A/N: Hey guys! As promised, here's the newest chapter. Before we get into reading, I want to preface it by saying that I'm not good at fight scenes. Hopefully it will appease those of you who have been waiting for action and fight scenes. This is my take on the bell test, but I am trying to give it my own twist. Sakura's affinity will also be revealed in this chapter, which was chosen by readers in the poll I had on my profile last week. Hope you guys enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, any of it characters, places, original plot, etc. All rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
Chapter 6
It was already late afternoon in Konoha. Activity had begun to slowly wind down for the day, with villagers and ninja returning home to enjoy a meal with their families before inevitably turning in for the night.
In a peaceful part of the village however, the tranquility was quick to dissipate as the voice of a young woman yelled 'Shannaro!' followed by the cry of a young man bellowing in pain.
The source of the racket had been Naruto and Sakura. Naruto was still sprinting towards Training Ground 7, while Sakura was not too far behind, desperately trying to catch up to the hyperactive blonde. Just as she had earlier when running off in search of her crush upon hearing that he had returned, Sakura once again was forced to pump some chakra into her legs to keep up with him.
When she finally had caught up to the her idiot teammate, Sakura whacked him upside the head, causing him to fall back flat on his arse.
"Ow! What the heck did you do that for Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked, rubbing the spot where she had just hit him.
"Baka!" Sakura scolded. "I called your name out at least three times or more while trying to chase you down. Didn't you hear me?"
"Sorry Sakura-chan. I'm just so excited for our test against Kakashi-sensei. I want him to see how strong I've gotten while I was on that trip with Ero-Sennin."
"Don't you mean how much stronger we've both gotten? It's not just you who's taking this test, ya know." Sakura stated.
"Oops. It must've slipped my mind. I'm sorry Sakura-chan. I didn't mean to do something to make you angry." Naruto said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"It's alright. I'm not mad Naruto at you Naruto, just please slow down a bit next time. Not everyone has all that expendable energy at our disposal like you do." Sakura replied, giving Naruto a small smile, which he returned with his own toothy grin.
'How could I stay mad if him with the goofy look on his face? If Shishou wasn't making us do this evaluation right now, I wouldn't hesitate to pounce the oblivious idiot right now and starting kissing him.' Sakura thought to herself.
'Oh yeah' Inner Sakura drooled. 'Why not take things a step further and make one of those fantasies we've been having a reality in bed tonight.'
'Shut up Inner. I'm going to tell Naruto how I feel after this is over, but I want to take things slow with him to start. That's if he says yes though.' Sakura mumbled, still feeling a bit unconfident about Naruto's feelings towards her.
'Would you stop moping around? Didn't you hear what that blonde hunk said to us earlier when you asked what he thought of our new look? He said we're beautiful! That means we have a pretty good chance of making him ours before anyone else does. Or do you want Hinata to stake her claim first?' Inner teased.
Sakura's face began to turn bright red in embarrassment. There was no way she was going to let any other girl stake a claim to her man.
'Of course not. Hinata would probably struggle to even stutter one word before fainting if she saw what Naruto looks like now. Besides, he's mine!' Sakura shouted in her mind.
'That a girl! Get this test over with and make the blonde idiot yours. For now though, you better get both yourself and Naruto refocused on your evaluation test with Kakashi. ' Inner replied. 'And one more thing, make sure you tell that baka to wait and take your sensei on together. Kami knows that he'd probably charge in head-first like he did the first time.'
'Got it! Thanks for the pep talk Inner.' Sakura said.
Coming back to reality, Sakura noticed that Naruto was still lying on the ground. She offered a hand to help him back up and waited so he could dust himself off before the two continued on to the training grounds.
"So considering that we're supposed to be spending this time to preparing for our test, why don't you tell me a little bit about what you learned while you were gone with Master Jiraiya. He did train you right? Because the way you were talking about him earlier, it sounded like that old pervert was more interested in peeping for his research." Sakura said.
"Of course he did. As much as I love to give Ero-Sennin a hard time about his smut books, he trained me just as he said he would." Naruto replied.
"Well that's a relief. So what did 'Ero-Sennin' teach you?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Well Ero-Sennin wanted to focus on my improving my chakra control first and foremost. He said that Lord Fourth used the Eight Trigrams seal to contain the Kyuubi, which over time allows the fox's chakra to mix with my own. It's kind of a two-edged sword because while I do have access to a much bigger reserve of chakra, there's also a big risk when using it too much due to my heart being linked with the Nine-Tails. I can handle up to three-tails of it's chakra at the moment. Anything beyond that though and I lose control."
