~Three Years Later~
Less than two days remained until they were allowed to take the academy graduation exams to hopefully become genin, shinobi of their village and adults in their own rights "Are you sure about this Sasuke" Sakura asked.
As they stood before the gates of the abandoned Uchiha Compound "Yeah if he left us some things then we have to find them if they haven't already been found" Sasuke nodded mind flashing back to a few days ago where they'd received an unexpected summons.
~Flashback~
"Hokage-sama calls for you two, your wanted in his office immediately" a Jonin they weren't familiar with appeared in front of them as they were trekking back from the training field they frequented to keep their skills polished.
Both of them looked shocked but hurried to the Hokage Tower at their leaders command "Ah good of you to come Sasuke-kun, Sakura-chan, there's a matter of most importance we have to speak about today" Hiruzen greeted with a kind smile on his wizened face.
The duo were rightfully confused as the door was shut and the room was sealed, then soundproofed to prevent eavesdroppers or someone trying to get it "Okay what's this most important matter Hokage-sama" the pinkette was just as polite as he remembered.
Definitely having grown into a blossoming beauty over the last four years as well with nearly waist length pink hair and bright willful viridian eyes that burned with the will of fire that had been instilled in her by one Shisui Uchiha.
It was one thing that had never changed "Let's just say a certain someone that your both familiar with left you some things for you to receive when it was nearly time for you both to become genin" the Third Hokage cleared his throat.
Rummaging about in his desk as their eyes went wide in shock and uncertainty "But how and why" the ebony haired preteen scowled in frustration there he went again despite how many years passed Shisui remained the same even though he was gone, making sure to take care of them.
A second later his hand was grabbed and patted gently in a soothing reassuring way to help him calm down as two packages were set before them "There you two go, just be careful" Hiruzen warned seriously of the preteens.
Who nodded sagely in understanding, taking the packages and sealing them away in storage scrolls then bowing low they left no doubt to find a private place to open their gifts away from prying eyes such as his old teammate.
The place they chose was the Haruno House "Guess he wrote me a letter" Sakura grimaced seeing the envelope tucked into the package with her name on it, Sasuke immediately abandoned his own package to scoot over to her so they could read it together.
~Dear Sakura-chan,
Forgive me for leaving you like this, by now you should have figured things out, that I won't be coming back from that mission I told you I'd be going on, you've always been such a smart kid after all and I'm sorry.
I feel like most of it's my fault you see, getting so involved with you but I couldn't help it, you were so polite and sweet and I wanted to get to know you even though you were a civilian kid hoping to become something in our world.
Promise me you'll never give up on your dream okay no matter what happens remain strong and I have no doubt you'll beat the odds, Sasuke-chan to, keep taking care of him for me please for as long as possible and protect him.
No doubt he's reading this letter with you so be brave Sasuke-chan and don't blame Itachi, he sacrificed a lot for your sake, just know that he's fighting to keep you safe, the rest I'm sure you'll figure out eventually.
Anyway if your reading this Sakura-chan it must almost be time for you to take the graduation exams to receive your headband and become a genin, remember teamwork is key, don't be reckless and charge in by yourself that will get you killed.
Getting to the point of this letter I hid a few things before I died, it's in the compound, the map I drew should be on the backside of this letter, go find them Sasuke, Sakura, their yours now and please take care of them for me will you both.
Right to end this letter remember I'll always be proud of you, both of you, carve a path that others strive to walk on with you and keep this in mind what it means to be a shinobi is to endure despite the odds with all you have.
With Much Love Shisui~
The letter abruptly ended after that "We have to go find the stuff mentioned" Sasuke declared as the letter was flipped over to reveal the map that Shisui had drawn that would lead Sakura to whatever he hid in the Uchiha Compound.
Even if it meant venturing into a place he hadn't been in, in four years and they'd probably have to ask for a therapy session just in case afterwards because no doubt memories of that night would surface and just thinking about it made him twitchy.
Sakura pressed her lips together "First lets find out what these are" the rosette gestured to the packages in front of them, Sasuke flushed and nodded pulling his package towards him where they were both opened at the same time.
Revealing a book on advanced fuinjutsu each, pouches of each kind of weapon, scrolls full of medical supplies each, storage pouches, a scroll full of blank scrolls and tags, a tag pouch, a pair of gloves and new sandals, plus a survival kit.
Basically a starter kit for when they became genin and started going on missions, though the advanced fuinjutsu book was a nice touch as the gifts were sealed away and the two of them lounged around the house for the rest of the day.
