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Chapter 4: C-Ranked Mission turned deadly

At Sakura's house her parents where telling their daughter goodbye, but their way.

"Goodbye, we hope you don't die on the mission because where else will we be able to find a slave like you, but if you do oh well," Her mother said sadly as her father aimed a punch at her stomach with so much force that a snap was heard from her ribs. They left Sakura on the ground as they were done with her. Sakura held in the scream of pain as she got back up and walked back to her room and packed her stuff. She gathered chakra into her hand and healed the rib so it wasn't broken anymore but she couldn't heal the bruise on her stomach though. She just sighed and went back downstairs with her ninja gear and left to the Konoha Gates. The team and the client Tazuna finally started to leave the village.

"Yeah, alright!" Naruto yelled out.

"Why are you so excited Naruto," Sakura asked him but she too was also was excited to leave the village.

"This is the first time I ever left the village, I'm a traveler now, believe it," Naruto said looking everywhere.

"This is my second time leaving this village," Sakura said wistfully.

"Where did you go then, Sakura-Chan," Naruto asked.

"I went to Suna once when I was little, but that's enough about that," Sakura said reflecting on the memories sadly. Sasuke noticed how she changed subject, but shrugged it off as not important.

"Hey, am I supposed to trust my life with this runt, he's a joke," Tazuna said pointing to Naruto. Naruto froze.

"He's with me and I'm a jounin so you don't have to worry," Kakashi said as Naruto got madder.

"Hey, never insult a ninja, it's a big mistake and I'm the greatest ninja ever! Someday I'm going to be the Hokage, and you will look up to me. My name is Naruto Uzumaki, remember it," Naruto said yelling. Sakura smiled at Naruto as she pictured him as a great Hokage. Sakura noticed something in the forest.

'Foreign Ninjas are following us. Be on you guard Sakura,' Inner said.

'Right,' Sakura thought back as she glanced at the tree lines, her instincts were telling her that Tazuna may have lied to them and this mission is going to get harder.

"Hokage's are powerful and wise and you are puny and brainless, the day you become Hokage I will sprout wings and fly" Tazuna said as Sakura casted him a glare, as her fist clenched a chant of he's the client and can't kill him was going through her mind.

"Then you better start working on sprouting wings old man because Naruto will become the Hokage," Sakura said with an innocent smile on her face. Naruto stared in shock at her but was happy that Sakura defended him. Sasuke was also shocked at her recent behavior, and couldn't help but be apprehensive at her new behavior but he stored it away for after the mission.

"He's nothing but a loser and a nobody," Tazuna said back.

"That's it I'm going to kill him," Naruto said as he went to attack him but Kakashi held him back.

"I told you, no hurting the clients, you're supposed to protect him" Kakashi said as they began moving forward. Sakura glanced to her left as she felt chakra's in the forest, she narrowed her eyes as she moved forward.

"Say Tazuna, your country is the Land of Waves, right?" Sakura asked to get more information.

"Yeah, what of it?" Tazuna asked.

"Kakashi-sensei, there are ninja in the Land of Waves too right?" Sakura asked.

"No, there are no ninja in the Land of Waves,-"Kakashi explained but she ignored the rest of what he was saying because she already knew the rest of what he said.

'Might what to say something Sakura,' Inner said

"So Lord Hokage is really important," Sakura said but she didn't really care. Then the foreign chakras she felt and was keeping track of disappeared from the forest alerting her and putting her on edge.

"Hey you all doubted Lord Hokage, didn't you?" Kakashi said as Sakura acted like she was caught in the act shaking her head with Naruto. She notice Sasuke standing there, not speaking or anything.

'It's like standing next to a rock,' Inner said with humor. Kakashi put his hand on Sakura's head as she flinched a bit and Kakashi noticed but filed it away for after the mission.

"Well anyway, there are no battles in a C-ranked mission, so you can relax," Kakashi said.

"So that means we're not going to run into any foreign ninjas then," Sakura said while looking at Tazuna and he gulped from her stare.

"Not likely," Kakashi said. The team and client walked as Sakura noticed a puddle and Kakashi too noticed it. She was on alert and her hand rested on her Kunai pouch. Suddenly chains came around her and Kakashi as she cursed. The ninjas pulled the chain and Sakura and Kakashi were torn apart.

