a/n: I couldn't help, but write this! It just came into my mind... And I HAD to write it! I really hope you find it interesting! I hope I won't lose hope in my other stories...

Disclaimer: Nada... I still don't own Naruto...

Summary: One time, one chance... And a little bit of hope. After the war, every thing has been destroyed. Going on extreme measures, Tsunade-sama teaches Sakura a forbidden technique to change what has happen. To change every thing that has happened. Sakura and a few have only one time to change their future, and it isn't so easy to do it when she has to deal with the fact she's in her twelve year old body...

3 Hope you like...

Here you go!

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Flashback:

Sakura's POV:

Clang!

Kunai against kunai hit.

"Teme! Why don't you get over your god damn self and stop this!" Naruto's eyes were filled with the hatred for his 'brother'. This wasn't supposed to happen. We weren't supposed to be fighting!

I heard Naruto yell in pain. I finally took the chance to look around myself after I took the kunai out of the sound-nin's chest.

In front of my eyes was Konoha...a destroyed Konoha. Everybody was dieing, and Sound was winning while Konoha was losing...badly. I shook my head to keep the tears from falling. It wasn't supposed to be like this!

I turned to were two different summonings were made. Then I saw Gumabunta and Manda. 'Naruto! Sasuke!' I did a few handsigns and summoned Kutsuya.

Normal POV

Sakura immediately jumped on Kutsuya.

"Kutsuya! Bring me to Naruto and Sasuke!" Sakura yelled on top of the slug.

"Hai, Sakura-sama!"

End flashback:

Sakura remembered the worst day of her life. The day she lost so many precious people. The battle between Team seven didn't end the way it was supposed to. She lost two of the most loved people in her life.

Naruto ended up using the Rasengan, and Sasuke used the Chidori.

Flashback:

Sakura was on the ground while Kutsuya disappeared with a puff of smoke. Gamabunta and Manda puffed into smoke as well leaving Sasuke and Naruto jumping at each other with their best attacks. Rasengan and Chidori.

Sakura stared at the two boys. She got up and started to run towards the eighteen year old boys knowing that she was to far to stop them. And the last thing that came out of the two men's mouth was the last thing she thought she would ever hear from them again.

"Rasengan!"

"Chidori!"

Sakura stared wide eyed at them. "NO!"

A little more closer and they would have hit each other. Time seemed to go in slow motion. Sakura let the tears drop from her eyes. From the sides you could see Tsunada, Anko, and Kakashi from the right, and from the left you could see Ino, Hinata, Kiba, and Neji.

Every body from Konoha could see that battle clearly. They watched as Sakura ran toward them. Everything seemed to stop.

And everything became white. Everybody winced at the bright light. Sakura shielded her eyes with her arms.

She kept running blindly. And she made it to the bleeding men... and to her horror...the attacks...

Were perfect hits.

She kneeled in front of them; her hands started to glow green. She pushed as much chakra into both their bodies at the same time. Every body ran to the scene. What they saw tore their hearts out of their bodies. Sakura was screaming and yelling with Naruto and Sasuke in her arms. Naruto and Sasuke had two large holes in their chests.

While this was happening Sound started to lose and retreated. Many people died that day. Most physically and one...emotionally

End flashback:

Sakura stood at the memorial stone. She stared at the names. The first name.

'Haruno Hiroshi: Died in action'

'Haruno Hiroki: Died in action'

Both her parents had died in battle while she was fighting Sasuke. She continued to look at the names.

'TenTen: Died in action'

'Akimichi Chouji: Died in action'

'Aburame Shino: Died in action'

'Shiranui Genma: Died in action'

'Maito Gai: Died in action'

'Sai: Died in action'

'Sarutobi Asuma: Died in action'

She lost many people. The funeral for all the great shinobi was yesterday. And Sakura had stayed at the stone since yesterday night. She silently cried to sleep on her sleeping bag. She slept in front of the stone, believing that if she left, the people who died would feel lonely.

Sakura looked st the last name.

'Naruto Uzamaki: Died in action...Future Hokage'

Sakura smiled a sad smile. She saw the extra note that Tsunade-sama put next to his name. It felt like yesterday that Naruto was proclaiming his one goal in life, but it wasn't. Yesterday was the day they buried these people. When they buried him and wrote his name on this stone. Tears started to slide out of her eyes. She stood there not even noticing that two people were staring at her with sad eyes.

Sakura couldn't hold the smile anymore, and she cried loudly. She dropped to her knees crying into her hands. The two people stared at the crying girl and walked up to her.

Tsunade smiled sadly behind the girl while she stared at the stone that Sakura was staring at before and noticed Naruto's name smudged with tears while Kakashi was kneeling on one leg hugging the poor girl in his arms. It hurt them to see her like that. To see her torn apart.

They watched the girl crying for five more minutes until she fell asleep in Kakashi's arms. Tsunade nodded as Kakashi picked up the girl and they walked back to Sakura's house. They put her in her room and let her sleep.

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Sakura woke up and looked out the window to see the sun shining into the window. She didn't exactly know how she got into her house, but she assumed that it was Kakashi-sensei and Tsunade-shishou. She heard someone knocking on her door. She quickly got up and walked to her door.

She opened it to see Neji outside. "Hey, Neji" She greeted him with a sad smile.

Neji responded with a nod. She looked outside to see many leaf shinobi rebuilding the wrecked homes and buildings. "What can I do for you today, Neji-san?" She asked.

"Tsunade-sama told me to tell you to go to her office as soon as possible." Neji told her while she nodded in understanding.

