!NOT MY BOOK! (from itsthechocopuff on ao3) During their mission to Wave, Sakura realizes how behind she is in her training and decides to do something about it. She vows to become a shinobi her Village and her teammates can respect and depend on. But Sakura has always been a paper ninja, so her first stop for inspiration is the library where she finds unexpected help in the form of one very bored tokujo who quickly goes on to become an integral part of her life. Soon, despite the neglect of her sensei and all odds seemingly against her, Sakura's destiny begins to change.

⁽ʸᴬᴺᴰᴱᴿᴱ! ᴾᴸᴬᵀᴼᴺᴵᶜ!ᴰᴱᴹᴼᴺ ˢᴸᴬʸᴱᴿ ˣ ᶜᴴᴵᴸᴰ ᴿᴱᴬᴰᴱᴿ⁾ ↳˗ˏˋ 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 [𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄], 𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐙𝐔𝐊𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒. 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐅 𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄. ˊˎ˗ ↴ _________ ׂׂૢ་༘࿐ ╰┈➤ ❝ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 a newly transformed demon is saved by a stranger in hanafuda earrings, meeting new friends along the way and having to deal with the hardships of being turned into a demon at a very young age. ❞