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Chapter 6

Orochimaru was detained after my unit invaded his hideout at Pier 49 following a 12-hour standoff. Negotiation teams were unsuccessful, so Hyuuga, Nara, and I took over the negotiations. Orochimaru's demands were 15 million yen to be sent to his Swiss bank account in 48 hours or else he would blow up the pier. As we continued to talk to Orochimaru via bullhorn, Nara found an alternative entry to the abandoned building that was not secured, and notified the team of his discovery…

Naruto was trying to recall the events that day for his report as he stared at the blinking cursor on the computer screen. Damn I should have finished this earlier. A lot of things are a blur, he thought as he reclined in his chair. "Yo Hyuuga, you got a minute?" he called out to a man with a ponytail several feet away from him.

"Didn't do your report huh?" Hyuuga replied.

"You caught me," Naruto said while scratching the back of his head. "If I miss any details Uchiha is gonna come for my first-born child. Lend me a hand would ya?"

Hyuuga sighed and walked toward his superior. "Your promotion to lieutenant is another unsolved mystery of life to me," Hyuuga groaned and pulled up a chair next to Naruto. "Ok. What do you have so far?"

Naruto moved enough so Hyuuga could take a look at his computer screen. "Not bad so far. I wouldn't have thought you had any writing skills," grinned Hyuuga. "Well the rest is easy actually. Nara snuck in and found where Orochimaru was located, pinged his location, and the rest of the unit went to where Nara was. You and I were the decoys to keep Orochimaru talking so he would be under the assumption that we were in front of him the whole time. Nara notified you that Orochimaru had been bluffing the whole time and that the C4 that was supposedly strapped around his body was a complete fake. You and I went in through the front door, the rest of the team caught him by surprise through the rear, and Orochimaru was disarmed and detained. End of story."

"Sweet Hyuuga! Thanks!" Naruto said as he tapped away some more at his keyboard.

"So we good?" asked Hyuuga as he stood up from his chair.

"Yeah man. Appreciate the help," said Naruto as he busied himself with his report.

"I'm gonna get a bite to eat. You want anything?" Hyuuga called out from around the corner.

"I'm good Hyuuga. Thanks!" shouted Naruto hoping Hyuuga would hear him, but he had already left the room they were in.

As Hyuuga was headed for the exit, he spotted a pinkette with a lost look on her face. "Excuse me Miss, did you need any help?" asked Hyuuga. Why does she look so familiar to me?

"Hi sir. I was wondering if you could tell me if Lt. Uzumaki was in today," Sakura asked as she batted her eyelids.

Uzumaki huh? "Well, that depends on who's asking Miss…" Hyuuga trailed off awaiting a response from the young lady. Who had any idea Uzumaki knew any hot chicks personally?

"My business with Lt. Uzumaki is personal, officer. So is he here or not?" a sassy Sakura said as she tried hard to not burst into laughter. She twirled at a piece of her long pink hair between her fingers, and waited for an answer.

Hyuuga gulped at the sight before him. I've gotta see this shit. "Wait here one moment ma'am. Let me see if he's in today," Hyuuga said as he gave Sakura one last look before heading towards the back of the office. As he made the turn, he peeked around the corner catching Naruto intently typing out his report. "Yo Uzumaki! You got a visitor," Hyuuga called out.

"Tell them i'm not here. I've got this shit to finish..." Naruto replied but was cut off.

"I don't think I can do that sir. SHE said it's personal and needs to see you asap," said Hyuuga.

"Alright. I'll be right there," Naruto called out.

Sakura sat in an uncomfortable chair while waiting for Naruto to come out. She could feel many pairs of eyes staring at her and heard whispers around the office. Dammit Sai, why couldn't he come in
with me? Sakura thought. As she looked up, she saw a familiar head of blonde hair coming out of what looked like a back room. Behind him, trailed the man with the ponytail she had spoken to earlier. It's showtime, Sakura! YOSH!

"Where's the broad at, Hyuuga?" Naruto asked looking around. Then he caught the sight of a young lady with pink hair sitting down. "Sakura-chaaaan! No fucking way!! When did you get in? Why didn't you tell me?" Naruto shouted as he ran towards his best friend. As if she didn't weigh a thing, he picked Sakura up in a bear hug and started spinning her around.

"Naruto-kun... Can't... Breathe..." Sakura managed to choke out. She looked around and noticed that more people came out from their hiding places to observe all the commotion.

"Gomen gomen Sakura-chan," Naruto said as he set her back down on the ground.

"Nice to see you too, Naruto-kun," Sakura said as she tip-toed and gave him a peck on the cheek and wrapped her arms around him in a hug. "Sorry I didn't tell you earlier, I wanted to surprise you."

Naruto hugged Sakura back and fought back the tears that flooded his eyes. He didn't want to look like a wuss in front of the whole station and he sure as hell didn't want Sakura to start freaking out. Even though he had visited her at least twice a year, it was much different this time because she was finally back home. "Welcome home, Sakura-chan," he said as he returned her hug.

