~Hidden Mist~
When he woke the following morning on Friday, he certainly didn't expect a shark to be sitting nonchalantly at his bedside "Gah what the hell, who are you and how did you get in my room" Suigetsu gave a shout of fright, shock and confusion.
Prompting his older brother to come flying into the room "You alright there Suigetsu" Mangetsu gazed around warily before landing on the creature that must have been the source of his younger brothers distress.
Just before he could ask questions the little shark spoke up "Pardon me, Suigetsu-san, Mangetsu-san, Sakura-sama sent me to deliver letters to both of you as well as Haku-san and Kimimaro-san, I am Era one of her summons" Era explained.
Then a scroll appeared and she sent it neatly on the floor, "Thought we heard yells from the next house over, guess you've met Era-san" Haku, who'd been awake when the shark summons had appeared entered the room.
Followed by the remaining member of their group "Sakura even asked Era-san to wait for us to respond, though we'll probably write a letter later if you don't mind sticking around" Kimimaro inquired curiously knowing they wouldn't have anything new to add until after academy let out.
Era nodded her head "Of course, just call for me when your ready and I'll be there, for now I'm just going to scout" then the summons vanished through the floor leaving behind a small puddle of water to Suigetsu's frustration.
"Ugh what a way to wake up and now I have to dry my floor" the pale blue haired preteen groaned, flopping down on his bed for a few more second before he finally decided to drag himself fully out of bed to dress and dry his floor.
By the time he made it into the kitchen the others were already eating "Here you go Suigetsu, made it for you since you were taking so long" the older Hozuki snorted holding out a plate to his younger brother.
Who took it and then sat "So what's the plan for this weekend anyway are we going to train this time or just wander around the village again" the raven haired teenager questioned once they were finished with breakfast.
Thankfully they had a bit of time to sit and talk or look over their latest homework to make sure it was correct "I say we do, that way we are at least prepared for the graduation exam, then afterwards we can scope out the market" the snowy haired teenager stated.
Glancing around wanting to make sure his two friends weren't going to argue "Yeah sounds good, cause we don't want to disappoint Sakura-chan by accidentally failing, by the way where would she get a shark summons scroll anyway" Suigetsu frowned in confusion.
"It was the gift I bought and we sent it to her, I honestly hadn't thought she'd jump straight into signing the contract but I'm glad they didn't reject her, now we don't have to worry about waiting for a messenger hawk to come again or be late on sending letters" Mangetsu shrugged.
Suigetsu stared at him in shock before sighing "Probably for the best and it was a well thought out gift, though I for one want to buy her a gift that I chose so that's why I've been saving back some ryo" Haku piped in knowing exactly what he was going to give the girl.
"Likewise Haku, she's done so much for us that it's only right we return the favor somehow" Kimimaro nodded in agreement indicating that he was also saving up, it was the lest he could do after all to make sure she got a chance to complete her dream.
Conversation died down and together they looked over their homework to make sure it was done and that they hadn't forgotten to do it, and made sure that all the answers were as correct as they possibly could be, before it was time to head to the academy.
It was a long arduous day and when their sensei finally released them they were exhausted "I swear Sensei really does try to kill us all the time" the pale blue haired preteen grimaced, wishing Sakura was there to heal them of their injuries acquired during class.
"Agreed that man is insane, thankfully the madness is almost over and in a week we'll become genin" the ebony haired teenager grit out, beyond frustration and sore, well more sore than he'd ever been in his entire life.
Kimimaro nodded along with his friend "Let's go to the market, then head back to write the letter" the white haired teenager suggested, with that they hurried down the streets to the center of the Mist Village to see what it had to offer them.
For Suigetsu he picked out metal plated red gloves that could be engraved with the Leaf Village symbol, Haku, he found the set of vials and the book detailing how to make poison he'd been looking at, and Kimimaro, he chose for Sakura, senbon in the deepest red he could find.
