CHAPTER 1
A NOTE TO READERS:
This story takes place AFTER the original Naruto series and BEFORE the Naurto Shippuden story.
(If you don't know what Naruto Shippuden is, it's the series after NARUTO. You can watch it on YOUTUBE, CRUNCHY ROLL, or ANIMEFEVER)
ONE MORE THING...
"blah blah blah"--TALKING
NOO!--THOUGHTS OF CHARACTERS
"HEY!"--YELLING/SCREAMING
RUUUMBLE--BACKGROUND EEFECTS (ex: alarm clocks, rumbling)
(blah blah blah)--AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS
"blah blah blah.."--TALK OF THE GHOSTLY PERSON
Dear Diary...--SAKURA'S DIARY ENTRYS
TICK...TOCK...TICK...TOCK...TICCK...BEEP...BEEP...BEE-
"Sheesh! I heard you already the first time!" grumbled a sleepy voice.
"SAKKURAA!!" a voice yelled, "ARE YOU UP YET?!"
"YES, MOM!" Sakura replied back as she stood in front of the mirror combing her hair.
"HURRY UP! SHIZUNE-SAN'S HERE!" her mom yelled back. OH SHOOT!! SHE IS?! I MUST BE LATE!! Sakura thought as she quickly finished changing and rushed out to the door to meet Shizune and she wasn't looking happy.
"I'm sorry Shizune-san! Let's go so Hokage-sama won't get angry! I hope we won't be late," Sakura said apologetically as they left.
"Oh...! No, no, Sakura! You aren't late! Who said that? I just came by because Tsunade-sama said she needed you straight away," Shizune said, "due to the fact that you're to be assigned a new mission."
"Oh!" Sakura said, fully relieved. You see, it wasn't a good thing when she was late, so Sakura always tried her best to be on time. (Sakura likes like sleep in once in a while and she can't help it if she oversleeps)
"Your mission," Shizune continued, in a more serious tone, "is to investigate a murder of a little girl in the village of Ankairan, which is the city that marks the center of the countryside," she finished.
"Murder?! That's horrible! Who would do such a thing?!" Sakura whispered in fright.
"Yes that's right...a murder. And it appears to be a brutal one..." Shizune said in that serious, scary tone of hers again.
"That makes it even more horrible!" Sakura whispered with more shock.
"That's why you'll be asked to help with this mission,"Shizune said as they reached the door to the Hokage's room.
"Why are you even telling me this? Isn't Hokage-sama supposed to?" Sakura asked.
"Tsunade-san told me to," Shizune said nevously as she knocked on the door.
"Come in!" A voice said as Sakura opened the door. There, in the room, was the Fifth Hokage of Konoha (Or Leaf village if you prefer), Tsunade, talking with 7 ivestigators.
"Ah! Sakura! You're here! I hope Shizune explained things on the way here?" Tsunade asked.
"Oh! Yes, master! She did but I expect there's more to it," Sakura replied.
"Sit down and I'll explain the rest. Shizune, you can leave now," Tsunade said as Sakura sat down and Shizune left the roof, closing the door gently behind her.
"Now then, let's get down to business. Sakura, you and these 7 investigators will be going to the small village of Ankairan, as I hoped Shizune told you, and investigate the murder of a girl there. At Ankairan, you'll meet investigators from the Sand and ones our village sent ahead," Tsunade said to Sakura as she passed on a sheet of paper to her.
"On this sheet, is the identity of the victim and other information on that sheet is of evidence and of what they found," Tsunade continued.
"Thank you, Master. I hope you don't mind, but I have to read this on the way because we must leave now if we ever hope to reach Ankairan before nightfall," Sakura said, standing up.
"I understand. I supposed you know where the village is thanks to Shizune and I see that you have a map. Oh, and one more thing before I forget, Kakashi will be going on this mission as well, as to be assure of your safety and your safe return. You're to meet him by the front gates in one hour," Tsunade said to the group.
"One hour, got it!" Sakura said.
"Alright," said one of the investigators. The rest showed their agreement by nodding their heads and everyone left the room. Tsunade sat down on her chair again and sighed.
"Good luck to you all, for this doesn't seem to be any ordinary murder," Tsunade thought to herself as she looked outside the big window behind her chair.
Back at home, Sakura was trying to stuff as much stuff as she could into her most favourite backpack.
"Weapons and scrolls...CHECK...Medical things...CHECK...extra clothing...CHECK! Everything's here...so why does it feel like I'm missing something?" Sakura thought aloud while she looked around her room. Suddenly, her eye caught a picture on the study table across from her bed. She walked across to it and picked up the picture to look at it. It was the picture of Squad 7. Or what was Squad 7...until we broke apart She thought to herself glumly as a tear fell of her cheek She thought of the other members of her team who currently weren't in the village. Sasuke...who's gone off to stupid Orochimaru...and Naruto...who went off to train with Jiraya-sama...why is it me that has to be so utterly alone?! She thought angrily to herself and she set the picture back down on the table. More tears fell and she wiped them away.
"Look at myself! I'm being so ungraceful! I mean, isn't it better without that buffoon, Naruto?! He could be such a loser sometimes, right?! Isn't it better if he's gone?!" she said to herself as she left the house. Or is it...?? I would at least have someone to talk to is he were here...I mean...he didn't disappear without a warning like Sasuke did...but who knows when any of them could be back?! Sakura thought sadly.
"C'mon! Toughen up! Might as well go to the front gate and get this mission over with!" Sakura thought confidently as she ran off toward the gates at the setting sun.
Meanwhile, at the gate, waiting for Sakura, was Kakashi (reading a book) and 7 investigators who were chit-chatting about nothing. One of them saw Sakura running towards them and yelled, "HEY! SHE'S HERE!" and Kakashi closed his book immediately. If she were a little later, I could've finished that chapter! He thought, very annoyed. (You know what he was reading, right...?? ) Sakura finally caught up to them, panting because she was totally out of breath.
"I'm...sorry...I'm...so...late...stupid...Ino...held...me up..," she said while trying to catch her breath.
"Well, what's most important is that you made is, so let's go!" Kakashi said, still annoyed that he couldn't finish the chapter. The group set of towards Ankairan Village and the mission was on!
Author's note:
Hey again! I hope this chapter isn't too short! Well, anyways, Cookie-Senpai presents you with the very first chapter of Nichigetsuseishin! I was gunna make Nichigetsuseishin a manga, but I suck at making mangas, so I decided to write in on fanfiction! For those of you who don't know what the title of this story means, it means "Sun, Moon and Stars". I know, I know! But I just like that kinda stuff, so who really cares? Anyways. The star of this series is as I hope you know by now: SAKURA HARUNO! xD If you guys watch Naruto (which I'm pretty sure you do if you're reading this) then you'll know her as the one and only girl and pink-headed person of Squad 7! (haha...!!) Anyways...about all these smiley's I've put in my author's notes...I'm sorry if I put to many smileys but I just LOOOVE smileys so please don't blame me! xD ALSO! Like I said in my very first story, "Goddess Matchmaker from Heaven", I'm not a very good story writer and I try to be as creative as possible, but I now have an editor! xP I would like to personally thank my editor and teacher, Photographicmemories, for wasting her precious time editing my story. Now, with an editor, this story's gotta be a WHOLE lot better! x) ANYWAYS! CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON TO A FANFICTION WEBSITE NEAR YOU!! (teehee!)
Until next time!
--COOKIE-SENPAI--