~Hidden Mist Village~
Upon waking the next morning they all realized that yes more letters had arrived "It's like everyday in the Leaf Village is a new adventure for her" Haku commented reading his first, to his disappointment though there was no gift this time.
"Yeah and I ever meet that Ami Himekari person I'm gonna insult her right back cause Sakura-chan didn't deserve that crap, I for one like her pink hair it makes her unique" Suigetsu snorted finishing off his own letter.
Getting an amused glance from his older brother "Himekari-san should be grateful that Sakura didn't lay into her with her fists and the reason there's no gift this time is because she doesn't want to run out of ryo before she becomes a genin" Kimimaro said.
The adult in their midst shook his head "Kami sake you boys are ridiculous, anyway eat breakfast and then a get a move on to the academy, if your lucky I might be able to get this fellow to stay until after you are released so you can write another letter" Mangetsu stated.
With that the three boys ate the rest of their breakfast quickly, grabbed their packs and disappeared out the door, then Mangetsu turned to face the hawk in his home "Mind staying until later, those boys will have another letter for you to take" the white haired thirty three year old bargained.
Making sure it was worth the messenger hawks while as he held out his hand which was full of tasty bird snacks, for a short moment he thought the bird was going to refuse before he tilted his head and dug in before perching on his shoulder.
Relieved he got started on his own day which began with simply missions "Yo Mangetsu whats with the bird" Chukichi passed by and noticed his feathery companion when it was noon and he was sitting down to eat lunch.
Purple orbs raised to spy the person interrupting his lunch "Suigetsu and his friends wanted to send another letter tonight so I asked the hawk to stay until they got let out of the academy" Mangetsu shrugged knowing that he'd also be taking part in that activity as well.
Chukichi gave him an odd look "Just who do you all know that lives in the Hidden Leaf Village" the headband wearing man inquired suspiciously, sure the new Mizukage had went to create a treaty but beyond that.
This earned him a slight roll of the eyes "The Mizukage's niece Sakura Haruno, she transferred to her birth village and so they all decided to write letters to one another every single day" the white haired adult stated simply.
And the other Mist Shinobi finally wandered away to complete his own missions, Mangetsu sighed offered the rest of his lunch to the hawk, who ate and stayed perched on his shoulder before heading off to do his own work in the Mist Village.
Hours later he finished and was glad to note that those boys should be out of the academy by now "Where have you been Mangetsu-ni, we got started on dinner" Suigetsu scolded for once earning laughter from his brother.
Before said brother realized that his little brother could actually cook "Perhaps you could help me try some of those recipes in the book Sakura sent and missions Suigetsu, took longer than I thought they would" Mangetsu snorted lightly.
Suigetsu shook his head plating up the food "We all helped Mangetsu-san, though Suigetsu is pretty talented at cooking, by the way we already wrote our third letter so he can send them" Haku admitted pleased to see the messenger hawk still there.
"Now lets eat then finish our homework" Kimimaro announced,as the four of them sat down to dig into dinner, well Mangetsu paused for a brief moment to put the three letters in the pouch on the messenger bird before sitting down to eat with them.
~The Next Day~
It had now been four day since she'd been in the Hidden Leaf Village "Come on Sakura, I'm sure it's just taking them awhile to get the letters to you" Asagao grimaced unsure how to deal with his depressed sister.
Who realized that she hadn't gotten a single letter from any of her friends back in Mist "Y…Yeah S..Sakura-san j..just be patient o..okay" Chojuro who knew her better than he did was there trying to cheer her up as well.
A long suffering sigh was their response before the girl sat up "Okay I'll wait one more day" Sakura said looking like she was about to cry, those boys in Mist really were her best friends after all and she couldn't take it if they were mad at her.
Despite assuring her that they understood her situation and despite having promised nothing would come between them "Poor Sakura-chan" Kizashi sighed feeling for his daughter who was still dependant on her friends in Mist.
"Just what do you suppose is taking them so long to respond, didn't they all promise to write letters to one another every single day" Mebuki swung around to face her sister, who nodded and adopted a contemplative expression.
