Sakura was only a day away from Kirigakure, she had stopped in a road tea house having a cup of tea and resting before she continued. She had almost forgotten what had happened between her and Kakashi. "Why does he care?" was a question that was frequently present in her mind. He had been acting weird ever since she had that talk with him the night he was walking her home. Maybe he was just worried? Even if he was he had no right to act like that.
She gave it a longer thought:"Kakashi is a good man. He has always been looking after me. I always feel safe with him on a mission. That is why I prefer working with him. And also he has a nice body a lot of muscles and that face behind the mask might be really handsome." Sakura shrugged:"What the hell am I thinking?" This was Kakashi we were talking about so she just shook her head so she could get rid of those thoughts.
When she finally reached the village Ao was waiting for her on the gates. He hadn't changed much after the war. His hair was the same blue color and the black eye patch was still present on his face, hiding the stolen Byakugan. When he saw her bowed a little to her and greeted her:"Sakura-sama I am glad you made it so fast to our village. On behalf of the Mizukage I welcome you and I am here to escort you so you can meet her."
Sakura bowed and thanked him and both of them made their way to the Mizukage tower. Mist was covering all of the buildings and the people in the streets. It was so thick that Sakura felt her chest tightening. She could never imagine living her where the sun never shone because of the mist. Although that now she felt good being here away from the heat in Konoha and the problem with Kakashi.
Meanwhile in Konoha Kakashi was restless for two days. The fact that he got into such a fight with Sakura made him feel really bad. So he was spending his time at home the whole day either trying to read or staring the ceiling from his bed. He was thinking of her the whole time. He had lost most of the card games they were playing that night which was not usual for him. Even his friends noticed that there was something wrong with him. But he said nothing when they asked him the only thing he could do was wait for Sakura to come back from her mission and straighten things out.
Sakura was sipping her hot tea slowly. After so much travelling all she wanted was a cup of coffee but she was in no positions to ask whatever she wanted from Mei-sama. To Sakura's surprise the woman hadn't changed at all since her last visit a year ago. She still had that ridiculously long brown hair and her face was still young:"I wonder what her secret is?" Sakura though. Almost everyone in Konoha knew that Tsunade used a specific jutsu to keep herself young while Mei she remained a mystery.
"Sakura-san I called you here because we are in an urgent need of your services as a medic." Mei started saying while eyeing Sakura. The pink haired girl bowed her head and said:"I will cooperate as far as I can Mizukage-sama. I would like to know what the problem is."
Mei turned her chair so she can face the window. Sakura didn't know what she was looking at since everything was covered in thick mist. But then her attention was caught when the Mizukage spoke:"Two weeks ago I send two of my shinobi after a missing nin from the village. I will not say who he is because it is a village secret. But they came back severely injured. Both of died by a poison we didn't manage to make an antidote for. That is the reason I called you here so you can work up something. I am going to send more shinobi after the missing nin and I want them to be prepared. "
Sakura nodded:"Thank you, the fact that you called me. I will work as fast as I can to produce an antidote to help your shinobi.".Mei smiled at her and looked her in the eyes. Sakura reminded her of Tsunade so much. The same determination, the same temper and the same spirit could be seen in both Master and Student:"No wonder they say that she is the next Tsunade."
Sakura found the laboratory in the hospital very well stocked also the rare herbs weren't an exception. The poison was complex indeed. The last hard to conquer poison she worked it was the one Sasori used when she and Elder Chiyo were fighting him. This was going to take time.
"Hmmm Sakura-chan has been gone almost a week."Naruto was thinking aloud. Kakashi looked at him behind the covers of his book. It was he was thinking the same. Even thought that they didn't see her much around the village Kakashi, Naruto and even Sasuke missed her when she was not here:"It's something urgent in Kirigakure so I don't think that she will be back soon"Sasuke informed them. Their light conversation was interrupted by Izumo. The gate keeper greeted all three of them and then turned to Kakashi:"Kakashi senpai do you have any idea where Sakura is? She is not in the hospital. "
The question earned Izumo three eyebrow raises. The odd question caught the silver-haired Jounin off guard and he could not say anything so Naruto helped him:"She is on a mission to Kirigakure. We don't know when she will be back." He smiled back and thanked them and then went on his way. Kakashi, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged glances but no questions were asked because the ramen they had ordered finally came.
