Chapter 17 -
Sakura was up bright an early the next morning.
'Sakura! I'm released! Yip!'
'Oh please no. And what is 'yip'?'
'Who gives! I'm free. I'm free.'
"Itachi-kun, my head is really sore."
"Yes, I imagine it might be." He chuckled.
"Make it stop..."
"Ok, there is a cure."
"Really?"
"No. But running 100 laps around Konoha is good for you anyway."
Sakura didn't move.
"Your team could be back anywhere between a month or a year from now. You need to get up."
Sakura was up and dressed in a matter of minutes, stepping outside to run.
"One minute." Itachi said. "You have to see the fifth first."
"O-kay." Sakura said, before vanishing in a rain of petals.
'Man, it's sexy when she does that...' Itachi though, rolling his shoulders.
Team 7, exluding Sakura, were jumping from branch to branch.
"I wonder how much she'll have improved when we get back..." Kakashi said.
"Yeah! Sakura-chan will be amazing! Believe it!" Naruto bounded cheerfully.
"Hn." Was the only reply from Sasuke, whose thoughts had also drifted onto said kunoichi.
Sakura appeared infront of Tsunade and tapped her gently.
"Miss Tsunade... Lady Tsunade!" Sakura managed to wake the intoxicated leader.
"Hm, uh, what?"
"You wanted to see me?
