Hello everyone. This is the second chapter of "Teammates".

This is a random moment in time where Team 7 inteact with each other and I just want you all to share my vision of this team. Please enjoy

Disclaimer: The story and characters don't belong to me.

"SASUKE! LOOK OUT!" Sakura yelled with all her might as the enemy was about to puncture a hole into Sasuke's chest. Fortunately, he heard her and ducked just in time before giving the final blow to the rogue ninja. Sakura heaved a sigh of relief before jumping out of the way and splitting the ground with her monstrous strength.

"SAKURA-CHAN!" she heard Naruto yell out. Just as he expected, she turned around just in time to plunge her kunai into her attacker's sternum and punching his stomach, rendering him unconscious or, most likely, dead. Naruto secretly let out a sigh of relief once he knew that Sakura was controlling her part of rogue ninjas. However, his inattention to his own caused him to miss the kunai that managed to bury itself into his shoulder. He let out a small yelp of pain, but other than that, he could manage.

The battle continued for what seemed like hours before their mission came to an end and all rogue nins were on the ground, defeated. Sasuke held the scroll in his hand and smirked at his teammates, whom gave him thumbs up and a wide grin.

'Another successful C-Rank mission! Hell yeah!' Inner Sakura screamed, punching the air.

Team 7 has been going on C-rank missions ever since they passed the Chuunin exams. During that time, Sakura became a qualified medical ninja under the supervision of the new Hokage, Tsunade. Sasuke was able to master his sharingan and become one of the strongest chuunins within the Konoha 12, beside Hyuuga Neji. He even had a chance of taking the Juunin Exams, but insisted on taking it with his team members the next fall. On the other hand, Naruto was the most who has changed throughout the sixteen months he has spent with his teammates. He started to open up more often and started to regain his hope of achieving him dream, because of his two teammates.

Also, the three have been looking out for each other during missions so as to not let Sakura waste her chakra healing them for hours. They would always come back to Konoha unscathed…until now.

"NARUTO NO BAKA! You should have been more careful with that guy! Do NOT take your attention away from your battle! You were lucky it was only a shoulder injury!" Sakura yelled out, glaring down at Naruto, who sat cross legged with his head down. Sasuke just stood on the side, his hands in his pockets, smirking down at the two.

"Sorry Sakura-chan. But I couldn't help it! I wanted to make sure you were okay! And it's not like it's a serious injury!" he retorted, staring at his bloodied shoulder. Sakura just sighed and kneeled down to start the process of healing the injury, not like she had to try hard since his wound has already started healing by itself.

Several hours later, Team 7 was walking the road towards The Hidden Leaf Village with an infuriated Sakura in the middle, fuming over their last battle. Naruto was staring at the ground, lost in his own world while Sasuke was trying to ignore them both.

"We agreed that each one of us will focus on his own battle! Naruto was only lucky he was able to escape a possible death blow!" yelled Sakura, clenching her fists tightly and glaring at her boys.

"This will not happen again, okay?" she whispered and stopped to check if there was a possibility she may have missed healing any injury on her boys. Their silence caught her attention and her eyes narrowed once she noticed them avoiding any possible eye contact with her. Sakura's eyes narrowed.

"Guys…." She started, but Naruto interrupted whatever she was going to say.

"Sakura-chan. You can't stop neither me or Sasuke from protecting you. No matter how powerful you get. We will always protect you, because you are Sakura-chan" Naruto's eyes showed much determination and it was obvious to Sakura that he was serious. She stole a glance a glance at Sasuke and saw him give a small nod, for once agreeing to what the "Dobe" said.

"Knowing that he won't exactly be much of a hand, I have no choice but to make it my duty to watch your back as well…just in case the Dobe fails" Sasuke stressed out the last part and showed his trademark smirk. Naruto was obviously infuriated at his rival as he stomped towards him. As expected, a huge argument has started between the two, names and insults being thrown at one another (half-heartedly) meant nothing new to their female comrade.

Sakura didn't know what to say after Naruto's little speech, but she realized something she never had. As Naruto flailed his arms vigorously, trying to make a point to his rival, Sakura smiled. Her teammates acknowledge her strength and don't think of her as the frail Sakura she used to be.

'Guess I am important to them as they are to me.' She thought as she walked behind them, watching their backs. Her cheeks colored slightly at her new discovery.

"I'll tell you what we should do from now on." Sakura said all of a sudden, disrupting both her teammates' heated quarrel. They stopped a couple of feet away and stared, waiting for her to continue on with her little speech. Sakura couldn't help but let out a huge grin.

"You take care of me during battle, and let me take care of you in Konoha." Without waiting for an answer, she left her stunned boys and started skipping happily towards Konoha, scroll now in her hand.

'Yes, I will take care of you both and make sure that nothing, absolutely nothing, would break your arising spirits. I will make sure of that' Sakura nodded unconsciously, contented with her resolution.

'Let me take care of you."

Thank you for everyone who took the time to read this :) I will be posting more Team 7 moments and of course it would be a bit more interesting than this. I am still trying to enhance my english writing and I would accept all comments from you.