Each of them knowing how much their friend liked the color red so that was their main choice in color before they traipsed back to the house "Era-san we're ready to send the letter" the thirty-three year old called when the boys were finished writing out yet another detailed letter.
A few seconds passed before the summons appeared in a puddle of chakra through the floor "You called, well Era is pleased to serve, thank you and I'll make sure this gets to Sakura-sama" then the shark was gone again after swallowing the scroll.
~Hidden Leaf~
Following morning, it was now Saturday her second weekend in the Hidden Leaf Village "Good morning Sakura-sama, Era has returned from her assigned task, she is pleased to say it was successful, she even has a letter for you" Era was there.
Who upon noticing that she was awake began chattering away in third person before placing a scroll down and disappearing in a puff of smoke "Was that your summons Sakura" Asagao poked his head into her room hearing another voice in his sister's room.
"Huh oh yeah it was Era alright, she got back from delivering letters to those guys and even brought back a letter for me" Sakura clapped her hands excitedly before scooping the letter up and placing it gently on her vanity as she finished tying her hair up.
Asagao blinked "Do you always gotta pin your hair back" the fuscia haired male frowned wishing Sakura would relax for once and let her hair down, it had been like that all week, she hardly took it down and it was a little frustrating to him.
Sakura eyed him then looked into her mirror "Guess I could just tie a ribbon into my hair" the pinkette shrugged releasing her hair from the ponytail so that the tresses fell to reach her lower back before grabbing up a blood red ribbon and tying it into her hair.
Her brother nodded "Much better now ready for breakfast, we'll be going to the training grounds afterwards where everyone will meet us" Asagao grinned feeling excitement coursing through his veins, there his sister would truly get to show off.
Which would no doubt shock their friends, her lips curved upwards in amusement before shaking her head "Honestly Asagao, anyway yes I'm ready" Sakura stood grabbing the letter scroll and tucked it gently into her storage pouch.
Before together the both of them traipsed out her bedroom door "Oh good morning Asagao-kun, Sakura-chan, I see your raring to go for the morning" Mei was in the kitchen cooking for once while Mebuki was lounging at the table watching.
The Haruno Twins nodded "Let me guess you still intend on going to the training grounds, well just make sure you lot don't get in trouble and if a jonin comes pounding on my door this time, punishment for all of you" Mebuki warned.
Making her children shudder while Mei laughed "Relax you two, and don't worry Mebuki, Sakura-chan doesn't get in trouble unless she has a good reason for it" the auburn haired woman assured her sister.
Who sighed "I know, Asagao's the same way, such strong morals I don't really know where they got it from" the blonde shook her head shooting her children a tender loving smile that they could see, plus the amusement in her gaze.
"Ah morning, Chojuro-san and Ao-san have gone out to patrol for awhile so they won't be joining us for breakfast" Kizashi stepped into the kitchen at that particular moment with a wave then seated himself at the table.
His children did the same waiting quietly and patiently "So what's the plan for the day, do you really intend on training" the pink haired male glanced to the silent teenagers both of whom nodded yet again.
Their aunt shook her head "At least she's not trying to escape from the village like she did once on me, with her friend Suigetsu, they were only seven or eight I'm not sure anymore, gave me a fright they did" Mei teased.
Causing Sakura to turn bright red in embarrassment "You did what now, honestly what on earth were you thinking Sakura" Mebuki straightened immediately, not happy but then she took in the rest of the explanation and settled down with a sheepish air.
"Relax I'm sure if anything had happened we would have been notified" Kizashi soothed and Mei nodded, then breakfast was ready and the twins headed out the door to the training grounds once they were finished eating breakfast.
A few minutes later the Haruno twins found themselves on the training grounds, they weren't alone "Well at least I'm not the only one that's early" Sasuke noticed them and stood from his spot beneath the tree.
Both pink haired teens before him shrugged "True, though I would have thought your mom would have sent Itachi-san and Shisui-san to watch us" Asagao gazed around warily, knowing that it was very possible the two were watching.