That last point made Sakura very concerned. She had just gotten her crush back. Losing one teammate was hard enough, but the thought of losing the boy she loved was already pulling at the strings of her fragile heart.
"Have you ever tried talking or communicating with the Nine-Tails in some way? Sakura asked nervously."
"A little bit. I've only the Nine-Tails a few times, as he's kept in a cage at the center of this weird system of tunnels, with several different doors. I thought it was almost like an underground sewer, but Ero-Sennin told me it's my subconscious." Naruto said, pausing to let out a deep sigh before continuing. "Anyway, I managed to coerce the fox into talking to me here and there. We have a mutual understand where he gives me additional chakra if the situation I'm in warrants it and he also help me trace chakra from , the only real things I've learned about him is that he's a stubborn and grumpy bastard."
"Love you too brat.' The Nine-Tails grumbled from his cage in Naruto's subconscious.
"I see. Did you learn any cool new jutsus or what chakra affinity is?
"Hai. Ero-Sennin had me do the chakra exercise with that special piece of paper. My affinity is Wind, which I guess is pretty rare. After that, Ero-Sennin gave me some scrolls and taught me some Wind techniques. What about you? I can see that Baa-chan did a good job helping you grow stronger physically based on how toned your muscles are. Did you learn anything interesting from her?" Naruto asked.
Blushing a bit from Naruto's compliment, Sakura gave him a small nod before going on to explain what the Godaime had taught her. "Yeah. Tsunade-shishou is a really good teacher. I've been studying hard to learn medical-ninjutsu, but she also worked with me on my taijutsu and how to apply my chakra control to build and release it at just the right time."
"That's awesome! Did you find out your chakra affinity too?" Naruto inquired.
"Yeah. Shishou did the same chakra exercise with me too. Turns out my affinity is Water, which worked out pretty well considering Shishou was taught some Water Style techniques by her uncle, the Nidaime." Sakura replied.
"You're amazing Sakura-chan." Naruto said, causing the pinkette to blush again.
"In fact, being skilled with Water Style might come in handy. Ero-Sennin once told me that though the Yondaime had invented the Rasengan, he never actually completed. He went on further to explain that the Fourth was planning on infusing other chakras natures with it. It might be pretty cool to try and create a combination with you using one of your Water Style jutsus." Naruto explained.
Sakura nodded, before saying what Inner had reminded her to mention during their little chitchat a few moments ago. "Oh, before I forget to mention this Naruto. When the test begins, do not rush Kakashi-sensei head-on. Be patient and we'll take him on together. We need to get in the groove again if we're gonna be working together like the old days."
"Gotcha. I think any plans we come up with should be devised on the fly. That's the best way to keep sensei on his toes considering he has more experience in the field that either of us put together." Naruto replied.
"Right. An unpredictable enemy is one that keeps you guessing. If all else fails though, we can always use that weakness you pointed out earlier. Should Kakashi-sensei use that Sharingan of his like you were suspecting he might, it's game over for him." Sakura said.
"We probably oughta get moving." Naruto stated.
"Let's do this!" Sakura exclaimed.
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As the two teammates made their way to Training Ground 7, they were surprised to find that Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya and Kakashi were already there wait for them.
"Nice to see you're actually on time for once sensei." Sakura began.
"Yeah, at least for once you can't use one of those lame excuses." Naruto teased.
"That's enough you two. Now that everyone is here, I think we can get this show on the road. Have you decided how you'd like to assess their skills Kakashi?" The busty Hokage asked.
"Yes ma'am. When Naruto and Sakura were Genin, I conducted the bell test to evaluate their teamwork together. I'd like to use the same test again, but this time I want to see how much they've improved individually and if their teamwork is as good as it was three years ago. In addition, I've decided to spice things up a bit with a friendly wager." Kakashi replied.
Tsunade arched an eyebrow, now genuinely intrigued. "Go on."
Kakashi pulls a little orange book out of his back pocket and holds it up for everyone to see. "My student's goal will be to take my old Icha Icha Paradise book away from me. As for the wager, here's what I am proposing. If Sakura and Naruto manage to successfully grab this book before sunrise, I promise that I will show up to our first team meeting on time tomorrow."
This caused Naruto and Sakura to snicker a bit because they found it hard to believe that their sensei would actually show up on time, even if they won the bet.
"What did I just say to you guys a moment ago? Save your jokes for after the exam." Tsunade said, getting the two teenagers to pipe down. "Please continue Kakashi."
