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SUMMARY: At the young age of 3, our lovable protagonist, Naruto began his ninja career. With a natural genius mind that comes from his father, the Yondaime Hokage, and a seemingly unlimited amount of chakra from his mother, the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero, and Kurama, the Kyuubi, he flies through the ranks and was a Jonini at the age of 5. Personally recruited into the ANBU by his adopted grandfather, the Sandaime Hokage, he gains he mask of the Kitsune. When he turns 6, he gets promoted to ANBU Captainbdue t his excellent record and strenth. At the age of 8, he is promoted to the Commander of the ANBU, answering only to the Hokage himself. Despites having such an outstanding record, Naruto is still a young child with a perchance for mischief. When he take a prank on the Hokage too far (at least according to the Sandaime), he gets punished and sent to the Academy as a student while retaining his position as the ANBU Commander. However, when his punishment ends, Kakashi, who was listed as a Jonin-sensei, pushed the ever patient Hokage a little too far with his tardiness and is demoted all the way back to being a Genin. Being the only person in which Kakashi will listen and won't be able to intimidate, Naruto is roped into being the Jonin-sensei of Team 7.

Team 7's registry:

Sensei:

Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto a.k.a Bloody Kitsune (ANBU Commandeer)

Subordinate a.k.a. Minions:

Uchiha Sasuke (Genin)

Haruno Sakura (Genin)

Hatake Kakashi (Written Rank: Genin / Real Rank: Elite Jonin)

A/N: Sorry for making you guys wait. There's actually two reason why it's a day late. One of these reason is my little sister. She's addicted to FanFiction and have a research paper due so I was holding my update hostage until she done a certain amount. The main reason is that I had to make some changes that I needed to add so I could use it in future chapter. Thanks for waiting guys and for all the encouragements I've been given!

I might have to hold the next chapter hostage again so everyone should 'encourage' my little sister with her research paper. =P

CHAPTER 5 - HELL'S BOOTCAMP, DAY 1 (MORNING)

Genin's Shared Room – 5:30am

"Hey get up Chicklets! You're going to be late. We have to be ready to go in 30 minutes. Trust me, you don't want to be late." Inu told the new recruits as he finished dressing after a shower and putting on all his weapons.

"WHAT? I only have 30 minutes! I'm taking a shower first!" Sakura yelled as she sprinted towards bathroom in a hurry. As Inu watched her run into the bathroom, he turned towards Sasuke and said, "That was a big mistake you did there. Good luck!" and sat down in a chair by the door with his alarm set to 5:59 am to remind him to get ready to stand.

Sakura came out of the bathroom after taking a 25 minutes shower to a very annoyed Sasuke. "There's more than one person here, Haruno." Snapped Sasuke as he stormed into the bathroom.

"5 minutes guys!" Inu remind them. Of course, Inu was ignored.

"Oh Inu, we'll only be a few minutes late. It's not going to make a difference to him. Naruto is a softy and would cave to any demand." Sakura said unconcerned as she looked through the outfits that were provided for something that would grab Sasuke attention.

"Softy? Naruto? Oh are you're in for a surprise then." Inu muttered darkly. Inu looked over at her and noticed that she still had only her PJ's, which was a thin short dress on, and was trying to dry her hair.

*Beep Beep Beep* Inu quickly stood up and stood by the door at attention, waiting for Naruto to barge in. And sure enough…

*BHAM*

In the Hallway Corridor of the Genin's Room

I was leaning right outside my chicklets' room as I listened to them scrambling to get ready. It seems that Inu took my threat to heart and also woke the others so he wouldn't get punished along with them. Oh well, teamwork has to start somewhere, even if it's done in a disgruntled way.

*Beep Beep Beep* Oh! Showtime! "Puppies!" I called out singsongly, "My chicklets are being mean to me. If they don't come out now then they're going to be late. I just know that they're making fun of me." *sniff sniff*

*Growl!* I heard a growl from the 12 that showed up when I called puppies. Ah….progress. They have moved from "Creepy Stage" to just "Eager Puppies".

*BHAM* and there goes the door. I turned to glare at the puppies and called out, "You better fix that before they get back! But for now, 'Sic'em!'" I pointed into the door.

I noticed that only Inu was waiting for me and only didn't come out because his teammates weren't ready. I motioned for him to walk out into the hallway to wait.

