Recap:
Kakashi shut the door behind him, leaning his back against the door with a heavy sigh, What the hell just happened there, he questioned himself as he thought of the woman as she stepped out of the shower. Shaking his head he thought about past missions, the people within the hospital, anything besides her.
Sakura stepped out of the shower room in green flank jacket, unzipped so you could see a black tanktop under, and a pair of mid thigh length spandex shorts; perfect for training. Pulling her wet hair up into a messy bun, Sakura only smiled, "Lets go see Naruto's team, shall we?" her brilliant smile was enough to put Kakashi on guard again, his mind wondering what she'd look like naked.
Chapter Four
Kakashi followed behind Sakura as they walked through the village, "Do you even know where you're going?" he asked as he looked up from his book. She looked over her shoulder, glaring daggers at the man once again, "Oh, of course you do." He said nervously as he gave the woman more space.
Her pace slowed so that she was beside him, "They train on the same training ground that we used to," she muttered happily, "They meet on the bridge, and every once and a while Naruto likes to give a lame excuse for being late," Her smile brightened, "I have no idea where he got that from," she laughed sarcastically.
Kakashi couldn't help but grin at the thought of his student acting as he once did, "Are we going to watch or interrupt?" he asked peeking over the pages of his book.
Sakura smiled, "Interrupt, don't you think?"
Kakashi smirked, "I wouldn't have it any other way," he muttered as he put his book away, the gleam in her eyes saying what he didn't. The second that his pack snapped shut, his book safely inside, they began to run towards the bridge where the students met.
A heavy sigh escaped a red haired boy's lips. He looked up to the sky with glowing gold eyes as he adjusted his headband over his spikey hair. "Where is he?" the boy groaned as he looked over at his teammates.
Short black hair swayed in the faint breeze as she too sighed, "Naruto-sensei, just really gets a kick out of making us wait." Her dark purple eyes scanned over her teammates, "Tamori, where do you think he is?"
Hearing her name, the girl's head shot up as she sat on the railing of the bridge, "I-I don't know," she stuttered as a blush crept over her face. Adjusting her glasses Tamori gave a soft smile, "He always shows up though!" she called happily. Turning to Takemaru and Kamiko her eyes became soft, "You guys seem really excited to train today."
Takemaru's lips curved up into a smirk, "Naruto-sensei said that he had something special planned for us today."
Kamiko, shuffled on her feet, "someone's coming," she whispered as she became defensive. Takemaru's eyes sharpened as he watched the figured arrive on the horizon, "That's not Naruto-sensei," Kamiko growled.
Tamori slide off the railing and got into a defensive stance. Takemaru stepped in front of her, holding out his hand, "Not yet, stay behind me. We don't know who they are yet." Kamiko's eyes widened in shock, "You heard me, wait until they show signs of hostility," he snapped. She gave a subtle nod and fell back as well.
Takemaru's eyes focused on the people, "Kamiko," he growled quietly. She grinned and nodded, raising her hands to eye level. With a deep breath, her dark purple eyes began turning silver from the iris out, her hands slowly lowering to her waist. Everyone felt the chalkra disappear from the people in front of them. "Keep each other safe, I'll be back in a second." Takemaru muttered as he suddenly disappeared.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he quickly turned around, a red haired boy now standing in front of him. "who are you?" the boy called as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Sakura turned around as well, wide eyed at the boys speed. Her eyes widened even more when she realized she had no useable chalkra in her body, "What's going on, I don't have chalkra." She whispered in confusion.
The boy only smirked, quickly cluing Kakashi into what was going on, "You must be Naruto's students," he muttered as his eyes sharpened. A ninja from another village had been able to sneak up on him, that fact was damaging to his pride, let alone the fact that the boy was a genin.
The boy's eyes widened, "How do you know Naruto-senei?" he asked quietly.
Kakashi chuckled as he searched for the perfect answer, but Sakura beat him too it. Digging in her bag she pulled out a picture; team seven as genin. "We're his team," she called with a smile. "He asked us to come visit you today."
The boy quickly bowed, "I'm so sorry," he called apologetically as he straightened his posture, nervously scratching the back of his head, "We're sorry," he corrected, "We're still not used to the village allowing us to be here, to us any ninja is a threat to the new life we're building."
Sakura gave a nod, "Can you explain where our chalkra went?" She asked and the boy became more nervous, "Is one of your team mates controlling it?" Takemaru nodded softly, "Well, I'm a medic so I kind of need mine…"
"oh! Right!" Takemaru called as he quickly disappeared again. His speed brought him to his team quickly, "Kamiko, let them go, they're friends of Naruto-sensei's!" He called with a goofy grin.
Kamiko's eyes narrowed slightly, "Why would they be here?" she asked, apprehensive about the whole ordeal. "No ninja comes here, the leaf are scared of us."
Takemaru shrugged but focused his gold eyes on her purple ones, "Let them go," Kamiko's expression looked pained as she bit her lip reluctantly, "If anything happens, I'll protect you guys, I promise." He held out his pinky and Kamiko's doubt disappeared. Raising her hands she allowed the shinobi's chalkra to return; her eyes losing the silver tint.
