The pain was gone but not forgotten. As Sakura opened her eyes she saw white. A lot of white and she sat up. Next to her bed Naruto sat sleeping in a chair. She tapped his forehead. He started and smiled broadly at her.
"Sakura you're okay"
"Naruto what happened"
"The hokage said its a private matter only to be discussed with you blah, blah, blah"
"Oh. That" she guessed it had to do with her memory.
"What Sakura! Are you sick! Dying! Oh my god you are dying aren't you! Is…"
"Naruto!! Shut up!!!" Sakura fumed at Naruto her hand twitching to grasp his neck.
They both turned to the sound of laughter "Naruto, why don't you leave me and Sakura to chat. Go get some ramen" the Hokage said
"Okay." Getting up smiling once more he bid Sakura and the hokage goodbye and ran off.
As soon as the blonde head was gone the hokage got right to business "Sakura as it turns out the jutsu that blocks your memory is wavering. Your memories are slowly coming back, and soon your true nature and power will come with those memories."
"My true nature? Power? What's that mean?"
"Once you remember training, attacks, good and bad you will change. But I'm giving you a choice. You can have me release the jutsu quickly and you will change immediately, plus you'll be unconscious for sometime or you can continue the process which is painful. You have my word that I will tell no one"
"Either way I wont be me anymore" Sakura whispered. She was so confused but she made a decision.
"Release the jutsu"
Everything was black as Sakura walked aimlessly and then she saw something. She came to a scene of barely a toddler with a tall broad man. "Show emotion and you will be killed. You are a Myamichi" More memories of the man surrounded her
"Worthless child" the man glowered as the toddler fell
"If you ever smile again you shall get worse" a two year old Sakura rubbed her red cheek
"You shall have no food until you have read the entire collection" the man waved his hand at twelve thick books
"For every target you miss that is another beating" the man smirked as a frightened Sakura threw shuriken
"You are strong but nothing to your brother" the man nodded at the black haired boy next to him
"Do not pity the worthless, come child, come with your father" Sakura watched in horror as her 'father' kicked a child's dying form and forced Sakura to follow.
"Do not worry Sakura I will protect you" Sakura looked up at the new memory and it showed the black haired boy, her brother
"You are not worthless but priceless" said her brother picking up the toddler
"Best not smile but be joyful little sister I will stop the pain" the boy put a glowing hand to her cheek
"Here is some food eat slowly so not get sick" the boy gave her another book the inside filled with bread not words
"Sakura trust me I had to do this too" he held her hand guiding its aim
"One day you may surpass me" the boy whispered as the father turned
"He is a monster not our father" she hugged the boy but did not cry as she whispered "Jochi"
"Go back to sleep and remember I love you" Jochi held a four year old Sakura as he walked through the leaf village.
Sakura continued watching good and bad memories. most good were with the boy Jochi, and others playing with a red-haired boy Gaara, sometimes watching Jochi play with her crush Itachi Uchiha. Sakura's heart felt colder. her power felt limitless and knowledge continuous. She felt hate and pain but a small tinge of love. Memories filled her mind. Sakura Haruno was gone and the real her back. Sakura of the Myamichi clan.
"Sakura wake up! Wake up Sakura!"
"Naruto leave her alone"
"Dobe why am I here"
"She's our teammate plus I think today's the day Sakura becomes my girlfriend"
"Sorry to disappoint you but I will never date you hopeless excuse for an idiot. I'd rather date that mutt Kiba!" Sakura said sitting up a cold expression and a glare to kill on her face.
"Sakura what are you saying you must be delirious!" Naruto wailed both Sasuke and Kakashi were shocked. All of a sudden Naruto also stopped. They hadn't really looked at her since they came in.
"Take a picture idiots" Sakura knew that Jochi had also changed her appearance to throw off suspicion. he had made her hair darker, changed her face, body and voice.
"Sakura what happened to you" Sasuke asked. hair was still pink but almost white, her face perfectly oval and forehead normal, her body was more mature and skinnier, plus her voice was so much sweeter
"Get out" she said, her head was killing her and she was in a bad mood at the moment "I'm gonna get dressed give me a minute"
When she came out she was in black and white. A white tank top over a black one that stopped at her stomach. The front of the white was sewn together so you could see underneath and her flat toned stomach showed. Black short shorts revealed beautifully long legs. Elbow pads and bandages on her arms and black ninja sandals. She wore bandages for she had to cover her clans tattoo on her arm, a swirling dragon around a bloody dagger. Her hair was in a high ponytail and her bangs framed her face.
"Uh" Was all they said
Sakura shook her head and muttered "Perverts."
"Damn Sakura looks hot" Naruto said though he meant to think it. There was a crash and as Sasuke and Kakashi turned they saw Naruto wasn't there anymore. Then they saw a line of crashed trees behind them
"Now do you have to say anything" Sakura asked cracking her knuckles. Both shook their heads and went off to find Naruto.
"Well that's the familiar" said a voice behind her
"Gaara we told you its not her, she's different besides Jochi declared her dead"
"Now, now Kankuro wasn't my big brother's dream to get me out of that hell hole" Sakura turned to look at her childhood friends Gaara smirked, Kankuro gaped and Temari broke down in tears.
"What the hell how who what"
"I'm not sure exactly but this is my guess" Sakura said dragging them to her apartment. "Jochi took me to the leaf in the middle of the night, casting away my memories so all I knew was my name and toddler basics and changed my looks, nature and power. He told whoever I was dead. But now the Hokage released the jutsu from me but no one must know. Man its good to be back"
"That explains it. Your sudden disappearance, why Jochi didn't go crazy for revenge, no signs of kidnapping. Come on no one could take you even at four." Temari said nodding
"Too bad I haven't gotten any stronger"
"I still don't understand why you'd want to leave your home. You never told us. Hell we don't even know who you clan is, where you live, your last name!" Kankuro said agitated
"Remember the first time you asked that. What was my answer?" The others sat in silence. Then everyone got up and left to train or more so to watch Sakura test her abilities.
"You were three I thought you were kidding"
"Kidding. That's our clan's motto"
'Our home is hell, if you knew you would become insane and commit suicide, you wouldn't be the first, our clan is of Satin's minions, and us Satin's children. We are demons, tools, and nothing more there.'
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Sasuke and Kakashi were in the hokage tower, Naruto in the hospital with 4 broken ribs, a concussion, a broken arm, and some internal bleeding though none fatal. They entered the hird's office and quickly got to the point.
"Lord Hokage something has gone terribly wrong with my student Sakura Haruno"
"Ah, Kakashi that is where you are wrong. For you have no student of that name" was the reply, which earned surprised looks.
"What do you mean Hokage" Sasuke asked
"Oh nothing, trust me she may look and act different but she is still Sakura." and the Hokage shooed them out. Both very confused and frustrated.
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Sakura sat in her room, her parents have gone out, and decided it was time. Time to see Jochi. Doing the proper hand signs she sent a message using the bond of the clan through their curse seals.
"We'll just wait and see" Sakura had no idea if Jochi would come but she hoped he would.