When Naruto awoke that day at 6:30 am, he walked up to his fridge, mind set on getting his ramen before going training, but then he remembered Kakashi's words and slammed the fridge door shut, grumbling something that sounded suspiciously like 'Stupid Kakashi-sensei and his stupid rules'.

When Sasuke woke up at 6:00, he threw on his clothes with the Uchiha fan, and left, deciding to just go to the training grounds, and just wait there for an hour since he couldn't have breakfast.

When Sakura got up at 4:30 for good measure, she had a bowl of cereal and a tasteless energy bar – if she was any kind of decent ninja she could keep her stomach from imploding. The medic studies should help too. After finishing at 5:00 she decided to head to the library for some senjutsu studies and to read more about her new Sensei.

~*~ 9:30 am, Training Grounds 5 ~*~

"Bloody hell! He isn't even here yet! And what about Sakura-chan? She's gone as well!" – The only clearly frustrated, orange jumpsuit wearing ninja on earth, yelled at his stoic teammate.

"Shut up, Dope! How should I know?"

~*~ 10:35 am, still on Training Grounds 5 ~*~

When Sakura finally arrived she had a smirk on her face, and was greeted by a frustrated yellowishy-orange-ish blur which basically freaked the shit out of her, especially when the orange blob decided to talk – well, whine is more of a correct description.

But as she then realised that the orange blob was in fact her hyperactive blond teammate and not some mutated squirrel, she didn't stop herself from whacking him around the head.

"NARUTO! Will you shut up?"

The said blonde seemed to use his common sense and realised that screaming profanities at his female teammate would lead to some sort of physical abuse and therefore pain.
A pain filled Naruto = An unhappy Naruto.

What Sakura then noticed was that Kakashi was already there, just hiding in the forest. He must've been there for quite a few minutes now, which basically meant that her teammates had shit for brains when it came to chakra signatures and recognising them. But she decided to keep her dear sensei oblivious to that fact… For now. Now was time for something more important. Dealing with the Uchiha prick.

"Alright. Listen here Uchiha."

~*~ Kakashi's P.O.V. ~*~

Hmm.. none of them have realized that I'm here yet. Seems like they really have shit for brains… Even that Sakura girl. Oh well, guess I'll have to show myself now-

"Alright. Listen here, Uchiha."

Huh?

I turned to the clearing and saw the most unusual sight – the only female member of the team standing infront of the Uchiha, hands on her hips and a stern expression on her face.

Heh, never thought I would see the day…

"You don't like us, and we don't like you - it's a mutual hate-hate relationship. But for this training, can we put our differences aside and work as a team? There is no other was to defeat Kakashi, he's a jounin for kami's sake! We have to face him together or we don't stand a chance!"

"Hn, I'm not helping YOU. Plus, where were you? The training was meant to begin at 7!"

So that's the infamous Uchiha pride, eh? I'm surprised the girl is still standing there - all the others would have fled with their tails between their legs by now.

"Why you little-! Ugh! Unlike you, I don't have an ego the size of our bloody universe, so I don't expect people to bend and bow down to my utter and absolute awesomeness and do exactly like I say, exactly when I say. If you put your damn pride aside for at least 2 minutes and went to the library to read about the person that you're going to be with for the rest of your pathetic life as a ninja, like I did, then you'd have known that Hatake Kakashi has a tendency to show up 4 hours late on most occasions!" – She downright shouted. – "But that's beside the point - you can either take that stick out of your ass and shove your ego up there instead and work as a team, or be sent back to academy for another 5 years of learning the basics like a little stupid kid that you are! Then you'll never be able to defeat Itachi."- she added the last part as a whisper, but I still heard, the Uchiha stilled instantly at the mention of his older brother.

Ouch. That was harsh. Hmm, who would have known that the girl that is so impassive that she could give Sasuke a run for his money, could be so damn good at lecturing, or even threatening? Definitely not me.

"You have no right to talk about my brother like you know him! If you can't get the bells by yourself, that will just prove to me how utterly pathetic you are!"- The Uchiha snarled.

"WHY MUST YOU BE SO STUPID! KAKASHI IS A JOUNIN,AND WAS AN ANBU! HE GRADUATED THE ACADEMY AT THE AGE OF 5! 5 FOR FUCK'S SAKE! YOU WERE A LITTLE GURGLING BABY SUCKING YOUR THUMB IN THE ARMS OF YOUR BROTHER WHEN HE WAS ALREADY RISKING HIS LIFE FOR THIS VILLAGE! THE ONLY WAY WE CAN EVEN STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING IN A POSSIBLE ATTACK RANGE IS BY WORKING T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL!"

