rise and fall

koko chan: okay, really long one shot. T_T i just get so freaking bored and i don't update any of my stories you know why? because there are romances!!! T_T so for this one I might not do a coupling...might.

i deleted "wills and ways" BTW. i might delete some of my other fics tho...i might delete "not mine to kill" bleh.

please help me T_T

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one minute your on top

next your not watch it drop

making your heart stop

just before you hit the floor

the minute your on top

nest your not missed your shot

making your heart stop

you think you won

and then it's all gone...

"Sakura! Sakura, wake up!!!" Sakura's eyes fluttered opened to her mom's "deadly" screams. Another day, another mission. Sakura stumbled across her room to get to her closet. She fumbled with some clothes and buttons and tried to find her usual wear.

"Where's that stupid little.." Sakura mumbled and she went thorugh another dresser. No luck. She decided to raid her closet and started to throw around everything she saw. Giving up, she decided to swallow her pride and yelled, "Mom!! Where's my ninja suit(koko chan: well, what do you call those things? XD)?!"

"Oh! I'm washing it!! It's been got dirty during your last mission, why don't you wear somethign else?" Her mother yelled to her.

"Whatever.." Sakura yawned and went to look for something, her inner self screamed at her for not yelling at her mom. Sakura yawned again, she was just too tired. Looking over her pile of clothes she threw, Sakura happened to notice everything was either meant for dates or going out with friends. Sighing, she cursed herself for not getting a ninja suit when she had the chance. So, Sakura just put on some shorts and a white shirt. After that she packed her kunais and put on her red vest. At least she still kept her colors.

She looked over to her clock and nearly fainted. "Crap! I'm late!!" Though Kakashi would probably be even later she didn't want to lose her streak of being there before Naruto. She grabbed her bag and ran. Then came back, jammed some toast in her mouth, and ran out again.

_bridge_

By the time Sakura got there, she was licking her fingers for any left over toast, and her hair was really messed up.

"Sakura chaaaan!!!!!" Naruto yelled, then he pounced on the unsuspecting cherry blossom.

"Naruto!!!!" Sakura gritted and decided today was not her day. "PLEASE get off me."

"Eh? Why?" Naruto questioned, which was really a stupid thing to do. Sakura glanced up at Naruto..and then she hit him. Naruto stumbled back a little and fell backwards. Making a big "thump" noise.

Sakura dusted herself and then sqealed, "Ohayo!!! Sasuke kun!!!!"

"Aa." Was her only response. She didn't really care though, as long as she got something out of him. Things were still pretty much the same around the three of them though, Naruto liked Sakura, Sakura liked Sasuke, and Sasuke mainly hated everyone. Or so he said anyways.

"Yo, ohayo." Came a all too familier voice. Kakashi jumped from the roof he was on and smiled at his three students. "Well, you see, today I got lost in the forest while looking for some berries."

"Liar!!!" Naruto and Sakura countered at Kakashi. Who just smiled back at them.

"What are we doing otday Kakashi?" Sasuke asked, happening to notice the papers in his hands.

"Oh! As you know, it's been exactly two years after the Chunnin exam, so, I nominated you guy, AGAIN! Aren't you proud of me?" Kakashi laughed, then Naruto jumped on Kakashi and hugged him really tight.

"Thank you Kakashi Sensei!!!" Naruto yelled, and hugged even tighter. Kakashi began to choke but soon Naruto let go and held the form above him happily. Obvisouly thinking of all the people he can beat.

Sasuke took the form smirking because he knew that Neji and Lee would be there, making him positive he'll have a good fight.

Sakura held the form in her hands, she watched the faces of Naruto and Sasuke carefully. She knew she would have to sign it, or they won't be able to go. She raised her hands and touched her hair, which had grown out since last time. Now it touched her back like nothing happened. Kakashi happened to notice Sakura's distressed face.

"Sakura, do you really want to go on with the exam?" Kakashi whispered to Sakura so Naruto and Sasuke couldn't hear.

"Of course I do! I won't let Ino pig beat me!" Sakura yelled. Naruto and Sasuke looked over to Sakura because of her sudden yell.

"Okay then, you have two weeks to train then. I'll be off now." Kakashi laughed and dissapeared in a puff of smoke.

"Yosh!!! I'm ready!!!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke said nothing and looked over to Sakura then asked, "Sakura, are you positive of taking this test?"

"Of course I am!" Sakura smiled brightly and turned around. Her Inner self kept telling her to stop while she still can. But once she made her word she couldn't go back. "Hey, I'm going to the library for a sec okay?"

"But Sakura chan, you could stay with us and train!" Naruto offered.

"No, I think it'll be better if I train with myself, thank you though." Sakura said to Naruto, in truth, she just didn't think she could handle them.

"But you already have your kunais and shurikens." Naruto tried to pursuade again, but got the same answer. Sakura turned around and went in search of the library.

_konoha streets_

Sakura paced silently through the Konoha streets, staring at the form and where she was suppose to sign. "I just don't think i'm ready yet, but Sasuke kun and Naruto would be so dissapointed, after all they are looking forward to this." Sakura mumbled under her breath.

"Talking to yourself Sakura?" Sakura quickly turned around.

"Ino pig!!" Sakura exclaimed.

Ino whacked Sakura and smiled. "So, your going to take the Chunnin exam huh? Well let me warn you, i've been training! I'm not going to lose to you! After all, in the beginning, I was always the better fighter." Ino taunted.