Kakashi and Sakura were closer to the bridge now, their bodies on edge. "What else do you know about these kids?" Sakura whimpered quietly.
He was not visibly as defensive as she was, but his grey eye was calculating every situation that might arise. "One can control chalkra, one moves the speed of light, the other can take bloodlines," He heard Sakura gasp and stare at him wide eyed, "Naruto says that even though they're from another village, they're harmless."
"Sneaking up on us isn't very harmless…" Sakura mused to herself as her eyes focused on the kids in front of her. She swallowed her anxiety and placed a perfect fake smile across her lips as she began introducing herself, "I'm Haruno Sakura, it's nice to meet you," she called happily as she rose her hand to wave.
Kakashi's eyes scanned over the group, calculating and sizing them up. Kamiko, as Naruto told him, was the youngest. Her ebony hair was cut into a bob that was longer in the front, a bead on the left side. Sharp purple eyes widened hearing Sakura's name, "The lead medic of Konoha…" she gasped out quietly as she covered her mouth in shock. Only standing at 5'4" Kamiko wore a sky blue long sleeved kimono top, the sleeves passing her fingertips if her hands held at her side, and a pair of navy ninja shorts.
Sakura laughed, more to herself than anyone else, "How'd you know that?" she beamed, "Not many people know that unless they're in the hospital."
Takemaru gave a toothy grin, "Kamiko know's everything." He beamed. Kakashi's eyes shifted to the boy. Mahogany hair that spiked out from his headband reminded him almost of his own, only slightly shorter. Golden eyes reflected so many different emotions as he talked with the other women. A black high collared shirt over a long sleeved fishnet shirt and a pair of white pants, along with traditional ninja shoes; he looked pretty average for a ninja. "She's the smartest Kunoichi around!" He beamed happily.
Sakura's lips curved up with a competitive grin, "I used to hold that title."
Kakashi's eyes turned to the last of the genin, only to be surprised. Naruto said that she could take bloodlines, yet… this woman doesn't seem physically possible of it…
Takemaru's eyes darkened as he stepped in front of the woman, his hand stretching out to protect her, "Sensei," he called out, addressing Kakashi, "I'd appreciate it if you didn't look at her like that."
Sakura's eyes widened seeing the happy boy become so defensive suddenly, Kakashi's eyes narrowing at the sudden action, "Like what?" he asked teasingly.
His head fell, eyes on the ground, "You know what she's capable of, don't you?" He whimpered softly.
The girl behind him began shaking as her eyes darted up to meet Kakashi's grey eye; gasping quietly. Kakashi analyzed her quickly. Long chestnut hair cascading down her shoulders was pulled into a half pony tail, sweep bangs almost covering the glowing blue eyes that hid behind a pair of glasses, a thick lavender zip up sweatshirt with black fur around the hem hung over her tiny frame, black spandex shorts over knee length fish nets, and a pair of heels that made the girl who was barely 5 foot at least as tall as her female teammate.
"Tamori-chan doesn't mean any harm," Kamiko called as her eyes glistened with tears jumping to Takemaru's side; standing in front of Tamori. Tamori's eyes fell, her posture resembling that of the Hyuuga heiress. "Don't take her away, please! Naruto-senei's training her well!"
Sakura's lips frowned as she looked at the children, "How old are you guys?" she questioned quietly.
"I'm 14," Kamiko chimed in quickly, "Takemaru's 16, and Tamori-chan… she's 19." Kamiko's eyes became sharp, "Please, Tsunade-sama said we were okay to stay!"
"No one is going anywhere," Naruto's voice boomed out of no where. With a puff of smoke, the blonde man was standing between the group, "Tamori-chan is safe," he patted Takemaru's head and gave his signature grin, "Everyone is safe."
The tension in the air quickly subsided with Naruto aura of light, "Why are they here?" Kamiko asked quietly as they all leaned back against the bridge.
"To train, as sparring partners." Naruto grinned. Sakura opened her mouth to protest what he was saying, but the man only continued, "Two elite jounin against a group of genin. I think you guys could learn a lot from them." Naruto said as he crossed his arms.
A quiet whimper came from the woman behind them, "Y-you want them to t-test our bloodlines." Tamori commented quietly as a blush spread across her cheeks. Naruto stepped forward and knelt before the girl taking her hand.
"Yes, Tamori-chan," he said with a reassuring and understanding smile, "Sakura-chan and Kakashi-senei… they're strong and they understand the power you have in here," his hand pressed against his chest. Tamori's crystal eyes were wide as she focused on her sensei's words, "they're the only ones I trust with you." Takemaru and Kamiko's eyes turned to Sakura and Kakashi as Naruto muttered his last words, "I trust them, I trust you."
Tamori's eyes glistened with tears, his last three words ringing in her ears, as she threw her arms around her sensei, hugging him tightly. Naruto could only smile. Sakura turned to Kakashi, grabbing his arm pulling him away from the scene for a moment, "What do you know about her bloodline?" Sakura asked quietly.
