This story is a bit different form the manga. The characters are the same, as are the locations and a few other stuff, although I have added a few new ones, but this story is still a bit different.

Chapter 1

Same Old Thing

"Almost out of chakra."

"No weaponry whatsoever."

"Beaten up pretty bad."

"So damn hungry."

"Heh, I'm loving it. Believe it." On a forest far from the Village Hidden in the Leaves Team 7 had been assigned a rescue mission. Their objective was to keep Morgana, the daughter of an important businessman, safe from kidnappers that were using her for ransom.

Naruto, barely standing up, looked to his sides. No one was there. 'Kakashi, Sakura. Where the heck are you? I'll settle for even Sasuke." Suddenly a big cloud of smoke appeared in front of Naruto. "Hello."

Naruto quickly charged at the smoke, knowing that a ninja was clearly there. Naruto rushed into the smoke and grabbed the ninja responsible. Naruto couldn't see who it was, but he had gotten him, or her, or it. "Gotcha!"

"Naruto, you idiot." said a familiar voice. "Sasuke?" Naruto ended up sitting on top of Sasuke's back. "What the hell are you doing?" said Sasuke, with the only emotion he ever showed, anger. "Well, nice to see you too." Sasuke stood up and wiped the dirt off of him. "Watch who you attack, dunce."

"Well why the heck did you just poof yourself in front of me?" Naruto asked, with his usual clueless face. "It was a distraction, from…" Sasuke quickly felt something coming and pushed Naruto aside. Naruto fell on his butt as Sasuke ducked and five shuriken hit a tree behind them. "Nice going, we're sitting ducks here." Naruto tried to stand up but noticed his pants where stuck on the ground. Sasuke eyes began to glow bright red as his Sharingan awakened.

Ten more shuriken came at him. This time he jumped up and saw where the attack came from, Naruto, on the other hand, was stuck. "Uzumaki, move!" "I can't, I'm stuck." "YOUR WHAT!"

Sasuke quickly came down and grabbed every single shuriken before they touched Naruto. "That-was-close." Sasuke quickly kicked Naruto on the stomach and threw him to a nearby bush. "There, now you're unstuck." Sasuke looked around, he had lost where the shuriken had came from. "Where are you?" he said softly. Suddenly, a small, very small twig moved. "Found you." Sasuke jumped and attacked his ninja enemy. Sasuke fell, with the other ninja, but as the fell the ninja broke Sasuke's grasp and pushed him aside. Sasuke fell, on his feet. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique." Sasuke released his trademark attack on the ninja, which burned only the ninjas right arm. With his left arm, the ninja threw two kunai knives at Sasuke. Any normal ninja would have been hit, due to the close range, but Sasuke easily evaded the hit. The ninja hid once again, since Sasuke couldn't follow his movement when he dodged the kunai knives. "Great."

Suddenly a loud, annoying voice was heard. "Art of the Doppelganger." Suddenly the ninja fell down being followed by twelve Narutos. Sasuke quickly moved and caught the ninja. Sasuke swung his fist and with on hit the ninja fell unconscious. The Narutos the turned into one Naruto. "Lost him, didn't ya."

"Only for a second, besides, this makes the eighth time I've saved your butt."

"It's only been seven times Uchiha, besides, I've saved you too."

"Yeah, once, and it was your fault to start with." Naruto was with his usual grin, and even Sasuke was almost, almost, grinning. Suddenly, through the leaves, came out running another ninja, this one however, had other intentions.

"You're alright." shouted Sakura, as she ran towards them. "Yeah, I'm fine Sakura-chan, No need to wo…" Naruto was stopped when Sakura pushed him aside the get to Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun!" shouted Sakura as the approached him. She hugged him nearly crying of joy. "Ok, I'm fine, let go, let go. LET GO." Sasuke pushed Sakura aside.

"I was so worried, but I see you can handle it."

"Hey." Naruto was getting quite mad, but he could never really get mad at her. "I was the one who threw him down."

"Huh, Oh yeah, nice job Naruto, I guess." Sakura quickly turned at Sasuke, who was hoping she get a damn crush on somebody else, so she would leave him alone. All of the sudden Kakashi and Morgana appeared. Kakashi looked at the ninja on the ground, and at his three students. "Nice job, but a word of advise, when protecting a person, you should stay by her side."

"Sasuke." said Naruto with a grin.

"And Naruto, ninjas are silent. I heard your voice all the was back where I was."

"Idiot." said Sasuke, as always, emotionless.

"Hey, I called you by your name."

"So did I."

"That's it, you're going down, Uchiha."

"Naruto, stop it." said Sakura, defending her dear Sasuke.

"But I…"

"Shut it."

"Yes Sakura-chan."

Kakashi looked at Morgana and said "Are you ok?"

"I am, but are they?" she looked worried from the fighting. "The won't fight each other, will they?"

Kakashi smiled inside his mask. "Don't worry, even how it looks. Naruto and Sasuke are probably best friends. As for Sakura, it may look as if she hates Naruto, but she cares about him, even if it doesn't look like it."

Kakashi looked at his students argue as if they were twelve again. "Some things, never change."

Hope you like, R&R

Next Chap: Team seven returns home, but a new threat may be on it's way.