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Before we start I wanna say thanks to TopazDragon98 for the Title, I was having a difficult time on thinking what they title should be. Anyways hope you enjoy this new fic I made :) BTW, I was imaging an opening for my fic so here it is! I imagine the song would be Shippuden's 4th opening. (I don't own!) After that the story starts so...enjoy!


Sasuke and Shizuka are at a windy meadow. Sasuke looking at the ground thinking while Shizuka looking up the sky. The logo pops up as the wind dies down.

Then suddenly, the two of them turned to the same direction showing Sakura, Naruto and Kakashi smiling towards them.

Two childish hands are holding each other. Then it shows a younger Sasuke and Shizuka looking in fear towards an intimidating Itachi. A young frightened Sasuke turning into the older stoic Sasuke, while a young scared Shizuka turning into her older more worried self. The hands, now older, let go.

It shows Team 7 battling out against bandits. Naruto overwhelming them with Shadow Clones, Sakura leading them into various traps, Kakashi taking them out while reading his book. Sasuke kicking them away, Shizuka dodging the swords, and knives.

Shizuka drops down as Sasuke saves her, she gives him a smile. The two of them turn around, as the background turns black, to see Sharingan eyes staring at them both, then the eyes turn into snakes ones. Sasuke charges on while Shizuka's screaming in fear.

Then it shows the other members of rookie nine. Sasuke, on a spotlight, turns around and sees all his peers becoming silhouettes. The ones remaining are Naruto, and Sakura, also at spotlights. He has a sudden panic as he turns around to see Shizuka smiling at him, he smirks in return.

Lastly it shows Sasuke, smirking, Naruto, grinning, Sakura and Shizuka are smiling, while Kakashi is at the back giving his eye smile.


Welcome to Team 7!

Uchiha Sasuke woke up again from the same nightmare. He could never escaped what his brother, his own big brother whom he admired, did to him. His family and clan gone he wanted revenge, he just had to.

"Again." he said calmly, as he stared at his own reflection with his own obsidian eyes.

He got ready, as he wore his usual high collared blue shirt, where the collar covers up his neck and he also wore his white shorts. His dark black hair is spiked all over as he tied his new headband. His Uchiha crest shown big and proud at the back of his shirt. He headed down to the kitchen.

"Hey Sasuke made your favorite." a voice greeted him as he walked down to the kitchen. "Riceball with tomatoes." (Yeah, we all know it's his favorite, thanks Databook!)

The girl was greeting him with her usual antics, though he respond usually with eating whatever meal she cooked up.

"Thanks, Shizuka." he quietly thanked her.

It was hard for him to smile not after what he had went through. He stared at her, this girl was with him throughout the massacre and they experienced it together. She need his company as much as he does.

"So about these teams.' Shizuka started nervously.

Today they are getting their assigned teams after they graduated from being academy students to genin, the first ninja rank. It was a bother to Sasuke, if they're not at the same team...

"Then again, Hokage-sama knows our situation so he probably pulled a couple of strings!" she smiled at the boy.

Yamanaka Shizuka, was once a happy girl. Her parents died from the Kyuubi attack, but luckily for her she had a clan, unlike some unfortunate orphans. There was raised by her uncle, the clan head, Yamanaka Iniochi. She wasn't alone at least, she had her cousin Ino who has a few weeks older than her, since her Shizuka was born at October 1. The two cousin were inseparable, that something people believed they were twins.

"Hopefully." Sasuke muttered as he munched on another riceball.

The two of them met at the academy for the first time. There Ino became infuriated with him while Shizuka only looked at confusion, he was just another boy. That's what scared Sasuke, he couldn't tell if it was Ino or Shizuka, but as time passed on he spotted the difference. Ino's confidence is to Shizuka's reservedness, Ino's outgoing is to Shizuka's shyness.

"Nope definitely." Shizuka reassured Sasuke.

Her bright blonde hair was tied in a neat ponytail. Though unlike her's cousin's long one, her's reached to just the back of her neck. Shizuka's light blue eyes were once happy but now they're scared. Unlike most girl's who tended their looks, Shizuka was one who simply trained. Her usual outfit consisted of a simply grey shirt and black shorts. She wore fishnets on her left leg, while her other legs has her ninja gear.

"Let's go." Sasuke simply said.

The two headed out, and on their way to the Academy people looked on with total sympathy. Sasuke despised it, the looks made him sick. It is just another reminder of what happened. Usually Shizuka would be chatting while Sasuke would be nodding or something similar. Today is no different, Shizuka smiled since she's excited on being a ninja.

