Authors note Well this is the start of my first fanfic (or at least something thats not a drabble), I hope you'll enjoy it, there will probably be copious amounts of violence later on in the story once things move into the action stages so there's a bit of a warning for you if that sort of stuff might bother you, moving swiftly on lets start

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Of Summer Days

Just inside the border of Konoha the countries famous forests stood calmly on a hot summers day; or at least that's how it might seem to an untrained eye. To a shinobi's though, the consecutive movement of the tree branches and the unnatural stirring of the leaves were enough to mark the passage of someone through the canopy.

A flash of pink darted from branch to branch trailing behind a much darker blur before suddenly coming to a stop high above the ground where the leaves were thick. The brief moment of silence really did seem peaceful but it was shattered in an instant as a kunai smashed into the tree.

The dark blur shot from the trees following the path the kunai had travelled, a pair of dark eyes scanned the trees and picked up the movement of his foe. Throwing several shuriken to the right of his opponent he landed on a branch and pushed off hard, sending chakra through his feet to enhance his speed.

He caught the shinobi as she moved from the direction his kunai had flown from and was trying to find a new place to attack from; he took in the Rock headband and her long hair at a glance and felt a slight pang as he rammed a kunai into her chest piercing her vitals. His hand was over her mouth before she could cry out; god knows how many other scouts there might be tailing them. She struggled and twitched even as her energy left her and the man could feel his top becoming soaked with the blood still flowing from her wound. She pushed against him hard and he saw the pain flash through her eyes, it startled him and his concentration slipped. They tumbled off the branch tangled together, he tried desperately to right himself but her hands were locked around him and he couldn't afford to let her make the slightest noise or signal.

The ground loomed in front of him and then everything went black, when he came to he found himself sitting upright in a tree. A shock of pink hair fell from the head of the girl crouching besides him. Her face was illuminated by a pale green light, he strained to see what had happened but he still couldn't focus clearly. He could feel the chakra melding through his arm and tying the bone back together, he must have broken it in the fall. He closed his eyes and took a few calming breaths, Sakura was a truly wonderful medic.

Sakura herself was worried, she had gone to look for the man after he hadn't come back straight away and had found him tangled with a dead rock nin on the forest floor. His arm had been broken in 3 places and they didn't have the luxury of taking the time for a full healing. She was skilled, she knew that but if the man were to be involved in combat again soon the arm wouldn't hold out long. He'd opened his eyes again and was staring at her from under black bangs, his leaf forehead protector keeping the hair out of his eyes.

"Sakura stop now, if you tire yourself to much it'll be worse than if my arm is only part healed"

Sasuke's face had become softer since he'd finally had his revenge; it was as though all his worries had lifted from his shoulder and he could finally relax.

"Sasuke its fine, I don't waste chakra and I know how much I'll need to get back to Konoha. Besides if we meet more of the enemy on the way back you'll be able to deal with them far more efficiently than I can.

A small smile slid across his features; that happened more frequently now as well.

"Whatever you say Nurse" he replied, "after all, we are being bought some time to get back and report to Konoha on the way the situation has progressed"

Sakura's mind flashed to the blonde man and his near ever-present grin, there was a possibility that she may never see him again but if anyone had the chakra to hold off 30 shinobi it was probably him. The last she'd seen of him though he'd been struggling under the weight of the enemies numbers, he'd told them to ahead and make sure the information reached Konoha.

Ignoring the scenes in her head she muttered to herself.

"We'll get there Naruto, and then we'll come back for you. Stay safe."

Sasuke's head jerked around and his eyes flashed crimson.

"Shit, they're coming. Lets go Sakura!"

Concentrating chakra precisely into their feet the two Konoha shinobi set off at top speed, the 6th needed to hear about this as soon as possible.

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I hope you enjoyed chapter one and that your interest is high enough for you to continue with chapter 2