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Midterms! Midterms! Midterms!!! Oh no!

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Sakura got ready for the morning. It had been a month since she found out about the Kuseki. She took a long hot shower and then wore her comfortable pj's. She was just about to sit down and read when a knock came at her door. Grumbling, she walked to the door to see who it was. She opened the door and there stood Naruto and Sai. Great. Just the two people she wanted to see.

"What are you doing here?," said Sakura.

Sai and Naruto looked at each other and then Sai spoke.

"Sorry if we woke you up from your beauty sleep, Ugly, but we have a mission. You are to report to the Hokage's office in 10 minutes," said Sai.

Sakura glared at him and grumbled an "ok".

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Sakura entered the Hokage's office . Kakashi, Sai, and Naruto were already there. Tsunade sat behind the desk.

"Ah, Sakura. We were waiting for you," said Tsunade.

"Gomen, Tsunade-sama. I was busy," apologized Sakura.

"Fine. Fine. Now listen carefully. This is a mission for Team 7. There have been reports of recent disturbances in the village of Yakora ( I made it up). Everyday, people are disappearing from their homes. Some are discovered in the streets dead . On these dead bodies there are weird markings. Some on hands, some on arms, and some on legs. I think that this is the work of some ninjas. I want you to go to Yakora and investigate there. I also want you to eliminate the problem. You are to come back to Konoha after the mission has been accomplished and no sooner."

Tsunade picked up a file from her desk and handed it to Kakashi.

"There is additional information in this file that may be of use. You will be leaving tomorrow morning. I wish you the best of luck."

Sai, Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura bowed and started walking out the door. Sakura had gotten halfway to the door when:

"Sakura."

Sakura turned around and faced Tsunade.

"Hai."

"Sakura, remember what I told you. This mission is a mission as well as a test. Your Komyou Kuseki isn't fully developed yet and you still need to master it. You're only in the first stage and there is more to come."

"Yes, Tsunade-sama I'll remember."

Sakura walked out the door. Tsunade sat back down and took a deep breath. Something wasn't right. She could feel it. She shrugged the feeling off. It was probably because she hadn't drank sake in 2 days.

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The next morning Team 7 set out to Yakora. It would take 2 days to reach it. Kakashi was leading the group while reading Icha Icha Paradise but also looking out for trouble. Sai, Sakura, and Naruto were in the back talking. More like, Naruto talking. About all the different flavors of ramen. Oh joy. Team 7 walked for 4 hours then chose a spot to rest.

Kakashi put down his book and took out the file from his pack. He studied it for awhile and then ushered Team 7 over.

"Ok guys, Yakora is a village with a population of 30,000. Since its near the ocean, most of the villagers are fisherman..."

Kakashi explained the geography and biography of Yakora to Team 7 for 10 minutes. Then they all ate lunch. The meal consisted of fish and ramen. Kakashi, Sakura, and Sai eating fish and Naruto eating ramen. Pretty soon, it was time to continue. This time Sakura walked all the way in the back. She thought about what Tsunade-sama had said. She was still in the first stage of her kekkai genkai. She sighed. She still couldn't see into the future and she still couldn't talk to the dead. It was true that her jutsus, power and speed grew stronger but only for a few periods of time. She still had to master it.

Her thoughts drifted off to Konoha. To Ino-pig, Hinata, and Tenten. She smiled. They were so surprised when Sakura told them about the Kuseki.

FLASHBACK

"HOW COOL IS THAT?", exclaimed Ino."Komyou Kuseki. Wow Forehead, that is awesome. You can see into the future and talk to the dead although that is alittle bit freaky."

"Sa-Sa-Sakura-ch-chan, th-th-that is-w-wonderful," said Hinata as she twiddled her thumbs.

Tenten gave her a high five and congratulated her.

They all were at Ino's house when she had told them. They talked and joked around on how Sakura was the number one desired kunoichi of Konoha. Any guy would want to be with her.

END FLASHBACK

"Any guy except-"

"Stop."

Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the owner of the voice, Kakashi. They all stood quiet for a few seconds and then Naruto broke the silence.

"What happened Kakashi-sensei?"

"Four ninjas are heading this way really fast. They all are strong. It's to late to hide. Prepare to battle."

Sakura took out her kunais and stood in battle stance just like the others. For awhile nobody said anything. All you could hear was the winds and the birds' chirping. Then in the far distance you could see the outline of four people. As they drew near and near, Sakura felt a tug at her heart. It was like it was trying to tell her something. The figures stopped a few yards away from Team 7.

Sakura looked at one of them.

Jade clashed with onyx.