There really isn't much to say this time around. I'm trying to make my chapters at least 3,000 words long. It might take me a bit longer to make the chapters this long, but I promise not too give up the story until it's complete.

I hate it when people discontinue a story. It leaves me too much in suspense.

REWRITTEN: AUGUST 12, 2014

The males' eyes widened as they took in the appearance of their fellow comrade's. The once male shinobi now dressed as a kunoichi.

"Well?" Haruno asked arms crossed in front of her chest.

Naruto couldn't stop his jaw from dropping. Even the high and mighty Uchiha couldn't help the slack in his jaw. Kakashi was a bit more conspicuous in his amazement. The only way to tell of his current emotion was the widening of his eyes.

Haruno was dressed in a kimono shirt with long sleeves that covered her hands halfway and was a forest shade of green. Under the shirt she had a tank top mesh shirt that was slightly exposed by the V of the kimono shirt. She was also wearing a box pleated skirt that was black in color. A belt made of the same fabric of her skirt kept her kimono shirt tucked inside of her skirt. To keep things decent, she wore black shorts underneath her skirt. She had a scarf to cover the bottom half of her face, since girls wouldn't wear bandages to cover their faces. Her hair was left loose with her leaf headband secured in place on her forehead. She had gloves that went up to half of her upper arm and had a small plate of steel above the top of her hand. The only things that remained of her previous attire were her sandals and her weaponry. Her shuriken and kunai pouch were strapped to her belt to her left hip and wrapped to her right thigh, respectively.

All in all, she didn't look amazing, like that fabulous 'oh my goodness!' moment with the boys falling at her feet with declarations of marriage. Rather, in that outfit she looked so distinctly feminine that it was almost as if the boy was replaced. The boys of Team 7 believed that it was actually a female in their presence rather than the boy they were all used to seeing.

"H-ha-haruno, is that really you?" Naruto asked with a shaking finger raised toward his friend. A blush was clearly visible on him.

"Yeah...why?" Haruno asked, a hand on her hip. They didn't need to be rude.

The Uchiha tore his gaze from his teammate with a defiant, "hn." He was a boy for crying out loud! Who cared how cu-girly he looked. He growled in his head a small reddening tint was present on his face.

Kakashi noticed the blushing faces of his younger students and giggled mentally. Looks like the boys are more smitten with Haru-chan. Especially now that he's dressed as a girl. Was there a mission that could make them realize their feelings for the pinkette? Kakashi wondered. He wasn't sure….

Oh, wait! Kakashi mentally smacked his palm to his face. How could he forget! He had seen Haruno escort a beautiful, though much older woman to her home AND carrying heavy bags in his hands! Haruno was probably in love with the elder woman! After all, no man would willingly carry bags for a woman and endure so many hours of shopping they seemed to have without them having any sort of relationship! Geez! This created a serious hole in his NaruHaru and SasuHaru ships. Sigh, he didn't like this plot twist.

Wait! Try to set them Haruno with one of them up first! Kakashi coughed as he tried to re-collect his thoughts. "Well, it seems that you have image all taken care of Haruno."

Haruno regained her poker face,"Yes, thank you Kakashi-sensei."

"Now I want you to know that as long as we're in the village you are not required to wear female clothing all the time. The only times you will have to wear clothes like this is when we go take our first C-rank missions, where we are going to have to leave the village. We can not let anyone find out that you are a male otherwise the safety of the entire village will be compromised. Do I make myself clear Amarante?"

"Crystal, sensei." Haruno responded.

"Anyway, I'm giving you a test." Kakashi said.

"Man! Not another test! I thought we were ninja already!" Naruto yelled.

"Naruto, calm down. Besides it's simple. All you have to do is take a bell." Kakashi said as he dangled two bells in front of the genin. "The one who can't get a bell from me will be sent back to the academy."

The genin looked among themselves at the announcement. Two of them will continue to be ninja while the other will be sent back to the academy. They quickly determined their chances and turned to their sensei.

"Ready? Begin."

x

Kakashi sighed as the pink haired genin relished in 'his' victory. The pinkette jumped up and down in joy. Kakashi finally broke through the binds of the water and the water splashed harmlessly to the ground. He cleared his throat to get the other ninja's attention.

"Hmm?" the pinkette turned her head slightly back. Haruno raised an eyebrow at 'his' sensei.