"So Ino shrugged me of like always..." Shizuka began.

Sasuke didn't care what she tells him, the only mere presence of her and her voice keeps him in tact. He would go insane without this girl, it's as if they both need a leash to stay sane.

"...well at least the two of us are still cool, but she's really jealous sometimes." Shizuka finished.

"Hn." Sasuke responded with the same expressionless face.

"Well we're here!" Shizuka smiled as the two of them entered the Academy.


They're the first one's in as usual. Shizuka sat right by Sasuke, as the two had their occasional chat. Shizuka continued on their idle nonsense, until people started to come over.

"Geez why am I not surprised you guys are early." complained a pine-apple head boy.

His hair his tied up in resemblance to the fruit. His lazy eyes were full of boredom and laziness. Nara Shikamaru wore his clan's jacket, and has fishnets showing off. His headband was worn at his left arms.

'Hey Shikamaru-san." greeted Shizuka with a welcoming smile, while Sasuke only glared at him. "Oh c'mon Sasuke we're all friends here."

"Hn." was Sasuke's only response as he rested his head on top hands.

Shizuka sighed at the pose. That was Sasuke's usual way of saying to leave him alone, he always seemed moody whenever she talks to someone else.

"Troublesome." muttered Shikamaru as he fell asleep.

As time passed on, more and more genins came in full of excitement. Shizuka felt nervous as the place got louder and louder while Sasuke's glare got darker.

"Yahoo, can't wait for our teams!" screamed an excited Inuzuka.

Inuzuka Kiba is a true definition of a dog. Wearing a hoodie that is constantly hiding his short wild borwn hair. His gleaming wild eyes stared at the new genin before him. His wildness is as much as his loyalty to his friends, Inuzuka Kiba is a true definition of a dog.

"That's Kiba for you." smiled Shizuka as she glanced at Sasuke. Then a familiar dread was around her, just like the academy days

"Hey Yamanaka got off Sasuke-kun!" one of the fangirls screech with jealously.

Shizuka sighed at these girls, even Sakura and Ino were part of this group. They're so possessive of Sasuke, but the boy tends to ignore them, which only makes the girls want him more.

"I'm next to him not on him." sighed Shizuka as if it was a daily thing.

The door suddenly burst open as a grinning blonde appeared at the classroom.

"Uzumaki Naruto has arrived!" he proudly declared.

With strange whiskers adorned on his face, Naruto is an attention seeker. With spiky blonde hair and an orange jumpsuit is just showing how much he wanted people to acknowledge him. He suddenly glared at Sasuke.

"You!" he pointed accusingly at Sasuke.

"I'm here first!" two voices chanted as the door was opened once again.

"I was at least a few feet ahead of you!" the blonde glared.

Yamanaka Ino, is Shizuka's cousin. The two looked very alike, from the bright blonde hair to the same baby blue eyes. unlike Shizuka she grew her ponytail, and now it reaches her back. Her outfit consisted of purple and she has bandages wrapped around her legs and stomach for some reason. Her headband is being worn like a belt.

"Yeah right!" the pink one retorted

Haruno Sakura used to be best friends with Ino, until they became rivals of love. Her long bright pink hair made her very noticeable and her once shy green eyes now show overconfidence thanks to her inteligence. She wore a red qipao and her headband is worn like a ribbon.

"Get outta the way Shizuka!" Ino glared at her 'beloved' cousin.

"Why should I Ino?" Shizuka asked eyebrow raised.

"You're next to Sasuke!" Sakura glared as well.

"You do know there's another seat next to him right?" Shizuka chuckled as the girls started to surround them.

"Hmmmm!" Naruto glared at Sasuke head on face to face. man to man.

She can't believe this, first of all she's trapped thanks to the girls and Sasuke. Second of all there's so much niose, due to the girls arguing on who will sit next to Sasuke and Naruto berating Sasuke.

"Can't take this!' she thought as her head felt dizzy. "Too much noise!"

Sasuke's head turned in worry for his only friend as he recalled Shizuka's phonophobia. The loud sounds always frightened her, made her jump especially if it was thunder. He felt lips suddenly touching his cheek.

"What the hell?" he thought in confusion as Naruto made some choking sounds.

"Naruto." Sakura said dangerously as she and the other girls cracked their knuckles.

The beating was comical to say at least. Shizuka was worried about Naruto's bruises but she knew he could take a lot of pain. She smiled apologetically towards Sasuke."

