Here it is, the revised version of this chapter. Sorry, it took so long but I barely got over my sickness and then I was helping my mom with her work. Updates will likely be lengthy as I'm working and helping my mom babysit. Also, we may start testing again not sure but anyways enjoy the story.

Disclaimer-I don't own Naruto, only this Plot and any OC's added.

Chapter dedicated to my dreams of stocking bread. Yes, bread.

She could feel her blood rushing through her veins, her chakra building in her palms. She shifted her stance, her legs apart as she stared forward at Sasuke. The raven stood not even a meter away, his stance mimicking hers. He breathed in and out under the rising sun, the two of them rushing forward as the leaves rustled. Palms met arms and feet were swiped at and jumped over. Strikes echoed in the air like smacks, the two Genin dancing around each other with the singular style. Sasuke watched the blondish haired girl, her white locks shining under the still rising sun. He felt his heart beat once and blocked a blow from her right palm, before striking his own left arm out at her elbow.

The extended limb struck, sending the girl back. He too placed distance between them, staring with little to no regret. He had to get stronger, and so did Naru. There would be no holding back this morning, well at least for this one Taijutsu style. It was the day after Team assignments and the day that they would officially be tested and would see if they would be sent back to the Academy or become actual Genin. From behind them Sakura watched, cheering on Sasuke and telling him to beat Naru to a pulp. She didn't realize that she was only furthering his distaste for her. He didn't enjoy fighting Naru, he simply did it because it helped them get better.

It was around 7 in the morning, the air warm with a slight breeze. There were at a training ground with three stumps and a stream running through it, the area surrounded by trees much like the rest of Konoha. A couple meters away the memorial stone sat, something that Naru was avoiding looking at. Sasuke noted this and steered away from the rock, instead backing up to the wide stream. His feet touched the water and he focused his chakra into the soles of his feet on instinct. Naru was upon him seconds late, lashing out with a forward thrust at his chest. She slammed her palm into his clothes and he grunted as he lost control of his chakra. In a quick move he swiped at Naru's feet, her eyes widening slightly as the two fell into the water.

Sasuke took hold of Naru, pulling her to his chest as they sunk, reaching his hand up. He pulled himself upward as he got his grip on the surface of the water, panting softly while hauling Naru up. Naru pulled away and turned to narrow her eyes on him. "Really?" Sasuke shrugged, shaking his head to get rid of the water. "Tsch."

Sasuke raised his eyes to face the Uzumaki in surprise. It was rare for the girl to use her own little phrase. He had 'hn', Hinata had 'eep', and Naru, Naru had 'tsch'. Sasuke stood, offering a hand to her. She sighed and took it, allowing the Uchiha to lead her shakily off the water. It was still hard to water walk, let along fight on water. It was the reason why he had sunk when Naru had struck him, and why she hadn't been able to concentrate before. It had taken her longer than him to learn, due to her abnormally large reserves. She told him it was because of her Uzimaki genes at first, but he knew the other factor as well now.

"We need to practice our water-walking it seems, Sasuke-San."

Naru raised her hand and tugged at the leather binding her hair, pulling it free. She then started to undo the braids as the two walked toward Sakura's position. The girl rushed over, blushing as Sasuke's shirt stuck to his chest. "W-What the hell Naru! Sasuke was amazing until you cheap shotted him into the water!"

Naru looked up as she finished removing her long hair from its braid, the spiky bangs now flat on her head.

"Shut up Haruno."

Sasuke spoke up, glaring at the pinkette while turning to make sure Naru wouldn't lash out. He froze however upon seeing Naru ring out her hair and let it go. He hadn't seen her hair out of its braid in years, so seeing it let loose was something he hadn't planned for. The hair was formed by hundreds of spikes, the wildest ones forming her bangs. The ivory locks fell down past her backside by at least 4 inches, the front framing her face perfectly.

Naru waved her hand in front of Sasuke's face, making him realize he had been staring. "Sasuke-San, you alright?"

The Loyal Uchiha face felt like heating up, but he suppressed the embarrassment well and grunted as he looked to the side. Sakura glared at Naru from behind Sasuke, envy in her eyes over how long Naru's hair was.

'How did it get so long?! Is she trying to steal Sasuke-Kun from me? Naru's always had long hair, though…She used to wear it down during her first year at the Academy…Wait, that was around the time that the rumor of Sasuke-Kun liking long hair started, so could it be?'

The Pinkett's eyes widened as she thought of how maybe, somehow, in a world with infinite possibilities that Sasuke may be liked long hair because of his friend. Sakura shook the thought from her head, however, he inner self-piping up. 'There's no way Sasuke would go for her!'

Sakura still felt a little worried, however.

