CRIMSON MEMORIES AND BLACK SECRETS

Pairing: ITASAKUSASU and some minor ones.

So this is the second chapter of my first fanfiction and I'm excited about it. Honestly, I wrote this so I can improve my writing skills(well more like lack of them). I want to know if I have what it takes(I seriously doubt that).

I'm still deciding which pairing I would choose to end with each other. Oh yeah as a warning this fic will contain some spoilers. This will be my LAST warning.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…

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CRIMSON MEMORIES AND BLACK SECRETS

CHAPTER 2: A GLIMPSE OF LIFE IN KONOHA

In one of Konoha's training grounds, a blinding light appeared and something opened in its center. After the light subsided, a little pink haired girl replaced its place. She was unconscious and her whole body was covered in injuries and blood that was either her own or someone else's.

A noise of feet hitting grass and soil with small intervals was heard.

A woman that looked to be in her mid-twenties in ninja attire ran to the side of the injured child. She had long auburn hair and black eyes.

The pink haired child opened her eyes slightly revealing two emerald orbs and then looked at the woman on her side but her vision was blurry.

"Are you ok, little one?"the woman asked. She mentally slapped herself when she said this.

'Of course she's not alright! Just look at her, no one can be alright with all those injuries and blood.' She thought.

The child's eyes closed and she fell into unconsciousness again.

The woman checked the condition of the child. Her eyes widened in shock when she found that the child was in a very critical condition. Her pulse was weak and was losing blood.

'See what I mean…'

Any normal person would have panicked in these situations but she wasn't one of those, she was a ninja. However, she was not a medic-nin. She had to get the child to Konoha's hospital, fast.

'There's no more time for fooling around, I have to hurry.'

She lifted the small child and carried her on her back.

'Please hold on, little one, you have to or else I'll forever doubt my abilities as a ninja if I can't even save one little girl.' she thought.

She ran in top speed to the hospital and when they got in the entrance there was only a thin layer of sweat on her skin. The people looked at her and the bloody child.

"Please take her to the emergency room, she's in a critical condition" she called to the closest nurse. The other nurses hurriedly brought a gurney and laid the child there. They quickly ran to an emergency room and the woman was left there.

"Oh god, please make it…"

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"She's finally awake." a doctor said.

"I see… Can I visit her?" the woman who saved the child asked.

"Yes." replied the doctor. She opened the door and saw the child lying on the bed covered in bandages. She was staring outside the window. The woman went closer to her bed.

"Good morning!" she greeted enthusiastically and smiled at the child. The child removed her stare from the window and turned to look at the woman. What the woman saw next surprised her.

The child was crying. Her tears did not stop flowing.

"My name's Masami, what's your name little one?" she was confused on why the child was crying. Did she do anything wrong?

She didn't know that she would ever be in this situation. She was just walking to the training grounds so that she could, well... train while her husband was on a mission when she saw a very bright light coming from that area. She ran towards it and what she saw surprised her. She saw the girl lying there bloody and unconscious.

The child still managed to answer in a raspy voice. She was still crying.

"Sakura… Sakura Haruno."

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"I'm going to the Academy now, Okaa-san" Sakura said. She was twelve years old now. She opened the entrance of their house and went on her way.

"Be careful dear and good luck!" Masami said smiling and waving to her daughter. Sakura waved back and continued walking.

'Should I tell her?' she thought. She went inside the prepared breakfast for her husband.

"Ryou-kun! Breakfast is ready!" she yelled energetically. There was no response.

'Hmm, he must be sleeping.' She went up the stairs and went to their room. Lying on the bed was a rather large lump with a human figure covered by bed sheets. She pulled it down enough to see an adult human male head with black hair. She shook his shoulder a bit.

"Wakey, wakey, sleepyhead." brown eyes opened sleepily. He stretched and then a loud yawn was heard.

"Good morning."

"Good morning Ryou-kun, breakfast is ready."

"Okay." He stood up.

"Did Sakura-chan leave already?" he asked.

"Yes."

"When are you going to tell her?"

"I'm asking myself the same thing." she said as she looked down.

"Well, maybe when the time comes."Ryou pulled her into an embrace. Masami remained silent so he decided to lighten the mood.

"Well, how about we eat some breakfast, I'm hungry."

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Sakura hurriedly walked down the streets of Konoha. She was running a little late today. She blamed it on her dreams every night. She always saw blurred images of people and places but she always ignored them.

Today was the Chunin Exams. She had been training non-stop for it and she wanted to know how much she improved. She wanted to show how good she is to Sasuke so that he'll finally notice her.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!!"

She turned her head to the source of the voice and saw her teammates, Sasuke and Naruto from the distance. Naruto was waving at her with both hands in the air like an idiot while Sasuke was just standing there looking at her. Naruto was the one who called her.