"So I guess I have to cook for three know?" teased Shizuka with her toungue sticking out.

"What?" wondered Sasuke in confusion.

For a prodigy Sasuke doesn't get any jokes at all.

"Um Naruto accidentally kissed your cheek and..." Shizuka tried to explain before she gave up with a sigh.

Umino Iruka, their sensei, finally arrived. He explained on how teams will be dived by by three, he has the list as he began to tell the teams.

"I hope I'm in Sasuke's team." Ino sighed dreamily.

"You can't since you had the best overall grade, while Sasuke was second." Shizuka thought as she had a worried glance towards Sasuke. (I checked the Naruto wiki about this, and they confirmed it at the Databook)

Sasuke knew she was looking at him worriedly, he sighed and stred at her. Just in a few seconds, Shizuka felt reassured. The two can't possibly be seperated.

"Team 7 will be..." Iruka began as he started the names. "Uzumaki Naruto!"

Naruto glanced at interest.

"Haruno Sakura."

Sakura's eyes widened at realization on who her teammate is, she slumped in defeat as Naruto raised his fist in victory.

"Uchiha Sasuke."

It is the opposite way now, Naruto slumped down while Sakura cheered. She grinned towards an eye twitching Ino.

"No!" Shizuka thought frantically.

"No, she needs to be in the team." Sasuke's eyes narrowed as his hands started to shake slightly.

"And Yamanaka Shizuka!"

The girl's eyes widened as a sigh of relief escaped her. She smiled towards Sasuke, while only nodded approvingly.

"Wait, wait, wait Sakura and Shizuka in the same team as Sasuke-kun!" Ino thought in total denial, as she rubbed her head frustratingly.

"Iruka-sensei why is there a four man team?" Sakura asked as she glared towards the other Yamanaka.

"Our rooster was just bigger, so your team is only temporarily this big. One of you will probably be put as a replacement for a more experienced team." Iruka explained with his teacher mode.

"No!" Shizuka's eyes widened as her thoughts became very worried. "M-My name was called last so it has to be me."

The rest of the teams were announced as the new genins got ready to meet their senseis. For now they're having a lunch break before they set of to the real world. Sasuke and Shizuka were eating their lunch peacefully on one of the playgrounds.

"Hey remember when he used to play there." recalled Shizuka as she pointed at the swing set.

"Those were fun." Sasuke simply said as he ate his riceball.

The two of them were just friends, when both Sasuke and Shizuka were very shy towards the many students back then. Ever since 'that day' it was frightening to the both of them, if they ever got separated.

Their peaceful moment was ruined when Naruto suddenly appeared.

"Sasuke fight me!" Naruto demanded as he pointed his finger at him.

The Uchiha only stared at the blonde with total boredom. This only infuriated Naruto more as was ready to pummel the black haired boy.

"Stop Naruto." Shizuka said softly. "We're gonna be a team so we should all get along."

"Hmph." Naruto glared as he pulled back his fist. "I hope you're the one who gets pull out of the team."

"Same here." Sasuke glared back.

"Guys please no fighting." Shizuka begged softly. As the two huffed away from each other. "How about we get Sakura so we can all get along?"

Naruto agreed right away while Sasuke glared at her. She had an apologetic smile towards Naruto.

"Oh come on! Just leave Sasuke so we can find Sakura!" Naruto suggested a little too loudly.

"Hey moron, Shizuka's phonophobic, so keep it down." Sasuke rebuked rudely.

"Phono-what?" Naruto asked confused

"Fear of loud noises can't you see she's shaken up." Sasuke glared once again.

Naruto took note of a trebling Shizuka, her shaking smile made himself realized what he had done.

"I'm sorry." he bowed, as his voice became softer.

"I-It's fine Naruto-san you d-didn't know." Shizuka stuttered as she recomposed herself. A shaken smile emerged from her.

The blonde boy left leaving the duo on their own once again. The silent company of each other reassured themselves that they're still alive and not living in a nightmare.

"I'm going to kill him." Sasuke declared as he glared at his riceball.

Shizuka supported him silently, as she gave him her usual smiles.

"C'mon let's head back." Shizuka said as she gestured Sasuke to follow him.

As they headed back, they encountered Sakura who was babbling on how Sasuke was 'charming' to her. The two were confused by her words.

"Must've been Naruto and his pranks." Shizuka whispered, as Sasuke only agreed.


Meanwhile back at Sasuke and Shizuka's house, two men, one young and the other very elderly, were examining the contents of the house.

