How the Unexpected Came About

Chapter 3. Enjoy.
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Looking down at the young woman nearly on top of him, Ibiki watched the small smile on her face, there was no easy way to categorise her, she had a reputation for being a top medic but an average ninja, an obvious misled looking back on the skills she displayed in the last two days since they were separated from their team-mates, a mislead he would investigate. She complained under her breath, not about the mission but how it was easier for him as "the freaking giant" he smirked, she obviously hadn't intended him to hear that, but few would even dare mumble within his presence. She was beautiful, having only seen her in passing he was surprised, he doubted many women could look that good, when looking like a drowned rat, and last night, he softly chuckled, she had been shocked when he told her to strip, but she rallied quickly and blatantly admired his body until he caught her attention.

She was an interesting puzzle.

She had turned into him during the night, and now her breasts were pressed against his chest, her groin in line with his, and one leg thrown over his, the little kitten was very affectionate it seemed.

It was too good an opportunity to miss he mused, tilting his head down to lightly rub his mouth over her ear, he trailed his large hand down her back, to the seam of her ass and lightly stroked it. Hearing a contented sigh and feeling her move her body, a rumble of a chuckle came from his chest, making his mouth tickle her ear, taking full advantage of the situation he pressed his groin fully against her, a catch of breath, a murmur, and squirm were his reward. Checking that she was still asleep, he marvelled at how many ninja, especially kunoichi became unguarded around those they could trust, which begged the question, did the little kitten trust him?

Pressing himself against her again harder and adding a grind of his hips, he saw her eyes begin to move under her eyelids, as she arched her body into his.

Quickly extracting himself from her, he grabbed his slightly wet clothes and silently left the tent, dressing as he went, it would be interesting to see if she would react he thought, as he stood outside the tent looking around, she seemed one of the few people he could not predict, or maybe it was just early days.

Inside the tent Sakura had woken aroused and frustrated, muttering.

"Damn, how did this happen….. okay… good dream or unsubconscious rubbing…. I really need to get laid….. urrgh, nah dream, like Morino Ibiki would let me get away with something like that without punishment….mmmmm I wonder how he'd punis…. CRAP! Sakura get a grip, really for fucks sake."

With a heavy sigh and mental slap or 2 or 3…. okay 6, she pulled on her clothes making a face as the wet cloth came in contact with her skin.

Exiting the tent, she grabbed the ration bar Ibiki threw at her as he passed, quickly dismantling the tent and packing it away while she ate.

"Let's go, we should make Konoha by nightfall, we can travel normally, regain Chakra and keep an eye out, maybe check traps as we go."

"Yes, Morino-san." Sakura looked at him to see him raise an eyebrow at her.

"Morino-san, what happened to Ibiki?" he asked with what seemed to be amusement in his eyes and a purr in his voice.

"Ah… well…. Um… we're, well Ibiki-san, as we are not finished the mission and no longer aiding each other, it is the polite way to address a superior officer."

Sakura could feel her face reddening, and was silently kicking herself thinking, God …aiding each other, how stupid is that, agh.

Ibiki nodded down at her, turning away and proceeding ahead to Konoha, hiding the grin on his face as he swung the pack on his back. Seriously, he could not predict the girl, she had recovered quickly, but 'aiding each other' not a usual statement.

After several hours of traipsing their way through the forest and periodically checking traps, Ibiki finally decided to begin a little interrogation of the medic.

"Why as the apprentice of the Hokage, a woman known for her inhuman strength, would you hide your ability?"

Sakura looked up at him and thought of the possibilities, ignore him, lie, laugh… he was the head of the interrogation and torture squad, he would get the information if he wanted it badly enough, hell, he made some of the scariest people confess childhood secrets.

"Will you torture and interrogate me all the way back home if I don't tell you?"

Ibiki chuckled, Sakura looked at him amazed, nearly tripping on some branches, not believing, that he chuckled,….. oh no , he knew she heard him… crap now he'd definitely torture her.

Ibiki shook his head at her audacity, this girl was definitely interesting.

"We'll see Haruno."

Sakura sighed; in for a penny in for a pound, maybe he wouldn't torture her.

"What do you know about the public opinion of the Konoha 11, or Rookie 9?" She questioned him.

He glanced back her. "The most talented teams in many years, and in their generation, the strongest in their families all said to surpass their elders in family techniques"

"Yes, the most talented ninjas from the ninja families, except me, I'm the first ninja in my family ever, the elders were not happy to say the least, that Tsunade-sensei agreed to make me her apprentice, not when there was Ino, Hinata, or Tenten to teach" The young woman said bitterly.

"I was only known to have good chakra control, a trait Tsunade flogged to get them to back down, I was a useless ninja as a genin, and she said that all she could teach me was medical techniques, that the Clan families should improve their children's techniques and then test them for medic capacity and she would focus on them then."

Ibiki looked at her as he hid his surprise, this did not sound familiar, and if true, she had every right to be bitter.

