A/N: Yes, Sakura switches with Kakashi and there will be a lot of things I'm going to keep, but her age will be different and it will be different after this chapter. I think. But I love how Kakashi decided to take on 3 genin so I'm going to keep it.
ALSO, I made a few minor changes to Chapter 1(Because I did not thinks through) in the conversation between Tsunade and the parents for the sake of the flow of the story so yup. That happened.
Chapter 2:
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Training Grounds 3
9:27 a.m.
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"I don't get why we were told to wait here when Sensei obviously said she didn't want to teach us." Naruto grumbled. "And besides, they told us to get here by seven." Naruto twitched. "IT'S BEEN LIKE 2 HOURS SINCE THEN, DATTEBAYO!"
"Urusai ne, Naruto." Kakashi said. "I'm sure there's a good reason for why we're still waiting for… whatever we're waiting for."
"Maybe they just replaced our incompetent Sensei for someone more competent." Sasuke added.
"Kaa-chan… who's Haruno Sakura?" Naruto questioned. Fugaku sighed. Did Minato teach this boy anything?
"Idiot. If you're a shinobi, Haruno Sakura is somebody you should know about." Kakashi said, stressing the word shinobi. "Haruno Sakura. She's really young, but already an S-rank nin and registered jonin with an extremely large bounty on her head. She even has a flee on sight listed on her description; the only other shinobi currently with that label in this village is the Yellow Flash, Uchiha Itachi, and Shunshin no Shisui. Nothing is really known about her fighting style except the style she obtained from her Shishou, the Godaime Hokage. She excels at iryo-ninjutsu and even has obtained the Byakugo Seal. There were also several nicknames she obtained within just a few years of being a ninja." Kakashi recited.
"That's pretty good, Kakashi," Sakumo said proudly, ruffling his son's hair. But tomorrow, it would be best not to use that name."
There was a poof, and a cloud of smoke. The boys watched eagerly as the smoke cleared.
"Ohayo, Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, Kakashi-kun." Naruto gaped.
"You're..."
"Why not?" Naruto asked. Kakashi and Sasuke looked up, also curious.
"Well..." Sakumo said rubbing his head. He thought back to what Tsunade had told them.
"There's one more thing you should know. Only a select few which include me, Shizune, the Sandaime, and Jiraiya, who was the one who found her and brought her back, know that she is back in the village. Now, this includes you all, and the rest of the clan heads who will be informed. Her presence is to be kept under wraps from the rest of the village for now at her request. She actually refuses to teach, but I'm sure I can get her to agree somehow. Anyhow, as she will be the one to teach your kids, I thought you should know before you all come bitching at me about it afterwards. I would also like you to inform your kids. I fear the kids will never respect her with her current attitude and being part of a genin squad under a respected leader is essential to growth."
"Current attitude?" Fugaku asked.
"You'll see, Uchiha. But more seriously, you should warn the kids to keep her arrival in the village secret at all costs. Which reminds me. Since it is inveitable, Itachi and Shisui will need to know. If memory serves right, they were rather upset at her disappearance, no? Good then. Tomorrow, I will formally introduce her to the the rest of the jonin as Ume Fuyuno, age 23, and ,ugh, a student personally taught by Jiraiya while traveling."
"Tsunade-sama, what is this all for?"
"That person said that it was all necessary. NOW GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!" Tsunade yelled.
"Well, Naruto, with the fame attatched to the name Haruno Sakura, perhaps she wants a change of pace. Try not to mention the name Haruno Sakura in her presence or she might completely refuse to teach you.
"It's Katsuyuu, Naruto-kun. Tsunade-sama sent me to tell you that you might need to wait a bit longer until your sensei can be tracked down. I'm sorry for the inconvenience." The slug bowed before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"Well great." Naruto mumbled, leaning on the bridge.
"…"
"Do you want to have a rock skipping contest?"
"…What have we got to lose at this point."
…
...
"Ah, my genin are Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, and Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto? That's pretty cruel of you, Shishou." Tsunade's eyes held a glint of truimph.
"So you'll teach them?"
"No." Tsunade's temper snapped.
"You insolent, little brat. I've been lenient, letting you waltz around and do as you please based on nothing but your word. Teaching a bunch of genin, it's your duty as a shinobi of Konoha!" Regret crossed Tsunade's face the moment the words left her mouth.
