Flaw
Summary: After capturing a certain leaf nin the Akatsuki find that their prisoner is better off in a different place, or time may it be, but what happens when the ancient jutsu to send her to the future backfires. Terribly.
Disclaimer: It's not mine. It's not yours.
A/N: This chapter might be pretty boring. It's mostly just going to be introductions and more fun Sakura thoughts and reactions. I enjoy writing angry and confused Sakura…she's so snarky.
There will be minor cussing in this chapter. It's only one word.
Ok due to the positive response I'm getting I decided to try another chapter. YAY! Also I'm a little stumped on who to put Sakura with so if you have any suggestions let me know, and males only please, not that I'm against femXfem I just cant write it to save my life.
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"Sensei do we really have to bring the girl all the way back to Konoha?" The words were feminine and quiet, yet strained, as if she were doing something much harder than simply walking. Sakura refused to open her eyes hoping that maybe the pounding of her head and the soft rocking of being carried by someone would go away. Wait. Someone was carrying her? Memories were nothing more than blurs that she couldn't quite reach out and grasp as she tried to figure out the source of her new headache. Her inner's shouting to get up and kick the ass of the one who thought they could capture her didn't really help the pain either. It would be useless though, after being held captive by Akatsuki she had learned that being injured and fighting off unknown shinobi lead no where. Plus, the man carrying her was comfortable, and she didn't want to move.
"Yes Rin, it would be very unwise to leave an injured shinobi in enemy territory, and she did heal Obito" the words reverberated through the chest of the male carrying her, his voice was a deep tenor and one that held respect. She had never heard his voice before though, and she knew all of the Jonin instructors in leaf, the rough fabric of a flak jacket rubbing her cheek told her easily of the rank. A soft 'hn' to her right reminded her of Sasuke but the voice didn't belong to him, just the attitude.
"At least we finished our mission" the Sasuke want-to-be stated in a no-nonsense tone. From the situation she guessed they had done it after she passed out. Two quick relieved yes's were his only response.
'I guess I should probably "wake up" now.' Sakura slowly pried her eyes open, involuntarily groaning at the light. "Hey there be careful you took a pretty nasty fall." Fall? A quick glance around told her than the two teens were carrying the now healed boy on a makeshift stretcher while the blond Jonin carried her. Memories suddenly assaulted her with unprecedented force as she recognized the silver haired boy to be Kakashi. Looking closer at the face of the man carrying her she found that she couldn't recognize him directly, although he did make her think of Naruto.
"Fall?" her voice croaked out, dry from sleep and dehydration. She remembered healing the boy, then fainting from shock and chakra exhaustion, but no fall. The blond nodded and slipped her onto the ground making sure she was steady before continuing.
"Yeah, you knocked your head on a sharp rock when you passed out; we were in a bit of shock and didn't really react in time. Sorry about that." He reached one hand behind his head and scratched it nervously, a picture perfect replica of Naruto's signature move. His bright blue eyes flashed in apology as he continued. "Our medic Rin stopped the bleeding but couldn't to much more than that." So that explained the headache. Sakura silently nodded as she reached back and quickly healed her head with her glowing green hand.
"Thank you for bringing me along, I honestly didn't know where I was." Now that the headache was fully gone Sakura allowed herself to think. Someone had used a most likely forbidden jutsu on her and she's suddenly surrounded by leaf ninja she doesn't know and a very young Kakashi. There was only one explanation that Sakura could think of. "I'm Sakura. Who are you?" She smiled brightly to distract from not giving herself a last name. It could cause problems in the future.
"Well I guess its only fair we introduce ourselves also" he laughed lightly and pointed to the unconscious boy and the brunette. "This is Inuzuka Rin and Uchiha Obito, and the surly looking one in the mask is Hatake Kakashi, although you seem to know him already." 'Great' Sakura sighed to herself in sheer frustration 'Unless Sasuke has a long lost relative and Kakashi found the fountain of youth I'm stuck in the past.' Normally at this point she would have passed out from shock, but the rational part of her mind told her that she honestly knew that something big was coming when she escaped, plus she really didn't think that anything could shock her more than seeing Kakashi her age, that had already tipped her off that something was up. Not letting herself get lost in thought too long Sakura nodded politely to the two awake members of the unknown team. Looking back at the Naruto-look-alike she nearly giggled at the grandiose pose he suddenly took. Hoping on top of a near by tree trunk he put one hand on his hip and the other pointed at himself. "And I am Minato Namikaze, future Hokage of the Village hidden in the leaves."
Apparently there was something more shocking than a mini Kakashi because it was that moment that Sakura decided that being awake was overrated and once again passed out. Instead of a hard rock greeting her, a pair of strong arms gently caught her as she fell to the ground.