~End Flashback~
"Come on we should hurry before someone figures out what we're doing" the ebony haired preteen urged her through the gates, knowing that they shouldn't be in there, but nothing was going to stop him from finding those extra gifts that had been hidden for them.
"Fine but I'm blaming you if the nightmares start coming back" Sakura huffed closing the gates behind her and facing forward to take in the Uchiha Compound for the first time in four long years, all at once the memories hit her.
And she nearly bolted back out the gates if it hadn't been for Sasuke reaching out and gripping her hand tightly, signaling that he was also remembering everything that had happened "Be strong" Sasuke blew out a breath.
Unbelievably tense as they started down the abandoned streets letting the map Shisui had drew them lead them to wherever he had hidden whatever he'd hidden for them, past the main family house they both cringed away from.
To what seemed like a shed "Oh look Sasuke, stairs" the pinkette figured out the puzzle and moved a tile out of the way with Sasuke's help of course, dust flew into the air making them cough as she pulled out her flashlight.
Brightening up the stairwell as they carefully wound their way down the steps "Secret clan meeting hall" the second to last remaining Uchiha muttered suddenly as he started seeing his clan's symbol on the walls.
It seemed like they'd been walking forever when they finally came upon a locked door "What do you propose Sasuke, we weren't given a key after all" Sakura lifted a fuscia colored brow on her friend, him and his bright idea's she snorted inwardly.
"Kick it in I guess" Sasuke shrugged uncaring, Sakura blinked then shrugged like him and turned to face the door, raising her foot and after channeling chakra into her limb kicked the door, it flew off its hinges with a loud clatter.
Causing dust to fly up into their noses making them sneeze and cough for a couple of minutes "Ugh it's safe to say no ones been here in a good long while" the rosette coughed waving her hand to dispel the dust floating in the air.
Sasuke rolled his eyes "Let's just find what we're looking for and get out of here, this place gives me the creeps" the ebony haired preteen shuddered pulling out his own flashlight as they searched around the room.
Where they came upon a trapdoor after a thorough search "Seriously why go through such pains to hide it like this" Sakura groaned irritated with Shisui for the first time in her entire life and she wished he was still alive so she could punch him for doing this.
"You know he had a flare for the dramatics Sakura, he probably did this to make you put your brain to good use" Sasuke snorted as they went around looking for a key and found it under a loose tile in the corner of the room.
Her eye twitched in frustration at that as the trapdoor was unlocked and they dropped down into it, kicking up even more dust, indicating this place hadn't seen light in years either, but it seemed their search had finally come to an end.
As on a lone table was a plethora of interesting things but only a few of them had their names written on them "About damn time geez" the pinkette grumbled setting her flashlight down to seal the few items meant for her away in a storage scroll.
Likewise Sasuke did the same before they skedaddled "Phew that was a close one" the Uchiha panted as they avoided a patrolling Jonin and fled from the Uchiha Compound all the way back to home up to Sakura's room.
Sakura who shot him a scathing look in response to his comment before flopping down on her floor allowing the tension to drain out of her first before reaching for the scroll to unseal the items she'd received from Shisui.
There was a scroll the first thing she really noticed because it was so unique looking "Is this what I think it is" Sakura gasped unrolling it to reveal empty slots, curious Sasuke peered over her shoulder eyes widening as he caught on as well.
"Probably Sakura, for what summons I have no idea, only way to find out is to sign your name I think" Sasuke commented watching Sakura have an internal debate with herself, before she bit her thumb and drew her name in blood on the first slot.
Before running through a set of hand signs "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu" the fuscia haired preteen slammed her hand on the ground and a patchwork of seals spread out accumulating in one spot then in a puff of smoke.
A large bright red spider about as big as her hand was before her "Hello I am Mibojin the current leader of the Red Legged Spider Summons Contract" the spider greeted politely staring at the girl in front of him with all eight eyes.
Curiously because this is the first time anyone had ever summoned them "Mibojin-sama then I am Sakura Haruno, would you like to be my summons, fight with me and you will be treated kindly this I promise you" Sakura straightened looking very serious before the spider.
This being the weirdest thing she'd ever done most likely and it was agony waiting for the spider to respond "Very well then Sakura-sama was it, we of the Red Legged Spider Clan will fight with you and be your summons just remember to keep your promise" Mibojin said.
Accepting the girl before him as his summoner then in a puff of smoke was gone "Lucky all I get is the clans cat summons" Sasuke huffed only to get knuckles rapped on his head for being so picky about his gifts.
"Even if that's the summons you get, they will still be helpful to you" the pinkette scolded lightly before turning to look at the rest of the items she'd unsealed, a medical pouch, full of herbs and some poisons, along with a recommendation letter unsigned of course.
