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"Oh my gawd!" She was about to smash her alarm into bits like every other one that month but she remembered that she always destroyed her clock before she got a chance to see what time it was, so she hit the snooze button, turned and lifted her head just enough to see over the fluff in her pillow.
"It's 6:00, great I have to get up..." She rolled her eyes and stood up off her bed. Just then the alarm went off again.
"Shut up." She back handed the clock into the wall as it fell into peices in the corner. She sighed and was about to get dressed when there was a knock on her door. She took her time down the stairs and opened the door.
"What..."
"Hey Ume-chan!" Naruto greeted her.
"Hey Naruto and Sai, what is it?"
"Nothing I just wanted to come see you." Naruto had a grin from ear to ear.
Sakume raised an eyebrow. "At 6 in the morning?"
"Sure why not?"
"Yeah, it's not like we are trying to hide anything from you that you would want to know." Sai smiled.
"Sai! Shut up!" Naruto scolded him.
Sakume tapped her foot on the ground. "Tell me..."
"What, tell you what, there is nothing to tell you." Naruto scratched the back of his head.
Sakume rolled her eyes and pulled him into a hug before looking up into his eyes and kissing his lips lightly.
"Naruto, please tell me." She gathered an innocent smile.
He was dazed by the kiss, but shook himself from it and grabbed her waist.
"Sorry, no can do..." He smirked and leaned in for another kiss but was stopped.
"I don't think so, not till I find out what you're hiding." She spun out of his arms and went upstairs to get dressed. She came down not even looking at them she left and headed twoards the Hokage's office. The streets were mostly empty, the people of Konoha didn't get up till about 7 or so. She continued her srides up to Tsunade's office. She entered without warning and shut the door behind her.
"Sakume...You can't just..."
"Yeah yeah I know. Now tell me what your keeping from me, You know I will find out so just be straight with me now and save alot of time." She crossed her arms.
"Umm...I really have no idea what you are talking about." Tsunade started to sweat as she tried to stuff a piece of paper in her desk, but before she could it was snatched from her by one of Sakume's clones. Tsunade sighed and shook her head.
"What the hell, this involves my father...you can't just keep me out of this, you know I won't just sit back. Seriously, reconsider this team." She passed the Hokage the paper.
"Keep Naruto out of this, I don't want him hurt or to loose control."
"Sakume I know you care for him and yes I know how long you have been dating but I fully believe he is capable of handling himself." Tsunade tried to convince the black haired medic.
"But..." She was cut off.
"I will put you on but you are to fight as little as possible, this team I have chosen have agreed to do this to protect you...do you understand?"
She nodded reluctantly.
"Good, dismissed." Tsunade shooed her off so she could resume her duties.
_TIME SKIP_ -BACK AT HER HOUSE-
Sakume was packing the last of her bags when there was a very harsh knock on her front door. She ran to the door and opened it to see Shikamaru.
"Yes?"
"I'm here to pick you up."
"You're kidding right...please tell me you're kidding..." She pleaded. He shook his head.
"Oh gawd, and we havn't even left the village." She sighed as she threw her bag over her shoulder and closed the door. The two ninja walked a normal pace down the main street, at this time everyone was up and sweeping their doorsteps or baking. The smell intoxicated the air and that to Sakume was her morning, It wasn't nomal unless there was a certain smell of bread and dumplings that filled the air.
The medic saw the group from her point. She saw Naruto, and Kiba. Wait that makes 4 in total, there was one missing.
"Where is...nevermind." She saw Neji get up from putting something in his bag.
She shook her head as she smiled.
"Shikamaru finally! What is Sakume doing here?" Naruto asked.
"You didn't know? She is coming with us." Shika replied.
"What, but she, she can't."
"Why not, I can to come." She gave him a puzzled look.
"Sakume it's too dangerous..."
"Naruto...ok if it is too dangerous for me than it is aswell for you."
"No, I can handle myself."
"Well so can I."
