Chapter 2
It was about 1 Pm when Sakura ran into the hokage mansion. There was nothing wrong with that time except she was late, but Naruto and Kakashi didn't mind it. By the time Sakura got to the mansion, Naruto and Kakashi were in a good discussion about forbidden jutsus, and such. Just as she started walking up to the desk, she heard-at this time Naruto didn't know she was here-
"Sakura, your somewhat late. You picking up my old habits?" Kakashi said. Naruto turned around. The two of them were looking at her expecting an explanation. Sakura sweated and got a bit nervous.
"Well, the hospital-"
It doesn't matter, she's here now, let's begin the briefing now." Naruto said, turning around towards Kakashi. Sakura immediately felt as if she was getting a cold stare.
*What the hell have I gotten myself into?* Sakura was thinking as she got closer to the desk.
"Well, the mission is simple enough, just deliver this scroll to one of our contacts in Tea Country, he needs some help that the two of you could hopefully provide." Kakashi said putting the scroll on the desk.
Naruto picked up the scroll, looked at it, then looked back at Kakashi, "we leave whenever right?"
"Well before the day ends anyway, but yea whenever the two of you are ready." Kakashi answered.
"Hmm ok." Naruto said rubbing his chin at Kakashi. He then walked back towards the door and said. "Sakura, when your ready just come to the gates." Was all he said to her before he disappeared from sight.
"Wait Naruto!" Sakura said running after her teammate.
"Sakura wait!" Kakashi shouted to get his former student's attention.
"What is it Kakashi-sensei?"
"We need to talk,"
"Is it about Naruto?"
"Then I'm assuming that Shizune told you her end then?"
Sakura got confused at this point, "What? Her end? YOU MEAN YOU HOPED THAT HE WOULD CHOSE ME??????" Sakura said marching to Kakashi's desk.
"hehehehe, Yea we bet that Naruto would choose you." Kakashi said laughing. "But anyway I have to give you my end of the REAL mission." Kakashi said in a more serious tone. "The mission isn't actually a delievery mission."
"WHAT?"
"Yea, this is actually an assassination mission."
"THEN WHY THE HELL AM I GOING???"
Kakashi tired calming his student down. He knew what could happen if Tsunade's hot temper got rubbed into sakura. He did not want to go there.
"Hey, calm down for me huh?"
"FIRST YOU BUT A BET ON MY WITH SHIZUNE, AND NOW YOUR TELLING ME THAT THIS IS AN ASSASSINATION MISSION???? WHAT KIND OF-"
"An Assassination mission eh?"
Kakashi and Sakura turned to the window and saw Naruto there listening.
"DAMMIT SAKURA!!!!" Kakashi exploded in anger.
*Shit was Naruto not supposed to find out about this? Kakashi's gonna have my ass on his fireplace wall after this is done* Sakura thought sighing.
"So Kakashi-sensei, would you mind briefing me on the mission? The real mission?" Naruto asked coming in through the window.
"Ugh… fine." Kakashi said leaning back in his chair. "Ok then Naruto do you remember the attack on the village?"
Naruto growled at Kakashi. Sakura just looked at her teammate, she wanted to hug him to calm him down but, she didn't know what would be coming her way if she did.
"I'll take that as a yes. Your remember that were two Akatsuki members that came to the village right?"
"Yes, there was Pein and the purple haired chick." Naruto said calming down.
"Appearently the chick's name is Konan. A little after you defeated Pein, she went to Tea country and single handedly took it down."
Sakura was shocked and Naruto, Kakashi could sense it and it gave Sakura a cold shoulder, was grinning.
"So let me guess, take her out and bring back order to Tea Country?" Naruto said.
"Yeah,"
"So do I still need Sakura to come on this mission?" Naruto said.
"Now that she ruined the whole surprise of the mission, it's her choice now." Kakashi said shifting his attention from Naruto to Sakura.
