a kick in the teeth is good for some
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6th-May-2013 01:41 am
Melodic music fills the ear of a girl who hears better than most and that alone is what snaps her fully alert. When she last thought of her own free will, there was a battle raging on around her with no time to think of the simpler things in life like music and friends she'll never see again. There's no familiar warmth of chakra that belonged to another and Kakashi--what happened to him? So many unanswered questions plague at her mind, but the most important of them all? Where was she? Normally she might be able to pick up on a powerful Genjutsu before, but this didn't feel like anything she's studied before. Her body felt unlike her own as she felt something sink to the bottom of her stomach.



    [ VIDEO A: EARLY MORNING ]
I don't understand. [ An onslaught of helplessness plagues Sakura and so when the PokeGear is nudged on by accident (she doesn't bother to treat her "belongings" carefully since they aren't her own), she's unaware that the scene is being shown live to so many others. ] This isn't supposed to be... None of this makes sense... I need to return... Naruto--[ The name spoken with more worry and fondness than ever before. ]--just hang on.

[ All of these phrases come in broken and cut abruptly at times, the pack shifting with her movements. When it jerks suddenly and pops out from the pack being placed roughly onto the ground, there's a teenager girl who looks more worn than anything else (those dark spots under her eyes aren't doing much for her looks) clad in a green vest staring down at the PokeGear as though it were a foreign object. To most newcomers in New Bark Town, it usually is foreign. ]

This is? [ Shaking her head, she picks it up and places it back into the pack without knowing any better. A shout for her attention though might keep her from dismissing it entirely. ]

    [ VIDEO B: EVENING ]
[ Once Sakura's discovered more about this world (as well as the inevitable "no escape" aspect), it is only appropriate that she gives a more proper introduction. This time though she's without the scratches and scrapes (they're just covered up by her hair and bandages) and she's changed into a fresh pair of clothes. Also of note is the fact her hair is loose with nothing holding it back now, no for now she looks like more peaceful than she did this morning. Holding the PokeGear, it seems she's at least aware of it's purpose now. ]

Hey there, I'm new to this place so I'll ask for your patience in advance if that's alright. My name is Sakura Haruno and there's no need to explain the situation to me--I understand. [ Boldly declaring her name? No, she just knows the PokeGear gives away her full registered name anyway so there's no point in concealing it. ] We're all stuck here no matter what's going on back at home, but if there are theories as to how we can return, let's hear them. I have the time.

[ Plenty of time now, she might add if it didn't feel attention seeking in any way. ] Curiously, do people talk about where they come from here? I'm interested in hearing about other villages if you're not too busy. Huh, that's kind of a personal question too, isn't it? Sorry, sorry. [ Waving her free hand apologetically. ] Been a while since I've had a normal conversation so I'm acting all weird. Anyway, it'd be nice if someone replied to this... anyone, anyone at all really.

[ While she did start off headstrong with her broadcast, by the end of it her voice cracks to indicate how feeble she really is. There's a reason she's not outright traveling like most do on their first day. Behind her is a small room with an ordinary looking bed--an indication that she's retiring somewhere within the starter town for the evening. ]
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6th-May-2013 02:10 pm (UTC) - [Locked Video]
[Sakura...

He's hesitant on whether or not to actually answer this, especially with what he had talked to Lightning about. But, something else wins out and he ends up sighing at himself before the feed clicks on.

When it does, at first it shows nothing but forest. It doesn't take long for the trees shown to stop moving... Only to move again as Sasuke turns the gear to focus on his face.

Thirteen years old. No headband (though at the moment he wouldn't feel right wearing it anyway). An expression lacking scorn or hatred.

Uchiha Sasuke, as he was three years ago.]


Sakura. I was wondering when you'd get here.
beforethedarkness: (Just standing here looking awesome)
7th-May-2013 12:15 am (UTC)
Sasuke.

[ His name leaves her breathless or is that just seeing him at this age? It may have been surreal if it was not this face. For Sakura may know what Sasuke looks like years down the road, but that's the face she sees often in her dreams. Uncorrupted, innocent, and not without the title of criminal.

To see him like this is another thing entirely. To even hear that he was thinking of her might have set her heart aflutter prior, but she's just left a war zone. Thinking about Sasuke and her heart are the least of her concerns. ]


You were expecting me. [ Not a question. ]
punches: (Default)
7th-May-2013 12:18 am (UTC)
At some point, after the others started showing up, I was.
beforethedarkness: (Serious thoughts)
7th-May-2013 03:44 am (UTC)
Why?

[ Naruto seems to be the only other person from their team that's arrived, so why would he expect her? ]
punches: (Default)
7th-May-2013 03:47 am (UTC)
For four months I was alone here. After Tenten and Obito showed up, others started coming every few weeks. It'd only be a matter of time before you or Kakashi showed up from there.
beforethedarkness: (I am not weak.)
7th-May-2013 03:58 am (UTC)
There's hundreds of people in Konoha.

[ Having found courage: ] Were you hoping I'd be one of them?
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7th-May-2013 03:59 am (UTC)
...

