SasuSaku Month 2018
Day 15: Training
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Author’s Note: Work makes me fall asleep when I come home, but the love for my OTP is stronger
and I’m still behind***
Eyes the color of the earth looked around, anticipation keeping her on her toes. She received a letter stating that the founder of the children’s clinic where she’s working will come to visit and all the staff was eager to meet her again.
Then she saw it, pink hair that could only belong to the strongest medic in Konoha – probably the entire shinobi world, accompanied with the dark-haired member of the famous and legendary Team 7. The two came closer, and when they were already near within earshot, the head staff waved her hands in the air to greet them.
“Haruno-san! Uchiha-san!”
“Ogata-san! Hisashiburi!” Sakura exclaimed, hugging the older woman tightly. The latter also greeted Sasuke, to which the man responded with a nod. The two were then ushered towards the receiving area of the clinic and were served with warm tea.
After a few minutes of catching up, the medic went straight to the important topic. “I came to check up on you guys, and we also heard that there were bandits around the area?”
The young woman nodded and shuddered. “Hai. It was a large group and all of them were captured before, by Uchiha-san.”
Sakura looked at him, a bit surprised. “So that’s the reason why you looked confused when Kakashi-sensei sent us to investigate?”
“Aa. I thought I already dealt with the problem,” Sasuke admitted.
“But apparently another group formed and they are still just waiting to strike,” the older woman continued. “Though they haven’t come near here yet –”
Ogata spoke too soon. Suddenly the doors were opened by force and three burly men came in brandishing swords almost as large as them.
“We’re here to get –”
The robber wasn’t able to finish his sentence as they were rendered unconscious by the two Konoha shinobi. The battle didn’t even last a minute, for the group of twelve was nothing compared to the two that make up the neo-sannin.
Sasuke and Sakura stood side by side, gathering the criminals outside the clinic.
“Looks like we didn’t have to search for them. We should tell Kakashi about this,” the lone Uchiha announced. The medic nodded in agreement.
“We hit two birds with one stone today. Not only did we check up on the clinic, but we also cleared the mission of getting rid of these idiots in record time I might add,” Sakura replied with an amused tone, earning a smirk from her companion.
“That was awesome!”
Both turned back to see the children looking at them with awe. They rushed towards the two, forming an excited circle of little ones trying to get their attention. Their chatter was interrupted with a bright flash of lightning promptly followed by a loud clap of thunder, causing some of the youngsters to scream.
Sakura took everyone inside while Sasuke was responsible to take the men to the Raikage. He didn’t return until late afternoon, just as the rain stopped for a bit. Not long after, the storm continued to rage on. The Uchiha was immediately occupied with the kids, as they still look up to what he did just this morning. The kunoichi couldn’t help the fit of giggles as mismatched orbs sent a look on confusion towards her.
“It’s your turn, Sasuke-kun. They’re already finished with me.”
The children took him to the playroom as Sakura continued with healing the sick ones. After that, she sat down with the staff and discussed the clinic’s matters. The meeting didn’t last that long and afterwards she offered to help with making dinner.
The pinkette went to the large room to call everyone to eat. It functioned as a conference hall and the kid’s preferred space to play when they couldn’t go out during the rainy days. An amused smile formed when she saw the little ones in front of Sasuke in a basic taijutsu stance.
“Balance is important, not just with your body but with the mind as well, okay?”
The children nodded and chorused, “Hai, Uchiha-sensei!”
Onyx and amethyst looked up to see delighted emeralds. Sakura gave a small chuckle as she walked towards him. Standing beside her teammate, she faced the youngsters and clapped her hands.
“Time to eat, everyone!”
With an eager and unanimous “Hai!” from them, little feet rushed towards the dining hall. The two adults were left behind, walking slowly and taking their time.
“You were teaching them taijutsu?” The medic began.
He nodded once. “Aa. They begged me to. It was either that or they want me to read a storybook for them.”
“Eeeh I would have liked that,” Sakura replied with a teasing tone and Sasuke just nudged her playfully. A month already passed since they traveled together and both were in a level of comfortable far exceeding those of just teammates.
The dinner was a rather lively affair. The storm continued outside, and when the clock strikes nine in the evening, it was then bedtime for the kids. As he accompanied the children to their room, Sasuke felt a hand tugging his pants. When he looked down, he saw a little girl with cerulean eyes holding a teddy bear.
“Uchiha-sensei, can you please check if there are monsters under my bed?”
A young boy around the age of nine came towards them. “Mihoko, you shouldn’t disturb Uchiha-sensei! You saw them fight, right? They’re tired and they need to sleep too.”
The lass looked down in embarrassment. Then, her eyes widened when she felt herself lifted up by Sasuke.
“It’s okay. You don’t have to be afraid,” he assured her.
The child smiled brightly at him, wrapping her tiny hands around his neck. “Arigatou, Uchiha-sensei!”
It took a few more minutes for everyone to be tucked in. One lone hand stroke the the top of Mihoko’s head, making her fall asleep quickly. Sakura couldn’t help the smile on her face. “I didn’t know you get along so well with children, Sasuke-kun,” she whispered.
He merely shrugged. “It’s training,” he replied softly a second later.
The kunoichi tilted her head to the side in confusion. “Training for what?”
Sasuke moved the little girl’s blanket towards the child’s chin. He glanced up and simply answered, “For our future.”
An amused smirk formed on his face when the medic’s face turned as rosy as her hair, eyes wide with surprise and her jaw slightly dropped. Lifting two fingers, he lifted her chin up to close her mouth. It rested there for a few moments until he poked her forehead softly.
“Come on, let the children sleep.”
Sakura was still frozen in place and so Sasuke took her hand with his and led her out of the kids’ room.
For the Future
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