Author's Note: Well hello there everyone! :) Guess whose back and better than ever?! Me! I had to take a little break, thanks to midterms and all, but while I was taking my break, I thought of a awesome story. This story, however, isn't like others. It is more AU I guess but still, I hope you all like it! The story takes place during the middle ages, just a heads up for all of you :)

The rating is M because of language and violence. There will be some hot scenes, but no lemon, I can't write those for shit XD

Full summary: She's a servant by day and a spy by night. It was a simple life, it was as plain as black and white, but what happens when she starts to learn about her past? How will she handle it? On top of all that the Prince of the castle is starting to notice her. Will they fall for each other or will they become enemies? What will be the King and Queen's reaction be? ItaXSaki flic!! :)

Prologue

Once upon a time, in the prosperous land of Konoha, the Uchiha Castle opened its doors for the young girls of the village. Every year, when the girls reached the age of seven, the castle would take in seven girls to the village and teach them how to become a lady.

The girls would stay at the castle for three years, learning everything there was to know, in order to become the perfect wife-to-be. Yet…there was one girl that was unlike all the rest.

Every day, after her daily lessons, she would run towards the royal library, where the walls were covered with books, beyond her wildest dreams. She would run deep into the shadows of the overly large room and read every book she could get her hands on, learning everything there was to know from those books.

As the years passed, and the girls' parents came to claim them, no one came for the book reading little girl. The Queen had no idea what to do with the girl and decided to keep her in the castle as a young servant.

It didn't take her long to win the hearts of the castle staff, and they all looked out for her, while the little girl looked out for the new girls and helped them with anything and everything.

One night, while all the girls were asleep in their beds, the little girl was up staring at the black shadows in the room. She couldn't go to sleep; her mind was too busy dreaming about the world outside. 'I wonder what is on the other side of those gates…' She thought with a sigh as she heard a bang come from the hallway. 'What was that?' She thought with alarm as she jumped to her feet and nimbly walked around the other girls' beds towards the door.

As she kneeled down on the hard marble floor, she cracked open the door, only to see two Lords standing in the middle of the hallway. The Lord on the left had a white undershirt with puffed up sleeves and a blue vest over the white long-sleeved shirt. Around his waist held a beautiful sword with its handle decorated with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires in an elegant design. The other Lord also had a white undershirt with puffed up sleeves, but his vest was the color black. He also held an exquisite sword around his waist; which was covered in diamonds, sapphires, and rubies outlining designs all the way down the sheath.

Her emerald eyes watched the Lord, with the blue colored vest, stare at the black vested man with impatience. "Did you get the scroll?" He asked with a growl.

The other Lord rolled his eyes at his impatient partner. "Yes it's right here." He said.

The impatient Lord covered the man's mouth and backed him up against a wall. "Keep your voice down you fool. If anyone knows we have the General's tactics they will hang us for sure." He whispered harshly.

The Lord against the wall ripped the other males hand off his mouth and glared at him. "Don't you think I know that?!" He growled out as the man on top of him backed away.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Give it to me." The blue vested man ordered as he stuck out his hand in a greedy manner.

The other Lord slowly reached deep into his black vest and pulled out a scroll tied with a red string around it. His partner's eyes went as wide as saucers as he reached over to it and tried to grab it out of the man's hands, but he swiftly retreated it back to his side. With a sly smile the blue vested man chuckled lowly at the other man's actions. "You don't trust me, do you?" He said with the sly smile still in place. No one trusted anyone during these dark times.

"No I don't." The other said with a shake of the head. "If we are going to deliver this scroll to Orochimaru, then we will do it together." He said. 'There is no way you are going to get all the credit yourself.'

The little girl gasped at the older man's statement, never in her young life, had she heard of anyone daring to go against their King. He was the strongest, and scariest man, she had ever seen. Once she heard her gasp leave her mouth, she watched as the two Lords turned towards the door, she felt her heart beat faster as she covered her mouth with her hands hoping that they didn't hear her, but unfortunately her doubtful thinking didn't work.

