Here is my NEW story(: I hope everybody likes it! Hahah OH! And if you read my SasuSaku story and are wondering when I am going to update, I REALLLLY SORRY. Its really hard to write, and Im a procrastinator, but Ive been working on it… So, ON WITH MY TALE!

It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. I thought... that the two of us... were stronger.

I was so... wrong.

It had been 3 years since Sasuke and Naruto left. THREE. That's a long time. I was all alone. They both left me. Alone. That's why I trained with Lady Tsunade. She took me in as her own. I started getting closer to her, and I drifted farther away from my real family. They just didn't understand. In fact, my mother mocked me for still loving Sasuke.

So, I moved in with Tsunade. She was never home, because of Hokage duties, so I basically had the apartment to myself. When Naruto came back, you could definitely tell that he had matured, in all sorts of ways, if yah know what I mean. I couldn't believe it, but Naruto was actually… hot. If he knew I thought that, he would freak. Pretty soon, everything went back to normal. I trained with Lady Tsunade, as well as Naruto, Kakashi, and our new member Sai.

But, when we heard that Sasuke had defeated Orochimaru, we thought that he would come home. He never did. That's why we wanted to take action and bring him home ourselves. We couldn't just waste our time, waiting for him to come on his own. No, we would have to force him.

"Tsunade-baa-chan!" Naruto yelled. "That's not fair!"

"Calm down, Naruto. This wasn't my decision." Tsunade backfired

"Then whose decision was it? Who won't let us go?!" I retorted. I wouldn't usually disrespect Tsunade, but this situation counted on it.

"Danzo and the elders. They don't want the Kyuubi leaving the village." She sighed.

"Crap." We mumbled. There was a long pause before Tsunade finally spoke.

"I know, but there is still one thing that you two can do."

"What?!?" we shouted in unison.

"This is risky, but if you succeed, you just might be let back in. I'm saying that the two of you should-"

"leave the village to find him." I finished.

"Yes… That is the only way."

"What do you mean by 'you just might be let back in'?" Naruto questioned.

Tsunade sighed, "If you decide to leave, then you will be classified as rogue-ninja. Just like Sasuke, and the Akatsuki. The elders won't like that very much."

This was all too much. I couldn't take it anymore. "I'll do it," I stated. The warm tears began to pour out of me. However, I didn't make a sound.

"Sakura-chan…" he started. Naruto walked over to me, and pulled me into a tight embrace. "I'll do it too." I could feel the vibration from the lips atop of my head.

"Naruto… Sakura… You cannot do it alone. You'll be killed if you do." Tsunade said, sounding formal. "You need a full team. Pick only who you trust the most."

"We understand," Naruto said for the both of us.

It had been a week since then, and I knew who we needed: Kakashi and Sai.

"Are you crazy Sakura-chan? Sai? Of all people, Sai!?"

"I know, Naruto. I know. It may sound crazy but-"

"May?" he interrupted.

"Fine. It's crazy, but I think we can trust him. Plus, we've been training with him for a while." I said reassuringly.

"Why him? And you think you can trust him? What the hell does that mean?"

"Okay, Okay. Just here me out," Naruto raised his eyebrows; "You, Kakashi, and I are all close-range fighters. Sai is mostly a distance fighter. This-"

"So? That's about all you have on him, isn't it?" he interrupted.

"I said here me out." He was silent. "Good, Sai can also make those rats that search. That will help us in finding Sasuke. Plus, we can ride on his birds to make it faster." Naruto grunted, clearly annoyed that I was making a point.

"What about Danzo?" he smirked.

"Tsunade-sama has already lifted the jutsu from Sai. She did it when he first became a part of our team."

"Whaa?"

"I know, but we can trust him. Believe me." I persuaded.

"......... Fine." He murmured.

"What? I couldn't hear you?" I mocked. It was always tease Naruto. He always played into my traps.

"I said.. FINE!" he shouted. I smiled. I liked this Naruto. The playful, childish Naruto. It was a relief to see he hasn't fully matured yet.

Finally. We were going to do it.

Naruto and I had finally managed to get Kakashi to go along with it. He was so stubborn. I mean honestly! We thought that a sensei would WANT to get one of his only three students back. It took a week to get him to agree. A FREAKING WEEK!

Sai, on the other hand, was easy. He still wanted to learn about our "bonds" with Sasuke, so he agreed. He is always so clueless when it came to people. I felt bad for him. Maybe that's why I really wanted to take him along. We were the only people who cared about him. Well, some-what, in Naruto's and Kakashi's case.

At least it was time. We knew we wouldn't be able to get out on our own; Lady Tsunade assigned us a B-Rank mission to escort a feudal lord. (He was a made up lord, of course.)

"Be careful. Sasuke has probably grown very strong if he was able to defeat Orochimaru. Kakashi will be the captain of this "mission" and Sakura," she looked at me, "You're the back-up. I want you all to come home safely. If you have an extra team-member when you return, that is fine too." She chuckled. It was a bitter-sweet goodbye. I wanted to find Sasuke, but I didn't want to see Tsunade worry. I knew, though, that she would worry about us no matter what I said.

I couldn't hold back the tears any longer, so I attacked Tsunade in a strong hug. With my strength, it's a surprise I didn't suffocate her.

"Calm down Sakura, my girl. It will be alright. I will always be here for you." She consoled.

"Tsunade, you're making it worse." I joked. When I was calm enough to speak, I said, "I love you, haha1."

This made her tear up. "Sakura, I am glad you think of me like that. I know you'll come back, and when you do, I'll fight the elders with all my life if they don't let you back in. Make me proud, musume yo2." I let go of her, ready to leave. Everyone else said their goodbyes, but Tsunade made Kakashi stay a minute.

I eavesdropped on their conversation. A skill Tsunade had taught me.

"Kakashi, take care of Sakura. I am afraid that if her heart is damaged any further, it will be untreatable. I am asking you this, not only as your Hokage, but as a mother, so to speak. Take care of Naruto as well. He has a strong will, but this is his last chance." Tsunade said.

"I understand."

The four of us walked past the main gate. Because of our "mission", we were allowed to pass with ease. This was finally it. We would see Sasuke.

haha1 = mother in Japanese

musume yo2

That's Chapter 1! If you like it, REVIEW! If you don't like it, REVIEW. If you are neutral Switzerland in WW2, REVIEW! Bahaha anyway, I have a poll on my profile, with what pairing you guys want. In a couple weeks, maybe, I'll announce the winner, or I won't. mwahaha. Anyways, here are the choices:

SasuSaku

NaruSaku

SaiSaku

KakaSaku

Or… OTHER. (review and tell me who, mmkay?)

Okay buhhh byees(:

(I'll probably update soon, since I like this story.)