Love through time

Disclaimer; I do not own Naruto

When Sakura woke up, she rather stays in bed than go up; she had now two days in straight trained with Minato's team. This meant beat up Kakashi.

Today team Minato would go on a mission, so they would be gone a day. They would only get a scroll with news from the border.

Sakura looked up at the roof. She needed to get up; she knew that, Sakura closed her eyes, only to hear someone knocking on her window.

Looking up, she saw an ANBU.

Getting up quickly Sakura open the window to hear what the ANBU wanted.

"Sorry for waking you up, the Hokage wants to see you in his office within an hour."

Sakura nodded "all right, thank you"
The ANBU disappeared and Sakura got herself ready to meet the old man.

Wonder what the old man wants now?

An hour later Sakura was standing in the Hokage's office.

"I'm glad to see you come Sakura" Sarutobi said.

"Hai, something wrong Hokage-sama?" Sakura asked concern.

"No, but there is someone I want you to meet, because you two will go on a mission and you'll leave in two hours"
Sakura frowned but nodded.

"You may come in now"

Sakura heard the door open and a female voice spoke.

"Hey, your old man!"

Sakura turned around and saw a woman around the same age as her.

The woman's hair was put in a ponytail but even in that, the hair reached to her waist. The color was red as blood.

"Sakura, may I introduce you to Uzumaki Kushina. Kushina, this is Haruno Sakura you'll go on a mission together"

Kushina grinned "Nice to meet you Sakura" Sakura smiled

"Likewise Kushina-san"

Both women turned to the Hokage

"So what's our mission?"

"I want you two go to a village not too far from here to help the people. The village got attacked by group of bandits and I want you to find them and put an end to the attacks on the village."

"Hai"

"Good, this mission shouldn't be too difficult, pack at least for two days at least"

"Hai"

"Good, you're leaving in two hours, go home and pack, you're dismissed"

With that, the two women left the Hokage tower.

"Not to be rude or anything, but I haven't seen you around" Kushina started, Sakura smiled

"Don't worry it's all right, I have been on a long term mission and come back few days ago, so I wouldn't be surprised that you haven't seen me around"

Kushina chuckled nodding "True, well its going be nice to have a mission again. Felt months since I was on my last mission."

"Well, I barely come back when the Hokage asked me to help Minato-san to train his student Rin in medic" Sakura said.

Kushina looked at her curious

"Eh? You have trained Rin? So you're a medic ninja?"

"Yeah, I am. Trained by Tsunade herself. Do you know Minato-san?"

Kushina nodded

"Yeah, kind of, we dated for a while and we broke up not too long ago"

Sakura frowned "oh… I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring it up"

Kushina shake her head "You couldn't know that, it's all right, it was a mutual break up. We both realized we weren't meant for each other."

Sakura frowned.

"Oh, but you must have some feeling for each other?"

Kushina looked curious at Sakura

"Well we had but then just like that, we drifted apart slowly."

"Oh, well I started to think considering how Minato-san reacted when Obito mentioned that he had a girlfriend and then Rin scolded him for mentioned it, he looked a bit upset"

Kushina shrugged "he is always like that. He'll get over it, he just find another girl. Shouldn't be too difficult considering with his looks."

"You don't say" Sakura muttered looking away, making Kushina look at her with a sly look on her face.

"Now what's make you say that? Could it be, Minato have already got to you?"

"No! I mean… sure he is good looking, but I won't let that get me. I have duties; I won't let some handsome guy interfering with my work. "

"Sakura, have you had someone you really liked before?" Kushina asked seriously.

"Yeah, but I got my heart broken by him, and since then I haven't let any guy get too close to me. Can't risk go through the pain again it was hard the first time"

"Ouch that guy must been a totally jerk"

Sakura smiled a sad smile

"Yes he was"

"Well, my apartment is in the other way, being seeing you at the gate" Kushina said grinned.

"Yeah, see you"

They hurried both to their apartment to start packing.

Sakura arrived to her apartment and started to pack but at the same time, she was thinking what Kushina had told her.

She and Minato had drifted apart, but how could they? They should be happy together and it sounds Kushina had already moved on and got over Minato.

