Disclaimer: Some people are wondering and they are really wondering and thinking about this... I know you do too... "WHY THE HELL ARE THERE DISCLAIMERS EVERYWHERE? I DON'T GET WHAT IT MEANS, HELLO WE KNOW YOU DON'T OWN NARUTO SO DON'T PUT IT THERE, IT IS NO USE! HECK" I know that you are thinking about some things like that... but I hope some don't... keh, I'll just explain it all to all of you! When you are watching movies as in Disk or anything, if they are original or maybe pirated at times, you notice that there is a Disclaimer thing there, don't we? Well, some people out here were the first ones to ever think of the idea to put their own disclaimers and well, it spread like WILD FIRE. So now, I will type my appropriate Disclaimer from now on...

Publish date: May 11, 2004 Copyright 2004–2005 [this disclaimer would appear always until chappie 16 which I will change by then]
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Memories Unleashed

By: Maya Amano

Summary

The teams had been grouped now... A said visitor named Koryuu has been found at the Konoha gates... what will happen...

[I'm really sorry if I made them somewhat OOC... I'm really getting lazy. Thank you for those who did their reviews . I've updated see? I think it is kinda OOC sometimes, no majorly.... Hehe... so I want you to vote if I need to change it or not... hehe .

To:

Ayane Selznick- I won't really slap you, gomen if I can't review, its just that I can't really find the right timing, well, thank you for the compliment . I'm going to read it no prob 6. I really want to see Kura- kun!!!

Hualay- I'll try my best hehe . Sasu Saku rocks! More next chappie .

Emperatris- Thank you . ummn, ano ne, update ur fic hehe, still reading it . Kawaii

Chikako- So Oc ne, well, I can't blame you, and well, I admit that it is... kinda... hehehe. Anyways, I would like to tell that it was nice of you to leave a review hihi... kawaii, thank you

okay that's all]

Chapter 14

First Mission

"So what do you mean about that?" Sakura asked irritated, she stomped at the ground and paused. "I don't have any relatives yet, though I have a cousin?" Sakura asked as they were getting closer and closer to the said place...

Tsunade just ignored the girl's malicious looks and proceeded towards the gate...

Meanwhile the Harunos were already near it, and in a matter of moments they would reach it...

"So why don't you just let me in?" She said, while playing with her bird, her other eye was hidden among her long bangs...

They landed in front of her, just in time for Koryuu to notice them.

'So these are the Harunos... no wonder' she thought as she neared them... She waved a hand and brought up a smile towards them... "Sir, this person, claims that she is a cousin of Sakura, should we accept it?" Mrs. Haruno studied how she looks, she had a similar liking to the face of Sakura and that was her eyes, though it was not of the same color.

"And why would we, accept that she is a cousin of Sakura, I thought every one of our relatives were... dead?" Mrs. Haruno said, restraining her slight anger. 'Because...' "I'm Kana's Daughter... Koryuu" She said, as she bowed...

"Hmmn, you seem to be telling some truth... well, we have no choice... but wait, I know her daughter died... how is she standing in front of us now?" Mrs. Haruno demanded... "I escaped the attack, just in time, because then, I have rebelled, I was searching for Sakura because, I just want to see and meet my cousin" She managed to fake a smile, her other eye, twitching, behind its covers

"I am here to spar with her" She smiled again and bowed down her head... In a matter of seconds Tsunade and Sakura were there.

Koryuu was not shocked to see her looking like that, well of course... "Ohayo! Sakura-chan!" Koryuu said lovingly as she hugged her lightly... she patted the back of her head and left the surprised Sakura there, staring disbelievingly...

"Here's Koryuu" Mrs. Haruno said, ushering Sakura to take a good look at her.

'So that means, a family member survived the sudden attack' Tsunade gave a sign at the guard, it seemed everything was under control... Koryuu smiled and went in, together with Sakura, she looked somewhat foreign here... "Tell me, are you a kunoichi too?" Koryuu laughed... "Of course, it's just that I wear my clothes like this"

Sakura smirked... while nearing the training grounds she managed to pull Koryuu out of the troublesome scene; it seems that she could go with her very well... "Where are we going?" She said while maintaining the said speed as Sakura's

"I want to spar with you, though not that long" Sakura said, as she grinned, Koryuu just folded her hands and said... "Sakura-chan, you really don't know me, I am a lot better than you think there"

"Okay, here we are" She paused to reveal a clearing field... "Sakura... I think there are people watching us"

"The more the merrier.. I'm used to that by know" She snickered, her playful attitude shown, back to being serious... she managed to bring up a stance, and had her hands come forth taunting her to attack.

In a matter of moments, they disappeared... Koryuu immediately used traps around the place, different strings that slice you to bits lingered, but she knew that Sakura would be able to see it; she's also an expert in making traps.

