A/N: So from some of the reviews Isee that most everyone didn't mind me skipping the training part for what I replaced it with. (: and for everyone that has reviewed so far, this may be lame but I so has encouraged to continue writing this story and I just want to say thank you (:
Disclaimer: I think we all know by now I don't own Naruto.
"Sakura!" Pein called for his baby sister.
"Yes, brother?" She anwsered cautiously. He had been acting weird the past training sessions. She knew something as up with her older brother and she needed to know what.
"You have your first mission, we have been paid to kill a merchant from the outskirts of Kohona." Pein said in a strict tone.
"Okay, I accept brother" Sakura replied with a dazzling smile.
"Your partner will be Kisame for this mission, and you have one hour to pack supplies for two to three days." and then he added "Be careful".
"Of course I'll be careful silly, but I can't say the same for the tuna roll you gave me for a partner" She joked teasingly as said "Tuna Roll" strolled in.
"Tuna Roll? What would a flower know anything about fish?" Kisame replied hotly. Pein couldn't help but sweatdrop as the two ninja before him redrouced to calling each other pet names with empty felt it best to break up the fight by coughing and interjecting they only had fifty-five minutes left. They quietly dispersed after that and went into their respective rooms to pack.
Sakura was humming a soft lullaby sang to her as a child by her adoptive parents when she felt a familar presence waltz into her room and lock his arms around her waist. The embrace had become sort of Itachi's signature display of affection these past days. Most of their time was catching up and making sure their hearts where in the right places.
"Please be safe" He pleaded.
"I will be, I promise. That guppie filled with steroids won't let me get hurt easily." She murmured softly. The pinkette turned around in the embrace to face Itachi. She began lightly caressing his face and his face seemed to nuzzle right into her hands.
"If you aren't back in three days, I'm going to go look for you" He said.
Sakura could only laugh lightly in amusement at how the man every believed to be heartless treated her like fine china. Over the past days she realized all their affectionate name calling or displays of affection were kept hidden. Normally, she would take it as he was embarrassed of her. Thoughm Itachi was a different case. He didn't like his feelings to be known to the world and if you were lucky enough to see them, then hell who was she to complain when or how he chose to express them. Both ninja sensed Pein's chakra signature and Itachi immeadately left a chaste kiss to her forehead before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"You know, I know Itachi was in here" Pein said smirking.
Sakuras small smile faltered and she sputtered some useless excuse that Pein shot down knowingly.
"Don't play me as a fool baby sister, I know when two people are in love", Pein's smile only grew as his sisters face began to flush with embarrassment on being caught.
"He's been there for me, even if I hadn't always remembered" She said in a pained whisper.
Pein could only shake his head in amuesment at how the two most unlikely people in the organization paired up. In truth, he hated the idea of anyone touching his baby sister. Through the years though he accepted the elder Uchicha's love to be acceptable. Then his smile faltered as he remembered assigning Sakura her first mission. It was a day he had been dreading for months.(A/n: He had been planning for Sakura to come live with him since he realized she was still alive) He had to shake the feeling of dread and put all his trust into Sakura's abilities.
Sakura looked over to her companion for the next three days as they read the mission scroll carefully. Once they mapped out the exact destination, they realized they could make it before nightfall and bounded swiftly through the trees. The trip had been relatively silent except for the occasional bird leaving a branch as the gracefully leaped and departed.
"Looks like we've made it Rosie" Kisame snickered.
"Good, the faster we finish this the less time I have to smell fish" She teased back. Though her relaxed attitude tensed as she realized there was an interact genjutsu placed around the campsite. She began formaing a series of handsigns and dispelled the jutsu and realized that they were at some sort of military base. Panic set in her gut as she realized just as her last mission had been : a trap.
"This mission was a hoax Kisame, get out of here." She told him. "They had locked onto my chakra signature and not yours. I'll meet you seven miles east of here to regroup" She commanded as she saw them prepare to attack. Instead of arguing back Kisame decided it may work in their best interest in they split up.
"If you aren't there in two hours, I'll head home and bring renforcements, princess" he said with a nod before leaving to their new meeting place.
