Chance Encounter


Eh, great. Another A-rank Mission. That Hokage can NEVER seem to give us enough of those, now, can she? Sakura thought as she, Naruto, and Hinata jumped from branch to branch, while on there 3rd A-rank mission this month. At only age 16, Sakura became one of the most elite ninjas in Kohonagakure, the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

"So what exactly are we after?" Naruto asked, being as forgetful as ever
"You're such an IDIOT! We need to get that scroll-thingy from those one people... ah, their names escape me." Sakura said, leaning in to hit Naruto on the head.
" Sakura... maybe you should... be a little..." Hinata let her comment fade.

She talks so quietly, I can almost NEVER tell what she's trying to say Sakura mused.

This was one of those rare moments when she thought about a person other than him...
The one person she really truly loved
His name was Sasuke.

The last time she had seen Sasuke was when they were 15, when he left. Even though he left a year and a half ago... she still remembered it like it was yesterday.

FLASHBACK!

"NO! Please Sasuke! Please... I beg you with all my being... don't leave me..." Sakura sobbed, holding onto Sasuke's arm as if for dear life.
"Sakura... please... let go..." Sasuke had his head turned away from hers, so to hide the tears in his eyes. He could never stand it whenSakura cried. With one powerful tug, he broke free of Sakura's grip and he ran away from Kohona, away from her
"SASUKEEEEE! I LOVE YOU! I WILL FIND YOU SOMEDAY... I promise...

END FLASHBACK!

I vow to keep that promise no matter how long it takes-

SAKURA, WATCH OUT FOR THAT--
SPLAT!
--tree.

Out of all the embarrassing moments she has had during her time as a ninja... this was the most embarrassing. how many times have YOU seen an elite ninja run head first into a tree?

As Sakura fell, deep into the forest, with her last bit of conciousness she could hear, "Sakura..." At last, her mind fell into the blank state of nothingness.


SMACK!

Sakura heard a smack echoing throughout the forest. The smack of a fist on something... or someone.
"Well,I shouldnt be fazed by something like that." She said to herself as she stood up and brushed herself off. I wonder how long I have been sleeping... Man, am I HUNGRY! She thought as she fingered her belt to make sure that her belongings were still there. All but one of her Kunai were there. Oh! right. i used that to cut down a branch earlier, right? Where are Naruto and Hinata? Those two are the most... RAWR-inducing couple in the entire world! Can they be any more unreliable? Sakura fumed as she ran forward, looking for someone or somewhere to go.
A few hours later...

Now im REALLY exhausted Sakura groaned as she looked around for somewhere to sit. Insted of sitting somewhere, she saw a shadow. Instantly, her reaction was to through a knive at it. she through a knife and heard a dull THUD, and she went to go investigate.


HA! A CLIFFIE! I'm BAAAAACKKKK from my period of difficult times/ writers block. this is a planned 2-shot. i hope you enjoy it as much as my other fics.