Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. (After about 5 chapters I am going to get very annoyed at disclaimers. Though due to the fact I don't want to get sued, I will tolerate them.)

"Alright guys!" Kakashi exclaimed, clasping his hands together, "you will now be going on private… uh… semi-missions let's call them."

'ALIRIGHT, I finally get a chance to show Kakashi-sensai exactly what I can do! BELIEVE IT!' Naruto thought.

"Each of you will have exactly 48 hours to complete your assignment."

"So what is it sensai? Nothing too dangerous I hope…" Sakura whined. 'I hope it's something intense, something that really gets my blood rushing!' Inner Sakura thought. Unlike the others, Sasuke was not thinking of anything in particular at this moment. He was too busy wondering how Kakashi could eat in public without anyone seeing him without his mask on. Luckily for him, the puzzled look on his face was passed off as a look of interest in their assignments.

"DOES IT INVOLVE KICKING SOME SERIOUS BUTT, SENSAI?" Naruto screamed. 'Now that I think about it, I hope it has something to do with ramen… I sure am hungry." Naruto thought, a trickle of saliva running down his chin.

'Wow, Naruto has the attention span of a small housecat and possibly the intelligence of one too." Kakashi thought to himself. He allowed a small chuckle at his student's expense. "Okay, okay, let's start this. I am going to be handing out small notebooks to everyone in just a second here…" Kakashi started, reaching into his vest for the items, "ah, here we go. Now each book has exactly 200 pages, and in two days I expect those pages full."

"What exactly are we supposed to write in them?" Sakura asked.

"I'm getting to that." 'These kids ask too many questions.' "You are going to be recording your observations in those books. So pick a person, any person and follow them." Kakashi said with a smile. 'I'll give it a day before they're caught and returned back here. Ha, that'll teach them to be so annoying.' Kakashi could just picture the three getting hauled to his door by their ears. Then Kakashi would make them do a number of assorted D ranked missions, and they won't be able to do anything about it. Then finally he could read his book in peace.

"I pick… Shikamaru!" Naruto exclaimed. 'This'll be so easy, all he does is sit around all day, even if he did notice me, he's too lazy to do anything about it!' Naruto thought with a giggle.

"Okay then," Kakashi said, scribbling the name down on a piece of paper, "who's next?"

"I guess that I'll pick…Ino, she'll go crazy after ten minutes!" Sakura proclaimed. 'Ha take that Ino-pig! You won't be able to stand my intense stalking skills!' Inner Sakura thought.

"Okay… Ino…" Kakashi muttered, again scribbling the name down, "and Sasuke?"

"I suppose I'll take someone a bit more challenging… I choose, Gaara, from the village hidden in the sand." Sasuke said defiantly.

"That is a joke, right Sasuke?" Kakashi said with a nervous laugh. 'Does he want to kill get himself killed? Gaara will not tolerate someone watching him…' Kakashi thought.

"No… I'm serious, I need a challenge after what we've been given these last few days…" Sasuke said. For a whole month, the students had been mowing lawns, picking weeds, cleaning pets, and picking flowers for Iruka's girlfriend, then cleaning up the flowers when they were thrown on the ground, etc. All in all it had not been fun a fun month. "If I am ever expected to become a better ninja, I have to take on tasks that will test my skills." Sasuke explained.

"But Gaara!? You could choose anyone else, ANYONE else. At least pick someone who won't kill you when you're caught." Sakura pleaded, "I don't know if this team could survive without you." She pouted.

"Are you saying that I'm going to get caught, Sakura?" Sasuke said, glaring at his teammate.

"Of course not, but Gaara is a pretty tough opponent." Sakura retorted.

"Alright you two, Sakura, if Sasuke wishes to pursue Gaara, then let him, he should be able to handle it." 'It is only two days, he should be able to cope.' Kakashi thought, writing down the name. That's right, the name that wrought fear into the hearts of its enemies. the name that made grown men cower at its might! The name that- well it is Gaara for Pete's sake! He's so evil!

Kakashi pulled out his Icha Icha Paradise and began to read. "So what are you two waiting for, Naruto has probably already found his target by now." 'Or a ramen stand.'

Note: I have always wondered how Kakashi eats in public with that mask! If anyone else wonders I only have one answer for you. Very Carefully.