This Fanfiction idea is based off of jokergirl2001's fanfiction called 'Reversed' which is worth a read! The basics to this fanfiction is that it's an alternate Universe where Sakura was born in Kakashi's generation and vice versa. This first chapter is very similar to how Kakashi handled the test, however, the next chapters will prove to be very different :) I hope you enjoy and please excuse any spelling/gramatical mistakes.


As I walk through the narrow corridor for the last time today, I go over today's events in my head. Casualty counts hit an all-time high today, which only means more paperwork for me tonight.

Letting out a long sigh, I pull out my laminated card to clock out for the night. The machine beeped twice in acceptance of my card the exact moment it read '22:57'.

"Sakura? Are you on lates tonight?" I hear my male medic partner in crime ask. I turn around to come face to face with Seikatsu.

He gave me a nervous smile as he strokes a stray hair behind his ear. His usual medic attire has been replaced with a much more casual blue jeans and green shirt combination, which, I personally think, suits his matt, brown hair.

"Actually...I've only just finished my early shift." I respond non-chalantly, earning a wide-eyed, wide-mouthed gasp.

"Jeesh Sakura!" He says before walking by my side as I start to head out of the hospital. "You know Lord Hokage isn't planning to put the extra funds into the Hospital...You won't be paid double for the overtime you do..." He tried to scold. I waved off his comment before fixing my side pouch up.

"I don't work on lives for the money, Seikatsu. I do it for our village." I said while holding the door open for my friend. "If I was in it for the money, I would have quit my job the day I started."

Seikatsu offers a shrug before blocking my path. I look at at him with a face full of attitude, fully aware that my expression is less than its' usual welcoming self. I don't appreciate being cut off my desination, and something in his body language indicated that he was about to ask a favour of me.

"I was wondering...Now that your shift is over, if you'd perhaps share dinner with me?" He stammers nervously.

I let out a quiet sigh before pointing to my side pouch with my hands.

"I've got a lot of paperwork to catch up on tonight...I'm sorry." I apologise, looking into his eyes in hopes he would see how genuine my sorrow was.

He smirks before shaking his head as if he planned for my reaction.

"No worries, Sakura. I'll catch you during our shift tomorrow. Maybe we could have lunch instead?" He suggests as he unblocked my path.

I was about to speak up to decline his offer, but something in my heart told me that he could do without hearing another rejection.

"That sounds like a plan." I smile back up at him. He gave me one of his infamous salutes before taking off in the direction of his house.

I can really be doing without this 'romance' aspect in my life...After what I did to my comrades, I definitely need to focus on my training to get stronger...' As if to interrupt my thoughts intentionally, I feel a familiar chakra signature from a shadowy man walking in my direction.

"Iruka?" I call out as soon as I could make out the face ahead of me.

"Sakura, I hope you're doing well on this fine evening." He greeted sarcastically with not so much as a smile on his face.

"What's the bad news?" I state intuitively, feeling a tense aura from him.

"The Hokage would like to see you in his office. I was told to relay that message on to you after you finished your shift...I've been waiting almost 8 hours for you to finish..." He finished in a shaky voice.

I shamefully look at him with raised eyebrows as I scratch the back of my head.

"Damn...Sorry about that Iruka...Can I get you food or..."

"I'm supposed to be taking Naruto for dinner tonight...He's going to be so pissed off at me." Iruka responded robotically, as if he'd ignored my offer.

"Here," I start while handing him a lump of money. "Keep the change, I know it's not going to un-piss Naruto...but I hope it helps." I said before walking at a brisk pace to the Hokage tower.

Iruka had muttered something about patience as he headed off in his own direction. I place my left hand on my head. A soft glow of green emitted from my hand as I numbed the dull headache that I could feel approaching.

"I wonder if one of my patients has complained about me or something..." I said out loud, recalling the moment I whacked a woman around the head for being completely hysterical. In all fairness, she did give me permission to at the beginning of her labour.

I drag myself up the stairs before reaching Sarutobi's door.

