Peacemaker

Emergency Request

"I don't get what gardening has to do with being a ninja" Kakuzu stated as he continued to dig more holes in the ground

Sakura was piling up some soils in various pots, each pot had a label with the name of the flower or herb she was growing

"Some plants have medical properties while others could be used as poison Kakuzu, never forget that"

"I know, what I meant was why is it relevant for me? I do not plan on being a medical ninja like you"

Sakura smiled slightly, "It's good to broaden your knowledge, you know? You never know what'll happen in the future. For now, just consider this some stamina and discipline training"

"Fine" Kakuzu almost sounded disappointed, "Are you going to check to see if the rumors are true?" he suddenly blurted out

"Hmm? You mean the one about a priest who discovered the secret to immortality?" Sakura questioned

Kakuzu nodded, "Imagine the money you could make for selling the secret"

"Always money with you, huh?" Sakura chuckled

"And yeah, I'll be checking it out for medical research, imagine if I'm able to figure out how to change someone's whole body structure by using a milder version of the immortality secret? It would be a medical breakthrough that might cure practically all diseases!"

"You're interested in applying it to medical knowledge instead of gaining immortality?" Kakuzu summed up, his voice still had a bit of disbelief despite knowing that there were some screws lose in Sakura's head.

Sakura nodded, "Who wants to live forever anyways? You'll only end up bitter and alone"

Kakuzu didn't answer as he continued his task of digging holes.

"So," Sakura started after a bit, "How should we make our house? I was thinking two-floor, four sleeping rooms, two bathrooms, one kitchen, one library room and an underground floor for medical purposes"

"If you built a house that noticeable you'd raise a death flag" Kakuzu bluntly stated

"But we can cover it with Genjutsu!" Sakura pointed out

"What if an Uchiha stumbles around here?"

"Just because they're Uchiha doesn't mean they're immune to Genjutsu, we can make use of Sound Genjutsu, Visual Genjutsu and some Fuinjutu tags to hide the house in a barrier"

"I suppose if you're so confident in your mastery of Genjutsu and Fuinjutsu we can go along with your plan, if it fails we'll just take-over a country with your monstrous strength"

Sakura's smile widened, after all Kakuzu said 'we', it meant that the former...future? Sakura wasn't sure...alternative? Yes, she'll just say alternative when talking about her past/future life.

Anyways it meant that this Kakuzu was opening up, whereas the alternative Kakuzu wouldn't.

"My strength may be powerful, but there are still a lot of people who can beat me" Sakura informed, her posture tensing a bit as she sensed two approaching chakra signatures.

"I highly doubt it" Kakuzu mumbled suddenly feeling a bit of dread

Sakura resisted the urge to smile in approval, judging by Kakuzu's troubled stance the money lover may have a bright future in sensing, now if only he'd stop thinking about his money.

"Well," Sakura stretched a bit, her eyes darting to her left where the two approaching seemed to be getting closer and closer to her, "Let's call this a day, eh? And start practicing those chakra control exercises I told you about, okay?"