Flying Colors After the sudden death of her parents, Sakura Haruno moves to Konoha to fulfill their dying wish, to move permanently to her mother's childhood home. The trauma surgeon is now thrown into a small town ruled by a famous MC where she meets Sasuke Uchiha, the Sergeant at Arms of the MC, who is intrigued by the new blood in town.

Chapter 5: Neuro God

She was deep into her slumber when she heard her phone ring from the nightstand where it had been charging the night prior. She blindly reached for it to answer it and give a piece of her mind to was on the other end of the call. It was 2:49 in the morning and she was not happy with whoever decided it was a great idea to call her.

"Hey Sak" The voice greeted her; she knew who it was instantly. She groaned and placed the phone on her pillow and pressed the loudspeaker button.

"This better be good, pig" Sakura glanced at the clock. "It's 3 am and I had the longest fucking shift ever"

"Neuro God is coming to Konoha later today" Ino said which woke Sakura up from her groggy state.

"Tobi's coming?" Sakura's eyes widened at the realization of those words setting in.

"Didn't I just say that" Ino stated haughtily.

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked in a quiet voice.

"Yeah, He and Sai are gonna consult on a case there" Ino answered. "Sai just told me as he was leaving for his flight, I would have told you sooner, but I just learned about it myself"

"Oh" was all Sakura could muster. She wasn't ready to see him again; it had been too soon, and she was still too betrayed. She could feel her stomach turning at the thought of seeing Tobirama again. She had done a good job suppressing the feeling and hiding from him her entire time in Konoha though.

"Are you going to be okay?" Ino asked concern seeping into her voice.

"Yeah" Sakura answered too quickly for it to be true. "I'll be okay"

"You sure? I can book a flight now and take a day" Ino still very concerned about her best friend.

"No, pig. Don't ditch work for me." Sakura answered.

"Forehead, I ditched work for less" Ino justified. "I can be there in 7 hours"

"Ino, really. I'll be fine, Konoha's Hospital is not that small. I bet I won't even see him" Sakura tried to convince both Ino and herself. "And wait, Sai?"

"What? He's hot" Ino whined.

"He wears a belly shirt more than you do" Sakura quirked an eyebrow. "He has the emotional capacity of a pile of rocks"

"Okay but he's hot, I had an itch he can scratch" Ino rolled her eyes. "And you know I've always wanted to try someone from Neuro"

"Ugh ew, pig. Too much info" Sakura cringed. "I did not need to know that"

"Okay, at least I don't have some bad body mod kink" Ino teased.

"Oh god, don't remind me" Sakura groaned into her pillow.

"Tobirama's red face tattoos, Pein's seven billion piercings, Kimimaro's red forehead tattoos, and Neji's weird cross on his forehead" Ino listed down. "You must really like bad boys with weird issues"

"Tobirama has the three lines to signify his brothers, Pein only has 29 piercings to help redirect his pain, Kimimaro's tattoos are a memorial for his family, and Neji's has his to remind him of being a higher version of himself" Sakura sighed, she liked deep guys and they expressed it in modification.

"Yeah, I bet. I have to be a higher version of myself too to get such an ugly ass tattoo" Ino laughed and Sakura joined her in it. "Such a pretty face, he messed up bad with that ugly thing"

"Idiot" Sakura rolled her eyes at her insufferable blonde friend. "It's not that bad"

"Your horrible taste in men aside, are you really gonna be okay?" Ino asked seriously.

"Yes, Ino. I'll be fine. I'll even update you" Sakura sighed.

"You better"

"I will. Okay, the sun is literally rising now, I'm going back to bed" Sakura looked outside where the sun is starting to peek through. "Goodnight Pig"

"Night Forehead"

He normally felt a lot better after a session but his new addiction to Sakura has been dampening his mood lately. It's like an itch he could not scratch or find, and it's been driving him insane. He groaned into his palm.

"You okay, teme?" Naruto nudged him with his elbow. Naruto adjusted his view from the television screen to his troubled looking brother.

"Hn" Sasuke grunted. Naruto rolled his eyes at his brother and leaned in closer to nudge him harder.

"What's up?" Naruto asked, eyes fixed on the brooding man.

