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Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto are about 21 in this story,
Enjoy! Here's the first chapter
The Assignment
"This assignment is ridiculous, why do I have to be a part of it? I mean it's mostly them who are getting into arguments" Sakura was thinking in her head as she was walking down the road towards the Uchiha mansion with a taut look on her face, already imagining the things that could possibly happen these next three days. Kakashi had an assignment for the three ninja, and it was to bond as a team by spending quality time together since they were starting to fall back on competition and arguing, especially between Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura would always be the one to break up their fights as usual and one or the other or sometimes even both would end up on the ground with a strong blow from Sakura's fist, making their time with training impossible. Kakashi had had enough of it and decided to take matters into his own hands in order to avoid any more delays in their training.
Their assignment called for a three day sleepover at Sasuke's place which he had no choice but to agree to since the Uchiha mansion was the most spacial that would equip each ninja with their own bedrooms. Though Naruto and Sasuke had been arguing more frequently than usual it did not seem odd to Sakura in the least bit, "they've always been rivals anyway but still, for Kakashi Sensei to have put us three on this crazy assignment?" Sakura thought as she sighed out loud, "well I do have to keep those two in check after all, a little bonding couldn't hurt the team maybe for once I'll get a break from those two arguing. And, also, Sasuke will be there.." she shook her head immediately averting from any subconscious romantic thoughts about Sasuke, trying to cool the redness from her cheeks that she could feel from the warmth on her face.
Sakura had grown out of her fan girl phase and the young obsessed girl with the huge crush on Sasuke was long gone after she had spent so much time focusing on her medical ninjutsu training with lady Tsunade, plus working over time hours at the hospital provided her with enough time to mature and fill her thoughts with more important things such as her missions and patients. She had grown into a strong self driven young lady but still, she couldn't help but feel her pulse accelerate and a strange feeling in the bottom of her belly at the thought of spending three nights in Sasuke's mansion that she had never really seen. Deep down inside she still had unconditional feelings for Sasuke, even more so now that she had grown more physically intuitive and noticed how he has become even more handsome and unavoidably catching a few glimpses of his ripping bicep muscles during training. Sakura had been so distracted by her perverted thoughts that she didn't notice a tall blonde girl walking in her direction, bumping into her.
"Watch it, forehead! Can't you see where you are going?" Ino exclaimed rubbing her head.
"Oh, sorry Ino pig guess you got in my way" Sakura replied smugly.
"Next time you should open up your eyes more then, dummy" Ino laughed poking Sakura's forehead. Ino and Sakura had become greater friends ever since their rivalry with competing for Sasuke's attention ended when Ino started dating Sai. Though they were not so much enemies, they still playfully joked around each other especially when Sakura would tease Ino about her relationship with Sai. "It's not like you to bump into people, what's with you?" Ino asked concerned.
"It's nothing, I'm just overthinking on the assignment I've got for these next three days"
"Oh? What assignment?"
"Kakashi Sensei noticed how much Naruto and Sasuke have been fighting lately during our training, and I guess myself as well with trying to shut those two up, so he assigned us to a three day sleepover at the Uchiha mansion to work on bonding as a team. I'm spending three nights with those two boneheads"
"Ahhh" Ino chimed in a teasing tone, lifting one eyebrow and looking at Sakura with an evil smirk, "gettin' it on at the Uchiha's!" she teased Sakura as she rolled her eyes at her loudmouthed friend.
"No Ino, it's not like that, this is an assignment"
"Uh huh, an assignment" Ino expressed air quotes with her fingers on the word assignment, "you know you got the hots for Sasuke, we both know that all too well right?" she continued to tease.
"Th-that's in the past Ino pig. Besides Naruto will be there too, like I said it's a teamwork assignment"
"You liar!" Ino laughed pointing at Sakura, "but true, there is the matter of Naruto being there, looks like you're going to have to try and be quiet in that huge mansion" Ino giggled.
"Does everything you say have to be sexual? You pervert"
"Well let's face it, between me and you, I'm the one who has the most experience so if you're going on a sleepover assignment I'd say this is a perfect opportunity for you to get some with Sasuke" Ino said as she wiggled her eyebrows flirtatiously at Sakura.
"I already told you, we're going to be working on bonding our team work"
"Oh you'll be bonding alright!" Ino laughed.
"You're unbelievable" Sakura scoffed feeling a bit embarrassed because despite the fact that Ino was teasing her, she was right. Sakura's feeling in the bottom of her belly was reacting to the imagination that Ino was displaying for her.
"Oh come on Sakura, I'm just messing with you. I hope you three get your teamwork situated, I'm sure there will be a lot of bonding between the three of you but most likely between you and Sasuke since Naruto has Hinata of course, so I'm afraid it's inevitable" Ino smirked at Sakura as she rolled her eyes at Ino yet again. She noticed how the sun was starting to set with the sky becoming darker as the faint twinkling stars were beginning to appear more clearly in the darkening sky. "I've got to get going, it's starting to get dark" said Sakura.
"Sure, you do that. If you need any teamwork bonding tips I'm here! Have fun!" chimed Ino as she strolled past Sakura going her own way. Sakura just shook her head with a slight smile, laughing inwardly at her perverted friend and started walking in the opposite direction.
