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Random Thought: I wish I can live with Sasuke *sighs*

They were twelve years old when they became a team.

"Introduce yourselves. Your names, likes, dislikes, and your dreams" Kakashi said, watching his new students to what seemed to them with one lazy eye. However, he was inwardly reading their body language, amused from all the stories he has heard about these children. Having them as a team may not be so bad after all. His eyes (or…eye) trailed towards the Kyuubi container, waiting for him to start. Taking the hint, surprisingly, Naruto grinned.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I like Ramen and Sakura-chan…" at this, Kakashi raised an amused eyebrow, "What I dislike is waiting three minutes for the Ramen to get ready and I also dislike Sasuke-teme. My dream…is to one day become the Hokage and for the people of Konoha to acknowledge me as a worthy shinobi!" Sakura let out a small giggle as Sasuke smirked, ignoring the dislike part. Typical Naruto.

Kakashi gave a small smile before moving on to the female of the team. Sakura jumped slightly for being the center of attention and started fidgeting with her shirt.

"Ah, my name is Haruno Sakura. I like training and reading scrolls, especially about medical jutsus. Uh, I dislike people who enjoy making fun of others. I also dislike anyone hurting my friends and brother. My dream? I would like to be a medical ninja and a damn good one too! Naruto and Sasuke tend to fight a lot and if I had the power to heal, then they can fight all they want and I can punch them for being stupid and hurt in the first place!" Sakura stated happily. Naruto gulped; scooting away from her while Sasuke stared at her wearily. He had no doubt she would do what she just said. On the other hand, Kakashi chuckled, that was a very interesting dream. Lastly, his gaze took him to the Uchiha survivor, his expression now serious and grave.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are very little things I like and many things I dislike. Tomatoes and training is placed on my categories of likes. What I hate are loud and annoying people (fangirls). My dream, which is also a goal because I will make it happen, is to kill a certain man. I want to be strong enough to achieve this goal in order to protect my precious people." Sasuke ended his statement, leaving his two friends…teammates now smiling. Kakashi approved of his goal, it was only his right as the last remaining Uchiha, but what surprised him was when he declared the other two as his precious people. He remembered a certain incident two years ago in the market and smiled. Their relationship has gotten much stronger than last time.

"Very well. I found you three interesting enough. Tomorrow, I want all of you to be at the training ground at five in the morning. Oh, and don't eat breakfast, unless you would like to throw them back out of your stomach" With that statement, the amused, one-eyed Jounin disappeared with a loud poof, leaving three freshly new Genins alone.

It was two months later when they were coming back from their most recent C-rank mission to Wave Country. It was their most intense and dramatic battle of all. Sasuke has almost died while Naruto almost lost control of the nine-tailed beast. It was hectic and as Team 7 camped out at night to get some sleep, there was nothing but silence. Several hours later, it seemed that no one was able to sleep; still tense and shaken from what happened in the mission. Sakura was depressed and felt so useless because she couldn't do anything to help her teammates and they almost died from her weakness. She trained so much and all this training has done nothing to her. Perfect chakra control does nothing to a ninja if he doesn't know what to use it for. It frustrated Sakura to no end and she couldn't even sleep. Before any tears can spill from her emerald eyes, she heard Naruto speak.

"I don't know about you guys, but this last mission had me thinking…" he started, knowing fully well that his teammates were awake. Sasuke stayed quiet, clenching his fist every now and then while Sakura turned her head upwards to look at him. They were forming a circle with only their heads touching, so Naruto was able to sense her slight movement as he continued, "Right now, I want to be Hokage more than anyone else and I promise that I will be one of the strongest ninjas alive, strong enough not to let this happen again. I will be strong enough to protect my precious people. I promise you guys that." He said, his eyes flashing with determination. Before he knew it, Sakura grasped his left hand tightly.

"You will need someone to organize and help with your paper work since you will probably suck at it. There is no choice but to stay by your side then. I am sure that your path to bring Hokage will be tough so I will also be the Head Medic-nin in ANBU! That way, I will help you in your journey by healing every wound you get. You and Sasuke. I will be a strong Kunoichi and a medical ninja, just like one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade-sama. That is definitely a promise!" she exclaimed, her pink blocking her view of her boys.

Naruto squeezed Sakura's hand, glad that she would be with him in his journey. Sasuke listened in to their conversation and let out an amused snort.

"Both of you will leave me with no choice then. We all know that you guys are weak and reckless at times. You will need me to stop you from acting like idiots. One day, and just you wait, I will be Head ANBU Captain. This is my promise. I will be in charge of helping you out as well, 'Hokage-sama'" he said the last part sarcastically, pleased to know that Naruto stiffened from anger. Not letting him get interrupted, he continued, "Of course, I will need…Sakura's help as well. Both Naruto and I can't make it without…you" Admitting his feelings towards them is hard, so he settled with going step by step. It made him feel better…lighter.

Sakura let out a huge smile as she grasped Sasuke's right hand and sighed, contemplating about the future. Sasuke's hand tingled all the way down to his toes as he took a small intake of breath. This feeling was like nothing he felt before. Why did he feel that way? She held his hands many times before and he never felt this way. Taking a quick glance her way, he felt his cheeks flare up. Ever since he found her crying for him (and on him) when she thought he was dead, his heart ached and swore to never let her cry for him again.

Naruto knew that they had a long way ahead of them, but they will make it step by step. First, they will pass the Chuunin exams, then the Jounin exams. Of course, they have to pass their ANBU exams, which will the toughest part of their journey, but they will make it. Naruto's heart must have been soaring up high right now. The three of them has just made a promise that will hold strong for the rest of their lives.

