The girl with Pink Hair

Chapter Seventeen

Our mission was to reach a neighboring town and help them. Tsunade looked very concerned at the wellbeing of Crete. Tsunade knew the town's leader, I guessed they were friends since they were kids. Tsunade didn't give many details, all she said was they have been trapped with a killer due to Sakura's domes. Crete has been trying to get help for a few weeks.

Tsunade made it clear we were to leave immediately to reach Crete by nightfall, but I had to stop by Sakura's apartment, I wanted to see her one more time before leaving but to my dismay she was gone. I sighed, running beside Sasuke with no conversation. Kakashi and Sasuke were focused on reaching Crete as soon as possible but I couldn't help but wonder where Sakura went, and how long it will be until I see her again. I was worried about her she played it off, but she was still hurt.

Crete was a small town but had a lot of farmland. Kakashi explained that most of the food from the leaf village comes from these farms. I followed Kakashi as I looked around Crete, nothing popped out at me. There was no attractions to be bring people here so why was there an assign running these streets?

"So, what's our first move?" I asked placing my hands on my hips.

"We wait." Kakashi answered.

"Wa-Wait!?" I groaned. "Why on earth would we do that!?"

"Why wouldn't we?" Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest.

"Because it could take days for this rogue guy to come out!" I didn't want to be here for days, I wanted to return home as fast as I could...I wanted to be there when Sakura returned... "We should ask around, maybe someone knows where this person has been staying."

"That could scare him into leaving." Sasuke shook his head. "We don't want him to jump to a different village."

"Ugh!" I groaned; it was the late evening and the sun was beginning to set. My stomach growled; I placed my hands on it. "Can we at least get something to eat?" My mouth watered smelling food as I followed Sasuke and Kakashi.

"No." Kakashi said, "The killer comes out at night, we need to be ready for him."

"I can't be ready for him if I am starving to death!" I whined.

"I told you to eat before we left."

"We left in such a hurry!" I defended.

"We should split up, cover more ground." Sasuke spoke up, ignoring my hungry stomach. "That way when he shows up there is a better chance one of us can spot him."

"Good idea Sasuke." Kakashi praised, I rolled my eyes turning from my team and walked to a nearby man who was standing on the sidewalk.

"Hey!" I waved, I heard Sasuke behind me cursing my name, but I ignored him.

"Huh?" The old man turned to me, he looked like he was a farmer. "Oh, you're a shinobi?" He asked, I shook my head proud.

"Yes sir! We are from the Leaf Village here to help you!"

"Well it's about time." His tone was flat when Kakashi and Sasuke stepped beside me.

"Our village was under the same dome yours was." Sasuke said, "We couldn't leave-"

"Anyway, I think you three may be too late."

"Too late for what?" Kakashi questioned, damnit! If this rogue ninja skipped town, we had no choice but to go after that guy! I was never going to make it back home to see Sakura now!

"That masked shinobi, the one who has been terrorizing our town. He was attacking this morning, burning down a field of corn outside the village. Normally he tries to go after all the crops but for some reason he vanished."