A/N: I'M SO SORRY!!! I had a bit of a writers block and we are re-doing my room so that's why this update is so late TT
Please don't hit me!!
The disclaimer is done by… ME!! I do Not own anything.
Chap. 10
The four ninjas landed outside Tsunade's office. Kakashi knocked at the door.
"Come in!" a voice said. They all walked in. "good to see you, I have a important mission for you"
The four ninjas nodded, and listened carefully.
"You're going to Kusagakure. We're forming an alliance with them. You four are going there and give them this scroll. This is an A-ranked mission so you have to be careful." They all nodded. "And when you get to Kusagakure be aware, they do not like outsiders that much."
Tsunade gave them the scroll and waved them of with a small good bye. Outside the hokage tower Kakashi looked at his students, Naruto happy at having an A-ranked mission, Sasuke cold as ever and Sakura a bit absent.
"Ten minutes, the front gates" they all nodded and in a cloud of smoke Kakashi were gone. Sakura followed soon after in a swirl of Sakura petals. Sasuke and Naruto shrugged and left the place rather quickly too.
XxXxX
During the trip to Kusagakure there were no incidents at all actually. This made Sakura a bit worried, they were travelling trough enemy country without a good reason, since the country they now were passing thru was not allied with either grass or leaves. But she went with it.
Standing outside the gates to grass the four shinobi's almost gasped. It was really un-friendly.
Itachi and Kisame had been here once, she didn't get a word out of Itachi but Kisame had told her that he never wanted back.
'Now I get why' Sakura thought as a grass ninja came up to them. He was clad in dark clothes and his hair was bright red while his eyes were deep blue. His forehead-protector was around his neck and he had scars in his face. He looked like a human-eating-rapper.
"I'm guessing you are the four ninjas from Konohagakure." He stated and they all nodded. "Follow me"
They followed him to a small building. It was pretty dark and had an overwhelming smell of grass and blood. A few moments later another man came to them. He looked friendlier, black shoulder long hair and dark eyes. Sakura guessed he was middle aged. He had the same clothes as his comrade but he didn't have scars all over his face. That Sakura was happy for.
"I'm Hikoru and I'll be your guide as well as your escort. Before I start the tour would you kindly tell me your names?" he asked.
"I'm Hatake Kakashi"
"Uchiha Sasuke"
"Uzumaki Naruto"
"And I'm Haruno Sakura. It's a pleasure to meet you Hikoru-sama" Sakura said with a small bow. Even though being raised with criminals she had manners. Before any one could say anything else Naruto's stomach made a growl.
"My, where are my manners. I'm guessing you are hungry." They all nodded.
"RAMEN!!" Naruto shouted only to receive a hit in the head from Sakura.
"Well I was thinking if you would join me, I was on my way home to get lunch. And may I add; my wife is a really good cook." Hikoru said with a small smile.
"That would be lovely" Kakashi said.
"Well then follow me." He said. The four Konoha-nins followed him to a small house. They walked in only to be greeted by a middle aged woman.
"Hikoru-kun, Lunch is- Why didn't you tell me we had guests" she gave her husband a glare. "Nice meeting you. I'm Lishana." She gave a small smile. "And you are?"
"I'm Hatake Kakashi, and this is my team."
"Uzumaki Naruto" He gave his fox-grin as usual.
"Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke glared at Naruto.
"Haruno Sakura" Sakura gave a small bow before continuing "We are really grateful for your hospitality." She smiled.
"Why don't you all sit down?! I think there is food enough for all of us." Lishana smiled as they all made their way to the table. With out a thought all of the males started to eat.
Sakura hit them all in the head, well she couldn't reach Kakashi and Lishana had hit her husband already.
"I'm so sorry for their lack of manners, I do not know where they got them, or more like didn't get them." She gave a small smile to their hostess.
"It's ok." Lishana said before eating. Sakura looked at her. Her hair was beautiful, long and black with a hint of purple in it. Sakura looked down at the food when her instincts kicked in for a while, she checked it for poison.
"There is no need to do that" Hikoru said with a small smile.
"Sorry, I hope I didn't offend you but it's just a habit." Sakura looked at them.