Kakashi was sitting on a branch, listening in to the conversation. Chuckling, he opened his perverted book and thought of many training sessions that will strengthen them all up and help them achieve their life-long dreams. It will be tough, he was sure, but their power of will definitely be able to help them all the way.

At that same, two figures were having a conversation inside the borders of Sound Country. The first figure had silver hair and glasses that covered his black eyes. The other figure was pale with unusual yellow eyes, that of a snake.

"Orochimaru-sama, isn't it about time we start moving?" the first figure said, adjusted his glasses. The second person, Orochimaru, let out an evil laugh, his eyes flashing with malice.

"Patience Kabuto. I will get him when the time comes. We just have to wait for the Chuunin exams to arrive. I'm sure he won't miss the opportunity to enter it." Orochimaru smirked, excited with what will come. Soon, he will have that body that would make him invincible. Sasuke-kun's body.

Meanwhile, in Konoha, Sakura was busy training with Kakashi in the early morning and trying to stand on water for as long as possible. She's been training for several hours as Kakashi kept giving her hints on how to stabilize her chakra. When she was able to stand on water for a full ten minutes without falling, she grinned at her teacher and cheered.

"Kakashi-sensei! I did it!" Kakashi was really surprised at how fast she could learn. It's been only two hours since they have started training and she already mastered walking on water. Her chakra control can be considered perfect, much better than his.

When they arrive back to Konoha two days ago, Sakura went up to her teacher and demanded to be trained more on her chakra control. Honestly, Kakashi didn't know what more to give her and actually considered to start giving her lessons on being a medical ninja. He had some scrolls Rin left him before she died and it may turn out to be useful for Sakura. Now, since she has already mastered the walking on water part, he would start giving her those scrolls and focus on her stamina, since it's the weakness she has.

"Good job Sakura. You managed to do it faster than I expected" Kakashi said with a smile, proud of his student. Sakura was gleaming from being appraised by her teacher, but before she could do anything, she saw Sasuke walking towards them, making her immediately lose her footing. Kakashi sighed once he heard a splash resounding in the area and turned to Sasuke, who was turning out to be a source of distraction for the pink-haired girl lately.

Getting out of the cold water, Sakura panted and mentally strangled herself for losing focus. Her heart began going at an erratic pace whenever the Uchiha came near her, which got her so confused. She never felt anything like this before with him, so why was she feeling this now. Before she can go further into her thoughts, she heard her teacher talking.

"It's good to see you coming early Sasuke. Sakura, go home and change back into dry clothes and for your next training…" Kakashi gave Sakura an evil look and she immediately knew it was going to be hell, "…try to be here in ten minutes flat" Sakura gasped and before wasting any time, disappeared from the bridge Team 7 always meet it. Kakashi chuckled and silently started counting the minutes before Sasuke said, "You know that it takes about ten minutes to reach her house….running?" Kakashi mused at the Uchiha's slight concern and nodded.

"Ah, Sasuke. You will never know" Kakashi stated with his face buried deep into his precious book. Sasuke sighed and leaned on the railing, waiting for his teammates to arrive, as usual. Having nothing better to do, Sasuke reminisced back to the C-rank mission as he absentmindedly traced the scar he got. He was so near death and didn't want to experience that ever again. He actually was about to give up on life itself until he heard voices, pulling him back. Seeing Sakura and Naruto's relieved expressions when he woke up had him thinking. He was in this world for a reason, all of them known to him. Soon, he will have to admit his feelings to the two idiots. Just at the mere thought of it, he felt his heart beating so much faster. He didn't know the exact true feelings he had for the two, so once he can figure out something, he would tell them. One day.

A loud poof could be heard in the middle of the bridge and Sasuke turned around in surprise…why? Because Haruno Sakura appeared from the smoke, coughing and panting at the same time. Kakashi and Sasuke were gawking at her, wondering where the hell did she learn this technique. Oblivious to the two staring at her, she grinning.

"I made it in time! HELL YEAH!" Sakura yelled, jumping up and down, unable to conceal her excitement. Sasuke heard the Copy Ninja chuckling from behind his book as Naruto started appearing as well.

"It seemed our Sakura-chan is already becoming stronger" Kakashi exclaimed, proud of all his students. Sakura smiled and waved to Naruto when he reached the meeting place. The Kyuubi couldn't help but return her smile with his infamous grin, feeling himself lighter and happier every time he looked at her. As the three Genins started talking about their training with one another, Kakashi felt something change within them. Feelings towards each other were growing at a rapid pace. He can clearly see how each of them completes one another and it slightly worried him. They must not be completely dependent on one another; it would be seen as a weakness against enemies.

"Kakashi-sensei! What are we training in today? You promised to help us become stronger!" Naruto yelled out, staring at his teacher with unconcealed excitement. Kakashi smiled, he will make their 'weakness' their strength.

"I will train you to depend on each other's strength. I want you all to use all your abilities together to become invincible. It will take a lot of practice since you will have to read your teammates' minds throughout your battle. Also, I will train you each to master your skills and where you excel in. Your weak points I will be working on with you. If we stick to the eight-hour training program, I am sure you three will be strong enough to achieve your dreams." Kakashi finished his explanation, leaving three Genins shocked and at the same time, shaking with anticipation. They actually couldn't wait to start!

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Sasuke said, walking towards their training ground. Naruto and Sakura smiled as they went up to the Uchiha and walked on either side of him. Kakashi smiled and found himself impatient to see them grow up, maybe the Hokage was right. Maybe they will correct the mistakes of their ancestors. He would be there to help them achieve the dream he always wanted to achieve when his teammates were here.

Done! Next chapter will be a better, at least, that's what I think. Please stay tuned and I thank everyone who has been reviewing me and commenting on my writing! It helped! I will follow what you say, but I just need your patience.

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