Chapter nine
{Safe for now.}
Sakura whistled to herself in the cold cellar her back was leaning against the wall she didn't know how long she was there maybe for a couple hours or a day maybe? Sakura jumped when she heard the door to the cellars open and shut telling her somebody is here she stopped whistling and stared at the mask man in front of her cellar
"Are you going to give your name to us?" he demanded
Sakura smiled at him and shrugged
"Sure." she said simply
Madara stared at her confused now a while ago she was fighting them on giving her name now she is okay with it!
"What is your name?"
Sakura smirked at him
"My name is Sakura." she said examining her nails
Madara nods
"What about your full name?"
Sakura glanced at him and smirked
"You asked for my name not full name so sorry no luck with me." she said
Madara growled all he wanted to do was put her into 72 hours of torture!
Sakura closed her eyes
"Damn how long have I been down here I'm hungry." she muttered but Madara heard it
Madara stared at her
"You have been here for a day. I can get you food if you answer my questions." Madara said
Sakura's eyes narrowed
"No."
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Hinata shook Yugao
Yugao woke up instantly
"What's wrong?"
Hinata turned her head to the side
Yugao looked to see Kakashi and Yamato
"They caught up to us in no time." Hinata said her eyes never leaving Kakashi just like his weren't leaving her
Yugao stood up stretching she bent down and picked up her mask
"We need to get going."
Hinata nods
"Hai! Captain is in serious danger." Hinata said
All of them nod
"Let's go!" Hinata said
The four jump to the trees
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Sakura yawned just a couple of seconds ago madara was trying to get info on konoha but she won't allow it so he got pissed off and stormed out
"Anbu-san."
Sakura jumped at the new voice she wasn't paying attention to her surrounding that much and it caused this s-class criminal to get to her
"Uchiha Itachi."
Itachi just stared at her bloody form from their fight still he was also injured still from her his sharingan eyes never wavered from her but her eyes were focused on his feet
Itachi smirked
'So she knows to not look at me fully.'
"How bad is your vision?" came the voice of Sakura
Itachi's eyes widen in a split second
"How do you know?" he demanded cautious but also curious to wonder how she knew that
Sakura chuckled
"Kekkei genkai users have to put in the right amount of chakra to activate it and by always having your sharingan on just strains your eyes by never letting them heal you just continue to put chakra into your eyes." Sakura explained to him
Itachi nods becoming more intrigued of this girl
Sakura sighed
"So tell me how is your vision Itachi-san?" Sakura asked politely
Itachi stayed silent
Sakura rolled her eyes
"Staying silent?"
"Hn."
Sakura twitched
"Don't you dare do that again!" she hissed in annoyance
Itachi's lips twitched up
"Ah."
Sakura growled
"Damn uchihas with hn or ah's." she muttered angrily
Itachi only shook his head at her
"It wasn't your fault don't blame yourself Itachi." Sakura said sounding slightly sad
Itachi stared at her
"What do you mean?"
Sakura just stayed silent not answering him
Itachi was about to push her on the information but stopped when he saw Pein walking toward them
Pein glanced at him
"Leave." he commanded which Itachi obeyed but before he shut the door all the way to leave
Sakura with pain he heard her speak to him
"Sasuke."
Itachi's eyes widen as the door shut behind him leaving Sakura to Pein
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Hinata tried to run faster she needed her captain she had to have her back Sakura meant a lot to her Sakura and she can talk without being scared of what they think
"Where almost there." Hinata said her byakugan was straining her eyes pretty badly
Hinatas eyes widen as she almost fell of the tree branch
"Fox-san calm down she can handle herself." Kakashi said keeping it at her level
Hinata nods numbly even though a voice in the back of her head was screaming at her to leave them behind and hurry
Yugao looked at hawk
"Hawk do you know captain like fox does?" she asked curious
Yamato shook his head
"I only ever met her once."
Yugao nods as she watched Hinata and Kakashi's back
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Sakura groaned in pain
"Where is the kyuubi then? You're from konoha and an anbu so you must know the container!"
