Another one [Part-21]

Veronica looked around and saw how Sakura had started to wear the 'girly' clothes more. From their talks Veronica had learned that although Sakura liked dresses and pretty clothing, but she also preferred clothing which wouldn't make her stand out, because apparently a book had said that a ninja should always dress in dull colors. Also, she usually never wore clothes that restricted her movement like she does these days.

She was a child who liked running around, climbing trees and sewing up some clothes for her 'models', which were her dolls, or her friends to wear.

'I remember her saying that shinobi should wear practical clothes. Maybe it's just for today? But it's been a couple of days since she's started to wear more frilly clothes now. I should talk to her about this. I don't want her to become something she's not.

But I should probably not push her too much. It could just be that she's come to like these types of things. Well, if it gets out of hand then she herself would say something about it so there is no need for me to worry.'

Although Veronica did think this but seeing her become more of a 'proper lady' had been annoying her a lot lately. Sakura would try to force Veronica into her schemes as well so Veronica had been quite frustrated. She was becoming different than what she was when Veronica first met her.

"Nothing's wrong Veronica-chan!"

Sakura had a bright smile plastered on her face and Veronica kept feeling something just might be going very wrong with her that she has no idea of.

As Sakura read what Veronica had showed her, tears streamed down her face.

Immediately, Veronica went in to hug her and took her back to her apartment. She knew that Sakura wouldn't want anyone to see her like this.

"They... they always bully me..."-Sakura

It wasn't a surprise, Veronica wasn't always around the kids so there were a lot of times when the children would get picked on by bullies.

Veronica didn't really care much about that since she knew that these kinds of things happened to a lot of kids and they weren't exactly harmful to them. But she had never let herself dwell on the kids who picked on her, and a lot of kids weren't like her when to came to bullying too. Perhaps it was something that she just couldn't understand because she hadn't experienced it like Sakura did.

Think back to the confident woman Sakura had grown up to be in the show, Veronica couldn't help but feel a bit of pity for her now. Veronica got somewhat mad at how people called her useless when they couldn't even give a proper reason for it. She was just a civilian with nothing but the academy to depend on and the fact that they commented about her appearance like there was anything wrong with it made her want to beat down a lot of people. Sure, there were times when she would be extremely rude but she was also the one who cared a lot for the people around her.

If you give people the chance to crush your heart then they will. It's how they feel strong. But what they don't know is that when you don't listen to others and be yourself that's when you become truly strong.>

*Be yourself. People don't have to like you.

And you don't have to care.*

Veronica didn't know this but it was at this moment that Sakura had begun to get her confidence that she had taken years to grab if things would have happened just as they would in 'canon'.

After some more talking, Veronica bid her farewell.

'Well, that sure took a while. I guess I won't be able to visit the others today. It's fine I guess. Hopefully, this kind of thing won't happen again. I'll have to make sure that when Tsunade becomes hokage than girls are treated the same as boys. Plus, find a way to convince those old ninja that if a female admires a male then she isn't having romantic feelings for him. And make the kunoichi classes optional for everyone who is a ninja.

Maybe I'll be able to make this world a bit better than mine. Maybe I won't be too much of a disappointment this time.

Ah shit, I'm getting distracted again. I need to go see Shisui.'

Veronica, after making sure Sakura went back home safely, got Tobirama to teleport her to where Shisui was staying.

Everything was almost the same as she had left it. Except for some things which were fallen over and there was the smell of dried blood and poop.

'Tobirama-san, I'll have to use Matatabi's chakra and use the possess technique again. Do you think you can clean Shisui up? And maybe just knock him out before you do anything though.'

[Fine...]-Tobirama

Veronica smiled warily as she thought how much the poor man would suffer. The second hokage cleaning a 15-year old's [A/n: Is that the right age?] butt. Matatabi didn't control their laughter at the thought, while Veronica was visibly shaking and trying to control herself.

'You should put on the gloves properly Tobirama-San. Otherwise, you'll get poop all over you- I mean, our, hands.'

"Hn."-Tobirama

Veronica thought of how Tobirama could probably pass for an Uchiha if you changed his looks a bit. He already did have the personality.