All the way in the Hidden Mist Village where three certain someones, Suigetsu, Haku and Kimimaro were getting ready for their day a messenger hawk swooped down to land on the adult's arm bearing the Hidden Leaf Village crest proudly upon it's vest.
"Do you think….." Haku trailed off not wanting to seem to hopeful because it was early in the morning and it had been a week since they'd seen their friend off, but he wanted it to be from her and not have this be a wrongful delivery where it was meant for someone other than them.
Purple orbs rolled upwards and a hand reached out to grab the letters "Hold up there Suigetsu, let me check first alright" Mangetsu snorted beating his little brother to the punch and relieving the hawk of his package, but instead of flying off it stayed perched on his arm.
Then he glanced down to see their names in familiar elegant writing on tags "Alright they are from Sakura-chan" Suigetsu let out a whoop of happiness as he was handed a letter scroll with a purple ribbon tied around it, where he quickly untied it to read what was written within.
~Suigetsu
If your wondering yes I made it to the Hidden Leaf Village, got to meet the Hokage and filled out the paperwork detailing my transfer from Mist to Leaf, it was difficult cause some of the questions seemed a little odd.
Met my family, my brother is totally awesome and my parents are extremely accommodating which I'm thankful for so you don't have to worry if I'm doing well Suigetsu-kun cause I am and my first day in Leaf was chalk full of adventures.
Like how I got myself set up in Leaf's academy with only my brother helping me, the sensei is nothing like the one in Mist and really nice, but I had to pass tests for all six years I missed here and had a physical exam to see if I was fit to be in the seventh year class.
Not only that but we ran into a couple of my brother's friends, who tried to give me a brain injury, all's good and their really cool, I'm gonna be teaching them the mystical palm tomorrow which when you get this letter will probably be tomorrow already.
Got a totally awesome room all to myself painted in my favorite color red, anyway I've included a small gift from Leaf at the end of my letter stored in the seal, all you have to do is unseal it with a bit of blood and chakra, write to you soon.
Sakura~
He whistled in awe at the detailed letter not only that, that his friend was having fun without him kind of made him a little sad, however he knew that someday they'd meet again and get to have adventures together when they did.
Then he remembered the bit about the gift and quickly looked for the storage seal at the end of the letter, he bit his thumb swiped it over the seal and made a hand sign, in a small poof of smoke appeared a scroll with water jutsu's unique to the Hidden Leaf Village which was totally awesome.
At the sight of a gift Haku quickly got started on reading his own letter, which detailed the same things in Suigetsu's letter only with a few difference and at the end of the letter he found the same storage seal and hastily unsealed his own gift.
Which turned out to be three books that gave detailed summaries on anatomy and a pack of ice colored senbon "Looks like I've got a gift to" Kimimaro announced unveiling his own gift which was a bone white sword reminiscent of his kekkeigenkai, shikotsumyaku.
Mangetsu chuckled and decided to read his own letter later and buy some letter scrolls and ink with a ribbon for the boys so they could write letters to Sakura later, with that he ushered them off to the academy so they wouldn't be late.
Before deciding to read his letter finally now that he was alone and smiled how she also included a gift for him, a cook book to hopefully woo Mei cause a man that could cook drew her in like a moth to a flame.
~Back in the Leaf Village~
Sakura was just waking up herself for her first day at the academy in the Leaf Village, even if she'd only be in it for two weeks before graduation was upon them "You up Sakura" Asagao knocked on her bedroom door fifteen minutes later after she'd already dressed.
"Mhm just finishing up with my hair Asagao, you can come in by the way" Sakura hummed loudly enough that her younger twin could hear as she pulled her pink tresses back and up into a ponytail so that she didn't get distracted or annoyed with her hair.
Asagao hesitantly opened the door "Kind of odd, not even Mamori or Mimori has ever let me into their rooms at the Hokage Estate, they always say that their room is their sanctuary" the pink haired preteen boy said in confusion.
She raised a brow in response before snorting "All girls are different, I spent my entire life around boys nothing was off limits to them and we often spent the night crowded in a single bed" the rosette stated simply rising from her vanity.
