Disclaimer: Kishimoto Masashi owns Naruto, the manga that regularly appears in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump.

Key:

"..." Speech

Italics are thoughts

Asterisks are actions

What Love Has To Offer

Chapter One

Beep! Beep! Beep!

"Ugh, I need more sleep" he mumbled slamming the 'snooze' switches on his alarm clock.

Another week another week of bad luck, I just know it'll happen. But I do have to make it the best of things, don't I? I just hope today's plan will work! he thought after dozing off again for a few hours.

Monday has always been Naruto's off day (hell it is for everyone). Though not until recently they have turned towards the worst start of the week for him. About a month ago Sasuke, whom Naruto had desperately tried to rescue for Sakura and succeeded in doing so, actually asked her out on a date. She, of course, couldn't have been more ecstatic that THE Uchiha Sasuke asked her out. As for Naruto he couldn't of have been more heartbroken for the girl he has been crushing, for who knows how long, was pretty much taken by now. He didn't know what to do, even when he asked Tsunade-baba for help. All she said was 'move on and find another love interest.' Being as stubborn as he is Naruto didn't want to move on he still believed he had a chance with the girl whom he is infatuated with.

As he got out of bed Naruto yawned and stretched since he didn't get much sleep the night before, the reason why was he was ensuring got a perfect chance to win Sakuras heart when the time seemed right. He would spend most of his evenings devising a plan, well plans to be exact. To put it simply, his plans weren't thought through all the way. One of them was to just jump Sakura and smother her with kisses, while others were... well let's say they're very perverted thanks to Jiraiya and his ahem, 'data collecting'.

"OK!" he shouted as he jumped out of his bed, "I got to do better this time 'cause I know I still have a chance! I just hope I don't see anything like I did last time, bleck." He said to himself cringing at the last part of his sentence with his tongue sticking out. Yes, something terrible happened last time; he saw his two teammates make out. It was a brief session, though, but that one moment hurt Naruto's already broken heart even more. He was completely down trotted, but he didn't want to think that way, so his never ending determination and stubbornness kept him going and hoping.

"Today, I know ONE of my plans will work!" he shouted with a pumped fist in the air, then suddenly let it go by his side and ran out of his apartment, not forgetting to close the door, to reach his team as soon as possible for their daily training.

The other members of team seven were slowly losing their patience by the absence of their loud mouth teammate, Naruto. They figured that he needed some time to himself, which he occasionally does; ever since the entire rookie nine found out he is the vessel for the Kyuubi after he returned Sasuke to Konoha and Sakura, but he still tries to keep up his sunny attitude that keeps his friends in high spirits. Even with the rookie nine knowing of his secret they still were his friends.

So the three started to take off for their morning training session until they heard fast-paced tapping on the ground behind them, from which they saw their remaining teammate, Naruto shouting some familiar lines as like, "WAIT FOR ME! KAKASHI-SENSEI!" when he approached his friends. The shouting echoed slightly as his running screeched to a halt when he was about 10 meters, which then he continued with a stride of some sort. Though his welcoming to Sakura and Sasuke hasn't changed a bit.

He talked in a voice not much louder than his normal speech, "Good morning Sakura-chan! tch, Sasuke." but then mumbled, "showoff, damn Sharingan…" This is how it was went every single day of training when Naruto was late, which wasn't too often. Though he hasn't beaten Kakashi's 'being late to meetings' record, so it never hindered his concentration during training. Plus, it never stopped him from getting lectures from a certain someone he knows.

Following the greetings were a few words of anger, "Stop making fun of Sasuke-kun, Naruto!" Sakura, the only female of team seven, is an emotional girl. She used to put love and the welfare of her looks before her duties as a ninja. Such action has put her limits far behind her fellow team members. She knew she was letting them down, so she tries her best to put the most amount effort in her performance hoping that both will acknowledge her for her talents.

"C'mon dobe, you've made us wait long enough. Or was it because were you afraid that you'll get your ass kicked like last time?" Uchiha Sasuke, the only other Uchiha clan member alive. As everyone in Konoha knew the Uchiha clan was very well known and respected until that fateful day Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, killed every member except Sasuke and himself. Thus leaving the young Sasuke alone to hate his brother in order to survive on his own. While growing up he has given himself the title of an avenger, swearing that he will avenge his family and restore the clan to its proper glory. But due to current events Sasuke seems more interested in getting stronger and defeating (or killing) Naruto in combat than killing his brother. Sasuke, he gave up so much just to get strength and yet it was all in vain.

When Sasuke said 'were you afraid that you'll get your ass kicked like last time' meant the battle they had when Sasuke ran away with the sound. Naruto lost the battle between them, but surprised Sasuke by knocking him out with a combination with smoke bombs, a Naruto Rendan, and a solid blow to the back of his head soon after the battle. That was how he managed to bring Sasuke back to Konoha; a mere stroke of luck and supplies typical of him isn't it?

"Oi, Naruto," said Kakashi while turning the page of the newest Come Come Paradise volume, "just don't stand there, don't you want to train some?"

"Hai, Kakashi-sensei. But can you guys give me a few more minutes to think?"

