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Blizzard Wolf Petals
Chapter 3. Black ribbon of departure
Sakura smelt blood.
She had just got home with her mother.
They were previously out shopping, obviously doing girly things.
Mostly because the shinobi academy accepted her application. She didn't want to be seen not knowing how to throw a kunai, so Sakura has been training in the woods with her distant relatives. Once she set the bags down on top of the table, the sharp sound of a katana going through a person's flesh irritated her ears.
Sakura's neck snapped, facing Akane. "Can I go buy a soda?"
"Well, okay.. Just make sure that it won't spoil your appetite. After wandering around all day, we skipped out on dinner."
She nods, and rushes out the main room into the darkness. The pinkette didn't have any problems seeing and landed her self in another part of town. Sakura froze and scanned her horizons when a feathery substance moved past her. Once her head turned, she spotted a source walking towards the gates.
"Oi, stranger! Where are you going?" she shouted out into the mist.
It stopped, and disappeared in black feathers only to appear from behind.
"Hello ice-hime.." greeted the ghostly voice.
Sakura's eyes widen in fear. "I-Itachi?" chokes out the pinkette.
"Perhaps.." he shrugs. "I always thought you were naive to expose my position..."
Itachi quickly jumps away when a kunai covered in ice almost stabbed his eyes out.
Sakura took out another from her pack. "Rats.. I missed him." she mumbled, darting her eyes from right to left. "Now where did he go?"
"Right here.."
A string of ice exits from her palms towards the ground to which he was standing on. Itachi didn't have enough time to move and stuck to the floor.
"Touche.. your getting better each day." grinned the male.
Sakura's eyes narrowed. "I'm just not any normal little girl.."
"Yes, an elemental animal forged from the sage of sixth paths chakra would claim their selves otherwise."
Her eyes widened in shock. She couldn't believe it.
Did he just snoop through her files? Only Sarutobi is suppose to know that!
With a sharp battle cry, Sakura swung her fist, executing a few slabs of ice out of thin air. Itachi got free just in time and dodge rolled across the road, stopping to flash a couple of hand signs; emitting a powerful flame from his mouth. The flame raced across the starry sky, heading straight for her.
Only to miss, when a wolf covered in fire blocked the blow with it's own.
It pushed forward, reversing the male's own flare of fire. Sakura opened her eyes, to a terrible sight.
"Uncle! W-what's happening?"
The wolf doesn't say a word and keeps going. He pushes his own body mass into the flames, it bounced around like a shield.
Sakura stands guard, only to fall on her knees clenching both sides of her head.
'Run! You cannot stay here.' he transmitted into her brain.
"No, he's my friend! I can't leave him no matter what he does!" she yelled out, shaking her head from right to left.
Itachi smirks and moves away, allowing the flames to take over a few walls.
The weasel emerges beside her, only to extend his hand. "Sakura, do you want to leave the village with me?"
Sakura stares at him, eyes wide as saucers. "W-what did you ask me?"
'He wants you to leave the village. To the place of unknown..' Oji explained, extending his neck behind him, facing the pup. 'It's your choice. Abandon your new mother or stay with her.'
It's been narrowed down.
Two choices await for her; leave the village or stay.
Akane would truly miss her, even the hokage. Mostly her extended family probably would miss her as well if she chose to stay here.
"I.. I can't leave."
"And why not, ice-hime?"
Sakura did not say another word and allowed the wind to play with her pink locks.
Itachi stared at her. She wasn't giving him a reason for her lack of wanting to leave with him to Ame. In fact, does she even know his own true intentions? He drops the subject and looks towards the moon. It's full and settles at the top of starry sky. Madara is waiting for him.
"I'll let you figure it out on your own." he said flatly.
Uncle-wolf growled in anger when the thirteen year old male left in a swirl of black raven feathers.
'Tch, what a loser.' huffed the vulturous wolf.
"He's not a loser, he's my friend. No matter what he did he will always be my weasel."
'What ever. Come on, I'll take you home.'
Sakura latches onto her uncle and together they depart in a whirl wind of flames. They re-emerge in front of a house. She slid down her uncles fur and then huged him tightly, before running up the steps. Sakura knocked on the door and abruptly stopped, waiting for an answer.
Akane sticks her head out through the opening, "Huh?" she chokes out, then adverts her gaze downwards. "What took you so long dear?"
Her happy face diminishes when she catches a glimpse of the girls tears.
"Something's eating you? Did someone push you?" she questions, bombarding her with numerous questions.
"No, I'm alright mother.. Honest." Sakura claimed, rubbing her eyes. "Can we have dinner now?"
"Sure." Akane confirmed, keeping an eye on her daughter as she walks in through the door. 'Did she come across one of her own?'
Apparently, she shall never know.
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Sakura lazily sat in the field of flowers.
