Renegade Ch.21

It was the morning after they started training in new jutsus, and Naruto had spent the night at Sasuke's place as he was truly exhausted from the pace that Kakashi had put him through. Kakashi had made personal training regiments for them to follow. Naruto, being lucky at having huge reserves of chakra, was using basic jutsu in combination with his regular forms. Over and over again. More or less, Kakashi was making him not only start to use the new wind jutsu that he taught him, but he was making him use it while he was sparing against shadow clones. Not only that, but the shadow clones also used the jutsu against him.

Sasuke's training was different. Because Sasuke already had a very good grasp on fire jutsu, Kakashi was starting him on the basics of lighting jutsu. Unfortunately, Sasuke was very frustrated with it even though he knew that Kakashi wasn't wasting his time. Because the first jutsus were not all that strong, that meant that they happened to be relatively close to the user. Lighting was unstable for beginners, and possible dangerous. So for now, Kakashi was just having him work on his chakra control with very basic jutsu that would have no effect in combat what so ever.

Sakura's training also sucked for her. Earth didn't require as much chakra control, at least not at first. Instead it needed pure force of willpower to force the earth to move. Though it wasn't what Sakura thought it was. Later on she would learn that it wasn't so much about having the will power to make the jutsu work, but more about the conviction behind it. You couldn't think that the jutsu would work, or even if it would be effective. You had to have the conviction to know it was going to work, even if it wasn't.

So with that in mind, Kakashi put more weights on her, made her work out on the sandy shore of one of Konoha's many lakes, and had her try to do the jutsu in sand. This was a lot harder than it would be on solid ground. But Kakashi knew what he was doing. Even with how much Sakura had grown up, she wasn't quite where she needed to be mentally, but she was getting there. Naruto didn't even know how right he was when he told Sakura that she had to get pissed in combat, and then harness, control, and unleash that anger. That was exactly what Sakura needed to do, get pissed off. So, Kakashi put her through exercises that would actually slow down her progress as she was so early in her training. But that wasn't the point.

While Sakura might master some more jutsu on solid ground, they wouldn't have the raw power that each jutsu needed to be truly effective. And so with Sakura putting everything into trying to improve, seemingly getting nowhere, it being very hard to do any way, and having Kakashi make slight suggestions that she may actually be slacking in her training. The result was Sakura first getting frustrated, then getting very pissed off. So much so that when she was tired and forced to take a break, and Kakashi came by to hassle her, she actually yelled back at him. Cursing, yelling, and just plain telling him to go fuck himself. The reason that Kakashi didn't hit her like he did Naruto back in wave was because this was exactly what he was trying to achieve. The whole point of her training right now was to provoke her killer instinct to come out.

Kakashi knew it was there, what she did to Gato was proof of that. But she couldn't summon it up without being truly provoked yet. Kakashi was aiming to change that. Sakura needed to get mean in combat. She needed to learn to take Naruto's advice to heart. She needed to learn to hate anyone who was trying to take away her life, and everything that went with it. She needed to learn to understand it, control it, harness it, and unleash it on to every bastard that she engaged in mortal combat, no matter what the reason they were fighting for. Even after all of this though, there was still another reason to get her pissed off, her bloodline limit,personality defect, whatever you wanted to call it.

The Haruno family did not have a bloodline that did anything physical at all; it didn't really do anything that the person couldn't train themselves to do. No, their blood limit was more of a genetic quark, and the reason that Sakura had such a small family, many of them went schizophrenic after too long, especially if they didn't know what was going on. They had the ability to create an almost alternate personality. While this wasn't exactly the truth, if the person ever completely broke down, things could get complicated. While these alternate personas couldn't actually control or posses the body, that didn't stop them from influencing the person. This was what made it so dangerous.

Kakashi had had a deep conversation with Sakura's father after they had gotten back from wave. Her father was one of the few that could actually control his 'gift'. While he wasn't actually a ninja, his talents had saved a lot of lives in the last war. With full mastery of this technique, it was theoretically possible to dispel any Genjutsu. Of course, that is if the user can ignore the occasional whispers that can possibly drive the user psychotic over time.

