"Your mission is to get rid of some rouge ninjas that have been terrorizing the people that are in the forest. This is an A Class mission but I don't have any other ninjas to spare. So, you better not fail this mission. Besides, I think you can handle it. I honestly doubt they can beat you guys anyways." Yawned Tsunade. Sakura nodded, feeling eager to go out of Konoha after training so long. This would probably serve as a break. She looked around and saw Naruto nod, who, strangely, wasn't already jumping up and down from excitement. Could it be that he had matured after so long? Sakura smiled. Her teammates had grown up along with everyone else. They weren't the kids that they had been many years ago.
"Hn." Sasuke had never been the type to talk. 'He's still so cool though.' thought Sakura. She hadn't gotten over her crush for Sasuke. She thought back to her friend Ino, who had found some other mysterious guy. Sakura couldn't wait to meet the man, feeling a bit malicious. Friends had rights to beat up their friend's man if they weren't deemed a good enough man for the girl, right? In silent agreement, Team 7 disappeared to meet up with Kakashi at the large gates of Konoha.
"So, we're pairing up for this mission." Sakura glanced at Sasuke, wishing with all her might that she'd end up with Sasuke. Kakashi caught her looking. 'Still not over him yet… too bad he's with Naruto.' " and Sasuke," Saukra squealed loudly. And she called Ino the pig. "will be with Naruto."
"WHAT?" Sakura screamed. She was loud enough to wake everyone up in the village. Luckily it was the afternoon and all of the villagers were awake already. "WHY AREN'T I WITH SASUKE-KUN?"
"Sakura, calm down." said Kakashi, trying to get the frantic girl to calm down. Truthfully, he found this situation hilarious.
"But I want to be with SASUKE-KUN" she whined.
"Sakura, please understand, we need to protect the medic on our team" Sakura pouted but thought it over and finally agreed. 'Maybe Sasuke will recognize my talents.' She boastfully smiled and glanced at Sasuke who was busy staring elsewhere. She sighed at Sasuke when he hadn't even acknowledged the conversation. She glared at the object of Sasuke's interest. She saw Naruto nod and frown, confusing her to no end. Shouldn't he be grateful that someone like Sasuke was going to pair up with him?
Kakashi sighed and gave the signal and Team 7 sprinted into the forest.
Why? thought Naruto as he and in the forest after all his teammates. Why are we doing this again? Why did we break up again? The mission was the last thing on his mind. A nagging thought in his mind told him that he had orders so he went along with it. He hadn't really been listening to whatever Tsunade baa-chan had said.
"Oi, Someone's close by." Sasuke's comment jolted Naruto out of his thoughts. As if on cue, kunai and shuriken were hurtled at them from all around the two ninja. As skilled ninjas seasoned by experience, the pair managed to manuever around so that they weren't hit by any of the knives.
"Come on" said Sasuke tonelessly. Naruto silently obliged and said nothing. Sasuke turned a little to glance at his friend worriedly but only said "Hurry up" Besides, he was an Uchiha. He was proud and he had a reputation to keep up. Ninjas didn't need emotions. Ninjas were emotionless fighters, programmed to kill or be killed.
They sped up as the forest got thicker. "Damn." Sasuke stopped at a clearing. "What the hell…?"
To Be Continued