Sakura's parents are now dead from a deadly explosion and she is left with nothing else, except the guilt that she was too weak to protect them. Sasuke has disappeared to look for more power. As for everyone else? They are still trying to repair the damaged goods that was once Sakura Haruno.

Its been about 2 days since her parents have died. All she did was lock herself in her room not letting a single movement show. She wouldn't eat, she wouldn't sleep, and she would not talk to anyone what-so-ever. It was bad enough that Sasuke had left her about a month ago on a freakin bench, but now this? I don't think she could handle anymore...

Months passed by...

Her hair has lost its sheen, her eyes are dark and sharp as glass. Her figure is basically skin and bones. However , there was something or some things I might add. On her now, fragile lower arms was the word : Punishment : It seemed that it was traced then outlined with sheer blood. Kunais were found in every dark corner of the dark abandoned house.

As if she switched every night to a different corner to cut herself. Under her ragged clothes on her scapula was a seal of a bolded : x : That meant that her wounds would heal slower and when she was on the verge of dying, she couldn't die. Until she has repaid her debt to her family.

Ino, Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru , and even Neki tried to talk to her, and get her back to her old self. Nothing worked. She would just ignore them or keep silent. Every week she would be restrained and drugged to ( by Kakashi & Tsunade ) make her sleep. After that she would be shot with nutrients by a doctor. Most of the time she would have to be bandaged as well.

Every night, she would go out unnoticed and walk around seeking for like and purpose. Early every morning, before anyone was awake she would steal books; scrolls; and such so she would be stronger and be able to pay off the debt. Then every afternoons she would take the kunai and slice : Punishment : in then stab a random place on her body.

It was an endless curse and routine. Naruto came at least once a week to talk her out of it along with Jinata, but they always left with a sad face and tears trailing down. No one in the town saw Sakura often anymore. They all assumed she was dead.

She always requested the most deadly missions and when Tsunade would refuse to give her such a dangerous mission, Sakura would just threaten to cut and slit herself until there was no blood left.

She always succeeded, but at what cost? Rape, torture, and blackmail. Her house was still in shape and night she would turn on the lights and see the blood stained white walls to remind her, her purpose.

It was around spring & summer and the Sakura tree would bloom flowers. Her windows we left open. The flowers would drift in, but Sakura would always just step on them, or stab them with her blood-stained kunais.

4 years have pasted:

Naruto couldn't help but think Sasuke was a main reason for all of her pain. Soom he visited night after night and found her having short nightmares. But the most curious thing about it was that it always had a stranger with onyx black & red orbs with a muscular shady figure.

It reminded him of Sasuke. The town still took care of her, no doubt. But, it was becoming less and less every week. As if she was an old memory...

Sasuke is traveling around the villages in search to find ultimate power. He had become dangerously handsome over the years. His eyes are sharper now with everyglane, his chin was defined. The whole body looked like it was sculptured to prefection.

Although, he was only 20 he had the strength that would take years and years longer to master. He was a top ninja. He started to miss his home village, Kohola. He missed the annoying blonde yells, the perverted Kakashi, but most of all the ever so clinging Sakura.

Oh, how he missed them surprisingly.