Sakura-Chan: Okay! Here's a new story for all of you! I promise to update the rest of my other stories, so don't worry! Hope you like it!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
The Way the Chuunin Exams Were Supposed To Be
By Sakura-Chan555
Chapter 1
New Student at the Explanatory Meeting?!
"Sakura-chan, can I ask a favor from you?" asked a blonde haired woman. Her pink haired apprentice looked up from her medical book and nodded.
"Hai, Tsunade-sensei," said the shy looking girl.
"I want you to go to Konoha," Tsunade said simply. Sakura gasped.
"But Tsunade-sensei it's a few more days until the explanatory meeting! I can't go because I never graduated!" Sakura exclaimed. Tsunade chuckled at her apprentice.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. I have already sent Shizune-san to Konoha to let them know that you might be staying there for some extra training," Tsunade explained.
"Wait. You won't be there with me?" Sakura asked. Tsunade shook her head slowly.
"Unfortunately, I can't stay. Shizune and I need to keep moving, since we think that Orochimaru is on the move," Tsunade explained, once again. Sakura sighed.
"Can't you at least stay for a month? See if I'll be okay without you?" Sakura asked. Tsunade sighed at her daughter like figure.
"All right, Shizune and I will stay with you for a month. And then, we will be expecting you back once Jiraiya shows up or if Orochimaru strikes got it?" Tsunade said. Sakura's face lit up.
"Hai! I'll go pack! Arigatou, Tsunade-sensei!" Sakura exclaimed. She ran up the stairs of their small apartment room and began packing.
A few days later…
"Sakura, look up ahead," Tsunade said. The pink haired maiden ran up to where Tsunade was and gasped.
"Is this the same Konoha you were talking about?" Sakura asked. Tsunade nodded.
"Yup. My home sweet home," Tsunade said with a smile. Sakura giggled and smiled also.
"Come on. The Hokage is expecting us," Tsunade said.
At the Hogake tower…
The third Hogake was currently looking at some paperwork, when he heard a knock on the door.
"Come in," he said. The door opened, only to reveal a young woman with short, brunette brown hair, that was carrying a pig, a shy looking pink haired girl, and a confident looking blonde haired woman.
"T-Tsunade?! Is that you?!" said the third. Tsunade just chuckled.
"Yup, it's me all right, Sarutobi-sensei," she said, with a polite bow.
"I see that you have brought along your students," said the third. Shizune stepped forward and bowed.
"It is an honor to meet you, Hogake-sama. I am Shizune," Shizune said politely. The third nodded and looked over at the shy figure, who was standing behind Tsunade. He saw Tsunade whisper a few words into her ear. The shy girl nodded and gulped. Then, she stepped forward and bowed.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Hogake-sama. I am Haruno Sakura," The third's eyes grew as big as dinner plates.
"T-The last surviving member of the…" Sakura nodded. There was a bit of fear in her eyes.
"Sarutobi-sensei, Shizune and I will be staying with Sakura for a month, and then we will leave. We will be expecting Sakura back, once Jiraiya shows up or Orochimaru attacks," Tsunade said in a serious tone.
"Very well. I expect that Sakura will be attending the meeting tomorrow?" the Hogake asked. Tsunade nodded.
"Hai, that is correct," Tsunade said.
"Well, she'll need a hitai-ate, then, now won't she?" said the third. He stood up and handed Sakura a Leaf Village hitai-ate. She took it into her small hands, and bowed.
"Arigatou, Hogake-sama," Sakura said. The third smirked. 'Just like Tsunade when she was a lot younger,' thought the third.
"You are dismissed," the third said. The three nodded and left his office.
The Day of the Explanatory Meeting…
It was a bright, sunny day and it only meant one thing: the day has come. Today was the day Sakura would present herself to the other, newly graduated Genin. That morning, she woke up extra early, made herself some breakfast, and got ready as quickly as possible. Tsunade and Shizune noticed how quickly Sakura got ready and sighed. They both knew she had the nerves.
Up in Sakura's room, she was currently looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her short, pink hair was tied up with her new hitai-ate, and she was dressed in a red, Chinese like dress, with white and the Haruno symbol on the front and back: a white circle. Underneath her dress, was a pair of black shorts. She couldn't see how some girls could wear bandages. She quickly put on her navy blue ninja sandals and headed down the stairs.
"You ready, Sakura-chan?" Shizune asked. Sakura nodded.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. We'll walk you over there for today, but tomorrow, you're going by yourself," Tsunade said. Sakura nodded. She grabbed the medical book she was currently reading and the three of them headed out the door.
They got to the academy just in time so that Sakura was neither early nor late.
"We'll be back, once the meeting is over," Shizune said. The two older women waved goodbye, as Sakura walked inside. She clutched her book a little tighter, and held her head down, so that her bangs would cover her eyes. She could hear her heart beating, and the butterflies in her stomach were going crazy.
'Don't worry, outer! We'll do fine!' Assured Sakura's inner self.
'Thanks inner, but this is the first time we've been in front of other kids our age. Aren't you nervous?' Sakura asked her inner.
'Now that I think about it, yeah…I am a little nervous…' replied her outer. Before Sakura could reply, she arrived to her destined classroom. She opened the door with a small push, and saw that there were already kids inside. She closed the door shut, and quickly walked over to the emptiest looking bench there was. What she didn't know was that a certain Uchiha was going to sit there.
Sakura-Chan: There you have it! I hope you like it! And if you're all wondering why I had Sakura's hair short instead of long, I did that on purpose. So don't flame me about this! Ja ne!