(I do not own Naruto or any of the characters.)

It was a normal day outside in the Hidden Leaf Village, Konoha, Sakura had finished the training today and was finally seeing Sasuke again, finally back in the village and the true team 7 was complete again. Sai had to leave the team, from Sasuke finally coming back, but he did get another team. She was very excited and even started to run through the village to go meet up with Naruto and Sasuke. Today, they were getting a mission without hesitation, but they did not know what type of mission. She started to come to a walk, as she went to the noodle shop, which Naruto normally goes to. For some reason, they had to meet up there. Sakura sighed as she was the first one there, like always. She leaned up against the wall of the shop waiting for them, and finally Sasuke was pulling Naruto by his arm and even pushed him, as they were thirty minutes late.

"Sorry we are late, someone wouldn't wake up early." Sasuke said and looked at Naruto. "You should be glad we got here before Kakashi, dobe."

"Ow Sasuke! That hurts!." Naruto rubs his arm and looks at Sakura. "Hello Sakura! Are you ready for today? We are finally getting a mission again! I am hungry, can we go eat the noodles yet?"

"Hello Sasuke, Naruto. I can see why you are both late. Sorry for the early meet up time. Yes, let's get Naruto some food before he dies from starvation." Sakura pushed off from the4 side of the building and walked in.

"If only he shut up about ramen all the damn time." Sasuke followed Sakura into the shop, and Naruto followed behind them.

The three ninjas sat down and ordered food, and when it was put in front of them, they started to eat it. Sakura looked at her food as she ate slowly, team 7 was once again waiting for Kakashi to show up, which normally he was a few hours late. This day was no acceptation, Kakashi was two hours late. They had already paid their bill and were outside. Kakashi was leaning against the wall reading Ichi Ichi Paradise. Sasuke sighed, but then Kakashi tossed them the paper.

"That is the mission the three of you will be doing, I will not be joining you." Kakashi looked up from the book, and started at them.

"What? I thought you normally come with us on missions even if they are not that big." Sakura said looking at Kakashi.

"Not this one, it is very easy, and it isn't too far away. You will be fine without me. I have another mission to do, so good luck on that mission." Kakashi smiled.

"So, this is all you needed to give and tell us, and it took you two hours to do?" Sasuke looked up at Kakashi.

"I had other things to do."

"Great! We get to do a mission for only the three of us!" Naruto was very excited about this.

"It is a five day mission, I think we can handle this easily." Sasuke said and then looked at where Kakashi was, as he was already gone... "He didn't even say anything before he left…"

"Oh well." Sakura took the paper to look at the mission. It was a five day mission, they already had a place to stay, but it was in the middle between Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Leaf Village. It looked like people were being ambushed near there. She then gave the paper back to Sasuke. "Well I am ready to leave, I am assuming you both are too?"

Sasuke nodded and showed his backpack, one that all three of them had with them. "We are, we have everything with us now."

"Alright, let's head out." She turned and started to walk with Sasuke and Naruto to leave the village for this mission.

They were already running towards their destination, when they got there, it was already night. Sakura set up her stuff, just as Naruto and Sasuke did. Sasuke started a fire and sat down, Sakura sat on the other side of the fire, and Naruto between them; Sakura sighed and laid down after a bit and fell asleep as Naruto and Sasuke were talking a bit longer before sleeping.

There was a yell and the three got up fast and ran to where the yell came from. They went and found places to be hidden, away from each other. They saw a guy who was alone and his bag on the lying ground and seemed hurt. Sakura looked around as Naruto went up to the person, being the idiotic self is he. He didn't even thing if it was a trap, did they really know if there were people waiting to ambush them? They didn't seem to see anyone else except the person laying on the ground as their things were scattered around the person. But Naruto, like always, doesn't wait and listen around.

