Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. It is the sole property of Masashi Kishimoto. All rights reserved.

All To You and Them

Genre: Romance/General (varies)

Pairings: Sakura/Everyone, other minor pairings

Rating: T to M

Summary: Series of one-shots centered around one Haruno Sakura. Stories about love, triumph, friendship, and endless humor abound.

Warning: Cursing, sexual hints & humor, character poking, OOC characters, not very canon, and lot of mindless humor.

Dedicated: To the lovers and fans of Haruno Sakura and all of those who really just want a nice, good laugh!

Story Two: Sakura and the rest of the group finally decide to explain all and answer the hate.

I'll Explain Right Now!

"Ahem, uhm…ok…so…where do I start?" Sakura asked, fidgeting nervously with the mic at her neck. "And you sure this can capture everything I say even down so low?"

"Yes sweetie." Tsunade answered with a smile. "It's a lot like what you use during missions. Now don't be nervous. This is for your own good. The TV by you will have the statements and I just want you to honestly explain yourself to them."

"Well, I guess…" Sakura moved awkwardly again.

"Come on Sakura-chan! We're all here for you!" Naruto cried out, pumping his fist up for his love-interest.

She gave everyone a weak smile. So many came out to do this with her and support her. It really meant a lot to see them all.

"Take a deep breath. It's time for the first one." Tsunade warned and the quote appeared on the screen.

"Sakura dumped Ino for a guy! A girl who was her best friend, who took her under her wing, and defended her for a guy she probably never really spoke to! How low and bitchy can you get?"

Sakura flinched back. "Well, it certainly starts off strong."

"It doesn't get much better after this." Her shishou sighed. "Go on, it's your chance to explain yourself."

Sakura closed her eyes and sighed, meditating her emotions before she was finally ready to face the honest words.

"It was one of the most regrettable things I have ever done." She explained, looking at Ino with sad eyes. "It was shallow, it was impulsive, and it was out of petty jealousy."

"Come on Sakura, I know there is more to it than that." Ino comforted, urging her on.

"Yes, there is more to it. But it can't be overlooked that those things were also reasons as well. Best to face them now instead of hiding them." Sakura shook her head. "Look, I was a young girl who had a crush on a guy. A bad crush. And…I never got anything. Now, I know you might be saying I am ungrateful and at the time I was. But, all that I ever got from other people was something through Ino."

Ino crossed her arms, nodding for her friend to continue.

"From age one to…jeeze what was it? About six? I was hated for stupid reasons. Then from six to about eleven I was suffocating behind Ino. She did so much for me. More than she can ever realize. But…gods, I was so tired of people forgetting my name or only remembering I existed when associated with Ino. I felt like Ino's pet or...or project at times. It was like…whenever I tried to do anything, it was never good enough because I was just a follower."

Sakura played with her hands a bit. "I would only be invited to things if I could get Ino to go. I would be her gopher for fans and admirers. Even if I made a perfect score on any test, Ino would get the crown of the class because I was still just her little pet. I got it only because of her."

She pulled her short hair a bit, "I was just so friggen tired of it! After I heard she liked Sasuke-kun…I just flipped out. Because…because I knew she would've given him to me. I would not have earned Sasuke-kun's affection. Ino would either have pity on me and hand him over or she would win him over and I would be stuck watching them simply because I could never do things on my own."

Sighing, she rubbed her eyes, trying not to cry. "Not many know this, but since Ino saved me…every day I would call her and ask what to wear, how to have my hair, when I should wear make-up, if I should get mad at mom for making me do the dishes. I was dependent on Ino for everything. It was just…pitiful. So, when I found out Ino liked Sasuke-kun a well…I used it as an opportunity to prove myself. I should've taken another route, but I didn't know what else to do. I thought severing my friendship and making a rivalry would push me to become someone better and Ino wouldn't be as hurt."

"Stupid, naïve girl." Ino laughed. "You really were one of the most socially awkward people ever."

