Tsunade looked at the two of them, "Well you have to take this scroll to the sand village, sound easy
enough? Now go, we do not need anymore time wasted here. Oh and one more thing, that scroll is for
the kazakages eyes only, one peek...and well...lets just say that Narutos dream of becoming the hokage.
will be over! Good day"
She let them out the door with there faces in shock. Sakura shook her head
and looked at Naruto."So...this is a pretty easy mission." She hands him the scroll.
Naruto shakes his head as well and takes the scroll. "Yeah, all we have to do is take it to
the kazakage, no big deal. Believe it"
Sakura smiled as they walked off to the gates of Konoha, once they got there Naruto called up
to the gate guy. "Open!!" he nodded and opened the gate as they walked out it shut behind them.
As they got to an late start on thier mission the sun was already setting. Being Sakura, she knew a brilliant
way to determine how many hours of daylight they had left. She lifted up her arm towards the horizon and pointed her
fingers at the sun with the way the shadow hit her she knew exactly that there was only four hours of daylight left.
"Naruto, we only have 4 hours of daylight left we'd better get a move on"
Naruto nodded as he was right beside her they both began to walk.
After a couple of hours of walking Naruto looked up at the daybreak.
"Sakura"
"Yes, Naruto?" She replyed still walking.
"I think...we should pitch camp now"
"You sure, Naruto? We couldn't walk another thirty minutes"
"Believe it"
She nodded and set her backpack down.
Two hours later during the time they had to set up camp Naruto finished with the tent
as Sakura was making the fire. She kept blowing the sticks and hay and everything tryng to get a
little spark started. Naruto watched. "Need help Sakura"
"No, Naruto, I'm just fine!" She seemed very sensitive about this for
some reason. Naruto thought that it was just because she had worked too long with
it and was now VERY determined.
She finally got it up and a big bright warm smile came across her face.
"Ah! Finally!" she said with excitment. The sun was setting farly quickly the night.
Naruto and Sakura both thought that time was moving very quickly, although it was
the same as always the sun finally setted.
They both sat watching the fire, Sakura finally stood.
"Let's go, Naruto, we must get our rest"
Naruto watched her get in the tent and in her her sleeping bag and he got up and
did the same.
A couple hours later naruto shot up and looked around. He thought he heard something
outside. he didn't quite know what it was.
"Sakura?" he whispered.
"Sakura?" he whispered a litte louder and shook her.
she raised up and looked at him.
"What Naruto"
"There's something outside"
She rolled her eyes.
"That is so like you! go to sleep"
He shook his head. "No Sakura," he pointed at the shadow that was right behind her.
"There is"
She looked and was paralized, she couldn't tell what it was, a bear, a human, a beast. It was
impossible.
"Na..Na...Naru"
he covered her mouth. "Shhh"
He motioned her closer to him to be farther away from it so it couldnt see her but she shook her
head, thinking of it as digusting since it was Naruto.But with her lake of decision she went ahead and got close to him.
The both stared at the shadow for a long while, Naruto looked very brave.
Sakura looked at him. 'Is this..rlly the bratty Naruto..I know?' she shook her head, 'What are you thinking, Sakura!' she shut her eyes
still talking to herself. 'It's just the night getting to you, it's just the night getting to you'
Naruto whispered to her, "Sakura...don't worry, I'm here"
She opened her eyes and stared at him. 'Or...is it?'
The tent got smashed in half bit by bit except the part Naruto and Sakura were at,
the sound ninja stared at the empty spot of where Naruto and Sakura used to be.