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A Reindeer and Her Furiends:

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Bloody Blossom:

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Moments of Madness:

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A Butler and His Lady:

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"So you see. . . The Land of Waves has no ninja."

Kakashi dryly explained, tho the team wasn't truly listening or really didn't think much of the 5 different Kages. Nor that govern over the Hidden Leaf, Sand, Stone, Mist and Cloud Shinobi Villages.

His ebony right eye glances down at two random rain puddles from the group. Yet no one else takes their surrounds into account. Casually walking along the trail, chain rattling is quickly heard.

"You! You're first!"

The two attackers tangle Kakashi, as a snap of fingers. He is literally ripped to pieces. His discarded limbs in all gory directions. Sakura gasps quietly, unable to believe, he was taken out that easily. Naruto stares horrified.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI!"

The two suddenly appear behind him, his oceanic blue eyes frozen ahead. As they seem to grin at the prospect.

"You're next, kid!"

As the chains zoom in on Naruto, Sasuke immediately leaping into the air deflects them. Using a shuriken pins the chains to a near by tree. His blue sandaled feet crunched atop the two. The now useless chains break off, they still charge. . . Heading straight for Tazuna! Emerald green eyes gleefully flash in excitement. The pinkette swiftly stands guard as one's metallic clawed gloved hands comes in reach.

Sasuke speedily stands in front of Sakura. Mistake on his part now. Her left hand atop his right blue shirt covered shoulder, as she uses him for spring. Resulting in Sasuke getting pushed back into the Bridge Builder. Leaps over his ebony untamed head, right hook rised.

"CCCHHHAAAAA!"

Her tiny peachy fist gets the ninja in jaw. All hear his jaw crack dislocate. He goes flying back, breaking two thick tree trucks out cold before he hits the forest floor, his partner looks back flabbergasted. Turning to stare at the tiny pinkette genin dusting her hands off bored. Her pinkette braided ponytail not a hair out of place.

"Wanna end up like him? It would be my pleasure."

One single step back, he is frozen by a kunai to the throat. Kakashi completely fine dryly chuckles.

"Pick your poison, she looks ready to hurt you. So instead let's have a talk."

Sakura inwardly scoffs, at those words as Kakashi ties both "demon brothers" up to a larger tree truck.

'Hurt? Please I testing them. Been there done that! This guy was going to die.'

Her thoughts are interrupted, by Kakashi's praise. "Good work Sasuke, Sakura great use of your chakra control." As he turns to a sulking Naruto, she glances sadly at him too.

"Sorry about your hand, Naruto. But I'm surprised you froze like that."

Naruto looks to his teammates stunned, both so relaxed as if it was nothing. Ebony eyes look to Naruto, a tiny smirk on his face.

"Hey, to shaken to speak there scaredy-cat?!"

"GGRR SASUKE!"

"Naruto! There's poison in the metallic claws. Stop moving or it will spread in your body."

The spiky blond does stop advancing towards Sasuke, indeed scared more. Sakura gives Sasuke a bored glare. 'Uchiha keep talking stupid, you're the next one I drop.'

"Now Tazuna. . . you lied to us. Those two weren't out here for us ninja. Their target was you. This mission isn't a C-Rank, these aren't simple thugs or highway men. You have assassins after you, do you not? Besides the poison in Naruto's hand will be problem. Best to end this mission right now."

Tazuna looks away ashamed. Naruto looks between the two men as Sasuke silently agrees with the blond, Sakura again takes action, stepping towards Naruto when he himself stabs a kunai into the bleeding gush in his left hand.

"Old man, this mission is still on! I swear on this vow of pain, I'll never run away from a fight."

"Wow, okay. Naruto good for you. Still need to get that healed up or the blood lose will you."

His whiskered face turns blue in panic still. Sakura does give a tiny genuine smile. "You idiot, I can help. All the training I've done, one needs to know how too."

Her right hand glows green unseen by all, tho Naruto feelings warmth consume his hand. He smiles thankful at the pinkette. Kakashi watches diligently.

'Nothing in Sakura's records suggested, she's training in medical ninjutsu. . .'


TO BE CONTINUED. . .