"First door on your left down that hall and yes why?"

"Because I need to get this knife out and clean the wound."


Kakashi was in shock. "Why didn't you say something?"

Naruto was surprised. "Why would I? Sorry I'm bleeding on your floor." He took off towards the bathroom. Kakashi shook his head and followed, "This kid... He's bleeding and he's worried about my floor, Sheesh!" Stepping into the bathroom he watched as Naruto ripped the knife out of his calf. Exasperated Kakashi moved forwards and grabbed the bottle of disinfectant and cloth from his hand.

"I don't think your suppose to just rip it out." He said scoldingly. Kakashi gently swiped the cloth over the leg wound. Naruto didn't even cringe when Kakashi tightly wrapped a bandage around his leg. He just sat there shocked.

"All done." Naruto immediately stood and reached for a new cloth which he wet and went back into the lounge room where he knelt slowly and started scrubbing the blood stained floor.

"Clean freak much?" Kakashi said watching him.

"I make a mess I clean it up." Surprisingly the blood came out easily and Naruto was soon done. Standing up he grinned.

"Naruto why did you look so stunned when I helped you with the wound back there?"

"People just don't help me, ever." Kakashi then remembered the first mission his team had taken outside of Konoha where Naruto had been injured and had flinched when he had bandaged the wound. He had first assumed it was because it had hurt but now...

"The first mission we went on where you were hurt, you flinched when I bandaged your hand. Why?"

"I thought you were going to hurt me." Kakashi was stunned.

"I wouldn't hurt you. Trust me."

"There are few people I trust in this world." Kakashi looked sad and Naruto grinned, "You became one of those people on that mission but sometimes old habits surface." Kakashi still looked sad but gratified all the same. Naruto grinned widely. "So I'm here. What now?" Kakashi picked up Naruto's bag and motioned for Naruto to follow him. They went into a room and Kakashi plonked Naruto's bag on the bed.

"You can stay in this room." Naruto stared at the bed. It was twice the size of his and looked very warm. He was sorely tempted to go to bed right then and there.

"What?" Kakashi asked, noticing that Naruto was staring at the bed.

"Its huge." He replied simply. Kakashi laughed. Naruto was definitely thinking of climbing into bed, his injuries yesterday and training fatigue catching up with him, until Kakashi pointed out he hadn't eaten yet.


Kakashi watched as his student prepared ramen for them, "Is this all he ever eats?" Kakashi thought. They ate in silence and then headed to their rooms.

"Kakashi-sensei" Kakashi turned in his doorway, eyebrow raised.

"Thank you." Naruto said it so quietly Kakashi barely heard it. He nodded his head in acknowledgement and they both went into their rooms.


Kakashi woke early as normal, just because he arrived late didn't mean he was lazy, and was slightly surprised at the unfamiliar smell wafting in the air, ramen. Kakashi dressed himself and glanced into Naruto's room, the bed was neatly made. "Neat Freak" Kakashi muttered. Had Kakashi not known this room so well he might have missed the small seal drawn on the side of the closet.

"He's already hidden again." Kakashi thought sadly. Since the room was empty, he wandered to the kitchen expecting to see the boy there. Instead there was a note.

'Morning Kakashi-sensei, I'll see you at training. There's ramen in the oven, should be cooked by the time you get to it. Cya.' Kakashi shook his head.

"What could he possibly do at this time of the morning?" he took the ramen out of the oven, ate it, and followed the chakra trail left behind by Naruto.


"Hey Sasuke-kun! Are you going to go see Naruto now?"

"'Damn I wanted to see him alone, get some answers.' Yes" he relied shortly.

"I was headed there as well so we can go together." She said happily.

"Of course you were." Sasuke sighed. They reached Naruto's apartment block in record time. Partly from Sasuke wanting to get there and get some answers and partly because they had bolted when a group of homeless had wanted to touch the 'Uchiha Prodigy'

"Is visiting Naruto why you're up so early?" Sakura asked.

