The small pink headed child shot up in bed, hair no longer being weighed down now stuck up at different angles. A tiny balled fist came up to try and rub the tiredness from her eyes. She wasn't sure what had woken her up but she wasn't naive enough to believe she'd wake up so abruptly other wise.

She was ten years old for good heavens! She could sleep for days if she wasn't disturbed!

"Kaka-sama?" She called out tiredly, the white haired man usually the one who awoke her. Releasing a loud yawn she didn't hear the small tapping of feet until it was too late and her door was being thrown open forcefully.

"Sakura!" Shisui yelled in an over exaggerated exasperation. "You could have died!"

"Ah," she stopped fighting sleep as she flopped back into bed, narrowly missing her metal headboard. "Its you Shisui."

She didn't have to see him to know how dramatically he clutched at his heart, as if her words had physically wounded him. She had always thought he was too emotional; especially for a Uchiha.

"How could you?" He nearly screeched, if the world had somehow fallen into an unknown sleep they wouldn't be now. "I've been so worried about you!"

"Why?" Sakura questioned with tired honesty. Everyone was always so worried about her but she literally lived with some of the strongest beings known to man kind. "I was with Indra-sama and Ashura-sama."

Shisui watched the way her eyes kept closing and then blinking back open, she may act cold towards him but he knew she loved him. He smiled as he dropped to his knees beside her bed, he shoved stray pieces of her hair from her face just noticing her new haircut. "We worry because you're human, Sakura. We worry because if there is ever a moment we can't see you then something could happen to you." She never understood that she was their heart. They existed entirely for her. If she were to die they'd have no purpose and would soon follow after. She was like an ancient Egyptian pharoah and they her loyal servants, following her even in death.

She yawned once more, this one longer but without so much force. Her human body giving out from the long day she had outside. Reaching out she wrapped her small hand around three of his fingers, which now laid by her side. She gave him a soft squeeze and a sleepy smile. "Mah," she mimicked her future sensei, "nothing is going to happen to me. I'm safe with my family."

By the last word she was long gone into sleep barely missing the sad and remorse filled smile the fastest Uchiha had as he looked down at her. "When you learn what we did," he whispered softly, "please don't hate us too much."

"What were you two thinking?" Madara screamed angrily looking at the elders. "She could have been hurt!" He was beyond furious and the hurt of betrayel ran deep from all three partners in crime. They had taken his princess to the human realm, knowing he had banned her from going. They had given him their thrones and while Sakura was a child he was in charge! Yet the one betrayal that hurt him the most was the one from the pinkette...

"You think we are so weak that we couldn't protect her?" Ashura stood up from his seat in outrage, eyes narrowed dangerously at the fake king. The ancient warlord was challenging his pupil, daring him to say that Ashura and Indra was anything less than strong. They may not be the strongest in all the realms but they sure as hell could beat Madara.

"It would take nearly nothing to kill her!" Madara screeched, dodging Ashura's question while still reprimanding. She was a human, a child nonetheless. It would have been so easy for her to die. Did they not understand that? He doubted they understood how weak and fragile humans actually were, especially children. This was her last reincarnation; if she died there would be no more.

"We were with her the entire time." Indra assured not even trying to calm his fuming little brother.

Madara shuddered at the image that popped into his head. She had been curled into such a small and feeble ball in Ashura's arms when they returned, covered in human filth. "You brought back a human." He stated remembering the boy Indra had carried in.

"Sakura wished for him." The human boy had looked to be at least three years older than Sakura, but he hadn't been anything special. He had pale skin, large eyes, larger eyebrows, and a bowl haircut. His aura hadn't even come close to screaming Sakura worthy.

"How does she even know him?" He snapped out with exasperation. Madara knew the ancient brothers were as possessive of the young girl as the other immortals. He doubted they had willingly let the children meet and he guessed by the same state the boy had arrived in something had happened.

Neither brother looked forth coming in their answer which only caused to irritate Madara further. Hashirama placed a calming hand to his friends shoulder. "We should just be thankful she came back in one piece."

"Besides," Yagura spoke up, not bothering to stand up. He was the quiet one, he tended to stay away from the group and just listen rather than Madara and Hashirama. "There will be a day the humans will know she has been reborn. She's no more our queen than she is their's." If anything the humans needed her more than the gods.

