The wind was blowing slightly and the sky clear. Konoha was finally getting back to its full power and might after the invasion of Orochimaru and the Sand Village two and a half years prior. Sitting in her office Tsunade was looking over reports of missions her Jonin were accomplishing when a knock came at the door. "Enter." Tsunade grunted. Looking up as the door opened she saw a pink haired girl entering into the office. She was wearing a pink short sleeved shirt and white pants and had a thick and toned figure. "Good afternoon Lady Tsunade." She said. "Hi Sakura, what can I do for you?" Tsunade asked with a smile. "Just getting off work from the hospital and wondering if there was anything you needed me to do?" Sakura asked. "Well there will be a mission for you to go on in the next two days. We have a lead on the Akatsuki." Tsunade stated. "For now take some time off and rest. I'll need you at full power." Tsunade declared. "Yes ma'am." Sakura replied before leaving.
Walking out of the office she closed the door and headed outside. While she was walking Sakura looked around the village and saw businesses opening back up from being closed for so long. As she went down the street she was passed by a young boy running. "Hey!" She shouted. Turning around the young boy looked at Sakura and she saw that it was Konohamaru. "Sorry Sakura! I have to hurry! He's back!" He said joyfully. "He who?" Sakura asked. " Naruto!" He replied. Hearing this Sakura followed Konohamaru to where he was meeting Naruto.
After a while they reached an intersection and saw two people walking towards them. One was a taller older man with white hair and the other an average height teenage boy with yellow hair. He was wearing orange pants and an orange and black long sleeved zipped up jacket. "Naruto!" Konohamaru yelled. Seeing him Naruto ran over to greet his friend. "Hey there Konohamaru, how's it going?" Naruto said with a smiled. "Great! It's been a while. How strong are you now Boss?!" Konohamaru asked with glee. "Eh, pretty strong." Naruto boasted. Looking past Konohamaru he saw a familiar face. "Huh? Sakura is that you?" He asked going closer. "Yeah you dolt how've you been?" She asked giving him a soft jab on the shoulder. "Excellent! The Pervy Sage and I have been training hard and I've learned and developed some awesome jutsu." Naruto smirked. Looking at Sakura, Naruto noticed something about her. "Um Sakura you seem different." He commented. "I do? So I seem more of a woman." Sakura stated batting her eyes. "Actually I was going to say you shrunk." Naruto said bluntly. "Oh shut up you jerk." Sakura said bashing him on the head. "Damn some things never change aye Pervy Sage." Naruto laughed. "Stop calling me Pervy Sage." A voiced bellowed from behind him. "It's good to see you Master Jiraiya." Sakura said softly. "You too, what have you been up to?" Jiraiya asked. "Training and learning medical jutsu from Lady Tsunade." Sakura replied. "I see so you're a medical ninja, nice with your chakra control you'll be a star." Jiraiya chuckled. "Thank you. So where are you two headed? Sakura asked. "To see Granny Tsunade; I'm ready for a new mission!" Naruto declared. "I bet she'll be happy to see you, Boss. Well I have to go get ready for a mission. See ya!" Konohamaru said waving goodbye.
Going to the Hokage's office, Naruto burst in much to Tsunade's dismay. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Tsunade growled seeing who it was she was in shock. "Naruto? You're finally back eh. I see being away from the village didn't improve your manners." She sighed. "So what's my first big mission?" Naruto asked eagerly. "First you're going to take a test. I want to see what you've learned and the person giving the test is someone familiar." Tsunade said with a smile. "Oh really who? Who?" Naruto asked impatiently. "Me." A voiced answered from outside the window. Rushing toward the voice, Naruto peeked his head out and saw Kakashi. "Been a while Naruto, I see you've grown." Kakashi commented. "I'm also a lot stronger." Naruto grinned. "We'll see this evening in the woods where you took your first test to get on my team, you and Sakura will both be tested." Kakashi said before vanishing. "Can't wait." Naruto muttered.
