The next day I awoke to see that I was yet again late. I rushed to the place where we were to meet Kakashi-sensei for his training. My mind was filled with ideas of the techniques I might use.

I stumbled behind the others, and Sakura glared at me for being once again, late.

"Some people need to get a watch if they can't be on time." Kakashi walked around me.

'Where'd he come from? Did he get here a second after I did?' My head pounded with questions.

He silently walked around me as I watched him with a startled expression, and then leaned against one of three wide wooden poles. He then explained that we had to try and get a bell from him. By lunch, whoever hadn't gotten a bell was strapped to a pole and his/her lunch was eaten in front of them. But the thing was, if none of us got one then he would choose who'd be strapped to the pole. Naruto grumbled as Sakura groaned.

We started the training, Kakashi standing in the large grassy clearing between the dense forest,… reading? I, along with my comrades looked blankly at each other. Why would he read?

'This sensei is Weird.' , I thought. Naruto of course, charged with a battle cry of, "I will get those bells!"

Kakashi easily bypassed him while chuckling at a part in his book. Then Sasuke, Sakura, and I ran around the two (Kakashi and Naruto) and hid in separate bushes, trees, or somewhere close by each other easily watching Naruto fail at every attempt he made to get at least one bell from Kakashi.

Then Kakashi suddenly poofed around Naruto and exclaimed, "A thousand years of pain!" Sakura gasped and Sasuke widely stared at Kakashi. Kakashi shoved his finger like, halfway up Naruto's ass, shooting him up over the trees and into a small creek. A splash was overheard right after, along with one of Naruto's little rage filled fits. I shook my head, about to laugh.

Naruto grumbled as he walked into the clearing, sopping wet. It was too hard not to laugh. I had to cover my mouth with both my hands and end up choking on air.

He stopped, something caught his eye, a bell! It was just laying there! But then I noticed the small rope around it. It was a trap. I shook my head, idiot.

"Ha! I told everyone that I would get a bell. That loser Sasuke is probably hiding and waiting for Kakashi-sensei." Naruto told himself as he sped towards the tree.

Sasuke had a sign of contempt on his face as he watched Naruto, and he mumbled to himself, "He thinks everything can just come to him,…'

Sakura watched nervously as Naruto stepped in the middle of the rope and bent down to pick up the bell when all of a sudden, he flew upside down. A very thin silver rope was tied around his ankle.

'Knew it.", I thought. I think everyone was thinking just about the same thing at this point. Serves him right. Kakashi leapt out of the bushes and scolded Naruto, "You shouldn't just walk up to something when it's a sure 'give away.' As you could see, that was a trap." He smirked behind his mask at Naruto and poked him on the nose, causing Naruto to rock back and forth. "Lucky for you, I didn't make it any worse than this like it should have been. Told you that you needed a Survival Test."

Kakashi smirked in satisfaction as he picked up the bell.

Naruto had been hanging upside down so long that his face turned beet red. I started to lightly chuckle. The bushes next to me rustled and Sakura appeared. "You should keep your voice down, Kakashi-sensei might sneak up on us or something." I nodded and we looked back to watch Naruto hanging idly from the branch, but when we did get the tree in focus, we both realized he wasn't there anymore. But, Naruto caught our eyes as he jumped off a branch and step into yet Another trap. The wire took hold of his ankle, and he yelled out in surprise.

Again, Sakura and I looked at each other. "Naruto has to catch on sooner or later that he can't outwit our sensei." I told Sakura.

"Yea, I know. All he has been doing is trying over and over, wasting energy."

"And are you two doing any better?" Both of us screamed in surprise. We looked behind us at our sensei, who was showing no expression. "At least he is trying."

I bit my lip as Kakashi vanished into smoke and thought about how Sakura and I were not doing anything at all. Just watching. I sighed as Sakura left me and I turned to watch Naruto for a second longer.

Kakashi looked down at Naruto for a moment, 'What a foolish boy, to think he could surpass me.' Then, in that moment, he was hit with a shuriken. His eyes grey wide in shock, blood spewed out of his mouth and he wailed. A whizzing sound was made as he poofed into a log. My eyes grew wide for a moment after watching. But then I knew that Kakashi was hidden somewhere else and didn't actually get hit.

"It was a shadow clone!", Sasuke's voice rang low and enraged. Sakura was watching Sasuke burst into fury. Apparently he had wanted Kakashi to have been wounded. "Hello." A bored voice said. She gasped. Kakashi was behind her. She began stuttering, "H-hello." Kakashi then warned her about hiding and said to be prepared for anything that might happen when she'd least expect it. Then he moved along, leaving the startled Sakura to ponder on what she was to do to get a bell.