Her brother scratched his head before leading the way into the hallway and then to the kitchen for breakfast "Look at you all professional like" Mebuki couldn't help but gasp as she saw how serious her daughter looked.
Especially with her red kimono like outfit and hair pulled back into a ponytail "Now, now Mebuki, Sakura-chan probably wants to make a good first impression" Kizashi chuckled proud that she was taking the whole shinobi business serious.
This earned them bright smiles "Maybe this time you won't almost be late" Mei smiled in amusement remembering academy entrance exams back in the Hidden Mist Village over seven years ago where Sakura and Suigetsu had almost been late.
"Wait you were nearly late for the academy, when" Asagao gaped at his older twin sister before asking as he wanted to learn more about her, since they'd only had one full day together so far and now he would have to share her with his friends and classmates.
Grinning widely the young girl glanced to her twin "For the academy entrance exams when we were five that's only cause of Suigetsu, who kept throwing a tantrum every few feet cause he didn't want to have to sit still for any amount of time" Sakura admitted.
Mei and Mebuki shared an amused smile at the children's antics "Nothing like Asagao-kun then, who was way early" the older pink haired male remembered making his son lightly roll his eyes in mock annoyance.
"Cause I didn't want to be late, plus Sasuke was with me and he agreed to" the younger pink haired preteen boy snorted this time digging into his breakfast which consisted of omelets, hash-browns and sausage links.
Sakura blinked at him before doing the same as food was placed down in front of her, only she ate with better manners than her brother "Here you two go and have a good day" the blonde woman handed over bento's to her children when they were finished eating.
But Sakura was a little confused as to why her brother got two bento's but figured she could ask later as she stood and deposited her dishes in the sink to wash, dry and then put them away "Responsible as usual huh Sakura-chan" the auburn haired woman commented.
And earned a nod "Right then we're off Auntie Mei, Dad, Mom" the rosette waved grabbing her pack and bento then together the Haruno twins started out the door and headed down the streets to the academy to begin their day, leaving behind amused adults.
Partway there Sakura remembered her confusion "Say Asagao why did Mom give you two bento's" Sakura questioned unsure if he would get offended because of her question and this was only day two of being in the Leaf Village.
Surprised then slightly amused he answered "One of my friends doesn't have parents to make him lunches so once we became friends Mom started making a bento's for him to" Asagao explained lightly as they hurried towards the school.
Fifteen minutes later they were passing through the gates and heading in to begin class, just as he was beginning to reach for the door to his homeroom it slid open "Haruno-kun good morning and if you could wait out in the hall until I can introduce you Haruno-chan" Iruka greeted.
His new student nodded quietly "Course I can Iruka-sensei" the pinkette smiled and then leaned against the wall while her brother disappeared into the classroom and took his usual seat between the two boys that fought like cats and dogs.
"What's going on Asagao, who's this Haruno-chan person" Naruto bounced in his seat jostling his friend who tried to mentally prepare himself for having his sister in class with them even if it was for only the last two weeks they had of academy.
Though he shot his friend a chuckle "My sister Naruto, she's transferring into our class" the pink haired boy admitted quietly focusing his gaze on the door, impatient for once even if she wouldn't get to sit with him in the row.
Beside him his first friend stared "So she's really here then, how come she didn't come in with you" Sasuke questioned glancing at the door expectantly, but after two minutes he quit looking because he figured their sensei wanted to introduce the girl with flare.
Asagao nodded "Is she nice Asagao or mean" the blonde seated next to him inquired since he wanted another friend who didn't treat him like he had the plague, he'd been fortunate after all to get as many friends as he already did but he wanted to expand his social circle.
"Calm down Naruto-kun and she's very nice, we were very lucky to meet Sakura-chan yesterday not only that but she promised to teach us the mystical palm cause she already knows medical ninjutsu" Mamori piped in from behind them.
Having been sitting there quietly the entire time letting their male friends chatter amongst themselves for awhile "Really and that's awesome, though it will have to be at mine cause my Mom's got it in her head we're out to cause trouble again" the raven haired preteen scoffed.
Mamori snickered "Poor Sasuke-kun, don't worry once she see's that we're not aiming to get ourselves in trouble and are really just excited to have a new classmate she'll ease up" Mimori giggled quietly.