"I won't be as silly as you think!"

"Suiton: Kitsune no Hoegoe" In a matter of moments, an enormous wave of water splashed to crunch Sakura... "No way!" Sakura said, thinking of any other way to get out of that scene...

'I never thought that she'd be using that kind of jutsu for the start...' Sakura thought, while Koryuu sighed... "Is this all you've got?" She shouted at her and sighed once more... She looked how helpless the form was, in a matter of seconds, the crushing wave smashed her...

She went to look at her... "Sakura-chan, you are weak" She started saying, obviously disappointed... Walking closer... She touched the figure... her hands passed right through it... "Genjutsu huh?"

"Fuuton no Katon Taiten no jutsu!" Sakura said, she might be a water element user, so... maybe she will freak out if she meets with wind and fire...

Standing at the center, she began shooting most of the fires towards Koryuu... Sakura blocked it using her Suiton no shogai...

Sakura sighed as she repositioned herself, "Mizu bunshin!" Sakura said, as five of her appeared... She smirked as Koryuu was in awe of being surprised; she lowered her head and attacked...

"Nemurihane kyu!" Sakura braced herself as she somersaulted to the air... "Koryuu, you are such an idiot, why did you do that?" Koryuu just ignored it and landed down, she placed both of her hands to her hips inquiring Sakura to take a better look...

"What the" Koryuu smirked, there five people that were spying arouse in deep sleep... "I noticed them awhile ago, you don't get it do you!"

Sakura raised her anger, why can she not hit Koryuu... She took five needles and dipped them with poison, her katana on the other hand, snick towards her right hand... "Hmmn, are you even serious?" She asked Koryuu, who was stealthily dodging both of the weapons...

She hurdled towards her and performed her new move... "Ninpou! Sen ken!" Koryuu was just in time to jump, she braced herself for the sudden change and concentrated her might to find her opponent...

"There!" Koryuu shouted as she braced for the temporary impact of the swords, it was not real... she confirmed it in her mind, she was tempted to use a technique, but decided to do against her will...

"Kai!" She said, concentrating her chakra, she managed to get out from the genjutsu bond and she swung to her side to prepare for a counter attack...

"Kori! Senbon no Fuu" in a matter of seconds, she shot ice glistered needles that were coming from the tip of her sleeves, hitting every vital part of the body... "I know that's just a bunshin!" She swung her foot around towards her stomach as Sakura coughed up her blood... "You are being careless..." Sakura lunged a little more forward, but failed to deliver its blow

"Is that all you can give?' Koryuu asked tauntingly... she looked straight to her eyes... and smiled

She knew what was going to happen next. Before that, she touched her covered part of the face and activated a seal... momentarily though it seems, as Sakura didn't clearly notice... She gave a chuckle...

She recomposed herself and swings her katana to the right, after evading it, she noticed a weak spot to her, and she gave a kick to her feet and immediately grabbed her hand and grabbed it from behind, turned her around and brought her to her knees... She took her favorite position.... And made her Katana reach her neck... "Hmmn, you... have really astonished me, and you weren't even giving your best! I'm impressed" Sakura said, slightly panting, yes, it was a very short show down... To know about them more...

Koryuu reached the blade of the katana and lowered it... her face sadly retreating.... "Well, care to try for another round?" Koryuu said playfully, her white bird fluttered towards her and nudged itself to her neck...

"Well, I think they are already calling for you, hmmn, let's see, four of them are heading, no seven, hmmn, there's a whole bunch of them heading here..." Sakura sweat dropped...

She immediately caught Koryuu's hand and jumped towards the nearby tree... in a matter of minutes her fan club was there... "Sakura-chan! We know you're in there!"

A random boy said... "You, search there, and you there, we have to find her as fast as we can!"

"I didn't know that so you have so many suitors Sakura-chan" Koryuu laughed a girlish giggle... Sakura suddenly brought her hands to her face... and seriously asked her a question...

"You are not my cousin" She said coldly... a sweat formed at her neck... "I am your cousin Koryuu, what are you saying?"

"I don't have a cousin left, I already saw that Kana's daughters were killed and there were no survivors left... you impostor!" Sakura said bringing her hands to her bangs and caressed it slowly...

"But..."

"No buts, I'll kill you right hear, I know you're a spy!" Sakura said triumphantly, acting as if though nothing dangerous was said...

"I"

Sakura smiled and grinned... "I was just joking silly! I never met Kana at all!" Koryuu sighed...

"So why did you really go here, and how do you know me?"

"It's simple, you have visited the mist ne? I've just followed your scent"

"You can do that... I mean how"

"I'm a hired assassin, I can do that"

"Nani!" Sakura voiced out, as she looked towards the ground, she sighed once more, it was just good that her fan club has not that much ears...

