"Who gave you the authority to allow them to leave Kakashi?" She looked at him sternly but not angrily. It seemed like Tsunade sama was interested in what Kakashi was brewing this time around.
"If I hear those two cause any type of trouble in the other countries, I'll just give them your head. GOT IT!?"
Kakashi threw his hands up in the air with defeat and a smile that was unsure.
"Got it..."
"Now for you Ms. Uchiha."
"Yes Tsunade sama?"
"While your husband and daughter are gone, we'll discuss your arrangements at the hospital. You'll need to prove to myself and the rest of the hospital staff that you are who you say you are." I could feel her eyes piercing through my body and into my soul. Her hand raised and as soon as I thought she was going to send a chakra infused punch to her desk, she hands me a flimsy piece of paper.
"What's this for?" I slowly take it from her hands and realize its the surgeon exam all medical ninja's take in order to become a full fledged doctor at the hospital.
"This should be easy for you, like muscle memory." She said with a smile.
"You have four minutes to answer all the essay questions. Starting...NOW!"
-WHAT?!-
My thoughts racing I grabbed the pen off her table, looked at Tsunade sama and sent her little smirk.
"What are you doing?" I asked Sakura. We've only been in this small apartment for approximately 20 minutes and she covered the floors with unrealed scrolls.
"I'm reading." She said with a bright smile on her face. She didn't even look up at me for me to give her a hint that she's being too messy.
-She looks like she's enjoying herself-
"I'm going into town, are you just going to stay here and read scrolls?" I looked at her curiously. Her small frame being engulfed with the inches and inches of loose paper.
"I'll come find you later. I just...this is...you're going into town?" She finally looked up. Confused.
"What?"
"You normally don't like going out in public, and this village is covered with tourist."
"I just wanted to survey the area. Is that strange to you?"
"No no no, that not what I meant.."
"So you coming or what?"
"Can you give me 3 minutes to clean up?"
"Ah, we'll also find something for you to wear if you'd like.."
-Why did I say that to her?-
I could see the red creeping up onto her face and all over her cheeks..
"For better training gear. Your dress is impractical, and if you want me to train you, you can't and shouldn't wear that."
-Saved myself.-
"Oh..yeah...you're right Sasuke kun..." Now her whole face was red this time.
We made our way through the crowds into the shopping district. You could smell fragrant spices, herbs, and all the different foods vendors were selling. You could also see ninja from different countries stocking up at the multiple weapons stores.
"I thought Konoha was bad, but this place takes the cake of highly populated tourist."
"See I told you." She giggled, enjoying her scenery. We passed a medical herb shop that had medical supplies, healing herbs, beakers, poison kits, etc, and Sakura stopped right in front of the window.
"Did you want to go inside?' I asked her.
"Can we just take a quick peek? I remember a basic recipe for a healing cream, maybe I could try doing that."
"Don't you need those tools too?" I pointed in the direction of a set of beakers and mortar and pestle.
"Oh yeah..you're right." She went from happy go lucky bubbles, to a disappointed child.
"If you wait till we get to Sora Ku, I could get you everything you need."
"Mhph" She shooked her head with a smile.
"Sakura sama?" I looked towards the nurse who called my name as I read the patient's files.
"This will be an easy operation, here's the list of tools and viles I'll need for the surgery." Being in the hospital here made me feel a little more at ease with our growing situation.
It's been a couple of days since Sasuke and Sarada followed suit after my younger self and Sasuke kun.
I can't believe I finished the exam in only 2 minutes and still got everything right. If it weren't for all these patients distracting me, I'd probably be at my wits thinking about those two.
"Excuse me!" A bossy tone yelled at me from the other side of the desk.
"Hellooo. Are you alive?!" I turned to see a bratty younger version of my Ino.
"Ah sorry, I'm a little out of it. How can I help you?" I said as politely as possible with a make or break it fake smile.
"You, you're the one. Where's billboard brow?" My left eye twitched with irritation. I tried to think of something snarky to reply with.
"Oh that young miss Haruno? She and Sasuke are on a mission together..ALONE." I told her with the most empathetic voice.
"WHAT!? SHE'S WITH MY SASUKE KUN?! WHERE IS SHE, I'M GOING TO KILL HER?!"
"Miss Yamanaka, do you know who I am?" I asked out of curiosity.
"No, not worth my time if you're just another ninja visiting town." She huffed a little with her arms crossed over her chest.
And at that very moment, an intern came running up to me.
"Miss Uchiha sama! You're needed in the left wing! A child fell unconscious in a matter of seconds arriving and we can't find the source of his low chakra!"
"Ok let's go!" Making my way towards the left wing of the hospital, I turned to see a gaping mouthed Ino. I laughed to myself knowing that she was confused about being called "Miss Uchiha".
As soon as I ran through the doors to the room of the child, that's when I saw the unforgettable orange jumpsuit.
"NARUTO!?" There didn't seem like any visible wounds on his body. I walked up closer to get a better look.
"So you're the medic that Tsunade told me about." I turned to see Jiraiya sama standing next to the window.
"What happened?!" I asked him frantically.