"Sakura, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled out in fear. Sasuke went into defensive position and Tazuna was shocked. In the forest Kakashi and Sakura were watching the battle. Kakashi was shocked that she knew about the ninjas and that the ninjas attacked her too but he didn't say anything not wanting the ninjas to notice they were alive.

"Now it's your turn," The ninjas said from behind Naruto as their chains tried to attack him but Sasuke was able to throw some Shuriken and Kunai's to stop the chains and embed them into the tree. Sasuke landed it hands on their arms and kicked their faces as they detached themselves from the chains. One ninja went after Naruto and one went after Tazuna that was protected now by Sasuke. Kakashi and Sakura made their moves. Kakashi knocked the one out that was going for their client and Sakura was able to surprise her opponent and knock him out. Naruto and Sasuke stared in shock along with Tazuna as they looked over to what was supposed to be Kakashi and Sakura's remains, but logs laid there.

'Show off,' Sasuke thought to himself but what shocked him the most was Sakura. Somehow she was not the weak fangirl he once knew and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

"Naruto, I'm sorry for not getting in the battle sooner and you getting hurt, I just didn't think you freeze up like that," Kakashi said as Sakura rolled her eyes at him.

"Hey you aren't hurt are you, scary cat," Sasuke taunted.

'He finally speaks and it's an insult, he's so wonderful,' Inner thought sarcastically. Sakura laughed in her head. Naruto was mad.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled out moving.

"Naruto, stand still, these ninja have poison in their claws. We need to take it out of you quickly" Kakashi said. Sakura cast a worried look to his hand wishing she had practice with removing poison. Kakashi explained about the poison and told Tazuna that they needed to talk. He explained who the foreign ninjas were.

"How did you know about our ambush," One of them asked.

"A puddle on a clear day, and it hadn't rained in weeks," Kakashi said.

"Why did you leave it to the genin to do the fighting?" Tazuna asked

"To know who their target was and what they were after, if me or Kakashi-sensei would have token them out quickly we would have learned nothing," Sakura said instead of Kakashi as both on them looked at Tazuna.

"What are you getting at?" Tazuna said.

"I wanted to know if they were attacking us, ninja attacking ninja, or you, the master bridge builder," Kakashi said and Sakura ignored the rest of the talk and while everyone was paying attention to him she spoke with the foreign ninjas.

"Who sent you and why?" Sakura whispered to them but it was deadly calm and her eyes were cold. The ninja sweated a bit but said nothing. Sakura glanced back at the others before she spoke again.

"If you don't tell me, I will put you under the worst genjutsu you have ever been under. In the illusion you will feel like your eyes are being burned from their sockets and your insides will be melting and the pain will feel like being burned by molten lava, so speak up now and I won't do that," Sakura said as her hands moved to make hand signs, her eyes cold as ice.

"Ok, it was a guy named Zabuza, and we don't know why please don't put us under the Genjutsu," One of the ninja spoke up noticing she was being dead serious. Sakura smiled at them and stood up and added herself into the conversation, they did not notice the exchange between the three.

"I think we should go back, so Naruto can get the right treatment," Sakura said with a worried glance at Naruto.

"Naruto could be a problem, I guess we should go back to the village," Kakashi said.

'Really, that's statement is going to cause Naruto to do something stupid,' Inner said. Inner's prediction was correct as Naruto stabbed himself in the hand with a kunai.

"Naruto, stop doing that," Sakura said but was ignored. Naruto starting saying some things that Sakura was not really listening to as she stared at the blood, trembling as memories once again hit her.

Sakura sat on her bed with a kunai in her hand as she twirled it around. Her dull eyes watched the tip of the kunai as she stopped twirling it. Her stare then went to her hand as she took the kunai and stabbed it, the pain brought tears to her eyes, but no relief she was hoping. She took the kunai out and wrapped her hand up in a bandage never doing that stunt every again.

Sakura came back to the world as Kakashi was wrapping Naruto's hand up in a bandage. Sakura was not ashamed of that memory, and what she did to herself. She sighed and she glanced at the ninjas tied up and she blinked.

"Um, Kakashi-sensei the foreign ninjas, are dead," Sakura said to him as he glanced back and confirmed they were.

'Well now we can't question them on who sent them,' Kakashi thought to himself. Sakura wondered if she should tell Kakashi about the information she learnt.

'Don't, he will ask questions that we don't need to answer now and I feel another chakra up ahead,' Inner said. Sakura nodded her head as they continued to walk. They finally made it to the boat as they were now being taken across the river.

