Who Am I?

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...I'm not good at art nor at long running stories...or not as long as it's been going on.

So this is my first Naruto Fic, I started reading/watching again because Sakura became a badass again!

Prologue

The guards at the gate sighed, bored out of their minds as the night shift continued on, like it always did. The night air was warm as spring came on and relaxed them, all they truly wished to do at this point was go home and sleep. But they had at least another hour before they could do exactly that. As if their thoughts were the same the two ninja sighed at the same time, and laughed as they realized what they had done. "I'll keep watch, why don't you relax for a bit. We'll switch in half an hour," one of them offered and the other nodded. Already closing his eyes to sleep.

The guard who was still awake decided to get up and watch the gate. Sitting would only make him more tired. Standing in front of the gate Shisui sighed, Itachi just had to tell the Hokage about a little disobedience on their last mission and now he was stuck on gate duty. He hated gate duty, almost as much as he hated...well he couldn't think of anything worse. All he knew was that he wanted to go back to the Uchiha compound and sleep.

Another breeze came and Shisui did see a little bit of an upside to all of this. Now at night, far from the night loving parts of town, bathed in the silence and the cool breeze Konoha could never have been more beautiful nor perfect. Closing his eyes, he allowed the breezes to crash over him, smiling at how relaxing and peaceful all of this was, so very different from his normal ANBU missions.

Opening his eyes again Shisui swiped his eyes across the forest past the gate. Everything the same, peaceful and beautiful. Not a thing...what was that? Pulling out a kunai Shisui narrowed his eyes, his Sharingan activating as his eyes caught onto the pink that he saw. Creeping forward silently he prepared for an attack. One could never be too careful. Pulling back some of the leaves he dropped his kunai and rushed to the person's side. It was a little girl, about the age of his baby cousin, Sasuke. She was covered head to toe in blood and other fluids that looked to gross to think about. But one thing he did know was that she needed to see a doctor, now!

Picking her up bridal style he ran back over to the gate and kicked the post, startling his partner awake. The man shot up, kunai in hand ready for an attack. Once realizing it was Shisui he opening his mouth when he caught site of the little girl. "I'm taking her to the hospital, now! Take over!" Shisui disappeared, activating his famous jutsu an appearing at the hospital. Running inside he kicked the doors open, not caring for the pretty nurse who shushed him, not noticing the girl in his arms. "She need a doctor, now!"

The same nurses head whipped up and her eyes widened at the sight, finally realizing someone was in his arms. She pressed a button and rushed over, pulling a gurney along with her and having Shisui place the young girl on the bed. A doctor came rushing out and gave her a once over before calling out orders. Shisui watched them go and felt his chest tighten a little, worried about the little girl. The doctor and a few others rolled her away quickly down a hall and through some doors.

"Uchiha-san," the nurse from before called and Shisui looked to her, raising an eyebrow in question. "Who is the girl? Do you know who her parents are? We need to know anything you do, or where you found her." Shisui sucked in a breath, thoughts racing as he thought. He had most of the villagers memorized, ANBU were required to do so for the safety of the village. He had never seen the girl before, and she had amazing chakra reserves, like she was from a clan or something.

"I've never seen her before, I found her a little outside the gates while I was on duty. She was like that when I found her, I brought her here immediately," Shisui explained, turning to the nurse who was writing all of this down on a clipboard with blank medical papers.

"I see, then as protocol demands you are her guardian until one comes forward, or till the Hokage decides what to do, Uchiha-san. I'll send notice to the Hokage right away, but you'll have to stay till he arrives and decides what to do. I'm sorry, I understand you must want to go home now, but rules in these such cases really must be followed," the nurse told him and he sighed before nodding his head and taking a seat at one of the cushioned waiting chairs. This could take a while.

Surprisingly it didn't take that long for him to be ushered into the room the young girl was in, forty-five minutes max. Apparently none of the blood was the girls. She was unconscious only, but seemed a bit out of cycle they said. Apparently she was unconscious for no apparent reason and should wake up at some point, but they weren't completely sure. They had truly just been washing and scrubbing the blood from her body. There was also no ID or anything of great importance on her, just a necklace that when they had tried to take it off, the girl's body had reacted unconsciously and grabbed them, so they did not remove it.