"Okay. Thank you for telling me, Neji-san." She smiled a sad smile. Sakura could see that Neji was also mourning for the death of his female teammate and his ex-sensei. "Have a good day, Neji-san. Oh... and Neji, I'm sorry about TenTen." She was about to close the door until Neji's hand stopped the door from closing.

She stared at him once she opened the door again. "Is there something else you need?"

Neji stared into her eyes. "I'm sorry about the deaths of your loved ones as well, Sakura" Sakura stared at him and quietly said a thank you. Neji nodded and left. She looked at the time and realized she REALLY overslept. It was already five o'clock!

Sakura went upstairs to get ready. Once she was done changing and eating, which took 15 minutes, she walked out the door to head for the Hokage tower.

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She walked by all the houses and buildings. She recognized Ichiraku. She stood there and stared at the ramen stand where she and Naruto would always eat at. She stood there and smiled sadly. She closed her eyes and looked up at the sky. Everything looked like a blur. The running people and children past by quickly.

'Naruto... you left a part of you here... you know? Did you leave it here for me?'

She smiled and went on her way not realizing that this very day will change her life forever.

(A/n: I was soooo going to stop here, but I wanted to make it long! Continue AHEAD!)

She continued to walk on the road until she past Yamanaka Flower Shop. She stopped and went inside. The battle did a great deal of damage to the shop. There was dirt on the floor and the pots and flowers were shattered. She walked toward the back to see Ino sitting sadly on a stool.

Quietly, Sakura walked toward her best friend to see Ino holding a picture of Shikamru, her, Asuma-sensei, and Chouji. There were tears on the shattered picture frame. Sakura watched as Ino caressed the frame.

"Oh... Ino. It's okay." Sakura immediately hugged Ino from the back. Ino cried as she hugged the frame to her chest. Sakura just rested her head on top of Ino's head.

"I should have been there to protect him! To help them BOTH! I was supposed to help them." Ino said quietly.

Sakura shook her head. "It isn't your fault they died. And most of all, he wouldn't want to see you like this." She made Ino turn herself toward Sakura. "Look at me, Ino." Ino looked up at Sakura. "Fix yourself up and later on we'll bring flowers to the memorial...together!" Sakura smiled at her. "We'll even bring the others! Okay?" Ino nodded. "Okay... Good!" Sakura smiled brightly. "I have to go now... are you going to be okay alone?"

"H-hai" Ino whispered quietly. Sakura nodded. "See yah later!" And Sakura exited the shop and bumped into Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru! I'm sorry." Sakura said. He nodded toward her and forced a smile on his face. "Shikamaru... Take care of Ino while I'm gone. And we'll go to the memorial later. Okay?" He nodded slowly. She nodded back.

Before she left Shikamru grabbed her arm. "I know you lost more people than any of us, Sakura." She turned to him. "And I'm truly sorry for your losses." She stared at the ground.

"Shikamaru...don't worry 'bout me." She looked at his eyes. "Just take care of Ino. Okay?" He smiled and nodded. She waved before she disappeared into a small blur.

'Sakura... You always take care of us all... Think of yourself for once..' And he went inside to get Ino.

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Sakura started to walk again toward the Hokage tower. She past by the Hyuuga Estate. There she saw Kiba and Hinata on the front lawn sitting on the grass. Sakura looked more carefully, and she saw Hinata crying while Kiba was comforting her.

Sakura looked at the estate to see it ruined like the rest of Konoha. Sakura walked up to the two teammates. Sakura could tell that Hinata was crying over her teammate, her sister, and her lover, Naruto.

It must have been really hard for her. With the fact that Hinabi started to show respect toward Hinata just recently. Now Hinata was blaming herself for the loss of her sister.

Sakura walked up to Hinata and kneeled in front of her. Hinata was staring at a picture of her and Hinabi. Sakura smiled sadly at the white eyed heiress. Hinabi and Hinata really got close and then they were separated because of the worthless attack from Sound. She smiled sadly at Kiba, who was also tearing because of the loss of his best friend.

On Hinata's lap was another picture of Hinata and Naruto. Sakura turned away from the picture not wanting to start crying. She remembered how they got the two of them together. Kiba and Sakura agreed to get the dense airhead and the shy heiress together. So they played matchmaker for three days. And finally Naruto asked Hinata on a date.

The picture was taken by Sakura and it showed Naruto holding Hinata by the waist while her arms were around his neck and their lips were locked into a kiss. That was on Hinata's birthday.

Sakura wrapped her arms around Hinata. Hinata leaned into Sakura, and Kiba let go of his 'little sister' to let her cry. Sakura comforted Hinata for about three minutes.

Once Hinata calmed down, Sakura told them about the plans to go to the memorial. They agreed to come. And Sakura got up to leave. She nodded toward Kiba. "Take care of her for me."

Kiba smiled at Sakura. "Of course." Sakura rounded the corner, but was stopped by Kiba, who ran toward her. "Sakura, I'm...really sorry for your loss. I promise to take care of Hinata..."

Sakura smiled once again. "Thank you." She quickly hugged Kiba and walked away. Kiba just stood there smiling sadly at Sakura's back. And he left to get to Hinata.

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She finally made it to the Hokage tower after thirty minutes. She walked the up stairs to the office.

She knocked on the door and she heard a quiet 'come in'. Sakura took a deep breathe and she entered the room.

She looked around the room to be greeted by many faces.

Tsunade looked up at the girl, who just walked in. "Wow! Someone actually came later than Kakashi!" Tsunade said to lighten the mood. Everybody in the room smiled knowing what Tsunade was trying to do.

They all turned to Sakura who smiled slightly. Sakura looked up to the other faces in the room.

