Chapter 11:

Mission: False Information

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"So not only did you try to make some moves on my wife but you also tried to lie to me." Hiroshi glared at them both but more at Jiraiya. Sakura was also glaring at the pervert who tried to get her to do something as stupid as kiss a rash.

"I apologize for his outrageous behavior, but we should start discussing the mission." Sakura gave the man a cool look as he stared at her.

"Fine, I sent a mission request to Konoha to investigate why some of my villagers have gone missing and turn up a week later dead with their hearts missing." Jiraiya and Sakura both sat up straighter and exchanged odd looks. It was even more strange that Hiroshi could say such a sentence without looking even a little bit worried.

"When did it all start?" Jiraiya asked seriously trying to get as much information as possible.

"A month ago."

"This isn't just a simple investigation like the mission said this is at least an A-rank mission. So why did you lie?" A silence settled over everyone in the room as they held their breath waiting for his answer.

"I'm not obligated to answer that." Jiraiya felt anger build in him and before he could even get out of his seat and grab the man Sakura was already there. She bared her teeth like a wild animal as she effortlessly lifted the man from his seat by his shirt.

"I'll make you talk." The Sannin was conflicted over whether he should stop the pinkette or not. The two had a staring contest to see who will crack first.

"Y'know that's Tsunade's very own student she learned everything from her including strength." His mind was made up he wasn't going to stop Sakura he was going to help her. "You should probably tell her what she wants to hear before there are some...accidents." Hiroshi's wife whose name they learned was Komoko looked back and forth between her husband and Sakura worry etched all over her face.

"Alright, I'll tell you just let me go," Sakura growled and let him go aggressively making him fall back into his chair.

"You see like Konoha we also have a council our council is full of old geezers who don't trust or like ninjas." Hiroshi stood up and walked over to a cabinet full of alcoholic drinks. He pulled out a bottle of sake and started drinking straight from the bottle. "The council wanted to start training willing citizens in the art of the samurai. Then it started changing; the trained samurai were making people join forcibly and taking over the village. All I could do was watch as my village was being torn apart and broken by those very people who were supposed to protect it. The council became corrupted and mad with power. My role in this village slowly started dwindling as I became nothing but a figurehead and sometimes a scapegoat. I could no longer send messages freely as everything I did was being monitored. I lied to avoid suspicion from the council. You came at a perfect time since the Samurai are out looking for our missing people. But I have a sneaking suspicion they aren't looking for our people but terrorizing other villages around us."

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes as he could feel that there was something else Hiroshi wasn't telling them but he let it slide for now.

"In that case, we'll have to be discreet with our investigation. That means I'll be working in the shadows Sakura here will be asking the villagers some questions. Everyone loves a couple with a baby asking simple questions." Jiraiya grinned towards the pinkette who was glaring down at the floors.

"I-I don't think we should do this mission." Hiroshi stood up quickly with a panicked expression.

"If it's money then I'll give you the full pay that an A-rank mission pays. Please help me."

"Sakura why shouldn't we?" He knew why but he could tell that she needed to get it off her chest.

"Why? Are you really asking me that? We have a baby with us that's not probably barely one yet and you're asking me why!? It's too dangerous that's why! I-I'm not risking Shina's life because of some damn village I know nothing about. And if Naruto were here he would agree with me."

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"I think we should do the mission Sakura-chan." Sakura was in shock she felt like she was the only sane person in the room.

Naruto cringed as Sakura's face slowly morphed into anger. She was so upset her face was turning red she looked like she would burst at any moment. One moment Shinachiku was in Naruto's arms the next he was in Sakura's.

"Fine you two can do the damn mission but Shina and I are going back to the village first thing tomorrow morning." She stormed away entering Jiraiya's room and slamming the door behind her.

"Did she just take my room?" Naruto glared at Jiraiya for thinking about something less important. "I mean...we can't let her go one of us have to convince her to stay, and that will be you. I'll take the kid just do whatever it takes to keep her here." Naruto had never felt so determined as he nodded his head.

Naruto and Jiraiya head to the room Sakura just entered both hesitant to do anything but stand there. Jiraiya pushed Naruto forward trying to get him to knock. It turns out the door was unlocked since she broke the door's lock. They slowly entered looking around for the angry pinkette. They immediately found her rocking Shinachiku as she hummed a tune.

It was an innocent sight and luckily for them, it calmed Sakura down significantly. "S-Sakura-chan can we talk...alone." She heard him but wouldn't look at him.

Jiraiya cleared his throat announcing his presence. "I'll take the child and get him to sleep while you two talk." The Sannin cautiously approached Sakura with his hands out. She was thinking while staring into Shinachiku's half-lidded eyes. She looked up and gently handed Shinachiku to Jiraiya.

He quickly left so they could talk sooner rather than later. Naruto closed the door and sat beside Sakura who took a seat on the bed while Jiraiya was leaving. "Sakura-chan—"

"I just don't understand why you would want to do this mission still while putting Shinachiku's life in danger." He sat there quietly as she vented her frustrations to him. "Do you not care what happens to Shinachiku? This isn't just some small mission this is a whole thing. We'll be saving an entire village from only Kami knows what." She stood up and began pacing. "I-I mean we already have Orochimaru after Shina we don't need any more crazy people after him I don't"—her voice broke—"I don't know what I'll do if he's hurt or worse..."