"What was that?" Said the both of them, in a startled manner, as they looked over to the door only to see emerald eyes blinking back at them. "Get them!" Said the blue vested man as the other reached into the shadows and pulled out the girl and backed her against a wall.

"How much do you think she heard?" Said the one holding her against the wall.

The other Lord knelt down to the girl's height, eyeing her up and down. "Who cares if she did or didn't hear the whole conversation, we can't take that chance…" He stopped mid-sentence as he caught sight of her hair. "…well look at this…" He said as he pointed to her hair.

"She has….pink hair?" Said the black vested man as he stared at the girl with a confused look. "No wonder she's locked up in here, no boy would want pink haired babies running around." He said with an evil snicker.

The little girl's eyes went wide. 'Is this why I am stuck in this castle…?' She thought as she stared down at her shoulder-length and felt a tear slide down her cheek. '…because I have pink hair?'

Her attention was brought back when the other man slapped the black vested man on the back of the head. "You blubbering idiot, let's just kill her already, we can't have her repeating what she heard. Kids have a way of doing that." He said as he shook his head from side-to-side, ashamed of his partners stupidity.

The girl felt the color drain from her face as she watched her life flash before her eyes. 'No! I am not going to die from these two!' She looked back and forth between the two men. As her eyes skimmed over the scroll in the man's hands a light bulb went off in her head. 'That's it!' She thought eagerly.

"Hey! Don't call me an idiot! You're the bastard!" The one holding the girl shouted as his hold on her loosened.

The girl took this opportunity to wiggle out of the preoccupied man's hands and grabbed the scroll from his hand. Before she knew it, the two Lords were yelling at her and chasing her around the sleeping castle. It amazed her that no one woke up with their loud pounding footsteps echoing down the hallways.

"Get that scroll!" The blue vested man shouted as they began to chase her around the castle. His idea of being as stealthy as a cat flew out the window.

She ran as fast as she could, taking the two Lords through every twist and turn the castle had to offer, trying to loose them but nothing was working. As she turned into a backroom she stared at the oak door with bright eyes. 'This might be my ticket out of here!' She thought, in a rush, as she grasped the brass doorknob in-between her hand and squeezed it, but her actions froze, as she heard two sets of footsteps stop right behind her.

"Don't you dare think about it little girl." One of them said as the tension in the air thickened.

The girl took a deep breath; it was now or never, so she grasped the doorknob and flung open the door, running as fast as her feet could carry her, not daring to look back.

"Why you little bitch!" She heard one lord shout, but his voice became quieter as she ran further away. The other male held him back and shook his head. "Don't worry about her, either the guards will kill her or…" He looked up at the peaceful night sky as it started to rumble, making the whole earth shake underneath his feet. "…the storm will kill her. Let's get back inside before someone suspects something." He finished as he dragged the other by the collar and slammed the door shut.

The girl ran across the long grassy plain as she felt a few raindrops fall onto her nose, she glanced up at the sky for only a second, and continued to run towards the large iron gates that surrounded the giant castle. Right as the rain started to pour from the rumbling sky, it was greeted with bolts of light flying through the sky, lighting up the way for the girl to find her away around the castle grounds. Right as she thought she was safe from any harm she heard something whiz right past her.

She glanced down to the side and noticed a sharp arrow just a few inches where she once stood. It didn't take her long to figure out the guards where firing at her, thinking she was an enemy wandering around the castle, taking a deep breath she ran faster than she ever thought she could. The faster she ran, the more arrows that came flying towards her, she wouldn't let anything stop her from escaping.

As she ran across the field, she took the scroll and placed it inside her clothing for safe keeping. Before she knew it an arrow sliced through her arm causing red blood to slowly trickle down her arm. She couldn't dwell on the cool liquid dripping down her arm, for she was coming up on the back passageway that didn't have as much of a deep fortress around the castle.

