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Thinking
Inner Talking
Normal talking
Sakura walked into the Hyuuga compound smiling at the familiar faces that inhabited the place.
"Sakura-san, I assume you are here for Hinata?" Hiashi asked as the pink haired girl bowed at his presence.
"Hai Hiashi-sama," Sakura replied to the clan lord. Hiashi gave her one of his rare smiles as he nodded in approval. Sakura bowed one last time before heading into Hinata's room. When she opened the door, she found Hinata putting some kunais in her pouch.
"Ready for our training session?" Sakura asked tossing her bag on Hinata's bed.
"Hai, Sakura-chan," Hinata said playing with her fingers. Sakura smiled at her best friend. Both Hinata and Sakura had been friends since Sakura tried to rescue the Hyuuga heiress from a bunch of older kids. But she was only five so all she could do was protect the girl by shielding her with her own body. Fortunately for Sakura and Hinata, a boy around six years old scared the kids away before permanent damage was done to Sakura. Unfortunately, Sakura couldn't really remember his face or his name. All she remembered was his smile.
"Sakura-chan?" Hinata called out trying to bring the girl back to Earth.
"Sorry Hina-chan I was just thinking. Anyways I ran into a guy when I entered the compound. He had long brown hair and a girl with two buns was following him. He had the same eyes as you but I've never seen him before." Sakura replied thoughtfully.
"Oh, that's Neji-san. You don't see him because he is always training. The bun haired girl is his teammate, Tenten." She answered smiling. Sakura nodded leading the way to the clearing and as usual Hiashi was sitting with his tea ready to watch their training.
"Sakura-chan, I've been meaning to try out a jutsu. Do you think we can just spar today? Please don't go easy on me," Hinata asked her bestfriend, who smiled and nodded at her boldness.
Sakura charged at her with kunais in her hands. She threw it at her but Hinata easily dodged the attack and successfully throwing her own barrage of kunais at Sakura's direction. Sakura pumped chakra to her feet and dashed to Hinata in a zigzag pattern, dodging the kunais. When she saw an opening, she swung her leg to Hinata's abdomen but she was thrown back to a tree because of Hinata's chakra force field that she had created by focusing chakra to her hands and moved them in a fast, patterned motion.
"That was cool! Hina-chan, but I have more tricks up my sleeves. I was trained by the copy ninja remember?" Sakura smirked inwardly spitting some blood out of her mouth. Hinata nodded waiting for another attack from her. Sakura focused chakra to her fingertips.
"Okay, dad said to imagine a long straight line," Sakura thought narrowing her eyes. Small bolts of blue lightning was released aiming for Hinata, who was shocked long enough for it to hit her.
"Hinata-chan! I'm sorry!" Sakura yelled running toward the poor girl.
"Wow Sakura-chan that was a lightning based jutsu. Wasn't that the Raiton no jutsu?" Hinata pointed out sitting up. Sakura laughed at her carefree attitude after receiving cuts all over her body.
"Hai, my dad trained me since I was six and a half. I accidentally found some chakra paper and it crumpled. Surprisingly dad was the same affinity like me, so he trained me." Sakura replied nervously scratching the back of her head and sticking her tongue out in a playful manner.
"Nani? That is so cool! Seriously hiding your strength and you relationship with Kakashi-san are two of the things I don't completely understand," Hinata said looking up at the orange sky. Sakura smiled and replied; "well I don't see why you always act all shy when you're such a confident girl every time I'm with you."
"Don't avoid the topic Saku-chan!" Hinata retorted blushing and playfully punching the girl. Now it was Sakura's turn to look at the orange sky above them.
"Well, I though that since dad is the famous copy ninja, many people would hold grudges on him and most likely they would want to take revenge on him. If they knew he had a daughter then they would use me as his weakness. It's like Hiashi-sama with Hanabi and you. If you were kidnapped Hiashi-sama would be forced to leave to come after you. He wouldn't want any other Hyuuga or ninja to retrieve you but himself. I'm afraid it's the same way with dad. If people kidnapped me, he would demand to go on my retrieval mission and if he died because of me, I wouldn't know what to do." Sakura replied softly holding the tears back.
"Sakura, Kakashi-san is a strong man. Have you ever thought that maybe Kakashi-san is disappointed that he can't call you and be proud of his you outside of your household?" Hiashi explained softly as he carried Hinata into the tearoom, while Sakura followed.
"I agree with Hyuuga-san. Kakashi is a bit disappointed that he can't call you his daughter out in public and he can't brag to his friends that his daughter was one of the smartest ninjas in the academy. But no matter how much he wants too…he is respecting your decision." Pakkun, one of Kakashi's ninkin summons, said to the young girl. Sakura's eyes widened now letting her tears fall to the wooden floor of the Hyuuga compound.