"Nothing" Sasuke shrugged.

"What's crawled up your ass this time?" Naruto raised a brow at him, Sasuke was unusually moodier than usual and it was dampening the mood of the entire room.

"Shut up" Sasuke's mood worsened at his questioning.

"Is it about, Sakura?" Naruto asked, Sasuke flinched at the name and a smile crept on Naruto's face. "Ah, so what happened with her?"

"She…" Sasuke paused. "She makes me crazy"

"Oh, is she bothering you?" Naruto looked at Sasuke's face which was scrunched up in a scowl.

"No, I can't stop thinking about her" Sasuke muttered.

"Ooooooh, Sasuke has a little crush" Naruto's eyes widened at the admission.

"I'm a grown ass man, idiot. I do not have crushes" Sasuke scoffed at the blonde who started teasing him mercilessly, maybe opening up to his best friend was a mistake.

"What about her do you think about?" Naruto offered a kind genuine smile.

"Just her" Sasuke sighed, pressing his lids tightly. "She's beautiful without trying too hard, she's kind and smart and she smells good, sweet but not the overbearing kind."

"Yeah, man. You got it bad" Naruto drawled out, his eyebrows waggling at his brother.

"How do I make it stop?" Sasuke sounded desperate which was new for Naruto.

"Do you really want it to stop?"

"Yes… No, I don't know" Sasuke frowned, placing his face on his palms.

"Why don't you go ask her out or something?" Naruto suggested.

"She's a doctor and I'm a mechanic?" Sasuke answered, raising a brow at his brother's incredulous suggestion.

"So?"

"You heard Ma, she dated lawyers and doctors" Sasuke pointed out.

"I never thought I'd ever see the day, Sasuke Uchiha scared of a tiny girl with pink hair" Naruto wheezed when he saw his brother's scowl deepen.

"I am not afraid of her" Sasuke smacked the back of Naruto's head.

"What are you afraid of them?" Naruto rubbed the back of his head.

"That I won't be enough for her"

Sakura walked in to work; her stomach still twisted in knots. She was keeping her head down and in her running shoes in case she had to do any running away. She had told Ino that she would be fine and that was a lie, she definitely would not be fine if she saw Tobirama's handsome face again.

She cautiously and quietly sneaked towards her office avoiding anyone she might know in the hospital. She placed her bag into her locker and took a deep breath in front of her tiny mirror. She was wearing her usual dark green scrubs and white running shoes, she wore a mask of makeup and done her hair in classy beach waves. She wasn't trying to impress him or look good for him, she just wants him to see that she's completely fine without him.

"I can do this" She muttered, trying to convince herself. "I am an established, successful trauma surgeon"

"I am an established, successful trauma surgeon" She chanted it repeatedly like a desperate prayer that she almost believed herself.

"Yes, yes. You are an established, successful trauma surgeon. I heard" A voice interrupted her, a shiver going down her spine. Blood rushed to her cheeks noting her embarrassment at being caught.

"Ah, Shishou. Hi? Do you need anything?" Sakura smiled sheepishly, a crimson blush still marring her pale skin.

"As your chief, I am assigning you to do scut all day here in your office-" Tsunade was cut off by Sakura.

"Shishou, that would be a waste of my abilities. Can't the interns do it?" Sakura tilted her head, confused at the order.

"It's not a punishment Sakura, I'm sure you've heard that a distant relative of mine is coming to this hospital today…" Tsunade trailed off, eyes fixed on Sakura's face that remained impassive. "As your mentor and friend, I want to know if you're going to be okay today or will you need a day off?"

"Oh" Sakura paused in realization. "I'd like to be useful today, if you don't mind Shishou. I'll stay in my office. I'll be fine, Thank you"

"Okay, I'll send your intern to bring you the charts" Tsunade smiled and walked off. "Just call me if anything changes okay?"

He walked into the hospital, face as impassive as ever and demeanor so cold it could freeze hell over. He had a shock of disheveled white hair, pale skin marred with crimson tattoos, and crimson eyes, an eye sore in a place so beige. He donned navy scrubs and black shoes.

