A/N: I have no time to edit this, so please excuse the grammar mistakes. Oh and I'd appreciate it if the little review botton is not forgotten after or while reading this, feel free to drop a constructive criticism or even a flaming arrow note to shoot me with.

Also, I've been thinking of posting a sketch of Shirogane-kun that I made this weekend, but my drawing sucks bad, and I'm not any good at any photoshop or computer program, that it's done in color pencils instead. Should I post it? or should I leave my image of Shiro-kun to myself and let all of you imagine him as you like? I was already inform by my peers that it look like someone from a certain anime...though I wasn't even aware of it since the said anime is an anime that I don't even watch to begin with. So I would really appriciate it if you give your voice pro the sketch or against it.

KITSUNETSUKI SHIROGITSUNE SHIROGANE

"OHAYOU SAKURA-CHAN," the loudmouth of Konoha screamed across the street, igniting Sakura's nerves so early in the morning.

"Ohayou, Naruto" Sakura reluctantly smiled ready to pound the loudmouth if he yelled one more word, now that he had dashed towards her way.

"Ano ne, Sakura-chan, I really, really need your help?" Naruto asked eyes on the ground, afraid to look at Sakura's emerald orbs for some reason.

"Hm…what is it Naruto? You know I'd gladly help." Sakura smiled when Naruto looked brightly on her face.

Sakura thought that the Naruto that had change so little after his training with Jiraiya years ago, had finally realize his feelings for the shy Hyuuga heiress. She couldn't help but be happy for the shy girl.

"Ano ne, Sakura-chan," Naruto began, fumbling with his fingers nervously. Taking a big breath, he let his qualms be heard.

Sakura was anticipating the big love help word when…

"CAN YOU LEND ME SOME MONEY!"

If Sakura could literally drop dead and hit the cement, she had no doubt she already done so. She could already hear Inner Sakura beating the crap out of Naruto already verbally.

"Na…ru…to," Sakura fumed her voice enrapt in a violent eruption.

"Eto…Sakura-chan," to say that Naruto is scared to the crap realm, would be an understatement. If someone could mentally count sweatdrops at the moment, Naruto would have millions.

"How could you asked help for something as pathetic as that…"Sakura continued to ramble and babble on, screeching at Naruto's stupidity mentally about women and their feelings…just as much as his stupidity to realize Hinata's feelings.

Naruto, who was beginning to enter stage left, was trapped by Sakura's strong grip and couldn't get loose of it.

Poof!

"Yo! Sakura, Naruto," their always late instructor greeted. "Nice morning don't you think," the man smiled behind his mask, the only indication he was smiling is his eyes in crescent motion.

"Ohayou, Kakashi-sensei," Sakura greeted returning to sweet mode and ignoring Naruto's stupidity.

"Ohayou, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto chorus with Sakura, a little more energetic than usual.

"Ohayou," Kakashi greeted in responds. "So, now that you two are here, let's get some training done, shall we."

And just like that Kakashi disappeared in smoke, most likely to read his icha icha paradise collection.

"Let's go Sakura-chan, we don't want to missed training, Kakashi-sensei hardly had time to train us these days," Naruto mention.

Sakura mentally question if Kakashi-sensei had been doing S-class missions frequently again. Though there wasn't any indication that he went to the hospital for the past few months. And Sakura knowing how stubborn her sensei is, refused to be book in the hospitals for minor injuries, well, at least, minor to him.

Kakashi had been true to his word of training session, though as usual he had a dramatic entrance for being late yet again. Though, Naruto and Sakura had insured not to hear his lame excuses and get on with the training.

After training for three hours straight, the chuunin konoichi decided to retire and go work her shifts at the hospital, excusing her self with the heated training that Naruto and Kakashi-sensei seem to be doing.

It broke her heart that she won't be able to train with Kakashi-sensei and Naruto for a while, but she decided that training from a different sensei had its merits as well. Taking account the new jutsu she will learn from Shirogane. She could hardly wait for it.

"Haruno-sempai, your late," one of the medic nin informed her, as she walked to the white reception.

"Suman, I was out training and lost track of time," Sakura provided her excuse and proceed to look at her chart.

She was glad that no one with serious injury is check in for the moment, that give her some peace to her insecurities. She hated it whenever someone special to her is bedridden to the hospital bed with serious wounds for her to heal. It made her heart cringe. And what's worse, she's starting to think that she shouldn't leave at all, since who would heal her friends if danger comes to their paths when Tsunade is dead busy with paper work, or worse, drunk?

Haruno, Sakura, after fulfilling her duties as chuunin medic nin in the hostipital with tremendous duties to see to heavily injure shinobi, decided to call it a day and walk back home.