Then she saw. Kakashi-sensei, Anko-sensei. Ibiki, Shizune, Kurenai-sensei and Yamato-sensei. She even saw Gaara with some of the sand shinobi.

"Well, Sakura, let me finish my business with Gaara." She turned toward Gaara, who nodded. Sakura didn't pay any attention to what they were talking about and looked out the window to see people working to get things straight again. She even saw some sand shinobi helping out. That's why Gaara was here.

She heard a chair move backward as she saw Gaara getting up to leave. Sakura quickly met his eyes and he went up to hug her. Everyone in the room were shocked to see Gaara do that.

Immediately Sakura hugged the red headed man back. What she heard made her tear up.

"They would be proud of you. Both your parents would be. And also Naruto would be." Sakura cried on his shoulder. "It isn't a lie. We all are proud of you. Without you. This village would have been completely destroyed and Sound would have won. So don't be sad...okay Sakura?" Gaara detached himself from the girl and nodded.

Sakura smiled at him. After the years, Sakura saw Gaara as an older brother. "Hai" She quickly nodded her head, and he left the room.

Everybody was quiet as Gaara and the sand shinobi left. Tsunade turned toward Sakura. "He's right. You know that?" Sakura turned her attention to her shishou. "If you hadn't went on the solo a-ranked mission to Sound we wouldn't have gotten the warning from you. We wouldn't have been ready for this attack."

Sakura nodded in understanding. "Sakura, the reason I called you here is because. I have a mission for you." Sakura stared at Tsunade.

Kakashi stood up immediately, "I don't think Sakura will be able to do this mission." He said. Yamato quickly stood up as well. "I'm sorry Hokage-sama. But I agree with Kakashi-sempai. Sakura has lost many people in the past two days. I think it's too much-"

Yamato was cut off by Sakura. "I will take this mission." Everyone watched the girl.

"I'm sorry Haruno. But I agree with Kakashi and Yamato. I don't think-" Sakura turned toward Ibiki and the other four.

"I can do this mission." She said with a straight face as she turned around to Tsunade.

The five stared at her. Anko stood up. "Hokage-sama, May I ask why you choose Sakura? We are in a middle of a huge crisis!"

Everyone stared at Tsunade. "Because...she has the will and determination for this mission."

"Most shinobi have that!" Anko said. She was going to continue until Tsunade-sama raised her hand for her to stop.

"She has the will to fix many things and the determination to change this." Everyone stared at the blond woman in front of them confused by her words. "This is a TOP SECRET mission." Everyone was quiet.

"I'm going to stop this from happening...by...sending Sakura to the past."

(Once again... I wanted to stop there...but being the loving girl I am (Little sister: "NOT!") Ima going to continue!! YAY!)

Everything stopped. Everybody in the room stared at Tsunade. Even Sakura had no idea how that was going to happen.

Anko stood up. "That is impossible! You can't possibly teach her that technique! It's...to dangerous! I don't think it's worth risking Sakura's life like that!"

Kurenai stood as well. "We can't use that on her!"

"What technique?" Kakashi asked. He stood up and faced Tsunade. "If Anko and Kurenai say it's dangerous...then I don't think we should do this!" Ibiki immediately stood up.

"Wait! What technique? What are you talking about?" Everyone was standing by now.

"How is this possible? And why would we do this? Why are WE here then?" Yamato asked.

(This is and argument...so Ima going to write it differently so you could see how it was)

Anko: "Why are you even thinking of using that technique?"

Ibiki: "What stupid technique?"

Yamato: "I don't think it's stupid. But how is that possible?"

Kurenai: "It's possible! But to use it on her?"

Ibiki: "Yah... how is it possible to send someone back?"

Kakashi: (Puts away book) And she IS only eighteen!"

Anko: "Yah! Eighteen! How is it possible to do that sealing into an eighteen year old girl?"

Yamato: "Sealing? I thought it was a technique!"

Anko: "It's both! Either way it's too dangerous!"

Kurenai: (Nodding to Anko) "Way too dangerous!"

Ibiki: "Wait! Let Tsunade explain."

Kakashi: "No! I'm not willing to lose Sakura!"

Anko: "Me neither!"

Kurenai: "You think I'm willing? I don't think any of us are!"

(They are still arguing.)

"I'll take the mission"

Those four words caused the five adults to stare at the pink haired girl. Tsunade stared at the girl. Shizune knew this was going to happen. That the other five weren't willing to let their daughter figure run off into the past. She stood still and waited to see what would happen.

Tsunade sighed. "Let me explain first." This caused everyone to be quiet. Tsunade stood up and went to the window. "Look at our village! It was attacked by Sound! And the only way they got to do this..." She turned around to face the people in the room. "Uchiha Sasuke."

Everyone understood what she was talking about. Tsunade continued. "There is this forbidden sealing technique. It consists of me and the person that will be the one being sent back. We need extra people to make it safer. It still will be dangerous, but a little more safer. And since Yamato has that sealing technique he used on...Naruto... I will teach him another sealing that he could use on Sakura." She turned toward Yamato. "And to answer your question. The reason I need the rest of you here is because I need some people who I can trust to help Sakura do this mission successfully."

She walked to the large glass window.

"The sealing itself is highly dangerous. It can make this whole entire village be sent back to the past. This is where I need Kakashi." Everyone turned to see Tsunade looking at Kakashi. "Remember when you, Sakura, and..." She looked at Sakura. "And Naruto... was sent to help Gaara? You sent the bomb, that Deidara made, to another place. And it is still unknown after all these years where you sent that bomb." She paused. "If the sealing gets out of hand I need you to send the seals with your sharingan somewhere else." Everyone stared at their Hokage.

