Before they all knew it, they'd been genin for a month "Good work girls, well done on completing our goal again" Asuma praised, a little shocked they'd managed all he'd set for them at the beginning of the month and each two weeks they'd been together.
They all three grinned "Does that mean we get another weekend off Asuma-sensei" Mamori teased lightly, at ease with herself, the flirting lessons with Sakura were going well and she felt more confident in her abilities as well.
Asuma chuckled under his breath watching them finish their fifty sword swings again with no problem "Yeah though please no more C Ranks, those were awful" Mimori scowled in remembrance of the little noble brat they'd had to play with for four hours.
"Pretty sure we're not supposed to hate C Ranks more than we hate D Ranks, but then again I've always loved helping people" Sakura snickered, the only girl between the three of them that the noble boy had taken to so well.
Mamori and Mimori sighed "Okay since you've already completed your two missions for today ahead of time I'd like to go over the new schedule again so gather round" the raven haired Jonin waved his students towards him and they came with no objections to sit like him.
Waiting patiently for what their next training schedule would be like "Lay it on us Asuma-sensei, cause chances are it's going to be interesting and I'm ready for it" the younger Senju twin bounced in place, impatient just a tiny bit for the news.
"I was thinking we'd work on your elemental ninjutsu and evasion, for a week just this time, only about ten missions with two personal mission days" Asuma explained knowing these girls would have a knack for their elements, he just had to give them a chance to work on their natures.
Emerald and twin honey irises lit up in excitement "That would be totally awesome Asuma-sensei, are we going to be wearing weights as well" the older Senju twin burst out in eager for more details to his continued amusement.
Her enthusiasm earned a chuckle "Not this time, you've already worked up quite the resilience to 8 pound weights so maybe when we get started on the fourth schedule I'll have you wear weights again, that's all see you Monday girls" the raven haired Jonin announced before dismissing them.
Sakura, Mamori and Mimori popped up from the ground gracefully and two of the girls disappeared from the training field without a backwards glance "See you Monday Asuma-sensei" the pinkette waved quietly heading towards the market.
Upon reaching said market she suddenly had someone walking alongside her "Thank you for helping Choji with the whole confidence thing and for continuing to be his friend even after what you pulled" Shikamaru Nara was the culprit.
Clearly he'd found out from her brother or someone but it didn't sound like he was mad though which was a relief "Yeah of course, it became less like practice to me, he genuinely needed someone to make him feel like he was worth it despite his size" Sakura nodded.
Guilt lessening by the minute "Apparently I underestimated you, you have a keen eye for things, right this was a nice little chat but I need to get going try not to be to troublesome from now on" the Nara Heir teased and disappeared with a lazy wave.
Sakura rolled her eyes upwards and headed for a stall searching for the souvenir she'd promised Chojuro, who hadn't really had much of a chance to explore since he'd been so busy scouting for potential trouble.
It took her a few minutes but she found something that would definitely interest the young swordsman before heading home to send the souvenir off "My done with training and missions already Sakura" Mebuki asked when her daughter entered the house.
Making them pause in their attempts to pack for their next trip to sell wares "We managed to accomplish our goal, err are you packing for another trip" the fuscia haired girl stopped in the living room and noticed what her parents were doing.
"Got it in one Sakura-chan, we might be gone longer than a week this time though so just tell Asagao-kun for us and be safe alright" Kizashi nodded, then grabbed up the item he'd been missing and shoved it into his pack.
Their daughter blew out a breath "Be safe and come back okay" Sakura hugged both her mother and father quickly but firmly then disappeared down the halls to her bedroom, it was different seeing them off she realized.
But put the thought resolutely out of her mind as she sat at her desk and began writing a letter to Chojuro then in her best calligraphy drew the storage seal and let the ink dry before checking her work over and finally sealing the souvenir into the seal once she was finished.
Now with nothing else to do, she flopped down on her bed thinking over what the next week would be like for her and her teammates "Sakura your friend Choji is here" her mother's voice called from the foyer, derailing her thoughts.
