Into a New Path

10

"Sakura Talking."
'Sakura's Thoughts,'
'Inner's Thoughts,'
"Inner Talking."
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His name is Naruto Uzumaki, the last of the class.
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Her name is Hinata Hyuga, a clan heir.
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Her name is Ino Yamanaka.
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His name is Sasuke Uchiha, one of the best in the class.
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Her name is Sakura Haruno. She had noticed that those 4 seemed to be on Iruka's top priority list. She had gathered that three of them were clan heirs, but one of them would receive glares. The one that received glares was Naruto Uzumaki. Sakura glanced at the blond who declared he would be Hokage one day. "He's a fool," Madara had stated at hearing Naruto's declaration. Sakura would quietly stare at him and would always decide that they could be potential friends. Though, no matter what she tried, he never seemed to turn her way. She had tried to talk to the shy girl, Hinata, but she always seemed to run away from her. Ino was her bully. Sakura would never talk to her.

Sakura quietly sat on her chair and felt the glares of the girls that would pick on her. This had been going on for days, weeks probably. It made her fall into a pool of sadness. Why did she get picked on? She was getting tired of the teasing, the name calling, things thrown at her, and the teasing of her parents. She let out a sigh and wrote down the information that Iruka had written on the board. Slowly, she wrote. Her fingers ached, and her wrist was wrapped. Madara had concluded that a shinobi with a broken body was no good on the field, so he had been lenient enough and let her wrap her wrist, to support it and keep it in place. Of course, she had seen Iruka's curious glance, but Sakura had frowned and walked to her chair. He didn't stop the bullying, so she won't give him the secret that lay underneath the bandage. She felt a paper hit the front of her head, and from far away met the eyes of Ami.
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Naruto really wondered and wondered. He wondered why Sakura was treated poorly in the academy. Sure, she may have a big forehead and prefers to be alone like Sasuke Uchiha, but that doesn't give anyone an excuse to push her to the ground or tell her she's hideous. He really didn't know why thr bullying began, and he tried to stand up for her but he was afraid. He really wanted to be her friend, but he didn't want to be treated poorly in the academy. He contemplated this and walked away ,as he saw her get surrounded by the girls, most likely they were going to bother her. He heard a shrill scream and turned around. The girls that had surrounded her were now slowly moving away from her. Everyone else from their small class started to get closer to them, wondering what had happened. There she was. Ami was face down on the floor, and a smirking Sakura was holding her down with her foot.

"Maa, why is your hair dirty? Oh, why are your clothes dirty? Did your parents not love you enough to get you new clothing?" Sakura hissed out and finally felt a glare settle on her face. "Ah, now we're getting somewhere. Turn that rage into power. Use it as fuel, Sakura. Get stronger and prove yourself. They're not worthy of our time," Sakura nodded and took her foot off Ami, only to kick her in the stomach and sent her flying into the lone tree with a swing. The academy kids stared at her. Mostly all of them with fear, except for one. Sasuke Uchiha stared at the girl. He was analyzing her. She was not a fan girl and was a quiet one. She prefers to be alone, which he can't blame her for that. She was also one of the smartest students in their class, not to mention she was pretty good in the small sparring matches Iruka held. But to him, she was an obstacle that he needed to overcome.

The girls that surrounded Sakura, now found themselves running to Ami. Hinata and Naruto stared, from far away, in shock. Sasuke kept his gaze on the pinkette, and Sakura looked at everyone around her. The glare on her face looked like it didn't belong there. Ino looked down at Ami and clenched her fists. "Stop being weird! You think you're all special, when in fact you're just a weirdo. You'll always be alone. You're parents don't love you. They don't want to be seen with you. Look around! No one wants to be your friend," she exclaimed and pointed at the pinkette. Everyone held their breaths, and Naruto turned to the pinkette. He felt his hands shaking and, almost, held out one of his hands to her. The glare on Sakura's face didn't leave, though she felt like crying because of the words. She glanced around and saw that everyone looked at her from far away.

She felt her eyes start to lightly burn and proceeded to rub them with her hands. She stopped and put her hands next to her side and looked at the crowd that surrounded her, "You're pathetic. You're the weirdo. You're a coward. You're annoying, " Sakura stated and took a deep breath, "I don't need any of you. You're oblivious fools."

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