Pein demanded
Sakura spit some blood out of her mouth they finally want answers about her village and are now torturing her to get them but she will not break!
"Like hell will I tell you." Sakura said giving him a smirk
Pein glared at her but he soon looked to the door seeing it open
Pein smirked as he seen the person he wanted
"Tobi."
Madara looked at the bloody pinkette seeing her smirk on her face
"You haven't broken her yet?"
Pein rubbed his temples
"That's just it she won't break no matter what I do to her." Pein said clearly annoyed
Madara nods
"Maybe we should just kill her?"
Sakura stared at them showing no fear of death if she dies then so be it Hinata will save them all Hinata may be lost at first but she will continue forward to save this timeline no matter what happens she never looks back she got that from her husband Naruto
Madara hated to admit but this mere girl that was twelve intrigued him to no ends she may get him mad easily but that's what intrigues him he is a patient man and can hold his temper but she can get him only a few could do that and that is the senju clan and uchiha clan
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Hinata cracked her knuckles they were in rain finally it was sunset already but that will not stop her she didn't care if the team tried to stop her she had to get Sakura no matter what
"I can see in the tallest tower of rain there are high power levels that could only belong to the akatsuki I'm going in rather you guys follow or not I am saving captain with or without your help." Hinata said making room for no argument
Kakashi stepped up
"I'm coming too." he said his fist clenched he had to save his student he won't fail again he won't allow it
Hinata nods as Yugao and Yamato stepped up saying they were too
"Then let's go captains waiting!"
The four ran to the village in the rain
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Pein stiffened
"What's wrong?" Madara asked
Pein glared at Sakura
"It seems your rescue team is coming for you." Pein hissed
Sakura shook but soon broke out in a laugh "I knew they were coming my anbu team will come save me even if it meant disobeying the hokage's orders that's how loyal they are to me Pein Tobi." she said their names with so much venom she couldn't say Madara's name not just yet
Pein slammed her against the wall in anger
Sakura's eyes widen in agony as she coughed up blood it wasn't blood about the attack her disease was getting to her and that was bad
Pein dropped her and let her continue to cough up blood
Sakura's vision started to blur as she got her pills out she took two and swallowed
Sakura sighed in relief
BOOM!
Pein growled intruders entered his tower and were being dealt with by Konan and Itachi but two got pass them and were running to here
"How do they know were here?" Pein muttered
Sakura's eyes narrowed as she smirked
"Sorry but it's time I leave until next time." Sakura was throwing paper bombs at them
Madara quickly started disappearing by his sharingan "I look forward to our meeting again Sakura." Madara said just before disappearing
Boom!
The paper bombs exploded but sakura didn't care about the pain from them she started to run to the dungeon door her wounds that she didn't heal and got from Pein were opened again and bleeding but she needs to get to Hinata and fast but Pein appeared in front of her blocking her path to the door
Pein ran at her a steel weapon came out of his sleeve of his cloak he was trying to hit her with it but sakura kept dodging but was getting slow by her wounds that's when she felt the agonizing pain of Peins weapon in her shoulder but she before she could pull it out she froze like she was paralyzed as Pein sent his chakra in her Sakura couldn't move
'Sakura! Don't let this bastard win! You can do this we believe in you! If you let him win you will lose my respect! You are sakura haruno the disciple of the fifth hokage Tsunade Senju! You are the number one captain in the leaf you can win this.'
Sakura's eyes narrowed neko was right Sakura's eyes changed color to black with blue slits it was time to teach pein he can't faze her! She growled in a animalistic way "You are going down." Sakura stated her voice deeper with neko now
Pein stared at her in shock as she cut his steel weapon in half with her hand she then pulled the rest out of her shoulder
"I knew you were a container but wasn't sure which tail are you the two tails by your eyes look the same." Pein said
Sakura chuckled darkly
"I am the ten tails! I am neko and you will pay hell!" Sakura hissed
Sakura dashed at him but Pein was a fighter that could stand how Sakura was fighting now
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Hinatas eyes widen in this dark chakra yugao froze though she was shaking
Hinata glanced at her
"Get on your feet Yugao! This is captain! She is fighting the leader of the akatsuki to save them all we need to be there and help her!" Hinata scolded her
Yugao nods and started running again with Hinata
Hinata through the door open to the cellars they got there in time to see Sakura send Pein flying
Sakura growled as her nails grew longer that's when Hinata knew her captain was losing it again
"Captain calm down!"
