A New Mission

Author's Note: Hey everyone. How's Life? Ya I posted this one late cuz of all the freakin school work they game me. But that is behind me.

Have fun with this chapter!!

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FlashBack

It's a peaceful early summer morning, around 5am, and everyone is sleeping soundly. Well all except the two Haruno Girls.

San was going crazy. Running around the house like a chicken with out a head. Sakura, who is about 7 now, is just sitting on her sister's bed watching her sister freak out.

"San-nii-chan! Stop running around! You're making me dizzy!" shouted Sakura going into one of her cute little kid pouts. San stopped short and laughed at her little sister's outburst.

"But Sakura-Chan! What would you do if you forgot your own boyfriend's birthday?" asked San still running around looking for something, anything to give him.

"You FORGOT Nii-San's BIRTHDAY?!" Sakura said empathizing the words forget and birthday.

Sakura now knew why San ran around the house and joined her, with the running around the room with a panic attack.

After about an hour of running around Sakura and san were drop dead on the floor. More and more silence came upon the two sisters as they try to catch their breathe. Then San jumped to her feet and startled Sakura with her sudden actions.

"OH MY GOD! San-nii-chan! D-d-don't d-do t-t-that! You gave me a heart attack!" Sakura tried to speak and catch her breath at the same time.

San looked at Sakura with a wide smile and a certain glint of mischief in her eyes,

"SAKURA-CHAN! I FUGURED IUT WHAT TO DO! Hurry up, get dressed! I'll explain everything on the way!"

And with that San got dressed, into a plain white tank-top, blue shorts, and a black over skirt. Sakura had time just to get into her red training dress. They were out the door faster than you can blink.

Outside in the city, San kept going from one side of the street to the other looking for one certain shop. (AN: it's like one of those strip malls that are outside. And it seems that San is very hyper and crazy, like me!!! ) ) Sakura just walking along side her sister, watching her overly-hyperactive sister run around like crazy. The San stopped abruptly making Sakura bang right up against San's back.

"San-nii-chan. What is it? Why did you stop?"

"I-i-i-i-t's………"

"It's what San-nii-chan?" asked Sakura, getting impatient that her sister couldn't even finish a simple statement.

"IT'S PERFECT! DONTY YOU THINK SAKURA-CHAN?!" San pointed to the sword in the window. Sakura had to agree. The sword was breath taking.

'San-nii-chan has great taste. Nii-san will love it!' Thought Sakura

--------------------------------Inside the Store------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The 2 girls entered the store receiving some glares, and confused looks. Sakura looked at them with scared eyes, while San just stuck her tongue out at them and kept walking around the store. They didn't scare her one bit.

"San-nii-chan. Why are they staring at us like that? Its scary." Whispered Sakura

San stopped walking and belt down to Sakura's level, grabbing her into a hug. "Don't worry about it. They are just not use to seeing woman shinobi in a store like this. It's ok. We can take them!" San said and smiled as she got up from hugging Sakura.

The two girls went up to the salesman and pointed to sword that was on display in the window. A few minutes later the salesman came back with the sword. It had a gold blade, with black tape all around the handle for comfort. The two exited the store and on their way home the girls admired the beautiful sword that shinned in the light.

"Hey San-nii-chan. I think the sword looks a little plain don't you?"

"Hummmm……………………I think your right Sakura-Chan. But what could be missing?"

The girls put the sword down on the patch of grass underneath a beautiful lilac tree.(AN: well I don't know any special types of tree's lol so bare with me here) San and Sakura sat the sword down and sat right in front of it with concentrated eyes. A few people passed them and had weird or worried looks directed to them but of course the two girls didn't play a mind to them.

"I GOT IT!" shouted San

That gave Sakura her 100th heart attack today.

"What? What do you think is missing San-nii-chan?"

"Sakura-Chan, the blade it, it needs some sort of design on it. Like dragons or wolfs or some sort of strong representing animal."

"I think dragons would be a great idea since the dragon represents power, the high superiority and the beauty! But what colors should they be?" Asked Sakura looking from the sword to San and back.

"Hummm…….. Good question Sakura-Chan.( a few minutes later) I GOT IT!! How about a red and green dragon entwined with each other, like an ivory growing up a pole?"

"THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! NII-SAN WOULD LOVE IT!!" cheered Sakura as she and San got up.

Sakura got the sword and went to jump up on San's back. So now San is giving Sakura a piggy-back ride back home. San ran at top speed with Sakura and the sword on her back, which was pretty fast considering the extra weight. A few minutes later the sister's arrived at their shed.

