Sheesh… This story has more views than my other one… a LOT more. Thanks for the reviews YamiHinata, WhatChuuKnowBoutMe, dark shadow400, and crazymel2008. Yay for the new chapter! Oh, yeah: I NO OWN NARUTO!

Chapter 2

The seemingly endless sea of darkness swirled around Sasuke, and the strange feeling of merging came back. 'What the hell?' A light appeared a distance away, and appeared to grow larger until it engulfed him, bathing him in white light. He closed his eyes, waiting for this terrifying nightmare to be over, and suddenly, it was. He opened his eyes and found himself looking straight into a pair of very familiar cerulean eyes. 'Why does this seem familiar? It's like déjà vu or something…' As Sasuke was thinking this, an unnamed shinobi leaned back against his desk and knocked Naruto off balance. He turned to apologize but instantly froze at the sight in front of him.

'BLARGH! NOT THIS AGAIN!' screamed Sasuke, clutching his throat and gagging to get the taste out of his mouth. Of all the moments to suddenly pop in on, it had to be the one of him accidentally kissing Naruto! Once was torture, twice was beyond that. He recovered and surveyed the room covertly. He was in the Academy, the same classroom that they had waited for their first meeting.

Naruto likewise gagged and coughed, but then shivered as he felt KI from inside the room. He turned slowly and found the Sasuke Fan Club looming over him, cracking their knuckles and murderous expressions on their faces. His one thought was, 'KAMI DAMMIT!' beforebeing beat to a pulp.

Sasuke winced as Naruto was beat by his 'fan club'. More like wannbe-rapists. He searched the roiling mass for pink hair and was relieved to not find any, meaning Sakura wasn't the useless fangirl she once was. He glanced over to where she sat and found her rolling on the ground, laughing mirthfully. 'Why is she… oh yeah,' he shivered. The beat down stopped when the head of the mob, Ino, called them off, leaving a bruised and bloodied Naruto lying on the ground in a daze.

Ino came to where Sakura was and looked down on her, "Why are you laughing, Billboard? Naruto just took Sasuke's first kiss!" 'And I never thought he was going to be my second one,' thought Sasuke belatedly. Sakura eventually collected herself, and looked Ino in the eye.

"Believe me, not being a fangirl has its perks. This was funnier than hell, and I was simply reacting the way I normally would," replied Sakura with a knowing look. Ino stared at her in disbelief, and gave a shaky laugh after a few seconds.

"Y-you're kidding, right Billboard?" asked Ino nervously. A tic mark appeared on Sakura's head at her nickname, but she'd ignore it, for now.

"Nope. Let me show you," she said, walking over to Sasuke. A sweatdrop formed on Sasuke's head as she grew closer, 'What is she going to do to me?' That question was answered as soon she was in arm's length; "SHANAROO!" she cried as she connected a wild right hook to Sasuke's chest, sending him flying into the back wall. He made a crater on the wall and slowly slid down to the floor, miraculously still conscious though dazed. The Fan Club, along with their now-solo leader, gaped at Sakura; she had just broken the number one rule of the Fan Club: hurting their idol. Penalty: Expulsion and possible death. Since Sakura had just sent a guy flying twenty feet, they unanimously and silently decided on expulsion.

Sasuke slowly got up from the floor, still slightly dazed. 'Why the hell did she have to be so strong? Kami, it feels like Gai with the Hidden Gates punching me square in the chest. At least this doubly confirms the fact she's from the future,' he mused, limping back to his seat. A smirking Sakura sat down next to a stunned Ino, and Iruka walked in.

"Alright, class, here are the Genin team assignments: Team 1…" He continued on until he reached the most unique grouping, "Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno. Your sensei is Kakashi Hakate." To Iruka's surprise, Sakura had neither sulked for being placed with Naruto nor celebrated for being teamed with Sasuke; she simply accepted it. 'Maybe she's maturing,' thought Iruka before reading off, "Team 8: Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuuga. Your sensei is Kurenai Yuhi. Team 9 is still active, so Team 10: Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akamichi, and Ino Yamanaka," There was a cry from Ino and a muttered "troublesome" from Shikamaru at this, and Iruka glared them silent, "Your sensei is Asuma Sarutobi."

He put the paper on his desk and announced to the class, "From this day on, I'm not your sensei anymore. The sensei of your team will be your role model until you become a Chuunin or Jonin. Follow their instructions and advice, and you will achieve greatness," Iruka cleared his throat, "Now, time for the Jonin instructors to get here. You're to wait here until he or she gets here, is that clear?" The fresh batch of Genin nodded, "Alright, goodbye." He shunshinned away.

