"Heaven is a place where the mind and soul reconnect. Sort of like a yin and yang. Whatever your heaven is...there will I be also."
Sakura stopped petting Rina. She was beginning to develop a headache. Thoughts were swirling in her head. What? Why? When? Where? How? "Sakura. Sakura? You're still there, ne?" Ino asked, sounding a little worried. "Y-yea. Is Tenten with you?" Sakura asked hurriedly. "Yea, she's here." Ino said.
"H-hello?" Tenten asked.
"Panda, why? Why are you leaving us?"
"It's only for the mission. Thank Kami it's only for two months. Don't worry. It will pass by shortly. Tsunade-godaime said that I need to keep my emotions together, or I'll be the one most prone to Itachi's Mangekiyou. He'll find out about the mission, and then Pein will kill us, as well as the rest of the Akatsuki. Saku-chan, it's only two months, we'll be together again." Tenten said, with alot of concern in her voice.
"Where are you going though?" Sakura asked. She was trying to conceal her unruly emotions herself.
"A nearby village. It's been rumored to be one of the most peaceful villages. Even the scenery is peaceful despite all the chaos going on in the leaf village." Tenten said happily.
"You seem really excited." Sakura said. She smiled. Tenten must really want this. She's always wanted to grow in power. I don't want to be the one who stops her. Sakura thought. Her mood changed.
"Well, Tenten, I wish you the best of luck!" Sakura said happily.
"WHAT???" Ino and Hinata yelled on the other line.
"Eavesdroppers..." Tenten muttered.
Sakura laughed as she heard Tenten, Ino, and Hinata argue amongst themselves. "Girls, listen. I know for sure Tenten wants to do this. We can't let ourselves get selfsih and put our needs before others. Ino, you should know that moreso than anyone else. Tsunade-sama taught us that." Sakura scolded.
"How about this. We go and see you off tomorrow Tenten. That way we can get our last goodbyes in." Hinata suggested.
"That's great. I would really appreciate it. I hope you aren't upset with this decision. I think I really need it." Tenten said.
"Panda-chan...how did Lee and Neji take the news?" Ino asked.
"...remember...the guys don't know about the mission. So...they don't know about me leaving. Tsunade-godaime and Gai-sensei will keep both of them extremely busy, so they'll forget I'm even here...I hope." Tenten said.
"Lee? Maybe. Neji. No way. He's too much of a genius to know that you're not here." Ino replied.
"Well, I can talk to Neji nii-san, and tell him that you've been assigned to an A-ranked mission, and that you'll be away for awhile. It's that simple." Hinata said.
"I know Neji. He'll get suspicious and start questioning you. It's gonna be hard keeping this a secret." Tenten replied.
"Well..no one said that this mission is gonna be easy. I've confronted an Akatsuki member, even though I defeated one of them, they're not that easy to take down." Sakura said.
"Then we better get ready for tomorrow. It's already 10:00 p.m., and even though it's early, let's call it a day. Oyasumi!" Hinata said.
"Oyasumi!" Ino, Sakura, and Tenten responded. They each hung up, waiting for the day when each of their training sessions began.
5:00 am...
The radio turned on loudly. Sakura grunted and pulled the covers over her heads. WAKE UP YOU BAKA!!!!!!! TRAINING BEGINS NOW!!!!! a voice inside of her said. "Fuck...after all this time..she's still here." Sakura mumbled. DAMN STRAIGHT I AM! CHAAAA!!! NOW GET YOUR FUCKING, LAZY ASS UP!!! Inner Sakura yelled as she jerked Sakura out of bed and on to the floor.
"Fuck you..." Sakura grunted, as she pushed up from the floor. You can curse all you want at me later, right now, get in that shower. Today is officially the first day of training. her inner voice admonished. Reluctantly, Sakura grabbed her towel, and marched straight to the bathroom.
Yamanaka household...
Ino was sleeping happily in her bed. She looked so calm and felt relaxed and well rested (probably thinking about a certain deer boy -coughshikacoughcough-). Nothing could spoil her sweet dreams, except of course her tou-san. Inoshi, Ino's father, busted through his daughter's bedroom doors and pulled the covers off of Ino's bed, causing the poor girl to fall on the floor. "INO!!!! GET UP NOW!!" Inoshi yelled. "Mm...chotto matte...kudasai...(wait a minute)" Ino mumbled. "INO! IKIMASHO!!!!!!!!!! (let's go)" Inoshi commanded. Ino pulled her pillow over her head. Obviously, she wasn't going to get anymore sleep with her tou-san nagging at her like that. One foot at a time, and up we go Ino. she thought as she tried to perk herself up. Ino trudged out of her room and snatched the towel Inoshi was holding. "Oh, and also you'll be taking a cold shower, just to make sure you'll stay awake." Inoshi said as he left her room chuckling. "NANI????!!!!!" Ino screamed before she was pulled by some maids into a changing room.
Hyuuga Estate...
Hinata had gotten out of bed and rubbed her eyes. She usually wouldn't wake up this early, but today was different. She was a no longer a chunin, and why not get a head start on being an example. A maid knocked on Hinata's door. "Hinata-sama, your bath is ready." the maid said as she bowed. Hinata smiled. Her maids had been so good to her for so many years. "Doumo, Yukiko-chan." Hinata said as she walked to her private bathroom. A voice was heard through the intercom.
"Hinata, I want you out here ready to train in 10 minutes. Do I make myself clear?" a stern voice said.
"Hai, tou-san." Hinata said as she clicked the button to the intercom. She sighed. She knew two things.
1) Her father was not going to show her any mercy today.
2) Today, was going to be one, long day.
She undressed and soaked easily into her bath, ready for today's challenges that were going to face her.
Tenten's house...
Tenten checked her clock. "5:17, dammit. I only got a couple hours of sleep. Now how am I suppose to keep up with my new sensei. FUCK!" Tenten said as she smashed her clock with her fist. Like Sakura, she also was prone to abusing her clocks. Of course they never stood a chance. Tenten pulled the covers off of her and walked into the bathroom looking at her loosely long, honey-brown hair. She never understood why girls would want to have their hair down. It would only get in their way. At least, that's what she thought anyway. She turned the shower on and felt the warm water hit against her temperate hands. It felt good. She undressed exposing the curves alongside her body, that she had tried to hide so much. She slipped into the shower, and allowed the water to wet her skin, all over. Silence and peace engulfed her.
Authoress' Note: And yea, I know you keep seeing after all the goodbye's are done, there will be some action. Okay, ALOT of action. Poor guys, they won't know what hit them. R&R! No flames please! Like I said before, I only take constructed criticism. I am a new author and yea, I don't know all there is to know about writing. So keep the negativity to yourself. More chapters on the way! Make Saku-chan a happy camper/kunoichi! Doumo!
