This is my first story! I hope you like it!
I do NOT own any of the characters, locations, organizations, etc. That belongs to the creator of Naruto, Kishimoto!
I am sorry for any misspellings or grammar errors
Thoughts
Inner Sakura and tail beasts
"Speaking"
Chapter 1
It was the end of spring, the streets were filled with people shopping for their dinner, the laughter of children filled the air and the shinobi were given more missions. This is why the members of Konoha 12 and Sai were in the Hokage's office. They were waiting on the details of an important mission that they were about to be assigned, we'll all except for one member who was listening in from outside the window concealing her chakra.
"But Baa-chan she can't come with us, her life is in danger if she does!" Naruto exclaimed
"So is yours Naruto and she is perfectly capable of protecting herself as well as accomplishing a mission." Tsunade countered.
"Yes, but she is more at risk and you know it! I will prevent losing her at all cost especially since Team 7 has been fully reunited! She is too valuable to all of us!"
"And everyone else's life isn't?! You are being selfish Naruto and you know it!"
Ino, Tenten and Hinata stepped forward to talk to their Hokage. "We all know what Sakura is capable of especially the three of us but she has more use here in the village than on this mission." Tenten explained.
"The skills that this mission requires she does not possess. Yes she is a great medic and an excellent kunoichi but this mission requires each of our clan jutsus and kekkei genkai." Ino elaborated.
"We just want what's best for her and the group." Hinata said finishing their reasoning.
Little did they know that some of the people in the room were slowly losing their self-restraint on the anger that was boiling inside of them.
Outside the window Sakura began to cry at what her friends, no her family had said about her. She thought back to her genin days where she was nothing but a girl with a brain that couldn't defend herself, let alone others. She then thought about her training under Tsunade, the war, the joinin exams and becoming an ANBU. Sakura believed that she proved that you don't need clan jutsus or kekkei genkai to be a great shinobi, but the others thought that she was wrong.
Tsunade had finally given up on reasoning with this group. She had known all along that her ex-apprentice was listening in on the whole conversation."Fine, Sakura will remain here while you are on your mission. You are to go to Ame for 2 years and help aid and defend them. There are rumors that the Akatsuski have been reanimated permanently and I want you to report if the rumors are true or not. If they are I need the report as soon as possible so that I can send back up. You are to leave tonight." Tsunade explained the mission details. 'I really need a drink after this. Dealing with them sober gives a bigger headache than a hangover'
Those words were all it took for the members to finally snap.
"I can't accept this mission" Kiba said
Everyone turned to look at him.
"And may I ask why?" Tsunade asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Because I can't spend 2 years with these FUCKING MORONS!" Kiba yelled with hate painted on his face.
"I agree with Kiba. How can I be with idiots 24/7 for 2 years." Neji spoke with venom lacing his voice.
"Troublesome, but I agree." Shikamaru said lazily but laced with anger and a harsh glare present on his face.
Everyone was shocked that Shikamaru had spoken up.
"Hn, what's a mission without a member of Team 7?" Sasuke had stated with a glare that is 10x more powerful than Neji's. Even Naruto thought he pissed in his pants from just one glace.
Naruto was the first to react. "But Teme we need you!"
"And you also need Sakura yet you refuse to let her go on this mission!" Sasuke yelled.
"That's different!"
"No its not!"
While they continued to argue, each team tried to convince their member to rethink their decision.
"NARA SHIKAMARU JUST WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!" Ino shouted.
"Troublesome woman, I am staying behind what part of that didn't you get?" He looked at her and stated lazily but you can still see the anger in his eyes.
"YES BUT WE NEED YOU!"
"You also need Sakura."
"YEAH BUT CHOJI AND I NEED YOU FOR OUR INO-SHIKA-CHO MOVES! AND YOU HAVE THE BEST STRATIGIC MIND WITHIN KONOHA 12!"
"Then think for yourself for once you troublesome woman." Ino was shocked at Shikamaru's words.
Team 9 was dealing with a similar situation.
"Neji hat the hell?!" Tenten yelled/asked
"Neji, what are you thinking? This is very unyouthful of you." Lee said with disappointment written on is face.
"I am simply doing what I feel is right."
Over by Team 8 Hinata and Shino were trying to change Kiba's decision.
"B-but Kiba our most powerful fighting combinations includes you. Without you we are stuck with semi strong combos." Hinata spoke timidly.