The arrows came souring towards her faster than before. She couldn't dodge them as well as she did before, causing her to be stabbed in the shoulder with an arrow, but she couldn't think about the growing pain that filled her whole arm, and she climbed up the Iron Gate. She used every ounce of will power to continue climbing the Iron Gate, she didn't know how she got over the gate without getting hit with more arrows, but she thanked the Gods and continued to run deep into the woods.

The frightened, yet head strong, girl continued to run through the dark gloomy forest until she got to the top of a hill, where she was looking down at the sleeping village. Her emerald eyes scanned the scene for any homes that looked like anyone was awake inside. Her eyes went wide ,with excitement, as she saw a light shinning in the doorway of a home in front of her. 'I hope someone is awake.' She thought as she ran down the hill towards the home, unfortunately, the downpour caused the grass to be very slippery and instead of running down the hill, she went sliding down it.

Meanwhile, a man was sitting by the window, watching the rain come hammering down on his home. 'The storm is growing worse…' He thought as the thunder caused his whole house to rumble as the lightning lit up the whole sky, making the lightning streak visible. From the corner of his eye he caught a flash of pink flying down towards his back door. 'What was that?' He thought to himself, as he heard a thump at his backdoor, jumping off the windowsill running towards his backdoor.

What he saw made him jump out of his skin. A girl was on the ground, bloods flowing from her wounds, and as he knelt down in the mud he saw that she was unconscious. He looked around and couldn't find anyone that could of dropped her off at his doorstep, so he scooped up the wet child in his arms and brought her into his home.

"You poor child…" He said out loud as he carried her wet body into his room and laid her down on the bed. "Who would let a child roam the streets this late at night…and in a middle of a storm?" He asked himself as he patched up her wounds and got her out of the wet clothes. He then slipped a dry shirt on the girl.

After her wounds were covered he collected her wet cloths off the floor and was on his way towards the kitchen. As he walked towards the kitchen to wash her cloths, he heard something hit the ground with a hollow thud; he brought the cloths to the kitchen counter and ran back into the room to pick up the scroll.

"What's this?" He asked, as he pulled the string apart and watched as the scroll rolled out before him, revealing all its secret contexts. "How did you…?" He thought with astonishment as he stared at the unconscious girl on his bed. His attention was brought back to the scroll as he rolled it up and tucked it into his clothing. "Looks like I will have to inform them of this…" He said as he took out a piece of paper and began to write a letter, when he finished he took out his trusty hawk and tied the letter to his talon. "You know what to do." He told the bird as he stroked his head and released the hawk into the stormy sky.

He walked back into his bedroom and stared at the child with sad eyes. "What happened to you?" He asked as he reached over to the candle, which was the main source of light, and blew it out. "Looks like my questions will have to wait till tomorrow." He said as he tucked her into bed and shut the door behind him as he got ready for bed.

The next morning the sun was shinning brightly in the sky, causing its rays to be brought into the room where the girl was fast asleep. She wiggled around in the bed, trying to block out the suns bright light, only to find herself already too awake to go back to sleep. With a groan, her pink head popped out from under the covers and petite hands rubbed little eyes, whipping away the sleep from her eyes. As emerald eyes opened up she sprung up to a sitting position and looked around the room. 'This isn't my room…' She thought to herself as all the events from last night came back to her. All the stress from last night caused her to break and tears started to fly down her face.

The kind man from last night heard her light crying and ran towards his room with alarm as he opened the door he watched the girl, with sorrow stricken eyes, as she cried. He walked very gingerly towards her and sat next to her. "Don't cry little one." He said softly as he laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.

The girl followed the hand to its owner and looked deep into the kind man's eyes, and for some reason, she felt some of her sadness wash away. "W-Who are y-you?" She stuttered as she whipped her tears away.

The man smiled brightly towards the girl. "My name is Iruka Umino, and what is your name?" He asked gently.

The girl stared at him with wide emerald eyes, no one ever asked for her name, except the servants in the castle, but she gave him her name anyways. "My name is Sakura Haruno." She said with a straight face.

