Thank you for the reviews! And the late update my knee is still pretty messed up and I had so much school I couldn't really update so I'm sorry
Some characters might be an occ in some chappies
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Thinking
Inner Talking
Normal talking
A week passed by quickly and the chunin exams were reinstated. Team Kurenai, Team Gai, Team Asuma and Team Kakashi easily made it way through the death forest. Now the four teams stood at the preliminary rounds of the exam.
Sakura fidgeted slightly feeling nervousness wash over her body. She felt a hand on her shoulder and found her dad looking down at her with an eye crease.
"You'll be fine," he mumbled lowly for only her to hear.
"Thank you," She muffled turning to hug him. Kakashi smiled under his mask and hugged her back despite the curious stares that Kurenai (who was still pregnant), Asuma and the other audience in the arena. The large screen jumbled the names up again waiting to see who will fight whom.
When it stopped, silence engulfed the room.
"So forehead, its about time right?" Ino sneered looking at her rival.
"Tch Pig, prepare to lose to me." Sakura replied back unwrapping her arms off of her dad and jumping down to the platform.
"You're still that same old pathetic crying girl. No way I'd lose to you," Ino said smugly jumping down after sending a wink at Sasuke's direction. Sasuke shuddered involuntarily watching Ino grin at him from the fighting platform.
"She's really crazy for you." Tenten commented standing next to him.
"Hn, she needs to get a clue that I don't like her." He muttered in reply, making Tenten giggle and him scowl.
"SAKURA KICK INO'S ASS!" Naruto yelled loudly from the stands. Sakura flashed him a grin and nodding.
"Forehead, let's make this quick." Ino said yawning slightly. Sakura just smirked and dashed toward the blond in a very slow pace.
"Pathetic," Ino muttered, easily sending a kick to Sakura's abdomen. Sakura flew back slightly, still smirking. She pulled out kunais and threw them with indirect accuracy towards Ino. The blond yawned again deflecting the kunais.
"Kakashi-sensei! What is she doing?" Naruto whined pouting slightly.
"She's toying with her. She wants Ino to believe that, she is stronger and more skilled than her." He answered watching the match down below.
"Tch, that bimbo wouldn't stand a chance if Sakura went all out." Tenten commented sitting next to the Uchiha.
"Ah, Yamanaka-san will surely lose if Sakura stops toying with her." Neji stated looking at his girlfriend. Suddenly the whole arena felt colder than usual, the genins looked at copy nin, who was glaring holes at Neji's back.
"He needs to get over it. It's been a week already!" the group thought sweatdropping.
"MY YOUTHFUL RIVAL! TELL YOUR DAUGHTER THAT IT IS VERY UNYOUTHFUL TO TOY WITH HER OPPONENT." Gai's loud voice boomed.
"DAD?" Kurenai, Asuma and the audience asked in disbelief. Kakashi growled at Gai, his hand already forming his famous chidori, but Ino's loud voice interrupted him from killing the green beast of Konoha.
"So your parents disowned you? I bet you were too damn weak to them." Ino sneered loudly bringing everyone's attention back to the fight. Sakura frowned looking down on the ground.
"Then you make Kakashi-sensei adopt you? Pathetic." She commented more making the pinkette angrier by the second.
"Ouch, Ino is going to get it now." Naruto commented cringing slightly looking at Sakura.
"What do you mean?" Choji asked arriving next to the group.
"Ino struck a nerve. Now she'll suffer for it." Neji said folding his arms on his chest.
Sakura, revealed her combat gloves. Putting it on, but keeping her eyes fixated on the ground. She then tied her long pink hair back and tied her protector tightly on her forehead.
"Fixing what you look like isn…" Ino started but stopped when Sakura dashed toward her with blinding speed. Sakura focused her chakra on her fist punching Ino right in the gut, sending her flying to the trees. Without giving her any time to recover, Sakura focused her chakra on her fingertips.
"Raiton No Jutsu!" Sakura yelled aiming it at the blond. Ino's eyes widened jumping out of the way just in time.
Sakura dashed again to Ino in a zigzag pattern avoiding the barrage of kunais. She sent a chakra filled kick to Ino's side. A loud crack echoed through the stadium, telling everyone that Sakura had broken Ino's ribs. Then the pinkette grabbed Ino by her shirt, giving her a smirk.
"When?" Ino rasped out the blood dripping down from the corner of her mouth.
"I was always this strong…maybe stronger now after training with Lady Tsunade. Are you surprised?" Sakura hissed throwing the blond across the dirt.
"Are you surprised that weak Sakura is gone?" Sakura started walking toward the beaten blond.
"Kakashi-sensei has been my father since I was five. My parents died." She continued.
"I am sick of you banging down on me…I am sick of your constant accusations…I am certainly tired of your lust over Sasuke. You know that you're going NO WHERE with him. If you're looking for someone to love, then pay attention to other people like Shikamaru for example. That lazy ass has liked you since you were little. He hasn't told me but I just know it's true." Sakura said her hands glowing green.
"Sakur-a," Ino tried to say, tears falling from the corner of her eyes.
"Ino I don't want to fight anymore." The pinkette whispered crouching down next to Ino.
"I'm sorry," she said quietly, ignoring the pain that was shooting up her body.
"Apology accepted pig." Sakura smirked gliding the green chakra over her body. Sakura reconstructed the bones back and quickly fixed the bruises around Ino's body.
Up in the stands, Naruto gaped, Shikamaru blushed, Neji and Sasuke were expressionless and Kakashi was proud at his daughter.
"Wait what happens now?" Lee asked still looking at the match.
Cliffy! Sorry guys!
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