"Where is that Naruto-baka?" Sakura screeched, walking back and forth, annoying Sasuke to no end. The banshee had been doing this for thirty minutes already.

Suddenly, Sakura yelled something. Sasuke looked up, only to have his jaw drop. Naruto was running towards them dressed like a girl! His hair was longer, and he seemed really happy. "Hi guys!" He said, in a slightly girly voice.

"HI? WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DRESSED LIKE THAT?!" Sakura yelled. Naruto laughed, and held his ponytail, running his hair through it.

"It started as prank, but I think I like it better dressed like this, ne?" He said quietly, grinning. Sakura just stared. Sasuke blinked. Naruto giggled nervously.

This is what was going through Sakura's head.

Naruto + girl clothes equals GAY

Naruto + GAY equals competition for Sasuke!

Wait, Naruto + Sasuke equals (CUTE PAIRING! NAH JUST KIDDING) Hate/rivalry.

So, Naruto + girl clothes equals KAWAII!

"KAWAII!" Sakura squealed, apparently forgetting her anger. "I'm going to call you Naru-chan now!" She yelled, hugging Naruto, causing him to blush, shocked at her sudden mood swing.

"O-okay…" He started, but a poof interrupted him.

"Hello, Team Seven! Today we're going to- Hey where's Naruto?" he said looking around.

Sakura held up a hand. "Naru-chan's over here!" She called, and Naruto waved, smiling slightly.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow. He walked up to him. "Don't be silly Sakura." He said, his eye forming an upside-down U. "Hello, miss. I think you've got the wrong training ground."

Naruto giggled. Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "No, Kakashi-SENSEI, this is just where I need to be…" Naruto purred. Kakashi frowned, unaffected by the girl's seductive voice.

"Who are you?" He asked.

Naruto laughed. "It's me, Kakashi-sensei, Naruto." He said, and Kakashi's eyes widened, and then shot backwards, powered by a stream of blood. "Now we know which way Sensei swings." Naruto said, smirking at the pile of blood that was his teacher. Suddenly Kakashi was all up in his face. "Is that you, Naruto?! Why are you dressed like that?" He asked, looking genuinely confused. Naruto shrugged. "I like it." He answered simply. Kakashi nodded, reaching underneath his mask. He grabbed hold of something, and ripped off a second, bloodied mask that was underneath it. He threw it away. "Well, with that surprise over and done with, I can show you my surprise!" He pulled out three scrolls.

"I have been studying your personalities and fighting methods, and have put in these scrolls some jutsus and such that I want you to learn." He said, his eyes forming an upside-down U. Naruto gasped, and the others looked shocked. "You mean you're not useless?!" He said, sitting down, crossing his legs. He caught the scroll that was thrown at his head and started to read it while the others caught theirs.

Kakashi started to explain. "Sakura, you might find that your scroll is larger than the others." At Sakura's nod, he continued. "That is because of your heritage. I did some researching and I found out who your mother was." When he mentioned her mother, Sakura's eyes widened, and Sasuke looked at her curiously. Naruto rolled his eyes. Kakashi turned to him. "Naruto would probably know, if what Anko told was true." At this, Naruto's eyes widened.

"She told you!?" He yelled, and fell down when Kakashi nodded. Sasuke started getting annoyed.

"What is going on?" He asked.

Naruto sighed. "I wasn't going to tell you guys but I have a bloodline, of sorts." He lied slightly, causing Kakashi to roll his eye. "It gives me the ability to be more animal-like, and sense things." Sakura and Sasuke stared.

"What's that got to do with me?" Sakura asked. "Well, whenever you would really loud at me, I would sense a jump in chakra. I looked it up. I didn't always call you a banshee for nothing, you know!" He said, stressing the word banshee. Kakashi patted him on the head, and Naruto looked at him suspiciously. He hadn't patted him before he changed his clothes.

"Good job, Naruto. You see Sakura, your mother's family had a curse on you from generations back. They were effectively undead, banshees." THUMP! Sakura fainted. Sasuke caught her as she fell back, and put her on the ground. Naruto giggled.

"What do we do with her?" He asked.