"Well it is nice to meet you Sakura-Chan." He said with a smile, causing the girl to flash him a timid smile right back. Before he could say anything else, a rumble was heard through the room, causing the girl to blush as red as a tomato. "Well let's get you some food, shall we?" He said as he got off the bed and waited for Sakura to do the same.

Sakura followed him into the kitchen and while he sat her down at the small wooden table, she couldn't help but observe her kind host as he grabbed food from the cabinets. He wore a leather short-sleeves shirt and leather shorts with ankle high boots. As she looked more closely at him, his charcoal eyes held easiness and warmth, and his high ponytail bounced around with a soft sway. When he turned around to grab something out of the cabinet, she noticed a long slash across his nose. 'I wonder what happened…' She thought but looked away from him as he came towards the table and plopped down a plate with a few pieces of goose and some red circles, with green stems sticking out of the top of them, in front of her.

"What is this?" Sakura asked as she picked up the red thing by the stem.

Iruka looked at the girl with a confused stare. "You don't know what cherries are?" He asked.

Sakura shook her head and twirled the cherry by the stem. "Anko-San never makes food that grows out of the ground; she says that the King and Queen don't eat anything that grows out of the grounds, they are for the peasants to eat." Sakura finished as she held the cherry up to her nose and sniffed it.

Iruka nodded his head as her statement answered his unasked question. 'So she works at the castle then…but she couldn't possibly be part of the girls that enter the castle for education…she looks too old normally the girls leave the castle around the age of 10…'

He held back his question as he watched her gingerly place the cherry in her mouth and started to chew it. Her eyes grew wide and a smile washed across her face. "These are amazing Iruka-San!" She said happily as she separated her cherries from the goose, and engulfed the whole goose into her mouth, then returned back to the pile of cherries on her plate.

He felt a sweat drop start to form on the back of his head as he watched the girl display very unladylike manners as she shoved the food down her throat. "It's like you have never eaten in your life before Sakura-Chan." Iruka said with a chuckle.

Sakura shook her head from side-to-side. "No I do. I just have to wait after all the other girls eat…" She said solemnly as flashbacks floated in her mind to when the Queen told her because she was staying at the castle longer than others, she needed to let the others have their fair share first, then she could eat whatever was left.

Iruka hated to see the look of sadness on the girls face; it didn't fit, so he dropped the subject all together. "Do you want some more cherries Sakura-Chan?" He asked as he received an over enthused nod.

"Here you go Sakura-Chan." He said with a smile as he placed the plate with a few more cherries down in front of her. He waited until she plopped a few more cherries in her mouth before he started up his questioning again. "Sakura-Chan…how long have you been in the castle, you seem a little older than the other girls that go to the castle." He asked gently.

Sakura swallowed the cherry and continued to grab another as she started to answer his question. "Well, I have been at the castle for five years…" She started as she chewed the cherry and swallowed it. "The first three years I was there, Queen Uchiha took me and a few others under her wing…but when the time came for our parents to take us home…no one came for me." His mood started to fall again but she continued on. "…when no one claimed me, Queen Uchiha told me I could stay another year and help around the castle, doing different jobs than the other girls that were coming into the castle." A sad sigh escaped her lips as memories floated back to her, but her explanation was cut short from a knock at the door.

"Iruka, you skinny bastard, open this door!" Yelled someone on the other side of it.

Iruka shook his head and casually walked over to the door, while Sakura was shaking with fear. 'How did they find me?!' Sakura thought with worry as she bolted towards the door and hid behind it. She watched through the crack near the hinges of the door as a man with puffy white hair and a woman with long yellow hair came into the room.

"Great to see you too Jiraiya." Iruka said with a small smile.

The blonde lady walked out from behind Jiraiya and glared at Iruka. "We got your letter Iruka, and it better be good." She said in a strict manner as she crossed her arms, causing her big bust to bind against the leather bindings around her top half of her body.

Iruka nodded his head urgently as he reached into his leather shirt and pulled out the scroll Sakura had stolen from the Lords the night before. Sakura watched Iruka pull out the scroll with wide eyes. 'How did he get that…?!' She thought in a panic. 'This is it! This is the end!' She thought as she felt her legs shake with fear.

