Recap
"Arrrggghhh… I hurt all over "I open my eyes to be met with the mt. Rushmore like mountain that over looked Konoha with all the past hokage's faces craved into it but this time there were only 4.
"oh great…."
Disclaimer: It's a good thing I don't own Naruto, because who knows which gutter it and me would be in if I did. But I'll proudly say that I do own the plot.
Remember to read the A/N at the end!!
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Starting all over again
Chapter 2
Of apples and spirals
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Midnight shimmer
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Now you may ask why I, Haruno Sakura am bagging my head into the nearest tree I see? Well, it's simple really, because when the big guy up there decides to take your already broken life and throw it down to something lower than 0, it usually works. So I guess I'm stuck in this logic defining situation, trying to figure out what the heck just happened.
Why my life is not looking up today
I, haruno sakura being a genius, have decided that there are only 4 faces on that ridiculously huge mountain.
Witnessing the death of your teacher and closest friends is not good for health.
I'm very sure something is bound to happen to make my day worst, and when you're stuck in this situation that defines all logic, expect pigs to fly.
I am not surprised right now that I am walking towards my supposed-to-be-destroyed- to- a-cinder town in nothing but my sadistic excuse for a coat that hides my vibrant pink hair, although it's stained with blood that doesn't belong to me, a few dozen kunai , exploding tags , a couple of smoke bombs and the picture of the former team 7 my late teacher had gave me.
Judging by the meadow I'm standing in and the fact that I haven't seen a single person pass by this place, it makes sense (with all the sense I have left) that I am in the outskirts of Konoha. Passing by trees and bushes that look suspiciously young and newly planted, it comes to my mind that this forest is manmade, the trees that made the canopy were too tall to let enough sunshine pass through to make it even possible for the trees on the forest floor to survive, this forest was either waiting to keep something in or something out. Something is very wrong here, but since my brain was too tired to think I just dismissed the thought.
I am walking through the city of Konoha, getting through the cities gate was relatively easy, it's no wonder we lost the war. The hood I wore hid my face and hair, since you don't see many people these days with pink hair, 10 years from now or not.
People pass me while going on with their daily lives, to them I'm just another commoner taking a walk down the streets, a few people give me weird glances mainly for the fact that I'm stained in blood ,only to look away few seconds later. They probably think I'm just another spoiled brat who just got into a fight.
Konoha looked a bit different, with lest tall building and more people. The population had decreased drastically a few years before the war had started, people were migrating away to Suna or some other village in searched of a safer place. The only people who stayed were the ninjas, some very loyal, perhaps foolish villagers and the Hokage herself. The streets were always deserted, more than half the village was gone, and no one came out anymore. No one cared to sell daily items and food and no one cared to buy them. The village of Konoha was dying and I could do nothing to help.
I pass a vendor selling apples, looking at the green and red glistening fruits made my stomach growl. I had no money with me and I haven't eaten for days. There was only one way to do this.
I had to steal.
I'll admit I've never done this in my life, but come on; it's just an apple, no harm done right? I'll just walk up to the man and ask him a question and when he's not noticing I'll secretly grab an apple, no one will ever know, right?
I walked up to the man, now for a question. My brains is still kinda numb from this morning, What am I going to ask?! But it's too late to turn back now, since I'm already in front of the vendor staring at him. It was either I lose my stomach and starve to death or my dignity since I'm staring like an escaped psychopath.
I slapped on a smile and parted my mouth to say something, anything. And as if on impulse by some freaky force I asked in my sweetest voice,
"Excuse me, but could you tell me the date today?"
I took advantage of the time the vendors eyes darted to the sky to recall the date. In a split second I reached out and grabbed an apple into my coat. Mission accomplished. Maybe I should stea- cough take another one?
"Aa…it should be October 15, 2008."
"Wh-hat?!" instead of saying thank you as I planned and getting as far away as possible I just had to say that.
2008? That can't be right! That should be10 years ago, it should have been 2018! And that's when reality slapped me in the face. The hour-glass, the missing face and the city. There was only one explanation.
Time travel.
Why didn't I think of it earlier? Must have something to so with my scrambled up brain at the moment. Tsunade- sensei must have done some forbidden jutsu with that hour glass and somehow found a loophole in time. Crap! I totally forgot about the hourglass.
"Err…. miss, Are you alright?
"Huh? Oh… sure, I'm fine" I replied finally returning to reality and breaking my train of thoughts.
"ok if you say so- HEY ! Isn't that my apple, your trying to steal it!!"
Shit, I cursed. What kind of kuniochi am I? I can't even steal a God damn apple!!
I didn't notice that I was holding the apple out of my coat, must have subconsciously did it when I was so caught up when I was thinking. Guess it's time to run, damn, should have taken more apples. Before I could break into a run, someone next to me spoke.
"Don't worry sir; I'll pay for her, I'm sure she wont cause anymore trouble for you"
I looked to the side wondering who this person could be to pay for a complete stranger, only to turn my face down immediately hoping this person wouldn't recognize me at the age of 23.
There in all his glory, with the same unmistakable foxy grin and orange jump suite stood
Uzumaki Naruto.
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At 12.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it! Although I find it too short, sorry if I haven't updated in 4 months or so. I was kinda giving up on this story already.
I find this plot very interesting since every time travel fic I read is about Sakura in her 12 year old self getting sent into the past and so on…. So I'll put Sakura in her 23 self and throw her into the past. Keep in mind that Sasuke and the others are all at the age they are when the manga started.
Tell me if you think this story is moving too slowly or if I should make this a SASUSAKU fic. I really need advice. Thanks.
It was practically brain killing to decide who to put as the first person Sakura meets in Konoha after the time skip. I was thinking about putting Ino, Sasuke or Kakashi but I finally ended up with Naruto. There will be more surprises coming along so keep reading!
Reviews keep me going!!