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Sandals padded lightly along the dirt path, uprooting pebbles every now and then and sending them skidding over the dirt covered road. With a heavy sigh the young kunoichi shifted her day pack higher up on her shoulders. The pain in her lower back soothed a bit at the redistribution of weight. She touched the base of her neck and rolled her head back watching the clouds pass over head as she continued on her journey.

The train ride had been long, but relaxing. She was finally able to get some sleep thanks to the gentle and rhythmic churning of the train. This rutted ragged road was a lot different from a nice cabin with cozy seats and warm cocoa. Again she sighed as her shoe kicked up more dirt and gravel.

'Has this road always been this long?' She thought to herself, pulling her parker more securely around her as the win picked up a bit, 'And this cold.' Wrapping her arms around herself she continued on her journey late into the night.

As the moon tossed stars out over the sky, Sakura sat her bag down under a drooping tree and plopped down next to it. The wind was picking up quite a bit so she pulled a small blanket out of her pack and wrapped it around her slightly trembling body.

"Well at least the tree is doing well to keep some of the wind out." She mumbled as she laid her head down on her pack, "Almost there." She whispered before falling into an awkward sleep.

Her body rose before the sun did allowing her to stretch and attune to her position before the sun burst into her life with its bright rays. She pulled some jerky out of her bag then stuffed the blanket back in it.

'Today is going to be a great day.' She thought to herself as she gathered her gear and sat off back down the road.

Dew settled on the ground as the sun peaked out from behind the mountains that roared out in front of her. Thank goodness she wasn't going to have to trek over those things. Suddenly she let out a line of cursing as her big toe come in contact with the rock from hell. She grabbed her foot and hopped up and down franticly till she landed prostrate on the ground. Pushing herself up she examined her big toe only to see half her toe nail missing. Her shoulder heaved in exasperation and placed her hand over the wounded toe. A small trickle of blue light escaped from her hand and soon the toe was fixed. Looking around quickly to see if anybody say her small miracle, she stood up and continued to walk down the road.

A few minutes soon turned into hours as Sakura neared the place she would call home for the next few months. On the edge on Fire and Cloud country sat a rather large boarding school for girls. A boarding school that didn't attend to ninjas, but had ninjas attend to it. For the next several months she, Hanuro Sakura, would help direct the workings of the infirmary at the school as well as assist in the teaching of the human body.

She took smaller steps as she neared the looming wooden doors to the school. Swallowing the lump in her throat she took hold of the old brass knocker and slammed it against the door. The loud booming that filled the air almost made her heart stop.

"Who 's it? A crinkly voice called over the tall gate that surrounded the school. There accent was heavy and slurred, making it hard for Sakura to understand what the person was asking, "I as' 'who 's it?" The voices became inpatient at her lack of answer.

"I am Hanuro Sakura. My master was summoned by Head Mistress Utsu to send someone to attend to the sick." Sakura spoke with as much force as she could.

"Oh…" The voice seemed to fade off from the wall as the salable run out of the mouth. A loud click sounded inside the door then a slight rumble as the doors were pushed out towards Sakura. She took a step back as the doors greeted her wake.

"Weh come on deary!" A rounded short women shuffled out to great here, "Can't have you standing out here all day, there's work to be done." The women waddled up to her in her sack dress and clock that did nothing the help her size. The women grabbed grabbed Sakura by the wrist and pulled her inside before she could even ask a name.

"Close um up!" She yelled to the two boys chained to the doors. Sakura watched as they grunted against the weight of the doors as they pulled the doors closed and locked them.

"Ignore those beasts. Nothing more then simple trash used to keep other trash out." The women waved Sakura on up the wide drive to the school. As they neared the steps to the school Sakura took in the look of the building. It was nothing like that in the Hidden leaf. All the walls we smooth and stone and there were seven stories all of which had the same exact amount of windows except the first and second floor. The entire school was symmetric in every shape for and fashion.

The women yanked open the front doors and led Sakura into a large flourier. To the left and right two more passages broke off, to the front another door and two grand stair cases that met in the middle before breaking off again and traveling higher up. Where the two stair cases met stood another tall decretive door which led presumably to more rooms. Hanging dead center from the ceiling was a seven story chandelier that was lined with candles.

Sakura turned to the stout woman, "Candles?" She asked.

The women sighed and nodded her head, "This school was built before electricity was safe enough to rout through such walls. That and the military kept cutting the power. Even the new wing, which was wired, is lit with candles." She paused as if remembering something. Then shaking her head she walked to the left, "Come along I'll show you to your room and then give you the grand tour." Sakura followed her through the left doorway stupefied at the sights before her. Passing couches and more doors, tables and chair, Sakura followed the women through the dinning hall, into the kitchen and down a thin flight of stairs.

"This is where the teachers stay during the school year." The women said as she shuffled to a door at the end of the hall, "We can't have them sleeping near the students for obvious reasons, the best being we have male teachers." The women smirked and opened the door for Sakura.

"Oh my…" Sakura breathed in the sight around her. Compared to the one room apartment she shoved her life into, this was a small mansion. A raised futon—not a mat or a simple futon—sat on a dais to her right, a large window with cushion lay before her. Two doors stood to the left, one on each side of a large wardrobe.

"Oh my…" She repeated again as she stepped further into the room.

"Both doors lead to the bathroom, but the second one leads to a changing room first." The women waddled across the room and threw open the curtains to let in more light, "You have a rather nice view of the garden, most of the other rooms have the windows covered with ivy." She smirked, "Does it fit your likings?"

Sakura walked out into the middle of the room slowly and turned in a circle. She turned back to the women and smiled, "Yes very much so. It' might be even too much. A mat and a place to store my belongings is all I truly need." The women raised an eyebrow at her.

"You will not be treated like the trash you saw walking in deary." She walked past Sakura to the door, "Oh and by the way, I'm Natashi Motoshi, but most just call me 'Nada'."

"I'm Saku—"

"I know who you are silly girl, now sit your bag down and I'll give you a tour of this place. It's large and there are many doors. Some of the teachers have made maps on how to get around." She smiled at Sakura and walked out of the room.

Sakura gently placed her bag next to the bed and removed her parka, "No dawdling now deary." At the sound of Nada's voice down the hall, Sakura walked out of the room quickly.

Yah for boarding schools! hehehe wow i promise this time around i will finish it!

LDH (i get tired of typing it all out :P)