Thanks to TheBlackRose123 I was able to gain confidence to write this to see if anyone found this good. This is like the begin part As I explain things and the mission i put her on. To clear things up at one point i say 'Rookie 8' it is because i didn't include Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. So yeah I hope you all like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters. Just the plot.

Konoha's Cherry blossom.

That was the name that young Sakura Haruno got for her bright pink bubble gum hair and sparkling green eyes. The young girl with a bubbling personality and cared for everyone equality and loved everyone.

5 years has passed since Naruto and Sasuke left and named her the weakest of the rookie 9. During those 5 years Sakura Haruno the young 17 year old trained everyday with all of the sensei's gaining strength with Lady Tsunade and great medical techniques. Genjutsu, Taijutsu and ninjutsu from other teachers. On the 4th year they were gone she made it into the Anbu. After that she got a new name.

Konoha's Black cherry blossom.

Sakura turned cold as everyone left her, betrayed her, called her weak. She knew then she had to lose her emotions and to be the best of the Anbu's. It worked, as she was named 1st captain and the people who left her were still only Chunin and Jonin. No one knew she was Anbu because no one was her friend anymore. She gained new friends in Anbu named Neko Teroshi and Yuna Takashi. They were part of her squad and supporters of her strength and will power.

Our story begins a dark stormy day in Konoha as Sakura will soon hear something and do thing she may not like…

Sakura was walking around Konoha wearing and black vest with the Haruno symbol on the back, Red jeans with a black streak down the sides and wearing the ninja heels that were a lot like Lady Tsunade's. Her hands were in her pocket as she was walking down the street to the hokage tower. Thunder started to roar in the clouds and it started to rain a lot, Sakura didn't mind as her now bubble gum pink hair had black streaks down the sides, her ninja head band on her forehead as it grew in over the years and her curves all in the right spots on her body. Her hair grew now in a high pony tail that scaled down her back ending mid thigh.

Sakura reached the Hokage tower and knocked on the door. She heard a faint 'come in' and opened the door and strolled in the door like it was nothing. Tsunade gave her a look but shrugged it off. The hokage gave Sakura a strained look and Sakura could only guess of what it could mean and why she called her in. there was a knock at the door and the Hokage gave a wary 'come in' and the door opened and Kakashi walked through the door. Sakura gave him a light smile and waved as they stood side by side in front of the Hokage as she sat there with the wary look that matched the voice. The two good friends looked at her with confusion on their faces even though Sakura never showed emotions she only showed it around Kakashi and her mentor.

"It seems that those two brats are returning, sources have seen them and reported it to me" The hokage said

Both Sakura and Kakashi tensed as they heard that Naruto and Sasuke were returning to Konoha, they have not seen the 2 ninjas for 5 years and now they were returning. They looked back at lady Tsunade and she looked down.

"I have a mission for you to go get them and bring them right away, Sakura will be in charge as she is Anbu first rank" Tsunade said

"Hai…" they said slowly

"Be ready in 10 minutes" The hokage said and dismissed them.

The two nodded as Sakura left in a swirl of black cherry blossoms and Kakashi left in a swirl of leafs.

Sakura made it back to her apartment and went into her room. She changed into her Anbu gear and put the Dragon mask on the side of her head. She uncovered her Anbu tattoo and put her sword that had a carving of a dragon on the side on blade on her back and put the mask over her face. She teleported to the northern gates of Konoha and saw Ino Yamanka walk by. Ino looked Sakura with her mask on and thought something was familiar with the Anbu waiting at the gates. Kakashi appeared in front of Sakura and she nodded at him. He looked behind him and saw Ino standing there.

"Hello Ino – San" Kakashi said

"Hello Kakashi – Sensei" she chirped back

"Let's go Kakashi we are going to miss them if we don't go now" Sakura said

"Alright let's go Dragon – San" Kakashi said

The two shinobi dashed out of the gates in a hurry to reach the two run away ninja's. As the two were running through the forest leaping from tree branch to tree branch, Sakura could not wait until she had the chance to beat them up a little seeing if she knew Naruto but that was the question, If she knew him, he wouldn't go by easily. Kakashi was itching to get into a fight with also as the two of them had hurt Sakura badly so that she would train to the point where she could not move a joint in her body, but thanks to that training she got to Anbu because of the support from all of the Sensei's. They dashed into a clearing where they saw Naruto and Sasuke just come out of the other end and well into the clearing. When they reached the middle Sakura and Kakashi appeared in the clear in front of them to make them stop. Kakashi stood there looking at the two boys with shame and disappointment in his eye. Sakura toke a step forward towards them and they stood there Naruto grinning at Kakashi as Sasuke looked at Sakura with question in his eyes.

"We are here to put you under arrest order from Lady Hokage and take you to her right away" Sakura said demanding.

"What makes you think that we are going to go under arrest?" Sasuke asked

"If you must be that way then we have no way but to force you" Kakashi said

Naruto and Sasuke looked at Kakashi surprised at what he said as both him and Sakura got into a fighting stance ready to leap if they made a move. Naruto's hand moved to his kunai pouch and Kakashi leaped and tackled him catching Naruto off guard. Sasuke started to go help Naruto when he was stopped by Sakura with her sword out, the swords tip pointing to his chest and close enough to touch him. Sasuke froze as Sakura just stood there, Sasuke moved quickly and threw a punch towards her as she slowly stepped aside dodging his attack and bringing her leg up and smashing it down on his back causing him to hit the ground roughly. Sakura sighed in disappointment and tied his hands behind his back with Chakra enhanced ropes. She looked over to Kakashi and had him bound as well.

"That was a disappointment" Sakura said

"That is was Dragon – San" Kakashi said

The two Konoha shinobi's picked up Naruto and Sasuke and started to head back towards Konoha. When the two got back a crowd of people started to gather around them and Sakura's old friends were in the crowd cheering that they came back. Sakura roughly pushed through the crowd and started to head back to the Hokage tower, the whole rookie 7 following them. Sakura sneered at them from behind her mask but continued her way towards the tower.

When they got to the tower Sakura just walked in. The rookie followed behind her and they closed the door. Tsunade raised a brow but said nothing Kakashi and Sakura stood in the middle with the two still bound in front of them. Tsunade smirked at him and coughed to get everyone's attention.

"It seems that you have returned. Why?" she asked

"To come back to our village once and for all" Naruto said

Tsunade, Kakashi and Sakura laughed at what he said and the rest of them gave them questioning looks for their outburst.

"What makes you believe you should be able to come back? But fine since I know the elders will let you out anyway you are free" Tsunade said with venom dripping from her voice.

Sakura and Kakashi untied the ropes painfully and let them go. They rubbed their writs from the pain and looked around.

"I see everyone here but one" Sasuke said

The rest of the rookie looked around wondering who could mean and they found nothing.

"Where's Sakura – Chan?"

And the room went quiet.

So what do you think? Was it good? Please review! lol I also promise that Itachi will come in later and get things rolling

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~Neko-Chan~