before climbing in to sit next to him with Inoichi's help again "I'm sorry I didn't listen to you when you said you had a bad feeling" the raven haired boy apologized feeling horrible for making her witness that horror with him.
"Not your fault Sasuke, sitting here and blaming each other won't change what Itachi did to your entire clan either you know" Sakura shrugged tiredly, not getting much sleep from all the nightmares she'd been having the last couple of days.
He grit his teeth and clenched his hands into fists "Still why did he have to do that, I'm sure he was lying he had to be right Sakura" Sasuke scowled trying to remember everything but after seeing his parents lying there dead, he'd blanked a lot out, leaving Sakura to fend for herself.
It had only been after hearing Sakura scream, pleading with his brother not to kill him that he'd managed to snap out of it, by then he'd missed a lot and then Itachi had used that sharingan on him and it felt like he was being tortured from the inside out.
Sakura pat his hand gently "I don't know for sure Sasuke but I don't think it was for the reason he said it was for" the rosette finally said, remembering the change just before blacking out, how he'd given her that warm look that she was accustomed while asking her to go to sleep and forget.
Those words were engraved on her mind and she was sure he'd said them for a reason "So what are you doing here" the ebony haired boy focused his attention on the silent male who'd been listening to them converse no doubt.
"Ah well for all intents and purposes for the next couple of months I'm going to be your therapist, that way the trauma you and Sakura-chan were dealt can be eased" Inoichi explained earning the patented Uchiha scowl.
Until Sakura patted Sasuke's hand again in a reassuring way "Also there's one more thing my parents offered if you'd like to take you in, adopt you even, only if you want but you have a room at our house if you want it" Sakura breathed out.
Knowing her friend was probably going to take this badly and the boy stared at her in shock and surprise "They want to adopt me, I know you heard what Itachi said and have already told them that, so how could they even want me near you" Sasuke spat.
"Because you didn't deserve anything that happened Sasuke-san, plus and though you might not want to hear this you are an orphan now and your brother could decide to come back to kill you if he wanted, you can't stay in that compound anymore" the blonde off to the side said.
Ebony orbs rounded in fear "I'm sorry Sasuke" the pinkette felt tears pricking at her eyes again as the boys shoulders shook in silent sobs, grieving for everyone he'd lost, his parents, his entire clan and what made it worse was that the person who'd done it was the one he'd adored, his brother.
His brother was a murderer "Someday I'm going to get the truth out of him" the second to last survivor of the Uchiha clan vowed, determined to do everything in his power to complete his goal from then on and be nothing like Itachi wanted him to be.
Inoichi let out a silent sigh of relief as the two children lay side by side and went to sleep, at least it seemed that Sasuke wasn't going to become what his brother wanted him to be and that was perhaps the best thing they could all hope for right now as the children slept.