After a couple of hours Naruto and Sakura made it to the training grounds where they first trained against Kakashi. There they found their sensei leaning up against a tree reading a book. "Good you're finally here we can begin." Kakashi said casually. In the trees watching them were Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune. "This should be good. How strong as this kid gotten, Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked. "Just wait and see. Though I will say this; if he was strong as he is now when the four of us fought against Orochimaru and Kabuto; Orochimaru would have one less follower." Jiraiya replied coldly. "Wow, this is going to be intense then." Shizune gasped.
"Since there are only two of you this time, the bells will actually need to be stolen." Kakashi informed them. "Alright then here we go!" Naruto yelled charging Kakashi with a kunai in hand. Before he knew it Kakashi had Naruto's hand behind his back and the kunai pointed at his head. "Nice try but I didn't say go." Kakashi pointed out. Suddenly he felt a kunai in his back. "Impressive." Kakashi stated pointing out Naruto's improved timing and speed. "Thanks Sensei." Naruto snickered. Hmm he did that purposely. Sakura thought. "Ok now. GO!" Kakashi shouted darted back. "The first lesson will be Taijutsu!" He called out. Naruto and Sakura dashed towards him with incredible speed. Impressive they've gotten faster. Kakashi thought with a smile. Naruto sent out a fury of punches and kicks all with great power causing Kakashi to actually put more effort than usual to block them. Naruto then activated a shadow clone without warning which came from behind and Kakashi it punched in the face swiftly before flipping over Naruto and fighting Sakura. Attacking her, he put Sakura on the defensive and watched for a counter. When it came Kakashi vanished. "Damn it. Where'd he go?" Naruto snarled. "Well he's not above us or in the trees around us. It'd be too much of a retreat. Guess that only leaves BELOW US!" Sakura bellowed as she punched the ground causing the terrain to exploded upward shocking Kakashi, Naruto, and Jiraiya. "You've got to be kidding me. She's learned to use her chakra like the 5th Hokage to enhance her strength." Kakashi sighed. "Oh great another Tsunade." Jiraiya whispered to himself. "If I'm not careful, Sakura might kill me." Naruto muttered.
Sakura rushed Kakashi hard and threw punches and kicks that he made sure to dodge. Pulling out a couple of shurikens, Sakura chucked them at Kakashi with such force they cut the trees in half. While he was in the air, Naruto came down with a powerful kick that Kakashi caught and tossed Naruto aside. Recovering and bouncing off a tree Naruto hit Kakashi in the chest sending him back a bit. "Nice hit." Kakashi commented. Landing on the ground Kakashi was then ambushed by Sakura and several shadow clones of hers. Her numbers and speed put him on the defensive and forced him to lift his forehead protector and activate his Sharingan. With it Kakashi was able to predict and perceive Sakura's movements. Hmm she's become adequate in using shadow clones. Her work with Tsunade has paid off. Kakashi thought.
"Enough!" Kakashi yelled. "Time for lesson two, Genjutsu." He stated. Hearing that, Naruto threw a kunai that Kakashi blocked with his own. Suddenly his vision became blurry. Blinking Kakashi found everything to be inverted. "The hell?" He said in confusion. Hearing this Naruto darted towards Kakashi and signaled Sakura to follow his lead. The two attacked Kakashi who was in utter confusion as left was right, right was left, up was down, down was up, and forward was backwards. With his sight inverted he was hit a couple of time and sent flying back by Sakura's great strength. With his Sharingan he tried to see through the Genjutsu that Naruto cast, but was finding difficulty. After a while of being under it, Kakashi noticed that his chakra felt a bit off and charged it up a bit and saw the jutsu shatter. "Interesting a Genjutsu that takes effect when your chakra comes in contact with your opponent. Very rare and powerful." Kakashi commented. "Thanks. It's my secret art Inverted Sight Jutsu." Naruto proclaimed. While he was distracted, Sakura aimed to hit Kakashi and end the match, but he sensed her coming and dodged the blow causing her to hit a tree and send dust and wood flying around. Inhaling some of the dust , Kakashi noticed someone moving to his right. Looking that way he saw Orochimaru and Kabuto coming at him fast. Fighting them intensely he managed to defeat them then realized that a Genjutsu just ended. Looking around he saw the trees that should have been destroyed stand once more and that he was still in the same position before he saw them. "Damn. Another Genjutsu this one was easier to see through but I feel the effects of fighting even though I didn't move. Cunning." Kakashi told Sakura. "Thanks Sensei. " Sakura grinned. "Both of you have made some powerful Genjutsu with more practice they'll be deadly." He told them. " You got that right." Naruto chuckled.
