A year has passed since Naruto was captured by the Akatsuki and the death of the hokage. At first, Sakura was a mess, with Sasuke gone, Naruto captured, and Tsunade dead, Sakura felt truly alone. Sure she still had her family and friends at the leaf, but it would not feel the loneliness in her heart. Tsunade never said who she wanted to be hokage after her rein, but everyone knew Kakshi was the best candidate. He was smart, brave, and strong...just what the village needed. In the midst of fixing all of the confusion, Sakura decided to leave the leaf village, there was nothing there for her. She felt like nothing, she felt useless, she couldn't convince Sasuke not to abandon the leaf village, she couldn't do anything against that man...with those eyes, her healing wasn't even nothing compared to Tsunade's mass healing jutsu. All she could do was cry. She felt like a coward, she knew that only cowards cry and rely on someone else to fix their problems. But things were about to change, she would be in charge of her own destiny. No more relying on other's to save her, this time Sakura would do the saving, and she wasn't playing by anyone's rules but her own.
In a isolated dark cabin, deep with a forest, laid a girl with long pink hair that dragged at her feet, bright green eyes that almost shimmered with light even in the dark, and flawless porcelain skin. She was dressed in an dark cloak that covered most of her body and held a book in her hand. That girl was Sakura Haruno, 1 year after leaving the village. She was reading the book in her hand emphatically, as if she was researching something. It seemed to be an book on genjutsu and yin manipulation.Once she finished the book, she threw it over to the side with what seemed to be hundred of other books, " I'm Finally Done. I've seemed to acquired everything the leaf knew about genjutsu." Sakura said to herself, she decided to better herself, she was always told about her potential, but never really bothered to explore it, as a medic's place was to heal, and her main goal in life was to heal Naruto and Sasuke should they fight each other again. But things have changed, Naruto is...who knows, Sakura didn't even know if he was alive or not anymore.
Sakura was a little excited and sad, because today was a special day. Today was the day she was suppose to make her master proud. Today was the day she would complete her byakugo seal, three years worth of chakra being constantly stored forming a seal. Today was the day she would set out on her mission, to avenge her master and retrieve her comrade." Tsunade-sama, I honored your wishes, you trained me well. I am your discipline, I will carry on your legacy. I will avenge you!" Sakura said standing up from her seat. She walked out of her cabin, as she walked a mark slowly began to appear on her forehead. It was the byakugou seal.
"Now time to vanquish those who stood in the way of my happiness."
To be continued