Disclamier:*Sigh* Don't own Naruto.....DX WHYY IS THE WORLD SO CRULE!?!?

Authors note: Wow sorry it toll so long......i have drivers ed and i'm always kidnapped. I have no Gib time no more. Oh well*Shrugs*. So this chapter is filled with some things you might have seen before, yes i'm that much of a loser that i actually typed this up as i watched these episodes. But that is okay! Thanks to my M-amzing beta reader: RukiLex. You rock! Oh right and thanks for readin! 0:-)

Sakura walked down the street, going wherever her feet weretaking her at the moment. Walking like this was nice - she got to think without worrying much about where she was going or what time it was. She was able to calm her mind and mull things over without any distractions.

A light breeze wafted over Sakura and she let out a small hum as the wind blew her hair. It was long now, just a bit past her shoulder blades. She ran her fingers though her hair and stopped walking, her head tilting down to see what now stood in front of her.

The memorial stones. The new one, to be exact. She sighed and ran her fingers over the smooth surface, tracing the letters to her former sensei's name.

Naruto sat laughing and pointing his finger. "Hahaha I got him! He totally fell for it! Hahahaha!"

"I'm sorry sensei. I told him not to do it, but he wouldn't listen. I'd never do anything like that." My hands flew up to my mouth in embarrassment, and I felt the heat rise in my cheeks.

Kakashi picked up the eraser from the floor and stared at it.

"Hmmm how could I put this?" He put the eraser on a desk and brought his other hand up to his chin, deep in thought. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back. "My first impression of this group…you're a bunch of idiots."

"You!" Kakashi was mad. The breeze blew all around, and we were all sat there, terrified. "You broke the rules. I hope you're ready for your punishment." Kakashi formed some hand signs, and the sky outside turned black. "Any last words?"

I was shaking, scared out of my mind. Sasuke looked furious, and Naruto, well, he was the first to speak up.

"But you said…"

"Yes?"

"You said that there were three of us. That's what you said. And that's why…Sakura..and…." Naruto looked down at Sasuke as his voice trailed off.

"We're all on this squad, and we're all in this together."

My hands came off my head. I had to speak up. "Yeah, that's right! We gave our lunch to him because the three of us are one!"

Naruto looked at the two of us before starting to shout again.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Believe it! That's right!"

"The three of you are one? That's your excuse?!" Kakashi seemed angrier now, but we all stayed strong.

Then, something we never thought would happen. Kakashi smiled and said, "You pass. All of you."

"Stop it!" I shouted, as Sasuke and Naruto flew at each other. I went running to try and stop them. They both let out battle cries before I yelled again.

"Stop! Noooo!" We were on a collision course the three of us. "Nooooo!" There was the sound of flesh hitting flesh and, when I stopped running and opened my eyes, I saw Naruto and Sasuke flying to the water towers and Kakashi-sensei was standing next to me.

"What do you two think you're doing up here?! That was a little intense for just a sparring match. What's wrong with you two?" The boys stayed quiet as they freed them selves from the tanks. "What where you thinking? Were you really going to kill him, Sasuke?" Sasuke tensed and looked up to Kaakashi. "You've really got to watch that sense of superiority you have." Sasuke glared at Kakashi.

"That chidori….was not the size you'd aim at a comrade from the leaf village." growled Kakashi.

I looked at all three of them, worried.

"When are you finally going to grow up Sasuke?" demanded Kakashi.

Sasuke just 'hmphed' and jumped off into the village.

"Sasuke…."My voice trailed off. I did not know what to say.

Kakashi just looked at Naruto, who looked pissed off and betrayed.

I started crying, not knowing what I could do. "Kakashi-sesnei…."

It was all quiet for awhile before Kakashi came to me.

"Sakura…" He waited until I looked at him before continuing. "It'll be all right. Don't you worry; we'll soon have them back to their old selves again. Cheer up, okay? I'll see you soon." He was smiling, which calmed me down a bit. Then he jumped away before I could say anything.

"Sensei, I'll beat you this time!" I yelled as I sent a punch towards Kakashi. Dodging, he moved to the side and shook his head.

"Kakashi-sensei! I passed!" I ran to him and gave him a hug.

"Thank you for helping me!" I whispered as I got a hug back from him.

"I can't wait till Naruto comes back; wait till I tell him I'm a chunin now!"

"He'll be jealous won't he?"

"Hey Sensei, I think I want to become an ANBU."

"It's dangerous Sakura."

"Yeah, I know, but I think I can make it."

I saw Kakashi's visible eye turn up and I knew he was smiling.

"I'm sure you will."

And he was right. Sakura was now an Anbu. Although she couldn't help but think sometimes that, before he died, their relationship seemed to be less of a sensei-student relationship, and more of that of good friends.

Sakura halted her thoughts as someone came up behind her. "Haruno-san, Hokage-sama wishes to speak with you."

Sakura nodded and took off as soon as she felt the other person leave. 'What on earth could Shishyou want?'

Despite her inner anxiety, she calmly walked into the Hokage's office.

"I was told you wanted to see me, Shishyou." Sakura gave a slight bow as she walked into the room.

"Yes, I have a mission for you."

Sakura looked up. A mission? Sure, she was in ANBU, but she was mainly in intelligence, and would usually plan the missions, not go on them.

"The mission that you recently planned to the Hot Spring Village. You will be going along with the team assigned to the mission."

"Why?"

"Well for one thing, you planned the mission, and if I have you just planning missions and running the hospital, eventually you'll become rusty, even with training. I can't have rusty ninja."

"True, but I have some cases at the hospital that—"

"Will be taken care of while you're gone." Tsunade's voice become stern, and Sakura knew there was no room for argument.

"Of course, Hokage-Sama, I accept the mission."

"Good, I'm sure you already know all the details. You leave tomorrow morning. I suggest you go spend sometime with your friends and get a good night's rest. I'll see you when you return."

"Hai, Tsuande-sama!" Sakura bowed once again and then exited the office.

Once outside the office, she sighed. The mission had no real time length; however long it took was the length. And Sakura, even though she planned it, didn't really know how long it would take.

She would go inform her patients that someone would be taking care of them while she was gone, and then go meet up with her friends. She just hoped the mission would soon be over, and that she would once again be able to spend time with everyone, including her patients.