KyraDuplessis
Sakura Haruno was always proud of her grades, her control, her image. On paper, she was the perfect kunoichi. But paper means nothing when the mission gets real.
During Team 7's first C-rank assignment to the Land of Waves, the protective veil of village life begins to slip, and the reality of being a ninja hits hard. With blood on the ground, blades in the mist, and her teammates risking everything, Sakura starts to realize that she's not as ready as she thought. But this isn't a story of instant strength. This is a story of slow bloom-from the background, from the shadow, from the silence.