"I have been working on this other technique that will help me keep in contact with Sakura through a different seal. I would need Anko to seal this into Sakura..." She stared at Sakura for a second. "If she is willing to do this mission." Anko stared at Tsunade.

"What other technique? Why can't you do it?" Anko asked.

"The technique consists of inserting a poison into the person's body." Tsunade paused. "It is a very painful sealing, and the best way to send the poison safely into the body is by using snakes."

Everyone stared in shock at what Tsunade said.

"No! You will not put any kind of poison into her! How is putting poison in her safe?" Kakashi yelled.

"I refuse to do that! I'm sorry Tsunade-sama...but...using snakes to inject poison into her?" Anko yelled as well.

"Please let me continue!" Tsunade yelled. Through this whole thing... Sakura and Shizune said nothing. Since Kurenai is the best in genjutsu. I will teach Kurenai how to let us see her and let her see us when she is in the past. The poison will let us hear her. The jutsu will let us see eachother." She took a deep breathe.

"Ibiki...since you are head of the Interrogating Department. I need information on anything to help Sakura do this mission successfully... and once again. If she is willing." She stared at Sakura. Who was looking down at her hands.

"Why her? Why Sakura?" Yamato asked.

"Because she has the will to actually do this to stop the deaths. And... the determination so Sasuke doesn't run into Orochimaru." Everyone stared at her once again.

"Shizune has a technique that will heal Sakura completely if she is harmed by going from the future to the past. And I will teach her how to transfer herself back here by herself if there are any emergency." No one said anything, but Tsunade knew they were all yelling in their heads praying that Sakura wouldn't do it.

"I agree with you all. I don't want her to do it, but it's worth a shot." She stared at Sakura. Everyone looked at the young girl. "If she doesn't want to do it then so be it. It's her choice."

Anko looked at Tsunade. "But if Sakura does go...what would we tell the others? We can't just say that she was missing in action."

Ibiki nodded. "That's right. If we told her friends. They would be even more broken than what they are right now!"

Tsunade shook her head. "Then tell them. We will tell them then. They are her friends. We could trust them"

"But Sakura will be weak in her twelve year old body!" Kakashi said."

"That is another thing I want to talk about." Tsunade sat down in her chair. "Kakashi, with your sharingan, you could turn Sakura into her twelve year old body, but let her have the strength, stamina, and techniques she has learned over the years."

Anko sighed, "So...Sakura what do you think?"

Everyone in the room stiffen... awaiting the answer.

"I'll..."

(I'm kidding! Still going to continue! I just want to keep writing!)

Everyone held their breathe.

"I'll...do it."

"Than so be it!" Tsunade said. "We will tell her friends then." She turned to the quiet Shizune. "Gather: Hyuuga Neji and Hinata, Lee, Inuzuka Kiba, Yamanaka Ino, and Nara Shikamaru. This mission will start in one hour!

"After I explain everything. To everybody. I will teach Kurenai the genjutsu. Then I will help Kakashi understand how to focus his Sharingan to change her appearance for a long period of time without changing her strengths.

"After I will show Anko how to put the poison into her by testing on an animal first." She stared at Yamato and pointed at him. "I will teach you the sealing technique after."

She turned to Ibiki. "I don't need to do anything with you Ibiki... so you will go with Shizune and gather her friends" She looked at Sakura. "I will teach you the technique in case of emergency." Sakura nodded. "And through this whole thing...EVERYBODY will be there even if I won't teach you anything. I need everybody to be focused on this and ONLY this." She yelled.

"Get them. And meet us at training ground three! We will start immediately!"

"Dismissed!"

(Nope! Not done yet! Ehehe...don't you love me?)

Shizune and Ibiki immediately separated ways to gather the groups. It was exactly six o'clock in the afternoon.

With Shizune:

Shizune ran toward the Yamanaka shop, to find out that nobody was there. She looked around the shop to find a hint of were Ino would be. That's when she went to the counter, she saw a note left by Ino for her mom and dad.

Note:

Mom and Dad

I'm at Sakura's place with everybody that is left of... Konoha 12. She offered everyone if they wanted to go to the memorial together. We all said yes and we went to her home. Well...see you guys tonight!

Ja!

Ino

End note

'Sakura's home!' Shizune thought. 'This is easier than going to all their homes.'

Shizune went out and ran in the direction of Sakura's home.

With Ibiki:

'So they are at Haruno's...'

He exited the Hyuuga household were They told him that Hinata and Neji were at Haruno's home.

Normal POV

Shizune saw Ibiki. "Morino-san! They are all at Sakura's place!"

Ibiki nodded. "I know" And the two of them headed to the pink haired girl's home.

With Sakura and the other group:

Sakura sat silently against the tree. Anko stood by the bridge with Tsunade, Yamato, and Kurenai.

Kakashi walked toward his ex-pupil. "Hey Saku-chan." He said. He immediately put away the book he always had with him.

Sakura looked up at Kakashi. "Hey! What's up Kaka-sensei?" She asked smiling at him.

Kakashi immediately frowned at the 'sensei' part. "I'm not your sensei anymore Saku-chan." He smiled.

"I know!" She answered back. She smiled a bright smile. "I just can't help it! It's a force of habit..." Kakashi nodded and sat beside her.

It was seven- fourty five. And her friends were walking to the two by the trees. Sakura wasn't paying attention to anything and didn't realize that. "Sakura...why did you say yes? Why didn't you just say no?" Sakura stared at the moon that was up in the sky.

"I want to change everything. You already lost two important people in your life Kaka-sensei. Now you lost...two important pupils." She looked down at her hands that were on her lap. In her hands was a locket. One side held the picture of Konoha 12 besides Team 7, the senseis, Tsunade-shishou, Shizune, Ibiki, Anko, Yamato, and Sai all squished in one small photo. And on the other side was her team, Team 7.

