Chapter 4: a new friend

When Sasuke saw Yama wrapping her hand with a cloth, he felt like she knew that she was doing everything according to keep yourself safe and not being badly injured. Sasuke thought he could befriends with her, but the only problem is that he felt like he wasn't himself. All the time he would never want to make friends to a girl because he thought that they might annoy him but she didn't she was different, she was like him but much more friendlier.

"Hey…"

Sasuke was spacing out. Yama knew he was but she just give a small smile to him.

"You ain't bad at all…"

"thanks… well I am not this nice all the time.. but I will make sure I will…"

"no problem…" said Yama while giving a sweet smile.

Sasuke started to blush just a bit. He actually saw how she smiled to him, she was very sweet when she was smiling at him. His heart beat a little faster than normal. He was kind of liking having a friend like her. She was nice but quiet, rough but sweet, determined and fair. He was thinking that he might have seen somebody last time when he was eight before his clan was murdered.

flashback.

"hi.." said a young girl with raven black hair.

"umm.. hi?" said Sasuke.

they looked at each other. They were good friends then. But Sasuke never get to see her again from that day.

"bye… I hope we meet each other again Sasuke…"

"bye.. oh wait, what's your name…"

Before he could call her back she was gone. Sasuke was upset even when his mother asked him what happen to him. He could only keep quiet.

end of flashback.

"Why those this memory rings in my head" said Sasuke in his mind.

Suddenly Gai-sensei called all of them to get ready for the mission. They also almost forgotten that they will be in different teams. They were hoping they will prtner with the right person this time.

"Okay, we will announce the teams… two in one team.." said Gai-sensei.

"well, Kakashi you pick the three first teams!"

"Okay, Sasuke with Yama, Genshu with Sakura and Naruto with Hinata."

Hinata blushed 'cause she is supposed to partner naruto. Sasuke was shocked that he was supposed to partner Yama, actually excited 'cause she doesn't talk much. Sakura was also blushing 'cause she is supposed Genshu. Genshu was also good looking to her. She had heart shapes in her eyes when looking at him 'cause he will smirk back her her.

"Okay, Asuma you are next!"

"Ino with Shikamaru and Chouji with Shino."

"No! I m supposed to be team up with Shikamaru again. Sakura gets a good looking guy then I do.." said Ino in her mind with full disappointments.

"This is so troublesome…" said Shikamaru softly so that nobody could hear him say it.

Chouji could only munch on his potato chips and Shino could only play with his bugs. Both had no complains.

"Kurenai? Your turn"

"Okay, umm.. let's see… Kiba you will be with Ami."

"And now it is my turn. Neji you will go with Tenten… and Rock Lee you will be with me… I need you to help me out and it is part of your training."

"Aww…. I have to stay back?" said the whining Rock Lee.

"Okay here are your task read them carefully… and retrieve the items…" said Kakashi-sensei.

So, all of them read their missions. They read it two to three times.

"Okay, we have to retrieve ten forbidden scrolls.." said Yama.

"We have to collect the Legendary Kunais…" said Sakura.

"We have to retrieve the one and only Cosmos flower with red leaves…" said Naruto.

"We need to take back the Shadow Flower of The Hidden Falls in the Cave of Falls" said Shikamaru.

"Collect the Bug of Temorin" Said Chouji while munching his chips.

"Find the Dragon statue of Fire…" said Ami.

"Find three Sacred Scrolls from the Hidden Sand Village…" said Tenten.

When everybody finished reading their assignments, they were ready to head off to do it. Luckily, all of them brought their bags 'cause the mission might take three to five days to complete everything. Yama had packed medicine and lots of weapons. Ami packed her herbs into a pouch. Genshu packed lots of weapons into his bag.

"So, are you all ready?" ask Kurenai-sensei.

"Yes ma'am!" Said everybody together at the same time.

"Good.. Now off you go…"

Everybody when off by using their chakra to their foots to run fast enough to get to their destination. Sasuke and Yama was faster than most of them. They all hold their maps just in case they would go missing or lost. Each teams are supposed to retrieve to things and send them to Tsunade-sama.

"C'mon we will reach to the first destination before we head on the second tomorrow.." said Yama.

"Okay.." said Sasuke while nodding.

While running, a young Sasuke started flashing in her head. She feeling very dizzy and don't know what to do but to ask Sasuke to hold up for a while. She couldn't stand or do anything.

"Ah!... My head it hurts…. Ouch?"

"Sasuke… wait… I need to.. uh…" said Yama as she collapsed to the ground.

"Yama!"

"What's wrong with you?" said Sasuke while shaking Yama. But she just didn't say a thing.

Sasuke could only let her rest. While she was resting he climbed up a tree to look at the scenery. He a saw a beautiful sunset and suddenly the same little came in his mind again.

flashback

"Isn't the sunset nice, Sasuke"

"yeah…"

"Sasuke I wont be able to see you again… I hope you understand me… bye.."

"wait, I didn't get to know your name…"

Before he ever said those last words she was already gone. He would always see her in his memories.

end flashback

But he wondered if Yama was the young girl that he met last time. They look the exact the same. But he asked himself why he keeps on asking himself these questions. He felt like a waste of time. Then, suddenly the young girl appeared again.

"uh… my head.. what happen…"

"That is the question I was hoping to ask you? So, aren't you telling…" ask Sasuke while giving a sarcastic look on his face.

"I could only tell you if I'm ready…"

"whatever…"

"we will be resting here tonight before we head on tomorrow…"

"Okay…."