Madara wanted to scream and yell but his Uchiha blood restricted that kind of behavior. "That may be so however there are people who wouldn't want to see her queen. If it got out that she was a defenseless child we could very well lose her." They were strong individually and stronger as one but there would always be stronger. Other gods and beings that rivaled against them.

Ashura snarled at his young relative, "We will destroy anything that comes her way."

"Brother," Indra said sternly, one of two people who could calm the raging god. "I understand what Madara is saying," he nodded his head respectfully towards said male, "we may be strong but if the past is anything to go by then we must be careful." Sakura hadn't always died because of natrual causes.

"Rock Lee?" The blonde haired male asked, eyebrows furrowed and head cocked to the side. "Who named you?"

"Me." The male said, head held high and pride dripping from his aura. The man who had carried him here had dumped him with youths who looked five years older than himself, although he wasn't ignorant enough to believe they were the same age. "What is your name?"

"I'm Naruto." The blonde male stated boastfully, his hair was a bright yellowish orange and messily spikey, blue eyes shinning, and three little scratch marks on each cheek. "This is Sasuke." The male had black hair spiked neatly, dark black pupils ringed with red, and an expression of boredom. "And this is Sai." The last male had nothing but a fake smile plastered to his face, eyes dark and hollow, and ink black hair cut short and falling randomly. Lee found it disheartening that every male he had come across so far was beyond handsome. "I'll introduce you to the others later." Naruto said happily, it was obvious he was the leader of his small group.

"Who are you?" Lee questioned curiously, they had told him their name but if he remembered correctly every immortal had a set role. They were raised and born for that certain job.

"When Saku-chan gets older we'll be her gaurdians." Naruto explained.

"Everyone always watches the hag," Lee turned towards Sai who took up the talking. "However our job will be to stay beside her at all times."

Lee felt the flood of memories of the small pinkette protecting him. "Sakura." He whsipered her name, trying the name out on his tongue. "She's really something, isn't she?" He watched the way the three males eyes changed; Naruto's took on a look of intensity, a large contrast to his carefree and easy look. Sasuke's softened, the hardness grating away making way for his feelings. Sai had an emotion in his eyes, they weren't hollow anymore, they held care and adoration. All three of them holding love for the small female.

Lee just wasn't quite sure what kind of love that was.

"Hn," Sasuke stated in reply to Lee.

"Mah," three of the four boys jumped at the sudden appearance of the white haired male, Sai being the only one unaffected. "What are we talking about?" Lee looked the new arrival over; grey cloud like hair, and a mask pulled up over his face, leaving one dark eye shining ominously.

"Can I see Sakura?" Lee asked without hesitation. It was clear that the new male out ranked the three others. He couldn't tell by the way they didn't show him the respect most youths would show their elders, but by the way the older male carried himself.

He carried himself like he had seen the world and every dark thing it had to offer, he showed that he was far older than his appearance said he was. Just not nearly as old as the two males who had brought him here, nor even as old as the three men who had started yelling at them.

Naruto and Sasuke straightened at his question, Sai cocked his head curiously. "Not even going to ask my name?" He walked closer, hands stuffed in his pockets and body slouched; portraying a sense of calm.

"What's your name?"

"Hatake Kakashi."

"Kakashi-sama may I see Sakura?" Lee asked once more, bowing his body low with respect. He wouldn't win against this man, never, but he didn't plan on backing down.

Kakashi now stood directly in front of him, he was a man who was sure he'd win. He didn't even bother looking the small boy in front of him over, and overall seemed board with the encounter. "No."

"Why not?"

"Why would you want to?" Kakashi retorted.

"I'm indebted to her." All four immortals were taken back by surprise; he was human and no more than thirteen at most, how he was indebted to Sakura none of them knew.

Naruto placed a hand on Lee's shoulder, "How?"

"Please respect that that is between the princess and I." Lee responded coldly, his demeanor changing. All the men around him had some sort of history with Sakura and he wasn't willing to give his little piece away.

Kakashi turned on his heel, the three immortals the only ones who could see the mischievous smile hidden under his mask. "Come with me."

finally an update. let me know what you guys think. after a couple more chapters we should be getting into an older sakura. something i'm looking forward to. i warn you now, sakura will be the interest of nearly everyone. she will be much loved and if don't want to read that i suggest you go ahead and stop now, afterall this is sakuracentric. i basically ship her with everyone. but there will be other pairings.

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