"... Of course, Hokage-sama." Sakura said, both expression and face devoid of emotion.
"Sakura, wai-" A gust of wind blew at Tsunade as the girl disappeared. "Damn it."
...
"My duty as a shinobi of Konoha, huh..."
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11:59 A.M.
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"Sensei's still not here…" Naruto said, half-heartedly throwing a pebble in the river.
"Yeah, sucks doesn't it. Sensei must be a real ass. Making her students wait for so long."
"Yeah! Yeah! Dattebayo! I don't care if she's a female or if she's super strong! I'll beat the crap out of her for being a lousy sensei!" Naruto said, pumping his fist. Sasuke and Kakashi watched, wide-eyed.
"Will you now? You would beat up your sensei for being late?"
"Of course, Dattebayo!" Naruto said, before he finally realized that it wasn't Kakashi and Sasuke weren't the ones talking. He turned around slowly. A pretty white-haired lady with blue-green eyes sat cross legged on the thin railing across from them, somehow balancing, and looked at him unimpressed.
"This is why I told Shishou I didn't want a bunch of brats to baby sit." Sakura said flatly and the three boys winced.
"Y-You're late! You were supposed to be here hours ago!" Naruto said, pointing an accusing finger at her. Kakashi and Sasuke both watched her warily. They hadn't even sensed the woman before she had spoken. How long had she been there?
"The only reason I'm here at all was because Shishou blackmailed me into this sensei thing. Probably should have tried hiding better…" She sulked, leaning back without falling, and stared at the sky. The boys took the time to observe their jonin-sensei. Her silvery-white hair was and messily tied up in a bun as if she hadn't put the slightest bit of effort into it. She was wearing the standard shinobi sandals as well as the black jonin pants and long-sleeved shirt, but there was no sign of typical flak jacket that marked her as a jonin. In fact, there was no sign of a Byakugo seal peaking out from the slanted headband or even any sort of weapons pouch. Her entire appearance seemed haggard, and she had dark circles under her one visible eye. They spotted what seemed to be bandag beneath the barely visible hitai-te that hid the upper left part of her face. Her hitai-te itself was covered by her hair that swept over it and was tucked near her ear with a bobby pin. And… what was that book she was holding? That orange book… what was their sensei doing with Icha Icha Paradise?!
"If you're done staring, then we can move on." She cut in lazily. The boys jumped and flushed slightly at being caught. "Unfortunately for me, I can't fail you because Shishou said if I failed you, I would still need to teach you brats, so I'm stuck with you until… When's the next chunin exams?" Sakura muttered before giving them a grin. "Anyways, so we'll do introductions first, then I'll test your abilities. Easy?" Three heads nodded, slightly stunned by her personality. "Good, now lets see…Intros... How about name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams."
"Why would you need to know that?" Sasuke asked with a small glare. "It's obvious you don't give a shit about us, so why do we need introductions?"
"Wahhh... you guys aren't the cute genin that I imagined I would be forced to be stuck with. Well then, I suppose we don't need introductions, but we're going to need to put something on your grave besides 'Here lies the Uchiha prick', right? Now thanks for volunteering Hime-chan, why don't you go first." Sakura said, the smile never dropping.
"Tch. Uchiha Sasuke. I only like a few things, and I dislike a lot of things, but have recently started hating the color white. Hobby is to train, and my dream is to surpass my brother and take over as head of the Uchiha Clan." Sakura observed him. The typical Uchiha looks along with the blue collared shirt with the clan insignia. Considering all the Uchiha she had known, Sasuke didn't seem that impressive orparticularly inspiring, although she could feel great potential and ambition.
"Next, blondie."
"That's Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto to you! Let's see... I like cup ramen, but I like Ichiraku ramen more, the oji-chan who runs Ichiraku, Kaa-chan, Tou-chan, Mikoto-san, Fugaku-san I guess, Sakumo-san, and sometimes Kakashi and Sasuke when they're not being temes! I dislike the 3 minutes I have to wait after pouring hot water in the instant ramen and Sasuke and Kakashi when they're being temes. My hobby is comparing and eating ramen, pranks, and training with my dad. And my future dream is to become a greater hokage then my father ever was and be the best hokage ever!" Naruto said proudly, adjusting his hitai-ate. Sakura sighed. Minato's and Kushina's son. He seemed to be fascinated with ramen like his mother, but at least he had a goal in mind. He had huge reserves and what seemed like a strong determination that would make good use of it.
