Sakura (How to Obtain a Reverse Harem in Naruto)

I'm So Crazy About You Aorta Be Committed

Kensuke, another worker (although he was older than Tazuna) grunted and waved me off. "Will you be guarding us until the bridge is finished, or will your teammates be joining you?"

"Most likely it'll just me for a while," I answered. "My teammates require some more training that I've already completed. Kakashi-sensei feels confident that Zabuza won't be able to attack us for a while, which is why he feels comfortable leaving me alone to guard. The main concern right now are low-level thugs, which I am more than capable of handling."

The others chuckled and Tazuna boasted, "We'll have this bridge finished before those brats even finish their training."

That elicited more laughter, and more workers came over to join us for their lunch.

All in all, it was a very relaxing and happy day.

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That pattern continued over the next few days. Sasuke and Naruto only finished their training very late one night, and the next morning Naruto was too tuckered out to wake up properly. We decided to leave him behind, while the three of us followed Tazuna towards the bridge.

I wasn't overly surprised when we found all of the unconscious (hopefully) workers at the bridge.

"I sense Zabuza in the mist," I told them, as I hurried over to the nearest body and checked for a pulse. I was relieved to find one. "THANK YOU FOR NOT KILLING THEM, ZABUZA."

There was a dry chuckle that echoed throughout the mist. "They weren't worth the effort. I hope you brats didn't miss me too much."

"I'm glad Mei's lover is okay," I mumbled out loud.

"I am not—" There was a pause. "Hand over the bridge builder, or I chop off that pretty little head of yours."

I giggled, covering my cheeks in a mock gesture to hide my nonexistent blush. "You think I'm pretty?"

Zabuza chose not to verbally respond, instead the mist began to thicken enough that I could no longer pick out his unique signature at a specific point. All I sensed and felt was his chakra around me, and once more I had to consciously and consistent purge my system of his chakra.

"Enough."

Kakashi moved in front of me. "I'll handle Zabuza, Sakura stay with Tazuna, and Sasuke—"

"I already know," Sasuke said, taking the first leap forwards. Haku moved in the same instant, appearing out of the mist and meeting Sasuke head on.

I grabbed Tazuna's hand. "Come on, let's try and grab all of the workers and move them out of the way."

"R-Right," Tazuna stammered, and the two of us grabbed the first worker and moved him off. I felt Zabuza's chakra spike, and there was a loud clanging noise. Kakashi had intercepted Zabuza's first attack on Tazuna, and the two were locked in battle soon afterwards.

I forced Tazuna to move quickly. I trusted Kakashi to keep Zabuza off us long enough that we could gather all of the workers. It didn't take long to accomplish such—perhaps three minutes? When I had everyone lined up together and to the side, I did a preliminary examination of each and determined that the worst case they would suffer would be a mild concussion.

Then I was right back in front of Tazuna, kunai in hand and I watched the battles unfold around us.

"GO KAKASHI-SENSEI!" I cheered happily, leaping up and down and using my kunai like pom-poms. "Gimme a B! Gimme an E! Gimme an S and T! What's that spell? BEST! Best, best, Kakashi's the best, if you don't believe me put him to the test!"