"Knock, Knock." I attempted comically without tapping the door with my hand.

To my surprise, the door swung open and I was met with three of my old friends.

"Ah..." I said as I stepped in the room, expecting the three to leave. However, they remained in place as if they were included in this meeting too. "I don't think I like where this is heading..."

Asuma closed the door before returning to the small group.

"Sakura...I'm relieving you of the duties at the Hospital." Sarutobi spoke up. I shook my head firmly before meeting his gaze.

"No can do. I have an operation to perform tomorrow and paperwork to fill in." I denied his order straight away with my logical reasonings. There's no reason for him to take me off medical work...I'm doing my part in the village by healing the injured, so I can only assume that the Hokage wants me back on the battle field.

"I've arranged cover for you. You can finish off any paperwork and hand it in. It's an order, Haruno. One that's been made for your own good." He spoke in a low murmur.

I was about to bite back at him but I recognised that if I did respond, I'd sound like an angsty teenager. So I held my tongue for now.

"What would you have me do? I need to pay my rent." I state blankly, avoiding Kurenai's stern glare.

"I'm assigning you the role of a Sensei." He starts. I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes at him as if to wait for the punchline. "You'll be in charge of a three man squad, starting tomorrow."

I wait patiently to hear more from him, but he chose to stop his sentance there. I poked my little finger in my ear and itched it slightly in irritation.

"What rank?" I question, very aware of the three shinobi staring at me to see what my reaction would be.

"Genin." Sarutobi clarifies easily. I looked at everyone else's faces for a brief second, taking in the smug expressions before looking back at Sarutobi and removing my finger from my ear.

"You do realise that I'm not going to go easy on anyone, just because they're Genin."

"I wouldn't ask of anything less of you, Sakura."


"You guys fail." I stated for the fifth time in this month. The team I was assigned looked at me sourly before looking at each other for support. I swiftly pick up the bento boxes on the ground before stowing them away in my backpack.

"You can't just fail us! Iruka-Sensei chose us to graduate from the achademy early so that we could get an instructor! We're the best in the class!" Konota shrieked, crossing her arms in a huff. I simply pulled down on my Jounin vest before re-adjusting the sleeves on my red hoodie.

"Iruka-Sensei clearly passed you three too early. You all missed out on the most important part of this test. Teamwork." I state clearly before holding my hips with my hands. "You should all return to the Academy. Now."

The three left without so much as a 'bye' as they all sauntered in the direction of their old school.

I let out the tense sigh I'd been keeping back for the whole of the test...It's been three years since the Hokage had assigned me the role of a sensei...and within those three years I've yet to find a team who could even grasp the concept of working as a team.

I walked over to the memorial stone before sitting respectfully in front of it.

"At least I can pay my respects to my old friends more often." I murmur as I bowed my head. Keeping the negative, self-harming thoughts away from my mind, I sat there for an hour and reminded myself of all the good times I had with my old team.


"I'm assigning you a new team." the Hokage said with a suspiscious sparkle in his eye. I raise an eyebrow at him in attempts to get him to elaborate.

"The team will be, Uchiha Sasuke, Hatake Kakashi and Uzumaki Naruto." He continued. an all boys squad? That's rare enough in itself...I'm sure Sarutobi's intentions are to impress me with the names he read aloud, but I remained relaxed and confident.

Sasuke is the last remaining Uchiha in the village. I've seen him around a few times but ever since Itachi wiped out the clan, he's spent his time somewhere else...He's not awakened his Sharingan as far as I can tell so he wouldn't prove to be much of a challenge.

Sakumo died horribly, leaving Kakashi at a young age. He was an extremely kind and loyal man who loved his son dearly. The villagers attitude towards him drove me insane...I only wished that I could've picked up on his depressed state...He would always downplay how he truely felt. If only I'd taken a leaf out of his book instead of taking unnecessary risks...

I shook off that trail of thought before snapping myself back into focus.

