Sakura: Another Story

Chapter 13

"Oi, Tazuna-san! We're here!" Sakura called out, running to the front gates. Kakashi wheezed as he managed to reach her, bending on his knees and panting. The old man with the gray beard uncrossed his arms and leaned down to Sakuras height.

"Ten minutes late." He remarked. Sakuras irkness rose again, and tension built up at her shoulders.

"Damn you, old geezer." She mumbled quietly when the man walked off. She felt a hand on her head, and looked up. Kakashi looked down with an amused smile and a raised eyebrow.

"Hmm, complaining about our client, Sakura?" He says with a chuckle. Sakura pushed of his hand and smirked.

"Nuh uh, and its your fault we're late, closet perv." Then she ran off to join her other teammates, who were already there. Kakashis eye twitch and he sighed. Do I honestly get no respect around here?

"Tomato, Ramen! You're here fast." The pink haired girl exclaimed, then narrowed her eyes. "Are you sure you're Tomato and Ramen?" Naruto and Sasukes eyes widen and they nod vigorously. 

"I'm Naruto, Sakura-chan! I'm here early 'cuz my mom practically rushed me here. She can be scary, ya know?" The blond boy whispered with a shudder. Sakura felt a chill down her spine by just remembering Kushina Uzumaki, otherwise known as Konohas Red Hot Habanero. Truly frightening person when she was ticked off, Kushina-san.

"Hn, I'm Sasuke. I'm early because I wanted to be." Looking at the black haired boy, who replied to her question with such stoicness, deadpan was on her face.

"Buzzkill." She shot back, and an arrow shot through Sasuke as he closed his eyes in realization.

"Shut yer chit chat, and lets get going. I wanna see my grandson and daughter, you brats." Tazuna said coldly. Team Sevens irritation at the man grew, but Kakashi bonked each of their heads hard and whispered in a threatening voice.

"Dare break out and I'll double training from four hours to eight hours. No ramen after training, and frequent updates to the Uchiha Clans head, Fugaku-san." The three shot up from their slouched positions and turned around, nodding frantically.

"We completely understand, Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura authoritatively yelled with fear, giving a hard four finger salute.

"Mmmhmm, Kakashi-sensei! No need to take away the ramen stands, I'll do excellent, sir!" Naruto hurriedly said.

"Indeed, we'll make this mission the one to beat in the Genin category with a perfect score, Kakashi-sensei!" Sasuke hollered with poise. Kakashi smiled and walked up to Tazuna, giving a pat on the back.

"Okay, we're on our way! Lets go, Team Seven and Tazuna-san!" With that, the silver haired man walked, his team and client following his quickly behind.

Looks like I've got some authority around here. Maybe Obito is right, I am a sadist.

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"Sixty seven kunai on the wall, take one down, pass it around, now there is sixty six kunai on the wall..."Naruto softly sand to himself as he skipped along the dirt path. Sasuke hand clenched into a fit, his head hurting from Narutos awful rhythm and skipping.

"Sixty four kunai on the wall, take one down, pass it aro- OW! WHO THE HELL DID THAT!" Narutos quiet little song was stopped abruptly when pain spread from his head and he spun around with tiny tears in his eyes with a furious face.

"SASUKE-TEMMEEEEEE, YOUR SO MEAN!" He sobbed, and punched him back in the arm. Sasuke flinched from the sudden hit, but smirked. "Tsk, dobe, your singing is horrible. Shut your mouth, your voice is incredibly annoying."

"I HATE YOU."

"The feelings the same, believe me." 

"You guys... are ninjas?" Tazuna piped, a bit annoyed from the whole scene. He stepped into a puddle and cursed. Kakashi looked down at it with a sudden interest.

Sakura rubbed her temples and sighed. "Tazuna-san, I'm very sorry for the disturbance. They'll pipe down in about..."

"RAMEN FREAK!"

"TOMATO HEAD!"

"Five...."

"CHEESEHEAD!"

"SADIST SICKO!"

"Four..."

"Wait, you think I'm a sadist?"

"Huh, wait no!"

"Three..."

"But you just..."

"No man, I lost my temper, I'm sorry."

"Two..."

"I see. I'm sorry."

"Me too. I'm sorry." 

"One..."

"Pound it off?"

"Yeah bro."

"And their done." Sakura bowed slightly and the two boys slammed fists, grinning. Tazunas glasses were slightly off from his face, his hair spring out a little. Kakashi walked ahead and straightened the glasses, and combed his hair with a quick motion.

"H-how, ten seconds a-ago... what?" Tazuna finally exclaimed after a couple moments, Kakashi pushing him along. The silver haired man gave a little smile, and nodded.

"Don't question it." Tazuna merely nodded, then began walking himself. He shifted his bag every so often, and looked behind his back every once in a while. Sakura caught a wind of it and raised an eyebrow.

"Tazuna-san?" The old man whipped his head back and narrowed his eyes.

"What?" He grumpily said. Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Nothing. You old grump." She muttered the last part under her breath and trudged alongm ignoring Tazunas annoying calls for what she said. His presence annoyed her, and looking at his face would make her even more ticked off.

"That old damn geezer, why couldn't had a cooler mission? He's so mean." Sakura gloomily said, kicking a rock. Something flashed from the corner of her eye and she looked to the side.

"Aww, a little white bunny, how cute!" She cooed, crouching over to pet it. Then something flashed in her mind. "White rabbits don't come out in the summer..." She mumbled, then jumped up, swiping a kunai from her nin tool bag.

"WHOS THERE?" She shouted. The other four spun around, and looked surprised. All but Kakashi. Hmm, looks like she understood. She's fast.

"Sakura... who're you yelling at?" Sasuke muttered, then looked at the white rabbit, understanding. He flashed out a shuriken, his Sharingan blazed on, its red eyes scanning the areas for chakra whereabouts.

"H-huh? Whtas going on?" Naruto looked around, and his eyes caught the white rabbit. He immediately got the situation, and closed his eyes.

"Hey, I need your help, Kurama!" 

"Brat, that you?"

"Yup! When I say so, lend me your chakra.

"Tsk. And you woke me up from a good nap. But got it."

"Thanks, Kurama!"

"Anytime, kid."

Only Tazuna was the one with no understanding. He looked left and right, up and down to sense the danger.

"Its only a rabbit! Why are you getting so worked up?" He called out. But the others ignored him and used their training to search for the enemy.

A loud, thunking noise was heard. Sakura turned around and narrowed her eyes, practically hissing at the oncoming shadow.

"Hmm, the little girl is smart! She found us, the Demon Brothers, fast!" One of them said. They came in full view. Two extremely dangerous looking men, with scars up and down their arms and a glint of murder in their eyes, their greasy hair on their cruelly smirked faces.

The sense of danger was looming, and the only choice the newly inducted Genin team to do was to fight!