Kakashi shook his hair to get rid of a few drops left in his hair. "Let's go find your teammates Haruno." He then went to find his other two students a smug Haruno trailing behind. He was going to have to remember not to underestimate the pink haired boy. Speaking of boys, the other two probably weren't going to like that he got the bells. This was going to cause a rift in their growing relationship, but this is a matter for a later time. First things first...

They ended up running into Naruto first. He was still upside down and judging by how red his face was, all the blood probably rushed into his head. Kakashi ended up throwing a kunai to the rope causing the hyperactive ninja to land right on his head. He squealed at the harsh blow and groaned in pain. As soon as the boy recovered from his blow, Kakashi gestured to the sky. The sun was directly overhead meaning that time had run out. Naruto grumbled before walking with his teammates.

Naruto's disappointment quickly dissipated once he saw Sasuke with only his head sticking out. Both Naruto and Haruno ended up letting huge bellows of laughter. Sasuke glared at them while Kakashi only shook his head at the disfunction of the team.

Kakashi sighed again as he watched Haruno sway with alacrity at his success with a small glare from Sasuke and a reluctant smile from Naruto. He could just feel the envy in the air. He turned his gaze towards the sky as he spoke.

Kakashi brushed his hair back only to have it hit his face again. "You all fail."

Gasps of shock and hurt/angry expressions formed on their faces. The genin were outraged.

"But Kakashi-sensei! I beat you and I managed to get a bell! Both of them actually." Haruno huffed angrily.

"That may be true Haruno, but you're missing the point of this test." Kakashi said, venom laced in his words.

"The point of this test?" It was the blond that asked the question, but all the genin had confused expressions on their faces.

"The whole point of this test was to teach all of you the meaning of teamwork." Kakashi explained.

"Oh..." Haruno trailed off, but then rebutted, "I wanted to work together, but they went in head first and attacked you alone!" Naruto seemed sheepish at the declaration while Sasuke only uttered a grunt and glared at her.

"Again, that may be so, but you also did nothing to help them get out of their traps and actually tell them of your plan to work together. In a real mission, you would come back successful and defeat your opponent, but it would cost your teammates their lives." Kakashi spoke with a slight discomfort in his tone.

Haruno turned her head and said nothing. She had an annoyed glare on her face. Kakashi took this as a pained agreement, so he continued with his task. "Wait here for me. I'll give you all a second chance. Oh, and Naruto-"

"Hmm?" the hyper blond turned his face towards his teacher.

"You get to be tied to the pole since you thought that taking a bell from the ground would have been the easiest way out of this test. And you won't be able to eat, either."

"Awww! But, sensei!"

"No buts, now if the rest of you feed him, I'll make sure you never become ninjas in your entire puny lives,'' He stated with a glare at the other two. He quickly transported to another location.

The raven and pastel haired genin grabbed the two lunch boxes and opened them to start eating the contents. Naruto's stomach growled furiously between the two followed by Naruto moaning in hunger. Their eyes ticked as the groans increased in volume. Naruto was about to let out another whine when he saw Haruno lift 'his' lunchbox up to him.

"Here."

"But, Haru! If I eat some of your lunch you'll get hungry and Kakashi-sensei will make you stop being a ninja!" Naruto cried out.

"For once the idiot is right. What are you thinking Amarante?" Sasuke asked Haruno, butting to the conversation. Haruno rolled her eyes.

"He's hungry and Kakashi-sensei did say that we have to work as a team, so here. I'm not that hungry anyway," Haruno assured.

"Are you sure you want to give this to me Haru?" Naruto asked, still wondering if his friend would betray the rules for him. Sasuke, though not even involved, payed attention to the discussion.

"Mmhmm!" Haruno said showing the two boys 'his' brightest smile. This caused a slight shade of red to coat both their cheeks, which worried Haruno.

"Hey are you two alright? You aren't getting sick are you?" Haruno said with a tilt of 'his' head.

"No, we're fine," the two boys said much to quietly. They didn't even look at their teammate, gazes glued to the ground.

"M'kay then, here you go Naruto," Haruno said as 'he' held his chopsticks up with some rice in them to feed Naruto, oblivious to the growing shade of red that the knucklehead was sporting or his meek expression as he took a bite from her chopsticks. Haruno was also oblivious to the narrowing pair of eyes that were held in their direction. A quiet scoff floated into the air before an additional pair of chopsticks clicked together.

Sasuke wasn't particularly interested in many things, but the rose haired boy intrigues him. Previous to their joining in a team, he only heard bits and pieces of the odd boy. How the boy was polite and often ran errands for the villagers and spent his time reading in the library and out training with the idiot. All information gathered from the villagers.