"Can it pig." Sakura grumped. "But, that's it. I know not the most inspiring or acceptable reason, especially since there were other paths I could've, and should've, taken, but what's done is done."

"I….have to confess I never wanted Sakura out of that shadow either. I was jealous of my position and I knew if Sakura showed her true colors, people would really like her…maybe more than me. And…I really liked her. Actually, loved her. She was like my little sister and I didn't want to share her. So I smothered her a bit." Ino confessed.

"I'm also a bit at fault for her temper. Sakura had feistiness to her, but she didn't show that temper till much later…after watching and mimicking me and the other girls. Sakura became who she was at age twelve because that was how all the other girls acted. If…if I hadn't stood up for her that time…or if I hadn't been so possessive, she would probably be very different. Probably far deeper than she appeared to be at first."

The blond looked away, a bit ashamed, "I did treat her as a pet at times, instead of as a little sister as I claimed her to be. I sheltered her too much and introduced her to things I thought were important. I never really gave her that much of a chance to be herself or grow-up. So, though hurt, I wasn't too crushed when she came to me that day to give me the ribbon. I was actually, no, I was really damn proud of her for finally growing a backbone and telling me to shut-up and let her shine for once."

Sakura looked a bit surprised about this. "Really?"

"Of course! You're my best friend! You're always going to be my best friend! And, I knew I wasn't treating you as an equal but I couldn't seem to stop myself. And if you weren't going to say anything, then like hell I was." Ino grinned, "I said I was a possessive sort."

"Oh…" Sakura laughed shyly, so surprised to hear such words from her friend.

"Ok Sakura, let's get to the next one." Tsunade brought up the next quote. It was pleasing this first one went so well.

"Sakura is horrible to Naruto! She is nothing but a cruel bitch and a bully. She treats a guy who cares for her more than anything like he is trash. Just where does she get off thinking she can treat someone like that? She doesn't deserve him."

Sakura winced, "Ok, I was thinking that one would show up." She sighed. "Look, I am not proud of how I have treated Naruto in the past. But you all have to understand a few things. First, besides about four people, the whole village did this. I was raised on thinking like this. Whether I felt it wrong or not, when your four, seven, or eleven…it doesn't always click that a whole village, your home, could be wrong."

She sighed, pushing some hair back. "Now, is that an excuse? Of course not. But it is one reason. Another is I was bullied myself. It is true, Naruto's and mine experience are totally different…but it changed how I acted. Sadly, it made me more fearful of being the center of attention rather than saving someone from it."

Sakura scratched at the microphone, finding it was rubbing against her skin. "Again, I don't think this is acceptable, but it is still a reason why. I was scared if I ever defended Naruto, the hate would come back to me ten-fold. Cowardly? Very much so. But I was six, had no friends all of my life, and for years thought I deserved it. If so many hate me there must be a reason about me, right? If everyone is bullying that blond kid, he must've deserved it too. Bullying can really affect a person. It can mess them up or strengthen them. I'm afraid, it messed me up a little."

Ino growled, remembering the poor beaten girl when she first saw her. "And it isn't easy to stand up for anyone. I knew Sakura's name before I saved her. I've heard of this "billboard brow" and had seen her around. I went a good long while before I did anything either. And I stood up to a bunch of pathetic bitches. Not a whole village."

Sakura smiled at her friend, "Still, thank you for that Ino."

"No problem forehead! Now continue on!"

"Right." She inhaled and exhaled. "Now, this explains why I didn't do anything when I was a child, but not when I was a pre-teen. At least not exactly. Ok, it does. Remember, the bullying messed me up. I felt like I had to be a certain way to fit in. I changed so much about myself just to stop being hated. If I hated this boy too, the same boy everyone else hates, just maybe I can find my place in the world and fit in. If all of you noticed, I didn't stand out much from the rest of the kunoichi in my class. Ah, personality wise I mean." She laughed, twirling some of her pink hair.