"Alright now time for the third lesson, Ninjutsu." Kakashi said gruffly. With blinding speed Kakashi created hand signs and released the Grand Fireball Jutsu. The flames soared towards Naruto and Sakura in red hot light. Reacting quickly Sakura hit the ground flipped up a large piece of it to block the attack. Naruto dashed to the side and concentrated chakra inside of his stomach and exhaled. Fire Style: Fox Claw Jutsu! Naruto created a giant fiery fox claw. The blast propelled towards Kakashi who was amazed. "Damn that's big." Tsunade commented. Kakashi dodged the attack by leaping towards the water. At that point he created more hand signs and unleashed another jutsu. Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu. The attack flew towards them and Sakura went with a counter. Placing her hand on the ground, Sakura flooded it with chakra. Earth Style: Stone Knight Jutsu. Suddenly a warrior of stone rose from the ground and stood at 40ft tall and 30ft wide and blocked the attack. "Both of them are using Jonin level Jutsu. Incredible." Shizune smiled. "Damn these are good jutsu." Kakashi said to himself. Naruto made quick hand signs and clapped his hands together focusing his chakra. Using his Sharingan Kakashi could tell the jutsu was going to be big. Suddenly the leaves on the trees around them began to glow slightly and then all darted at Kakashi at high speeds. Ninja Art: Leaf Storm Jutsu. The leaves bombarded Kakashi who summoned a mud wall to deflect them and noticed that some managed to cut through it. Leaping into the air he cast another Grand Fireball Jutsu to offset Naruto's attack. Seeing an opportunity, Sakura darted for one of the bells but was quickly countered by Kakashi once again.
"Naruto's created some interesting jutsu. His speed and strength have also increased, he's fighting on a Jonin level." Tsunade observed. "Give him another five years and he'll be one powerful elite." Shizune stated. "Kid will definitely be a force to reckon with." Jiraiya assured.
Clenching her fist and focusing her chakra, Sakura began to charge a jutsu. Instantaneously her fist became engulfed in nearly all white flames. Creating several shadow clones Naruto sent them forward with an assault on Kakashi. Displaying incredible Taijutsu he manhandled them all. One tried to hit him with the Rasengan but ultimately failed. When he least expected it, Sakura came charging in with her fist drawn back. "Phoenix Fist! Propelling her fist forward she aimed for Kakashi's torso. Dodging the blow at the last second he watched it him a tree and cause an explosion of a radius of 40ft. The yield from the blast sent Kakashi back who was then charged in the air by both Sakura and Naruto. Grabbing them both he tossed them aside and heard a sound. Landing he looked down and noticed the bells were gone. "Nicely done." Kakashi said winded. "Thanks." They replied both out of breath.
"You've both become incredibly powerful." Kakashi stated. " Darn right Sensei! Now what's the big mission?" Naruto asked eagerly. "You'll find out tomorrow." Tsunade voiced from behind. "So what you think of my new skills?" Naruto asked. "They're ok." Tsunade scoffed. "Ok?! Just wait and see those weren't even the strong ones." Naruto snickered. Hearing this made Tsunade mildly shocked. "Get some rest so you can both be ready for the mission tomorrow." Kakashi ordered before vanishing.