"This fog is so thick, you can't see anything," Sakura whispered as she stopped looking around and tried to sense any other chakra.

'Someone's following us,' Sakura thought to Inner.

'Are they friend or foe though, we don't know until they attack,' Inner said.

"The bridge isn't far now are destination is just up ahead, the Land of Waves," The guy who was rowing the boat said as the unfinished bridge came into view.

"Wow, it's huge," Naruto said and Sakura flinched at his loud voice.

"Hey, be quiet, I told you no noise. Why do you think were traveling like this, huh? Rowing instead of using the engine it's so they don't see us in the dense fog," They Boatman whispered.

"Mr. Tazuna before we reach the pier I want to ask you something, the men that are after you I need to know why," Kakashi said.

"It's obvious Kakashi-sensei, a bridge builder wanting protection; it has to do something about the bridge. Am I right, Mr. Tazuna?" Sakura said and asked Tazuna.

"Yes, that's right. The man who wants my life is a very short man, who casts a very long and deadly shadow," Tazuna said.

"A deadly shadow," Sakura and Kakashi said at the same time.

"Who is it?" Kakashi asked.

"I'm sure you have heard of him, he is one of the wealthiest men in the world. His name is Gato," Tazuna said. Sakura eyes stared at Tazuna.

"Gato of Gato transport, he's a business leader. Everyone knows him," Kakashi said.

"Who? Who? What? What?" Naruto asked

"Gato is a very powerful tycoon from a famous company, that's true but below the surface, with the same ruthless methods to take over businesses and nations using drugs, gangs, and ninjas. It was one year ago, when he set his sights on the Land of Waves. He came to our island and used his wealth to take control of the transporting and shipping, anyone standing in his way simply disappeared," Tazuna said

"On an island a man that controls the sea, controls everything, finance, government, and your very lives," Sakura said to him and Tazuna nodded.

"There is one thing he fears, the bridge. When it's complete it would connect us to the land, and will break his control, I am the bridge builder," Tazuna said.

'Can't Gato just blow the bridge up, that sounds like the smart way,' Inner said. Sakura just shrugged and wasn't going to question Gato's stupidity.

"That's it since you are building the bridge, you're standing in Gato's way," Sakura said.

"So the guys in the forest, they were working for Gato," Sasuke said.

"No, they were working for someone that was employed by Gato, remember they were killed by an unknown ninja if it was Gato that employed them they will still be alive," Sakura said back to Sasuke. Sasuke nodded his head to Sakura at her reasoning and Naruto tried to think about what is happening. Kakashi then went about asking Tazuna why he hid the mission from them.

"Sasuke, there is someone following us. I don't know if its friend or foe," Sakura whispered to him so only he could hear because Naruto wasn't paying attention. Sasuke nodded his head to her and he was on alert with Sakura.

"Because the Land of Waves is a small and poor nation even are nobles have little money. The common people building this bridge can't pay for an A or B ranked mission, it's too expensive. If you end this mission and drop me ashore there will be no bridge and I would be killed before I reach home. But don't feel bad about that of course my sweet little grandson will be upset. He will cry "Granddad I want my Granddad" and my daughter will condemn the ninjas of the Hidden Leaves and blaming you for leaving her father and living her life in sorrow. Oh well, it's not your fault forget it," Tazuna said as Team 7 looked at each other.

"Well I guess we have no other choice but to keep guarding you," Kakashi said.

"Oh I'm very grateful," Tazuna said. 'I win,' he also thought. They finally made it to the shore and they continued to walk saying goodbye to the boatman.

"Alright get me home, safely," Tazuna said. Sakura walked beside Tazuna as she spoke.

"You know the Hokage would have understood your dilemma and sent out high ranking ninjas to aid you and you could have paid later. Because of your stupidity my teammates are in danger and if they get killed, Tazuna. I will not be hesitant to give you over to Gato on a silver platter," Sakura said to him as she walked ahead no one noticing the exchange.

'I understand,' Tazuna thought to himself as he looked at the girl. Naruto kept throwing weapons at everything he hears making Sakura's anxiety level become worse, then Naruto almost killed a white snow rabbit.