"Oh, speaking of that. Why I am so hated when the majority of the group does it as well? It's true, I did wrong by going with the flow, but I seem to be taking a good amount of hate for something that was a group effort. I might have called him annoying, but I never wanted him to die. And," She gave a sheepish look to the blond. "You are annoying."

"Meh. I've accepted it." Naruto shrugged with a grin. "And, might I add: I'M ANNOYING! Gods people! Even I can annoy myself! I don't know when to shut-up. I'm more obsessive than Sakura," He stopped and looked over at Sasuke, "can't say I am to his level yet."

"Shut it." The Uchiha hissed.

"But did you all hear me growing up? I talked of nothing but ramen, beating ass, saying dorky catch phrases, not to mention treating women like they were sex objects! I'm sorry, but I was a pre-teen. I tended to care more about the hips, breasts, and face of a woman than anything else." Naruto shrugged again. "I have always been loud and obnoxious. Sakura-chan didn't hate me simply because she was told to. She has always been very studious and excelled in academics. How would any one feel if the one thing they excelled out was constantly interrupted by someone who thought they knew everything and needed attention?"

Sakura laughed a bit, "Though looking back on it, it was funny."

"Now it is. But back then, it wasn't. I was taking your few moments to shine simply because I couldn't share the spotlight. So you always had every right to act out against me." Naruto huffed. "Everyone has someone, probably in their class and school, that just gets on their nerves by how they talk or act. Dudes, that's me. I grew out of it, but I was that someone everyone get's annoyed with."

Sakura smiled and shook her head, "Still, I should've done something. I'm sorry."

"Nah, honestly Sakura-chan, while I would've been touched at your kindness, it would've made me very worried. Also would've made me more of a target. People would say I bewitched you and probably would've tried to hurt me more, or worse, you."

The pink-haired girl looked very touched.

"And speaking of which, I'll be the judge on who I deserve, thank you very much. I see a lot more of Sakura-chan than you so I know how she is like." He grunted. "Has anyone asked and truly thought why I love Sakura-chan so much?"

Sakura blushed, getting a little bit shy on where this was turning.

"She is a wonderful girl with a wonderful personality. Yes she does have a bite, but I like that about her. I don't want a pushover of a girl. I want someone who makes me work and makes things a challenge! Otherwise things would get boring. I'm a hunter and warrior by nature. So her tsundere attitude is so precious and a major turn on for me."

Sakura whimpered, hiding behind her hands. "I-I am n-not one!"

"Keep telling yourself that babe. Denial is also cute." He smirked. "And while my Sakura-chan is tough and powerful, she doesn't have much of a chance against me. If I wanted, I could block her punches. Hell, I could kiss her any time if I didn't respect her so much."

"Better not, dobe."

Naruto grinned devilishly at Sasuke, "Can't do much to stop me."

"Moving on, Uzumaki." Tsunade warned, not wanting yet another battle.

"Right, right. Sakura has also been there for me when many others haven't. I've seen a lot of sides to her that really just take my breath away. And…well…I am my father's son." Naruto laughed sheepishly. "Seems we both have a very big fetish for feisty, violent girls with soft sides."

Sakura squeaked, getting more and more embarrassed by the second. Naruto really should not be making her feel this way! The dumb brat!

"Well, Sakura, do you have anything else you want to add about this one topic before we move on?"

"I…yeah…I'll just say it really sucks having a few years of my life control everything else about me." She sighed. "It's like…no one wants to take the time to understand the me before or the me after."

"Hey, that's not true!" Naruto cried out. "I really don't hold any of that against you. None of us here do. Come on, you were fucking twelve. I think everyone is suppose to be annoying at that age."

She laughed, "Gee thanks."

"Come on. We still have a few more to cover." Tsunade said, looking at the girl in concern. These would only get worse and Sakura was still very fragile when it concerned her feelings. This next one would hit on something that has tortured her student for years.