Earning a look "Yeah so don't worry so much and look Iruka-sensei is taking roll call" the older of the Senju twins made them focus their attention on their sensei as he called out the names on the list to make sure they were all there and not skipping like some were known to do.
"Here it comes the announcement we have a new classmate" the younger of the Senju twins squealed quietly excited to have a new friend herself, don't get her wrong her sister and the boys were great but she wanted a female friend that wasn't her sister.
Iruka looked up and made sure all of his students were paying attention "Now before we get started on our lesson there's an announcement I'd like to make, we have a new student so if Sakura Haruno would come in please" the brunet called.
Making sure his voice would carry out into the hall, less than a second later the door slid open and then she appeared in all her pink haired glory "If you'd introduce yourself Sakura-chan then I'll have everyone do the same" Iruka smiled encouragingly at the girl.
Who stepped forward bravely "My name is Sakura Haruno, Asagao Haruno is my twin brother, we spent our entire lives so far apart, I lived in the Hidden Mist Village, my aunt is the new Mizukage, and my dream is to head a hospital" Sakura announced.
Surprising her new classmates who took turns introducing themselves before she honed in on the empty seat that was situated between the sister's she'd met yesterday and quickly headed their way where Mimori stood to let her into the row.
Just like that Iruka started their history class by going over an old subject "The Will of Fire is where one see's another as family despite not being related" the brunet began covering all the basics so that his new student could gain a better understanding of what Leaf was like.
To his surprise she was listening with rapt attention while his other students looked bored out of their skulls, he chuckled under his breath before getting on with the actual lesson, then he moved onto math and science.
Until it was lunch time "So what do you think Sakura, do you like the academy so far" Asagao asked as he grabbed his bento and stood waiting for his knucklehead of a friend to exit the row first so they could head up to the roof.
It looked like she was having a lot of fun and went to say so when she was interrupted "As if having one pink haired menace wasn't bad enough, now we got two, why don't you go back to where ever you crawled out of you pink haired billboard brow freak" a purple haired girl insulted.
Her eye twitched and Sakura swung around and raised her fist threateningly "If I were you, I'd be very careful, I don't know how things are done here in Leaf but if you insult me or my brother again I will knock you out and take the punishment without guilt" the pinkette snapped.
Causing the other girl to reel back in shock because she hadn't thought the new girl would have a sharp tongue, all the while Asagao stared at her "Come on Sakura let's go eat lunch" the pink haired preteen boy ushered his sister from the classroom.
"Right sorry, she just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason" Sakura apologized sheepishly, not liking that she'd gotten insulted for having pink hair, it wasn't her fault after all and she wasn't going to take insults lying down.
Her brother sighed and smiled "Not just you Sakura-chan, Ami rubs all of us the wrong way, I'm Naruto Uzumaki" Naruto introduced himself again and held out his hand glad to interact with the girl to his immediate happiness she didn't regard him with disgust and even shook his hand.
"And I'm Sasuke Uchiha, the second heir of the Uchiha clan, by the way hope you don't mind coming to my place to teach those two the mystical palm" Sasuke greeted keeping his hands to himself nothing like the dope who was exuberant like he always was.
"You already know who we are but it's good to have you in class Sakura-chan" Mamori grinned hugging the girl again glad to make a new friend even if it was almost time for them to graduate from the academy.
Her own sibling nodded "Even if it's only for a short little while we're not the odd ones out anymore" Mimori burst out feeling excited herself because now she and her sister weren't the only two girls in the group.
With that they reached the roof and sat down to eat their bento's with Naruto getting his usual from Asagao, partway through they were interrupted as another of their classmates burst their way onto the roof "There you are um it's Sakura right, I'm Ino Yamanaka" the blonde introduced.
Sakura glanced her way before turning when it seemed like the girl had more she wanted to say "And I just want to make sure you aren't gonna try and fall in love with Sasuke-kun, cause he's mine" Ino announced with a glare in her pupilless blue eyes.
Making Sakura gape "Um Ino-san, I just moved here yesterday, just met Sasuke today that's not long enough to fall in love with a person and even if I did you don't have the right to tell me I can't and Sasuke is his own person, you don't own him" the pinkette stated bluntly.