Sasuke grinned "Usually yes but they were sent on a mission earlier this morning so no supervision for once" the ebony haired preteen smirked feeling liberated, so long as they didn't cause or get into any trouble maybe his mom would finally let up with the supervision.
"Lucky us then it's a little disconcerting to be watched all the time, not saying I have a problem with it, just not use to it when it's not Mangetsu-san doing the watching" Sakura winced trying not to sound like she was unappreciative.
Thankfully the raven haired boy understood "It's okay Sakura, we know that it's going to take longer than a week for you to fully adjust to the Leaf Village" the pink haired boy patted his sister gently on the back with a reassuring smile.
Just as they were sitting down underneath a tree the Senju Twins blew onto the field "Please tell me we're not late, Hokage-sama had something to tell us this morning during breakfast and it took longer than we thought it would" Mamori panted out of breath.
"Yeah that's only cause he kept going on and on, rambling if you will" Mimori huffed seriously put out with the Hokage at that current moment, then she remembered the other bit of the conversation and glared at the ground.
Mamori doing the same "Not only that but he's sent someone to watch us as well, his son" the older of the Senju twins grumbled not happy in the least especially when a raven haired brown eyed male wandered onto the training grounds.
"Now, now girls Father only wants to make sure you don't do anything reckless and get yourselves hurt again, pardon my intrusion I am Asuma Sarutobi" Asuma introduced himself to the three preteens standing around.
"We're not little babies anymore Asuma-san, gonna be full fledged kunoichi in less than a week and plus we have a medic in our midst that's really good at the mystical palm" the younger Senju twin pouted.
Asuma raised a brow and looked forward trying to spy who could possibly be the medic, he didn't have to worry as the Senju twins pointed at the only other girl on the training ground and she nodded silently to the question in his eyes.
Seconds later the final member of their group arrived "I'm really badly late aren't I" Naruto groaned out feeling sick cause he'd woken up late and eaten to fast so that he wouldn't be the last one there.
"Ooh my stomach" the blonde whined flopping down and shoving down the urge to vomit, Sakura thankfully took pity on him and came forward with glowing green hands knowing that the adult was curious, to sooth the ache away.
A moment after that the blonde righted himself feeling ten times better "So we're all here, how are we going to do this" Sasuke glanced around his friends, while the adult gave them a wave and wandered towards a tree to sit in it and watch them.
"First off we have to catch a couple of fish for Mamori-chan and Mimori-chan so they can get started on the second stage syncing their chakra to a patients" Sakura announced turning on her heel and heading for the river that ran through the training grounds.
Where she promptly caught two fish with zero problems "How did you do that so easily" Asagao gaped in confusion, just what exactly did the sensei's back in Mist teach their students anyway, it made him a little jealous actually.
Sakura flashed him an apologetic smile then repeated her action much slower and still caught two fish "It's official we will never understand you Sakura-chan" Naruto sighed earning a couple of giggles from the girls.
Before they focused on their task, "Don't worry about us, we're just gonna sit here" Mamori waved their four friends to another part of the training grounds as she made a light cut on the fish not wanting to pressure herself so early on.
"Guess that leaves us and I know Sakura was gonna work with her summons, that means the three of us can spar" Sasuke announced and the pink haired girl grinned before marching to a spot nearer to the Senju twins as Asagao and Naruto settled into separate stances.
Asuma watching all of this in amusement "Say Sakura-chan, did you get anymore letters from your friends in Mist" Mimori questioned suddenly, getting just a tiny bit frustrated, especially when she burnt the fish to a crisp and had to go catch another one.
"Mhm Era-chan got back this morning, haven't read it yet, was thinking of doing that during lunch, we can get take out and come back here, I'll read it then" the fuscia haired girl smiled brightly before focusing her attention on her own task.
Which was summoning one of her shark summons, after weaving hand signs and using blood as the jutsu medium out of the smoke came yet another pale blue shark only this one had pupilless orange eyes that stared at her in awe.
