Of Armor and Pink Petals

Chapter 11

Note: Helloooo world! Here I am with an new chapter! I already started to write the next two chapters and I am super excited about it. My goal is to have this story completed by mid-may, since I'll be starting my full time summer semester at the university! That + full time work will be kinda crazy haha! I have many ideas for the next chapters and I surely hope you'll like them! Thank you for reading and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto!

Chapter 11

After reaching the top of the cliff, Hashirama let go of her arm and went towards Madara to talk, Tobirama following him and standing between them, arms crossed.

Madara looked over the pink haired kunoichi and tilted his head to the side, she was an enigma. He barely knew anything about her except the fact that she was a skilled healer and a kunoichi. He was thankful for her intervention in the battle, but still had a lot of questions about her. He also wanted to know why she looked at him with such disgust the day prior. He knew they never met so he could not explain her behavior towards him. Frowning, he brought his attention back to his oldest friend.

"How did you get her to join your clan? Where is she from?" His voice was low enough so no one else could hear him. Hashirama sighed and casted a fast glance towards the kunoichi.

"We don't know where exactly she is from, but we know that her whole village perished during a war. A brutal one. We found her close to our camp one day. Tobirama told me that she basically appeared out of thin air! She is staying with us, never pledge allegiance to our clan, but the way she acts, she is like one of us... Most of my people now have a great deal of respect for her and some still don't trust her completely." Shaking his head, his face took a concerned expression. "Her losses are still very fresh, she does not talk about it often and when I tried to have her open to me, she just pushed me away. I trust her. She will tell us more about her story once she is ready, but for now, she is our medic and she helped us achieve our dream and that is enough for me."

Madara nodded, indeed it was enough. Staring at her for a second, his gaze softened slightly. Even though she saw war recently, she jumped in the fray of the battle without hesitation to spare so many lives on both sides. What kind of person was this Sakura exactly?

When the Senju leader left her side, Sakura walked towards the younger Uchiha and nodded her head politely with a small smile. Izuna bowed to her and smiled back, unsure. She was taken aback, because in all her life, she never saw Sasuke smile and seeing his almost exact replica directing a smile at her made her heart clench a bit. She could not help the bitter feeling rising in her chest when thinking about the man of her past.

"Sakura-sama, it is a pleasure to see you again so soon."

"Please, just call me Sakura, we will see each other quite often from now on so let's drop the formalities. Also, it's nice to see you under better circumstances this time!" She laughed and stopped when his smile dropped.

"About that, I wanted to say that I am really sorry about what I did to you yesterday and for the way we met the first time." Waving her hand in a dismissive manner she chuckled lightly.

"Believe me, I have been through worst. You are forgiven, I do not hold it against you." His shoulder relaxed after hearing her words. He was so scared of her reaction that he never thought she could forgive him! Looking over her shoulder, he could see Tobirama talking with his brother and Hashirama. The white haired Senju kept sending glances their way.

"Is Tobirama feeling well today, he seems a little bit off?" Huffing in frustration, she raised an eyebrow at Izuna.

"How should I know? He was acting this way yesterday after the battle and did not talk to me once since we got back to the camp." Smiling at her reaction, Izuna open his mouth to talk, but was called away by Hashirama.