Chapter 7: The Mission
( Reminder there has been a time skip character are 19/20 yrs old..)
"Sakura are you paying attention?" Tsunade asked her as she explained the mission for tommrow."Hai Tsunade-sama." Sakura responded."Sakura, I know that this is a short notice but since things got complicated with Shizune other mission and she won't be able to make it in time for this mission,you as my second best medical ninja will go in her place.This mission is really important to us we've failed several times and we've lost many shinobi's because of this man do not let emotions get involved, just do your job. We must kill him, I expect us to succeed." Tsunade finished talking."Hai Tsunade-sama, please count on me." Sakura replied."Alright your dismissed."
Sakura walked out of the office quickly she was late, her and Ino we're suppose to hang out today befoer she went out on her mission."Ohaiyo Ino!" Sakura greeted her."Sakura your late!" Ino complained."Yeah I know Tsunade-sama kept talking." Sakura responded."So waht's your mission for tommrow?" Ino asked her." Tommrow?" Sakura asked."Hey baby." Shikamaru greeted Ino."Ah saved by Shikamaru!" Sakura told herself."Hey." She greeted him with a kiss on the lips."Sakura good luck on your mission tommrow." Shika told her as he held Ino in his arms."Yeah, thanks I'll be needing it." Sakura told him with a smile on her face."Well, I guess I'll be leaving you two alone I have togo get my things ready for tommrow." She told them as she stood up."Alright, take care and call me as soon as you get back from the mission." Ino told her as she walked over and gave her bestfriend a friendly hug."I will.Oh and that reminds me Shikamaru if Naruto gets back from his mission before me tell him what's up ok? You know how he gets."
"Yeah, I will don't worry about it." Shika replied."God Naruto worries about you like if you two were dating." Ino commented."It's not that, it's just he cares for me that's all." Sakura responded with a small laugh."I know.." Ino replied."Well for real I got togo guys, bye." Sakura told them as she headed towards the door."Bye." They both replied to her.
That whole night Sakura wasn't able to sleep well the mission for tommrow troubled her mind.She didn't know who she was gonna be working with or where the mission was going to take place all she knew was that the person they we're going after to assassinate was strong but Tsunade never mentioned any names.It was already 7:00 in the morning the sun didn't shine like every other day instead she heard the raindrops fall on her roof."Great it's raining..."She thought to herself.She finally got up from bed and got her things together.Her and her team we're suppose to meet at Genma's apartment.Once she reached Genma's apartment she was the last one to arrive everyone had arrived there an hour before.Sakura's cheeks burned with embarressment."Oh..Ohaiyo everyone.Sorry I'm late." She told them as she stood at the door soaken wet while the four ninja's looked at her and soon got back to what they were doing.
"Sakura-chan! I didn't know you were coming on this mission!" Lee told her as soon as she walked in the door."Lee.. I didn't know you were coming either." Sakura told him surprised."So who else is gonna be going?" Sakura asked him."You,me,Genma, and Neji." He responded."Oh ok.." She said quietly."Alright everyone get ready so we can get out of here, we have along way togo a two day trip to the village of Sound."The Sound village?" Sakura asked outloud."Sakura did you not read the paper's I sent you.? Genma asked her."I didn't recieve no papers." She responded."Neji." Genma called out."Yes.." Neji said as he walked into the room."Did you send out the papers I told you to send out?" Genma asked him."About thay I gave Lee's his but I had forgotten where Sakura lives..." Neji replied looking down at the floor."Liar.. I saw you goto Tenten's house yesterday." Lee thought to himself."Sakura I'll explain the mission to you later tonight right now we have to get on the move, everyone get your things, we're leaving." Genma told them as he grabbed on to his own things.
After hours of traveling they decide to stop for the night."Alright guys we're gonna make camp here and tommrow we'll continue." Genma told everyone as he stopped in a small dark forest area."I'll keep first watch." Neji reported."Ok.. I'll take second." Genma told him."Mean while Sakura come with me so I can explain the mission to you."Genma told her as he walked towards the tent lee had finished setting up."Hai." Sakura responded and followed.Once they sat down Genma started explaining."We're going to the Sound villiage, there your job is to stay hidden and wait till we succeed in the mission if you see one of us is injured, help out the wounded and take them to a safe spot and heal them.That's all you really have to do the rest is up to us do you understand?" Genma asked her."Hai..Genma who are we going after?" Sakura asked him quietly."Don't worry about that just be concern about what you have to do.Get a some rest tommrow at night we will attack this will be the only time you get to sleep." Genma replied and left the tent.
