Naruto looked up at his dad from his spot in the corner of Minato's office, there should be coming some imported girl today and join Konoha once more or something like that. Naruto had been busy with eating ramen to really have heard anything.
Sasuke-teme should have been here with him but Itachi had finally got the next couple of days off and the Teme left his best friend for that! Finally, after waiting for what felt like forever the doors finally open up and three people walked in.
While the two ANBU was not outright cold or mean towards the girl they were defiantly not kind either. They would never have treated him like that, and it made him see how difference their life was already. When Naruto turned his eyes upon the girl he forgot how to even breathe for a moment, he took a hand over his chest afraid his heart would jump out.
The girl was maybe a year younger than him with long wild hair in the color of soft pink she had big green eyes that were hard from life and a forehead that might be a bit oversize but as far as he knew it only made her look even cuter.
When she looked up from the floor and met his eyes they turned even harder and had turned into a glance. She was forced to look away when one of the ANBU hit the back of her head where they after wise were sent out by a furious Hokage. Naruto himself was shortly after taken out of the office his old man saying something about this being between him and the girl only and Naruto went home to his mother hoping dinner would come soon.
When the other child was out of the office the blond man came towards her once more before kneeling down in front of her asking her if she was hurt badly and Sakura simply mumbled something about Kyuubi and healing power. When she looked at the door once more the man's eye followed hers and told it was his son Naruto that had been here just a moment before.
"You could come and live with me and my wife as well as Naruto there is place for one more" The man Minato as he had introduced himself as offered kindly. Sakura looked up at him for a bit before looking behind him and at the village before tearing her eyes off her new home and back at the man. Was there one thing Sakura hated it was pity she never showed mercy to those in self-pity and hated to get pitied herself.
"I would like to live on my own… But thanks for the offer" The young girl said slowly and while the Hokage disliked the idea he understood why and had already gotten her an apartment beforehand. He summoned Obito into his office telling him to help the girl shopping and settling into her new place.
Obito could think of a lot of other things he could be doing instead of watching out for this little girl. While his one eye looked at her out the corner, so that he wouldn't be caught looking direct at her, he saw as they shopped for food, how she didn't have a child's innocent and choose wisely among each food totally shipping over the sweets.
"So when are your parents returning," Obito asked while holding all the grocery that they brought and he watched how the little girl went stiff. Before stopping up making him stop too.
"I'm afraid that would have to be never," She said before looking at him daring him to pity her and Obito understood perfectly well and left it be. When he later that day left the little girl to herself he felt guilty for just leaving and saw her nametag was already on the door.
Sakura Haruno
"Do you know of Sakura Haruno?" Obito asked his best friend later the same night while looking at his cup of sake but not drinking it. Sakura Haruno was known by everyone who was over 14 years of age 8 years ago, the girl who 8 years ago was born and became the new host of Kyuubi, it almost killed Kushina. She lived but could no long be a ninja. Everyone hated her for it expect the Hokage, and the parents to said child was exiled by the elders together with their daughter behind the Hokage's back before he could do anything to stop it.
"What of her?" Kakashi asked and if he was anyone else it almost sounded bored but Obito knew his friend well, Kakashi wanted to know what he knew and any other time that would have made him smile.
"She just came back to the village, she going to become a ninja… I helped her out today because sensei asked me to… Congratulations she is your new neighbor" Nothing could make him forget that sad broken smile she had giving him before he left like she knew this was a once in a lifetime thing and there would be no help to get from him in the future. Obito took one last a the sake before taking his head back and letting the leagued burn his thought before putting money on the table and left not bother to say goodbye, he just needed to get home to Rin and be happy to know that his life was perfect.
Naruto turned to glance at Sasuke-Teme once more they were fighting about which was better wind or fire element. Only to stop when Iruka-Sensei came into the class once more to start the day off with the history of Konoha, blah blah blah, like always.
That was until there were a couple of soft knocks on the door before opening and in came the girl from the other day. He had all but forgotten about her, to be honest, but looking at her once more he forgot about everyone else.
"Sorry I'm late Iruka-Sensei" Damn even her voice was perfect it was so soft, he could listen to that for the rest of his life. Her voice felt like home.
Sakura looked up at the class after she had introduced herself as Iruka had asked of her they only got her name. And was now walking towards the only place she could sit, in the back right beside the young boy with some kind of sunglass on and a jacket that covered most of his face.
Nothing of interest happens before there was a break and much to Sakura's surprises the blond kid… Naruto was it? Anyway whatever his name was, he came right up to her with some black-haired boy not far behind him looking like he wanted to be anywhere but here. He began to talk aimlessly about everything and nothing at the same time and it made her wonder if his father had told him to befriend her if so she didn't need it and Kyuubi seem to fully agree with her. "Kit his only going to be nice until you get in trouble, then he will leave with his tail between his legs"
"I don't need your halfhearted kindness. Leave." Was all she said in return before closing her eyes and when the break was done she simply listening to what Iruka was talking about, she didn't need notes she could remember every-and-anything for some reason.
That night Sakura opened her window and crawled up on the roof before laying down and looking up at the stars shining nicely in the sky. She was relaxing right until her new neighbor returned from wherever he had been this time. Closing her eyes once more she felt his Chakra stop right outside his door before he stood in front of her. He stood there for a while but finally desired to sit down beside her and in return Sakura sat up to look at him.
"What are you doing up here," He asked without any tone to it, he made sure to hide his curiosity, this little girl had made a huge impact on his sensei's life and made someone like Obito speechless.
"I'm waiting," she said after having looked at him for some time and took her arms around her legs before putting her head on top of her knee and was now studying him.
"oh? For what?" He asked in return, the little girl shocks her shoulder in a casual way before getting a look in her eyes that told Kakashi that she had seen far more than anyone her age should, hell anyone should for a lifetime.
"I'm still waiting for the world to stop hating me if it can or ever will" she softly said and Kakashi almost missed it if he hadn't been looking at her. She left shortly after that and he couldn't really blame her because he felt for her and knew life would only get worse from here on.
As in Kakashi feel with her and understand some of what she is going, though. I wrote this mainly because I actually like the pair quite a bit and wanted to try it out, seeing if I want to do this again in the future when I'm done with this.