There we go! At long last I have kicked my sorry ass story to the actual dancing.

AIYA! I just realized that I'd forgotten to put Gai-Senseii in! Gomen!

Enjoy!

+ Chapter 3 To the Victor Go the Accidents -

"Yes that's right, we're dancing! Or you more than me." Tsunade was grinning like an idiot… even though she wasn't an idiot.

"What's that got to do with being a ninja!" Kiba hollered. Disturbed by what they were assigned to do. "Unless dancing circles around your enemy was supposed to be literal!" His fists were shaking like crazy. Who would have thought they would get such a reaction? "This isn't a mission! This is… This is…!"

"Training?" Tsunade enunciated every letter as if sweet to the tongue. All eyes were wide except Kakashi's and the Fifth Hokage's.

"Say what…?" Sakura twitched. The girls on the sideline were just as surprised.

"When fighting, I notice that the boys tend to have a little issue with balance and momentum. Also known as: you idiots keep falling on your asses more than the girls." They all grunted in annoyance. "Anyway, this training is going to help you keep your balance, the girls are going to watch every move you make once assigned. They will announce your mistakes in timing, positioning, and obviously, when you fall." Many of the girls stifled a giggle, making the boys extremely annoyed.

"Now, before I beat all of your sorry asses to the ground, please assume the position. NARUTO! NOT THAT POSITION!" The men reluctantly stepped up to their partners and… assumed the position. "Good, now the song you're going to dance to is called the… well I don't know what it's called. But after I teach you all of the steps you'll be dancing to it. This is called line dancing. (I think) The first move is four steps to the right. Step together step touch." The Fifth Hokage showed them, sliding her right foot to the right, and clacking the left foot against it, repeating it once again. "Now you try, white lead." The men were silent and motionless. "MOVE IT YOU FRIGGIN HIPPOS!" Tsunade hollered at the top of her lungs. They did as told, trying their best to ignore the girls laughing hysterically.

Sasuke wasn't paying any attention to the ladies however. He was fixated on not messing up. The ex-top Genin (Remember, they're all Chuunins and Jounins now) couldn't possibly mess up in front of… what would it take to shut himself up? He was so focused until a voice had entered his little world.

"I think this is fun, don't you?" Sasuke looked up. The voice came from Kakashi. Without looking he could immediately recognize whom the sweet chime belonged to. He soon noticed where he was in distance to Kakashi. His face was an inch from Kakashi's and his body was a millimeter away from his. They were so close that they could hear each other breath. Hence, Kakashi had suggested the word "Fun". But of all words why did it have to be fun? Sasuke frowned: a futile attempt to hide his blush. It was obvious he wasn't red in fury.

"NO! Of course not, it's ridiculous." Sasuke whispered. What he really wanted to say was "Are you kidding? Of course! With you this is magnificent." But that would never come out. Trying to keep that in was killing him.

"Alrighty! Well done!" Tsunade and the other less violent ladies cheered and clapped and laughed and wooed. "Now do the same thing again, but going to the left!" The male group was silent; as usual. "Sakura-chan? Care to do the honors?" Her pupil nodded and stood up, taking a deep breath. At the top of her lungs and as high-pitched and an ear piercing whistle.

"YOU IDIOTS PULL YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND ACT LIKE MEN! No offense Sasuke-kun!" She took a deep breath and sat down. "I'm done. You can dance now." They did as told with a slight chill going down their spine.

Later after many evil yells from the women, they reach their ninth step.

"Alright, boys. As you observed we did each movement twice. Right, left forwards and back. Now comes the hard part." Tsunade-sama was silent for a moment.

"Tsunade-sama, I thought that was the hard part." Kiba muttered under his breath. Neji couldn't help but grin wildly. As much as he'd rather be dancing with someone else, it was amusing to see people wine.

"Inuzuka Kiba, if you have something to share, don't be afraid to say it." Tsunade glared at the dog loving Shinobi. Apparently scaring people shitless was one of her hobbies. He shook his head frantically. Neji could only snicker. It wasn't that he was evil or cruel, he just got a kick out of Kiba being scared of a woman. Now it was his turn to get the death glare of a lifetime. "Is there a joke you'd like to share with use Hyuuga?" Damn the woman was strict! As calmly as humanly possible he gave her a no head shake. As much as on the outside he was find and dandy, his insides were churning at the sheer strict tone of her voice. Having already seen the full extent of her heel, he didn't want to face her fist. "Okay then, let us continue. This is a slightly different step. Same as going backwards, but you have to cross your feet. One," Hokage placed her right foot backwards and slid it to the left side of her left foot. "Two," did the same with her left foot, "Three, four." Did the exact same thing, only as if to rewind. "White line leads black line as always. Go!"

