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Not in the Guidebook

SKULLxRUNEZUSU

Chapter One

Sakura let out a groan of pain as she landed on the hard ground, dust flying up from the impact. Rolling onto her side so she could sit up, she looked around for the other three people who had also been chosen for this mission. A second later she was greeted with the sight of three bodies falling from the sky and landing in the same way that she had. All the rising dirt made her sneeze.

"Okay…so that wasn't a landing to be proud of." groaned Tenten.

"Tell me about it." Sakura said. "What took you guys so long?"

"We made a quick stop." was Shino's joking reply.

"While you were hurtling through the time stream?" Sakura asked confused.

"I think he was joking, how troublesome." Shikamaru spoke as he stood up and looked around.

"Oh Shino, we are going to have to buy a book about jokes." Sakura claimed in determination. Tenten only rolled her eyes and got up as well , dusting the dirt off her white ninja capris.

"Why did I choose to wear white bottoms?" she asked rhetorically.

"Because Neji said you looked good in them." Sakura answered as she took Shino's offered hand to help her up.

"Oh yeah. What the hell was I thinking?"

Sakura grinned. "What? You didn't like his compliment?"

"No, I did. I just wonder why I'm wearing them when he won't even be able to see me since, oh I don't know, I'm in the past?"

Sakura shrugged. "At least he gave you a compliment."

Shikamaru held his hand up for silence, then signaled them to hide. The four of them quickly concealed themselves as a group of genin, their jonin instructor, and some old man passed by.

Sakura recognized the group and grinned. "Well, this is my stop. See you when I get back." And she moved from the tree branch she was sitting on and began to quietly follow the group.

Shikamaru sighed. "Let's get going."

Sakura quietly followed her team…well, the younger version of her team. She nearly giggled as she heard Naruto and Tazuna bicker back and forth and rolled her eyes when she saw her younger self sneaking subtle glances at Sasuke. So maybe she was a ninja…in a way. Kakashi, however, looked her way for a brief moment before turning to read his book again.

'Looks like he caught me.' She smirked as she went ahead to where the first "fight" would take place. And sure enough, the puddle was there and this time she could feel the chakra signatures of the Demon Brothers. 'And now I wait.'

Shikamaru, Shino, and Tenten calmly walked into the Hokage's office and were amused as they watched the different changing expressions from the people inside.

"Shino, you didn't tell us you had a brother."

"I do not."

"Uh…why are there two Shikamarus?"

"Hiya! Name is Tenten and as you know this is Shikamaru Nara and Shino Aburame." Tenten said, ignoring the confused mumblings of Team Eight and Team Ten. "We're from the future!"

-Thud!-

"Hm...maybe we should have used a different approach."

Sakura didn't realize she had been daydreaming until she heard chains ripping into something, but she knew very well it was a someone. Knowing that her sensei would be coming over she made room for him on the branch, and as soon as had she done so, he appeared next to her, holding a kunai at her throat.

He glared at her suspiciously. "Who are you?"

Sakura only smiled and watched the younger version of her team and the scuffle between them and the Demon Brothers. "You see that pink haired girl over there?"

Kakashi nodded and narrowed his eyes.

"Well, I'm her…from the future."

And she was gone. Kakashi only blinked and realized that she had stepped in front of his only pink haired student and stopped the attack that was aimed for the bridge builder.

"Ne, didn't your mother ever tell you it is rude to attack girls, especially if they are underage? Sheesh, what are you guys? Pedophiles?"

With that, the older and taller Sakura drew back her fist and slammed it into the guys face. The impact effectively knocked him out and made him fly through the air a good hundred feet. She then turned to look down at her younger self.

"Wow, we had really bad taste in ninja wear." she stated as Kakashi appeared with the other Demon Brother, who was knocked out as well.

"Um, who are you?" Younger Sakura asked the older woman who, surprisingly, had the same hair color as her.

"Oh, me?" Younger Sakura nodded. "Well, I'm you."

"Huh?"

Older Sakura smiled and squatted down to be level with her younger self. "I'm you, from seven years into the future. So, what do you think?" The pink haired woman said with a wink.

-Thud-

"Huh, I probably should have worded that better." Sakura frowned as she picked up her unconscious younger self. "Oh well, at least she didn't scream."

She turned to the group and smiled. "Mind if I tag along?"

Tenten was bored and slightly irritated. Why? Well, for one they were just staring in shocked silence and two, she was hungry. Traveling through the time line can make a person hungry you know.

"Okay, before I break something, could someone please say something; other then myself or these two?"

"The future?" Kurenai repeated as she got out of her shock.

Tenten grinned. "Yup! And to prove it," she reached into one of the vests pockets and pulled out an official looking scroll and handed it to the Third Hokage. "Oh, and there was one other that came with us. But she decided to go follow her younger self."

Team Seven, Kakashi, Tazuna, and the older Sakura stared at the man standing on his sword."So its Zabuza, right?" Older Sakura said slowly, as if testing the name on her tongue.

"Yes."

"Oh, okay. Well, I'm going to let you guys handle it and I'm going over there to take a nap. Wake me when you're done." Sakura gave them a wave and walked over to the tree she had pointed to leaned against it, promptly falling asleep.

"Um, Sakura-chan, your future self is lazy." Naruto said as the group sweat dropped.

"You think?"

The Third Hokage put the scroll onto his desk as he stared at Tenten, Shino, and Shikamaru. "I do not oppose to this mission, but I do have several questions."

"Troublesome." Older Shikamaru said as he yawned.

"Oh shut up lazy ass." Tenten said. "Okay, ask away!"

Hiruzen smiled at the bun-haired girl's cheerfulness. "Well, I would like to know the name of the other person who has also come back with you three."

"Sakura Haruno." Shino spoke this time, startling those in the room, besides the future Shikamaru, the future Tenten, and the Hokage.

"You mean billboard brow?" Ino exclaimed in shock. "You have to be lying! Billboard brow shouldn't be qualified to have this kind of mission."

Older Sakura sneezed, which also woke her up from her nap as she also happened to witness the younger Sakura sneeze.

"Hm, someone must be talking about us." and she snuggled back into a more comfortable position and resumed her napping.

"Actually Ino-san, she is qualified." Shino spoke. "And if you could, please refrain from talking about her like that. I would appreciate it very much."

Shikamaru rolled his eyes as Tenten grinned even wider, if that was possible.

"Aw, you're so cute when you do that Shino. Damn, why can't he be like that as well?" Tenten grumbled as she thought of a certain male.

Both the Shikamarus sneezed violently causing Tenten to giggle. "You okay there Nara?"

Shikamaru only glared while his younger self muttered another 'troublesome' as he tried to get back to this happened, Hiruzen could only look on in amusement at the future newcomers and the two teams in his office. He looked back at the scroll and frowned slightly. Though he wished that they would have brought slightly better news than this.