"We were literally outside of the gates of Konoha when a man in a black hooded cloak stopped in front of us. He introduced himself as Uchiha Madara, and next thing I know, Naruto was on his knees throwing up. I assume he was put under some type of genjutsu. I tried to keep him awake as long as possible but when we arrived to the hospital, he finally collapsed." We both turned to look at his lifeless body on the bed.
"If he's under some type of kekki genki, then all we can do is wait till he himself breaks it, or have anata free him….in the meantime, all I can do is transfer chakra into him to keep him alive…" I was hoping to see the young Naruto again all jazzed up with energy. His heartbeat was so light before I started pumping my chakra into him. His breathing was slowed to a pace where you'd think he'd be dead, he was also pale, as if it were like snow.
"Naruto…." I whipped his forehead where his head band should be. What ever he was facing in his genjutsu, it was probably a nightmare.
"So tell me more about this Madara." Jiraiya broke my spell of depression.
"He's not Madara, his name is Uchiha Obito. A student of one of your students actually."
"Minato's student huh?"
"Yeah. He was kept alive and trained with Uchiha Madara, and was entrusted to live with Madara's revenge…"
"I see..so why are you here then, why is your family involved?"
"I'm not really sure...but he visited my daughter in her dreams, telling her our fate is sealed in this world."
"I assume the only way for you guys to go back, is by defeating him?"
"Sounds like it, but we would need the help of Sasuke's older brother..and that's where everyone is, finding him at the moment."
"Fight fire with fire."
"Exactly."
"Naruto is a great Hokage because of you."
"Hmph, is that so."
"Thanks to you, he was able to make his dream come true. I never got to thank you in our life because you passed away, fighting for the village."
"At least I died a hero, only to make another to take my place." He said with a smile.
"Ok so when I was fighting Sarada, I saw her transition her chakra from different parts of her body. She was able to break the ground by concentrating her chakra and releasing it at the point of contact."
"So this mean I need to practice more chakra control right?"
"Exactly. Those gloves we got should also help with chakra control. So let's start by concentrating your chakra into your fingertips. We also need to work on your fighting style as well. If you're going to use this type of chakra control, you'll need to be better at taijutsu."
"I mean..I know basic kid glove fighting...nothing special like you Sasuke kun.." She blushed from embarrassment.
"It's fine. I'll teach you."
-Am I really training with Sakura? Great this is going to annoying..or is it interesting? I don't know, we'll see.-
"Let's start with your fighting stance. Get ready to fight me Sakura, this will help me understand what level you're at right now."
"I can't hit you Sasuke and you know that!?" She looked even more embarassed, her face turning red.
"Then you don't want to train then? You'll stay weak if you can't push yourself." I might have been a little harsh but she needs that push if she wants to get better.
"No..I can't have you and Naruto always protecting me…."
"Then get ready to fight." I jumped back into my fighting stance.
"Ready, set, go!" I charged at her throwing a couple punches and kicks. Minding that I'm holding back.
She was dodging all my advances, which was good. At Least she has some type of momentum.
"That's good now try to hit back."
"Mphm." She nodded her head and somersaulted backwards. She finally stood in her own fight pose. Her new outfit fitted her perfectly. She wore a similar red dress, but with a shorter skirt and white shorts underneath. It didn't have any sleeves so her arms would be able to move freely. She had a black belt tied around her waist, being able to carry more supplies and weapons, and also her new chakra enhanced gloves kept her soft hands from getting bad calicoes.
"You have a more defensive stance, which is good, but you'll need to adjust it so you can attack at the same time you defend yourself." She ran towards me, trying to strike me, missing every attack.
"You're too fast Sasuke."
"You're still learning Sakura." I saw her face turn pink with her emerald eyes sparkle when I said her name.
Out of instinct from dodging her attacks, I spun around and round house kicked her. It sent her tumbling backwards, hitting her directly on her back.
"SHIT SAKURA." I ran next to her, checking to see if she was ok. All she did was burst out into laughter.
"DON'T LAUGH, IT WAS ON ACCIDENT."
"It's ok, we're training. You're holding back, I get it. It doesn't hurt too bad, so let's go again." She smiled, giggling, dusting off the dirt on her new clothes.
"Hmph, that's the spirit." I can't help but admire her for not giving in just yet.
We danced around for the next couple hours, she slowly started figuring out her own fighting style against me. From punches to kicks to swaying side to side dodging my hits. It's was as if it were a coordinated dance routine. She got better by the hour. She even landed a few hits on me. Albeit, they weren't strong enough, but they did hurt.
We both collapsed to the ground as the sun set. Normally I would take my training extremely serious, but I actually enjoyed training with Sakura. I was able to teach her the proper way to throw a punch, and how to move faster in the air while attacking.
"Tomorrow we work on strength building. Let's go find a place to camp out, and we'll travel for a couple miles and train again ok?"
"Thank you Sa-su-ke…." She passed out in the midst of her gratitude. She looks so peaceful while asleep. The mud and dirt didn't suit her face. Before picking her up, I wiped it off with a damp towel, carried her on my back, and made way for a large tree top.