Before she could really sink into her thoughts her advisor entered the house and clutched in his hands were three letter scrolls "Brat, don't say I don't do anything for you" Ao scowled dropping the letters by the pink haired girl who liked to try and drive everyone insane.
Viridian orbs lit up and Sakura made a hasty grab for the letters "Hold up there Sakura, why don't you read them during lunch since we only have so long until we have to get to the academy" her pink haired twin reached out to put his hand on the letters.
Causing her to sulk "Oh alright but nothings stopping me from reading them during lunch so if I zone out and ignore you guys I'll apologize afterwards" the rosette huffed unhappily feeling extremely put out, but she didn't want to be late to the academy.
With that she gently placed the letter scrolls in her bag and rose to wash her dishes before grabbing the bento that had been made for her "See you two for dinner since it's our turn to host and have a good day Sakura-chan, Asagao-kun" the blonde woman that was their mother waved.
Seeing them out the door "Makes one wonder what took them so long anyway" the pale pink haired adult frowned probably going to think on the subject for a part of the morning no doubt as he settled in his usual chair and pulled out a book.
While his lovely wife got started on cleaning up the kitchen "If I had to guess, they probably missed their chance to send a letter the first day and decided to wait until yesterday so they had three letters written for her to read" his auburn haired sister in law commented.
"Th..That so..sounds like so..something th..those guys would do, thou..though wh..why only three a..and not tw..twelve si..since she writes th..them all ind..individual letters" the blue haired teenager nodded in agreement before frowning.
Ao raised a brow before snorting again "Less hassle to write four individual letters my guess, so they all wrote her three long ones with something said from each of them" the hunter nin shrugged making a guess himself.
~With the Haruno Twins~
Eight minutes later because they didn't want to be late, Sakura and Asagao made it to the academy in record time and sped to their classroom "Cutting it a little close there don't you think Asagao-kun, Sakura-chan" Iruka raised a brow at their frazzled appearance.
Indicating they'd both run to make it to class on time "Sorry Iruka-sensei it was my fault" Sakura immediately fessed up because she didn't want her brother getting any of the blame since it really had been her fault anyway.
Their sensei shook his head in amusement before gesturing for them to take their seats "What took you so long anyway Sakura, Asagao" Sasuke twisted his head to meet her gaze in the row behind them before looking to his best friend.
"Sakura was a little upset that she hadn't gotten any letters from her friends back in Mist yet, thankfully though they arrived and by then it was later than usual" Asagao explained gently, not daring to tease his sister because he didn't want to upset her.
Well anymore than she'd already been upset anyway "Have you read the letters yet" Mamori asked and Sakura shook her head pulling out the three letter scrolls and staring at them longingly, probably wishing it was already lunch time.
"Let me guess your gonna read them during lunch aren't you" Mimori guessed easily, the three of them really were becoming great friends with each other and could get in sync with one another despite knowing each other for only four days.
Below them "Ooh maybe you could read the letters out loud Sakura-chan" Naruto piped in before they faced forward as Iruka started roll call making sure they were all there like usual, for some reason none of them were skipping so he began his lecture on Leaf's History.
And then he moved onto their mathematics lesson, and finally science before they were all released for lunch, Sakura was all for it because she seriously wanted to read her letters, but a commotion drew her attention.
When she realized what was happening she didn't think just reacted and threw herself in harms way, everyone froze as her hand was forcefully stepped on as she protected the tiny black insects scurrying about on the floor.
"Move it forehead don't you have anything better to do than get in my way constantly" Ami Himekari was the bane of her existence so far and proved to be extremely annoying more so than Ino Yamanaka who hadn't bothered her since that first day.
Sakura raised her head to glare at the purple haired girl "Maybe if you weren't such a bitch and didn't try to kill innocent insects I wouldn't have to Ami" the pinkette spat furiously scooping the bugs gently into her palm to get them completely out of harms way.
Everyone including Ami gaped at her in surprise "Why you, you stupid forehead I'm gonna murder you" the purple haired girl snarled pissed to the max and lunged intending on punching Sakura in her big stupid forehead.