Lastly, Naruto...The kid who held the ninetails inside of him. Minato-Sensei's son...I've had to treat a few of his minor injuries when I worked in the hospital. But I've not seen him properly in three years... I've heard that he's chosen to use his free time to deface the stone faces of the previous Hokages.

I'm thinking that the Hokage is impressed that Iruka stuck three big names together and for some reason that means they're good enough to get placed under my care.

"I will put them through the same test that I've given my other teams." I state surely, waiting for his face to contort in its' usual glum expression. But it never came.

"I have a good feeling about this one."


I slowly made my way to the academy after the other Sensei's had collected their teams. I don't really feel like bumping into them or their child teams on my way there. I'm growing sick of their dissaproving looks. I know that Iruka, in particular, hates the way I treat the Genin.

I fix my hair into a ponytail as I walked into the building, hapily being met with an empty building as I heard mumbles.

"Must be the new team." I sighed, setting myself up again for another failed test before I'd even had the chance to see the kids in combat.

"Pft...Like a Jounin is going to fall for such a simple booby trap." I heard a voice mutter. I reached the door before noticing that it was slightly ajar. Must be one of Naruto's jokes...I could used this to my advantage. I held the door firmly in my hand.

I refrained from giggling as I could sense the kids in the room tense up in anticipation.

Putting them out of their misery, I walked into the room without a care, letting the eraser bounce off my hair, leaving a big cloud of chalk to spread out wide above my head.

"Gyahahahaha! You fell for it!" Naruto roared, clearly impressed with himself. I ignore him for a moment to get a better look at the two other shinobi.

Sasuke's expression was as clear as an open book. Side glancing at me as if I was the piece of shit on his shoe. He looks exactly as cold as Itachi.

Kakashi, however, looked straight at me with a blank expression. Wearing a mask over his mouth and nose, I chose to ignore his questionable fashion before returning my gaze to Naruto.

"Haha...Huh? Haruno-Chan?" Naruto said with a white face. "I-I'm sorry, that was meant for our sensei." He said while waving his hands frantically.

"I am your Sensei." I said bluntly, patting the remaining chalk from my hair. "And I've gotta give my first impression of you all..." I said as I leaned to the side with my left hand on my hip. "I don't like you guys."

The three fell silent while I lead them to the roof for the first standard phase of my test.

They each sat down wordlessly on the steps as I leaned against the bar opposite them.

"Ok...Let's begin with some introductions." I said as if repeating myself for the hundreth time.

"What do you want to know, Haruno-Chan?" Naruto asked.

I crossed my arms before looking down my nose at him.

"You'll address me as Sakura-Sensei now, Naruto." I scolded. He merely shot me a huge miscievious grin while nodding his head. I sigh before continuing. "We'll start with your likes and dislikes...dreams for the future, hobbies...stuff like that..." I threw in as an example.

"Hey hey. Why don't you introduce yourself to us first?" Naruto retorted. I sighed impatiently while uncrossing my arms.

"Yeah, you look suspicious." Kakashi chimed in.

I refrian from rubbing my face in irritation. Never in my career have I come across such stubborn kids.

"Alright, my name is Haruno Sakura. I like to spend my time doing my part in the village. I dislike slackers. Dreams for the future are none of your concern and I have hobbies." I said in an attempt at getting the team as irritated as I felt.

Naruto was the only kid to show an expression that amused me as Kakashi whispered something in his direction. "Now It's your turn, starting from the right."

"Oh! Thats me! My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I like cup Ramen! What I like even more is the restaraunt Ramen Iruka Sensei buys me. What I dislike is waiting 3 minutes for the cup Ramen to cook, My dream..." He started a bit too enthusiastically for my liking.

Does he think about anything besides Ramen? I sweat dropped while waiting for his grand dream of becoming the King of the cup ramen or something similarly crazy.

"Is to surpass the Hokage! And then have all the people of this village acknowledge my existance!"

I'm not sure how well my face hid the shock I felt. This kid seems to be wanting to grow up to be part of the village...That's always a relieving thing to hear from troublemakers.

