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Sakura left from the office, with a blank expression. The eery feeling of being in that room once again, without seeing Tsunade, or even her fellow team mates, haunted her. She almost wanted to cry, she could feel an emptyness growing in her stomach, a emptiness that made her feel sick. What was this feeling? Regret? Fear? Anger? All of the above? Sakura became to trail off before a tug at her jacket sleeve broke her focus.
" Momma?" Sarada asked?
"Yes, dear." Sakura replied, trying to hide her feeling from Sakura.
" What did that woman mean? In there..."Sarada asked." Did she know what Dad too. She said I have his eyes."
Sakura looked away." Sarada now is not the time for questions, we have business to do." Sakura said grabbing her daughters hand. "But first, we are going to make a stop. Two people who I'm sure you would like to meet." Sakura said before teleporting out of the building with her daughter, appearing in the streets of Konoha.
"Sarada, I want you to put you hood on." Sakura said, as her daughter complied. Sakura did the same. She didn't want anyone to notice her. She walked with her head down trying to obscure her identity as much as possible.
"Momma where are we going." Sarada asked.
" To see where I grew up at." Sakura replied, before leading Sarada through the training grows. " Come this way, it's a short cut." Sakura added, running through the forest, dashing through the tree tops.
"Hold it right there..." A voice called out.
"It's you. I know it." The voice continued.
Sakura continued to run, grabbing Sarada princess style. "Damn it, of all people to run into. Why her." Sakura said as a tear ran down her cheek.
"STOP! Now. Billboard brow, I'm warning you." The voice continued, gaining on her. "Please..." She added.
Sakura stopped and landed on a branch. She put Sarada down, and stood in front of her. Before Sakura, stood her childhood friend, Ino Yamanaca. She was a beautiful woman, with long blone hair, blue eye, flawless pale skin. With a purple tube top, skin tight purple slacks, with knee high leather boots, with a elevated heel.
"You weren't even going to say let anyone know you were here, where you?" Ino asked.
"Momma, who is this woman." Sarada asked picking from behind Sakura. Glaring at the woman. Sakura gently pushed Sarada back behind her.
" Oh I see..." Ino said, noticing Sarada. "We wouldn't have turned you away you know...I wouldn't have."
"That isn't the reason...I just had no...place here, anymore." Sakura replied, coldly.
That isn't try, I...Your parents,Shizune-sama...you were our family."Ino said, holding back tears. "I had lost everything...I needed you. I searched for you...no letter, nothing. I thought he..." Ino stopped.
"Ino...I'm sorry." Sakura said, trying to avoid Ino's gaze.
"You haven't change one bit, trying to hide your emotions." Ino replied, with a blank smile. "I should thank you, I've gotten stronger, became the head of my clan...all because of you. I needed to get stronger, to get revenge for you."
Ino added.
Sakura eye widened.
"But you loved him too." Sakura replied.
"I loved you more, you were...are like a sister to me. If anything would've happened to you..." Ino trailed off. "I have a child too, a son, you know. Sai and I..."
Sakura looked up, to see Ino flash a ring in her face. She was happy for Ino, but she didn't show it.
"Congrats." Sakura responded looking back down. "I truly am happy for you."
"I know. I can read your mind you know." Ino said smirking.
"You remember what happened the last time you messed around in my head, Ino." Sakura said, as a smirk broke her blank face. Sakura quickly reverted to her stoic expression. Sarada looked at the two, noticing her mother action towards this woman. The seemed to be close...maybe they were rivals.
"There's that smile. I knew you were in there somewhere." Ino said, leaping to a branch closer to Sakura's location. Sakura jerked back a little.
"That's close enough. Ino." Sakura said.
"You know Sakura, I'm getting sick of your attitude. You may have lucked up in the chunnin exams and tied with me, but Im much more stronger now." Ino said, folding her arms.
Sakura looking up at Ino and smirked.
"Ino you were never a match for me." Sakura replied, placing her hands on her hips.
"What do you say,how about a spar, for old time sake. " Ino suggested. "And dont say you dont want to, I can tell that you do." Ino added, looking Sakura right in the eyes. " Sarada is it...I'll show you how I used to mop the floor with your mom as children."
"My mom is strong, he will destroy you." Sarada replied.
