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Summary: Haruno Sakura joins an ANBU mission to free her mind of her lost comrade and friend, but will she find love along the way?
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Chapter 1

Over the years Sakura had entered the field of medicine, as expected of her. She had grown immensely in many areas, appearance being one of them, but more or less her skills were just as good as her Sensei's now. Of course her sensei was no longer Kakashi, she had moved on to better her skills in health and medicine.

She was content with who and what she was now she had no regrets. At least or so she thought at this point in life. She enjoyed saving people and everyday continued to learn new techniques and abilities, all to heal the sick and wounded.

She'd seen her friends come and go, and she was no stranger to loss, but when she lost one blonde headed kid everything changed for her. When Uzumaki Naruto had died on an ANBU mission, her heart broke. No, she was not in love with this boy, oh no. But he had been like a brother to her, comforting her at times, even when he got annoying.

After his death she'd grieved for months blaming herself for the death of her beloved friend. She was offered a spot as the medic-nin for this mission, but she turned down the offer, for she thought that there was somebody better suited for the job, someone with more training, not someone like her, a new medic-nin. It just seemed appalling to think of her friends in such a state of injury that they were so close to dying.

The medic-nin they had sent was yes, more trained and had many more years experience, but she did not have the chakra control, therefore overexerted her chakra into the Uzumaki boys body, causing his internal organs to explode.

Sakura had immediately blamed herself for her comrades death, had she been on that mission, maybe that boy would be fine. But no.

Haruno Sakura had been sitting in her small apartment reading a novel, nothing like icha icha paradise. A simple love story, another thing Sakura had never felt in her life, love. Sure she's had friends to love her and she loved her friends, but nothing like in this novel. Nothing so real.

A knock echoed from the door into her apartment, something she had not heard for years. She presumed this to be the young Yamanaka girl, but to her surprise it was not. It was a man clad in ANBU uniform, without speaking she was handed an envelope.

Staring only a moment at the envelope she sighed and opened it, quickly reading over, once again she was offered a spot as the medic-nin on this mission, and she merely nodded to the man before her, though within seconds he had vanished in a puff of smoke.

Maybe she would lose her thoughts of Naruto now.

Reading over the note she noticed she was to be at the ANBU headquarters in a half hour to meet her new team that she would be assigned to. Rushing to her room she immediately threw off her hospital uniform and went to her closet, getting out her ANBU uniform. She'd never worn it even once, and now would be her first; all she wished for was this mission to be successful.

Pulling on the white Tank top that yes, had some sort of resistance to an oncoming attack, she looked to her arm, noting the ANBU tattoo that was on her right upper arm. Smiling softly, remembering the day her and Naruto were going to get their uniforms as well as the tattoo. She had cried and Naruto had been there to support her, he had laughed and smiled when he got his, he had been so excited. Pulling on the dark charcoal sleeves, and soon the protection over that, and then the charcoal pants and the black boots. She buckled a belt at her waist and smiled in the mirror as she pulled her hair back in a ponytail, it was time for her first ANBU mission.

Authors Note:

Now, Please tell me in reviews if you like this story or not? I'm on break as of now and it will end on October, 16, 2006. I will probably post a chapter or two until then. This chapter was mostly to set up the story all in all. I hop y'all liked it and I am aware that it was rather short. So, I believe the story will be great as I get along with it, I just hope y'all like it! Thanks and Review please! Flames are appreciated, I can always use a bit of constructive criticism.

-Katsuhiko Koboyashi