I made a few timeskips in this chapter. I'm not good at writing life as a kid. *scratches cheek nervously* Please read and review!

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Sakura's P.O.V

I pouted "Please Tsuna-obachan! We've been traveling for like 3 days, let me take a break!" Tsuna-obachan shook her head "What kinda shinobi do you think you are Saku-chan? It's called tough love. Read up on it." I sighed "I should've knew you would do something like this." My clothes were all dirty. I was wearing a pink t-shirt under a sleeveless red vest with a line down the middle, and was wearing a red skirt with a slit at the sides, back and front with black skin tight shorts under. I guess it was my fault for playing with TonTon. I looked down at the pig and smiled. It seemed like an cute harmless pig but it was a tracker pig with a nose that would almost rival a nin-dog. The pigs and dogs were mortal enemies. Funnily enough, you'd think the cats would be their enemy.

I looked at the dirt road ahead. We were supposed to be heading towards Kuro City. Apparently they had a huge casino, famous for the amount of infamous gamblers there. Like Tsuna-obachan. I frowned and felt scared at the silence. When I turned around I saw no one. Where was Tsuna-obachan, Shizune and TonTon? Shit! TonTon can't track me! I put on scentless shampoo and soap and TonTon is a junior tracker.. I looked and out of the corner of my eye saw 4 shinobi with head bands that had the sign for Kumo taking out their kunai and glaring at me. Oh no! I can't handle them! I've only started training in ninjutsu and my taijutsu is sub-par. I decided to hide and bumped into someone. When I looked up, I saw the Kumo shinobi. I started running and they chased me, catching up to me easily. I gulped and did the mini chakra scalpels technique. The only offensive technique I know, and it was pretty weak plus these guys looked above genin level. One of them smirked "A medic huh? This will be an easy bounty." I frowned. Bounty? I ran at the one who was talking. They grabbed me and started beating me.

One of them screamed "This is for Takeshi-sensei!" He took a Kunai and was about to stab me when I felt a weird sort of energy and saw the kunai on the floor, looking bent and useless. I felt like lightning was striking me while I was wet and a huge whirlpool of lightning and water appeared. It hit the 4 Kumo shinobi with pure brute force and they all got electrocuted. The last thing I saw before I fainted was Tsuna-obachan and Shizune looking equally worried and rushing towards me.

When I woke up I saw Tsuna-obachan looking worried and fussing over me while Shizune was trying to calm her down "Tsunade-sama! Calm down she's not hurt. It's just chakra exhaustion and minor burns." "But! But... I guess your right Shizune." I looked at Tsuna-obachan and croaked "Water." There was a glass of water on the table and Tsuna-obachan practically forced it down my throat. I took it greedily and put it back down. I looked at them confusedly and said "What happened and where am I?" Tsuna-obachan sighed "Those shinobi, they were after you. Your parents, my brother Nawaki and my sister in law Fuyu, were both shinobi who made a huge impact in the 3rd Shinobi war. Thus, they gained the hate of Iwa and Kumo and that hate was directed to you for being related to them. Since Nawaki had Mokuton, you are also sought after since they think you might've inherited it. You have the storm release, which originated from Kumo and was probably from your mother. As to where we are, we are in Konoha." I looked at her, smiled then fainted.

When I woke up again. I saw nobody was in the room and my clothes, now clean were on my table. I grabbed them and quickly changed into them. When I walked out of the room, I walked down the stairs and saw Tsuna-obachan talking with an old man, the third Hokage. The only reason I remembered him was because he visited me as a child. Tsuna-obachan noticed me and her face lit up with a smile "Saku-chan! How are you feeling?" "Fine. What are you and Hokage-sama talking about?" Tsuna-obachan looked grim, like she knew something I didn't. "You're staying in Konoha. Kumo now knows that you exist and they will be sending shinobi after you. You will enter the academy tomorrow. I.. will be leaving Konoha in a week. Shizune will stay with you however." I nodded, barely able to take in what she was saying. I collapsed onto a chair and tried to collect my thoughts. First I get some water and lightning mix thingy and then I find out I have to stay in Konoha without Tsuna-obachan. I hate my life. Fudge crackers.

The next day I woke up to the delicious aroma of Shizune's cooking. I walked to the kitchen and inhaled the delicious smell of miso soup. I poured myself some and sat down. I quickly slurped up the soup and went upstairs and dressed into my outfit. I tied my shoulder length hair into a braid and put on my shuriken and kunai holsters on opposite thighs. I looked at the clock and saw I had five minutes before the academy started. Fudge crackers! I ran out of the large Senju compound and ran hurriedly through the streets of Konoha. I finally got to the academy. I looked at my watch. Phew, just two minutes late.