"I do not wish to fight Ino." Sakura said.
"At least come with me Sakura. I know you're out of water. This is plently of water back at the training base. My son is there Practicing the Mind Transfer Jutsu with Sai. Im sure you will like to see your old team mate."
"I'll indulge you..." Sakura replied.
"Follow me." Ino said, as she disappeared into the forest.
"I remember where it is." Sakura said before grabbing Sarada, and carrying her to the training ground.
It took the trio 3 minutes to reach there destination. Only to be greeted by a shocked Sai.
"It can't be." Sai said.
After placing Sarada next to her,Sakura removed her hood, and Sai's eye widen. Sai frown, and was about to say something to Sakura, but Ino shook her head. Signaling to him, that she didn't need a scolding.
"It's nice to see you again, Sakura." Sai replied smiling. Sakura rolled her eyes at Sai, knowing his fake smile all to well.
"Black hair, Black eyes.This man, could he possible be my...?"Sarada trailed off in thought.
In the tree, and young blonde male sat crouched down, concealed in the shadows. "The little one, looks like a nice test subject. The young male molding chakra and the drawing of a snake appeared from the scroll laid in front of him, and charged at Sarada. " I'll bind her with my snake, then I'll possess her."
As the snake charged for Sarada, Sarada remained still, only to capture it with one hand, without even turning around.
The young male eyes widened," but how?"
"I heard your heart beat, a while ago. And I head you when you summoned this creation."Sarada replied, surprising Inojin. " And, you are significantly weaker than me." Sarada added, squashing the snake with her bare hands.
Inojin jumped from the tree beside his mother.
"That girl is a freak mother." Inojin said pointing. "Who is the ugly old woman, with the big forehead?" Inojin added.
Sakura glared at Inojin, and her expression darken. Her chakra spike, causing the ground and trees, to crack beneath her.
She appeared behind, Inojin. " You want to run that by me again." Sakura said, starring into his eyes, causing him to feel his killing intent.
"Sakura, he is just a child, he doesn't know any better. He's sorry" Sai said holding her hands up, smiling."Please spare my child or your monster strength."
"I'll teach him some manners." Sarada said walking next to her mother.
Ino giggled and placed her hand on Sakura shoulder, "Sakura, she reminds me of you, you know." Ino said, handing Sakura some water.
Sakura put her hand giving Sarada a water, stopping Sarada, " It's fine Sarada, he is sorry. Aren't you?" Sakura said smiling gently.
"Yes, very." Inojin said, fake smiling. "She is as bad as mother." He thought to himself.
After that the Sai, Ino, and Sakura ate and spoke about the past, briefly, while Sarada and Inojin sparred a little, most of it was verbal. In time Sakura began to feel guilty for enjoying herself, and decided to leave. She got Sarada headed for her parent's home. Before leaving Ino pulled Sakura to the side.
"Sakura...if you leave, promise to keep in touch." Ino said, as serious as ever.
"Ino..." Sakura trailed off.
"I'm not taking no for an answer." Ino telepathically said. "Or maybe stay this time, you have a child Sakura, she needs to be around other, to learn values. To be safe."
"I can protect my child, and teach her just fine." Sakura snapped, telepathically, so that Sarada wouldn't notice.
" Look at how she was with Inojin, she needs to be around kids her age, Sakura. You know this." Ino, replied.
"You know why I can't do that, No one can know about her father. No one can know about her...for her own protection..." Sakura responded.
"So it is true..." Ino replied.
"You knew it when you first seen her. Hinata knew as well" Sakura replied.
"So the Hokage knows too, but will except you, Sakura and Her. And If anyone..."
"Thanks for trying Ino..., but it's too risky." Sakura replied. " It was great seeing you. I'll keep in touch." Sakura added before signaling to Sarada to come with her. Then they vanished. Ino could sense that Sakura wanted to stay, she wanted a good life for Sarada, but because of who she was, and where she came from, it couldn't happen.
Sai went over to Ino and hugged her.
"Maybe she will come around, in time." Sai reassured his wife.
"Im not too sure..." Ino replied, burring her face into Sai's chest, as she cried.
(This chapter was ehhh. What did you guys think? Dont worry, you will see more of Ino...in the future, an attack is afoot. Should Sakura stay? Should she go? )