What should I do? If they aren't together, Naruto might not been born, which he must. I won't be able to forgive myself if it's my fault that he won't be born.

Sakura finished packing and left her apartment and headed towards the gate to meet Kushina.

Sakura didn't need to wait so long before Kushina arrived.

"Now then, shall we?"

"Yes, let's go" Sakura said and they headed towards the small village.

After four hours they arrived to the village. They were greeted by the head of the village.

"I'm grateful Konoha could send ninja to help us with the bandits, they destroy and hurt the people"

"Is there any people who is injured right now?" Sakura asked.

The older man nodded

"Would you mind to take me to those?"

The older man started to walk through the village Sakura and Kushina following him.

They arrived to a house where a girl opened the door.

"Yes?"

"Hello Yuuki how are your parents?"
"They gets worse I don't know what to do" the girl known as Yuuki sobbed, started to cry. Sakura come forward to the girl.

"Hey there, no need to cry, I can help you parents"

Yuuki looked up tears in her eyes "you can?" Sakura nodded

"Yes would you mind to take me to them?"

Yuuki walked in and they followed the girl. They walked up couple of stairs and come to a room where her parents were laying the bed.

Sakura walked up to the couple and put her hands on the man's chest and focused her charka.

Not too long the man slowly started to wake up. He looked surprised seeing Sakura.

"Don't worry, I'm here to help you, I'm a medic ninja" Sakura said softly.

"Thank you" the man said smiling a small smile.

Soon Sakura was finished with the man and went to the woman.

Kushina watched when Sakura healed the couple within minutes. Kushina was amazed by Sakura's skill as medic.

No wonder the Hokage asked her to train Rin. She is amazing.

Within the next hour the couple had been able to get up from the bed on days.

Sakura and Kushina along the older man they left that family.

"Now you two, I really hope you can put an end on these bandits. They destroy everything."

"We promise that we'll handle the bandits, they won't be a trouble for your village again sir." Kushina said.

Sakura could see strength in Kushina's eyes.

"I trust you, and I'll leave this to you"

An hour later after getting thing arranged, Kushina and Sakura decided to find something to eat.

They found a small restaurant where they could eat.

"Sakura, in the future, do you want have a family?" Kushina suddenly asked.

Sakura was taken aback by the question.

"Yeah, I want. Just need to meet the right guy, do you want to have a family?"

Kushina nodded "Yeah, I would love too. Having children to love and rise."

Kushina sighed looked out through the window but soon she focused on Sakura again.

"But for now, my duty as kunoichi comes first. Until I meet the right guy"

Meanwhile

Minato forced himself to not groan, he was getting a headache and a terrible one too. Obito and Kakashi were arguing again.

Rin looked annoyed, thanks to Sakura, she had started to see how much of a jerk Kakashi was. And it was a bit annoying.

"Can't you stop being a jerk?!" Obito said glaring at Kakashi who didn't look like he was listening

"Stop being such crybaby Obito…"

"Enough!" Minato said looking serious at the boys.

"You two is always fighting, you need to understand in order to do mission you must be able to work as a team work together not against each other!"

"Sorry Sensei"

Minato sighed

"Now, let's get out of here, we got what we came for. Let's return to Konoha"

"Hai!"

Team Minato headed back to Konoha.

Sakura landed quietly on the ground. Kushina not too far from her. They had found trace of the bandits and followed the trace and found the bandits hideout. There were fifteen men in the group. And they all would meet their end tonight.

Kushina slowly toke up kunai, she was ready to strike, Sakura could tell from her place.

Kushina looked at Sakura who nodded it was time.

They must be quick to kill them, without any mistake.

Kushina disappeared up into the trees hiding, while Sakura stayed on the ground.

Sakura saw Kushina jumped down behind a sleeping man and she raised her kunai and killed the man.

Sakura saw the others waking up; she rushed forward killing the closet to her in a second.

The battle began

Sakura throw the man to the ground and saw two coming towards her, weapons in their hands. Sakura focused her charka in her fists and punched both of them in their stomach, making them fly towards tree.