Pein stood up no matter what he wanted to do he knew he was out matched here he need to contact the other akatsuki members and have a meeting Pein disappeared in a puff of smoke
Sakura growled angrily but her eyes changed to emerald again and her nails returned to normal Sakura looked at the two near her
"H-hinata….Yugao." she muttered before falling on the hard ground
The two anbu scream
"Captain!"
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Hinata carried Sakura in her arms bridal style the two anbu females made it back to Kakashi and Yamato they automatic saw how Konan and Itachi caused them trouble but the two males didn't care as soon as they saw the state Sakura was in they came running
"Sakura!" they both yell running to her
Kakashi stared at Sakuras pale face seeing the once lively color faded her lips weren't as red like they used to be she was weak and fragile right now Kakashi shook an image of Rin appeared in his mind he could automatically feel Rin's blood on his hand from using chidori on her but yet it wasn't there
"S-sakura." he muttered shocked at her state
Sakura cracked her eyes open to see the person near her and smiled
"S….sensei." she croaked out her voice hoarse from being out cold
Kakashi slowly picked her up bridal style "W-why did you go alone?" he asked brokenly
Sakura smiled
"I…I didn't want to bug my precious people." she said her voice was shaking
Kakashi shook his head
"You're not bugging us by asking for backup on this mission! You knew the danger of going out here alone and you risked it without telling us you were going on a mission!" he tried to scold her
Sakura's hand shook as she reached up to him he quickly took her hand in his
"G-g-gomen…sensei."
Kakashi felt broken he felt like he was losing another comrade!
Sakura glanced at Hinata
"G-give me your chakra." Sakura ordered tiredly
Hinata nods as she puts her hands on Sakuras shoulders letting her chakra fill her system Sakura looked at Yugao and Yamato
"Put your hands on kakashi's shoulder."
The two complied
Sakura performed hand signs tiredly
Hinatas eyes widen
"Sakura stop you'll lose too much chakra!"
Sakura smirked
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The four anbu appeared in front of Konoha's gates
Hinata frowned at Sakura "We need to get her to the hospital and fast come on!" Hinata ordered running to the hospital followed by the others
Kakashi held Sakura tightly in his arms he will not fail her Kakashi promised once she recovers he will help her with training more he will even teach her more jutsu's to help her but there was a though going through his head
'If she had that jutsu why didn't she get away?' Kakashi shook his head as he put more chakra into his feet and before he knew it he was in the hospital with the other three
Hinata was screaming at them ordering them around which for some reason no one talked back to her they complied and quickly too Sakura away from his arms showing his bloody uniform covered with Sakura's blood
Kakashi walked to a chair and sat down
They all look at him as he took his mask off showing his one sharingan eye he then put his hitate over it
"Kakashi?" Yamato questioned
Kakashi shot him a glance "I'm not leaving until she is safe as soon as she is healed and is resting I will leave to be with the rest of my team." Kakashi said he was going to stay this was his student who got hurt by s-class criminals!
Hinata sat by him
"Sakura is my friend and captain she means the world to me I'm also staying!" Hinata declared
Yamato looked to Yugao who sat by hinata
"She saved and accepted me on her team she saved me from those ninja who killed my team so did fox I will stay and wait." she said crossing her arms
Yamato sighed at their stubbornness
"Well tell me what her condition is when you find out."
