Sakura, Konoha's Strongest Ninja

Chapter 1

*Ring! Ring!*

I woke up and destroyed my alarm, breaking it to bits. I sighed and mumbled "I have to get a new one, again." I got out of bed and went to change. I looked in the mirror as I was brushing my hair. I had grown my hair to the floor, my emerald eyes shimmering in the light, my chest grew over the years, and my strong facial features making my appearance stunning.  I dressed into my custom made ANBU uniform and put on my dragon mask. I was known as "The Merciless Cherry Blossom" and had many fan boys drooling over me in every village I was sent to.

I walked down the streets on Konoha, making sure everything was alright. I passed the ramen shop and heard a voice I hadn't heard in a very long time. "This is heaven!" I looked inside and saw Konoha 11. I had left the group 5 years ago. "Keep it down. You are disturbing the villagers." I said making everyone's head turn my direction. I nodded to the shop owner and left. I heard the little conversation that had started.

"Hey, Old Man. Do you know that guy?" Naruto asked.

"She is the ANBU captain of the S-division and training to be the sixth Hokage."

"How old is she?" Neji asked.

"She's ............17."

I heard the long pause, knowing that he forgot. I let out the "famous" Uchiha smirk and continued to walk around the village, only stopping to heal a little girl's arm. I arrived at the Hokage building and went to her office. I went in and took my place behind her as her personal guard and second advisor, sometimes replacement. She always took breaks to drink her sake, so it became a regular thing.

I was to become the sixth Hokage in 2 months so I needed the extra practice. I sat down at the desk, while Lady Tsunade went to get some sake. I used the transformation jutsu to turn myself into her and started to work. When I was half way done with the paperwork, Naruto burst in the office saying "I want a mission, granny!" I did my best impression of Lady Tsunade and exclaimed "I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT!" I swore Naruto shrunk twice his size. I said "I giving your team a C-rank mission. Go and gather your team."

As soon as Naruto left, I sighed and said " He will never change will he." I finished the paper work and started on my own paperwork from the hospital. Then Naruto burst in again yelling "I got everyone, granny! Believe It!" Then I looked up from the desk and yelled " I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT! DON'T YOU LISTEN?!" Then he shrunk, again. The rest of Team 7 came in and I started to explain the mission. " You guys will go to the Hidden Mist Village and escort Tazuna to the Hidden Leaf, you will also bring back a kunoichi. You guys remember Tazuna right?" Naruto nodded, Sasuke just said "Hn", Sai gave no emotion, and Kakashi just kept on reading his book. I dismissed them and looked out the window. I secretly sent out a clone to the Hidden Mist to meet them there. I finished the paperwork and left a clone in my place and transported to the Hidden Mist.

When I arrived, I released the clone and released the transformation. I headed over to Tazuna's house and knocked on the door. I was greeted by Inari, who hugged me and said "Sakura-chan!" I hugged him back and said "I have a surprise for you." I told him that Team 7 was on their way. I put on my mask and asked "Do you want to come to Hidden Leaf with your grandfather?"  He nodded and I told him to call me "Dragon" when Team 7 arrived. He gave me a tour of his village and looked for Tazuna. I took off my mask to see if he would remember me. It had been 7 years since I saw him. He took one look at me and then pulled me into a hug.

It has been 5 days since I arrived at the Hidden Mist. I began to wonder where Team 7 was. I brought the old photo that we had taken, and looked at it. "All the good memories gone" I said quietly. Inari knocked on my door and said " Sakura-chan, they are here." I put on my mask and went outside. I didn't bother to hide or tie my hair. I went into the living room and sat down. I looked at my ex-teammates and said "So, you are the ones escorting us to the Hidden Leaf I presume. I'm Dragon, also known as The Merciless Cherry Blossom. And you are?"