"Hmmn, I study in a shinobi like academy too, and I'm a jounin" Sakura had her eyes surprised, she swiftly pulled a kiss at her forehead... "Just keep this a secret ne?"

Sakura nodded... and she started to have doubts... 'I, have a cousin that's a joinin at the age of... 12? Whoa... this is getting seriously troublesome... come on Sakura, don't be surprised, I mean there are other people who can do that right... or... maybe not...'

"So you mean, you really are holding back there?" She nodded and plastered a grin at her face...

In a moment or two, a team located them two chattering... "Hmmn, excuse me, but the training is about to start... as a member of the same team, we would like to escort you Sakura" Rai asked politely, Sakura ignored them for a while...

"Can my cousin come?" Rai gave a thought and nodded, together with his sister Rei, they stared at Koryuu for an unknown reason, seems they haven't met... but she looked familiar.

"Okay, well, let's go, I don't want to be late" She smiled and the group nodded

"I will now introduce to you the test everyone has to encounter..."

Tsunade said... "You all here, had encountered the Chuunin exam, if I am not mistaken"

Everyone in the room nodded, Koryuu smiled, she passed it in lazily... She leaned at the wall for support, this was the thing that she was trying to capture...

"There will be different task set aside for each team, for example, missions of such, like being able to keep outside the eye of many jounins, testing your knowledge, escorting and many more, we are here to train you, and consider this fair luck if all of you survived"

"What do you mean by survived?" Shikamaru asked... "It was not me who has decided this, I have already talked about this part to the other Kages, and we have to stay alert for the time being"

Tsunade motioned for them to see the said picture...

"Here you see the eastern part of the water country, the mist village, a resent attack that happened a week ago... A scroll has been taken, following the direction, and organization, in a month, Konoha will be attacked. It would be reasonable if we are prepared."

The screen flashed, and the image was vanquished out of their sights...

"The teams will go on their separate ways..."

Tsunade left them, and let the others explain...

"You will encounter most of the jounins here, and also some of the elder chuunins... They will be the ones who you will be training with"

"In a matter of twenty seconds, all of you will start their first mission"

"My name is Chi..." She paused as she flicked a kunai from her finger to point towards the ground. "I'm the sensei of Rai, Rei and Yukino, I'm here to test your skills"

"I will explain your main objective, you will have your own partners, this is an activity, which will tell us on how good you are in receiving and delivering messages. One pair would be surveying the defense, and one for the offense, one would stand at the middle and relay the said information to me, but be careful though, the whole area is full of traps, poisons, everything you could thing off as lethal..." She smiled and continued whatever she was saying "The person relaying the messages would be the one in trouble and you would not know what that is, ... Easy to say but hard to do, you have until sundown to find the objective of the other teams..."

Ino gulped as she digested, she prays that she would be paired to Shikamaru, or Hinata... "The teams are, Nara Shikamaru and Inuzuka Tsume"

Shikamaru sighed... "This is troublesome"

"Hinata Hyuuga and Shino Aburame" Hinata nodded shyly, and played with her fingers

"Ino Yamanaka and Nigate Shojiro" Nigate smiled lightly and waved towards Ino, Ino on the other hand was sweating at the back of her neck and forced to smile, but failed miserably, she melted right into her place... and she almost fainted when...

"I leave you to your own now, I'll be at the hut over there, good luck"

Shikamaru sighed as he faced his team... "Well, now we would decide on who would be gathering the information from the defense and offense... as far as I know... the woman didn't give us any clue on what would both the teams are planning to do, we volunteer to be the relayers" She dropped down his face.

Tsume nodded and took their position, he was ready for a map if necessary, he took it out from his back pack and laid it on the ground...

"We are currently on area 51, and we are close to the entrance 4, since we are smaller on number, we would not draw attention, and since we would travel by pair it would be easier"

Tsume said and ushered Shikamaru to explain...

"This place is a wide open landscape, with some marshes and poisonous grounds, we should be careful, at all times, the stronger team would go for the offense while the weaker to the defense, remember that stealth always matters and never show yourselves to anyone, once you do, we fail..."

"We would take on the off-" Before Shojiro could speak, Ino yanked him from behind, and let Shino and Hinata speak...

"We would take the defense" Shino took one last glance at the map and jumped off, silently concealing them...

"Hinata, use your byakugan" Shino said quietly as he let out one of his bugs flow to let them gather information bye each of their senses...

"So that didn't do anything at all that leaves us in charge off the offense" Shojiro said as he patted Ino at the back, and carried her off... Shikamaru sighed... "Let's take our places"

"What do you mean by that?" Lee said in chorus with everyone...

