Disclaimer: As much as I'd love to have created Naruto and CCS, I didn't, and do not claim such. So you can't sue me.
A/N: This is turning out to be more interesting than my imagination thought, lol. So here we go with Chapter Two.
-- Sakura Kaijuu
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A Twist in the Mission
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As usual, Team 7 was waiting on a bridge for their teacher, Kakashi-sensei. Naruto was sitting on a post, almost pouting, becoming more and more impatient. "Why the hell is he always late!"
Sakura rolled her eyes at the blond boy, "Naruto, you don't need to freak out." 'Even though I'm wondering the same thing...' she thought.
Sasuke, who was leaning on the railing opposite Naruto, merely watched the path, waiting silently for their teacher. Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw a circle glow on the ground right under the gate that Kakashi normally perched on when he greeted them. "Sakura, Naruto, shut up. Look."
The two quit bickering and looked. The circle, while still glowing, now had definite shapes in it. The focus was a star in the center, and a moon and sun on either side of it. As the pink glow faded, there was a brighter glow, and the shape of three people rose out of it. Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke watched tensely, hands close to their shuriken holsters.
The people stopped glowing, and looked around. A girl with short brown hair looked around, and when she saw three pieces of sharp metal flying at them, she shrieked. "Ahh!"
"Sakura!" the chestnut-haired boy brought the girl to her senses.
The girl whipped out a card, and struck it with the staff she was holding, "SHIELD!" A pink bubble surrounded the three people, and the shuriken bounced off harmlessly. Sakura sighed. Then she looked back at the three people who had tried to kill her. These were the people from her dream.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura stared at these newcomers, wondering what they were. Naruto, being his usual self, shouted "Who the hell are you!"
Taken aback, Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo said nothing, but Kero, who had been in Tomoyo's hands, flew angrily to the edge of Shield's barrier, "Why should we tell you guys!"
Naruto's temples throbbed as he drew breath to yell back, but was cut off by his teacher's appearance. "Hold on, Naruto."
Naruto squinted up to see Kakashi on the gate above the bridge, "Why?"
"Because we don't know who these people are. We should take them to Hokage-sama before we do anything rash. I guess this pushes back our mission for today though..." the gray-haired man looked down at these three new children with interest. He didn't know what this power was, but was curious to find out. He jumped down, and looked through the pink shield at Sakura. "You can put your shield down. We won't hurt you."
After glancing at Syaoran and Tomoyo, Sakura recalled the magic into its card form and put into her pocket. Then she picked up the three shurikens that had been thrown at them, and handed them silently to the people that had appeared in her dreams.
Naruto, with his eyes still squinted, took his in surprise, "Uh...thanks..." Curiosity got the better of the blond boy as he opened his eyes to see her properly. She had short, brown hair, and bright green eyes. She was dressed in a black turtleneck sweater, a white skirt with white shorts underneath, and black stockings. "What's your name?"
"Uh...Sakura...Kinomoto Sakura..." the girl replied warily. "And these are my friends, Li Syaoran, and Daidouji Tomoyo."
Sakura looked up, "My name is Sakura too. Haruno Sakura."
The two girls smiled at each other hesitantly as Kakashi said, "All right, the sooner to Hokage-sama, the better."
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Tsunade regarded the tree children with mild interest, "Who are you?"
Sakura stammered as she looked at the young woman, "Uh...Kinomoto Sakura...And, um, this is Li Syaoran, and this is Daidouji Tomoyo…Who are you?"
Tsunade opened her mouth to reply, but Naruto beat her to it, "She's an old bag who's afraid to look her age."
The pink haired girl punched Naruto in the head, and Tsunade looked about ready to do the same thing. Trying to recompose herself, she answered the girl's question, "I am Tsunade, the fifth Hokage of the Konohagakure Village. I would welcome you, however the situation of your arrival is worrying. Could you explain?"
Kero, who had been getting angrier and angrier finally exploded and burst out from his hiding place in Tomoyo's hair, "WHY DOES IT MATTER!"
Tsunade blinked, then replied, "I am in charge of the safety of the people of the country of fire. What are you?"
Naruto squinted, "It looks like a stuffed animal." He poked Kero's wings and was immediately bitten by him. "OW!"