Sasuke had tried to stop Naruto, but didn't stop him in time, he was too late. Naruto was already out and it was an ambush. Ten ninja came out fast and started to attack, but as soon as they came out, Sasuke and Sakura ran out and went to attack as well. They wanted to figure out how and who these people are, but one by one, only one was left, and they had run away. Sasuke looked at Naruto and glared at him, he was angry at him for going out and not minding what he was doing, and what make the ambush happen so fast, but it was over as soon as it happened.

Sasuke sighed and moved to sitting down and leaning against a tree. Sakura came up and stood next to him as Naruto sat in front of them. "Naruto, haven't you learned to not go out automatically until we check to see if it is an ambush or not? Really, you have done it enough times to have learned by now." Sasuke stared at Naruto then.

"I know! But the person looked hurt, so I wanted to go and help them." Naruto crossed his arms and looked down at the ground.

"You were stupid, Naruto. You know to wait for until Sasuke gives the signal!" She was about to yell, but caught herself before that. She looked away, and stared at the ground. "You know what we were going to do if it was clear and fine to go to the person."

"I will do that next time, this time was just like this because we are all finally together again. I missed being team 7." Naruto looked up and smiled at them, the stupid smile he normally did, Sasuke and Sakura sighed in unison, it was normal Naruto always trying to make things be looser, which didn't help to well. Both of them were still pretty mad at him. He was about to jeopardize their mission, which did.

Sakura glared at Naruto and looked away. "Now we might have a battle on our hands, and we do not even have others to help us."

"But I can always make more copies of myself!" Naruto looked up at Sakura as she sighed. She didn't know what to say to him now.

Sakura sighed as they finally started to walk back to their camp, which wasn't too far away. They finally laid down and slept., as the fire was put out. The night was silent, except for the crickets making the music of the night. Sakura on the other hand, couldn't fall asleep. She turned onto her back as she stared up at the stars and clouds. She looked shocked when she saw a shooting star, and she smiled as she watches it disappear very quickly. She closed her eyes and thought in her head as she was making a wish. I wish, this mission will finish fast, and have a good outcome. She then turned back onto her side and tired to fall asleep again, curling up under the blanket some, as it started to get a bit chilly.

In the morning, as the sun started to rise over the trees to, to where it shone on them more, Sasuke started to wake up, just as Sakura was already up for a bit, she was sitting up with her legs crossed, and looking at the ground as she was very deep in thought. She stared, and didn't look up at all when Sasuke was asking a questions, she didn't even hear him, too deep into thought.

"Sakura?" Sasuke shook Sakura then and looked up at him back into reality, finally. He was staring at her seriously, as he had said her name at least a few times before she noticed him shaking her and saying her name..

"Huh? Sasuke?" She stared at him calmly but then looked away. "Is something wrong Sasuke?"

"You weren't answering to me. I called your name a few times now. Is something wrong with you?" He crossed his arm "You sure that nothing is wrong? What were you staring off into space for anyways?"

"What was I thinking about? Nothing really, I just didn't get a good sleep really. That's mostly it." She smiled as she then started to stand up, she brushed herself off then looked over at Naruto and frowned. "He still isn't up yet?"

Sasuke sighed and nodded his head, and rubbed it. "Yeah, he is still asleep. We need to wake him up. You know how hard of a sleeper he can be. He could sleep through a whole fight, with all the noise in the world. Can you wake him up this time?"

Sakura nodded, stretched her back some then went over and leaned down to Naruto, staring at him. She sighed and then smiled. "The ramen is burning!" She quickly then moved away from Naruto's sleeping form.

Naruto sat up very fast. He looked around and was worried. "Why is the ramen burnging!" He then realized where he was then rubbed his head. "That was a dirty trick Sakura!" He pouted looking up at her.

"I had to do it to get you up fast. We have a mission to do." She then turned around and started to put her things into a bag.

