**HIGHEST RANKING: #2 IN SASUKEXSAKURA** this is loosely based off of a fanfic I read that I loved the idea of but I wanted to expand on, credits to @firooz. ◦•●◉✿◉●•◦ Sasuke Uchiha was gone. Naruto Uzumaki was gone. Sakura Haruno was alone, and Konahagure would never be the same. Tsunade was working nonstop as Hokage, and Kakashi was being sent out on one dangerous mission after another. Sakura was kept busy at the hospital, being the best medic- save her mentor and current Hokage- in the village. But at night, the loneliness crept in, and Sakura fell asleep staring at her team picture every night. One day, however, Orochimaru appears in the village for a strange request: he needs a medic. A good one. In fact, he needs the best one. He needs Sakura. Reluctantly, a deal is formed with Orochimaru's former teammate, Tsunade, to take Sakura Haruno away to his lair to help him heal his arms for the span of one year in exchange for a guarantee of her safety and the promise to help rid Konoha of the Akatsuki. Sakura readily agrees- if it means protecting her friend and her home, she would do anything. But when she comes face to face with her old teammate, who she never really stopped loving despite her efforts and denial, Sakura realizes that maybe home isn't a place, but whoever makes you feel loved most. *MULTIPLE POV* *TAKES PLACE IN THE BLANK PERIOD RIGHT BEFORE SHIPPUDEN* *MATURE CONTENT* *I DO NOT OWN NARUTO, OR ANYTHING AFFILIATED WITH NARUTO. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT AND A FEW OC'S. *
10 parts