"Sure Naruto, just don't think all day, ok?"

"Hai sensei." Naruto replied. Slowly moving his way to a side of the bridge on which team 7 had always met on for training and mission briefing. But this 'thinking' Naruto was doing actually was his preparation for one his plans. Though he couldn't decide which one to choose, he was stuck between plan C and plan Z part 3.

That wasn't much like his normal self. Naruto never asks for some time to think right before training. He must still be upset about what happened between Sasuke and Sakura. But probably more upset about what happened 3 years ago. He never forgave himself for almost letting Sasuke get away with the curse seal active, neither of them told anybody exactly what happened and even Lee doesn't want to talk about it. But I suppose after being their sensei for all these years still doesn't qualify me to be nosy in what happened. Oh well, time to get back to reading volume four of Jiraiya-sama's book. With book in hand, Kakashi idly walked off to the training site.

What could be on Naruto's mind? Thought Sakura. He still can't be hung over that Sasuke-kun and I are dating, can he? Sakura knew well of Naruto's crush on her, so well in fact that she could sense when he was going to use a lame pick up line he probably got from Jiraiya, or 'Ero-senin' as he often put it. She couldn't help but laugh at the boy when he would perform his acts of love towards her. Though the laughing wasn't the kind you'd use to make fun of someone, but the kind of laugh you'd use when your friend spoke a very funny joke. She would never admit it, but she was once infatuated with him. She could never place her finger on the time when she was, though she knew she would pay him back for all the good times she had with him. With the favor to be returned in mind, no one knew how bad it was going to ruin team seven's future.

"Alright team seven, since none of you have actually passed the Chuunin exams, but given the title by the Hokage… I'm still disappointed in you three. So today, as of one of my last training sessions with you three, we're going train with the intent of killing using only taijutsu. Do not hold back or I'll make you stay here longer to do more vigorous exercises. Understood?" asked Kakashi.

"Hai," responded all three.

"Kakashi-sensei, um can we still use-"

"No, Naruto. You cannot use any ninjutsu. And I do mean taijutsu only when I say taijutsu only," said Kakashi with a stern voice. But continued with another statement, "Besides who would want to see this wonderful couple split up?"

Kakashi just had to put in that comment, naturally almost everyone was overjoyed that Sasuke calmed down with the idea of vengeance and decided to give life a chance. But Kakashi never thought how this relationship he just talked about would almost make Naruto snap.

"hehe, Kakashi-sensei that's completely off topic! Now can we please start our training?" asked Sakura. She interrupted the way she did because she didn't want Naruto getting angry. When that happened he usually over did things and ended up breaking something. So she defended him when he needed to be, that's what friends were for, right?

"Right, right. Ok, let's get started. Now I suppose all of you are familiar with Lee's training, correct? Well since you're all [I] Chuunins [/I] I'm positive you can handle the amount of weight Lee used during the Chuunin selection exams you all failed first time around, can't you? Oh by the way Sasuke since you've already gone through this training you'll be given twice amount of weights"

"hmph, it doesn't matter" muttered Sasuke.

Though with type of training it would bring back memories of the fight that almost cost Naruto his life. So he decided to train with the sensei that [I] doesn't [/I] play favorites, but to train with the one that helped out even out the score.

"Kakashi-sensei, can I train with Ero-senin today? I really don't feel like bugging any of you."

What's wrong Naruto? "Sure go ahead, Jiraiya-sama knows how you train the best better than I do. Just make sure you're at the meeting bridge by 0700 tomorrow, ok?"

"Hai, Kakashi-sensei. Cya later Sakura-chan, Sasuke!" shouted Naruto.

As Naruto walked off to meet with his other sensei, he couldn't help but want to bash Sasuke's head in. He wondered, why is always Sasuke who gets the better side of things? I do all the hard work! I'm the one who suffered more… yet I'm still the prankster I've always been. I just wish Sakura would notice me for once, I wish she would fall in love with me. Where's my share of the things I did…?

"Ooh... Jiraiya, where did you learn all these moves?" gasped Tsunade.

"Um, I guess you could say through experience." Replied the fifty-year-old hermit. "You know Tsunade… we could try something else we've never got to do together, hehe…"

"Jiraiya, you letch. But I guess we could, you're lucky I'm drunk you know that right?"

"Totally, now let's get started, hehe..." he smirked just as his nose started to bleed. Even though he was also drunk he was sober enough to see Tsunade take off her robes clearly. All right! Jiraiya's back in business baby, now let's get busy!

Just as things got started both heard the doorknob turn and tried to hide, unfortunately the sheets were nowhere to be found. The door started to creek open with the two sannin holding their breaths. Suddenly to door swung open to reveal…

"OI! ERO-SENIN, WHERE ARE YOU-" then person who entered shouted "HOLY-" as things turned out it, the person who entered was a blonde haired teenager who blacked out.

A/N: Hey everyone, Bass Clef here! Now I bet barely any of you are wondering why I haven't updated "Young Love" yet, the reason why is because well, I'm stuck! I don't have anything left to storm up ideas for that fic. Please review!