Sasuke went to go sit with his team, and caught Sakura's eye. He quickly sat on the other side of Naruto, who looked elated to be sitting near his crush. "Sakura-chan! How ya doing?" asked Naruto, grinning his signature foxy grin. Sakura smiled politely back at him, which made the blonde even more ecstatic.

"I'm doing fine. Thanks, Naruto," replied Sakura nicely. She leaned back in her chair and put her feet on the desk, and asked Sasuke in a sweet tone, "Well, Sasuke, how do you feel?"

Sasuke studied her and answered carefully, "Fine, Sakura. My chest hurts a little, but I'm alright."

"Aw, does your chest hurt? I can make it feel so much better," said Sakura, growling out the last three words and cracking her knuckles. Sasuke edged away from the murderous Sakura, trying not to provoke her. 'Why didn't I think to ask to have full power? Oh yeah, that would be kinda suspicious. DAMMIT!'

"I'll pass on that, but thanks," said Sasuke, lamenting the fact the she could probably kill him if she wanted to. 'Argh, if we continue like this, we're not gonna change a damn thing! I need to get Sakura alone…' a perverted thought drifted through his head, 'ACK! Not in that way!'

"Can you give a massage to me, Sakura-chan?" asked the ever-oblivious Naruto, not noticing the implied threat. Sakura gave him a look that said, 'Are you really that dense?' all over it. They had both forgotten how thickheaded the hyperactive knucklehead could be. Before she could answer, however, a group of adult shinobi walked into the room.

Jonin instructors. A beautiful black-haired woman with red eyes stepped up and said, "Team 8, Academy courtyard, five minutes." She disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

A tall, broad-shouldered man with a lit cigarette in his mouth called out, "Team 10, Training Ground 20, fifteen minutes." He didn't leave the room immediately; he looked around the room and asked, "Who is Kakashi's bunch?"

Naruto raised his hand and waved it eagerly, "We are, dattebayo!"

"Well, let me tell you something: you're in for a long wait," and with that said, the man walked out the door followed closely by his team.

"What does he mean by that?" wondered Naruto, his face scrunching up in a thinking expression. Sasuke and Sakura shared a look; they knew exactly what he meant.

-Three Hours Later-

"Where the hell is this guy?!" yelled Naruto, fidgeting in his seat. The rest of the Jonin instructors had already picked up their teams, leaving Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura in the classroom. It had been three hours, and Sasuke and Sakura knew that Kakashi was going to be here soon. Naruto, however, was fed up with waiting. He grabbed an eraser from the blackboard and stuck it above the door. "Heh-heh, now that'll teach him not to be late!"

Sasuke knew at this point he was supposed to say something like, "Our sensei is a jonin, an elite ninja. There's no way he would fall for such a childish prank." But he opted to take another route and say, "Good idea, Naruto."

Sakura agreed, "Hell yeah, Naruto, show that bastard!" Naruto eyed Sasuke suspiciously, accepting Sakura's comment.

"Why are you suddenly agreeing with me, teme? You hate me, and you just gave me a compliment."

Sasuke shrugged, "Maybe I'm trying to turn over a new leaf." Sakura snapped her gaze on him, recognizing the words. 'He can really act, I'll give the bastard that,' she thought maliciously. Sasuke felt her hard gaze, and tried to ignore it, though it was tempting to simply stare back at her. 'Can I ever make it up to her? And where is my mind getting these things?!' he mused, trying to resist his inner perv that was sending VERY naughty images to him.

The door opened and a cyclopean man with gravity-defying silver hair stuck his head in the door way, and the eraser fell on top of his head in a puff of dust. "HA! Gotcha!" Naruto fell onto the ground laughing, Sakura giggled, and Sasuke gave a satisfied smirk. He knew what was coming next as Kakashi held his chin in a thoughtful gesture.

"Well, my first impression of you is-" 'You're all a bunch of idiots,' finished Sasuke silently. The silver-haired Jonin went to on finish his sentence, using the exact same words.

"Rooftop, fifteen minutes," said Kakashi before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. The group all glanced at each other and headed up toward the rooftop. Their sensei was waiting for them and gestured for them to make themselves comfortable. "Now that we're here, how about we start with introductions. Names, like, dislikes, and so on" said Kakashi lazily, and he pointed toward Naruto, "You first, blondie."

