My eyes were dry, but I kept them open the whole time. Tsunade had me training all weekend, non-stop; she said it was important that I surpass her soon. So I did as she said, and started training, without a break, for seven days I have been doing this. My knees buckled underneath me, I was sweating and gasping for air, I couldn't take it much longer.
Tsunade was in worse shape, bleeding from head to toe, also gasping for oxygen. Shizune was biting her finger nails begging for us to stop. The sweat got into my eyes and I didn't have enough strength to even rub my eyes, to help. Then Tsunade collapsed, muttering something, and then passed out.
Shizune and I were at her bed side for about eight days straight, she hadn't woken up. I was getting worried, it took me six days, but I was still beside her, waiting. Shizune said I should go home and rest some more, and that she would give me an update on her if something happened. I refused at first until Kakashi took me home, he was good at persuading.
He said he had some news for me, but I waved good bye as I entered my apartment. He made a face under his mask, cursing. But he said his good byes and left. I plopped down on my couch, not wanting to move, I put my arm over my eyes. I sighed, then I heard another sigh, peeking I looked around.
Then there was knocking on my front door, so I ran up, hoping it was news on Tsunade. But to my surprise it was Tsunade her self, in the flesh. I quickly let her in, yelling at her for leaving her bed. She shook her head, saying it was important. So I gave my undivided attention.
"Sakura, you have surpassed me." She smiled, huffing, she was still worn out. I smiled too, happy, but sad… who was going to train me now? I surpassed the hokage, shockingly I found it depressing. "You now need to find a better teacher then me." She said, smacking that grin off her face, putting a hard serious shell on instead. "I also have news on-" She was cut off, there was another knock on the door. I rolled my eyes, wow, was I popular.
Once I opened the door, I found my self starring at Naruto and Kakashi, both with frowns. I let them in, telling them to explain, but Tsunade shut them up, telling them to wait in the other room. They did so, but Naruto needed some convincing. So I said he could eat some ramen from my kitchen, and then he was in the other room in a matter of seconds.
"I have news on a certain matter…" She said, also with serious face on, making me curious. I nodded for her to keep going. "We have confirmed Uchiha Itachi's death." She said, making me raise my eyebrows, smirking, well I'll be damned, he finally did it. "In which reminds us of when he left, did he not say he would be back," she was turning pale from lack of sleep," We have reason to believe he will return, to stay." She finally finished.
I couldn't breathe for a moment until Naruto came back into the room with a mouth full of noodles.