Sasuke and Naruto:16 /

Sakura: 1 month until she's 16

**NOTE: Sasuke left, but Naruto dragged his sorry ass back (that episode when Sakura cried on the ground of the Leaf gate or whatever. Remember? Yeah.

**NOTE: This means Itachi is still alive.

**NOTE: Sasuke does love Sakura, but he's Sasuke, he has no concept of showing affection.

Ready??? I'm totally just going with this, haven't thought it through at all, but my muse (Owl City) is playing on my radio so here it goes!

Sakura held her fighting stance on the training grounds, fights tightly clentched in balls, her crystals orbs searching swiftly around her... waiting... stalking her prey.

"Naruto, you make it too easy!" Her laugh rang throughout the woods surrounding Cell Seven, and the moment it hit her three boys' ears, they all knew Naruto was first to go.

"Later, Dobe," Sasuke's voice echoed from her front left.

"I told you, Naruto, ease up on your chakra level or the enemy will always find you," Kakashi said as a matter of factly, stuck up way. Then, naturally, resumed reading is Ichi Ichi Paradise book, as he perched himself on a near by branch.

Sakura flashed a look of triumph as she twirled around and planted a nice blow to the ground, successfully completing a new landscape to the 10 thousand dollar grounds.

"WAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

THUNK.

"Sakura, you know all the damage you manage to inflict on him, you'll just have to use your chakra to repair? It's hilarious as fu... dge...," Sasuke quickly reflected on the last time he had said that word in front of Sakura, and he quickly remembered the bruise that had yet to heal, that of which he still hopes he can have kids(!), "but don't you think it's a waste of chakra to beat him to such a pulp?"

Sakura was on the floor in histerics, completely unable to breathe, she gasped for a break of oxygen, yet even still, the crushing pains in her chest continued as she glimpsed Naruto crawling back with one arm dragging his body. She sat up, gave a prarie dog look, then burst back into insanity with her head held back, and her rosette hair flowing in the wind.

"Uhhhggg. Sakura, I hate you, I don't love you anymore!" Naruto had finally managed to find a relaxing position next to his most important wanna be sister.

He laid heavily on the cooling grass, inhaled a generous heap of air, and soaked up her laugh. Throughout all the aches, battle scars, heart breaking memories, and critical judgements, he loved Sakura more than anyone, and as he listened to her laugh, he was once agained reminded of just how far he'd go for her.

Sasuke was seemingly doing the same. His somewhat cold and stotic ego had broken, as he too, enjoyed the laughter of his Cherry Blossom. She was violent, independant, strong, stubborn, innocent, valuable, fragile, kind, and his. He wouldn't have it any other way, even throughout her continuous desire to destroy the Dobe, he adored her.

Uchiha shoook his head in an attempt to regain his composure, then whitfully placed himself on the opposite side of her.

"Are you done yet? You're hurting my ears." Sasuke chimed.

"Yo' Sasuke, there's something I've been meaning to tell you... you FAIL EPICALLY at being her boyfriend. It should have been me, GAWD." Our faithful blonde blurted.

Sakura giggled one last time, her most cherished moments lied within times such as these.

"Don't be mean! Both of you. Goodness, you'd think I was babysitting four year olds. And I get enough of that between Shikamaru and Ino!" Sakura stated bluntly.

"Hn."

Kakashi's daintly closed his book, the light sound of pages hitting each other rang to the young ninja's ears.

"I'm out. Later!" And in a flash, Kakashi was gone.

"Let's go eatttttt!!!!!! I'm starving. Ramen's on me!" Naruto yelled, suddenly hyped up and ready for action.

"You're not going anywhere today, Naruto, and neither are you guys," a voice came from behind.

Sasuke casually glanced over his shoulder, already aware of whom it was. Their old sensei, Iruka, walked steadily onto the playing fields towards the three. Sakura rolled over and leaned her head against Sasuke's knee, which of folded Indian Style.

"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto jumped up in excitement, "wait, what do you mean?"

"The 5th needs you asap."

The seriousness written on his face caused Sasuke to gain a little excitement himself, nothing cheered the young Uchiha up more that a good mission, and from the looks of it, it was good.

Sakura, too, stood up, brushed herself off and nodded to Iruka, as did Naruto. Quickly, the three disburst in an anixious anticipation as to what would await them at the 5th's desk.