A thumb wiped her tears away, looking up she found the silver haired ninja crouching at her eye level and smiling at her behind his mask. She knew he was because his eye would crease a certain way every time he did.
"Da-d?" she chocked on her tears. Hiashi and Hinata decided to give the two some privacy.
"Shh, Sakura-chan you shouldn't worry about me. I am the copy ninja after all," Kakashi reassured the girl brushing the fallen piece of hair with his other hand. (A.N. remember his other hand was wiping her tears away.) Sakura hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest. Kakashi rubbed circles on her back and let out some cooing sounds to calm his daughter.
A few minutes passed, Kakashi spoke, "Does this mean you're going to call me dad out in public now?" but all he got was soft snoring indicating that she had fallen asleep.
"I guess only time will tell," Kakashi told Pakkun, who had witnessed it all. He moved to carry her so they could leave.
"Hiashi-sama, thank you for everything." Kakashi called out knowing full well that the Byakugan user was watching them.
"Kakashi stop the formalities. Call me Hiashi we are friends after all right?" Hiashi replied stepping into the room. His face had a tint of red, showing that he was embarrassed of being caught.
"Hai, we are friend Hiashi. Well I better take Sakura home. Pakkun can you get Sakura's bag?" Kakashi asked the ninkin after bidding the lord goodbye.
The next day, the third Hokage gave them a small C-rank mission due to Naruto's constant whining.
"But before you go. I'm also sending Gai's team with you guys. They are going to help if any problem arises. I find this mission very…skeptical." The Third replied to the team. Kakashi groaned quietly as they exited the Hokage tower. Sakura looked concerned for her dad but shrugged it off thinking it was nothing.
They all arrived at the gate only to find a team and their escort.
"KAKASHI MY ETERNAL RIVAL. I EXPECTED YOU TO BE LATE BUT NOT YOUR STUDENTS!" Gai yelled with passion burning in his eyes. Sakura twitched at the man's actions.
"OH A YOUTHFUL CHERRY BLOSSOM! WILL YOU PLEASE BE MY GIRL FRIEND? MY NAME IS ROCK LEE AND I WILL PROTECT YOU WITH MY LIFE!" Another guy in a green jumpsuit yelled with a similar passion. He took her hand to kiss it, but Kakashi had already moved in his way glaring at the young boy.
"Cha! I could have handled that myself!" Inner Sakura yelled. Sakura ignored her inner and smiled gratefully at her dad. No one seemed to notice the sudden change of atmosphere aside Sakura since she was pretty close to the person emitting the deadly aura.
"Kakashi-sensei, I could have handled that myself." Sakura hissed between her gritted teeth. Then she turned to Lee and smiled.
"No thanks I'm done with boys for a while. Plus I just got over the Uchiha-baka over there." She whispered softly to his ear. Sasuke, who was obviously listening, let out an eye twitch for the nickname she had given him.
"YOSH! WE SHOULD GO!" Gai yelled earning a sweat drop from his teammates.
"So I'm being guarded by a bunch of idiots?" Tazuna spoke up for the first time, getting the attention of everyone.
"HEY! SHUT UP YOU OLD MAN!" Naruto yelled pointing at the fisherman. Sakura punched the boy on his head earning a small yelp from the boy.
"Sorry Tazuna-san, but we are not all idiots like my teammate here." Sakura replied sweetly.
"Whatever pinky. That Uchiha boy looks constipated. The two in the jumpsuits look like morons. The white-eyed freak is as bad as that Uchiha boy. And the bun haired girl looks like she is going to kill someone. Then that guy behind you is a big time pervert, reading that trashy novel." Tazuna sneered.
"No one insults my dad! NO ONE! Cha!" Sakura thought bringing her fist up to punch the old man. But a hand stopped her; she looked up and found her dad looking at her disappointedly. She frowned but retracted her fist so it would fall next to her.
"Okay, I assure you Tazuna-san we are more than capable of protecting you in this mission." Kakashi said looking at the six genins stopping them from killing the poor old man.
"Now, we should introduce ourselves. My name is Kakashi Hatake."
"Sakura Haruno…"Sakura hesitated looking at Kakashi but she couldn't read his eye for any hint of disappointment.
"Neji Hyuuga."
"Tenten."
"ROCK LEE"
"MAITO GAI!"
"Sasuke Uchiha"
"AND NARUTO UZUMAKI! I'M GOING TO BE THE NEXT HOKAGE BELIEVE IT!"
Sakura ignored all the introductions and looked at the Hyuuga boy.
"Is there something you need Haruno-san?" Neji asked not turning to look at the said girl.
