The next morning…
"Not only are both of our senseis late but so is our last teammate," Sasuke grumbled angrily.
"She wasn't kidding when she said 'eight'," Naruto said when he saw their teammate lazily walking towards them with a Ninja cat hot on her trail.
"Hey guys!" Sakura said happily. She then saw the bags under her teammates eyes. "So, you guys didn't take me seriously?"
"Why would we?" Sasuke said with a yawn.
"Because! It was obvious that our senseis were trying to trick us. A shinobi needs energy, so why would they tell us not to eat anything? And the time was suspicious too. Why would they want us to be up at five when we need energy? They're trying to use our fatigue against us," Sakura said.
Her teammates were shocked. It was true!
"But, I guess you guys are lucky," Sakura said.
"How are we lucky?" Naruto asked, depressed that he was tricked.
"I brought bentos for you guys," Sakura said, pulling three bentos out of seemingly nowhere. "Eat up!"
Naruto and Hinata graciously took the bentos but Sasuke just glared at Sakura. He didn't like the fact that this girl was beating him in chakra control, but now scenario analyzing as well?
"Come on, Mr. Emo-Duck-Butt. You need your energy too," Sakura said, handing him the bento. Sasuke glared at her before reluctantly eating the food.
30 minutes later…
"Good, everyone's here," Kakashi said as he and Itachi walked into the training grounds.
"Sensei's a meanie!" Sakura said as she pulled out her mallet, only for Naruto, Hinata and Espeon to hold her back while she kept screaming "Let me at 'em! Let me at 'em!"
"Okay, so while Sakura is being detained, I will tell everyone what today's training is about," Kakashi smiled causing everyone to sweatdrop. "Today is survival training. The objective is to get one of these bells before lunch."
"But there's only three," Naruto said.
"Exactly. One of you will be sent back to the Academy," Itachi smirked when he heard the genin gasp.
"But that's not fair. We all passed and all got a headband," Sakura said.
"Yes, but that was only to see who had potential," Itachi explained.
"So, one of us is going back to the academy?" Hinata asked, shocked.
"Yes," Kakashi said. "Whoever doesn't get a bell will be sent back to the academy."
Sakura and Espeon looked at each other. Sakura didn't want to be left back at the academy, but she also didn't want to ruin anybody else's chances of being a ninja. She knew she'd have to pick one or the other.
"What do you decide?" Espeon asked.
Sakura turned to her and shook her head. She knew what she had to do.
"Alright, in this training you must come at me with killer intent. You must also get passed Itachi, who will be scoping you out in the forest. Begin," Kakashi said, causing all of the kids to run into the trees besides Naruto.
"You're fight is with me, old man! I'll get one of those bells!" Naruto exclaimed.
"You know, the class clown is often the weakest link in a group," Kakashi said as he pulled out an orange book.
"Grrrr!" Naruto growled before attacking.
"Lesson one; taijutsu," Kakashi said before disappearing and reappearing behind Naruto. "THOUSAND YEARS OF PAIN!"
Everyone who was watching sweatdropped as Kakashi poked Naruto in the butt.
"Are you sure Naruto's the only idiot on this team?" Espeon asked.
"I'm not so sure anymore," Sakura thought with a sweatdrop. "Okay, time for a distraction to get Naruto out of there."
Sakura and Espeon rushed onto the field. Espeon used flash and blinded Kakashi while Sakura pushed Naruto behind a tree before the two disappeared again.
"Alright. Now it's time to check on Sasuke and Itachi," Sakura decided.
"Yes mistress," Espeon said.
The two silently ran through the forest in the direction of Sasuke and Itachi's chakras.
She found them about 10 meters away and masked her chakra.
The two were standing there, panting. Well, Sasuke was. Itachi was standing there, unaffected. Sakura knew this made Sasuke mad.
Sasuke growled before sending a fire ball at Itachi, who skillfully jumped over it before rushing towards Sasuke with a kunai.
Sakura decided it was time to intervene.
"Espeon, Shadow ball," Sakura commanded.
The cat did as commanded and sent the ball of dark auras towards Itachi before the two ran off, trying not to give away their location.
Itachi backed away in shock as he saw the ball of pulsing shadows move in his direction. This was no jutsu he'd ever seen before!
He dodge it, only to have it scrape across his pants leg. Itachi was shocked to find that it completely destroyed his pants where it had touched it.
Sasuke looked around, wondering where that attack had come from and if he could locate who did it. He was mad to find that he couldn't sense any chakra or find whomever it was.
He knew Itachi was trying to do the same thing and, by the irritated look on his face, was failing as well.
"Now to Hinata," Sakura said as she ran through the forest with Espeon hot on her heels.
A/N: Hey! Sorry it's soooo short and took so long to update. I have some serious writer's block and it took me all this time just to get this little bit.
Sasuke: That's because you're an idiot.
Me: You are very rude, you know!
Sasuke: So? That doesn't make up for the fact you're an idiot.
Me: Ita-kun! Sasuke's being mean to me!
Itachi: Why are you being mean to the woman who pays us?
Sasuke: She paysyou?!
The two silently ran through the forest in the direction of Sasuke and Itachi's chakras.
She found them about 10 meters away and masked her chakra.
The two were standing there, panting. Well, Sasuke was. Itachi was standing there, unaffected. Sakura knew this made Sasuke mad.
Sasuke growled before sending a fire ball at Itachi, who skillfully jumped over it before rushing towards Sasuke with a kunai.
Sakura decided it was time to intervene.
"Espeon, Shadow ball,"
Sakura commanded.
The cat did as commanded and sent the ball of dark auras towards Itachi before the two ran off, trying not to give away their location.
Itachi backed away in shock as he saw the ball of pulsing shadows move in his direction. This was no jutsu he'd ever seen before!
He dodge it, only to have it scrape across his pants leg. Itachi was shocked to find that it completely destroyed his pants where it had touched it.
Sasuke looked around, wondering where that attack had come from and if he could locate who did it. He was mad to find that he couldn't sense any chakra or find whomever it was.
He knew Itachi was trying to do the same thing and, by the irritated look on his face, was failing as well.
"Now to Hinata,"
Sakura said as she ran through the forest with Espeon hot on her heels.
A/N: I'm soooooo sorry for not updating in a while... and the fact that this chapter is short. I've had some extreme writer's block and I've been stuck babysitting my little sisters and my nephew. And I've been cleaning my death trap of a room and black hole of a closet.
Sasuke: You really are an idiot, aren't you?
Me: Well, you're rude!
Sasuke: That doesn't make up for the fact that you're an idiot.
Me: Ita-kun! Sasuke's being mean to me!
Itachi: Why are you being mean, foolish little brother? Especially to the woman who pays us.
Sasuke: She pays you?! She threatened me!
Me: (*holds up machete*) Wanna repeat that, duck boy?
Sasuke: (*gulp*) No ma'am.
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