I don't Own anything Dealing with Naruto

Note: Did I want to post this, no.

Why did I post this, because it was stuck in my damn head

Will I continue this, Maybe. Do I wish to, possibly, if people suck up their rudeness and leave me alone with their RUDE Comments. If that's all this gets, then I'm not posting again.

Flames are not welcome. They are not Constructive Crit!

It's called a sandwich, GOOD Stuff, Bad Stuff, then possibly suggestions with a good ending!

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This Idea was bouncing in my head for a long time. There is a major twist and I want to see how it is taken.

Essentially, this is a Kushina/Minato Pairing, but with a major, as I said, twist.

Please bear with me, I'm still in my spring semester, so it has no schedule

Drifting Blossom Chapter One

Please read the Note up above. I did forwarn you.

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Chakra exhaustion.

It was mind numbing. It made the bodies reactions slow and noticeable. It left the person utterly drained and in need of energy. There was nothing more exhausting than the depletion of Chakra. Even with a broken limb, one could fight back, but the depletion of chakra could leave a person defenseless and knocked out or dead.

With another burst of chakra, Sakura Haruno was left trembling, limbs starting to become sluggish and unable to use to their full capacity. Her reaction time was taking a major toll and she was already cursing her situation. There was nothing more she could do. Already having taken the maximum amount of soldier pills, Sakura was feeling the strain on her muscles as they used up the pill and converted it into needed energy.

She couldn't possibly take another one and send her body into overdrive. It would probably kill her, even with her medical chakra rushing through her system. If anything, she'd probably overload her heart or induce chakra poisoning.

A burst of chakra left her fist and the ground cracked before fully exploding outward. No, there was only so much she could do before her body failed on her from the exhaustion. Sakura needed to pull back before she collapsed on the battlefield.

With a signal, someone quickly took her place and Sakura pulled back, heading for the headquarters that they had half assed put together. There was nothing they could do about their previously destroyed headquarters, so they had to throw up another one as quickly as possible, just out of range from the main battlefield. Though, that didn't stop the almost zombie like enemies from attacking their small sectioned off area, hence why she was out battling.

"Sakura-san!" a medic-nin cried out, swiftly ducking under the curtain and looking at the beat up and worn looking teen. He came to a stop right before the girl, body heaving for air and worry evident. He quickly gestured for her to sit down and his hand lit up green. Sakura sighed as the chakra washed through her system, healing what her sluggish chakra was trying to do.

"I-"

"No more soldier pills, Sakura-san. Your body is already over working itself and will go into failure if you keep it up." He murmured and Sakura scowled.

"I know-"

"No, Sakura-san. I know that you already know all this, but please, listen to me." He stated and Sakura huffed before her muscles finally relaxed in her chair. She really needed some rest, and by the rate the battle was really picking up, she needed as much as she could get.

"How is the battle up front?" She questioned and the medic hesitated, hands both lit up green as they worked on repairing what they needed to.

"I'm…I don't know." He whispered.

Sakura hadn't been on the front battlefield yet, seeing that she was a medic-nin first and foremost and a Shinobi after. Sakura had to be the last of her kind to die on the battlefield, for if a medic's goes first, the war was over for them.

She hadn't been sitting down for twenty minutes when a loud sound rang out within the thrown together Headquarters. Sakura was on her feet and out of the small enclosure, just as another sound filled the clearing. It wasn't until Sakura came skidding around the corner, that her eyes locked onto a figure that she hadn't expected to see so soon.

Her mouth opened slightly and then snapped close. Looking around, Sakura could only see damage to their makeshift tents and some bodies thrown to the sides. All Shinobi on sight were at a distance, defense up and not attacking at all. Was he really attacking them? Was this finally the last straw?

"Sakura."

Sakura stiffened at his voice and her eyes narrowed. Was he an enemy? Would she finally have to fight him? With clenched fists, she kept her mouth shut and narrowed her eyes. If she happened to die because of him, then he was at least going down with her. There was no possible way that Sakura was going to sit around and let him destroy their second base that they needed. For the first time, she realized that Sasuke would truly have to be taken out if he was a danger to their troops.

"Sasuke." She finally replied back and Sakura averted her gaze, not wanting to be pulled into a Genjutsu.

In the next couple of seconds that it remained silent, Sakura steadied her nerves as she threw her thoughts to the wind and shoved another Soldier pill into her mouth. The energy swam through her veins and just as she moved, she was blocking an attack directed right at her.

'So, this is how it's going to end.' Sakura thought, her heart fully breaking from what was really happening. She was finally giving up on him.

Blows were thrown off course and Sakura found herself starting to run out of chakra once again, her previous actions causing her difficulty for this fight. Even with that extra pill, she could already feel the drain.

It wasn't until the chirping of that dreaded attack, filled her ears and sent Sakura's mind into mild panic. Sasuke Uchiha was really, really going to kill her. There was no help from Kakashi-sensei, no Naruto, no one strong enough to stop him, and last but not least, there was no hope of this boy coming back to them. With a bitter smile forming on her lips, Sakura found herself looking up, finally locking eyes with him.

There was no sign of the Sharingan and Sakura found rage suddenly surging through veins. Did he really think that she wasn't worth his time at all? With chakra exhaustion already heavily upon her limbs, Sakura wouldn't doubt that he was seeing her as that weak little girl years before, but Sakura wasn't like that, not even in the face of death.