Shisui looked over the young girl and smiled a bit. She was adorably cute, no one could deny that. If his mother or aunt saw this little one they would no doubt have a fit over what to dress her up in. Chuckling Shisui walked over and picked up a lock of her hair, it was long, about to her waist, and a shade of cherry blossoms. Such a pure and beautiful color. She was no taller than four feet. She had a cute little button nose and a pouty lower-lip. Her face was round due to her young age and she had a little bit of a large forehead. But it didn't look bad, it was also cute on her. When he saw her all he could think of was a little fairy without her wings. So precious and pure looking. And her skin was pale and luminescent. She seemed to glow now that she was clean of the blood and dirt that had been on her.

Letting go of her hair Shisui walked over to the couch under the window and laid down. It was time he got some sleep as well.

Opening her eyes the first thing the girl realized that she was in a white room. And that she had no idea where she was, or who she was, or what she was doing here, or what the things in her arm were, and she just didn't know anything. The little girl rocked up right and began to breath heavily. Nothing made sense, she didn't know. Why didn't she remember anything? Who was she? A loud beeping sound came from her side and she snapped her head and that direction to see a weird thing with strings beeping at her and had a squiggly line on its front. The squiggles were coming faster and fasted and she was so scared. She couldn't breathe. Where was she? What was going on?

Wet things well up in her eyes as continued to freak out. Then there was a hand on her shoulder and a boy that she didn't know was there. He had short, unkempt, dark-coloured hair and a relatively broad nose and well-defined eyelashes, that were turned upwards at each end. He also had pretty black eyes that were looking at her all concerned like. "Hey, calm down Hime-chan, it's alright, you're safe here," the boy said softly and she felt herself become more relaxed as she bathed in his presence he had a warm smile on his face, and she felt so at ease with him around. She didn't know who he was, but maybe he could tell her. Hime? Was that her name? Or did he not know who she was either. "I'm Shisui Uchiha, it's nice to meet you, Hime-chan. Can you tell me your name?"

So he didn't know who she was. But still, what was she doing here then. And where was her family, didn't she have one? Shouldn't she have one? She reached for the necklace around her neck, unconsciously she did so and looked down at the pendant. It was on a black leather cord and was a red stone on a metal hoop. The stone was flat, but was jagged at the edges near the bottom. It brought her some peace, she didn't know who she got it from or anything, but it was nice. "I...I don't know. Where am I? How did I get here? What's going on? Please...I don't know anything...nothing." Those wet things in her eyes before her back and were falling down her cheeks as she spoke. Suddenly arms were wrapping around her and she felt so safe, so warm. She buried her head into his shirt, it smelt of the forest and dirt. It was a nice smell, she really liked it.

"Calm down, it's okay. everything will be okay, I'll make sure of it, okay? But please stop crying, I hate seeing cute girls like you cry. It's kind of my weakness," Shisui said and she took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down and stop her crying. She remembered that now, tears. Thats what was falling from her eyes. "That's a good girl." He pulled back and she didn't like it, he was warm and comfortable. "You're in Konohagakure, at the hospital. I found you while I was on duty last night at the gate. I brought you here and have been with you since. And though I'm no doctor, I'm guessing you have amnesia. It's okay if you can't remember, I'll be right here, okay?"

She nodded her head, calming down already from his kind smile. He smiled wider and told her he would be right back with the doctors. She felt a little uneasy about this, but she let him go, missing the presence he had in the room. Shisui brought so much life to the white room that was now so quiet she could hear her heartbeating. It was calm, and the beeping machine now seemed to be in time with it. Was that why it was so loud earlier, because it was beeping in time with her beating heart? Such a strange machine. What was it for? Did her heart beat have a special meaning here?

A few minutes later Shisui returned with a man in a white coat. He had a few weird things in his hands and a woman wheeled in a few more things behind him. She shrunk back a bit, scared of what she didn't know. Shisui came back to her side and slung an arm over her small shoulders. "It's okay, I'm a doctor. I'm making sure you're body is in proper order. None of this will hurt. Well the blood pressure one might be a little tight, but overall no pain, I promise. Uchiha-san told me you have no memory. So I'll also take a look at your head. But that won't hurt either, it may just feel a little uncomfortable. Now, let's begin."