"San-nii-chan why are we at the shied?"

"Because Sakura-Chan. There is a secret in this shied that only me, and now you will now about." Smiled San.

"Oh, oh, oh A SECRET! NO WAY! O COME ON! PLEASE SHOW ME SAN-NII-CHAN!!" said a now hyper Sakura (AN: Geez I guess San's hyperness is contagious!!! Watch out!! Lol) jumping up and down waiting early to see the secret.

"Ok, ok" san giggles softly. "But you can't tell anyone."

With that said San went to a certain wall with a few hammers on it. There she placed her hand on the wall, putting enough charka into her hand to make it glow light sky blue. Then she turned her glowing hand left 60 degrees, then right 30 degrees and then the wall disappeared revealing a room. San and Sakura stepped into the room. The room had white sparkly floor, the walls were sky blue, with some couches that were purple and sea foam green. The area with the couches had a pink rug that was so soft and silky smooth you could sleep right on it. Sakura looked around more and saw something in the left hand corner saw a weird shaped looking thing, with a tie dye orange and red rug underneath it.

'It's beautiful!' thought Sakura who was speechless

"Hey San-nii-chan! What is that funky weird shape thingy near the tye dye carpet?" pointed Sakura

"That Sakura-Chan is what is going to help me put the design on the sword's blade."

San pointed to the machine. The machine had a slot where you put the object in. Up in front of it looked like a electronically easel. San got out the two light green office spiny chairs so they could sit on them. Sakura took the sword, handed it to San who placed it in the slot. The two took the chairs and sat near the electronically easel. San got out a couple of tools she was going to use, like a paintbrush and all that good stuff. Sakura was fascinated on what it was San was doing so she watched her. San sat at the easel for a few hours. Sakura, having the little attention span, started to play with her spiny chair.

'She is always bursting with energy. I wonder what will happen once she gets a boyfriend. HAHA that should be a laugh.' I thought San as she looked at Sakura playing on the chair.

A few minutes later Sakura was rolling all around the room with her chair. Then San just finished the art work and pressed the machine button to start to carve the design in the machine. San made her way down to a couch to wait and relax.

"Hey Sakura-Chan aren't you tired? You haven't stopped spinning on that chair since 10 am. And what is it now like noon?"

That was when Sakura got off her chair and came up and sat on the couch on San's side.

"O so now I'm the human pillow huh Sakura-Chan?" Asked sort of stated San who was also playing with her little sister's hair.

Sakura just giggled and snuggled closer to San. But something was bothering Sakura though.

"Hey nii-chan, why did you pant the dragons red and green?"

"Oh……….that's a good question Sakura-Chan. When you look at the color red what do you see or feel?" asked San looking up at the ceiling in a dreamy way.

" It has a positive and a negative side. The positive side is will-to-live
to survive, Active, Sensory, Sexual, Manifesting, Practical, quick strength, power, and leadership. But its negative side is afraid of change, aggression, reckless, insecure, untrusting, and fatigued. Wait! It's just like Nii-san!! Like when he gets mad or over protective!" Sakura laughed at the last part and so did San.

"R-r-r-right( san is trying to stop her laughter) and green meansstability, endurance, quietude, concerned for others, Generous, Vital, Powerful, Secure, Open-hearted, Nurturing, Self-assertive, Compassionate, and Expansive." Said San ending her rant and her dreamy state.

"SAN-NII-CHAN!! YOU DID THE COLOR OF THE DRANGONS BASED ON YOU AND NII-SAN!!" Sakura exclaimed happily.

"You could say that." San said with one of those questionable tone.

The sword was done at around 3pm. San and Sakura took the sword and wrapped it up. They looked at the clock and it read 5pm.(AN: it seems that it takes 2hours to wrap up a sword, god how slow are they? Lol)

"I guess we should go and wait at the park for him shouldn't we Sakura-Chan?"

"OK!" Sakura cheerfully stated.

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It was 5pm when the girls left the house. San kept looking at her watch like some type of paranoid freak. First it read 6 then it read 6:30, after that San fell asleep and 2hours later it said 8:30pm.

"Where the hell could he be?! DON'T THOSE STUPID ANBU PEOPLE KNOW HTAT THEY ARE KEEPING HIM LATE ON HIS BIRTHDAY?!!!!" Shouted San not containing any of her anger what so ever. This out burst caused Sakura to fall out of a tree she was climbing to help pass time.

"Oww. Nii-Chan! He'll be here just be patient."