'Ooh, Sasuke-kun's looking at me!' Sakura thought when she saw Sasuke looking at her.

"Oi Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted.

"Baka" she whispered to herself. A wave of nausea suddenly hit her. It made her vision blur a little but it subsided quickly. When she recovered, she ran towards them. 'What just happened to me?'

"Naruto stop looking like an idiot!" Sakura elbowed him on the head. Naruto grabbed his head.

"But Sa-"

"ANYWAYS, hi guys!"

'Oh well, I must be tired from lack of sleep, I've been having weird dreams lately or it may be Naruto's screaming over here.'

"Mornin' Sakura-chan!" Naruto was grinning stupidly and seems to have forgotten what Sakura said seconds ago. All Sakura could do was sigh.

"Hn"

'Does he have any other reply?'

'Well, you have to admit that it adds to that mysterious allure of his.' Inner Sakura appeared.

'Hmm, yeah and that's one of the things that makes him so COOL!'

'Hell yeah!'Inner Sakura said while raising one of her fist in the air.

"Where's Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked the two boys. 'Why am I even asking, I already know that he's late…'

"He's late, we don't know where he is." Naruto answered. Sasuke was just silent.

'You see…' Sakura thought.

After an hour of waiting, a smoke suddenly appeared. When it cleared up Kakashi-sensei popped out.

"YOUR LATE!" Naruto and Sakura said simultaneously. They pointed their finger at Kakashi.

"Sorry guys, I just got lost on the r-"

"LIAR!"

"Anyways, let's go we shouldn't be late for your Chunin exams."

"You were the one who was one hour late, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto said.

"Who's the sensei here? It's me so that means I could do whatever I want." (che! Teachers… they're all the same).

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Let's just go already." she said impatiently.

They started walking. Sakura suddenly became dizzy again and then saw images but they were so blurry that you can't even tell what they were. She turned pale and stopped walking.

"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" she heard Kakashi's voice. She looked at her teammates and saw that they were all staring at her.

"Don't worry Kakashi-sensei, it's just a minor headache."

They started walking again.

'At least, I think so…'

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SASUKE'S POV

I saw Sakura look pale and she like she was sick. I wanted to ask her if she was alright but Kakashi did it for me.

"Sakura-chan are you alright?"

Not that I was worried about her anyway. I was just curious and it might affect our performance as a team therefore dragging me down in the Chunin exam.

"Don't worry Kakashi-sensei, it's just a minor headache."

Though she said that, I knew it was more than a headache. I can see it her eyes that there's something else. How did I know that? Well, it's not like I STARE at her whenever she's not looking, I just observe her so that I can improve our team power.

And I've got to get rid of these urge to punch Naruto whenever he's stealing my Sakura-chan. Hmm, I think there's something strange about that thought. I'll go over it again.

Oh god, I did not just implied that I'm jealous of Naruto… Did I just say my Sakura-chan? Oh no, something's wrong with me…

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A cloaked person was hiding behind the shadows of a building that was a good distance away from the meeting spot of Team Seven. The person opened an eye and smiled maniacally while watching the team go on their way. This person has been watching this team for a little while now especially that dark-haired, Sharingan possessing boy named Uchiha Sasuke. The person chuckled.

"The time has come," a male's voice came from the person's mouth revealing his gender. "for me to get myself a new body."

He smiled again and then disappeared in the shadows.

"But first, I'll have to introduce myself, ne Sasuke-kun."

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Back with Team Seven…

Sasuke used all his might to stifle a sneeze and still keep a straight face but he realize it was too late. He decided to let it out.

"It seems the teme's gonna have a cold." Naruto said.

"It must be your stink that caused me to sneeze, dobe." Sasuke retorted.

"I am not stinky and I am not a dobe!"

"Just shut up, dobe."

"Who are you to tell me to shut up, teme!"

Kakashi and Sakura sighed. 'Boys' Sakura thought. 'Brats' Kakashi thought. Naruto and Sasuke argued for almost the whole walk.

They were almost at the entrance.

"SAKURA-CHAN! WAIT!"

Sakura's eyes widened a bit because she knows that voice very well. They all turned their heads to see who had called her. Sakura's eyes widened further when her suspicion was proven correct.

'Huh?'

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There I'm leaving you a cliffy for now. As I promised, it is longer but I don't if it's exactly better so I'm sorry if you did not like this. If there were any errors you don't like then tell me so I can improve. You probably know who the cloaked person is it's not that hard.

If you wanna know who the other mystery person who called Sakura is, then tune in next time. It's a surprise *insert evil smile* bwahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha.

P.S. Leave a review I appreciate constructive criticism so I can make this story more interesting/better for you.

Again, please R&R!