Sakura's father, Junichi, had gotten Inoichi Yamanaka to block out his persona after the war, at least after it was confirmed that he would never be able to fight again, thus there being no reason for the persona anymore. Even still, assuming it could be controlled, it was a very useful thing to have around. Because of his talent, Junichi had saved a lot of lives. While he couldn't use jutsu, it didn't mean that jutsu couldn't be contained in sealing scrolls. It was popular in combat between samurai to use some form of Genjutsu during combat, or before an ambush as very few were trained to sense Genjutsu, and even fewer had the know how to do anything about it.

Kakashi had asked Junichi to tell him as much about it as he could. Junichi had told him how to 'activate' the persona, and how to start to control it. Junichi had said that he never had the time, or proper training to learn to control it. He was a samurai, not a ninja. Not only that, but his persona didn't manifest itself until he was well into the war. He had just assumed that because he wasn't a ninja, it would never show up, but it did.

Thankfully, he didn't have to worry about going psychotic because of the whispers that he was never trained to deal with. No, it was already too late for that. Combat for regular people is not a nice place to be, in fact, it's just as bad if not worse than combat between ninja. Because of all he had seen, most of his regular personality had already shut down. By the time his persona appeared, most of his humanity was already gone, sealed away inside his own mind. The war itself saved him from himself.

All Kakashi needed to know was how to invoke the ability, and anything that he knew about how to control it. It was definitely a risk, but Sakura deserved any and every chance to survive that she could get. Besides, other than dispelling Genjutsu, there wasn't anything else that it could do. And Kakashi wasn't about to actually encourage this unless he was sure that it could be controlled. On the other hand, seeing as she was going to be in combat anyway, there was probably nothing that could be done to stop it from manifesting anyway.

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Sasuke yawned as he headed down stairs to eat breakfast, not surprised to see that Naruto was already awake. The Kyubi restoring his chakra, and stamina. Before the mission to wave, Naruto would have still been tired, now large gashes would heal completely in a matter of hours. Even still, he did keep the light scars that went with them. Naruto was ok with that though, in fact, he actually liked them. In the near future Naruto would explain why.

"How's your report coming along dumbass?" Sasuke asked as he sat down with some cereal. This was because both Naruto and Sasuke actually believed their theory on the lack of cereal accelerating aggression. The reason behind Sasuke actually asking Naruto how he was doing in filling out his mission report was because of an agreement between the two boys.

While neither of them actually cared about things like that, and they really considered it a waste of time to ask these questions, they had both agreed that they were important all the same. They had come to the conclusion that a stepping stone to being happy was at least trying to care about other people's business. It was a difficult decision to make, but they decided that they could still take it slow. As in asking questions that wouldn't actually lead any where important, thus leaving them free of the obligations to get involved in other peoples fucking business.

"Good morning fag, and ya its going fine." Naruto said as he was putting the finishing touches on his report about the mission to wave. Out of curiosity, Sasuke looked over Naruto's shoulder to take a peek at his report; Sasuke had to stop himself from palming himself in the face. Naruto was describing his clones 'asvault' on the mansion.

"There's no 'v' in assault dumbass." Sasuke said actually experiencing being amused. Naruto just looked back and forth between Sasuke and the report, thinking that Sasuke was just jerking him around.

"It's a silent 'v' fucker." Naruto responded with conviction. At this Sasuke actually did give a genuine laugh for the first time in a long time. And thus an argument ensued that ended up with a very embarrassed Naruto, and several other mistakes in his report.

After Sasuke got over laughing at Naruto, he actually decided to help him out with his spelling. If for no other reason than to make good on their agreement.

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"Hey Naruto, how would you train to defeat a true prodigy?" Sasuke asked in a thinking pose as he sat on one of the poles on the training grounds. They had all gotten their warm ups and pre work out done, so they could start the real training as soon as Kakashi showed up, which should be in about a half hour or so.

"Hmm, you're talking about your brother right?" Naruto asked also in a thinking tone. Sakura also got involved in the conversation.

"What exactly are you worried about overcoming? Is it something specific you need to get better at, or just get better over all?" Sakura asked also in her brain storming mode. Sasuke just nodded at her legitimate input.

"Well it is over all, but it also is mainly on overcoming his sharingan. While he activated it while he was still in the academy, I have yet to accomplish it." Sasuke said in a slightly worried tone. Now it was Naruto's turn.

"Well, we'll help you with that, but as for the rest of it, I'm honestly not sure. I mean, I don't know how we can train any harder, and for that matter Kakashi isn't wasting our time either." Sasuke just nodded and just started thinking again. Suddenly Sakura spoke up with a happy look.