Sakura smiled as she began calculating her battle tactic. Only two figures were approaching and from the west she felt three strong chakras heading in their direction. She had to act quickly. Jumping down from the branches she gracefully landed in front of the two masked shinobi. One removed his mask and revealed it was Kazuku. Kazuku bowed to the other as the other gave the strict order to capture Sakura before he left. Sakura growled, there was no way she was going to loose this fight. Besides she owed Kazuku a little payback from their first incident at the Akatsuki hideout.
"Who is going to make your eulogy Kazuku, after they discover you betrayed them?" Sakura asked in a sickly sweet voice dripping in a venmous coat of sarcasm. Though her reply was him dashing towards her and extending his katana. (A/n I have no idea of Kazuku's real powers so bear with me on this fight) Sakura made some handsigns and a flurry of Sakura petals consumed Kazuku. Each were razor sharp like tiny knives that knicked Kazuku's skin. Sakura was doing her best to hold off Kazuku before the other three showed up, but she only had apporximently forty-five seconds before their arrival. She tapped into her monroe piercing and drained Kazuku. With his chakra she manipulated it into a tiny dove and sent it towards Kazuku's solorplex. Just as it sent off she heard a familar yelling and froze.
"SAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKURA-CHAAAAN YOUR ALIVE" screamed Naruto as he forced back tears of overwhelming relief. Sasuke and Kakashi's faces were priceless. They had complete and utter shock mixed with relief flooding their entire being.
"It would seem so" She replied blandly. She needed to get back to base soon to make a report of Kazuku's betrayal. It was then the three males realized the slender females attire. It was a slim black coat with the notorious crimson clouds.
Sasuke and Naruto both looked enraged and disappointed that Sakura would join a criminal organization and their questions were halted by Kakashi's simple statement.
"Your brother finally found you, huh?" His single eye crinkled with the familar gleam of happiness.
"Yes, he's been training me ever since Kohona put a target on my back to be assassinated" She replied in a delicate monotone.
Before any of them could react Kazuku tackled Sakura and placed a seal on her neck. Sakura let out a violent scream before her world turned black.
Kakashi made a step forward to stop Kazuku but was quickly pushed back with a burst of chakra that knocked him and the two others out.
Kisame growled, Sakura was late and Pein and Itachi were both going to kill him. In an unimagineable speed he bursted back to headquarters. When he slammed the doors open everyone was shocked to see Kisame so ragged. Pein and Itachi both took notice of the fact his teammate was missing.
"The mission was a trap, we had to split up" Kisamed sputtered as he began gasping for air.
Before anyone could blink Pein and Itachi were already out the door and heading towards the location given. They arrived in record time to find three unconcious bodies. Itachi recognized his brother and decided it'd be better to tie them up for interogations before Sasuke tried to avenge the fallen clan. The three males woke after the chakra ropes had been sealed.
"What happened to Sakura" Pein asked threatenignly. He didn't have time to play games with them Sakura's life was at stake.
"Why should we tell you" Sasuke retorted and was quickly backed with Naruto.
"I'm her brother and she is in grave danger unless we go an retreive her" Pein spat. He usually was much more paitent but this help the upmost important matter.
"We came upon a scene where we assumed Sakura finished this guy off, and she conversed with us. Then the guy came out of nowhere and placed a seal on Sakura's back knocking her unconcious. When we approached to get her he blasted us back with chakra and knocked us out" Kakashi replied solemnly. He knew the other two boys wouldn't crack, but he had reviewed Sakura's case file and was aware of her true heritage.
"Thanks. We'll be going now" Pein said and motioned for Itachi to follow as they left.
"Wait, we will call a truce if you allow us to join your mission to save her" Sasuke stated.
Everyone was shocked that the suggestion came from Sasuke, but soon accepted the idea to be in Sakura's best interest. Now all they had to do was track her kidnapper.
So, this more so was a filler chapter... But next one should be pretty exciting (: And I'm begining work on a new story, though its going to be a highschool fic. So I hope you readers enjoyed this chapter and please please please please review. (: