What Was Lost, What was Gained

ch. 2

Sakura's POV

I was the only surprised to see Kakashi-sensei sitting next to Naruto. Naruto was busy chewing him out on being late, but like everytime Kakashi had some lame excuse.

"Now, now I told you I had to remember to never forget what was forgotten."

Naruto had the most confusing look on his face, his hands tighten into fists.

"What the heck is that suppose to mean!? How can you forget what you remember when you forgot it in the first place! Ahhhh!"

Naruto was yanking at his hair, while Kakashi sat nad smiled. Both Sasuke and I sighed.

"Naruto you're too much of an idiot to figure anything Kakashi says, so just shut up."

"What!? Sasuke! Who asked you!?"

Naruto yelled and Sasuke glared. Sighing again the words 'a normal day' came to my mind.

"Kakashi-sensei, you had something to talk to us about?"

Kakashi tilted his chin up with his hand as if he had to think.

"Oh yeah. Tusnade said we found a solid lead on the Akatsuki and Itachi."

We were all surprised as we jumped onto our feet and encircled Kakashi.

"Who!? Who was the person who discovered the lead?"

Sasuke shouted in Kakashi's face. Kakashi was practically pushed up against the counter.

"Jiraiya, of course."

It took a moment of all of team seven staring for smiles to cross each of out faces.

"To the hokage's office!"

We all shouted. Naruto grabbed Kakashi by the vest and we all took off on the roof's to the fire tower. Sasuke was moving the fastest, barely staying in our sight. Eventually Naruto released Kakashi and he was running beside us. It took a few more minutes before we reached the tower, if only I had a camera for Tusnade-sensei's face as the three of us came crashing through the door.

"What the in the world!?"

Tusnade stood up swiftly, the folder she held fell on to the desk. The three of us ran striaght up to her desk, we should have been more graceful but our excitement got us all yelling different things at the same time.

"Is that big perv sure he found them!?"

"My brother! Where is he!?"

"Sensei! When do we leave!?"

One fast movement Tusnade slammed her fist on the desk, a miracle it didn't break.

"Enough! Back up and shut up!"

We all complied just as Kakashi walked through the door giving Tusnade a friendly wave. Tusnade sighed and sat back down at her desk.

"Geez Kakashi everyone in Konoha proably knows team seven is standing in my office."

"Sorry. There not kids anymore, Naruto practically dragged me here."

Kakashi stratched behind his head. Ask for team seven we were becoming impatient. Sasuke had his arms folded, I couldn't help my foot from tapping, while Naruto sat on the floor with a scowl on his face while mumbling to himself.

"Alright, Team seven. Jiraiya has given us information which will effect-"

She stopped looking at Kakashi and back down at her file.

"In all seriousness, Naruto you will be most effected. The akatsuki are after carriers of tailed beasts."

We all tensed up. Sasuke and I glanced at Naruto. My breath caught, Naruto looked not surprised but he had a smile on.

"Who cares Granny. We'll deal with the akatsuki after we get Itachi."
"You fool! Itachi is part of the Akatsuki! Which means he will be coming after you! Naruto this is serious! If the akatsuki were to get a hold on you who knows what they would do!"

Tusnade scowled angriliy. Naruto turned his head.

"Sensei, what are you saying exactly?"

I asked. Hopefully able to despurse the anger in the room.

"It means Sakura that you and Sasuke will take this mission but Naruto will stay here where it is safe. The Akatsuki are not to taken lightly."

In less than a second Naruto was right in Tusnade's face.

"What!? No way! You're not keeping me here when my team is going after the akatsuki!"

"Naruto when team seven was made the Akatsuki tracking team we didn't know their goals, now that we know we can't take the chance they could get a hold of you."

Kakashi said lightly, putting his hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto pulled away.

"Granny I'm going with them no matter what! This is my team, my friends you will not leave me out."

Naruto growled slamming his fist on her desk, that desk goes through so much.

"Tusnade, You can't take Naruto off. I will only work with Sakura and Naruto when it comes to my brother."

"Yeah sensei. Have some faith. We are the new sanin after all."

We all seemed to glower with pride. Tusnade looked over at Kakashi and back at us.

"I should have known this would come from the world's most thick headed team. Very well."

she opened the file she was holding earlier.

"You're mission is to go and discover all the plans of the Akatsuki. Like what their plans are with the tailed beasts. One hot place where Jiriaya found them was near the borders of the rain country. However, this is a S-rank mission. You must send a report back here every three days, if you are so much as an hour late after the third day I will send in an anbu squad. And team seven will be removed from all Akatsuki missions."

We all tensed. So this one a one chance, one shot mission. Nothing could go wrong. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other.

"We accept. We will not fail."

Sasuke said in a monotone voice. Naruto and I agreed. I knew we wouldn't fail because there was no room for failure. If we didn't and were removed from akatsuki missions, Sasuke would leave again, I would be alone and Naruto might go crazy. We would go after Sasuke again, either way team seven would no longer be part of the leaf village anymore. We would be rogue ninjas in the bingo book. Our futures relied on this mission.

"Okay, You all leave in the morning."

Tusnade dismissed. We looked at each other then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.