"We lost so many people. Ino, Hinata... They would just be plain miserable. And Asuma-sensei. Chouji, TenTen, Shino... They're all gone. And I have a chance to make them all happy again!"

Everyone behind the two stared at Sakura... She was willing to risk her life to save her friends.

Shikamaru turned toward Tsunade-sama. "Tsunade-sama why did you call us so late in the night?" Sakura jumped. She turned around to see everyone behind her.

"Oh my god!" Sakura stood up quickly. "I forgot about the...memorial." She whispered.

Hinata smiled. "It's alright Sakura-chan! We went past on our way here..."

"Are you sure?" Sakura pushed on with the subject.

"It doesn't matter anymore Sakura-san. We were called here by Tsunade-sama. We can't go back now. It's okay." Neji said. Sakura nodded.

"Well...since we are all here... Let me explain to you what is going on..."

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It took fifteen minutes to explain everything, yet all they could do was stare at Sakura.

"What the hell is your problem?" Ino yelled. She grabbed a hold of Sakura's shoulders and shook her wildly. "You could die! Why would you agree to that?"

"Sakura-chan, nobody is asking you to do this. Just let it go..." Kiba said. Hinata nodded her head.

"Saku-chan, you can't risk your life like that! We already lost so many people! We could lose you to!" Hinata walked up to Sakura. "Please... just don't do it!" Hinata yelled.

Neji went to his little cousin to comfort her. "Sakura-san, please rethink this. I don't think I could even handle losing one more person that is important to me." Neji said. It shocked everyone to see Neji say something like that, but it was the truth.

"See Sakura? We can't lose anymore people!" Ino yelled.

The sensei's were watching the group argue about the mission that Sakura had taken responsibility to.

"My cherry blossom! We can not lose another youthful person such as you!" Lee said from behind Neji.

"Please, Sak. Rethink this." Ino said. Her eyes held saddness in them. Sakura stood up after a couple of seconds. She nodded toward Tsunade and walked away. "I'll be back".

They watched the eighteen year old, pink haired jounin walk away until she was just a little blur. She didn't go that far; she only needed to think.

It was silent. Nothing was spoken. Only the crickets could be heard in the night. All the light that was shining down on them came from the moon.

"She won't." Everyone turned to the voice that said that to see Shikamaru leaning against the tree with his arms crossed. "She won't because she loves us to much to not see us happy again." He sighed. "All she thinks about is us. And I think we're making it to hard for her because she is willing to change this, and yet we don't want her to." Everybody sat quietly, thinking about what he said.

"Shikamaru is right. Even though it hurts me to see her risk her life, we should let her take this chance." Tsunade said. "This is going to be difficult for her, and she will need all the moral support she can get!"

Everybody nodded. Ino stood up and ran toward Sakura. "Sak! Sak! Come on! Let's get started with this mission!" Everybody stared as Ino and Hinata ran toward the said girl.

They laughed as Sakura screamed at Ino for being to loud and something about pigs being loud.

'Naruto... look at Sakura. Look at how strong she is. You did this to her. Because of you; you made her strong...both of you made her strong, Naruto... Sasuke' Kakashi stared as Sakura walked back to the group and started to talk to everybody saying how thankful she was that they let her take the chance.

"I guess we need to tell you guys something" Tsunade said as she and Shizune walked up to the teens. "If you guys will be willing to stay with Sakura for her last days here, I would appreciate it if you would."

"Of course we'll stay here! Right Akamaru!" Kiba yelled.

"Yah what dog boy said!"

"Hey!You better shut it, Piggy!" Everybody laughed at the two bickering kids.

Sakura, who was watching her friends talk, was surprised when Shikamaru and Neji walked up from behind her.

"Oh...hey." She said to the boys.

"Sakura, take care of yourself. We'll keep in touch with you...okay?" Shikamaru said and he hugged her. Sakura was surprised at what the lazy jounin did. And she returned the hug.

"I will... I promise."

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As Tsunade was teaching the genjustsu to Kurenai, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Neji, Lee, and Shikamaru were asleep in the sleeping bags. Everyone had agreed that they wouldn't leave Sakura's side. She turned to look at the senseis. Ibiki was leaning against the tree. While Kakashi, Yamato, and Shizune were sleeping in sleeping bags as well. Anko was no where to be seen, but Sakura knew that she was up in the trees.

She sighed. This was going to take long. Sakura focused her mind to the genjutsu that Kurenai- sensei was doing.

"Okay, Kurenai. Focus your mind into the past." The said woman closed her eyes and thought of her wedding two years ago with Asuma. A small tear ran down her cheek as she thought of her husband. "Now, think as hard as you can and do the hand seals."

Kurenai nodded and opened her eyes. And she started the seals.

'Dragon'

'Boar'

'Rat'

'Snake'

'Ram'

'Ox'

'Bird'

And immediately a small hole which looked like a screen was in seen in front of Tsunade and Kurenai.

Sakura gasped. 'Kurenai-sensei! She did it!' Sakura stood up and ran toward the two women. Anko jumped out of the tree and ran to the women as well. When they made it to the scene. The hole grew larger so Sakura and Anko could watch.

"It's larger!' Anko said in surprise. Tsunade smiled.

"When more people watch the larger it gets." She turned toward Kurenai. "Well done, Kurenai."

The four women were so focused on the scene in front of them, that they didn't notice Kakashi and Ibiki get up to see what all the noise was coming from. What they saw made them sad as they watch Kurenai let silent tears go down her cheeks.

