Kunoichi amongst Benders (Avatar x Naruto crossover)

Chapter 2: New Clues

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CHAPTER 2:NEW CLUE

Sakura may not have gotten much when she left the village but she was at least able to swipe the map when the village chief was raving or perhaps he had allowed her to take it as some last show of sympathy. Either way, Sakura was completely on her own now but she didn't fear traveling a forest. it was familiar to her. A welcoming solution that cooled the turmoil within her while trying to come to terms with the fact she was now in another world.

At first, she had dismissed the thought, but as she kept traveling, she had encountered the oddest of fauna. So many animals that seemed to have been stitched together with another. For example on one of her first nights, her dinner was almost swiped by a tribe of monkeys that had the facial features of pigs, and she even had to fight off a platypus that towered like a bear. That part wasn't too familiar to her.

However, she knew how to travel through the forest and the terrain effectively, all the while conserving energy. She knew her flora well enough and had no problem collecting food for herself. Nothing bothered her in the slightest. Except for the silence.

While she typically went on adventures and missions, those were not on her lonesome. She had her teammates, and her friends, and as the days passed, the quiet was becoming louder, a ringing in her ears she wanted to fill with voices instead of nature.

As Sakura lay beneath the canopy of stars, the memories of Konoha lingered in her mind like a distant dream. Lost in this unfamiliar world, she felt a sense of disconnection—a longing for the familiarity of home that seemed more distant with each passing moment. Naruto was meant to be returning this year, would she be able to get back before he did? Tsunade must've noticed she was missing. Sakura even rehearsed out loud the excuses she would make to explain her absence without giving admittance to sneaking out of the village.

It was so juvenile to think about. But kept her mind occupied in that lonely bubble she wished to pop.

Sakura's thoughts turned to the enigmatic mention of spirits, a possible key—a tantalizing thread of possibility in the tapestry of her predicament. "Being spirited away..." she mused aloud, turning her face into the fire, as the wood crackled under the flames.

In her quest for answers, Sakura had explored every conceivable explanation, from genjutsu to teleportation to distant lands unknown. Yet, none seemed to offer a satisfactory explanation for her inexplicable appearance in this world.

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As the days went on, Sakura continued to trudge through the unfamiliar terrain, her steps guided by the map in her grasp. She was growing eager which made her all the more jittery. Her eyes darted around, trying to figure out if she had gone in the right direction or to the correct turn by that last boulder.

Finally, she came across a sign of a village, but it was minuscule to what she was expecting. There was a collective of people fathered, and some forms of wooden shacks but it all seemed to be a work in progress. A place that had come to a halt for renovation. Before stepping into sight of others Sakura took a scarf to wrap her head around. She didn't want to draw attention or scare people into thinking she was a spirit.