One I'm so sorry for not updating sooner but I was failing a class from the beginning so I had to catch up with that. Also I'm sorry to tell you I won't be putting in many scenes from the village because it is a crucial part of the story and I'm afraid of giving too much away, but I'll try to give more info. About that every couple chapters. Like this one for example, it was a random thing I thought up,
Disclaimer: The words you wish come to mind.
In the Village
Tsunade was sitting at her desk as Shizune gave her the report handed in by a recently returned team. Haruno, Sakura, after a month, was still missing, the ANBU had pick up part of her trail but until recently no results had come in. "She still hasn't been found," the blonde Hokage sighed. "Good it's essential to our plans that she was gone."
"Of course Shizune that is why I took such elaborate measures to keep her away. But she may return."
"No she doesn't have the proper emotional strength to return. I never expected her to steal anything though." The blonde nodded in agreement and,
the two shared a brief laugh before returning to their own thoughts.
Cut. Print. Next Scene.
The first chance she got Sakura dyed her hair. A somewhat plain brown now covered her head her hair was also longer and now kept in a small braid. She had also changed her wardrobe, and was now clad in a plain gray shirt with black baggy shorts. She no longer wore her leaf headgear. It was a little over three months since she had left the village.
Things were easier then she had originally thought. She lived in the wild, caught her own food, and traveled. So this is what it's like to be part of the Akatsuki, she had once thought laughing. Though she knew she was no where near strong enough for that, though she knew she was getting stronger with the help of her pilfered scrolls. She was learning all she would ever need from them, though most contained advanced healing techniques, stuff that Tsunade would never teach her, a fair few of them had special surprises that extremely favored few had seen let alone read. Concealment that could fool both Inuzuka and Hyuuga clans, a genjustu that could fool the Uchiha eyes depending on the victim and strength of the caster. She had changed living off the land she was unrestrained here, becoming both more cunning and challenging for anyone to catch. She collected bounties to keep her skills sharp, though she was doing less and less as her need for money and tolerance of people diminished. On her down time, or moments of boredom Sakura had lost herself in a torrent of information provided by her scrolls. Her folly had been rewarded with a brief brush with the ANBU from Iwagakure.
Flashback
"Girl what are you doing here," the jaguar masked ANBU demanded. Looking up from her scroll she replied, "Reading. Why?"
"You're armed quite heavily you must be a shinobi."
"Not quite," she smirked as weapons were drawn, thinking quickly she lied, " I was but I was injured and couldn't continue. A tragic story really. Now I'm just a scholar, though the paranoia never really leaves." The ANBU could obviously relate, no seasoned nin left their house without the reassurance of at least one good weapon. "Very well just don't cause us any problems," the nin said disappearing.
Sakura just smiled and silently cursed her stupidity at letting her guard down.
End Flashback
Currently Sakura was staring down the stream ahead of her, it was late fall and at her present location the water would be dangerously cold, to cold for even a accelerated bath. Sighing Sakura decided she would have to enter the village, a gamble she would've jumped at three months ago. Rubbing sleep from her eyes, something she desperately needed, Sakura broke into a run towards the nearest village, some twenty-five miles away.
The village was small enough to have no real leader, but large enough for an interesting amount of shinboi. The bathhouse was exclusive to ninja only, one could tell by the slightly red hue of the water people were bathing in, water that had to be changed nearly every hour. But hey the owners made good money. Getting herself one of the more private tubs Sakura was in and out in fifteen minutes. Only because of the familiar chakra walking towards her. Opening the door, the only known way out, Sakura came face to face with the one person that would recognize her no matter what.
Ino.
The girl screamed bringing her two partners to the scene immediately. Kiba. Choji.
The blonde was stuttering while the two males just gaped like brain dead fish. "S-sakura, w-what are you doing here?" Said girl just stood there thinking of a way out. I can't face two ANBU and a jônin easily, Akamaru is probably close, and since I know them it will be harder to escape.
"Sakura," Kiba was speaking now, "where were you we looked everywhere."
I could play the amnesia card, nah then they would force me back. Hmm.. Ah..bingo.
Sakura, finally speaking, "Go away,"short sweet and only one percent of her plan. The trio blinked, distracted for a moment. This is when Sakura acted, performing a simple genjustu to make it seem as though she was talking with them while she snuck behind them.
Ino was talking again, being stubborn, but Sakura was to far away to care, her justu would last for five minutes, just enough time.
In the Genjustu
"No we're not leaving with out you Forehead." Choji was looking thoughtful something was wrong but he couldn't place his finger on it but being friends with Shikamaru taught him to stall, "Sakura why did you leave in the first place."
The girl smirked before answering, "Because I wish to no longer to put up the facade of ignorance as most shinobi do." Confused Kiba asked for her the explain. Sighing, she had two minutes thirty seconds left, " It's quite simplereally, the nin from villages are ignorant of what they do. They blindly follow the orders given without question. The Hokage controls their life and they are not free to do what they wish. Like the examiner said after Neji fought... even a caged bird will find its freedom. Or something along those lines, now I must be off."
The genjustu dissipated along with the clone. The trio was shocked at the sudden disappearance, though somewhere deep inside they felt Sakura's words ring true.
Back with Sakura
She was around thirty three mile away when Sakura felt the genjustu disperse. Her clothes were torn, her hair was a wild mess, but she was free again. Leaning against a tree Sakura stopped for a breather. "Talk about a close call," she said to noone in particular, she wasn't expecting was a response from a voice she never thought she'd hear again. Someone who was supposedly dead.
"Yes," they said, "a close call indeed."
That was all she heard before darkness consumed her.
Just what is Tsunade and Shizune up to. Though I must admit I love their attitudes.
Try to guess who she met at the end of the chapter(you never will guess) but be quick I'm attempting to update tomorrow and this is a one time deal, wish me luck in that.