They nod to him watching as he vanished
Now they wait
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The doctor walked out of the emergency room sighing he looked at the anbu that were waiting "Haruno Sakura?" he earned three nods from them
The doctor sighed
"She's stable. I healed most of her wounds and cracked ribs that were serious her other cracked bones I healed some but not all the way she's resting now luckily you got here in time any later I might not have saved her." the doctor explained
Kakashi's heart clenched with knowing he could have lost Sakura if she didn't do that jutsu
"Can we see her?" Hinata asked
The doctor nods
Hinata smiles
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The three anbu walk into Sakura's room to see her laying in the hospital bed her arm was bandaged she was still pale
Kakashi looked at her as he sat beside her
"Shouldn't we tell her parents?" Yugao suggested
Kakashi nods
"You can't."
The two heads shot to Hinata
"Why?" questioned Yugao
Hinata also sat by Sakura
"Her parents are dead." Hinata stated
Kakashi stared at Sakura he should have looked more at there files and not just at Sasukes!
"When? How?"
Hinata held Sakura's good hand
"When she was young and by a mission."
Kakashi bowed his head as he stood up
"I'll see you around." Kakashi muttered
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Kakashi put a hand over his face wondering how Sakura can be so stupid in doing things alone but it did remind him of himself with wanting to do things alone and not ask for help
"What do I do?" Kakashi muttered to himself
Kakashi looked at the memorial stone
"Sensei what do I do? I almost lost my student not a friend but a student I promised to protect on a mission." Kakashi said sadly as he stared at his sensei's name and then his team mates names
Kakashi closed his eye
'Obito please don't let it be another failure for me.' Kakashi begged silently he couldn't lose his student that will be worse than ever he promised to protect her look how well he did
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Naruto stretched as he woke up he wanted his ramen and maybe go get some with Hinata!
Naruto realized ever so slightly his feelings for Sakura were dimming to only a sibling love not a relationship love that was for Hinata
Naruto quickly through of his blanket and went to change he had to find Hinata and ask her out on a date!
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Naruto grinned as he ran around the village trying to find Hinata his first thought was to check with her team he had to find one of them his blue eyes were filled with happiness and joy
Naruto searched and searched he went to places he thought she'll be or her teammates will be Naruto sighed as he slumped forward
"Come on Akamaru!"
Naruto jumped up at that voice he then seen Kiba with Akamaru following him
"Oh Kiba!" Naruto called
Kiba halted in his steps as he saw naruto that's when his eyes narrowed "What is it Naruto?" he asked with a hint of anger but of course Naruto didn't notice it
Naruto grinned
"Have you seen Hinata?"
Kiba growled
"No I haven't for a couple of days hokage-sama said she had clan duty's with being the heiress." Kiba muttered
Naruto frowns
"Oh thanks I guess."
Naruto walked away
Kiba glared at his back
"I can't believe hinata likes him and goes for ramen with him." Kiba muttered angrily
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Naruto ate his ramen alone with sad eyes
Teuchi stared at Naruto with worry
"What's wrong Naruto?" Teuchi asked
Naruto looked up at him "It's just the girl I like has clan duties and I have to eat alone." he said sadly
Teuchi smiled at him
"So does this lucky girl have a name?"
Naruto blushed
"Hinata." he said
Teuchi shook his head
"Young love you should enjoy life while you're still young Naruto." he said washing some ramen bowls
Naruto nods
"I will! I'm going to get stronger! Believe it!" Naruto said determined
Teuchi nods
"When you do Naruto I bet you will become a great hokage."
Naruto's eyes widen at Teuchi he was another person besides Sakura and Hinata who believed he can accomplish his goal he smiled and nods
"You better be ready to get me more ramen!"
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Hinata continued to hold Sakura's hand Yugao just left to tell Yamato about Sakura's status Hinata looked at Sakura's face she has been by her side all this time not sleeping at all she won't sleep until her captain and friend is awake
"How is she?"
