What Changes Chapter 10: Botched Plan!, a naruto fanfic

Summary: During Naruto and Sakura's final climatic battle against Sasuke something happens to send the three of them back in time. Naruto wants to use this chance to stop Sasuke from leaving. Sakura wants to rekindle the bonds they used to share. But what does Sasuke want? Team7bonding with SasuSaku in later chapters.

UPDATES: I'm writing a few oneshots and side stories to this to describe what they did during the month before the third part of the chunin exams. I've just published one today!

Go to Sleep Dammit! Two or Threeshot/side story to 'What Changes'

Summary: Sasuke has been having trouble sleeping lately due to stress. Sakura and Naruto decide to go through every trick in the book to help him sleep. But they have to do it 'secretly' since the stubborn Uchiha refuses to ask for their help. Slight SasuSaku!

Disclaimer: I want you to tell me honestly...do you read these...or do you just look to see if it says something funny or totally unrelated to the disclaimer...kinda like this...-_-u

Recap: ''Oh right! I came to ask you something, Naruto-kun!'' She bounced happily over two him until she was standing directly infront of him. He blushed a little at how close she was.

''A-and what would that be?'' He asked.

''I've heard you are the master prankster! Would you mind teaching me? I LOVE pranks!'' Naruto gave her a wide smile.

''Sure! I would be honored to teach you, Kamiko-chan!'' Naruto replied as he proceeded to drag her away. Jiraiya waved to them and then went back to his 'research.'

''Your bubbly personality is a force to be reckoned with...'' Kamiko only smiled at the 'implied' complement, following Naruto as he lead her away from the sannin.

What Changes...

Chapter 10: Botched Plan!

It was the day of the final part of the chunin exam. Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke stood outside the stadium, going over their strategy. ''Okay, I'm going to say this one last time to make sure we all know what we're going to do,'' Sasuke stated, his teammates nodded. ''Naruto, your going to have your fight with Neji. Once your done with that, you are to go out into the village and make sure none of the sound/sand ninja do any harm to the village,'' Naruto nodded in understanding, ''Sakura, you need to stand by the Hokage at all times. I also need you to make sure the sound four doesn't complete that barrier.'' Sakura nodded. ''I'm going to temperately incapacitate Gaara to make sure he doesn't interfere. Once we've taken care of the potential threats we'll focus on Orochimaru.''

They heard the crowd yelling inside the stadium, signaling that the exam had started.

Sakura silently snuck up behind the jonin who was about to enter the Hokage's booth. She quickly hit him on the back of the neck and dragged him away.

'Part one is complete,' she stated.

'Good. Proceed, Sakura-chan,' Sasuke replied. Sakura ignored the giddiness she felt when Sasuke added the suffix to her name and used a transformation jutsu to look like the guard and stood silently next to the Hokage and 'Kazekage.'

Sasuke stealthily shadowed Gaara until he was alone. With killer accuracy, Sasuke threw a senbon that he 'borrowed' from Sakura towards Gaara's neck. He silently cursed when the sand (just barely) blocked it and Gaara turned around in alarm. Sasuke sighed, realizing he would have to do this the hard way.

Following Lee's example during the preliminaries, Sasuke threw a series of punches at Gaara, moving too fast for the sand to protect him. When he got the chance, he hit Gaara on the back of the head and caught him by his sleeve when he fell unconscious. 'Piece of cake...'

'Well aren't WE being a bit egotistic today...' Naruto commented. He'd already finished his battle with Neji and was now patrolling the village.

'Shut up, dobe'

'HEY!'

'Anyway, are there any disturbances so far?'

'Not really...but the sound and sand ninja are roaming all over the streets. They're not ATTACKING but its still suspicious'

'Okay then, keep me posted'

'Will do! Hey, before I forget, Sakura says its almost time for your match!'

'Hn'

The crowd was screaming in anger and confusion, wondering where the hell Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara were. Just as the fans were getting ready to throw food, Sasuke 'poofed' into the arena. The people cheered, thinking the match was going to go on. After waiting a few minutes people started wondering where Gaara was.

The ninja who was in the arena with Sasuke disappeared and reappeared a minute later. ''I have an announcement to make! There has been a substitution!'' The ninja stated. Everyone sat quietly, wondering who it could be that replaced Gaara.

Sasuke could see the silhouette of the person coming down the stairs and into the arena. The first thing he noticed when his opponent walked up to him was that she was a female. She was at least three inches shorter then him. She had odd, light purple hair, wore a high collar navy blue shirt like the ones he used to wear except with long flowing sleeves, black shorts, and a headband without a symbol around her neck. Her skin was just as flawless and pale as his. She seemed to be very young, about a year or two younger then his current age. He couldn't see her eyes because they were closed.

Sasuke stuck his hand out for her to shake. He was surprised when she immediately grabbed it and shook it happily, a big smile on her face. She opened her eyes to reveal pupil-less purple orbs. They reminded him of his own pupil-less onyx ones.