The tests were easy and she asked about each and every one of them, each time the doctor would respond with patience despite the fact that each time he answered another twenty questions would come spewing from her mouth. But still, the man took it all in stride, and Shisui and the nurse would laugh a bit. Shisui ruffling her hair at times. The entire process took about an hour before they unhooked her from all the machines and took her weight and height. Apparently she was in perfect condition, if not a little underweight. But apparently that was normal.

When she finally saw herself in the mirror she kind of stood there for a moment. She didn't know who she was looking at first, before realizing it was her. Her hair was a light pink color and was long, and her eyes were a green color as well. Touching the mirror she looked at herself. The doctor said he believed her to be around eight due to all the physical data and stuff, and that seemed right to her. Somehow her mind was telling it was right, despite the fact that there was nothing to say 'why' that was right. She continued to stare at her features, nothing seemed strange to her. She also seemed to just know this is how she was supposed to look. But it seemed to her she was quite different looking from the people around her. Even when looking out the window she saw yellows, browns, black, and grays from old age, or so Shisui told her. But no pink like made her feel a bit...alone. And every time she felt like that she would grab the red stone around her neck. It brought her peace.

It was much later that day that an old man came to the room, Shisui was with him, and was old man was wearing a white robe and hat with the symbol for fire on it. He had a goatee and had wrinkles all over his face, he was very old indeed. "Hello little one, I am Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage of Konohagakure. Do you know what a kage is?" He had a gentle and grandfatherly voice. She shook her head, not knowing the word, or the land she was in for that matter. The old man explained things to her, even things that she didn't ask about. After explaining basic things about the village and ninja and rank he motioned for someone out in the hall. A man entered, he was a tall man, with brown eyes, short, black spiky hair, and beard. He was carrying a small black bag with him. He was smoking and it made her nose itch. "I had my son here, Asuma, look around the area where you were found and he discovered this. We believe it belongs to you." Asuma brought the bag over to her and placed it in her lap. He then ruffled her hair and walked behind his father, the Hokage.

She opened it and saw a book in it. She reached for it and noticed it was leather bound all around, it also had intricate markings from golden thread sewn into it. It depicted many different beasts and things of he like, and objects, but it was all scrunched together and hard to determine what anything was. There was no side to open it on. Scrunching her face and tilting her head side-to-side she tried to figure out how to open it. "I don't get," she said and tried pulling on the top edge of the book. But she was far too weak and it would not budge. This made all the males in the room chuckle at her and she blushed, embarrassed. Putting the book down she looked inside for anything else, but she couldn't see anything. Except a large pouch, opening it she found a full stack of bill that burst near the seems.

Hiruzen was examining the girl the moment that he entered the room. Just like Shisui said, she was adorable. But that wasn't what caught his attention, it was her chakra. She had an astounding amount of it, even more than that of a natural born clan member. It was almost like she was a jinchuuriki, but he had been informed by the doctor who had thought the same thing that there was no seal anywhere on her body.

She was also quite the curious one, but that was most likely due to the fact that she had no memory. She didn't even have a name for herself. She was trying, probably, to get information to make her feel more secure about the fact that she, nor anybody else, had any clue as to who she was or where she had come from. He already had sensor and tracker ninja go and check out where she had come from for a trail of whomever had brought her, or her own trail. There was nothing though, she had just appeared. Practically out of thin air.

At this point nobody knew anything. Except one, they had to get this girl's memories back and help her. She was a child, and Hiruzen would not stand for one being afraid, especially not in his village. But then there were those damn elders, his teammates from long ago, they would no doubt have their two cents about the whole matter. He needed a way to keep this young one safe and help her, without those two trying to make him stop. And that meant only one thing. A civilian he would not be able to put much effort into, unless they were paying. But after that he would have to let her go. But if she were to become a ninja, then he could watch over her and it would not be suspicious. But first she needed a name.

"Sakura Haruno," he said firmly, and three head snapped towards him, looking utterly confused. "I believe it is suiting of you. You need a name, and I think it will be a good one for you. So, what do you think, Sakura-chan?" He saw the girl looking at him strangely, and then she reached for the pendant around her neck, she rubbed the stone thoughtfully.

"I don't know. But I want to have a name. I think I will like this name, but...what does a cherry blossom tree look like anyway?" Sakura asked, her head tilting.