Sakura laid in the tent thinking about all that Genma had told her."Who could it be? Maybe Orochimaru or..No..." Sakura just erasied everything from her mind and closed her eyes."Hey Neji." Lee greeted him."What happened?" Neji asked him."Nothing just thought I'd make you some company." Lee replied as he sat on top of the tree branch next to Neji."Er.. Whatever." Neji replied."Wow Sakura sure looked hot today soaken wet." Lee told him with a little giggle kind of thing."You till haven't gotten over her?" Neji asked him."No...I'm just waiting till she gives me a chance." Lee responded softly as if he was sad."Your just wasting your time Lee get over her you and her are the same way."Neji told him."What do you mean?"Lee asked."What I mean is that she hasn't gotten over Sasuke and you haven't gotten over her.You guys are sprung on things that are impossible I guess you can say."Neji told him as he got up.Lee just stayed quiet."Well I'm gonna goto sleep." Lee told him quietly."Lee.. I didn't mean to offend you or anything just telling you the truth." Neji told him."I know.." Lee replied as he got up and walked away.
"Sakura wake up." Lee whispered in her ear."Ahh!" Sakura screamed out punching Lee in the nose."Oh Lee-kun I'm so sorry, I thought you were someone else." She replied."It's ok Sakura-chan, I know you didn't mean too." Lee told her while rubbing his nose."Let's go everyone we're wasting time we have to get there by nightfall." Genma called out."Genma so serious when it comes to missions." Sakura commented to Lee."I know but he's right." Lee replied.
The Sun had already settled, and the night soon started to get chilly after countless hours of non-stop traveling minutes away form their destination point Genma stopped."Everyone listen up we're minutes away from where we're suppose to be remember what I've told you, If you get injuried to where it will effect how you fight just leave, Sakura will be hidden but close by she will take you to a safe place and cure you, no names, no nothing our identity is not togo out is that understood?" Genma asked them."Hai." Everyone responded."Ok let's do this." Genma replied.Minutes later Genma stopped everyone."Everyone hault.Sakura stay here pay close attention." Genma told her."Hai..Everyone please be careful." She replied."Don't worry Sakura-chan!" Lee told her while doing the nice guy pose."Oh god... And then he wonders why Sakura dosen't like him I don't blame her." Neji thought to himself."Lee,Neji let's go."
In seconds they disappered into the black forest."Sakura took out her binoculars and ahead in the distance she could see a small house like building, she then noticed Genma,Lee, and Neji stop."Why are they stopping?" She asked herself.She looked closer and saw a dark figure walking towards the house."That must be the person." She thought.The dark figure walked inside the house.Sakura put down the binoculars and stayed well hidden the wind started to blow and the rain started to fall, the rain and wind together howled furiously.Acouple minutes later Sakura heard the battle begin, she heard the sound of glass shattering and kunai's hit each other."For some reason this all gave Sakura chills down her spine she felt like something bad was about to happen but what? Everything got quiet for a moment.Soon she heard kind of noisy which seemed to be lee's shouts.
"Sakura! Run he's coming!"
She heard the shouts as he got closer to her."NO...What's he doing?" Sakura asked herself as she kept hearing Lee scream out her name.Sakura couldn't take it no more she was terrified the only thing that came to her mind was run.She got up from where she was and started to run without looking back.She kept running untill she couldn't hear Lee's shouts any longer.Finally she stopped to catch her breath."What am I doing? What if he's hurt or Neji or Genma?" She asked herself.She was about to get up and turn around when she heard the twigs on the ground crunch as if someone was stepping on them."Someone's there.." She told herself."Should I run or should I Stay hidden?" She asked herself as she heard the footsteps getting closer and closer.Sakura didn't even hesitate her mind just told her to get up and run.She stood up quickly and started to throught the dark forest with tears strolling down her cheeks she tripped on a tree root and started tumbling down a hill.She tried to grab on to something but it was hopeless she just kept slidding.At the last second she managed to grab on to a root.She felt half of her body weight pull her down, she turned her head to look what was happening.What she saw was nothing, she was on the edge of a cliff with her hands holding on to her life by grabbing on to the root.Sakura cried out help with tears trembling down her cheeks furiously her hands started to slip.