"Last one, go."
"My name is Hatake Kakashi. I like training, reading, and my friends. I dislike… cats, I guess. My hobby is to train and my dream is to become a strong shinobi that can protect his comrades and village." Kakashi finished. And finally, Sakumo's son. He had a silver, gravity-defying hair, and a mask that covered half his face. He wore a navy shirt (certainly safer than the royal blue and orange his teammates wore) with an X-shaped buckle to hold a tanto. It wasn't Sakumo's white chakra blade, but she was sure that Sakumo would pass it to Kakashi one day. He had truly inherited his father's Will of Fire, Sakura's eyes softened briefly, before being covered up.
"Okay, moving on to the spars-"
"Oi, Sa- er... Sensei! You didn't go yet!" Naruto yelled. Sakura raised a brow.
"I find no real reason to go since I assume you were informed by your parents about me. Although I suppose it wouldn't hurt to go. My name is Ume Fuyuno-"
"No, it isn't!It's Sa-"
"I believed you parents already mentioned this, Whiskers. Think about that name and I don't care who your parents are or what Shishou said, I'm kicking you off the team." Naruto gulped loudly. "I like stuff, dislike other stuff. Hobbies are... And as for my dream? No dream, although I did had a nightmare about getting roped in to be a sensei of a bunch of uncute genin brats. Moving on now." She made a hand sign, and a shadow clone poofed into existence. "Go fight my clone. Two minutes individually, three minutes in pairs, then five minutes as a group. Bye now~." Sakura said as she got up and started walking back towards the village.
"HEY! HOW CAN YOU TELL HOW WE DID IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN HERE!? AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO TEACH US? AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BEAT YOU CLONE BEFORE WE CAN ALL GO AT ONCE!?" Naruto yelled, frustrated. Sakura paused.
"You know how to do shadow clones, right? Then you should know that anything experienced by the clone is transferred back to the original. After you all finish, you can go home. And the chances of you three beating my clone... Let's see... Impossible. Now, dango calls~" She said without turning back, and left with a small wave, head buried in her book.
Naruto gritted his teeth. Their sensei was supposed to teach them, not ignore them! What was her problem?
"Naruto, let's go." Kakashi said as he followed the clone who was heading towards the training grounds. Sasuke followed, hands shoved in his pockets. Naruto grumbled before running to catch up.
"But, Tou-san there's no picture of her available in the Shinobi Register, and I also heard that she disappeared off the radar nearly four years ago. How is she our sensei?" Kakashi asked, staring up at Sakumo.
"Well, she hated taking pictures, childish as it sounds. I have no doubt she managed to weasel out of it whenever the time came to take pictures. As for being your sensei, she was actually found not too long ago. I do believe that Tsunade-sama blackmailed her into doing this…"
"What's she like? Is she pretty? What does she look like?" Naruto asked eagerly.
"Well…"
"You don't even have any weapons! How are you going to defend against us?" Naruto taunted at the white haired female who simply cocked her head with the same easy smile.
"This," she waved at herself, "is all I'm going to need." Naruto felt a vein pop.
"I'll crush you!"
"She was… eccentric. Rather hard to read at times, especially the period of time before she disappeared from the village." Minato said, unsure how to describe her.
Naruto held his head in pain. That woman had flicked him, and damn it hurt! She was exactly like Baa-chan! He hadn't even gotten a single hit in, and the woman had barely moved from her spot! Even when he had lunged forward to her with the Rasengan, she had simply grabbed his wrist and tossed him over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes! Damn! The woman tossed him his headband she had stolen from him earlier.
"Next."
"As a shinobi, she was brilliant. She trained every day, and her reputation is well deserved."
Sasuke jumped back and wiped the blood of his lips. She didn't seem to be attempting anything other than dodging and self-defense whenever he attacked. She barely glanced at him. She held a couple of his weapons she had snatched out of the air and swung them around.
"Next."
"Being a female myself, I can say she was quite the looker, although she's never been in a relationship, and her features are rather distinctive." Kushina said, nudging Naruto's shoulder and wiggling her brows. "Ne, Naruto~ She seems like your type actually~"
"Kaa-chan! You can't set me up with some woman old enough to be my sensei!" Naruto whined.