"She is completely weak and useless. She does nothing for the team or for Konoha. All she does is cry."

"Watch your mouth." Naruto growled.

"Naruto, it's a TV-screen." Sakura said, trying to cool his temper down.

"Doesn't mean I can't kill it!" He snarled, eyeing it evilly.

"I was actually waiting for this one. Please sit down and let me explain myself." Sakura begged.

Unable to fight off those eyes of hers, Naruto did as told and slumped back in his seat.

Sakura nodded gratefully and made herself comfortable, "I was the weakest of everyone. No one can ever deny that. It's a fact. But, I can't be too ashamed I guess. I mean…I'm the only one that is not from a ninja-family or was discovered by a teacher really early on. My family makes pastries for a living. I am the first, that we know of, that has actually stepped outside of the cooking field to go into combat."

"I want some more of your sweets! Both your pastries and lips!" Naruto purred, only to get smacked hard by Sasuke and Tsunade.

"E-Erm…" Sakura coughed and continued. "Anyway, I was actually the first one to show promise of becoming a kunoichi. Don't forget, I was training to be one before I met Sasuke-kun."

"Hey, that's right." Naruto looked at her, holding the painful lumps on his head. "Why did you become one? I don't think anyone has ever asked that."

Sakura shrugged bashfully, "I sorta…released my chakra when I was three. Nothing big mind you. But enough that it made my parents think I might try it out. Now, you can't really talk to a child that age about becoming a warrior. But…I dunno, for some reason I was always very interested in the life-style. Protecting those who couldn't protect themselves."

"A true hero." Lee cried out, hearts in his eyes.

"Hey," TenTen growled. "I love her too, but you're MY man. Don't go gaga over her."

"A-Ah right, sorry my sweet. I am just so over-whelmed by her amazing and wonderful youth!"

"Riiiight." TenTen gave him another stink eye.

"So that's what got me interested and why the Hokage urged me to join. But I wasn't fully accepted into training till I took my aptitude tests. Because, though village could use…uuuh…meat-shields," she winced at how terrible that sounded, "they didn't need flops."

"It was pretty damn high, huh?" Sasuke smirked.

"Second after Shikamaru." She stated bashfully. "And because I wasn't from any ninja-relations it caught the attention of the academy."

"Hah! So you're not weak! You're super sexy smart!" Naruto grinned.

Sakura shook her head, amused. "Naruto, I was weak. But as we covered, I wasn't from a ninja-clan. I had little to no training on anything. And well…I did sorta change my ideals of hero to fangirl." She rubbed the back of her head.

Sasuke smirked, "You're forgiven."

"Well thank you, all mighty Uchiha." Sakura rolled her eyes amusement. "But yes, for a while I was a fangirl and my concentration was on something it shouldn't have been on."

"I don't think it was that much of a waste." Sasuke teased, making her blush.

"Stop flirting with her, teme!"

"Make me dobe."

"A-Anyway!" Sakura sighed, once again needing to intervene before they clawed each other's faces. Again. "I don't think I was all that weak. I was actually pretty strong compared to a lot who was also in the academy with us. But because of the others in the Rookie 9 and who my teammates were, I was totally overshadowed."

"She did climb the tree on the first attempt. That is not normal for a gennin." Kakashi noted, turning the page of his book. "And…" he sighed and closed his book, it was turning serious for him. "I sucked at her teacher."

"K-Kakashi-sensei…"

"No, don't defend me. Everyone knows it. You've seen how you blossomed under proper guidance. I played favorites and never pushed you, Sakura. Instead of making you continue to climb the tree or move on to water walking, I let you just watch Sasuke and Naruto after you got too tired. I got greedy in the potential I saw with them and completely overlooked you." He scratched the back of his head in shame. "I didn't expect you to make it through the Exams…but you tied. You tied a girl with far more abilities and training than yourself. And without my help."

