SAKURA POV:
Sasuke was going to be in the hospital for at least 2 months.
Naruto and Sakura had started going to the academy after catching Naruto trying to sneak out through the window. While Sakura had admonished him for it she had also been relieved that he was back to normal, though she had seen him gazing far off, lost in his thoughts a lot since the 'Uchiha Massacre' as the populace of the leaf village called it.
Seeing Sasuke's body on the ground and Naruto a bloody mess on the wall ( especially Naruto's emergency surgery in which his life was in danger multiple times) had awakened something in her.
She never wanted him to be hurt like that while all she could do is scream for someone to help. She remembered Gai talking about specialities in a ninja and how he was a Taijutsu specialist. She had decided what she was going to be.
After 'Another boring day of Academy' as Naruto put elegantly, they had gone to the usual training ground to see Gai conversing with an Anbu wearing a mask similar to a cat.
"AH HELLO MY YOUTHFUL STUDENTS " Gai said in his usual loud voice.
"Hi sensei, hello Mr Anbu" Sakura said respectfully.
"Who is this sensei?" Naruto asked while pointing at the Anbu.
While Sakura scolded him to be respectful the Anbu laughed and said " I'm Tenzo. I will be overseeing your training from now on."
"What about Gai sensei?" Sakura asked a bit timidly.
"WHILE I WILL COME AND SEE HOW IT WILL GO I AM THINKING OF TAKING ON A GENIN TEAM SO I MUST SCOUT OUT THE STUDENTS WHO WILL MOST LIKELY BE MY STUDENTS FROM THE YEAR ABOVE YOURS."
After they finished introducing themselves:
"Now you guys mainly focused on Taijutsu with Gai sensei. However, I have gotten permission from the hokage to start with the ninjutsu and genjutsu part of your training. Yes so-" but he was interrupted by Sakura raising her hand.
"Yes Sakura"
"Won't the others complain about us getting even more support?" She asked.
"Well, your batch contains multiple clan heirs so they will all be getting training too. Also, your teams are going to be based off specialty this time, like a team for tracking and capturing, a team for interrogation and a frontline assault team, the one you two are most suited for on the basis of what Gai told me is frontline assault. Anything else?"
"Yes could you please tell me how I can learn medical Ninjutsu?" Sakura asked. Both Yamato and Naruto looked at her as she said that.
" Why the sudden interest?" Yamato asked curiously, as Gai had never mentioned her want to be a medical ninja.
"My friend and best friend were seriously hurt not too long ago. I don't want to feel so helpless that I just call for help, so the next time he does something reckless, I can fix him up." Sakura said, gesturing at Naruto.
While Naruto grinned at her when she said best friend and looked down at the hurt part, Yamato was impressed.
"Very well, I'll ask at the hospital to start with your medical ninja training, you will have to balance Academy, this training and that you know." He said.
After her nod he set them to do the tree walking exercise.
While Sakura managed to reach about halfway before losing control Naruto hardly managed 7 steps before falling with a thud.
They kept at this for the whole day until the sun was about to set. As they both lay panting on the ground Yamato handed them each a bottle of water which they drank as he sat on the ground with them and took out two square pieces of paper.
"This is chakra paper, if you channel chakra into it you get a specific reaction for each nature. It will split for wind, crinkle for lightning, burn for fire, crumble into dust for earth and get damp for water." he said as he handed both of them 1 slip of paper.
Sakura went first, and her paper became damp. "Good. Water is very useful as it can be both used for defence and offense and helps out in healing."
Naruto channelled chakra into his and all of them looked in shock as his paper split in two before both halves turned black and its corners started giving off black sparks with a red outline.
Naruto dropped it in shock as the paper consumed itself before it even hit the ground.
"Impossible" Yamato whispered as he stared at the spot the paper had vanished.
NARUTO POV:
"So, what does that mean dattebayo?" Naruto asked excitedly as he walked towards hokage tower with Sakura and Yamato.
"It means that you probably have a kekke genkai, meaning a unique element. We can't be sure so were going to ask the hokage."
As Naruto walked up to the tower he saw out of the corner of his eyes Sakura uncomfortably fidgeting as they passed by some villagers who glared at the group. He immediately frowned before trying to distract Sakura.
This was not missed by Yamato, who, under his mask, smiled at this. Once they reached the room Yamato knocked twice and entered with the two as he said "Lord Hokage, we have news related to Naruto here."
With just a hand sign, the hidden Anbu guards left the room and all doors and windows were locked and noise cancelling seals were placed.
"What is it?" Hiruzen asked patiently.
"Um Jiji, I think this has to do with my tenant" Naruto said, gaining looks of shock from Hiruzen and a sudden stiffness of posture in Yamato while Sakura looked just as confused as she had before.
"Sakura, please go. This is related to a S-rank secret and I do not think you should know this unless Naruto would be ok with it."
"I think she deserves to know. As my best friend." Naruto said seriously.
"Alright then, please sit-down Sakura." she sat down.
"So how did you find out about this" Hiruzen asked seriously.
So, Naruto told them all the information the nine tails had given him.
At the end of the tale, Hiruzen told them to go home and that they would talk about this later.
As him and Sakura walked and sat on the two swings at the park, she asked him "Was all that you said really true?".
This was what he had been dreading. However, he could not blame her for hating him
"Yes" he said in a low voice. "I understand if you hate me now".
Sakura jumped up from her swing and hugged him. "I do NOT hate you. Never will. I'm just shocked that you carry such a burden, the villagers treat you like that yet you can smile like that every day."
"It's fine dattebayo. I can handle it" Naruto said in his usual cheerful tone.
"No. It's not. And that's fine. Not being Okay is FINE Naruto. I'm here for you" Sakura said, looking at him straight him.
On that day, after 5 years of keeping up his cheerful idiot facade, Naruto cried. He also ate 15 bowls of Ramen.