Heyo lovely readers. Welcome to my hmm…I think it was 5th Naruto fic haha. I decided to re-edit the whole story because a) I don't like sasusaku anymore and I need inspiration/motivation to finish it b) It has lots of mistakes in it and I can't bare to have you read them c) I want to get it over with.

So, please enjoy haha. Don't worry, nothing much has changed. I haven't updated in a long time but I shall soon. After I refresh my memory after revision that is.

Miss.Understood

By: Dark Angelic Kitty (DAK)

Summary: (The name's Sakura. Know it. Remember it. Love it.) She has it all. And she's proud to be at the top. But when the infamous Uchiha crosses her path, changes come into play.

Chapter 1 – The Mission

Soft footsteps echoed in the dank cave of some unknown Sound territory as a young teen walked through a maze of caverns and through an exit to another cave. He grunted softly as he kicked a few mice in the darkness that had been scurrying around in frenzy looking for a place to hide. Glaring at the path ahead, he stuffed his hands inside his pockets and kept on walking.

Orochimaru sat on his serpent-shaped throne as he filed through a list of upcoming targets. Sighing dramatically, he stroked the head of his pet snake that had just slithered its way up the throne. Its forked tongue slid in and out warning his master as he sensed a human coming towards the center of the secret hideout.

Feeling the familiar yet dangerous chakra approach, it quickly slid down again and crawled to the front entrance preparing to give a 'friendly' greeting. Closer and closer the footsteps came. Higher and higher the snake rose as it flattened its head into a heart-shaped plate, ready to strike.

Orochimaru looked up from his piles of files with a thin smile to see who was coming, although he already knew. He watched as the door opened and his pet snake, suddenly sensing superiority from the visitor, quickly slid away soundlessly in fear.

"Sai-kun, back so soon already?" His right-hand man, Kabuto, greeted for him.

"The mission was too easy."

"Aa...I see. I'm sure Orochimaru-sama has a harder mission for you this time, right Orochimaru-sama?" The man adjusted his glasses with his forefinger and peered down at his master.

"Of course. Why, our Sasuke-kun needs to have a hard mission so he can get stronger and kill his brother." Orochimaru cooed. His eyes glinted maliciously and his long tongue slid out to wet his lips. His assistant, Kabuto, shifted his weight as he listened intently to learn of the new mission.

"Just hurry up and give me my next mission." The teen said rudely.

"Now, now, be patient Sasuke-kun. Hmm...let's see...where is that paper?" Orochimaru responded and searched for some paper in the middle of his pile of files, "Oh, here it is."

"Ohh, the Mission of the Spring Jewel. I think its perfect for Sai-kun." Kabuto observed from the back.

"Can you give me the next mission now? You're wasting my time." He said impatiently.

"My, grumpy today aren't we. Well anyways, for your next mission you need to kill the famous Haruno heiress." Orochimaru explained.

"That's it? I don't feel like killing a spoiled rich brat today."

"Sasuke-kun, let me finish...where was I? Oh yes...but before you kill her, you need to find out the password from the heiress to gain access to the Spring Jewel." The Lord of Snakes explained.

"Why don't you just get someone to hack the safe and get this Spring Jewel? The name sounds too corny for my liking."

"Sai-kun, obviously you don't really know the famous Haruno's safe." Kabuto butted in.

"Well if it was famous, then I would've known it already." The guy retorted coldly.

"Sigh..." Kabuto could never win an argument with the guy. "You see Sai-kun, in order to open the safe; you need to open three security levels using three passwords. But the safe isn't just an ordinary safe. It's an underground maze. There are three levels with three locked doors. You need three passwords to enter through each door and each door will supply a obstacle for you to pass. If you mix the passwords up, dangerous things will happen. That's all I managed to find out. The rest is up to you."

"Finally...sounds interesting..."

"Oh and Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru added, "It's urgent. I would prefer if you get me the jewel as soon as possible. AND, failure is especially not allowed for this mission. The jewel is very important to me."

"Yeah, yeah…Have I ever failed you?" He answered rolling his eyes.

"Just once." Kabuto grinned, enjoying reminding the boy of his dark past.

"That was a long time ago. It won't happen again." He growled. Just as things are finally heating up now, the stupid owl guy just had to remind him of his past. "So whatever, a girl you say? No problem...I'll get the stupid jewel."

With that, the visitor disappeared once again with a wisp of smoke trailing behind.

"But we haven't told him about the target yet." Kabuto said quietly.

"Don't worry, Sasuke-kun will find out all there is to know about the target. He always does...after all...the target is a girl." Orochimaru smiled dangerously and leaned back on his snake-shaped throne, lounging.

Dear Heart,

I met a guy today.

Prepare to shatter.

Whew, changed some things here and there. Enjoy :)

Revised on June 29, 2008