A/N: To fit the story, time frames of events were changed accordingly. So, yes, I am aware that Sakura was not born during the Third Shinobi War, but I'm doing it anyways! Just think of it this way, other than the Konoha Twelve and those in their age group, everyone else is a bit younger!

Sorry for spelling and grammatical errors!

Prologue

Sakumo Hatake heaved a long sigh as he slid his tanto into its sheath. His eyes skimmed over the bloody field, taking in the multiple bodies, until settling on the two lying before his feet. He felt a slight ache in his chest when he took note of their clasped hands. At least they died together, he thought sadly and crouched down. Extending his right hand out, he closed the eyes of the woman, and then the man in respect for the dead couple, and got back up. He turned around, intending to leave, when he heard it.

The crying of a child.

He froze with one foot in the air, unsure if he was hearing right, because no way in hell would there be a kid on a battlefield. He swallowed dryly and replaced his foot on the ground. Then, very slowly, he turned in the direction of the crying. It was coming from one of the few trees that lined at the edge of Wind Country's side of its boarder with Fire Country. A bit hesitant, he took a tentative step forward. Then another, and another, and soon, he broke into a full run. He ignored the few cries of his comrades from behind, his ears only hearing the desperate cries, and upon reaching the fourth closest tree, he found the source of it.

In a basket, placed within a hole in the tree's trunk, wrapped in white blankets, was a baby. A baby. A baby. Sakumo's eyes widened with disbelief, and with trembling hands, he grabbed the edge of the basket and dragged it out. The sudden movement caused the baby to stop crying, and instead, stare at the silver haired man looking down at it. Emerald eyes blinked curiously at the unfamiliar man, and then a tiny hand reached out as the baby began to smile and laugh. Sakumo still couldn't believe his eyes as his fingers brushed against the top of the baby, running through a small tuff of light pink hair. A spec of red appeared in the hair, and as if burned, he pulled away quickly.

"Sakumo! What's going on?" a voice shouted from behind him.

He couldn't answer, because all Sakumo could think was the couple he had killed. The two Suna shinobi he had pierced with his tanto - right through their hearts. Was this their child? A girl with pink hair and emerald eyes? He furrowed his brow. No, that's unlikely. They had dark brown auburn hair and dark brown eyes; a common trait among Wind Country Natives. Not pink and green eyes...but what if it was some odd trait way back in their family? What if the child was theirs?

"Sakumo!"

"What the-!"

"Is that a baby?"

The sudden exclamations brought Sakumo out of his thoughts. Turning his head to look at his team mates, he frowned. All three were practically covered in blood. In fact, he was the cleanest out of them, which meant... With a sigh, Sakumo returned his attention to the baby and, with hesitation, picked it up.

"Sakumo...what are you going to do the kid?" one of his comrades questioned.

"What, you ask?" he turned to face them, raising an eyebrow. "Well, would you leave a baby to die beside a battlefield? I'm taking it to Konoha, of course!"

"Alright, alright," his team mate said, raising his hands in surrender. "We'll take it - the kid - she-" He paused, "Err...that is a girl, right?"

Sakumo frowned and looked down on the small head with light pink hair.

PINK.

"I would assume so..."

"Well, one way to find out," another of Sakumo's comrades said aloud as he reached out to tug the blanket off the baby, revealing its nude body.

An awkward silence filled the air.

"Wow."

"That really sucks."

"The kid is going to have a really hard time in the future."

Sakumo blinked, his mind registering what he was seeing, before he managed to snap out of it. "Uhh..." he cleared his throat, "Tori, take the basket with us. There might be something in there."

"Yeah...sure..."

Mission 97 Report
S-Rank
Date: Apirl 22, XXXX
Status: Completed
Submitted by: Sakumo Hatake

...

...Upon defeating the Suna shinobi, my squad discovered a child in the battlefield - a baby no older than one. We took it upon ourselves to bring the child with us to Konoha. With the child's discovery, there was a basket, and in it was a birth certificate with pictures. The following attachment is this certificate and pictures.

There was no incidents when returning to Konoha.

CERTIFICATION OF BIRTH

SUNA HOSPITAL

Name: Satoru Akasuna

Birth Date: March 23, XXXX

Gender: Male

Weight: -

Height: -

Mother: Sakura Akasuna

Father: Satoshi Akasuna

Brother: Sasori Akasuna

"Thank you for your understanding, Haruno-san."

"It's not a problem, Hokage-sama," Kizashi Haruno bowed, "We are honored that you would choose us to care for this child."

Beside him, his wife, Mebuki Haruno, hummed softly as she rocked the small bundle of blankets in her arms. She smiled cheerfully at her new adopted child. The Third Hokage grinned at the newly appointed parents before dismissing them with a few words and a wave of his hands. Kizahi and Mebuki bowed before turning around to leave the office.

"We'll have to stop by the hospital before returning home," Kizashi said after closing the door behind them. His wife nodded in agreement as they made their way down the hallway and toward the stairs. "The Hokage is a bit worried that the child will be shunned by the other villagers if they find out that he is from Suna," he continued on, holding up a thin scroll with the Hokage Seal, "He requests that he gets a new birth certificate."

"Don't you mean she, Kizashi-kun?" Mebuki said, speaking for the first time.

Kizashi blinked. "No, dear, the child is a boy..."

"I don't think so," she said softly, and yet, her voice sounded hard and cold. "Look at this pink hair and emerald eyes...it's obviously a girl."

"Honey-"

"I think we'll name her Sakura. What do you think, love?" Mebuki questioned, coming to a stop at the top of the staircase as she turned to her husband with a smile.

Kizashi blinked again, debating whether or not he should argue with his wife about this. His mind then went back to when they had lost their first child two years ago. It was stillborn...and was a girl. Losing their daughter had broken Mebuki, and now that they had a son...

No, not a son.

"Yes, dear," he smiled at her, "That's a beautiful name."

CERTIFICATION OF BIRTH

KONOHA HOSPITAL

Name: Sakura Haruno

Birth Date: March 23, XXXX

Gender: Female

Weight: -

Height: -

Mother: Mebuki Haruno

Father: Kizashi Haruno

A/N: YES, I WENT THERE. SAKURA IS A BOY IN THIS STORY. Chapter 1 will be up soon. The prologue was just an experiment to this idea. I'M GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN WITH THIS!