Kushina had no problem, she toke down one by one.

And soon all of the bandits were dead.

"Well, this didn't last long" Kushina said, cleaning her kunai from all the blood.

Sakura nodded

"Well, perhaps it's good it didn't last too long."

"Shall we take something with us?" Kushina asked looking at the weapon lying around on the ground.

Sakura looked at the stuff.

"Well, why not, the people of the village can sell the weapon"

"All right then" Kushina said and did a hand sign

"Shadow clone jutsu"

Eight clones of Kushina appeared and started to gather the stuff they could take back to the village.

"They will be happy at least" Sakura said.

An hour later they arrived back to the village with all the stuff.

The head of the Village was overjoyed when they told him the bandits had been taken care of and the people could sell the weapon they didn't need themselves.

They returned to the hotel where they were staying. Sakura collapsed on the bed.

"Tired?" Kushina said

Sakura looked at Kushina and saw Kushina tried to now yawn.

"I'm not the only one who is tired here" Sakura answered the red haired kunoichi.

Kushina grinned "Well, sleep then. We go back to Konoha tomorrow right?"

"Yeah, sounds good." Sakura muttered tiredly.

Kushina lay down on her bed and soon they both were sleeping.

Sakura closed her eyes and slowly she fall asleep

Wonder how it goes for Minato and his team?

Meanwhile just as Sakura had fall asleep, team Minato had finally arrived to Konoha.

They all exhausted. They went to the Hokage tower.

Coming to the office, they noticed Sarutobi was still there working.

"Come in" Sarutobi said, hearing Minato who knocked

"Good evening Hokage-sama" Minato said

Sarutobi looked up and saw Minato and his team

"Oh, hello Minato, back already?"

"Hai" Minato walked up to Sarutobi and gave him the scroll

"Here is the scroll with news sir"

"Thank you, you have done well, you may leave"

"Sensei, are we going to train tomorrow?" Kakashi asked looking at Minato.

"I don't know Kakashi; I think it's better to rest tomorrow"

"No, I want to train" Obito protested.

Rin rolled her eyes at the boys.

Minato looked at Rin "What do you say?"

"Well, is Sakura-sensei going to be there?"

"I'm sorry dear, but I sent Sakura on a mission earlier today but they should return either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow" Sarutobi said gently, seeing how disappointed Rin was hearing her sensei in medic was on a mission.

"Who is with Sakura?" Minato asked, concerned. Sarutobi smiled.

"Uzumaki Kushina"

Minato frowned "You sent Kushina with Sakura?"

"Yes, and its seems they got along just fine those two, and that's why I'm sure they will be back tomorrow"

Obito saw the look Minato had when the Hokage had mentioned Kushina. How their sensei could in one moment be in love with that woman and dating her, then a second after they broke up.

"Love sure is complicated" Obito muttered hoping his sensei wouldn't catch it, but Rin did.

She nodded "Indeed it is"

"Now then, you can go home and sleep" Sarutobi said looking at the shinobi in front of him.

"Hai Hokage-sama"

Sarutobi chuckled when the door was closed. He had heard what Obito had said and he was sure Minato had heard it as well.

"You're so right about that Obito" Sarutobi said looking at the door.

Sakura woke up by Kushina shake her shoulder.

"Good morning sleepyhead! Get up now so we can get back to Konoha."

"I'm coming" Sakura said forcing herself into a sitting position.

"Geez, never imagined you were a morning person Kushina-san" Sakura said rubbing her eyes

"Only on mission, I get up early. When I'm home I can sleep late."

Kushina sat down on her bed, already dressed and ready to go.

"Well, I better get ready then" Sakura yawned but started to get dressed.

About an hour later, they told the old man goodbye and left the village and headed back to Konoha.

Sakura noticed Kushina wanted get back to Konoha soon as possible.

"Why are you in such of hurry to get back to Konoha?" Sakura asked, looking at Kushina who was in front of her.

"Because Tsume are and Mikoto are going to introduce me to a friend to them. A guy, his name is Shiki."

Sakura frowned, but said nothing.

Things were changing and she has yet to begun to do anything to make the past to change, only her presence in the past make things change.