Tomoyo giggled and Sakura, exasperated and nervous went over and pried the guardian off the boy's finger while apologizing profusely. Sasuke smirked and the other Sakura laughed. Kakashi and Tsunade looked on with interest and amusement, while Syaoran felt for the boy, since he knew how sharp Kero's teeth were.
When Sakura finally got Kero to let go, he simply glared at Naruto, who was nursing his injured finger. "I'm Cerberus! I'm the guardian of the Clow, and --"
Sakura snatched him out of the air and covered his mouth. As the little animal struggled, the others could hear him trying to yell through Sakura's grip.
Tsunade looked back into Sakura's emerald green eyes, "How did you get here?"
"Um...well, in my world -- "
"Your WORLD?" Sasuke opened his eyes.
"Yeah. We're not from here. Not even remotely. Anyway, I had a dream..."
"How can a dream tell you things?" Naruto asked.
"Can you just shut up and let her tell her story?" the other Sakura demanded.
"What? It's a perfectly good question!"
Sakura rolled her eyes and looked at the girl who shared her name, "Go on. I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Sakura looked at Tomoyo and Syaoran for reassurance, then went on. "I guess I'll answer his question. See..." She searched her mind for something to relate it to. "Remember the shield I put up to stop those...um..."
"Shuriken?" the other green-eyed girl supplied.
"Yeah," she said thankfully. "Well, that shield was magic. I have a lot of magic, and part of that is my dreams."
"Hmm..." the fifth Hokage noted how nervous the girl was, and smiled.
Somehow Sakura felt more confident, and continued her story, "Well, after the dream, a friend of ours told me to follow my heart, and I did, and I recited a spell and...got here...And scared them." She pointed at Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke.
"Well, that explains that. Do you know why?"
She shook her head, "No. But I hope I find out soon."
Kakashi sighed. "Well, we still have a mission, so I'll leave them to you Hokage-sama."
"Actually, Kakashi, I believe that I would like them with you. If this girl had a dream involving your team, it makes the most sense if they travel with you."
"But Hokage-sama! With this many people, I'd need you to form another squad!"
Tsunade bit her lip, "Hmm...you have a point there, Kakashi." She turned to the three children, "Are any of you willing to stay behind?"
Tomoyo stepped forward, "I am, ma'am. I don't have any magic, and I'm not very fast, so I would only be in the way."
Tsunade nodded and then looked the boy in the eye. She could tell by just looking at him that he would rather die than leave this girl's side. "Syaoran-san...is there any way that you would consider staying in the village?"
Sakura looked confused as she looked at him. He blushed, "Actually, if you wouldn't mind, I will stay, to protect Tomoyo."
Tomoyo giggled, and Syaoran blushed even deeper. With a smirk, Tsunade looked back at Kakashi, "You have to take Sakura-san with you. Do you have a problem with that at all?"
Looking at this girl, who was so different from his Sakura, he replied, "No, ma'am. I think that we could do this."
"Good." Tsunade glanced at Sakura, who was watching her friends with worry. "Don't worry, Sakura-san. Your friends will come to no harm while under my care."
As Sakura sighed with relief, Kakashi clapped his hands. When Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Sakura (A/N: The confusion begins…) turned, they saw that Kakashi was smiling. "Let's go! 3 We still have a mission!"
"So what are we doing today?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
"The mission that was assigned for today, and, in fact, the next few days, is to escort a young lady to the Grass Village."
"Cool! Not boring crap!" Naruto exclaimed. He ran over to the Sakura on his team. "Didja hear that, Sakura-chan!"
She clonked him on the head. "Shut up you idiot…"
Sasuke rolled his eyes and Haruno Sakura blushed. After a moment, in which the cardcaptor looked from Sakura to Sasuke and Naruto rubbed the spot where Sakura had hit him, Kakashi shook his head and turned to leave. "Come on, guys."
As Team 7 and Sakura followed, Tomoyo said mournfully, "I knew I should've brought that costume…Good luck Sakura-chan!"
Sakura, Syaoran, and Kero all sweatdropped, and as the door shut behind Team 7, Naruto could be heard to say, "Costume?"
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A/N: I'm so sorry. To tell you the honest truth, I didn't purposely abandon this fic. I'm actually writing this one on paper, and I lost the notebook. I really couldn't find it for a year…or more…Not that I really looked for it…
Gah! I'm horrible. But I'll try harder from now on. But things are going to get massively confusing with two Sakuras on the scene. Let's see how I handle that one.
-- Sakura Kaijuu