"Hey wait, what about you?" asked Naruto.

"Me? Well, I'm Kakashi Hakate. My dislikes and likes… I don't feel like telling you. As for my hobbies, that's my business."

'Kami, I forgot annoying his attitude could be,' thought Sasuke, unaware Sakura was having the same thought. With Kakashi finished, Naruto began eagerly.

"Well, my name's Naruto Uzumaki, and I LOVE ramen, especially Ichiraku's if Iruka treats me! I hate the three minutes it takes for the ramen to cook. My hobbies are pulling pranks, gardening, and eating ramen, and my dream is to become the greatest Hokage of all time, dattebayo!"

'This kid's got ramen on the brain,' thought Kakashi before he pointed towards Sakura, "You next, pink."

She glared at the Jonin, making him sweat slightly, but said calmly, "My name is Sakura Haruno, and my likes are healing others, training, and people who are sweet. My only dislike is arrogant bastards with a ten-foot stick stuck up their rear." She looked pointedly at Sasuke. "My dream is become a powerful kunoichi like Lady Tsunade."

'Not a fangirl, huh? Promising.' Kakashi gestured for Sasuke to speak, "Your turn, emo."

'I AM NOT EMO! ...Well, I was,' mused Sasuke before saying, "My name's Sasuke Uchiha. My likes are training and taking walks. My dislikes are loud people and people that won't let other ones explain the situation to them." He glared back at Sakura. "My dream is to rebuild my clan to its prior status." With his introduction done, he leaned back on his hands.

'Looks like this bunch isn't what I expected. I thought that the girl was going to worship Sasuke, and Sasuke to be a vengeful, arrogant lone wolf. Hmm, this will be interesting,' thought the silver-haired sensei before he announced, "Alright, I have some duties for you to do tomorrow." The blonde of the group perked up at this.

"Duties? What kind of duties?" questioned Naruto, a hopeful look on his face.

'Not this again,' was Sasuke's though before Kakashi answered, "Survival Training."

"WHAT? We already did training in the Academy!" Naruto looked to his teammates for support, but found none. Kakashi chuckled and Naruto demanded, "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, it's just that 9 out of the 27 in your class will be chosen as Genin," replied Kakashi, waiting for the hilarious expressions to appear on their faces. To his disappointment, Naruto was the only one to react. Sasuke and Sakura simply seemed to know that little piece of information.

"HUH? You mean all that work was for nothing?" shouted Naruto, nearly leaping up from the ground. "Was that Exam for nothing?"

"Oh, that? That was to choose the ones to try out for Genin. Anyway, whether you make Genin will be decided at Training Ground 7 tomorrow. Oh, and skip breakfast; you might puke." Their sensei disappeared in swirl of smoke after he was through, leaving an irritated Naruto with his exasperated team.

"What did he mean by that?" wondered Naruto aloud.

"Whatever. I'm eating my breakfast," said Sasuke, rising to leave.

"But Kakashi-sensei said not to!"

"He was suggesting it. I'm eating," countered Sasuke before exiting the rooftop through a door. Naruto turned toward Sakura.

"Are you gonna eat, Sakura-chan?" She nodded. "But-"

"Like Sasuke said, he was suggesting it. Plus, it's better to survive if you have a full stomach, right?" explained Sakura before she got up and walked back into the Academy. Naruto simply sat there deciding whether to eat or not, and eventually chose the former.

-The Next Day-

Team 7 waited for their sensei who was running late as always. Sasuke had been tempted to wait three hours and then show up, but he quickly scratched that out. An hour passed, and then another. Sasuke walked up to Sakura and tried to start a conversation, but was given the cold shoulder. 'Oh, look at how the tables have turned. This is what Sakura went through,' mused Sasuke before he walked over to fidgety Naruto.

"Hey, do you want to work together on this?" he asked plainly, crossing his arms. Naruto gave him a glance filled with suspicion.

"What's the catch, teme?"

"No catch. You and me working together, dobe." Naruto studied him for minute or two, but nodded his head slowly. "Good, now if only-"

"I heard you two. I'll join," said Sakura, coming up behind them. Sasuke let out a sigh of relief, but quickly regretted it when she shot a venomous look at him. "Don't think I'm doing this for you. I want to become a Genin, and I'll tolerate you for as long you're my teammate."

"Fair enough, I guess," replied Sasuke who felt about an inch tall. 'Damn, I really need to talk to her.' The three sat silently or at least as silently Naruto could be, until Kakashi arrived. Naruto jumped up from his spot on the ground and pointed an accusatory finger at Kakashi.

