Chapter 8: Team 7's Newest Member: Haruno Sakura
"Long time no see Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun" Sakura said wanting nothing more than to give the two of them a hug but she remain still.
Sasuke and Naruto remain still.
"You know her?" Kakashi ask raising an eye brow.
"The three of us met when we were Five" Sasuke explain not sure what he was suppose to do.
"Yeah then she left with her mother and never visited again" Naruto said a little bitterly.
"I'm sorry... My parents never aloud me to visit... I'm not even suppose to interact with anyone other than my family" Sakura said.
"Why?" Sasuke demanded crossing his arms along with Naruto.
"A lot of people wants to kill me because of my Kekkei Genkais... My parents wouldn't aloud that to happen so they kept me hidden."
"Kekkei Genkais?" Naruto ask.
"Hai... The blue haired woman wasn't my real mother... My birth mother died" Sakura said sadly.
"Why did she die? and what about the rest of your family?" Naruto ask.
Kakashi shook his head at Naruto for being dense, Sakura look down.
"BAKA!" Sasuke whack Naruto in the head.
"What was that for?" Naruto demanded rubbing the big lump on his head.
Sasuke glared at him before he could open his mouth Sakura cut him off.
"They're dead" She said looking up with no tears in her eyes.
The hokage and team 7's eyes widen.
"What do you mean dead?" The Hokage ask utterly confuse.
"Dead... Not living, went to the other side" Sakura said raising an eye brow.
"Who killed them?" Sasuke ask.
"I don't know" Sakura lied "Me."
"What do you mean you don't know?" The hokage ask.
"My adopted Father used a Jutsu to erase my memory on who killed them... So i don't remember" Sakura lied smoothly.
"Where's your adoptive parents?" Naruto ask.
"Somewhere" Sakura said shrugging.
"Ok then... So Team 7 are you ok with Sakura being your third member?" The hokage ask changing the subject.
"Hai" Team 7 said.
Sakura gave them a very small smile.
Naruto grin before tackling her to the ground "I miss you Sakura-chan" he yelled.
"I... Miss you too Naruto-kun" Sakura said slightly pushing Naruto away since she couldn't breathe.
"Can you a get rid of the -kun... I'm not used to it" Naruto said sheepishly.
Sakura nodded while looking at Sasuke in the eyes, who smirk at her and open his arms.
Sakura shook her head before running in his arms "I miss you."
"I know and I you" Sasuke whisper showing some emotion.
Naruto smile along with the hokage and Kakashi.
"Maybe she can make Sasuke forget his past" Kakashi thought.
"Wait where are you staying?" Naruto ask.
"I have an apartment" Sakura said pulling away.
"Alright team 7 the Chūnin exam starts tomorrow... So be prepared dismissed" the hokage said.
"So Sakura-chan want us to give you a tour?" Naruto ask with hopeful eyes.
"Sure" Sakura said even though she already had her tour around the village a week ago but she didn't was to turn down Naruto.
"Alright" Naruto yelled enthusiastic "Are you guys coming?."
"Aa" Sasuke said.
Sakura smirk shaking her head "His just like Itachi."
"Sure" Kakashi said smiling behind his mask.
After hours of showing Sakura around and convincing Kakashi to treat them ramen for dinner, The male of team 7 walk Sakura to her apartment.
"You guys want to come inside?" Sakura ask pulling the key out.
"Nah maybe next time... We need to rest for tomorrow" Sasuke said.
"Ok then... Night guys" Sakura said opening her door.
"Night Sakura" Sasuke and Kakashi said.
"Night Sakura-chan" Naruto said giving her a bear hug.
Sakura half smile, half smirk before closing her door.
"See you guys tomorrow" Kakashi said disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"Let's go teme" Naruto said walking away with Sasuke.
"Sigh... Kuso" Sasuke thought while walking with Naruto "you've changed... Sakura."
The next morning...
Sakura slowly opens her eyes and sat up, she rub her eyes yawning before getting off the bed to take a shower, after drying her hair with a towel, she walk to her closet and picked an outfit.
She decided to wear a short black sleeveless V-neck kimono, slits running down from the hips with hot pink pattern and hot pink waist belt, black short shorts under a fishnet leggings, black wrist warmers, black calf high boots with low heels, she tied her hair on a high ponytail and tied her hitai-ate on her neck, she squeeze her locket before walking out of her room to meet her teammates.
"Morning Sasuke-kun" Sakura said smiling at him when she reach him.