I walked into the classroom I think I was supposed to be in. I looked at the chuunin instructor, a friendly looking man with a scar running down his nose. I looked at him nervously "Um, are you Umino-sensei from class B-2? I'm Senju Sakura, the transfer student." Some of the students gasped at my name. Umino-sensei looked at me for a second and smiled "Ah! Yes I was told by the Hokage you would be in my class. Please take a seat beside Hinata-chan. Hinata-chan, please raise your hand." I looked at the classroom and saw a meek looking girl raise her hands. I looked at her eyes and came to a realization 'Oh a Hyuuga! Hopefully she won't be so uptight, she doesn't look the sort.' I walked towards her table, in the far end near the window.

I saw she was sneaking looks at a boy with blond hair and blue eyes, Uzumaki Naruto from the orphanage. Heh, something to talk about to her. I sat beside her and brought out a hand "Hi! I'm Senju Sakura, as you probably know! So do you like Uzumaki Naruto or what?" I asked with a teasing smile. Now that I thought about it, Naruto looked rather calm and composed, a contrast compared to what he was like at the orphanage. I looked back to Hinata to see her limp, fainted. Most of the students looked at her and sighed. Seemed this happened often. I decided to not tease her a lot. She reminded me of me before I met Tsuna-obachan. Shy, meek, and barely any confidence from what I could tell. I decided at lunch I would find out the deal about Naruto. I payed my attention back to class and saw that they were talking about Tobirama Senju. Just then Umino-sensei decided to ask me something. "What was Tobirama-sama feared for in the battle field?" I smirked. He's my great grand uncle, what do I not know? "His powerful water techniques and his Flying Thunder God." Iruka nodded "Correct Sakura-chan."

After three classes of boring, we had lunch. I saw Naruto in the corner, picking at his bento. I walked over to him and decided to reintroduce myself. I smiled at him, my eyes slitting into lines "Hey Uzumaki-kun, I'm Senju Sakura. But you might remember me from the orphanage as Haruno Sakura." He grinned at me "Yes, I remember you Sakura-chan. You can call me Naruto-kun. Did you get adopted? I'm afraid I don't know." he said pleasantly. I nodded "Yes, I got adopted. But you know Naruto-kun, you seem very different than before, did something happen to get through your thick head?" I teased, when I looked at Naruto, he looked like he aged a thousand years. He scowled and before I knew it, a smile came back to his face, but not his eyes. He stood up, nodded at me, and walked away. I frowned. 'Sensitive subject maybe? I should keep that to myself from now on' I felt guilty, though I guess I should have asked someone else about why he was calmer. I shook my head and decided to avoid him for now. I heard the bell ring for class and walked back. So many things in Konoha changed. I sighed and walked absentmindedly.

I bumped into someone and fell down. I got up and looked down, I saw a boy, Uchiha Sasuke, the dead last of class B-3 on the ground. I smiled at him. "Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts." I brought out a hand for him to grab. He looked at my hand with distrust for a few seconds, then grabbed it and got up. He glared at me and said, "I didn't need your help." He let go of my hand and walked away, hands in his pockets. I growled and screamed "BASTARD!" I stomped my foot on the ground and walked towards my class. I sat down beside Hinata and put down my head on the ground, grumbling at how unfair my life was because of this school that was the epitome of boring. My thoughts drifted back to that boy, Uchiha Sasuke. I saw that some villagers glared at him and looked at him with mistrust. Like he was going to murder them or something. I wonder why? I'm going to ask Tsuna-obachan after school. He just seemed misunderstood..But he's still a bastard.

Three months later, Uchiha Sasuke was transferred into class B-2. Everybody made fun of him and teased him. He was still the dead last. The strange thing was that Naruto was treated badly and was still rookie of the year and Sasuke was treated badly and was dead last. I thought they would be able to relate, but it seems like they want nothing to do with each other. I frowned. Naruto was nicer, I thought people would treat him better. I tried to ask why Naruto and Sasuke are disliked, but Tsuna-obachan kept her lips shut. She didn't tell me anything. I decided to befriend both Sasuke and Naruto. I walked up to Sasuke during lunch. I grinned "I'm Senju Sakura, I'm sorry about what I did earlier." Pssht. Like I did anything. He looked down and muttered something. "Excuse me?" He looked at me and glared "They always say that. You're just going to run away and lie about it. Leave me alone." I had enough of this crap! I'm being his friend no matter what. I put my hands on my hips and glared back. "NO I AM NOT! I want to be your friend.." Sasuke smirked at me. He looked pretty attractive actually. "You have to prove it. That this isn't a dare or something like that." I smirked back. "Fine then, I won't leave you alone until you believe me." He scowled "Doesn't mean I believe you now." I reigned my anger in. Forget that attractive comment! This guy is a jerk.

I kept pestering Sasuke the whole year and became fast friends with Naruto. I guess he forgot about what I asked him a year ago since he's smiles and sunshine now. I found out what happened to Sasuke after hearing some gossip. He is a victim of the Uchiha Massacre. His older brother, Uchiha Itachi killed his whole clan. I guess Sasuke would be distrustful of people then. I still didn't find out anything about Naruto even though I went around all of Konoha and back, scouring for information. I trained more in medical ninjutsu and I started learning the mystical palm jutsu from Shizune. My year went pretty well until the graduation exams and everything after it.