"You're late!" yelled Naruto angrily. Kakashi gave his original eye smile and chuckled. He got an alarm clock from his pack and put it on a stump in the middle of the training field.

"Alright, it's set for noon," he pulled two bells from his pocket. "Your goal is to get these bells from me by noon, and those who can't will be tied to the stump and given no lunch."

"Heh-heh, good thing I ate a big breakfast!" said Naruto, patting his belly. Kakashi narrowed his eye, but continued on.

"You only need one bell and there are only two, so one of you is definitely going to be tied up. The one who does not get a bell will fail and go to the Academy." Naruto froze at this and looked at his teammates who let nothing show. "Any questions?" Silence. "Alright, begin!" To Kakashi's surprise, Sasuke quickly grabbed Naruto and raced off toward the trees with Sakura following closely behind him. 'Well, this might turn out to be interesting,' he thought.

In the trees, Sasuke let go of Naruto as soon as they were about a hundred feet from the clearing. Naruto cursed as he fell on his head, and scowled up at Sasuke. Sakura quickly shushed him before he could say anything, and they quietly made their way deeper into the forest. Once they felt they could plan safely, the team sat in a rough circle and started to plan.

"Ok, to begin, Naruto-" began Sasuke.

"Hey, wait a minute! What about the two bells? We need to decide who's gonna get them," interrupted Naruto. Sasuke sighed; he was hoping that this wouldn't come up. He was about to volunteer to be the one to 'fail' until Naruto amazed him. "You know, you and Sakura should get the bells. I'll fail for this," said Naruto, staring at his feet. Sasuke's eyes snapped to the blonde, and he privately congratulated him.

'I admit, he has a lot more courage than me,' thought Sasuke as he tried to dissuade Naruto, "What about your dream? If you do this, you might not…" he trailed off, letting the implied meaning hover in the air. Naruto grinned at him, though now it seemed hollow.

"Don't worry about me, teme. I can still be Hokage even if I don't become a Genin, dattebayo!" Sasuke stared at him; was he really serious? Sasuke himself could never be so selfless, and he knew it. 'And look what happened between you and Sakura.'

"What about this: we decide who get the bells after we get them," proposed Sasuke, still trying to change Naruto's mind. Naruto simply looked at him flabbergasted, but then a large genuine grin formed on his face.

"I'll fight you for them, teme!" he challenged, his gloomy attitude clearing up in a second. Sasuke smiled slightly at the blonde, and nodded.

"Alright, it's decided. Now time for strategy…" they planned for about ten minutes until they were satisfied. They rose, and Sasuke turned toward Naruto, "Once we're in battle, you are going to be the leader, since you have excellent on-the-spot thinking." The blonde's eyes sparkled, and he thanked Sasuke before racing off. Sasuke glanced at Sakura, who nodded. He felt his spirit lift; it wasn't much, but a nod of approval was good enough for Sasuke, not to mention it promised that he could maybe fix things between them.

Kakashi stood patiently in the clearing, waiting for his Genin to attack. 'It's twenty minutes till noon and they haven't made a single move. Interesting.' Well, it was about to get a whole lot more interesting.

Three shuriken flew out of the trees to the right of him, and he ducked under them. They stuck with a 'thunk' in a tree and Kakashi turned to face the direction they had come from. Just then, a huge fireball came from the same direction, causing Kakashi to leap before being roasted. 'Fireball Jutsu, probably Uchiha.' Before he could retaliate, three more shuriken whistled toward him. He threw his own to deflect the incoming projectiles, and landed on the ground just in front of the trees the attacks were coming from.

Sakura burst out from the cover and threw a right hook at Kakashi, who foolishly tried to catch it. It resulted in him tumbling end over end toward the other side of the clearing and slamming into the tree holding the first three shuriken. He tried to rise, but then the shuriken went poof and revealed three Kage Bunshins of Naruto. They fell on top of him, and the clones struggled with Kakashi.

"I got the bells!" shouted one of the clones, triumphantly holding the prize before being punched into smoke by Kakashi. There was now one clone left, and Kakashi easily kicked it into a tree.

"I admit, you nearly-WHAT THE HELL?" shouted Kakashi as he flew into the air. Sasuke had come up behind him and used the ultimate taijutsu, One Thousand Years of Death. The user was wearing an amused smirk on his face as he watched his sensei clear the trees and land in a nearby lake, holding his rear and howling all the way.

