((A.N. okokok I know taking aaaaaaages to update but... well... times are busy just had an operation lol. So here's the next bit of the story. woooo and pwease reveiw XD))

Sakura, Konan and Sasori made it to the village with time to spare, Sasori had been incredibly quiet and Konan and Sakura had

Sakura, Konan and Sasori made it to the village with time to spare, Sasori had been incredibly quiet and Konan and Sakura had been gossiping almost the whole way. Sasori had grown accustomed to ignoring it and yet by the time they reached the inn he knew all of the gossip going around Akatsuki, They'll pay. He thought grudgingly, Oh how they'll pay.

The second Sakura got settled into the room at the Inn a change came over her. She became very serious and was always looking over her information on her target. Her hair was down and she was dressed in black clothing, "Hmm, I'll need to check out his surrounding building." She said to herself as she thoughtfully took another bite of her apple.

Konan and Sasori were talking in the next room, "Is she always so serious on missions?" asked Konan. Sasori nodded, "She doesn't let her guard down, she only ever thinks about how she's going to assassinate her target."

"Ah… that's kind of scary how quickly she can change her mood like that,"

"It's a…talent of hers I guess."

"Sasori." Said Sakura as she stepped into the doorway, "I'm going to scout out the village and the manor I'll need to infiltrate, look after the room and watch out for enemy assassins." Sakura activated a jutsu that changed her appearance to a woman in an old kimono, she had long brown hair and her kimono was white and green. "I'll be back in around two hours." She called, "Don't come and look for me and don't leave this Inn unless someone attacks, if anyone senses a well known Akatsuki chakra like yours then my cover may be blown."

"Can't they sense us in here?" asked Konan. Sakura shook her head, "I've put a seal on the walls; no one can sense any chakra in this room." She left.

"Whoa she's cold when she's on a mission…" muttered Konan. Sasori nodded.

Sakura walked through the village pretending to be buying groceries. She smiled a few times at passing people. This disguise works well for me. She thought. She noticed a small boy in an alleyway; he was being beat up by three men, "Give us the money!" ordered the first man harshly as he kicked the boy in the stomach. Sakura narrowed her eyes. She walked away from the scene to a secluded alleyway.

The boy coughed up a bit of blood, "N-no!" he shouted. "You damned stubborn kid!" shouted one of his attackers as he kicked him again. The boy rolled across the floor and lost consciousness.

One of the men sneered and picked up the boys money pouch, "Ha, stupid kid, lets go get some sake boys!" called the man as he threw the money pouch into the air and caught it.

"You seem awfully proud of yourselves." Observed a voice from above them. The man holding the pouch looked upwards, a woman was sitting on the rooftops of one of the buildings kicking her legs as though she were a bored child. "Who the Hell are you?" he shouted.

Sakura jumped from the rooftop and landed in the middle of the group of men, "You don't need to know my name." She replied. She was dressed in her usual assassination outfit but her face was a different shape to what it normally was and her hair was black, also her eye colour was a deep purple.

"Listen Lady, I'll kill you if you tell the authorities." Sakura smirked. "Now why would I tell the authorities?" She asked pulling forwards her short swords, "When I could get myself punished for committing murder?" she asked.

The boy opened his eyes slowly. He was lying in the alleyway, there was blood all over him but his wounds were healed and his stomach didn't hurt anymore. The men had gone and his money pouch was in front of him covered in blood. He picked it up with a shaky hand; the money was still inside.

Sakura, back in her kimono outfit, hid the blood covered short sword in her basket of fruit, under a cloth so the rest of the fruit wouldn't get damaged. She walked away with a slight smile on her face.

"There you are." Said a figure on top of the roof overlooking the small village. He was crouched and yet looked relaxed, "What to do with you?" a figure standing behind him crossed his arms, "I'm paying you to kill her. With any luck the Akatsuki princess thinks she wont be discovered in this place." The crouched man turned around to face his employer, "Why do you want her killed anyway? Wasn't getting me to kill that ANBU general enough?"

"No, stop part of my terms was that you don't ask any questions."

"Understood sir."

Sakura smiled gently as she entered the house and dropped the jutsu; She dropped the basket full of fruit and ran her fingers through her hair. "Oh, someone smells like blood." Muttered Sasori walking passed her in the hallway on his way to the kitchen.

Sakura shrugged, "I got impatient so I killed a couple of thugs." She explained lightly as she removed the short sword from the basket she wiped it off then replaced it on her belt.

Konan sighed from her place on the couch, "Little Sakura-chan becomes more like me every day." She said dreamily. Sasori sighed, "That isn't a good thing Konan-sama." He said from the next room.

Konan narrowed her eyes at Sasori, then watched as Sakura walked passed them. "It's nearly midday, I'm taking a shower don't alert anyone to us being here please." She muttered stepping into the bathroom.

"Someone's cranky." Muttered Konan. Sasori sighed as he drank from his small glass, "Leave her be, this is how she always is."

Sakura stepped out of the shower and wrapped her hair in a turban. She wrapped another pink towel around her then grabbed a robe from next to the shower, after the Sasuke incident she wasn't going to go anywhere in just a towel again.

She tied the robe tightly and sighed deeply as she rummaged around for a hair drier, "Now I know I put it in here." She said in a whinny tone as she carried on looking through the drawer she was kneeling in front of.

Suddenly something sharp pressed against her back, Sakura froze. "Hello." Sad a voice from behind her.

((dun Dun DUN!! A cliffy (G.A.S.P) Who ordered the assassination on Sakura? Who is the assassin? Will Sakura ever learn that she should get properly dressed as soon as she leaves the shower?! Who knows? well... I do obviously lol... but still... Find out in the next Chappy ))