His eyes were on the young woman and his former student, "She can take bloodlines," Sakura's brows frowned together in confusion as she crossed her arms over her chest in concern, "She's terrified to use her own bloodline…"
The girl was shaking as she pulled away from Naruto, "I want to try," she cooed happily whipping the tears from her eyes with her palms. Hearing those words come from her mouth both Kamiko and Takemaru smiled brightly. "Let's train!" Tamori cheered as she took Naruto's hand pulling him to his feet.
Kakashi and Sakura stood side by side, proud grins across their face, "He's a good teacher," Kakashi muttered to the woman.
Moving her hands from her hips she gave his hip a light slap, "He learned from the best." She turned and smiled at him, a sincere and loving smile as she walked to her best friend's side. "So, how's this training going to go?" She asked happily looking at the genin in front of her.
Kamiko's eyes darted to Kakashi, "He cant use his Sharingan."
Sakura's eyes widened, a grin slowly tugging at her lips, "She really does know everything. Only a few people in the city were told that." Kamiko's grin widened.
Naruto smiled at his students, "Everything goes, guys," He beamed towards Takemaru, knowing he was the leader of the squad. "You guys go, while I talk with them. When I send a signal, you guys can start."
Takemaru gave a quick nod and smiled, "Full force, right?" He asked as his eyes looked over at Tamori, "Does that mean we can use weapons and stuff too?"
Naruto bit his lip and nodded hesitantly, "I want you guys to treat it as a real mission." Tamori nodded softly as she took off her glasses, putting them in her pocket. With a quick nod, all three genin disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Sakura looked at Naruto with pure concern in her eyes, "You didn't tell us we were sparing with them," concern laced in her voice, "This isn't a good idea Naruto…"
"Sakura-chan, please?" Naruto looked at her with glowing eyes, "They cant train with other teams because others don't consider them Leaf shinobi. They need this," he whimpered, quickly turning to KAkaashi, "Give them a chance, like you gave me a chance."
Kakashi felt a pang in his heart, That's why he's doing this. He wants them to feel like they're part of this village. Running his fingers through his hair, Kakashi gave a defeated sigh, "There's not much we can say against it, is there?" Naruto beamed at his words, Sakura rolling her eyes as her own smile formed. "What should we be cautious about?" Kakashi asked.
Naruto grinned nervously, "Don't under estimate them. They're a great team." Kakashi's eyes narrowed as he lifted his headband, Sakura putting on a pair of gloves, "Kamiko can interfere with your chalkra only if she can see you. Takemaru's fast, but wont leave Tamori's side for too long, so wherever she is, he is."
Sakura knelt down to adjust her sandals, looking at Naruto in confusion as she noticed he hadn't mentioned Tamori, "And Tamori?"
Naruto was quiet for a moment. Grabbing Kakashi's shoulder he looked the man right in his eyes, "Dont underestimate her. She's almost as strong as Sakura, and very good with weapons. Fight her like you'd fight Sasuke-teme." Naruto's eyes were serious as he looked at the ground, "She wont take your sharingan, not while you're unable to use it. She think's its rude." He chuckled to himself.
Sakura adjusted her worn leather gloves and looked to the silver haired man beside her, "You ready for this, old man?" She teased as he gave his signature grin. Quickly pulling out a kunai, Sakura smiled softly, "I cant believe I'm fighting along side the great Copy Ninja Kakashi."
Chuckling softly Kakashi grinned, "Enough of your sarcasm. Let's see what you're made of, Haruno Sakura."
Author's Notes:
Sooo you guys got to meet the team! The next chapter is going to be full of fighting, with a nice touch of KakaSaku at the end so please just bare with me x.x I kinda need help though, guys =/ I need help with the story already. One of the students isnt what they seem, and I cant really decide which? Wanna help with your opinions maybe? Also, who would you rather be extremely venerable: Kakashi or Sakura? Also Please PLEASE PLEASE let me know how you're feeling about the story, or even what you'd like to happen? I feel so discouraged about writing if no one gives me feedback, even bad feedback is awesome T.T
Preview:
Sakura's eyes sharpened and became dark as she jumped up to his side, with a finger against his chest, "Listen here, Hatake," she growled as she stepped forward, making him step back; his back against the tree. The visible anger in her eyes was enough to frightened him, "Don't you dare act like I'm babysitting you," she growled darkly, "I'm here to help you, to be by your side while you get better!" she spat as she looked away, her eyes glistening with unshed emotions, "I don't want you to be doing this against your will… I want you to be happy, and I want to help you become happy."
"Sakura…" His eyes focused on hers, and suddenly the woman was venerable in front of him again; just like years ago. He smiled through his mask, resting his hand on her shoulder, "I don't know how I could ever thank you," he muttered softly. Her eyes jolted up to his, tears glistening at the brim of her eyes. Kakashi's eyes widened as the woman wrapped her arms around his torso, her forehead pressed against his jacket as her eyes focused on their feet.
