(A/N) D-ranks abound! The explosive trio is aware of D-ranks, and know that they're going to have to do them. They are resigned to their fate. On the topic of Sasuke's personality, as a kid, he was more of a happy and bubbly kid. Naruto and Sakura managed to keep him from going emo. So, this is a more grown-up version of Sasuke's personality as a kid. Less Emo and sulky

Naruto arrived right on time for whatever they were doing with the team that day. Sakura and Sasuke had already arrived, and based on the fact that Sakura looked half asleep, Naruto guessed she'd been up earlier than him. Kakashi wasn't there, so Naruto decided to start setting up traps. He decided that Akiko had threatened him to be on time yesterday, so that meant Kakashi had to learn to be on time on his own. He'd get pranked ruthlessly if he didn't show up on time. Too bad his team had a sealing specialist, one who was really good at pranks and traps.

Naruto darted around the clearing, occasionally getting Sakura or Sasuke to do something when it had to be placed up higher than he could reach. He didn't quite trust his tree walking abilities to the degree he'd use them with pranks, but he figured that two people who knew medical ninjutsu had to be good enough at it. Which, of course, they were. Usually, Sasuke was more willing to help then Sakura, but Sakura could be convinced to help in situations where the victim really deserved it. Which happened a lot more than expected. It was also the case this time, as Kakashi had made them get up early, and was late. Therefore, he got to be pranked.

As soon as the Explosive trio ran out of traps they could set, mostly for lack of materials, (Naruto vowed he would bring enough trapping material to trap the entire field and occupy them for three hours at minimum next time) they settled down in the middle of the field, pulling out different things they had been working on in their own time.

Sakura unsealed a big medical scroll from her jacket sleeve, settling down on the side of one of the posts and opening it. Despite the fact that the scroll was much larger than her sleeve, and indeed about the size of her torso, she carried it everywhere, in the seal, just in case she needed something to read.

Sasuke began reading a new jutsu scroll, he'd been trying to get more fire jutsu down, entirely for more firepower. He also started carrying around jutsu scrolls, just in case.

Naruto began drawing a new seal. He was hoping that the seal would suck chakra from the target, maybe he'd get to try it against Kakashi, he had plenty of chakra to spare, right?

When Kakashi finally arrived, about 20 minutes after the kids had finished trapping the area so securely, they couldn't get out of it without setting off a trap or two.

Kakashi was quickly doused in paint and glitter, even going so far as flour. A couple of markers swung down, aiming right for his face. Suddenly, a rope closed around his ankle, tugging him off the ground, and right into the path of the markers. Kakashi quickly rolled up, the markers missing him. He tried slashing at the rope, only to find that there was no rope there. He wasn't entirely sure how he was being held up by his ankle, but it was impressive nevertheless. Another thing came at him, but no matter how hard he tried dodging it, it ended up stuck to the back of his neck, then it fluttered to the ground, completely blank. Kakashi was worried. It probably wasn't empty when it stuck to him, and that meant he- his train of thought was paused as he began floating, only tethered to a nearby tree with that invisible rope.

Naruto began cackling as he jumped up to place the seal he had just finished on Kakashi and activated it. Kakashi immediately felt a drain on his reserves, not large, but certainly there.

"Alright Sensei, have you learned your lesson, or do we need to pull out the explosive tags?" Sakura asked, all honeyed sweetness. "Or perhaps that lightning seal I have stored in my pocket. Very volatile, which is why the boys aren't carrying copies of it." She tapped her lip with one nail, the very picture of innocence.

"Really Sakura-chan!?" Naruto asked excitedly. "Testing two seals in one day!?"

Sakura grinned deviously at Kakashi. "Depends on whether our teacher here has decided that he'd rather show up on time, rather than getting to be the guinea pig for any of Naruto's new seals, on top of being pranked mercilessly."

Sasuke smirked at him. "We have you sensei, might as well admit it."

Kakashi sighed from where he was floating in the air, tethered to a tree by an invisible rope, and a chakra sucking tag attached to him. "Fine, I will endeavor to be less late next time."

Sakura's grin only widened. "Fine. Cut chakra to the seal, and you'll come down. Naruto, deactivate the tether. Kakashi-sensei, I'd advise deactivating the seal before you get too high. It is rather hard to breathe up there, and I'd hate to put you in the hospital before we even started training."

"You're mean," Kakashi grouched, folding his arms. "Why did I allow the Hokage to stick me with Genin?"

"Cutting the tether in 3… 2… 1…" Naruto made a single hand seal, and Kakashi was released, beginning to float upwards as he tried in vain to shut the seal off.

"Hint," Sakura shouted up to him. "Seals are powered with Chakra. That seal was drawn right on your back. I'd hurry up and turn it off, you're starting to get to heights that could be dangerous if fallen from."

Kakashi turned it off quite quickly after that, landing, only to be covered in more paint and glitter as he landed.

"Oh yeah, thanks for providing us a way out, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said casually, waltzing past Kakashi, taking the chakra seal off of him as he passed.

Sasuke grunted. "Hn."

Sakura smiled fondly at her boys. "Perhaps be on time tomorrow, Kakashi-sensei. Naruto's already plotting how many traps he can set up around here while we wait tomorrow. We ran out of trapping supplies today, but it probably won't happen again."

Kakashi decided he'd be on time from now on. He could always dismiss his team early. He wondered how many traps they'd set up. It was probably in a perimeter around the training ground. Darn it, other genin used this field, it would take ages to spot, let alone disable all of the traps.

Of course, it took him ages. By the time he was done, it was almost dinner time, which meant most, if not all missions were already taken. Oh well, he could just get them to do the Catch Tora mission tomorrow. They deserved it for the number of traps he had to disable. He'd gotten caught in multiple, and was currently soaking wet, covered in a mixture of sugar, flour, paint, glitter, water, and syrup. Yes, he was covered in the rather sticky mixture, but didn't really want to track it all over Konoha or get it all over his apartment so he could take a shower, so finding a nearby lake or river would be wonderful. He knew there had to be one nearby, he just had to find the stupid thing.

Meanwhile, his students watched him and giggled silently.

(A/N) Almost feel sorry for Kakashi… Then again, he was late, and just asking for it.