"They're in bloom right now actually...today is March 28th...we will say this is your birthday as well. I will have birth certificates made. But Sakura-chan, now you must choose what you want to do. I understand that you must want to get your memories back, but we do not have medics skilled in helping you do that. I believe I know a way to help you. If you join the ninja academy then eventually you will be able to travel far with the skills to protect yourself. And maybe find where you come from," Hiruzen explained.

The book besides the young girl snapped open and the symbols began to appear of the page. It was in script though that none of them recognized. But the girl was readying it. After she read it she gripped the necklace. "It says that my path begins here. I don't know exactly what that means...but I think I'll join this academy."

"But Hokage-sama, the academy starts in three days. Applications were due five months ago," Shisui explained, a puzzled look on his face.

"I'm sure if the Hokage puts in the application, they'll be more than happy to accept her. It is my academy anyway," Hiruzen answered and puffed a bit. The girl jumped up and launched herself at the him, her arms winding around his neck and spilling out words of thanks over and over again. "But we still need to get you ready for the academy, that is true. Shisui, I need to take care of a few things for her, as you are still technically her guardian for the moment I would like you to take her to get supplies she will need for the academy. I will give you the money, and a little more to take Sakura-chan for food," Hiruzen said before leaving, Asuma following behind him and leaving, but not before throwing something to Sakura.

Sakura held it in in her hands, it was a small container. Opening it Sakura found three sticks with individual balls of rice on them. They were also coated in something. "Oh god...don't let my cousin smell those, he'll attack you for them. They're called dango, they're a snack. And thank you," Shisui said as he grabbed a stick and started munching on it. Sakura protested, a small shout coming from her lip as she pouted. This made Shisui laugh as he was about to eat the next one on the stick. But Sakura grabbed it and pushed him off the bed, making him fall to the floor. Sakura then ate the stick in front of him, smirking. "Oh, you little devil!" Shisui got up and started to tickle her, picking her up and despite her protest picked her up. Sakura then bit him, making him drop her.

Taking this chance she grabbed her stuff from the bed and the dango before running out of the room and down the hall. Shisui was right on her tail though. They burst into the lobby, Sakura trying to stuff the dango into her mouth while avoiding Shisui. They were both laughing and more laughter broke into their play. The Hokage and Asuma were there still there, Asuma just making small talk while the Hokage was doing paper work. The nurses and doctors were all laughing amusedly at the pair as they took breaks from rounds or were about to start them. There were also a few patients who felt quite happy watching the two play.

"Alright you two, now before you destroy the hospital...Shisui, this should cover all of the expenses. I'll look into a few places for her and list myself as her new guardian. Also, the nurses said they had some clothes for Sakura, this way she won't be walking around in hospital clothes. Also, after you two are done for the day, come back to my office and I'll have, hopefully, a few things in order. See you two later," the Hokage said before tilting his hat and walking out. Asuma left behind him, waving at the two.

Finally Shisui caught her and she screeched a bit at this. He threw her over his shoulder and carried her back to the room where a nurse was waiting and took Sakura to get changed and other things. The nurse allowed Sakura to shower, showing her the knobs and shampoo and conditioner, and then soap. Once Sakura was out of the shower she was dried and dressed into a pair of red shorts, white long-sleeved shirt, and red sandals. Her hair was braided and the nurse absolutely gushed over how adorable she looked. Sakura thanked the woman before running out, Shisui was still outside the room.

"Well don't you look cute," he said and grabbed her hand. She had already been signed out of the hospital so they hit the streets. He took her first to a ninja shop. They sold packs, weapons, scrolls, and clothes. The most important things a little kunoichi in training could use. He tried to pick out a skirt or dress for her but Sakura turned her nose up at the notions making the older boy pout. He wanted to see her dressed like a doll!

In the end Sakura go a simple outfit before she moved onto the weapons and packs. Shisui picked them out, having a better eye for the quality of these sorts of things. He told her how to tell a good product from a bad one and then picked had him pick out a pouch for her. And when they finally got to the check out counter the man behind the counter looked quite happy with the sale "Thank you, Shisui!" Sakura said as he carried the bags down the streets.