Little did they know a shadow loomed over them and said.

"Oh Sakura-Chan, let her scream, although if the ANBU did hear her they'd be at her throat by now."

That made the two girls turn around and looked at the boy behind them with shocked expressions.

"Nii-San!!!!" Sakura was the first to get up, run and hug him.

"Awe. I get a hug from Sakura-Chan but I don't get one from San?"

San got to her feet and walked, no more like ran, into his arms. She hugged him so tightly that he could have been mistaken for a chameleon.(AN: AWWW SHE must really miss him! How cute!!) The hug seemed like it lasted forever. Finally San spoke, breaking the hug.

"Finally, you're here!! Here Sakura-Chan and I got you something!" San pointed to the wrapped gift under the tree.

He walked towards the gift. Sakura and San walked behind him exchanging looks to one another. Once he opened the gift his eyes went slightly wide.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" the girls shouted and hugged him once again.

He was speechless. 'It is beautiful' he thought

He got up with the sword and started to test it out.

'This sword moves so swiftly, and surprisingly it is so light.'

San studied him, the way he looked at the sword, the way he tested the sword, and she looked at his facial expression, which of course didn't give her any such luck of trying to read him.

"So….Do you like it?"

He simply looked at San and replied with a simple "Yes". It was now really late and they suspected that their parents would get worried if they were not home soon. The 3 of them walked gradually home, in no rush to get home. They arrived at the fork where they would split to go in their own direction, but they didn't split and "He" just kept walking with them.

"Hey aren't you going home?" asked San

"Yes I will but I can't have the two of you walk all alone at night now can I?" he said with a truly genuine smile.

A few moments later they arrived at the Haruno household. They stopped at the door and San gave Sakura this go-inside-and-don't-you-dare-peek-or-your-dead look.

"Oh well good night Nii-San." Sakura said getting what San meant. But before she could go inside she received a hug from nii-san.

As the door closed San just smiled like nothing was bothering her, which there wasn't. "He" just stared at her, and San took noticed to this.

"What are you staring at? Is there something on my face?" asked San in her attitude tone. Putting her hands on her hips and giving "Him" a suspicious glare.

Then without warning he pulled her into a romantic kiss. It was wonderful, so warm, soft, and his body gave off just the right amount of warmth. San took her arms and wrapped them around his neck. He then placed his hands around her waist protectively, and secretly pulling her closer to him. They slowly broke apart catching their breath. San looked at him with her head tilted and a confused look on her beautiful face that shown in the moon's light, and hugged him barring her face in his chest. He simply smirked at this action and said "Thank-you." And before San knew it all the warmth that was right in front of her disappeared. She looked around and noticed that he left and went inside.

Inside Sakura was smiling like a treasure cat and rolling on the floor laughing.

"YEAH! NII-SAN KISSED NII-CHAN!!!" cheered Sakura, making her parents look into the living room.

San just smiled at them and they knew exactly what went on, because they to peeked at what was happening outside their door.(AN: o what good parents don't you think?)

"SAKURA-CHAN I TOLD YOU NO PEAKING!!!" San yelled at Sakura, so much for a quietive personality, and she chassed Sakura around the house.

End FlashBack

Sakura's alarm clock went off. Sakura didn't have to be told twice because she bulleted up from her bed.

'IMPOSSIBLE! NO IT CAN'T BE HIM!!!'

'I NO RIGHT?! ITACHI COULDN'T POSSIBLE THAT LITTLE BOY! ITACHI WAS COLD AND SCARY, AND THIS LITTLE KID ION THE DREAM WAS WARM, AND CARING AND NICE.'

'What ever I so don't have time to think about this! I have to find a new outfit!'

Sakura got up from her bed and headed to her closet. Opening it up were 3sections. The first section was all her casual, non related ninja outfits, the second section held all her formal attire, shoes, and acceries.(An: ya sorry I cant spell that word and the spell check is annoying me) the third section held all her ninja attire. Going to the third section Sakura looked around. All there was, was that red dress.

'These dresses are so…soo….. old. They are boring me. Lets see what else we got in the wonderful world of my closet.( a few minutes later) AH, HA!!! This is perfect!'

Sakura took out the outfit and got dressed, brushed her teeth, brushed her hair, and took a shower. After she was ready Sakura made her way to the meeting spot of her team.

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Sakura was the first one there, then Naruto and Sasuke came at the same time. Sakura was sitting underneath a big old oak tree, Naruto sat next to her, and Sasuke was leaning up against some other tree. Naruto was the first and only one4 to comment on Sakura's new outfit. Sakura's top was red short-sleeve shirt with slits on the sleeves and around the hips. Her "leg wear" was navy blue under shorts and a black mini over skirt.

