"This . . . can't be happening . . ." Those words came slowly and quietly out of Sakura's mouth as she read the sign on her door. 'Evicted' was what it read. Her green eyes moved down to a envelope that was taped to the door and it read, 'Haruno Sakura.' Sakura's hand reached out and grabbed for the envelope. She quickly tore open the envelope and pulled out a letter. Her eyes quickly skimmed over the letter.

"What the hell?! That's impossible!! I never did such a thing!!" Sakura crumpled the letter as she ripped off the evicted sign and then kicked down the door. Her anger flare throughout her body as she pulled out her back pack from her closet and started to stuff her clothes into the bag. "Evicted out for the loud obsecure noises??!! I was out on a mission during those days!!" Sakura mumbled angerly as she continue to stuff her back pack with her clothing and her esstiental needs. She pulled out a chest from underneath her bed and opened it. Light then struck in from her window and onto the kunais and shurikens that she kept in there. "This is a bunch of shit." Sakura grabbed for them and slid them into her leg holester and her back pouch. Sakura then kicked the chest back under her bed and grabbed her back pack.

"Sakura?" Sakura stopped as she heard a voice and turned around. Her eyes grew wide as she realized that it was Sasuke and Naruto. "Uh . . . what are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked them in a surprised voice. "We're going on out last mission today before the winter comes in." Sasuke told her as he leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets. "Are we collecting food again for the village?" Sakura asked them as she slipped on her back pack. "Yea, but Kakashi sensei that we didn't need our back packs with us." Naruto infomed her.

Sakura looked at Naruto, then Sasuke, and back at Naruto. "I have to go somewhere after we finish." Sakura said, thinking up of a quick lie to them. She didn't want to tell them that she was evicted from her own house. Sasuke got up and started walking out the door. "Then let's go already."

"Hey Sakura . . ." Sakura looked at Naruto. "What is it?" She asked him back. They were walking out towards the field where everything was grown for the village. "What happened to your door? Was your house attacked?" Naruto asked as the flashing memory of the door on the ground was brought back to his mind. Sakura slightly giggled. "Oh. No. It's just that I forgot my key to the house." Sakura told him another lie. "Why didn't you put it back?" Sasuke then ask her. With those words Sakura looked at Sasuke and at the ground. "I for-" "Looks like for once all three of you are late."

All three of them looked ahead to see Kakashi already there, standing while reading Make-out Paradise. He slipped it back into his pouch and pointed to the field. "The rest of the other cells are already hard at work. We have to help them too." Kakashi told them. Sasuke, Naruto and Kakashi headed out to the field while Sakura slipped her back pack down on the ground and went out with them also. Sakura sighed as she reached for basket and started picking the apples with Hinata and Neji.

"Hi Sakura." Hinata whispered quietly to her. Sakura smiled. "Hey Hinata. How long have you guys been here?" Sakura replied back to her. Hinata smiled. "Since this morning. I had to go wake up Neji because he overslept." With those words said, Sakura then heard a cracking noise. "Hinata, do you have to tell everyone that?!" Neji asked her sharply as he threw the apple that he cracked onto the ground. Hinata slightly giggled. "It's the truth Neji." Sakura slightly laughed also. "How have you and Neji been doing?" Sakura asked, knowing that Hinata and Neji were together. Hinata started to blush.

"Well . . ." She looked over at Neji and blushed even harder as she realized that Neji was watching her and turned back to Sakura. "We've been good . . ." Hinata finished off quietly. Sakura smiled as she dropped a apple into her basket. "Are you and Neji living together?" Hinata nodded, hoping that Neji wasn't listening to what they were talking about. Sakura noticed that Hinata was a bit nervous about someting. "Neji doesn't like it when you talk to others about your relationship huh?" Hinata nodded once again.

Sakura gave her a weak smile. "Don't think of it that way Hinata. Neji does like it because it shows that you love him." Hinata smiled. "You really think so Sakura?" Sakura nodded. "Of course!" Sakura stole a glance at Neji and Neji caught her eyes as she said out loudly, "Don't worry Hinata. He's just shy." Neji blushed bright red as he looked away and jumped up the tree. Hinata started laughing. "Yes. I think so too. Thank you Sakura." Sakura smiled at her. "No problem, but if Neji is treating you bad just tell me okay?" Hinata nodded. "Okay!"

Just then Sakura felt someone's back pressing against hers. "We need as much food as possible Neji." Sasuke said as he caught the apple that was thrown towards Sakura. Sakura turned around to see Sasuke's eyes looking towards her and then up towards the tree. Neji jumped down and walked towards him. "Hmm. You've gotten faster." Neji told him as he grabbed the apple out of Sasuke's hand and slipped it into his basket. Sasuke smirked. "I never thought you would look feminie like while carrying a basket." Neji's hand then balled up into a fist as he placed hand on Sasuke's shoulder and looked down on the ground. "Why must you always say those things to me??" Neji asked in a firece, yet upset voice. Sasuke smirked once again. "I'm just telling the truth."

Hinata smiled. "Sasuke hasn't changed in the last three years." Hinata commented as she watched Neji and Sasuke talking. Sakura sighed. "Yep. Not a bit." Sakura added in. Just then a the area started to fill with thick smog.

"All Genin go back to the village! All the Jounin and Chunin stay here to defend!" Sakura ran over to Sasuke and Neji and quickly said, "Let's head back now!" But then Sakura felt Hinata grabbing her hand. Sakura turned to look at Hinata. "The village won't have enough food to survive throughout the whole entire winter. We must gather more!" Hinata said urgently with worried eyes. Sakura looked at Hinata, to Sasuke and Neji, then back to Hinata and nodded. "You're right. We barely made it through the last winter."

"Hinata! Let's go!" Neji then grabbed her by the wrist and started to head back towards the village, but Hinata has refused to move. "Hinata!" Neji looked at her. "Let's go!" Hinata shook her head. "Why not?!" "The village won't mke it through this winter." Neji and Sasuke looked at Sakura as she made her comment and continued saying, "Hinata's right. We barely made it through the last winter and we're getting attacked just a bit early which means that winter is coming sooner and staying longer this year." Just then a orange streak past between Sakura and Sasuke. Sakura looked towards the tree to see Naruto who was getting up from the ground. "It's rogue ninjas attacking us."