With a grin Sakura stood and flounced from her room to greet the Akimichi Heir "Ah I wasn't sure if you were done with training or not, want to hang out, my mom is interested in more recipes" Choji rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
His new friend nodded "Just don't do anything that I wouldn't do Sakura-chan" her father teased as she was tugging on her sandals, followed by a smack signaling her mother had smacked her father upside the head for his teasing.
And her lips curved upwards in amusement "Don't mind my Dad, he likes to crack jokes at the wrong time but sure Choji I'd love to hang out with you" the pinkette announced pulling her hair back into a ponytail and shutting the door behind her at the same time.
Choji couldn't stop the smile "Sounds like your parents are really nice, so is it true you really lived in the Hidden Mist Village Sakura" the brunet questioned wanting to learn more about the girl at his side as they walked through the village to his clan compound.
"Of course, it wasn't easy though and the academy curriculum was ridiculously difficult, it got harder each year to, plus the village wasn't doing so good" Sakura explained lightly, keeping her guard raised.
Ebony orbs blinked in confusion "How bad was the village exactly" Choji inquired gently not wanting to push but wanting to know just so he could get a feel for what Sakura had to go through before transferring from Mist to Leaf.
"Bad, poor economic structure, living quality was bad, homeless littered the streets, some couldn't afford food if they wanted to live in a house, shinobi went rogue all the time, but it's getting better now that my Aunts the Mizukage" the fuscia haired girl admitted.
With a frightful scowl at first before it lightened into a smile "Your aunt is the Mizukage, wow you and Asagao must be very important to the Elders in Mist right" the mahogany haired boy chattered shocked at the news.
A laugh filled the air "I don't know about that, but yes by extension, if Asagao and I were to ever go to Mist, we'd be given the same courtesy with guards and protection like our Aunt" Sakura nodded in answer.
"Geez your life must have been really difficult then..do you regret coming to Leaf, you must have left behind some friends right" Choji asked carefully not wanting to upset Sakura in case she was sore about transferring.
Her lips curved upwards "Sometimes but it wasn't all that bad and no, I don't Choji, best decision of my life and yes I did leave behind some friends, however we send letters back and forth to each other every single day" the pinkette said.
Relieved that she wasn't offended by his questions "Well here we are my house again" the Akimichi Heir gestured as they stopped in front of his house again after trekking clear through the Akimichi Compound to get there.
She giggled lightly and together they entered "Nice to see you again Sakura, Choji didn't interrupt training with your team and sensei did he" Chitsu was right there waiting as they closed the door and took off their sandals.
"Now, now Chitsu, let the girl get settled before you bombard her with questions" Choza chuckled pleased that the girl wasn't going to run off and abandon his son like most girls would have at that point the longer they got to know Choji.
Earning another smile "I was already at home when Choji came to collect me, our sensei gave us the weekend off again, but yes it's nice to see you again Chitsu-sama" Sakura greeted with a light bow as always polite.
Chitsu sighed, the girl didn't have a mean bone in her body it seemed "Who is your sensei anyway Sakura" Choji interrupted before she could nab Sakura for herself for recipe talk, her lips curved upwards, pleased her son was more confident in himself now.
And wasn't afraid to talk to girls, even if it was just Sakura, she sure knew how to boost confidence in people "Asuma Sarutobi isn't that right Sakura-san" the Akimichi Patriarch answered instead of the young girl.
Who nodded in answer "Hmm interesting, now if you don't mind, let's talk Sakura" the Akimichi Matriarch grabbed Sakura by the arm and drug her into the living room were a tray of tea and sandwiches were set so they could chat and snack at the same time.
Until they ran out of idea's on potential new recipes "Oh we didn't realize you had company Choza, Chitsu" a blonde appeared just as she was contemplating heading home and she looked up into pupilless cerulean eyes.
"What's forehead doing here food boy I didn't think you were friends with a freak like her" then another slightly familiar voice entered her ears and Sakura straightened peridot orbs darkening with anger at the insult, not to her forehead but to Choji.
Who, at the insult deflated and slumped his shoulders "Don't you know it's not nice to insult your teammates, never know what that might do to their psyche Ino-san, especially in a fight" Sakura stated defending Choji.