"So both of them live here?" asked the younger man as he glanced at the various pictures of just the two of them around the living room. "Are they that close?"

"The two of them are closer thanks to the massacre." the elderly man, in white and red robes, spoke.

The masked, younger man just observed the way things are. Books and scrolls are placed in various categories and the kitchen is clean.

"The two seemed inseparable." the young man stated out.

"Yes that is why I've put them in the same team regardless of the normal amount." the robed elder spoke.

"You can't keep giving them special treatment, Hokage-sama." the man said as his eyes shined.

The Sarutobi Hiruzen, despite his age, is still able to take on his own fellow men as if they were nothing. luckily for them he wasn't a tyrant but a fair and friendly leader. His successor died so he had to become Hokage once again. His spiked white hair is covered by his Hokage hat, brown eyes, full of wisdom, sighed. He felt his white goatee as he was in thought.

"So please do what you can, Kakashi."

The younger man nodded as he poofed away.


Hours went by as the genins got pulled off. Even Iruka-sensei had to leave, which only made Team 7 more agitated. Naruto's impatience is finally off.

"That's it!" he pouted with a mischievous grin.

"Naruto what are you doing?!" Sakura asked irritated at the prank.

"You idiot, this guy is a jounin he would never fall for a trap like that." Sasuke stated as Sakura only agreed some more.

Shizuka was dozing off, but Naruto's voice popped in she was shocked by how late their teacher was.

"The only possible jounin to be this late should be..." she thought with a sigh.

The door opened, and whoever that person was met an eraser to the head. Even if it was soft, the white chalk powder spread all over the young man's silver hair.

"He actually fell for it?" both Sasuke and Sakura thought with grimace.

"Oh so it is him." Shizuka confirmed with a nod.

The man, their sensei, was a strange one. His mask and headband covered majority of his face expect for a part of his right eye. Wearing the standard Konoha ninja outfit, the young man was at a thinking pose.

"My first impression..." he said casually. "You're a bunch of morons."

Everybody sweatdropped at the statement. Disbelief was written all over Sasuke and Sakura's faces while Naruto kept on laughing.

"You guys meet me at the rooftop." their sensei ordered as he poofed away.

The group headed to the said destination with no problem. The day was nice, as usual for Konoha, and the view showed a spectacular spot of the village.

"I want to guys to tell me about yourselves." he instructed calmly.

"Like how sensei?" asked Sakura, titling her head.

"Oh simple: names, likes, dislikes, hobbies and your dreams." the man said as he pointed to himself. "My name is Hatake Kakashi, my likes and dislike I don't want to say. My hobbies I have plenty."

"Yeah like reading that smut." Shizuka thought as her eye twitched irritatingly.

"I never thought much about my dreams." Kakashi thought outloud.

"He just told us his name." Everybody thought at the same time.

"I'll start off then!" Naruto grinned excitedly. "Uzumaki Naruto's the name!"

"A little too loud." Shizuka thought as she sigh.

"My likes are Ichiraku ramen, thought I hate how I've to wait for it to cool down. My hobbies are trying out all the ramen flavors!" Naruto grinned, as he had a proud look on his face suddenly. "My dream is to become Hokage, so people would acknowledge me and not look down on me!"

Shizuka was shocked on the dream, to be Hokage means to be the strongest ninja. Naruto had a point, she would recall on how people would look down on him for some reason, so being acknowledgement is something he would want.

"I'll be nicer to him. I hope we can be friends." Shizuka thought as she smiled at Naruto's declaration. "That's a good dream Naruto-san."

"R-Really?" blushed Naruto as he scratched his whiskered cheek. His grin blocked out the blush. "Of course it is!"

"Next." Kakashi said simply, but he's thinking something else. "Naruto, I failed your parents but I will help you."

He read on how he has a big tendency on pulling pranks at the academy. Though mischievous, his cleverness shows a powerful potential against Konoha's enemies.

"My name's Haruno Sakura." Sakura introduced herself cheerfully. "My likes are..."

Her face blushes.

"My hobbies are..."

The blush deepens as she started to giggle.

"And my dreams are..."

A sudden squeal was heard from her, as she hid her red face.

"Geez talk about obsession." sweatdropped Shizuka in disbelief.

"And your dislikes?" Kakashi asked calmly. "Now to get rid of that fangirl side of her, then her potential could be shown."

"Naruto!" she glared at the boy as her face went back to her normal color.

The blonde boy's jaw dropped in denial, while Kakashi looked on with a solemn look.

