Different

Different

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Sorry for not updating. My school makes us take finals even though it's only middle school!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

"Hi"- talking

Hi- Inner Sakura

Hi- Outer Sakura

Recap- "Be quiet, Naruto. Be grateful I wasn't as late as usual. Now come on, we have a mission.

Chapter 6: Mission

Sasuke's POV

A mission huh. Haven't been on one of those for a while. I hope it's not one that's super easy. I smirked as I remembered a memory from when we were still twelve.

-Flashback-

"Let's see, what should your next mission be? Well, there's babysitting a citizen's three year old…helping a woman with her shopping…pulling weeds out of a garden-"

"STOP! What's the big idea with all of these lame missions?! I'm a ninja, not a babysitter. I want I real mission. NOW!"

Iruka stood up.

"Be quiet, Naruto, show Hokage-sama some respect!"

"Calm down, Iruka. So Naruto wants a real mission. Well, let me explain the concept of how missions work first. You see, when someone comes into the village with a mission, it gats ranked…."

Naruto, of course, zoned out quickly due to his short attention span. Instead, he began talking to us about ramen.

"…. So I was trying this new kind of ramen, right, and-"

"Are you listening to me?!"

Kakashi sheepishly scratched his head.

"My apologies, Hokage-sama."

"Well, Naruto, since you're so eager to take on a harder mission, I'll give you a C rank. You'll be bodyguards."

"Really?! For who? A princess, a feudal lord?!"

"Bring in our guest."

We all turned our heads as an old man holding a bottle of beer appeared from behind the door.

"Nani? These little kids are suppose to protect me? They don't even resemble a ninja in any way, especially the short one with the dumb look on his face."

"Haha! Who's the short one with the dumb look on his face?"

We all watch as realization finally struck the dobe. Both Sakura and I were taller than him.

"Hey! How dare you speak to me, an honorable ninja, like that?!"

"Honorable?! Ha! You're a lot of things, kid, but you're defiantly not honorable.

Naruto responded by attempting to attack Tazuna. Kakashi, of course, held him back by his collar.

"Naruto, you're supposed to protect your client, not kill him."

"Hey! Let me go!

-End of flashback-

I almost died during that mission, but it made team seven closer. Back then, the three of us were filled with innocence, and have not yet experienced the hardships of a ninja. I wonder what the mission will be about. Hopefully something a little more challenging.

When we arrived at the Hokage Tower, Naruto was the first one up the stairs, as usual. He always gets excited whenever we get a mission. And as usual, he stormed into the Hokage's office with out knocking, earning a bonk on his head from Sakura.

"Oww, Sakura-chan!"

"Be more respectful in front of Tsunade-sama!"(AN: Does anyone know how to say teacher, or master…..OR whatever Sakura uses to call Tsunade in japanese?)

"You have a mission for us, Hokage-sama?"

"Correct, Kakashi. There is a town about two days travel from Konoha. They have requested our assistance. Apparently, the feudal lord there is very wealthy and likes to gloat about his money. Therefore, attracting robbers from all over the country. They weren't a problem for the guards until a group of rouge ninja from the stone village showed up. They have hired us to eliminate the rouge ninja. Additional information is located in this scroll. This is an A-ranked mission. Any questions?"

"None."

"Hn"

"We'll take care of it."

"Believe it!" (AN: does any one know how to say that in Japanese? I know it begins with a 'D')

"Very well. You will leave in one hour."

"Hai!"

Sakura's POV

Sounds like a decent mission. It should be something we can handle, considering we've already done an S-ranked before.

I can't wait to show our superior strength. CHA!!

Yeah, some action would be nice.

You got that right. And it's our first mission with the Uchiha since he came back from the Michael Jackson wannabe. (AN: Haha! Sorry, I had to put that in there.)

Right, it's time to show him that I can pull my own weight during missions now.

You go girly!

I got home and began to pack. I neatly filled by backpack with clothes, weapons, medical supplies, weapons, money, and a book in case I got bored. I made sure to include at least one formal outfit, since we were traveling to a wealthy town. If there was one thing that Tsunade taught me was that appearances are important, just not the most important. I did not want to look like I just got dragged in from a dumpster.

I headed for the gates. After everyone arrived, we headed out. I couldn't help feeling the nostalgia. After all, like I said, it's our first mission since Sasuke came back.

AN: Soooooo, how was it? Sorry for not updating for a looooooong time. PLEASE REVIEW!!