It was now 4 years since she had last seen Konoha. She had undergone a tough training in Suna, Chiyo hadn't given her a break and she didn't know what was going on in Konoha either, but one thing was certain: He had not returned yet. She had long since come to terms with the fact that he would always despise her and that he felt nothing but hatred, but she didn't want to leave him to the clutches of Orochimaru, she couldn't, she still loved him too much. She hung on to her thoughts until she heard a rustle. She stopped and looked around. She pulled out a kunai and threw it against a tree.
"Hey! Since when have you been attacking your friends?", Kankuro asked her.
"Oh, sorry, Kankuro, I was in thought! But what are you doing here?"
"We have to go to Konoha ..." replied Temari.
"... And then we thought we'd give you escort.", Gaara finished the sentence.
"And why does Tsunade-sama think I need escorts?I can defend myself very well! "
"Not when you are in your thoughts, Sakura.", Laughed Kankuro.
Sakura shook her head / But Kankuro is actually right when I think of you, then I really can't defend myself well, but nobody needs to know that, right? /
"But that's hardly the only reason, is it?"
Temari hesitated a moment, then said, "But you know Orochimaru is interested in your Kekkei Genkai and in the skills of your clan, right?"
Sakura bowed her head but nodded.
"And not only Orochimaru, also the other hostile countries!", Gaara said, that was probably the end of the subject, Sakura was grateful to them, but she still didn't like the thought that Orochimaru got her Kekkei Genkai in her hands. They started again. Sakura was pondering her own thoughts / Why do so many know about my Kekkei Genkai? Apparently my clan no longer exists /, but Temari tore her from her thoughts: "Your clothes are really no longer all the rage!We're going shopping tomorrow, okay? "
Sakura smiled, Temari always managed to put someone in a good mood: "Yes! I really couldn't do that with Chiyo-sensei, and my wardrobe desperately needs it!"
"I agree, and now that you have all your parents' money, you can really buy anything!" Laughed Temari. Gaara and Kankuro shook their heads and said at the same time: "Women." Then Sakra and Temari started laughing uproariously. Gaara and Kankuro exchanged confused looks and then moved on. The night dragged on and in the early morning they reached Konoha. It hadn't changed from the outside. From the outside, but what did Sakura expect in Konoha?