Sakura watched as her energetic yellow haired friend walked out of the gates of Konohagakure alongside one of the Legendary Sennin. She watched with a fake smile turning on her heels and headed straight for the hokage tower, mumbling under her breath "I will get stronger if it's the last thing I do! I will never be over looked again." Three years passed and Sakura unlocked her seal mark she was by far the best healer in the village and would soon surpass her own master Tsunade. As she became stronger she also noticed her own will of fire that once blazed with a fiery passion inside her heart was no longer there. Darkness was soon consuming her everyday life, who knew coming across that one person would change her outlook on the village, the hokage, her friends, and her enemies. Will Sakura stay in a village she can not trust or go with a certain mysterious Uchiha clan member who's supposed to be dead and missing? (I do not own Naruto and this is a fanfiction some things in the story may be changed from the original Naruto please make sure to leave a comment this is my first story but I've written in many years so I would love to hear the feedback thank you)

Before Sakura met Ino, she meets a certain lazy genius one faithful day after class. This was the start of a whole new beginning for those two. Sakura would never develop a crush on Sasuke. Be kinder, wiser and maybe even stronger too. Shikamaru would find someone on the same level of intelligence as him.Someone he can depend on and someone he'll try harder for. A Shikasaku fanfic.