Kakashi coughed and sputtered as he got out of the lake, and thought evilly, 'Why those brats, to use my own technique against me,' he glanced at his belt. 'At least they didn't get the bells.' Said objects disappeared with a poof as soon as he thought that, and Kakashi simply stared at the spot, thinking the same thought for a solid minute, 'WHAT THE HELL?!' When he finally returned to his senses, he raced off to find the trio.

Back at the clearing, Sasuke turned to look at his teammates. He had an uncharacteristic grin on his face, and he said, "That was so worth it." Naruto nodded and burst out laughing and fell to the ground where he continued to laugh uproariously. Even Sakura had smile on her face. She held up the bells.

"Gotta say, the plan that Naruto came up with on the fly really helped," admitted Sakura, jingling the bells. Sasuke nodded, but then remembered that they had to decide who would 'fail'. Both he and Sakura knew that their team had passed the test with flying colors, but they couldn't say so. Eventually Naruto stopped laughing, and his expression grew serious.

"Alright, we have the bells," said Naruto, taking them from Sakura. He handed one to Sasuke and one to Sakura, who both refused.

"C'mon, dobe. You deserve to be a Genin, plus you contributed a whole lot to the plan. Not to mention you saved our asses," argued Sasuke while trying to hand back his bell.

"Naruto, all I did for the plan was throw shuriken. You did more work than me," protested Sakura while forcing her bell into Naruto's hand. He tried to convince them otherwise, but to no avail. Both bells were back in his possession.

"Well, well. Being rather selfless are we?" said a voice coming the other side of the clearing. Kakashi stepped out from behind a tree, and crossed his arms. "I admit, I didn't expect you to team up, but I'm pleasantly surprised that you did. But it's not noon yet so," a creepy look appeared on his face, "you are now my prey." The Genin gulped, but before Kakashi could move, Naruto made a handsign and the entire area filled with smoke. When the smoke cleared, there were several Team 7's with a Naruto holding the prized bells. They rushed off in several different directions, leaving a very confused Kakashi in the clearing. He shrugged and pulled out his infamous orange book, and he began to read.

After the alarm clock rang, the trio made their way back to the stump it was on, and met Kakashi there, reading. He looked up lazily and asked, "Well?" The team exchanged glances and Naruto took the bells from his pocket and tossed to Kakashi. He caught them and looked curiously at the Genins.

"We pass. I don't care what you have to say: we pass," stated Sasuke before walking past his sensei to get his lunch. Kakashi nodded.

"Alright. Team 7 passes. Just one thing though…" started Kakashi. Sasuke turned around, wondering what it could be this time, before being jerked into the ground. "Doton: Double Suicide Decapitation!" An irate Sasuke was left with his head sticking out of the ground, and Kakashi rose out of the ground before him and gave him an eye smile. "That's for using Thousand Years of Death."

"YOU BASTARD! GET ME OUTTA THE GROUND NOW, DAMMIT!" shouted Sasuke, trying to free himself. Kakashi ignored him and turned toward the other two.

"Get your lunches and go. I got something special planned for Sasuke over there," deadpanned Kakashi, though his eye held a mischievous glint. Naruto shivered as he imagined what his sensei had in store for his teammate, and Sakura smirked; she must just sit in a tree and watch the spectacle. They grabbed their lunches and raced in different directions, Naruto heading toward the village and Sakura heading toward a tree with a good view of what was to come.

Kakashi waited until they were out of sight, and then took out a scroll. He unfurled it and reversed summoned a woman with purple hair and browns eyes wearing a trench coat and miniskirt with mesh covering the rest of her. Sakura smirked as she recognized the second-in-command at T&I, Anko Mitarashi. "What the hell, Kakashi? I was in the middle of a juicy interrogation!" complained Anko, frowning at Kakashi, who eye smiled at her.

"Well, my dear Anko, I have another one for you," he replied, jerking a thumb behind him at Sasuke. Anko smiled and pecked the silver-haired on the cheek.

"Thanks, I'll repay you tonight," thanked Anko in a seductive tone which caused Kakashi's nose to bleed underneath his mask. He nodded and shunshinned away. Anko turned toward her victim and gave a creepy smile, "Time to have fun." Soon, Sakura was enjoying herself as Sasuke was being humiliated before her eyes.

Well? What do you think of the fight scene? A bit short maybe, but I think it's good for my first one. Anyway, reviews are welcome! ^^