"No, you didn't offend us. I'm a bit proud though that you at least checked it, you seem to know that we are famous for our poisons and if you weren't here to talk with the Kusakage-"
"We'd be dead" Kakashi finished for him. Hikoru nodded and a pregnant silence laid over them.
"Let's be happy you are Kusakage-sama's guests then" Lishana said with a big smile. The rest of the lunch passed by with a nice conversation.
After the meal Hikoru took them to the Kusakage.
Kakashi knocked on the door to the Kusakage's office.
"Come in" a smooth voice were heard; they all walked in and made a deep bow.
"We are here from Konohagakure to show you our respect and leave you this scroll as a promise from the hokage her self." Kakashi stated. The man sitting in front of them nodded and took the scroll from Kakashi.
"Thank you, and if there are any questions do not be afraid to ask."
"Thank you Kusakage-sama" they all bowed again.
"Before you leave, how long are you planning on staying in grass?" the Kusakage asked them.
"Not long. We are planning on leaving in two days." Kakashi informed him.
"Ok. You are dismissed." He said and they all bowed again and started walking out before a petite voice was heard.
"With all due respect Kusakage-sama, I'm wondering if I could learn more about some of your poisons since that is was grass is known for" Sakura asked him. Kakashi shoot her a glare but she shrugged it of.
"Hmm… You are a smart little girl. But tell me, why should we tell you about our poison and not get anything in return?" he looked at the pink-haired girl with a smirk.
"Who said you should not get anything in return" now it was Sakuras turn to smirk. He nodded as to make her continue. "ME, myself knows a few things a bout poisons. If I could learn more about some of yours I'll give you mi own creation"
"Well miss…"
"Haruno"
"Ah… Miss Haruno, that do seam fare." He called in his secretary before turning back to Sakura. "One of my best Nins will take you to our lab but what you learn in there will be confidential. No one can ever know about the stuff we tell you." Sakura nodded and made a bow.
'Sasori will be so happy' she thought to her self before following her three team mates out. Kakashi was still glaring at her. "What?" she asked him
"What are you doing? It was only leave the scroll and get back."
"But you said we'll be here for two days and I'm just learning… isn't that good?"
"Well … it is but…" Kakashi tailed of not knowing how to reply.
"Excuse me? Are you Miss Haruno?" a dark haired woman asked. They hadn't noticed her coming.
"Uhm... Yes, but call me Sakura." Sakura smiled.
"Oh… I'm Yue. And I am the poison expert." Yue smiled at them. Sakura nodded "follow me" she led Sakura to another building, and on the way there she told Sakura a bit history. Sakura learnt that this was the first alliance they had made since Rain betrayed them over a hundred years ago. They entered a big room.
"So Yue-san, what will you tell me?" Sakura asked with a big smile.
"I'm going to tell you about three of our poisons and their antidotes" Yue began "Two of them kills while the third paralyzes" Sakura nodded.
XxXxX
The following morning they packed up and went to the Kusakage to get a scroll for the hokage. After quick goodbyes to Hikoru and Lishana they left Kusagakure. On the way home they got attacked by some bandits, more problems than that did not occur.
Back at Konoha they went straight for the hokage-tower. After a knock on the door they entered Tsunade's office.
"Team seven. I hope the mission went well." She said.
"It did. The scroll from Kusakage-sama." Kakashi said handing it over. Tsunade read it through.
"I have good news for you three." She said pointing at the three chunins. "First; grass and Konoha is now allied, second; this mission was a test."
"a test?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes, a test to show if you three were worthy to become jounin." She smiled. "And guess what?"
"What? What? Tell me!!" Naruto said loudly.
"You made it. Congratulations. From this day and on you are Konoha jounin. Dismissed." After that the four jounins left the office.
"I have to tell Ino-chan." Naruto said. Sasuke nodded he was going to tell Hinata.
"I have to brag for the other senseis" Kakashi said with a smile.
"What about you Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.
"Uhm... I think I'll write my family" she answered with a small smile.
A/N: I'm really sorry for not updating… but my room is getting pretty.
I have one question: would you like to know more about Sakuras past? Tell me.
School starts 20th august so I'll probably update more when school starts O.o don't ask me why but I think it is because I'm not so lazy when I'm in school.
As I said before I'm so sorry for not updating. But please review anyways. I do not care if it is flames because that means some one took his/her time to read my story and that makes me happy.
Love Suzuki