That was her intention until her hand was firmly caught "Enough Ami-chan, and Sakura-chan you both have to stay after academy lets out to write I must not insult my classmates fifty times" the brunet that was their sensei stared down at them in exasperation.
He hadn't thought Sakura would cause such a ruckus in class, but then again looking at who her brother was he shouldn't have been that surprised "B..But Iruka-sensei it's all that stupid forehead's fault" Ami spluttered not liking that she was being punished.
Sakura scoffed "Of course Iruka-sensei however I don't feel guilty I'll take my punishment without complaint, here Shino-san these are yours right, just be careful from now on" Sakura nodded, then handed the insects off to their owner.
Before disappearing from the classroom "You were totally awesome Sakura-chan, especially how you stood up to Himekari like it was nothing" the exuberant blue eyed blonde cheered happily glad that someone in their group wasn't afraid of the consequences.
She sent him a fond look "Mom's going to blow a gasket you know that right, how are you going to explain this" her pink haired twin grimaced, knowing that she was most likely going to be punished by their mom as well.
It didn't really seem like she cared "Asagao please try to understand the kind of person I am, Himekari knew those insects belonged to Shino-san and still tried to kill them, I couldn't stand by and let that happen" the pinkette stated simply.
"Even if that means getting set a punishment by both Iruka-sensei and your Mom" the older of the Senju twins said realizing just how strong her new friends morals were, nothing could break them and she still wouldn't feel bad about insulting a classmate who was absolutely terrible.
Said girl nodded "Very scary, well at least we weren't dragged into the mess this time" the raven haired preteen winced remembering the last time where he'd been drug all the way through town and through the compound by his ear courtesy of his mother.
Naruto shuddered in remembrance "Well at least we can eat in silence now and maybe have you read your letters to us Sakura-chan" the younger of the Senju twins directed a hopeful glance at the rosette who nodded eagerly.
Then they were all settled on the roof pulling out their bento's and Sakura she pulled out the three letter scrolls, untying the one that was labeled #1 with her name on it and unrolling the scroll so that she could see what was written, after taking a bite of her lunch she began reading.
~Sakura
This is Suigetsu here, the week you were traveling in the Mist Village was crazy, sensei upped our physical fitness class to level insanity and began assigning super difficult homework I hate it cause your not here to help me with math anymore.
Mangetsu-ni seems to miss you as well Sakura-chan, he's not as happy or it could just be because Mizukage-sama isn't in the village right now and we all know he has really bad crush on her in which he really needs to start making some moves otherwise he'll never get her.
Totally love the gift you sent me, I intend to have Mangetsu-ni demonstrate them for me, before practicing them myself so that when we meet again someday I can show you how much stronger I've gotten thanks to your gift.
Anyway Haku's waiting impatiently for his turn to write his part of the letter since we decided to write one long one with each of us saying something on it instead of four separate letters, write to you soon later.
-Bet you figured something like this would happen huh Sakura-chan, me coming up with this amazing idea that way we save you time and effort on reading our letters cause your probably super busy with the upcoming graduation exams in Leaf.
Like Suigetsu said it's been crazy in the Mist Village since you left, still wish you were here because you could have gone on to be a great Mist Shinobi, heading the hospital for Mizukage-sama and the village.
I thank you for the gifts because I want to become a hunter ninja like Ao-senpai, but I know it's going to take a long time to complete that goal, and the ice colored senbon were a nice touch, right I'm gonna hand you off to Kimimaro here in a moment.
Again thank you for the gifts and I promise to use them well, unfortunately Mangetsu-san beat us to the punch and got you a gift that he's claiming is from all of us at the end of this letter, write to you soon, Haku.
-Kimimaro here, sorry about all this, your probably wondering what took so long, I know Suigetsu has already explained but I apologize on all of our behalf's cause we should have been paying better attention and had our letters ready to send when the first letters from you arrived.
Sensei at the academy is crazy and I really feel like he's trying to kill us with his new class regimen, however that won't surprise you as much as I think it will because you lived through sensei longer than I or Haku have.