Kakashi panted. Nothing was working. Fuyuno-sensei was strong, but to think the difference between a genin and a jonin-level shinobi was this big. Even when he had time to set up traps while Sasuke and Naruto had went, she wasn't moving like he expected either.
"Next, pairs. Princess and Whiskers, have at it."
"She's actually quite young, Naruto-kun. She's the same age as Itachi, 18." Mikoto piped up.
Naruto cursed as he was grabbed by his ankle and thrown into Sasuke. She was moving slightly faster now, but just barely moving to avoid their attacks. Sasuke gritted his teeth as he dug his hands into his pouch. He only had a few weapons left. He would have to conserve.
"Scarecrow and Princess, now. Whiskers, out."
"She used to visit often... She was so nice and thoughtful. Ne, Kushina?" Mikoto said dreamily.
"Most of the time, I guess. At least when she wasn't insulting my dangos." Kushina said, pouting. Minato and Naruto both groaned.
"Kushina, I think you're a wonderful cook." Minato started. "Just… please... stop stop with the dangos already."
"MY DANGOS ARE FINE!" Kushina screeched.
"It's lumps of poison on a stick, Kaa-chan."
"…Naruto. You're banned from ramen for a week,"
"NANI? WHY?! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! TOU-CHAN, DO SOMETHING!"
"…I'm going to stay out of this."
The kunai sailed straight for the female's face, there was no way she could dodge it at this range. She smiled. Kakashi and Sasuke watched as their teacher tilted her head slightly, as if the kunai had been thrown in slow motion. Her hand shot up to grab it. Before tossing it at them.
"Whiskers and Scarecrow then."
"Anyways… I believe she could have done a lot better to make herself prettier." Kushina said, sitting back down next to a bruised Naruto.
"Yes, her style and personality was a bit…"
Sakura sighed as she grabbed Kakashi's wrist when he attempted to get in a hit from behind and tossed him into Naruto and his group of clones that were coming head on. The boys seemed to be friends, but their teamwork was rather uncoordinated, and their fighting style had lots of holes. The clones with exploding tags attached was rather interesting though. Probably Kakashi's idea.
"Now then, all of you try together. If you're not too tired or scared." Sakura said with the same grin, holding her arms out in an open gesture.
"Unfeminine." Mikoto finished. "Refused to doll up in anything that was impractical to wear in a battle." She sniffed.
"Mikoto, you and Kushina always tried to force her into dolling up in fancy kimonos and clothes. I would like to think her fear of them was well founded." Fugaku said from his seat, stiffening slightly when both women narrowed their eyes at him.
"Now then, you wanted me to teach you guys. Right, Naruto-kun? Well then here's your first lesson…Taijutsu" Sakura grinned mischievously as Naruto's clones started rushing from all directions. One by one, she disabled them, taking the time to occasionally throw one of his clones at Kakashi or Sasuke, who were circling in the trees for an opening, in order to distract them. When the last one was dispatched, she disappeared before reappearing behind the real Naruto, who was in a ready position to create more clones. She made the tiger seal. "Ninjas don't let the enemy take them from behind multiple times, baka~"
'A fire style jutsu?!'
"Shit!" Kakashi and Sasuke cursed, dashing out of the tree line, unable to throw their weapons due to the chances of hitting Naruto. "NARUTO, RUN YOU IDIOT!" They screamed. Naruto's eyes widened as he realized who was behind him. Sakura's eyes gleamed.
"Leaf Village Secret! Ultimate Taijutsu!" Naruto's panicked face morphed into that of confusion, then embarrassment, and finally pain.
"GGAAAAAHHHHH!" Naruto screamed, tears streaming, as he gripped is butt while being propelled upwards from the pain.
"One Thousand Years of Death!" Kakashi and Sasuke tripped and fell on their faces mid-rush. Twitching. What was wrong with their teacher? It wasn't even a jutsu. Just an inappropriate poke in the ass. What kind of lady was she? Were all females like this when they grew up? Naruto landed in the river with a loud splash. Their teacher's grin was wide as ever.
"Are you two going keep laying there? If this was a battlefield, then I just killed your teammate right there." She said. Kakashi's fist tightened.
"I would never… I would never let my teammates die!" Kakashi shouted as he ran towards the grinning woman and pulled out his tanto as he went. Right before he was in arms reach, he disappeared before appearing behind her. He swung the tanto diagonally downwards. Sakura smirked as she watched the blade slowly drop.