*Beep Beep Beep* At precisely 6 I had a combat ready Inu, a harpy in PJ with wet hair, and a streaker. Ah… the first day. My favorite. It's the day they learn I mean what I say and learn to listen intently.

"Alright! Right on time! Let's go for our morning warm-up." I said cheerfully and started walking away.

"Um… Commander. Can I please put on clothes first?" Sasuke asked in an embarrassed tone. I looked back and noticed that he was turning really red. Huh, kinda like those tomatoes that he likes to eat.

"Since I'm so nice…. Frog, go get Tweedle Dee a towel." I said innocently. "Please note that this is the only one time. What you have on at 6 am is whatever you'll stay in." I glanced at Sasuke as he was trying to hide his privates with his soapy hands. "….. Including shampoo. Huh. Creative aren't we?" I asked as I cocked my head.

Frog hands Sasuke a hand towel. Ohh…. And the hazing continues. Since Frog did follow my instruction, I let it pass and continue to walk towards Indoor Training Field A.

5…4…3…..2…1….. "NARUTO-BAKA! YOU HAD BETTER LET ME AND SASUKE GO BACK TO GET DRESSED OR ELSE I'LL…" silence. Huh. I turned around to find it was the new recruits that stopped her. She's going to kill herself one day. Suicidal or just plain dumb. *Smirk* It seems I just have to make the lesson pounded in for it to stick.

"Snake, I have a special assignment for you. Come and pick it up." I said with a grin.

I turned to Sakura. "Since you're worried about the fact that you're a girl dressed improperly, I'm going to have a kunoichi instruct you this one time." She looked relieved. If only she knew. "This morning, you'll be running to just warm up. A very easy assignment so don't worry" I told her.

"MMmmmm… Commander. You don't come over anymore. I got a little present for you that's Hot and Ready." Anko said suggestively as she rubbed up against me. I rolled my eyes. Of course she has to make it sound like something else when she's talking about hot iron brand. "And I got a little present for you right here!" I pointed towards Sakura.

"She's worried that she's improperly dressed. She need to do a morning run. You may add incentives if you wish." I said with a smirk.

"Oooh….I'll be ready for you tonight for this present!" Anko said in a husky voiced.

"I'll see you tonight, then. I might bring some guests to join us." I warned her. "Have fun with your present!"

'Boy, is Sakura in for a surprised. Anko seems happy though…..I'll wrap a bow next time, too.' I thought as we arrived at the Training Field.

Indoor Training Field A

I walked to the middle of the training field and looked around. The training field was about a mile square feet large. About a football field size clearing in the middle while it's surrounded by trees.

"Alright Puppy and Tweedle Dee! While Tweedle Dum is getting tortu… I mean educated, we, and by we, I mean you guys, are going to run. Now, last night I was fiddling with the ANBU tattoo (here I heard a groan from Inu and completely, and effectively ignored it) and added some nifty training function. What was that Inu? Please let me be the first to test it? Why, sure, I mean, if you really insist, who am I to argue! Such an eager lab rat... ahem... I mean student.. yeah! My beloved student!" I reached over and touched my commanding seal and said, "Inu, Level 5 Resistant, Level 5 Gravity. No Chakra" And watched, greatly amused, as he almost fell and face-planted on the floor, as the gravity increased to 2 times the normal gravity level and the resistance he feels now, is similar to walking through water.

"Um…..Commander? Not that I'm complaining, because I really, really am not," Inu quickly assured me, not wanting an even MORE harsh training, "but do you think that Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum will survive the ANBU training, even if it's watered down? They don't have the training the new recruits had before" Inu pointed out.

"It's true, I could've done the regular training but I do have this option so I flipped a coin." I honestly replied. I saw Inu sweat drop. I could almost hear him indignantly saying how I decided fate with a coin. "In fact, since it helped me make such a wonderful decision, it's going to continue to decide your fate. Now, let's get back on track. Since Inu is actually a Jounin he starts at level 5. You my dear chicklet will be starting at level 1 witch is only 20% of what he has and we'll be working our way up." I looked at Inu as he stood there listening. "Inu, run. You don't need to hear this." I gave him a deadpanned look. Trying to slack off already...

