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My mission with you – The proposal
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It was a sunny and calm day in Konoha, everyone was outside enjoying the last peaceful day of summer. Soon, fall would set upon the village and cold nights would become routine. But despise the enthusiasm of most citizens; Sakura Haruno was far from happy. It's been a while since she received news from her comrades who had been sent on a long-term mission and it was beginning to stress her. Ino had sent her last letter two weeks ago, saying that it was getting riskier than the previous week and Naruto couldn't even remember where he was, saying something about there was no ramen for kilometres around. Anyway, the girl couldn't wait to hear about them and despise the great amount of work Tsunade had given her, it wasn't helping soothing her. But fortunately, this morning was different; she was called by her mentor to her office. What could it possibly mean?
'More jobs, that's for sure…" thought the girl depressively.
Approaching the Hokage's building, the pink haired girl climb the stairs two at a time and walk toward the Gondaime office with a stressful demeanour, before knocking on the door and opening it.
"You wanted to see me Shishou?" asked Sakura as she close the door behind her and walk toward the desk.
"Ha, Sakura! Yes, I was looking for you." replied Tsunade as she motioned her student to sit on a chair in front of her desk.
To say Tsunade was looking relaxed would be a lie. Despise her calm attitude, Sakura knew better than that. Her mentor was anxious and stressed. Her cup of saké was left untouched on the desk and her arms were crossed over her chest. A look of deep concentration was craved on her face as her eyes land on her student.
"What is it?" asked the girl, now worried.
"You're going on a mission." stated the Hokage.
"What? How come? I thought I had to work at the hospital for the entire week since there's too much job lately." replied Sakura in surprised tone.
"I know that. Your indispensable here, but I have an emergency and you're the only medical ninja available. One of our anbu team asked for reinforcement. Their military situation is catastrophic and they have a lot of injured civilians. And between you and me, the team is in a bad shape too." explained Tsunade, "Unfortunately, I don't have this reinforcement at the moment. But for the medical part, I can help."
"What team ask for help?" asked the pink haired girl as she start breathing hardly in apprehension.
'Could it be Naruto or Ino?' thought the girl in worry.
"Sasuke's team." answered the Gondaime.
"What? Sasuke? He was on a mission too? Oh my god… It most be terrible if he is asking for help." replied the pink haired girl in panic.
'Oh, my god Sasuke, I hope you're alright.' thought again Sakura.
"I know. He's not the type to do that. He'd rather come home in pieces than to ask for help…" spoke Tsunade also worried.
"…What was the mission and who are the members of his team?" inquired the young Haruno.
"In this mission, Sasuke is the team leader. His three other companions are Neji Hyugga, Shikamaru Nara and Shino Aburame." immediately explained the blond-haired woman as she looks seriously at her student.
"Whoa! You send the hardcore." marvelled the girl.
"If there was an even higher grade for this mission, I would have given it." begin Tsunade a spike of anger and disappointment in her voice, "Anyway, those four ninjas were sent in the area of Ame to protect a small village named Amaya from a corrupted organisation named Corpse. They have attack many little villages in their wake and most of the citizens took refugee in this village as a last hope. Sasuke's team was sent there. But the organisation was more prepared than we first thought. Therefore, I send Naruto's squad in back up. But the problem is that I haven't heard of them since today. They too are asking for back ups and until Kiba's squad is back from its mission in three days, you are send there. Sakura Haruno, you're mission is to located Sasuke Uchiha anbus squad and Naruto Uzumaki's squad, provide medical treatment to them and the civilians and to put an end to the Corpse organization with them. You're leaving immediately."
"Yes Shishou!" replied the pink haired girl with determination as she stands up from her sit and begin to walk toward the door.
"Wait Sakura." interrupted the Gondaime as she rummaged through a drawer in her desk, "You'll need this."
"An anbu outfit?" inquired with stupefaction the girl as the outfit was put in her hands, "But I'm just a jonnin! I haven't passed the anbu test yet! It was scheduled in two months..."
"I know you well enough to know that you could be an anbu right now." interrupted Tsunade with a knowing smile, "Even Kakashi doesn't understand why I'm not giving you your rank already. If you succeed this mission, you'll bypass the anbu exam and receive your grade immediately. Now go."
"Thank you Tsunade. I won't disappoint you." concluded the girl with a renew determination.
Using a teleportation jutsu to get home faster, Sakura hurriedly took her clothes off and dress herself with the anbu outfit. Taking all of her favourite weapons, her medical pouch and her gloves, Sakura was ready to leave. She puts on her red scarf and the pink cat-like mask on her face before vanishing in the late afternoon.
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Amaya : Three hours later
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Running like a crazy woman, Sakura jumps through the trees like an arrow. She had run at full speed for hours now to get to her rendezvous point as soon as possible. The situation was crucial. The more time she lose the more lives could end. She had to hurry.