Ino took her turn to gape at the other girl because like her former friend Ami, she hadn't expected the sharp tongue the new girl obviously had "Maybe you are right but still remember what I said" the Yamanaka Heiress warned before vanishing down the steps.
Leaving behind a glaring group "Sheesh talk about stupid, we're sorry the other girls in our class besides Hinata Hyuga are crazy and don't take our chosen profession seriously" the older of the Senju twins apologized to Sakura.
Who shrugged "Did you have problems like this in the Mist Village academy, what did you do to handle the issue" the ebony haired preteen asked curiously cause she was handling their crazy classmates a little to well.
This earned a scary smile "If we had issues with each other our sensei would make us spar to get past our problems, after the first couple of years, the others started avoiding me except for Suigetsu cause I started hitting back hard which scared them" Sakura admitted.
Asagao sighed "Looks like you really did have it rough back in the Mist Village huh Sakura" the pink haired preteen boy grimaced, his sister had led a harsh life it seemed and he wished that he'd been born first that way she would have gotten to live an easier life.
She gave him a smile "So who's Suigetsu, is he your boyfriend Sakura-chan" the younger of the Senju twins teased and Sakura shook her head in response "Aww that means you didn't fall in love or have a crush or nothing" the hazel eyed blonde pouted.
Making the other girl laugh "Had to be serious and focus on my studies cause tests were hard in Mist, plus I'm not ready for that sort of thing" the pinkette said lightly polishing off the rest of her bento and neatly wrapping it promising to clean it later when she had a chance.
"Hey are you gonna come to Teme's with us after academy lets out" the blue eyed blonde bounced yet again Sakura nodded seeing as she'd promised to teach Mamori and Mimori the mystical palm after all.
Then they headed down the steps to start their physical education lesson, which included laps, taijutsu spars, weapons throwing and accuracy, followed by kenjutsu then the girls headed off for their kunoichi lesson before they all grouped together in the classroom again.
Where Iruka finally dismissed them for the day with plenty of homework "Great I thought with it being so close to graduation we wouldn't get any" Naruto sulked not liking that they'd gotten saddled with so much work.
"Now, now Naruto-kun we'll help you get it all done before tomorrow, plus your not the only one and it's probably for Sakura-chan's benefit you know she needs to learn as much as possible about the Leaf Village before graduation after all" Mimori soothed the blonde.
Getting a sigh before Naruto nodded grudgingly "Trust me I don't think we'll have to teach her much, Sakura's pretty smart after all" Asagao whistled, proud of his sister, who had intelligence levels off the charts, not only that but she was diverse as well.
"Okay I know that Mist was pretty rough but were the tests really that hard there and how did you do when you did the transfer to Leaf academy" Sasuke narrowed his ebony orbs on the new girl in their group, his best friends sister.
She smiled innocently "100% on everything and passed the physical portion with full marks as well" Sakura admitted proud of her smarts and prowess, Sasuke and Naruto openly gaped at her but didn't feel jealous because they sort of expected the girl would be different than them.
"That's totally awesome Sakura-chan proves that girls rule and boys drool" Mamori cheered happily glad that she and her sister weren't the only ones that were different and could get full marks on their tests.
Before they knew it they were all in the Uchiha Compound and before a large house "Welcome home Otouto how was your day at the ac…..hello I don't believe we've met before I am Itachi, Sasuke's older brother and part of the anbu black ops" Itachi narrowed his obsidian irises.
On the new person that had entered his home "Itachi-chan you should know already, Sasuke-chan has only been talking about it all week, you must be Sakura-chan, Asagao-chan's twin sister, Shisui Uchiha at your service" Shisui pranced forward.
Nudging his best friend out of the way to greet Sakura and swept her into a bone crushing hug "Easy Shisui-san I doubt Asagao-san will appreciate you trying to break her spine in two" the seventeen year old frowned and rescued the girl from his friends clutches.
"Um thank you Itachi-san and yeah I'm Sakura, Asagao's sister, sorry for barging in unannounced" the pinkette apologized for entering without permission, proving to have manners which earned her a gentle pat on the head.