Past:

"Do you...Sarutobi Asuma. Take this lovely woman as your wife...?"

"I do"

"And do you...Yuuhi Kurenai. Take this man to be your wedded husband...?"

"I do" Kurenai whispered. As she watched her self say those two words.

"I do..."

The priest raised his hands. "I now pronounce you man and wife... you may now kiss the bride!" Asuma took Kurenai's face into his hands and kissed her softly, yet so passionately.

Future:

The scene in front of them started to grow loud that the whole group woke up and went to see what was going on. What they saw shocked them. Especially Shikamaru and Ino.

They saw Chouji munching on chips as they were all congratulating the new weds. They all stared at the now large hole. Ino swallowed the lump in her throat. "What is this?" She whispered.

Sakura looked toward them, "It's Asuma-sensei and Kurenai- sensei's wedding. Kurenai did it!" She looked at the tearing woman on the groumd. "She was able to do the genjutsu."

Tsunade faced the crowd. "And the way we can let Sakura see us, when she is in the past is that we have to enter the hole. And only she can see us."

"How do you know that will work?" Neji asked.

Tsunade looked at Kurenai. "Only she can stop the jutsu. So if you want to try it out. Kurenai and I will enter right now..."

Everyone watched as the two entered the hole. They watched as Asuma stood there wide eyed.

Past:

"Kurenai?" Asuma said as he reached forward to touch her... but she started to fade. He was the only one that saw her since everyone was eating in the other room.

"I love you so much Asuma. Everyone does. Especially me and your team... I love you." She nodded toward Tsunade who held Kurenai's hand.

"KAI!"

Future:

Immediately they were back in the fields and the hole started to fade. Ino went up to Kurenai and hugged her. "Thank for telling him that we loved him so much.. Thank you." She whispered. Shikamaru nodded to Kurenai. She smiled softly.

"Your welcome."

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Everyone went back to their regular positions, and went back asleep. Kurenai had to rest because she was so exhausted by the Genjutsu.

"Kakashi, I know it's ten in the night, but we have to start with the other genjutsu to change the appearance of Sakura." She said to the tired man.

"Hai, Tsunade-sama." He got up and walked toward Sakura.

It took so much energy for Kakashi to get it right. He had to put the appearance of a twelve year old Sakura with the strength of an eighteen year old Sakura.

"I think that's enough Kakashi... Rest." Kakashi shook his head.

"One more..." Tsunade nodded and stepped back as she watched the tired man focus his hands in front of him and on Sakura, who stood still.

'Rabbit'

'Horse'

'Dog'

'Snake'

Rat'

'Tiger'

He pulled down the mask and Sakura looked at him straight into the Sharingan.

Everything seemed to glow red in Sakura's eyes. She looked at Kakashi... She seemed the same. Nothing different.

"I'm sorry Kaka-sensei. It didn't work." She said with saddness in her voice.

"Do you feel the same, Sakura?" Sakura nodded toward Kakashi and Tsunade-sama. Tsunade walked to her. "Attack me, Sakura." She said as she walked toward the shocked Sakura. "Now!"

Sakura immediately nodded and ran toward her shishou and forced chakra into her fists. "Don't hold back!" She heard her shishou yell. Sakura nodded again. As she punched her shishou in the face causing Tsunade to fly backwards so many feet and crashing into a tree.

Tsunade turned into a puff of smoke and the real Tsunade came out. "Kakashi, you did it." Kakashi was sweating. She turned to Sakura and held up a metal piece so Sakura could see her reflection.

She had the power, but in her twelve year old body. Sakura smiled and hugged Kakashi. They were getting so close to doing the mission.

"Congrats, Kaka-sensei! You did it!" She hugged him. He put his hand on top of her head.

"You look so small now, Saku-chan." He smiled at the little girl. The said girl frowned. And the two adults laughed.

"Sakura, try to get out of the appearance." Sakura nodded. She stood back. "Kai!"

Nothing...

"Kai!"

Nada...

"KAI!"

Nope... nothing...

"It won't work!" Sakura yelled in frustration. Tsunade nodded.

"Only Kakashi can remove it." She turned to Kakashi. "Get Kurenai. Let me see if she can remove it." Kakashi nodded and ran toward the group. He returned to Tsunade.

"Sakura?!" Kurenai whispered. Sakura waved back in her cute form.

"Hi Kurenai-sensei!" Kurenai shook her head thinking it was a dream.

"Kurenai...try to remove the jutsu... You're the master on genjutsu. Remove it."

She nodded... "Kai..." Nothing happened.

"I can't..." Tsunade nodded...

"Good. Let's all rest for the rest of the night. We need energy later. It's three in the morning. I think Kakashi is tired." They all nodded and went to sleep.

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"AHHH!!" Everyone woke up to a loud Ino screaming.

"What's wrong?" The group asked as they all looked around and realized they were still in the training grounds. Shikamaru sighed.

"What's wrong with you, you troublesome woman?" They all looked to see Ino pointing at Sakura's sleeping bag.

"Sakura!"

They all ran toward the waking up Sakura... To stop in their tracks to see a small twelve year old girl.

"Nande?" Sakura said softly rubbing the sleep out of her twelve year old eyes.

"..."

"..."

"AHHHH!"

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They explained what was going on while Sakura was rubbing her head because after the group of teens screamed; they attacked Sakura thinking it wasn't her.

"Now! Since we got everything settled...Anko! Time to teach you the sealing technique." Anko nodded and they all went to see how the sealing was going to be like.

Tsunade taught Anko how to do it properly. Nobody was paying attention for a hour and a half until Tsunade-sama told Sakura to pa attention so she knew what to do.