Though thanks to that I've already had a chance to wield the sword you sent me, it's wonderful and fit's perfectly in my hands, everyone else is jealous over it, well at least I believe they are, it's hard to tell sometimes.
Right so you'll most likely be getting three letters at the same time again I apologize for not paying better attention and hope your day is going well, now it's Mangetsu-san's turn, write to you soon, Kimimaro.
-Hey Kid so I'm going to keep my part short and sweet, these boys are a mess without you here to reign them in, even if Suigetsu seems to finally be growing up a little, it's sad that your missing it, oh well you'll see soon enough no doubt.
Anyway thanks for the cookbook and I promise to do my best to get Mizukage-sama to see that I'm interested in her, and at the end of this letter is a storage seal drawn, with a gift from all of us stored in it, later Sakura.
From Suigetsu, Haku, Kimimaro and Mangetsu~
Just like that the letter ended abruptly and Sakura bit her thumb and swiped it over the seal to summon the gift within "I know what that is, it's a summoning contract scroll" Mamori squealed having seen a contract scroll before.
"Yeah but for what kind of summons" Mimori eyed the pale blue scroll critically trying to think of possible summons that could come from the Hidden Mist Village but not coming up with anything specific so shrugged and stared expectantly.
Knowing what the two girls wanted she unrolled the summons scroll "Says here it's for shark summons, kami Mangetsu-san this thing had to be expensive" Sakura whistled not daring to use it yet because she wanted to make sure it was okay to have it with permission from her Aunt.
Who would no doubt be a little frustrated over Mangetsu "It seems like those friends of yours really miss you Sakura-chan" Naruto frowned, if it hadn't been for the whole family tradition thing she'd probably still be in Mist getting ready to be a genin there.
Sakura nodded quietly and stared at the letters fondly "Relax like they kept saying no doubt you'll get to see them sooner than you think" Sasuke assured knowing how sensitive girls were thanks to be friends with the Senju twins.
Earning a light smile "Okay so you know what that one says, what about the second letter" Asagao urged wanting to hear what those guys from Mist had written again, and wishing he could meet them as well because they sounded like great friends.
Giggling softly Sakura picked up the second letter scroll, shoveled some more food from her bento into her mouth before untying the ribbon and unrolling the scroll to read what was written within from her friends back in Mist.
~Sakura
I'm starting off first again because we don't want to be left behind on the amount of letters sent between us, plus that dumb hawk left while were at the academy so we have to wait until tomorrow to send our letters.
Today in the academy was insanity like usual, sensei's trying to kill us with his new regime, even if I know it will help us become genin, it's crazy like serious twenty five laps, hardcore taijutsu spars where one doesn't hold back, who does that.
What about you Sakura-chan is your sensei that hardcore or wait no you said he was nice which means you get off easy lucky you, anyway I've had a revelation, but I'm not going to tell you just yet, not until we meet again.
Right Haku's waiting his turn again and I have to mentally prepare myself for our meeting anyway so write to you again probably very soon, tomorrow most likely, Sakura-chan and I hope you have a good day, Suigetsu.
-Wish you were here maybe then sensei would calm down a little cause our physical education class has gotten ridiculous, do we really have to be that tough just to become a genin, or is he purposefully trying to drive us all crazy.
Got your second letter, and if that Himekari girl doesn't stop antagonizing you I'll punch her for you myself cause your pink hair is very pretty and makes you, well you, was a little disappointed about not getting another gift, but I understand.
Already halfway through the first book you sent and I'm practicing very hard to wield the senbon you sent me, though I guess if I want to be a Hunter Ninja, sensei's training regimen makes sense since that's a super hard profession here in Mist.
No doubt you're a little upset so like Kimimaro did in the last letter I'll apologize to and hope we get things straightened out so our letters aren't arriving days after we get yours, write to you soon Sakura-chan, from Haku.
-That Ami girl sounds absolutely terrible Sakura, if we were there we'd have your back in a fight, though that would probably be counter productive since you don't want to make trouble in the classroom.