Sakura bit her lip and looked away, feeling weepy-eyed again.

"I'm," Kakashi cleared his throat, not use to this. "I'm sorry. If I had given you the same attention as I did those boys, you probably could've beaten Ino. It's possible you could've become a chunin right by Shikamaru. You were strong when no one else was even helping you to achieve it."

She had to cover her mouth, telling herself she wouldn't bawl.

"Yeah! And we were only training under him for about a year and a half. I also got side training from the pervert and since Sasuke-teme was the favorite of the village he got special attention from the get-go. You pretty much got strong by yourself, Sakura-chan!" Naruto cheered.

"You also started to master techniques at a very fast pace. Within two years you had medical-jutsus down! Medical ones! Those are some of the hardest anyone could ever understand and you were getting them quicker than anyone I have ever seen." Tsunade beamed with pride.

"Not to mention you always had the perfect chakra control and a keen eye for techniques." Sasuke inputted, remembering how the girl could see past a lot of genjutsus.

"S-S-Stop it. I-I'm going to-to cry!" Sakura sniffled.

"Then cry! Jeeze, what the hell is wrong with the world if people think it's horrible to shed tears? It's a healthy way of venting emotion and taking a step in becoming stronger as a person." Tsunade grumbled. "Besides, I doubt you were crying over a stubbed toe. You cry during moments anyone would."

"I think it's adorable Sakura-chan!" Naruto smirked at her. "Makes me want to protect you."

"Dobe, back off from her!"

"Make me you duck-butt!"

Sakura was molten as the tears dribbled down her face.

"Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with being a crybaby." Ino shrugged. "It's not that aggravating. You don't do it every day. You do it instead of ranting, destroying property, or hurting others...typically. I think it seems pretty a-ok."

"Besides, you don't let the crying stop you. At least not for long." Kakashi comforted. "You let it out then you get up and try even harder the next time. Pretty brave if you ask me."

"Very brave." Tsunade corrected. "Not many in this world are willing to shed tears any more. Most lost the ability. It is rather refreshing to have someone who can express their emotions in such a way."

"Besides," Kakashi chuckled. "As Naruto said, I was training you for about a year and a half. You certainly didn't cry every single day or every obstacle you faced. We do train a lot in secret so not everyone was able to see any effort you put in every session."

"I-I guess so." Sakura sniffled, wiping her eyes. She thanked Shizune who brought her a tissue.

"Not to mention you would cry over death or the fact duck-butt there tore out your heart and stomped on it." Kakashi finished with a shrug.

"STOP SAYING THAT!" A very shameful Sasuke ordered.

"We're never letting you live it down. Get over it." The group snapped, still a little bitter on that fact.

Sasuke growled, "Then let me say something to this matter."

"Go right ahead moron. Doubt it will make us drop any of this." Kiba grunted.

"Fine. I'll just say, Sakura did a lot more for than team than anyone could probably comprehend. Naruto and I would never have made it as an actual team. We were both self-centered and too focused on beating each other than to really function properly. Yes, our rivalry got us stronger…but it didn't do much else."

"I think that is the most you have ever said, teme." Naruto said, giving him a slow clap. "Bravo."

"Shut. It." Sasuke snarled before continuing. "And if you say that about her than you are insulting a lot more than just Sakura. You are belittling our dead Hokage who placed her with us for a reason. He was no random fool. He thought long and hard why she would be perfect for a prodigy and for the Kyuubi-container. You insult her teachers, her teammates, all those she has saved, and us."

"I hate to ever agree with the bastard, but he is right. Sakura balanced us out. Without her things would be greatly different, and not for the better. We needed her naivety and innocence to keep us down to earth and she needed us to be grateful about what she has in the world." Naruto explained.

"And ugly has done well with me too." Sai piped in. "Even though I might be….ahh…what was it Naruto-kun?"