Onyx orbs widened in shock "Ino what have I told you about insulting people, sorry about her, she's still learning her manners, Inoichi Yamanaka I'm Ino's Father" Inoichi scolded his child before apologizing to the girl who'd been insulted by his daughter.
Sakura waved it off "No worries I'm not bothered Inoichi-sama, however she should be more aware of the feelings of her teammate, anyway I should get home, Choza-sama, Chitsu-sama, Choji see ya around" the pinkette smiled unconcerned for herself and more for the boy at her side.
Inoichi blinked in surprise as the girl stood and then vanished around him and Ino the door shutting quietly the only other sign of her exit from the room "Looks like Sakura-san has a sharp tongue after all" Choza whistled in surprise.
"Stupid forehead always getting in the way, Ami was right, she's nothing but a bitch" Ino muttered under her breath unhappy that she'd gotten scolded especially over her own teammate, who clearly had taken to the new girl.
Choza shook his head "You shouldn't judge Ino-chan, Sakura was defending Choji because you insulted him, that's what friends are supposed to do are they not" Chitsu scolded taking the pinkette's side in the whole matter.
Ino floundered but what really shocked her "Sakura's right Ino, you don't know what that does to me calling me those mean names, it makes me not want to be your friend or talk to you anymore or even fight with you or train with you" Choji admitted quietly.
Speaking up for himself for the first time ever, Ino sighed and plopped down ungracefully thinking for the next hour trying to figure out what was so different about Sakura Haruno that it seemed nothing could get under her thick skin.
~Two Days Later~
Upon arriving on the training grounds she found her sensei already there alongside her teammates "Change of plan girls, your going on a C Rank escort mission with Team Seven, the Jonin in charge will be Kakashi Hatake as Shisui and I have a separate mission" Asuma announced.
"But doesn't he have his own team of genin, I heard Kiba Inuzuka talking about how his sensei was that person you just mentioned but he was always late to every single training session/mission" Mimori frowned not liking the sudden change in plans.
She'd really been looking forward to learning some jutsu's "How exactly did we get picked to go on this mission as well anyway" Mamori asked put out herself, because she didn't think they were really ready for anymore C Rank Missions.
Asuma lifted a brow and waited until it clicked "Cause we're aiming to be a partial medic based team so we're being sent in case the client gets injured" Sakura answered dutifully when the reason hit her.
Their sensei nodded in satisfaction "Exactly now you have an hour to pack and then show up at the Hokage Tower for debriefing on your mission oh and girls good luck" the raven haired Jonin nodded dismissing his students.
Hoping they came back alright and unscathed, with that they headed home to pack "Wait don't tell me you got a mission to that calls for you to leave the village" Asagao frowned seeing his sister packing like him.
Causing her to pause and look at him before she realized he must not have been told "Because we're aiming to be a partial medic based team, my team and I are being sent on your mission with you" the pinkette stated then turned back to packing.
Even when her brother inhaled harshly and choked on his saliva before spluttering "Kami this mission is gonna be like hell, the client's already pissed Naruto off by calling him short and Shisui-sensei won't be with us this time" the fuscia haired preteen scowled.
But his sister wasn't sympathetic as she checked over her supplies, then looked at the clock noting the time they had left before mission debriefing "Quit whining Asagao, I'm going to go stock up on supplies" Sakura snorted writing a quick note for their parents.
Who wouldn't be back until a week and five days from them and she hoped the mission was finished before then "Fine, fine might as well do that to" Asagao sighed as he finished packing and followed his sister out the door after locking up.
They headed for the market and got as many supplies as they could, food, weapons and medical supplies anyway before heading for the Hokage Tower "What are you doing here Sakura-chan, did you get a mission to" Naruto asked when his friends entered the office.
"On the same mission as you Naruto-kun, since we're medics, we can give this mission a higher efficiency rate even if it's only C Rank" Mamori explained gently appearing a couple seconds after Sakura, her sister on her heels.
