It was a beautiful morning in konoha. The sun was shinning and the birds were singing. The tempeture was great too, there was even a light breeze outside.Sakura woked to the sound oh the birds. To her it looked like it was going to be a great day but yet she had this feeling that something horrible was going to happen. But she just put the feeling aside becasue today was her birhtday. She just knew that Ino and Naruto where plannning a suprise party for her 16th birthday. She got out of bed and took a shower and then got dressed. When she was done she left her apartment and headed to the hokages office. Tsunade had told her she had a mission she was sending her on and she would tell her the details of the mission today. When she reached the hokages office she knock on the door it was already 9am so the hokage should be up.

"come in." the hokages

"good morning tsunade-shisou you said you had a mission for me?" sakura stated in a polite tone.

"yes yes take a seat. Sakura I have a mission that i would like you to go on. Im sorry i know its your brithday and all but your the only one i think has the skill and patience to do this mission. oh and happy bithday." tsunade stated proudly of her student

"thanks and What is it." sakura asked carious

"well theres a village about two days away. Its well..." tsunade paused

"what shisou. Where is it at?"sakura asked wondering what was wrong

"well its a village in the land of rice paties."

"oh i see." sakura said feeling a pain in her stomache

"ill continue. The mission is there is a village that has a diesease going around it and they dont have the medical knowledge to cure it. Im sure if you go there the village will be fine. It will take you two days to get there. I dont know how long youll be there it just depends on how long it takes you two cure them. So Sakura Haruno do you except this mission."

"yes shisou.So will this be a solo mission."

"Yes youll be going by yourself. This will be dangerous becasue your so close to the sound villages boarders.There are no ninja in this village. Also there is something specail about this village." tsunade said as if it were a secret that only few new of.

"Specail?"

"yes. This village is known for there specail bodies. They are able to live longer than nornal people.They can still die though regular thats why they need you. They can live to 100 or 120 easily if they dont get sick or sufer other life threatening fates. I heard that Orochimaru has used them as test subjects before so becareful.I would send more people with you but we need out defences up, with the akatsuki and orochimaru lurking in the shadows.So becarful. If there is an attack on the village protect the village but if you cant handle it alone retreat and come for back up.Dont try and fight if you know you wont win i dont want anything to happen to you sakura,ok."

"yes shisou ill becareful and dont worry ill cure the village in no time. Ill be back as soon as i can."

"You should leave at sundown, have a safe trip and send a message after a few days telling me how things are progressing. If your not back before then." tsunade said with a wink.

"yes i understand. Bye shisou."

"bye." tsunade said to her apprentice as she left the office.

"becarful sakura. I just hope you dont run into him." tsunade said quietly to herself

Sakura was walking down the street to her appartment when she seen naruto running toward her.

"hey naruto." sakura said to naruto as he stoped in front of her

"Hey sakura-chan whats up. Where are you heading." he asked in his usual hiper attitude.

"im heading to my apartment to get my stuf ready for my mission. I have to leave at sundown." sakura said answering her question

"what you have a mission on your birhtday. Jeez granny is a slave driver." naruto said

"ya mabie." sakura said while laughing

"well do you think you could have lunch with me. Everyone wanted to have a party tongiht for you but i guess well have to just settle for luch. So do you?" he asked hopefully

"ya sure but you dont have to go to that much trouble."

"no no its no trouble sakura-chan. When you get back can we mabie go on a date. Y-you nkow to celebrate your birhtday."

"Hm well i guess sure."

"really yay." naruto yelled making people on the street stop to stare.

"quiet you baka people are staring."sakura whispered angrily

"oh sorry sakura-chan. Well ill meet you at ichirakus at 12. Bye."

"ok. bye."

later at ichirakus

"im here naruto." sakura said while walking into ichirakus.

"oh sakura-chan happy birthday. Here come sit next to me." naruto said happily. everyone was there Naruto,Neji,Lee,Tenten,Kiba, Shino,HInata,Shikamaru,Ino, Choji, and sai.

