The first Saturday after school started, Sakura ate her breakfast and informed her parents that she would be going to look for Shisui. Her mother wouldn 't let her go alone, but Sakura managed to somehow persuade her and told her that she 'd stop by their store so they could return home together. Naruto reminded her that they had plans with their friends at Ino 's house in the afternoon,

as if

Sakura could forget when Ino had told her about it a hundred times the previous day.

Shisui was at the Police Department, and although she didn 't particularly fancy being under the scrutiny of more Uchiha than the ones she liked, Sakura strolled inside with a big forced smile and a

'Good morning!'

for everyone, making sure to keep the bag in her hand from jostling too much.

'Oh, it 's you, ' a young Uchiha greeted her. 'Are you supposed to be walking around by yourself? '