Sakura (How to Obtain a Reverse Harem in Naruto)

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"These people need—"

"We need to guard Tazuna."

"You said I could—"

"I know what I said, Sakura, but you need to understand your priorities. Tomorrow you must guard Tazuna. You cannot be here to heal or play doctor, and judging from that line outside you didn't tell them that."

It honestly didn't cross my mind that I wouldn't be able to take care of them. I flushed. "I—"

Kakashi squatted down beside me, so his eyes were level with my own. "Do you think this all a game?"

I bit my tongue, glaring at him instead. "I asked you here for your help. If you don't want to help, then don't. I'll—I'll figure it out on my own."

"Will you now."

"Yes," I snapped irritably.

"Okay, then." Kakashi said, disappearing in a puff of smoke.

My hands quivered, and I clenched them into fists, fury churning inside of my stomach.

I took a deep breath.

I let it out slowly, shoving down my anger and all negative emotions. Slowly, I turned back towards the two men.

'I got this.'

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I returned to Tazuna's home, covered in dried blood, after dusk. I didn't step inside the home though because I realized how I must have looked. Instead, I headed down to the water, cleaned myself up, and pulled my clean red hoodie over my dirty clothes.

Naruto and Sasuke had not returned, but I found Tazuna sitting by the kitchen table with Tsunami and Kakashi.

Tsunami smiled at me. "Welcome back, Sakura-chan."

My back stiffened, and for a moment the stench of blood and—

I forced a bright smile on my face, shoving everything far, far down inside of me. "Thanks! I got a lot of training done today."

Tsunami nodded. "I saw the line outside the clinic. Were you able to meet with everyone?"

"Everyone critical," came my response. "But I'll be guarding Tazuna tomorrow, so it'll be awhile before I can—I can play doctor again."

If anyone noticed how I stumbled over my words, they did not comment. Kakashi eyed me carefully, before he gave me an eye-smile. "I'm glad you were able to gain some practical experience, Sakura-chan."

Again, my back stiffened. I stretched my smile wider. "Yeah! Great day. Really fantastic day. I'm going to head to bed. What time do you want to leave, Tazuna?"

"Before sunrise," Tazuna grunted, offering me a faint smile.

"Great. Awesome."

I left the room.

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The next morning, I got up and ready well before the boys and met Tazuna in the kitchen. Tsunami offered us each a homemade lunch, her gaze lingering a moment or two on my face. "Sakura-chan, did you sleep alright?"

"Huh? Yeah, why?"

"Your eyes look a little puf—"

I laughed, loudly. "Oh, it's just allergies. You see last night before I came home the Goggle Gods told me to smell some flowers on the way back. Being the loyal disciple I am, I smelled all the flowers I could find. I must have had a reaction to one of them."