"A social retard." The blond growled.

"Right, that, I can at least understand that she is a pretty good person. I have done a lot wrong by her and yet she doesn't give up on me. Out of everyone I have met, she is the most loyal and team-orientated person I know."

"Move it, faker." Sasuke glared, not fond of Sai. "I'm defending her, not you."

Kakashi sighed, "See? Each of the boys tends to put their negative emotions for each other before the team. Sakura doesn't."

"Hn. It's a three-man cell because the triangle formation offers balance. I balance out Sakura's and the dobe's loudness and immaturity. Naruto balance out Sakura's and mine seriousness and negativity. And Sakura balance out our depressing lives, lack of family, and so many other things."

"Not too mention she had taken down an Akatsuki member, healed puppet-ass, helped saved Gaara, taking a part in a war, and saved countless of lives. Yeaaaah, I would say she is not useless." Kiba summed up.

"Alright, I think we covered that one. Next!" Tsunade cried out. Her poor Sakura looked prepared to start sobbing all over again.

"She is nothing but a fangirl!"

"Ugh! I'm never going to live it down!"

Sasuke's smirk grew, happy the attention was off of him for a moment. "Seems like you need to cover the topic again."

"Hmph. Yes, I admit it. I was a fangirl of Uchiha Sasuke. In case anyone forgot, most every other girl was too OR they gawked at his looks and wanted his attention. I was with him the most so I was able to fangirl the easiest." She sighed; humiliated she had to talk about this. "I was a teenager in love. What do you think I would do?"

"Fangirl." Ino said.

"Fangirl." Hinata whispered.

"Oh so totally molest that bit—I mean, ahem, fangirl." Temari batted her eyes innocently.

"Fangirl!" TenTen grinned, looking proud. "I like fangirling. It's fun."

"So, it's not something that is unnatural. Annoying, yes. But to wish death upon? Uuuh…no." Sakura sighed. "I'm not proud of it. But I did grow out of it. Let's not judge me on one negative quirk."

"It was negative just cause of who you were fangirling over! You should've drooled over my baby brother instead!" Temari cried out, pointing to a humiliated redhead. "He has dirty dreams of youOMPH!" Was all that was said as she was engulfed in sand.

"J-Just m-move on Haruno." Gaara ordered, ignoring Sasuke's and Naruto's devil glare.

"W-Well, there is not much to say except I am sorry about it. I learned from it and moved on and hope everyone else does the same too." She played with her hair again, wanting this to be over with already. "You can't really grow or learn anything without some negativity…right?"

"Next one hag! My Sakura-chan isn't liking this." A protective Naruto ordered.

"Brat, don't you dare take that tone with me. I'll crunch you into dust." She sniffed but went on and changed the quote.

"Sakura is a total SLUT!"

It was silent for a moment.

One breath.

Two…

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" The group roared.

"Who the hell would say anything like that about Sakura?!" Naruto snarled, his eyes red. "A slut?! A slut?!"

"Clearly someone does not understand what the term actually means." Tsunade grunted.

"Clearly someone wants to die." Sasuke growled, pulling out his katana.

"I-I…what?" Sakura looked horrified and stunned. "How…I don't even know how to begin! I have only flirted with Sasuke-kun and a few times with Naruto AFTER Sasuke-kun left and I was growing feelings for him!"

"Yeah, if anything Ino would be the slut! Wait…feelings for me?" Naruto looked at her, his eyes sparkling. "R-Really? Knew you were a tsundere!"

"What?!" Sasuke gaped. "You can't be serious, Sakura!"

She blushed, "B-Back to the explanation! And Ino is not…ugh." She pinched her forehead. "Ok. I'll try to answer this calmly. Listen, first off I would never actually do it with a person unless I really love them and have been with them for a while. If you're talking about when I thought Sasuke-kun was looking at me with 'bedroom eyes', I didn't mean it like I was ready to be taken right then. I was twelve for god's sake." She shook her head. "I heard it from other girls and romance books."