'Wait a white snow rabbit; what's it doing way out here? It's not winter and it should be brown then,' Sakura asked herself as she looked around. She noticed Kakashi also looking around and on alert. Sakura nudged Sasuke as to alert him to the ninja she said that was following them earlier, Sasuke nodded his head and he also was on alert.

"Look out!" Kakashi yelled as Sakura grabbed the bridge builder knocking him down. A sword lodged itself into a tree and a ninja was standing on it. Sakura glared at him as she shivered from his dark chakra

'He must Zabuza then, he's strong too strong for us,' Sakura thought.

"Well, well if it isn't Zabuza Momochi, rogue ninja from the village hidden in the mist," Kakashi said.

'That must mean that he uses water jutsu's as his main ones and creates dense fogs,' Inner concluded for Sakura. Naruto rushed forward to attack but Kakashi stopped him.

"You're in the way, get back," Kakashi said.

"But why?" Naruto asked.

"He's not like the other ninja Naruto, he's in a whole other league," Sakura said.

"Kakashi of the sharingan eye, did I get that right," Zabuza said as Kakashi removed his headband from his eye.

"Protect the bridge builder and stay out of this fight," Kakashi said and they got into formation but Sakura knew they would not be staying out of this fight. She glanced at Zabuza then Kakashi as she prepared for anything.

"What an honor, I get to see the sharingan in action," Zabuza said. Dense fog was starting to form around them. Sakura tuned their conversation out as she felt another chakra hidden in the forest, she glanced at the forest but put it aside for now seeing as the ninja wasn't a threat.

"Enough talking, I need to kill the old man. I have to fight you first Kakashi, then so be it," Zabuza said as disappeared onto the water.

"Ninja Art: Ninja Mist Jutsu," Zabuza said as he disappeared.

"He will come after me first," Kakashi said

"Who is he," Sakura asked glancing around trying to pinpoint where he is.

"Zabuza Momochi, the ex leader of the hidden mist village assassination unit, he's the master of the silent killing technique," Kakashi said and Sakura tightened her hold on her kunai at that piece of information

"S…Silent?" Naruto said.

"Just like the name suggests it happens in an instant without any warning or sound, it's so fast you die before realizing what happened. The sharingan can't fully neutralize it, don't lower your guard," Kakashi told them.

'First out of the village mission and we run into a dangerous ninja that could kill us in an instant, that's great' Sakura thought sarcastically.

"If we fail, we only lose our lives," Kakashi told them and Sakura sent him a glare. Kakashi-sensei disappeared from their view.

"Sensei?" Sakura said as she suddenly felt Kakashi as he let out a burst of chakra. Sakura felt the killing intent in the air as she saw Sasuke move his kunai towards himself.

"Sasuke, calm down, I will protect you with my life. All of you, I will not let my comrades die trust me," Kakashi said smiling at them.

'Behind us Sakura, now!' Inner said. Zabuza suddenly appeared behind them but as soon as he was behind them he exploded into water as Sakura stabbed him with her Kunai. She nodded to Kakashi with a small smile and Kakashi nodded back knowing Tazuna was protected.

"Sensei behind you," Naruto called out as Kakashi was sliced in half as he exploded into water. Kakashi held the kunai to Zabuza's neck.

"Don't' Move, now it's over," Kakashi said but Sakura knew the battle just only begun.

"You're finished," Kakashi said

"Alright," Naruto yelled out in victory. Sakura glanced towards Sasuke as she met his eyes; she shook her head no to him.

"Finished, I don't think so. I will never be killed by some copy-cat ninja, like you," Zabuza laughed, "Nice try though," Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi but he was able to dodge the sword but was hit into the water and he threw the spikes to slow Zabuza down.

"Nice try," Zabuza said as he jumped over the spikes and into the water.

'Idiot!' Sakura yelled in her thoughts at Kakashi.

"Water Prison Jutsu," Zabuza yelled out

"No," Kakashi breathed out but he was knocked out of the way by something pink and red. Zabuza looked at his prison expecting Kakashi to be in it but he was surprised when instead of Kakashi the pink-haired girl was in it instead.

"Sakura!" Kakashi yelled out at her.

"Kakashi-sensei escaping into the water with a mist-ninja not a good idea," Sakura said to him.

"Little Girl you shouldn't have done that," Zabuza said as Kakashi went to attack him.

"I wouldn't do that, you don't want her to die do you," Zabuza said as he tightened his grip on the water choking Sakura. Sakura felt like her lungs were going to explode as she had trouble breathing. Kakashi stopped and glared at him but Zabuza was quick and Kakashi was now inside the water prison along with Sakura.