She was dead tired. Her muscle and her palms were screaming agony at her mind. To make matters worse, her mind was also screaming in agony and with deadly worry, that she didn't realize that she tripped and uttered the most ridiculous word a ninja could pass from ones lips. "Ow."

"Next time be more attentive, Sakura-chan," a cool collective voiced reprimanded.

Sakura looked up from her crouched position to see, her sensei to be.

"Shirogane-san," Sakura said his name stupefied at the fact that she had just trip and her sensei is just smiling to oblivion letting her crouch form on top of his lower body as he was leaning on the tree.

After a few good minutes of staring at him, Sakura finally come back to her senses, blushing madly, she made an attempt to get away from their near proximity.

Shirogane who was just sitting happily with a huge smile on his face, had suddenly open his eyes widely and pin Sakura to the ground with his body.

"Ano…" Sakura's face felt like desert sand in the highest peek of the day, hot and cherry crimson in sight.

Shirogane didn't gave any indication that the position had bothered him, he looked serious and deadly at the moment that Sakura didn't utter a word, his azure orbs felt like piercing sabers at the moment that she just shut her lips tightly and ignore the uncomfortable promising position their in.

Shirogane stood up professionally, and signaling Sakura to be quiet. Sakura finally realize that Shirogane had just saved her from flying shuriken that's embedded on the trees now thanks to his chivalry.

He studied his surroundings feeling for any sign of chakra, but found none whatsoever. Releasing a sigh of relief he looked back at Sakura, smiling again, asking if she were alright.

"Daijoubu, Sakura-chan."

"H-Hai…D…daijoubu," Sakura answered reluctantly cheeks inflame still from earlier.

Shirogane smiled and avert his eyes back to the shuriken.

"Nitouru," he uttered, looking at the shuriken closely, studying the pattern and the symbol carved in the piece of metal blade.

"Nitouru?" Sakura asked.

"Don't worry about it, Sakura-chan," he reassured, "but do be careful from now on."

"Huh? What for?" Sakura asked.

"I'm afraid that the shuriken wasn't aim at me, but at you." Shirogane informed.

Sakura stood there like she couldn't believe it.

"But why?" She demanded, wanting to know why, whoever it was that wanted her.

"I'm afraid that's something I don't know of either," he confessed looking concern.

"Shouldn't we inform Tsunade-shishou about this incident?" Sakura asked.

"I'm afraid it would be better if you just let things be, Sakura-chan. It's best if Tsunada-hime, doesn't know that Nitouru is after you life."

"But why mines?"

"If you want to satisfy your curiosity, the best way to sate it, is to not tell Hokage-sama."

"Why not? I'm sure Tsunade-shishou would tell me about them immediately if I asked her."

"You don't understand Sakura, Nitouru's are dangerous, if you tell her, she would never allow you to leave the village ever again, not a single mission, not even for training."

"Are they that dangerous?" Sakura asked.

He nodded his head, gone was his cheery mood and crescent smiles, replace by his icy azure eyes. He knew that Sakura was going to asked more about nitouru and decided to put an end to it.

"I'll explain to you what they are, if you keep it from Tsunade-hime."

Sakura was reluctant to agree, she was confused and frightened that someone was after her life, and the worst thing is she doesn't even know who or why. Shirogane not wanting to inform Tsunade seem to be highly suspicious to her too, but the only way to find out is to keep it secret.

"Fine, I won't tell Tsunade-sama about it." Sakura looked into his eyes, and saw relief.

"There's a reason why you shouldn't Sakura, I can't explain right now, but as soon as the first twilight of our journey begins, I'll explain it to you." Shirogane swear and begun to lead her out of the forest.

Sakura begun to think more about her encounter with Shirogane earlier this afternoon in the forest, it was bad enough that she had to be clumsy and land on half of his body. Thinking about it already made her flush from embarrassment. Not to mention run over some crazy shinobi not apparently wants her life, though the reason for it, escapes her. Perhaps, Shirogane knows what they want and just not telling her. Either way, she wants to find out.

Every single one of their friends had been gather to ichiraku, happily slurping their noodles, though her mind was filled with worry about the incident earlier, she's afraid that informing her friends about her long term mission is more important at the moment. After all she only has three days remaining in konoha before disappearing for the next three years, the same way that Naruto had, in search to fine their arts of living to some more extent.

She inhaled a large breath before releasing it, and made a coughing gesture to gain their attention. Once she was satisfied that she had their undivided attention, after everyone's sockets where at her form and her form alone. She looked sad at them.

"Haruno, if you have to say something, just say it already," Hyuuga, Neji urge the medic nin to go on.

Sakura glare at him for a split second and began her tale of good news. "Everyone, I'll be gone from Konoha in the next three years."