Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Comforting Sakura ❯ Debriefing ( Chapter 5 )

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Chapter 5: Debriefing


Sakura yawned and stretched out in her warm bed. She opened one eye timidly, and winced in pain. Damn! When had the sun become so bright? She groaned and massaged the back of her head as she searched for the aspirin Hinata and Naruto had left for her on her night stand the night before. She swallowed then and shakily rose to her feet. Sakura cursed the fact that Tsunade had never taught her how to get rid of hangovers. She would ask her teacher later on that day before the mission debriefing.

She gathered a small amount of chakra to her fingertips. Her fingers began to glow with her light blue chakra as the chakra itself worked to provide her with a pseudo ice pack. She pressed her icy fingers to the back and front parts of her throbbing head. She sighed in contentment. Tsunade had taught Sakura this technique in her very first weeks of training. It had proven very helpful for minor bruises, pains, and lascerations. She had to admit that evern though she was indeed in a lot of pain, she had had a fantastic time last night. She couldn't remember the last time she had had a few drinks with some good friends. Well maybe a few fell short of the rather large amount of alcohol she had consumed last night.

She was after all Tsunade's underling.

She walked to the bathroom trying desperately to keep last nights sushi from coming back up and took a shower. She toweled off with one of her fluffy pink bath towels, and slipped into the attractive ANBU uniform. She caught herself staring at her reflection in the mirror. She loved the way the ANBU fabric clung to her, she had one hell of a kunoichi's body, and she didn’t mind showing it off once in awhile. She wasn’t expected to be at the meeting until one, so she had decided to meet Ino for some lunch. She packed a small bag with all the necessities needed on the mission, and stepped out the door to meet her dearest friend. Before she left she took one last look around the apartment, committing it to memory lest she never see it again, and shut the door. She was going to miss that soft warm bed.

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Ino crooned at the site of her friend fully decked out in the attractive ANBU uniform. Shouts of excitement were heard from the blonde as she caressed Sakura’s tattooed arm.

Ino had always wanted to be in the ANBU black ops division, but was convinced otherwise by her lazy husband, Shikamaru

No matter how much that man complained and lazed about, she still couldn't get enough of him and her now slightly round stomach was proof of that. Sakura hugged her best friend and her friend's stomach, "Ino you are absolutely beatiful!"

The two friends sat down and had miso soup while they talked about everything, including Ino’s opinion of Sakura attending this mission.

“Sakura, you know you’re just setting yourself up for heartbreak, I don’t get it, I still don’t know why you’re going through with this.”

“It’s complicated Ino, so can we please just drop it already! You would do the same if it was Shikamaru!” She snapped.

“Well yeah but Shikamaru is my husband, and I know that he would do the same for me but do you honestly believe that deep down somewhere in his black hole of a heart, he loves you?…I mean he fucking raped you for gods sake!”

“I said drop it Ino!”

“Okay billboard brow, but don’t say I didn’t warn you when you get back, I might not be able to sweep up the pieces this time.” Although she knew in all honesty she would find some way.

Sakura’s teeth were grinding so hard in the back of her mouth, she thought they might shatter at any second.

“Ino Pig!” She glared at the busty blonde across from her.

Ino sensing the rising anger in her friend quickly changed the subject.

“So…uhhhhhh I hear Kakashi is your sqad leader.” She winked

“Yeah so, what’s your point?”

“Oh come on Sakura even you have to admit that man is amazing!”

“Yeah I guess so…I mean he’s a great ninja.”

“No I mean he’s hot! Like he’s physically attractive”

“What? Ewwww Ino. That’s my sensei!”

Was your sensei…past tense!”

“Ino I’ve never looked at him in that way, and I’m not about to start now. He’s a great ninja and deserves respect, not little girls ogling him with their eyes.”

“Suit yourself, won't stop me though and I'm married.”

Sakura just rolled her eyes.

"So have you and Shikamaru decided on any baby names yet?"

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After a little more talking and some yummy cookies, Sakura had to finally leave. She hugged her friend goodbye, but not before Ino broke down on her shoulder. She couldn't help herself they had no idea when they would see each other again...or if they would see each other again.

“Sakura?”

“Yes?”

“I’m going to miss you!”

“I’m going to miss you too!”