"Come on I'm almost there, I should see the limits of the village once I reached the beginning of this clearing." said Sakura to herself as she ran under the light rain toward her destination.
And as she reached the end of the forest, the pink haired girl stops dead in her track. Everything was different from the previous scene she had run for hours. A huge wave of panic and anger grew in her chest and pull at her heart.
"In what mess did she send my boys…" whispered the girl as she look at the scene, horrified.
War. That was the word. The luxurious forest was destroyed in a radius of one kilometre. A dark smoke was lingering around the battlefield among thousands of small camps that the enemy had built to keep the village under a siege. There was blood everywhere and many dead corpses were lying everywhere. Some were renegades, others were civilians which some were women that had clearly been sexually assault. The sight was horrible. The enemy was savage. On the other side, there was what was left of the fortifications of the village. The main building that was reinforced with large rocky walls was half destroy at the top, debris of earlier battles were scattered all around. A countless number of insects, probably summoned by Shino were stationed on the building, watching the enemy every moves. Even if the building was 300 feet large, it was looking extremely vulnerable compares to the enemy superficies. It was going to be hard to reach her friends. But she had to do it.
"Okay let's try this. It's almost night and it's raining, that should help me." stated the girl as she scan the surrounding.
Slowly, Sakura back away in the forest and hid her chakra before breaking into a sprint toward the small tents. Running as fast as she could, the pink haired girl reach the remains of a house and hide herself behind it just as two guards walks around it.
'Damn, I was almost caught.' thought the girl in anger as she held her breath.
"Did you hear something?" asked the first guard to the other as he stops walking and look at the girl's direction.
After a long minute of silence, the second guard burst into laugh.
"No. Man, you drank too much." spoke the second guard as he slaps the other's back with one hand.
"Hell no, ass hole." replied the first one before resuming his walk.
'Good they're leaving.' thought the pink haired girl in relief, when she realize that another guard who had just finish to pee behind her turn around to meet her.
"Shoot." whispered Sakura in anger.
And as she ran at him to stab him, the man began to yell.
"ANBU!"
Immediately, Sakura slice the guy's throat, but the damage was done, the two previous guards ran at her while another one appeared and start to blow in a military horn to advise the entire crew.
"Damn that world." spoke the girl as she attacks the two guards.
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Castle of Amaya
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Suddenly, the sound of military horn was heard. Sasuke immediately jump out of his temporary bed which consist of a plank and a blanket and ran at the nearest half barricaded window followed by Shino, Sai and Shikamaru.
"What the hell is going on?" asked Shino.
"Are they throwing another attack on us in the middle of the night?" added Sai as he joined the two.
"I don't think so." answered Sasuke trying to get a better view of the field that was now crowding of people.
"Maybe it's a strategy to scare us." replied Lee from his sit on the floor.
"No it's something else." added Shikamaru, "Listen."
Trying to listen more attentively, everyone remained quiet as the sound of metal clash with flesh and the rustling of feet grew even more intense.
"KONOHA IS HERE!" suddenly yelled a bandit.
"The reinforcement…" spoke Sasuke and Shikamaru at the same time.
"About time…" said Naruto as he cough blood in his bed.
"Let's go on the roof to greet them." suggested Sai.
"Yes." replied the other young men as they ran to the top of the building.
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Amaya - Battlefield
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"Come over here you!" yelled a man as Sakura ran past him and avoid a kick from another.
"I need to reach the castle fast." whispered the girl as she jumps over a group of renegades.
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Castle of Amaya – Roof section
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As soon as he set foot on the roof, an old man ran toward the Uchiha with a panic look on his face.
"Lord Uchiha! What is going on down there?" asked the civil who was guarding the roof.
"Nothing to worry about, get inside, just in case." answered Sasuke while putting back his mask.
"Yes." replied the old man before running down the stairs.
"What the hell?" asked Shikamaru in bewilderment, "That's the reinforcement?"
"What are you talking about?" asked Sasuke reaching the rest of the group.
As they look down the three anbus couldn't believe their eyes. A single ninja was fighting through the brawl toward them.
"The Hokage send us only one ninja?" added Sai as he scratches his head in incomprehension.
"You're kidding me, right?" replied Shino.
"Well, let's get him before the enemy does." spoke Sasuke with exasperation in his voice.
And as suggested by the Uchiha, the four boys jump on the exterior walls of the castle and ran with the help of their chakra toward the ally, avoiding as swiftly as possible the enemies. After two or three minutes of small fighting the shadow of their ally jumps above them and land right in front of them. Crouching upon the impact, the ninja slide a little and with the help of his hand finally stop not too far away.
"Sorry for the greeting but we were expecting a more important unit." spoke Sasuke with a tinge of sarcasm.
"What he means is that we were expecting a little more help from the Hokage." corrected Shikamaru in a more polite way.
"What? I thought you were in need of a medic?" replied a feminine voice with a smile in the voice.
