Sakura read her book in a quite area in the park. Behind a tree. She was very content and fell a sleep. Later a shadow loomed over her. Slowly she woke up and blinked. Looking down at her was a boy. He blinked for a moment and then quickly ran. She held out her hand and stood up.

"Wait!"

He was far a way hiding behind a tree. She frowned, she wanted to make a friend. She never had one yet. Unless the librarian counts. She sighed and picked up her book and started to walk a way. On her way to her home, she got hungry. Her tummy growled. She looked in her pocket and found enough money for a small meal. She looked for a place that way a little cheap.


After looking, she found a small shop. When she went in, a man greeted her with a smile.

"Hello, little miss."

"Hi, Mister!"

"Welcome, I'm sorry if this is rude...but...do you have money? I mean...you are a child..."

"It's okay! I counted, my mommy made sure I did when I go out."

"That's good. Do you want my help getting you in your seat?"

"Yes, please!"

He came from behind the counter and picked her up. When she was sat down, he gave her a menu.

"Thank you!"

"No problem. Take your time."

He went to work and she looked at the options. She pick a bowl of shrimp noodles and a little rice to the side.

"Okay, that will be $12. 45."

She gave him the money.

"I will have it ready in a minute."

"Okay, thank you."


He nodded and she read her book while waiting. A person came in the shop and ordered. He was drunk and tried flirting with the shop keepers daughter. She rejected him and he got mad and physical.

"Let go!"

"Shut up!"

He tried to slap her. Sakura threw her book at him. It hit him in the head and he glared at her. Went straight for her and picked her up by her shirt.

"You brat! Know your place!"

He punched her. She fell to the ground, she was bleeding. The shop keepers daughter screamed hit him with a broom and the shop keeper threw Sakura's hot noodles at him. He screamed in pain.

He picked up Sakura and held her by her neck.

"STAY BACK! Or I will hurt her!"

"You'll what now?"

he whipped his head a round just to be hit in the jaw. He went flying and Sakura did too. She was caught before hitting the ground. She was unconscious.


Her mother got worried and went looking for her. While looking, she coughed and collapsed. She got rushed to the hospital. Before they took her there, she said to find her daughter. She went out and hadn't come back yet.

Asuma had been there when her collapsed and went looking. A boy ran up to him later and said a drunk man was causing trouble. He got mad at what he saw and butted in.


Later the shop keeper and his daughter was interviewed and a report was filed. The man was arrested and Sakura was in the hospital. It was confirmed that she was the other woman's daughter. Asuma felt bad for them and waited until one of them woke up.

Sakura's mom, mebuki, woke up first. When she saw her daughter, she cried.

"OMG! SAKURA!"

"Miss! Calm down, she's fine! She'll wake up later, she's just a sleep."

"O-okay...h-...how did this happen?"

He sighed and explained. She got mad, how dare that man!


When Sakura felt better and she and her mom could leave, did as so. Mebuki hugged her daughter and didn't let her go anywhere any more. She got strict. When Sakura had to return her book, her mom did it.


Sakura sighed in her room.

When are we ever going to get out of here?

I don't know...

I wish we could leave...

I do too...

I know! We could sneak-

No. Think of mother!

Think about our career! We want to be ninja's. We need practice.

...

You know...

What?

Mom hasn't come back in a while...

So? She is a busy women.

I know that, but...

She's been gone longer that the other times?

Yeah...


Sakura got worried and went to the living room. A note was on the table. It said she was going to be working late. Sakura sighed in relief.

It was nothing...

Good.

Let's draw pictures for mommy!

Okay!

She fell a sleep later on a picture of her self in ninja clothes and surrounded by other ninja's and protecting her mom. When Mebuki came home, she smiled sadly at her daughter and tucked her in her bed. Putting her picture on the wall with many photos and pictures.


BYE~