Naruto gaped "Probably for the best and looks like we're only missing our Jonin leader and the client" Sasuke scowled looking around the room impatiently, arms crossed over his chest and feeling as if it was going to be a hell of a mission.
"Don't be so impatient Sasuke, they'll get here when they get here" Mimori said lightly more patient than her friend, after the last month of training and D Rank missions, she'd learned how to reign herself in.
The Hokage chuckled and looked to the clock and just when he was about to send someone out to find the missing duo they appeared through the door "Apologies for being late Hokage-sama, Tazuna-san just had to stock up on certain items" a silver haired nin bowed.
Mask bunching up at the corners indicating he was smiling "Yeah couldn't go without my alcohol after all" Tazuna hiccuped already drunk and Sakura knew this was going to be their most trying C Rank Mission yet.
Especially if they had to escort this person somewhere and protect him from bandits at the same time "It's alright Kakashi-kun, meet the genin assigned under your command for this mission, Team's Seven and Nine" Hiruzen gestured at the six genin.
And the Jonin turned to look them over with a single onyx orb "Why so many surely one team of brats would be enough right" the gray haired man harrumphed unhappily not liking that he would be escorted by so many people, the chances of being found lying was greater now.
Sakura narrowed her eyes on the mission client but kept quiet sensing guilt in his tone of voice "Okay kiddies introduce yourselves, names only, I'm Kakashi Hatake the Jonin in charge for the duration of this C Rank Mission" the Jonin they now knew was named Kakashi said.
Immediately their mission client flinched but only when the Jonin mentioned the rank of the mission, Sakura stepped forward first "Sakura Haruno, pleased to meetcha Kakashi-sensei" she forced a smile then took a step back.
"Mamori Senju, this is my little sister Mimori Senju" Mamori nodded introducing her sister at the same time to not take up so much time, she wanted to get this mission over and done with after all and get home so they could take that week training in elemental ninjutsu and evasion.
Next Team Seven went "Asagao Haruno, Sakura's brother, these are my teammates Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki" Asagao took even less time, introducing his teammates, who weren't put out that he'd done so.
Kakashi nodded then faced forward "My reason for sending Team Nine is their aiming to be a partial medic-nin based team, they'd be beneficial, as for your mission escort Tazuna-san home, and protect him while he finishes building his bridge" the Hokage said.
Debriefing them on their mission "Right guess that's that, we should get a move on while it's early in the day" the silver haired Jonin took charge once it was clear the debriefing was over and they were dismissed to get started on their mission.
So with that the eight of them headed from the Tower and to the gates where they all signed out and started down the path leading towards the little village in the Land of Wave, Sakura was on high alert of course because she knew how dangerous the outside world could be.
"Hey Sakura I was thinking while we walk, we could talk theory, how hard is it to learn a jutsu of your elemental nature" the older Senju twin questioned sidling up to her teammate and keeping a wary look out for any trouble that might be headed their way.
Peridot orbs lit up "It's mostly trial and error, but chakra control is a major factor, to much or to little could mean life or death on correctly executing jutsu's" the pinkette stated adjusting the strap on her pack all without lowering her guard.
Mamori blinked and nodded in understanding to the explanation "Okay say someone wanted to incorporate fuinjutsu into their jutsu's how would one do that" the younger Senju twin inquired keeping on the lookout.
Sakura creased her brow in thought "We can seal our jutsu's in scrolls so that we wouldn't waste chakra on using a jutsu, seal a genjutsu inside and spring it on enemies unexpectedly just a few things to keep in mind" the rosette answered.
Ahead of the three girls was Kakashi and though they couldn't see his face since he was faced forward, he was infinitely more curious about them than the all male team who'd originally gotten the mission as he'd been told and Team Nine had been selected because of their medical ninjutsu.
Definitely interesting because an all medic-nin team hadn't been formed since the third shinobi war "Ugh there's no way we can ever keep up with you guys" Naruto whined quietly unable to wrap his mind around what his female friends were talking about.
"Agreed, not only that but this isn't their first C Rank mission either" Sasuke sighed feeling out of his league on this mission perhaps they shouldn't be going, Sakura, Mamori and Mimori would be able to handle themselves just fine after all.
