A/N: Hey guys. So this is kinda my first story and I decided to go for something a little cliché but still so awesome. Hope you all liked the first chapter. I'll try to post as frequently as possible.

Note- I don't own Naruto!

Chapter 2: Rookie Nine and Introductions

'Ok so, not a genjutsu. The seal would have acted up. Tsukiyomi? But Sasuke is the only Uchiha left. So that's out. Could it really be time travel? For that matter, how the hell did a scroll on time travel end up in an alley?' Millions of questions popped up in Sakura's mind.

'Alright. I'll figure it out later. Right now, I have to go'

After carefully surveying her closet, Sakura reluctantly pulled out her red dress that she used to wear. All of her other sensible clothes were not in very good condition. 'No. 1 on to-do list- Buy better clothes' she grumbled mentally.

Sakura then struggled with combing her long pink hair. 'No.2- Cut hair' she added to her list.

She checked her supplies and weapons. 'What the hell? I barely have any weapons. How the hell did I survive? Oh that's right. Naruto and Sasuke used to tank every attack like a boss. Idiots' she thought fondly.

Naruto was like her annoying little brother. Always getting into trouble.

About a year ago, Naruto had gone on a mission to track down a missing nin from Kumo. And by 'track', she meant find the guy, beat some sense into him, convert him to be one of Naruto many followers, and bring him back to Kumo.

Of course, the baka had messed up. He did manage to convert the ninja to 'Narutoism' but was in a coma for a week because, apparently, he ate some poisonous mushrooms while trying to make the plain broth more 'rameny'. And when confronted by Sakura, he dared pull off the 'Puppy Dog Eyes no Jutsu' and of course her heart melted.

Sometimes, she really hated him. In a loving sisterly way of course.

Finally, after a lot of mental cursing, Sakura was ready. She decided to cover her forehead with her hitae-ate. That way people won't see her diamond shaped seal.

"Bye Ka-chan!" She said and rushed out of the house.

"Bye sweetie. Good luck"

Sakura ran through the streets and towards the academy. She zipped past the Yamanaka Flower Shop, not bothering to stop. 'Damn this dress' she thought. 'I can't even move properly in this'. She really had to invest in some better clothes in the future.

Yamanaka Ino was coming outside of her home when a red and pink blur raced past her. Ino blinked. "Was that... Sakura?" She said aloud.

Naruto was walking towards the Academy, humming to himself. It was the day of the team selections.

As he walked through the streets, people glared at him or just simply ignored him. Naruto tried to ignore them, but it was difficult. Somehow, Naruto and Kurama's mental link was still intact. He could hear the fox snoring in his sleep or babbling in coherently, like he did when he was in a very deep slumber. As a result, Naruto was also sensitive to the hatred focused towards him, due to the Kyuubi's ability to sense negative emotions.

There was a brief time in which Naruto had some peace after and commence of the Shinobi War. Sasuke was back, Sakura was stronger than ever, and even Neji was brought back to life by the Impure World Resurrection technique performed by Obito, before he died. That was the best year of his life. And then Zetsu re-emerged. Madara rose again. The Cycle of Hatred, it seemed, had never been broken. And then she came. Kaguyu...

But now, now that he was back, he is going to stop all that.

'This is going to be fun' he thought to himself. He had planned every single detail of the prank he will play on Kaka sensei. He had even planned his introduction speech. Naruto chuckled.

Naruto reached the Academy. He half considered walking up by the building and entering through the window, but then decided it would be a little too much.

He rushed towards his classroom, his heart thumping. He paused at the door. Beyond this door were the Rookie Nine. Could he bear to see them again?

They had all fought till their last breath, every single one of them, including Team Gai and the Sand Siblings, to protect the Elemental Nations and to protect Naruto's dream of peace. Each had laid down their lives right in front of his eyes.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Naruto stepped inside. "Alright. Look no further. The future Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto is finally here!" He shouted, cringing internally. No wonder everybody didn't like him. He was really really loud.

"What are you doing here dead last?" sneered Kiba. "This place is for ninjas, not idiots like you"

"Actually Kiba," Naruto tapped his hitae-ate "I am a genin too now. And the Academy doesn't matter anymore. From here on out, I am serious. I am done playing"

"A dead last like you can only mess things" smirked Kiba. Akamaru barked.

Naruto smirked. "We'll see, dog boy".

Naruto made his way towards the hunched, brooding figure of Sasuke. He stared at the different faces, spotting the Rookie 9 immediately.

Shino was sitting alone. Shikamaru was sleeping while Choji happily munched on his chips beside him. Kiba was flaunting his hitae-ate. And Hinata was sitting in the corner, nervously pushing her fingers together.

Naruto's heart hurt as he looked at each one of his best friends. Especially Hinata.

Flashback

The battlefield was littered with bodies. The Five Kages, Naruto, Sasuke and Killer Bee were fighting the newly resurrected Madara.

"You may have defeated me before, but I don't make the same mistake twice!"

Before anybody could react, a bolt of lightning headed for Naruto. Naruto, who was focusing on Bee's injuries, was nearly hit when a figure stepped in front of him.