"Oh yeah, I loaned you some of those." Ino remembered.

"And as I said, I never flirted with anyone but the two I hold a romantic pull for. Is it wrong to flirt with two guys? At the same time, maybe. And I just say maybe because I am a traditionalist and a bit uuh…"

"Boring." Ino grinned.

"Shut it!" Sakura snapped. "But I didn't do it at the same time. I was focused on Sasuke-kun and the flirting really started with Naruto once Sasuke-kun had left for two friggen years. I think that is an acceptable enough gap to test the waters with someone else." She rolled her eyes. "And I would tease Naruto, but it was never really flirting…unless I did it subconsciously."

"Which is a possibility." Kakashi grinned. "You two were pretty close as gennin."

Naruto smirked, looking quite pleased towards his eternal rival.

"And don't think that just because a few guys have flirted with me that I am begging for it." Sakura growled, not liking this at all. "Lee-san started on his own, the same with the guy who could run! What's his face…or the villain that called me a rabbit. I'm not asking for these things, ok! Why is it if they flirt with me I'm the slut?"

"It's out of petty jealousy, Sakura." Sasuke grunted. "You're surrounded by good looking men."

"Thanks for being so modest, Sasuke-kun." Sakura snorted. "Though I guess that is the case…but why aren't you picking on Hinata or Ino or TenTen? Not like I would want that but if they're surrounded by hot men too…it just doesn't seem fair I'm called out on it."

"Besides, the ratio of men to women in our world is pretty big. About 4:1. Ever noticed that the teams are primarily made of two boys and one girl? It's because more boys are born. And more boys tend to become shinobi." Tsunade explained. "This is just something in our world. Sakura shouldn't be blamed for it."

"And I dress modestly! Throughout my time in Team Seven I had pretty much everything covered! Hinata might beat me modest-wise, but it's hard to beat a hoodie! And I'm hot natured, and Konoha is part of the Fire country!" Sakura wanted to pull her hair out. Again.

"My outfit under shishou changed because that would be the most mobile for my taijutsu skills! Also being a medic-nin I have to avoid attacks! Anything too loose can get caught up in something. And did I mention it's the friggen Fire country?"

"Ok dear, deep breaths." Shizune comforted, coming out with some water for the stressed girl.

"Thank you." She gulped it down in one go. "Ah…better."

"And if this is about flirting, why should anyone judge?" Ino snorted. "First off, it's natural to want to flirt with hot guys. If you're' not sleeping with them, and even then it's not the end of the world, or if you're not in a committed relationship, what's so bad with it? Besides, we're fucking kunoichi. That does entail seduction. So every woman out there in the field, risking her life, risking her sanity, self-worth, and purity to gather vital information are sluts then?"

"And if you're really judging someone on an outfit, than that is a pretty shallow." Tsunade said, her temper short. "And my student does dress modestly! If you're calling her a slut based on her outfit than Ino, Temari, that other stupid female Hokage, and myself must have every STD on the planet!"

"A-And actually…I don't really dress like this by choice." Hinata said shyly. "I-I am modest. B-But, as Sakura said, it is the Fire country." She gave a smile to her friend. "I-I come from a very strict clan. It's improper for a female to show too much skin or have outfits that show off a figure. I dress like this from tradition."

"And the males are expected to do the same." Neji inputted. "If given the choice, Hinata-san would probably wear something more comfortable."

"And Sakura has killer legs that she worked her ass off for! Let the girl flaunt it!" Temari spoke up. "I would kill for those thighs girl! Don't you hide them!"

Sakura wanted to sink into the chair, but gave a grateful wave to the Sand-sib none-the-less.

"L-Let's go on to the next one." She squeaked, trying to hide her legs from the many staring eyes.

Tsunade chuckled, "Alright. Here it is."

"She is SO ugly!"

