Chapter 2
An introduction
In the middle of the night, Jiraiya, Kakashi and Tsunade met together in her office. "First it is Itachi coming here, then it is Sasuke leaving, what's next?" Kakashi wondered. "But still, why would Itachi come to Konoha and kidnap Naruto?" " No one knows, even I don't know much about the Akatsuki clan." Answered Jiraiya. "But if they want to kidnap Naruto, I don't think I can allow that." Jiraiya stepped forward and asked," Tsunade-sama, may I have permission to hire a ninja from the hidden country of Waves to do an A-ranked mission?" "A-rank? From the country of Waves? It is going to be expensive. Are you sure about this?" " Yes, I plan to hire this particular ninja to spy on Akatsuki clan." Tsunade leaned back onto her chair, then asked," I believe you have absolute faith in this particular ninja, no?" "Yes, I do." "Alright. You have my permission." "Thank you so much, Tsunade-sama."
Sakura opened her eyes to the light-filled room of hers. It did not take long for her to remember that Sasuke has left just last night. Sakura looked at her Team 7 group photo. Sakura couldn't help but stare at Sasuke. Everyone seemed so happy, except Sasuke… Sakura put the photograph down and decided to go out for a walk to get her mind off Sasuke.
Just when she was walking along the streets, Iruka tapped Sakura on the shoulders and asked," Have you seen Naruto?" "Huh? No, why?" "Oh, it is just that Naruto is nowhere to be seen." " What? I'll help to find him!" "Ok!" Sakura tried searching the whole village, but to no avail. Finally, she remembered that Naruto said he wanted to train, so she tried locating Naruto in their old training ground. As she was approaching the training ground, Sakura heard thunderous crashing of trees. She was now sure Naruto was there. When Sakura got there, Naruto has already knocked and blasted down many trees with his Rasengan. Just as he was about to gather another ball of Rasengan, Sakura shouted," Naruto! What are you doing?" Naruto stopped his Rasengan, turned back and replied," I'm gonna have to train, and when I get strong enough, I'll go out there and bring him back." Sakura was in deep thoughts after hearing what he said. If Naruto ever goes, thought Sakura, then I'll be alone. Sasuke has left already, now you too? " Why are you doing this?" asked Sakura. Naruto turned to face her and said," Cos' it's a promise! Ever since Sasuke left, I made a vow, and that is to bring Sasuke back to you." Just then, Iruka came. Naruto caught sight of him and asked," Iruka- sensei! Where is that erosenin and Kakashi? Where? Where?" " You mean Jiraiya and Kakashi? They have gone out of Konoha for something." Naruto expressed his frustration and surprise by bellowing," WHAT?"
Jiraiya and Kakashi arrived at the hidden Shinobi Country of Waves. They have came to see the Mizukage, and are now asking to hire the ninja. " You would want to hire Egawa Yori for this job?" "I do have my reason." "Oh, very well. Do you want to meet her?" "Yes." " I'll call her up then." Egawa Yori came and met Jiraiya and Kakashi later for a briefing. Jiraiya Started," For this mission, you must spy on Akatsuki clan and give me as much information on them." "How do I get into the clan? It's like, would they even accept me?" "In case you didn't know, the Akatsuki clan knows of your power, and I'd guess they'd want a ninja like you." Yori paused for awhile, then said," Oooo… I see. So work will start once I get there. When will it end?" " Until I get enough information." Yori clasped her hand together, and when she parted them, there was a talisman there. On there was a Chinese character, meaning loyalty." This mission should require me swearing allegiance right?" "Oh, I was about to ask you that" Kakashi said. Yori replied," I got that ready. Maybe to you, action speaks louder than words, so I prepared this." Yori then channeled her chakra to her hands, then, she clasped it to her neck, where it seemed to burn into her neck and then disappear. "This" said Yori, pointing to her neck," is an exploding talisman. Just do this hand seal and say the word "die". It will explode, and I'll die. You can do this if I fail in any way or if I do betray you. I'll contact you someday." With that, she walked off. Kakashi was still surprised at that black-haired girl. To think she could risk her life to do a mission, thought Kakashi, but this should keep her from doing anything."