"Hobbies...Uh. Pranks I guess?" He finished, flattening my hopes in him slightly.

"Okay, Thank you Naruto. Next."

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are lots of things I dislike but I don't really like anything. And I don't want to use the word 'dream' but I have an ambition. The resurrection of my clan and to kill a certain man."

The kids beside him turned to face him, Naruto became ghost white as he studied Sasuke, Kakashi more uninterested in what he was hearing gave him a stare as if to say 'really?'. I wouldn't have expected anything less from him if I'm being honest with myself. This team already looks like it will fail from the lack of Teamwork and it will be Sasuke who lets the team down this time.

"Okay...And lastly, you." I said, moving my attention to Kakashi.

"My name's Hatake Kakashi. My likes are follwing the Shinobi laws, my dislikes are those who break the rules. My dream is uncertain...I'm sure I will find something along the journey. My hobby is reading books." He said, reminding me a small bit of myself when I was his age. Surprising, though, that he's into reading books.

"Ok, that's enough of that, We will start our duties tomorrow." I said monotonously, homehow hyping Naruto up.

"Yay! What kind of duties?!" He exclaims

I'm going to have a headache with these lot...

"First we are going to do something with just the four of us."

"What?!" He responds comically, it's almost as if he thinks that he's the only person I'm speaking to...my hopes in this team are as low as they always are.

"Survival Training."

"Survival training?" Naruto instantly repeats.

"Why is our duty, training? We did plenty of training at the Ninja Academy." Kakashi joined in, causing me to smirk.

"I'll be your opponent, but this isn't normal training." I repond, feeling mentally tired of the back and forth conversation.

"Then...Then what is it?!" Naruto questions impatiently, earning himself a chuckle from me.

"What's there to laugh about, Sensei?" Kakashi asks.

"Well, It's just that when I tell you guys, you're definitely going to flip."

"Flip?" Naruto repeats, yet again.

"Of the twenty seven graduates, only nine will be chosen as Genin. The rest will be sent back to the Academy. This training is a super difficult exam with a failure rate of over sixty six percent." I bark, causing Naruto to turn white again. Kakashi held a stern expression to hide his anxiousness it seemed, while Sasuke remained composed.

"Hah...I told you you'd flip." I laugh softly.

"What the hell?! But we worked so hard...Then what was the point of graduating?!" Naruto raged.

"That's just to select those that have a chance to become Genin."

"Uhh...What?!"

"Anyway," I said to get off the conversation with Naruto. "Tomorrow you will be graded on the training field, bring all your Shinobi tools. Oh, and skip breakfast...unless you enjoy throwing up."

Naruto looked down as his body started to tremble. I smirk as I walked towards the group.

"The details can be read on this printout. Don't be late tomorrow." I said before passing the three a small leaflet.

I refrained from whacking Sasuke around the head as he immediately scrunched up his piece of paper. Naruto and Kakashi intensely start to read what I'd gave them. Essentially, the piece of paper I handed them is encouraging them to work against each other by focusing solely on themselves.

Leaving the three kids behind, I jump down from the roof and head in the direction of the bar. I am definitely going to need a nightcap tonight.


It hit half eleven as I took a shot of Sake. Gulping it down effortlessly as my throat and tongue had already become numb from the alcohol I drank before.

"Tough day? Sakura?" I hear a mans voice come from my left. I was surprised to find my old partner in crime, Seikatsu, taking a seat next to me.

His hair has grown longer and it's styled in a more wild-fasion since I'd properly seen him last.

"Every day I'm away from the hospital is a tough day...I haven't even met my replacement so I can't get a hold of his skills for myself..." I respond sourly, pouring myself another shot.

"Kabuto is a good medic, you could say he's just as good as you." He said as he pat me once on the back.

"Well, did he have training from one of the Legendary Sanin? Didn't think so." I grumble before throwing the next shot down my throat.

"I've not been able to see you in a very long time, Sakura." He states as he places a hand on my shoulder, massaging it in a friendly like demenour. "We need to hang out more. I'd like to hear stories about the teams you've taken charge of."

