Me: Hey, it's me again and-Naruto what are you doing with Kakashi's books and a flame-thrower!

Naruto: Well he's late again so as punishment I'm going to burn his books.

All: HEY, THAT WAS OUR IDEA!

Kakashi: What was whose idea?

All: AHHH, WHERE DID YOU COME FROM AND WHY ARE YOU LATE AGAIN?

Kakashi: Well I have a good excuse this time.

Ino: What is it this time?

Kakashi: I was looking for my beloved Make-Out Paradise books but couldn't find them.

Naruto: Ehhehheh……

All: NARUTO, IT'S YOUR FALT KAKASHI'S LATE!(Everyone chases him)

Naruto: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!(Runs as fast as his 12 year old legs can carry him)

Kakashi: This is interesting, oh well please read and review. (Steals books back)

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Sasuke woke up to the sun's rays streaming through his bedroom window, grunting while stiffly getting up he got out of bed. Sasuke went into his bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. He sighed at his tired image not being a morning person and got ready for the day.

When he got there he went straight to the tree that he leaned on everyday to think to himself. ' Sakura should be here soon.' Was his first thought to his own surprise ' Why am I thinking about her I don't care.' He thought almost out loud. Another 20 minutes later Naruto came running to the bridge about to say hi until he noticed Sakura wasn't there. " Hey Sasuke-teme, where is Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked Sasuke while being two inches away from his face. " Dobe, how would I know and if I did don't you think I would have told you?" Sasuke told him. Naruto wasn't going to pry any deeper due to his worry about Sakura.

About two hours later, both Sasuke and Naruto were surprised to find Kakashi and Sakura walking together on the way to the bridge. " Kakashi-sensei, you somehow jinxed Sakura to be late!" Naruto yelled angrily at him with a noticeable amount of relief in his voice. Sakura noticed that and was touched but still yelled at him angrily " Naruto you baka, last night I had a nightmare so I went to train and got ambushed and injured when Kakashi-sensei helped me!" This immediately got Sasuke and Naruto worried (even though Sasuke didn't show it). He however let Naruto ask if she was all right. She was going to him that it wasn't something they needed to know but Kakashi explained " It's nothing really bad a single kunai knife just stabbed her arm is all." Sakura nodded in agreement so they all just let it go.

" So, Kakashi –sensei what are we doin' today anyway?" Naruto asked while putting his arms behind his head. Kakashi lifted his head to Naruto's direction then bluntly told them " We actually have a mission today." All of them snapped their heads to him and yelled " WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER!" He just responded " Well you both were to busy worrying about Sakura that it slipped my mind." They all blushed at the comment. " So what's the mission and when does it start?" Sakura asked with obvious enthusiasm about the mission. " We have to go to Hidden-in-cloud village and get a scroll there then bring it back to Tsunade-sama." Sakura's face after hearing that went to fear and hate but only Kakashi noticed it though continued " As for time we start as soon as we all are done packing and go to the gates at the front of the village." So they all went to get those done.

Later that day after 2 hours of non-stop walking and silence Sakura noticed that there was something out of place. There was a puddle of mud on the ground but there had been no rain for days, so she trailed behind just enough to not raise any suspicions. Another three steps later two men in black coats flew straight out of the puddle while coiling a giant string of saw teeth around her. "WHAT THE-!" Sakura yelled while everyone turned around. "One little girl." One of the men rasped out, then they both pulled the chains

Sakura's body split into pieces and blood gushed out then the pieces fell to the ground. "SAKURA!" Team 7 screamed, suddenly the two men surrounded Naruto. " One little boy." Guy two huffed out. Naruto saw no way to get out and watched in horror as the chains started to surround him. Sasuke saw his position and acted quickly by pulling him out then round housed the first guy knocking him into the second one. After recovering they both went after Sasuke, Kakashi threw some shuriken while Naruto threw kunai to throw them off a bit. Sasuke saw his window of opportunity and threw a shuriken at a tree then a kunai to pin the chain there.

Then both men pushed something on their claws that disconnected them from the chains and went after Naruto again. He was about to get a kunai when suddenly a fisted palm knocked the wind out of one guy while a tensed arm rung the others neck. Naruto looked up to see the relieved faces of Sasuke and Kakashi then to the person that saved him. He immediately noticed the pink hair and automatically knew who it was. "SAKURA!" He yelled relief evident in his voice. She was to deep in thought to notice.

Later in the day Sakura suddenly asked Kakashi more then anyone " Don't you think it's strange that we were attacked by two professional assassins when this scroll is supposed to be of little importance?" They all agreed. " I think there is someone that doesn't want us to get there, in one piece anyway." Sasuke told them in a amused voice while referring them back to the pile of wood that took the blow for Sakura earlier. At night on the same day Sakura couldn't sleep because of the mystery at hand. She sighed and mumbled " I can't sleep knowing someone wants us dead." She got up and walked towards the lake she saw earlier, unknowing of the pair of eyes watching her.

When she got there she sat on the rock closest to the lake. Sakura started thinking about the man she wanted revenge on for killing the family she remembered. He had blood red eyes with three comas that swirled around the pupil, she shuddered for it was not the eyes that scared her the most it was what he said to her that did. "You have much potential Mitoko, Sakura power that rivals my little brothers and mine, with the right training. So from now on I will be following and watching you my little cherry blossom." And with that said he left.

Sakura heard a noise and stiffened pulling out a kunai. Then the thing in the bushes said " Whoa, whoa friend not enemy!" Sasuke came out of the bushes with his hands in front of him. " What were you thinking if I didn't recognize your voice I could have used that to kill you!" She told him. Sasuke smirked and said, " Like you could." Sakura rolled her eyes at that. They both went to the rock she was sitting on and started to think to themselves.

Sasuke was thinking about when Sakura had saved Naruto earlier. ' I 'm still wondering why I was so relieved to know she was alive.' Sasuke inwardly sighed and took a glance at Sakura and was surprised to see her deep in thought. "Sasuke?" Sakura asked a startled Sasuke. "Wh-What?" He had stuttered a little. " Do you have any idea who's after us and are cold or something cause your face is a little red?" She asked him. The last one was to keep him from knowing she knew he was blushing about who or what she didn't know or care. "No!" He huffed in his opinion a little to quickly. Sakura saw her opportunity to make fun of him a little and asked " No for both or just the face?" "Both." He mumbled

Sakura decided to stop teasing him so she got up, held out her hand then asked " You coming?" Sasuke looked at her hand then at her and again mumbled "Sure." So they both walked back hand in hand neither complaining about it.

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Me: FINALLY! With all the studying for exams I thought I would never update by this week!

Naruto: Well at least you don't have to sit here and wait for someone to write your story and update you for god knows how long.

Sakura: I kinda disagree, I mean at least we don't have to help her study.

Me: She has a good point.

Sasuke: Tell me we don't have another Shikamaru on our hands.

Me: NO! I am a genius but not a lazy one after all I would update like 1 times a month if I were.

SSNK: Good point.

Me: Shikamaru, since you're so lazy you tell our readers to read and review!

Shikamaru: You just did.

Me:……Damn you and your geniusness.