I really need to be careful from now on

A couple of hours later, they finally started to see the gates of Konoha.

"Finally" Kushina muttered.

They jumped down of the trees and landed on the ground not too far from the gate. The gate guards looked up.

"Welcome back Kushina-san and Sakura-san" the guards said. Both of them nodded and walked through the gates and towards the Hokage tower. To leave their rapport of the mission.

"Well some things never change huh?" Kushina said and pointed at front of them.

Sakura looked up and saw Obito running through the streets, towards the training grounds.

"Guess Minato and his team are back already." Sakura said, looking after the late Uchiha.

Kushina nodded "Yeah, come on; let's leave the stupid rapport to the old man"

They finally arrived to the Hokage tower. Sakura was hungry and wanted to get something to eat.

Not bothering with Knocking, Kushina opened the door to Sarutobi's office and looked in.

"Can we come in old man?" Kushina asked, getting the Hokage's attention.

"Kushina? Are you back already? I didn't expect you yet, at least until later"

Kushina grinned and walked in; Sakura followed her and closed the door.

"We were quick" Kushina said, giving a scroll to Sarutobi.

"The mission was success; the bandits will not bother the village again." Sakura said.

"That's good. Now then, you two may leave"

Kushina hurried out of the office and sakura was about leave as well when Sarutobi called out her name

"Sakura would you mind to stay? I need have a word with you"

"Hai" Sakura sat down and waited for the Hokage to speak.

"Something is bothering you?" Sarutobi said looking straight at Sakura. Sakura couldn't help but smile a little.

"You really can read one easily hokage-sama"

"Well, I have been told I got better with the time. Did something happen on the mission?"

Sakura shake her head "no it's just that, I realize just being here in the past, things have change without I have done anything."

"Is something about Kushina?"

Sakura hesitated but nodded "And Minato-san"

Sarutobi nodded knowing already what Sakura meant.

"Well it can't be helped Sakura. You were sent here to change things. Don't worry; I'm sure things will be fine in the end. Speaking of which your student, Rin was disappointed that you were on a mission. I think you should go and let them know you're back"

Sakura nodded. "I will"

Sakura stood up and was about to leave before she looked at Sarutobi.
"Thank you hokage-sama for listening"

Sarutobi nodded. "Of course, you do have a huge task on your shoulders. Such young woman shouldn't be forced to bear such burden."

Sakura nodded slowly "yeah but had no choice unfortunate. I'll take my leave now hokage-sama"

"Dismissed" Sarutobi said watching Sakura leaving his office.

Sakura closed the door. Sighing she walked away from the door and out of the hokage tower.

Sakura decided to go and see Rin.

Sakura arrived to the training ground and saw Kakashi and Obito fighting. Rin was sitting beside Minato talking with him.

Rin looked up and saw Sakura coming.

"Sakura-sensei, you're back from your mission!" Rin got up and ran to Sakura.

Both Kakashi and Obito stopped sparring and saw Sakura.

"Hello to you too" Sakura said smiling.

"How did your mission go?" Minato asked who also got up and walked up to her.

Sakura shrugged "nothing too bad, taking care of a group of bandits."

"When did you come back?" Obito asked.

"Sakura crossed her arms smirking

"Around the time you were running to the training grounds. I had just walked through the gates when I saw you running as your life depended on it."

Obito blinked and got nervous.

"You were late for training" Sakura said.

"He was" Minato confirmed for her.

"But sensei! I had a good reason today for being late"

Kakashi snorted, but ignored the glare Obito was giving him.

Sakura sweat dropped

"Are they always like that?" Sakura asked Minato who nodded

"Sadly yes, but don't worry you'll get used to it, I did."

"HEY" both of them exclaimed looking at their sensei.

"Hey Sakura-sensei, can you help me to train today?"

Sakura looked at Rin and nodded

"Of course"

Rin smiled, making sakura smile back to her.

"Let's get started then"

TBC

I'm so sorry for the long wait for an update. I hope you will forgive me.

I have been busy with school, that's my reason.

Hope you like it and you'll give me a review.

See you next time!