"Don't thank me yet, there are still a few more places we need to go. And I don't know about you, but I could go for some ramen right now. So c'mon, we're going to go eat," Shisui led her to a small restaurant names 'Ichiraku'. It was here that Sakura first tasted ramen, that she knew of. It was quite delicious, but not as good as the dango she had earlier. Shisui seemed to love it though and shovelled bowl after bowl down his mouth. This didn't seem to disturb the two serving him, only made them laugh. After about the fifth bowl he finally stopped. Paying the man they were off again.

This time the went to a bookstore where Shisui walked down rows just plucking books from their places and dropping them into a small cart. Sakura liked it here, she especially like the history books. They called to her. It made sense, they were things, memoirs, of the past. And she had no past. Shisui thankfully got her a few of those, but then they moved into the fiction section and got confused. "Go on! Pick out two fun books. You can't always be reading the hard core stuff," Shisui said, a chuckle escaping his mouth as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. A worker shushing him for being too loud.

After shopping for a bit longer they made their way to the Hokage's tower, Shisui pointing out important places on the way there Mostly training grounds, the academy, and the library. Entering the Hokage's tower they walked up the stairs, Shisui nearly tipping backwards with all the heavy bags he had. Sakura had to knock on the door, and the moment they were inside the room Shisui dropped all the bags and plopped down into a chair. "I see you took advantage of the budget I gave you. Sakura-chan will need all of those things, so it wasn't wasted at all. I've finished all the paperwork and set you up with a small apartment. I will be giving you monthly funds to support yourself. Also, here are your papers for the Academy. I have you all signed up. There was a bit of a fuss about your entrance, but I've smoothed it all over. Now, here is your key and address. Shisui, Asuma will help you carry the bags to her place. Now, you have three days to settle in, I'll see you at the entrance ceremony."

Asuma, who had been in the room as well, picked up a majority of the bags, he being older and stronger than Shisui. Sakura followed after them as she was led to her new apartment. She mapped out the route they took and realized she was right across the street from the Academy. She wouldn't need to worry about being late. The library was also just a few blocks away, and the shop Shisui had taken her to for ninja things was just a little farther than that. Overall, it was a good location. She didn't see anything wrong with it.

The apartment was small, just one room. It had everything she would need though. And there was even a small balcony that had a bench on it and was curved. The cooking area, the kitchen, was to the left of the door, the bathroom next to the door on the right. The bed was pushed right up against the balcony which was accessed via window. Asuma left after placing down her stuff, and Shisui left as well. He apparently had to get back home.

Home...she wondered what hers had been like. Was her mother like the ones she saw on the street, yelling after their kids and dressed in day kimonos? Was her father a shinobi, her mother a kunoichi? Something told her deep inside 'no' to both questions. Suddenly she felt very alone in the apartment, just thinking about that which she didn't know. She grabbed her keys and the pouch that had been left to her with money in it. She would put things away tomorrow.

Exiting the small apartment Sakura walked around the village. Kids were playing together, walking with their parents. And if possible, she felt more alone than she did before. She was alone. She didn't know anybody, and she didn't even know herself.

Sakura made her way to the library, wanting more books. But when she tried to check them out, apparently she needed a library card. So she got one of those and was able to do as she pleased. She placed the card into the pouch with money. There were little slots in the side perfect for holding the slip of paper.

Sakura made her way to the park with help of the librarian. Shisui told her the Sakura trees would be there, in full bloom for her to see. She wanted to see what her namesake looked like. Walking down the path the Sakura trees were in beautiful bloom all around her. They swayed in the breeze and brought a peace to her mind. There were no questions here, just a sense of belonging. She felt a connection to the plants and trees around her. She didn't feel alone, it was as if the earth, the water of the lake, and wind were all bringing her peace. They were comforting her in all of her loneliness and confusion.

She walked over to one of the Sakura trees by the water and sat down. The books to her left as she grabbed the top one and began to read. It was about ninja, and what they did. She wanted to know more about ninja, the Hokage only giving her a brief summary. If she was going to be a kunoichi, then she had better understand what that meant and would entail. She found it all fascinating as she continued reading. Some of the words she didn't understand, and she was happy she had checked out a dictionary as well. Shisui had told her it contained all the words in their language with definitions.

