Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine. Sigh. Please keep this note in mind because I hate saying this. -.-'

Note: If you like this story, please review! Why? Cause you review when you like a story. Do it cause its nice, and being nice . . . is good. Also, this is my first Naruto fic, so almost everyone is so out of character. Gomen!

Notice: the sentences in italics are thoughts, ok?

This one dang long chapter. You be warned!

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                                                                    Chapter One

                                                                     The Mission

 

 

                                                                    

            Sakura wearily dragged her feet in the moist ground. It had rained allot the day before and the ground was mushy and muddy. Also, the morning's wet air didn't help much. It was way to early in the morning to be doing training. Stupid Kakashi.

            She glanced over at her walking partner, Hinata. Sakura rarely spoke to her before, but ever since they started walking to their training grounds together, they had become close friends. Once, she had invited the white eyed girl to a sleepover, where she confided to Sakura about her crush Naruto. After that, Sakura daily gave Hinata information about what Naruto ate, did, and said that day. They talked about private things that they would never tell other people. Sakura could finally let her inner Sakura talk.

            "Hey Sakura . . ." Hinata said, glancing at the pink haired girl.

            "Hmm?"

            "Is their anything going on between Kakashi and Kurenai-sensei?" she asked.

            "I don't think so. Why?"

            "I saw them fighting. Kakashi was making fun of her. She stomped off while he was laughing at her. Actually, it was pretty funny watching them fight," Hinata giggled. She wasn't nearly as shy around Sakura as she was around everyone else.

            "Kakashi would do something like that. He is so stupid sometimes. Whenever Sasuke and I have a romantic moment, he pulls out his Make Out Paradise book and says "Hey Sasuke, didn't you want to read this page?" and scares him away. And just when I was going to ask him out too," Sakura huffed. Her face started turning red with anger, remembering the several times Kakashi had done that that month.

            "Why? What's so bad about that book?" Hinata asked.

            "Trust me, only perverted teachers like Kakashi could enjoy that book!" Sakura replied. "Who ever made it should be hung by their toenails and tortured slowly!"

            Hinata said nothing. Obviously, with a book by the title "Make Out Paradise" should be a very naughty book. She found no reason to question Sakura further.

            Suddenly they came to the point were they had to separate and go to their teacher's training grounds. Sakura sighed. Another training session.

            "Bye Hinata! I'll tell you about Naruto at the ramen shop, ok?" Sakura whispered loud enough for only Hinata to her.

            "Domo arigato Sakura!" She replied.

-Sakura arriving to the Kakashi's training ground.

            "Hello Sakura-chan! Nice day, isn't it?" Naruto grinned.

            "It's too early," she moaned. Suddenly a raven-haired young man with a handsome face caught her eye. He had her undivided attention.

            "Oh Hello, Sasuke-kun! It sure is pretty out today!" She slid up beside her beloved, forgetting what she had said to Naruto.

            Sasuke looked at her, staring holes into her with his dark eyes. "Whatever . . ." he replied.

-Two hours later.

            Kakashi slowly walked up to the place were he had assigned his students to meet. He was reading his favorite book- Make Out Paradise. He had read all of the volumes there was in the series, yet he never tired of reading it. He read it so carefully on the way to site, that it always made him slow down. Because of that, his students, particularly Sakura, yelled at him. And he always had an excuse for it.

            He felt refreshed. His fight with Kurenai really had made him feel better. What did he call her again? Oh yeah. Little Miss Vampire, queen of fat and ugly blood suckers.

            He looked up from his book. His students were throwing mental daggers at him. Just another typical morning for Kakashi.

            "Sorry I'm late. I got lost on the road of life"He said to his students with a dream-like look in his face.

            "The road of life must be pretty hard for you, ne master Kakashi?" Naruto said, smiling his famous smile. Master Kakashi smiled under his mask. If only Naruto knew . . .  he thought.

            Sasuke sent an evil glance at the blond haired boy. "Dobe . . ." he muttered under his breath.

            Sakura heard his comment and giggled slightly. She thought his snide remarks were hilarious. She loved everything about Sasuke- to his beautiful face to his horrible past. She was sure that she would get him to notice wow much she really loved him soon. It was destiny after all! They have to be together. We would make the cutest couple! Sakura thought.

            "Ok! Your assignment for today is Shuriken practice. I have dulled the tips of these throwing stars to the point that they won't cut you on contact. You will be using each other as targets. If you get hit by a Shuriken, then you must return here and wait for the others. I will be going around and try to get you out," the teacher explained.

            All right! Maybe if I get Naruto and Master Kakashi- out, Sasuke-kun will finally notice me!

            "Are you ready to do the mission?" Kakashi asked, looking down to his team.

            "HELL YEAH!" Sakura screamed in delight, closing her eyes and throwing her hands up in the air.

            The three boys stared at her. Naruto had a raised eyebrow and Sasuke was sending her a you-freak look. Sakura finally realized what she was doing and said, "Umm, I mean, yeah. I'm ready."

            Kakashi shook his head and ran a hair threw his silvery hair. "Well THAT was interesting."

            He took out 4 small pouches filled with throwing stars. Each tip of the shuriken was rounded off to a dull tip. The crappy shuriken couldn't cut paper let alone human flesh.

            "You have 5 minutes to pick out a hiding spot. Remember to come back here after you get hit." Kakashi walked off into the forest surrounding them.

            And so they all ran off in search of their own hiding places.

                                                          To be continued!

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Well, that's it! Woo! This was a long chapter to write. Actually, chapter two was part of this. So imagine this, but twice as long. That's allot of reading. So I took part of chapter 1 and made it into chapter 2! Plz review! That's the only way I'll know that you liked my story! Or you could email me. Just review plz. Reviews are an author's lifeblood man!