"Hey I know, Kakashi was considered a child prodigy right?" both Naruto and Sasuke nodded indicating that they were following.

"Well, who better to ask how to get stronger than a genius, than a genius? I mean, no one is immortal, nor are they invincible. Other than the Hokage, Kakashi is our best bet on getting answers." Sakura said pleased with herself as she saw the two boys faces light up as well.

"Well, actually yes, I can answer your questions." Kakashi said with his eye smile suddenly being right next to them without them noticing him sneaking up on them. Kakashi never ceased to amaze the three Genin.

After they all kind of got over their shock, not only because Kakashi had gotten the drop on all of them, but because he was earlier than usual, the answers were given.

"Well, to answer your question Sasuke I have to explain some other things in order for it to make sense. So bear with me, ok?" after Sasuke nodded he continued.

"There are a couple different types of shinobi; each has their own traits that the others can't have, though it is a good thing is some cases. The first kinds are the people that probably shouldn't have become shinobi to begin with. They have no natural talent, as well as lacking the drive to get stronger. These are people who pretty much stay Genin, or low class Chunin their entire carriers." They all nodded, they had all seen these kind of ninja before. Besides Iruka, most academy teachers were just that.

"Now the next class of shinobi either have some natural talent, or they have the drive to force themselves to become stronger. These ninja usually attain the rank of elite Chunin, or sometimes special Jonin. Special Jonin are typically low grade Jonin who do have good skills in one particular area. Though they are strong, they can never get any stronger than that." Kakashi said now leaning against another post as he was explaining all of this.

"Now, we have the geniuses, or the prodigies that only come around once or twice a generation. These people have such an incredible amount of natural talent that they are all but guaranteed to make elite Jonin, or even achieve Kage level. I can say with no ego, that I am one such person. While I was never able to achieve Kage level, there are very few in this village that can hope to defeat me, even among the ANBU operatives." Kakashi said all of this with a straight face. He had gotten over himself a long time ago. At this point, all three of them were wide eyed at the bold statement that Kakashi had just made, only causing them to respect him even more. Even the two ANBU agents watching this happen knew he was right. Kakashi Hatake's reputation in ANBU would probably never be forgotten.

"Now, onto the final type of shinobi. These are the people that are not geniuses, instead, they are gifted." None of the Genin understood what he meant but they kept their mouths shut. "What I mean by gifted is that they also have an insane amount of natural talent, only it's different than that of someone who is a genius. While it's true that ninjas whom are hailed as prodigies advance unbelievably fast, often becoming Jonin before most of their peers are even Chunin, they all inevitably hit a plateau. Like Naruto who is able to think in ways that we can't, the same is true for geniuses. Because their brains are hardwired that way, they are able to absorb knowledge and much faster than anybody else; however, this also means that they don't have much of an imagination.

"While this may seem untrue because they often come up with techniques never seen before, the reality is that these techniques are only created because they have advanced knowledge of the 'general' theories, extension on the path that the general direction is taken. It's the only reason their hailed as geniuses, they just progress faster than other people, and take the streamlined consepts and take them to the next level.

Now gifted people on the other hand are something else entirely. While they seem to just have a regular amount of natural talent, it's something else entirely. The only reason that they don't advance as quickly is because they don't learn the same way as everyone else. The educational system is designed to teach the majority of the masses, and since gifted people are so rare, it is a little unfair to hold just normal people back for their sake. If these gifted people are identified though, they are pulled aside for special instruction, though this hasn't happened in awhile." Kakashi said in his normal tone. "As rare as true geniuses come around like Itachi, it's even rarer for someone whom is truly gifted to be born.

Gifted people are born with the innate ability to look underneath the underneath. They can make things happen that would never have been thought of otherwise. Their thought process is such that it isn't streamlined like everyone else's. They can grow in whatever direction they chose. Though of course, even gifted people have affinities to certain things. Naruto, you have a natural affinity to death, to killing. You can think in ways that very few in history can.

"As for you two, I have ideas, but I will not share them. That needs to happen on your own, you have to find and pursue your own dreams." Kakashi finished in a tone that couldn't be anything other than wisdom.

All three of them took a moment to digest all of this before Kakashi continued.

"Now, to answer your question Sasuke, you will be able to defeat, and surpass your brother because you are not a genius, you are gifted, as are you Naruto, as are you Sakura." Kakashi finished with an eye smile. That however, did stop all three of them in their tracks; Kakashi had more or less told them that they had the potential to get to Kage level. Sakura was the first to speak up, though Kakashi could tell that she was self conscious.

