Hello again, my awesome fans and/or people who are just reading my fic. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Oh, and I also fixed up the first chapter, because it was confusing. I had actually written more to it, but when I copied and pasted...I sorta forgot a bit. So yeah. Anyway, please R&R.
~Singing Alice~
Naruto: A New Tale
Chapter 4
"But...we thought you knew..." Tsunade stated, she was almost as confused as Sakura.
"I...I had no clue..."
A new hidden village...
No way...
But Tsunade wouldn't lie to her...
Not about something like this...
Would she?
Oh great...now she was even questioning Master...
What next?
"So, the mission Naruto would have informed you of..." Sakura looked up at Tsunade.
"Basically, you two are going to become inside spies" Konan explained to Sakura.
"With Konan's help, you will enter the Hidden Village of the Moon as new rogue ninja" Tsunade continued.
"This way, you can spy on what they're planning from the inside, which is important if we want to have any chance of stopping them. So...that's about it. Sakura, you still need rest, so your mission will start tomorrow morning" Tsunade stood up, and her and Konan started to leave.
"Wait! I have a question for you!" the two stopped and turned back to Sakura.
"Why is Konan here, anyway... I mean, I know she isn't against us anymore... But didn't she go back to help the hidden village of the rain?"
"I'll explain tomorrow- just get some rest and be ready to meet at the East gate at 7:00am" Konan answered, and with that, her and Tsunade both left the room.
Sakura sighed.
She didn't want to rest, now that she knew what was happening.
However, she did as her Master wished, and lay back down in bed, closing her eyes and trying her hardest to fall asleep.
Finally, after her head stopped spinning with thoughts of what she'd learned, she fell into a deep sleep.
"Naruto! Why are you late, again!"
Once again, the blonde flew back ten feet and hit the same tree as before.
The purple haired girl leaning against the gate sweatdropped.
"S-sorry, Sakura-chan..." Naruto mumbled something about more training, and then trudged back to the other two.
"So, we all ready to leave?" Konan asked the two of them.
Sakura turned and surveyed the barely waking village, knowing she wouldn't see it again for a while.
Her pink hair flew across her face as she turned to Konan.
She nodded to Konan slightly and moved closer to the gate, turning her back to the village.
Naruto also surveyed the village, feeling sad that he would be gone for so long, but also a bit excited that he got sent on such an important mission.
He also turned his back to the village, and walked towards Konan and Sakura, giving a nod of his own.
The three checked to make sure they had everything they needed, before one last look at the village.
Then they set off, and began heading to what would be their new 'home' for a while...
The Hidden Village of the Moon.
Wisps of smoke flew up through the trees and the smell of burning wood could be smelt in the air.
The orange-yellow fire created light and warmth for the three beings centered around it.
The fire would normally be avoided because it would give away their location, but there were no enemies nearby and it was a freezing cold night, so the three shinobi made an exception.
"So, you said you'd explain why you're here Konan..."
Konan looked at the expectant pink haired girl and sighed, running her fingers through her hair.
The blonde, who had previously been staring into the fire, looked up at the two.
"Actually...why are you here Konan?" He also gave Konan an expectant look.
"Well, I suppose I promised..." she replied to their looks.
"So, you remember how I left? Well, I did go back to the hidden village of rain, but before I did, I left a message for your Hokage only..."
"What was it?" Naruto asked.
"Well, only she was supposed to know about it...but Tsunade said I could trust you two, and even Nagato trusted you, so I suppose it's okay" Konan smiled gently at the two.
"So, here's my story..." Konan continued, taking a deep breath.
"See, I felt like I should be of some help to you people, so the message I left was simply to ask if your village would like my help as your spy" Konan paused and looked at her audience.
Sakura waved her hands, to signal Konan to continue.
A breeze flew through the clearing and lifted Konan's light purple hair as she spoke.
"Your Hokage replied to my message privately. She agreed and asked me to keep an eye out for Akatsuki and Uchiha Sasuke. So a new head of the hidden rain village was appointed by me, and I became a jonin of the village" she took another breath and continued.
"For the last six months, I've been regularly scouting different areas with my paper clones, and nothing really came up- until a few days ago. One of my clones stumbled on a clearing and found Uchiha Sasuke and his team camping there" The fire flickered, dying down a little.
For Konan- who didn't really like to talk alot- this was alot of explaining.
"When my clone overheard their conversation, they cancelled so I could find out about it. As soon as I found out, I sent another clone to find the location of the hidden village they had mentioned. After I had that information, I set out to your village...and that's it" Konan sighed in relief- that had been a long explanation.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get some sleep" she walked over to a tree and promptly fell asleep underneath it.
Naruto and Sakura were both speechless for a minute.
"Well, I'm heading off to bed to...that was alot to be told at once" Naruto yawned and stretched his arms as he put down a blanket under another tree and layed down on it, also falling asleep instantly.
Sakura was feeling a bit jealous that they could fall asleep so easily.
She put out the fire, which had been the only source of light, and walked over to a tree between Naruto and Konan.
She didn't bother with a blanket as she plopped herself down on the surprisingly soft ground under the tree.
Resting her head on an especially soft patch of grass, she stared up at the sky, thinking.
She closed her eyes, rolled to one side and attempted to fall asleep.
But before she could have any chance of doing so, she heard footsteps coming towards her.
She squinted at the figure, trying to make out who it was from the dim light of the moon.
"Sakura...chan..."
"Wait...Naruto...? What are you-"
She was cut off as he had laid down next to her and pulled her into a bear hug.
She was about to teach him a lesson (ouch!) when a wave of warmth and comfort washed over her, drowning out any violence.
'This isn't...so bad...' she thought to herself.
'I can always punish him tomorrow...' and with that, Sakura fell asleep in the arms of Naruto.
How was that? That was some SakuNaru at the end there...I'm not sure if that will be the way it'll turn out or not yet though xD (Sorry for confusion, NarutoLuver896 :P)
~Singing Alice~