Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Naruto Universe. All credit goes to Masashi Kishimoto.

"Sakura! Sakura!" Naruto called from behind me.

Turning I spoke, "Oh, Naruto. Sorry, I should have waited for you." He skidded to a stop a large smile on his face. We had been dismissed for lunch moments earlier and lost in my thoughts I had forgotten Naruto. Which is surprising, considering his orange jumpsuit and energetic attitude.

"So, Sakura I was wondering if we could eat lunch together. Since we are a team now." A smile made its way on to my face. He was the exact same as his older self, the only difference was his strength and wisdom.

"Of course, actually, I have to apologise about something." A confused look replaced his utter happiness.

"What could you be sorry for?" I sighed and motioned for him to the nearby stone bench.

"I just wanted to apologise for how shitty I have been to you these past few years. You have always been nice and I would just throw it into your face. If you could forgive me, I would be very—." I was cut off by arms wrapping around me. Naruto's arms to be exact.

"Of course I forgive you Sakura. I still don't really see why you are apologising but it doesn't matter!" So I suppose this is how he convinced most of our enemies to become our allies.

"Thank you, Naruto. It means a lot. Now, I do believe you said something about a team lunch. So, off we go." I gently unwrapped his arms off me and stood.

"Wait—wait! Sakura where are we going?" His hand grabbed my arm.

"To get Sasuke. We are a team after all. If he doesn't want to, then we'll just eat. Alright?" Naruto nodded and together we went off to find our missing teammate.

*

We did find him, lounging in a room with his back against an open window. I seemed to have forgotten how distant he was.

I clenched teeth grinding together. "Sasuke, we are a team so I think it would be beneficial to everyone if we started to act like one." His dark eyes flicked up in my direction for only a few seconds before look away. Dismissing me. If only he knew how close I am to losing my shit.

"Come on, you bastard! Do as Sakura says!" Naruto said, well more or less, shouted. About to go off again, he paused as he saw my facial expression.

Giving a pleasant smile to Sasuke, "Come Naruto, let's go eat somewhere. We can go work on…", I paused hoping it would work, "That thing we were talking about ourselves then." I turned, pulling Naruto with me. I walked slower than usual. Hm, maybe it won't work after all—

"What are you talking about?" I had stop myself from smirking.

"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it. I wouldn't want to infringe on your 'me time'." Naruto, for the last thirty seconds had been staring at me like I lost it, just nodded his head and shouted 'bastard' at him.

I continued the act, "It will be a pity though, it would have been so much better if all of us were there…." He grunted and started to pack up his lunch.

"Fine. I'll come." This just got a lot better and increasingly difficult.

"So what exactly are we doing, Sakura?" Naruto asked, after making about ten stops to the bathroom.

"Well, besides from waiting for you. I was thinking on getting some food and bond, I suppose." Only thing heard was the sound of silence.

"Bonding? What do you mean bonding?" Sasuke demanded, I merely turned around and gave him the same nonchalant look I was often greeted with.

"I'm guessing you both want to get strong. And we are right at the beginning of our Ninja careers, where are most vulnerable. and the only way to survive at the moment is to rely on one another. Not only that, all of us can learn from each other." With my hands placed on my hips, I had a feeling I resembled a nagging mother. Their answers were an annoyed 'Hn' and a glare in the latter's direction. I glanced at a clock hanging in a nearby store.

"Hm, seems someone," a glance in Naruto's direction, "used our time. Now we got to go meet Kak—our sensei." I sharply turned and picked my way back to the Academy. Hehehe.

*

Naruto swayed on a chair, laughing and placed an eraser in the door for our late sensei. The perfect prank.

"Not bad, Naruto. I have a feeling it'll work." I said, not being able to help myself.

Sasuke scoffed, "As if a Jounin Would fall for something as simple as that, you loser."

Naruto screamed, as per usual, "Bastard!"

"You wanna bet?" I asked, a small smile making its way into my face. Sasuke seemed to ponder the suggestion, for he didn't outright disregard it.

"Hn." I guess that's a yes? Not even moments later, guess who walked in and got smacked in the head with an eraser. Kakashi. I gave a smug look in Sasuke's direction and his normally emotionless features were shocked.

"Haha! That's what I thought, you bastard!" Naruto pointed at Sasuke and laughed.

"You guys want to know my first impression of you all is," We all paused and looked up expectantly, "I hate you." Kakashi really doesn't hold back, does he?

Published: 12/27/18