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Sakura walked carefully along the path following Tsunade, her long hair was blowing because of the slight breeze. She was looking at her boots as she walked, only peering up once in a while to make sure she wouldn't get lost. They were in the elves territory and if she wasn't careful she probably would get lost. She had taken off her helmet some time ago due to the heat, and it was carefully resting on her back along with her axe.

They received news from Jiriya about what had occurred and Sakura knew her adoptive mother was suffering. Tsunade had locked herself in her room only coming out for some food. She hadn't come out until they left on this trip. Sakura peered up at her, she looked unfazed almost like nothing was wrong but Sakura knew better. Her mother was suffering. However, Sakura knew it would be best to just shut up and follow a few steps behind, of course.

Sakura looked ahead and saw the other groups gathered. Each group was talking among themselves. Somehow, it warmed her heart that almost everyone was conversing, human, elf, human and everyone else conversing with each other. Tsunade had told her of a time when groups only associated with each other. Imagining the friends she wouldn't have made if things were still that way made her shiver.

"Go find your friends Sakura, it's alright," the blonde dwarf woman called over her shoulder. Sakura merely nodded and looked over the crowd. Searching for the friends she hadn't seen in years due to the training they all took.

"Sakura!"

She looked for the person who had called her and found it was none other than her elf friend, Neji and beside him Hinata. She waved to them and made her way over to them. As she walked towards the two, she passed some of the Uchiha's who looked at her with disgust. Unlike the Hyuga's the Uchiha elves still clung to the old ways. Meaning they despised the dwarfs no matter how much time had passed or will ever pass. Sakura ignored the stares and continued towards the two cousins.

When she finally made it over to them smiled and hugged them tightly.

"Sakura it is good to see you," Neji said and smirked. Neji had grown since she last saw him, he had grown taller and more muscular, but he still had his long hair. Hinata was still the same only her hair was longer and her breasts were bigger. Sakura looked down at her small chest and sighed, but smiled just glad to be back with her friends. "It is really good to see you both it's been so long," Sakura stated.

"We're s-sorry we couldn't talk more, w-we've all been busy but we both missed you very much Sakura," the female elf spoke quietly. She was still as timid as Sakura remembered.

Flashback

Little Sakura stood behind her mother's leg peering at the two elvish children in front of her as her mother and the tall elvish man talked. A girl with short black hair and white eyes, she looked scared. Beside her was a slightly taller boy with long hair, he also had white eyes he looked bored.

"Alright, you kids go play while we talk," Tsunade said. Hiashi walked off and before Tsunade followed she felt a tug on her sleeve.

"Mama," Sakura started "do you think…will they like me?" she asked afraid the answer would be no. Tsunade smiled at her and bent down face to face with her adopted daughter.

"Of course they will just be yourself," Tsunade said with a smile. She stood patted Sakura's head before leaving the three children.

The short-haired pinkette took a deep breath and turned to face her playmates, smiling shyly. The black-haired girl was staring at her shoes, hands behind her back. Sakura noticed the white-eyed boy had his arms crossed but was looking anywhere but at her.

The short-haired elf peered up shyly "I-I like your hair," she said barely above a whisper.

Sakura smiled, suddenly not feeling so afraid and walked closer to them.

"Thanks, I like yours too! Both of your hairs are so pretty!" Sakura beamed and giggled. The elvish girl blushed while the boy just smirked.

"Anyways, let's go I'll show you both around and then we can play!" Sakura stated happily.

Flashback end

Smiling at the memory Sakura looked at the crowd once again and spotted Ten-Ten, Shikamaru and Ino. "Neji, Hinata look," she said as she pointed to their other friends "let's go say hi." As they started walking, Ino turned and saw them. Without saying a word to her two friends she pulled them along wanting to meet Sakura and the elfish cousins half way.

When they all got close enough the girls went in for a group hug leaving Neji and Shikamaru to greet each other. "Come on you guys quit being so stupid and get in here!" Ten-Ten stated ushering them to the group hug. Neji raised an eyebrow and Shikamaru whispered a 'troublesome' before Ten-Ten and Sakura pulled them in. When they finally finished the embrace Sakura and Ino stood off to the side together. They hadn't seen each other in almost two years.

"I see you still carry that stupid axe and have a bigger forehead than an ogre," Ino stated flicking Sakura's head for emphasis now that Sakura was without her helmet.

"And I see you still wear that ridiculous purple armor and you're still a Pig," Sakura said poking Ino's stomach.

They both laughed and hugged tightly. "I hate to admit this but I really missed you, Forehead," Ino giggled. Sakura smiled at her best friend and patted her back. "I would say I missed you too if I actually did, Pig," Sakura said and pulled back. Ino was pouting and Sakura laughed, repeatedly poking Ino's stomach. They both turned back to their friends and Sakura noticed most of her other friends weren't there.

"Where are Kiba and Chouji and everyone else?" Sakura asked.

"Only a few of us came since we didn't know why we're here," Shikamaru said.

Sakura only nodded and turned to the crowd finding familiar faces and not so familiar faces. Then Sakura spotted a face she had never seen before. He had blonde hair, with whisker marks on his face and the bluest eyes she had ever seen. He had a wrap around his forehead, and was wearing a tan cloak with a sword on his back, although, Sakura couldn't make out the rest of his outfit from the angle he was standing at. The blonde was next to one of the Uchiha elves talking with him. The boy almost as if feeling her gaze on him turned his head to look at her, then he looked her up and down taking in her features. Sakura wanted to walk over there and give him a taste of her axe for being a pervert—for staring at her like that—but then she realized she had just been doing the same thing. Instead, Sakura smiled at him sweetly and he blushed gave her a smile and quickly turned with his back facing her.

Sakura looked towards the Uchiha talking with the blonde. He had spiked hair and onyx eyes from what she could tell. He had a greenish cloak with a light blue long-sleeved shirt; she also saw he carried a set of bow and arrows. He noticed her staring and unlike the blonde, he glared at her almost in disgust, Sakura glared back in equal fever. If the elf wasn't going to be civil neither was she. With a last look she turned back to her friends.

Suddenly, everyone in the crowd went silent. Looking back Sakura noticed it was time to start the meeting. Neji and Hinata quickly walked back over to their group of elves. Saying good-bye to her friends Sakura quietly made her way to her fellow dwarfs.

A/N: This was kind of a filler chapter just to give you guys an idea about the characters. Everything is going to get crazy in the next chapter!