Authors Note: I stopped trying to correct grammar and spelling and stuff. Its faster this way. So don't comment on it.
having just pointed out to these idiotic genin the obvious genjutsu Sakura was being creeped out by a ninja with a bowl cut, bug-eyes, green jumpsuit, and orange leg warmers with the bushiest eyebrows she'd ever seen.
"hello" he said "I am rock lee please be my girlfriend" Sakura was so disgusted she didn't see Sasuke glaring daggers at lee
"EEEEEEEWWWWWW!!!!! gross never in a million years will I go out with you" she screamed making her other newly acquired fanboys sigh in relief.
as the Huuyga kid, Neji, and Sasuke talked Sakura stood next to a girl with buns that made her look like a panda.
"I don't see why you're even here" the girl, Tenten hissed, "you'll never get past my team"
seeing that her team was finished Sakura stepped away and shouted over her shoulder, "in your dreams, its the other way around!"
"so its my battle this shouldn't take long" Sakura flipped her hair and descended to the Field. her teammates watched anxiously to see if she had changed in strength as well.
"well Ino I guess this is it"
"what do you mean forehead, i'm going to kick your butt!"
"why do you still hate me I mean" she lowered her voice "I heard you like the mutt now"
Ino froze as she thought of Kiba "shut up"
"whatever" Sakura ran at Ino who landed an easy punch only to have her disappear in smoke. then Sakura who was behind Ino knocked her unconscious
"there" she said to Hayate the judge "she'll be out for a good ten minutes at the least" no one spoke.
in less than three seconds Sakura had won the match, and no one had seen how
Hayate walked over to Ino and declared Sakura the winner. Asuma jumped down and picked Ino up, casting a quick glance at Sakura.
as Sakura walked past Tenten she smirked "I told you" and walked on.
Naruto and Kakashi looked at Sakura like she had just told them she was going to be the next Hokage, pride mixed with absolute and total disbelief.
"wow Sakura" was all they could say, though it didn't matter because she still refused to talk to either of them.
after all they matches the winners went to hear their next opponents, but before they said anything Sakura spoke, "lord Hokage" he nodded and waved as she walked away.
"what was that" Naruto asked trying to figure it out
"Sakura just dropped out" the Hokage answered unfazed, though everyone else, except the sand siblings looked surprised
"but why" Naruto said still confused
"Naruto i've already told you, go ask her"
Sakura was at training ground seven with Temari, Tenten, who after the preliminaries was glued to Sakura's side, Ino, who had admitted defeat in their rivalry and spent hours talking about Kiba, and Hinata, who hoped Sakura could give her confidence, where they were lazing around talking.
"god Kiba is so sexy, I wish he'd notice me" Ino said for the billionth time
"Kiba's okay but I think that Shikamaru kid has potential" Temari said inspecting her fan
"Shikamaru no way Neji beats them all, I mean he is so hot" gushed Tenten as she lazily tossed a kunai hitting the target dead center. again
"yeah right Sasuke would be perfect if he weren't such an ass, but it least his ass is hot" Sakura laughed with the other at her joke and then they all turned to Hinata the Huuyga heiress, who had been silent
"honestly Hinata who do you like?" asked Temari
Ino laughed, "duh its Naruto, shes liked him for like forever"
Sakura shook her head "I just cant believe that, I mean he's nice and everything but so annoying and weird. he'd probably love ramen more than his girlfriend"
Tenten nodded "yeah from what i've seen he'll just leave you in the dust"
Hinata smiled shyly and stated in her new firmer voice, "I don't like Naruto anymore" all the girl bolted up straight and stared at her
"tell us the new guy" they screamed
Hinata smiled even more and turned pink, "Gaara"
the girls erupted in squeals and flooded her with their comments
"ohmygod red hair is so sexy, not as sexy as Kiba's but still"
"his eyes are gorgeous, like Neji's"
"we could be sisters"
"he's got that sexy Sasuke attitude going"
and then in unison "you are perfect for each other" they continued to chat until Hinata said she had training, so did Tenten, and Ino had a shift at the flower shop. after about an hour Gaara showed up. he watched them blankly as the two erupted in giggles.
"later Sakura" Temari called as she followed Gaara
alone Sakura laid down on the grass. she ignored the new presence that arrived an hour later. she continued to stare up at the moon and stars as Sasuke sat down next to her. she didn't question as to why he wasn't in the hospital.
"Sakura"
"when I was four years old the Hokage found me abandoned at the Hokage tower." she said quietly "I had no memory of anything but my name, I was put up for adoption and later became Sakura Haruno"
Sasuke was silent
"lord Hokage later found out my memories were being blocked by some sort of jutsu, making me a completely different person. when I was in the hospital it was because the Hokage found a way to release the jutsu. its creepy to become such a new person, I mean looking back it so strange that I acted like I did"
"what happened?"
"you know that story Jochi told, replace Mia with my name"
again silence
"our father was abusive and power obsessed. Jochi is my older brother. when I was four Jochi found out that our father was going to give me a test all children in our clan had to take at five, if you failed you died. so Jochi, knowing I wasn't ready faked my kidnapping and brought me to the leaf village. he blocked my memories and spread word of my ransom knowing our fathers answer."
Sasuke was remained silent as he listened and then he turned to Sakura, "Sasuke what are you-" she was cut short as he kissed her. soon everything was lost in the sensation of his kiss, his touch, his sweet smell and the electrical spark she felt. the next day when Sakura and Ino went to visit Sasuke in the hospital he was gone.
"how could they do this? are they insane? attacking the village like this. oh god Sasuke! Gaara will kill him, NO not Gaara! I have to find him! the chuunin exams weren't supposed to be like this! why won't my body move! god dammit! "Sakura wake up" what the hell! I am awake! is that Naruto? "Sakura come on" jeez could he get any louder! i'll smack him! the idiot!"
Sakura sat bolt upright only to realize she had been laying down. and then on instinct she smacked Naruto, hard.
"you idiot, jeez, shut up." Naruto cowered as Sakura glared at him. as he whined Sakura remembered the day before.
"but Sakura! I saved your life! you owe me a... kiss" Naruto brightened at the idea.
and then a different hand came crashing down on him
"dobe" Sasuke said glaring at him.
"ok you two cut it out. let Sakura relax, come on." Kakashi dragged the two out. Sakura smiled and settled in her pillows after they left. she knew things were going to be okay.
she was wrong, Sasuke left her without a second glance, just a thanks. her heart was broken but not really. she followed her clan rules and didn't fall head over heals for Sasuke. every touch, every kiss Sakura had pulled back mentally, keeping her heart safe. what really hurt was that her father was right. if she had opened up to Sasuke, right now she would be devastated, broken, useless. she could get over him.
Sakura ran down the hallway of the hospital, she had heard that Shikamaru's team was back, when she saw Ino crying hysterically outside an emergency room door.
"Ino"
"oh Sakura" Ino choked "Chouji is practically dead and so is Neji and and Kiba he" Ino couldn't continue after Kiba's name
"oh my god" Sakura said agasp "I cant believe it" "what about Naruto and Sasuke" she was scared to know the answer
"Naruto is okay but pretty beat up Sasuke just barely beat him apparently. no one knows where he went" Sakura was shaking
just then Tsunade appeared out of the door next to Ino and smiled "they're all stable and will make a full recovery" both girls felt so relieved that they cried. it wasn't long though before Jiriaya talked with Naruto.