Sasuke started to pack his things too, Naruto did after he stood up. They had to relocate themselves so they are never found in the same place. They did not want to be spotted by the people they were after, since the ambush the day before, which did not go too well. They finally started heading out to find a new place to hide out at, which was easy enough to find out as they found a perfect place. Right now if the boss of the ninjas came, they could get this mission over with faster, instead stay another three days. After they set up their camp again, they went and started to make sure people were all right now. After a bit they went into the village, and started to look on what to buy to eat, as they were getting hungry.

They stopped in a restaurant that looked like it was a good place to eat, and of course there was ramen on the menu for the stupid blond haired idiot who couldn't get enough ramen. Team 7 sat down, like always, Sasuke and Naruto sat right next to each other. By this time, Sakura already know something that took her a bit to know, Sasuke and Naruto were actually a couple. She smiled and then ordered her drink, and food, just as they did. They started talking like they were close friends, which they were. She was enjoying this time they were having together, it was great for her. She hasn't actually been with them all for such a long time. After a bit of them talking, they started to laugh, they were allowed to have a tiny bit of fun on a mission, and eating was the time to do that. Their food came and they started to eat, and when they were done, they put money on the table then left the restaurant.

They went back to the path and stayed hidden as they watched people walk by. Watching them to make sure no one got attacked or hurt, which nothing happened for at least two more days. Sakura rested, leaning against the trunk while sitting on the branch as there was nothing going on. It was very boring, no activity at all. She sighed and closed her eyes and started to fall into a light sleep, a way to be easily woken up. She woke up when Sasuke walked up to the tree, then she got down and went with them to the camp site.

She laid down groaning. "Nothing, maybe they gave up trying to steal from people or actually just trying to kill or hurt them. It seems we already got them all, so let's just go home."

"We can't, Sakura." Sasuke looked over at her as Naruto was laying down and already asleep. Sasuke sighed and sat down. "We have to stay until the last day, when others are coming to take our place. If we don't get them when they come, and we aren't here, then they will get hurt, it will be our fault."

"Yes yes…" She laid back and stared at the stars. "Why can't this mission just be finished though? I really just want them to finish coming out and it be done with."

"I know Sakura, but we can't rush these things, if we did, we would do a horrible job at it." Sasuke laid down in his sleeping bag and closed his eyes. "Just try and sleep, it should be done with sooth. Be patient."

Sakura sighed and stared at the sky once again, not being able to sleep. She knew that the other two falls asleep very fast, and can easily be woken up. She stared at the stars thinking, and knowing she wanted to go do something else then what they are doing now. She did like the night sky and all, but what else could they do? This mission was a low class mission, it was too easy. She tried her best to fall asleep, but she just couldn't. She turned onto her side, and then her other side, then back onto her back. She sat up and looked down as there was nothing to do on those nights you just can't sleep. She quickly got up though when she heard people around them and she looked around then the people easily got Sasuke and Naruto up as they were back to back with Sakura.

They stayed back to back as people started to come out and were in a circle around them completely. Someone stood out to being the head of them and Sakura glared at the guy. The ninjas stayed in a circle as Naruto made copies and started to attack, Sasuke and Sakura joined in on the fight. The fight lasted on for a few hours, but the thing that made it stop, was most of the guys were gone, except for the boss of the group. All that could be seen of Sakura after she attacked him was the way she flew and hit into a rock and fell down, and didn't move. There was a small bit of blood already from her arms, and now from her head. Naruto and Sasuke continued to fight until it was done, or at least half done, since the guy finally left.

Sasuke ran over to Sakura fast. "We need to get her to the hospital Nartuo." He picked up Sakura fast and had her on his shoulder and Naruto was already packing things up, as Sasuke ran on ahead of Naruto, who caught up later when Sasuke was in Konoha and was taken, which Kakashi was found on the way towards the hospital Sakura straight to the hospital. She was in his arms now as she was limp, and still hasn't woken up yet. Sasuke put her on a bed when they got to the hospital. Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi watched their female member get rolled away from them, very worried on how she will be when she wakes up.