"Cooperation is gonna be a pain."

"Sakura needs to really get along with other people." whispered Shizuka as Sasuke quietly chuckled in response.

"How bout you boy?" Kakashi wondered as he eye smiled at Sasuke. "I wonder what is so amusing."

"Wait Sasuke laughing?" asked Naruto in shock.

Sasuke only glared at the annoying blonde but he kept his cool composure and introduced himself.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke." he stated as his eyes got darker. "There are many things I hate and there isn't a lot I like either. I do not have a dream, but an ambition. I'll restore the Uchiha clan back to it's former glory and I will kill a certain man."

Naruto gulped in fear, and Sakura only awed at 'how cool' Sasuke seemed to be.

"As I expected, he's obsessed with vengeance." Kakashi thought sadly.

Shizuka frowned at him, she sighed at his very dark mind. She could hear the man calling her.

"How bout you blondie hm?" asked the masked sensei.

Shizuka heard rumors about this man. He was one of the deadliest ninjas Konoha has to offer but seeing him now startled her. She guess the things he had done at the past made him deal with it by being a lazy, casual, smut loving man. She sighed as she introduced herself.

"My names Yamanka Shizuka." she started. "My likes are: the flowerbeds, my home and of course my friends, especially Sasuke."

She glanced at the glaring Sakura at her, Shizuka wasn't surprised from the reaction. She did liked to mess around with Sakura though.

"My dislikes: I don't want to say." she teased with a coy smile. "My hobbies are cooking, reading and just hanging out."

Once again Sakura glared at her. Probably after she said cooking, the girl thought on how this cousin of her rival is cooking, probably for Sasuke as well!

"Well for dreams." she continued. "Kakashi-sensei can I make it like a poem of sorts?"

"Sure." Kakashi nodded

He read the reports on those two, on how they depended on each other through emotional support. It seems if any of the two split they'll start to freak out of any sorts. Still he never read on how the Yamanaka girl could be poetic.

"Falling in darkness, the leaf will go or turn back, to not be alone" she said gently.

"Haiku, you're pretty good Shizuka-chan." Kakashi eye smiled, while his thoughts were different. "So she never wants to leave Sasuke's side, no matter his choices are? Dedicated but also dangerous."

"I don't get it!" complained Naruto was he crossed his arms.

"It means she's gonna be a ninja of at the cost of her own innocence, thus the 'falling in darkness', part Naruto." Sakura rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Besides it's still Shizuka's choice if she still wants to be a ninja and she's got friends so she's never alone."

Kakashi's eyes widened at the alternative meaning of the supposed Haiku. He read files on how Sakura was one of the smartest and more aware students, unless she's fawning over boys then she's useless as a mule.

"Woah, that's pretty cool Sakura you can tell that?!" wondered Naruto as his face brightened up. "C'mon Shizu-chan just tell it straight forward next time!."

"Naruto-san I like making poems and sometimes I like to tell people." Shizuka smiled emptily but Sasuke caught it, her loyalty to him.

Her own concept of the Haiku was her following Sasuke through everything, even if it means she'll turn against her friends. She knew he wanted revenge, she knew how desperate he'll be, but whatever decision he'll make, Shizuka will follow him so he's never alone.

"Well there is some sad news unfortunately...' Kakashi started. He began explaining on despite them being graduates only a certain amount would actually become genins. This shocked the children as they worked hard to graduate. "So tomorrow will be your survival test, meet me up the Training Grounds 6:00 A.M. early morning. Oh by the way don't eat breakfast unless you want to throw up.

All four of them nodded as they headed home.


When Sasuke woke up he was bothered by one fact; Shizuka was still asleep. Normally she would be up earlier than him and would be making their breakfast. Sasuke knew how to cook simple food, but through Shizuka's insistence and trying out recipes, she's the main cook.

"Hey Shizuka wake up." he said simply at the sleeping girl.

The slumbering Shizuka was breathing harshly, her body shaking. Sasuke quickly noticed this.

"Hey get up!" he said loudly this time.

The girl's eyes opened up in tears, her eyes shaking.

"Sasuke!" she gaped as she suddenly hugged him.

"Another one?" he asked sadly.

"Please take me with you." she begged as she buried herself deeper into his chest.

Sasuke couldn't answer her, he didn't want her involved anymore but it was too late, the moment they both returned to the Uchiha Distric those years ago. She became part of this revenge. Usually her nightmares weren't one involving Itachi, but him abandoning her. She explained one time it was him leaving her because he's going to finally face him. He's still bothered by one fact.