Her first day of school is today, it's not too bad. Mostly kunoichi stuff like picking flowers and learning how to attack on command. Sakura already knows most of the stuff, due to Akane holding off her duties to take care of her. Sometimes, the pinkette felt bad that she had to halt her only way of making a living just to watch over her well being.
A soft sign escaped from her lips. There wasn't much to do. It's quite boring here. Apparently, the boys are doing the complete opposite of what kunoichi's are trained. Which is completely unfair. Just because she's female, she is suppose to learn to sit on the sidelines and seduce strangers.
There must be more to it then that. While Sakura made a debate on her purpose, a shadow loomed from below her. Curious by the lack of sun, she looks up and spots a group of females around her age. They looked annoyed which made her think that they got stung by wasps or lost their lunch money.
Yet, she knew better and did not try to socialize with them.
"Hey new girl.. you have such a large forehead." began one of the females.
Sakura stares at them for a little while, before going back to picking some flowers.
They gasp at her uncanny ability to ignore them and try to size her up a bit.
"Hello.. are you deaf? We told you that-"
"I have a large forehead." Sakura finishes, oblivious to their taunts. "Mother always told me that I'm special just the way I am."
"Psst.. since when are you special?"
"Aren't you special? Doesn't your parents tell you that each night before you go to sleep?" Sakura questions towards them, curious at what they will come up with.
"Ugh.." mumbles one girl, "Yeah.. my okaa-chan tells me that all the time."
"If she did then you wouldn't try to inflict pain on others."
That pushed a button. Suddenly, the girl pushes her an automatic brawl flares up.
Girls from other sides of the mapped out play group slowly scurried over to claim their spots. They clap and chant, hoping that the most evil girl wins. Yet, some luck is on our heroine's side. Sakura gets up, wiping the blood away from her mouth.
"Heh.. did I make you bleed?" smirked her opponent.
Sakura doesn't say anything tries to hold back the tears.
"Aah ha.. about time your smart ass ways are getting to you."
The girl sniffles and clenches her heart. "I..I didn't do anything to you. I don't understand."
"Neither do I understand why you're so ug.." she couldn't finish the sentence when a typhoon of blue chakra swirled around her.
Said girls surrounding them ooh and aauuh at the light show. Her enemy's eyes dart around the space, it seems that they're starting to like her better. She lets out a growl and throws up her fist, only to freeze. The girl pulls her arm down, and screams from the intense pain spiraling down her arm.
"Aauugh! Why am I so.. c-cold?" shivered the aggravated female.
Sakura said nothing, her eyes coated in fire.
The girls split up like roaches and try to stay away from this odd little girl.
"Seems like.. they don't favor you anymore." she manages to say, eyes still demonic.
"Shut up you weirdo. You weren't suppose to be born."
"If you talk one more time I'll squeeze my hand in one swift movement, and then your entire arm will break into tiny bits."
With a gasp, the girl quickly runs away and does not look back. Sakura watches as the girl runs over to sensei and pull on her clothes. The raved haired red eyed woman looks down, and nods in understanding as the cold bully explains what previously happened in the flower patch.
Said rosette stares, only to be stared back in return. Sakura quickly looks away and pouts.
"Ooh, I think your in trouble." said a new voice.
She looks up, and spots a blond wearing an orange shirt.
"Hi, I saw you.. take down those mean girls and.." Trailed the platinum haired girl, as she scratched her chin. "I was just wondering if.."
Sakura furrowed her brows in confusion.
What was this girl trying to tell her? If she could recall, mating with a girl isn't allowed.
Or perhaps.. she wants to be friends?
'Ino! Don't talk to the demon bitch, she's not normal!" shouted a voice.
She eeps, and turns facing a purple haired female. "M-momo-chan, back from the doctors already?"
"Yup! The doctor said I was a-OK." Momo told her, with her hands on her hip. "Now come on, obviously she doesn't want to be your friend."
Sakura watched Ino scamper over to the egg plant haired female. The young blue eyed girl rushed over near her and forcefully engaged in a game of patty cake by Momo her self. As the pinkette stares, she silently wishes that Ino holds her ground. She didn't sound nice, and probably doesn't have any manners.
But yet, you'll do anything for a friend.
She looked away, not wanting to stare any longer..
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Akane jumped when a chilly air entered the house.
She calmed down and signed, her daughter has returned from her first day of school.
"Soo, how was it?"
"It.. it was alright.." a floaty voice told her.
The woman, apparently by her mother instincts figured that something was wrong.
"No, I don't think so. Did anything happen while you were there?" Akane questioned, with a shake of her head in denial.
Suddenly, she heard tears. Akane looked toward the source and found Sakura hiding in a corner of the room. Her knees were above her chin as tears fell down from each cheek. The red head didn't have anything or do at the moment. Obviously, it was her first fight. If not.. maybe something else?