“Please be careful and come back in one piece! I want my baby's aunt Sakura to me alive and whole!” She said through watery eyes.

“Only for you Ino.”

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Sakura decided to take her time walking to the debriefing, she wanted to wander around the beautiful villiage of Konoha first; Sakura didn’t want to forget a single blade of grass while she was gone. She began to let her mind wander and it finally came to rest on the subject she and Ino had been discussing earlier. Ino was crazy to think she had checked out her sensei. I mean she had only been 12 and he 26 for goodness sakes! Now that Sakura was thinking about it though, she had to admit Kakashi had a killer body. He had one of those bodies that many of the men in Konoha envied. Like all Shinobi every muscle was strong and defined. Kakashi had a certain wiry frame to him though, not bulky like Naruto. She wondered how in the hell did he manage to maintain his beautiful physique, he was so damn lazy! She had never really seen him train and figured he must go off somewhere private to do it. She had to admit to herself that he had really nice arms and a really nice…

Sakura bumped into someone, “Ouch!” she said. When she looked up to apologize, she found herself staring into the masked face of the very person who was haunting her thoughts currently.

“Oh…um…I’m sorry Senpai.” She blushed.

Kakashi grinned at her, “Don’t worry about it Sakura! Care to join me on our way to the meeting?” He asked.

“Sure…ok.”

Kakashi had seen the faint blush appear on Sakura’s cheeks, and wondered what she could have been thinking about. She had been so obviously lost in her thoughts, she hadn’t noticed him standing there waiting for her.

The walk to the meeting was mostly silent, as Sakura was still embarrassed at what she had been thinking earlier.

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When they arrived her squad was already there waiting. Her squad consisted of herself, Kakashi, Tenten, Kiba, and another woman named Yumi, who she had yet to meet.

She immediately crossed over to sit by Tenten who was relieved to see another girl she knew on her squad. The two girls sat quietly talking to one another in a corner while they waited for Tsunade-Sama to arrive.

As Tsunade walked through the door, she immediately noticed the copy nin leaning lazily against the wall looking out the window at Konoha. She chuckled inwardly, so it seems Kakashi is on time for once, she smiled at him.

“Hello everyone! Glad to see you here on time Kakashi.”

He merely nodded to her though the slightest hint of amusement was evident in his eyes.

“There are three squads accompanying this mission, and each one have been given a different assignment. You are squad number two, and your mission is to assist the retrieval of Sasuke when squad number one and I give you the ok. Squad number one is currently staking out Orochimaaru’s camp to find the best way to retrieve Sasuke with minimal confrontation. If for any reason a battle ensues, Squad number three will be standing by to back you up. Under no circumstances is anyone allowed to go off by themselves, remember this is rogue ninja territory, and I want you all back in one piece.” She said this last part directly to Sakura. “If no one has any questions you are all dismissed.” She handed a manila folder to Kakashi, and waved them all out of her office.

The group gathered their things and left the office in silence. Sakura pulled on the ANBU mask, and pulled up the black hood to conceal her shoulder length pink hair. She loved wearing that mask, she felt powerful and important, yet hidden away all at the same time. She had painted it to look like a vicious white Bengal tiger, but she had also painted a string of delicate pink cherry blossoms down the left side. The contrast was simple but powerful and looked pretty damn cool!

Their destination point would take a total of three days to reach, and then even after their arrival, it might take anywhere from days, weeks, or even a couple of months until they would actually infiltrate Orochimaru’s camp with squad one. Sakura didn’t mind though she liked long missions, they were a chance to meditate and think about where life was taking her, and besides her future was ahead of her, she could never go back.

Kakashi jumped to the nearest tree branch and the rest of them followed suit. This was going to be a long day he thought. Gathering chakra to their feet they ran quickly from branch to branch, making no audible noise. Sakura began to delve into her thoughts again, and wondered what was going to happen. She was hoping against all hope that Sasuke hadn’t betrayed them all, and that they could somehow convince him he needed to come back home.

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Notes: this chapter is kinda boring I apologize but I was just trying to get something put out. I will have the next chapter up shortly but bear with me after that because school is about to start, and I’m working on a oneshot. R&R please and let me know if there is anything I need to work on…I like all of the good criticism, but I’m not a perfect writer I need the constructive too!
Thanks to all who read this,
Mary











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