"Kiba I know that you don't like going on this mission without Sakura but there is no need for you to stay behind because of that!" Shino stated.
"Not liking that Sakura is not going on the mission yes but that's not the reason that I'm staying behind. I'm staying behind because EVERYONE IS UNDERESTIMATING SAKURA! SHE IS NOT A GENIN ANYMORE! YOU ALL THINK THAT SHE IS WEAK BUT YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT OUT LOUD!" Kiba ranted. His teammates were taken back by his outburst as well as everyone else in the room.
"That's not true!" Naruto shouted in his defense. He never thought that Sakura was weak he just doesn't want to lose any more of his precious people and Sakura is as precious as they can get to him.
"Dobe the words that you just use to try to convince Tsunade-sama tells us otherwise. Yes I know that I call her weak and annoying but that is only to get her to go all out while we spar. I don't want to feel like I'm being babied just because she doesn't want to break my bones." Sasuke explained as if it was the obvious.
"Almost all my battle strategies involve Sakura in some way, so even if I went I would be leading you blindly. What a drag that would be." Shikamaru put in.
"She is one of the only people that actually challenges me during a spar. With her medical skills she is able to move her chakra points making the Byakugan useless."
"She can change her scent so Akamaru and I can't find her easily when we spar. It gives us an adrenaline rush, but we find her in the end." Kiba explained with a cocky grin on his face.
"Yes and that's only because she gives up after the 3 hours and hides in plain sight." Sasuke said with an eye roll.
"You're only saying that because I find her before you can even think about putting an end to one of your sparring matches!" Kiba retorted.
"Troublesome."
"Will all of you SHUT UP!"
"Hai Hokage-sama."
"Anyways I agree with your decisions to stay behind Shikamaru, Kiba, Neji and Sasuke." Tsunade said with pride slipping into her voice. "And before anyone objects, this decision is final so everyone that is on that mission leave and prepare for your journey."
"Hai." Everyone on the mission left leaving the four boys and the Hokage alone.
"Sakura you can come in now."
Sakura POV
I came in through the window with red puffy eyes, but a big smile on my face. "Thank you guys for standing up for me."
"No problem especially since it was all true." Kiba said with that cocky smile still present on his face.
"Are you sure that you don't want to go on that mission?" I asked. I felt guilty that they left such a great opportunity just to prove a point about me.
"Yeah, besides why would we hang out with a bunch of idiots anyway? Personally it's bad for my reputation." Kiba stated. I rolled my eyes at is comment, but the smile was still present on my face.
"It was our duty to be at our comrade's side and never leave them behind, besides now I don't have to listen to Lee's youthful talk now." Neji said with a smirk present on his face.
"Now I don't have to listen to the Dobe and Asshole (Sai) argue over his dick size." Sasuke said with a smirk on his face. He might not have said it but the softness and hint of anger in his eyes when he looked at me told how much he wanted to kill Naruto for saying that and that he actually wants to be here.
"It's less troublesome without Ino around." Shikamaru said with a smile on his face. No one knows this but Shikamaru and I are actually really close.
Tsunade spoke up. "I have decided to make you all a team. Starting now you will perform missions with each other, may it be the whole team or just one person. Understood?"
"Hai."
"You are dismissed."
As we walked out I decided to talk. "Well it looks like we will be seeing a lot of each other now."
"Yeah, and because of that we should start training together so we can see where we need improvement and what moves and jutsus work with the others on the team." Sasuke said.
"I agree. We should meet at the Hokage tower tomorrow at 7." Neji added.
As we went our separate ways I began to think.
'This could be the start of something great'
'Cha! Now we get to prove our worth and ditch those haters!"
'Inner you know that they were only doing what they thought was best for the mission.'
'Yes and that includes talking trash about us behind our backs? Please if it weren't for our boys we would have been walked all over and no one to defend us.'
'Our boys?'
'You know Sasuke-kun, Kiba-kun, Shika-kun and Neji-kun.'
'What's with the kuns?'
'Well we are going to be working with them from now on and they did stand up for us against the BITCHES and ASSES!'
'Wow, someone is pissed.'
'Yeah cause the people that we have thought of as family just belittled us to Shinsu! And if I am then that means you are to!"
'I know I am, but that just means I am going to work harder to prove to the others that I AM a great kunoichi.'
'With our boys'
'Yes Inner with our boys'
By the end of our conversation I made it to my house. I went straight to my room, changed and went to bed, eager for the first practice of my newly formed team.