All she could do was help her cope. Her legs swept across the floor board and she bent over, ruffling the pinkette's hair.
"Hey, it's okay. What ever you did, I'm sure Kami forgave you."
Sakura slowly nodded her head, and wiped the boogers away with the back of her hand and snorted.
Akane half smiled. "Um, okay.. We can use tissues for that."
The pinkette says nothing and sits still as her mother gets up and wanders over near the coffee table for a box of tissue paper. Sakura looks down and watches as a snowy torrent swirls up in her palms. The rosette tries to imagine it as a kunai and doesn't respond when a crystal weapon takes over her palm.
She clenches it, only to look up after a light box hits the floor.
Akane stood there, shocked as ever. "No! You weren't going to kill your self over an unknown class mate, were you?"
Sakura says nothing, only to get her chin snatched up. Her green orbs were met into icy blue ones.
"Baby, it's not worth it. You need to let go."
With that, she dropped her hand from the girl's face and wandered into the kitchen to prepare a snack. Sakura furrowed her brows, then got up on two of her legs so she could walk a quick distance for her room. She stood at the door frame, and went limb when a black ribbon could be seen hanging from the twigs of a tree beside the house.
Sakura flinched when a memory coated her ability to focus..
-Flash backy no jutsu!-
Itachi came over to visit Sakura and they played in the back yard for a while.
A ball got caught in tiny hands. It lowered, revealing a sad face. "Mou, Itchy.. are you sure you didn't have to bring him?"
The male nodded slowly. "Yes, at the moment hes trying to impress our parents over a katon."
"Speaking of katon, I'll favor yours forever."
Itachi let out a laugh before watching from the corner of his eye as his hair ribbon slips out into the rough wind. The black hair accessory jumps up and down, only to miss a pair of hands clasping together. Sakura pouted when the ribbon dodged her by an inch of hair, only to land up in the tree.
Sakura stared at it before turning to face him. "I'm sorry. I was too short to get it.."
"It's alright. Let's keep playing. Afterwards, I can teach you how to tree climb."
"For the ribbon~" she explained, only to pout as he shook his head.
"It's not because of the ribbon. Mostly it'll be a technique that will be useful for your ice ability."
"Okay.. if I get it right on the first try you'll have to get me dango."
"Maybe. Now focus drawing chakra to your feet." Itachi instructed carefully.
End of flashy back no jutsu
After all that back breaking tree limb destroying moments, she kinda got it under control. Might as well give it a shot right now. Sakura raced towards the window and opened the latch, then closed her eyes when a harsh blast of wind inflicted her face. Once it left, Sakura opened her eyes, shining bright like Itachi's katon.
Sakura put her foot up and now her entire body at the middle of the window sill; she was on either side now, from outside to indoors. The pinkette landed her focus on the target. An old tree that Akane once told her stood through the second shinobi war. Sakura hoped it's branches were still good to walk on after the chakra exercise.
Instead of jumping over, a stretch of water coated ice escaped from her mouth.
Sakura quickly covered her mouth, this power never showed up before. The main culprit was the juice box she had drank before the school ended. Her hands still felt cool, as the icy burp still lingers in her mouth. She slowly removes her hand, and spits out a few more icy patches that connected directly from the sill over to tree.
Before she could move, a test run is needed directly for the run. Sakura vanished from the open window for a few minutes only to return with a bag of marbles. A red on escapes from her fingers, then it falls down on the ice like a light tap on the shoulder. Said sphere starts to roll and completely falls off from lack of guidance.
This tells her that only real light items can get the job done. Sakura furrows her brows, there needs to be another way for her to cross. Unless, her icy breath can do the trick? Sakura tries her best to fake another burp only to realize another way around it. The girl takes a deep breath, then exhales, unleashing a cool frost outside the window.
It reaches the marble, completely freezing it like no tomorrow. Sakura bits her lip. It seems like every option she tried so far has not worked. Suddenly, another idea claims her mind. At once her bones crack and a white wolf takes her place. The polar canine puts a paw on the ice, then another, and another, soon to have her entire body out on the current.
'W-what's going on?' the arctic wolf configured, 'I..I'm not falling off the ice.'
Suddenly, a conclusion hit her full force. This must only effect pure breeds! Sakura shakily maneuvered across the ice and secured the ribbon in her teeth then backed up in reverse towards the window sill. The white wolf launched her self into the room and turned back into a human, clenching the black fabric between her hands.
'Itachi-kun, this is the only remembrance I have of you..I'll make sure to cherish it in my heart forever.'
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Yays! It's a little longer now. Sorry for the long wait. o.o Okay, there will be a time skip in the next chapter!
Which means, Sakura isn't Ino's rival, Momo is.
Don't worry, Sakura-chan is going to have a problem of her own in the later chapters.
Hehehe.. I'm gonna enjoy making this.
Review your thoughts! Thanks for reading~^^