Forsaken {Book 1}

XXVII: Kun?

"Stupid smart as- alec brats." Jiraiya grumbled while glaring at the three kids. Tsunade glared at him.

"Alright! So when can I writer her a letter?" Naruto asked as if the earlier events never happened.

"In six months." Sakura deadpanned. Naruto suddenly dropped to the ground with a gray cloud appearing over his head. She giggled. "Time flies when you're in love Naruto. Don't worry." Naruto blushed.

"Ah! So the brat's in love! Who's the lucky girl?" Jiraiya asked with his eyebrows raised.  Tsunade grabbed him by the ear and pulled him back beside her and Orochimaru. 

"Last warning before I beat you to a pulp." She said in a low voice.  Naruto leaned to Sasuke and Sakura.

"It must be hard for them to keep their relationship going." He said in a loud whisper.  "I mean, I think Tsunade is the do-"

"IDIOT!" Sakura shouted slamming her fist on his hand.  Sasuke and Orochimaru looked at each other and face palmed.

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Sasuke stood with Naruto and two of the three Sannin at the front gates of Tanzaku town waiting. Tsunade and Sakura still stood in front of the hotel building talking.

"I've sent Sasori a message so he should be expecting you. But that doesn't mean let your guard down. He has traps around the spot he stays at. Even if he knows you're coming he'll still test you." Tsunade explained.

"I'm assuming his traps are laced with poison?" Sakura asked.

"Yes. But he always has an antidote. But don't expect him to use it on you when you need it. It's apart of his test. He'll only use it if you're in life threatening danger. But you won't have to worry about the poison if you do what I showed you." Sakura nodded.

"Yes, blocking the poison in the area of entry with chakra blocks." Sakura stated. Days ago after speaking with Tsunade, the slug princess took her out to the forest and began to show her what she should work on. The first thing being, chakra blocks to prepare her for her mission of seeking out Sasori. Of course Sakura knew she wasn't going master everything Tsunade showed her in a day. Even Tsunade knew that. So what the Sannin did was instruct Sakura. She made sure that Sakura could execute each certain technique three or more times. Whether the execution was perfect or not it didn't matter. As long as Sakura knew she had to practice by herself and work to master these. It was Tsunade's wish.  This was how Tsunade planned on passing down what she had to give to the next generation.

"Good. Make sure you practice what I've shown you because the next time we meet, I'm going to test you to see what you can do." Tsunade told her. Sakura nodded with a smile and gave her a quick hug before walking off leaving a shocked Tsunade. Walking up to the waiting boys Sakura put her hands on her hips and looked at Jiraiya with a raised eyebrow.

"If I catch Naruto or Sasuke doing a perverted act of any kind, you're the second person I'll beat up." She threatened with a menacing glare. Jiraiya held back a gulp.

'This is just a kid. She can't beat me up. I'm a Sannin, she's just a genin.....then why am I scared?' He nodded to her

"Well," Tsunade began as she reached the group. "what are we waiting for? Let's get going." She said as she began to walk forward. Orochimaru shook his head watching as Jiraiya quickly followed.

"I'll make sure they don't go too far so you guys can say your goodbyes." He said turning to go catch up to his two companions.