Naruto was out in the practice fields sparring with Lee when Sakura found him. "Hey Naruto!" She called. "Tsunade wants to see us in her office so stop goofing around and get over here!"
Naruto rolled his eyes and yelled back, "Alright alright I'm coming sheash!" He turned to Lee who was standing there watching him with his usual weird expression. "Well, see ya later Bushy-brows." Naruto said.
Lee beamed and said "I will see you later Naruto!"
Naruto ran off after Sakura and soon they arrived outside Tsunade's office. Kakashi-sensei was there and he grinned and said, "Hey guys why don't we go in, we don't want to keep Lady Tsunade waiting do we?" Naruto and Sakura shook there heads and the trio entered Tsunade's office together. They lined up in front of Tsunade's desk and she looked at them and smiled. "Good you're here. I was thinking that you might like to have a more permanent addition to your team and I think I might have found just the person. Naruto, Sakura say hello to your new teammate Ryuu Uchiha."
A girl stepped out of the shadows. She was as tall as Naruto and had short black hair that looked as if she had cut it with a kunai. She wore her headband across her left eye like Kakashi did and wore her gloves the same way too. She wore a black long sleeved shirt with a loose green jacket over top and cargo pants. This together made her look more like a bandit than a ninja. Ryuu looked at their faces and sighed pushing her hair out of her face. "Yes I know its not normal but it's what I wear so don't look at me like I just escaped from jail." she said.
Kakashi smiled. I think I'm going to like this kid. he thought.
The next day Ryuu showed up at the bridge as Kakashi had asked. Sakura was there but Kakashi and Naruto apparently hadn't showed up yet. "Hey Sakura." Ryuu said.
Sakura gave her an odd look and, in a quiet voice, said "Hey Ryuu." She looked around for Kakashi and Naruto. Where are they?, she thought, I don't want to be alone with her, she is related to Sauske. What am I supposed to say? When she looked back at Ryuu she had moved and was now leaning on the rail with her eyes closed and her head back the wind pushed her hair giving her a happy peaceful look. "What are you doing?" Sakura said.
Ryuu looked up "Listening." She said simply.
"To what?" Sakura asked, confused.
"The wind." Ryuu said looking up and smiling. Sakura smiled back and felt a little more comfortable around Ryuu. Just then Naruto showed up. "Hi." Ryuu said cheerfully. Naruto ignored her and leaned over the railing.
"Come on Naruto at least try to be nice." Sakura said. All Naruto did was go 'Humph' and ask where Kakashi was. Ryuu watched him sadly. I know their last teammate's name was Sauske Uchiha, but we are barely related and I was hoping they would be ok, oh well, Sakura seems to be ok with me. Ryuu thought watching Sakura lecture Naruto on being unnecessarily rude. She remembered Tsunade's warning.
"Ryuu, wait I want to talk to you." Ryuu stopped looking back at her . "I just wanted to warn you that your last name might be more trouble than anything else." she said. Ryuu had looked at her confused. "Their first teammate was Sauske Uchiha. Sakura might be ok but Naruto will be more closed." Tsunade finished. Ryuu nodded her understanding. "Well, at least Kakashi seems to think I'm alright." She said smiling. Tsunade smiled. "Yes. Between your attitude and the way you dress you won him over." Ryuu laughed saying. "Well that's a first."
Well, Ryuu thought, She warned me. I'll just have to show them how different I am from Sauske. Especially because he know I was in the village but never went past telling me that I was just some stupid wanderer. Just then Kakashi turned up.
"Well today were going to do some training. Sakura, Naruto you know the rules. Why don't you explain them to Ryuu while we go." He said and walked off.
Sakura looked at Naruto who glared at Ryuu and followed Kakashi not bothering to explain. "Um ok then I'll explain I guess."
Ryuu grinned. "Let me guess it has something to do with those bells on him."
Sakura blinked surprised. 'Uh yea we have to get them and anyone who doesn't he will tie to one of the posts and they wont get lunch."
Ryuu grinned. "Sounds good, hey I might just have an idea on how to get them but you'll have to lay low while I work out the details. Um and can you try to get Naruto in on it too. I bet he would like to beat Kakashi fair and square."
Sakura grinned. "I'll try but there is only two bells. How are we all gonna get one?"
Ryuu winked with her good eye. "Oh you'll see."
