Chapter 3: The Reunion of Team Kakashi

Naruto was out in the hospital courtyard, doing push-ups. My body may be weak right now, eight... he thought grunting through the push-up, but I swear I'll get it into the shape it should be in! nine...

Boom, he collapsed. Damn it! Can't even do ten push-us, let alone a hundred. He thought as a medic cried out to him as she rushed over. "Naruto-sama, you shouldn't be doing that!" He knew that voice.

Looking up he saw Haruno Sakura kneeling beside him and Yamanaka Ino right behind her. "I'll get some orderlies," Ino said and ran off.

Naruto blushed at the look of concern on his teammate's face. Then he cringed, not from pain... well, not physical pain anyway. You were never her teammate! He scolded himself. She doesn't know you from Adam. All she sees is the Hokage's son recklessly working himself ragged.

Naruto felt himself being lifted and placed on a stretcher. Then the orderlies carried him back to his room.

Sakura watched as the orderlies carried the young man away. Why had he blushed when he'd seen her, she wondered. Did he think she was cute are something? Last thing she needed at the moment was a guy falling for her. She had a boyfriend, her teammate Uchiha Sasuke.

"Yo, Sakura," a deep voice called from behind her.

Speak of the devil! She thought with a giggle. "Hey Sasuke-kun," she said as he looked quizzically in the direction that she'd been staring.

"You off soon?" He asked looking back at his girlfriend.

"Not for another hour, why?"

"I figured I'd take you for dinner once you got off."

"I'd like that," she said blushing.

"I'll see you in an hour then," he said as he headed back inside, but then he turned around. "Oh, is it true that the Hokage's son is here?"

"Naruto-sama?" She asked, "yeah, why?"

"Just curious," he replied. "I'd like to meet him."

Sakura told him the room number since it was still visiting hours and returned to her duties.

Sasuke found the room easily enough, since there were ANBU stationed outside the door. Yep, can't miss it. Sasuke thought, recalling the words Sakura had said.

"Can we help you?" One of the ANBU asked as he approached the door.

"I was hoping to be able to meet Naruto-sama." Sasuke replied.

They looked at each other, then nodded. "Alright," the one who had stopped him said, "but you know we have to keep an eye on you."

"Yeah, I know," he replied as they led him into the room.

Sasuke saw the young man, staring out the window. He was pale with his long shaggy blond hair tied back. His face had the look of someone who had been starved, but was quickly filling out. But in Sasuke's mind the most interesting feature was the six marks on his face, three on each cheek resembling whiskers. Sasuke noticed them when the young man turned to look at him with his bright cerulean blue eyes. Though the shape was different, their color was exactly the same as Yondaime's. Though that wasn't what surprised Sasuke, it was the look of recognition. He knows me? Sasuke thought.

Then Naruto's eyes went big "Eh! Sasuke! Wha-what are you doing here?"

"Man aren't you excitable," Sasuke chuckled at the look of confusion on his face, "I was just wanting to meet the Hokage's son, that's all. But how do you know my name?"

A look of surprise crossed Naruto's face just before he cast his eyes downward. "I-its nothing... don't worry 'bout it."

"Everything alright in here?" Kakashi entered the room, followed by Sakura.

Naruto looked from one to the other, then his cheeks went bright red.