"Era-chan was telling the truth then, we of the Shark clan has a new summoner, Biyoku is so happy, Biyoku is pleased to do anything Sakura-sama wants of him" the shark introduced himself as Biyoku and waited patiently in a chakra puddle for his orders.
The young girl before him blinked then a brilliant smile spread across her lips "Biyoku-kun would you like to train with me" she asked and the little shark happily accepted the request by shooting a jutsu at his summoner, making her jump back and to the side to avoid the attack.
Mamori and Mimori watched for a couple of seconds as they went to catch more fish "Wow, she could put Mom to shame someday if she keeps training like that" the older Senju twin whistled quietly, reeling in her newest catch and plopping down intent on getting the mystical palm down.
"Yeah no kidding, maybe if Mom ever came back we could ask her to take Sakura-chan on as her apprentice wouldn't that be totally awesome" the younger Senju twin smiled and her sister nodded as they focused their efforts on syncing their chakra up to the fish's chakra network.
Off to the side were the three males of the group "Yeesh remind me to never spar with your sister, she's absolutely scary Asagao" the ebony haired preteen flinched as senbon flew through the air and very nearly hit the little shark before he ducked under ground.
Before appearing behind his summoner "Agreed, though it's nice to have a new friend" the blue eyed blonde smiled ducking low under a fist, he wasn't sure who's and cartwheeling backwards to avoid getting his feet swept out from underneath him.
Asagao nodded "I know and it kind of makes me a little jealous I wish I could go to Mist and see exactly what the curriculum was like there" the fuscia haired boy sighed before shaking his head to get rid of his jealously as they sparred against one another.
By the time it was almost ten in the morning the five of them were wiped out "From what I've seen the six of you are going to be quite the genin" the raven haired Jonin that had been watching them dropped from the tree and walked towards the academy students.
Earning grins from the six preteens as they laid sprawled out on the ground trying to catch their breaths since the Senju Twins had joined Sakura in her evasion training with Biyoku, eight minutes later Sakura popped up from the ground, hands glowing green.
She went around healing her friends of their injuries before taking a chakra restorative pill "Now what are you kids going to do" Asuma questioned as they laid there for a few minutes longer just resting now and winding down for the moment.
"Go the market Asuma-san so that we can look for Asagao-kun a summons scroll and see what the market has to offer, before getting takeout from a restaurant, then we're gonna eat and listen to Sakura-chan read her letter from her friends back in Mist" Mimori piped in smartly.
Making the older male chuckle and ruffle her hair gently "Right ooh this is gonna be so much fun, oh hey Sakura-chan do you know how to find out what our chakra natures are" Mamori bounced towards the only other girl as they started their trek to the market.
The rosette haired girl looked up before nodding "Mhm chakra nature sensing paper, you just focus a bit of chakra into it, then it will either get wet for water, crumble for earth, burn for fire, crinkle for lightning or rip for wind nature respectively" Sakura rambled.
Impressing Asuma with her intelligence "Can we get a few alongside the summons scroll, cause I really want to find out what chakra nature I have, though since your so knowledgeable does that mean you already know yours Sakura" Asagao peered at his sister curiously.
Who nodded her head but didn't answer right away as she slammed into someone "Didn't think we'd see you wandering around brat, not getting in trouble are you girl" a familiar gruff voice said and she looked up into a dark blue iris, the other covered by an eye patch.
"Hey what's the big idea, don't call Sakura-chan a brat" Naruto puffed up like a puffer fish in defense of his new friend, since Ao and Chojuro had been out patrolling when they'd all come over, he didn't know that it was just Ao's way.
Sakura quickly pulled the knucklehead back "Relax Dope, I think that's his way of telling her he cares right Sakura" Sasuke hastily said not wanting to cause trouble specifically when they all said they wouldn't.
