CHAPTER TWO
"Huhhh! you want to do what now in Suna?" The blonde beauty exclaimed as she stared incredulously at her pink haired student or rather ex-student.
Sakura sighed as she sat down "I said…"sakura started slowly "I want a transfer to Suna to help with their medical care", "it doesn't even have to be for long, I'll be fine with just 3 months" she added hurriedly.
"Just.. 3 months" Tsunade repeated as she scoffed "Sakura 3 months consists of 90 days which seems plenty to me"
"Oh come on Tsunade you…" Tsunade interrupted with the raise of her left hand indicating she stopped talking.
'Oof she's being serious now' Sakura thought , but she prepared for this already and she won't back down.
"Firstly, what's your reason for this?" she asked as she started signing papers
Well this was going more calm than she expected and then Sakura began her storytelling about how she felt like Konoha was pretty much at the top when it came to healthcare and she just felt like helping Suna would help the alliance a lot "I also heard that the healthcare at Suna is pretty shitty ,we need to be prepared for the future you know? not saying anything is going to happen though" Sakura added quietly , 'this should seal it' she thought to herself and then she waited while Tsunade continued to sign some documents without even sparing a glance at her
After what felt like 84years to her ,Tsunade finally looked up
"well you're in luck" she said with a smile which confused Sakura
What…
"Suna had actually asked for assistance regarding their health care, I told them I'd think about it cause I thought you'd be unwilling" she put her left hand under her chin as she gave a tired yawn "who would have thought that you were actually dying for the job"
Coincidences like this always made Sakura wary, how is that after so many months the time she decides she wants to go to Suna was when Tsunade coincidentally got an offer regarding it, the world was so weird.
"I'll get back to Suna about their offer tomorrow so you'd probably be leaving anytime this week" Tsunade added as she got back to signing her papers like she just didn't drop a big bomb on Sakura.
"This week?!" exclaimed Sakura, why did it seem to her like her shishou was in a hurry to send her away?
"Got a problem with that?" Tsunade asked as she looked up eyes flashing warningly
Sakura shrinked into her seat "no" she quipped
"Good."
She didn't want to anger her master , honestly things went way better than she even thought it would, although she felt annoyed that her well prepared speech wasn't even needed at the end , she could have just said she wanted to go to Suna and Tsunade would offer her the job.
"Well… I'll be excusing myself now" Sakura said to Tsunade as she stood up, she was at the door and was about to turn the knob when her master called after her, she looked back hand still on the knob, now what, she thought to herself
"I may not get the chance to tell you or I'll probably forget but like you said alliances are important so do well to behave in a diplomatic manner when you're there" her tone was light but Sakura could feel the threat behind them
"Hai shishou" Sakura nodded before scurrying away, years have gone by and her master was still as scary as ever
Meanwhile in the office Tsunade laughed as she chugged more sake, her former student was always so easy to scare.
Sakura inhaled the fresh Konoha breeze as she stepped outside the building ,one thing she always loved about Konoha was the weather it was currently around 11am and the weather was warm and breezy she loved how breezy it got most times , especially when her hair was tied so it didn't get in her mouth or eyes, as she walked slowly to her apartment she got lost in her thoughts.
She honestly had not expected things to go as fast as they had gone and now she was feeling overwhelmed, it was already Monday so by tomorrow when Tsunade informs Suna about her decision everything was going to get finalized and then she'd most probably be leaving on Friday. Naruto and Ino would be so shocked ,Naruto would throw a fit she was sure , she kicked a pebble on her way and was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't realize when she bumped into said object of thoughts 'not another coincidence' she thought to herself as she looked up at who she bumped into ,it keeps getting weird…
"Ohayo Sakura chan" Naruto exclaimed in his signature loud voice
Might was well tell him now that he's here "hey Naruto, wanna have brunch at ichiraku's?" Sakura asked with a smile
"Sakura chan" he drawled "I'll never say no to you or ramen" Naruto reckoned with a laugh
Sakura clipped a short laugh as she replied "Baka"
"What? you're leaving to stay in Suna for 3 months?" Naruto exclaimed as he dropped his chopsticks on the third bowl of ramen he just consumed, she honestly didn't know how he ate like that and still maintained a muscular build, Kami is so unfair to women
"It's not that long Naruto,you shout like I'm getting married off and living there forever" Sakura countered with an eyeroll as she went back to picking at her ramen
"Are you going to eat that" Naruto asked
"No you can have it" Sakura pushed the bowl to him
"You waste food Sakura,that's a sin you know" Naruto stuffed food into face as he continued "also 3 months is 90 days ,that's pretty long, did the hag force you into this,I'll give her a piece of my mind' he finished with a drop of the bowl and content sigh
Sakura palmed her forehead "no Naruto baka I volunteered"
"Ohhh"
"Yeah it's not that serious just helping out , medic stuff" she added to stop Naruto's questioning before it started.