Sakura just stood there. She was about to say 'No' when she noticed Naruto taking off his hood to scratch his head. She looked that the flat head of hair and wanted to make it all spiky again. So she turned to Kakashi and nodded.
"Well I guess she is then." Kakashi said.
"Meet me at the gates whenever Sakura." Naruto said putting his hood back on and walking out the door.
"Ok Naruto-kun" Sakura said following him out the door.
*HUH??? KUN??????* was wizzing around Kakashi's head at that moment. Before he knew it, it was just Kakashi, all alone in his office. He leaned out the window and wondered.
*I hope you two are alright, this is gonna much harder now.* And with that he sat back down and begun working on the paperwork for the day.
Although Sakura tried to follow him to the gates she remembered that she needed to go and grab a few things for the mission.
"Hey Naruto-kun?"
"hm?"
"Uh… I gotta go back and grab some things before we head off. That ok?"
"Go ahead, just meet me at the gates when your done, don't take to long." Naruto said without looking at her.
"Ok I'll see you there Naruto-kun!" Sakura said cheerfully.
*So she's calling me kun now? Hmmm I wonder why. Maybe I should start calling her Sakura-chan. No, I'm gonna keep to myself for the entire length of the mission. THAT'S FINAL!* Naruto made up his mind inside his sub consciousness. The Kyuubi was there but he had been rather slient about everything that has happened to the kid. He figured that he should let fate and destiny do what's best for the kid.
Sakura ran home to grab some extra gear from her house. She was about ready to leave when the konoha 11-minus Naruto and herself- approached the door. Sakura was at the door and when she opened the door all of there friends appeared.
"Hey Sakura." Ino said.
"Ino did you tell them all what happened?" Sakura said a bit shocked to see all her friends there at her door.
"Yea she told us everything. I figured that Naruto was slumping but damm, this is just harsh." Shikamaru said in his normal lazy tone.
"Yea…" Sakura said, starting to feel bad about him
"Sakura-san, I'm sure that Naruto-kun wouldn't want you to worry about him." Hinata said.
"Huh? What makes you think that Hinata?" Sakura said a bit shocked. The rest of the group was a bit shocked by this as well.
"Well… I mean…"
"Sakura, I think what Hinata-sama is trying to say is to not over worry everything about him." Neji pointed out bluntly.
"You think so?"
"Hai, Sakura-chan!" Lee said with the pride of youth beaming from his face. "
I was walking towards the gates when I noticed Naruto-san just sitting there on a branch near the gate. He was dazed off and looked to be meditating."
"Are you sure that's a good thing Lee?" Tenten asked.
"Hai, if you've seen Naruto-san meditating, it's a good sigh that he's trying to get in the mood for something, don't know what off though." Lee responded.
"Hmmm since when have you seen him meditate for anything Lee?" Kiba asked, questioning the validity of the manner.
"On a multiple of occasions, when we were doing some taijutsu training, he taught me that meditating is a useful way for any taijutsu master to calm himself and prepare for anything." Lee responded.
"And when was this training?" Shino asked, intrigued by the simple knowledge that he could hopefully use to better his skills in the future.
"Actually last week." Lee responded.
"EH?????????????" everyone there was confused.
"Lee, don't bring our secret training into discussion here with everyone," said someone from Sakura's roof. Everyone looked up and saw Naruto sitting on the chimmey.
Everyone replied with either Naruto or Naruto-kun to greet him. Naruto got off the roof and landed next to Sakura. "It's time to go Sakura." He said to her, then walking off.
"Hai Naruto-kun!" she said taking off after her teammate.
*KUN??????* was rimaging all around their heads since they never thought that they would ever hear Sakura calling Naruto, Naruto-kun. They all laughed about it and left hoping for the best results when the two came back to from their mission.
End of chapter 2
-looks like this won't be a one-shot after all, O_O" next chapter should be up by the end of the week. I needa focus on my homework O_O"
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