A/N: Hey everyone! Here's another chapter! This is one of the first weekends where I've got a bit of downtime, so I might be able to get in another chapter later today. We'll see how it goes. Please read and enjoy!
Team seven was currently in the woods behind Tazuna's house the next day.
"Okay everyone," Kakashi said as he stood in front of the team. "To prepare for Zabuza, we're going to climb trees!"
"WTF" was the joint thought of Sakura and Sauske.
"Do I have to?" Naruto asked boredly.
"Nope. I know you already can."
"Of course he can climb a tree! All of us can climb a tree! It's not even a listed ninja skill! It's a child's skill!" Sauske shouted. He was his his wits end with a weak teacher and a loser who was better then him. He wanted to do something that would make him strong.
"You moron." Naruto said. He then proceeded to walk up the tree. Without his hands in his pockets like it was no big deal. "He means like this."
Sakura gasped while Sauske was silent.
"Yes, that is what y'all will be doing. And I can assure you, he doesn't have spikes on his sandals(A/N: that is what I first thought LOL. I mean what other logical way would they be able to jumpfrom trees like that without falling and walk up trees like that).
"How do you do it?" Sauske asked while he swallowed his pride for those brief few seconds.
"Simply mold chakra to your feet and walk up, though you may need a running start when you first learn it." Kakashi responded, glad that his student was at least capable of swallowing his pride without choking.
"Like this?" Sakura asked from above everyone while she sat on a high branch. Thatdroid not sit well with Sauske.
"Yes Sakura, like that. Since you seem to have a handle on things I want you to walk up and down the tree until you drop from chakra exhaustion." Kakashi responded to her rhetorical question. "While you have near perfect natural chakra controll, it's because you have almost nonexistent chakra reserves by shinobi standards. This exercise can be used to do two things. 1) improve chakra controll, and 2) increase chakra reserves by doing it several times. Now, while Sauske tries to even do it, and you work until you drop, Naruto and I will protect the bridge builder." With that said he turned and left with Naruto following right behind him.
Once they were out of hearing range Naruto turned to Kakashi and asked "Why am I here with you? You know that one of us could protect the bridge builder while the other trains. What's the point?"
"Oh I know. We just want them to think that your not nearly as strong as you are." Kakashi's tone grew serious. "You have nearly blown your cover severel times. We need them to think that you are weaker by having to need me go with you. If anything because I have more experience while you supposedly have none." His tone grew light and casual again. "That is why while they think I'm with you, I'll actually be off training so that I am actually stronger than my students, and watch over those two as they train. You will be guarding the bridge builder alone."
"Fine." Naruto replied bored. "I can't wait for you to get sharp again."
Kakashi smiled at the use of the ANBU lingo for being good, while he being dull was one of the worst insults another ANBU could inflict on another (A/N: I know, that was a stupid thing to add. But I just want to make that clear because those terms will come up a lot. BELIEVE IT!). After walking nearly back to the house, Kakashi turned and went back to watch over the rest of his team while leaving Naruto with a simple "See ya." as good bye.
Naruto walked up to the door and sighed before walking in. He walked into the kitchen and, upon seeing Tazuna, announced that he would be his guard while he worked.
Tazuna nodded before finishing his breakfast and turning to get out of the house once he finished. Only to be stopped by a flying ladle hitting him in the back of the head causing him to fall on his face.
"Oh no you don't!" Tsunami scolded as she walked out of the kitchen to face her father. "How many times have I told you? When you finish eating, put your dishes in the sink!"
Tazuna moaned before going to get his dishes and put them in the sink. Once he was out of the room Naruto asked the question that had been on his mind for a while now. "Ms. Tsunami, do you have any ninja training?"
Tsunami laughed before replying "No, just enough people to practice on."
They shared a laugh until Tazuna came back out. Tsunami hugged her father while saying "Have a good day at work today father."
Tazuna hugged her back. When they where finished, he turned and left, with Naruto right behind him. When they had gotten a good distance away from the house, he leaned down to whisper in Naruto's ear "If you ever have a child, make sure it's a son. Other wise you will never understand what the hell is going on in your daughters mind."
Naruto simply nodded with a blank expression on his face.
Tazuna just sighed at his response. "Of all the ninja, I get the most professional/scariest one they had to offer. I wish they had given me Kakashi."
"While you may not like my personality," Naruto said still looking ahead, which scared the crap out of Tazuna. "I do have a jutsu that could help you, since you seem to have a shortage on manpower at the building site.
Tazuna nodded and they walked in silence until they reached the bridge. Once there, Naruto put his fingers in a cross shape and exclaimed "Multi shadow clone jutsu!" instantly 250 Naruto's popped into existence in 250 poofs of smoke. Once the smoke cleared Naruto yelled so that all the clones could hear him "Allright everyone! Do what Tazuna here says, unless you have any experience building a giant bridge like this!"
Tazuna just stared in amazement. The average work force that was usually there was 50. "Holy crap!" thought Tazuna. "With this work force, we could finish the bridge in three weeks instead of three months!"
Naruto saw the shocked expression on his face an gave him what he thought was a gentle nudge in the stomach. Which of course knocked the wind out of him since he did not have anywhere close to the amount of strength Naruto had. Once he got his breath back he looked at Naruto with a scared expression. "Well?" asked Naruto. "Your wish is they're command."
Tazuna got the implication of the message and started barking orders on the clones.
Naruto just sat off to the side where he was out of anyone's way. As he sat there he gave a mental sigh before thinking "This is going to be the most boringweek ever."
A/N: Okay everyone, hope you enjoyed it. Next chapter will be the often used and often loved fight for the bridge! Now that I've said my piece, time for a bit of advertising. When I asked what pairings you would want for the story, they're were a couple of people who said NaruxYugi. I now have my NaruxYugi story up, and be warned, it is a hanyou Fic(Did I spell Hanyou right?). So if that interests you in any ay shapefor form, check it out! I also have a challenge posted for the story so you mightiLife that. Please review! THN out!
