Me: Hi everyone

Saku and Tenten: Hey Pup-chan

Kiba: Hey girls

Me: Ok, I have to say sorry to everyone. You see, my laptop got busted and I haven't got it back yet. So, I'll try to get the chapters up as soon as I can without having my laptop.

Kiba: Why do you need a laptop?

Saku: She had all the rest of the story written out.

Ten: Yep. Hey Pup-chan?

Me: Ya?

Ten: Where is JC?

Me: I don't know. (turns away)

Saku: Pup-chan

Me: yes (turns back)

Ten: Where is he?

Me: He's gone.

Kiba: Why?

Me: He's in the army.

Ten: OH…

Me: Yep (cries) I-i-i-i m-miss-s m-m-my b-big b-b-bro-othe-e-er

Saku: It's ok Pup-chan. (pats my head)

Me: Hey-y ju-ust-t-t b-because I-i-i hav-v-ve pup-p-p in my-y nam-me dosen't m-mean I'm-m a-a-a-a dog-g.

Saku and Ten: Not at all.

Kiba: Hey he'll be back before you know it.

Me: thank you Kiba (hic sniff sniff) ok I think it's time to start the story. Oh, and I'll let you know when he gets home.

Everyone but me: ON WITH THE STORY!

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As everyone, but Ran and Sora, jumped at the voice, two girls came out of a bush. One of them ran up to Ran and jumped on her. As everyone looked at them they saw twin girls. One had blue eyes and red hair; the other had black eyes and red hair. Both girls looked to be eleven, about 5' 2", and looked just like the other, all except the eyes.

"Hey girls," Ran said as she held them to her. She had so missed both of them over the last six years.

"Ran-nee-chan!" one of them yelled out.

"You're the Hara twins," Shikamaru pointed out.

"Yep! By the way my name is Kiyomi Hana but you can call me Ki," Kiyomi said "and my twin over there is Kumiko Hana but you can call her Ku." Finished talking, she pointed to over where her twin stood.

"Hey," Kumiko said.

"Don't mind her. She dosen't talk a lot. But she will if she needs to," Kiyomi said as she got off of Ran's lap.

"So, do you have any other siblings?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, there are two more girls and three boys," Sora told them as he hugged Kiyomi.

"No, there is only one more girl and three boys," Ran corrected.

"Wow," all the teams said.

"Ok, I think there is something I need to do," Ran said. "I'll see you all later." With that, she jumped off.

"I hope she'll be ok without me," Sora said, looking off the way Ran had gone.

"You know her, she'll be fine," Kurenai told him as she put a hand on his shoulder.

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(WITH RAN)

Ran jumped from roof to roof on her way to the Hokage's tower. She had to talk to him, if only for a minuet. As she got to the tower, she made her way up to the Hokage's office. When she got there she knocked on the door. When she got a soft "enter", she opened the door and went in.

"Lord Hokage," Ran said.

"Ran, what is it you need my dear girl?" Sarutobi asked.

"May I have three teams for a month or two Hokage-sama?" She asked as she started to cough.

"Is this going to help you?" He asked as he looked out the window, then back to her.

"Yes sir. If I have someone to help, I'll get done faster and I'll be better. Then I have in the last year," Ran said as she stopped coughing.

"Very well then, tell team 7, 8, and 10; they have a mission. Give them this scroll. Also, tell Sora too," the Hokage said as he handed her the scroll.

"Thank you Lord Hokage," Ran said as she turned to the door and left.

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(BACK WITH EVERYONE ELSE)

"Hey, Sakura?" Naruto asked.

"Yes?" Sakura replied as she turned his way.

"What do you think Ran-chan is doing?" he inquired as he turned his head her way.

"Don't know," she said looking at her feet.

As he went to ask her if she was ok, someone put a hand on his shoulder. When he looked up, there was Ran. She smiled down at him, walked over to Sakura and hugged her.

"Ok, I need teams 7, 8, and 10 over here right now," Ran said putting her hand on her hip.

They all lined up. Then Ran pulled out a scroll.

"Ok, when I call your name say here," she told them. "Ok, Sakura Haruno/Hana."

"Here," Sakura said.

"Sasuke Uchiha," she said getting a 'here'. "Naruto Uzumaki?"Ran asked.

"HERE, BELIVE IT!" was the answer.

"Shikamaru Nara." She said getting a lazy 'here' as an answer. "Chouji Akimichi." she continued.

"Here," he said.

"Ino Yamanka?" she asked.

"H-here," came the answer as Ino came up to them panting.

"Shino Aburame," Ran said and got a small 'here'. "Hinata Hyuga," she said.

"He-e-ere," came the shy and small answer.

"Rei Masako?" Ran asked.

"She not here right now," said Kurenai. "She will be here in a minuet or two."

"OK, we'll wait for her then." Ran said as she sat down by a tree. Not a minuet later came a girl with long light blue hair and dark blue eyes. She had on red tank-top and black pants; she also adorned a black collar.

"Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?" she asked as she looked around her. As her eyes landed on Ran, she asked "Who are you Miss?"

"My name is Ran Haruno, also knew as Ran Hana. This is my bother Sora," as she said that Sora said a small 'hey' "and this is Kiyomi and Kumiko Hana, my little sisters and you must know Sakura," Ran continued.

"Wow, I missed a lot," Rei said.

"Ok, now that you are all here you all have a mission. You are to help me for the next month or two. So, to start I need team 10 to go to the flower field and get this plant," Ran said as she handed them a picture of what it looked like. And off went team 10. "Now team 7 I need you to get me some thing from the Mist. Oh, and Sora will go with you," she said as she gave them the scroll and some pictures of all the things they had to get. And off they went to Mist. "Ok now team 8, you will all stay with me if I think of anything else I need I'll send one or all of you out to get it, but for right now I need you to help me look for something that looks like this," Ran said as she help out a picture of a jasmine polyanthum (#1) and held out the scroll that was for them. "Ok, lets go." she said. "I want Hinata to go with Shino and Kurenai. And Kiba and Rei will come with me. Any questions?" Ran asked as she got up of the ground. "Oh, I need you to look for snakeroot (#2) too," she said as her back was turned and she walked away.

As Ran, Kiba and Rei got to the field, Ran ran into someone.

"Oh, I am so sorry," Ran said.

"Oh, not to worry about it," said a voice.
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Me: That is where it will end. Ok #1 is a flower from Japan, # 2 is a plant that is believed the root can cure snakebites.

Saku: AWWWWWWWWWWW, you have to tell them how it ends.

Ten: Yeah.

Me: They will see next chapter, if they R&R, and only if they R&R.

Saku and Ten: You guys have to R&R I'd like to know who she ran into.

Me: Well, I got to go. See ya later.

Everyone: BYE!