"What they didn't know was that I had already completed the trial period, it's designed to test patience, and temperament, to see if you'll even be able to stick the apprenticeship and if they really have any ability, 50 of students drop out halfway through the training, and over 75 drop out of the trial period.

It took me 2 days, to heal the fish, with only basic scroll details and one demonstration."

"Not bad" Ibiki commented.

"It usually takes 4 weeks"

"What! In two days, but that kind of chakra control and ability…" Ibiki was thrown out of his usual stride, dumbstruck, how could the elders then argue, and why hadn't he heard of any of this.

Sakura smiled, "Why let your best weapon be known." in answer to his unspoken question.

"But didn't they ever question how quickly you progressed?"

"You heard of the mission where the Konoha 11 was sent to aid Garra retrieve his student, I was lucky there was no serious injuries, just some scrapes and bruises, I should have just been learning to heal those kind of superficial wounds, when in fact I had finished that course months ago.

She saw him nodding along as she talked, grateful that he wasn't interrupting her, no had ever really asked her about her training or ability before, taking it for granted that she was the Hokage's apprentice.

"Then on the mission to Suna to rescue the Kazekage, Garra, 5 years ago, I had to cure Kankuro and create an antidote, that was when they began realise that I was more than capable, but then it was then attributed my perfect Chakra control and to the my study habits. I always got the highest test results as a genin.

I was then able to start showing off my abilities in the hospital and on missions"

"But the super strength, how did you hide that?" Ibiki questioned

"Do you remember the mission where tean7 was sent to guard Morino Idate in his race?"

He ignored the mention of his brother, focusing on her question.

"Yes, the Hokage's decision to send 3 genins was questioned, everyone was surprised that none of you were killed and the mission completed with minimal injuries"

"Yes, I had always had slightly more physical strength when it came to hitting, just ask Naruto, his poor head" Sakura smirked "But on that mission, I pulled the mast from a ship and used it to smash the enemies off the ship"

"You were 13?" Ibiki was wondering how on earth things like this were not known about the young woman.

"And whenever I hit people in public I don't use chakra and then no one can accuse Tsunade-sensei of teaching me"

"But she did?"

"Yes, she did, in the beginning it was under the pretence that a medic needed to know how to evade enemy attacks, and then when they lost interest and stopped monitoring our sessions, she focused on her techniques and taught me everything she knew, things that you needed perfect chakra control for"

"Does any one know about your extra skills?"

"Team Kakashi and Team Gai saw the cave I destroyed when I and Chiyo-sama killed Sasori, Suna don't know as Chiyo-sama died to save Garra"

Ibiki came to a complete stop and turned around to look at her, his eyes blazing in anger as he heard information that he should have know years ago.

"That was you! the reports said that it was a puppetry fight between Sasori and Chiyo-sama"

"I know." Sakura sighed. "Tsunade ordered them not to put anything in their reports, and said that I had learned the technique on my own, but as the elders didn't want me as her apprentice it would be better for me if they kept it quiet."

Looking down at her from his questionable height, he tilted his head in consideration "That's not all is it"

Sakura met his eyes silently laughing, a part of her letting her know that her secrets would be safe with this man, letting her say.

"Can't gat anything past you huh…. No, it's not, I'm known only as a medic. Danzuo isn't happy with Tsunade, and he dismisses me, I'm in the best possible position to defend Tsunade in the case of a surprise attack and there is no way in hell I'll allow anyone to harm my Shishuo"

He was surprised by the anger and determination in her eyes and impressed with her fore sight to protect the Hokage, even when it undermined her reputation as a ninja.

"They, the two elders and Danzuo, also seem to think that I would be a good puppet Hokage - trained by the Godaime and know the paperwork. HA, as if I'd let it get that far and be manipulated or let them override Tsunade in the first place. They'd have to get past our sensei's first, not to mention Naruto!" Sakura said angrily.

Ibiki's mind was running with all the information he hadjust learned, impressed at the young woman's grasp of politics and knowledge of Konoha's inner workings. Oh yes Haruno Sakura was an intriguing, engaging, gutsy, sexy puzzle and getting more interesting by the second. Seeing the Gates of Konoha, he swore to get back to this little puzzle, he never let any interrogation truly finish until he had all the facts, and that wasn't going to change just because the kunoichi was from Konoha, and it didn't do any harm that she seemed to hold a level of attraction to him.

"We're nearly there, we'll report straight to the Hokage's office and then back to ANBU headquarter's, and I'll remove your ANBU uniform from you then."

Loading his voice with insinuation, he watched her face slightly redden before she gained control of herself again.

"Yes Morino-san"

Bloody hell, Sakura thought, is he…. Nah he can't flirting….be interested in me, okay Sakura... report, return uniform, home, sleep, shower, and go out with Ino to the bar, yep bar hopping for a guy will help.

She walked after him, towards the Gates, thinking that this had been an interesting mission.

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