Expert level anatomy book detailing all the pressure points "If you get any more books your going to have your own library" the raven haired preteen snorted seeing the amount of books she was getting from Shisui.
Practically a whole stack of them, plus the fuinjutsu book from a couple days ago "Most likely" Sakura sighed reading over the unique titles of her newest books, crafting poisons and antidotes, advanced functions of the brain, a detailed book on bodily functions as well.
There was even another scroll and out came empty vials, a bunsen burner, filters, funnels, medical tools of all variety and more herbs, some were even rare and not seen around the Leaf Village proving how much effort Shisui had put into this particular gift.
"Kami it's like he went all out for us" Sasuke grimaced eyeing the amount of things he'd gotten with wide eyes, swords of all types, a kit to take care of them, a detailed book on how to learn lightning nature jutsu's and plenty of other things.
Sakura nodded, that wasn't the last thing thing there was a third scroll and what came out of it was more shocking than anything else "Fuck Shisui what the hell you jerk" the rosette cursed, saying Shisui's name for the first time since she'd woken up.
In the scroll was what had probably been all of Shisui's savings from his vault beneath the Hokage Tower or at least half of them "Don't let Mebuki hear you cuss like that Sakura" the ebony haired preteen laughed only to react in the same way as he unsealed his third and final scroll as well.
Apparently Shisui had went above and beyond to ensure they got started off on the proper track to being shinobi of the Leaf Village, his savings would provide for them anything they wanted for quite a few years they were certain as everything was sealed away again.
While the two of them sat on the floor mulling over everything "Oh Shisui I wish you were still here with us" Sakura sighed looking sad and ready to cry, all that had happened in the last couple of days was to much for her it seemed.
Mental exhaustion catching up with her Sakura laid her head on her bed and drifted off into a fitful sleep "I'm sorry Sakura, I should have found that stuff myself" Sasuke sighed placing a blanket around her shoulders and leaning against the bed to think in the silence of the room.
~Two Days Later~
It was finally time for academy graduation exams "Is that a new outfit" Ino asked eyeing Sakura who was wearing a different style of clothing that she'd never seen before while taking her seat in between Naruto and Kiba as they'd grown use to.
This earned a nod "Mhm custom made to be precise" Sakura admitted, not explaining where she'd got the outfit from, her summons were meticulous in ensuring that she had proper clothes that suited her future status as a genin.
So they'd made her a plethora of new outfits, teaching her how to dye their silk to dark colors "You look different as well Sasuke" Kiba noted, another person who'd benefited from the spider summons was Sasuke.
Mibojin had decided that since Sasuke was so close to his summoner that he would receive new clothing as well "Just had some outfits custom made as well" Sasuke commented in an offhanded tone keeping Sakura's spider summons secret like she was doing.
Committing to the lie that had been spun, secrets were life in the shinobi world after all and if someone knew all those secrets they were as good as dead "Wh..Where did y..you get the ribbon Sakura-chan" Hinata chose that moment to pop up on their other side.
Holding off on going to her seat for the moment, a lot more confident than she use to be after continuous hangouts with Sakura and Ino "Oh this my parents actually gave it to me" the rosette said truthfully this time.
Sasuke nodded having been there when the older Haruno woman had gifted it to her daughter, that wasn't to say the spiders hadn't helped out by weaving their silk into the ribbon, making it a lot more comfortable, not only did it provide a small amount of protection, it was fashionable to.
Just to Mibojin's liking "I got something to but their not giving it to me until after we become genin" the Uchiha sulked having really come to care for the Haruno's in the four years they'd been taking care of him and providing for all his needs above their own sometimes.
Eventually Hinata did traipse off to her seat where neither of her row-mates were there yet "Is that a spider, why because its very peculiar" Shino sat down not a moment to soon and spotting the little creature hiding in Sakura's hair whispered that quietly in her ear.
That way Kiba didn't hear with his ultra sensitive hearing, she jolted lightly at the appearance of her crush, face flushing at his close proximity before nodding quietly at his question "Yes, that's Shiruki-chan, summons" Sakura whispered back just as quietly to Shino.
"What are you two whispering about I wanna know to believe it" Naruto joined them with an exuberant outburst and was instantly given an explanation that was a lie but the blonde was so oblivious to it that he just accepted it as is.
"It's going to be such a drag" Shikamaru mumbled joining the group speaking in that same lazy manner that hadn't changed from the day they'd all started the academy, Sakura rolled her eyes while Sasuke snorted.
Shino was quiet though "Keep thinking like that and you won't become a genin Shikamaru" Choji laughed munching on chips as they headed for their seats just in the nick of time to as their sensei finally made his appearance in the classroom.
