There was no way to change the past, Sakura knew that. One simply needed to be better in the future. It didn’t mean she couldn’t feel regret for what she had done to the boy before actually getting to know him. It gets even more difficult when he leaves her behind for over two years to train with Jiraiya. She wished he could stay around, but apparently there was something that prevented him from doing so. Something important. During his absence, she began to figure out what it was and it turned her whole world upside down.