A/N: Hola! yep, here you go...

How I Hate You

Chapter 4

All was silent to her ears, yet she felt an ominous air about them.

Sakura tilted her head to the side. It wasn't very long since those weird people had attacked them. And she was a little on edge.

She darted a look at Saduke, who would occasionally glance at her if he thought no one was looking. She had a bubble around her that knew if someone was attuned to her. She glared at him. And continued to walk.

Suddenly a tall man made a watery entrance (a/n:hehe get it? water? him? never mind) He was tall, dark-skined, had bandages covering most of him, and was an ex-shinobi.

He changed kakashi and their battle commenced. She, Sasuke and Naruto stayed behind, not daring to interfere.

She lead Tazuna to safety, when Kakashi got into a jam.

Him, being stuck in a cage of water.

Sasuke and Naruto sprang into action against the foe.

They teamed up and did this shuriken thing on him that defeated him pretty easily.

She wasn't paying much attention to it and glanced at them. To her, it was called 'showing off'. But she was on guard still, eyes trained on a hunter nin (disposal?) positioned in a tree watching the fight.

She sighed at their antics and clapped approvingly when they beat the villain called 'Zabuza.'

When all was done, the nin she had been watching came over and took Zabuza's body.

Naruto angrily called after the nin, reprimanding the nin for his job.

Sakura was oblivious to everything he said. (Most of it was nonsense anyway.) She just kept staring at the nin's white mask that had two red waves on it.

The nin bid them farewell, then right before disappearing, turned and looked directly at Sakura, who felt uneasy under the nin's gaze.

The rest of the trip to Tazuna's destination was smooth sailing. Except for the fact that Kakashi was . . . .well. . . unconcious.

When he finally awoke, he was greeted by a happpy Naruto, stoic Sasuke, and indifferent Sakura.

"Miss me?" He joked to Sasuke and Sakura. They both looked at him with deadpan expressions and said flatly "no."

He smiled with his one eye, a sweatdrop visible on his head.

A couple of days later Kakashi was up and at 'em. He started by taking Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura out to the clearing in the forest. He told them to observe him while he demonstrated their new chakra control technique.

He was using crutches and walked over to a tree and walked up it.

They stared, a little dumbfounded. He threw three kunai's at them, whitch landed at their feet.

"Concentrate chakra to the soles of your feet, and then climb the tree." He then positioned himself on the branch and waited.

They did as told, and all three at once pounced on the tree, grabbing their kunai to mark their progress.

Naruto put two feet up, slipped, and smashed his head into the ground.

Sasuke got further up than him, but felt himself starting to slip and jumped away, slashing the kunai at where he had been.

He heard Kakashi's voice as he landed saying,"Oh Naruto, you want to be a Hokage, and Sasuke you want to avenge your clan?" Sasuke's eye's narrowed at the man.

"Looks like Sakura is the one closest to your dreams right now." They looked over to Sakura's tree and saw her sitting on the highest branch yawning.

Naruto fell over and Sasuke went red in the face for being shown up by Sakura.

Sakura and Kakashi went back to Tazuna's home, leaving Naruto and Sasuke to train.

They were incorrigible. They were never going to get it at their rate, so Sakura had told Naruto the secret to it.

"Just imagine you and the tree, that's it."

I still think he's not gunna get it though, she told herself in her mind.

A/N:Yo so I'm taking a friend's advice and am going to update the stories every other day. That begins with the fourth chapter of Bandages. Everyone got that? Good. Thanks to those who reviewed and mutti of course- review if you want. XD