When Iruka pulled out the scroll the woman in front of him snatched it from his hands and unrolled it, causing Jiraiya to look over her shoulder in astonishment. Iruka watched as her face paled and her amber eyes shot right to him. "Where did you get this Iruka?" She demandingly asked, astounded that the always quiet Iruka actually swiped something from an enemy.

"Tsunade-Sama, I got the scroll from Sakura-Chan." He said, as his body turned towards the kitchen behind them.

Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at Iruka with unreadable expressions but Tsunade was the first to break the silence. "Who is Sakura?" She asked as she eyed the way Iruka was headed.

"I'll show you, follow me." He said politely as he led them into his kitchen, only to see the girl not in the spot he left her.

"Iruka, come on, I knew you haven't gotten laid in a while, but imaginary women is just desperate." Jiraiya said as he received a sharp elbow stab from Tsunade.

Iruka shot Jiraiya a glare but returned to looking for Sakura, it didn't take him long to find her, for the door moved right as Tsunade came in two feet of it. He smiled lightly as he walked over towards the door and looked through the hole near the hinges of the door. "Come on out Sakura-Chan." He said gently as he watched her squirm in her place. "Don't worry…" He said gently. "They won't hurt you…" He finished with a reassuring smile.

It took a few moments, but Sakura eventually came out from behind the door. When she did, Sakura blushed with embarrassment, as Tsunade and Jiraiya examined the petite girl. "Iruka…" Jiraiya said with a growing chuckle. "You're telling me this runt stole the General's tactics?" Jiraiya was on the verge of laughing until Tsunade lifted her hand up to silence him.

"Shut it Jiraiya. Let the girl explain herself." Tsunade said as she stared the girl down. "Tell us Sakura, how did you get this scroll?"

Sakura side glanced at Iruka and when he flashed her a gentle smile she took a deep breath and explained what happened last night. She explained to them that the Lords were talking about a man named Orochimaru and was going to hand the scroll to him, that is, until they found her and she stole the scroll from them.

During her whole explanation, Tsunade watched the girl with calculating eyes. 'And yet this girl is still alive…there is something about her…' Tsunade thought as the girl finished her story. "Sakura." She stated as Sakura looked up at the powerful woman.

"Y-Yes?" Sakura said timidly.

"My name is Tsunade.." Tsunade introduced herself as she pointed towards Jiraiya. "And this is Jiraiya. We thank you for finding this scroll for us, but there is one question I have to ask you." She said.

Sakura nodded her head with assertiveness. Tsunade stared at the girl with her amber eyes, hoping the girls answer was not what she thought it was. "What is your full name Sakura?"

Sakura stared at the woman with a confused expression. "Uh, my name is Sakura Haruno Tsunade-Sama." She said not sure where the woman was going with this.

Tsunade mentally twitched at the added suffix on her name, causing Jiraiya to snicker and Iruka to elbow him in the side. 'I was afraid she would say that.' She said as she turned towards Iruka. "Iruka come with me, I have to discuss something with you." She said as she turned towards Jiraiya. "You stay here with Sakura." Tsunade said as she went close to his ear and whispered other instructions to him. "Try to find out any other little facts about her Jiraiya." With a nod of his head Jiraiya took Sakura to the table, letting Iruka and Tsunade go to the other room and talk.

"What is wrong Tsunade-Sama?" Iruka asked in confusion.

Tsunade sighed as she looked at the pink haired girl sit quietly next to Jiraiya. "Iruka, doesn't Sakura remind you of someone…" Tsunade asked.

Iruka looked at Sakura as she shoved a cherry in her mouth, but yet, he couldn't put his finger on who Tsunade thought she looked like. "No, I can't say that I do Tsunade-Sama."

Tsunade turned her attention back to Iruka and shook her head. "Iruka…Haruno…" Tsunade watched as Iruka's face fell to the floor. He felt his whole world come crashing down on him. "You mean….Sakura is Rin's daughter?!" Iruka shouted, causing Tsunade to cover his mouth.