"Is this it? Is this the end?" She thought to herself.Not able to hold on any longer her hands let go Sakura closed her eyes and screamed.A second later she opened her eyes to notice she was still alive with someone holding on to her arms pulling her up."Who is that?" She asked herself as the dark figure pulled her up."Thank yo.." Sakura said as she was cutt off before she could finish talking the dark figure grabbed her by her throat.Sakura struggling barely able to breath let out a couple of words."Please stop." The dark figure let go of her throat and grabbed her and took her in to a dark shady area in the woods covering her mouth.Holding her close to his body."Sakura?" Lee shouted out.Sakura let out a muffled "help".But it was useless the sound got farther and farther away.Sakura cried harder then before.After awhile he let her go and she stumped down on the ground leaning against a tree."Get up." The cold shady voice commanded her.She wiped the tears off her eyes and look hard trying to defind the person.It was useless he was in a shadow.
He took acouple of steps with his body stepping into the moonlight the rain easing down a bit.Before the moonlight hit his face she saw two red eyes."Sasuke..." She asked him with tear erupting again.He finally finished coming out of the shadows.It was him for sure, Sakura just stared at him examaning him from head to toe he looked the same but at the same time different his eyes were filled with emptiness.Sakura cried harder then ever.She never thought she'd see him again and there he was standing right before her.Get up if not I'm leaving you." He told her once more.Sakura stood up."Follow me and stay close." Sasuke told her quielty.Minutes later they were at a old cabin."Watch your step." He told her coldly.As she walked behind him she noticed her hands had blood on them, examining them she didn't notice no cuts all concern about where the blood was coming from she was about to trip but Sasuke grabbed her before she hit the ground."Sasuke..Thank you."Sakura replied to him slightly embarressed."You haven't changed." He replied and let her arm go.
They walked into the cabin where there was a lit lantern."Where are we?" Sakura asked him looking around."I can't go back to my place with you.You'll surely be killed." Sasuke replied.He walked over to a closet and took out three blankets and two pillows.He placed one of the blankets on the floor.and the two pillows on top of it one next to the other one.He handed Sakura her blanket."You better get out of them wet clothes if not your gonna get sick." Sasuke told her still with a cold distant voice.He walked over to where He's pillow was and started taking off his clothes only leaving his boxers."Sakura just stared at him with out moving."I'm not gonna look at you if that's why you haven't changed." Sasuke told her and turned around."Sakura turned around and immediatly started removing her wet clothes leaving her bra and underwear.She wrapped herself around the blanket he had gave her."I'm done.." She told him as she stood there.Sasuke laid down and turned around."Are you just gonna stay there all night?" He asked her annoyed."No.." She replied softly as she started walking towards him.She sat down carefully not to expose none of her body parts.After she laid down beside him.
She couldn't belive what was happening.It all seemed like a dream.After all this time trying to forget about him, here he was laying next to her."Sasuke what happened to the others?" Sakura asked him."What others?The people you came with?" He asked her."Yeah." She replied."I dunno my guy's took care of them." He replied with a smirk on his face."Oh no..." Sakura thought.After awhile of silence Sakura decided to speak up again."Sasuke.." She called out to him quietly."What?" He asked her annoyed."Why did you leav..." "Look Sakura.All that I left it behind I'm not here to talk about old times or why I did what I did." Sasuke told her as he gave her his back."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad.." She replied.The akward silence filled in the room."I think he fell asleep, I wanna talk to him about so many things but he's still the same person he was when he left the village he's a stranger.But why do I still love him?" She thought to herself.She started shivering the blanket he had gave her wasn't really helping at all."Sasuke.." She said quietly.After a moment of silence he responded back."What do you want now?" He asked her more annoyed then ever."I'm cold.." She replied.Sasuke put his arm around her stomach and pulled her close to him.Minutes later Sakura put her hand on top of his and closed her eyes...
To Be Continued...
Hey guys I'm so sorry for having you wait for soo long but hey i made it really long i hope u guys enjoy it cuz its 1:31 am n im still awake n i got skool tommrow lol but w/e i'll try to update sooner ...