"Okay...Anko go... Sakura I need you to tell me if you really want to do this." Everyone stared at the tiny girl.

"Hai." Tsunade-sama nodded toward Yamato, who did the hand sign for 'snake'. All of a sudden a dome make of wood surrounded the training area.

"Get ready, Sakura... It going to be painful." Sakura nodded. She hugged all her friends and walked to the middle of the dome. She removed her shirt and was only wearing a bra.

Wood started to grab Sakura's legs so she wouldn't move. She nodded toward Anko, who sighed.

"Gomen, Saku..."

Sakura did the hand seal for 'bird', and stood still.

Anko took a deep breath and started the series of handseals.

'...' She was coming to the end of all the hand seals.

'Boar'

'Dragon'

'Dog'

'Tiger'

She ended the long handseals, and summoned snakes. As three snakes went toward Sakura, Anko bit her thumb and wrote some thing into her palm and placed her palm unto the ground, where seals started to form. It surrounded Sakura and the three snakes.

One snaked placed it's mouth unto Sakura's right shoulder blade. Another one on her left shoulder blade. And the last one in the middle of her lower back.

And everyone watched as Anko did the hand seal for 'bird'. Then the three snakes bit into the spots.

Immediately Sakura started to yell as the poison started to enter her body.

Everyone winced as they saw blood coming from the corner of Sakura's mouth.

"Sakura!" Anko yelled. She was about to let the sealing drop.

"N-no! Do-don't drop the se-alings!" Sakura tried her best to say.

For about three minutes Sakura stood still with the snakes injecting the poison. After the three minutes the snakes disappeared and Anko walked toward the girl that sat in the middle of the seals.

It look like a curse mark was forming on her back, but it was in a triangle form and it was on her whole back.

Anko started to write something one Sakura's back with her blood. And she put the seal on so mo one could remove it.

"One step closer to the past." Sakura murmered before passing out. And she last saw everyone running toward her.

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(Should I stop? Nah!)

Apparently Sakura was so exhausted by the pain that she didn't wake up the rest of the day. Everyone went to tell their parents that Tsunade need them for one more day.

While Sakura was still unconscious Tsunade taught Yamato the sealing to send her to the past. It took Yamato three hours to get it right. He was so desperate to get it right that he used up so much of his chakra. So he rested that night. Everyone came back after telling their parents that Tsunade-sama needed them.

Everyone was asleep when Sakura woke up. She looked around and she realized that she was unconscious for the rest of the day.

She walked up to Shizune. "Shizune-san!" Shizune moved slightly. "Shizune-san! Get up!" Shizune sat up straight

"Sakura? What do you need? Are you okay?" Sakura nodded.

"Shizune, teach me the healing technique."

After that was said, Shizune taught Sakura how to heal herself, which didn't take that long since Sakura was already a Medic. Tsunade woke up to see Shizune nodding approvingly toward Sakura.

"Very good Sakura-chan! You got it right!" Sakura smiled.

Neither Sakura nor Shizune realized that Tsunade was watching them. "Sakura-san, let's sleep now." Sakura nodded and watched Shizune go back to sleep in her sleeping bag.

Sakura quietly walked up to her shishou. "Tsunade-shishou. Help me."

Tsunade knew that Sakura realized that she was awake. "What Sakura? I thought you were going to sleep!"

Sakura shook her head. "Just teach me how to be sent back." Sakura said.

Tsunade shook her head. "It isn't something I can teach you. It's a pill I made." Tsunade looked into her pack and gave the emergency things to Sakura. "This is everything you need." Tsunade looked at the locket on Sakura. "Tsunade made a small hole in the locket. She put the pills in the pocket. "This pill could only work on you. I put your blood in it. So if some one accidentally takes it...it won't wok on them."

Sakura nodded in understanding. Then Tsunade inject something into Sakura. "This will help us keep track of you. So we know if people are surrounding you when we want to talk to you." Sakura nodded as the needle entered her system.

"Now...Sakura rest. Tomorrow...is the day you leave." Sakura nodded and walked to her sleeping bag to sleep.

'Sakura...you really are something you know?' Tsunade thought as she drifted to sleep.

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(I soooo wanted to stop there...but I love to write this story! I think I'm making it to long... oh well!)

Everyone woke up that morning at seven. Sakura was the only one still asleep. They all went to get Ibiki, Anko, and Kakashi went to get breakfast for everyone.

When they got back Sakura was still asleep.

"Tsunade-sama... why did we have to rush so Sakura could leave early?" Hinata asked. Everyone looked toward their blond Hokage.

"Because I don't want to make a mistake of bringing Sakura to far in the past. Or to late." She looked at the sleeping girl. "I will send her tonight. Because I will be sure that she will be there that exact time, but six years in the past."

"But what is that day tomorrow that our dear cherry blossom must leave tonight?" Lee asked completely sad that his 'little sister' must leave.

"Yah? What is the date tomorrow?" Ino asked as Kiba and Akamaru tried to figure it out as Hinata and Neji tried t remember.

"... It's... when we all graduated from the academy!" Shikamaru said. Everyone stared at the lazy man that was lying on his back.

"How did you remember?" Ino asked.

"Because... I just did." Ino's eye twitch.

"Okay... I guess we have this day to get her ready." Ino said. "I'll wake her up!" They watched as the blond teen walked up to the pink headed twelve year old.

With Ino:

"Hey Sak. Get up." Ino said shaking the girl.

"I'm up. What is it?" Sakura said, looking around herself and Ino.

"You're leaving tonight..."

"..."

"..."

"H-hai"

The rest of the group:

"Are you sure you want to do this, Tsunade-sama?" Everybody turned their attention to Ibiki and Tsunade.