I look over at his face pull a blank expression.

"I've not yet taken charge of a team." I state bluntly, picking up the bottle and drinking from it straight rather than throwing it in a shot glass.

"R-Really? You left the Hospital three years ago and the Hokage has not assigned you a squad yet?"

I held back a chuckle as I removed the bottle from my lips.

"Oh, he's given me many...I'm to be a Sensei rather than join an established squad." I inform before downing the rest of the bottle. "I've had approximately fifteen teams given to me. They have all failed my test."

"O-Oh wow. You're not being too hard on them are you? You do realise that they're only around twelve to thirteen years old when they graduate the academy...Not everyone can be lucky enough to have a professonal shinobi teaching them things too.." He said as if he was scolding me.

I ignore his comment before standing up from my seat.

"We'll have to hang out some other time. I'm going to get some rest...I don't want a headache in the morning." I grumble as I lazily waved him goodbye.


My alarm had sounded three times by the time I decided to wake up. I turn over to face the clock before being met with a time that told me I was late.

I didn't panic too much as I dressed into my usual attire, fixing my hair back and tightening my side pouch before I took out two of my pre-packed bento boxes into a bigger backpack. I threw in my alarm clock too as usual before throwing the bag on my back and left the house.

I casually stroll to the training fields, being pleasantly surprised that no one disturbed my quiet walk.

"Good morning guys." I said as I saw the three kids waiting for me in the middle of the field.

"You're late!" Naruto and Kakashi shouted in unison.

I ignore their fury and took out the alarm clock before setting it on the middle log as I'd done fifteen times before.

"Alright, It's set for midday." I rummage around my pocket before finding my bells. "Here are two bells." I started before a flood of memories rushed into my head. "Your task is to take these from me before noon. Those who cannot get a bell by noon, get no lunch. I'll not only tie you to one of those stumps, but I'll eat right in front of you. You only need to get one bell. There are only two, so one of you will definitely be tied to a stump. The person who doesn't take a bell, fails. So at least one of you will be sent back to the Academy...You can use your kunai and shurikens, You won't stand a chance of passing unless you come at me with the intention to kill."

"So, you want us to attack you with weapons...that will surely kill you?" Kakashi questioned, clearly confused.

"Pfft, You're so slow that you couldn't even dodge a black board eraser! We'd definitely end up killing you, Sakura-Sensei!" Naruto laughs loudly.

I sigh inwardly as I ignore his insult.

"Those with no talent often bark the loudest...We'll ignore Mr. Dead Last and start on my signal." I bit back, seeing that my words had got to Naruto my body tensed up in anticipation. I riled him up enough to get a reaction as he ran towards me with a Kunai.

I sped behind him before kicking my leg at his ankles, sweeping him on his feet. He dropped his Kunai before rolling on his back to face me.

"Hold up, I haven't said start yet." I said before he scurried back to his feet.

I could feel Kakashi and Sasuke tense up in anticipation as I held up my hand and formed a simple handsign.

"Okay, you can start." I said, waiting for Kakashi to strike me. To my surprise it was Sasuke that moved first. Aiming a roundhouse kick to my head, Sasuke kept a serious expression as I dispersed in a flurry of petals.

"Tch." He clicked his tongue as he frantically looked around for me. I used this time to place the bento boxes on top of the memorial and my backpack neatly next to it. I placed my hand on top of the stone breifly before sprinting to the forest clearing which had a river running through it.

I stood still while analysing my surroundings. I could see that Sasuke and Kakashi had found decent hiding spots, but a confrontational Naruto appeared in front of me, arms crossed.

Well, I've got to admit...He's definitely different from my other students.

"Come on and fight me!" He shouts, overwhelmed with the adrenaline of a fight. I smile at him before clicking my fingers back.

"Ninja lesson number one, Taijutsu...Let me educate you." I said whlie opening my stance. "Come on then. Let's not waste anytime Mr. Dead Last." I taunted.