Sasuke shot forward and Sakura steadied herself, letting medical chakra surge into her hands. She was going to die and Sasuke wasn't getting away with a minor injury. No one, save Tsunade, would be able to heal what she was about to do and it would already be too late, for the both of them.

Sakura took a deep breath and surged forward, meeting Sasuke mid way.

A ripping sound filled the clearing and blood splattered everywhere as Sasuke's chidori pieced through Sakura's torso. She coughed harshly, blood already spilling from her lips and for a second, she shuddered in pain before her eyes flickered back open, finding Sharingan eyes spinning in front of her, a look of utter surprise upon her ex-teammates face.

Sakura would have said something, anything, but with Sasuke's hand shoved right through her chest and having ripped up her lungs, she couldn't get anything out of her throat, other than blood. With a weak smile, her emerald eyes started to dull and her no longer glowing hands fell from Sasuke's chest, burns shaped like hands very noticeable on his bare chest. Underneath his skin though, would be torn muscle, tendons, and organs.

He would die, just like her, though not as bloody.

Sakura's vision failed her and with a soft smile still adorning her face, she slipped into darkness.

It hurt, not being able to say goodbye, but at least Sakura knew that she had somehow gotten Sasuke to return to them, even if they had both died in the end. Naruto would be devastated, but there was nothing she could do.

Darkness.

That was all that surrounded Sakura as she floated within the space, feeling nothing but cold and achy. Her limbs were beyond stiff and she craned her neck, flinching when it wouldn't go without a fight, to see behind her. Everywhere she looked, all Sakura could see was an endless sea of darkness.

Her hands shook, and what emotions she had been holding back while fighting her childhood crush and ex-teammate, had her sobbing within the dark. Sakura curled up into a tight ball, forcing her stiff muscles to obey her and she sobbed even harder, finally letting everything hit her. She was really dead, her ex-teammate having murdered her.

It felt like she had been crying forever when a light engulfed her small form, causing the girl to jerk up, face tear stained as she looked around.

"So you are Sakura Haruno."

There, before Sakura, was a woman with long, flowing black hair, face painted white, and dressed in a formal kimono. This woman was stunning, beyond words and it was almost like she came out of a painting. Sakura's mouth opened, but then closed. She hadn't expected to see the Deity Izanami-no-Mikoto.

With that, Sakura found herself formally bowing, her forehead almost brushing the ground as she sat with her feet beneath her, in seiza style.

"Please, rise Sakura Haruno." Izanami murmured while stepping forward, her formal kimono following behind her in heavy layers. "We have much to discuss and I'd like a tea while we are at it."

Sakura quickly got up, her palms slick with sweat as she nervously followed the Goddess. Soon, they were seated beneath a large God Tree and with steaming water and tea leaves, they had two cups of tea ready in minutes. Izanami took a sip before setting her cup down as she looked at the young teen before her.

"You must be confused, young one. I can see it in your face." She muttered while tilting her head before shaking it. "The reason you are here, is because there has already been much laid out for you, my Cherry blossom."

Sakura choked on her hot tea and cleared her throat before frowning. "If I may interrupt Izanami-sama… but what exactly are you talking about?"

Izanami smiled and shook her head. "Your life took a turn for the worse. I am merely saying that it is finally time for you to have a chance to do good. To right everything that went wrong."

Sakura's heart leaped within her chest and her emerald eyes widened. Her mouth went dry and she finally breathed. "Are you saying that you're sending me back to fix everything that happened? To stop all this from happening?"

Izanami pursed her lips and finally nodded. "Yes, Sakura Haruno, you shall get a chance, but at a cost."

Sakura's mind was racing. Just how many were offered this? How many of them were offered the chance to go back and possibly have none of this happen? Sakura found her hands clenching as she realized that she could have the possibility in saving her home. The future that held everyone precious to her.

She would have immediately jumped at that opportunity, but she froze, remembering what Izanami had mentioned.

"Cost…what do you mean? If I accept, what will I have to give?" Sakura questioned, eyes lighting up at the thought of fixing everything for her teammates and loved ones. If she could give them a Konoha to love and live in peacefully, then she would gladly do this for everyone.

"You already know the enemy, Sakura. Word has already been passed around, even those of your Allied Shinobi force know the enemy. Should you accept this, you'll not be going back in body and name." Izanami supplied.

Sakura paused, face contorting slightly before she looked towards the ground. At least, if she accepted, she would have another chance at life. Even if she wasn't 'Sakura' this time around.

"Please." Sakura finally managed to get out, emotions in turmoil at finally realizing that she would not have the body she had had since she had been born. "I'd like to go back." She murmured.

Izanami smiled, her face softening as she brought up her hand. "There are many paths to take, Sakura, but only one will lead to the exact same fate that you have lived so far. Fix it all, and peace might reign in your village, though, shall you follow that one line, everything will have been for naught. As I said, you know your enemies already, don't forget them."

Sakura's breath came in shallow as Izanami stood with her cup of tea. With that same smile and wondering gaze, she finally bowed her head to the pink haired girl.

"May your adventures be fruitful, and your path full of good fortune. I dearly hope that you pick your path with caution."

Izanami then tipped her teacup, cherry blossoms spilling from its seemingly bottomless pit and sweeping over the speechless teen.

"Never forget your Will of Fire."

Sakura could only watch with wide eyes as she was swallowed into the sweeping blossoms, losing sight of the Goddess and being swept into a dreamless sleep.