"Um, are you sure about me? And if you are, is that why you are teaching us, because you knew what we were, therefore you knew how to train us?" Sakura asked almost hesitantly, her insecurity obvious. Kakashi just sighed, her discomfort was not unfounded.

"To be honest Sakura, when I first got this team I was only sure of Naruto being gifted, I suspected Sasuke, but I wasn't sure. At first I thought that you were just going to end up being a perpetual Genin." Sakura winced at this. "But I now know I was wrong. I would not lie to you about this Sakura; the proof is right in front of you. Just look at how far you have come in just a few months. If you weren't gifted, it would have taken you at least a year and a half to get to where you are now. There is no other explanation." Sakura's eyes were as wide as saucers.

"Now, the reason that it seems that while you're all making progress, and you're still not getting to that level fast enough. I know that it seems that at the pace your going it will take about a hundred years to get to Kage level, but you're wrong. Though you don't realize it yet, your rate of progress is steadily increasing as you get stronger. You will see, in a few months, you'll look back at your progress from here to now and you'll notice a difference." After this was said, all three of them seemed to relax, especially Sasuke. Naruto was the next one to ask a question, and it was a somewhat practical one as is way.

"Kakashi sensei, could you tell us if we know the names of gifted people?" Naruto asked with genuine excitement in his voice.

"Actually yes, both the third and fourth Hokage's were gifted. How do you think that two people, neither of whom were part of a clan when they were young, ended up being so powerful? The third in his prime was hailed as a god among shinobi, and he isn't any slouch in his old age either. The fourth on the other hand, became, at least in my and many other people's opinions, the most powerful ninja of all time." Now it was Naruto's turn for his eyes to become as wide as saucers.

"Well, with that out of the way, who's ready to start today's training?" Kakashi said with an eye smile as he made two shadow clones. All three of them grinned.

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"It burns." Naruto moaned out while he was just lying down on the ground next to his teammates. Neither of them said anything, it was just another way of agreeing with him though. Kakashi had put them all through another day of hell. Even Naruto's seemingly unlimited reserves of stamina had been obliterated. Training was no longer limited to day time, oh no, not since they became aware that they were 'gifted'. They were all very much regretting ever hearing that now.

Naruto was currently debating whether or not to just curl up in a ball and sleep right there when Sakura finally got up.

"Come on, we only have like six and a half hours before training starts again." Sakura said bitterly. Both boys groaned at the realization that she was right. So with that knowledge, they all went to the closest beds available, Sasuke's house. A reoccurring event that was happening more and more often, they were all so tired that none of them even cared anymore.

While neither Sasuke nor Naruto actually ever had a 'life' outside of training, Sakura did. This was something that did used to get in her way somewhat. This new training regiment rectified that problem. She need no longer worry about her social life now, that being because it no longer existed. Without her even realizing it yet, her entire life at the moment revolved around training, and her team.

Seven hours later:

"Are we even going to try to get there somewhat on time?" Sakura asked as she walked in on the two boys sitting down at a table calmly eating breakfast. Sakura was pleased that not only was she not the only one to smell like old sweat and blood, but she was also not the only one to look like shit either. None of them had bothered to bathe last night, they simply found a room, striped, and passed out. Yesterdays training had been particularly brutal. It was only out of respect for Sasuke that they actually took their gear off at all. No need to get his beds dirtier than need be.

Right now at least Sasuke looked beat up, Naruto just looked tired. Naruto, while still dirty, was totally healed from yesterday, while on the other hand both Sasuke and Sakura had several large contusions and even burns. Not to mention all of the gashes that Sakura had stitched up, it was a testament to her new found knowledge of basic medical jutsu of just how little scarring they all had, including Naruto. While he still healed very fast, that didn't mean that his wounds automatically healed correctly though. Sure, the Kyubi's chakra could simply force things to go where they were supposed to, but that did put a lot of strain on the body. While Naruto may not have been permanently hurt from any injury, he was still human. And thus, his body did show signs of wear and tear.

Even with that being said, his scars were significantly less visual than they should have been.