Their temporary sensei was quiet "Just what are you girls talking about fuinjutsu that, elemental nature's this I don't understand" Tazuna frowned sobering up a little bit as the chatter got to even him and he was extremely confused.
With that the girls looked forward and smiled "Theory for now, later physical, Kakashi-sensei are we gonna have a break for lunch" Sakura announced lightly focusing her green eyes on the silver haired jonin in charge of them currently.
Kakashi lifted a silver brow, glanced to the sky, then back to the girl and nodded "Very well, we've been walking for a few hours after all" Kakashi shrugged pulling the large group to a stop three hours after they'd started from the village.
He didn't even have to instruct them, they built a fire and then went to hunt for lunch "Geez of course you'd be good at cooking even out here" Asagao huffed as rabbit stew was made and set up to cook over a nicely made fire pit.
"That's cause it's not Sakura-chan's first time outside the village, nor is it ours" Mamori piped in smartly reminding the boys that the three girls on the mission had not lived their entire lives in the Leaf Village.
Asagao, Sasuke and Naruto deflated at that "Don't be so hard on yourselves we're here so no worries" Mimori giggled being a bit sympathetic towards them as she checked on the stew, twenty minutes later it was done and they all dug in.
Probably the most delicious meal the adults had ever had judging by their astonished faces as every last bite was devoured and they packed up, making sure to hide evidence that they'd ever been there in the first place before continuing their trek to their clients village.
For the rest of the day, the genin were quiet until Kakashi called for a second stop "Okay kids make camp, we'll head out early first thing tomorrow morning" the silver haired nin clapped then settled against a tree to keep watch.
"So how are things looking Kakashi-san, any trouble" the gray haired adult inquired curiously wondering if the lie would hold just a bit longer, long enough to get him home, where hopefully the ninja wouldn't abandon him to what Gato had in mind.
Kakashi shook his head and he was relieved about that "Naruto you Dope, seriously how could you get squeamish about gutting a fish" the second Uchiha Heir's voice echoed from the camp a few feet away berating his teammate.
"B..But Sasuke-teme I don't like blood or guts" the blonde whined back tears in his baby blue eyes until Sakura glared them into being quiet and finished making dinner for the lot of them seeing as she had more experience cooking.
Once the fish were speared on sticks and set up over a fire she turned on the two boys "Act more professional Sasuke, Naruto, if any enemy were around they would know our exact position because of your whining and loud voices" the pinkette snapped.
Then turned firmly away from the two boys "Yeesh someones a little on edge" the fuscia haired male grimaced having seen the tension in his sister all day, he just didn't know it's cause, but she was also right, if an enemy was around they would have been found immediately.
"Just as scary as ever huh Sakura-chan, surely we can relax a little" the younger Senju twin asked plopping on the ground gracefully and looking around warily just in case despite what she'd just said because she to felt as if something was going to happen.
Like she thought she would Sakura shook her head and glanced discretely in their clients direction "What's wrong, I know he's a drunk but he's not that bad right" the older Senju twin frowned in confusion seeing the glances.
Knowing they hadn't realized it yet the rosette sighed and gestured them closer before lowering her voice to a very low decibel "He's lying about the mission rank" Sakura admitted, sure that she was right on the whole matter of this being more than a simple C Rank Mission.
Both of her teammates gasped under their breaths and leaned in closer definitely not wanting to be over heard "Should we tell those boys and Kakashi-sensei" Mamori lowered her voice even more and cast a look at the three males of Team Seven.
Sakura considered this but shook her head "Because Naruto would blurt it out for the world to hear if your right" Mimori guessed earning a nod so they settled back watching dinner cook until it was ready then called to the other members of their group that food was done.
"What were you girls whispering about earlier" Tazuna questioned more like demanded to know but they just flashed him all to innocent smiles and gave him the same answer they had earlier that day, him none the wiser.
Their temporary sensei however wasn't that easily swayed "Pretty good Sakura-chan, by the way we're sorry you know for being so loud earlier" Naruto apologized suddenly after taking a bite of delicious fish that had been cooked.