"Hello, Kids, getting along?"

All three Genin turned swiftly to face Kakashi as he appeared in a swirl of leaves, right in front of them.

"You're late!"

Sakura yelled at the Jonin, and he only provided a sheepish scratch to the back of his head. A soft sigh sounded and Naru stepped forward. "Hatake-San…"

Kakashi looked to her, and paused when he noticed her hair was down and she was wet. "Mah, mah Akihane-Chan, did your annual Scarecrow watering backfire?"

Naru raised a brow at him, her hand touching a seal on her side. The water seemed to drain from her outer body, sliding down into the seal where it seemingly vanished. Sasuke's eyes widened when he remembered the water-sealing tags that they had copied from the scrolls, his hand touching his own. "No, just some early sparing."

Kakashi nodded in acceptance, his hand resting on her head. "You should try wearing your hair down more often Akihane-Chan, it suits you."

Naru merely leveled her deadpanned stare on the Jonin as he eye smiled, Sasuke walking over. He removed Kakashi's hand, pulling Naru behind him in a protective manner. "Well a good morning aside, shouldn't we start? Hokage-Sama wanted us to take our ID photos this afternoon, if you don't mind Hatake."

The Jonin noted the lacking of a suffix and hummed while Sakura tenitively stepped beside her teammates. Neither lashed out, however, allowing her to remain. Kakashi couldn't help but feel a little hope in seeing this. "We'll be doing the bell test, and you'll have until noon to get a bell. Oh, did I mention there is only two?"

He dangled two bells in front of the Genin as he set down a red timer on a stump, a smirk forming under his mask. He watched as Naru and Sasuke shared a glance, and Sakura gained a contemplating look. "You may begin!"

He had practically sung, each Genin vanishing into the forest. He hummed in approval as he took out his book, only to freeze when a kunai launched right at his wrist. He dodged easily, looking up to find no one around. "One, two, three, which of my Genin came after me?"

Several clones appeared around him, causing the Jonin to raise his visible eyebrow. 'I can't see her…Kawarimi? And who the hell taught Naru how to use solid clones?'

The Scarecrow's thought on how Naru may have used the replacement technique and made her clones appear around him was interrupted by the clones tossing Kunai at him. He dodged these ones too, and one of them launched itself forward to attack. He quickly struck it, turning as it turned to smoke. All but three of the remaining clones charged at him, six in total aiming to hit him. He ducked, swept to the side, and struck at the clones. Smoke continued to build up as he destroyed them one by one. He finished off the sixth one and looked toward the other clones, four of them standing there with Kunai drawn. "Well…I suppose I couldn't have asked for a better start, Akihane-Chan."

The clones narrowed their eyes and launched at him, circling and tossing their kunai with some shuriken as they went. Kakashi barely tried when dodging the blades, twisting on one foot. He nailed a clone with an elbow, watching as it too turned to smoke. He frowned when he noticed the smoke from earlier still hadn't faded away. "You're getting rusty, Hatake-San."

A voice echoed from his opponents. One of the clones stopped and flashed through hand signs, the other clones backing into the smoke. "Fire Style, Fireball Jutsu!"

The fireball grew, and Kakashi quickly sprang away in shock. There was a soft hum of chakra, the only warning he got before the fireball suddenly got bigger. "Wind Style, Gale Force!"

Two blunt edges of wind hit the Jutsu, and Kakashi managed his Headhunter Jutsu moments before the Justu flew over his head. The ground closed up, and he sighed softly.

Naru watched as the smoke cleared, her eyes darting around as she looked at her two clones. "Watch yourselves…"

The clone nearest to her made a glance to the bushes, while Naru looked above. The farthest one froze, eyes widening as a hand shot from the earth below. "Shit!"

The uncharacteristic shout was followed with another poof, revealing Sasuke where the fire user had been. "Sasuke-San!"

Naru rushed forward as Kakashi sprang from the ground, tugging Sasuke upward. "That was clever Sasuke, acting like your teammate. I, however, happen to be familiar with Fire Jutsu, and that was a very refined one that she can't pull off."

Kunai hailed from behind Kakashi, a panting Sakura having exited the tree line as she glared at the Scarecrow. "Let go of Sasuke-Kun!"

Kakashi poofed, vanishing from sight as the kunai imbedded themselves within a log that had replaced him. The girl's eyes widened in fear and she rushed over as Sasuke flipped mid-air to land in a crouch. "That was close…Thanks Haruno. You should have stayed quiet a little longer though and you might have gotten him…"

Sakura frowned at Naru, but sighed in acceptance. "I'm only helping Sasuke-Kun."

Naru shrugged her shoulders. "That's fine. Just make sure to watch his back."

