Orochimaru never became a missing-nin. The Fourth Hokage still stood tall. There was no Uchiha Massacre. The Akatsuki never existed. Madara never became a problem. What could go wrong in such a perfect world? Sakura Haruno had always been alone, and at thirteen, she abandoned Konoha. She had to run from her past, but what exactly would wait for her in her future? @NarutoWattyAwards 2014 Third Place Winner in the General Naruto Category! *Written from 2013-2015*

Sakura, who is often sent on solo diplomatic missions on behalf of the Hokage, makes an unlikely ally on her travels. itasaku (note since y'all keep complaining: I also ship SasuHina so SasuHina is in this story. It's in the tags. I don't care if you ship them or not, this is literally a crack ship fic. Quit being an asshole.)

"The person you love. Is it Neji?" "Why do you say that?" --- The day you met Neji Hyuga, you knew you wanted to be his friend. The day Neji Hyuga met you, he knew he should stay as far away from you as possible. Especially because you only had seven years left to live. //Naruto Fanfiction//

[Completed] No one thought she would amount to anything. Sakura Haruno, the girl who came from a civilian family. Sakura Haruno, the average medic. Sakura Haruno, the pink-haired fangirl. Sakura, the weak. Sakura, the useless. Sakura, the girl they left behind. Sasuke Uchiha thought she was just another of his many fangirls. He thought she was the girl he knocked out and left on a park bench. He assumed she would be waiting for him when he came back. Naruto Uzimaki thought she was someone who needed protecting. He thought she couldn't keep up with him and Sasuke. He assumed that she wasn't capable of taking care of herself. Kakashi Hatake thought she was an average shinobi. Nothing special, no one to watch out for. He assumed that Sasuke and Naruto were more important. Tsunade Senju thought she was desperate. She thought that she needed training. She assumed that the girl would never excel in anything particular. Only Sakura knew the truth. She was a girl who had seen too much. She was a girl who had never lived up to her own expectations. She was a girl who pushed herself to the limit every single day. They underestimated her, and she destroyed them. Amazing cover and chapter headers by @RealityKeeper ❤️❤️❤️