This is a Naruto Fan Fiction only.

I knew that she secretly was happy I said that, but I wouldn't have said it unless it was true. Kakashi finally made it to the team meeting but he looked a little out of it, even more so than usual.

He walked to us and sat down in front of us. "Guys I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I put your names forward for the upcoming chuunin exams. The bad news is that this will be the most dangerous thing you have ever done. So I understand if you don't want to participate. Take these forms to your parents and be ready for the exams. We got two weeks were we are going to dedicate them to train."

I decided to give the answer everyone was expecting. "Kakashi there is only one problem with that, two of us don't have any parents to sign these forms. Mine are long dead, and Sasuke lost his too. How are we going to get these forms sign? Do you have a way to talk to the spirit of the dead? Cause if you don't that might cause both of us some problems."

He laughed and looked at both of us, "I wouldn't worry about Naruto. As orphans the Hokage has already signed the forms for you as your legal guardians. I was just saying it for Sakura's sake, her mom is probably busy with stuff with the Council."

I looked at the sky and we both had the same idea. 'It must be nice to have a relative to count on. We better make sure we are there for our kids.'

Kakashi decided to continue his lecture. "Since you three are participating in the exams, I figured we better spend this month to train. These exams are no laughing matter, and those that are unprepared could find out just how deadly these exams are. Since you trained more than the rest Naruto."

"I need you to meet with me bright an early tomorrow to discuss what I want you to help for their training. No sleeping in little brother, you know I will need help and with who."

We both looked at Sakura and we both agreed if we didn't train her hard, there was going to be one majorly upset Council woman and we both didn't need that hanging over our heads going in the exams.

"Don't worry Kakashi, I will be there. I will discuss the training with mother tonight. I am sure she will give me some tips and advice." I knew that Sakura was going to jump at the chance to humiliate me.

"Naruto you big liar, didn't you say you were an orphan like Sasuke? I knew you were nothing more than a self serving liar. Guess what idiot! If you have a mother then you can't be considered an orphan."

Kakashi just appeared behind her and slapped her on the back of her head hard. As soon as she got off the ground she was glaring at him. "He can if his mother doesn't have a body! He communes with the dead spirit of his mother. It's a rare ability of his clan to be able to talk to dead members of their clan."

I walked home and decided to do a little grocery shopping in the mean time. I went through something that would have scared someone else to death, but to me picking food, hunting an animal, and plucking a fish from a river was just grocery shopping. I know that this place was called the Forest of Death, but come on this place was wonderful.

I met my summons here, grew up here, and even trained to my heart's content even before going to the Academy. The place sure had dangerous beast, but that was just part of the fun.

I finished my grocery shopping and decided to go home. I still had to cook dinner after all. I knew Sayomi could cook again for me if I asked, but somehow I didn't want to be a burden to her or that I called her just because I could use her help. No, today I was going to surprise her with a home cooked meal instead.

I got back home in a flash thanks to the seal inside my apartment. I started cooking thinking that Sayomi might show up to discuss what we could do to make Sakura less of a liability.

Sure enough as I finished cooking I heard a knock on my door. "Naruto I know it's late, and the merchants in this village will not sell you anything. So how about we go out to eat somewhere? My treat."

She opened the door with her key and was speechless to what she saw. "Actually Sayomi I figured you could use a home cooked meal after the day you had. Come on, sit down before it get's cold. I prepared all your favorites."

Sayomi sat down on the chair and looked at the table before her. I sat down next to her and was grabbed by her in a surprise hug. "You know most guys depend on their lovers for this kind of thing, why did you do this? You know you could have asked me to do it, and I would do it gladly."

I kissed her and tried to whisper something to her. "I know, but I don't want you to think I want you just because you can do things for me. I also know you are tired and could use a home cooked meal, so I decided to surprise you."

She let go of her hold and was smiling at me. "You know most husbands leave all the house work to their wives, I guess that will not be the case for us. Just think of it, after the exams and if I make chuunin I can finally drop my disguise."

I couldn't help but to smile as I heard her say that. "Can you imagine the faces Ino and Sakura will make when they see as you really are? That is going to be priceless, and me without a camera. Don't forget Sayomi we still have the wedding, and honeymoon to plan."

She laughed as I mentioned how Ino and Sakura would react. "Oh, you don't need to worry about that one bit. I am already looking at wedding dresses and as for the honeymoon I have a few ideas where we could go. How does stopping a civil war sound to you? To me it will be fun, compared to the things Konoha makes us do."

The next day our training began and let me tell you Sakura Haruno was just as much of a pain as I ever remember her being. It was pretty much decided by Kakashi that I would be in charge of her training again.