Sasuke nodded his head in agreement "Yeah so can you not be mad at us anymore, we're on this mission together after all and in order for us to work efficiently we can't be angry with one another" Sasuke explained quietly.
"Now you know not to be so reckless next time" Asagao shook his head in amusement glad that nothing had happened during his first day outside the village and thanking the kami that Sakura was his sister for once despite her head strong and stubborn ways.
After awhile once they'd all finished eating dinner and were getting ready to settle down for the night to get some shut eye their temporary sensei stood "Sakura-chan take a walk with me" Kakashi requested already walking away from camp.
Leaving the other genin to keep watch over their client until they returned, Sakura didn't disobey and hurried after the Jonin, once they were far enough away she spoke up "You know to don't you sensei, that Tazuna-san is lying about something" the pinkette said.
Kakashi crinkled his eye at her "Please don't do anything reckless you or those girls, leave whatever comes our way to me understand, I won't allow you kids to die" the silver haired nin pleaded in a strained tone of voice.
Viridian orbs widened "If push comes to shove Kakashi-sensei and one of my friends or brother is endangered I will fight all while protecting Tazuna-san at the same time" Sakura announced firmly, she would not be pushed aside if danger presented itself to her.
The Jonin sighed "Very well just be careful alright, being a medic-nin is difficult" Kakashi relented, ruffled Sakura's bangs and then turned heading back to camp, where Sakura crawled into her bedroll and closed her eyes to get some sleep.
A few hours later he dozed off himself and before he knew it, it was morning, the smell of fish reached his nose indicating the genin were already wide awake "Morning sensei did you sleep well" the older Senju twin snickered unsympathetically.
"Before you ask, they've all been awake for an hour, myself just twenty minutes" the gray haired elder chuckled finding himself warming up to the kids who were kind, if not extremely naive, but kind and he couldn't help himself.
Kakashi coughed and turned away heading into the forest to check the traps he'd set up and found nothing "So we just keeping walking then" the raven haired preteen grimaced already feeling sore, training with Shisui had not prepared him enough it seemed.
"Here Sasuke, let me heal you, can't lag or dawdle after all" the younger Senju twin offered hands glowing green and in quick succession healed Sasuke and Naruto, Asagao proving to be adept with medical ninjutsu himself.
Clearly not as advanced as them sure but enough to be able to heal sore muscles "I've been training ridiculously hard how to use the mystical palm" the fuscia haired boy admitted pleased he'd managed more than he had before during training.
Naruto gaped "Just how long have you been hiding that from us" the blonde pouted, he was learning things about his teammates and friends that he hadn't previously known and it made him put out and feel like he was falling behind.
"Let's move out kids, Tazuna" the silver haired nin clapped once camp was broken down and nothing incriminating was left behind to lead enemy nin to their position, with that the lot of them started walking again.
And Sakura was once again on the alert, especially when three hours later just a couple hours before lunch, two chakra signatures flared to life several feet ahead of them, then vanished, she straightened and flashed the Jonin a look.
He nodded discretely no one else the wiser of what was going on as she turned to her own teammates "Keep calm, we're heading straight for an ambush from enemy-nin" the pinkette whispered under her breath.
Mamori and Mimori immediately straightened honey orbs pinned straight forward as they got closer and closer to the source of their teammates unease, until they passed a puddle that shouldn't be there and chaos erupted.
Naruto screamed in horror as their temporary sensei was ripped to shreds via chains and two enemy-nin burst out of the puddle they'd just past, one headed straight for him "Duck Naruto-kun" Mamori shouted on the move.
Just before the rogue could reach the blonde, she reared back her fist and punched the man in the face, sending him flying backwards into a tree "THE HELL WAS THAT" Naruto shrieked eyeing his friend warily.
She paid him no attention merely spinning on her heels gracefully to kick the man in the chest as he came back for a second attack clearly not winded in the least "Oho what's this the Mizukage's niece out on a mission what a surprise" one of them actually laughed.