Ao raised a blue brow on the six preteens before him "That's right Naruto, he's my Aunt's old teammate, current bodyguard and advisor and that's just Ao-san's way, it doesn't bother me and trust me I've been called much worse remember" the fuscia haired girl soothed.
"But no Ao-san we're not getting into trouble, just going to the market before getting lunch and going back to the training grounds" the pink haired preteen boy announced smoothly, Ao snorted patted them both on the head then was gone, vanishing into the crowd to find his partner.
Naruto lowered his head feeling stupid "Sorry Sakura-chan I didn't mean to cause any sort of trouble" the blonde admitted scuffing his shoe and looking like a kicked puppy would, that all changed when he was hugged.
"Yeesh you could make a guy fall in love with you Sakura-chan with how kind you are" the older of the Senju twins snickered as they started forward as a group again intent on making it to the market with no further incidents.
Earning yet another grin "By the way you never answered Asagao-kun's question earlier, what is your chakra nature" the younger Senju twin questioned curious as they finally reached their destination and headed into the ninja gear shop.
"Let me guess lightning and water, that would make you more scary than we all thought" the ebony haired preteen gave a wildly exaggerated guess as to Sakura's chakra natures and shuddered in response making the girl laugh.
Before she swiped some little square papers from a shelf and handed them to her brother "Are these really gonna help us find out our chakra natures" Asagao stared at the papers dubiously not quite sure about the whole thing.
His sister sent him an exasperated look "Yes Asagao they'll help you find your chakra natures and no Sasuke I have earth and water" Sakura shook her head looking about the shop for summons scrolls that would suit her brother.
Asuma stood back letting them look their fill "Come to think of it, I don't remember her, is she new" the raven haired jonin questioned when one of the Senju twins wandered close by on the prowl for something interesting.
Though she paused and gave him a wide eyed stare "She transferred here from Mist, she's Asagao's older twin sister and Hokage-sama didn't tell you" Mamori gaped in honest surprise, honestly what was that old man thinking anyway.
The Jonin shook his head "Not in the least, but my point was it seems like you all have been friends forever and not a week" Asuma said carefully confused, the girl fit in to easily if he was being honest.
"Oh that's cause Sakura-chan is totally awesome, though it might seem that way, she's still not use to everything here in Leaf" Mimori explained as she walked by honey orbs gazing around the store in awe.
Leaving their Jonin babysitter to his thoughts "Now to get lunch right, ooh can we get ramen please, since Sakura-chan hasn't gotten to eat any of Ichiraku's yet" Naruto bounced along as they bought their things.
Asagao leaving the store with a summons scroll, for what he didn't know, but he hoped that whatever the summons was didn't reject him "Sure it will be considered like an initiation for her or something" Sasuke shrugged in the mood for ramen himself.
Even if he loved tomatoes, they all had to sacrifice something for someone else every once in awhile so with that they turned down the street to the Ichiraku Ramen stand, with Naruto leading the way.
He was practically beside himself as he ordered a couple bowls for everyone, including the Jonin, they each chipped in of course before they all traipsed back to the training grounds they had used earlier that morning and sat in the shade of a large tree to eat.
Upon getting comfortable on the ground Sakura pulled out the letter she'd gotten that morning "Gonna read your letter now huh Sakura-chan" the younger Senju twin asked as the ribbon was untied and the scroll was unrolled.
"Yep cause I know you guys like hearing what my friends in Mist has to say" the rose haired preteen smiled widely then focused her peridot orbs on the scroll taking in the words before reading off the letter.
~Sakura-chan
It's Haku, I'm starting first this time, we only just got back from academy and we went to the market to get you some gifts ourselves, not gonna tell you what they are yet, cause you'll unseal them at the end of the letter.
Class is difficult like usual and sensei is getting crazier everyday, I think Mizukage-sama should have him evaluated, in my honest opinion, anyway I've nearly finished the books you sent me, I read pretty fast as you know.
Suigetsu's different, more mature like I guess, your absence has changed him into a more responsible person, don't worry it's a good thing but you'll no doubt be surprised when we all get to see each other again.
