A/N: I do not own Naurto
Sakura often used to feel like a grain of sand.
Compared to her teammates, she didn't feel all that special. Naruto was strong, so strong, and getting stronger right before her eyes; although he remained the rank of genin for longer than any of the others of their generation, his power rivaled that of a Kage. It was unnerving, the rate that he grew, and the power he wielded was both awesome and terrifying.
Sasuke was strong as well, although perhaps not as strong as Naruto. The trail of destruction that he left in his wake was limited mainly to top jounin and S-rank criminals, all those that were in bingo books, despite his own missing-nin status. This was the man that defeated Itachi, Orochimaru, Danzou and more; Sakura felt small compared to him. When they were genin, Naruto often lamented about not being as strong as Sasuke, but quietly Sakura wished she was as strong as the two of them, because she was just so far behind.
It wasn't until she started training with Tsunade that she began to feel like she was made out of glass, transforming herself into something more unique and special. And it wasn't until the Fourth Shinobi War that she began to feel as strong and as powerful as Sasuke and Naruto, something more than glass.
Something less breakable.
A/N: This is brought to you courtesy of my irritation and frustration at not saving a chapter for a different story and it getting lost. That is why it isn't as fluffy as usual.
Sakura is probably one of my favorite characters in Naruto. Apart from the irritation she causes me when she's around Sasuke, she is an incredibly interesting and complex character, and a lot of the stuff that I read on here and write about surrounds her. Hence, most of the chapters have been a little Sakura-centric :p I'll try and focus on one of the other characters for the next chapter.