"Morning Sakura" Sasuke said nodding at her.
"Hey SAKURA-CHAN, SASUKE-TEME" Naruto yelled running towards them.
"Let's go" Sasuke said his teammates nodded.
"Hah! You plan to take the Chūnin Exam with that, you should quit now" Kotetsu said disguise as a Genin.
"You're just a little kid" Izumo said also in disguise.
"Please let us through" a girl with twin buns hair plead.
Instead of letting them through the one of the two 'Genins' who were blocking the entrance to room '301' slap her making her fall.
"Horrible..." A Genin said in the crowd.
"What did you say?..." Kotetsu said "listen this is our kindness the Chūnin exam isn't easy... Even we failed it three times, those that take this exam and end up quitting as shinobis, those that die during the exam we've seen it all... And Chūnin often becomes captains of military teams, the failure of a mission the death of a comrade... That is all the captains responsibility, yet kids like you think you can pass, we are just thinning out those that will fail, anyway what's wrong with that?."
"I agree... But" a new voice said entering the scene.
The crowd and the two 'genins' blocking the door turn their head and saw sasuke and his teammates.
"You will let us through... And also remove this surrounding created with genjutsu" Sasuke said smirking.
Sakura smirk and close her eyes "Kai."
The genjutsu disperse revealing the 2nd floor.
"So you notice..." Izumo said impress.
"Hmm not bad... But all you did was... See through it" kotetsu said smirking before quickly sending a kick towards sasuke.
Sasuke move to counter his attack, but before they could even collide a blur of green grab both their ankle stopping them.
"His fast... He was able to see both kicks and slide himself in between? This is... He was completely different from the person that was getting knocked around earlier..." Sakura thought raising an eye brow.
"Hey what happened to the plan? You're the one who said we shouldn't draw attention to ourselves" a boy with white pearly eyes said.
"Well..." The man in the weird green jumpsuit said looking at Sakura with rose pink cheeks.
Sakura raise an eye brow amuse while his two teammates glare at him.
"Oh no" the girl with twin buns said shaking her head in disbelief.
The man in the jumpsuit walk towards Sakura looking like he might faint in any second "Hi my name is Rock lee, what's yours?."
Sakura blink her eyes held no emotion when she answer "Haruno Sakura."
"Haruno...?" The pearl eyes thought shock but he didn't show it.
"Let's go out together... I'll protect you till I die" Lee said doing his nice guy pose.
Sasuke and Naruto both look like they would murder Lee for trying to flirt with their teammate.
Sakura raise an eye brow "No way."
Lee's face fell as he drop his head, Sakura's teammate smirk.
"Hey you.." The pale eyes said looking at Sasuke "what's your name?."
"When you want to know someone's name you should state yours first" Sasuke said coolly.
The pale eyes ignored him "You're a rookie, right? How old are you?."
Before Sasuke could say anything Sakura beat him.
"What is this Twenty question?" Sakura ask heavy with sarcasm.
The pale eyes glare at her with daggers but she didn't flinch or squirm.
"Am I talking to you?."
"You are now."
The crowd chuckle.
"Look as much as I enjoy talking to you people we have to go" She said grabbing both her teammates wrist and dragging them away.
"He's cute" The girl with buns thought looking at Sasuke's retreating form.
"Hehe so those are Kakashi and Guy's prize students... I guess they pass this unofficial first test..." Izumo said behind the door.
"Hai" Kotetsu agreed.
"This exam is going to be fun" Kotetsu said undoing their disguise.
"For us examiners too" Izumo said.
Lee was still watching his beloved Sakura walk away with her team.
"Come on Lee, what are you doing?" The girl with buns said.
"Ten-Ten, Neji you guys go on a head there's something I'd like to test" Lee said determined.
Ten-Ten shook her head "No way... We'll go together so you won't do anything stupid."
"But..." Lee protest but both his teammates glare at him.
"Hai..." He said bowing his head.
When team 7 reach the 3rd floor they saw Kakashi waiting for them.
"Ah so your three made it..." Kakashi said.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Sakura ask.
"Nothing... Now you three do your best to pass this exam" Kakashi said "Remember teamwork."
Sakura and Sasuke smirk and Naruto grin.
"Hai" they answered.
"Now go inside and make me proud" Kakashi smiling behind his mask.
"Let's go!" Naruto yelled enthusiastic.
Sasuke and Sakura opened the door, and the three of them walk inside.
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