Naruto the REAL Fifth Hokage by Traban16

Chapter 23: Mrs. Know-It-All

Chapter 23: Mrs. Know-It-All

Sakura sighed as she sat atop her bed, flopping back onto it without a care in the world as she finished her packing. When Kakashi-sensei had come by to tell her they would be leaving for the next boat, she had initially believed there wouldn't be another to come around for the week they had been promised. Though she was panicked when Sasuke came to her house, only to tell her the next boat would be coming by in the early morning.

So, with that information in mind, Sakura had spent most of the night racing around her room. Trying to find the right clothes for climate change. Being sure all her ninja gear was put away in storage scrolls for her to pack. And taking extra care that her personal hygiene was top-notch, less she be made to share a room with either of her teammates.

Truly, having allowed both Naruto and Sasuke to see her with a "morning face" was a bad idea and one that had only been forgotten by the extreme dangers of the Chunin Exams and Sound Invasion.

"Sakura! Are you packed? Your teammates will be here any minute!" Sayuri's voice sounded from downstairs. Sakura begrudgingly got herself up from the bed, grumbling that with all the hard work of her packing, her teammates could kiss her ass at the moment.

"Yeah! I'm packed!" Sakura yelled back, checking herself in her bedroom's full-length mirror.

"Well get down here! You need to eat before a big mission like this!" Sayuri shouted, mirth in her voice, "Can't protect the world's best actress on an empty stomach, now can you?"

"Well, I guess not…" Sakura mumbled, her stomach beginning to grumble its own hunger at her, "Okay, Okay!"

Sakura grabbed her backpack, and tugged-

Promptly falling down as she did. She grumbled under her breath as she picked herself up from the floor.

"Oh come on! I am not this weak! Its just a bunch of scrolls!" Sakura yelled to herself as she used both hands and barely managed to pull the pack a few inches.

"Hiya, Sakura's Mom!" Naruto's voice sounded loudly and energetically from downstairs as Sakura groaned. If Naruto was there, then Sasuke wouldn't be far behind.

"Hello, Hokage-sama. Welcome to my humble home." Sakura heard her mom greet, "And you as well, Uchiha-sama."

Oh no, Sasuke too…

"Good morning, Mrs. Haruno." Sakura strained to hear as Sasuke was always too quiet. Though she had to admit, Naruto was always too loud.

Why couldn't she have normal teammates again…?

"Sakura's Mom! You don't have to call us that stuff!" Naruto said, "I'm just Naruto when on everyday missions like this, and he's an asshole, so call him Sasuke."

WHAP! Sakura winced from upstairs with her hands still clenched around the straps of her pack. She could practically see Naruto's face implanted into her house's clean floorboards while Sasuke's hand was still in the air from where he smacked the back of Naruto's head.

"See what I mean!" Naruto yelled as Sakura barely heard Sasuke grunt at him. The months of working and growing closer to her teammates told Sakura that Sasuke's grunt meant for Naruto to shut up.

"Yes, well… Naruto… Sasuke… Sakura is upstairs packing. She'll be down in a minute." Sakura's mother covered for her as Sakura breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's okay! We'll help her!" Naruto said cheerfully, probably with a big goofy smile as she heard his heavy footsteps going toward the stairs.

"Naruto, you can't do that! Sakura has to pack her own things!" Sayuri said, almost frantically as Sakura groaned and smacked her forehead, dragging her hand down over her face. Naruto was still a clueless idiot, even after Sakura had heard from Ino that she, Hinata, and Tenten were all living with him.