''It is an honor to meet you, Sasuke-kun!'' She greeted. Sasuke blanched when he realized that she might be another fangirl of his. But this thought was completely erased from his mind when next she said, ''On second thought...I think 'Sasu' would be a better name for you! 'Sasuke-kun' seems too...familiar!'' Sasuke glared at her when she said the idiotic nickname.

''If the two of you are ready, I would like to announce the beginning of the match,'' the nameless ninja standing next to them stated. Kamiko nodded happily and stepped back from Sasuke a few steps. Sasuke nodded grudgingly, a little miffed that his plans were slightly disrupted by the presence of the girl.

''Then let the match begin!'' Everybody in the crowd went silent, paying close attention to the match.

Orochimaru, dressed as the Kazekage, scowled when he looked at the purple-haired child. He wanted to know what happened to Gaara. How could this girl possibly replace him? This would mess up his plans unless the girl could manage to somehow beat the Uchiha, which he doubted.

Kabuto smirked, looking at Orochimaru's expression from his place in the arena. He could tell Orochimaru was underestimating her, which was good. He had strictly instructed her not to use her full potential because he planned on using her against Orochimaru when the time came.

Sasuke rushed towards the girl, intent on finishing this quickly. He thrust his fist forward, straight into the girl's face. He cursed inwardly when her figure exploded into a cloud of smoke, indicating it was a clone. The girl obviously had skill...just not as much as he did! He shut his eyes to focus on her position. Sasuke smirked and opened his eyes to reveal the sharingan.

''Now, now, Sasu, that's not fair!'' The girl said playfully. Sasuke turned around calmly to see her standing a few feet away. Before he could reply she rushed up to him and threw a perfectly aimed kick to his chest. She didn't seem at all surprised when the person she attacked only turned out to be a log.

Wasting no time she jumped into the air, anticipating the hand that reached from the ground to pull her under.

Sasuke resurfaced from the ground and just stared at her. The girls mannerisms seemed very familiar to him. She was very confident, strong, and seemed to be intelligent. But it was also in the way she held herself, her fighting stance, her facial features. Just who was this girl?

Sakura stared worriedly at Sasuke. She could tell by the girl's chakra signature that she was very skilled, not to be underestimated. But there was also something odd about he chakra. It seemed...artificial? She didn't know how to describe it. Another thing, although it seemed artificial, it was very much like Sasuke's chakra signature. This perplexed her to no end.

She could only hope this didn't turn out badly...

Naruto glared at the sound ninja and felt sympathy for the sand. If only they knew their Kazekage was killed and replaced with a fifty-year-old psychopath who had an unhealthy obsession with Sasuke.

He rolled his eyes. It was so obvious they were planning an invasion. No person in their right mind would just walk up and down the same street over and over just because they felt like it. He knew they 'd start attacking any second now. He then decided to see how his teammates were fairing.

Sasuke gritted his teeth at the surprising effort it was taking to land any hits on the girl. So far he had only managed to hit her a few times and scratched her arm with a kunai, but she acted as if she hardly noticed. Of course, she hadn't hit him at all...that was a boost to his ego.

'Sakura! Sasuke!' Sasuke suddenly heard in his head. It startled him for a second, giving his opponent the chance to land a hit on his cheek. It didn't hurt because she barely managed to touch him since he moved out of the way, but it still hurt his pride to know he had been hit.

'WHAT, Naruto?' Sasuke asked angrily.

'Is there something wrong, Naruto?' he heard Sakura ask.

'I just wanted to know if everything was going well in there?'

'Just peachy...' Sasuke grunted as he dodged another blow from the purple-headed menace.

'What's up with him?'

'Sasuke-kun is fighting, Naruto,' Sakura replied.

'Who!? I thought he took care of Gaara!'

'I don't know, dobe. Some girl,' Sasuke answered. He used his leg to trip her and punched her in the stomach once she fell to the ground. She coughed up blood before she took hold of his ankle, and lifted him off the ground. She grunted with the energy it took to lift someone heavier than her and with a loud battle cry, threw him into the trees at the corner of the arena.

Sasuke stood up, seething in anger. He was just about ready to KILL this girl!

'Sasuke-kun, be rational,' Sakura warned.

'Beat the girl's ass, teme!' Naruto cheered. Sasuke liked Naruto's idea better and began to do some handsigns. Sakura sighed in defeat, knowing she was ignored.

But before he could finish he looked up to see white feathers falling from the sky.''Kai!'' he said, and was released from the genjutsu. He could faintly hear Sakura doing the same.

'Be on your guard, Naruto. We just got the signal for the invasion to begin.' Sakura told him.

'I know! They've just started attacking! I'm going to make some clones to help out and then meet you guys in the arena!'

'Okay!'

'Hn'

''What is this...what's going on?'' The Hokage asked the 'Kazekage.' Orochimaru smirked and tore off his disguise.

The Hokage gasped in shock/anger, ''Orochimaru!?''

''In the flesssshhh,'' he replied. Orochimaru led the Hokage to the roof of the arena and gave the sound four the signal to create the barrier. But only two-thirds of it came up. Then another part disappeared...and then the whole thing vanished.