Even if it never stopped you here in Mist, though that was mainly the stupid ones that weren't afraid of your wrath if they pissed you off, took on a small task and earned a little bit of extra ryo to get me a sword maintenance kit for the sword you sent me.
Which is still getting plenty of use and I promise when we meet we'll spar together like we use to, kami I miss that because only Haku is enough of a challenge for me nowadays, our mathematics lesson has gotten even harder though.
Suigetsu complains all the time, but I like to think I'm doing alright in figuring out the proper answers, anyway I'm handing this letter over to Mangetsu, write soon Sakura and know that we miss you here in Mist, Kimimaro.
-Found out that Suigetsu can cook, if I had known that I would have made him cook when you guys were younger, little brat I swear, any-who I'm gonna have him try out some of those recipes in the cookbook you sent with me.
We're doing alright so don't worry so much okay Sakura, focus on your studies in Leaf and make sure you become a genin there, otherwise I'll scold you, I remember how you use to hate my scoldings and Mei's even more.
Not gonna take up to much of your time, so I'm ending the letter which you'll most likely get tomorrow and those goons will be waiting for the next letter from you, be safe and don't be reckless like usual, write soon, Mangetsu.
From everyone back in Mist~
And that was the end of the second letter, "Wow they really like to be dramatic with the whole class thing don't they Sakura" her pink haired twin brother sniggered, glad that his sister had found herself some awesome friends back in Mist.
Sakura nodded her head sagely "Specially Suigetsu-kun, who is probably the biggest drama queen on earth, it was a chore just getting him to sit still in class until it was time for our physical lessons" the fuscia haired preteen snorted.
"Boys are ridiculous sometimes huh Sakura-chan" the younger Senju twin shook her head in exasperation, clearly speaking from some sort of experience, though she could understand being friends with the three boys on the room with them.
Naruto let out an offended ~hey~ in response "That's mean Mimori-chan, we're not that bad anymore right Sasuke-teme" the blonde directed a pout at the Uchiha in their midst hoping to receive some kind of reassurance that they weren't that ridiculous.
Sasuke shrugged "Can't say for sure Naruto-dope, anyway so what's the last letter say" the raven haired preteen directed the subject back to the third and final letter which was read quickly, basically it detailed the events of yesterday.
"Yikes, it's probably for the best that they wrote a single long letter instead of four individual ones because that would be crazy trying to read them all" the older of the Senju twins grimaced realizing how chaotic it would be for Sakura if she had twelve letters to read.
Earning a grimace from the emerald eyed pinkette, with that they polished off the rest of their lunch and stood preparing to head from the roof so they weren't late for their physical lessons, but upon reaching the door they were stopped.
By a familiar person "Haruno-san I'd like to thank you for stopping Himekari-san from killing my kikaichu, I'm sorry you got in trouble over that" Shino greeted looking straight at the fuscia haired girl who had acted selflessly in defense of his beetles.
Her brows raised in response "I'm not sorry cause she shouldn't have tried to kill them, just because your different doesn't give her the right to treat you or anyone else like that, so I'll take the punishment and still not feel guilty for getting in trouble for calling her a bitch" Sakura shrugged.
Not bothered in the least, Shino stared at her in surprise "Yeah that's my sister for you Shino" Asagao sighed, why couldn't his sister have been mild mannered like Hinata Hyuga for instance, maybe that would have been better instead of a headstrong girl that didn't take crap from anyone.
Shino nodded silently "Still I thank you so if your ever in need of help I'll be able to find you and help you" the brunet held out a bracelet attached to it a small pouch that had the scent of a female kikaichu when it was clasped around her wrist he turned and vanished down the steps.
"That's the most I've ever heard Shino speak in one sitting" Sasuke whistled wondering what else Sakura was capable of doing if she could get even the most antisocial of their classmates to be more social than they had during the entirety of their academy days.
Sakura shrugged silently eyeing the bracelet and pouch with awe "For an Aburame that's pretty much almost like he asked you out you know Sakura-chan" Mamori commented suddenly as they trekked down the steps carefully.
Because none of them wanted any accidents to happen, emerald orbs flashed her way "He was just grateful I protected his insects it's called returning the favor" the pinkette stated knowing the meaning behind the gift wasn't as deep as her two female friends wanted it to be.
