The Gift of Sight

Chapter FOUR

Chapter FOUR

"WAKE UP!"

Sakura shot up in her bed. She yawned as she rushed out of bed, just about managing to not topple onto the floor as she tried to struggle out of the blankets that had wrapped themselves around her. She toppled towards the door and yanked it open.

"YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE!"

Sakura winced at the loud voice. She could see Ibiki standing at the foot of the stairs. She could tell that he wasn't angry or anything, though. Sakura nodded to signal that she had heard before she ran back into her room.

She threw on the clothes Sasuke's mother had insisted to pick up for her. She had decided to tag along on one of their shopping been horrified at the options Naruto and her son had brought up. Ever since, she had insisted on taking care of the girl's clothes shopping. She grabbed the pouch containing all the necessities of the first day, then hopped towards the door.

She stumbled down the stairs, coming to a halt in front of Ibiki, who smirked down at her. He placed a hand on her head and ruffled her hair.

"Now, eat breakfast. I believe the Hokage's brat and the Uchiha brat have insisted to come pick you up." He paused. "This is your first day and I'm actually free today so I'll walk you."

Sakura's eyes brightened.

Truth be told, Ibiki didn't seem that busy. He didn't leave that early in the morning, and Sakura often saw him off, and in the evenings, she would go to the T&I department and he would buy her ice cream on the way home. Once in a while, his work did go over time and Sakura ended up falling asleep in Ibiki's office. His chair was comfy, and it wasn't that hard, especially since someone, usually Kotetsu or Izumo, came to check on her, draping blankets over her and leaving snacks in case she was hungry when she woke up.

After Ibiki revealed to Sakura that Minato had given him adoption papers, Sakura had immediately announced that she was going to 'move in' with Ibiki. Ibiki had agreed after a bit, though it was obvious to anyone that he had declined at first only for show.

Sakura gobbled down her breakfast and stood up, about to bring her plates to the sink. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Ibiki glanced at Sakura, who was doing a pretty good job of trying to put her plate in the sink and run to the door, which was impressive, seeing as the two were on completely opposite ends of the house.

Deciding to help her out, he went for the door. Sakura took that chance to run to the sink. Of course, he was greeted by a grinning blond and a smirking Uchiha. Behind them stood the Hokage and his wife, then the Uchiha matriarch and the Uchiha prodigy, Itachi. He heard a crash and hoped that Sakura didn't break anything.

Then, the pinkette was by his side, grinning just as stupidly as the Naruto boy.

"Hey, Sakura-chan!" Naruto's grin widened. "You ready for school?"

Sakura nodded enthusiastically. "Yup. How about you, Sasuke?"

"Of course." Sasuke flicked his head to one side with superiority one could only project with practice.

So, the Uchiha haughtiness had been passed on.

Ibiki inwardly sighed.

"Come on, Sakura-chan." Naruto took Sakura's hand and darted out the house. Sasuke, not to be outdone, grabbed Sakura's other hand.

Ibiki locked up his house then followed them with the rest of the adults.

If there was one thing the two boys were good at, it was treating Sakura like a princess. Though he would never admit it, he felt safe enough with Sakura in their care.