While I wait for people to take my poll, I am writing a new story

While I wait for people to take my poll, I am writing a new story! Mwehehehe... Oh, by the way, this story is: itasakusasu, deihinanaru, hidatenneji, and sasoinoshika

Ch 1: Sorrow and Departures

xXxXxXx Sakura's POV xXxXxXx

"Naruto, I'm exhausted and sweaty. Can we stop now? It's been five hours," I said to Naruto, sweat trickling down my large forehead.

"Aw, come on, Sakura-chan! Just a little longer, please?" Naruto said with a pout on his face.

"For once, I agree with Ugly. I say we head home," Sai said, rolling his eyes.

Kakashi-sensei added, "It's unhealthy to train for too long Naruto."

"But-" Naruto started to say

I cut him off, "Besides, Naruto, I need to feed my cat. I should get going." I started walking home, when I noticed that my favorite pink bracelet, given to me by Ino, was missing. I started walking back to the training grounds to get it when I heard Sai say my name.

"Ugly sure is weak, huh?" I heard him say. I hid behind a tree and hid my chakra presence, eyes wide.

"What are you talking about?!" Naruto exclaimed. I allowed a small smile to settle on my face. "Sakura-chan isn't weak! She's not strong, but she's not weak!" The smile faded from my face.

"Ugly doesn't have any strength! What are you talking about?" Sai exclaimed.

"Even if she's not strong, she's not weak," Naruto said.

"Shouldn't you guys be going?" Kakashi-sensei spoke up.

"Sensei, what do you think? Is Sakura-chan strong, or not?" Naruto exclaimed.

Kakashi-sensei sighed. I waited eagerly for his answer, but he took a few minutes to think. "Sakura is weak in comparison to the rest of her team, but she is one of the leaf village's top kunoichi, although she is weak among the shinobi. Honestly, she's strong, but not very strong." I frowned, tears at the corners of my eyes. It looked like no one had any faith to me. I ran home, forgetting about the bracelet.

xXxXxXx Hinata's POV xXxXxXx

I sighed. We had just arrived home from a mission, and what does Kiba want to do? Train. I felt sweaty and I wanted to unpack, but Kiba insisted that we train.

"Hey Hinata! Would you mind grabbing me a water?" Kiba shouted to me as he battled Shino.

"S-sure!" Inside I cursed my self. Why couldn't I stop stuttering? I walked towards where Kurenai-sensei had placed some snacks for when we were hungry training. I pulled out a water and quietly walked back. I wanted to surprise him and Shino. I smiled as I walked along. As I neared the training grounds, I heard Kiba and Shino talking about the kunoichi.

"Ino's pretty, but she's so dumb!" Kiba exclaimed.

Shino just nodded. "Well, she's better than Hinata," he said. My mouth dropped open in shock.

"Yeah, I know! Hinata can't fight at all!" I blinked back tears. Was this really Kiba? The Kiba that always encouraged me, always supported me, and was always there for me?

"I thought that you liked her," Shino said.

"Nah, I'm just trying to get on the good side of Konoha. I do want to be ANBU after all!" He let out a barking laugh. I dropped the water and ran, ignoring my so called teammates calls. I saw a flash of pink, and one name came to my mind. Sakura…

xXxXxXx Ino's POV xXxXxXx

"Look Shika-kun! That cloud looks like a fan!" I exclaimed, pointing to said cloud. I was so happy that Shika-kun had invited me to go cloud watching with him. I smiled at him.

"That one looks like food!" a voice exclaimed on the other side of Shikamaru. I mentally scowled. Sure, Chouji was a great guy and one of my best friends, but I wish I could just sit with Shika-kun.

"Troublesome…" I thought I heard Shikamaru mutter. I smiled at him again.

"Shika-kun, do you want me to go get food?" I said.

"That would be great!" Chouji said with a huge grin on his face.

"Sure…troublesome" Shika-kun said.

"Be right back!" I ran off, happy. I quickly arrived at my house, grabbed the bento I had prepared earlier, and ran out the door. I hoped Shika-kun would like it. I let out a small giggle. I ran through the forest to the clearing, but stopped when I heard Chouji say my name.

"…really weak. Even Hinata would be better on our team!" Chouji exclaimed.

"Honestly, I just think that girls are troublesome. I wish that we were on a squad filled with just boys. Ino's so slow and not powerful at all! It's troublesome," Shikamaru replied, sighing. My eyes went wide. I loved him, and he thinks I'm troublesome?!

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"But she'll be coming soon. Talk about the weather or something," Shikamaru said. I stepped out from behind the tree I was hiding behind, and threw the bento at his head. "Ino?!" He exclaimed, looking shocked. I turned through the forest and ran. I saw a cherry blossom tree, and immediately thought of my best friend. She'll know what to do…

xXxXxXx Tenten's POV xXxXxXx

"Good job, Neji," I said. "Let's take a break." Neji-kun (I would never admit to anyone that I called him that in my head) nodded, and we sat down together, with Lee and Gai-sensei still running laps.

"I forgot my water, would you mind if I used yours?" Neji-kun suddenly said.

"S-sure!" I said. Mentally, I was beating myself up for stuttering. But still, sharing the same thing you drank out of was a huge deal. I handed my water to him. I watched him take a drink, my face turning redder by the second. "Going to the bathroom!" I exclaimed, suddenly standing up and running to the girls room. I slammed the door behind me, leaving some women to look up in surprise. I breathed slowly. When I was convinced that I looked completely normal, I walked out to the training grounds. I stopped suddenly when I heard Neji-kun say my name.

"Where is she? I want to train," Neji-kun spoke. I waited to hear if he had anything else to say about me.

"Ten-chan will be here soon! I am sure!" Lee exclaimed. I tried not to giggle.

"She's always late. What are you talking about?" Neji said. Did I just hear right? Neji-kun insulted me? I blinked a few times, trying to clear my mind.

"True that may be, we should wait patiently for our youthful teammate!" Lee said. Now Lee is insulting me too? What is going on?

"She can't even fight. She's a disgrace to our team," Neji said. The second he said that sentence, I decided I would throw him out of my heart. I glared and stopped off. I heart Gai-sensei call out my name, but I just ignored him. I ran through the streets of Konoha market, when I was hit in the eye with a cherry blossom. I gave a small smile. A message from up above, to tell me about the one person who could help me. Sakura.

xXxXxXx Somewhere far away from Konoha xXxXxXx

"My part of the mission was a success, un," a blond said, smirking at his teammates.

"Hn." Another one replied.

"So I take it you were successful, Itachi-kun?" a man with an orange mask said. Itachi nodded. A red-headed shinobi jumped down.

"Success. She never suspected a thing." He told his three teammates. "But Deidara, are you really so confident these girls can help us?"

"Yup, the blond one was my cousin, un!" Deidara replied with a smirk.

"Leader wants me." Itachi suddenly spoke up. He jumped out of the small hut they had been hiding in and jumped through the trees.

"We have to get ready for the next phase of the plan." The red-head said. The rest nodded. "Let's go." They jumped into the trees.

xXxXxXx End of Chapter xXxXxXx

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