"Lesson two shall be… Ninjutsu." Kakashi watched as the woman disappeared from his line of sight. He gripped his tanto, eyes looking around. Sasuke too glanced frantically around. Where had she gone? Sasuke felt a hand suddenly grip his ankle. Below?!
"Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu!"
"Gah!" Sasuke shouted out in alarm and slight fear. Kakashi whipped around.
"SASUKE!" he yelled. The mentioned boy was buried in the ground with just his head sticking out. The teacher patted Sasuke's head from her crouched position before standing up and brushing her pants.
"Two down, one to go."
At that moment, Naruto burst from the water, fire burning in his eyes.
"Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto yelled as he descended towards Sakura. Sakura looked up. She pointed a finger at him.
"You're out. You can no longer play."
"LIKE HELL!" Naruto ranted raising his fists. She sighed, shoving her hands in her pocket. What did Minato do to get such a loud kid? Ah, Kushina.
"Naruto, you baka! Wait!" Sasuke yelled. Fuyuno-sensei kicked the clones back as they and they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Matte! Naruto!" Kakashi gritted his teeth and stopped himself from running forward.. No. This would buy him time. He leaned down and made a few hand signals. Lightning started sparking around his hand. Sakura finally gripped the real Naruto and reached behind to pinch the nerve on the back of his neck to render him unconscious in one quick move. Naruto went limp and she tossed the body next to Sasuke's head.
"Chidori!" Kakashi yelled as he thrust his glowing hand forwards. Sakura's eyes sparked in slight interest.
"Ah! Elemental Manipulation, huh?" She said, clapping her hands delightedly. "However…" She turned her body to the side and gripped Kakashi's upper arm. She jerked it upwards before leaning towards Kakashi's face. "It's incomplete. Lesson three…" She held up a hand seal. "Genjutsu." Kakashi's eyes went dull before he collapsed.
"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu."
Sakura dropped his arm as the lightning dispersed and Kakashi collapsed to the floor.
"Well then. My work here is done~ Princess, when you dig yourself out, why don't you help Scarecrow and Whiskers get home, mk?" She said, before the shadow clone poofed out of existence.
"Tch." Sasuke muttered.
"However, listen carefully. Whoever you meet tomorrow, be careful. More than likely...
She won't be the same person as she was before."
In a dango shop elsewhere…
Sakura munched happily on her dango. Yes, any day can be improved with dango. She sipped her tea and the concoction mixed with the dango in her mouth, and Sakura swore she could hear angels singing. Yes, if there was one thing she regretted leaving in Konoha, it was definitely the dango. She stared down at her copy of Icha Icha Paradise and continued reading despite the odd stares she received.
The flap of the dango store was pushed back as some familiar people entered and the store went silent. The newcomers immediately focused their eyes on her despite her henge. The other customers stared at the newcomers. After a moment, they immediately turned around realizing how rude they were, and awkwardly started their conversations again.
"Ah… Hey there~" Sakura said, waving a half-eaten dango stick at them.
"...Hey Kaa-chan… Aniki and Shisui seemed to know her. What exactly is the relationship between Haruno Sakura, and Aniki and Shisui?"
"Ah, you caught on that."
"Shisui~ Itachi~" She smiled before gesturing towards the empty seats in her booth.
"Now that's something…"
Itachi and Shisui slid into the seat across from her. "Sakura." Itachi greeted quietly.
"Kura-chan!" Shisui said happily, careful to keep his voice low.
"That's something you'll have to ask them yourselves."
Done~!
Fuyuno is like Haruno I guess but Haru is Spring and Fuyu is Winter. I switched it around, but all shall be explained in the next chapter.
Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu- Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique
Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu- Multi-Shadow Clone Technique
Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu- Earth Style: Headhunter Technique
Leaf Village Secret, Ultimate Taijutsu: One Thousand Years of Death- A powerful ass poke (I'm sorry I needed to put this in there XD)
I never knew how hard it was to right people fighting and I'm afraid I made the battle too simple considering Kakashi and Sasuke were involved... But Sakura's level is way ahead of theirs currently so it's fine I think.
...I feel like I completely screwed this chapter up. The flashbacks and memories are really sporadic... And it's kind of rushed o.o
Review and tell me what you think please!
~ Tokumei Yurei