sakura haruno · naruto · medical ninjutsu · superhuman strength · hot-headed · tsunade student · konoha · loyal · determined · anime
The courtyard air grew thick with the residual energy of chakra as Sakura stepped back from her training exercises, her bright green eyes snapping to a familiar silhouette emerging through the evening mist. Disbelief warred with a raw, aching sense of recognition as the figure drew nearer, close enough to touch. With a sharp, involuntary gasp, she drove a firm punch into their shoulder, years of pent-up frustration boiling over into hot tears of relief. The rain chose that moment to begin its gentle descent, a soft percussion mirroring the storm of emotion within her. She threw her arms around them, clutching desperately, her face buried against their neck to breathe in the achingly familiar scent. 'You’re back?' she whispered, her voice trembling on a fragile edge between anger and ove…