"thanks." sakura responded

"happy birthday forehead girl." ino said cheerfully

"thanks ino-pig."

"Happy Birhtday ugly" sai said

"Happy bithday sakura-san."lee said

"happy brithday sakura." tenten

"hn." neji said to her

"h-happy b-birthday." hinata said

Everyone else said happy birhtday too.

"thanks everyone." sakura said

"so sakura-chan what your mission?" naruto asked

"what you have a mission on your birthday forehead girl." ino asked as if it were perposterous

"ya but i cant stop being a kunochi just becasue its my birthday can i. And besides shisou said i was the only one who could do it." sakura answered

"so what is the mission." tenten asked

"well i have to go to a village in the land of rice paties. While im there my job is to cure a diesease going around the village. The village dosnt have enough medical knowledge to cure it themselves." sakura said getting nervous of naruto reaction. After all thats right near the sound village. The very one that made sasuke leave.

"Are you going alone sakura-chan." naruto said in a quiet voice

"i am."

"oh i see." naruto said blankly. Everyone looked at him they new this was tough on him and sakura

"sakura you dont have to go if you dont want to." ino said

"why i can handle it. I mean shisou said the only thing i might have trouble with is... never mind." sakura quickly said she didnt want to upset naruto

"sakura-chan what did tsunade-baa-chan say. Tell me." naruto said in another quiet voice

"naruto i can take care of myself dont worry about me. Ill go as soon as ive cure the diesease."

"sakura tell me." naruto said getting lounder.

"well the village people have specail bodies. They have a longer life span then us. They can live up to 100 or 120 easily if they dont get sick or killed somehow. and well shisou said that she heard of Orochimaru sometimes upducting them to use as test subjects." sakura said honestly

"Sakura-chan this is to dangerous you cant go alone. What if you run into..." naruto stopped himself before he said his name

"Naruto ive thought about all the possibilities but im going on the mission." sakura said

"sakura do you know how dangerous this could be." ino said frantically

"Listen i know what im doing. I dindnt become the hokages apprentice to be some weak little kunochi. Im going to help this village and if somethig happens ill take care of it." sakura said sternly

"Everyone dont worry about me ill becarful i wont take on anything i cant handle." sakura said in a gentler vocie

"really what if you run into Sasuke then what." naruto said getting angry

"naruto i..." sakura stop an looked away from him. She didnt want to lie. She new if she ran into him she would try and bring him back even if it cost her her life.

"Sakura-chan ill come with you ok." naruto said

"No i can do it myself. After sasuke left i told myself i would never watch either of your backs again." sakura said angry

"So if you run into sasuke?" neji asked

"ill try and bring him back even if it cost me my life." sakura said with a determined looked in her eyes.

" Sakura-chan please reconsider." naruto pleaded

"im sorry naruto but im going to do this mission.Dont worry ill becarful and if i need help ill send a message back to the village but nothing will probaly happen." sakura said gently

"i can see i cant change your mind. Please be carful sakura-chan." naruto said

"you know i will." sakura said with a smile

"Dont die forehead girl we still havnt settle our score." ino said with a smirk

"you bet ino-pig."

"well i better head out. Stay out of trouble while im away naruto." sakura said while smiling

"i will." naruto said back to his normal self

"bye everyone and thank you for lunch." sakura said to everyone

"not at all sakura-san. please do becarful." lee said

"i will, bye."

"sakura-chan ill walk you to the gate."

"sure naruto." sakura new naruto must be upset with all this. They started walking. When they got to the gate sakura stop and turned to naruto.

"alright well i better go bye naruto." sakura said with a sad smile

" bye Sakura-chan becarful." naruto said as he grabbed sakura and hugged her.

"i will." sakura whisped into his ear while she patted his back. When he let go sakura headed out. Naruto stayed and watch until sakura was out of view.

"Be careful Sakura-chan." naruto whispered to himself