"Kakashi-sensei! You should have left the water, now were both are stuck now," Sakura growled out to him as Kakashi cursed, he was too concerned about Sakura that he made a mistake.

"We had a better chance at winning if only I was in the water prison, and you were not in it," Sakura told them. She looked towards Naruto and Sasuke knowing it was up to them. Zabuza created a clone in front of the rest of the team. She heard Zabuza talking but she ignored him as she tries to figure out a way to get out of here.

'If only I can move my arms,' Sakura thought as she saw Naruto get kicked by the clone, his headband falling off his head.

"Naruto," Sakura yelled at him.

"Listen get the bridge builder and run, you can't win this fight, his water clone can't go far from his real body, and you can get away from him now run!" Kakashi said to them. Sakura knew that he was right as she resigned herself to her fate.

'Running away is not an option that became unthinkable when you and Sakura got caught,' Sasuke thought to Kakashi.

"We got to do this," Sasuke said as he attacked but got thrown aside like a rag doll.

"Sasuke, no!" Sakura yelled out feeling useless as she tried moving her arms again. She saw Naruto struggling with himself.

'Naruto,' she whispered in her mind sadly. She gave up on try escaping knowing that this is what both Sasuke and Naruto need to grow stronger.

"Naruto no!" Kakashi yelled at him as Naruto went to attack Zabuza.

"Go Naruto!" Sakura yelled in encouragement with a smile on her face. She saw Zabuza kick Naruto the away but she knew his objective was the headband that is now in his hand.

"Hey, freak with no eyebrows put this in your bingo book. The ninja who became Hokage, and he never backs down his name is Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto said, "Listen up Sasuke, I've got a plan."

"You finally are thinking about teamwork now, huh?" Sasuke said to him.

"Let's go wild, and bring this guy down," Naruto said.

"You can do it, Naruto and Sasuke. I believe in you," Sakura yelled out in encouragement to the duo as she ignored Kakashi that was behind her.

"What are you doing I told you to run this fight was over the moment Sakura and I got caught, now take off. Your mission is to protect the bridge builder, stay on the mission," Kakashi yelled at him and Sakura knew that they would not listen.

"Bridge Builder," Naruto said. Tazuna remembered Sakura's words from earlier.

"Forget about me, this is my fault in the first place, go and protect you sensei and comrade," Tazuna told them. Zabuza then went into explaining his past and everything and Sakura could care less.

"Zabuza the demon," Kakashi said but Sakura all of the sudden heard a snap as she clenched her teeth as to not cry out in pain to alert the others as her rib that snapped before was broken again not haven long enough time to properly heal as Sakura was only was able to reset the bone back in place at her house. Someone else noticed the snap of ribs though as Zabuza looked towards the girl in confusion seeing how he didn't cause that snap but shrugged it off as not important. She listened into the conversation as she tried to ignore the pain.

"it felt so…good," Zabuza said and Sakura wondered what she missed but she just shrugged it off. Zabuza started kicking Sasuke around.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled in fear for his life.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu," Naruto yelled out as clones of himself surrounded Zabuza. The Narutos attacked Zabuza but he just pushed them all away with his sword.

"His skills are too advanced, he's too powerful there is no way to defeat him," Tazuna reasoned. Naruto's clones poofed and Naruto threw a demon wind shuriken as Sasuke whirled around with it.

'Good plan Naruto,' Sakura thought smirking.

"You know Kakashi-sensei this is getting uncomfortable and knowing you read perverted books doesn't help," Sakura spoke to him hoping to distract Zabuza as she laughed a bit. Kakashi just looked at her with wide eyes but ignored her for now to watch the fight.

'Sakura-5, Kakashi-0,' Inner laughed. Sasuke threw the shuriken aiming at the real Zabuza as he grabbed the first one and dodged the second but the second one poofed into Naruto and he threw a kunai at Zabuza causing him to release the prison. Kakashi blocked Zabuza's attack on Naruto and Sakura landed in the water. Sakura knew she should leave so she swam back to shore when Naruto began explaining what they did. When she made it to shore she walked back to Sasuke drained from the pain that she was in she leaned against Sasuke not really caring. Sasuke looked down at her and saw that she was drained of energy so he let her be. Kakashi fought Zabuza copying his every move and words making Zabuza angry and he got sloppy. Sakura turned her head around and looked right into the mask of a tracker -ninja as she narrowed her eyes at the boy, she knew something was off about him. Her eyes went back to the battle as Zabuza was leaning against a tree with Kunai's in him. Her breathing was still hard from the pain and her vision was blurring and she leaned more into Sasuke, he looked down at her he was a little worried about her.

