**One year later**

Sakura was walking home from a long solo mission. Her pink hair blew in the cold morning air and she could tell that she had a fever. As she walked into the front gates of the grate leave village she saw Kakashi Hatake walking by and she whispered, "Kakashi." in her kind, yet quite voice before she fell forward.

Kakashi had heard his old student and he ran to her making sure she didn't hit the ground. Her moved her so her legs hung over his right arm and her head resting on his left arm. He ran the 17 year old girl to Tsunade knowing that Sakura had a really high fever seeing he could tell just by holding her.

When Kakashi walked into Tsunade's office he could tell that she shocked to see Sakura passed out in his arms. The white haired ninja put the girl down on a the small sofa in the office and Tsunade looked Sakura over. Tsunade said, "She has Dengue Fever. I should be able to heal her." Tsunade put her hands over Sakura's stomach then started to heal the teenage girl.

Then Tsunade's green/blue light suddenly turned a orange/red color and Tsunade felt something zap her. The color went away when Tsunade pulled her hands away and stopped healing. Kakashi looked at Tsunade in said, "That's not something you see everyday."

*Iwa*

Kyoko had just back from a long mission and she was looking forward to getting word on Sakura and Kakashi. When she got home and she put her bags on her bed a letter popped in from no where. She picked it up from the table and opened it.

Dear Kyoko,
Sakura is in the hospital. She has a fever of 108 and Tsunade can't heal her seeing something is going on. I don't know how to tell you this Kimiko, but your little sister is passing away.

~ Dog-sama

Kyoko read the letter twice before quickly unpacking her things, putting new cloths into her backpack, and she grabbed her solider pills that were held in a little brown box that fit into her pocket. When she was packed she took the letter, grabbed her bags, turned off the lights, and she ran to the Hokage's office. Kyoko knocked on the door she heard the Hokage answer, "Enter." She opened the door and walked into the office closing the door behind her.

The Hokage looked up from his desk and asked, "What are you here for? Kyoko."

Kyoko said in a plain tone, "I need three month vacation."

The Hokage said, "I can't let my best ninja off of three months and you know that Kyoko."

Kyoko was starting to get pissed and told him, "I'm asking has Kimiko Haruno. Not has Kyoko Fujiwara." he lifted his brow and couldn't help but wound what had brought her to using her real name without fear or hate for it.

He asked, "Kyoko what's wrong?"

Kyoko looked to the large window in the room and walked to it looking down at the city below. She told him, "My little sister is in trouble. I need to be there for her and if I'm not, I'll go nuts not knowing."

The Hokage thought for a minute. He looked at Kyoko and could tell that in the year that she had found her little sister she had changed. Her once dull red hair is now pink with light red highlights, her dark green eyes are now a light green that had a hint of blue. Her obedient personality had been partly replaced with a smiling caring personality. He sighed and he said, "Ok. You can go."

Kyoko turned away from the window and looked at the Hokage then smiled when she saw he was serious. She ran over to him and hugged him. She whispered before she ran out of the office, "Thank you ... Kaname."

The Hokage, Kaname, looked at the door has she ran out then went back to work seeing a Hokage's job is never done.

*Traveling*

Well Kyoko was traveling the thought of something happening to Sakura well she wasn't there. Kyoko took solider pill after solider pill 'til she had noticed that she had took seven and that she was running very fast. Kyoko knew at this rage a five day trip will only take her a day. When the sun set she made camp a good 40 miles away from the hidden Leaf village doors. She sighed has sat down by the fire waiting for the day to start so she could get to her sister. Has Kyoko laid her head of pink and red hair down she thought, I hope she's alright.