"Doctor Senju!" A young girl not more than 25 called him. His eyes drifted towards her, scrutinizing the small female. "We were told you were coming later in the day, Welcome"

"Aa" He nodded, arms crossing in front of his broad chest. "Do you have my patient's chart?"

"No doctor I will get that for you right now" She stiffened and looked down, clearly embarrassed.

"I'm in no rush. In the meantime, can you direct me to Doctor Haruno's office?" He asked, the intern nodded and directed him to her office. She rapped her knuckles softly on the door, calling out for 'Doctor Haruno'.

"Come in" A small muffled voice called from the room. The intern let herself in and bowed with Tobirama in tow. The interne murmured a quiet good morning and rushed out of the room to procure the chart.

He saw her behind the desk with her legs crossed in the seat seemingly very comfortable. She was hunched over the table doing scut not fit for one with her talent with the scalpel. She appeared to be very content with doing grunt work and sipping her cup of coffee.

He waited for her to look up, yet she doesn't. She remains focused on her charts and coffee, her pale pink hair acting as a curtain separating her from the rest of the world, she seems to be waiting for someone to talk though.

"Sakura" Tobirama called, Sakura visibly stiffened at the familiar voice. She knew exactly who it was, and she did not want to look up from her charts. Her head slowly turned towards him; her mouth slightly agape.

"Doctor Senju" She greeted as casually as she could, her mouth suddenly very dry. She let her eyes roam over him, pale skin, crimson eyes, white hair, high cheekbones, strong defined jawline, and he's still as beautiful as the day he broke her.

"You're as beautiful as the day I met you" Tobirama took a step closer until he reached the front of her desk, his eyes like a predator locked on his prey. She gulped at his intense stare, trying to steady her palpitating heart.

"Thank you" Sakura gave a tight smile. "Is there anything you need?"

"I just wanted to see my cherry blossom" Tobirama leaned over the table to tuck a tendril of Sakura's hair at the back of her ear. Sakura flinched away from his hand; eyes wide at the sudden contact.

"Please don't touch me, Doctor Senju" Sakura's eyes narrowed dangerously at him, he smirked in return. He sat himself on top of her desk, disrupting her grunt work.

"How are you and the lawyer?" He inquired, his face morphing back to impassive.

"Broke up like a year ago, why is that any of your business?" She kept her eyes down to her papers, she could hear him release a breath at her admission.

"Hn"

"If that's all you needed, I'll be going back to my charts now" She said with a tone of finality. He took a step back and looked her over one more time.

"Dinner, tonight. I'll wait 'til your shift is over" Tobirama said and walked out of the room not giving her a chance to answer. She smacked her head into the table with a frustrated groan.

He walked into the hospital, uneasy about the stares he has been getting. He made his way to her office, she was leaning on her desk, her breath even and steady. She looked so peaceful sleeping on a pile of paperwork. How he'd love to just watch her sleep all day, he sighed to himself at the thought.

She stirred awake at the feeling of someone staring at her. Her eyes fluttered open and scanned the room to meet a pair of onyx eyes staring at her. A small smile appeared on her dazed face, she shook the sleep off her system and motioned for him to come closer.

"Hey Sasuke, what can I help you with?" She assessed him looking for any injuries but relieved she found none.

"I'm fine, Doctor" Sasuke noticed her assessing him. "Just wanted to pay my favourite doctor a visit"

"I bet you say that to all your doctors" Sakura chuckled at him, a light flush appearing on her face.

"Not all, just the pretty ones" Sasuke smirked at her. "So, what are you working on, doctor?"

"Just some charts" Sakura shrugged and shuffled through the papers on her desk. He sat himself haphazardly on her desk and picked up a surgical report.

"Carotid en-dar-te-rec-tomy" Sasuke read out, struggling on the second word. "What is that?"

"A procedure to remove blockages in the carotid artery to prevent strokes, carotid endarterectomy" She smiled, he looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"I bet you doctors just make up words to make us, mundanes, feel inferior" He teased as he placed the report down, she rolled her eyes at him.

"Yes, that's exactly what we do" She chuckled at him. "But really, what's up Sasuke? What are you here for?"

"I can't get you out of my head" he muttered honestly.