Heading for the podium and facing them with that same kind smile he'd always possessed on his lips "Good Morning, let me get started with roll-call then one by one you will be called into this room for your testing" Iruka greeted.
Calling out the names of all his students to make sure none of them were skipping before calling the first one up to get their graduation test underway making the others anxious since none of them knew what to expect until finally the Hinata came out of the room.
With an official headband tied loosely around her neck and she was dismissed from the classroom with instructions to come back in a couple days at a specific time to find out who her sensei and teammates would be.
The next called into the room was Kiba, followed by Shino, Choji, Shikamaru, Ino, Ami, her two friends, none of them got a headband though proving inadequate and not ready to become genin like most of their classmates.
Naruto went in but he didn't come back out, Sasuke and finally Sakura "That Dope where did he go and what happened" the Uchiha scowled ready to pull his hair out unable to put his headband on in peace because the knucklehead just had to run away for some reason.
"Shiruki-chan went with Naruto on my command, she got back a few minutes ago and said that Mizuki-sensei from another class tempted Naruto to steal something" the rosette announced with a thunderous expression on her face.
Making the preteen standing next to her pale and shudder at the anger displayed "Did she also get Naruto's location for us" Sasuke raised a brow knowing that the spider summons were really competent and could be trusted.
As Sakura nodded "Of course and I sent her on ahead to let Mom and Dad know that something came up and that we'd be bringing a guest back so long as we got to Naruto before Mizuki-sensei did" Sakura grinned.
Having a bright and sharp mind proved to be useful, Naruto was her friend and he didn't deserve to be taken advantage of like that by one of their own sensei's it was to cruel for her to even think about doing even if that made her soft.
Sasuke nodded and once Shiruki returned the little spider led them to where Naruto had holed himself away in the forest "Hehehe your not who I was expecting" Naruto laughed awkwardly looking up from the scroll that he'd stolen and spying his two friends.
One of whom crossed her arms "Even if you did fail the graduation exams Naruto, following along with this madness of stealing a very important scroll is not right" the pinkette let loose with a scolding from hell.
Morals just as strong as they had been on the first day of the academy "But Mizuki-sensei said that I could become a ninja if I did it this way" the blonde tried to defend his actions, hurt that he was being yelled at by someone who'd always been kind to him.
"Yeah a bad ninja, you know what those are called rogues, for stealing that, you could be thrown in a cell at T&I, be chased out of the village by the very people you want to be acknowledged by or worse be executed" the raven haired preteen said harshly.
Trying to make a point that while his intentions had been pure, Mizuki's hadn't and the academy sensei had lied to him, Naruto looked as if his whole world had been ripped out from underneath his feet at that.
"That's enough Sasuke, come on Naruto to Hokage-sama's to explain and report Mizuki-sensei" Sakura held out her hand for the boy who was misunderstood with a reassuring smile on her lips in hopes that he would take it.
Just as Naruto was reaching for it a kunai flew between them and she had to jerk back hastily to avoid getting impaled by the weapon "Mizuki-sensei" Naruto trembled fearing the academy sensei after what he'd learned.
Sakura grit her teeth and narrowed her eyes on the blue haired Chunin that was the current cause of her friends suffering "Don't you have anything better to do than antagonize people" Sasuke spat scowling at the man.
Until he jumped to the ground and it was all out chaos "RUN NARUTO, go get a Jonin" the pinkette shouted throwing her senbon needles with deadly accuracy at Mizuki's popliteal fossa and the Chunin dropped to the ground.
"Go you idiot, leave Mizuki to us alright" Sasuke jerked his head gesturing for the boy to start running the blonde sniffled and fled with the scroll of sealing situated upon his back, Mizuki tried to go after him.
But the two newly graduated genin stood in his way "Why be friends with a monster like that, you know he has a beast inside of him don't you, he'll kill you first chance he gets" Mizuki taunted cruelly Sakura was having none of it though.
As she brandished her weapons in his face "You don't know Naruto then, even if that were true, he has never been nor will he ever be that beast, he's a normal boy that has faced struggles and cruelty since he was a child and I will not allow you to ruin him further" the pinkette spat.
Mizuki reeled back in shock at the viciousness she was displaying after being pretty mild throughout her entire academy days "Cause the Dope is family" even the second to last Uchiha was unlike his usual self.
The Chunin knew without a doubt then that no matter what he said, he wouldn't change their opinions about Naruto and what shocked him even more was what happened next when he found himself wrapped in what felt like steel bars.
