𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 | 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨

fleeter be they

Gekkou and Sakura were called in first, leaving Team Seven behind to wait their own turn to present their mission details and analysis.

Sarutobi was sitting at his desk, the usual papers stacked neatly on his desk and a water bottles bottle in front of him. His hat was dipped low over his eyes, while his robe splayed out around him. His mouth was cupped over his fingers, and he seemed to be focusing intently on the two returning ninja. There was a reason why he had called them in first. He needed to be sure.

Sakura used her senses to "see" around her, taking in the general shape of the room and quickly finding where all the hidden ANBU were. Two in the ceiling, and another in a closet that she didn't know existed. (Which was kinda weird if you thought about it, but Sakura's head hurt too much to really care.)

"I'm glad to see that you two have returned safely," the elderly Hokage murmured, unclasping his hands to lean them on the desk. "Mission report?"

Gekkou nodded and took a deep breath, before starting from the very beginning. He told of how they were ambushed, Sakura's first kill, another ambush, him getting knocked out while the genin made morel kills, as well as the undercover ninja that arrived after.

Sarutobi frowned when they got to that part. He glanced at Sakura, who he saw was fidgeting in her spot. "Is this true, Sakura?" he asked, and the pinkette nodded, much to his horror. Things would be difficult indeed.

"And is it true that he claimed to be a rouge ninja who was also searching Otogakure for Orochimaru?" There was another nod, though he wasn't expecting for Sakura to speak.

"I am unsure if he was a rouge, or simply sent from another village. He had a henge cast over him for most of the duration, and when he was back to his normal look when we were alone, I didn't get see what he actually looked like," she told him, gesturing to her covered eyes as if to emphasize her blindness. What completely slipped her mind was that she actually did know what he looked like, because Nico had told her in the beginning of the week.

Sarutobi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I understand. But you handled it well, I hoped. Didn't give away any of Konoha's secrets and such?"

The genin shook her head. "The only thing he knows of Konoha is what everyone else knows. Just basic information," she assured him, her voice stronger now that she was more confident. Sakura had made sure to be as vague as possible about her village when it would come up in conversation. Though if Itachi had noticed, he didn't point it out.

"I believe you," Sarutobi eventually said, leaning back in his seat. "So what did you discover?"

"That Orochimaru is in fact involved with Otogakure and has secret tunnels under the village. Though we are unaware if the village's occupants know this," Gekkou replied, scratching at his head. The circles under his eyes seemed even darker than usual.

Both ninja looked a little worse for wear, and the Hokage nodded. "Well, you two may leave for now. I will want to talk to you again later though, after you two have settled down a bit."

Then Gekkou, as if finally remembering something, started pulled the vile of logos out from his vest. He set it on the desk. "Sakura managed to pull this from one of the tunnels rooms. She did good," Gekkou praised the genin, causing her to blush.

Sarutobi raised an eyebrow and leaned forward to pluck the vile. He brought it close to his eyes, before shaking it a little. He then stuffed it into one of his robe's pockets.

"This could prove to be useful. Thank you, Sakura. I hope you didn't risk too much getting this possible valuable peice of information," the elderly man gently chided the genin, who simply scratched her cheek sheepishly. "You two may leave now. And send in Kakashi after you."