The Haruno Clan's Blossom

Chapter9

The next morning Sakura was woken up by Nozomi-san who had been shaking her.

"It's your turn to take the watch, wake me and pretty boy in an hour." The redhead then moved to the side and laid down. Sakura rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, she was still half asleep and the world around her looked as if it had been consumed by darkness.

The pinkette sighed before standing up and stretching, her muscles still ached from all the running they had done the day before. The four year old then walked around their small campsite, making sure her footsteps were silent. Then the girl sent chakra to her feet and walked up a tree. 

Her head poked out of the top of the tree, if it wasn't for her hood then she would probably stand out like blotch of white ink on a black shirt. She stared up at the sky, her eyes taking in every constellation she could see. Isao had made sure that she had memorised every single one so that she would never get lost. She had decided not to remind him that on a cloudy night the constellations wouldn't be as easy to see.

The emerald orbed Haruno sighed before climbing down the tree. She walked back over to where she had been peacefully asleep only minutes ago and sat down. She crossed her legs and closed her eyes, focusing on her breathing as she started to meditate.

She was aware of her surroundings even as she was in this state. She could hear the quiet breathing of her teammates and could hear the distant sound of a grasshopper. She heard the world around her as if every sound her environment made was magnified. 

She spent the next forty five minutes meditating and keeping an eye out on her surroundings. When it was finally time to wake up her teammates the pinkette moved over to Nozomi-san first. She shook the woman gently until the the redhead sat up.

"I'll wake up the Uchiha brat." She said before she moved over to the twelve year old boy.

Sakura stood up and dusted herself off, the sun hadn't made itself known yet but the four year old could see clearly thanks to the chakra that she had sent to her eyes. Isao had taught her how to enhance her sight and it certainly came in handy. It was times like this where Sakura always thought about how Isao would have made a splendid teacher if he lived in a village. The man was patient, kind, responsible, helpful and most of all he was caring. Now that she thought about it, Sakura hadn't seen him for a while, then again she was on a mission.

"So are we going to start our observation today?" Shisui yawned.

"I think that it would be best if we did, yes." Sakura sighed as she listened to Shisui and Nozomi-san go over the plan. 

'Wasn't going over it yesterday enough? I mean I already memorised it the fist time they went over it and they made up the plan- well Nozomi-san did but still..' 

"I think it would be best if we took it in turns. Two of us can go to the nearby village whilst the third stays and spies on the organisation. We can switch roles every day, today the brat and I can go the village whilst you go and keep an eye out on the group."

"What? Why do I have to have the boring role?" The boy whined.

"It's not boring. it's important to gather information!"

"Then what are you and Emerald-san going to do whilst I'm busy spying on the bad guys?"

'Emerald-san?' Sakura blinked, it looked like she had received her nickname. 

"We are going to be gathering information from our own source."

"Oh, And what source could that be? Do you know someone from a nearby village?"

"No, the brat and I shall be visiting bars." That was Nozomi-san's genius answer. Sakura knew that some of the most useful information got leaked at bars when people were drunk and shared more then they usually would.

"Isn't Emerald-san a bit young to go to a bar?"

"That's what Henge is for." The woman stated. The Uchiha rolled his eyes before sighing.

"Fine, fine. Let's just eat and then we can get on with it." The preteen grumbled as he fished through his things. He pulled out a scroll and summoned it's contents. In a poof of smoke steamed rice (gohan), miso soup (miso shiru) and a large plate of grilled fish appeared. "Eat up!"

They shared the meal between them, making sure they all got equal portions. They finished eating and Sakura and Nozomi-san left Shisui to his own devices and headed to the nearest village.

They travelled via tree to the village, the pace they were travelling at was basically slow motion compared to the speed they were going the day before. It took them twenty minutes to reach the village and when they did Nozomi-san stopped her from entering. The four year old tilted her head in confusion.

"Henge." The girl blinked before her hands ran through hand seals at lightning speed.

Dog-Boar-Ram

In a poof the little pinkette had transformed into a civilian woman. She had long, warm brown hair, dark turquoise eyes and was wearing a dark red kimono. The whole of the kimono was maroon red, the Obi was white along with the Obiage. The Obijime was a pale pink colour, the Nagajuban was silver and the sleeves were Furisode sleeves. Her Tabi socks were white and she wore Zouri sandals on her feet. (Information shall be in the A/N.)

"Don't you think that's a bit formal?" 

"I thought we could could go under cover as noble women?" Sakura blinked innocently at the redhead.

"Dang.. that's not a bad idea kid.." The chocolate orbed woman went through the same hands signs Sakura had used moments before.

With a poof of smoke Nozomi-san transformed into a beautiful woman with peach coloured hair and teal eyes. She was wearing a plum coloured kimono with a white Obi and Obiage. The Obijime was silver and the Nagajuban was white. The sleeves, much like Sakura's, were Furisode sleeves, her Tabi socks were white and she also wore Zouri sandals.

"Shall we go Nozomi-san?" The now brunette asked.

"Sure brat, but first we need to sort out our alias. I'm Egao Kagawa and you are.. Kiku Daigo."

"Hai Egao-san."

"We are on our way to visit your uncle who is very wealthy.... I am your friend and am travelling alongside you. We're taking a short detour in this village and shall be leaving again in a week or so. We have to keep up the act of noble women in order to avoid suspicion."

"Understood." With that the two entered the village.

A/N: I can't wait to write the next chapter it is going to be so fun!

Kimono: A long, loose traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves, tied with a sash.

Obi: A broad sash worn round the waist of a Japanese kimono.

Obiage: An Obiage is a type of small tool used when wearing kimono, and it wraps around obimakura (a small oval cushion to keep the obi (kimono sash) knot in place). Since it shows itself slightly out of obi, one often coordinates it with kimono or obi.

Obijime: The obijime is an accessory used only when women wear Japanese traditional clothing.

Nagajuban: An undergarment for kimono.

Furisode: Sleeves worn only by unmarried women.

Tabi socks: Traditional japanese socks made with an indentation between the first two toes so they can be worn comfortably with sandals.

Zouri sandals: Flat and thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or — most commonly and informally — synthetic materials. 

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