Hinata jumped at the new voice and turned to the doorway to see the third hokage Hiruzen
Hinata looked back at Sakura
"She's fine she still has injuries but she heals quickly before we know it she will be back to normal and will be back to her missions….she has to be." Hinata brought Sakura's hand closer to her face and shook "Please Sakura wake up." Hinata sobbed
Hiruzen frowned it was his fault he knew the dangers of sending her out there alone and with akatsuki and Madara being there the odds were against her no matter how strong she was she needed backup and he was a fool for bringing the back up to late he knows with Sakura keeps ending up like that he needed to bring his student back he doesn't know for sure yet if his student will return he needs to talk his student into returning maybe even telling her about Sakura will get her to return it was time to bring Tsunade back to the village
"Hinata tell me when Sakura wakes up I have some serious business to attain too." Hiruzen his voice serious
Hinata looked at him and nods
Hiruzen walked out of the room it was time to contact Tsunade
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Sakura just sat in front of neko
"Will I wake up soon?" Sakura questioned the beast in the cage
Neko lazily looked at Sakura
"You will my chakra is healing your wounds for you." Neko stated closing her eyes
Sakura nods as she stood up she can't take sitting in the black lake she stretched her limbs
Neko's eyes flashed open
"It seems hinata is not taking it so kindly she sobbing next to your body telling you to wake up."
Neko said her eyes locking with Sakura's
Sakura's eyes widen
"Then let me wake up! Hinata needs me knowing her she won't leave my side till I wake up!" Sakura yelled
Neko shook her head
"I can't if I let you wake up now then all you will feel is pain." Neko said
Sakura shakes her head
"Hinata needs me!"
Neko stood up
"What you want to protect isn't what I want to protect!" Neko proclaimed to Sakura
Sakura balled her fist
"Then what do you want to protect!" Sakura demanded angrily
Neko stared down at her
"What I want to protect Sakura…..is you." Neko confessed while looking at her
Sakura's eyes widen
"Neko…" she muttered shocked at her statement
Neko looked away from her
"Kit I want you to be safe even though we need to fight for control but when that time comes I want you to use all your power you have."
Sakura looked down at her reflection
"Neko…I'm sorry."
Neko turned around
"Don't apologize if you want to wake up so bad then so be it goodbye till then Sakura."
Sakuras eyes widen before she can speak she disappeared
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Sakura's eyes cracked open but she soon moaned in pain she felt someone next to her
"H-hinata?"
"Sakura!" she cried
Sakura smiled even though she's in pain it was good to see Hinata again Sakura pushed herself up while staring at Hinata she could tell she was crying and was tired she shook her head at Hinata's foolishness
"Hinata go home and sleep you're exhausted for waiting for me to wake up." Sakura said
Hinata shook her head
"No I want to stay!" Hinata declared
Sakura sighed already knowing she was going to lose this fight with her
"Fine but you have to sleep." Sakura said
Hinata nods smiling
"I will but let me do one thing." Hinata said
Sakura raised an eyebrow but soon started clutching her head
BONK!
"What the hell!" Sakura cursed feeling a bump on her head
Hinata smiled to sweetly at Sakura who was nursing her head Sakura looked at her to see the anger in her eyes and the smile Sakura paled
"Hinata I can explain!"
Hinata growled
"Explain!" she yelled
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Hiruzen rubbed his temple as he looked at kakashi who appeared in front of him "Yes Kakashi?" Hiruzen asked as he put his pencil down he was in the middle of writing a letter to Tsunade
Kakashi bowed to Hiruzen
"Hokage-sama…..i wish to be put on Sakura's team." Kakashi said still bowing
Hiruzen leaned forward his elbows on his desk and his hands were folded he raised an eyebrow at Kakashi's demand "Kakashi why? I only sent you out to help Sakura she needed it." he said as he never looked away from Kakashi he was testing him to see what he would do
Kakashi shot straight up
"Hokage-sama she may be from the future but she is my student! It's my duty to protect my comrades my students…I am her teacher and I want to be there to help her!" Kakashi stated his eye holding unbelievable anger he wanted to be with sakura to help her if it comes to that
Hiruzen smiled slightly at the enraged jounin in front of him he leaned back in his chair "Okay Kakashi welcome to squad one you will be placed on missions with them when you aren't with team seven at the moment." he said smiling at him
Kakashi nods and bows
"Thank you hokage-sama." Kakashi said relieved he can be there now for Sakura on those missions