"Well if you two are done chatting we'll will begin." Kakashi said. At that Sakura darted over to Naruto and tugged him away whispering in his ear. Hmmm… I wonder what they are up to. Then he threw up a hand and caught the two kuni that Ryuu threw at him. "Really I thought you were smarter than that." He said blocking a kick. "You attack like Sauske did." HE said deflecting another blow.
Ryuu's eye flared. "I'm nothing like Sauske." She snarled.
Kakashi didn't answer as Ryuu's blows sped up to a tempo even he had trouble keeping up with. Then unexpectedly she seemed disappear into the forest. "Nothing like Sauske huh. I wonder what that was about." He said.
Ryuu stopped next to Sakura in a nearby tree. "Alright here's the plan." Ryuu started.
"Why should we follow your plan?" Naruto asked grumpily.
"Just listen. If you don't like I can adjust it or whatever but just listen." She said Naruto hesitated but nodded. Ryuu grinned then started to lay out her plan.
"Alright you three. Where are you. Huh?" Kakashi said turning just is time to see Ryuu grab something from his pocket. "Hey what are you. Give that back!" He yelled as Ryuu ran off.
"Come and get it or I'll trade you It for those bells!" Ryuu called back.
Well then I guess I'll just have to catch her. Kakashi thought taking off after the fleeing ninja.
Yes he fell for it. Ryuu thought. I hope Sakura finished up those traps. She sped up keeping just ahead of Kakashi.
"Damn she's fast. Kakashi thought breaking into a clearing to find it empty except for his book lying at the base of a tree. "Well that doesn't look suspicious or anything." He muttered. "Wha!" He exclaimed as a rope snapped and he was forced to dodge a barrage of kuni and shurikin aimed exactly where he had landed.
Perfect. Ryuu thought grinning at Sakura's precision. Then she and a hundred shadows clones like her blasted out of hiding. She made the first hit but the other shadow cloned were slaughtered by Kakashi because they were slower. When he had beat them all she disappeared along with Kakashi's bells. "Huh…oh very well done Ryuu. But you don't know the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu do you Ryuu." Kakashi said aloud.
"Nice job Naruto!" Ryuu said grinning.
"Yea whatever." Naruto muttered moodily
"Here Sakura, hang on to these." Ryuu said tossing the bells over to Sakura.
"But there are only two here." Sakura started to say.
"I know." Ryu said. "I made these while you were setting up the traps." Ryuu took out three bells identical to the two Sakura had. "I know Kakashi won't be fooled by the illusions on the acorns but since there are three of them they might confuse him." She finished her eyes twinkling mischievously. Naruto grinned Maybe this kid isn't so bad. He thought.
Oh there they are. I wonder who ended up with the bells. Kakashi thought as he saw Team 6(?) appear from different places. "Well done now give me back the bells." He said holding out his hand. All three came forward grinning and dropped a bell into his hand. What! he thought. "Very funny." He said allowed trying to figure out which one was fake. Wait a second they're all fake. Whoever made these knew I would assume only one is fake and tried to confuse me. I know neither Naruto or Sakura can even create this kind of illusion and wouldn't think to make three regardless so it must be…. Kakashi turned to look at Ryuu hiding his amazement with difficulty. Ryuu! He watched her wink at Sakura. Sakura pulled out two real bells from her pouch and hand them to him. "Well done, you all pass. But the bell joke wasn't needed." Kakashi said.
"Awww, you're no fun Kakashi-sensei." Naruto said pouting a little bit. He grinned at Ryuu and she winked at him. Sakura smiled and Kakashi sighed. "Well never mind then lets go eat lunch." Naruto cheered and Ryuu laughed at his antics. Sakura smiled sadly. "What's wrong Sakura?" Kakashi asked quietly. Sakura jumped, "Uh its just," she sighed, "I was so sure I wouldn't like Ryuu-chan it's odd thinking of her as a teammate you know. But at the same time, I'm glad, I have a feeling that she will help us out a lot in the future. And now we can really get used to one person's style." She finished more confidently.
Kakashi shook his head. "You've grown a lot Sakura." He said.
"Hey Kakashi-sensei! Come on you owe us lunch!" Ryuu shouted to him waving at them with one hand. Kakashi smiled and nodded, he looked down at his the hand that held the fake bells. In their place were three acorns, as he looked at them one acorn that sat of the other side of his hand from the other ones rolled over to sit next to the other two.