Naru looked around them before she raised her palm. Sasuke, muttering slightly, pulled Sakura back. The pinkette was surprised but was quickly let go of, making her fall on her behind when Naru slammed her palm into the ground. The earth cracked, spreading out like a spider web. From several meters away Kakashi sprang up from the ground, the spider web fractures reaching his feet. "There you are."

The Uzumaki's lips twitched as she spotted her fellow albino.

Kakashi sweat dropped at the display of chakra control, Sasuke darting toward him. "Sakura, Naru cover me!"

Naru quickly gripped several tagged shuriken as Kakashi engaged with Sasuke. Sakura also grabbed some Kunai, watching the two battle it out. She noticed Naru toss her Kunai, Sasuke moving his head to the side so it could pass by him. Kakashi was quick to avoid however, the tag on it drooping as the kunai stuck in the ground. Naru quickly handed some of the Kunai to Sakura, who looked at her in shock. "Plant these around them in a circle like shape. I have to back Sasuke up from the stream."

Naru was gone moments later, leaving an annoyed and dejected olive eyed girl. "Damn Uzumaki…"

Naru dropped behind Kakashi in front of the stream, her palm entering the dance of arms and legs. She swiped for the bells looped at Kakashi's side, only for the Jonin to move. She cursed and Sasuke fell back beside her, the stream behind them. "Well then Kidos, care for a swim?"

Naru raised a brow and glanced to Sasuke, who nodded. She handed him her water-sealing tag and flashed through hand signs. Kakashi muttered softly, something suspiciously on the lines of 'troublesome'(Members of a certain clan all sneezed at once, before muttering a 'troublesome' themselves). "Water Style, Water Whip!"

The water rose from the stream while Kakashi took a deep breath. Sasuke transferred chakra into the seals, holding it just on the verge of release as he darted forward. He engaged Kakashi again, taking to Naru's style of Taijutsu this time. "So she taught you the Uzumaki style? I'm surprised."

Sasuke didn't take the bait, instead aiming his hands at the bells, the tags each wrapped around his palms. Sakura moved as quick as she was able to and placed the kunai in the ground surrounding them. Sasuke suddenly stepped back however, Kakashi barely able to prepare himself as the water whip crashed down on him. He grunted softly as Naru added more chakra, standing behind her teammate. Sasuke wove around the whip, adding his own strikes. Kakashi had to admit, he was surprised with their display of teamwork, but it was more so with just Naru and Sasuke than Sakura. "N-Naru!"

The after-mentioned pinky yelled out from behind him, and he turned slightly expecting an attack. He was surprised however when the water whip simply dropped on top of him, following Sasuke slapping the seals onto his chest. The Uchiha then flipped back while Naru went through hand signs. "Sakura, back away now!"

Kakashi briefly took in the surrounding tags, and upon seeing the lightning kanji on them, cursed. The seals on his chest released and more of him was covered in water while Naru shouted. "Release, Lightning Pentagram!" The lightning charged up, and Kakashi looked to the forest just in time.

"Shit!"

Sasuke shouted as a log took Kakashi's place, Naru frowning as she gently let out a breath of air. "Yah…Shit is right Sasuke-San."

She spoke up in agreement, moving around the still sparking circle as the two regrouped beside Sakura. "Kawarimi is wrecking our day." Sakura looked at the two and then looked around the area. "Why don't you just use a different seal?"

Naru turned toward Sakura, opening her mouth to reply only to stop. "Huh…"

She brought her hand up to her chin in a thinking pose, her rather long hair still hanging loosely. The soft breeze blew the stands into her face and she narrowed her eyes on them. Sasuke however, sensing her annoyance, stepped forward. He took hold of her locks, startling Sakura, and began to carefully and gently pull them into a bun. "Haruno, I believe you just gave me another idea…How good are you at traps?"

Naru turned her gaze toward her comrade, violet eyes lighting with mischief as her pale blonde hair was finally contained on a leather strip. "Thanks, Sasuke-San."

Unbeknownst to them, Sarutobi watched from his orb, and as he viewed Team 7, Naru in particular, he couldn't help but think of his Sensei the Nidaime in the same pose Naru had taken to.

I~~~~I

Kakashi wasn't sure what to think of his situation currently. Only an hour was left on the clock, and his little Genin had barely gotten serious a couple minutes ago. Their first attempt with the lightning pentagram was good, great even, but it needed work. Now, though, merely an hour after that failed attempt, he found himself wishing they made the same mistake twice.

When they failed to get the bells from his belt, they turned their attention on something else, something that was constantly in his hands. Sakura had struck first, moving in with what little ability she had. Naru had followed, backing up her teammate and filling in for her weaknesses, while Sasuke was seemingly nowhere to be found. Imagine his surprise when the two Genin before him were subdued on the ground, and the Uchiha brat had finally made his move.

