Black Bough

Naruto (Anime & Manga)
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Black Bough
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Characters
Original Characters, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Tsunade (Naruto), Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, Hyuuga Hinata, Sai (Naruto), Other Naruto Character(s), Haruno Sakura/Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura & Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura & Sai, Haruno Sakura/Sai, Haruno Sakura & Hatake Kakashi & Sai, Haruno Sakura/Sai/Hatake Kakashi
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Slow Burn Possessive Behavior Obsessive Behavior Unhealthy Relationships Aged-Up Character(s) Animal Death Codependency Implied/Referenced Dubious Consent Divergent Timelines Haruno Sakura-centric BAMF Haruno Sakura Strong Haruno Sakura BAMF Hatake Kakashi Anbu Hatake Kakashi Anbu Root (Naruto) Anbu Haruno Sakura Root Haruno Sakura Root Sai Anbu Sai (Naruto) BAMF Sai Honestly just tens of thousands of words of me abusing godlike authority over this universe Aged-Down Hatake Kakashi Playing fast and loose with kekkei genkai I'm serious about the timelines they are all sorts of different If your relationship looks like this run Like seriously slow to put it mildly Kakashi is bad at rehabilitation and not that sorry about it Sakura is adverse to civility Sai is kind of a sociopath but he's our sociopath No repost No Translate
Summary
Standing in a T&I observation room three stories underground behind one-way glass with his arms crossed and feet spread hip-width apart, Kakashi watches Root operative, orphan, missing person of eight years, civilian born Haruno Sakura spit blood in Yamanaka Inoichi’s face, a small chunk of flesh stuck between her lateral incisor and cuspid as she snarls like an animal, and thinks: She should have been on his team. In which Sakura forgets, Sai pretends, and Kakashi can't tell if he's failing the mission.
Note
This story is a love letter to the Sakura-Centric Fandom. I love the works I've read on this site, and I'm having the time of my life writing my own.Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

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