Meanwhile, I had been watching from a tree, to see Kakashi and where the others were hiding. I jumped down, I was going to get into the action! Then I heard a scream, high and shrill. 'Sakura' was all I had to think. I ran over to where I'd last seen her.

Sakura had screamed because Kakashi used a transformation jutsu to form into a very injured Sasuke. He was moaning in pain and his legs were twisted in unthinkable directions. His body slumped against a tree for support and blood cameo out of his mouth as he coughed it up. There were kunai and scratches all over him and his eyes were dead. Sakura had been so frightened by this that she fell to the ground hard. Her eyes were closed and she was out, she had feinted.

When I reached her location I was surprised to see a worried Sasuke. He'd thought Kakashi sensei had attacked her or something. Our eyes met and we glared at one another. Then he ran to her and knelt down next to her saying, "Sakura? ..Sakura?"

Sakura opened her eyes. "Sasuke! Oh Sasuke, I thought you were hurt!", She leapt into his arms and he shoved her away. "Yea, I'm perfectly normal." He glared at her and glanced in my direction. Sakura beamed at Sasuke, he just looked away. Then there was a clinking of bells. Kakashi!

They went in opposite directions to find Kakashi. Sasuke found Kakashi and fought him, using his clan's legendary Fireball Jutsu. And then Sasuke almost got a bell, but Kakashi somehow did a jutsu that put him underground and he pulled Sasuke under until only his head showed. Sakura passed and cried out, "Ah! The sensei got to him and now all that's left is his head!" And at that she feinted.

I walked into the clearing and stopped. Bursting out laughing, I pointed at Sasuke, who was stuck in the ground with just his head sticking out. He glared at me. I sighed and walked up to him and squatted down. "Fine you pathetic little wimp."

I stood up straight. My hands glowed with chakra buzzing around them. Sasuke's eyes were wide for a few moments with shock. I punched the ground, loosening rocks so that Sasuke could try to move and get out.

"How did you do that?" He asked me. I smirked and crossed my arms.

"Easy. Focus your chakra on your hands, then move them up to loosen the rocks so you can pull yourself out." Sasuke nodded.

Meanwhile, hiding in the bushes was none other than Kakashi. "Well, someone's got the concept. But I can't believe she's helping him." Kakashi mumbled to himself, then kept watching with partial interest.

Sasuke had finally gotten it but couldn't pull himself out. He'd been struggling for more than a few minutes. He looked up at me expectantly.

"And what now?", He asked as he glared. I rolled my eyes, braced myself, and reluctantly grabbed his hands and pulled up. He wouldn't budge. He sighed and repeatedly slammed his head on the rocks.

I sighed, I wanted to save up my own chakra and now waste it all. Hopefully she wouldn't care if I stole some of hers. My body felt like it was convulsing all over the inside around my stomach as the beasts chakra flowed into my veins. A light growl emitted from her, and I knew she wasn't happy. Oh well,…

Using her chakra, I jerked Sasuke up and he flew right out. 'Guess I used a little too much.' I thought. I almost could hear a 'You think' escape my subconscious.

I stumbled backwards, still holding onto his hands as we Both flew backwards. We both landed with an 'oomph'.

My face started to lightly heat up as I looked up at him with wide eyes. Sasuke blankly stared at me, our hands still connected. My arms were above my head, as if I were stretching and trying to touch the sky. Then I struggled to get my hands out of his grip.

"Uh,..?", I asked myself. He jumped off me.

"Sorry." He quietly said.

"Yea, well, I'm going to try and get a bell, that clock is gonna ring soon." He nodded.

Kakashi was bursting with laughter. "Well wasn't that interesting." Then he poofed out of sight.

After Sasuke had wiped all the dirt off of him, I did a whirlwind side-kick and knocked him backwards. "Sucker!"

He almost looked as if he were about to smile, but glared instead. He quickly jumped up and rushed over to me. His eyes weren't as cold as before, but his voice was still as serious as he said, "You're wasting your time."

"Am I?" I asked him. He thought he was so tuff.

And at that, I poofed into smoke, leaving Sasuke dumbfounded.

The leaves rustled and a few twigs snapped as I crawled through the bushes towards Kakashi. His back was turned, the bells were in sight, and I knew I had to do something. The only way I could use any water technique would be if I lured him over to that stream where Naruto fell into but he wouldn't follow me. I shook my head and silently crawled out.

"About time someone crawled out of hiding.", Kakashi said, turning around to face me, a kunai in his hand.