Upon realizing who's presence they were in "Demon Brothers, rogues from the Hidden Mist Village" Sakura snarled drawing her foot up and lacing it with chakra before kicking the ground forcefully throwing them off balance.
"Like hell we'd let you hurt Tazuna-san" Mimori lunged in front of Asagao, who was holding up a kunai and standing in a defensive position just as Sasuke dove in front of them intent to protect but thankfully the jonin returned unscathed and still alive.
As Kakashi knocked out the second rogue "Good work girls and that was very brave of you Sasuke to protect your teammate and Asagao as well, Naruto to" Kakashi nodded tying the demon brothers to a tree.
While Asagao slid to the ground on his knee's beyond horrified "You k..know them personally Sakura" Asagao gasped looking to his sister, fearing for their lives should the mission continue, this wasn't turning out to be just a simple C Rank escort mission anymore.
"Right you said they were rogues from the Hidden Mist Village" Sasuke grimaced watching as Sakura assessed the area they were in, clearly on the lookout for anymore trouble before heading towards the downed blonde.
Who'd somehow still managed to get scratched and there was poison in his system now, which was taken care of with a pill for common poisons before the injury was healed "Why didn't you girls freak out" Tazuna asked in confusion.
Glad that nothing had happened to him, it was that question that set the girl off as Sakura swung around fury on her delicate features "Instead of talking about that, why don't we talk about how you unnecessarily put all of us in danger by lying about the mission rank" the pinkette spat.
Done playing dumb where this person was concerned "Yeah Tazuna-san if you knew that rogues were gonna be after you how come you didn't request the appropriate mission rank" the younger Senju twin frowned not happy with their client in the least.
Sasuke, Naruto and Asagao paused "Wait what you mean all this time you were lying and knew that more than just bandits were after you" the raven haired preteen asked, moving towards enraged as he realized what was going on.
Tazuna paled as he realized he'd been outed the entire time on his lie, these genin were a lot more perceptive than he'd thought "Agree Tazuna-san so why don't we go have a little chat" the silver haired nin in charge ended the lives of the demon brothers.
Before grabbing their client by his shirt and dragging them away "How long did you know Sakura" the fuscia haired boy demanded to know of his sister who wasn't afraid to face rogues in order to complete a mission it seemed.
"From the very start Asagao-kun before we ever left Hokage-sama's office" the older Senju twin admitted quietly feeling as if this was only the beginning and things were going to get a lot worse if they continued the mission.
Eight minutes later the two adults returned "I'm sorry for putting you kids in unnecessary danger, it's just my village is poor and we didn't have enough money to request a higher ranking mission" the gray haired elder apologized.
Making them feel guilty "Don't worry about it old man we'll continue the mission and protect you, but tell the truth next time okay" the blue eyed blonde in the group rambled, in the end they decided to continue the mission and after walking a short ways.
Leaving behind the corpses of the Demon Brothers found a safe place to make a temporary camp and have lunch all of them on high alert "Say Kakashi-sensei do you know anyone that has lightning nature chakra, cause I think I'm gonna have to learn" Mimori inquired suddenly.
A silver brow lifted in surprise "Uh-huh and fire for me, only Sakura-chan knows some elemental jutsu's, but we haven't gotten to learn any jutsu's yet, this was supposed to be our week for that" Mamori announced.
"Fortunately for you girls I know all the natures perhaps after dinner I can teach you a few jutsu's to each element you have" Kakashi offered, knowing they wouldn't reach Tazuna's village and after supper was the perfect time to teach these kids some elemental jutsu's.
Unfortunately for him it seemed like he would be stuck teaching the boys as well as the blue eyed blonde perked up "Us to Kakashi-sensei, none of us can be exempted from training" Naruto piped in not wanting to be left behind anymore.
Kakashi sighed under his breath "Dope's right we all have to learn together so long as were on this mission, no more acting independently of one another" Sasuke nodded, mind flashing back to just a little while ago where they'd been underprepared for the attack.
"And you have to teach us how to us our senses to detect foreign chakra" Asagao requested glancing to his sister who was undoubtedly leagues ahead of him thanks to all the training she'd been through since before coming to Leaf.
