Sakura slammed her door behind her and saw Zen stick his fluffy head out to see what had caused the noise. Without saying anything to the wolf, that was now walking towards her. Sakura put a seal on the door before moving to the windows doing the same. When she was finally done Sakura looked around the new place she would be calling home.
She sat down in her new black leather two-man couch. The moment she sat down Zen took place beside her and laid his head on her lap, where Sakura began to pet him while looking around. The walls were all a light gray color, maybe she should use the weekend on painting the wall a new color?
There was an open kitchen, it was a fair size, not that she would use it much. There were two doors one lead to the bedroom another to a guestroom. There was a bathroom in each bedroom. All in all the Hokage had given her an awesome apartment, too great, Sakura narrowed her eyes, the old man was going to ask for something in return.
"Aren't you hungry soon?" Zen's deep voice was the only sound in the big place. He lifted his head just a little to look up at her. Sakura looked down at the big wolf, his was her only friend in this now unknown place, that was not really that unknown, but most defiantly not home anymore, never again.
"…I will eat tomorrow" she replied after some time, a tried sign could be heard from the gray wolf. The wolf slowly got up and mumbled something about her needing to go to bed.
She followed the big wolf into the master bedroom and saw a king-sized bed. The old man most defiantly wanted something in return. Sakura took the bedside furthers from the window, leaving that space for the now grumpy wolf if he decided to stay the night.
Kakashi was now standing in a tree looking into his new teammate's window. He was not stalking her, no, he just didn't understand why they needed a new teammate. A teammate he had never known existed until today, her pink hair should have been something to remember at the very least.
His eyes narrowed, Minato-Sensei knew something about her, and so must the Hokage to let her walk around Konoha without someone to follow her shadow. Had she been undercover until now? No, that couldn't be it, she was maybe a year older than him.
Did they even know her full name? His whole body froze. No, she was just Sakura, nothing more, nothing less. The only other thing they knew was that she knew medical ninjutsu and had a contract with wolfs, that had never been seen in Konoha before.
But the way she had been standing by the stones… She had gotten a faraway look in her eyes, the look one got when they got lost in the past. Either she was a pro actor that had known he was there or she was keeping something from him, from all of them. He shifted his weight from one foot to the other.
He didn't like it when people kept secrets from him. He would figure it out, whatever she would like it or not. He turned around and jumped down the tree, walking home, he had some planning to do.
Sakura woke up to someone banging on her front door the next morning, Zen was gone too. She grumpy made her way towards the door, after getting in some decent clothes. When she nearly ripped her door off it haggles to see tree younger kids waiting on the other side.
Itachi, Hana and… no, she was not dealing with Shisui, she was not dealing with all the small devils from hell demons at the same time. A hand to her face she closed her eyes and opened them once more in hope that they would all be gone, but no, they were still there.
"I got training" She looked down at the kids, they simply kept looking at her with that childish hope in their eyes. Giving another deep tried sign, she simply walked passed them. She didn't have to turn around to know that they were following her.
Kakashi stood a bit away from Rin and Minato-Sansei who was quietly taking between them. He turned towards the village once more, when the wind carried her smell to him. There she was, without the big wolf this time, but three kids instead, two of them were Uchihas…
He turned around when Minato-Sensei froze from the corner of his eye. The blond was watching her differently than the way he watched them. He was on guard in some way, not the way he was with enemies, but still. He didn't look at her, like a friend either, how odd.
Itachi was a well-known child around the village, but this was the first time meeting him. Kakashi saw how all the kids looked at Sakura with something a kind of awe, even Itachi, the wonder child who would outstand all of them some day. To see him follow her like a little puppy was unsightly had the boy no pride?
Sakura nodded to him before making her way over to Rin totally ignoring their Sensei. Minato had looked like he had just eaten something sour. Obito's loud voice broke Kakashi from his thoughts and he turned to see the last member come over.
"Finally decided to show up idiot," Kakashi said purposely give him an arrogant look. He would admit to finding some fun in making the other boy angry. Mostly it was fun to watch him try and fail all the time never giving up, that fool.
"What did you call me?!" The angry yelled at him, really it was so easy to piss the older Uchiha off, he was way too emotional to be a good ninja.