"Keep your trap shut Iruka!" Tsunade growled in his ear.

Iruka looked back at the pink haired girl in his kitchen and another realization came to him. "Which means…Kakashi is her…."

Tsunade nodded her head. "Yes. Sakura is Kakashi's daughter." She said in a sad and low tone.

Iruka couldn't believe his eyes, since when did Kakashi have a daughter? He never said anything about having a daughter. "Do you think he knows he has a daughter?"

Tsunade's eyes became sad. "You know what Kakashi is like Iruka. He blocked out Rin for the longest time, that is, until she figured out what his job was. When she joined the guild as well…well I'm sure you remember that day." Tsunade said.

Iruka nodded his head. "Yeah very clearly…I don't think I have ever seen Kakashi so irritated..."

Tsunade nodded her head "Rin and him tried to keep their private life…well private. When Rin gave birth to Sakura, Kakashi was always in and out fulfilling the King's needs. It would be no surprise if he didn't even know he had one." Tsunade's voice cracked as she remembered the heart breaking news. "Around the time Sakura was of age to go to the Uchiha Castle, Rin let for a mission…" She looked at Iruka to see him also affected by her words. "And you know the rest." She said.

Iruka nodded his head. "Yes, Kakashi was so devastated that day…Rin never came back and when she was pronounced dead, Kakashi must of thought Sakura was dead too." Iruka felt his spirits lifted as a epiphany came to him. "Tsunade-Sama, we have to tell Kakashi that Sakura is alive!" Iruka shouted happily.

Tsunade was alarmed as Iruka jumped towards the kitchen, though he didn't get very far, for Tsunade grabbed him by his collar and pulled him back towards her. "Iruka, if you share this bit of information with anyone you will be punished." Tsunade said darkly letting his imagination run wild with the idea of her torturing him.

Iruka looked at the scary woman beside him. When she promised something, she delivered, there was no way he could challenge her on that. 'Besides, I don't want to end up a dead man.' "But Tsunade-Sama he has a right to know that his daughter is alive." Iruka said, skipping topics.

Tsunade shook her head. "No, Sakura will be better off without knowing about her father." She said as she watched Sakura giggle at Jiraiya. "Besides…she's lasted this long without knowing who her father was, it won't kill her to have to wait a little longer."

Iruka shot Tsunade an unbelievable look. "How can you say that Tsunade-Sama? He has been through so much heart break, this would help him heal."

Tsunade shook her head violently at Iruka. "That is the very thing that will destroy this child Iruka. If Kakashi heard he had a daughter, he'd give her the cold shoulder to protect her from everything….besides…" Tsunade said as a smile came across her face. "I have other plans for her…" Tsunade said.

Iruka watched the older woman carefully as she walked towards the kitchen. 'What is she planning?'

When Tsunade walked in she was greeted with Jiraiya ruffling Sakura's hair, the family gesture caused her to smile slightly. 'Besides…I think she will be a good addition to our mi-matched family.' Tsunade shook her head and cleared her throat, making her presence known. "Hello Tsunade-Sama." Sakura said with a smile as she gave Jiraiya a wink and he flashed her a thumbs up.

Tsunade looked down at the girl and smiled a small smile right back at her. "Sakura, I have a question for you."

Iruka eyed Tsunade with caution while Jiraiya watched Sakura sway back and forth under the attention of Tsunade. 'You know…I have a gut feeling that Sakura will grow into a beautiful lady…' His imagination got to work as he imagined puberty being very kind to Sakura as she grew, but his dirty thoughts were stopped when Iruka elbowed him in the gut.

"Don't even think about it Jiraiya." Was all he said as he watched Tsunade's master plan unfold.

Jiraiya snickered towards Iruka's bold move but continued on in his imagination world. 'This is going to give me big ideas for my new book!' He thought deviously.

"Sakura, how sure are you that your story is accurate?" Tsunade asked with a smirk growing on her face.