"You're finished," Kakashi said.

"How, can you see into the future," Zabuza asked.

"Yes, and this is your last battle ever," Kakashi said raising the kunai he held but before he could kill him the tracker-Nin killed him with two senbon.

"You were right, it was his last battle, "The tracker said. Kakashi checked for vital signs and they were none. Sakura knew that Zabuza was indeed alive because of what the weapon that was used and the tracker -ninja was here the whole time and could have stepped in but he did not. Sakura however did not voice her thoughts because she knew her team was beaten up and could not survive a battle right now. So, she left it alone, so they can rest and regain their strength. The tracker-ninja thanked them and took the body of Zabuza away from team 7.

"Well we still got to get the bridge builder to his bridge," Kakashi said.

"Well when we get there you can rest at my place, for all the trouble I caused you," Tazuna said sheepishly.

"Alright let's get moving," Kakashi said as he started walking but before he got far he fell to the ground. Sakura went towards him but the pain shot through her as she too collapsed to the ground as the pain proved to be too much for her.

"Sakura, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled out to them.

Sakura woke up and she blinked her eyes at the light, she tried sitting up but the pain in her stomach didn't allow it. She laid back down as she looked to her left and saw Kakashi-sensei just waking up too.

"Waking up, huh are you two alright?" The lady asked.

"The pain in my stomach still there a bit, but other than that I'm fine," Sakura told the nice lady.

"I've been better but it would be a week before I can move normally," Kakashi said while sitting up.

"See, its better if you don't move so just lie down," The nice lady told them and Kakashi laid back down.

"Look sensei and Sakura-Chan are up," Naruto told the others.

"The sharingan is cool Kakashi-sensei but if it does this to you it's not worth it," Sakura said from the floor.

"Why are you on the floor," Kakashi asked her.

"Zabuza squeezed me a little too hard and broke my rib, I'm fine now," Sakura told the half truth. Kakashi nodded his head to her.

"Well it doesn't matter well be safe for awhile now," Tazuna said.

"Not quite, the tracker was a fake," Sakura spoke up.

"She's right; the tracker took the body with him and usually tracker ninjas destroy the body where it was found and the boy used two senbons in the neck," Kakashi explained.

"Senbon can kill when strikes at the right vital point or they can cause a temporary death to the victim making you think they are dead but the victim has to take time to recover from the temporary death that would give us a good amount of time to prepare," Sakura continued.

"Prepare for what?" Tazuna asked

"Zabuza is still alive," Kakashi stated shocking everyone in the room except for Sakura.

"How are you going to train us, Kakashi Sensei, when you can't move," Naruto asked.

"I can still train you, you all have gotten stronger you the most Naruto," Kakashi spoke.

"You've noticed Kakashi-sensei, things are going to get better, believe it," Naruto yelled out.

"I don't believe and nothing is going to be good," The voice of a little boy spoke out. They looked towards a small boy with messy brown hair wearing a hat.

"Who are you?" Naruto questioned him.

"Inari, where have you been?" Tazuna asked.

"Welcome back grandpa," Inari yelled hugging Tazuna as Sakura closed her eyes and moved her hand to her stomach healing the rest of the wound. Sasuke sensed the chakra in Sakura's hand as he looked at her but said nothing.

"Inari that was very rude, these ninja brought your grandfather here safely," Tsunami said.

"It's ok, I'm rude to them too," Tazuna said while patting Inari's head.

"Can't you see mom that these people are going to die, Gato and his men are going to kill them," Inari said to his mother.

"What did you say brat, listen up do you know what a super ninja is? Well that's me only a lot better, I'm going to be Hokage and this Gato person is not match for a real hero like me," Naruto said

"There is no such thing as a hero, you are just full of stupid ideas," Inari told them as Sakura opened her eyes and sat up and looked at the kid, the pain in her stomach was now bearable for her.

"What did you say?" Naruto yelled and went towards Inari but Sakura just tripped him.

"Calm down, Naruto," Sakura told him.