She had been reading for a little bit over an hour, the sun now setting over the horizon when she heard shouts. Looking around she saw a group of kids around her age playing together. They were running and tapping each other, and after one person would tag, the one who was just tagged would go after the others. They were all running around, screaming and laughing. Sakura watched confusedly, not knowing what to make of this game. But whatever they were doing it was disturbing her peace and her reading. The wind was even becoming more violent, no longer the soft caress it was before.

Sakura go up and had every intention of leaving, promising herself that she'd come back tomorrow for more peace. She made her way back down the path when one of the children who was playing, a boy, paused and rushed over to her, tapping her on her shoulder and running away. Sakura did not understand though, what was she supposed to do? She wasn't part of the game, nor did she want to be. So she just kept walking.

The boy who had tagged her ran back over to her. "Hey, c'mon, don't you know how to play tag?" Tag? So that was the name of this game. She did not know this game. So she shook her head. hee boy looked confused before he started to laugh. "You don't know tag? Wow, what a loser!" Sakura did not take well to this, she felt herself become very angry. She just didn't like being picked on. And the other kids had gathered and were now laughing at her as well. Sakura dropped her books to the ground, and her fist came out on instinct. She punched the little boy with all she had, she didn't even realize she had done it till things had gone quiet and the boy started sniffling. But she didn't feel bad, no, it felt good to be violent. And the wind blew harder and harder, and a few drops of rain began to fall.

"Anybody else want to make fun of me?" All of the kids looked scared of her, and back away. "No? Good. Now leave me alone." Sakura picked up her books and walked away, not caring for the other scared children.

She was walking back to her apartment when she passed a flower shop. Her and Shisui had passed many on their stroll, but she had not cared for them. But something caught her eye. There were roses in the windows, many roses, all of different colors. From black to white, they all stood out beautifully. But there were five colors that just had her near tears. And she had no idea why. Sakura walked into the shop, the bell chiming above her head, alerting whomever was inside of her arrival. There was a man with blonde hair behind the counter who smiled and waved to her. "Hello little flower," he said and moved towards her, but her eyes were already on the roses. He seemed to notice this and chuckle. He crouched in front of her, and Sakura faced him. "I'm Inoichi Yamanaka, and you are?"

"Sakura Haruno," she responded quietly, afraid of disturbing the flowers around her. They brought her peace like the park did.

"Well...what a fitting name for a beautiful young girl. Are you interested in the roses? A pink one perhaps?" Inoichi asked, pulling out a pair of clippers, ready to cut one off for the enchanting child. He noticed her large reserves of chakra, and being the sensor type he was, also noticed the peaceful nature of her chakra. It seemed to unconsciously reach out and touch the flowers. It was quite fascinating.

"No...I...I like these ones," Sakura then walked over and began pointing at five different colors. And Inoichi was astounded. The meanings of the flowers coming to his mind, how could they not when his wife had repeated them so many times. She pointed at the blue ones, then the lavender, dark purple, green, and then the black. They were all roses of deep and complex meaning.

"Do you know the meanings of those flowers?" Inoichi asked, and Sakura shook her head, but he saw her eyes so keenly locked onto them. It was as if the flowers themselves were drawing her in, and her the flowers. Inoichi smiled, she was an interesting one. "Well, the blue represent mystery, or the impossible, they fabricate the need for answers that seem not to be there. They also mean caution. The lavender one represent love at first sight, as if someone has been enchanted. The dark purple are for royalty, elegance, and glory. The green are for fertility, renewal of the spirit, and cheerfulness. And the black represents the loss of someone you love, but they also are known to symbol new beginning or adventures, because with the ending of one part of life, a new stage begins. It also symbolizes strength and confidence to some. It's all about your perspective though."

"How much for one of each?" Sakura asked and looked up at him, her eyes bright with happiness. Inoichi just couldn't refuse the cute little girl. He knew that the roses would be a little expensive, but surely his wife wouldn't get too mad at him if he knocked the price down real low...hopefully. The girl was around their daughter's age, so it could be reasoned.

Inoichi gave her the five roses and a nice vase for them for a very small price. Sakura thanked the man and left, staring at the roses with a wonder in her eyes. She felt something in her stir when she gazed at them. She knew she knew them. She didn't know how, but they were familiar to her. They made her feel...like she was at home. These flowers reminded her of home in someway. Perhaps her home was surrounded by flowers like this, or maybe her mother bought them. Or her father bought them for her mother. Whatever it was, she enjoyed looking at them.

