✔ Book 1:Sakura's New Beginning

Chapter 3: Sakura's New Beginning

Time had quickly passed by after the death of Sakura's parents. It has been three years since the incident and the young children have all turned nine years old. The Hokage offered her to be taken into his care, however, Sakura declined as she wanted to still live in her home with all her memories. Everyday Sakura would go to the training grounds and work on her chakra control, stamina and speed. For a young girl she had done exceptionally well.

Currently, Sakura was with her friends as they sat under a large Sakura tree laughing and smiling. However, Sakura noticed Sasuke was more quiet than he usually was and he had yet to eat his bento that was on top of his lap. "Sasuke-kun?" Sasuke's head snapped up after hearing Sakura's voice.

"Are you alright?" She asked as she placed her bento onto the ground. "Yeah I'm fine it's just that..." Sasuke looked down in sadness not finishing his sentence. "Come on Sasuke you can tell us. What's on your mind?" Naruto said as he leaned against the tree. "It's about my brother Itachi." The young children were very familiar with Sasuke's older brother. They had met him alot whenever they went to visit Sasuke at the Uchiha compound.

"Itachi-nii? What's wrong with him?" Sakura asked. "He has become alot more distant lately, he is always out on mission and missing the meetings for our clan. Father is beginning to suspect he is up to something." Sasuke admitted as he crushed some grass in the palm of his hands. "No way, Itachi-nii isn't like that. Just talk to him and see what's going on." Naruto yelled.

"N-Naruto-kun is right Sasuke you n-need to talk to him." Hinata muttered as she looked towards Sasuke. "You're right guys!" Sasuke shouted as he smiled. "And remember you have us and we will always be by your side."

"Yeah believe it!"

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Sakura yawned loudly as she closed her book shut, she has been up all night learn about medical ninjutsu as well as chakra control. Sakura placed the book down as she rubbed her eyes, as she slipped under her covers for a good night's rest, a large banging sound was coming from her front door. "What the?" Sakura quickly got out of her bed and grabbed an emergency kunai from underneath her lamp table.

As she got closer the banging from the door increased and Sakura held the kunai tighter. "SAKURA OPEN UP ITS ME NARUTO!" Sakura was baffled as to why Naruto would be here and quickly she put down her kunai and opened the door to see Naruto panting and his eyes were a puffy red.

"Naruto what's wrong?" Sakura asked as she opened the door wider. "It's Sasuke he is in the hospital, Itachi he killed the clan, he killed his whole clan!" Naruto said as he pulled at his blonde locks. Sakura felt her breath hitch and her eyes widened after hearing this news. No way Itachi would never do this

"Come on Hinata is already at the hospital." Quickly Sakura and Naruto ran back to the hospital and soon they finally arrived. As they walked over to the front desk, the lady gave a disgusted look towards Naruto. "What do you want?" She asked with a hateful glare. "Where is Sasuke Uchiha's room?" Sakura asked as she was panting.

"He is in room 17 down the hall." Quickly as she said it the young children bolted down the hall ignoring the yells of the lady.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as he slammed open the door to see Hinata sitting beside him with tears rolling down her cheeks. "You came Sakura." Hinata said with a small smile as looked at her.

"How is he?" Sakura asked as she looked down at her friend. "H-he should be waking up soon." As she said that Sasuke began to move and woke up. He groaned in pain as he sat up with the help of Sakura. "Sasuke you're awake!"

Sasuke didn't reply, he merely looked ahead with a dark look in his eyes. "S-sasuke-san?" Hinata asked slightly afraid of Sasuke's look. "Why would he do this.." Sasuke spoke after a long period of silence. "I'm his brother and he took everything away from me! He killed my parents, my friends he killed everyone I cared for in my clan just to gain power!" Sasuke yelled as he clutched his blanket tightly.