While an army of little spiders crawled over him binding him from head to toe and leaving his eyes uncovered in strong webbing "Ah-ah wouldn't struggle like that Mizuki-sensei, my spiders are particularly venomous and will bite on my command" Sakura warned.
When Mizuki started struggling in his binding "Sakura-chan, Sasuke I found Iruka-sensei" Naruto chose that moment to return no longer carrying the scroll of sealing on his back like before, their academy sensei in tow.
Iruka stared at his fellow Chunin with disappointment "How could you Mizuki and to try and take advantage of Naruto like that, you'll go to a high level prison for this, also Hokage-sama wants to see you three in his office" Iruka shook his head then faced his former students.
Two of them genin now while Naruto slumped his shoulders knowing he was going to be in a lot of trouble for this "Relax Naruto, the most that will happen is you get off with a light warning since you were manipulated into stealing that scroll" Sasuke assured.
As the three of them started towards the Hokage Tower, leaving Mizuki in Iruka's more than capable hands until they were stood before their leader "Quite the evening that's been had, with a few lessons learned I think, don't you agree Naruto-kun" Hiruzen chuckled.
Naruto hung his head in shame "I'm sorry Old Man Hokage I swear I didn't know that it was a forbidden scroll, I swear I won't do it again, I just wanted to be a genin so bad, so please don't chase me out of the village" the blonde dropped to his knee's.
Clearly not above begging while Hiruzen looked shocked and directed his gaze onto the two newly minted genin, Sasuke grimaced rubbing the back of his head sheepishly and Sakura was shaking her head in exasperation.
"Be calm Naruto-kun your not being evicted from the village I assure you and I know, so for admitting your mistakes I believe you've earned the title of genin" the Hokage pulled a headband out of his desk.
To Naruto's awe and he took the headband with trembling hands tears in his baby blue eyes as they were dismissed before Naruto could run off to his empty apartment though Sakura grabbed his hand "I have a surprise for you" the pinkette smiled.
A little confused he followed her and Sasuke back to the Haruno House "Get everything settled Sakura-chan, Sasuke-kun I assume this is the special guest we were told you'd be bringing right, hello Naruto-kun I am Mebuki Haruno, Sakura-chan's Mother" Mebuki greeted.
Giving all three preteen's an individual bone crushing hug "Looks like you all became genin huh, I'm Kizashi, Sakura-chan's old man but you can just call me Dad" Kizashi teased from the living room as they all gathered in the room to sit and chat.
"Ignore him Kizashi-san likes to crack jokes at the wrong moments sometimes" the raven haired preteen snorted and Kizashi pouted and sulked to Mebuki's eternal amusement and she wondered how did these kids turn out to be so serious about everything.
Shocked and still extremely confused the Uzumaki boy had no idea what to even say or how to even ask why they were calling him a special guest in the first place "Seems like you haven't explained anything to the boy yet Sakura-chan" the older blonde tsked at her daughter.
Who slapped her forehead and opened her mouth "For years now I've watched you walk home to an empty apartment and I've always wanted to do something, and after talking to Hokage-sama for a couple weeks about it, this is that, welcome home Naruto" Sakura clapped.
"What she means Naruto-kun is that all of your stuff has been moved here into the spare bedroom, this is your home now to" the pink haired male explained at the still confused look the boy was sporting after receiving that first official welcome home greeting.
This started the waterworks "How I don't understand I think I would have noticed all of my stuff being moved" Naruto sniffled this had been a very emotional evening already, so learning he finally had a family to go back home to even though he wasn't adopted was a little overwhelming.
Beside him Sasuke rolled his eyes "That's because we've been gone all day knucklehead, Mebuki-san hired some low rank Chunin to move your stuff on Lord Hokage's command" Sasuke rapped the blonde over his head with his knuckles.
"Right, right so first is a tour of the house, then showing you your room and finally the celebratory dinner for all of you becoming genin" Mebuki clapped leading the way around the house, letting Naruto soak it all in.
Then showed him to his room complete with his own bathroom before dinner and afterwards the preteen's went to bed, full up on good food and hearts filled with happiness knowing that people did care about them "I think we made the right choice" Kizashi chuckled as he and his wife went to bed as well, Mebuki nodding as the light was clicked off.
And two days later it was back to the academy for the last time ever "Can't believe you managed to get a headband, how did that come about anyway" Kiba eyed Naruto who was sporting a headband on his forehead like the rest of them.
Said boy jumped "Err something happened and Old Man Hokage graduated me personally" Naruto laughed awkwardly, having been told not to give away the truth of what really happened otherwise it would just cause more trouble.