"If you say so Sakura chan, I support you", he smiled… "Just make sure you write often"
"Of course I will" she returned with a light punch to his shoulder
As they concluded lunch she asked Naruto how things were going with Hinata and he said they were actually talking about marriage, who knew Naruto would be the first to get married in the group , how laughable.
Today was her free day and she didn't know anything fun to do so she decided to head home watch TV ,eat and then sleep, maybe indulge in some skin care too ,she decided she'll start packing by tomorrow and as she headed home she thought to herself about how her boring monotonous life would change soon but at the same time she felt sad that she'd be leaving the comfort zone she's known for so long.
Sakura's sleep was interrupted by a series of loud bangs on her front door, she checked the alarm clock, it was 7am already, shit! she scrambled off the bed, put on her housecoat and headed to open the door, an anbu member handed her an envelope saying it was from the hokage, she took it as she said thanks and shut the door, she wondered what Tsunade had to tell her that she had to convey through a letter, she walked back to her room while quickly tearing open the envelope and began to read the contents -
"Dear sakura , I decided to give to a reply to Suna regarding your request that morning as soon as you left, and was fortunate to get a reply the same evening ,they'll be sending a sand nin to escort you tomorrow morning so do be prepared"
"What the actual hell!" Sakura shouted out loud. That woman just couldn't wait to get rid of her or something?, tomorrow morning?, she thought about running off to the Hokage tower immediately and maybe give Tsunade a piece of her mind but flopped back on her bed in frustration, what's the use, nothing would change anyways , why was Tsunade so eager to send her away anyways…
'maybe she's also tired of seeing you live such a sad life, can't wait to leave' inner sakura added
'now's not the time inner', she hadn't even packed anything, shit she didn't tell Ino yet , she's going to be so mad not to mention she still had some stuff to clear up at the hospital but screw that she was going to leave things messy. That's what Tsunade gets for making her leave so quickly.
Sakura sighed in resignation , might as well start packing up , she stretched as she stood up , she'd pack her medical stuff first, it was the most important , she'd take every equipment , medical book , poison and antidote she could fit into the scroll, she always liked to be prepared and as she packed she felt excited and nervous at the same time.
It was well over 2 hours and Sakura was now packing the last of what she needed, she realized she was really slow when it came to packing cause she always felt like taking everything with her, what if I don't take it and then I end up needing it when I get there and then yoI'll feel like shit cause I almost took it but felt like it was too much luggage.
'exactly' inner added
At last she was done packing, she needed a cool shower, in high spirits jumped into the bathroom and threw herself under the icy shower, she'd head over to Ino's later and tell her the news..
She stepped from the shower, shook drops of water from her glistening cotton candy hair and wrapped herself in a white towel , she just remembered she had to take something from her lab, a sunscreen she'd been developing , she'd definitely need it for the Suna weather, guess she'd be the first to try it out
Another loud knock shook sakura from her thoughts coupled with some screaming
"Forehead open this door right now!"
Ahh great! a screaming Ino, just what I needed, Sakura groaned in exasperation as she ran to open the door still clad in just a towel
Her blonde friend pushed past her into the living room and began to ramble "I'm so mad at you right now"
"You're leaving to Suna on Friday and didn't even tell me!" She shrieked . "I had to hear it from freaking Shikamaru , cause he heard from from Neji who heard from Hinata who heard from Naruto' She paused to take a breath
"It's actually tomorrow" Sakura sighed as she began to walk to the bedroom while her dramatic followed after her
"What you're leaving tomorrow?"
