Must read: The chakra infused shuriken thing will take forever to heal...I don't know why, but it's part of the story. Just in case you are wondering.

Chapter 11

"You can't keep her." Kakashi stated.

"And why not?" Sakura replied.

"We're on a mission."

"I'll protect her!"

Kakashi sighed. "How did you catch her? Did you see her speed?" He looked off at his other pupils.

"Yeah I saw it. I don't know. I guess it was meant to happen."

"Fine, you can keep her. Just remember you don't have a home."

Sakura froze. "Don't tell them." Kakashi nodded. Sakura walked off to the room where Kicha was.

Kicha sat on the bed in her torn and raggedy clothes. Getting on her knee's Sakura spoke.

"Kicha, I am a ninja." Kicha's eyes widened. "I am on a mission with my friends, but you are welcome to come. After the mission, I'll bring you back to where I live, Konoha. You can live with me there."

'Hmmm, I won't be alone anymore.' Kicha thought. She nodded.

"Can I call you Kicha-Chan?"

"Can I call you Ka-san?" (Ka-san means mother.)

Sakura smiled. "You can. Now, let's get you cleaned up." She picked up the little girl.

Sakura bathed Kicha with numerous things. After that, Kicha played with all the soap bubbles and the water splashing around her. Watching Sakura noticed how skinny she was. Her ribs were clearly shown, as were her thigh and calf bones.

……….. (dot, dot, dot, moments later, time has past.)

Kicha sat on the bed under her towel while Sakura looked for clothes for the young girl to wear. Minutes pass and she found herself in an Uchiha shirt with cloth tying it as a belt.

"We have to get you clothes, and other supplies for the trip." Sakura led Kicha out by the hand. As they passed through the door, everything was still quiet besides the sound of Naruto's snoring.

"They're still asleep?" Kakashi nodded. "Well, Kicha-Chan and I are going out to get things for her."

"Uhuh." He replied.

……….. (dot, dot, dot, moments later, time has past.)

Sakura had about eight shopping bags before the two girls decided to return to the inn.

"We'll get more when we return back to my village."

"Ok. Ka-san, what's Konoha like?" Kicha asked.

"Hmmm, it has a lot of nice people like Sasuke and Naruto."

"Who are they?"

'Right I forgot to tell her about them.' Sakura thought.

"Naruto and Sasuke were the two boys that were sleeping back at the inn. Naruto is loud and obnoxious, and Sasuke is serious, quiet, and sometimes grumpy. I like love him a lot though."

Kicha giggled.

……….. (dot, dot, dot, moments later, time has past.)

"So, where's Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked.

"Out." Kakashi replied. Naruto turned to Sasuke.

'If I really thought about it, I kinda figured I wasn't gonna get her. (Sigh) She loves you too much...WHAT ABOUT ME?!'

Sakura walked in to the door giggling, with Kicha trialing behind her doing the same. Sasuke and Naruto stared as Sakura stopped in her tracks.

"Ummm, good after noon." Sakura said. She turned to Kicha and whispered. "Let's go to the back room." Kicha nodded. They ran safely behind closed doors.

Sakura helped Kicha get changed. She had a black long sleeved shirt similar to Sasuke's, but with out any symbols on it except vines on the bottom of the shirt and sleeves. Her shorts were a whitish color, and her shoes were black.

(To she the pic of Kicha go to my author profile and click on the link to it. It is labeled Kicha, so you shouldn't have a problem finding it. Oh and let me know what you think about it.)

In the pit of her stomach she felt the pain of her wound. Sakura tried her best to ignore it.

8---------------8(point of view has changed)

"Who the hell was that?" Naruto yelled. Both boys found anger rising in them for no reason.

"Why are you getting mad?" Kakashi asked with a bored sounding voice.

"Well……I……..Because!" Sasuke stuttered.

"Sakura is taking that girl in" Kakashi explained.

"And this happened while we were sleeping?" Naruto asked.

"Obviously." Kakashi replied. The back room door slid opened.

Kicha came out in her outfit and light blue bag all packed. Her hair was pulled up, making her look cute and not scrawny. Sakura fallowed her out in her normal uniform.

"Sasuke, Naruto, this is Kicha-Chan."

Naruto got up and shook Kicha's fragile hand, forgetting his

anger.

"Hi Kicha-Chan, I'm Uzamaki Naruto." Kicha blushed. Sasuke looked at her.

"I'm Uchiha Sasuke." He mumbled. Kicha smiled brighter.

"So he's the grumpy one?" Kicha asked Sakura. Naruto burst into laughter, while Sakura went red. Sasuke was in shock.

"I'm not grumpy." Sasuke mumbled. Naruto turned to Kicha.

"Yes, BWAHAHAHA, He's the grumpy one. How old are you kid? I like you." Kicha blushed again.

"Six…."