"A fool like you will die on your first mission outside of Konoha," Kakashi said dully like he was simply stating facts now. "What kind of Uchiha are you? You don't even have the Sharingan yet, some ninja you are"
"You shouldn't be so quick to talk son of White Fang, now should you?" Sakura asked effetely stopping the boys from fighting. Anyone could feel the suddenly fell cold very cold, she watched as he slowly turned his head to look at her. His body clearly scream enemy at her, but she didn't care, not really.
"See? Just by saying his name did you stop, anger is coming off of you in waves now" Sakura calmly continued, she just had to wait for him to totally lose it and attack her. She knew little of the man, other than how to push his bottoms just right, she was good at that too, with all men really. "You remind me a bit of the White Fang"
"What do you know" He hissed at her, she simply watched him slowly reaching for his kunai now. This was almost too easy, Itachi took a hold of her arm and she looked at him for only a moment. She saw him shake his head, and out the corner of her eyes, she saw Kakashi using this opportunity to come at her. She simply shocks her shoulders in a casual way "more than you".
Sakura ripped her arm free from his hold only to get a hold of the boy. She jumped out of the way just the second before Kakashi landed there. She held Itachi to her chest turning to Kakashi anger clear in her dark jaded eyes.
She had one hand holding Itachi to her chest, which only left one hand free to work with. She watched him come at her once more, simply avoiding all his hits while thinking of a plan. Finally, she had enough and gripped his arm with the kunai forcing him closer only to kick him away. She watched him take a couple of trees down with him.
She began to make hand signs with just one hand. By the time Kakashi came back at her once more from the left side this time. Sakura had made the last hand sign. The earth split up and came at him from the ground, gripping each of his limbs. When all his limbs were caught, it slams him onto the ground holding him there.
"You're right I guess the White Fang was far better than you ever will be, " Sakura said standing right in front of him. She took her hand up to give o the last hit when someone had taken a hold of her arm. She turned around and saw Minato looking down at her hard, when their eyes met his grip tightens to the point where it would leave her with a bruise for later.
"That's enough," He told her calmly, but his eyes were cold blue now. She looked up at his face of disapproval, the disappointment was as clear as day.
"Then you should teach your students what it really means to be a ninja" She sneered at him, her own anger coming to life. "We both know that being a ninja is NOTHING like rainbows and sunshine!"
"We kill on a daily basis out there, we lie seduce and manipulate our way around things to get what we want, in the name of our village" Sakura tighten her grip on Itachi, he would know better than most what burden being a ninja meant. "Have they even killed once before? Have they ever seen someone die? Watched the life leaving their eyes as they draw their last breath?!"
"Has they ever gone to the hospital and watched a family breakdown, be it their mother, daughter or sister who will never come back?!" Sakura only stopped to take a deep breath. "Did you tell them what can happen if they are caught, but not killed? The torture that can take a toll both mentally and physically"
"Have they held their teammate, a teammate they have known all their life, holding that person while they took their last breath?" Sakura yelled up at the older man, he still held her arm, but the hold was now gentle, like she could break if he held her any tighter than that. "If you think you're protecting them by keeping all the bad stuff away, it will only get them killed out there!"
"I been tortured before, I have tortured someone before! Hell, I held the person I loved while he dies in my arms simply because I didn't have the Chakra to heal him" Sakura was almost ready to cry now, but there was no way she would do it in front of them. "I know what being a ninja means, I know the heavy burden there comes with carrying this headband, but do they know?"
"I fight so the next generation hopefully doesn't have to, what do they fight for, tell me what do you fight for?" Instead of waiting for a reply Sakura just disappeared leaving only Sakura flowers in her wake. It wasn't until both her feet touched the ground that Sakura realized that she was still carrying Itachi around.
He was looking up at her, if she didn't know how to read Uchiha's signals, she would say he look neutral, but she could see the worry shine through. She slowly placed him down, before holding her hand out, he took it. She took him to a little café and quickly found a seat before ordering them some green tea and a lot of dango. "What is that?"
"Dango?" Sakura replied unsure of what he was really asking her about. She took one herself eating the first ball of heaven, before turning the stick over to Itachi. He looked up at her and she nodded her head, he slowly took the next little ball of heaven.
She watched him chew on the little sweet before his eyes open up more, and a small blush showed though it quickly despaired again. His mouth hang open a bit, she couldn't help but laugh at his face of awe.
"You can have some more if you want to," She said moving the danogs toward to young Uchiha, who was more than eager to have more. Maybe this wasn't so bad, Sakura, though. She could change the future so Itachi could live in peace here in the village watching his little brother grow up.