"If you want to stay alive you should go back where you came from," Inari said walking out. Sakura stood up and excused herself.

"I need to use the restroom," Sakura lied to them as she left. She went up the stairs and found Inari crying she walked in the room and sat down next to him.

"I was just like you when I was little; I never believed there was hero's because one never came to help me out. When I got older though I knew there were hero's out there helping people and sacrificing their lives and I believed one day a hero will rescue me. What I'm trying to say Inari is that don't give up hope and your dreams because your hero disappeared sometimes you have to become the hero yourself. All, I'm saying is don't stop believing for a brighter future because I see one right around the corner for this village," Sakura told him softly looking out to the sea as she got up and left him to his thoughts.

The next day Team 7 was out in the forest training.

"Alright, training starts now, first will we begin under-" Kakashi told them but Sakura ignored what he was saying as she knew the information already

"We already know this," Sasuke said.

"Right we learned about katra," Naruto said.

"Its chakra, Naruto, go ahead and explain Sakura," Kakashi said as she groaned. Sakura explained to Naruto about chakra and the details about it.

"What's the point in all this explanation, we already use it with our jutsu's," Naruto said.

"For once I agree with Naruto," Sasuke said.

'Were all going to die now because they agreed on something,' Inner said with humor.

"No you have not mastered this power, you've barely scratched the surface of it," Kakashi told them and Sakura nodded in agreement.

"What do you mean?" Naruto annoyingly asked him.

"Calm down and Listen, it's just like Sakura said," Kakashi explained but he also said some other things that Sakura knew already.

'I have been doing that a lot lately, ignoring what people say because I already know it. I guess that's what I get from studying hard and getting knowledge that passes my teammates,' Sakura said in her head as listened back into the conversation.

"You have to train so hard that controlling your chakra becomes second nature to you, to achieve this goal you have to be ready to put your life on the line," Kakashi told them.

"What do we have to do?" Sakura asked him.

"You have to climb a tree," Kakashi told them.

"Climb a tree?" They all questioned him.

"Yes, there is just one rule you can't use your hands," Kakashi explained then he started walking up a tree and standing upside down on a branch. He threw a couple of kunai knives down to them.

"Use the Kunai to mark the highest point you reach before you fall, then keeping trying to get past that mark," Kakashi told them. Sakura picked on the kunai and focused her chakra to the soles of her feet as she started to climb as the rest did. Naruto fell off immediately and Sasuke only got a few steps in before he fell cracking the tree bark. While Sakura was already at the top of the tree, smirking but her eyes caught something as she looked further away from them as she saw a young girl picking herbs.

"Kakashi-sensei can I come back down now," Sakura said from the top throwing the kunai to the ground. Kakashi was not surprised as he guessed that she would be better at this exercise then her comrades.

'She has perfect chakra control and she's smart too, Sakura will become one formidable foe when she's older,' Kakashi reasoned in his head. Naruto and Sasuke were shocked that she completed the task so easily.

"Well looks like the female member of this squad has the best chakra control. Well done Sakura, it looks like Sakura has the best chance at being the Hokage then you do Naruto and as for the great Uchiha clan maybe there aren't so great after all," Kakashi mocked the two boys. Sakura rolled her eyes at him as she walked down the tree and was once again on the ground.

"I'm going to go back Kakashi-sensei, Tsunami doesn't want me to train to hard because of my ribs so I'll be heading out," Sakura told Kakashi as she left the boys to their training. Sakura walked further out as she sat down in a field of flowers, her long pink hair blowing in the wind. Her hand rested on her stomach as she laid down looking up to the sky. A tree branch snapped as Sakura got up and her eyes landed on a young girl or should she say boy. The both of them stared at each other but the boy went back to picking herbs.

"My name is Sakura, who are you?" Sakura asked the boy.

"My name is Haku and why are you sitting out her by yourself," Haku asked

"Nothing really, just remembering some things," Sakura told him.

"You've been abused haven't you, Sakura," Haku stated as he continued to pick herbs.

"How did you know?" Sakura asked quietly.

"I noticed the signs because I was abused too when I was younger, but it's still going on for you," Haku told her standing up. Sakura stood up as well as she looked at the only person that noticed and it was sad because he was her enemy.

"Goodbye Sakura, I must be going," Haku told her.