Did he just say Sakura-chan? No it couldn't possibly be... Hyuuga thought. "Ahem," Hyuuga appeared behind the two friends giving Naruto one of his signature cold looks.

"Oh hey Sakura-chan, this is Sgt. Hyuuga," Naruto said.

Sakura extended her hand to Hyuuga to shake it. "Nice to meet you Sgt. Hyuuga," she said politely.

"Just call me Neji. There's no need for formalities," Negi said trying to sound masculine. "I'll leave you two alone. Nice meeting you, Sakura," Neji said before walking away.

Sakura gave Neji a nod then turned to face Naruto. "So do you have a lunch break or something? Let's go get some ramen. My treat!" she squealed while tugging Naruto's arm towards the exit. "Come on, Sai is waiting in the car..."

"Eeto... Sakura-chan I can't go right now. I have a report it need to finish up. If I don't, my captain is gonna have my balls nailed to his wall this afternoon. I'm really sorry, Sakura-chan..." Naruto said sounding really bummed.

"Yo Uzumaki! Who's this?" came a voice from behind them.

"Yo Inuzuka, this is my best friend Sakura-chan. You know, the one I've been trying to tell you about but you fuckers never believed me. Sakura-chan, this is Inuzuka head of the canine unit," scoffed Naruto as he put his arm over Sakura's shoulder.

So the shit was telling the truth?! I can't believe it's Sakura Haruno and I'm standing right in front of her right now... "Please call me Kiba," he said as he reached for Sakura's hand and gave it a quick kiss. I can die a happy man.

"Nice to meet you, Kiba," Sakura said as she gave him a flirty smile.

"Anyway, I came to tell you that the cap was looking for you. Something about a report," Kiba said looking at Naruto.

"Oh shit! Sakura-chan I'm really sorry but let's do lunch some other time ok? I promise I'll make it up to you," Naruto said giving Sakura his puppy-dog look.

"Aww your captain is a meanie," Sakura pouted. "No worries Naruto, I understand. You gotta do what you gotta do."

"Hey, I'm free if you want to go and have lunch with me," Kiba said with a mischievious grin.

"Don't even think about it, Inuzuka," a protective Naruto said glaring at Kiba.

"My bad, Uzumaki. You need to lighten up a bit," Kiba joked.

"And you need to tone it down, Inuzuka. Now go back to your unit and we'll discuss this later. That's an order," declared Naruto.

"Now now boys," Sakura said as she stepped in between the two men exchanging words. "Kiba-kuuun," Sakura smirked as she put both of her petite hands in his chest. "I'll make it up to you some other time ok? I just came to see my best friend right now so there's no need to act silly."

Is she really touching me right now? Oh my fucking Kami! "Ok Sakura, sorry for being a jerk in front of you. Hopefully you're one to keep your word and I'll see ya around then," Kiba said as he kissed the back of Sakura's hand, then left.

"What a fucking ass! I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind..." Naruto said until he was cut off.

"Uzumaki!! Where the hell is Uzumaki?! What the hell do you think you guys are doing standing around?! This is a police station not a fucking circus, so get back to work! All of you!" came another voice headed towards them.

"Fuck me. Get out of here Sakura-chan before you get in trouble too," whispered Naruto.

"Who is that?" Sakura asked looking confused.

"That's my captain. I'll call you later ok?" a nervous Naruto said. He kissed Sakura on the cheek, gave her a quick hug, and ushered her towards the exit.

Fearing for the unexpected, she walked briskly out the door without turning back as she headed to Sai's car. What shit luck, she thought as she crossed the parking lot.

"Yo Uchiha I'm right here! Stop with the shouting already," Naruto said as he approached his captain.

"I have a meeting with the chief sooner than expected. Do you have that report ready for me?" asked Sasuke.

"I'm almost done. I just gotta finish up on the details. How soon do you need it anyway?" Naruto said as he tried to keep his calm.

"Thirty minutes," replied Sasuke. "The chief has some shit to do this afternoon, so he pushed our meeting early."

"I'll have it ready in ten. Time me," said Naruto as he rushed to his desk.

"All right. Leave it on my desk when you're done," Sasuke said before heading towards his office. As he was walking there, he overheard some of the officers talking.

"I can't believe that was actually THE Sakura Haruno and she was at OUR station!! She looks nothing like she did when she was younger. And to think we used to tease that twig when she was a kid... I'm sure kicking myself in the ass for that now," said an officer.

"Yeah man, we used to give her shit cuz her house was the smallest on all of Hokage Hill. Me and my friends used to beat up her kid brother and steal his lunch money," said another officer.

You had it hard didn't you, Sakura? Sasuke thought. "Ahem..." Sasuke snuck behind them and cleared his throat. "Do you honestly think you have the time to gossip like a bunch of schoolgirls? Now get back to work or else I'm putting all of you on overtime!"

"Sorry sir," the officers said in unison.

Continuing his walk to his office, Sasuke was lost in an ocean of thoughts. Is that why you ran away Sakura? Did we hurt you that much? Closing the door behind him, Sasuke walked over to his chair and plopped down. People can change Sakura, I hope you know that.

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