Sasuke sniggered "Nonsense Sakura-chan your welcome anytime like the rest of these goons" the older Uchiha snorted patting the girl on the head himself before ushering them down the hall to the living room where his Aunt and Uncle were waiting.
Just as he knew would happen when his mom caught sight of his new friend she stood ebony orbs wide in awe "Kami your just adorable, I'm Mikoto Uchiha, Itachi and Sasuke's mother, it's nice to meet you, Sakura-chan right" Mikoto introduced herself.
And Sakura nodded coming forward where she was once again hugged "And I'm Fugaku the Head of the Clan and those two's father" Fugaku nodded holding out his hand hoping the girl had manners.
It seemed he didn't have to worry as Sakura bowed "Pleasure to meet you both Mrs. Uchiha, Uchiha-sama" the pinkette said politely then rose and shook the held out hand firmly trying to make a good impression on Sasuke's parents.
Said boy openly gaped at her to his mother's amusement "Goodness what manners, maybe you can teach Sasuke-chan how to be just as polite as you" the raven haired Matriarch teased until her youngest became bright red in embarrassment.
"Mom come on I'm not that bad anymore" the second heir of the Uchiha Clan groaned mortified, then he chanced a glance at his new friend, who merely smiled in amusement and nodded proving to be really polite.
Unlike his best friend "Yeesh anyway we're gonna work on our homework now Mrs. Uchiha, then we'll go out to the backyard so Sakura-chan can teach Mamori-chan and Mimori-chan the mystical palm whatever that is" the blue eyed blonde announced.
Garnering surprised looks and Fugaku mulled over the information he'd learned "Very well, just make sure you get all of your work done before going out" the brunet Patriarch warned before vanishing to his office to finish paperwork.
While the preteens sat at the living room table and pulled out their work "So I think we should get math out of the way first cause the other subjects are easy" the pink haired boy explained knowing that math was harder on some people, i.e Naruto if he was being honest.
Who nodded his head eagerly so he scooted next to the boy to help him with their math homework "Easy peasy" the older of the Senju twins snorted softly, writing the answers down with ease because math was one of her favorite subjects.
"Precisely Mamori, plus I don't want to have to wait until tomorrow to learn the mystical palm" the younger of the Senju twins admitted quietly, honey orbs focused on her homework and soon enough they were moving onto history, then science and their theory homework.
Before they were all done with plenty enough time to spare before dinner "At least you'll get the basics down, so first you want to focus chakra into your hand and will it to heal something, when it turns green add a little more until it's the right amount and the gash should heal" Sakura instructed.
The adults watching to ensure no accidents happened "You speak from experience Sakura-chan, does this mean you already know the mystical palm" Mikoto questioned as she took a quick break from making dinner for all the kids.
Sakura nodded "Been practicing for two years isn't that right Sakura" Asagao threw his arm around her shoulder and drew her close, glad that he finally got to know her and have her, he would probably feel that way for a long time.
"Really so does that mean you have some sort of dream Sakura-san, why else would you learn medical ninjutsu at such a young age" Itachi inquired lightly wanting to learn more about the young girl who'd been born in the Leaf Village and lived in the Mist Village.
This earned another nod "To head the hospital, though that might be tough cause the medics are terrible but don't want to admit they suck" Mimori snorted remembering the last incident that had sent them to the hospital.
It had been a close call but in the end they'd been healed even if it had taken quite a few days "Yeah I hope Mom comes back and takes over, maybe then you'll have a chance Sakura-chan" Mamori mused in thought.
Willing her chakra to heal something until it turned green, much like Mimori's and then they took a kunai and made a gash in the melons they'd been handed before attempting to heal the gash "Ugh that looks ridiculously hard" Naruto grimaced seeing the sweat beading on their foreheads.
"No doubt about it Naruto-chan, that's why it's hard to become a medical shinobi because the training is grueling" Shisui stated simply keeping an eye on the girls as they worked until they managed to heal the rind.
Only the once sure but they understood the basics for the most part, which meant they could now have fun until it was dinner time, where they ate and Naruto got a plate shoved into his hands for breakfast Mikoto said.