"Goodbye Haku, I will see you on the battlefield then," Sakura said as Haku looked back and they both smiled at each other and left the field.

A couple of days later and the team minus Naruto because he was covering from chakra exhaustion were at the bridge when a thick fog came in and the workers were found beaten.

"Looks like Zabuza and the tracker are finally here," Sakura said out loud.

"I'm sorry I've kept you waiting Kakashi, I see you still got those brats with you. That one is still trembling, pitiful," Zabuza called out somewhere in the mist. Suddenly the clones of Zabuza surrounded them. Sasuke just smirked.

"I'm trembling with excitement," Sasuke told him.

'Is it the I'm trembling from the excitement of a battle or the excitement when a you-'Inner was cut off by Sakura.

'Don't even finish that sentence, you've be around Kakashi too long,' Sakura told Inner.

"He's all yours Sasuke," Kakashi said while Inner was laughing in Sakura's head. Sasuke destroyed the clones as Haku and Zabuza appeared in front of them. Sasuke and Haku then began to fight; it looked like they were even in strength until Haku used a jutsu to surround Sasuke with ice mirrors. Kakashi tried to go after them but Zabuza was in the way and wouldn't let him pass. Naruto then appeared to come to Sasuke's aid but being Naruto he entered the mirrors and now they might not stand a chance. Sakura was in a hard spot she wanted to help but she had to protect the bridge builder, so she had to stay to protect their client. She saw through the cracks of the mirrors as Sasuke was down on the ground and Naruto above him getting mad. Naruto's demon chakra let loose and Sakura could feel it and she hoped Naruto will be alright along with Sasuke. All of the sudden Kunai's came from Zabuza's direction aimed right at Tazuna, she ran right in front him and took the Kunai's instead having no time to block them because they were coming in fast. It hurt but she could deal with the pain. All too soon the battle was over as Kakashi put a dead Haku on the ground, Sakura couldn't see what happened but she felt sad for the fallen figure.

'Haku was the only one to figure out my secret,' Sakura thought sadly. She then wondered one thing though, where was Sasuke? She looked toward where they were at and she saw Sasuke on the ground.

"No," Sakura whispered as her and Tazuna went to him. Sakura kneeled down and tears were dripping from her face mixing in with the blood from her kunai wounds.

"You can't die Sasuke; I can't lose any one close to me. I've lost enough already," Sakura said to him as her hand clenched over his at the thought of losing a friend and a comrade.

"Sakura you're hurting my hand," Sasuke coughed out. Sakura smiled at him and swatted at his head.

"Don't ever do that again Sasuke, Naruto and I can't lose you," Sakura said to him as she held him up. The battle ended when encouraged by Naruto's words Zabuza killed off Gato ending his life to be with Haku. The rest of Gatos men were chased off from the villagers, Kakashi and Naruto. Sasuke and Sakura's wounds were healed but two things came from that mission a new ninja way for the team was built and their team bonds grew stronger.

"Ok I've come to a decision for now on I'm finding my own ninja way. A way that's straight and true without any regrets for now on I'm following the way of Naruto," Naruto said

"Hey don't forget us, Naruto. I also will follow the way of Naruto and Sakura," Sakura said slinging an arm around him as she looked towards Sasuke.

"Fine, I will too, the way of Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke. The ninja way of Team 7, huh," Sasuke said as he smirked at them. Kakashi just smiled at the three.

'They look like a family right now, but Sakura has a real family, right?' Kakashi looked at Sakura.

'Sakura I will find out your secrets,' someone thought.

The leaving from the Land of Waves was a teary goodbye especially Naruto and Inari. The villagers thought of a name for the new bridge.

"The Naruto Bridge," Tazuna said proudly as he watched Team 7 leave. Sakura though was dreading the trip home as her gut was telling her that something bad is going to happen to her when she arrives at her parents' house. Sakura sang a song while she walked back to the village with her team.

"…Through the wind and the rain
I stand hard as a stone
In a world that I can't rise above
But my dreams give me wings
And I fly to a place where I'm loved
Concrete angel…" (Concrete Angel by McBride)


Please Review even if its to tell me you hate this story I don't care :) Oh and Sasuke is a bit OOC but that's because I want him to be and we never really knew what's going on in his head so I made him like this so I don't care what you say about that part about the character saying that there too out of characters because thats why its a fanfiction people :)

Kat: Review and I won't kill throw Sasuke over a cliff :)

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