"That dosn't matter, I don't want to be worried that somthing will happen to you."
"You don't think I will be worried...it's my father you're talking about, he won't hesitate to kill you and I won't let that happen."
"Sakume just trust me, you have to stay here."
She shook her head.
"Damn..." Naruto whispered to himself. They picked up there stuff and were about to leave when Shikamaru stopped them.
"Let's get into placments. It will be the most effective on this mission. Neji you're in front, Kiba you're on right wing, Naruto you're on the back flank, I'll be on left wing, and Sakume you will be in the middle close behind Neji...ok?"
"Ok..." She agreed.
"All right then, take form." They gathered and left leaping from tree to tree. Naruto didn't talk he just kept watch at the back of the group getting the ocasional glare from every other boy.
_TIME SKIP_ -ARRIVING AT THE SOUND VILLAGE-
"Ok the sound is up ahead, be on your guard, Orochimaru has his henchmen everywhere and they are probaly waiting for us." Sakume stated. The whole group was tense and ready to battle, but there was nobody. no attacks, no ninja, no nothing it was harmless. They still took caution in proceeding to Orochimaru's lair.
They all stayed in their formation and quickened their pace still being alert. With every passing step Sakume thought to herself how it was another step to seeing her father again...another step to an unpredictable fight, not knowing what might happen. Kiba's voice broke her from her daze.
"There it is, the snake's hideout." He muttered is a whisper.
"Ok, let's split up. Naruto, Neji and I will go one way... Sakume, and Kiba will go the other way."
"Why?" Her voice was a harsh whisper.
"This way there will be a Byakugan user on each team and I think you and Kiba will be able to handle yourselfs, don't worry I'll look after Naruto."
Naruto rolled his eyes before sakume finaly saw his logic and nodded. As the two seperate squads turned away Shikamaru turned back.
"Sakume, be careful, don't..."
"I will." She smiled. "...but thanks."
"Ok let's go." Shika sighed.
Sakume and Kiba, along with Akamaru set off in the opposite direction.
"Oh my gawd!" She was about to smash her alarm into bits like every other one that month but she remembered that she always destroyed her clock before she got a chance to see what time it was, so she hit the snooze button, turned and lifted her head just enough to see over the fluff in her pillow.
"It's 6:00, great I have to get up..." She rolled her eyes and stood up off her bed. Just then the alarm went off again.
"Shut up." She back handed the clock into the wall as it fell into peices in the corner. She sighed and was about to get dressed when there was a knock on her door. She took her time down the stairs and opened the door.
"What..."
"Hey Ume-chan!" Naruto greeted her.
"Hey Naruto and Sai, what is it?"
"Nothing I just wanted to come see you." Naruto had a grin from ear to ear.
Sakume raised an eyebrow. "At 6 in the morning?"
"Sure why not?"
"Yeah, it's not like we are trying to hide anything from you that you would want to know." Sai smiled.
"Sai! Shut up!" Naruto scolded him.
Sakume tapped her foot on the ground. "Tell me..."
"What, tell you what, there is nothing to tell you." Naruto scratched the back of his head.
Sakume rolled her eyes and pulled him into a hug before looking up into his eyes and kissing his lips lightly.
"Naruto, please tell me." She gathered an innocent smile.
He was dazed by the kiss, but shook himself from it and grabbed her waist.
"Sorry, no can do..." He smirked and leaned in for another kiss but was stopped.
"I don't think so, not till I find out what you're hiding." She spun out of his arms and went upstairs to get dressed. She came down not even looking at them she left and headed twoards the Hokage's office. The streets were mostly empty, the people of Konoha didn't get up till about 7 or so. She continued her srides up to Tsunade's office. She entered without warning and shut the door behind her.
"Sakume...You can't just..."
"Yeah yeah I know. Now tell me what your keeping from me, You know I will find out so just be straight with me now and save alot of time." She crossed her arms.
