It's been a full week since Naruto, Sakura, and Sai rescued me from my glass-tank-home that I was dormant in for the last who knows how long. Seven days of thinking. Seven days of only one thought traveling through my mind. Seven days of wondering if that dream I had, if it was a dream, was real or not.

I sat quietly in what used to be Sasuke's room at the edge of his old bed. My head cradled in my hands. This house, my old house, has been abandoned for years now. No one has stepped foot in here, not even Sasuke after he went rogue…

"Sheena?"

My head snapped up, Sakura's voice had startled me. I stared blankly at the pink headed girl who was flanked with a ticked Ino and a worried Hinata.

"Yeah?" I mumbled, quickly wiping away the remnants of any leftover tears away.

Hinata approached me shyly, "We just wanted to see if you were okay. We haven't seen you around."

I sighed lightly, "I'm fine, how'd you find me anyway?" I narrowed my eyes at them, "I hid my chakra, and no way could you have tracked me."

Sakura smiled kindly at me, "We didn't need a jutsu to know where you were. Especially since you used to be an Uchiha." Her smile turned sad as her eyes glazed over and went to a distant past. "Sasuke would always come here when he felt down."

I rose to my feet, hands clenched into tight fists. "I am still an Uchiha!"

Hinata wrapped her arms around me, whispering softly in my ear, "We know, Sheena, we know."

My emotions went wild as I clung to her, crying and sobbing like a small child, "Why? Why did this happen to me? Why?"

Ino coughed, catching everyone's attention, "Um guys" she spoke up.

"What?" Sakura snapped.

"We came here to take her to Lady Tsunade…"

"And you couldn't have waited a few minutes before speaking?" She glared at Ino.

"It's okay, Sakura, I'm fine" I assured her, straightening myself.

She glanced nervously at me, "Are you sure?"

"Yes," I encouraged, ushering the three of them towards the door before we started towards the capital mansion.

"You know you don't have to do this right?" Sakura shouted back at me, "If you don't want to do this I'm pretty sure Tsunade wouldn't mind waiting a day or two."

"I'm fine!" I replied, a little snappier than I wanted to be. "If Tsunade needs me it's probably urgent."

"If you're sure…" Hinata said as we landed at the front door of the mansion, looking rather worried.

"I-"

"Sheena!" a voice cut me off.

I glanced over at the blond woman, "Yes?" I frowned. "Do I know you?"

She shook her head sternly, "I am Tsunade, but introductions will have to wait. We need you to go on a mission. Now."

I gasped, "What?"

"Lady Tsunade, you can't be serious!" Sakura complained.

"I am," she stated, "You will need to assemble a squad and leave as soon as you can."

I rubbed my forehead, "Why?"

She sighed, "Something happed and we fear that Sasuke with join a dangerous group of rogue ninjas.

My heart dropped to my feet and I try to swallow what she was saying, "What? Are you sure? What happened?"

"Yes we are sure, but we need you to go now!"

"Why me?" I whispered.

"Because you are an Uchiha, and you may be the only one left who can help him."

I shook my head, "Well what happened that is so bad?"

"I will tell you once you have your squad ready." She crossed her arms.

I glanced at the three other teenage girls here with me. "Do you guys think you could be my squad?"

They nodded, and turned to Tsunade, all of us expecting an answer. One that would explain why I'm the one who is being asked to go after the rogue ninja that Naruto has claimed dibs on saving.

She looked around nervously, and the two words she said next suffocated me worse than the dream.

"Itachi's dead."