Kiba shrugged use to having those sorts of questions evaded "Did you three come from the same direction this morning" Ino was the one to ask as she remembered them walking together unlike how it usually was just Sasuke and Sakura that walked together from the same direction.
"Mm my parents offered Naruto a room at our house so he lives with Sasuke and I now" Sakura admitted unafraid to do so while Naruto flushed in embarrassment, he didn't have to worry because no one made fun of him for it.
In the row below them and not across the room for once were their other classmates "So who do you suppose we'll have as teammates" Shikamaru questioned looking bored yet alert for some reason because today was the official start of being genin for them.
"Who knows Shikamaru, at the very least we'll have good teamwork due to our close friendships with one another" Choji piped in munching on chips like usual, before he passed a handful around to everyone sharing because they were all friends.
Close through thick and thin no matter what might happen "A..Are th..those ribbons S..Sakura-chan" Hinata spotted the bindings wrapped around her friends arms, even her legs in a jet black unlike her outfit which was a dark green, Sasuke was sporting them to.
"Special wraps to protect the skin" Sasuke answered carefully, not explaining where they'd gotten said special wraps, still keeping Sakura's spider summons a secret, though Shino already knew no one else in their class did and they were just fine with that.
Speaking of Shino he was the last to join them sandwiching Sakura between the two of them like usual "At the very least some of us will be teammates with each other, why because of our bonds" Shino spoke up in that same way they'd all grown use to.
Kikaichu hissing in excitement, the only way they could tell that Shino was excited really unless the person was Sakura as the lot of them sat and chatted with each other until their former academy sensei made his appearance.
"Good your all here, first congratulations on becoming genin, I can't tell you how proud of all of you I am and second I wish you luck, now for teams" Iruka greeted kindly the same as ever like they were use to.
Before he glanced down to a clipboard "Team Ten will be Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi, Team Nine…Team Eight Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki, Team Seven Shino Aburame, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha that will be all" the brunet announced.
Making his former students blink at him "Your sensei's will be here within the hour so please wait in this room" then the Chunin bowed out escaping the expected outbursts of anger at the teams and fled from the classroom leaving his former students alone to wait for their sensei's.
Never before had they seen the man go that fast before and they wondered if he thought they might have a problem with how their teams had been set up or rather who their teammates were "Honestly" the Yamanaka Heiress snorted with a roll of her eyes.
"I agree, though based on our history I can't blame him, why because we can get rather argumentative" the Aburame Heir pointed out reminding them how they all use to be when they'd been little brats barely past the age of six.
Just then the door slid open interrupting further conversation "Team Nine I'm your sensei Kurenai Yuhi" a beautiful raven haired woman with gorgeous red eyes entered the classroom beckoning some of their classmates to her.
Funnily enough it was a team geared towards tracking with an Aburame from the side branch, a side branch Hyuga and a side branch member of the Inuzuka clan and together the four of them left the classroom the door shutting behind them with a quiet clack.
"Got to wonder why Iruka-sensei didn't tell us who our sensei's would be, kind of weird don't you think" the Nara Heir frowned realizing that besides who their teammates were, they didn't know anything about the kind of sensei they'd have.
What they were like, if they were reliable or anything "Hey maybe we'll have one of those Jonin that came on that field trip with us once, Kakashi and Asuma I think" the blonde Uzumaki bounced until he was elbowed gently in the side by Ino.
"Perhaps Naruto but please for the love of kami calm down would ya" the Inuzuka Heir huffed not wanting to be jostled at that particular moment by his teammate, one of the few rare times that Ino wasn't sitting in the middle.
A quick look from Sakura had Naruto instantly calming down as the door slid open for a second time "Looks like it's for us" the Akimichi Heir said as the man beckoned them over to him, a very familiar man that they already knew the name of.
"If you remember me I'm Asuma Sarutobi, lets get a move on shall we" Asuma blew out a puff of smoke and led his newly assigned students from the academy, leaving the other newly minted genin alone to wait for their sensei's.
It wasn't but ten minutes later that the door slid open again to reveal yet another familiar person to at least three of the genin "Shibi-san what are you doing here" the pinkette stood with bright eyes, hope filling her when the man turned in their direction.
Beckoning them towards him "Team Seven come with me, if you don't already know who I am then it's up to you to find out on your own" Shibi snorted and Shino knew that his dad wasn't going to be an easy sensei.
"G..Good luck S..Sakura-chan, Shino-kun, S..Sasuke-kun" the blue haired heiress waved as the trio that were such close friends were led from the classroom like the rest of their classmates and got waves back leaving them to wait for their sensei alone and none of them were happy when he showed his face hours later, Kakashi Hatake.