"Um, no sorry." Sakura told the Hyuuga boy blushing slightly for being caught.
"Alright we should head out. We should be able to be at the Land of the Hidden Mist village by lunch time." Kakashi informed the group. Everyone nodded and started walking to their destination.
Sakura walked with Tenten and listened to her talk about many kinds of weapons. Then she noticed the water puddle on the ground.
"But it didn't rain." She mumbled softly to herself.
"Ne, Sakura-chan did you say something?" Tenten asked looking at her friend's distraught expression.
"O-h, nothing Tenten-chan. I was just talking to myself." Sakura beamed sneaking a peak at her dad who was being bothered by the green jumpsuit sensei.
"Look out!" Neji yelled at the two senseis but it was too late both were chained and dead. Their blood splattered all over the ground. Sakura seemed unfazed nodding at Neji, who caught her eye in understanding.
"Naruto! Sasuke! Guard Tazuna!" Sakura instructed running towards the enemy at a high speed.
"No! I'm not letting Teme or Neji get all the glory!" Naruto yelled following Sasuke to the other enemy, leaving Tazuna wide open. Since Tenten and Lee were busy fighting their own enemies. Sakura noticed this and ran back holding a kunai in front of her.
"Tazuna-san stay behind me!" she commanded. The old man nodded and cowered in fear behind the pink haired kunoichi. Neji was finished his guy of when he saw one slip pass Naruto, stabbing him before running or to Sakura.
"Shit, I let that one pass stupid Uzumaki!" he thought dashing to protect her. Neji appeared in front of Sakura ready to protect her from the chunin rank ninja. Just before he got to them Kakashi had kicked the poor soul in the abdomen and into Gai's waiting punch. A loud crack was heard from the impact signaling everyone that the shinobi was dead. Then the two maneuvered to the others, killing them with one slice of their kunais.
"Are you guys alright?" Kakashi asked looking at everyone.
"I think the dobe is hurt," Sasuke muttered pointing at the teary shinobi.
"I'm fine!" Naruto replied hiding the bleeding wound.
"Baka! What if that's poisonous?" Sakura argued dragging him to her dad. Kakashi looked at the wound but noticed it was already healing itself.
"It must be the Kyuubi," he thought wrapping the hand with some bandages from Sakura.
"KAKASHI-SENSEI! I THOUGHT YOU AND BUSHY BROW SENSEI DIED!" Naruto yelled pointing at the two chuckling jonins.
"Substitution jutsu. How did you pass the ninja academy?" Neji muttered. Naruto's eyes narrowed and prepared to punch the longhaired boy but Lee's quick movement stopped him.
"At least I don't look like a girl," Naruto growled walking away. Neji twitched in annoyance while Tenten, Sakura and Lee suppressed their laughter.
"Okay, this is suppose to be a C-rank mission. Those ninjas were at least chunins." Gai noted looking at Tazuna.
"Tazuna-san would you care to explain?" Kakashi asked looking at the nervous old man.
"I'll tell you once we get across on a boat. It's too dangerous here." Tazuna told them hoping they would continue the mission.
"This is a B-rank mission we should let higher ranking ninjas to do this job," Neji said.
"No, we will go right Sakura and Sasuke? If you guys back out then that's fine we don't need your help," Naruto whispered looking at his two teammates, who nodded in return. Kakashi sighed and looked at Gai asking for help.
"YOSH! I'M NOT BACKING DOWN. I'M NOT LETTING KAKASHI'S STUDENTS GET AHEAD OF MINE!"
So it was decided, the eight ninjas continued their journey. Tazuna explained everything in the boat that they decided to use. Now they are on the road to Tazuna's house when Neji's all seeing eyes saw an enemy ninja and his sword coming toward them.
"Get down!" he yelled again for the second time that day. This time everyone followed his order.
"Well, well Kakashi I didn't expect you to be here. Hand over that old man and I'll let you and your students go." The man said pulling out his sword from the tree.
"Zabuza Momochi," Kakashi acknowledged the ninja in front of him.
"Wow, I feel honored that the famous copy ninja knows you how I am. Too bad I have to kill you." He sneered surrounding the area with a thick mist.
"Everyone protect Tazuna this is our fight," Kakashi ordered the genins and nodded at Gai.
"Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto do not hesitate to kill." He told his group revealing his Sharingan. He caught Sakura's worried face but he gave a reassuring smile to his daughter.
"Don't worry I'll protect you all with my life." And with that he and Gai charged into battle.
So here is chapter two! I put a little father and daughter moment I hope you liked it! And if you also noticed that I changed some things on their first mission.
Neji protected Sakura instead of Sasuke
Sakura also noticed the puddle
Team Gai went with them
And I think that's it
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