"No not today." Sasuke stated for all of them. Sakura took her seat at the table, no longer fazed, and for that matter no longer even blushing at the fact that neither Sasuke nor Naruto had bothered to put on pants. Apparently boxers and a t-shirt were completely acceptable for a 'family' breakfast. At least it wasn't the other way around, which is them wearing pants, but no shirts. Sakura had almost pulled a 'Hinata' the first time she saw Sasuke without a shirt, that is without her having to plug up and stitch up a wound or something. Now, neither way bothered her in the least.

"Ok," Sakura stated simply as she started to eat. If they were going to be in trouble for being late, they may as well all be in on it. With a collective agreement they all mentally voiced, 'Fuck it', and ate in peace. It was beautiful to them, the first meal in a while where they simply no longer cared about the hell they were going to be put through. No matter what, this morning was theirs, and they were going to milk it for all it was worth.

On top of a house across the street Kakashi just watched the scene progress with a smirk. He however had no plans on interrupting their breakfast. In fact, this was one of the reasons that he had been running them all into the ground for the last week. In fact, it was almost the exact same thing that he had done to Naruto right before he had taken him on his first 'mission'. Kakashi was pleased to see the progress that he had made since then, even though Kakashi knew that Naruto would take no less joy now than he did then when he killed those bandits.

The team 'bonding' was remarkable to watch. They had achieved a level of trust and understanding in a few months that most took a decade to perfect. And practically killing them was a key factor in all of this as well. While Kakashi made sure that his team was never in any real danger of death, he did run them as close as he dared. The only difference between what he had done to Naruto in the forest of death, and what he was doing now was that he made sure that they all were fully conscious. With them being fully aware of everything, they were able to be aware of the very real possibility of literally training themselves to death. Constantly being that aware of death tends to put things into perspective, tends to weed out all of the bullshit.

With this in play, they were getting more results than they would if Kakashi had simply turned them into zombies. While that definitely had its advantages, he wanted them to remember all of this, which was what ultimately made a family. Kakashi knew from experience what it was like to completely lose your team, it was far worse than you could ever prepare for. It was one of the reasons that teams were broken up after the truly dangerous missions started. It was because, assuming the right training was implemented, your team became closer than your real family. Your family, no matter how willing they might be, never put their lives on the line for you. Even if you were fully willing, you never put your life on the line for them on practically a daily basis.

This team would never be broken up, ever. Not only were they getting very powerful together, they possessed wisdom that was far beyond their years. If one or even two of them died on a mission, the third would complete the mission, and wait till it was completely done to morn. Then they would move on, as there was nothing that could be done, and they themselves sure as hell wouldn't want their teammates wallowing in misery if they were dead. Instead, they would honor their memories, tell stories about them, and start look forward to, 'see you on the other side fag'.

The 'family' that was forming in front of him right now was even closer than anything he had ever been a part of.

One had never had a family at all, suffering being alone his entire life, being completely and utterly alone. He would not ever take even the little he had now for granted.

One had had a family, and lost it. Not only that, he had been betrayed by family, and ultimately, left behind. Left behind with the feeling of not even being worthy enough to be killed. Left to wonder why he was the only one to survive. He would never take the little he had for granted.

One until recently didn't actually know who she was. She had basically been an intelligent toddler her entire life. Her teammates were the reason that she grew up before it got her killed. They were the reason that she had an actual purpose in her life. They were the reason that she would never feel like she was being left behind. They were the reason she could look at herself in the mirror and be proud of what she saw. She would die to protect that.

And all of them never had to worry about hiding anything from each other; they didn't care, about any of it. The two boys had seen what the girl was willing to do, how far she was willing to push herself, how much she was willing to sacrifice. And because of this, all of her faults were forgiven, and she was accepted. In return, she forgave them for all of their faults, and accepted them for who they truly were.

Two teammates saw how bloodthirsty their teammate was. They saw that he was proud of it; they saw that he didn't lie about it. They saw that he was a monster. And even knowing all of this, they still saw that he was willing to die for them. And that was all they needed to know. Because of this, they accepted him for who he was, they accepted him for everything he couldn't be. They accepted him because he accepted them.

Two teammates saw how emotionally scarred their teammate was. They saw that he didn't really care about much of anything. They saw that he would never get all of himself back, that a big piece of him died and was never coming back. They saw the shell that he was, and they saw that he would die for either of them in a heartbeat. That was all they needed to know. They accepted him because he accepted them.

In one week, they were closer than most normal families ever became.