"Slow down kids, don't you want to enjoy your childhood even just a little" Tazuna was horrified to realize that continuing to protect him would lead these kids into even more danger and they were trying to prepare themselves for it.
By asking for training, they said nothing and merely continued walking in silence, chatter ceased between the genin for the better part of four hours until finally Kakashi pulled them to a stop to make camp and cook dinner.
Once he was sure they could handle themselves "I'm going to set up traps, be back soon" the silver haired Jonin saluted disappearing into the forest that surrounding the clearing they were setting up in.
And all around he set various traps, genjutsu, ninjutsu, weapons, trip wire with bells all to alert him and the genin of any danger approaching when he returned "Dinner's ready Kakashi-sensei" the younger Senju twin announced.
Holding out two fried fish and a fried rabbit on sticks knowing the man had to be hungry "Just where did you girls learn how to cook anyway" the gray haired elder questioned as they sat eating quietly, glancing around warily every once in awhile.
Sakura looked up and smiled lightly "Sakura learned from our Aunt" the fuscia haired boy butt in with a cheeky laugh earning an exasperated glare before it morphed into a fond look that told him she loved him no matter what, they were siblings after all.
"We learned someone from Sakura-chan cause anytime our sensei let us have a lunch break, we'd go eat at her place and she'd cook us some really awesome meals" the older Senju twin commented with a grin.
The girl blushed in response "Guess it pays to have the Mizukage as your Aunt huh Sakura" the ebony haired preteen in the group shook his head and Sakura sent him a look, he realized maybe he shouldn't have said that.
Especially when their temporary sensei straightened "That's right Kakashi-sensei, the 5th Mizukage is Asagao's and I's Aunt, it's likely the next rogue will recognize me as well" the pinkette explained staring at the ground solemnly.
Her only peace was that Asagao wouldn't be recognized as her brother hopefully anyway "What does that mean for you Sakura-chan" the blue eyed blonde asked carefully feeling her mood dropping to one of depression.
"It means she's in a lot more danger than the rest of you, you as well Asagao-kun, now lets get to training" Kakashi said in a blunt tone of voice, kami this mission was turning out to be a lot worse than he'd expected.
But he'd promised to bring them all back safely and unharmed so if that meant teaching them he would do it to, so he taught them jutsu's of their nature's for Mimori, Raiton: Thunderball and Doton: Earth Dome.
For Mamori, Katon: Phoenix Flower Jutsu and Suiton: Raging Waves, Sakura, Doton: Bedrock Coffin and Suiton: Bubble Jutsu before turning to the boys and handing them pieces of paper so he could learn their individual natures.
They were confused until one of the girls helpfully explained "Gather chakra into it and we promise to train really hard to master these jutsu's Kakashi-sensei" Mamori announced before turning and focusing on said training.
"Oh cool my piece of paper ripped in half, was it supposed to do that" Naruto nearly shouted in awe but managed to reign in his excitement due to the glare being cast his way even if the girl did nod in answer indicating that yes it was supposed to do that.
"Yes Naruto that means you have wind nature chakra, Sasuke has fire and lightning and Asagao has the same nature's as me" Sakura piped in with a smile working on molding her chakra just right in order to execute the bubble jutsu.
Kakashi chuckled at least glad they were dedicated genin and listened very well to orders before showing the boys a couple jutsu's each, "Thanks Kakashi-sensei" Asagao nodded intent to learn before their next confrontation with a rogue.
The Jonin nodded "My turn right" Sasuke smirked eager to learn as well, maybe next time he could show his cousin up in a spar when Shisui decided to try and beat them all into the ground or fry them to crisps with his fire jutsu's.
For the next two hours the six genin practiced until they were nearly out of chakra "Bed time now" Mimori yawned tiredly pleased with her progress on her first two jutsu's, though it was hard learning opposing nature's at least she got the gist of them.
With that they all crawled into their bedrolls and went to sleep "Yeesh bunch of crazy kids" Tazuna shook his head with a quiet snort before doing the same because he was sure that tomorrow would be even worse for them than today had been.