A/N: Konnichiwa, minna-san! This is one of the first fics that I've actually uploaded, so review and give me feedback, please! Arigatou! And please enjoy!

By the way, this story is in Sakura's POV and the timeline in this story starts back when Sakura and everyone first made Genin.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto (I wish) and these are all my own ideas.

Chapter 1-When You Met Me

I hate them…

…

I hate them, I hate them, I hate them!

Why me? Why is it always me!? Ever since I can remember, it's been this way. I've been alone for a long time. There was a voice that supported me, and talked to me in my head...but it went away a long time ago. I can't hear her voice anymore...It's been replaced by another voice. I don't hear it much, but when I feel like my anger is about to take over, he comes out and whispers in my head. He tells me my hatred is good. Hatred will help me grow stronger. It will bring my vengeance

Why can't everyone in the village ever leave me alone!? I haven't done anything to them, but they treat me like a monster. Like they want me to disappear forever. That's what they want. They want me gone.

Well…I want them gone, too.

One day, I will be strong. Stronger than everyone. I will let my hatred fester and boil inside me, until that day comes. I will always be training, and waiting. One day…

Finally. Tomorrow is the day that I become a Genin. I'm one step closer to my goal.

I can feel their hatred burrowing into me as I walk past. Good. It will soak it into me, and I will force it down on top of my hatred to fuel my rage. To keep it flowing deep within my veins. I am hatred. I am revenge. I am sadness. I...am lonely. They stopped even acknowledging me, and they don't bully me anymore. I stay out of their way, and everyone seems to just avoid me now. It's better this way, but I still feel their hate. They disgust me.

I stop walking when I reach the edge of the pier.

A while ago, I found this secluded, little lake with a small pier overlooking the water. I sit there sometimes, and stare at my reflection.

I look down, but I just see their faces. Cruel, unrelenting ridicule. I reach for a rock lying next to me on the pier, and clench my fist around it.

"GAAAAHHHHHHH!"

I throw the rock as hard as I can into my reflection, shattering the illusion.

*Crack* The sound of a twig snapping hits my eardrum.

I whip my head around, glaring daggers as I sense another presence. There is another figure standing at the opposite end of the pier.

It's that boy.

I remember seeing him in my class. He is always alone, too. When his fan girls aren't hanging all over him, that is. I don't know why, but I have this feeling that he is the only person who can even begin to understand what I go through. You see, his entire clan was massacred by his older brother, Itachi Uchiha. At least that's what I've heard. But still, he has no idea what it's like to truly be alone in this world. He is always sought after by fan girls, and everybody looks up to him. He is always getting praised by the teachers for his outstanding abilities and test scores. He is the best in the class. Well, he is technically second best because I always beat him, but it's not like anything I do matters to anyone.

This boy, Sasuke Uchiha, pisses me off. At least he had family. At least he knows what having a bond with someone feels like. I never had anything, from the very start. I'm not like him. I'm not like any of them. I am isolated. I am Sakura Haruno.

Thanks for reading, minna-san! Sorry this is short, but it's kind of like the introduction to the story. The chapters will get longer as the story develops.

Please review, and tell me what you think so far.

I will update the next chapter soon! Arigatou Gozaimasu!