I think the style of writing might of changed a bit...o.o Anyways, Enjoy~! : )

To say Kakashi was surprised would have been an understatement. Though most would view that trick as nothing, this was Sakura we were talking about. As if she knew what exactly was going on in Kakashi's mind, Sakura only gave a small grin as she observed her sensei's obvious confusion. It was moments like this she wished she had a camera to take a snapshot of her sensei's face, it was priceless.

Meanwhile Kakashi was really beginning to wonder what he signed himself up for. The amount of surprises he already experienced was already more than all the other teams he examined combined. He was really coming to hate it. This was definitely not worth the pay he received. His wondering cost him.

Using his confused state to her advantage, Sakura made a speedy lunge at Kakashi who barely brought his arms up in time to block. Yet again, Kakashi was met with a continuous onslaught of punches and kicks, however this time it was from the pinky of the group. Though he managed to dodge every single blow, he had to commend the speed the girl used. She was a lot more nimble than he had expected. With some work she could probably be even faster than Sasuke or Naruto. He had to say; even with all the surprises this turnout was actually becoming rather enjoyable.

Sakura, on the other hand, had a few not so nice words she wanted to say as her sensei continued to elude her attacks. Nothing of her blows were landing, absolutely nothing! She needed to end it soon or else she wasn't going to last. With that thought she renewed her vigor. Her efforts to strike her sensei down were what she solely concentrated on.

Kakashi was beginning to notice something peculiar. Though it was evident that the girl was trying really hard, her moves were becoming more lethargic. It also seemed like the genin was slowing at an abnormally fast pace: her movements were steadily declining not by the minutes but seconds.

He soon found out why. As she missed another jab to his sides, she hit the tree behind him instead. What happened to the tree after that shocked him. The poor tree was reduced to splinters! His eyes widened at the spectacle before him. Suddenly, it was all coming together.

Upon closer inspection, the girl was focusing a layer of chakra towards her hands and was steadily building up enough chakra to cause a big impact when she hit. To do such a thing would require a constant concentration of chakra and as well as a constant supply. It was no wonder she was slowing down so fast! How long was she doing this? It was very advanced considering the fact that she was a genin only and from what he gathered, the school's curriculum did not cover the specifics on chakra control.

It was probably from a book; after all, she was at the top of all students in academia. But to attempt learning this alone would take many months. There was no way that she would be able to master it so quickly.

Kakashi disappeared from view. Sakura cautiously looked around for the missing sensei.

'This is strangely familiar....' she thought before recognition hit her. She looked down at the ground before her and gave a small smirk. Molding as much charka as she could afford to add to her already chakra fused hands, she punched the ground with all her might.

"Hey there Kakashi-sensei! Found you!!" said Sakura with a grin. Everything in a 5 meter radius was reduced to a mess of rubble. Kakashi, who had been hiding underground, watched with amazement at the sheer power she used a move similar to only one woman he knew. What in the world?!

Kakashi was simply stunned, 'This is impossible! To have this type of monstrous strength at this young of an age; she's almost like Tsunade! How did she get it to this point? Better yet, how did she know that I was hiding underground?' As these thoughts were running through his mind, he failed to see that Sakura had used his surprise to her advantage. In a matter of seconds Sakura was in front of him at point blank range. He looked into her eyes, saw the smirk and braced himself for the impact…only to see her disappear. What?!

As Kakashi looked around his body began to feel queasy, like it was being squashed by a grinder of some sort…

'What's going on?' He was starting to feel queasy and disoriented. It hit him, 'It's a genjutsu!!'

"KAI" he shouted and sighed with relief as his queasiness began to fade. He almost got caught. That was close.

"Tsk tsk, sensei! How could you fall for the simplest genjutsu? A shinobi should always expect the unexpected!" lectured Sakura who was standing right in front of him. Kakashi stiffened at the comment. He had nothing to say for it since, she was right. Had he been in an actual mission, the mistake would have cost him dearly, he would have died. Sakura noticing the sudden lapse in concentration and took the opportunity to punch him again, but this time with all her chakra focused in her hand. Though Kakashi was partially ready this time, he was only able to reinforce his chakra around his body. It was just in time, but he was not braced for the impact…thus sending him flying once again. 'This seemed to be happening a lot today' thought Kakashi as he was yet again sent airborne.