"Wow Sakura-Chan! You look even prettier that usual today, I love your new outfit!" Naruto commented

At this Sakura smiled and thanked Naruto. Sasuke just sat their in silence, trying not to hint that he to was looking at Sakura's new outfit. A few hours later Kakashi popped in.

"Yo!"

"Your late!!!" shouted Naruto and Sakura.

"Oh well you see this old lady needed help crossing the street,"

"Oh Kakashi-sensei! You said that yesterday!" shouted Naruto

"Yeah Kakashi-sensei Naruto is right!' agreed Sakura.

This made Naruto blush, because for once Sakura agreed with him. Kakashi sighed as indicting that the two students have won.

"Ok. Now lets get back to what was "originally" planned. So I do believe that Sasuke and Sakura are battling next."

With this said Sasuke jumped to his feel and glared at Kakashi murderously.

"Why would I even have to battle Sakura? She is annoying and pathetic. She is even weaker that Naruto. Nothing can be gained by this besides me giving Sakura a personal beating."

That made Sakura's head go down, Kakashi then stared at his raven haired student.

'he must still be shaken up by Itachi's visit. I don't blame him I would be to.'

Something snapped in Sakura, and it was called her fighting conscious. She always hid it from people because her parents always told her to be a content and quiet young lady.

'HOW DARE HE! LETS SHOW HIM OUR REAL STRENGTH! NO MORE HIDDING! LETS SEE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TILL OUR CHAKRA DEPLETES. WHAT DO YOU SAY OUTER SAKRUA?!!!'

'I AGREE WITH YOU 100!!'

Sakura looked up from the ground, her eyes have changed from a sad but calm green to now blazing emerald green determination. Oh how she was going to prove him wrong.

"Hey Sasuke! HOW ABOUT I TAKE YOUR COMMETN AND SHOVE IT UP OUR ASS!!!" Shouted Sakura, very out of character but he got her pissed and no one wants to make her mad. Naruto has only seen half of her strength when he makes her mad. But know Sasuke was going to get a full taste of it.

Kakashi took this as a yes and lead them to a battle ground, deep in the woods. Sakura and Sasuke got into a stance. Sasuke looked calm and collected, but Sakura's stance looked like she was tangled up in herself.

'god she doesn't even know how to do a proper stance right?' thought Sasuke

"Ok on the count of three you will fight. You can use anything. I will say when the match is over. 3………………2…………………1…………..fight!"

With that said Sasuke took off. Sakura just stood in her stance. Sasuke came at her with a series of punches and kicks at frightening speed. Sakura knew exactly where his punches and kicks were going to go for. Her stance didn't look stupid for nothing. It let her block and anticipate where the punches would come from. Sakura caught one of his hands and threw him the opposite way. Unfortunately that didn't work and Sasuke landed gracefully on his feet. Not giving him any time to settle and plan his next attack she did her trusty "Thunder Master Jutsu" that got Sasuke's attention. Four electric filled rocks came flying at him with amazing speed. He managed to dodge three of them. Looking around for the fourth one. the fourth one came at him and struck his side.

'Damn that was fast and it hurt to. Like I would admit that to anyone.' Thought Sasuke.

Sasuke know wasn't playing around first he charged at Sakura and did his signature "Fireball Jutsu!" then while he launched his attack he ran up behind Sakura and held a kunai up to her throat so she couldn't move. The fireballs came at her and Sasuke moved just in time to avoid them. Sakura got hit full force to bad it wasn't Sakura. Sakura than turned into a log.

'how could I have not seen right threw that?' thought Sasuke

Sasuke then used his senses to try and find where Sakura was hiding unfortunately there was no such luck. He stood there waiting for any sign of her sending an attack, but there was none. Then all of a sudden a fist meet with his jaw sending him flying in the air. Using chakra in her feet she flew up one tree and then used more chakra to walk on air and kicked him down to the ground.

'Amazing move Sakura. Who would have known that Sakura was hiding that sort of move all along. Let alone the body stamina to use that.' Thought Kakashi

Naruto was on the side lines shouting at Sakura and cheering her on. Sasuke got up from the ground and Sakura came right at him with a series of punches of her own. Sasuke skillfully blocked and dodged them.