"What I said is what I mean... I will give you until sundown, and if all of you succeed, the Hokage will present all of you a gift" Hikaru said, earning glances of anticipation...

"I would place you in trio groups and that would mean five groups, three groups would be protecting the area, two groups would be guarding the scroll inside? Is that clear, I have the groups, this would test you team and I will watch how you progress; I would be inside if you ever need it, and again, anyone suspicious will be caught in surprise... Use all you have got"

The groups nodded in response...

"This would be easy" Rei said, half heartedly chuckling, the others were smirking... "You can pair up with either partner you want, just take your time, but remember that you have only until sundown" Hamuri said, slightly ushering the others to speak...

"So what's in the scroll?"

With this Hamuri arched an eyebrow, "It is not part of the mission to read what is inside the scroll, you must know that being an elite ninja of the leaf"

Inoyoko nodded and started analyzing the plans

"You have to organize your group if you want to succeed in this" Hamuri reminded them and the group nodded, she disappeared in an instant leaving the group to do their job.

"So did everything go well?" The three of them nodded, and Tsunade scratched her chin, she would be watching the first mission. 'I know this is going to be difficult, but then all of the teams have perfect plans of capturing their preys or enemies."

Koryuu had managed to make a stiff laugh behind her masks... "Maybe I'll watch for a while" and she grinned evilly in turn

Sakura was eyeing every one there, she could already know by now that she wants to do the mission by herself, and not be paired by anyone, though it would be a good thing for back up, or comrade when suddenly...

"SAKURA-CHAN! I WANNA BE YOUR PARTNER!" Naruto hoarsely asked, it came as if attracting many people, but then they immediately went back to their own businesses...

"No Naruto, I already HAVE a partner!" Naruto was confused; he didn't know anything about this, as if on cue, Sasuke appeared right behind them two...

Sakura grinned, they both discussed what was going to happen, it was the best choice since, she knew that she would not perfectly work well with coordination among the others since she didn't know what they could do, or even anything about their techniques, just a brief explanation.

"Okay, we have placed specific groups here, Naruto!" Kumoko said, slightly eyeing Rei... "We want you here, at the mid center, where we could let you be a decoy, use your kage bunshin and after that, join the others; you'll see different teams, surrounding the camp by then"

Naruto nodded and raced his fist in the air... The other ignored him and chattered for more techniques... "Remember the procedure that was told to us, if we have both of the scrolls, we place them at the white tower" pointing there, Mizuumi said, each of them taking random places of being a leader.

"I think we should think of a strategy, like backups decoys traps and communication devices" Sakura asked, the others nodded, Sairei retorted.

"But that would take time, at the communication devices, we could use the 'Shiwa no jutsu' its easy to learn, I also have the note used, so it would be no problem" Sairei said, one shouted back... and it was Hano "But we should think of a diversion! Better prepared than attacking with full force, that would be very predictable"

"But we have no choice" Sairei said back, and sighed. "Okay, we have twenty minutes to make up for a plan, and six hours to do the job, and that's before sundown, let's see what we've got" with this, the groups close into a circle and put up all the suggestions they could make... while...
"Shojiro, what are you doing?" Ino silently asked, taking a look at the scene below... "So you have located them, THIS FAST?" Ino was disbeliefingly staring at the group, which had not still noticed their presence... "Yamanaka, try not to do anything here, once they notice the chakara raditation coming fron us, we will be dead" He warned her further more not to leave, and recored the whole scene...

When he was finished, he rummaged fastly just in time for her to catch up, the were now headed to Shikamaru and Tsume's place.
"Byakugan!" veins started popping from the corner of her eyes... "Shino I think we found them, we have to be careful, since Nasake-san and Neji-san both have byakugan" Shino nodded, he already knew about that.

"Leave my insects to do all the work, we'll keep this one kilometer range from them, we could finish this fast.
[Okay, I'm going to sigh for now, thank you for all those who reviewed!!! I'm so glad about it, okay, most of you still want the SasuSakuNeji pairing right? And so I'm planning to have a cute scene between them.... I'm evil though, this would be kinda long, coz I'm going to get buzy now and then, I'm still at the mid part of the story, but it is starting reach my main goal...

I know some of you are wondering, who Koryuu is, and I know you know that she is really not her cousin, but then she's an important person in the story, you'll find out sooner or later... this is the fist mission, there are some more coming up, but this would be the first detailed mission, others would be fast forwarded... yada yada yada, because it is how it works...

Next thing, Sakura is already sepreated from her team, and she'll be having extra lessons, so read and review! Ummn, going to HS weee, and its going to be tomorrow.... New faces, but some old ones too!!! Can't wait... bububu... That would mean I'm going to have trouble updating!!!! Urgh!

Okay, bye bye . Take Care Minna .]