"Right see you all tomorrow" Sasuke waved seeing his friends off from the gates of the Uchiha Compound before turning around and heading home while his friends split up in three different directions going home themselves.
"Did your friends leave already" Fugaku questioned as he emerged from his office to take a break, his youngest nodded, he shrugged and then once he finished eating dinner that had been set aside for him disappeared to complete more paperwork.
Before completely returning home Sakura made a pit stop at the messenger bird tower to quickly write four more letters and tie a ribbon with names on it around each scroll before having them sent off to the Hidden Mist Village for the second day in a row.
Then they were home, greeting their parents and aunt, plus the Mist Shinobi who stared in surprise as the Haruno Twins vanished to take individual showers before bidding everyone goodnight because they were exhausted, leaving the adults to share amused smiles.
~Back in the Hidden Mist Village~
Earlier that evening upon being released from the academy, Suigetsu, Haku and Kimimaro made a dash to the market and were met by Mangetsu "Don't worry about it, I already got letter scrolls and ink, plus a gift for Sakura-san" Mangetsu stopped them.
And they all stopped in surprise "Right we better get to writing then, even if we have to wait until tomorrow to send this letter cause it seems like that hawk took off huh Mangetsu-ni" Suigetsu sulked not liking that he would have to wait.
It was Haku that came up with the best idea "You know instead of writing four individual letters, why don't we write one large one, where each of us say something" Haku suggested it was up to the others to agree.
Thankfully he wasn't alone and even Suigetsu looked like he liked the idea as well "Then we'll do that" Kimimaro nodded and together they traipsed back to the house and sat to write out their extremely long and detailed letter.
Where at the very end a storage seal was drawn and the gift Mangetsu had gotten was sealed into it "And I'll send it off tomorrow morning when the next letter arrives no doubt" the white haired adult snorted tying a pink ribbon with Sakura's name on it in red around the scroll.
Before setting it on the table "Hang on that would mean Sakura-chan's already written us two letters each while we've only written one" the blue haired preteen slapped his hand down on the table before grabbing another letter scroll to begin writing furiously.
Going further into detail about that day's events unlike the other one where they'd wrote about what had gone on during the week she'd been traveling "Let me write some stuff to Suigetsu" the raven haired teenager said.
Not wanting their friend in the Leaf Village to think they didn't care, especially when she was taking time out of her day to write four individual letters to them and send the letters off each night so the letters would get to them the very next morning.
Kimimaro snorted "Might as well" the white haired teenager shrugged taking his turn at writing a second letter to Sakura, Mangetsu rolled his eyes before doing the same and tying another ribbon around the letter scroll.
Satisfied now the three boys pulled out their homework and set to work "I miss Sakura-chan, if she were here she'd help me with math" Suigetsu sighed realizing just how much he missed his friend not only because of that.
"Me to Suigetsu, we lost someone who could have gone on to become a great Mist Shinobi someday" Haku said quietly knowing that Sakura could have accomplished her dream there in the Mist Village alongside them.
But now she wouldn't get that chance because of some dumb family tradition "We'll see her again, sooner than we think probably" Kimimaro announced finishing off his work, which wasn't much because graduation was nearly upon them.
The adult in their midst shook his head "Here you lot go, got takeout" Mangetsu placed dinner down on the table once all the completed homework had been removed and placed in packs and with that they broke apart their chopsticks, gave a quiet thanks for the meal and ate.
When it was time for bed they all stood "Someday I'm going to go to the Leaf Village to be with Sakura-chan, that's my goal after I accomplish my dream to become a member of the Legendary Swordsmen like you Ni-san" the blue haired preteen stated bluntly.
And then he disappeared "Poor Suigetsu really has it bad for Sakura-chan" the doe eyed teenager shook his head in amusement and felt sad for his friend, Suigetsu and Sakura had been together since they'd practically been born after all.
It was almost like they were twins "At least he's figured out that he likes her" the white haired adult snorted lightly pleased that his little brother was taking this profession seriously now and not goofing off like he always had before.
Though it was a little saddening it took Sakura moving to her birth village for the boy to shape up "Goodnight Mangetsu-san" the snowy haired teenager bowed his head at the adult before vanishing to his shared apartment with Haku where they settled down to get some shut eye.