The girl fell as the lightning bolt struck her gut.

"No!" cried Naruto and stared at his saviours pale white eyes.

"Thankyou for saving me from myself. Your light filled me with hope. And that's why, I love you, Naruto" said Hinata and closed her eyes, smiling slightly.

Flashback end

'Teme can come later. Right now, I am going for Hinata'

Naruto took the seat behind Hinata and started humming to himself.

"Hey Hinata chan!" He said.

Hinata jumped and then blushed deeply. 'He's talking to me. He called me chan'

she thought.

"H-hello, N-n-naruto kun" she stuttered.

"I am g-glad you m-m-made it"

"I'm glad you made it to Hinata chan" he said and smiled. "So listen. I was wondering, are you doing anything later?" He asked.

Now, Hinata was a girl. And like every single girl in the whole world, she knew what always followed this question. A date.

"N-n-no!" She said, praying she won't faint.

"Cool. So how about we go out or somethin', you know? Maybe Ichiraku's?" He mused.

Hinata, afraid that she will faint, just nodded her head. As the conversation had progressed, she had grown steadily redder and redder.

"Great" he said, grinning with so much happiness and joy that Hinata couldn't hold it anymore.

'Oh Kami' thought Hinata and she passed out.

Just then the door opened and a sweaty and heaving Sakura walked in. "Stupid dress" she panted.

Sasuke was sitting in his usual brooding position. He had forgotten how annoying fangirls were. And persistent. He had half a mind of burning them all to crisp.

And then there was Naruto. Sasuke could've sworn Naruto was louder. He certainly never turned down a challenge. And he definitely never talked to Hinata voluntarily.

Was it possible something might have gone wrong?

Just then the door opened to reveal the heaving figure of Sakura.

'Here goes' Sasuke thought. The last thing he wanted was Sakura to start fangirling.

The Sakura he knew had grown past her fangirling tendencies. In fact, Sasuke was pretty sure that he was falling for her too.

After this realisation, Sasuke had asked for a long term mission. He was afraid of harming her more than he already had. He believed that staying away was perhaps the best thing he could do for her. But then the attack happened. And Sakura, his Sakura, died in his arms, all because he couldn't accept his feelings for her.

Jaw clenched, Sasuke glanced at her. There was something different about Sakura. Her poise was confident. There was an air of authority around her. Her eyes sparkled with amusement, as if this was all just entertainment to her.

She observed her surroundings carefully. "Hi" she chirped.

Alright. Where was the screaming? The 'oh Sasuke kun you're so handsome' squeals?

Sakura noticed Sasuke staring at her, mouth open.

"What is it Sasuke? Did I grow a third head or something?"

All girls turned their gaze towards the Uchiha, who blushed slightly and replied in a clear voice "Something like that".

"Sakura" he added.

Mouths dropped open as everyone stared at Sasuke and then Sakura. For most, it was the first time they had heard the Uchiha speak.

Another girl burst through the door. Ino looked at the shocked faces of her fellow genin. "What happened?" She demanded.

Naruto answered. "I think Teme's finally snapped. He just said a whole sentence of three words and one name. It's the Apocalypse"

It was then that Iruka sensei chose to walk in.

"Hello every- wait what's happening?" He asked.

He was greeted by a silence. "Um alright then. If everyone can just take their seats, we'll get started".

While Iruka repeated the same speech again, Sasuke tried to understand what the hell happened. Sakura wasn't a screaming, annoying fangirl. Naruto was flirting with Hinata voluntarily.

Sasuke was pretty sure he hadn't done anything to change his friends so much.

"So I am now going to announce the teams. Each of you will be under guidance of a jounin instructor. Team 1..." Iruka read the names of the genin teams, quickly reaching Team Six. "And Team 7 is Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. Your jounin instructor is Hatake Kakashi"

Nearly all of the girls exclaimed in distress. Sasuke gauged the reactions of his teammates. Sakura looked determined while Naruto just smirked.

'I remember them being more loud' he thought.

"Team 8, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino. Your instructor is Yuhi Kurenai. Team 9 is still on active duty. Team 10, Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Choji and Nara Shikamaru. Jounin instructor, Sarutobi Asuma"

Shikamaru yawned. "What a drag"

"Nooo. I should've been with Sasuke kun!" Ino yelled.

"Ino, this ensures a balance between the teams. Usually those who are top of the class are put with those who are average or below" Iruka said politely.

Sasuke however contemplated Sakura and Naruto's strange behaviour

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were alone in the class. All the others had gone with their respective jounin instructors.

'That pervert Kakashi. When will he come?' thought Sasuke.

"You know what? That's it. Let's teach this guy a lesson. What do you say about pranking our teacher?"

Sasuke smirked at Naruto. "What do you have in mind, Prankster King?"

Sakura looked at the two of them suspiciously. "Alright, who are you two and what have you done to Naruto and Sasuke?"

"That's a question I should ask you. What happened to the rampaging fangirl?" said Sasuke half jokingly.

"Oh my god. Sakura, did Sasuke just make a joke?" asked Naruto seriously.

