Today is the day Sakura trains Hinata. Right now, they are in the academy waiting to get out of class because of Iruka's lecture.

Come on dismissal please hurry.

"You may now go."

Sakura walks toward Hinata, who rushes next to her. They head to the training grounds. It took some time but with long and hard persuasion the Hokage eventually let them train there.

At the training grounds

"Today we are going to discuss and execute tactics during an enemy encounter. First, what would you do if one of your allies is being held by the enemy?"

"U-um. I w-would t-tr-try to save them."

"Let me demonstrate it for you."

Sakura makes two clones of myself and henges them into Naruto and Kiba.

"Kill Inuzuka or Uzumaki gets killed."

"I-I c-c-could k-k-kill K-Kiba-kun and he would be a clone."

A flare of pride bubbles in Sakura as she sees that Hinata thinks like a shinobi.

"I particularly put you with Inuzuka and Uzumaki because they are brash. Inuzuka is an Inuzuka albeit not trained therefore he will not think to clone himself. There are multiple ways to get out of having dead comrades. One, evaluate the enemy's actions. Determine their personality to see how prideful. Look for the signs in their voice, expression, and maybe how they fight. Two, form a code between your teammates prior to going on a mission. The enemy does not know your actions as well as your comrades do. Shift between your feet or make eye contact for a period of time. Three, negotiate with the enemy. Make a fake scroll or such and form a lie saying it is important. Four, like you said you could pretend to kill a smart enough person and they would already have a clone formulated. Last option. Kill one if they are a traitor. You need to take advantage of the enemy's surprise and execute them."

Hinata admires the sharpness of her teacher and nods in understanding.

"Next question. Say you are on a simple mission when becoming a genin then someone from the bingo books appears. What is the best option?"

"I-I believe i-if that happens th-th-then y-you should c-c-continue w-with the mission."

"Why?"

Hinata briefly thinks the question over. Sakura does not seem to have morals and acts on everything for an ulterior motive. Hinata can't just say because it is right.

"Because o-of t-the money? And t-t-the g-gain of allies?"

"To sum it up. Your jounin sensei will obtain a reward in exchange for the person's death. If they do not manage to die, then you must retreat. If you complete the mission safely, then you can discreetly form a sob story that you use against them. In fact, that is what I need you to practice right now. Here is a simple tip. Tears are a woman's greatest ability."

Hinata panics at being put on the spot. Tears gather in her eyes, but she blinks them away and tries to think of something.

"You should do that," mutters Sakura.

"What do y-you m-mean?"

"I know that you are disappointed in yourself. If they have a heart, they will fall prey to you. But you cannot guarantee it all the time."

"Okay. I used to have a family. We were always so happy until one day, someone took it away from me. There was a man in a dark cloak. I was with my little sister at the time. He then grabbed my parents forcefully and threw them on the floor. I couldn't bear to watch and turned away but something happened that I will never forgive myself for. My little sister came out from under the bed we were hiding in and ran to our mother and father. She met her demise as soon as she tried to hug father. My parents were already dead by then. I've lived my life on my own from that day."

"Nice. You need to look more reminiscent though."

Sakura curses Hiashi for not seeing the potential this girl has. She knows that Hinata will be stronger one day.

"Follow me."

The girls go down an empty trail, passing by fallen leaves and chilly winds. Finally, they reach the Hokage tower. They walk in and go to the office, moving by a couple of confused jounin. Hinata gets shy again and hides in Sakura's dress. When they reach the room, Sakura speaks to the Hokage.

"May I request a D-rank mission for Hinata and me?"

Sarutobi looks skeptically at her as if she was planning something but gives in.

"Fine. Here is a list of D-ranks."

He hands her a couple of missions. In order to boost her confidence and decision making, Sakura passes Hinata the papers. She takes them and looks over them.

"C-c-can we t-take the g-gardening j-job?"

"Of course."

The Hokage smiled and told them where to go.

At the House

Their job is for an elderly woman who needs to grow and plant seeds. She is a nice old woman and offered them cookies. Sakura demonstrates to Hinata how this relates to her training.

"We are going to organize these in a way where they can grow quicker and easier. Also, I can create a tool and we can get extra income."

"Sure."

Then they get to work first fertilizing the soil. Next, they space them 7 inches apart and 6 inches deep. Lastly, Hinata and Sakura build an automatic fertilizer and irrigation system in her garden, gaining an extra 50 yen a piece.

Sakura escorts Hinata back to her district and then goes to her Hell called home.