That lead to the current situation, with Sasuke tugging on ninja wire that wrapped around Kakashi in an interesting fashion. His book shot from his hand, falling to the ground below. When he tried to move, he found to his shock and annoyance that the seals on the ninja wire were draining his chakra, fast. He wondered where the hell they had gotten them from, but chalked it up to Naru's 'trips' into the Sandaime's scroll collection. His eyes looked behind him as he saw a flash of white, and raised a brow. His wet hair fell over his head, the tags on his chest having peeled away when he had swapped with that log. 'Akihane-Chan is letting Sakura attack so that she had a part, but still lingers in case the girl needs her help. It's odd, but effective in ways of working together. Sakura hones her skills while not being in immediate danger.'

A flash of black dove by his side and his one eye widened in comic horror as Sasuke picked up his orange book. Naru, done circling, moved to join her teammates. She took out a small compact silver lighter (He briefly wondered where she got it from, whilst a certain Sarutobi cursed and started patting himself down in front of his Genin Team with an unlit smoke dangling between his lips.), flicking off the top as she held it under Kakashi's book. "Well Hatake-San, what do you say?"

Kakashi muttered softly as the chakra draining seals picked up. The brats could very well try to get the bells, but instead they chose his book. They had to drag his precious Icha Icha into the fray as a hostage. "I won't wait forever. After I burn this one I'll move on to the ones at the bookstore, your other copies, and Jiji's copies."

(Coincidentally, or maybe not, her gaze shifted to the side where Sarutobi was angled to watch from his glass orb, making the older man shrink back at her glare.) Kakashi managed to pout at Naru as he let out an exaggerated wail of anguish. "A-Akihane-Chan! How could you?"

Naru put her thumb on the dial and readied to start the flame. Kakashi, giving in, muttered. "M-Mah, Mah…n-no need for that, you pass!"

Naru smirked at the Scarecrow, surprising her teammates as she tossed the book at the Jonin. "Release."

She held her hands in the ram seal, the wire falling from Kakashi's body. The lone iris eye twitched as he realized he just needed to cut the flow of chakra to stop the seals. "Those are Genjutsu release seals Kakashi-Sensei."

Kakashi dove and caught his book in a crouch, directing a sickly sweet eye smile at the pale blonde haired girl. "Well played, Aki-Hime."

Naru's eyes widened as a blush spread over her face out of embarrassment. "W-What?!"

Finished yet another chapter! A collection of D-Ranks, meeting Konohamaru, and maybe some recollection next. This chapter finished at just a little above 3k words. Thanks for reading, review if you have suggestions!

Drabble-Asuma's Lighter, the Story Behind.

Leaves fell down over the Jonin walking calmly down the roads of Konoha in the early morning, gaze set ahead in the direction of a special apartment.

Sarutobi Asuma was merely taking his customary walk to Kurenai's to invite the new Jonin to breakfast.

He never imagined that he'd run into a site quite like this one.

Ahead of him, standing before a twitching Ebisu, stood Akihane Naru in all her glaring silver glory.

She was without her usual tails, the Uchiha and Hyuuga that somehow got along, and instead stood with a familiar brunette that cheered her on.

"Akihane?"

Naru turned, her gaze of fury momentarily directed at him, before her calm visage took over and she nodded to him.

"Good morning Asuma-San."

Asuma returned the greeting, glancing toward the still twitching Ebisu with many bruises, and a very noticeable black nose.

He winced because he could very easily guess what had happened.

Ebisu was an apparent closet pervert, who's luck had just run out since he ran into Naru.

And for all Konoha was named the 'Crazy Tokubetsu Jonin nicknames Capital', Naru happened to be the cherry, sprinkles, and the damned icing itself when it came to odd titles.

Her title was Konoha's Silver Tsunade Junior, what with her implementation of chakra control and Tsunade's famed medical strength with the Uzumaki style of fighting mixed with the force of the Hyuuga's Gentle Fist and Uchiha's Interceptor fist.

Asuma shuddered once more, trying to keep a calm façade as Naru walked past him, blatantly ignoring the squeals coming from Asuma's over excited nephew.

"B-Boss you have to teach me how to do that!"

The boy rushed after the girl, Asuma sighed in relief when her presence vanished from his side.

(He was too caught up in his fear of being the target of Naru's wrath to notice her hand slip over his pocket, her index and middle finger scooping his lighter right out without even the faintest hint in her movements that she actually did it.)

It was only later, during his team's test, that he tried to light a smoke, only to reach into his pocket and find it gone.