"Let her rest while I describe your scrolls.' Kakashi said, his hand still resting on Naruto's head. "Okay Sasuke, in your scroll holds many element jutsus of different types, but mainly fire and earth. There are also a bit of assassination techniques in there, I think they would suit you, but I never, and I mean NEVER want to see you use these on a Konoha shinobi, outside of special missions, got it?" Kakashi asked, and Sasuke nodded, as he didn't have any Konoha enemies, as his brother wasn't a Konoha nin anymore.

"Sensei, why does the scroll have other elements as well? Can't you only use the elements you are affiliated with?" Sasuke asked, while reading through his scroll. Naruto shook his head.

"No, it's just harder to learn the ones that are not your element." He said, earning a surprised look from the other two.

"Yes Naruto you're right, but how did you know?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto grinned. "Hime told me." He said, and he got two blank stares. "Hime, also known as Mitarashi Anko. Sometimes," He started to say, and ran his hand through his hair sadly. "When I got into…trouble with the villagers, I would live in the forest. Anko-hime found me there. She took care of my wounds, and taught me to protect myself." He said. "From her...rather extreme teachings, I am able to manipulate wind and water, but of course I'm still a beginner." Naruto grinned at the other two's dumbfounded looks, but his smile faded when Sasuke's turned to anger.

"Why have you got all this? What did you do to earn it?!" He shouted, suddenly desperate. "I need this power to kill my brother!" Naruto frowned and brought his hand up. SMACK! His palm connected with Sasuke's cheek, making him fall back.(AN:for some reason, I always shout, 'DOOM!' at this point...)

Kakashi stayed back to see how the incident would play out. Naruto sighed and sat down next to the angry and shocked genin. "Pain, Sasuke. Pain. Through terrible treatment and sadness, some one, no two people decided to throw me a bone for once. I was given power to protect myself and others, which includes you and Sakura-chan as you are my teammates and maybe friends." He took a breath.

"That doesn't explain everything. You don't have a reason to existence, given by someone else. I must get stronger to kill him." Sasuke whispered, feeling slightly guilty.

"You do not understand power, Sasuke." At this Sasuke looked up at him. "The best way to use power is to protect your precious people with it. Haku told me that, and now I tell you. I will help you get stronger, but only if it is for the right reasons." With that, he got up, and held a hand down, to help Sasuke. But to everyone there, even Sakura, who was secretly awake, listening to the conversation, the hand was to seal a deal. A deal of friendship.

Sasuke looked up at it, his face unreadable. Slowly a small smile unfurled, and his hand rose, only to stop suddenly, and the paler boy's face turned serious. "You're not going to turn me gay, right?" He asked, and Naruto blinked.

"Wha- wait, I'm not gay!" Naruto whined, and Sasuke smiled, and finally grabbed Naruto's hand.

"Denial isn't just a river, Naruto."

Naruto huffed, but his eyes were bright. He smelled salt from behind him, and turned around, to see Sakura there, tears down her face.

"What's wrong Sakura-chan?" He asked. Sakura stared at the cross dresser.

"You are so different from what I remember, Naru-chan. Were you really like that? Or was that an act? I swear I won't be angry if it was." She spoke quietly, and Naruto eye's widened.

"I-I… I'm sorry, Sakura-chan, but if I seemed too smart or strong, the council may have had me executed." He said. The other two looked at him curiously, but didn't press the subject.

Clap Clap Clap.

Team Seven turned to see Kakashi smiling down at them. "Good job. It seems that you have become more of a team than ever before. I was going to make you train some more, but it seems that you are all exhausted from this angst-fest. You can continue training if you want. Meet me here tomorrow." With a poof, their teacher was gone. Sakura turned back to Naruto.

"Naru-chan…" She started. "Yes?" "Can you…can you also help me to become stronger? I'm feeling as if I'm… not doing enough in this while you two are getting better everyday. I'll focus hard, and not even Sasuke-kun will distract me!" This shocked the boys and she had their full attention.

"Is this true, Sakura-chan?" Naruto said, and Sakura nodded, looking straight into his eyes. He grinned widely. "That's good, and I'm thinking I speak for Sasuke too when I say this, but from now on, we will have a fresh start. I'll be truthful and lift my mask…"

"I will fight for my friends, not become my brother's puppet…" Sasuke said, and turned to Sakura.

"…And I will pull my own in this team. I'm gonna be a real kunoichi!" Sakura said, and they all nodded.

"…So…" Naruto started. "How about some Ramen? I'm starved!" He whined, causing the other two to roll their eyes.

"Typical."