"Should they fail however, the punishment will be doing D-rank missions for a week." Kakashi said, causing the two teammates to begin sweating.
"Interesting wager. You may begin when ready." Tsunade finished, as she strode over to a nearby treeline with Jiraiya and Shizune to spectate the coming fight.
Kakashi turns to look at his students. "You two remember the rules from last time. I don't care how you do it, just take this book away from me. You may use weapons and methods at your disposal. And remember…." He began.
"If we don't come at you with the intent to kill…." Naruto said.
"….We won't get the book." Sakura finished.
Kakashi closes the Icha Icha Tactics book that Naruto gave him, places it in his weapon's pouch and lifts his hitai-ate up to reveal the Sharingan.
'Looks like Naruto's suspicion was right.' Sakura thought as shot Naruto a knowing grin.
Naruto responded by giving her an evil smirk of his own.
Little did either of them know that their exchange of facial expressions hadn't gone unnoticed by Kakashi. 'Those two definitely have something planned. Whatever it is, I don't like it. Either way, I better be careful.' The Copycat Ninja thought to himself.
"Alright! The test begins….now!" Kakashi exclaimed before disappearing in a poof of smoke.
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The sun had begun to go down. Since their sensei had pulled his infamous disappearing act, Naruto and Sakura were still trying to figure out where he could have gone.
"Naruto, can you detect Kakashi-sensei's chakra anywhere nearby?" Sakura asked her teammate.
"Yeah, one sec." Naruto replied, slipping into his subconscious to talk with the Nine-Tails.
'Can you hear me you dumb fox?' Naruto questioned.
'What do you want now you ungrateful brat?' The demon fox shot back.
'My teammate and I need some help tracing our sensei's chakra. Any chance you can give me a hand?' Naruto inquired.
'Fine, but don't say I haven't done my fair share as part of our agreement.' The Kyuubi answered, as he quickly found where the silver-haired Jonin had been hiding. 'The masked pervert is underground just over there near the treeline.'
'Thanks fox. I owe you one.' Naruto replied humbly.
'Yeah yeah. If that's all, I'm gonna go back to sleep now.' The demon fox said.
Snapping out of his stupor, Naruto looked over towards Sakura to report the Kyuubi's findings. "He's over by the treeline, Sakura-chan."
"Thanks Naruto. Just leave the rest to me." Sakura said confidently, beginning to channel some chakra into her fist.
"Shannaro!" Sakura shouted, releasing the chakra that she accrued as her fist connected with the ground, causing it to split apart while kicking up a large cloud of dust.
Naruto began to feel unsteady on his feet momentarily, causing him to fall to the ground on his arse just as Sakura had done to him earlier.
As the dust began to settle, low and behold that Kakashi was sitting there amongst the debris, with his eyes wide open.
'In some ways, I'm beginning to regret making that suggestion to Sakura about training under the Godaime. Not only did she learn medical ninjutsu, but it seems Sakura has learned how to build up just enough chakra and release it at the right time utilizing her excellent chakra control.' The Copy Nin thought.
"Found you Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said whilst chuckling.
Tsunade and Shizune just smirked, while Jiraiya was hoping that his apprentice had paid attention to the powerful display of Sakura's strength.
'You better watch your step around that pink-haired firecracker Naruto. The last thing you want to do is end up like me, always on the receiving end of my former teammate's wrath.' Jiraiya thought to himself.
Thankfully, it seemed that Naruto had gotten the memo. After witnessing Sakura's strength in action, he knew that getting on her bad side now would be far more dire consequences than it did during their days as Genin. Only one thought was currently running through his mind. It was one of fear. 'I better not act like an idiot around Sakura-chan ever again, otherwise she might kill me this time, literally.'
Having gained his bearing as he emerged from the rubble, Kakashi began to plot how he would retaliate against his students.
"You have grown quite a bit Sakura, but I'm just getting warmed up. How about we start by reviewing one of the three core pillars of Shinobi Battle Skills? Let's begin with Lesson One: Taijutsu." Kakashi said, charging head-on at Naruto with a kunai in tow to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Naruto blocked every one of his sensei's incoming attacks, deflecting them with his own kunai. While Naruto was keeping him distracted, Sakura seized on the opportunity to move in and started throwing a series of back-to-back punches.
Kakashi evaded the incoming blows until he found himself back into a corner against one the trees on the outlying edge of the forest. When Sakura finally made contact, she was surprised to find that her sensei had escaped using the Replacement technique.