Whoa, shit! That girl is scarier than Tsunade!

"I AM NOT WORKING. WITH. YOU."

"FINE!"

Suddenly there was a kunai flying my way, aimed at the centre of my forehead, which if I hadn't ducked would have surely killed me. It was from Sakura as well!

"Sensei, get your ass down here! You're much more useful over here than in those bushes."

She… She knew I was there! For how long! I underestimated her…

"Ok, we will start. Your task is simple – get these bells from me before noon. You have exactly 1 hour and fifteen minutes – if you don't get it, you FAIL and the whole squad is sent back to academy. Any questions? No? Fine, BEGIN!

~*~ Sakura's P.O.V ~*~

Heh, guess he wasn't expecting that kunai, eh?

Mhmm, having the Akatsuki as your senseis really helps, doesn't it?

Hell yeah!

Heh. Oi, is that Naruto?

Yea… Wait, what? WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING YOU LITTLE SQUID? FACING A JOUNIN ALONE? ARE YOU FUCKING MENTAL?

INNER! Shut up. It's his choice – I don't care if I go back to the academy. He does.

Hmm, you've got a point… You remember that you have that shogi game with Shika-kun after this?

Huh? Oh, FUCK! I forgot- Hey, when did he become 'Shika-kun'?

…No idea…

You're hopeless…

I love you too.

Ehhh… Naruto is already dangling up side down, and the Uchiha is in no better position either… It's your time to shine, ne, hun?

You got that right.

"Shadow Clone Explosion Jutsu."

2 seconds after there was a quiet POOF, and a clone of herself was standing next to her, apart from the fact that when it gets closer to the enemy, it explodes.

Ok, now, mask your chakra.

Done.

Hahahahahaha! Sasuke's head is sticking out of the ground! Hahahahahahaha!

Inner… you're hopeless…

~*~ Kakashi's P.O.V. ~*~

Naruto is dangling from the rope, Uchiha is under the ground… Now, where's the Sakura girl?
Oh. She's there. Reckless little girl.

"You know, I don't see a point in hiding if you're going to come out like that."

"I don't remember asking for your opinion, sensei."-Clone Sakura stated.

Heh.

She sent two kunai flying towards me. Pathetic, I dodged it right away, but something weird happened to by arm. I looked to the right and saw it tangled in metal strings. Wait. Was that… No, she couldn't predict my movement. It must be a coincidence. But still…

Sakura smirked. I saw her hands flying in hand signs that she just couldn't possibly preform.

"Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Dome Of Magnificent Nothingness!"

NO! That's impossible! A genin couldn't possibly preform such a jutsu! It requires too much chakra! But then… why am I imprisoned in a dome made entirely of mud, with no way out…?

Hmm… The south wall seems weaker… Maybe my fire technique will bring it down…

" Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

My assumption was correct – the south wall was weaker – but what I wasn't expecting when I got out was a little pink-haired Genin standing in front of me, smirking deviously, hands in the Serpent seal – it stands only for Earth Release Techniques.

"Kai."

Uh-oh

BOOM!

She was a Shadow Clone all along! On top of that T-The Shadow clone was the Shadow Clone Explosion Jutsu! I know only one person that can perform that! The Shadow Clone Technique is hard enough, but putting an explosion jutsu in that? That must be something like A-Rank! How can a genin do such a jutsu?

"That technique is everything you think it is. Kakashi Of The Sharingan. Not so great after all, eh?"- another clone asked. This on without an explosion, but of course Kakashi didn't know that.

Kakashi visibly tensed.

"Relax, sensei – one trick won't work on you twice. I know that as a fact."

"If I didn't know that you just came out of Academy, I would label you as a chunin the least."

"Oh, Kakashi, you flatter me."

"Don't get used to it."

Of all things, she LAUGHED at me.

"Trust me, sensei, I'm not about to. You however, should consider all options before getting confident. You are missing something, sensei."

What could that mean? She's just standing there, not attacking me or anything… Unless, I really am missing out on something… No, that couldn't be… She's just a Genin after all.

"Sensei, sensei… Didn't they teach you in the Academy? A ninja must see through deception, underneath the underneath. But there is a more important rule – Underestimating your enemies is a bad move, however, underestimating your comrades… Is even worse."

What on Earth does she mean?

…

TBC