Chapter 11:

Kakashi rushed out of the gates of Konoha, the scroll was comfortably sitting in his back pack. Whilst he did all the work of protecting it. The mission wasn't the hardest, A ranked. Tsunade mentioned there might be a few people going after it. But he being Kakashi could handle it. Tsunade did suggest he take his team with him, as it would be good training. But he said they were having a break as they were training very hard lately. But that wasn't entirely true...He didn't want to see Sakura. He continued along the path that he was taking towards the village of the sand.

Sakura opened her eyes. Immediately remembering what it was she was going to do today. She sprung out of her bed. " I can't wait to tell Kakashi, it is so confusing..I know why I was depressed now! I know why I felt that way though, and until I tell him I will keep feeling that way. But he has to love me as well...I think it's love..No I know it's love!"

Sakura gasped as she saw her father standing at the door, leaning casually. " Oh father..." She looked away and bit her lip. " I see you have finally figured it out." Sakura shot her gaze towards her fathers, her mouth hanging open. Quite different to the cool but serious expression on her fathers face. " But...But..I?...You're ok with it?" " Well I don't like it that much, but he treats you right. And I trust him..I think. But you are old enough now to make your own decisions. I just hope he doesn't hurt you." Sakura ran over to her father and tackled him in a extremely tight hug. " OHHH dad thank you so much!" Sakura could feel tears in her eyes. But they were happy tears, still she wasn't going to let them fall. " Don't you think you should get going now." Sakura looked at her fathers kind face, and then she ran down the hall and into the bathroom. Her father laughed, whilst walking back downstairs.

Sakura smiled while she took the fastest shower in her entire life.

Finally making it to Kakashi's street. She decided to walk so she could catch her breath. Walking up the stairs and knocking on the door, she waited anxiously. " Oh what do I say...!???" After about five minutes of not hearing anything she started yelling. " Kakashi wake up!" ' He is still probably asleep...' " You looking for Hatake?" Sakura turned around and saw gai standing at the bottom of the stairs. " Yeah... is he still sleeping?" She walked down the stairs to become level with gai.

" Ha ha ha You musn't have heard, my trusty rival has taken a mission. He wont be back for maybe atleast two weeks." Sakura's mouth hung open, realizing this she shut it quickly. " Gai sensei do you know where he went?" He puzzled his face for a moment. " The village of the sand. Delivering a scroll of some sort." " Thank you Gai sensei!" She ran past him as fast as she could. ' I can't believe he took a mission. He didn't even tell me! I thought he felt the same way. But I have to be sure, and I can't wait any longer.'

" Hokage-sama Sakura is here to see you" Tsunade looked at Shizune and nodded to let Sakura in. She smiled as she saw the pink haired Kunoichi enter. " Well if it isn't my half student. How are your medical techniques coming? I heard you hardly ever use them. Not many people know you can use medical jutsu."
" Haha. Yeah well I have mastered healing and bringing back arteries that have been wounded. I can reconstruct some cells mostly the main dammaged ones. But not fully able to heal heart wounds. I can affect nerves in the body as well though, I know that you werent training me in that but I read a book about it, and I learned how to controll nervous systems. I haven't got it down pat though"

Now Tsunade had her mouth hanging open. " My my Sakura you have been quite busy haven't you. Have you thought about taking the upcoming jounin exams? Kakashi says that you have progressed quite well." Sakura smiled ' He said that about me, OH right Kakashi!'

" Oh, well I might consider that. But Tsunade-sama I wanted to request that I go and assist Kakashi sensei on the mission that he is on."

Tsunade deeply stared at Sakura. " Why is this miss Haruno? I don't think that your skills suit this mission, it is a ranked and could turn out to be even higher. I know Kakashi could probably use some help but.."

" Please Tsunade. I have improved a lot if Kakashi sensei said so then please take his word for it. I will be able to catch up with him. Please sensei" Tsunade couldn't help but think there was another reason behind this but the girl did seem very persistent. " Ok Sakura look...If you really think you are that fast then you can leave tonight and tonight only."

" Thankyou Tsunade-shishou" " Wait but I am not finished. There is one thing I want you to do today. Meet me at the training grounds. You will be having a sparring match with the Uchiha, I don't think Naruto would be up to it. But you will verse him and if you lose then you don't get to join Kakashi on the mission. If you win then you can pack you bags. I will meet you there in one hour. That is all."

Tsunade waved her hand at Sakura in a shooing motion. Sakura smiled, bowled and walked out.

Whilst walking back to her home she couldn't stop thinking her mind was like an ongoing train. ' I have to verse Sasuke again...Maybe he wouldn't have beaten me last time if I didn't get so dizzy. I know I haven't been to training for a long time. But I have been training a lot harder than him I know it. Every chance I get i'm training, i've been reading and reading about medical jutsu's, genjutsu which is really helpful. And I can now fully concentrate chakra to my hands and feet to extend powerful blows. But is that enough? But I have to win I want to see Kakashi so badly I have to know!' These thoughts went through her head all the way until she stepped inside her home.

" Back so soon? I thought you would be spending time with him right now." Sakura looked down.

" Oh Dad it's so frustrating! He took a mission, to deliver a scroll to the village of the sand. I'm aloud to go but on the condition that I beat Sasuke at the training field in one hour."

Sakura's father walked over to her. He placed a hand on her shoulder " Don't worry Sakura, you will win. You wont even know it when you have, he is not stronger than you. I don't like the fact that your going so far away so soon. But it's for love so I suppose I will let you."

Sakura smiled " How do you know it's love?" " The look on your face, see the situation what your in right now. Is kind of how I met your mother. Except I was just a plain old bandit looking for some money, and I happened to run into your mother. Who was being attacked by very high level ninjas. I decided to help by using a old genjutsu and quickly got her out of there. I did steal a little of her money, but she never new. And some how we fell in love."

" How is that like the situation i'm in? Oh I don't have time I have to get ready!!!!!!!!"

sakura ran upstairs and into her room.

"I have to wear something more comfortable, suitable for a mission as well. BECAUSE I WILL WIN THAT FIGHT!" Sakura looked around her room. She found her new gloves that she had bought the other day with Ino, it had been a while since she had seen any of her friends and Ino forced her to go. She also found the new combat outfit that she had bought ' Oh I can wear that!' She put on the black holterneck top. It came with black bandages which she put on under her gloves. She put some red shorts on. And black leg warmers. She knew that it was a bit out there but she had to dress in style. Sakura put her hair up, as she didn't want it to get in the way. She tied her Konoha head band around the top of her head, she was now a ninja! As she always said. And this battle was serious.

Sakura waved to her dad as she walked out the door.

" Well well Sakura, you look quite serious don't you." Tsunade's brown eyes dug into Sakura's gaze.

" I think I will enjoy this fight. So you really have been training? I can see by the tone in your legs and arms."

" Yes Tsunade- sensei." Tsunade nodded and turned her head to the direction of the Uchiha ariving.

" If the fight becomes to much Sakura I want you to pull out. Don't say anything I know it seems like I don't think you will win I do. It's just he seemed a little eager to fight you. Was there something you did to him to annoy him?"

But Sakura had no time to answer as Sasuke had now approached them.

End chapter 11:

Hey thank you so much for your support on all the chapters. I will be writing another chapter tonight, just have to go over it. So do you like this one? Sorry I have been slow updating, but holidays you know! I have to go away again tomorrow and I wont have the internet for a whole week. So I will try to write an extra chapter, just thought I would end it here as I need a break for an hour or so. Hopefully you like it and thanks again for reading.