Itsu No Hi Ni Mo

Chapter 28 : Rain

: rain :

: oh come on, don't tell me you don't know what that is! It's that sky and water phenomenon thingy!

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The pitter patter of the rain reached the pinkette's ears as she sat behind the welcoming desk.

Behind the glass doors, she could with her vibrant green eyes the beautiful calamity falling from the sky to their surface.

It rarely rains in Konoha. And if it does, it's comparable to dumping buckets down.

For it to reach mainland Konohagakure, somewhere in the middle of the Land of Fire, it had to be strong.

"I'm leaving!"

Sakura looked at her friend who had her purple umbrella to hide under as she walked towards the clear door.

"You're not staying, Ino?"

Ino stopped in her steps and turned to her friend in surprise, "O-Oh, of course, not. Team 10 always hangs out these hours. Don't worry, I might take overtime next time!"

"Team 10, huh?" Sakura whispered to herself, her eyes drooping a little and her mouth slightly curving. Ino smiled and raised a hand before leaving, "So... Yeah! See'ya, forehead!"

And with that, the platinum blonde walked out into the downpour and sauntered off, being greeted by the two who were already waiting under their own umbrellas underneath a tree.

Haruno Sakura watched as her best friend immediately jumped and greeted her own teammates, Shikamaru saying something, making the three laugh.

She remembered Team 7 used to be like that. Except-

Sasuke-kun never broke out jokes because of his personality.

Naruto never waited patiently because he was too short tempered.

They never scheduled regular hangouts, they were only together because the other was the most accessible.

And foremost, she didn't see her teammates equally. There was a love interest and two annoying idiots.

A sudden firm grip on her shoulder snapped her back to reality, she turned and saw Tsunade looking down at her.

"Take the day off, Sakura" The older woman said, concern laced in her voice, "You've been working non-stop, and you look a bit down"

She just realized that Ino and her friends were long gone.

"Don't worry" Sakura shook her head with a gentle smile "It's not like I have anything to do, Tsunade-sama"

But that stern look she received made her break a sweat.

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She could barely hear anything else over the sound of the rain.

Sakura blew a strand of her hair out of her face, pushing back some of her uneven hair behind her shoulders.

Everything seemed so dark and gloomy, and her clear umbrella was sheltering her from what was happening to the rest.

"Oh just admit, Hinata. You obviously did it"

"Hm?" Sakura hummed as she turned her head to the side, spotting the infamous Team 8 standing in the middle of a street, soaking wet.

"I-I didn't, I very much didn't..!" Hinata pouted as she held her hands to her chest "No, no"

"Hinata..." Shino said with an undertone.