"Falling in darkness, the leaf will go or turn back, to not be alone"

"I don't want you to lose you too." he thought as he returned the hug.

"C'mon I'll cook something up." she said as she let go of him.

"But he said-"

"When did we actually listened to teachers anyway?" Shizuka smiled cunningly. "Besides I rather eat then throw up, than starve."

Sasuke sighed at the girl but he nodded nonetheless. The girls is already down at the kitchen but she wasn't dressed up yet.

"What's taking so long?" Sasuke wondered in his mind. As he entered the Kitchen, he had a quick glance at the clock. "Shizuka we're gonna be late."

"Don't worry it's Hatake Kakashi, one of the best." she reassured as she flipped the eggs. "Though he has a tendency on being late to even his own appointments, so don't be surprise if he comes late morning."

"Ah." Sasuke responded.

The girl has done her research, from the various famous ninjas that live and serve Konoha. Still he's bothered but why would a ninja of his status would want to train genins.

"I made your favorite tomato omelette." Shizuka smiled as she gave out the serving.

"You say to anything that has tomato." Sasuke said simply, though a smirk is coming out.


"Hey Sakura?"

"Mmm?"

"That's Sasuke and Shizu-chan, right?"

"Yeah..."

"So why are they late?"

"Slept late?"

"And it looked like they just ate."

"What?!"

As the duo got there, they noticed a tired and starving blonde and pinkette. Shizuka giggled at the sight while Sasuke only smirked,

"So you guys didn't eat anything?" Shizuka wondered in shock. "I'm surprised you didn't eat Naruto. You never were one to follow our sensei's instruction back at the academy."

"I'm a ninja now, I have to be serious." he said tiredly.

"Sasuke-kun so what'd you eat?" asked a doze off Sakura.

"Hn." was his anti-social response, while his thoughts drifted out.. "So Shizuka's right about our sensei, she also said he's one of the strongest jounin this villge has got. This training session should be interesting."

A large poof arrived at the scene, showing Kakashi rubbing the back of his head.

"Sorry I'm late there was a black cat in the way so I'd to use the longer path."

"LIAR!" two tired people were now suddenly energetic enough to accuse the man.

Kakashi took out an alarm clock as he placed it on one of the logs. (...oh shit Sasuke's nemesis!)

"The clock is set to noon. You guys have two hours on getting these bells from me." He instructed as he showed off two bells. "If you don't get this then you get sent back to the academy and we'll eat lunch right in front of you."

"Good thing we ate right Sasuke?" Shizuka smiled, though it seemed dangerous for some reason.

"Hn." he smirked.

"Oh man no wonder he said don't eat." Naruto and Sakura complained simultaneously.

"We'll begin when I say go." he instructed.

"Hehe this should be easy! He can't even dodge an eraser!" Naruto boasted with a grin.

"Let's ignore the loud ones, they tend to lose first." he said outloud. "And Shizuka what are you doing?

"Oh just trying to take the bells." Shizuka said as the man's attention was now on her. She was right behind him already, but Naruto's loudness made her shake. "Well you said go, so I thought I could take it while your still talking."

"That's good Shizuka but" Kakashi began to praise but he dodged a kunai and quickly pointed it to the owner. "Bloodthirsty, I like it. Sneaking and attacking me already I'm liking you guys. You must strike to kill to get the bells off me."

"But that's gonna hurt you sensei!' Sakura complained full of worry.

"He's a jounin Sakura, I'm pretty sure he took worse." Shizuka reassured as she got back with the group.

"On my mark; ready, set, go!"

Then they split up.


The first couple of minutes, Naruto impressed the rest of his team. His clone are now full on solid, which could actually hurt people. Though his short tempered blocked off any of his tricky plans, he still shocked Kakashi.

"There's no way we could beat him." Shizuka frowned as she glanced at Sasuke, who was hiding by a nearby tree. "We might have a chance if we...that's it!"

The girl realized the so called survival exercise.

"Logically if we work together we would have a higher chance on getting the bells though the biggest challenge is cooperation." Shiuzka thought again. "Let's see: Naruto-san is willing to work with Sakura but not with Sasuke, Sakura is willing to work with Sasuke but not with Naruto-san, and Sasuke won't work with anyone."

"Trouble?" Kakashi suddenly whispered to her.

Shizuka's eyes widened as her kunais and shurikens were already thrown towards the masked man. Her shaking hands signified her fear.

