"Ano sensei would, would you train me for the 3rd part of the Chuunin exam?" Naruto asked nervously fearing rejection once again.
"No Naruto I'm training Sasuke," at his students forlorn look Kakashi explain in more detail. "Naruto I have to train Sasuke because no one else can train him in the Sharingan."
Despite the truth of his feelings Naruto responded in the only way he knew how, "I understand sensei," he said with a false grin so practiced Kakashi believed it despite the obvious signs, such as the hurt expression so clearly in Naruto's eyes it could blind a person.
"Oh and Sakura Asuma offered to train you since all his students will be with their respective clans training." Sakura was overjoyed that she was getting one on one training with a very respected JunÃn but unlike her sensei and other teammate she saw how hurt Naruto was and decided to stick up for him.
"Hey, sensei what about Naruto's training?"
"He'll be fine if he just practices on chakra control."
"Naruto has perfect chakra control I've seen him, he hides it for some reason but I've seen it." Sakura paid more attention to her blond haired teammate than anyone else; she saw the power, sadness, and pure strength he had. Although she never understood why he hid it, he could have easily done anything they had been taught but he purposely failed, and she knew it.
Naruto though was surprised A) he never thought Sakura would stand up for him and B) he didn't think anyone had noticed his hiding his own strength. "No Sakura, please just leave it I understand this is nothing new and please whatever it is you know I beg of you keep it to yourself."
"But, Naruto you deserver to be trained right, I don't understand you may but I don't." Naruto cast a weary glance at his sensei and other teammate before answering. "Please, Sakura I know you don't understand but just leave it alone, I promise to explain to you after the Exam but for now please just leave it alone."
Sakura was a bit reluctant but she knew it was no use arguing with her blond haired teammate and by the covert glances he sent Kakashi, she gained the impression he didn't trust him.
"Never mind sensei lets just go."
"Wait Sakura what did you mean he hides it?"
"None of your business sensei if you don't already know you don't deserve to."
Kakashi was completely taken aback by her statement she had never stood up to him before, it actually startled him. "Sakura you are my student, if there is something regarding my team you know I expect you to tell me."
Sakura's reply was curt and to the point "no."
Now everyone Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi were shocked Sakura had never acted like this before and certainly not when it concerned her blond teammate.
Naruto noticed Kakashi's angered look and before he could say anything Naruto spoke, "its ok Sakura the damage has already been done tell them what you know."
"B-but Naruto are you sure?" One look at Naruto's face was enough to encourage her into speaking. "Alright but tell me if you want me to stop." Nod "Alright then, sensei Naruto has been hiding his strength he purposely fails at thing but adding to little or too much chakra or even small things such as tripping on purpose, to make himself look weak. I don't know why he does it but he does."
"So you're telling me Naruto is actually strong and fakes being weak?" Sakura nodded an affirmative. Kakashi's reaction shocked both Naruto and Sakura, there sensei, laughed. And laughed hard at that.
"What the hell's so funny?" Naruto asked clearly pissed.
"N-nothing it's just that you can't actually expect me to believe that can you? Of course not, I've seen Naruto's records I've seen him train and he isn't faking I would know."
Naruto was extremely pissed now, how the hell could Kakashi know anything he was always to busy fawning over that damn Uchiha? "What the hell do you know sensei you want to feel the truth of my strength? I'll show you fight me one on one."
Kakashi was a little annoyed now, Naruto was just wasting his time, and well fine if he wanted a fight then Kakashi would go all out.
"Fine Naruto we'll fight but I'm not going to go easy on you, if a fight is what you want it's what you'll get."
So the fight began Kakashi got in the standard ANBU Tai jutsu form while Naruto set into a form he had never seen.
"What the hell kind of style is that," Kakashi demanded, he was not in a mood for jokes.
"This sensei is my own style it's impossible to copy, so don't even try."