"No fun Sakura-chan, could you be less serious about it and have fun with idea's" Mimori sulked realizing just then how strong Sakura's morals actually were even as she shook her head and lowered her hand to rest against her hip.
And then they were outside "Right twenty five laps like usual, then we'll practice on the dummies, before using simple jutsu's that will be on the graduation exam" Iruka blew a whistle, so left with no other choice they began running.
"Kami she really is fast" the raven haired preteen gaped as the pinkette took off at a fast pace, and if he wasn't mistaken she was even using chakra to enhance her speed, which was totally crazy, though he shouldn't be that surprised.
Considering how tough the curriculum back in Mist was, she probably had to do more than what she was doing now here in Leaf "Why is she so straight laced anyway Asagao, is your Aunt the same way" the younger of the Senju twins sighed.
Trying to keep up with the others in the group "Not that I've seen so far, however our Mom can be just as straight laced so I'm guessing that's where Sakura gets it from" the pink haired boy groaned quietly.
"Yikes anyway we better hurry or Sakura-chan is gonna totally leave us in the dust" the blue eyed blonde sped up himself, though he still wasn't as fast as the others and soon he was lagging way behind like usual.
Mamori pacing along at his side "Don't worry Naruto I won't leave you to finish alone" the older of the Senju twins smiled lightly and together they finished their twenty five laps before they all moved on to practicing their taijutsu on the dummies.
And finally practicing the simple jutsu's that were on the graduation exam, the escape jutsu and clone jutsu before they were released "Ahem Ami-chan did you forget about the punishment I set" their chunin sensei cleared his throat.
Before Ami could sneak out of his classroom "But it's all that stupid foreheads fault why am I being punished for something so stupid" Ami scowled not liking this one little bit how she was being made to write stupid lines.
"Stop calling me that and maybe you wouldn't get in trouble Himekari" Sakura snapped and rolled her eyes, then sat the farthest away from Ami that she could to write her lines without further complaint.
She was also the first one done because she wrote fast and still had near perfect calligraphy "What that's not even fair, Iruka-sensei how come she gets to leave without writing all fifty lines" the purple haired girl whined in a ridiculously stupid high pitched voice.
Their sensei lifted a brow then mentally counted up the lines "Unfortunately Ami-chan, Sakura-chan wrote all fifty lines which means she can leave" Iruka shook his head wondering where he went wrong with this particular student.
Sakura smiled and waved, grabbed her pack and then vanished from the classroom thirty minutes after standard let out time "Thought we'd be waiting for an hour, did you really write all fifty lines" Asagao turned when she entered the house.
"Mhm I write really fast, sorry Mom for getting in trouble, I'll do anything you set as punishment" the rosette answered her brother before turning to face her mother with an extremely apologetic look on her face, though she wasn't guilty, she hadn't meant to cause trouble.
Her mom gave a long suffering sigh "For getting in trouble at the academy you have to wash everyone's dishes for the next four nights" Mebuki said knowing that her daughter wouldn't complain as she sat and pulled out her homework.
"Not cool when we get in trouble you make us do laundry" Naruto pouted, girls definitely got it easier it seemed or would it be easier considering what dinner was going to be for them that particular night and he grimaced feeling bad for his new friend.
Who smiled "Learning to do laundry at a young age isn't that bad Naruto-kun, on the plus side you know how to do it now don't you" Kizashi teased the boy mercilessly until he was bright red in th face.
Mebuki shook her head in amusement and disappeared into the kitchen to check on dinner "Are you gonna teach more of the mystical palm Sakura-chan" Mimori asked once they were all done with their homework with a bit of extra time until dinner.
This earned a nodded "Of course Mimori-chan, Mamori-chan, hang on just a second alright, Auntie Mei, Mangetsu-san sent me this, is it alright if I make the contract or do you want to take it back to Mist" Sakura faced her aunt and held up the summons scroll.
Green irises widened "Just what did he try to do blow through an entire months paycheck and of course you can sign the contract if they accept you anyway" Mei stared then remembered the rest of the question and nodded in agreement.
