Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto..or Gaara...(cries)
How it All Started...For Us
Today was a total hell. Literally. Tsunade-sensei has been working me to death lately. These were the thoughts of Sakura Haruno as she relaxed into her favorite chair at the hospital. She gently soothed her back and shoulders with a small healing spell while trying to clear her head. After a few minutes she decided not to waste any more of the little chakra she had left. Good thing tomorrow was her first day off in a week. She would need it after training all the new medic nin.
Sakura made every minute of her half hour break count. First she relaxed herself and then started reading her book. 'Tales of a Medic Nin.' Tsunade had suggested it as "Fairytales of a ninja." She started reading a story called 'The Blade, the Handle, and the Sword.' It seemed fairly cheesy, but it was something to read.
The Blade, the Handle, and the Sword.
It was an average day for the Katana blade. She was out strolling through the town as usual. Weapons every where stopped and admired her beauty. The Shrukien often proposed to her, but she denied each time. Yet, they were best friends. She turned him down for she fawned for the very handsome, much sought after Longsword. Though most every other girl was married by her age, she was waiting for him.
One day the Katana blade decided to ask the Longsword for his hand in marriage. She approached his home with high hopes, and dreams of the wedding. 'I am the most sought of woman in all the land, and he is the most sought of man in all the land. How could this not be perfect?' She thought over and over. When she reached his door she rang the doorbell and waited.
"Sakura-san, Tsunade-sama wants you. She has a new mission for you." said Shizune as she walked out of the break room.
"Coming!" yelled Sakura after her 'older sister.' She put the book back in her pack and made a note to buy it from the library as soon as she could. It was a relaxing story, and surely the others would be as well. Sakura made her way up the stairs to her sensei's office.
"SAKURA!" yelled Tsunade as Sakura walked through the door. She got mighty impatient when she was drunk. Or was it sober? She shook it off.
"Yes, sensei?" she replied.
"Hello,Sakura, you'll be taking a break off your hospital duties for a while." she said, starting to sway a bit. "Gaara-san has requested a team of medical nin lead by you to be escorted by a team lead by Shikamaru consisting of Naruto and Hinata. You'll take two of your best and one new medic with you. Shikamarus team is to guard the city walls while your team helps heal and train new medic nin in Suna. It seems they've had an outbreak of a very mild cold, but it effected so many that they won't be able to guard 3/4 of the city." Tsunade said. It was easy to understand her after years of training under her slurring words. "Gather your things and you'll be leaving at dusk tomorrow. We can't let you leave before then, as Shikamaru's replacement guide doesn't get back until noon." Sakura nodded and took the scroll Tsunade handed her.
"Thank you, sensei." And she left the office.
As Sakura walked down the stairs from the office, she tried to relax again. Hey, she had the whole day tomorrow right? She could focus on her book for now. As she tried to clear her head again, she heard a very quiet, but very distinct foot step behind her. She got her fist ready, pumped some chakra into it, and got ready to throw it. She turned around.
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Ok so that's the end (for now) Please comment on it, flames accepted. Thanks for reading! Puddin