"THAT'S IT! YOUR ASS IS MINE, TV!" Naruto roared, needing to be held back by most of the group.

"Ouch." Sakura blinked. "No really, I mean…that is painful. I didn't think I was pretty as some of the other girls, but I didn't think I was so ugly it brought hate."

"You aren't, Sakura." Tsunade sighed. "Basing love or hate on looks alone is pitiful. While you might not appeal to everyone, you are gorgeous in all of our eyes. Anyone who says that sounds like they are an insecure Barbie doll."

"Lee ain't nothing pretty to look at and he's loved." Kiba noted, only to get attacked by a wave of weapons from the protective weapons mistress. "I WAS KIDDING!"

"I do not understand this one." Sai tilted his head.

"They're not saying it out of endearment or to tease, Sai. These people are really judging a lot on Sakura's character based on her looks." Kakashi explained.

"Ah…that is rather idiotic."

"This one isn't even worth our time. It's immature whining." Tsunade said. "And Naruto, stop trying to kill an inanimate object. No Naruto! Wait! We have more" She was interrupted from her pleads as a Kyuubi-enraged Naruto tackled the TV, biting its wires out "quotes to answer…"

Sakura smiled at the young man, "It's ok shishou. I actually think I've had enough for today. That was one of the most mentally exhausting things I've gone through."

"Well, that is true. A break will be for the best." She smiled at her student. "How about we all treat you to a big gourmet dinner? I think after today, you deserve it!"

"R-Really?" She looked all excited. "A-Are you sure about that?"

"Of course." Sasuke grunted, pulling her along. "Don't question a gift."

"Yeah, forehead girl. We all feel pretty bad for you. Just let yourself get smothered with attention tonight!" Ino teased, wrapping her arm around the smaller girl's shoulders.

"W-Well…ok then! Let's get some food!" Sakura grinned, finding herself caring very little what others think about. If she had people who cared about her this much, those words meant nothing to her.

"I'LL SEND YOU TO TV-HELL YOU ELECTRONIC BITCH!" Naruto continued to roar.

"Let's just…let him catch up." Tsunade said, ushering them all away from the manic.

Next Time: Chibi-Sakura time! And this is probably the only child that a whole village is fighting to babysit.

Author: Yes, this was a bit more on my thoughts about a lot of the hate for Sakura. In all honesty, while I don't like Sakura being hated it's not the biggest bother. It's not too difficult (most of the time) to avoid reading and viewing hate sites or hate fics. Everyone has every right to hate a fictional character and bash 'em. Free country and it's the Internet. I'm also really aware of her flaws and such.

But that doesn't mean I don't want to come to her defense. Because sometimes (especially back a few years ago) I would find/hear reasons that just made me go "whaaat?". Hate a person, go ahead! Sometimes you don't even need a reason. People can't help it if they just can't like a character. Again, nothing wrong. But, there are just some reasons I just felt like I needed to pop in and make a counter-argument. Even though it is all just for fun, I just wanted to do it.

A lot is more "fan fact" than canon. I stopped reading and watching the series a few chapters after Sakura confessed her love to Naruto. Now that wasn't the reason I left it, but that is the general area where I stopped so you if something was later explained, sorry about that. But hey, it's a non-serious fanficion so I don't think it's too big of a deal.

I just thought I would deal with a few things that just bugged me. It was nice to rant through the characters. There are more out there, but unless I am inspired, I might just leave it at this. I think I covered some main points of the hate.

BTW: None of these are actual, straightforward quotes from anyone. Just a generalization of what I have heard.

Again, hate who you want! Though I am not fond of hate, I don't think it is unnatural. This is just a personal thing for myself and I have wanted to defend Sakura for some time.

P.S.: I have changed the summary, title, and genre of the story. I've decided to add more than just humor filled one-shots and thought I should change everything to fit that. So look forward to some actual serious and truly romantic focused one-shots ahead!