And as the information sink in, the enemies arrived in a huge group, ready to strike.
"Let's go." said Sai as he draw a huge bird and grab everyone toward the roof of the castle.
Once they reach it, the bird let go of them and disappeared into the night while Neji, Lee and Tenten walk toward the small group of anbus.
"Are you guys alright?" asked Tenten in worry.
"Yes." answered Shino.
"Who are you?" asked Shikamaru, "Clearly the Hokage haven't sent one ninja here out of nowhere. Besides, I don't remember seeing a medic girl in the anbu."
"Are you implying that my hair is not pink enough for you to recognise me?" asked the girl with sarcasm as she push the mask on the side of her head.
"Sakura?" asked Sasuke in stupefaction.
"Yes captain." replied Sakura with a little laugh.
"Sakura!" spoke Shikamaru in relief, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here on specific orders from the Hokage to find Sasuke Uchiha's anbu squad, provide medical treatments to the troops and civilians and to put an end to the Corpse organization. I am now under Sasuke's commandment and waiting for the orders." spoke formally Sakura with a serious tone.
"Come here." said harshly Sasuke as he drags her by the arms toward the stairs.
"Where are we going?" asked the girl as she was pulled away.
"Well… Let's just say: Welcome to hell Sakura!" spoke Shikamaru with a smirk.
"Oh! Wow. Thanks, that's reassuring." replied the girl with a tinge of worry.
Also taking their mask off, the boys followed Sasuke and went down stairs toward the main chamber. Sai hurriedly open the doors as the Uchiha drag the girl in.
"Hey dickless! We have a surprise for you." spoke Sai with his usual fake smile.
"What? *Cough!* Cough!*" asked the boy as he try to open his eyes.
"Naruto?" replied Sakura in surprise at the boy state.
To say he was in bad shape wouldn't have been enough to describe his physical appearance. Blood was dripping from his mouth, his eyes were half closed, a weird purple substance was rolling of a huge bloody wound on his belly that was barely patch with a bandage and he had scratches all over his body.
"Sakura? Woah! Man! You became anbu while we were gone? Damn, we must have been gone for long. I hope Hinata remember me..." spoke dramatically the boy as he tried to remember his girlfriend's face.
"What are you implying by this?" asked the pink haired girl now angry, as she replay his word about being gone for so long and her now being anbu.
"He, he! Nothing Sakura. *cough* I swear." said the blond-haired boy as he threw his arms in front of him in protection while a trail of blood roll down his cheek.
"What in the world happened?" asked the pink haired girl as she bends down toward him upon what she saw.
"I got stab by a poisonous blade, the Kyubbi couldn't heal me. I don't know what kind of poison it is, but once you got cut by their weapons, you can't heal on your own anymore… That's for sure. *cough* Anyway, one more day and Shino told me I was going to die. Your timing is excellent as usual." explained and complimented the jinchuriki.
"You sure know how to reassure someone Shino…" said the girl with sarcasm as she turns around toward the said boy.
"You should have heard him complain… After that, no one with a sane mind would try to reassure him anymore." explained the boy as he cross his arms over his chest.
"How many injured people are here?" asked Sakura as she put her hand on her friend's forehead.
"One hundred." answered hesitantly Shikamaru.
"O-okay… I see why your situation is critical now. Humm… Do you still have chakra soldier pills?" inquired again the pink haired girl as she lifts one of Naruto's arm to have better access at his most life threatening wound.
"Two bottles of 12 pills." replied Shino.
"Good, I requisitioned them for the time being." stated the young Haruno.
Hurriedly, Sakura took her mask and arm guards off, untied her red scarf and took hold of her medical pouch.
"Damn Sakura, hold on with the strip tease." joked Naruto as he looks at the girl.
"Shut up, Dobe." added the broody Sasuke as he walks back toward the stairs.
"What's up with him?" asked Sakura not understanding his actions since her arrival.
After all, they were close friends since his return. It wasn't like him to act so cold anymore.
"Ha. He's been like that for the last three days. Let's say we have seen things we would rather not want to talk about." explained Naruto as his eyes became dull, "Besides, I think that being the chief is starting to take its toll on him."
"Hummm… I'll check on him later." promised the pink haired girl, sensing the tension and worry coming from her blond friend.
Taking two small scrolls out of her pouch, Sakura bite her index and unroll them on the floor before writing her name on it with her blood. Instantly, a numerous amount of medical stuff appeared around her.
"Did you steal the entire hospital, Ugly?" asked Sai, impressed by the many items she had brought with her.
"No Sai. Tsunade said that there was a lot of injured. I was provident." explained Sakura with an annoyed tone, trying hard to not snap at the stab at her beauty.
"Now let's see what's wrong with you Naruto." spoke the pink haired girl with a mischievous smile, knowing it would scare the poor jinchuriki.
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Gulp!