4 Chapter 4

Kishimoto sensei never really spent much description or explanation on most of the mothers in Narutoverse. Haruno Mebuki was one of those mothers. However, there were a few rumors flying around that she was not only a master taijutsu user, but she was actually the more powerful of the family, compared to her husband, but stayed home to be a housewife for the sake of Sakura.

It seemed that it might actually be true. And from what I saw she had not really missed her step. She might just be as powerful or even more compared to before having Sakura. Maybe I could work with this.

"Hey, mom. Welcome back." I greeted her. I did not really know how the interactions went between the original and her mother but since I am here now and I will definitely shift things to my comfort zone.

"Oh Sakura, didn't you need to study?" She asked without turning her head. She already knew how her daughter was, and it was even worse now that she was in her rebellious stage. She watched as her daughter walked over to help unpack the groceries. This surprised her quite a bit as the daughter she knew would rather stay in her room away from her.

"Nah, let me help you out a bit." I replied to her, as she unpacked some fruits and vegetables. She placed them by the sink, washing them before packing them in the fridge. Staring at her daughter she became even more surprised. Smiling slightly, both mother and daughter after a bit of time finally unpacked everything.

Sitting at the table with Haruno Mebuki, we had a cold drink in our hand. A sort of well-done drink for our hard work just now. Neither of us had said a word for a while now. I was too concentrated on how to ask my questions without sounding like a total pervert assassin that had transformed into her daughter.

"Is something the matter?" Her motherly face held a somewhat worried expression as she questioned me. Gathering my thoughts, I sipped my drink slowly, buying me enough time to properly put together my lines.

"Mm, I was just thinking about what my life would be as a shinobi. Honestly, I am afraid." I looked down at the drink with the straw in my mouth. I needed to sell the whole thing and acting was key.

"Being a ninja is not a joke Sakura. You cannot half heart it. To be honest I was worried about you entering with that mentality of yours and I told you…"

"Ah, that is not what I meant when I said I was afraid, mom" I immediately cut her off before she continued any further. She seemed like the type to just ramble on when she got into her stride.

'Honestly, this woman. It is improv for me but you are supposed to stick to the script, my script. Why do you have to be an I-told-you-so mother now of all times. So frustrating.'. Thinking to this point, it seemed to me that I needed to break out the big guns.

"Mom, I understand it is not a joke, I may have been trying to run from it, or maybe I was just forcing myself to ignore it but I understand..." I took in a deep breath before I continued, "I want to be able to protect you and dad, but I know it sounds naïve on my part. In order to be able to do that I need to be powerful enough to be more than able to protect myself before thinking of protecting you guys."

Big guns or not it was a risky move. A very risky move. Suddenly showing such maturity might actually end up blowing up in my face. That is why I needed to tread carefully with my words. It probably helped that Sakura had always shown such intelligence, even if the majority of it veered towards the academics.

Looking up at Mebuki with the most determined look my eyes could muster, I spoke with all seriousness, "I want to do this seriously. I want to get stronger!" I looked into her eyes without breaking contact while she stared into my soul with her dull green eyes.

The room had become uncomfortably silent and quite honestly my face was beginning to cramp from all that determination look on my face. Wasn't the whole determination and resolve scene supposed to last just a few seconds at most? Were the animes and novels screwing with me, huh? Where is the 'Ah, my daughter has grown so much' with the tender look in her eyes scene that was supposed to last five seconds top.

'Ah, this is bad, I can barely feel my face anymore. This woman really knows how to throw away a script. This is beyond frustrating.' Just when I thought I was probably about to pass out from the cramped face, I finally heard a sigh break the awkward silence.

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A/N: Another chapter out. According to wiki, Mebuki is/was a taijutsu expert. The was i see it, she only quit because of Sakura, like most mothers. Plus Sakura was always a bitch to her mom. Se was not even a teen yet. lol. Let me know what you think in the comment section.

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