Chapter 4: Mission Success
Sasuke didn't need to hear more. He knew that Sakura loved him. But he'll never know how Sakura loves him and how much she does. He just knows that love is something that abandoned him years ago when his family died. He can't remember the real feeling of love. He didn't understand love.
He turned around and walked away. He figured he'll leave how his attitude was with Sakura. He didn't want to say more that may hurt her.
He left his tent. It was already morning.
Naruto and Sasuke had their breakfast. As Sasuke ate he noticed the worried look in Naruto's face.
"What's the matter?" Sasuke asked. But the truth was, he didn't really care.
"Sakura hasn't come back yet, I looked for her last night but..."
Just as he was about to finish his sentence, Sakura sat down next to Naruto and ate her breakfast silently. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying all night.
"Where have you been Sakura?" Naruto said with his mouth open and food was visible inside.
"Nowhere...it doesn't matter anyway"
"But Sak-"
"I said it doesn't matter okay?"
Sakura wasn't in the mood to tell them what had happened. Or to tell HIM.
They continued to travel until the sight of the Raikage's mansion came into view.
Finally they arrived.
They were welcomed inside. Knowing that they were the Konoha ninjas that were hired to protect the Raikage.
When dinner was served as usual Naruto plunged in first not caring to ask any questions why the Raikage was targeted or when he was going to be attacked.
"Why does someone plan to assassin you?" Sakura was the one who asked.
"I don't know...it only came to my knowledge a few days before myself"
"But have you heard when they plan to strike?" Sasuke asked with his arms crossed, head bowed down and eyes closed as if he was deep in his thoughts.
"We only got little information since my men was ambushed as they were listening in to the assassins conversation but 1 came back to warn me that they plan to strike...tonight"
Sasuke looked at the Raikage seriously.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Then...Naruto, Sakura we need to be on our guard tonight"
"Ah"
As the Raikage slept, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke guarded outside his room.
As the night passed by and it was already very late, finally they heard someone inside the room as if he/she jumped from the roof but as silent as the night. Only the vibration was felt.
Sasuke gave the signal to Sakura and Naruto to prepare their positions to get ready as Sasuke opened the door.
As he slid the door open he saw someone in black near the Raikage holding a kunai.
"A little too early to assassin someone isn't it?" Sasuke said with a smirk on his face.
The assassin ran back to the whole on the Raikage's ceiling but Sakura threw her shurikens which pinned the assassin to the wall.
Naruto was about to lunge at the assassin with his Rasengan but the assassin managed to unpin himself from the wall and as Naruto smashed the wall the Raikage woke up.
"Raikage-sama hurry to leave the room!" Sasuke said as he was forming the last hand seal for his chidori
"Sakura stop him!"
Sakura was about to punch the assassin but he lunged an attack to her first
"Sakura your useless!" Sasuke said as he was finished with his Chidori.
He ran towards the assassin without halt.
"Chidori!"
Sasuke hit the assassin in the chest passing through the assassins body.
He was dead.
No. That was too easy.
Blood splattered the floor and the walls.
But the body changed into a puff of smoke to a log instead.
The mission was a failure. The assassin got away. But he left some blood to where Sakura pinned him and the trail of blood led to where he entered.
Naruto and Sasuke followed the trail of blood since Sakura was hurt and saw the assassin recovering himself from behind a tree.
Naruto used his Rasengan to hit the assassin from behind and this time they actually got him.
Sasuke carried the body back to the Raikage's room.
"He's dead" He told the Raikage
The following morning the Raikage thanked them as they were about to leave.
"Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura...thank you!"
As they set camp again towards the journey to Konoha, Sasuke was a bit heated about the fact that Sakura almost let the assassin go.
"Sakura...if it wasn't for us the assassin would've escaped. You...almost let him escape. I thought you were stronger than this? Were you even trying to help him?"
"Sasuke, thats enough, let Sakura rest"
"You stay out of this dobe!"
"I'm sorry Sasuke-kun...something distracted me..."
"Distracted? At a time like that? And you call yourself a ninja? You should concentrate on the mission next time cause if you don't you'll always be our reason for the failure of a mission..."
Sakura stood up and returned to where she stayed before when she argued with the heavens.
What do you see in her you don't see in me?
Boy your so hard to believe
Why do you show her love but blame crimes on me?
Boy you don't make sense to me
Is it because I don't have much to offer but my heart and soul
And I guess thats not enough for you notice me
I'm just your girl and I guess thats all I'll ever be to you
To you!
"Mission successful Hokage-sama" Sasuke reported.
"Good, Oh yeah...Ninja's day is tomorrow so were having a dance at the atrium. Everyone should come. Be there at 7 in the evening. Dismiss"
Hey guys! the fourth chapter wasn't really that important right? but i felt like it was needed...but i still hope that you liked it. the fifth chapter will rock! you'll see! so continue reading!! oh yeah! Review please:D