He had to get her to stop talking somehow, and he had an idea of how but didn't want to risk anything. Then again she was now crying and worrying too much. He hated seeing her cry he promised to protect her happiness and he would.

Naruto stood up and determinedly turned her around and crushed his lips against her own. A bold move that neither of them was expecting especially Sakura. The kiss only lasted a few seconds not enough for Sakura to snap out of her shock and reciprocate.

Naruto may have seemed calm, cool, and collected on the outside but his mind was in a whirl. He didn't appear to have an inch of regret in his ocean blue eyes. "Sakura-chan weren't you the one who said we'll protect Shinachiku together. And I know you can protect yourself, but I promise to protect you both with my life." He grinned brightly like the first time he ever promised her anything. The amount of conviction in his voice made her able to trust and believe him easily. Not to mention that kiss sealed the promise of a lifetime officially.

That's my first kiss, and I-I liked it a lot. She thought to herself as her hands shakily went to her lips that were still tingling. They were both lost in each other's eyes revealing hidden emotions for each other.

Naruto was the first to make a move as he slowly lifted his hand to caress her smooth, warm cheek. His eyes watch as her tiny pink moist muscle lick her lips in anticipation. He could smell her natural scent of cherry blossoms that he would always love. Everything around them was forgotten as they focused only on each other. Naruto slowly leaned in giving her more than enough time to pull away, but she never did.

The space between them slowly closed. Naruto removed his hand from her face to wrap around her tiny waist. Sakura's own hands were on his chest steadily roaming over it. Finally, with an explosion of emotions their lips met, both kissing back as fireworks exploded in their mind.

Naruto could only dream of such a thing happening and to his surprise here they were awake kissing each other like it'll be the last.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end that seemed to happen when Sakura came to her senses and broke away from him. He opened his eyes to see why she suddenly backed away from him. His momentary high was broken and stomped on as she looked at him petrified.

"Sa-Sakura-chan I'm s-sorry." He wasn't. "I didn't mean to kiss you like that." A lie. "I don't know what came over me." Another lie.

"I-I I'm going to g-go check o-on Shinachiku." She turned to leave but stopped when Naruto called out to her.

"Sakura-chan! Fi-first promise me you won't leave tomorrow morning." She couldn't even if she wanted to. Just telling him she was going to check up on Shinachiku was hard enough to get out. So she chose just to nod, but that didn't seem to cut it.

"I n-need to hear you say it." He was asking for too much at that moment, but he didn't care he didn't want her running away from the mission, Jiraiya, the villagers, and him. For his own selfish desire, he needed to hear her promise she won't leave.

"I promise..." with that she was gone.

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Sasuke was not a happy person right now in fact he rarely was. But his frown seemed more deepened then usual. It was probably because of his new mission with Kabuto an annoyance in his life.

The worse part about it was not knowing what the mission even was. Kabuto just told him to follow him saying it's a mission.

He was getting irritated as they kept passing trees after trees with no clear destination in sight. Kabuto could practically feel Sasuke's anticipation and irritation.

He thought for a moment to actually tell the Uchiha but then that would ruin the surprise. "Enough! what is this mission?" Sasuke stopped on a tree branch his patience finally running out.

"I'm surprised you lasted longer than I thought you would." Sasuke glared dangerously at the gray-haired man. He wasn't in the mood to play any of Kabuto's games.

"Ok. Ok. Tell me Sasuke-kun how do you feel about your old teammates?" Sasuke's expression didn't change one bit. He could care less about his former teammates they were dead to him. So he told himself.

"You know how I feel about them so what do they have to do with anything." Kabuto was inwardly grinning while his facial expression gave nothing away.

"It seems they got along very well while you were gone." Kabuto wanted to milk his game for as long as he could, but from the look on Sasuke's face, it was coming to an end real soon.

"Get to the point."

"Heh let's just say that Naruto-kun and Sakura-chan shacked up together and had a baby." He tried to hide it well, but Kabuto was watching closely. Sasuke's eyes shot open but quickly went back to nonchalant as soon as possible.

So that got a reaction out of you. He probably think I'm lying and that this is a test by Orochimaru. Kabuto cleared his throat getting Sasuke's attention back to him so he could explain the mission clearly.

"We are to take the child without harming him he's our special subject." Sasuke looked to be in deep thought. Kabuto thought that maybe he was reconsidering his choice to join them. "Believe it or not this is a very crucial mission that Orochimaru-sama assigned us both, failure is not an option. If you don't feel comfortable doing this mission because you still see them as your friends, then you can leave." For once Kabuto was actually serious, and it showed on his face.

"I told you I don't care about them let's go." Kabuto watched as Sasuke went off the way they were originally going. He could see self-doubt and hesitation in the usually stoic Uchiha.

Easier said than done eh Sasuke-kun? We'll see about that.

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Kabuto is up to some shady stuff and so is this new village. On the bright side that kiss though XD. But there will be consequences from that kiss. Gradually this story will get more and more serious I know exactly what I'm going to do with Sasuke. It's hard to decipher how Sasuke really feels in this chapter that even Kabuto is unable to understand. Sasuke will make a choice, and it may be the right or wrong one.

Let's not forget that Kabuto put something inside of Shina and that will come to play sooner rather than later. I'm so excited to keep this story going that I'm already on the next chapter.

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Revised: 3/23/19