Sakura sighed in relief before tucking the scroll into her storage pouch to do later once the Senju twins were working on the mystical palm "This is probably the best week we've had so far" Mamori cheered as they headed out the back door.
"No kidding no offense Asagao, but your sister is awesome" Sasuke nodded in agreement as he, Naruto and Asagao stood off to the side waiting while Sakura unsealed the melons and the Senju Twins began practicing medical ninjutsu.
They'd really improved since the day before as it took very little time for the gash in the melon to heal with their medical chakra "Guess it's time to move onto syncing our chakra up to a fish's chakra network tomorrow right Sakura-chan" the older Senju twin wiped her forehead free of sweat.
"Yep and trust me it will get easier, heaven knows it took me a solid month before I could use medical chakra without struggling" the pinkette explained as she sat down, followed by the others who crowded in as she pulled out the Shark Summoning Scroll.
Sasuke, Asagao and Naruto stared with interest "Do you think they'll accept you Sakura-chan" the older Senju twin asked nervously knowing that it was a possibility that her friend would be rejected, that's why their mom hadn't taught them any thing yet.
Because she wasn't sure if her own summons would reject her daughters "It's definitely a possibility, then again they could reject you, what will you do if they do Sakura-chan" the blue eyed blonde inquired staring hard at the scroll.
Practically willing the summons to accept his new friend because he wanted to see her happy "How are summons supposed to work anyway, I know Shisui-san and Itachi-ni has summons but all I get is that their good for sending messages discretely" the second Uchiha Heir frowned.
"Fighting, reconnaissance, messages and many other things" the pink haired preteen boy ticked off his fingers before focusing on his sister, who weaved the necessary hand signs, bit her thumb and swiped her blood on the scroll to summon one of the summons.
In a poof of smoke quite possibly the cutest creature she'd ever seen appeared "H..Hello my name is Era d..did you summon me" a pale blue shark with green orbs spoke up hesitantly staring at the young girl before her.
Who nodded at the question "Era-chan my name is Sakura Haruno, would you like to become my summons and fight alongside me" Sakura introduced herself and waited patiently for whatever the summon would decide.
Era looked her over from the top of her pink hair all the way to her bare toes, then nodded "Yes of course, we would love to fight with you Sakura-sama, please sign your name and print your fingertips in blood on the scroll and we'll be yours to command from this day forth" Era exclaimed.
Liking the young girl before her, who was kind and very polite, though had a hidden temper no doubt which was perfect for them of the shark summons, Sakura did as instructed and then Era vanished in a plume of smoke.
"Cool wish I could find a summons that would accept me to" Asagao sighed, Sakura truly was more talented than he could have ever imagined and now she had a summons that were very different than the normal summons in Leaf.
She flashed him a sheepish smile "Maybe on the weekend we can go into the market and see what kind of summon scrolls they offer" Mimori offered knowing that the weekends were designated free time where they weren't constantly watched by an adult.
Asagao glanced to Sakura who nodded in acceptance "Guess that's the plan then, anyway I think it's dinner time" Sasuke rose to his feet just as Mebuki stepped out the back door to call them in for dinner so they quickly headed in to eat.
Then afterwards Sakura did everyone's dishes without a single word of complaint "See you tomorrow in academy Sakura-chan" Mamori waved heading out the door with Mimori on her heels as they started down the darkening streets to the Hokage Mansion.
"Yeah see you tomorrow and maybe we can go to the training grounds so you can train with your summons" Naruto chattered a mile a minute as he waited until a plate of covered food was placed in his hands meant for breakfast before he disappeared to his apartment.
Sasuke simply waved leaving the Haruno Twins alone with their family and two Mist Shinobi, where they vanished to her room to write four individual letters like usual before Sakura summoned Era again to send the letters via summons.
Before the shark left Sakura requested that Era wait for a response before rising from her bed to take a shower and once she was done with that bid her parents, brother and aunt goodnight even sparing a goodnight for Ao and Chojuro before going to bed where the rest of the house followed.