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sakura woke from her slumber, however she was confused. ‘why does my body feel different?’ she thought to herself. she couldn’t describe it in words, all she knew was she felt incredibly different then usual.
getting up from her bed, she looked down at her feet, her legs, her hands and lastly her clothes. she wasn’t wearing her normal attire that consisted of a shirt styled qipao and white pants, instead she was wearing an outfit that looked familiar to her. too familiar in fact.
looking around the room she was in, she finally realized why her body felt different then usual, and why her clothes were so familiar. ‘this is my old bedroom from when i was young.’ she thought to herself. her eyes were squinted. thinking hard she walked to her (old) bathroom.
looking at the mirror, her eyes widen. she looked exactly as her genin self. her hair wasn’t cut, meaning that the chunin exams hadn’t happen. she wasn’t wearing a qiqi styled shirt, instead she was wearing her old signature red qipao dress.
‘am i in a genjutsu?’ she thought to herself. there was a possibility she was placed into some sort of genjutsu. closing her eyes she said, “release.”
however, nothing happened. ‘why didn’t that work?’ sakura couldn’t help but he even more confused then before. if she wasn’t in a genjutsu, then she could possibly be dreaming. deciding on the latter, she pinch her cheeks hard, leaving a red mark.
but once again, nothing happened. closing her eyes, she tried to think of a way out of this situation. however nothing came to mind. her thoughts were interrupted when a familiar voice had called out her name. her moms voice. the voice she had wish to never hear again.
“sakura! breakfast is ready.” her mom called. she could hear the annoying laughter of her father in the background, making a tic mark appear on sakura’s forehead.
she couldn’t help but almost forget about her current situation. she really did feel like her twelve year old self again. she wonders, ‘what day is it in this place?’ she thought. thinking that she may meet twelve year old sasuke and naruto again.
shaking that thought out of her head, she remained focus, yelling ‘ready’ at her mom like she normally would, she ran to the kitchen. she smelt the familiar scent of her moms pancakes, she unknowingly smiled.
“hurry and eat up, or else you’ll be late.” her dad said, smiling stupidly. sakura could only sigh, but obeyed nonetheless. she assumed that today was when team seven was first formed.
finishing up her breakfast, she left her dirty plate on the table, knowing that her mom would wash it for her so she wouldn’t be late. leaving her house, sakura ran into twelve year ino who was running at a fast pace. thats when sakura remembered their past rivalry.
when they were young, they would fight over sasuke. now that she looks back at it, it was pretty stupid. slowing down her tracks, she smiled and waved at ino, “hey ino!” ino stopped and stared, confuse by sakura’s sudden change in attitude. usually sakura would insult her.
this morning however, she instead was telling her hello. not having the heart to be mean, ino greeted sakura back, of course not without an insult, “hello billboard brow.” once again, instead of seeing sakura getting defended, all she heard was a laugh coming from the girl.
sakura couldn’t help but smile at how much she and her friends have grown. she wondered to herself, ‘have i traveled back in time?’ it wasn’t impossible. there’s a chance it could be some sort of jutsu.
an idea popped into sakura’s head. if she doesn’t know how to get out of here, she could change the way her old self was. she could change her relationship with ino, become better friends with naruto.
‘and sasuke..’ when the topic of sasuke was mentioned, she felt her heart break. she remembered how much team seven had went through, especially sasuke. she thought to herself, ‘can i change the outcome of what had happened?’ she didn’t know why, but there was this feeling.
the thought of sasuke made her sad, but also made her smile. smile at the thought of how much he had grown. how much everyone had grown.
sasuke went from a child with no family. a teen who wented to avenge his clan by killing his brother, who wanted to avenge his brother by killing the elders. now, sasuke is a man with a kind heart. a change man. a man who loves his family deeply. a man who loves her deeply.
suddenly, she heard a voice calling out her name, the voice was quiet and deep, she felt her body being shaked gently. “sakura, wake up. wake up sakura.” the voice called out.
opening her eyes, she was faced with a burning light. squinting them she had to place her hands over her face, adjusting to the brightness. now with her vision being cleared, she saw the man who she was just thinking about. however, he wasn’t his twelve year old self.
looking at her clothes which were her normal adult attire, she was left with confusion once more. however, she ignored that confusion. all that matters was how much the she and the man before her has grown. along with their friends and comrades.