~Meanwhile~
"So that's your Dad huh Shino" the raven haired preteen eyed the man leading them down the streets of the Leaf Village warily, the brunet on the other side of Sakura nodded silently until they finally reached some out of the way training grounds.
Only then did Shibi turn to them "To get started I am your sensei for the foreseeable future, anything I say goes understand, do not disobey" the Aburame Patriarch warned not wanting the kids to backtalk him like most children were known to do.
All of them nodded sagely in understanding "Right then I'm aware that you've already established quite the bonds of friendship with each other, teamwork should come easy for you, so I'm going to test you on that" Shibi smirked behind his coat collar.
Discreetly sending out his kikaichu and then in a flurry Sakura was gone from between Shino and Sasuke, "You two must work together to rescue your teammate from my clutches if you give up she'll die from poison injection" the Aburame Patriarch vanished in a puff of smoke.
Missing the horrified stares that Sasuke sent after him "That was mean Shibi-sensei" Sakura scowled at the Jonin in charge of her team, Shibi merely shrugged peering through the bushes at the two boys on the team.
He didn't know however that two of her summons was always attached to Sasuke and Shino, who could communicate with Shiruki that stuck to her at all times and alert the two boys of where she was and that she really was fine and not poisoned like they thought she was.
"Your dad is nuts, how do you deal with him on a regular basis" Sasuke scowled, relaxed thanks to Kafu explaining the situation to him in detail and avoiding looking in the direction that he knew Sakura was in.
This earned him a frown "Well I didn't think he'd do that, why because he's never done that sort of thing before" Shino scoffed gaze hidden behind his sunglasses so he was free to look in whatever direction he pleased without his Father knowing while they came up with a plan.
"Master Shino listen, Sakura-sama has a plan" the tiny voice of Ashi distracted Shino in the next moment and off to the side Sasuke tensed so slightly that if he hadn't been standing next to the Uchiha he wouldn't have noticed.
Nodding his head carefully along with whatever detailed plan Sakura had come up with, Shino doing the same until they shared smirks then in a flurry of activity pulled out chakra suppression tags and used the transparency jutsu.
Up in the tree Shibi gave a jolt in surprise as a fireball came speeding at him and just as he was getting ready to cover himself with kikaichu a flare of chakra distracted him and Shibi jerked his head in Sakura's direction.
Where she'd slammed her foot into the thick and wide branch they were perched on and with the chakra added strength the branch snapped sending them plummeting to the earth before he could grab the mischievous little girl she was gone.
Then all four of them were stood on the ground Sakura stood behind her teammates them protecting her "Very nice you two and that was a nice touch Sakura, tell me how it is you came up with that one" the Aburame Patriarch nodded pleased at their handy work.
"I acquired spider summons, three of whom I keep summoned on a constant day to day basis since I signed on with them, this is Shiruki-chan, Kafu-kun and Ashi-kun they communicated the plan I thought up and whispered to Shiruki-chan" the pinkette explained.
Seeing no need or point in keeping her summons a secret from her sensei, showing off pint sized spiders that if one didn't know what to look for they would go entirely missed by an enemy "Before you ask Shisui is the one who gave the summons contract to her" the Uchiha admitted.
And Shino looked extremely shocked because Sakura didn't nearly break down in tears at the mention of the Uchiha who'd been so close to her that he'd been like her brother "Do we need to do more, I don't see a point, why because we already have good teamwork" the brunet added.
Their sensei rubbed his chin in thought for a couple of minutes before finally nodding in acceptance "Then we'll meet here tomorrow at 2 for a two hour training session, come along son" Shibi announced already walking away as he spoke.
Only to be interrupted as the lone girl on the team ran up to him "Um Shibi-sensei I was wondering if you'd sign this letter of recommendation for me so that I can be trained by one of the medics at the hospital" Sakura held out the paper.
Looking very serious and hopeful all at the same time, it was clear this was very important to her and who was he to deny his student the chance to accomplish part of her dream, without a thought he signed it and she lit up like a beacon.
"Good luck Sakura, why because I know you'll do it above everyone else" Shino nodded then the two Aburame's were gone, leaving Sasuke and Sakura to trudge off the field by themselves and back into town.
Heading straight for the hospital "Want me to come in with you" Sasuke chuckled eyeing her twitchy movements in a small manner of amusement until she shot him an unamused glare before nodding as they reached the counter where the receptionist was.
It was a long awful hour they had to endure when the woman kicked up a fuss and tried to accuse them of forging the signature on the recommendation letter and refused to even give Sakura a chance until the Head Medic was called out to the lobby.