"Shut up! I've been training too! I won't lose to you Ino pig! juts you wait!" Sakura yelled rubbing the spot Ino had hit her.

"Trust me Sakura, of you hadn't noticed, everyone has a special skill, even me. All except you." Ino then whipped around and left Sakura to ponder in her thoughts.

"Grr, I hate her so much. She's right though, everyone can do something speacial with their cahkura, and if not, the're either from an elite clan or have a Kyubi trapped in them." Sakura talked to herself.

"So you really want to do something cool with your chakura?" Sakura once again turned and found Tsudande.

"Where do all of you people come from?" Sakura joked, she smiled. Tsudande and her have been keeping connected. They always talked to each other when things got bad and soon became friends.

"Now, I'm on my "break". So I decided to come see you. Tell me Sakura, do you really want to do something cool with your chakura?" Tsudande winked at her. Making Sakura a tad nervous.

"Well then, forget the library, lets go!" Sakura exclaimed.

"That's the spirit!!! Now hurry up, we only have two weeks to teach you this so I won't go easy on you!!!" Tsudande yelled and dragged Sakura into the depths of the forest.

_forest_

"Okay, first step. Acording to your status report of Kakashi, you have great control of you chakura. That Kakashi is so selfish though, he only pays attention on poker face boy and the ramen freak. SO!!!!" Tsudande thought for a while then fianlly said, "There's bascially two jutsu I want to teach you, but since we only have two weeks, i'll teach you the easy one. Then if you pass on to the finals, that gives us one month to train. Then i'll teach you the harder one. Sounds fair?"

"Of course." Sakura agrred, knowing it was the most reasonably alternate.

"Okay, first put this on." Tsudande handed Sakura a clothing that looked exactly like her regualr ninja suit.

"Uhm..where'd you get that?" Sakura asked, Tsudande just smirked at her. Then handed Sakura the clothing. As soon as the clothing fell into Sakura's hands, Sakura fell down too. "What the hell?!" Sakura yelled.

"That's your regular clothing, ONLY it has weights sewed into them, this way, you'll become faster. Since after all, this jutsu requires both chakura and speed."

Sakura struggled to put her used to be red clothing on. Then she tried to stand up, but found it extremely difficult. "Tsudande sama, is every part of my clothis like this?"

"No, instead of a shirt though, you'll be wearing a netted shirt underneath and then your regular pants or shorts, or whatever they are. Now, we'll be running every day now." Tsudande smiled.

"Considering all this, am I learning Taijutsu?" Sakura finally asked.

"Seems like it doesn't it? Yeah you are, but you need chakura because of the way you have to time it. Oh, I might teach you a new ninjutsu though, so be prepared!!! Come along now Sakura." Tsudande walked off. Leaving Sakura to struggle with her clothing.

"Tsudande sama! Hey! Wait up!! Ergh!! Not fair!!!" Sakura yelled.

"How is it not fair dear Sakura? Oh, and I put weights on the soles of your shoes too."

"What?!"

For that, a two weeks had came and gone. With Sakura improvoing every little bit. With each time passed, Sakura soon found it easier just to sleep with the weights on. She was so tired to even take them off. Tsudande wasn't kidding about not holding back either, she was extremely strict with Sakura. At the end of the day though, she would return to her nice self and take Sakura to ice cream, who Sakura would often decline because she was so tired.

Soon the day of the Chunnin exams came and finally, team seven reuntied to where it held place.

"Sakura chan!!!" Naruto yelled, god he missed saying that.

"Ohayo, Naruto." Sakura said, she stopped Naruto from hugging her. Then turned to Sasuke. "Ohayo Sasuke kun!!!" Now she missed saying that.

"Sakura, have you gotten stronger?" Sasuke asked, hoping that she would. He didn't want any thing dragging him behind.

"A little, but not as strong as you!" Sakura sqealed.

Everything went as normal, they all obvicouly passed the first test, now for the Forest of Death(koko chan: is that what it's called? I forget.)

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura walked through the forest. Sasuke held the Heaven scroll.

"Yosh!!! I can hardly wait to defeat my enemies!!! Sasuke!! I'll beat you!!!" Naruto did his victory dance and raced into the forest.

"Naruto!!! Save it for the enemies!! Your going to give us away!!!" Sakura yelled she ran after Naruto. Not really paying attention to the weights that were still on her.

"Sakura, you'll 'cause attention too." Sasuke said over to Sakura. She just slowed down. Then she picked up a rock and threw it. Bulls eye.

Naruto rolled on his back, hands over head. "Itai."

"Naruto, baka." Sakura went over to help Naruto up, but a kunai stopped her.

"Damn." Sasuke cursed, he ran over to Sakura and Naruto.

"Already?!" Sakura asked. She was not ready.

"Gyaa!!!" Naruto yelled, he jumped to his feet and looked around him.

It was quiet for a while..and then.

_outside_

"Anko, that was a human scream wasn't it?" Asked one of the chunnins.

"Indeed, half an hour and the party already started." Anko said, then threw some rocks into the water.

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koko chan: FIRST OFF. Lee passed the surgery! go him!!!

ohayo=good morning

yosh= hell yeah;good

itai= ow

koko chan: haha, this was written out of pure boredom, so gomen ne.

gomen ne= sorry

koko chan: ALRIGHT! we got it!!!

translator: what do you think i'm paid to do!??!?!

koko chan: baka!!!

baka= idiot;stupid

koko chan: ....

translator: hehe.