Chapter 3

As he charged at me I stood my ground. When he was close enough I grabbed one of his arms then tossed him into the air only to realize it was a shadow clone. "What the hell? When did he…?" I mumbled to myself. I looked around curiously.


I walked around in a circle…my arms in a defensive position. "Alright here I go!" he shouted excitedly. The adrenalin rushed through my veins as the blonde haired ninja cut though the air at a fast pace. Then… it all happened so fast. I was flying across the training ground. The metallic taste of blood filled my mouth and I coughed, kneeling over to catch my breath.

There was a slight chuckle from somewhere beside me and I lifted my head it seemed Naruto was looking pretty worn out, but I was worse. One thing was certain though we both wouldn't quit. My eyes scanned across the field finally falling on a large open field. I smirked before placing a hand on the ground and pushed myself upwards. I supported myself on a tree before looking over to Naruto; he was already standing, though slightly off balanced.

"Ready?" I asked and he offered a quiet 'Mmhmm', followed by a determined glare, taking a shaky step forward. He just won't give up. I wrinkled my nose and tried to ignore the taste of blood as my opponent stood in front of me.

I ran towards the grassy field with Naruto and the others following close behind only they were following to watch our fight. I stood quietly and balanced myself before I quickly made a couple hand signs

"Fire style: phoenix release!" as I jumped up large amount of fire formed the shape of a fire shaped bird and charged at the blonde haired ninja. At a breakneck pace Kakashi stepped in and destroyed it. I frowned as I didn't realize Naruto run straight ahead closing the distance between us ignoring what just happened. His fist cut through the air and connected with my stomach. I winced in pain as I too had slammed my fist into his.

Damn this eight year old body I thought as I took a few steps backwards before kneeling over, clutching my stomach. He was fast…very fast. I touched the small trickle of blood that ran down my chin before roughly wiping it off on my sleeve. His mouth twisted up into a huge grin as he raised his still clenched fist and tauntingly, he arched an eyebrow as if daring me to make a move. I said nothing, keeping my gaze fixated on his fist.


A light wind brushed passed us and the grass danced under our feet. The sky filled with orange, purple and pink as the sun began to set. When he didn't get the reaction he had wanted, his eyes narrowed before he sent his fist cutting through the air once more. Acting upon instinct I activated my sharingan and quickly dodged it.

"Hurry and finish her Naruto so we can go" came Sakura's irritated voice. I glared at her with my sharingan then smirked when she had a terrified look on her face. Saying Sasuke was shocked when he noticed I had my sharingan activated was an understatement though it was only his eyes that widened. Kakashi sighed he knew it was to be expected since my father was an Uchiha.

A spinning hook kick to his face I smirked. Now we both stood, blood trickled down his chin. I kicked Naruto a few feet away from me and we both stared each other down, determined not to let the other get the upper hand in the fight. I clenched my fist, breathing hard as my body whined in protest. "You're dumb if you think you can win against me." He boasted and slowly, I looked from my clenched fist towards his face, picturing how nice it would feel if I were to break his jaw right then and there. I quickly took in his appearance. "Bite me, loser!" I snapped. His eyes narrowed and we continued to glare at each other before I let out a small cry of pain and collapsed on the ground. Ouch.


When I awoke Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke stood over me. The both of us had been placed in the Konohagakure hospital. I looked over at Naruto he was still sound asleep. "Sakura you can go now" Kakashi said in his calm tone trying to reassure her everything was fine now. I sat up and got out of the bed and slowly walked towards Naruto. I smiled and kissed his cheek "Thanks for the awesome match" I whispered.

I suddenly collapsed to the floor with a confused expression on my face "You hurt your foot when you were fighting Naruto" Kakashi said answering my unspoken question. I looked back at Naruto then at Kakashi and Sasuke. An embarrass blush crept onto my face as I raised my hands up like an injured child wanting to be carried by their parent. "C-can y-you carry me home Kakashi-sensei, please" My eyes looked away from his gaze too embarrassed to see his expression. He must have nodded because I soon felt my self being lifted off the tile floor.

I noticed Sasuke had been waking with us until he stopped before the Uchiha's housing ground entrance. "Who are you?" I stared at Kakashi when turned towards Sasuke. He thought for a moment, I guess trying to choose his words carefully. "I guess you can say...she's a hidden Uchiha. Hmm, seems I'm in a bit of a rush would you mind carrying her back home?" Sasuke nodded. He must think I'm stupid if he thinks I don't see through his stoic facade, those hidden intentions of his. "That stupid Kakashi-sensei"

"Here..." I said as I pointed to the traditional Uchiha house. We entered the house and as he walked around with me in his arms, he stared at all the family portraits. "Sasuke…I'm tired" I whined as I rubbed my eyes slightly. He nodded and quietly walked up stairs I pointed him in the direction of my parent's room. When he placed me in the bed I sighed "Later." His goodbye was plain but I didn't let him leave just yet, he gave a questionable look when he felt me grab the back of his shirt. "I can't sleep…stay until I do". He turned towards me and with a shock and very out of character yelp as I harshly pulled him down to lay next to me by his neck.

When I woke up the next morning I was surprised to see Sasuke sleeping next to me. "Never left…" I thought out loud. The raven next to me slightly cracked an eye open. He quickly sat up a very faint blush on his face. To make matters worse a certain silver haired jounin entered the room.

"Natsuki-chan my and I team have to…Oh" he froze in his spot. This was certainly embarrassing imagine you coming to find your student with another student in the same bed. I would be shocked but he seemed to be slightly enjoying our embarrass expressions that was planted on our faces. Adding oil to the fire he stated the obvious "Sasuke you're here?" the raven stared at me as if it was my fault…wait it was. "I tried to leave after she fell asleep but every time I tried to move so I could go home she pull me closer" he answered annoyed. I looked at him in disbelief, really I did that I thought to my self. "Then why are you shirtless" he pestered. I looked and my face burned red. When the hell did he do that? "I got hot so I took it off. Is that a problem" he answered rudely. Kakashi shook his head. Great what another beautiful morning I thought sarcastically.