'Gifted indeed.' Kakashi thought to himself with a soft smile. 'Well, if they are going eat like a family, they can spend the day like one too.' Kakashi thought with a sense of accomplishment.

The three teammates froze with a feeling of dread when they heard a knock on the door. Both Naruto and Sakura looked to Sasuke; it was 'his' house after all. With a mild glare at them, Sasuke got up, still sore and stiff and stalked to the door. It was exactly who he knew it would be.

"We're going to be late today." Sasuke stated the moment the door was open. He almost shut the door in Kakashi's face before Kakashi responded with a simple, 'I know'. Sasuke was confused, but let Kakashi in to explain himself.

Kakashi walked in and headed right for the dining room and sat down with the beaten up forms of Naruto and Sakura still in their 'pajamas'. Kakashi couldn't help but smirk at the looks he was getting. Sakura, being herself was nervous, while Naruto invented another facial expression. This one was somewhere between him identifying the ironic humor, a part of him being horrified anyway, and a kind of detached acceptance. After a moment of awkwardness, Sasuke sat back down where he was sitting before. Another awkward silence was forming, Kakashi was loving this.

Sakura was just plain getting pissed. Prolonged exposure to her teammates, combined with the stress of the last week had left her with little patience for these sorts of things.

"Well? What do you want? We are tired, we are taking this morning, and we will be there to train in an hour or so." Sakura stated with more conviction than she actually had.

"No you're not." Kakashi stated pleasantly. All three of them hung their heads in despair. "You all get the day off, no training, no missions, sensei's orders." Kakashi finished with an eye smile. All three of them just looked at him blankly, still not understanding it. Apparently they had forgotten what a day off was. With a sigh Kakashi just laid it out that they could do whatever they wanted, though they weren't allowed to train.

"Now what?" Sasuke asked, along with Naruto he had absolutely no idea on what to do. Neither of them had ever had the luxury of doing nothing, for different reasons. Naruto had been forced his entire life to keep a constant vigilance for survival. Whether it be him keeping an eye out for every kind of predator, or making sure there was enough to eat. Later he had to make sure to train as much as he could before, that is before it actually became fun.

Sasuke on the other hand was forced to find things to do as well as train as much as possible. After his family was gone, for a while, Sasuke was at a loss of what to do. At first, before a piece of him completely died, he was desperate for something to do to keep his mind occupied. While training would have been enjoyable, it wasn't. Before he meet Naruto, Sasuke was forced to train so much that it became a chore. This was because he could only imagine what it would take to reach his brothers level.

In any case, neither of them knew what to do with their day.

"Well, I have a mission that I can't take you all on, so while I'm gone, I trust you all to keep up your training." With a sudden addition to that thought Kakashi added. "I also trust you two to respect Sakura's opinion when she tells you that you have gone too far, when she says you need to stop before you seriously hurt yourselves." Kakashi added with a slightly serious tone. Naruto and Sasuke just nodded begrudgingly knowing that both Kakashi and Sakura were right in this. Without Sakura and Kakashi, they probably would have killed each other a long time ago.

"As for what to do with the rest of your day, well, I suggest you follow Sakura's lead. Out of all of you, she is the only one that's actually had a life." Kakashi said with obvious humor in his voice. Sakura also smiled at Naruto's and Sasuke's reactions to this. Neither of them could imagine doing anything outside training. This was going to be fun, along with a little humiliating, for all of them.

Thankfully, Sakura was almost immune to social embarrassment at this point. Putting that aside, Kakashi continued.

"Alright, I should be gone anywhere between a week, and a month, so make sure to keep a schedule, or rather a goal for your training. It's important to set such goals when training unsupervised. For the time being, focus on mastering the jutsus that I've taught all of you, and working on how to work them together to incorporate team work to make them more effective given what you know.

"Don't be afraid to get creative, explore new ideas, just be sure to at least try to be safe when you do this." Kakashi added hurriedly remembering Naruto's last experiment. "Well, I suppose that's it, any other questions?"

After that, things went smoothly. Kakashi stayed for a few minutes to eat with them before he left, partly to tease them. He totally dumbfounded them when he starting eating, and drinking right through his mask. After he left, both of the boys turned to Sakura to figure out what they were going to do for the rest of the day.

Sakura had a few ideas.

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Alright, last of the 'filler' chapters for a while, promise. But I still felt like this was needed. Next chapter, Garra makes his appearance, oh man, do I have plans for Garra. lol