Scars
Chapter 4
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~~FLASHBACK~~
Blood was spreading around her.
'It's as if my tears became crimson red' thought Sakura while looking down, at the pool of red liquid. She felt everything pouring down her face, but she could no longer tell if it was tears or blood. Her wrists were bleeding too because no matter how hard she tried getting these chakra suppressing chains off, she couldn't do it. She was still too weak, just a helpless girl who could do nothing without her chakra.
'I'm a disgrace to Tsunade-sama, I couldn't even kill myself before the enemy captured me'
These thoughts triggered another wave of fighting spirit and Sakura decided to free herself no matter what, but after a few movements her whole body was in pain so intense she thought she would faint. Ant then she heard footsteps and froze in fear of what will happen to her now...
All three of those rogue ninjas came into the room. But Sakura could barely see them, blood was running down her face and into her right eye. She was too exhausted and too tired of fighting. Ir seemed like she used up all the strength she had left right before they came. All she wanted now was to die, to fall asleep and to never wake up. But her torturers had other ideas.
They didn't mind her bloody appearance or her screams of agony. They used her like some doll, like her only purpose (now that they couldn't get any information from her) was to give them pleasure even if it meant making her cry in bloody tears.
Without realizing what she's doing the kunoichi started struggling with all the power left to her. But only things she could remember after that was hands everywhere, touching her, squeezing her, but mostly just holding her down. One of the guys was the most harsh, Sakura will forever remember his tongue on her lips, on her face, all over her body. Parts of her torn clothes sticking to her body, rubbing into her wounds, making her bleed all over again.
After the first one was done, Sakura's mind into defensive mode and she could no longer comprehend what was happening to her. Even after they left her alone she was just laying there, staring blankly at the ceiling.
The thing that made her wake up from her trance, surprisingly, was silence. All the time she spent here, Sakura used to hear footsteps, silent voices and other sounds, but now it was just silence. It was at that moment that Sakura realized they have left her to die from starvation and gone to another of their hideouts.
She knew it was her chance to escape, but there was also a chance that she will die here. The kunoichi tried breaking the chains again, but it didn't work out.
A few days later Sakura was still there, lying on the ground, looking at everything and nothing at the same time. And then she noticed it, the chains was damaged by acid. Even though the damage was almost imperceptible, she knew it was her chance, her only hope.
And so, all the time she tried breaking the chain, hitting it to the ground or wall. It took a long time, but she managed breaking it. And then she was free. As free as a wounded, exhausted person away from home could be.
~~END OF FLASHBACK~~
The memorial was the place to remember all those things that hurt her. And sometimes she wished for someone to be by her side, to make her feel loved, to just embrace her without any questions. But she didn't dare to come here with any of her friends. Naruto and Ino would want to know everything, and her other friends were not that close to her.
There were moments when she felt all alone in this world, as she no longer had good relationship with her parents and her friends wouldn't understand her. They were still too young and too naive.
Sakura cried some more, but cold breeze from the forest chased her home.
On her way home Sakura heard her obnoxious blonde friend:
"Sakura-chan! Wait for me!"
"Oh, Naruto, you're back already" answered the kunoichi smiling gently
"Yeah, it was easy, you know" said the Hokage-to-be "Um, tomorrow I'm organising a party and even though you probably don't want to come, I would really appreciate it if you did"
"Why is it so important to you? What is this party all about?"
"Well, you see, it's about me and Hinata. I'm.. I... you know... And everyone is coming. Even Kurenai-sensei is gonna leave her daughter to a nanny. Come on, it really matters to me, you know"
"Okay, okay, I'll come" answered Sakura already on her way home waving over her shoulder.