Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [1]

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Tsukiko rubbed her eyes as she sat up, trying to make sense of where she was: her bedroom. She pushed herself into a sitting position and let her open hair hang behind her as she rested herself on the palms of her hands. Tsukiko blinked a few times before she dropped back onto the ground, the Water Style Scroll she had been studying cushioning her head.

The night had been the one before the Full Moon, so Tsukiko certainly felt a bit of pain in her body last night when she overused her Chakra levels whilst practising her Wood Style Jutsus the best she could in the confines of her room. She couldn't destroy the apartment by creating a whole forest in there. She had also gone a bit excessive with her Water Style capability whilst she went to shower.

Not to mention, Tsunade had gone into the operation theatre with Rock Lee yesterday, and Tsukiko had to sit nearby, ready to provide fresh pieces of bone to the female Hokage so she could use it in the operation.

Grumbling, Tsukiko got up and pulled her shirt off, dragging on her usual clothing for the day. She knew that as a Chunin, she should put forward a good image. Maybe she should not have gone crazy with the practising the night before such an important day. But she was also sure that she wouldn't be getting any major mission today.

"What should we have for breakfast?" Tsukiko muttered to herself as she took two slices of bread and put them into the toaster and looked through the cabinets for the pan to cook herself an egg to go with it.

It was so early in the morning that Tsukiko was sure she could cook a good breakfast to replenish her health to a good degree.

Suddenly, her doorbell rang and Tsukiko smacked her head into the cabinet as she jumped up in surprise. Tsukiko let out a loud groan and dragged herself to the front door. Stopping short, she used her Byakugan to make sure it was someone she knew but using the Dojutsu with such low levels of Chakra hurt her.

"Izumo-San...?" Tsukiko asked, opening the front door as she deactivated her Byakugan and unlocked the front door. Izumo looked rather stressed. "What's wrong? Is everything all right, Usa?" Izumo smiled weakly.

"The Fifth Hokage has asked for you at the office," Izumo told her. Tsukiko furrowed her eyebrows. "It would be better if you come immediately, it is a very urgent call, of course..." Tsukiko nodded immediately.

"I'm coming, Usa," Tsukiko replied as she hurried grabbed her twin tail binds and rushed after him out of the house, slamming the door shut behind her, forgetting her toast as they popped out. Tsukiko quickly pulled her hair into her twin tails as she reached the Hokage's Office. "Shikamaru?"

"You were called early in the morning, too?" Shikamaru questioned as the two of them entered Tsunade's office, who looked rather stern.

Tsukiko knew that there was nothing that would come out well from this.

"Uchiha Sasuke apparently slipped out of the village late last night," Tsunade told the two of them immediately. Tsukiko gasped and Shikamaru's eyes widened. "And... there is almost no mistake that he is headed for Otogakure,"

"Slipped out?" Shikamaru repeated. "Why?!" Tsukiko grabbed her forehead, knowing that there could only be one reason why he did that –

"Because he was enticed by that Orochimaru!" Tsunade responded. Shikamaru glanced at Tsukiko, who seemed to be struggling to stay on her feet at the news.

"W-W-Wait a minute!" Shikamaru said. "Why does Sasuke have to be enticed by a risky guy like that?!" Tsukiko looked at Tsunade, knowing that Kakashi and Jiraiya must've told her everything.

"The reason doesn't matter," Tsunade replied. "In any case, there's no time. You two will perform your first mission as Chunins," Tsukiko and Shikamaru shared a look.