Chapter 1: The Mission
Team seven had been summoned to the Hokage's chamber that afternoon. When they arrived,
Tsunade was busy with work. She had more sake bottles on her desk then she should have. She
took a slow sip from a glass and set it on the table. Sakura, Naruto, and Sai were awaiting orders
from thier honorable Hokage. Tsunade took a deep breath and said "We have a new mission for
you but do to rating of the mission; we might have some problems with Naruto getting overly
excited about it". Upon hearing this Naruto mind was racing maybe it's a B rank, an A rank, Hell
maybe even an S rank! Naruto was hands were practicly shaking and Sakura and Sai could
already see it in his blue eyes. Tsunade lowered her head and spoke softly "Team Seven I'm
assigning you a C-rank mission" Naruto's face dropped at the sound of this. This couldn't be, how
could he get a C-rank mission, he was Uzumaki Naruto. How could he be so demoted after all
the battles he's won and missions he's accomplished. "No way, Baa-chan! Not me, get someone
else to do it, it's way too easy, whatever it is" Naruto exclaimed. At this the Hokage stood up with
furociously "How dare you, I have assigned a mission for your team and you WILL help complete
it, and may I remind you, you are still technically a genin, this is just the mission for you." That
remark hit Naruto like a slap in the face. He was still a genin, even Sakura made Chunin level
before him. "Yes Hokage-sama." Naruto mumbled. Sakura, willing to get off the tense topic at
hand, had to change it "What are the details of the mission Hokage-sama." Tsunade sat back in
her chair "Do to the recent activites of thieves, rouge ninja, Orochimaru, and especially the
Akatsuki, we have changed the security set up of the village. Weve updated command posts,
sentries, and security camera. We highly want our allies of Sunagakure to know our current
state of the village in case of a probable attack on either village. We want them to know our
schematics of the security and advise they also change thiers. You're mission is to carry three
scrolls containing a brief explanation of our security system. Keep them safe until they arrive in
the Kazekage's office. We cannot afford letting anyone else get the information, and too many
people would cause suspicion." she added," It's simple keep a low profile until you reach the
village and do not let anyone see the contents of the scrolls" Naruto, Sakura, and Sai all saluted
in unison and walked out the door.
When Sakura arrived at her house she walked upstairs to her room. There was her plain
old little room. Nothing special about it, yet it always felt like home. There was her small bed
with its white sheets and covers. To the opposite side of the bed was her mirror which she spent
too much time in. Above the mirror was a hanging plant that she had forgotten to water in a
while. To the right of the bed was an antique dresser. On the dresser was the picture of the
former Team 7......A quick thought of Sasuke flashed in the back of her mind when suddenly the
door knocked. She stepped out to her balcony to see Naruto and Sai waiting at the bottom. She
yelled " Oi, up here guys". Naruto and Sai looked up. "I'll be down in a minute" she proclaimed.
She quickly gathered her medical bag and strapped it to her waist. She picked up her custom
made knife and placed it on her back as well as packing a few shurikens and kunais in her
pouch. She ran down the steps and opened the door to see the smile of Naruto and the fake
smile of Sai."What took you so long Sakura-chan" said Naruto. They each walked through town
to the village's huge gates and onto their mission which was starting to make Sakura think there
was much more to it then they thought.