I slowed to a stop on a tall tree, panting. I have been traveling non-stop for 2 days. Sitting down slowly to rest my aching legs, I set out my chakra. I was trying to sense if there was anyone close by. No. There was only animals, small animals. Oh look, here one comes. I smiled at a small squirrel that hopped up on to the branch I was sitting on. It scurried up to my bag and crawled in. I sat still, not to scare it and waited until it popped back out. When it did, It had a cracker in its mouth. I chuckled. "I have no idea how long that has been n there." It ran away with the stale cracker when I shifted. I was going to sleep today. Getting in a comfortable position, I closed my eyes and waited to fall asleep.
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Although they didn't know it, every break the group took, they fell behind. Sakura was twice the time from them. The pre-teens were sleeping at the moment, but the older ones were talking about this mission. It has been more than two days since she left. Kakashi took out the scroll, Tsukanoma, and placed it on the ground.
"Sakura's scroll." He said plainly. Asuma and Gai nodded.
"What do you suppose it does?" Asuma asked looking at it.
"We could look-" Kakashi started, but was interrupted by Gai.
"NO! We can not- should not- go through her private property!"
"..." Asuma stared at Gai, thinking, then turned to the scroll again. "What if its a call for help?"
This time Gai couldn't think of anything to say. All three shrugged it off and Kakashi put it away. They went to sleep for twenty minutes. After that, they woke the others and all set off again.
0.0.0
I woke up to silence. It was dawn and right now the things around me, or at least most of them, were asleep. Stretching my still sore muscles, I calculated the amount of time I sleep. Maybe 5, 4 and a half hours. Smiling, I took a deep breath and stood. I patted of dust from my butt and back pouch. I froze.
"Wha... Where!" I quickly flipped onto my knees and threw my pouch onto the branch beneath me. I opened it. Pulling out all the contents, I did not see the scroll. "Crap!" I stood and turned the way I came, running my full speed. I need to hurry and meet him already. Mandara.