Naruto raced towards me with an average punch aimed at my head. I blocked it easily. He threw a lazy kick at my head. I ducked underneath his leg and grabbed his ankle.

"A ninja isn't supposed to get caught by the enemy." I reprimanded before throwing him into the river.

"Gyaaaah!" He comically shouted before coming in contact with the water. I briefly glanced over to check that Sasuke and Kakashi were in the same spots, which they were. I turned around to start walking away.

I hear something quickly cut through the river and head towards me. I took my Kunai out of my pouch before deflecting the shuriken that were inches away from my face.

I watched the river for any more movements. a few moments passed before Naruto scrambled out of the water, gasping and coughing for air.

"Hey, what's wrong? If you don't get a bell by noon, no lunch." I remind in a patronising tone, causing Naruto's head to snap up in my direction.

"Yeah I know that!" Naruto barks.

"You sure are weak for someone who wants to surpass the Hokage." I tease, placing both my hands on my hips.

"DAMNIT! I CAN STILL FIGHT ON AN EMPTY STOMACH! I was just a little careless..." Naruto groaned as he slowly got himself up.

"Ever hear that carlessness can be your own worst enemy?" I said while turning my back on him, tempting another illogical response from him.

Much to my surprise, I heard multiple splashes come from the river, so I peak over my shoulder to see that Naruto had produced 8 clones.

"Hah! My specialty, Shadow Clone Jutsu! You better not get careless, there's more than one of me now!" Naruto shouts victoriously.

"Not just a clone but multiple Shadow clones. The skill that creates not just an illusion, but miltiple real bodies of yourself..." I murmur, slightly in awe of the forbidden jutsu...I heard that this was the jutsu that helped him pass his graduation. "No matter how many clones you produce, you're still Naruto. You can't beat me with that-"

I let my gaurd down momentarily as I felt something grab onto me, holding my shoulders back, His weight didn't shift my feet but a few moments passed where the rest of Naruto's clones jumped on the opportunity to hold me down by my legs and ankles.

"A ninja isn't supposed to get caught. Right, Sakura-Sensei?" He said as the real Naruto jumped in the air in attempts to gain enough momentum to give out a hard punch. "Here it comes!" He shouts. He couldn't have given me better cues if he tried.

Just before his punch came in contact with my face, I made a handsign before dispersing into a bunch of petals, in turn, making Naruto punch the face of his clone. I reformed on top of the tree opposite the trap I set earlier on.

"Damnit!" He roars as his clones dissapeared with a cloud of smoke. He looked around frantically for any sign of me before noticing the shimmer of light reflecting from the bell I'd placed down.

"Haha! She must have been so desperate to escape that she dropped a bell." Naruto giggles to himself.

Two seconds later he was hanging in the tree with a rope securely tied around his ankles.

"Ah, C'mon!" Naruto growled as he tried to stretch his arms far enough to grab a bell.

I jumped down from my position and bent down to pick the bell up myself, reattatching it to my side.

"You shouldn't fall for such an obvious trap, Idiot." I said, a smirk unwillingly tugging at my lips. Naruto might be an idiot, but he's definitely makes for some good entertainment.

"God Damn It!"

"A ninja must be able to read what's underneath the underneath." I quoted.

"Yeah, Yeah! I already know that!" Naruto grumbled as he waved his arms around.

"Uh...you really don't."

Just as I said that, I heard soft rustles come from my right. I took a few steps back before looking directly at Sasuke. The shuriken he threw flew dangerously close to my face as it missed.

Sasuke's eyes widened as he ran off.

I took after him straight away, but not before Kakashi jumped on the opportunity to ambush me.

A barrage of shuriken stopped me from chasing Sasuke.

"Your target is me." Kakashi stated, jumping down to my height.

"Hey, Kakashi! Help me down here would ya?!" Naruto yells clearly. Kakashi looked as if he was going to help him out as he drew out a short sword...But instead of cutting the rope he ran straight for me.