"Umm...I really have no idea what you are talking about." Tsunade started to sweat as she tried to stuff a piece of paper in her desk, but before she could it was snatched from her by one of Sakume's clones. Tsunade sighed and shook her head.
"What the hell, this involves my father...you can't just keep me out of this, you know I won't just sit back. Seriously, reconsider this team." She passed the Hokage the paper.
"Keep Naruto out of this, I don't want him hurt or to loose control."
"Sakume I know you care for him and yes I know how long you have been dating but I fully believe he is capable of handling himself." Tsunade tried to convince the black haired medic.
"But..." She was cut off.
"I will put you on but you are to fight as little as possible, this team I have chosen have agreed to do this to protect you...do you understand?"
She nodded reluctantly.
"Good, dismissed." Tsunade shooed her off so she could resume her duties.
_TIME SKIP_ -BACK AT HER HOUSE-
Sakume was packing the last of her bags when there was a very harsh knock on her front door. She ran to the door and opened it to see Shikamaru.
"Yes?"
"I'm here to pick you up."
"You're kidding right...please tell me you're kidding..." She pleaded. He shook his head.
"Oh gawd, and we havn't even left the village." She sighed as she threw her bag over her shoulder and closed the door. The two ninja walked a normal pace down the main street, at this time everyone was up and sweeping their doorsteps or baking. The smell intoxicated the air and that to Sakume was her morning, It wasn't nomal unless there was a certain smell of bread and dumplings that filled the air.
The medic saw the group from her point. She saw Naruto, and Kiba. Wait that makes 4 in total, there was one missing.
"Where is...nevermind." She saw Neji get up from putting something in his bag.
She shook her head as she smiled.
"Shikamaru finally! What is Sakume doing here?" Naruto asked.
"You didn't know? She is coming with us." Shika replied.
"What, but she, she can't."
"Why not, I can to come." She gave him a puzzled look.
"Sakume it's too dangerous..."
"Naruto...ok if it is too dangerous for me than it is aswell for you."
"No, I can handle myself."
"Well so can I."
"That dosn't matter, I don't want to be worried that somthing will happen to you."
"You don't think I will be worried...it's my father you're talking about, he won't hesitate to kill you and I won't let that happen."
"Sakume just trust me, you have to stay here."
She shook her head.
"Damn..." Naruto whispered to himself. They picked up there stuff and were about to leave when Shikamaru stopped them.
"Let's get into placments. It will be the most effective on this mission. Neji you're in front, Kiba you're on right wing, Naruto you're on the back flank, I'll be on left wing, and Sakume you will be in the middle close behind Neji...ok?"
"Ok..." She agreed.
"All right then, take form." They gathered and left leaping from tree to tree. Naruto didn't talk he just kept watch at the back of the group getting the ocasional glare from every other boy.
_TIME SKIP_ -ARRIVING AT THE SOUND VILLAGE-
"Ok the sound is up ahead, be on your guard, Orochimaru has his henchmen everywhere and they are probaly waiting for us." Sakume stated. The whole group was tense and ready to battle, but there was nobody. no attacks, no ninja, no nothing it was harmless. They still took caution in proceeding to Orochimaru's lair.
They all stayed in their formation and quickened their pace still being alert. With every passing step Sakume thought to herself how it was another step to seeing her father again...another step to an unpredictable fight, not knowing what might happen. Kiba's voice broke her from her daze.
"There it is, the snake's hideout." He muttered is a whisper.
"Ok, let's split up. Naruto, Neji and I will go one way... Sakume, and Kiba will go the other way."
"Why?" Her voice was a harsh whisper.
"This way there will be a Byakugan user on each team and I think you and Kiba will be able to handle yourselfs, don't worry I'll look after Naruto."
Naruto rolled his eyes before sakume finaly saw his logic and nodded. As the two seperate squads turned away Shikamaru turned back.
"Sakume, be careful, don't..."
"I will." She smiled. "...but thanks."
"Ok let's go." Shika sighed.
Sakume and Kiba, along with Akamaru set off in the opposite direction.