Mangetsu-san has gotten busier for some reason to and we hardly see him, even on the weekends, though we can train by ourselves it sucks a little cause I could really use some pointers anyway I'm handing you over, write soon Haku.
~We're writing out of order I know as for Haku's concern, Mei assigned me a bunch of missions to complete before she got back, so don't badger me to much alright Kid, and it won't be long before they have a sensei to bother.
I probably shouldn't tell you this, but I feel like someone's plotting to steal Kubikiribocho from me, been feeling eyes on me lately, please tell Mei for me and don't be surprised if it does end up getting stolen.
Hopefully though I'll be able to get it back without to much hassle, anyway the other Kids are getting impatient, I've written my bit and I hope your having a good time there in Leaf and not causing to much trouble, Mangetsu.
~Ni-san is such a drama queen sometimes and sorry but Haku beat me to the punch this time, we had an extremely hard day today, which will be yesterday for you probably, after we send this letter I'm going to study.
Math has gotten a little easier cause I'm taking it seriously finally, though I hate sitting still and I miss getting some of your Aunt's home-cooking it's alright cause I know how to cook, Ni-san was pretty surprised about that when he caught me cooking once.
Only cause he was late getting home from missions and didn't even bother getting takeout for us so I had no choice, Haku, Kimimaro and I got you some gifts to use when you become a Leaf Genin, hope you like them.
Right guess I better hand the letter over to Kimimaro who still won't admit he gets impatient sometimes, so it was nice hearing from you again, though your summons scared the crap out of me, write soon, Suigetsu.
~Finally my turn, yes I was impatient this time, there I admitted it, I won't ramble on like the others, Mangetsu-san isn't the only one who feels like somethings going to happen, I do as well and I hope you like your gifts, Kimimaro.
From: Haku, Mangetsu, Suigetsu and Kimimaro~
Sakura sat staring at the letter when she was done reading with dread pooling in her stomach "Wow it sounds like your friend really has changed, the way he wrote was different than usual as well" Mamori pointed out carefully.
Unsure how to feel herself about the rest of the letter "Are we gonna tell Aunt Mei about Mangetsu-san's fear" Asagao questioned lightly leaning back against the tree and peering at his sister worriedly.
She nodded her head seriously "Do we have to do that right now Sakura-chan" Naruto pouted not wanting their day to end so early on, thankfully he didn't have to worry as she summoned a shark, Era to be precise and sent a message off to her Aunt.
"Well I guess that leaves Asagao to find out what summons that scrolls if for and finding out our chakra natures" Sasuke quipped trying to lighten the suddenly serious mood, thankfully it worked and Asagao pulled out the summons scroll they'd found.
They watched with baited breath as he bit his thumb and weaved the hand signs to the summoning jutsu, and from the cloud of smoke appeared a bear "Oh interesting it's a human, would you like for us of the bear clan to be your summons human" a male voice came.
Asagao nodded his head warily earning a laugh from the bear before him "I am Taron, please sign your name and fingerprints in blood, then we of the bear clan will be yours to command from this day forth" Taron introduced himself.
Watching the pink haired human boy do as instructed and committing the boys name to memory before vanishing in a plume of smoke back to wherever he'd been summoned from "That was interesting" Mimori commented with wide eyes.
Both Haruno twins had good luck it seemed but none of them complained as they each, besides Sakura grabbed a chakra sensing paper and focused chakra into it "Looks like you each have differing elements" Asuma pointed out as they practiced some jutsu's.
Grins were sent his way before they all got tired, it was getting to dinner time after all so they all decided to call it a day and head home in four different directions, upon arriving dinner was ready and afterwards Sakura did the dishes.
Then with her brother headed to her room to find out what gifts had been sent and found metal plated red gloves, a book on crafting poisons and a red vial set along with blood red colored senbon before bidding everyone goodnight and going to sleep after writing a letter.