Sakura (How to Obtain a Reverse Harem in Naruto)

I'm So Crazy About You Aorta Be Committed

She looked at me dubiously. "I... see."

I affectionately patted her arm. "Don't worry about me. I'm a happy person at heart. Nothing brings me down!"

That got a chortle from Tazuna. "I believe it! You laughed in the face of death the other day."

"Death is just the next great adventure."

Kakashi appeared at the doorway, although I wasn't sure how long he might have actually stood there, listening. "Heading out?"

I nodded my head, projecting a cheerful demeanor. "Yeah! Oh, here, Kakashi-sensei!" I handed him a bottle of chakra pills. "Those are chakra vitamins my Kaa-chan bought me a while ago. You're supposed to take some when you're chakra exhausted, and it'll promote a faster regeneration."

Kakashi deftly took the small glass bottle from my hands, his gaze lingering on the bright pink bow wrapped around it. He looked back up at me, an eye-smile on his face. "Maa, thank you, Sakura-chan."

I—

I smiled at honorific. "I'll see you later!"

"Remember to use your flares if you run into trouble."

"I know, I know."

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Morning mist drifted on the water below the bridge. I watched Tazuna work, from where I stood on top of the water below.

I may not have been able to continue to play doctor, but that didn't mean I was going to stop training. Zabuza wouldn't be able to act for five more days, at least, and Haku was too kind to act with any kind of malicious intent without Zabuza's orders. It would be an exorbitant amount of wasted time to merely sit around watching people work.

So while I stood on top of the water, my fingers worked on a cross-stitch. It was a little awkward doing that standing up (I had to have the thread tucked under my armpit and my fingers were already getting tired after two hours). Still, I needed the sewing practice, and cross stitching was the best way to practice my sutures. Not to mention I had to learn how to sew if I wanted to remake all of my plushies. No Amazon or Cons here.

My stomach growled as I neared the end of my picture (Garfield, the original Grumpy Cat), and I knew it was time to eat lunch. Hastily, I climbed back up the nearest support beam and hopped over the railing onto the bridge. One of Tazuna's workers gave a startled surprise at that, to which I rewarded him with a saucy wink.

I headed over to where I had placed my backpack and lunch. I found Tazuna sitting on a stack of cement mix, eating his own lunch and chatting with some of his fellow workers.

With a bright, warm smile I sat on the ground with the group of people. They all returned my smile with grins of their own.

"You're Sakura-sensei, right?" one of the workers, Izu if I remembered correctly, asked.

"I'm not a certified doctor, yet," I told him, "but yes, I am Sakura."

Izu's grin stretched. "You were amazing yesterday. When the bridge is done, will you—?"

"If I have my sensei's permission, I would love to," I promised him. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to get to everyone, and about the amp—"

Izu shook his head. "We all know you did what you could, and you definitely saved a lot of people's lives yesterday."

That made me blush, because it was a bit of an exaggeration. The vast majority of them could have gone on well enough until a proper doctor could arrive at the village once the bridge was complete. "I wouldn't say that. I'm glad I could help though."