She was surprised to see how many people turned out to wish her farewell. When she got into the restaurant that night she noticed there wasn't anyone there she hadn't met while in Suna.
She was seated at the head of a long table, with Misa on her left and Aki at her right. Gaara sat at the other end of the table with his siblings. Sakura caught his eye and smiled at him.
Someone ordered a round of drinks.
Once everyone had a drink Atsuo stood up and held up his glass. "Here's to Sakura; a very competent medic, and a great help to our team while she was here."
Everyone cheered and drank to Sakura. Sakura blushed and downed her drink as quickly as possible. If the whole night was going to be like this she didn't want to be sober for it.
Next her students made a toast. Natsuhiko stood up at the prodding of his friends and held up a glass. "To our most beloved teacher – the most exacting, expectant, and impossible to live up to teacher I've ever had. And luckily, the most patient."
Aki stood up next. "For returning our Kazekage to us in good health. And for being a bit of a brat really, in your treatment of him. To Sakura!"
It was then Misa's turn. "To Sakura; a genius if ever I met one." She said, smiling at Setsuna. "And a giving person. Though I have to say; a bit of an idiot sometimes."
Everyone laughed, and there was a loud "Here, here!" from across the room. When Sakura looked to see who it was she saw Seri there, laughing along with everyone else.
Temari coughed and stood up. She gave Kankuro a pointed look and he grudgingly stood up with her. "For taking care of our little brother so well, we thank you." Temari said. "For your humour and your patience with him, we salute you." Kankuro gave Sakura a salute, spilling some of his drink in the process.
"For your mad skills with a scalpel; we're a little afraid of you!" He added.
The night wore on, and people started to look to Gaara for a toast. It took some prodding, but eventually he stood up, and everyone hushed to hear what he would say about Sakura, including Sakura herself.
"To Sakura." He said. "For being the person you are."
There was a moment of silence after his words, as they all waited for more. Once everyone realized he had no more to say they all cheered loudly and drank some more.
All in all it was a good night.