Chapter 1: The mission
"You want me to WHAT???" screamed a certain Haruno Sakura.
"Shishou, you can't be serious! I refuse to go to Otogakure!"
"Tough luck, Sakura. The school at Oto needs a medical ninja and teacher, and you were the only one suited for the job," replied Tsunade. Her eyes were guarded and her facial expression blank. Ironically, it was because of that that Sakura knew her shishou was lying.
(A.N. This fic is slightly AU…basically everbody is still a ninja, but only kunoichi live in Konoha, although there are civilians as well, while Otogakure consists of only shinobi, with no civilians. Suna is more open than either Konoha or Oto, and trains ninja of both genders. It is a staunch ally of Konoha, but is not so friendly with Sound, though it maintains an uneasy peace.)
Damn!inner Sakura screamed. Shishou's lying to us…again. Maybe she'll send us out now and then retract us halfway to Sound because it turns out she was drunk…or playing a prank. And not only that, if it really is a mission, she just had to send me to an ALL BOY'S SCHOOL. I hate men.
So Tsunade is going to hide something from us, eh? Well two can play at that game, she decided. Keeping her face deliberately blank, she bowed and said, "Of course Tsunade-sama. What are the details?"
"You are to travel there ASAP Sakura. Don't dawdle just because you hate the mission. You will demonstrate to the students medical ninjutsu and teach a minimal amount of it to those who have an aptitude for it. You will stay there unless an emergency comes and I will be forced to retract you, or until Oto decides you may leave. Sakura…I normally wouldn't ask this of you, but this is necessary to remain allies with the Sound."
Putting her selfishness aside, the kunoichi agreed. "Of course, shishou. I understand."
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