"Good instincts, but why are you afraid?" Kakashi wondered, as he took note of his student shaking her head.

"J-Just my instinct, though I did figure out your test." Shizuka smirked as she got another kunai at the ready. "There's no way we genins have a chance against an elite like you, but if we work together we might just have a chance."

"Ah perceptive, just like your clan." Kakashi smiled proudly. "Though you still realize about the two bells."

"I would gladly give them both to my teammates, without second thought." she said firmly.

"And if you had a choice who would it be?" Kakashi asked.

Shizuka frowned at the question as she thought about the person, but she only shook her head. "If the one person who should be transferred out of the team, then it should be me: Sakura is the smartest and Sasuke is the most skillful, to compensate they needed the worst from our grade, Naruto. Me I'm just average."

"How very selfless of you. But don't bring yourself down, don't think you're worthless. " Kakashi eye smiled as he suddenly poofed out.

"Shadow clone?" she wondered in shock as she realized something. "W-Where's S-Sasuke?"

Her body shaking uncontrollably as she saw her world spinning around. Hands shaking as she dropped her kunai, legs trembling down as she looked up to the sky as her eyes widened out of fear.

"...izuka!" she could hear a voice

The loud noise isn't making it better, her heart is beating out of pure fear. She shook her head as tears started to fall down.

"W-Where's Sasuke?!" she said frantically her eyes show desperation. "I-I need him!"

"..alm down." the voice said.

Shizuka's blurry vision saw blonde and orange, only one person is like that.

"N-Naruto-san?' she stuttered as she wiped the tears out of her eyes.

"You okay?" he asked gently as he gestured his hand.

"I-I..." she began but can't believe he found her at her worst state. "I'm sorry."

"It's cool, but stop calling me Naruto-san, it feels to professional, we're friends aren't we?" Naruto asked with a smile.

"Right Naruto." Shizuka smiled as she fixed herself, though still shaking. "I'm sorry but a traumatizing event made me like this."

"So bad you need Sasuke, eh?" Naruto thought outloud. "Fine."

"W-Well we need everyone, now." she said though her breathing is still a little harsh.

A sudden scream was heard as Shizuka covered her ears.

"I guess Sakura is knocked out." Shizuka told Naruto who was about to charge on. "Wait, we need to get Sasuke before Kakashi-sensei gets to him."


Meanwhile with Sasuke, he observed how Sakura got knocked out by a simply genjutsu, her supposed expertise. He had an open chance against Kakashi who was lecturing the unconscious Sakura. He threw his kunais but Kakashi quickly substituted with a log.

"I'm different from the others." he warned the jounin.

"So Sasuke, once you get the bell who are you giving the second one to?" Kakashi asked while he took out his book again.

"The only person I trust is Shizuka, the other two can be sent back." he answered casually.

"As I thought he needs her as much as she does." he thought. "Everything he's done is for her but Shizuka thinks otherwise. This is going to be a problem."

Sasuke formed up handseals, which made Kakashi curious.

"Ah so he learned that much." Kakashi thought as he quickly made a handsign. "Still a fire jutsu from a student? This team will be interesting."

"Fire Style: Fire Ball!"

The stream of hire headed towards Kakashi, but little did Sasuke knew the masked man dodged his jutsu with another jutsu.

"Where?" wondered Sasuke as there was no body in front of him. "Left, right, above?"

"Nope below." said Kakashi as his hand suddenly emerged from the ground.

His hand had a strong grasp into Sasuke's legs, as he dragged the boy's body into the ground.

"Earth Style: Headhunter, pretty simple technique that would avoid your fireball, eh?" Kakashi eye smiled at the glaring Sasuke. "I must say though your intention with the bells are guaranteed to let yo and Shizuka pass, but what if Shizuka didn't want to? She would give it to either Naruto or Sakura, then what would you do?"

"Shizuka needs me as much as I need her." Sasuke smirked despite his situation.

"You guys still have half an hour left. we'll see." Kakashi poofed away.

He heard footsteps coming, he tried to turn his head to to no avail he is really stuck.

"Hey Sasuke." Naruto chuckled, resisting a full laughter.

"There you are." sighed Shizuka, as she realized his position. "You took him on your own didn't you?"

"Hn." was his usual reply.

"C'mon we'll get you out of there." said Shizuka. "We'll need everyone for this plan, even Sakura."

"But we left her." Naruto pointed out with a pout.

They heard more footsteps approaching then a scream.