"Damnit! And just when I thought we had him." Naruto growled in frustration.
"Calm down Naruto. He is a Jonin for a reason after all. It's not like Kakashi-sensei is going to make it that easy for us to take his prized Icha Icha book. Besides, I have an idea that I think will help us get close enough to make the snatch when he least expects it." Sakura said in a reassuring tone.
"Lay it on me then." Naruto replied, his patience wearing thin already with every passing minute.
Sakura moved close to Naruto and brought a hand up to cover her mouth as she began to whisper in his ear. "If memory serves me correct, there should be a clearing just up ahead. When we get Kakashi-sensei into the open, I need you to make as many clones as you can. Think it's possible for you to do that?" Sakura asked.
"Piece of cake. Mind telling me where you going with this plan though Sakura-chan?" Naruto inquired.
"Sure. While you begin to produce an army of clones, I will be hiding in a nearby tree and conceal my chakra. As the clones begin to surround Kakashi-sensei, my plan is to disguise myself as you and blend in with the crowd. When you give the signal to attack, I'll channel some chakra into my hand and try to deliver the knockout blow. This gives us the element of surprise while catching him off-guard at the same time." Sakura replied.
"Alright. Let's do it." Naruto said.
Sakura gave Naruto a quick nod and disappeared into the woods.
Naruto waited a few minutes to give her a head start before making his way into the densely populated forest in search of the masked pervert.
When he reached the clearing that Sakura had spoken of earlier, Naruto found himself to be in the middle of a trap that was laid by his sensei.
Out of nowhere, Naruto suddenly heard Kakashi shout, "Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu."
Naruto was pulled into the ground, leaving only his head showing. As Kakashi emerged, the silver-haired Jonin thought he had claimed victory of his clueless student.
"Three years of training with a Sannin and you still walk into a trap without taking the time to observe your surroundings. I'm disappointed in you Naruto." Kakashi said.
The Copycat Nin would soon regret saying those words, as Naruto disappeared into a poof of smoke.
"Do you honestly think I would fall for a dumb trick like that Kakashi-sensei? You're the one who has just walked into a trap of my own." Naruto shot back.
"Trap? But how can this be a trap when it's only you?" Kakashi asked.
"That's because you're forgetting one of my trademark jutsus." Naruto replied, as he crossed his fingers.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He shouted.
An army of hundreds began to surround Kakashi, causing the Jonin to sweatdrop a bit at his own carelessness.
Meanwhile, Sakura had been perched in a nearby tree, watching the exchange go down. When Naruto made the hand sign to produce his shadow clones, Sakura quickly used the Henge no Jutsu to disguise herself as an identical copy of her blonde teammate. She stood there in anticipation, channeling some chakra to her fist while waiting for Naruto to begin the attack.
"Time for an original move out of the Naruto Uzumaki playbook." The Narutos said in perfect unison. "Uzumaki barrage!"
Kakashi sprung into action, mounting his own defense as he unleashed a relentless barrage of punches and kicks. He was making fast work of the clones, but found himself wondering where Sakura had been all this time. His answer came not long after when he took notice that a blue hue was surrounding one of the clone's hands.
Quickly evading the incoming blow, Kakashi kicked the 'clone', thus dispelling the transformation jutsu that Sakura had used.
"I'm impressed you two. Despite being away from each other for three years, your teamwork is still pretty good. In addition, I see that you are both just as cunning as ever." Kakashi said, giving them an eye smile before once again disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"Good work Naruto." Sakura said while giving her friend a small smile.
"You too Sakura-chan. We better keep moving though. Don't want to give Kakashi-sensei too much of an opportunity to rest." Naruto replied.
Sakura nodded and the two teammates took off once again into the forest in their pursuit to steal their sensei's favorite book.
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Darkness had now fallen upon the Leaf. The forest of the training ground was quiet, with the exception of the occasional sounds or movement of wildlife.
Naruto and Sakura were still on the prowl, trying to locate the masked pervert they were forced to call a sensei. As the two closed in on a stream that ran through part of their training ground, Naruto took notice of a little orange book that had been conveniently placed at the base of a nearby tree.
"Sakura-chan, I think Kakashi-sensei is trying to trick us using a genjutsu." Naruto whispered in Sakura's ear.
"Nice catch Naruto. And here he was talking about us resorting to the same old tricks." The pinkette replied.
"I know. There's no way I would fall for the same tactics he used during the first bell test. Might as well play along with his little game." Naruto said cheekily.