I smiled. I was ready for the genin exams. My chakra control is top notch and I've been perfecting the three academy jutsu so I can do it seal less. I had pretty good taijutsu. I wasn't strong, but I was quick on my feet and a medic. Facing a combat medic makes some Jounin have hard times. We know basic to advanced human anatomy and that was deadly combined with taijutsu. I was going to learn chakra enforced attacks from Shizune when I become genin. She didn't master it, but she knew it to an extent that she could fight with it.

I trained a little bit in my storm release but after one time I ran out of chakra and almost died, I had to increase my chakra reserves. I'm going to train in it when I become genin, since Tsuna-obachan will come back to Konoha when it's the next chuunin exams. I dressed up into my outfit Shizune bought me. A sleeveless red shirt with a white zipper and tight black shorts under a pink skirt. (A/N Her outfit in shippuden) I tied my now waist length pink hair into a high ponytail and let my spiky bangs hang on the sides. I said bye to Shizune and she wished me good luck. I nodded and left the compound. I headed to the abandoned Uchiha Compound to walk to school with Sasuke. He opened up to me and now he's a lot more cheerful and open. Strange since I rarely heard of cheerful Uchiha's from how Tsuna-obachan and Shizune described them. Just proves that he's more unique then most. I knocked on the door and I heard Sasuke's voice saying "It's open! Come in!" I walked in and saw Sasuke trying to pack his bento with tomatoes. I laughed softly and helped him out so we wouldn't be late.

When we took the test I wasn't worried about Sasuke or Naruto failing. Naruto was practically a star student. He told me that he was trained by a special trainer appointed by the Sandaime Hokage and he had given him few pointers since he was eight. Sasuke was okay, but he was still dead last. The shops wouldn't let him buy top notch kunai and he couldn't henge since the shops had seals that prevented that. Would be pretty poor security. Unless you had loads of chakra, then it wouldn't dispel the technique. The sensei were also very judgmental, I think. But that didn't stop them from giving Naruto good marks. They looked scared too. Probably one of those pranks of his. Just because he's polite doesn't mean he won't have a mean streak. I was brought out of my thoughts when we were handed the papers for the written portion of the exam. I groaned at the thick bunch of papers. I looked at Sasuke and saw him write his name, then put his head down. He always said he didn't need academics to kill his brother. He told me about his ambition and I got worried about him when ever he talked about it. But I would help him achieve his goal. That's what friends do. I looked back at the papers and set to finishing this as quickly as possible.

When we finally finished the written part, we were called to do the practical part of the exam and had to do it in front of the whole class. Pressure much. But I was sure of my abilities. Not arrogance. Just confidence. Soon enough it got to the S's and I was called over to do the Replacement, Transformation and Clone technique. I did them flawlessly. After the ninjutsu part, we had to face our classmates. I went against a girl named Yamanaka Ino, she was hard to beat since she was flexible and could dodge my attacks easily. But she got tired easily and I won the fight. After that it was Naruto vs Sasuke. Naruto beat Sasuke but not before Sasuke landed a nasty hit to Naruto's stomach. Sasuke scowled at his loss and went to sit beside me and Hinata. Sasuke wasn't exactly friends with Hinata per say, but they tolerated each other. More like tolerate on Sasuke's side and fear on Hinata's. Sasuke absolutely hated Hinata's meek personality.

So when we finally finished the exam's they announced who passed and nobody failed. They were announcing the teams after that. "Team 1 is Yukiro Ami, Yamanaka Chie, and Inoue Hoshi. Team 2 is..." I droned out the talking after that and Sasuke shook my shoulder when they were announcing the next team. "Team 7 is Senju Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto." My jaw dropped. Really? We were all friends, and by a stroke of luck we were on the same team. My shock turned to happiness and I smiled at Sasuke "Isn't this great? We're all on the same team!" Sasuke scowled "I don't like that Naruto guy being on our team. I don't like him." I sighed. Of course. Typical Naruto and Sasuke rivalry. I turned my attention back to the announcements. "Team 8 is Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Aburame Shino. Team 9 is Mizuko Yousuke, Narukami Yuki, and Inuzama Haru. Team 10 is Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Chouji, and Nara Shikamaru." I looked at Hinata and saw her looking at Naruto and sighing. I left her to her thoughts and fell asleep as Iruka gave a lecture.

When I woke up and went home I looked out my window. I vowed to help both Naruto and Sasuke achieve their dream, and become legendary ninja. I won't hold them back. When we fight battles, we will fight side to side. I was no longer meek, shy Haruno Sakura. Now I was Senju Sakura, and I will become a ninja that surpasses both my great grandfather and great grand uncle. If I don't, then my name isn't Senju Sakura. I smiled, seemingly proud of my dreams, and entered a blissful sleep.

I hope I didn't change Sakura's character too much. Please review or I will *scary voice* kill you! Muhahahhahahaha! Please review anyway and I will give you a Madara plushie!