''What is this!?'' Orochimaru asked

Sakura 'poofed' behind him and the Hokage on the roof, sticking out her tongue at Orochimaru. ''My apologies Orochimaru-sama, but your lackeys are a bit...busy...at the moment,'' she said with a wide smile on her face. Both the Hokage and Orochimaru stared at her in shock.

''YEAH THAT'S RIGHT! BURN! BURN, BABY, BURN!!!!!'' The girl shouted as she brought up more fire to attack Tayuya with. ''I shall burn you with fire straight from the depths of HELL!!!!!'' The girl was an exact replica of Sakura except for the tattoo that read, 'Inner Sakura' on her forehead. There were three regular Sakura clones behind her, dealing with the other sound ninja.

''AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!''

''YES SCREAM! SCREAM ALL YOU WANT! HA, THIS IS THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD IN MONTHS...!''

Naruto just stepped into the arena, his eyes widened when he saw who Sasuke's opponent was. It was hard to recognize her at first...but her cheerful demeanor and the way she giggled and laughed while she and Sasuke fought was enough to realize...

...that girl was Kamiko...his new friend...!

He was briefly shocked when he saw her features. Purple hair with matching purple eyes, pale skin, and very young looking. He didn't know why...but she seemed younger now that he could see more than just her nose and feet...

Naruto was especially shocked when he saw that she was matching Sasuke blow for blow. He thought that only himself and Sakura were capable of such a feat in this time!?

''Now Sasu, you shouldn't get distracted! Lets continue our match, okay?'' Sasuke stepped back and got out of his stance, though he kept his guard up.

''I don't have time for this...'' He had to go help Sakura! He didn't want to leave her alone to face Orochimaru. She had the Hokage with her...but he still didn't want to take any chances.

''Awww! But that's no-'' She stopped talking when she saw who was at the entrance. After that, Sasuke was temporarily blinded by the gust of smoke that the girl left in her trail as she ran off shouting, ''NARUTO-KUN!!!!''

Sasuke blinked in both surprise and bewilderment.

Naruto only sweatdropped as, in two seconds flat, he was engulfed in a hug by the small eleven-year-old kunoichi.

Okay...now Sasuke was really confused.

''Have you lost your mind? Naruto is the ENEMY'' She didn't respond because it would probably look weird if she was talking to herself, but she did let him go.

''Hi, Kamiko-chan!'' Naruto replied, laughing nervously at the glares he was receiving from Sasuke. ''You look much better now that I can actually see your face!'' Kamiko tilted her head in confusion, not knowing if that was a compliment or insult. ''I'm sorry, but I've got something to do right now, so I have to go!'' Naruto said hurriedly as he and Sasuke turned towards the arena. Just as they were about to dash off, Kamiko 'poofed' away.

Sakura and the Hokage were in their fighting stances, waiting for Orochimaru to make his first move. The Hokage had long-since removed his formal attire and was now clad in his black combat uniform. Before anybody could even blink, a purple-headed girl appeared in the middle of them.

''What do you want?'' Orochimaru asked, his detest at the situation beginning to show in his voice.

''Ahh...Orochimaru-sama, I would like the privileged to take care of them myself,'' Kamiko said politely, all previous playfulness covered up by her determined look. Although, on the inside she was gagging at how ugly and weird he looked.

Orochimaru smirked; If this girl wanted to throw away her life trying to prove something then he might as well let her, so he nodded his approval and stepped back. It was only a few seconds later that Sasuke and Naruto arrived on the scene.

''Get out of the way, Kamiko-chan! Orochimaru is dangerous!'' Naruto exclaimed, apparently not registering the fact that she is facing them in a fighting stance.

''She is working for Orochimaru,'' Sakura stated. Sasuke glared at Kamiko while Naruto gave a look of shock that quickly transformed into anger. Sakura thought she saw regret flash through Kamiko's eyes, but it was gone before she could be sure.

Before anyone could even blink, Kamiko had appeared behind the Hokage and blew some type of purple powder on him. Everybody froze, waiting for something to happen. When there was nothing, Orochimaru cast Kamiko a scowl while the rest were confused.

''What did you do to the old man!?'' Naruto asked, pointing at her accusingly. Kamiko only shrugged and went back into her fighting stance.

Well...Sasuke's plan is completly botched...

UPDATES!: There will be a few oneshots or short side stories to 'What Changes' pertaining to what they did during their month before the chunin exams. They are mostly humor based and aren't as focused on the plot as this story is. Make sure to put me on 'Author's Alert' so you don't miss an update!

A/N: That's it for this chapter! Don't forget to check out 'Go To Sleep, Dammit!' I think it's kinda cute! Anyway, my favorite part was Inner Sakura bringing up fire from the pitts of hell to burn Tayuya!

Subaki's Fav Part:

''AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!''

''YES SCREAM! SCREAM ALL YOU WANT! HA, THIS IS THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD IN MONTHS...!''

Kamiko's true identity has been revealed...or has it! And what was that powder she threw on the Hokage? Find out in chapter eleven of...

'WHAT CHANGES!'

Review plz! Comments and constructive criticism only! If you flame, I shall castrate you with a spork! Those things are deadly, you know! Mwahahahahah!

Arigatou!

Ja ne!

Subaki no Yumo