Sakura watched worriedly as she Kakashi went flying…very far... "Oops… Maybe that was too hard. I really hope he didn't get too hurt." Then she heard lots of branches break and a distant yelp of pain. Well that meant he survived.

"Oh well, he's alive… not my problem anymore." she said with a giggle.

'Hey, I'm done with him. He's all yours and don't forget the plan!' she thought through the link as she began a slow trek towards her next destination.

'Roger that ma'am. Go meet up with Sasuke and get ready! It won't take long.' was the teasing reply before it became silent.

Sakura giggled before giving a sigh of exhaustion. She could really feel the depleted of chakra getting to her. It was like she had been fighting for hours instead of merely minutes. She sighed, mildly miffed and disgusted at the condition of her genin body. One day she was going to get her body back in shape.

To her it was a horrible feeling, to be so powerless. What was she doing at this time as a genin? Oh wait, she was being a fangirl. Never mind that, she will improve.

When she reached the wooden blocks, she noticed that Sasuke was leaning against one of the blocks, arms crossed and eyes closed, actually looking peaceful. Well that was through a stranger's eye. To a stranger, he looked like he looked perfectly fine but to Sakura; his skin color was a tad bit off, a sign of exhaustion.

"We are weak." he stated without bothering to move or open his eyes as his teammate approached him. So he experienced it as well.

Sakura dropped down next to him and gave a sigh "Yes…and I don't think I like it either. I don't even remember the last time I felt so tired after doing something as simple as that. It's been a while since I felt so…powerless."

Sasuke grunted his agreement before shifting his position into a more comfortable one. It sucked to have everything they worked so hard to attain be stripped away so simply.

Sakura continued, playing with a strand of grass from the ground, "…I guess the only thing we can do, no, that we must do is train harder. Now that we know where our limits are…" Sasuke nodded absentmindedly as he watched his pink haired teammate fiddle with the grass.

They sat in silence as they both quietly reviewed their fights in their mind, their more experienced side already picking out errors and areas that needed improvement. They had so much to do. Sakura then got up and dusted herself while Sasuke shifted from his position. They would have time to review their problems later. Right now, they needed to concentrate on the current mission. Soon, they would have to make their move. They walked to their final destination. It was almost time to end this.

Meanwhile…

"Ouch…" complained Kakashi as he dislodged himself from the broken wood branches that he had gone crashing through…Lucky for him that he landed amongst branches instead of rocks."That girl could sure pack a punch. I really need to find out how she learned that…How is such a thing possible?" he muttered to himself as he brushed some branch limbs from his shoulder. This team was so strange! So many things he had seen so far were contradictory to what was written in the report. He was beginning to wonder which one was true, what he was seeing now or what he had heard from that teacher that oversaw the genin.

He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the sound of a snicker. He turned around to find his last genin leaning against a tree in a relaxed posture. It was evident that the blonde was trying to hold back laughter. "Hey, Kakashi sensei, that's a nice costume you have there. Are you planning to join the circus or something? I heard that it's in town right now. You'll fit right in."

Kakashi twitched in annoyance before he took a good look at his body. He couldn't help but give a reluctant smile. The kid had a point; he did look rather…colorful. He was covered with cuts, bruises, from the shuriken and the colored pellets really did a number to his clothes. It didn't help that a big splotchy imprint of a fist, where Sakura had last punched him in, added to the comedic effect. His hair could have been a home for a bird, for it was still filled with braches of different sizes and an occasional tuff of leaves. All in all, he was a complete mess.

"Very funny. Why do I have a feeling that you were the mastermind behind this whole setup" Kakashi replied, amusement evident in his tone.

Naruto gave a deceptive grin, "You wound me sensei. You have no idea how much that hurts. After all most of this was though up by my two teammates. They are rather imaginative when it comes to traps."

Kakashi fought to roll his eyes at the genin's antics, "Of course. Keep deluding yourself."

Naruto shrugged. If he didn't believe him then it was his loss. The blonde's grin suddenly evolved into a smirk, "Any way, you should give me the bell while you still can. It'll save you from further humiliation."

Kakashi did not bother hiding his disbelief, "Why don't you come and get it from me, brat?"

Naruto let an exaggerated sigh out before moving from his place by the tree, "Hey, I was just warning you. And for your info, I'm a very powerful brat!"

Kakashi had to commend Naruto's confidence. Who knew what the prankster would do. He had a nagging feeling considering all the surprises he had seen from the genin's team members. He was not going to like this.

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