Tired of the women's loud hollers, unconscious to the fact that it was shy Hinata's turn to yell, did as they were told. Sasuke counted the steps and nervously put his right foot to the left of his… left foot. "Wuh—One…" He hesitantly whispered to himself. "Two…" He shifted his left foot straight back in a quick panic, forgetting to shift around the right, tripped over his feet, dragging Kakashi along with him. "Kyaaaa!"

"Whoa boy." Kakashi muttered.

"Ugh!" Sasuke groaned in pain,

Landing on the former rookie of the year, he finally noticed how thin the young boy was. Seeing as earlier he was only fixated on the boy's face for most of the time. 'Does he even eat properly?' He asked himself. Without the support of his hands as he hit the floor he felt the full texture of his body through the thin fabric, and without the support of his hands as they hit the floor, Sasuke felt the full weight of his sensei's body. The Jounin quickly got off the much smaller body, to see him motionless.

Conscious, but motionless.

"Sasuke!" Naruto hollered, for once he wasn't the one to screw up. He quickly let go of Iruka's hands, running to his rival's side. Sakura followed suite. Not including letting go of someone's hand. They kept their distance; almost sure that Kakashi would take care of it. He carefully slid his hand under Sasuke's back as if to touch an antique or a jelly sculpture, and pulled him up slowly, as if he were to jerk him up his head would fall off. Hair was jammed in his face.

He lightly brushed some of the younger one's raven hair out of his eyes. That's when he saw the deep blush embedded in his face. "Sasuke-kun…. daijobou?" Kakashi was getting a little worried. He wasn't moving, but his eyes were open. Sasuke gave a light nod to show he was… going to be okay in a few minutes. "Gomen, Tsunade-sama."

"Will he be alright?" She made her way to the still body, the Jounin, the idiot on legs and the blossoming flower. Kakashi gave a more confirming nod than that of Sasuke's. Tsunade kneeled beside the two. "Seems like you weigh a lot more than the boy can handle all at once." She sneered. Kakashi hung his head down a little. "Relax, he just got the wind knocked out of him, no bones broken, no stopping of the heart. I'm surprised that it didn't though." Another lame joke, making the Jounin's head do a 1 o'clock head hang.

"Kakashi-sensei…" Sasuke slowly reached his hand upward and back to the hand that was as good as embracing him from shoulder to shoulder. Kakashi nodded, staring at the Chuunin in ever so slight concern. He slowly began to sit up, groaning here and there. At last movement there was a crack. "Ah!" Sasuke tipped back ever so slightly. Kakashi gasped. What if something broke? He pulled his hand toward Sasuke's spine. Never mind, he was also vulnerable when he was in pain. He smiled slightly, deepening his blush, "Sounds…sounds like when I crack my knuckles." He gave a faint laugh. Kakashi looked at Tsunade. She nodded.

"Arching your back after being stiff can do that sometimes." She smiled. "He'll be fine, just take him to the bench." Kakashi nodded. "Nothing to worry about so long as his breathing isn't erratic." The Jounin slipped his other hand under Sasuke's back. The Chuunin gasped, it was really cold. It was his teacher's left hand, the one that he had been clutching for the whole lesson. The one that he had unconsciously strangled away at with his right hand. The one that he stopped the blood from running into. This was embarrassing him further. Kakashi slowly slid his hand down to Sasuke's legs, his exposed legs. (He's been wearing shorts) The cold came through to him even faster. His heart began to race as his teacher was lifting him up. He took one deep breath after another, trying to keep his cool. "Uchiha Sasuke, your face is rather red. Are you alright?" Tsunade had apparently gotten up along with them. Sasuke nodded shyly.

"He's okay Hokage-sama." He leaned to Tsunade's ear and whispered something. Oh how Sasuke wished he could take usage of the Sharingan right now, but now he was just focusing on breathing. Tsunade gave a little smile after he finished his saying. She nodded and hand signaled the two to make their way. Sakura was following the two toward the bench, almost falling to a dead faint. "Sakura-chan…" Kakashi uttered. "He's fine, just has the wind knocked out of him."

"Ah! Kakashi-sensei I already know that! But it's your fault for falling on him!" Sakura whimpered. Kakashi twitched in embarrassment. All he could do was give a slight laugh of humiliation. Sakura sighed annoyed. "Sasuke-kun, daijobou?" She drew her eyes toward the fully conscious teenager. He nodded and gave the faintest smile. She sighed in relief, "That's really good to hear."

+ Chapter 3 Complete -

Oh geese this was such a major pain in the ass to do. Tell me what you think about it? Was it good, bad or what? RR!