"I'll follow your lead." Sakura replied.
Naruto begins to casually walk over towards the tree where the Icha Icha book had been left.
"Hey Sakura-chan! It looks like Kakashi-sensei is throwing in the towel. He left his little orange book right out in the open. Guess he must have been so overwhelmed by his curiosity and desire to read the new book from Ero-Sennin that I gave him earlier. Oh what ever shall I do?" Naruto said sarcastically.
"Naruto, wait! It might be a trap." Sakura stated calmly, despite the fact that she wanted to burst out with laughter at the present moment.
"Well sensei must have finally realized who the superior shinobi are. Let's get this back to Baa-chan so we can get this test over with." Naruto said.
Just as he was about to pick up the book, Naruto found himself being hoisted up into the air by a rope that had ensnared one of his feet.
That's when Kakashi walks out from his hiding spot behind another tree, waving one finger back and forth. Before he can make another snark jab at Naruto, he is pulled out of his stupor when he hears another poof.
'Darn it all. Naruto is on top of his game with those Shadow Clones. That is the second time he has tricked me today. Guess his days as a prankster are beginning to rub off on his abilities as a ninja.' Kakashi thought.
"Kakashi-sensei, are you forgetting something?" Sakura asked, while trying to contain her laughter.
"Shinobi Battle Skills Rule Two: Genjutsu." Kakashi mumbled in shame.
Naruto came up to join Sakura from his hiding spot in a tree just a few meters away. "You really must be desperate if you are resorting to the same dirty little tricks you used the first time sensei. Looks like we've got you on the ropes." Naruto boasted.
"Don't be so sure of yourself Naruto. I still have plenty of fight let in me, which is why we are moving on to the final part of today's lesson. This is Shinobi Battle Skills Rule Three: Ninjutsu." Kakashi said as he begins to run through hand signs at a breakneck pace.
Naruto and Sakura were having a hard time keeping up, trying to predict their sensei's next move.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Kakashi yelled.
Sakura quickly lept into action, running through a few hand signs of her own. "Water Style: Water Wall!" She shouted.
Sakura's technique had been timed perfectly, intercepting Kakashi's Fireball Jutsu, causing it to evaporate into a cloud of steam.
Naruto followed up with one of his own techniques to blow it away. "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" Naruto yelled.
As the steam disappeared, Naruto and Sakura found no sign of their sensei anywhere.
"Considering that Kakashi-sensei used Earth Style earlier and Fire Style just a few minutes ago, I think it would be fair to assume that he is going to use either Water Style or Lightning Style next."
"Agreed. If sensei is trying to catch us off guard, I'm leaning more towards his Lightning Style. If he does strike with his Chidori or Lightning Current, do you have another Water Style jutsu that you can use Sakura-chan?"
"Hai. Tsunade-shishou taught me more than one technique. One of them is something Kakashi-sensei should be all to familiar with, considering he used it against Zabuza." Sakura replied.
The two teammates were caught by surprise when they heard a crack of lightning. Both of them knew it could mean only one thing. Kakashi was making his next move.
"Your observation skills have certainly improved by leaps and bounds you two, but it still won't be enough to stop me from ending this right here, right now." Kakashi stated.
"Don't think so sensei. Ero-Sennin taught me more than Wind Release jutsu while we were on our three-year training trip." Naruto said as he began to run through a few hands signs.
"Wind Style: Dust Cloud Technique!" Naruto shouted, as a high-velocity current filled with dust particles began to float towards Kakashi.
Kakashi prepared to counter it as he made the signs for another Fire Style technique.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Kakashi yelled.
"Now Sakura-chan!" Naruto called.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Sakura shouted.
'When did she learn water release? As far as I can remember, Naruto and Sakura never knew their chakra affinities when they were training under me. Wait a minute….' Kakashi stopped his train of thought when he realized how the two had learned these elemental techniques. 'How could I have been so ignorant? The Godaime and Master Jiraiya must have worked on this with each of them over the last three years.'
Quickly bringing himself back to reality, Kakashi waved through the hand signs of one of his most notorious defensive techniques.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!" Kakashi yelled.
As the water began to recede, Kakashi dropped the defensive wall he had made, only to find that both of his students had vanished.
'My students are very clever. They must have used Sakura's Water Dragon jutsu as an opening to make their escape, knowing that I would counter it using Mud Wall. Oh well, I might as well find a spot to rest for a bit. Those two have really pushed me to go all out with the Sharingan. Maybe I can use this break to catch up on where I left off with Jiraiya's latest masterpiece.' Kakashi thought as he made his way to another part of the training ground before settling down against a tree.