He had also heard of his kindness and princeliness from some of his fan girls. Of how amazing the boy was how great he was at everything and anything and no, it did not bruise his ego in any way. (A/N: Yes it did XP) Though he wondered if the boy also suffered thanks to the crazed girls.

When he heard of himself being paired up with the boy of his thoughts and the dead last, he was flabbergasted at not having a girl in his team, but later thought of it as being better for him since he wouldn't have to deal with a crazed fangirl and the guys, as annoying as they were, probably wouldn't slow him down too much. Well, at least pinky, the blond nuisance may be another story...

Imagine his surprise when he saw the boy wearing clothing meant for kunoichi. The first thought that ran through his head was 'are they sure he's really a guy?'. The boy was so dainty he was sure that the rosette had a twin sister standing in front of them in his stead, but once he spoke that idea went straight out the window. The insecure gaze of the pink haired boy and his met more than once, maybe they would-.

He blushed at the thought. They were both guys for kami's sake! Arg! He furiously shook his head mentally to derail any thoughts of his teammate. This was quickly resolved when the boy managed to snag the bells from Kakashi while he couldn't even land a hit on him. He was filled with wrath at the boy for taking his spotlight as protege. When Kakashi shot the boy down, he couldn't help the smug expression from his face. Yet, those annoying feelings came back when he saw Haruno feed Naruto. The idiot deserved not to eat for his stupid idea, but Haruno was still feeding him. As he tried to finish the remnants of his meal, he couldn't help, but wish that he was the one stuck to the pole and have Haruno feed him with- wait. WHAT! He could feel his face searing with heat. Keep it professional, Sasuke! Besides HE'S A GUY!

Then he could feel ominous clouds loom overhead and the distant crackle of lightning as it struck the ground. All of a sudden his sensei was standing in front of the team. Oh, great here it comes. If sensei asks, he wasn't involved with anything. After all, he did try to stop him.

"YOU" Kakashi roared.

"Me." Cocky move, Haruno. What are you planning?

"You!...You all pass." He smiled. Ugh, why couldn't he just-what?

"Huh?" the blond haired idiot asked.

"You all pass. Haruno you fed Naruto even though I told you not to, and I guess since Sasuke didn't try to stop you he also learned a thing or two about the values of teamwork," he replied, rubbing the back of his neck. All of them sported varied looks of happiness.

"Alright!" Naruto flailed in his tied position as Haruno smiled brightly. Sasuke smirked, completely ignoring Kakashi's jab. Of course they would pass. No one would-could hold back the great Uchiha.

"Since you all pass, we'll all go on our first mission tomorrow. See ya," Kakashi said as he dissipated out of sight again.

"Yeah! Naruto Uzumaki is now an official ninja! Believe it!" Naruto shouted double fist-ing the sky. He was jumping right of the trunks of the trees. "I gotta go tell Iruka-sensei!" The blond raced out of the clearing to find his old teacher and tell him the news.

"Hn," Sasuke smirked and walked away to no one knows where.

Haruno smiled happily at her success. She plucked her cloak off the ground and put it on. She too left the training field to go back to the library/bookstore and study up on her jutsu. As she opened the door to the small building, a bell chimed to alert others to her entrance. The receptionist turned her gaze to see the person entering.

"Ah, hello Haruno-kun. Hmm? Why are you dressed as a kunoichi?" the woman at the desk said noticing the clothing 'he' had under his long cloak. The lady had black hair that was cut to halfway down her back. Her eyes, however, were a vibrant shade of blue, like the crystal waters of the tropics. Right now those eyes were focused on Haruno.

"Ah, Keiko-san, how are you today?" Haruno asked.

"I am well, Haruno-kun. Thank you for your concern over such an eccentric person such as myself," Keiko laughed.

"Not at all Keiko-san," Haruno smiled. "As to the clothing, I was chosen to act as the kunoichi of my team full of male ninja."

"I see, since you are the one that appears the most feminine that role falls to you?" Keiko asked.

"So it would seem, Keiko-san. I apologize, but would like to get reading if I may, Keiko-san." He said bowing to the woman.

"You're always so polite, Haruno-kun. Please don't let me take any more of your time. Do go study." Keiko smiled.