"No."

"Then why are you?"

"I'm always up now."

Sakura stared at him. "I am never up this early, well apart from today."

"Are you guys going to see Naruto-kun?" Sasuke and Sakura turned to face Hinata, who was blushing madly.

"He's not there. Never is at this time."

Sasuke looked at her suspiciously. "How do you know that?"

"They think I'm a stalker." Hinata thought to herself. "When I job I see him training every morning. What's wrong?"

"Naruto was injured on a mission." Sasuke said.

"He's fine, out of hospital and all." Sakura hurried to reassure a swaying Hinata.

"W..w..when w..was Nar...Naruto-kun hur..rt?"

"Two days ago." Hinata visibly brightened at this.

"Oh that's ok then." Sasuke and Sakura stared at her. "I saw him training yesterday before Kakashi-san turned up and I saw him training today." She said happily before continuing her run.

"Dobe" Sasuke said as they changed direction, heading for the training grounds.


Kakashi watched as Naruto once again ran laps of the training field after doing one hundred push ups. Sasuke and Sakura arrived just as he completed one hundred laps. The speed in which he did them would have made Gai and Lee proud. Sakura's mouth dropped when Naruto stripped of his jacket and top and started sit ups. If you ignored how skinny he was and looked past the protruding bones then his body was a feast. Even without any meat on his bones, Naruto's muscles were solid and flexed with every move.

"No wonder Hinata passes out whenever she gets close. Wait has she seen him topless?" Sakura found the thought rather irritating. Kakashi had noticed the arrival of his other students and decided that since everyone was there they may as well start training.


Sasuke and Sakura started to turn when they felt the presence behind them but a solid push sent them tumbling into the clearing. Kakashi stepped out after them. Naruto was on his feet in seconds, hands raised defensively. He relaxed when he saw his team mates, mouth dropping open when he saw Kakashi was there as well.

"You're early, really early."

"So are you."

"He's always here training at this time." Sakura said surprised that Kakashi of all people was unaware of this.

"How do you know?" Naruto asked.

"Hinata told us." Sasuke said, trying to prevent himself from hitting Sakura who was slyly eyeing Naruto's torso.

"Oh that explains it." Kakashi looked confused, thinking Hinata was stalking Naruto.

"She jogs by every morning." Naruto explained. He grabbed his top and shrugged it on followed by his jacket. Sakura caught herself before she pouted.

"What are we doing in training today sensei?" Sasuke asked, glaring at Sakura. Training was hard to say the least. Kakashi had the tree walking, then water walking and then sparring. Sasuke versus Naruto. Sakura versus Kakashi.


Kakashi and Sakura worked on Sakura's taijutsu with a slight modification. Everything they did was enhanced by chakra. Loud crashes could be heard whenever Sakura missed Kakashi and hit some poor unsuspecting tree or when Sakura was setting into a tree by Kakashi.

Sasuke and Naruto were sparring further away. Sasuke was going easy on Naruto at first, watching his team mate for any signs of his injuries. Since there was none he picked up the pace forcing Naruto to do the same. They continued sparring using all of their techniques but their most powerful ones. A loud rumbling caught their attention mid attack. Springing apart they barely moved before a tree slammed down where they had been standing.

"Are you guys ok?" Kakashi said landing on the tree.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry." Sakura attached herself to Sasuke, and then dragging him over the tree, attached herself to Naruto as well. Naruto was in heaven.

"Hello? Any injuries?" Kakashi asked again. Half worried, half amused.

"None." Naruto said, enjoying Sakura's attachment.

"Sasuke?"

"None." Sasuke said before letting out a startled 'oomph' and falling forwards. Sakura's grip was all that kept him standing.


Well guys theres the next chapter. Sorry for the delay but you know gotta catch up on the school work :( Tried to update as soon as posible. Please review. Also frot hose who asked i've tried to make the last the chapters longer but the is as long as i wont to make them.

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