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Meanwhile in another part of the training ground not too far away, Naruto and Sakura were taking a breather themselves.
"Kakashi-sensei must be pretty worn out by now. Using the Sharingan as much as he has probably is beginning to take a toll on his chakra levels." Sakura pointed out objectively.
"Hai. I think it's time to we exploit that weakness of his, don't you?" Naruto asked while snickering a bit.
"Yeah. Let's do it!" Sakura replied, giving her teammate a warm smile.
"Alright then follow my lead." Naruto said.
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Kakashi was still resting against the tree he had found earlier, continuing to enjoy Jiraiya's latest novel. He was just getting to what he considered to be one of the best parts of the story thus far until his ninja reflexes suddenly kicked in. Listening intently to the sounds of the wildlife rustling nearby, he knew that his students were making their next move. What surprised Kakashi though was the fact that they were taking a direct approach this time.
"Not very wise using a direct approach you two." Kakashi commented.
"Doesn't matter sensei, because we're ending this little test of yours here and now. I know the ending to Make-Out Tactics." Naruto replied with an evil grin on his face.
"What? How is that possible? I thought you said that you hated this book?" Kakashi said, panicking that the ending was to his precious book was going to be spoiled.
"I was lying. Ero-Sennin gave me an advanced copy of the story to help him proofread it before publication. As it happens, the main character….!" Naruto began.
Panicking more and more with each passing minute, Kakashi covered his ears in an attempt to prevent Naruto from spoiling the ending. It was of little good though considering the Sharingan allowed him to read Naruto's lips.
Closing both eyes while still covering his ears, Kakashi was completely oblivious to anything happening around him.
After a few minutes had passed, he reopened his eyes to find Naruto and Sakura standing before him with a grin plastering either face. Naruto held the little orange Icha Icha book whereas Sakura was making a victory sign with her right hand.
"Did you forget one of the first lessons you taught us sensei?" Naruto asked mischievously.
"Always look underneath the underneath." Sakura continued, bursting into a fit of laughter.
"I guess you guys got me. Well done!" Kakashi replied.
The three members of Team 7 let out a laugh, until they heard the sounds of clapping come from behind. Tsunade along with Jiraiya and Shizune were giving the three a round of applause.
"Well done Sakura-chan and Naruto-kun. I knew you guys could do it." Shizune said.
"Excellent work brat. You as well Sakura." Jiraiya said.
"If anyone should be disappointed in the own performance Kakashi, it's you. To be beaten by your own two students, using an unorthodox tactic might I add. Well done Naruto and Sakura. Get a good rest because I want to see the three of you in my office tomorrow morning at 10:30 sharp." Tsunade stated.
"Understood ma'am." The three replied in perfect harmony.
After the two Sannin and Shizune had bid everyone goodbye and made their way home for the night, Kakashi turned to look at Naruto in hopes of getting an answer to the one burning question still on his mind.
"So Naruto, did you really know the ending to Make-Out Tactics?" Kakashi asked out of curiosity.
"Nope! I tried reading one of Ero-Sennin's books once and couldn't even finish the first page. Still didn't change the fact that I knew it was the one weakness of yours that could easily be exploited." Naruto replied with a small laugh while Kakashi hung his head in shame for being outfoxed by the Leaf's Most Unpredictable Ninja.
Naruto's fit of laughter was quickly broken, as his stomach growled loudly.
"Whoops! Looks like it's time for a trip to Ichiraku's to satisfy my cravings. Anyone up to grab a meal with me?" Naruto inquired.
'Yes! This is the opportunity I've been waiting for.' Sakura thought.
"Mind if I join you Naruto?" Sakura asked sweetly.
"Of course not Sakura-chan. It's decided! Kakashi-sensei can be the one to treat us for doing such a great job grabbing his stupid little book." Naruto exclaimed.
"Agreed!" Sakura shouted, as the two friends raced of back into town.
Kakashi on the other hand sweatdropped a bit, before lazily walking in the same direction of his students, with one though going through his mind. 'This is going to be a long night.'
End Chapter 6:
Alright guys. Hopefully you enjoyed the action/fight scenes. Coming up next is the chapter that you've all been waiting for. The moment when Sakura finally spills the beans to Naruto is coming and the good news for all of you is, the wait will be much shorter. Thanks as always for all of your continued support and I'll see you guys next time!