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Sakura sighed as she sees Hinata's head resting on the desk near her bed she was asleep finally and now Sakura could relax with knowing she was safe also now
Sakura laid back down as she stared at the ceiling
"Were safe for now…..right sensei?" Sakura questioned while staring at the ceiling
Kakashi stepped foot into the room by the window making sure not to wake Hinata up Sakura turned her head to see Kakashi sit next to her
"She must be out of it really bad to not notice my presence yet." her Sensei said while staring at Hinata's sleeping figure
Sakura smiles slightly at Hinata seeing Hinata was smiling in her sleep Sakura could tell she was having a dream about her once happy life with Naruto
Sakura nods to Kakashi
Kakashi looked at Sakura to see all the damaged she had bruises on her arm that wasn't bandaged there was also cuts she still looked pale but had color back to her face Kakashi looked at Sakura's face to see her large emerald eyes held the true meaning of loss like himself does he could see she tried to smile at him but failed miserable
"Don't fake smile Sakura." Kakashi scolded he only wanted to see a true smile on her face
Sakura nods
"Why are you here sensei?" Sakura asked sitting up so she can look at him closer
Kakashi smiled at her as he took her hand in his larger one
"What I teacher can't see his student?" he faked sounding hurt
Sakura smiled slightly and shook her head
"Sensei you avoid the hospital like it's a plague."
Kakashi chuckled
"I came to check up on you….and to tell you that I am on your anbu squad." Kakashi said seriously
Sakura's eyes widen
"Why?" she muttered to him her head bowed blocking the view of her emerald eyes
Kakashi looked at her "Sakura look at what happened to you….i can't let that happen to you again your my student you're my comrade you're even my equal." he said holding her hand tighter
Sakura looked back up at him her eyes were emotionless now she was hiding what she truly felt about him on her team "Sensei why? I don't want you to get hurt." Sakura said with a hint of sadness in her voice
Kakashi stared at her seeing her emotionless eyes he slowly shook his head and wondering what that war in her time made her this way "Sakura I'm going to be by your side I will help your missions so you don't do it alone and get hurt this badly again." he said looking at her
Sakura shook
"But I don't want to see you dead again! I don't want to watch you die again because of me! I don't want you to die again with knowing I could have stopped it again but couldn't." Sakura said loudly trying to not wake up Hinata her whole body shook but she refused to cry she won't cry!
Kakashi's eyes widen at her statement
"Sakura it's not going to happen I will stay alive as long as I know I have you watching my back and as I'll watch yours. It won't happen again Sakura we are teammates you will change this timeline." he said giving her his smile
Sakura stared at him a wave of mix emotions were going through her she was feeling anger sorrow grief self-loathing guilt they were all in her swarming in her eyes no matter how she tried to hide it she couldn't
Kakashi watched her
"Tell me how did I die…in your time?" asked Kakashi hesitantly
Sakura's head shot up to look at him she was shocked he wanted her to tell him of his death in her time line she gulped and sighed "Guy told me you and him were fighting when I was healing ninja by ninja as soon as I heard that I left everything behind and ran to where I sensed your chakra at the time I knew who you were fighting and i hurried closer to your battle." she paused a look of grief and guilt passed through her eyes at the memory "I was so close that I could hear the jutsu's being called out I pushed myself faster." Kakashi nods at her telling her he was listening "What happened?" he pressed Sakura ran her free hand that wasn't bandages through her pink locks revealing her eyes completely to him showing the look of sorrow and guilt she soon smiled brokenly "I was late." she chuckled brokenly as she looked up at him "I think I got it from you." Kakashi shook his head at her lame joke "I finally got there and I saw your death…..you were struck down by your own jutsu but by another's hand." Sakura finished
Kakashi stared at her longer
"Who was it?"
Sakura shook her head at him
"Sorry Kakashi not right yet."
Kakashi sighed
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Hiruzen looked out to the sky as he set the hawk free with the note the hawk won't return until it has given Tsunade the message they might need her for the chunin exams Hiruzen walked back to his desk and sat down in his chair he needed to get more paperwork done
"Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen looked up to see a ninja with more paper work in his hands Hiruzen groaned this paperwork will be the death of him