Sakura raised a slim pink eye brow towards Tsunade. "I'm 100% positive Tsunade-Sama." She said proudly.

Tsunade's smirk grew. 'I knew you would say that, but just to make sure…' "You look like a girl that reads anything and everything…am I right?"

Sakura looked down at her feet in shame, she knew reading was forbidden for women but she couldn't help it, she loved the adventures and information the books in the royal library would tell her. Now it looked like she would be paying the price for her reading. "Yes ma'am." Sakura softly said, afraid of what Tsunade would say to her.

Jiraiya and Iruka shot Tsunade a confused look, only to have her brush their look aside, and continue on with what she was trying to prove. "Why don't you tell me something you remember from any book you have read." She commanded.

Sakura's head shot up. "Uh…are you sure…?" Sakura asked confusingly.

Iruka watched as Tsunade shivered with lack of patience. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself at Tsunade's lack of patience. 'You better do what she says Sakura-Chan. Tsunade-Sama is well known for her short temper.' He thought with a low chuckle.

"Don't question me Sakura, just do what I asked." Tsunade growled out, trying not to scare the girl…just yet.

Sakura had no idea why Tsunade wanted her to recite something from any book, but she did it anyways, Tsunade was starting to look very scary. "Anything…?" Sakura took a second to think of what to say and then a random passage popped into her head. "William the conqueror (King William I of England) introduced Norman castles to England when he defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These Norman castles gave the Normans of 1066 power bases from which they could subjugate the English population. What is a Motte and Bailey Castle? When was the first Motte and Bailey Castle built? The Motte and Bailey Castles were first built in timber and then in Stone." Sakura stated in an all knowing manner.

Tsunade felt her smirk grow wide. When she turned her attention towards Jiraiya and Iruka she couldn't help but chuckle at their facial expressions. Jiraiya's mouth dropped to the floor and Iruka was speechless. As she turned her attention to Sakura, Sakura was blushing red with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry." She said timidly. "I won't read ever again…" Tsunade knelt down to her level and placed her hands on Sakura's shoulders. "No Sakura…" Tsunade said with a smile. "I want you to keep reading." She said, causing Sakura to smile brightly. "Really?!" Sakura said happily, causing Tsunade to shake her head. "Yes…that is…if you would like to hear my proposal." Tsunade said, knowing full well what her answer would be.

"What is that Tsunade-Sama?" Sakura asked, causing Iruka to stare at Tsunade with intense eyes. 'Don't tell me she is…'

"How would you like to work under me?" Tsunade said with a smile.

Sakura smiled brightly but it was soon turned into a frown. "But…what about the castle? I have to work there…"

Tsunade nodded her head. "Yes you still will be working at the castle, don't worry, but you will also be working under me." She finished, causing Sakura to nod her head excitedly.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Sakura said happily as she bowed politely towards Tsunade. "Thank you Tsunade-Sama!"

Tsunade twitched and grunted. "Well…we'll have to work on that…but for now we must go." Tsunade said as she grabbed Jiraiya and headed for the door, with Iruka and Sakura following her.

"Bye Tsunade-Sama and Jiraiya-Sama!" Sakura waved as Iruka kept her inside and shut the door.

Tsunade shook her head from side to side. "Iruka don't worry, if you have forgotten, I'm not a killer, I'll be teaching her the ways of the shadows and the secrets of the night." Tsunade said with a smirk.

Iruka shook his head from side-to-side, but before he could comment to Tsunade's statement she disappeared. He looked up towards the sun and shook his head. 'If there is a God listening, please, let me help Sakura-Chan…' He thought to himself as he walked back into his house and got ready to take Sakura back to the castle.

And this is how our story begins…..

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Author's Notes: I hope everyone enjoyed that first chapter! I'd love feedback on this chapter and for the record, the whole statement Sakura said about the castles was from a website called Middle Ages Castles, I'd like to give credit to them :) "."

Thank you for taking time to read the long chapter! I hope you do review!!! Please?! :)