"What does she want with me now?" The pink-haired kunoichi grumbled. She had just been summoned to Tsunades office for the third time today. "She always wants me to run stupid errands. 'No training today Sakura, I have a headache'" she mocked. But even though it was the dead of night, she followed rules and hustled to Tsunade, fearing that if she wasn't there soon, Tsunade would make her next training session living hell.
Slightly panting, she reached the Hokages office door. Taking a minute to slow her breathing and gain her composer. Then she knocked. From behind the massive wooden door, Tsunades strong but feminine voice rang.
"Enter." As Sakura entered, she noticed that Tsunades face was troubled.
"Oh no. What did I do this time?" Sakura asked herself.
"You wanted to see me Tsunade-sama?" Sakura asked quietly. She then saw a figure standing in the shadows. A tall, raven-haired boy stood with the same stance that he always used to possess: Arms folded across his chest, on foot placed on the wall that we was leaning up against, and a sly smirk crawled onto his face. She froze, her body becoming rigid, thinking that this was a cruel joke. Sensing the change in her demeanor, the boy looked up. Onyx eyes met green. Anger began to swell in the pit of her stomach. Slowly returning her gaze to her mentor, she said coldly,
"What is he doing here?" Tsunade finally looked at her after a few moments.
"Sakura, we need to talk." There was a pause. Sakura glanced between The boy with a smirk, and Tsunade. "Sakura, the night the Sasuke was bitten, do you remember when I healed him?" Sakura nodded. "Well before you were permitted to see him, I had a mission for him." Another pause. "A classified mission."
"What are you saying?" Sakura urged.
"I-" Tsunade started but was interrupted but a husky voice in the corner.
"Meaning I was undercover as a spy. I've completed my mission and now Im back." He said in an annoyed voice.
Sakura felt betrayed in a way. There was so much that she wanted to say. To both of them. But she bit her tongue, and merely asked, "So what does this have to do with me?"
Tsunade looked at Sasuke and then stood from her seat.
"Sakura, I need you to hide Sasuke. None of the village knows that he's back and I need to figure out a way to tell everyone, and there be no riots."
"What? Me? Hide him?" She said bewildered as she pointed to him. Tsunade only nodded. Knowing there was no use in arguing, Sakura let out a long, defeated sigh.
"Very well. For how long?" She asked, head down.
"About a month or so. He is not allowed to leave the house. Under ANY circumstances." She said, to both of them.
"Are you serious?! A month?! I have to deal with his sarcastic, duck-assed person for an entire month..?!" She complained silently. She sensed him looking at her but decided to not return his gaze.
"Is that all tsunade-sama?" she asked, straightening her back into a tense position.
"Yes, Sakura. That is all. Dismissed."