Sakura In The Past

Chapter 2: A New Beginning

Chapter 2: A New Beginning

I winced, closing my eyes and I felt memories flood into my mind. It was a weird feeling as if the memories were trying to force themselves into my head and in a sense they were. I was age 15, and my name, was Heiwana Sakura (Peaceful Cherry Blossom). I was currently in my office in Anbu HQ; I was doing paper work which was never ending even on an easy day like today. I was the prodigy of the village, the Leading Anbu Captain. Though I was only age 15, I was well respected for my power and skills as a leader. Although almost no one knows that I am only 15 because I have kept my identity hidden from others unless they are a member of my top squad or close friends. My skill in medical nin jutsu was rumored to rival Tsunade's and maybe even better than hers. I hadn't met Tsunade in person yet though.

I opened my eyes and yawned. The Fourth Hokage was still in power right now. I sighed. I felt a flicker of chakra. The Hokage was calling for me through the chakra connection that we share as Anbu leader and Hokage. I pulled on my dragon mask and cloak and I used my teleportation jutsu, appearing in his office.

"You called, Hokage-sama?" I asked.

He looked up. Minato has wrinkles of worry across his face and if my thinking is right this is about the time of…

"You're here. Good. The Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, has left the village to become a missing ninja. Your orders are to bring him back or kill him and bring him back if he resists. You are to leave immediately. Take whomever you like," the fourth Hokage, Minato, ordered.

I nodded while bowing at the waist and then teleported from the room and to my office. I grabbed my already packed bag and pulled it on. I left the HQ with my lieutenant, Arashi Mizuhi in charge of taking in mission reports and taking verbal mission reports for those who are too busy to give a written report. Arashi is a good second on the battle field but when it comes to paper work he can never figure out his information and mission demands, which is the reason why my third in command in charge of paper work.

I left the village, sensing for Orochimaru's sinister chakra. I smirked feeling it at the border of the Sound Region. I followed behind quickly and masked my chakra signature. I got to an area a little ahead of him and stopped. Orochimaru came into the same clearing as me and stopped near the edge of the clearing. I still had my mask and cloak on.

"You must be very fast to have caught up to me so quickly." Orochimaru hissed turning around as if to run from me.

I smirked and jumped forward before slamming him into a tree before leaping back. Orochimaru turned around to face me and spat out his blade of Kusanagi. His face was red in anger hopefully he will make a mistake but I doubt it. I smirked as I summoned my chakra sword. Not even the blade of Kusanagi could cut through chakra. Nothing could except for the special seals made by the Fuuma clan. We clashed and he hissed at me. I attacked him, harshly. Orochimaru swung his blade at me but I dodged under it and swung my blade at his chest landing a cut all the way down to the bone on him. We continued fighting for a few more minutes but it would not last much long because I tired of this and he was wounded badly. We both separated. I had blood on my cloak and I had healed my wounds easily. He was panting.

"Come back to the leaf village, or I will have no choice but to kill you." I said.