Today was the day Sakura was to move in the school dorms. She got everything done within a day.

Her father helped her with everything. Now she will just go see of Neji who is to go to Kyoto today

As she reached Neji's house he was already waiting in his Father's car

She greeted his parents before going and sitting with him in the car

"Now listen, you baka! We will meet at least once every two weeks, either you will come or I will go to see you,okay?"

He rolled his eyes at her

"For the tenth time, yes I remember sakura. I promised you and I intend to keep my promise always."

She sighed

" It's just that, you're the only one that I have now. Shi-kun and itachi-kun are overseas. I just don't wanna feel alone."

She said in a shy scared tone

Neji's eyes soften, he does know how she feels. They practically grew up together. Like siblings. It's gonna be hard for both of them to stay away from each other for such a long period of time.

After shisui and itachi left for jujutsu high, they became inseparable. He could see how much she missed them.

But she needed to rely on other people too. It can't always just be them. She needs to get back up and make new bonds

That's how people grow

Just sticking close to them is making a denial of her. She can't grab and try to live with their past life anymore.

A life they will never get back no matter how much they wanted to

He softly patted her head

"I promised we will meet regularly, didn't I? Then why are you so tense? Plus I promise I will call you everyday. Okay, Hime?"

She nodded her head

As Neji went in the bullet train for Kyoto. They hugged each other in a tight hug before separating

She came back from the station and went straight back to the school. Only to see her Papa had already put all of her stuff at her dorm

She gave her father a small grateful smile before going and sitting with her teammates

"You look down today"

Nanami said after observing her

"Yeah, Sakura-chan. Why do you look sad?"

She gave Booth of them a shaky smile

"My friends was selected in Kyoto jujutsu high. We were selected at the same time. He went there today. That's why I am a little sad."

"Was he someone spacial to you?"

Haibara curiously asked and she let out a laugh

"He is special, but not in the way your thinking. He was more like an elder brother to me as he is a year older than me. We know each other for almost all our lives. We did everything together. I know he said he will be coming to see me or I will go to see him every two weeks, but even that seems a little too long for me."

She said mindlessly

Both of them understood and didn't ask any more questions

They had a mission today so all of the were getting ready.

Soon one of the managers came and took them away and as they arrived at the location, Sakura didn't like it one bit

It was an abandoned hotel. The place was...... not that appealing to say the least. It was a old crusty building, it reeked of cursed energy. It was old, dusty, crusty, disgusting. Anything bad you can name

As soon as they entered the building, Sakura instantly knew, It was a first or spacial grade curse. She had gone to far too many missions with jiraiya to not know this information.

'Why the fuck would they give this mission to first years?'

She thought while frowning

"It looks like we are in a honted house." Haibara wispered

"Really? It looks more like a crusty old building to me. "

Nanami piped in

But then then they saw the curse and all of there eyes waiden in shock.

It had no hair. Six eyes and Three sets of arms and legs

It was absolutely horrendous

"Shit it's a special grade. Be prepared."

Sakura yelled as the curse lunged forward

As they kept fighting for hours, Sakura understood either she had to finish it of or all of them will be in grave danger.

She made hand signs

"Water style: water niddles "

A huge blob of water came and took shapes of pointy needles and attacked the curse with as much intensity it could.

The curse was exorcised but from the sudden wave of cursed energy a border of the building broke right above haibara and nanami

Their eyes waiden in fear and then

Sakura punched the border away and touched both of their shoulders as she body flickered away with them

The window who took them to the spot had wide eyes. But suddenly in a blink of an eye Sakura grabbed him by the neck, choking him

"How dare you give a spacial grade mission to first years. Are you out of your mind? We all could have gotten killed"

"Sato-chan please let him go."

Haibara and Nanami said at once.

She closed her eyes and let her go. Still gritting her teeth, Sakura tried to calm herself down.

"G-gomen but I really didn't know it was spacial grade curse. I was told it was a second grade."

The window said, Sakura just tched and went to haibara and Nanami to heal them

"Oh kami-sama! Both of you're badly hurt. Let me heal you."

As she was healing them

Nanami suddenly said

"I do owe you for today, sato-chan "

She looked at him with a little surprise. Nanami didn't like to talk that much. So it was really nice to see him opening up to her more

"Yeah Sato-chan. We are alive because of you. You were so cool back there. Your so strong plus your now healing us. Thank you so much."

Sakura giggled

"This is what we are supposed to do. We are a team but If you want to thank me, then stop calling me my last name. it makes me feel old "

"Then you also call me by my first name."

Both nanami and Haibara said in union.

Sakura bursted out, laughing and so did the other two

"Sure thing, Yuu-kun, Kento-kun."

They sat there talking and laughing for a few minutes

But what they didn't know was how from that day a friendship would start. A life long friendship