"Yeah and I'm sorry for not informing you earlier I was actually about to go to your place" Sakura replied flatly, she was suddenly very exhausted
"yeah sure" Ino rolled her eyes
"I would never leave without telling you, you know that" Ino could be impossible sometimes.
Ino sat on Sakura's bed and thought for a while as Sakura dressed
"Okay since you're leaving tomorrow we should go out and have fun this evening, don't you think?" she looked to Sakura for an answer who was now fully dressed
Sakura flopped on the bed beside her blonde friend "don't think I have a choice there" and they both laughed
"I'll let the girls know, yey girls night out" Ino clapped her hands in excitement
"yeyyy" Sakura repeated with a weak fist thrust and tired tone
"Come-on forehead , it's going to be fun" Ino encouraged with a playful nudge, "plus who knows maybe you see a hot dude and finally lose your virginity, kami knows that's long overdue" Ino teased
Sakura's cheeks flushed slightly "Ino! , don't say things like that" but maybe her friend was right, she had been too busy drowning herself in work that she forgot her love life , she occasionally indulged in some solo shenanigans in the comforts of her home when she desperately needed a release but that was it ,after Sasuke she just lost interest in romance , she thought about when she was a teen and always thinking about romance and what her first time with Sasuke would be like, she was so immature then , she cringed at the thought , it must have shown on her face cause Ino nudged her again
"What's got your face all screwed up" she didn't wait for a reply she just carried on enthusiastically "anyways I'll come by at 8 so we can leave together, this is going to be so fun" her hazel eyes shined brightly as she stood up to leave
She smoothed her purple skirt "I'll be leaving now forehead, see you at 8"
Sakura followed her best friend to the door and they talked about random stuff before parting, but not before Ino telling her to make sure to wear something hot , ughhh she already packed most of her good outfits and she didn't feel like ruining her organized packing to look for one outfit, she turned her wardrobe upside down trying to find something manageable till she finally found something, this'll do ,she said to herself with a smile, at least now she had something to wear.
She finally got the sunscreen from the hospital, she was glad no one noticed her come and go she didn't have the energy to start explaining things, Tsunade would deal with that, she found herself getting excited for the outing, she had a feeling it was going to be great , she hadn't been out with the girls in a while ,her fault of course ,I'm such a bad friend.
With nothing to do for the day she decided that taking a stroll was in good order. She wouldn't be seeing Konoha for a while plus there was so much time till the outing and she didn't know what to do with it. She couldn't remember the last time she had this much free time ,not that she didn't like it but she liked to be productive , too much free time made her think too much like now.
After a while strolling she finally decided to just go home , she was hungry , she'd cook some ramen and maybe just sleep like yesterday .
Sitting in her living room clad in just a big shirt, she had just binged one season of this drama and her eyes were hurting, she checked the time and it was 3pm, she went and double checked what she had packed, she didn't want to forget anything. There was still time to burn after she was done so she spent the rest binging more shows. Maybe i should... nah i shouldn't-
'you should' inner convinced
'oh well' Sakura thought to herself , one glass of sake won't turn her into her shishou, she had nothing better to do anyways , so she stood up grabbed the drink from the fridge and a glass and then walked back to the couch to continue her TV drama , this wasn't so bad , sipping alchohol and just watching TV , she never got to do this most times cause she had to wake up early everyday , she couldn't risk waking up late with a banging headache from a hangover. Before she knew it one glass turned to three glasses and then five, her eyes started closing slowly...
It wasn't long before Sakura fell asleep on the couch.
Through a heavy curtain of sleep, Sakura heard the door bang , the sound seemed so far away, she struggled to wake up but was trapped somewhere in a world between sleep and wakefulness ,the loud yell made her jump
"Forehead open up !" coupled with more bangs on the door fuck Ino was here already, was it 8 already ,she knew she shouldn't have taken that, fuck you inner, she scrambled to the door to reveal a normal dressed Ino, whew, she let out a relieved breath
"Figured we should dress together" Ino chirped as she waltzed in, she gave Sakura a once over "you look a mess" she added
"Thanks pig" Sakura replied shutting the door.