Where finally Sakura's letter was reviewed and Sasuke was made to prove he couldn't use his sharingan yet before she was accepted as a medic in training "Everything alright dears" Mebuki asked when the duo trudged into the house looking exhausted.
"Yeah sure if you count the receptionist at the hospital being a complete and utter bitch" the pinkette grumbled still pissy about that Sasuke leaned clear away from her not wanting to face her wrath at this particular moment.
And Mebuki was just shocked that her daughter had cussed "Okay why do you say that Sakura-chan" the blonde woman didn't comment on the plethora of foul language that erupted from her daughters mouth instead got to the root of the problem.
Her cheeks puffed up and turned red in anger "She accused me or rather Sasuke of forging Shibi-sensei's name on the letter of recommendation Shisui-ni gave me as a gift, said that because Sasuke was an Uchiha that she couldn't trust anything he said" Sakura grit her teeth.
Furious over that little bit more than anything else really itching to pound into something and Sasuke inched further and further away from her to Mebuki's amusement growing paler by the minute as well the more Sakura ranted and raved about the hospital receptionist.
"Like seriously what the hell is people's problems with Uchiha's, first everyone was treating them horribly before the massacre and now this I swear to all that is holy if it doesn't stop I'm going to start bashing people's faces in to make my point" the rosette continued.
Sasuke looked like he was seriously about to bolt from the room at this point, Mebuki covered her mouth to stop the laughter from escaping as her husband and Naruto chose that moment to enter the kitchen where the three of them were situated.
"Whoa Sakura-chan you look like a fire-breathing dragon you know" Naruto that little idiot had to say that and he was lucky that she didn't turn her ire on him instead she continued muttering angrily under her breath about people treating others horribly for no reason at all or a reason that she was completely unaware of anyway.
Just like that the muttering stopped "Had a thought didn't you Sakura-chan" Kizashi watched fire light up in his daughters viridian orbs like a lightbulb going off overhead he wasn't to surprised really, his daughter was different after all.
Especially when she nodded and pulled out a blank scroll then started scribbling on it furiously "What the heck was that all about anyway" the blue eyed blonde in the house frowned wondering why Sakura had been the most upset he'd seen her in forever really.
"I got accused of using my nonexistent Sharingan to forge our sensei's name on a letter of recommendation for Sakura to train under a medic at the hospital and become a medic herself" the ebony haired preteen explained for the clueless males.
While Mebuki got started on lunch for them Sakura popping up to help here and there when she wasn't thinking about whatever it was she'd thought up "That would do it" the pink haired male nodded in understanding why Sakura was so fired up right now.
To the point of being scary as most would call a temperamental female, lunch was finished and devoured in record time before two of the preteens vanished up the stairs into Sakura's room where the door was shut and locked, the room sealed and soundproofed as well.
And Sakura turned to her friend "Sasuke I propose an idea that I think your going to love, let's clear the Uchiha name and find the real culprit that cornered Itachi-san into killing off your clan baring him and you" Sakura held out the scroll.
Details written down on it that held theories and such, "You realize that this is illegal right, it's like suspecting our own people Sakura" Sasuke pressed his lips together not sure what his friend was thinking all of a sudden.
Emerald orbs flashed with unbridled fury "Perhaps but your clan was innocent I'm sure of it that day we had where we visited your compound for a day I saw things that I can still remember to this day, everyone, civilians and other shinobi alike were treating your clan like crap for no reason that I could see" the pinkette insisted.
She would go it alone to if she had to "And what you think that Itachi was made to kill our clan off because why" the second to last remaining Uchiha asked in a pained voice because he'd never noticed not even once proving his naivety.
"I do Sasuke, your clan was most likely planning a coup de ta, Itachi-san was probably given a choice, die with the clan proving his loyalty to them or kill them all off, except for you, his loyalty to the village was greater" Sakura said seriously.
Just a few of the things she'd already thought up and she hoped they were just theories as well her friend paled "So then that would mean the whole testing his strength thing was a lie and he wants me to come after him and kill him so he can repent for the sins he committed by betraying the clan" Sasuke finished.
Guts clenching tightly into knots "We have to help Itachi-san, he didn't deserve to have that responsibility thrust on his shoulders like that" the rosette announced hands clenched tightly into fists and trying not to think on the agony he must be feeling over that massacre.
"Then we'll do everything we can to find out the truth for real, gather evidence on the real culprit that dragged the Uchiha name through the dirt and have Itachi come back free of all sins" the ebony haired preteen grimaced.
Not sure what to really think still but willing to give the investigation a chance if it meant finding out the truth and they sat there thinking up more things before it was time for dinner and then afterwards bed time for the lot of them.