Returning to her apartment Sakura placed them on the window sill so they could get light. Now the apartment felt much less lonely It felt much brighter, and seemed to banish all her lonely thoughts. "This is home now."

Three days had passed and Sakura was getting dressed. She had spent these last few days with Shisui, who had taken it upon himself to be like a big brother to her. He would play with her and teach her things, and he would also take her out to eat. He showed her the basics of cooking which he said she would need to live on her own. He showed her how to do laundry, how to properly wash dishes, where to set her trash out for the garbage men. He was really helpful, and most of her time was spent with him. He had also accompanied her to the park where they sat under her tree. She had claimed the one by the lake as hers.

Now she was standing in a hall full of other students, past and entering. She wore a pair of black tights, black sandals, a red long sleeved shirt, and a black jacket over top with a hood. Her hair was also in low pigtails, and her bangs swooping over her large forehead.

And with a sigh she realized that the kids she had scared apparently were her new classmates. She had punched the one named Sasuke Uchiha, a clan boy. He was sporting a bruise on his cheek and all the other kids were shying away from her. Apparently he was considered the 'cool boy', the one all of the other kids followed. She had punched Shisui's cousin. What would he think of her when he found out? Well what should she care.

As soon as the thought appeared Sakura was surprised. It seemed that edgy and loner side of her was rearing its head. But Shisui was the only person she trusted. The only one she cared about. If her were to think negatively of her she truly would be all alone in this strange time. As selfish as it was she needed someone, and Shisui was kind enough to be there for her despite all the trouble she must've been causing him. After all, she was so helpless, and that feeling did not sit well with her. She wanted to stand on her own, she wanted to be independant. But she knew nothing of anything. And so she relied on Shisui when she didn't know. '

She was becoming more acquainted with living and what it was like to be around people. She was experiencing emotions. Most of them independent and bold, a side of her wanted to stand alone, shun those around her. And it seemed to go deeper than that, she didn't trust those around her. She wanted good memories, wanted peace. But another wanted conflict, it wanted to fight and attack, to do whatever she wanted.

The two warring sides of hers were hard to understand. But she felt that they were both a part of who she was. She was and would be again strong and independant, able to face the world head on in any battle. But was content with the peace her spot under the tree brought her. She didn't understand it, but Nature brought her peace. And it seemed others seemed to bring out an aggressive side to her. Besides Shisui.

They were dismissed from the hall, and then were told to go to their classrooms. Most of her class lingered, but Sakura continued on to the classroom and got a seat at the back of the class, right next to the window. It was the perfect place. There was even a tree right outside for her to gaze at. Sitting down she placed her bag, the one she had been found with, next to her and laid her head on the desk.

Feat shuffled into the room, noisy and disturbing her. Kids took seats at the very front and then moved back. Looking around she saw the Uchiha boy sit at the very front, a gaggle of girls swooning over him. They were concerned for his cheek and were offering to get him ice if it hurt. What a bunch of fan girls. Why did they even like the Uchiha? He didn't seem that great. He was a cry baby, that's what he was. She didn't punch him that hard. Did she?

"Well if that crazy girl hadn't of punched him, he wouldn't be bruised," a voice said and pointed at her. Sakura growled under her breath, swearing endless torture by her hand for whomever had spoken. The girls swarmed her desk, angrily accusing her. The accusations slowly became mean and rude, and her temper reared its head. They were making fun of her. How dare they.

Sakura stood up and slammed her hands on the desk. The sound echoed around the room, and though she didn't notice it the desk cracked a bit. "Get out of my sight, you're annoying. And if you bother me again, whores, I'll destroy you." Looking up she glared at the girls who had all jumped back in fright. They all cowered and ran away, turning to Sasuke for help. Great, she had done it unconsciously again. Farewell to any friends she might have made. All the kids backed away from her, no one getting near her. Her row stayed empty. These would be a fine four years. All alone.

New Story! My first time writing a Naruto fic like I said before. I have an obsession with strong female leads since they're somewhat of a rarity world wide.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed. Her past will reveal itself later.

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