Good, bad, great, horrible? Pounded this out in under ten minutes before I have to leave to a dare by addster - the sannin are kids and Sarutobi takes them to the forest of death for a "camping trip".

Yay for inspiration. Enjoy!


Survival

"Sarutobi-sensei," Tsunade whined, brushing yet another patch of dirt off her shirt, "why do we have to camp here?"

"Because this is the best place for you to train your reflexes," the man answered patiently, setting up his tent. "You'll never learn if you keep having me take watch."

"But you're the most experienced!" Jiraiya complained from his spot on an old tree stump. The wooden base was larger than three times his body, and his legs dangled high above the ground.

"Sarutobi-sensei is right," Orochimaru told his teammates quietly from his spot by the campfire. "At some point, we will have to learn to wake at a moments notice, or the slightest sound."

"Hmph." Tsunade stuck her tongue out at the black haired boy. "Then you should take first watch!"

"Gladly," he retorted. "Deadman's watch is always the worst anyway."

That night, both Jiraiya and Tsunade were fast asleep, rolled up in their sleeping bags, each in their own tent.

Orochimaru was standing on the same tree stump Jiraiya had been on earlier, gazing up at the stars barely visible through the tree tops. "Wha –" He spun around quickly as he felt a presence behind him, kunai instantly in hand.

"Shhh," Sarutobi gestured to his student to remain quiet, a finger to his lips. Then he beckoned to the boy, leading him further away from camp.

"They have to learn sometime," Sarutobi told the curious Orochimaru, pulling out some shinobi wire with a few kunai attached.

Seeing what his sensei had in mind, the boy just grinned.

Tsunade stirred in her sleeping bag, shifting uncomfortably. She must not have cleared out all of the twigs and debris under her tent, because something was digging into her back. And for that matter her legs and the rest of her body as well…

She heard Jiraiya's yell and sat up quickly, trying to see what was the matter. The moment her eyes locked onto his body, she froze.

The white haired boy was suspended on a net of shinobi wire, strung over a deep blue lake. His arms were bound tight by his sleeping bag as he attempted to keep his balance and not fall through one of the many holes in the net.

"Tsu-na-de!" he called, flailing desperately. "Help me!"

Wait. If he was on a net…what was she…Tsunade looked to her left and down, trying to see what she was on. No. Way.

Instead of resting on a net of wire like Jiraiya was, Tsunade was in a cradle made of the stuff, loops around most of her body, supporting her. They were just tight enough that she couldn't wiggle her arms or legs free, but loose enough if she moved too much she could slip out of them, falling into the water encased in her sleeping bag.

Then her eyes zeroed in on the two males laughing on the bank. "You two!" she screeched, indignant. "What did you do?"

"You had to learn, Tsunade-chan," Sarutobi managed to call through his laughs, watching both his students struggle. "Someday you won't wake up and you'll be in a much worse situation.

"Get me down!" she yelled at him, trying not to move.

"No way!" Orochimaru told her, giggling at her predicament. "Find your own way down, Tsunade-hime."

In front of the blonde girl there was a splash as Jiraiya lost the battle with the net, falling into the water with a drawn out "Noooo!"

"Get me down no –" Tsunade's order was cut off as she too slipped out of her trap, falling like a stone into the water. It was cold. Five seconds later, she had shed the cumbersome sleeping bag and was standing on top of the water, death in her eyes.

Jiraiya crawled up on the surface of the water as well, glaring furiously at his sensei and teammate.

"You. Will. Pay. For. This!" Tsunade growled, and took off at a dead run for the two males, Jiraiya right on her tail.

"Orochimaru-kun, it is time for another lesson," Sarutobi began, watching their progress across the lake. "How to save your own skin!"

With that the two dashed away into the Forest of Death, desperately trying to avoid the furious kunoichi.