Let's face it I would have better chances of training a rabid wolf than her any day, and chances are the wolf would actually appreciate my training of him a lot more than she did.

To Kakashi and Sayomi this felt like a month long vacation, to me on the other hand was something different all together. Had the Hokage not allowed me to send shadow clones on missions this month was going to be unbearable.

Sakura flat out refused to listen to anything I planned out to teach her. She did during my training before our mission to Wave, but now she was being stubborn for some unknown reason.

I looked at her at seating on the ground, ignoring everything I say. "Look Sakura we are going to enter exams that will determine if we are considered adults or not. These exams are dangerous, and a lot of other villages might even enter these exams. They could easily weaken the village killing off our village's ninja participating in the exams."

"If they somehow manage to make every one of us failing, or outright kill our ninja. This village will be weaken both militarily and then financially. I understand you hating me, but could you put that aside for the sake of the village."

She still didn't budge an inch. I knew she was going to be a pain, but the sheer joy of seeing her face after she finds out the guy she was so obsessed is not a guy at all.

"Sakura you can do it for yourself, and even for your mother. I don't think she will be happy to hear that her daughter did not pass the exams. So what shall it be? Swallow your stubborn pride for the good of your mother and the village or face the music from her?"

That finally saw what I was trying to get her to accept. "Alright, but I will do it for my village, and my mother. Just don't think I will owe you a damn thing! Don't think I owe you any favors."

For a second there I wanted to tell her that if that was her attitude then she could go ahead and beg her mother to get her a private tutor. I was sure a Councilwoman like her was making money hand over fist anyways, but for the good of the team and specially Sayomi I didn't say anything.

I began to explain my training schedule, and every time she complained that I was being to sever I plan to ask if she is ready to be genin for the rest of her life?

The days felt like absolute torture to me, and I kept right on schedule no matter how much the pinkete complained and boy did she complain. I first spent two weeks making her physically and mentally stronger. I silently prayed each night for the sage of the six paths to take pity on my poor soul.

The next week was devoted to chakra control, and thanks to the fact she could use the shadow clones technique to make at least one clone it made that training progress a little better.

The exercise I picked was the leaf exercise. It was a jounin level control exercise but I had limit time. "Alright Sakura, for this exercise you must use your chakra to make this leaf stick to your forehead, and using chakra you will push it up and then catch it on your forehead again. You will do this ten times per day, your shadow clone also."

She was ready to tell me where in my body I could bury my ideas, and my leaf. I knew it from the way she was glaring at me. I took a leaf from the ground and place it on my forehead and then looked at her.

I looked up and did the exercise with my eyes closed. "If I can do it with my eyes closed, and I am the worst student in the academy, it should be a cake walk for the best kunoichi of our class."

It took her three days to master the control exercise and the rest was spent in practice. By the end she could do a couple of shadow clones and I had to admit I was impressed that she managed to do that in such a short amount of time.

The last days it was spent on ninjutsu. To be more specific it was spent on elemental manipulation. I took a piece of paper and gave it to her. "This is paper that was made from a tree that grew on chakra. If you send your chakra through it something will happen."

"Depending on your strongest affinity the paper will do one of these things, it will cut if you have strong wind affinity, soak if it's water, burn if it's fire, wrinkle if it's lighing, and crumble if it's earth. Let me show you how it's done."

I took a piece and I sent chakra through it. It divided in several pieces, it showed I had one of every elemental affinity. "Now it's your turn. If I am guessing correcting it will be wind and lighting."

She did as I told her and sure enough it was wind and lightning alright, but to my surprise the paper was also damp which means she also had a slightly weaker water affinity.

"Since you have these elements I have these scrolls from the ninja library to help you use techniques for each of your elements. I will teach you control of these elements when I see that you can at least do a C rank technique for each of your elements."

She looked at me glaring at me. "So you think I can't do it?" I laughed and told her I thought that she could never do it, even if her life depended on it. I know it is below me to do such a thing, but a good teacher always motivates his students. My words may not sound as nice, but they do have the desired effect.

I knew that by saying this she would stop at nothing to prove me wrong. Her pride as I expected would never allow her to do otherwise. By the end of the month she not only could do C rank techniques but all A rank too, even some S rank ones. She laughed as she screamed that I was shown how strong she was, and she was beating her fists on her chest while screaming this at me.

I could not help but to feel proud of my student's accomplishments. I truth we were finally ready for our toughtest trials yet, the Chuunin Exams.

She went home looking mighty please with herself, and I decided that a good plate of ramen was the best way to celebrate my student going from a love crazed fan girl to a truly motivated kunoichi of Konoha.