"No Sasuke's head is staring at me!" she shouted as she felt a stinging sensation on her cheeks. "What gives Shizuka?!"

"We need your abilities Sakura." Shizuka answered though shaking due to the loudness of the other girl. "We'll get Sasuke off and here's the plan..."


Hatake Kakashi was a patient man, since he at least had a book to read to pass the time. He doesn't recall how many times he head the book but it keeps him sane, for most of the part.

"Now what are those kids doing?" he wondered outloud, taunting them out.

His reading novel contents suddenly turned into something strange that he dropped the book.

"I was just getting to my favorite part!" his fanboy side complain within. "So what happened to the rest of the pages, don't tell me the ink was absorbed into the book!"

'What?" were the genins thought with a sweatdropped at the sight.

A panicking and frantic Kakashi who's turning the pages very fast.

"We got you now Kakashi-sensei!' Naruto declared. "Shadow Clone! Shizuka we got your back!"

"R-Right." she nodded as she felt adrenaline reaching her. She formed her clan's handseal. "Mind Stun Jutsu!"

Kakashi felt his body being hold down as if an invisible force is chained to him.

"So Shizuka your clan is always one of the best when it comes to support." Kakashi concluded. "That's why teamwork is essential for you, no wonder you figured out the test right away."

"This is payback for my ass!" Naruto growled as he and his shadow clones gave Kakashi a good pummeling.

Naruto felt the jounin's reflexes were slower but the man was able to avoid some of the punches.

"That all you got?" Naruto taunted with a grin.

"Stick to the plan, Naruto." Shizuka reprimanded him. "I-I can't hold for much longer."

"Gotcha." nodded Naruto.

In a blink of an eye, Kakashi realized his situation. First Naruto and Shizuka were smiling at him, then he realized his pocket a little more empty.

"Looking for this?" mocked Sasuke, Sakura was next to him, as he held his book. "Give us the bells or we will burn this book."

Kakashi sighed as he complied to the boy's instructions, though he did realize one thing. "My book?"

"If this was an actual situation then we would leave right away and npot give back the other conten, right?" Sakura wondered as Kakashi's smiling nod was his response.

"You guys did excellent and manged to get the bells off me." Kakashi congratulated them. "Though Sasuke who would you give the bells to anyway?"

"Hn." he responded as he threw one of them towards to Shizuka.

She knew how protective he was of her, but this was just too selfish even for Sasuke.

"Here Sakura." she offered at the babbled pinkette.

"No Shizuka it was your plan you earned it." shook the girl with a smile.

"If it wasn't for you, me and Naruto wouldn't have gotten an opening." Shizuka said.

It kept on going on like this for the nest few minutes, Shizuka offering a bell but they denied it quickly. A frown escaped from her lips.

"That's enough." Kakashi sternly announced though a smile came out. "You guys pass."


After a quick celebration at Ichiraku, and Kakashi's sacrfice of his wallet, everyone was walking back home. Kakashi headed to the Hokage tower to report, while the genins were chatting along the way.

"So anyways, what's it like living with Sasuke-kun?" Sakura wondered towards Shizuka.

"He's so lazy he needs me to do most of the housework, and I even have to get groceries." Shizuka smiled towards Sakura. "But still if I ask him he'll do it, though I think he's just afraid of the other fangirls."

"Oh man Sasuke are you that lazy or something?" Naruto giggled at his rival. "Even I make my own food."

"Yeah you probably have all these insta-cup of ramen." Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Last time I let him do the shopping he bought home bags full of tomatoes." Shizuka chuckled at the memory.

"It was on sale." Sasuke pointed out as he started to walk faster.

"Um Sasuke they' weren't." Shizuka said as she caught up to him.

"So Sasuke-kun's favorite food is tomato." Sakura wondered with a grin. "Yes I know something Ino doesn't take that!"

Sasuke sighed at his new team, they're a friendly bunch sorta, but their antics were what bothered him. Sakura's fangirl instincts kicking in, and Naruto self proclamation as his own rival. Still they have interesting abilities and skills, Sasuke would want to test with his own. He glanced at Shizuka.

"I want tomato juice."


So yeah new story out and I hope you enjoyed it.

BTW it's not the "Hey I just met you and this is crazy!" love at first sight junk! How do you make two people that are entirely different live together? A traumatizing event aka Uchiha Massacre! You know kinds like the emotional and mental need and desire to be with someone. No it doesn't have to be romantic it's platonic. (Another BTW if you read Forgiving Fox and you see this, yeah I know it looks familiar)