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~ The secrets of water bending ~

A few weeks have passed from my training with Iruka sensei. I had learned to breath under water, swim at an incredible speed, control my chakra enough that I didn't turn into a fish uncontrollably when I hit the water and I was recently learning how to water bend. It wasn't like a water jutsu, it was so much more than that.

Lady Tsunade had seen my progress and she was sure that by the end of the month I could be in the perfect shape to go into battle mode.

A mission she said, to go get Sasuke back. She knew his whereabouts and was preparing us all for this special event.

Flashback

"So did every one understand?" Lady Tsunade had explained the plan carefully, we were all experienced ninja.

The only thing we didn't had much experience was with the way we were traveling to where Sasuke was. A new technology called the submarine. This submarine will summers underwater and he won't see us coming.

That's where my help is most needed. I will be swimming my way to Sasuke next to this submarine to keep an eye out for anything strange.

"HAI!" We all said, understanding the plan.

End of flashback

"You're doing well Sakura-san, now bring the water to you, feel how it flows and let your movements flow with it as well" Iruka sensei explained.

'Water is an element of change' that's what he always says.

"This fighting style is fluid and graceful Sakura-san. All forms of water bending involve moving and shaping a body of water to your desire. Large bodies of water can be used as weapons as well, either shaping them into gigantic whips or shaping them into a razor-sharp edge that can cut through metal.

Also water temperature manipulation is very important, this will help you turn water into solid ice or into a large mass of boiling water, and this manipulation can be shaped as well, according to your imagination. I remember your mom used to shape water into ice claws, by making the water freeze at the tip of her fingers. Water pressure manipulation comes in handy too."

He kept explaining while I was water bending a small body of water fluently around my body.

"Sakura-san, it is important that you know that you will find water wherever you are." He stopped "Please release the body of water" I did what he said ofcorse.

"Let's take a walk" as we began walking he began explaining.

"Sakura-san, this is a forest, do you know how this forest keeps its self alive?"

"Yes sensei, the trees and plants absorb the sun rays and water that runs beneath the ground"

"Exactly, meaning that the plants and trees you see here are full of water." He stopped again "Sakura-san try collecting the water this plant has" pointing at it.

Concentrating, I began to suck the water out of the plant without realizing I was killing it.

"I did it!" looking down at the plant, I saw it turned brown. "The plant... it died"

"Yes Sakura-san, I don't normally do this, your mother didn't like it either. But it's something that will come in handy if you are ever in trouble." He looked at me.

"Sakura-san another way of finding water where there isn't, is on people. Touch your forehead." I felt my forehead wet, I was sweating.

"Sweat, is water produced by the body. And do you know another liquid substance the body has?" looking a bit worried.

"... Blood... but I won't kill anyone! Extracting blood like what I just did to that plant!" I got a bit angry.

"Well you could get "lucky" and be able to extract blood from someone who has perished. It may sound harsh sakura-san but you may never know out there, the battle field is hard and you must do whatever it takes to protect yourself and the people you love."

He continued. "But that wasn't the point. You don't have to extract blood out. You can control it from inside of the humans body. Manipulation of people. This does go against everything I stand for, but like I said you may never know.

It's very hard to manipulate, you must know the humans body very well to not hurt it from the inside and it takes so much chakra and control.

Your friend.. the one they are going to go save in a few weeks? I don't think he's going down with an easy fight."

He was right; he wasn't the same Sasuke I once knew. He was filled with anger and I felt sort of pity, he had his life involve completely around killing his brother that he missed every good thing life has to offer. Like love. But it wasn't too late, he was still young... maybe he could change if we succeed to bring him back. 'Sasuke...-kun'... 'Don't you dare think about ..him..'

"Teach me!"

I was determined to learn this unforgivable water bend. He stood there, I could tell he was still worried but I knew that he knew that he had to teach me. He pointed to a flower.

"You can begin with this plant. This time don't extract the water out but try moving the water gently inside it. Try to make the plant dance"

I moved my hand close to the plant, almost as if to touch it. First I tried moving the small amount of water it had up and down it's stem trying not to release too much pressure, once I had the hang of it I tried moving it side to side, as if I were about to extract the water but didn't.

"It's not that hard on a plant sakura-san, you must try this on an animal. It will be a hard thing to do since all you'll see is the animal in pain... but this you must do on your own... see it's not something I can't teach you entirely, it must be explored by you"

I nodded. "I will try on my own..." I just had to, even if it wasn't right, this could be of great help. And if I didn't practice I could kill Sasuke.

We were now walking to the training grounds were team 7 usually trained.

"Sakura-san, this is all for today... you have advanced so much, you'll do just fine" with that he was off, Leaving me alone in the training grounds.

Thinking out loud "Naruto-kun must be training right now, but I don't see him..." suddenly I felt something on my shoulders and turned around slowly but freaked.

"Kakashi... YOU SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!" I was playfully hitting him, hard.

"Hai, hai sakura. I'm sorry I didn't mean too, I just thought you should now that Naruto is coming and right behind me" he poof-ed away.

'Relax that face! You look like a freaking tomato!'

"Hey! Sakura-cha I see you finished your training too" I giggled very oddly.

"And I see you are as hyper as ever" he scratched his head

"Do you wanna go get somethi-" I cut him off "sure, your treat" I smiled.

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Narrators POV

"Sakura-chan" Naruto seemed worried and very off.

"What?"

"Are you ready for whats coming?... I mean getting teme back..."

There was a pause. "Naruto, you love your ramen you should eat first then ask questions" she said trying to avoid the question.

A few minutes Passed.

"Yes, I'm ready. I know I could help you bring Sasuke down..." looking straight at him "So please Naruto, don't you dare leave me out of this fight! Because he is my teammate too! I've been training my butt off and I've learned so many things... so please don't let this be all about you... you are and will always be a hero, but you could be a hero with friends that want to help... ok?"

Naruto was in shock. "Sakura-chan, I didn't know that you... I promise"

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