"I'm busy here, Naruto." He replies, jabbing his sword in my direction. I blocked his attacks robotically.

At first I found it hard to keep up with his pattern of fighting, but a few minutes later I managed to dodge each and every movement.

Growing tired of the repetative strikes, I pulled out a shurken and tied a thin string around the top. Deflecting one of Kakashi's strike with force, I curved the shuriken around Kakashi, grazing his cheek as it wrapped around his body.

Kakashi struggled against the almost-invisible binds as he glared at me. I offer him a smile before holding my hands up to form a Rat seal.

I kept quiet as I placed him under a simple Genjutsu. Kakashi's body went limp as he fell on his knees.

"That should do the trick." I muttered to myself before nodding at Naruto.

I dart away to follow Sasuke's trail. He messily left a trail of leaves and twigs as he jumped from tree to tree so I found him standing in a clearing of the forest really easily.

I held my hands on my hips as I leaned to the side, waiting for Sasuke to make his move.

"I'm not like them." He finally spoke, making me giggle slightly.

"Say that after you get the bell...Sasuke." I taunt, waiting for him to attack. He simply stood still while glaring at me...Another thing that reminded me of Itachi. "The strength of the Uchiha clan...I wonder if that name holds any weight anymore." I state, distracting myself of the memories that threatened to hit my mind.

Sasuke reached behind him and threw three shuriken in my direction. I jump out of the way.

"Such obvious attacks are pointless." I state. However, I noticed that one of the shuriken he threw was aimed at a rope on my left.

I clocked on to the trap as soon as it was cut, narrowly avoiding ten or so short swords as I skidded out to the side.

I could barely regain my composure as I felt Sasuke appear behind me. I blocked a high kick before tightly gripping his ankle. He swung his body to attempt a punch with his right hand, however I grabbed that too. He then kicked his other leg at my head, but I blocked it again, easentially leaving him upside down in my grasp.

Sasuke smirked at me, making my heart stop momentarily. His expression looks exactly like Itachi's when I thought I bested him during a sparring session...meaning that Sasuke had made a plan that had worked.

Quickly realising that Sasuke was a hair away from snatching a bell, I let go of his limbs and jumped back.

He's certainly not as strong as Itachi...but he's definitely got the same style of fighting...I wonder why that is.

"Well, I will acknowledge that you are slightly different from the other two." I said, surprised at the slight breathlessness that overcame me.

"Hn." He hummed...another great trait he shared with his brother. He then starts to weave handsigns that, again, I'd seen before...surely he couldn't pull off such an advanced fireball technique at this stage?

Suddenly, Sasuke took a sharp breath in before exhaling a huge flame. I jumped out of the way before using a tree branch to propell myself towards Sasuke. He was too busy trying to look ahead of him at the clearing smoke to see me coming from above.

So I simply tackled him to the ground, pinning his arms above his head effortlessly with my left hand before enhancing my other hand with chakra. I poked at his ankles, knees, hip, wrists, elbows and collar bone while exerting a numbing chakra, keeping Sasuke helpess on the ground.

He scowls at me as I stand up.

"What did you do to me?!" He panicks. I stroke a stray hair behind my ear before turning my back on him.

"You'll be able to move again...by noon." I parted with, darting towards the trap someone had just set off near the lunches, alerting me that someone was near them.

Unsurprisingly, Naruto sat in front of the small monument with two lunch boxes in front of him, with the full intention of eating them both.

"Hey, buddy." I state loudly as I leaned a hand on the memorial, behind Naruto, making him jump.

"Uh...It's a joke?" He offered. Within seconds I'd knocked Naruto out and tied him to the middle stump, setting the bento boxes in front of him.

I put my hands on my hips and stood still for a while, not realising how much I'd been smiling. I rubbed my cheeks before glancing back at Naruto.

"It's kind of a shame to fail them...This is the first time I've really enjoyed myself doing this job." I said out loud before looking at the clock. "Well, I better round up the leftovers."


A.N: Thank you for reading! :D I'll carry this story on if it interests enough people!