"Hey dobe. You wanna tell me your brilliant prank?" snapped Sasuke.

Naruto's eyes glinted with malice. "So here's what we're gonna do..."

Hatake Kakashi was having the worst week ever. First, he was discharged from Anbu. Then he was forced to take on a genin team. And one of the student's, who was also his adopted brother, had been living an impoverished life since he was six, which made him feel guilty all over again. Anbu never managed to do what he wanted it to do. Supress his emotions.

Kakashi was confessing all of this to the Memorial Stone. "So. Two hours of waiting is enough, hmm Obito? Maybe I can later increase the time. If there is any 'later', that is. See you"

With that, Kakashi shunshined to the Academy.

Kakashi reached the classroom and cautiously opened the door. He remembered Kushina all too well and, if Naruto's reputation was of any indication, her son was an even bigger prankster.

Surprised that there was no orange paint or even pepper bomb waiting for him, just some annoyed almost genins, Kakashi dropped his guard and eye smiled at the three. Big mistake.

Before Kakashi knew what happened, he has been tied up in ninja wire, his silver hair were splattered with pink paint and his eyebrows had been singed by a fire Jutsu that simply came out of nowhere.

The three figures in front of him popped in to smoke. Shadow clones.

"Good job on the fire Jutsu Sasuke. And nice speed Sakura" said a voice behind Kakashi.

Three figures stepped in front of the now restrained jounin. The blond haired, blue eyed boy was grinning madly, the pinkette's green eyes glinted with mirth while the ravenette just smirked.

"Next time, we won't be so merciful" he said and cut Kakashi's bounds.

"My first impression of you all" he said and paused. "I hate you. Meet me at the roof".

Kakashi eyed his students carefully. There was something seriously off with them. Sakura's file described her as a fangirl. Yet the characteristic squeals were missing. Naruto was supposed to be loud and obnoxious. However this kid was almost aloof. And Sasuke was supposed to be the brooding emo guy. But his relaxed poisture and open arms indicated that he was emotionally and mentally stable and open. What was more, this team was supposed to have the worst teamwork ever. A fangirl, an Avenger and a prankster in the same team was a disaster begging to happen. Yet they had demonstrated perfect teamwork in setting up the prank.

Could the files have been wrong?

"Alright then. Introduce yourselves. You know, your likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams"

"Why don't you go first?" said Sakura.

"The name's Hatake Kakashi. I have likes and dislikes. My dream... my hobbies, I don't want to tell you. You go Blondie"

"Alright! The name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like Iruka Sensei, Ichiraku Ramen, toads and training. I dislike the three minutes it takes for instant Ramen to cook. I also don't like it when my revenge obsessed friend abandons everyone to go after a paedophile snake. My hobbies are pranks and fuuinjutsu. My dream is to become Hokage, and to bring peace to the Elemental Nations, 'ttebayo!"

Kakashi blinked owlishly. 'Paedophile snakes?' he thought. He sneaked a glance towards the other two. Sakura was nodding her head vigorously.

"I don't like that either, y'know?"

Sasuke meanwhile looked... shocked. No other word could do justice to his expression. There was also something else in his eyes. Was that guilt?

"Er right. Pinky, you're up"

"Name's Haruno Sakura. I like punching people, healing them, or even beating them with an inch of life left in them" she said cheerfully. Kakashi shuddered. Great. Just what the world needed. A mini Anko.

"I don't like it when people assume I am not strong. I also don't like tardy people and I tend to punch them to the hospital if they come late, so watch out Kaka sensei" she said slyly. Kakashi resisted the urge to run away from the seemingly innocent girl. "My hobbies are boxing and medical ninjutsu. My dream is to become the best Medic ninja and surpass the Slug Sannin, Lady Tsunade" she finished.

"Um, right. Emo guy, you're up next"

Sasuke glared at Kakashi. "First of all, I am not emo. I suffered a major childhood trauma and as a result, I've developed a tendency not to trust anyone for the fear of being hurt again. Anyways, my name is Uchiha Sasuke. Likes: Tomatoes, training. Dislikes: fangirls, paedophile snakes. Dream: To kill a certain someone and rebuild my clan. Hobbies: training and thinking up new ways of killing That Man"

'There he is. Mister Avenger' thought Kakashi.

"Right then. Now that we are done..."

"Let me guess. There's gonna be another test?" interrupted Sakura.

"With a 65℅ rate of failure?" said Naruto.

"And we will be sent back to the Academy if we don't pass? Sasuke asked.

Kakashi frowned slightly. "How do you know that?" He asked.

Naruto shuddered. "Let's just say that it was a quite youthful experience" he said. The other two nodded solemnly.

Kakashi pitied his cute genin. Wait they weren't his. Not yet anyway. But Kakashi found himself hoping they would pass the test tomorrow. There was something about these three...

"Well then. If you know so much, then I guess there's nothing more for me to do here. Just read these pamphlets, they have all the details. Oh and I would suggest you not to eat any breakfast, if you don't want to puke" and with that parting sentence, Kakashi shunshined away.

The three genins just say there for a while before Sakura decided to break the ice.

"So, how did you two end up here?" She asked.