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Sakura was honestly getting tired of waking up in unknown places now. At least this time she woke up to a soft bed instead of being carried. 'Maybe it was all just a really strange dream. A really strange really realistic dream.' A chakra signature to her right and soft breathing caused her to turn towards her silent visitor. 'Nope not a dream.' Standing in the corner of the tiny room was a silver haired 16 year old looking quite content to ignore her completely.
"So the pink haired savior finally decides to wake up. I was beginning to think we should have left you back in Stone." Well that was unexpected; Sakura had honestly never known her lazy sensei to be so cold. Almost like Sasuke. On any other day Sakura would have just taken the comment and dealt with it, but today was no ordinary day and Sakura was quite stressed out. Ultimately the combination resulted in her inner's thoughts to slip past easier.
"Well excuse me mister "I've got a stick up my ass" it's not everyday I go around saving people from the brink of death and meeting heroes. So you can either just accept that I'm here and I just saved your friend or go crawl into some hole because I'm not leaving. I have no where else to go and your team is stuck with me until we get back to Konoha." Sakura took a deep breath to calm herself down as Hatake just quirked an eyebrow, hn'ed, and left the room. She'd apologize later, but right now she had other things on her mind, most importantly how to get back to her time. Thankfully she still had her headband so she could say that she just got back from a really long undercover mission or something like that and talk to the Third. She would need a new last name though.
Sakura, as the Hokage's apprentice, occasionally did work for Tsunade and prided herself in knowing the last names of all of the families in the village. Mentally sorting through all of the clans she finally one that was very new and mostly from another allying village. Perfect, at this point in time the village would still be an ally but no one would be in Konoha. Sakura smiled to herself at the irony of her new name. Rosuto Sakura.
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The trip back to Konoha was spent in relative silence. Sakura had refused to speak to the uptight Hatake and Rin kept a constant eye on Obito, making sure that nothing could go wrong. All the while Minato struggled with himself on the cause and cure of the uncomfortable silence. One of Sakura's main reasons for her silence, aside from anger at the silver haired nin, was her deep thoughts on her situation. Would the Third Hokage be able to help her? Before his death all of the shinobi and villagers alike looked to him for anything, but would this be beyond the famed professor's skill?
'What if?' Sakura absently thought while munching on an apple. 'What if I can't go to my time? Will there even still be a "my time"? I know for sure that I changed the course of history by saving the boy, he wouldn't have lived any other way.' Her thoughts were interrupted by a certain yellow haired sensei beginning to sing, off tune, badly, and yet happily. 'What else can I change? Could I save the Yodaime? Could I save Naruto from the villages rejection?' So many past wrongs that could be fixed filtered through her mind. Gaara's loneliness as a child. Sasuke's dead clan. Neji's loss of a father. Sudden realization struck her like Naruto's rasengan. She held the power to stop all of that and more. She could put an end to Akatsuki before it started. Sakura laughed and tossed the half eaten apple at the singing Namikaze, aiming for his head. He in turn took the hint and stopped singing and laughed claiming that it was getting boring.
"Sensei if your bored you can always come help carry Obito" Rin chided carefully as the man complained but relieved her of her share none the less. The Inuzuka smiled and joined the other girl trailing behind the two shinobi. "Sorry about that, he's really just a big kid. But I wouldn't have anyone else for a sensei." Sakura nodded along with her while silently agreeing that it was the same with Kakashi. Speaking of the Hatake Sakura could only wonder why her lazy but happy sensei was so cold and stiff. She promised herself to ask Rin when they were alone. After a while the surroundings changed slightly and Sakura began to recognize certain land marks that wouldn't change over time. She was almost home.
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Konoha was a strange sight to see in the past. Only three faces were carved proudly on the mountain and many buildings were in various stages of construction. It was while she was watching several shinobi work on a bit of the broken wall that Sakura remembered that the third war must have just ended. It was eerily similar to how the village looked after Orochimaru's attack. Once they neared the gate Sakura was surprised at the two nin who were guarding it. One had the famous green suit and a vest with the bowl cut and eyebrows. Seeing a younger Maito Gai really made Sakura question weather or not he and Lee were related. The other face was of a clean shaven brown haired boy who had a senbon in his mouth. She giggled silently to herself about how even when he was younger Shiranui Genma had a slight obsession with his senbon.
They passed quickly and without anymore trouble than a couple of odd looks at the unknown kunoichi and the immobile Uchiha. On the way to the hospital to drop off Obito Sakura noticed many more faces that should be aged. The infamous Ino-Shika-Cho trio were out eating and celebrating something and a sickly looking 10 year old Hayate Gekko trotted past while coughing lightly. It was all so surreal to Sakura. It only served to remind her more that she shouldn't be here, this wasn't her time. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice walking into the Hokage's tower or most of the conversation following. It was only when her name was called that she snapped from her dream land and looked into the face of the grandfatherly Hokage.
Well there you go, second chapter. Please review and cookies to anyone who can guess the meaning of Sakura's new last name. Also don't forget to suggest a pairing.