Sakura was working besides the medic that the Mizukage appointed to be her assistant. Her name was Aiko and she was a young shy girl. She didn't speak that much but whatever work Sakura gave her she completed it without mistake. They had been working on the antidote for two days now without a result. The poison was strong that it neutralized all of the healing abilities of some of the herbs that Sakura had chosen. Now she was taking a new approach. She was mixing the poison with another simpler poison that she already knew the antidote to. If she was right when mixed the two poisons would cancel each other out.
"Aiko-chan bring me the venom we developed. "the girl nodded and took the pipette and released a single drop on the scroll that was lying on the table. Sakura did the same with the poison that killed the two Kiri shinobi. There was slight smoke coming from the scroll when the poisons mixed but after a minute the spot on the scroll started to get smaller and smaller until it disappeared. A big smile stretched on Sakura's lips as she realized that she had done it.
The same evening she was with Mei in her office telling her their progress:"We are finished. Unfortunately we couldn't devise an antidote but we found the method of canceling each other more successful. I hope that my work will be of some help on the next mission.".Mei was looking over her report reading every single word and smiling in the end. She praised Sakura for her hard work and offered her a cup of tea which Sakura gladly took:"I have to send my medics more frequently to Konoha so they can learn new techniques. You really are one of the best." She said after handing Sakura her cup.
The pink haired kunoichi took the cup with a slight bow:"You can send them whenever Tsunade sama agrees to it. I will make sure they learn so their visit won't be in vain. The distance between our villages isn't small so we need to make sure they had a good reason to visit. ".Mei smiled at her and nodded. They engaged in pleasant conversations about shinobi and hospitals until Sakura excused herself and said her goodbyes and well fares. In the morning she was on her way back to Konoha and only one thing was in her mind what should she do when she faces Kakashi again.
It had been almost two weeks since Sakura left on her mission she was supposed to come back these days. Kakashi was anticipating her return. He had finally thought of a way to make peace with her. He decided to go the hospital to see her in her office. He knew that she would never let out her full rage on him in the hospital. That was the only place where she reserved and calm. Sometimes even Naruto went there to tell her bad news because he knew that she wouldn't use him as boxing bag.
He was coming back from the forest outside of the village. In his left hand he was carrying some herbs in a package. He was asked from the hospital staff to go and collect them because none of the genin teams were free. As he was approaching the gate he saw a familiar hair color. Her pink locks were swaying from the light breeze. She was laughing to something Kotetsu had said to her. Deciding he did not want to face her he climbed a tree and kept watch from one of the branches.
She noticed the familiar chakra"Typical he can't face me right now so he is hiding. " She then focused he attention to Izumo who wanted to ask he something:"Sakura-san I know I have no chance but I still want to ask you." She smiled encouraging him to continue. In a way she knew what was coming next and she felt kind of bad that she had to say no. Suddenly it dawned on her that Kakashi was not only spying on her but also listening to their conversation. She felt the dirty thought of revenge passing through her mind. She didn't know why she was doing this but something in her heart told her that she should no matter what:"Will you go out with me?" he finally finished
From his branch in the tree Kakashi almost jumped in surprise;"So that is why he was looking for her." He then smirked, in his opinion Izumo had no chance some of the strongest shinobi in the village had asked Sakura out and she always had the same answer for everyone. He gasped when he heard her next words:"Okay Izumo-san I would love to. When should we meet."
Okay so this is chapter seven I know it's short but expect chapter 8 in max 3 days :). Enjoy this one. I think it's a little boring but at least tell me what you think ;)
