Sakura, Konoha's Strongest Ninja

Chapter 10

After the incident with Kushina and Mikoto, Sasuke and Naruto haven't spoken with me, even if I try to straighten out the matter with them. I guess the "you're not important right now" got to them because it was their own mothers saying that to them. Plus the fact that they had to live without them until recently. I felt sorry for them, since I was the one to get them back to them, but, in a way, take them away. I was the only one on the team who still had a mother, or parents as a matter, but I was now the only one with none. Heck, I even revived Kakashi-sensei's father, but I couldn't find his mother. Not to mention that I also revived and cured Sai's brother, Shin. Now that I think of it, I don't know why I didn't revive my parents. I miss them terribly and want someone to be there when I go home. Some people to be there when I have conflicts with others. People to spend my time at home with in my down time. But even if I wanted to, I only designed the jutsu to be used once and if I ever wanted to revise it, it would take years to redesign and perfect. Despite all of that conflict in my mind, I got a lot of work done and negotiated many agreements with other leaders. We now have an exchange program with the Hidden Mist and send shinobi there to be trained in sword wielding, since they were the best in that field. They, in turn, sent their medics here to be trained by myself, Shizune, and former Hokage, Lady Tsunade. The deal with the Tshuchikage and his village was similar, same with the Raikage and his village.

The village was flourishing and at it's best in economy, business, and number of active shinobi. Many of the young children were also getting inspired to join the Academy. But despite their dreams, their wasn't always enough money to support all of them. So, I decided to set aside a separate fund to the Academy, so part of the money we earn goes to the Academy for the students' education and needs. All of this happens, and the only thing on my mind is still the decision of not reviving my parents. I truly regret it, but I knew that it was for the best. But apart of me still wants for them to be here with me. All I want it to see them smile and to be able to hug them. In the end, it still goes back to the benefits of the village. Lady Tsunade managed to hold the village up, even after she lost many people dear to her, including her lover and boyfriend, who were now alive and well. I figured that if she could do it, so could I. Through all of this, I still had time to visit the Uchihas and talk to Fugaku and Mikoto about my conflicts, who in turn talk to Minato and Kushina to find solutions. They always recommend reconnecting to older friends and talk to them, since they would most likely understand me the most.

I decided to give it a try and sent a letter to Temari, asking her on how she dealt with the deaths of her parents. She responded with, "...I had two younger brothers to take care of, so I couldn't show weakness... I was the daughter of the Fourth Kazekage and a role model to all...." I also had people to take care of and a role model for others, so we were in the same boat at one point. I thanked her for the advice and asked if she would want her parents back if it could happen. She then responded with, "... more than anything in the world... I miss them so much and I want Gaara to meet Mom. I also want him to see the good side of Dad...." When I read those lines, I smiled and decided to craft a small revival jutsu, only meant to be used once and on two specific people... the fourth Kazekage and his wife. I spent weeks and weeks on this before I finished it and decided to, personally, travel to Suna and perform the justu.

When I got the Suna, I explained the situation to Kankuro, who had met me a the gate. He lead me to his parents' grave and let me do my thing. The steps to the prior jutsu was the same, so I just followed what I did last time and soon had to unconscious bodies in front of me. I examined them and deemed them both healthy enough to be woken up at that location. "Fourth Kazekage, I am Sakura Haruno, the Sixth Hokage. You and your wife have been revived and it is has been a couple of years since your death. The current Kazekage is Gaara, your son," I said as they opened their eyes. Behind me, I heard Kankuro tear up and say, "Mom... Dad..." They sat up and immediately recognized him, even with the face paint on. We helped them up and led them to Gaara's office, where him and Temari where discussing plans for future expansion. When we walked in, Gaara immediately stood his ground and glared at his father. "You. What are you doing here?" he said with anger and disgust. "Gaara... Temari..." his father simply said. Their mother had remained quiet, still in a state of shock. But she soon said, "Look how big you have all gotten. Just how much have I missed of your lives?" She began to cry, which made every member of their family come together to comfort her and apologize to each other. I left them, not wanting to ruin a sweet moment and later sent a letter explaining my reasons to revive the two. I wanted them to be happy and be able to live their lives to the fullest, since I couldn't enjoy it for myself. I want to give others what I don't have and make their lives better if it is in my power. I will do what ever it takes and if anything is in my way, I will fight through it. Because I am Sakura, Konoha's strongest ninja.