You'd be more familiar than some people.
beforethedarkness: (Even scuffed up I am pretty.)
7th-May-2013 04:00 am (UTC)
Am I still?

[ It's no surprise she's older, at least she assumes so. Sasuke isn't as dimwitted as Naruto so he must have caught on. ]
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7th-May-2013 04:04 am (UTC)
As familiar as Naruto was.

[A beat, and he sighs again.]

What Naruto said is true, isn't. About my leaving.
beforethedarkness: (I am not weak.)
7th-May-2013 04:07 am (UTC)
Explain it for yourself then.

[ While she's softer with Sasuke than others, there's something headstrong in the way she conducts herself now. Strength gained from training and finding a purpose allows her to handle this situation much better than she would have years ago. ]

I rather hear your side of the story from you personally.
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7th-May-2013 04:08 am (UTC)
I don't know what my side is. I'm from before that happens.

[A beat, and he adds.]

The last thing I actually remember is the Sandaime's funeral.
beforethedarkness: (What about my eyes?)
7th-May-2013 04:12 am (UTC)
You can't wager a guess?

[ Sandaime's funeral. That is painfully long ago. Her emotions betray her as she looks off to the side of the screen to focus in on something else, anything else, than the boy addressing her. ]

If you're going to say that Naruto is wrong, you need to be able to prove that.
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7th-May-2013 04:14 am (UTC)
I never said that he was wrong. Only that I don't know. I can guess.

Maybe knowing what I do now, I wouldn't leave for that reason. After hearing about it from Naruto... I can understand why I would leave, even if I can't say for sure.
beforethedarkness: (The weight of my clan is on my shoulders)
7th-May-2013 04:30 am (UTC)
I tried to stop you.

[ May as well admit that now before he finds out otherwise--that is if Naruto hasn't already told him. ]

You shouldn't have to do it on your own for whatever reason you decide.
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7th-May-2013 04:33 am (UTC)
...

What do you know about what happened that night. The night he killed the Uchiha Clan.
beforethedarkness: (I will achieve my goals.)
7th-May-2013 04:50 am (UTC)
It doesn't matter what I know. [ Sakura brashly speaks out. ] What matters is what you're willing to tell me. I won't talk about information that's likely wrong.
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7th-May-2013 04:52 am (UTC)
Naruto knew everything. I need to know if you do too.

[A big sigh, and he'll add.]

I know now, too. The real reason why it happened.
beforethedarkness: (What about my eyes?)
7th-May-2013 05:38 am (UTC)
[ A noticeable pause, but then she quietly admits: ] I suspect I know more than Naruto. At least to the going-on's with the war, I don't think... he's all all caught up.

[ Suspicions, but nothing she's willing to openly state. ]

Naruto's a hero, so he knows more than I do and he's not the type to go shouting everyone's secrets.
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7th-May-2013 05:43 am (UTC) - /lalala Rizu is lazy time
...

Then I need to tell you everything. I probably left because, since that night, it's felt like the only reason I'm alive is to kill him. But... That was what he wanted. What Konoha wanted.

[He goes into detail, telling Sakura everything and not pausing or allowing for interruption until he's finished and waiting in silence for it to sink in.]
beforethedarkness: (The weight of my clan is on my shoulders)
7th-May-2013 06:04 am (UTC) - thumbs up
Sasuke...

[ Sibling love is something she will never understand--something that none of them will understand. Sasuke, who's brother went through all of this and lost his clan and Naruto, who's been an orphan for as long as she can remember. Her two precious teammates who shouldn't have seen so many hardships in their lives, yet they did and how she, even now, isn't strong enough to find the right words. ]
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7th-May-2013 06:07 am (UTC)
...

I need time alone.

[It's hard to admit, but...] I need to figure out everything. What I'm doing from here. But I know one thing for sure.

If I ever return there, I'm retiring from duty and formally leaving the village. I don't know where I'll go, but I can't stay there.
beforethedarkness: (CRAWLING~ IN~ MY SKIN~)
7th-May-2013 06:14 am (UTC)
[ She finally has a chance to speak with him (some incarnation of him--it counts) and now it's being taken away from her. What a life. ]

You can't leave. [ Desperation seeps into her voice more than it should. ] Not until--are you sure?
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7th-May-2013 01:45 pm (UTC)
I'm sure.

That place... I never realized it before, but it was never really my home. I didn't even know that I was completely outcast from the beginning, whether I was still with my family or not.

I know revenge won't do anything - it won't bring back what I've lost. But I can't go back, either. Not when I know what I do now.
beforethedarkness: (CRAWLING~ IN~ MY SKIN~)
7th-May-2013 02:09 pm (UTC)
That's not true.

[ So that's more her than him, but she can't help it. ] What about everyone who cares about you?
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7th-May-2013 02:15 pm (UTC)
That doesn't mean I can stay. I can't claim loyalty to that village anymore.

[A big sigh, because he's honestly too tired to try and refute it...

...]


How far are you from the next town?
beforethedarkness: (Pathetic.)
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