19 Sep 2020 No Comments
Excerpt of Chapter 47 — The Odd Ones: Sakura’s chakra came easily. It always had. But that was the problem. She thought everyone could just open their eyes and there it was, glowing and ready, without any effort. She knew now they didn’t. At academy, she learned it worked differently for everyone else. Chakra didn’t […]
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21 Aug 2020 No Comments
Chapter notes: This chapter and the next, although flashback heavy, really dive deep into Sakura’s story. It answers questions about her background that are never addressed in the original. How was her chakra discovered? Were her parents happy about it? Was she happy about it? “How did she go from civilian kid to being accepted […]
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20 Aug 2020 2 Comments
Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi left out of Konoha under the cover of darkness, before dawn’s first rays cracked over the sleeping village. Kakashi explained briefly that he had a lead on something big and that they needed to go. Time was of the essence. They trusted Kakashi so they went. No questions asked. But as […]
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29 Jul 2020 2 Comments
Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi left out of Konoha under the cover of dark, before dawn cracked the first light over the sleeping village. Kakashi explained briefly that he had a lead on something, something big. Top secret. And that they needed to go. Time was of the essence. They trusted Kakashi so they went. No […]
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16 Jun 2020 No Comments
Chapter Notes: • There, carved in wood, outlined in faded paint, and completely covered by the Hyuuga banner, was an Uchiha fan. It was unmistakeable. — The reality is, after the Uchiha were killed, the other clans would have swooped in to take apart the remains. It is only because Sasuke is so powerful that […]
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14 Jun 2020 4 Comments
Well after dark, after she’d run her errands, showered and changed back into her shinobi clothes, Sakura scaled a building wall in the center of Konoha, hopped over the spine of the roof and down into a secluded balcony. Several nins were already there, leaning out and watching the parade a story below. Sakura landed […]
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22 May 2020 No Comments
Two Worlds, Part 4 – Those Left Behind Well after dark, after she’d run her errands, showered and changed back into her shinobi clothes, Sakura scaled a building wall, hopped over the spine of the roof and down into a secluded balcony. Several nins were already there, leaning out and watching the parade one story […]
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15 May 2020 2 Comments
Author’s notes: Again, the theme of ‘two worlds’ is continuing to build. This time with Sakura balancing her civilian life with her shinobi one. You can understand Sakura better when you know where she’s come from, and sadly that was missing from the manga. This is my take on her backstory! Chapter notes: • Sakura’s building […]
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15 May 2020 2 Comments
Sakura quickly changed out of her shinobi clothes and into a civilian skirt and side-zipped vest, then left for her childhood home. She may have looked like she was a civilian but she was more alert than ever to being noticed. She watched for Sasuke down the dark lanes of the shinobi district. She didn’t […]
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24 Sep 2020 2 Comments
47 – The Odd Ones
They stopped for a few hours overnight, taking refuge inside a crevice that slashed down a sandstone monolith. Tired to her bones, Sakura sat down hard on the cold desert floor. She let her head fall back against the rock wall. Barely visibly beyond the top of the fissure, the night sky was reduced to […]
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