Hello everybody my name is Trevyler and welcome to another Naruto fanfiction. Now I'll say that if you hadn't read my other story than you won't know this, but I'm a NaruSaku shipper. From the first time I heard anything about Naruto it was always about Naruto or Sakura. Or more specifically her being his love interest. So from the moment I actually watched the show a bit I shipped them. Funnily enough I never heard about Sasuke all that much until i looked into the show more. I knew about Kakashi because he seemed to be everywhere! I'll only use some of the honorifics in this fic. For example:

Naruto will say Sakura-chan on occasion. Hinata will say Naruto-kun. Team 7 will address Kakashi and Kakashi-sensei.

Anyway this story will contain some one-sided NaruHina and possibly one-sided SasuSaku. I'll decide if I want to include SasuHina, SasuKarin, or KibaHina later. I guess this'll take place some time after Madara and Kaguya's defeat. People will be OOC so you have been warned. Without further-ado, let's get started.

CHAPTER 1:SAKURA'S MISSION

It had been a few months since the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Naruto and Sasuke had both been given a replacement arm, after their intense battle. Sasuke and initially refused the offer, but had been convinced by his team mates in the end.

He had also wanted to leave the village on a journey to atone for his sins. Kakashi had suggested that he stayed in Konoha until everything calmed down. Sasuke reluctantly agreed and stayed to help the rebuild effort.

Tsunade stepped down as Hokage and selected Kakashi as her successor. He was there for his experience and as a stand in for Naruto until he was older and had learned everything he needed to know to become Hokage.

One day, Kakashi called Sakura into the Hokage's office. She made it there from the hospital as quick as she could.

Kakashi was sitting at his desk awaiting her arrival, "Ah Sakura. You're here. Sorry to interrupt your work, but there's something I need to discuss with you." he greeted.

Whenever he dealt with certain things, he really got into the role of Hokage and got straight to business. It was much different than when Team 7 visited him or when they came back from smaller jobs.

Sakura nodded, "It's no problem Kakashi-sensei. What did you need?" she asked.

He leaned forward, "All of the main villages have been rebuilding and giving medical attention to those who were injured in the war. However, they ,along with some of the smaller villages, lack many medical-nin. So we're being asked if we can spare any of ours to aid them. Since you've been helping the most and are a medic yourself, I want to ask for you help to resolve this issue." he answered.

She took in all the information, "Well, even some of our our medics are seeking attention at the moment so we're down quite a few hands at the hospital. With Tsunade, Ino, and I doing as much work as we can. Things have been holding up pretty well. I don't think we have many to spare. At least not enough to make a huge difference." she replied.

Kakashi put a hand to his chin, "The other Kage will hopefully be fine with whatever help we can give them." he said neutrally.

Sakura came up with a solution, "I could go help for a while. I could do a lot more alone than a lot of the others due to having more experience. Some of the others are students just trying to lend a hand." she told him.

The silver haired man looked somewhat uneasy, "Are you sure Sakura? I know you went through a lot with the war and all." he wondered.

She gave a confident nod, "After all that, I can take what the world might throw at me. I'll be fine. I became a medic-nin to help people and I'm gonna do it no matter what." she declared.

He sighed, "Alright then. I'll let them know and give you all the details tomorrow. Until then you are free to go about your day." he said with a smile under his mask.

His eyes gave away that he was smiling even though you couldn't see it.

The pink haired girl smiled back slightly, "Later Kakashi-sensei." she said leaving the office.

Kakashi shook his head, "They've all come so far. What happened to the three brats I got stuck with all those years ago?" he reminisced.

A memory of Team 7 came to mind. A picture they all kept to this day.

A certain blonde wasn't so happy about the mission, "You're leaving! We just got Sasuke back and now you're leaving!" Naruto said in disbelief.

Sakura had found Naruto at Ichiraku's and told him about her mission. Maybe that wasn't such a great idea.

She shook her head at her best friend, "It's only for a little while. In the mean time, you can work on your Hokage studies with Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke." she told him.

He still didn't look convinced, "I wanted to spend some time with all of us together." he complained.

She smiled a little and his childishness, "And we will. As soon as I get back." she promised.

Naruto gave a reluctant sigh, "Alright I guess, but I hold you to that." he said with a goofy grin.

Soon they were laughing and talking about trivial things while Naruto consumed countless bowls of ramen.

The next day she was packed and ready to leave. She had prepared the night before and gotten the details early in the morning.

Kakashi couldn't see her off as he was busy, but Naruto, Sasuke, and Ino were waiting at the gate.

Naruto looked disappointed. Sasuke looked neutral for the most part. Ino looked annoyed.

Ino approached first, "Why didn't you tell me you were leaving Forehead! I just found out when they said you weren't going to be at the hospital for a while!" she shouted.

Sakura realized she had forgot to tell Ino about the mission, "Sorry about that Ino-pig, but hey you know now." she replied cheekily.

The blonde girl crossed her arms, "You are forgiven this time. Hey be back soon though. It totally sucks being at the hospital by myself." she said in her normal upbeat tone.

The girls hugged and then moved apart so the two boys could talk. Well at least Naruto.

The boy smiled, "Get back soon alright. Then we can all hangout like you said we would. I have faith that if someone tried to mess with you they'll get their ass kicked in no time." he told her.

She smiled, "Thanks Naruto. I promise we'll hang out as soon as I get back alright. Get yourself together in the meantime. I want to see you become Hokage one day." she encouraged.

His smile was brighter than normal. She hadn't seen it like that in a long time. A part of her was happy that she could help make him happier.

Sasuke stood patiently, "Be careful out there." he advised.

A soft smile on his face that was shown only in affection for his two best friends. He'd been working in being more positive with people. Starting with them.

She hugged Sasuke, to which he awkwardly returned the hug with one arm. When she pulled away, she felt something poke her forehead. Sasuke had two fingers against her forehead and gave it and gentle flick. It was an affectionate gesture that Sasuke had learned from Itachi.

She turned to Naruto, who looked at her with a his bright blue eyes. The hug with him was different than with Sasuke. She felt Naruto savor the affection and attention. He held her with a strong yet gentle grip.

His breathe could be felt by her ear, "Stay safe." he whispered.

She smiled, "Of course. I'll be alright Naruto." she assured softly.

He still looked gloomy and in honestly pained her a little to have to see it, but she had a job to do.

She pulled away from his warm embrace, flushing slightly as she remembered there were others here. Ino was smirking and Sasuke had a slightly amused look.

Sakura faced all three of them, "I'll see all of you when I get back." she said with a wave and headed out of the gate.

They all waved and shouted back to her until she was no longer in sight.

And that's chapter 1. So there will be more NaruSaku moments as time goes on. Other ships may be included but are undecided at the moment. And yes I'm making Sasuke stay and not leave right after he comes back like the canon did. I really like the show, but there are certain things I don't like about the ending. One is that I despise pretty much all the couples in the ending. I ship NaruSaku, SasuKarin, SasuHina, and ShikaIno. So seeing none of those happen is disappointing. The others I'm not going to discuss here because that would be a waist of time. After this I've gotta work on the next chapter of How I Met Your Mother. It's a Naruto story I'm writing on here that has no relation to the TV show. Then I'm gonna work on some humor one-shots since I've never wrote those before. Have a great night everybody and I'll see you next time.

~Trevyler