She was only a few more blocks away from the Uchiha mansion and began thinking about how she will have to handle those two bickering all the time and probably fighting for the simplest little things. She sighed out loud as she finally arrived to the mansion by night time with the dark blue night sky set and the bright round moon fully visible, it was about 8:00 PM. As she gaped at the two tall glass doors in front of her she could already hear muffled arguing from the inside of the enormous place, Naruto was already there. Her eyebrows furrowed as she rang the doorbell, having expected to hear the arguing but not as soon as she would arrive. The muffled yelling paused once the doorbell rang and she could hear someone approaching the door. Sasuke was standing before her as he opened the door with his usual serious monotone face.
"Really? I've just barely arrived and already I can hear you guys going at it from outside" Sakura greeted Sasuke.
"Hn" was all that Sasuke replied as he let her through the door.
"Hey Sakura! You finally made it" Naruto greeted in a more cheerful way as Sakura entered through the doors. She was appalled and mesmerized by the spacious place, nicely decorated with the Uchiha crest on one of the walls, the living room to one side and the kitchen on the opposite end across from the living room while a staircase resided in the very middle leading up to a hallway full of rooms. Everything was neatly organized, the living room was equipped with a large TV screen and an xbox game system below it, two bookshelves on both ends of the TV filled with games, dvd's, and books, the kitchen across was clean and the high chairs set nicely by the counter. Sakura turned her attention to Naruto then and responded with a little chuckle.
"Yeah. Sorry I was kept up by Ino." Sakura's face then turned serious as Naruto and Sasuke were now in close range turning their attention to her, "okay, let's just make one thing clear, I do not want to hear the two of you yelling at each other through out these next three days, I don't feel like wasting my energy on beating up you two, mostly you Naruto" Sakura glared at Naruto.
"What!" Naruto exclaimed appalled, nonetheless Sakura continued.
"Our assignment is to work on our teamwork. Remember the rules, we are not to leave the Uchiha mansion for any night, only times we are allowed to leave is during the day for individual training, an urgent message from lady Tsunade, or for work, other than that we will be spending our time as a team here so get used to it, got it?" Sakura reprimanded.
"Got it.." Naruto answered slightly nervous, "Yeah." Sasuke answered nonchalantly. "Hm." Sakura nodded as she proceeded to set down her bags for a short moment.
"Now, why is it that once I get here I'm already hearing you two arguing? I could hear you from outside" Sakura scolded. Sakura has pretty much been the one to take charge since she's taken after Tsunade's leadership attitude and strength even though Sasuke and Naruto would take lead most of the time, Sakura had the final say in almost every situation.
"Tell Sasuke here!" Naruto answered pointing at Sasuke, "he's the one that's being inconsiderate of how I feel inside this huge mansion, it's ridiculously cold in here!"
"Deal with it you idiot, I'm not about to cater to you just because you need to be here." Sasuke answered back with his face taut and serious as always. Sakura sighed and closed her eyes in frustration as Naruto started to glare angrily at Sasuke's comment.
"Naruto, Sasuke, just shut it!" Sakura exclaimed, "I don't want to deal with you two tonight any further. Naruto, just cover up, it's not that cold in here. Let's just go to bed and start tomorrow a little different okay? So can you both deal?!" she yelled as Naruto and Sasuke stared at her surprised, not long before Sasuke turned back to his cool attitude almost immediately.
"Hn. Whatever. I'll show you to your room, I don't feel like continuing to argue about nonsense" Sasuke stated as he started to lead Sakura towards up the stairs as she grabbed her bags and followed after Sasuke.
"Hmm. Fine." Naruto agreed frustrated watching Sasuke and Sakura descend up the stairs.
Sasuke lead Sakura down the long hallway towards a room almost at the end, another door resided slightly across from the bedroom door that would be Sakura's. "That's your bathroom, each room has it's own so this one is yours" Sasuke directed to the bathroom door from across the bedroom door that he turned to open for Sakura, "and this is your bedroom" he said as she walked in and gazed at the comfortable looking room with a king sized bed in the middle, a dresser set across from the bed against the wall with a small TV screen set on top, a couch on the side, and two horizontal squared windows above from the bed covered by thick curtains that only the moonlight from a tiny slit of the curtains could peak through to light up the room just slightly. Sasuke switched on the lights which added a dim calm lighting, perfect for the room that had a cherry blossom wallpaper decorated on one side of the walls. Sakura admired it all and turned to Sasuke, "thank you Sasuke" she said as he nodded and walked out the room slightly brushing against her side unintentionally and tensing up a little as he was walking past her out the door. Sakura tensed up as well at the touch and felt a little shiver, "what was that all about? and why the hell am I feeling goosebumps. Keep it together Sakura come on, it's just Sasuke" she thought as she shook her head brushing off the thought and closed the door behind her.
Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were in their own bedrooms and getting ready to go to bed. Sasuke was just a door down from Sakura's and Naruto at the opposite end of the hall, he figured Sasuke must've done it on purpose since he wasn't on good terms with Naruto at the moment. Nonetheless he didn't mind, he just slumped down onto his bed and started texting romantic messages to Hinata while watching TV in his room that was similar to Sakura's but without the cherry blossom wallpaper, instead the room was covered by calm tan wallpaper. Sakura changed into her nightgown, a silky soft pink spaghetti strap top and matching silk shorts as she laid down into the comfortable bed turning on the TV on the dresser across from where she laid and sighed in content relishing in how incredibly comfortable the bed was but having the thought of the little incident from earlier in the back of her mind. Sasuke laid in his bed thinking about the impact which was unusual for him, "I never imagined Sakura's skin would be so soft until I passed right by her, why is it that it affects me like this" he thought as he just turned to his side and team seven drifted off to sleep soundly, not knowing what to expect for these next three days starting first thing in the morning.
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