Her mother had appeared to behave herself, giving Sakura a moment of relief before the pair headed out the door. The last thing Sakura needed, was excessive and unnecessary stress caused by friends and family. Right now, they needed to remain focused on the task at hand, as it was daunting and very dire. He confirmed that it would take about two days, depending. He then produced a scroll and she took it to read it over, hoping to memorize most of the names it listed. Her lips slipped downwards in a thin frown, the feeling of a family torn apart wasn't sitting comfortable in her chest and she knew they needed to hurry and complete the mission. So many people were counting on them. She noticed there weren't any females, which was odd. She then had to wonder why their gender seemed so important but she could only speculate for now so she handed Kakashi the scroll back.
They continued to talk and move towards Kakashi's apartment complex. She listened as he mentioned how the kidnappings were now isolated in Tanzaku which meant that Taro had to be there. Though if Sakura was the criminal mastermind, she would have moved as soon as people were after her, but this guy was staying in place, which had to mean that the location had to be important. Maybe it was too hard to move kids or maybe he wasn't ready to do that just. Or perhaps, perhaps Taro was capable of making a final stand and defending himself no matter what. The third idea was the most likely but it didn't deter her. Whatever the reason for staying in Tanzaku Town, Sakura was sure they could take advantage of the frozen target. After Kakashi unlocked his door, she followed him in as he mentioned that they weren't sure why Taro was doing what he was doing. Her eyes scanned his home, not sure what she had been expecting in her mind.
Things were kept neat and orderly but there were very few personal touches.
It was a little disappointing, she had hoped to see pictures of him and his family, or past students. She turned her head and looked over towards his coffee table and thought she saw the picture they took together before everything fell apart. It made her smile but she still couldn't be certain, nor did she want to pry and seem nosy. So she stood by the door so she wasn't in the way, her hands now clasped behind her back. "I think it is odd...only boys have been taken." She commented, wanting to fill some of the dead silence between them. It had to mean something but she wasn't sure what. "Whoever is paying him to do these things, has a purpose and I doubt even when captured, he'd be stupid enough to talk about his employer." She pointed out. It almost seemed like a lost cause but the children were the priority right now. "We'll just have to see what we find and put it together as we go."
He then said he'd give her more information as he picked up his pack. Sakura flashed a brief smile along with a short nod before she turned and headed out the door. The topic of training was soon brought up, as well as where they may be able to stay for the night. She lingered by the door as he moved around a little bit more and then brought up her mother, something she hadn't been expecting at all. Her parents were letting her do something incredible and she didn't want to burden them with the drama that went on or the struggles she faced. They knew that she studied a lot, did plenty of reading but aside from that, she didn't tell them anything else, even with the Exams and what had happened with Sasuke. Sakura gave a shrug, not sure if Kakashi Sensei needed to know about her personal life. It almost felt like she was trouble but she decided to tell him anyway, as it did seem like he really did care, and wasn't just asking to be a pest like Naruto.
"I don't want them to worry." She told him as they finally departed from his apartment and headed back down the stairs. "I know they worry though, and that they care but I'm not willing to make a mess of my entire life." She laughed slightly before continuing. "I want to come home and forget about things that have happened, I want to just sit at the table with my parents and say the Chunin Exams went well when really, I nearly died trying to protect my friends." She said. It was likely that her parents knew since gossip was always flowing around Konoha, but she wanted part of her life to be her own, even if some might disagree with her discretion. "I know I can talk them if I really need to and as I get older, I am trying to talk them more as people, than as parents." Keeping things from her parents was a way to control something in her life, when most things just happened around her. She knew it wasn't right but she felt safer somehow, being able to forget about hardships at home, at for a little while.
"So to answer your question...they only know the basics of everything but I am trying to tell them more since...time together is going to become increasingly harder to come by." She considered as they arrived at the gate. After showing their proper papers, it opened up for them and they continued to tread down the dirt road. "So about my training," She wanted to change the topic and it seemed like a good enough opportunity to do so. "what else did you have in mind?" It had to be something low key, considering they were traveling. She thought about the other watsu style jutsu there were and which might be best, given their circumstances.
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