'She is good.' Thought Sasuke

'I knew he was good but when did he get this good?' thought Sakura

The two broke away after the punching fest and were panting heavily. Sasuke knew he had to end this match so he concentrated on all the chakra he could muster into his hand which was them coming out as electricity. You know exactly what this move is. Its Chidori.

'Sasuke is going to use that attack on Sakura. Interesting. Should I stop the match? Nah, lest see if Sakura can impress me any further.' Thought Kakashi.

Unfortunately Naruto wasn't on the same boat. He was going crazy!

"SASUKE-TEME YOU BETTER NOT USE THAT ON SAKURA-CHAN!!!!"

But Sasuke did listen and he ran towards Sakura. Sakura just smirked. This caught Sasuke off-guard but not much considering he still pressed his attack on. Sakura formed a seal with one hand and a series of other seals with the other hand. Sasuke grew nearer and nearer. Waiting for the last possible moment to release her attack.

'Now!!' shouted both inner Sakura and Outer Sakura.

"TEN THOUSAND STAR STRIKE!!!" shouted Sakura as she slammed her hands into the ground.

Just then the weather grew dark, the wind started to pick up at a dangerous speed. The wind made Sakura's hair crush up against her face, her cloths where clutching to her body. You could say it brought a breathtaking sight. She then brought her hands up and they were still filled with chakra. A star came down from the sky and turned into a bunch of little stars and they charged at Sasuke, who is still charging at Sakura. Sakura was guiding the stars with her chakra filled hands. Sasuke some how got past the little ones and hit the big one right in front of Sakura,

'AMAZING!!!' thought the two boys and teacher.

When the two attacks meat there was a explosion. Once the smoke cleared there were 2 humongous craters where the two student once stood. Sasuke was against a tree and on the other side was Sakura also pinned to a tree. Their cloths were totaled. Sasuke's shirt no longer exists(AN: fan grils faint!! Lol) and Sakura's shorts once again show a little to much skin and her shirt is now a tank-top with one sleeve.

"Well. I guess it's a tie." Stated Kakashi. He ordered Naruto to go and get Sasuke off the tree and he would go and get Sakura. He had to talk to her about that attack anyway, but he would do it later.

After his two students woke up Sakura had a comment to say to Mr. Sasuke over there.

"I told you I would shove those words up your ass!"

"Hun" Sasuke decided to stick to his all purpose answer. His pride was little hurt that he tied with a girl, no let me correct that with Sakura, and that she managed to get him beat up this bad.

"Ok now follow me to the Hokage's tower. We got a new mission."

"ALL RGIHT!!!!" shouted Naruto who was so pumped up that they were going to get a mission.

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"Kakashi, what happened to these two?" asked the Hokage looking from Sasuke to Sakura and back.

"Oh just a training spar with Sasuke and Sakura."

(AN: Sasuke and Sakura didn't get to change yet so Sasuke had to walk all through town with his fan girls watching him with hearts in their eyes lol poor Sasuke oooo the humiliation!!!!)

"Ok. Anyway. I have a mission. It's a escort mission and it's a C rank. You are to escort a boy about your age named River from the Cloud country to the Rain country. You will leave at 4:00pm tonight. Any questions?" stated and asked the Hokage.

Sakura was speechless. She would finally get to go to the cloud country, and she would have to visit her mom's side of the family. They hated her or so she thought.

"Oh just great! We have to go there and what will happen if we run in to one of relatives?'

'Well maybe we wont run in to any of them. But I would be nice to see Auntie Rein again, I always liked her.'

Sakura couldn't hold it in any longer she was soo thrilled that she could go to the could country. Screw the ninja code for hiding your emotions she just had to shout it or else she would burst!

"YEAH!!!!!!!!" shouted Sakura.

Sasuke and Naruto both looked at her with confused looks. The 3rd and Kakashi knew exactly why she was jumping up and down.

"Cant wait to see your relatives Sakura?" asked Kakashi making Naruto and Sasuke look at him.

"Wait Sakura-Chan! Do you have some family in the cloud country?!" asked a happy Naruto. Lets say he was thinking of weeding plans, maybe this side of the family would convince Sakura to go out with him and not Uchiha.

"Yeah Naruto-san I do!! But lets hope we don't run in to anyone other than Auntie Rein."

Naruto was clueless but didn't want to press the question any further.

------to be continued

Authors Note: hope you all like it. I have a feeling that there is some O.C. in it and I was going to warn you in the beginning but forgot to. I hope you liked the chapter. Tell me how I did with the battle scene, I tried to make it even and stuff so ya. And next chapter, I think unless it will be the chapter after that not sure yet, is gonna be very interesting.

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