"No...I'm not."

Normal POV:

It was four in the afternoon.

The things Sakura did before leaving.

-Go with Ino and Hinata to the mall and buy anything Sakura would possibly need. (Sakura could only bring ONE bag... and Ino did complain about that...but oh...well)

-Go with Shikamaru and watch clouds.

-Go with Lee and practice Taijutsu.

-Go with Kiba and Akamaru to the park.

-Go with Neji and train with him.

-Go with Kakashi-sensei to Ichiraku.

-Torture criminals with Ibiki-san in the Interrogating Department.

-Go with Anko-sensei and Kurenai-sensei for a little girl time and train.

-Spend time with Shizune-san and Tsunade-shishou.

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Sakura went to the stone... 'I'll bring you all back...it's a promise of a lifetime.' And she ran to the meeting spot.

It was four thirty when everyone met up at training ground three.

This is were Sakura would leave. She looked at everyone...

First she hugged Ino. "I promise Ino...I will get Asuma-sensei and Chouji back. I promise." Ino was hugging Sakura so tightly not wanting to let go. Ino cried silently as Shikamaru took Ino off of Sakura.

Then she went to Shikamaru. "Take care of her... I'll be back. I won't come back without them all." He nodded and hugged her.

"I'll keep you to that promise." He said.

She went to Lee and Neji. "Lee, I'll be fine." She whispered. Lee nodded and wiped his tears. She hugged him tightly. "I'll even bring back Gai-sensei." She whispered. At that Lee hugged her even tighter.

She faced Neji. "Don't worry... I'll even bring TenTen back." He hugged her... and she returned the hug.

"I'll make sure of it Neji."

She went to Kiba and Hinata. "Hey Kiba. Take care Hinata for me." She hugged Kiba. "Keep that promise...okay? Shino-san back." He nodded as Akamaru started to whimper. She let go of Kiba and went to Akamaru.

"Hey...It's okay Akamaru. I'll be back." She scratched and rubbed his head as he continued to whimper.

She turned to Hinata. "Hey, Hinata." Hinata hugged her and cried. "Shhh... It's okay." Sakura secretly let tears roll down her cheeks... everyone didn't notice except Kakashi and Tsunade. "I'll protect them... Shino-san, Hinabi-chan, and...and Naruto-kun."

"T-thank – you, S-s-sakura-ch-an." She sobbed unto her shoulder.

She looked behind her at her childhood teammates. They all were crying. Lee, Kiba, Hinata, and Ino were crying the most. While Shikamaru and Neji were tearing slightly.

She turned to Anko and Ibiki. "Thank you guys for helping me." She hugged them both at the same time. Anko hugged her tightly.

Anko and Sakura grew into a sister relationship. "Promise to take care of yourself Saku-chan." Anko said. Sakura smiled. "Of course...Koko-chan." (I just had to put that! Yes they call each other Koko-chan and Saku-chan secretly)

She went to Kurenai-sensei and Shizune-san. And hugged them. "I promised Ino that I would bring Asuma-sensei back...and Shino-san too." Sakura said. She hugged the woman tightly. She turned her attention to Shizune.

"Take care Sakura...okay?" Shizune said as she wiped her tears. Sakura smiled and hugged her even tighter.

She went to Yamato. "Hey...I'm still going to firce myself to find you... I promise! And we'll still be a team!" Yamato smiled sadly st the twelve year old Sakura.

She went to Kakashi-sensei. She hugged him so tight. "If I could...I would bring back Obito and Rin too... but I WILL bring back Naruto-kun and Sasuke! And together we'll be a team again!" She smiled into Kakashi's hug. "I promise Kaka-sensei...I'll bring them both back." Kakashi hugged her.

"I don't want to lose you too Saku-chan..." Kakashi was letting the tears stream out of his eyes. "Your the only one that I have left."

Sakura shook her head. "Not after this Kakashi-sensei. We'll all be together and I won't be the only one." She looked at Tsunade.

"Tsunade-shishou..." She hugged her mother figure so tightly. "I'll miss you so much."

"Sakura...please do take care of yourself." She was crying, both women were. Sakura nodded. "I'll make sure they all come back! I'll make sure of it!" Sakura yelled.

Tsunade went into her bag and gave her 13 pills. "Yesterday...I took blood from all thirteen of us... It's like the same as the emergency pill." Sakura nodded. "If you do change this future... Give that to the thirteen of us... I put small initials on it...so you know who's is which..." Tsunade even took out one container that had a small doggy biscuit. "This one is for Akamaru..." Sakura giggled...

"Okay..." Sakura walked to the middle of the training ground. "I'm ready..." A dome was made once again by Yamato. And Tsunade got ready with the sealing.

"Surround her, Yamato!" Then four wood pillars surrounded her... Tsunade did the hand seals... A bright light surrounded the whole dome... And when everyone looked again they looked at the circle. It held one note...

Note:

I love you all... I will get them all back... It's a promise of a lifetime...

With a lot of love,

Saku-chan (Kaka-sensei and Koko-chan)

Sakura-chan (Hinata and Kiba)

Forehead-girl (Ino)

Haruno (Ibiki-san)

Sakura (Tsunade-shishou, Kurenai-sensei, Shizune-san, Yamato-sensei and Shikamaru)

Sakura-san (Lee and Neji)

End note:

Everyone smiled at the note that she wrote...

Tsunade looked up at the moonlit sky.

'Sakura... You can do it... I know you can... We only can do this one time, this is our last chance, and our last hope for a better future.'

(A/n: Now I'm really ending it here! Please Review! The more reviews... The faster I update!

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