I don't own Naruto, there that's my disclaimer.
(I'm curious if anyone knows who they will meet during their mission and what it might be about. Maybe it is suspected or it is a complete surprise!)
This is why she hated Naruto sleeping with her. The amount of heat he was able to produce was obnoxious! Getting up and preparing her things, leaving the room allowing Naruto to continue sleeping. Throwing her bag on the couch, she started to make a simple but filling breakfast. The next one awake was Neji, who came to assist her.
"Your roommate was loud last night," Neji smirked
"Oh, you heard my intruder?"
"It wasn't hard. He's worried about you; you shouldn't push him away." Neji spoke softly, knowing that she was racked with worry
"I know. But he can't treat me like I'm the weakling from team seven anymore." Sakura replied, starting the finishing touches, "He has to learn just as Kaka did, I might go on a mission and never return. It's all about being a ninja."
"I'm not that naïve, Sakura-chan," Naruto spoke from her doorway
Turning surprised to hear her brother, "Naruto-."
"I'm not saying you're weak anymore, what I don't like is how calm you are. You don't know who you will be dealing with and yet you haven't blinked an eye about it." Naruto came to sit down at the island
"Naruto, it comes with being a medic. I have to keep my calm about myself, that is probably the reason that I was chosen. A reason Neji was selected for this mission. If you could feel my stomach, you'd understand that I have my own hesitations.
"The next time we can, we'll make sure you're told of what is going on. We'll do what we can to keep you in the loop. Hopefully, it only lasts six months and we'll be done!"
"Okay," Naruto spoke, ending the conversation
Plating the food, they sat eating in silence once more. Once he left to work with Gaara, which would be where they would say their goodbyes. They had a couple of matters to discuss on their own before leaving. Including opening the scroll that held more details of the mission. Sakura was doubtful there would be any useful information in there. Naruto finished before them, going to get dressed for the day. Following suit finishing their food, they made sure to clean the mess up for Naruto. When Naruto emerged from his room, they were sitting waiting for him.
"It's that time isn't it?" Naruto asked
"Yeah, it is. We'll walk you to where you need to go, then we have some matters to discuss." Sakura answered
"Alright." Sakura smiled softly at him, going to give him a hug
Feeling him squeeze her back, "Don't sulk. You have to be optimistic, just like you always are. We need it to leave!" Sakura spoke with some cheer in her voice
"You're right. You'll do great, you're all grown up and getting to go on the toughest missions!" Naruto cheered back
"Hell yeah." Sakura smiled back at her friend
Throwing their cloaks on, they headed to the tower. Naruto led the way, talking about what they'd done yesterday. He seemed to really enjoy what it took to be Hokage, excluding the part about not doing missions. Sakura wondered once he finally got the office, if he'd mind. He would get to be at home all the time, while checking in on all the people of the village. Getting to their destination there was a small group waiting on them. Gaara, Temari, Kankurō, and the Head medic, sitting patiently.
"Morning everyone," Sakura announced gaining their attention
"Morning." She heard from the group
"We're going to start out on our mission, we wanted to come to say goodbye," Sakura spoke, not sure why there was a group of them
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Before Betrayal
AdventureIt was the before, it was the middle, and it was the after. Knocking them down at every chance. Betrayal would always be a part of their lives, that memory that would haunt them at every opportunity. (new) #4 longjourney (1.27.24)
