As the day wore on, Naruto began to feel unwell. Loathe to admit it, he shrugged off the oncoming sickness and continued to dart over the water surface, sparring with Kakashi. Sasuke and Sakura watched nearby, sheltered under a tree, away from the sun. Naruto envied them. So far, he had done the most work of the day – though he needed it, he was still envious of the two lounging figures.
It's just too hot...
He darted away from Kakashi and landed back onto the slowly-moving water; his feet sank down into the liquid. Kakashi frowned at him. "Chakra, Naruto."
"Sorry." Naruto restored himself to the surface of the water, but found that he just sank back into it.
Kakashi walked over, his feet sending small ripples in the luminescent liquid below. "Naruto?"
"Eh?" He squinted his eyes up at Kakashi who was silhouetted in the sun. His head hurt…
"Are you alright?" Kakashi put his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"Yes! Let's carry on." Naruto bolstered a smile, but Kakashi wasn't convinced.
"Go and sit under the tree – call Sakura and Sasuke over now. You look hot." Naruto smiled and walked over across the water, still ankle deep, while Kakashi frowned at the seemingly sudden change in his physical stamina. He watched as Naruto stumbled slightly, his pace slow; he reached the tree and sank down against it, speaking to Sasuke and Sakura who jumped up and ran over across the water towards their teacher.
"Did Naruto sound alright to you?" Kakashi glanced over at the boy who was leaning against the tree, his head leaned back. The two nodded. "Alright… Let's begin."
"Naruto watched the three spar, though he was finding it hard to concentrate on the three figures – his head hurt and the harsh sunlight seemed to cut into his eyes like little knives. He just wanted to turn off the sun altogether, though he obviously couldn't do that. Instead, he covered his eyes with his hand and tried to forget his painful head – he failed miserably. He knew that Kakashi had noticed that he was feeling unwell, but he was sure that it was nothing. Everyone got ill sometimes! Everyone got over it! He could, too, and he could do it alone. Naruto shifted, rubbing his stiff neck. The light was too bright…
An hour or more passed, and the three ninja sparred under the hot sun. The heat became unbearable for even Kakashi at midday, so they retreated to the tree, under which Naruto was reclined against the large trunk. As Sakura and Sasuke settled with their bento, Kakashi kneeled beside the boy. His face had paled considerably and his eyes were shut as if the light pained him. Kakashi put his hand on the boy's shoulder – he mumbled and rolled his neck a little.
I'll let him sleep, he thought and moved over to the two enjoying their lunch.