"Thank you for your kind words Keiko-san," Haruno said as he bowed once again and walked towards the ninja section of the library. She strolled through the numerous bookshelves until she found the one that she was looking for: Ice and Snow Jutsu from the Village Hidden in the Snow. The book was found when some leaf nin dug through the rubble of a decimated part of the said village during a battle. Therefore, many shinobi had taken the book to study on the fighting style of the people hidden in the snow. Since the more elite shinobi had priority over any book relating to jutsu, the genin hardly had a chance to even see the cover of a book that taught jutsu. The book was constantly checked out of the library, it was by pure miracle that Haruno had even spotted the book. Haruno had an affinity for water. Ice and snow are two of the sub-elements included in the water element, along with clouds, steam, and plants. Some sub elements were easier to master than others, but ice and snow are the most common and easily manageable ones. She jovially took out the book and walked to the counter along with several other books about water jutsu to help her in her studies.

"Ah, finally had a chance to check out the book you wanted, huh, Haruno-kun?" Keiko smiled.

"Yes, thank you Keiko-san," Haruno agreed.

"Well, I hope it helps you in your studies," Keiko said.

"Thank you Keiko-san!" Haruno said as she ran out the door to go to her secluded training spot. As mentioned previously (See chapter 1), she managed to find the end of the river farther out from her hidden field in the middle of a forest. Said river ended at a waterfall.

So far, she's learned some handy jutsu like the water clones and orbs she used against Kakashi as well as being able to make weapons by solidifying water into ice. The weapons she can currently make out of the ice and water are kunai, and her personal favorite, senbon. She was practicing on making the shuriken, but the ends still end up being way too blunt. She was also starting to get the idea of making liquid water from the vapors in the air, but it was still a work in progress since she can only manage to get a few drops. The water dragon jutsu and plant manipulation jutsu near the end of the water jutsu books seemed really cool, but she just wasn't ready to conduct them yet. Her chakra reserves were much too small and she needed to know how to fully control water first.

Currently, Haruno was working on the walking on water deal. To be able to walk on water would be convenient for a water element user such as herself. This was going to require a lot of trial and error...

After getting thoroughly soaked to the bone by falling into the river multiple times, Haruno successfully managed to walk all the way across the river. The only downside was that when she was about to fall into the river for the sixth time, she had ended up channeling chakra to her arms and made a wave big enough to land on her bag. Fortunately, her library books were safe thanks to her precautionary measure of placing the books on a higher tree branch than her bag.

Haruno groaned at the thought of having to walk in the village dripping wet, but there was nothing she could do about it now. She placed her skirt and outer shirt into her bag leaving her with her mesh shirt and shorts. She trudged unhappily towards the end of the forest as she reapplied her soaking bandages to the bottom of her face. One reason for her unhappiness is obvious, her clothes were heavy and highly uncomfortable to be in. The bandages around her face made it harder to breathe. Also, it was starting to get cold. Her final reason was soon to make itself obvious...

"Ha-haruno-kun?!" and there it was.

Many of the younger population of females, and some males, squeaked or breathed in shock at the dripping shinobi-in-training. This gained the attention of a few of the passing people causing even more gasps to go off. The people began to gather in front of Haruno.

"Hey," Haruno said as she pushed her soaping bangs away from the front of her face and raised her gaze to the small crowd. The said crowd gasped and flushed red at Haruno's unintentional smoldering gaze. That and Haruno being totally drenched with the clothes sticking a bit more to her skin. The leanness of her body was more evident to her now higher growing group of fans. Faces were being fanned and fantasies swarmed in people's minds.

"I'm a bit wet as you can probably see," Haruno said addressing the crowd. "Sorry, but I need to go home to shower and change, goodbye," Haruno said as she walked to her house. Some of the more dirty minded people flushed a vibrant red and passed out while some swooned at Haruno's polite tone even as 'he' seemed quite irritated. The pinkette trudged on past the crowd.

"Bye Haruno-kun!"~~

The next day Haruno awoke to get dressed and eat before running to her team at their meeting grounds by the tiny river. They were going to go on their first mission as a team and she was really excited. Let's see where these next few days will lead her and her team!

Ahh, the end of another chapter. I tried to make it slightly longer in compensation. Questions? Comments? Review and I shall try to answer.

Japanese:English (just in case!)

genin: low-level ninja

sensei: teacher

jonin/jounin: high-level ninja

-chan: usually placed after a girl's name as a form of endearment

-kun: usually placed after a boy's name as a form of endearment

Amarante: random name; means 'flower that never dies' in Japanse of 'flower' in French

kunoichi: female ninja