Sakura dashed through the men not caring when she got slashed or stabbed. She jumped over a man and got stabbed in the leg but made it to the ledge in time to grab Zabuza's leg before he fell. Sakura let out a sigh of relief as she was hoisting him up from the ledge. Sakura got him up as Haku finished off the rest of Gatou's men. Sakura ripped the spear out and immediately started healing the wound before he bled out. It took about an hour to heal the wound perfectly along with all the other wounds he had. "If you were a healer couldn't you have healed my side before this?" Zabuza said in his normal voice as he sat up, a pained expression going on his face. "You pissed me off, you deserved to suffer for a bit." Sakura said with a smile. "Why didnt you heal your cut then?"
"Not sure i guess it just was not that big of a deal, its not really any use healing it now though. Its most likely going to scar." Sakura said with a shrug of her shoulders. "Eh, but i could live with this look, it makes me look more intimidating." Sakura said playing with the wrapping around the bottom half of her face. "You are already intimidating enough." Kakashi mumbled taking out his book. "What was that sensei?" Sakura asked raising an eyebrow. "oh nothing Sakura." Kakashi said with a sigh. "Any way if we are done here we need to head back home." Kakashi said with a bored tone. Sakura sighed and nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah then we have to report." Sakura grimaced at how much work that would be. "Yeah." Kakashi said and sighed again. Sakura helped Zabuza to his feet and walked toward Zabuza's sword which he dropped after their battle. She picked it up with ease and flipped it in her hand a little. "You know considering how big the blade of the sword is its strangely even in weight." Sakura said flipping it in her hand again. "yeah." Zabuza said now being behind her. Sakura held the sword by the handle and handed it back to him. In a flash of movement Sakura had her sword out and it clanged on Zabuza's.
Sakura smiled "Good you blocked, in my opinion you are now fully healed." Sakura said tilting her head to the side a little and sheathing her sword. "Now that my job as a medic is done my team and i are leaving." Sakura said and holding her hand out to shake Zabuza's. Zabuza looked amused for a moment then finally took her hand and shook. "you sure you wouldnt rather come with us?" Zabuza asked motioning at Haku and himself. "Tempting offer but i have some things i need to take care of in my village, maybe after that though." Sakura said and let her hand drop to her side. "I'll be looking forward to it kid." Zabuza said Ruffling her hair and stood by Haku. Sakura nodded toward Haku saying a silent goodbye as Zabuza did a hand sign and they disappeared in a whirl of mist. Sakura smiled and then went over to Tazuna and the other bridge builder. "You guys alright?" Sakura asked with a I-don't-really-care type of tone. "I am fine but he is still passed out." Tazuna said getting up from where he was sitting and stretching a little. "Ok well we need to get him back to town and give him to a doctor, then get some supplies and leave to go home." Sakura said picking the man up and putting him over her shoulders. "What Sakura why do we have to go home so soon?" Naruto whined. "Because Naruto we need to report to the Hokage and also i promised Shikamaru i would play Shoji with him i think tomorrow, so i need to get back." Sakura explained. Yes it was true her and Shikamaru were actually very good friends now. It sort of helped that Sakura was like her twenty year old self and not the annoying fangirl she used to be.
So now more people could actually stand talking to her and being around her. Sure she occasionally lost her temper and beat the shit out of someone, or something like a wall or a tree. Other than that though she was great to be around and people loved her. Her, Shikamaru and Choji go cloud watching and go to lunch together a lot. It would mostly be at Shikamaru's house though so they wouldn't have to spend a lot of money and usually her and Shikamaru would be to lazy to go somewhere. Her and Ino are actually really good friends now also, not rivals or anything like that. Sure Ino can be annoying sometimes and Sakura wonders why she used to be friends with her in the first place. She rants on about shopping and Sasuke all day long but other than that she is a friend to the end. She would risk her life for Sakura and Sakura would do the same for her. She is also one of the few people Sakura can trust with anything even maybe her biggest secret. Which would be her actually being Twenty four in a thirteen year old body. Sakura had actually become friends with quite a few people that she didn't know before until she was older. She even became friends with Genma, yes hard to believe but she did.
He hit on her one time when she was in her henge drinking at a bar, to say it was funny when he found out would be an understatement. He was pissed that she was actually only thirteen, angry that the girl she used as a henge didn't actually exist, but laughed and congratulated her on the way she used her henges. Then Kakashi found out how she used it and started giving her a lecture on what she was doing was illegal.
They were on there way back to Tazuna's house, they had already dropped the other bridge builder off at a hospital. Sakura laughed out loud at her memories which caused everyone to turn to her and give her a puzzling look. Sakura waved her hand with a smile on her face. "Oh its nothing just remembering the first time i met Genma." She said and laughed again. Sakura stopped walking and her face went serious. "Dammit." She mumbled under her breath. "What is it Sakura?" Kakashi asked as he stopped walking also. Everyone turned around and stopped walking waiting for her answer. "Oh i just left my sword on the bridge is all, im going to go get it you guys go on ahead." Sakura said with a smile and then skipped off. "Hey Kakashi, isn't that her sword strapped to her back." Naruto whispered to Kakashi. "Yeah, you guys go to the house i'll see what's going on." Kakashi said and made a clone to go to the house with the boys. "I wouldnt do that Kakashi." Sasuke stated while in his usual pose. Kakashi raised his one visible brow "You know if she finds that you followed her shell kick your ass." Sasuke said with a smirk. "Ill take that chance now go so it doesn't look suspicious." Kakashi said then masked his chakra and disappeared, his clone going with the boys.
~With Sakura~
Sakura walked out of sight then disappeared and in a blur ran into the forest into a hidden clearing. She stopped running and played with the Kunai in her hand. "Come out of hiding, you have been following me for the past hour and you probably watched the battle as well." Sakura said with a serious tone. Kakashi had been right behind her but was a safe distance away. He had chakra in his ears and eyes so he could hear and see her and what she was doing. He slightly raised his brow as he heard her say that. Then he froze as he saw a figure appeared out of nowhere on the other side of the clearing as her. Sakura stopped playing with the Kunai and held it to where she would be able to block an attack if it came. "Yes i did see the battle and might i say that you were quite impressive during your fight with the mist ninja." Madara said in his deep voice. He still had his mask on and his cloak was flowing slightly because of the small breezes that went by. "Oh because that means so very much coming from a murderer." Sakura said rolling her eyes. Madara appeared behind her and whispered into her ear something that Kakashi could not hear. "It should considering you know who i am." He said with his mask slightly up to where his lips brushed her ears.