"Heh….yes, sir!" and he started to run. I observed him a bit to make sure he was actually running and wasn't just jogging. Okay. Turning back to Sasuke I said, "Now, as I was saying, you chicklets will be starting at level 1 and working your way up as you get used to it. This is so you don't strain any growing muscles. Now listen up, when I say run, I mean run. You don't have to full on sprint but don't start to jog. I want you to walk a lap, jog a lap, and then start running. If I see that you're not running at full speed, I'll add some incentives for you to run. Questions?"

"Um…. Would Tweedle Dum….. I mean Sakura also be having these weights or is this just a guy thing and do I have to wait for her to go to level 2" Sasuke asked, probably not wanting to slow down his training. "Girl or guy doesn't matter. You guys will be doing the same thing. The pace that you advance is up to you. Now, run little chicklet while I get Tweedle Dum settled."

"How long and how much?" He asked

"Till I stop you." I turn to my tattoo, "Tweedle Dee, Level 1 resistant, Level 1 gravity, no chakra." I changed his settings. "Now, shoo and make sure you don't slip or trip with that little towel on." I watched him start his walk and turned my attention to my tattoo. "Snake, explain resistance and gravity seals to her. I'm going to remote active 20% increase for resistance and gravity. And tell her no chakra. She's to run however you want her to, be it flatland, mountains, or forest. I'll tell you too when you can stop. Same rules, no killing, maiming, or permanent. Have fun" I explained. "Tweedle Dum, Level 1 resistance, Level 2 gravity, no chakra."

I looked around and decided to work on my control for wind. No point in just standing, plus I thought of a great idea I wanted to try. I looked over to check on pup and chicklet and watched as Tweedle Dee started to run and noticed he was purposely running a little slower to conserve energy. I guess he didn't believe me.

"Kuchiyose no Jutus: Tiger: Lily and Mimi" *POOF* A tiger of about 15 feet tall and a tiger cub that's around the height of my knee appeared in front of me.

"Hey Lily. Hey little Mimi. How are you doing?" "I am doing fine Naruto-sama. What have you summoned us for?" Lily replied. "The Old Man was high on something and gave me a Genin team and now I have to train them. I thought Mimi here, could play a little, while you make sure he doesn't retaliate. Plus, with me stuck in like this in the village, I won't be able to summon you much and am using whatever chance to." I grinned.

"You mean, you're bored and want entertainment. I'm assuming it's the smaller of the two since he's going at a snail like pace. Go on Mimi, I'll watch from here. Don't aim to kill, so nothing neck and above." Purred Lily.

As we watched, Mimi scampered off towards Sasuke, I grinned and asked, "How'd you guess I was bored?" "Besides the fact that you're grinning like crazy, you also have that gleam in your eyes." She replied as she laid down and watched her cub.

"Yo! Tweedle Dee!" I hollered over to him. "You seemed a little slow so I'm sending you some incentives. Don't retaliate since her mom's watching her and will take offense. Her bite and scratche hurts by the way. Have fun you two!" He turned to look over and noticed a tiger that's up to his knee coming in at a high velocity and took off the other way.

I noticed a pulse immediately followed it to where it was only to appear next to Tweedle Dum in Training Ground 44.

Meanwhile with Anko

"You better run faster or my pretty is going to get you. HAHAHAHAHA" crackle Anko on top of a Giant Snake that was chasing Sakura through Training Ground 44, also known as the Forest of Death.

When this exercise began, Sakura couldn't believe her luck. Naruto actually gave into her demand even though he said he wouldn't the night before. Now she knew what to say every time there's an exercise that would give her unsightly muscles that would make Sasuke scorn her. Everything began normal with explanations while she stretched, when suddenly she felt a lot heavier and almost couldn't move. Next thing she knew she's running from a snake that the crazy lady summoned with a mouth that was big enough to swallow her whole in a single gulp.

She quickly pulsed the tattoo that Naruto said to if she ever needed help and suddenly he was there running next to her.

"What's the matter?" he dared to ask as he easily kept up with her running.

"WHAT'S THE MATTER?! THE MATTER IS THAT YOU GAVE ME TO A LADY THAT BELONGS IN THE LOONYBIN AND I'M ABOUT TO BE EATEN BY A GIANT SNAKE!" Sakura screamed at him.

Naruto raised an eyebrow at her and said in a plainly bored voice, "All I see is you running. She's giving you encouragements to run. Plus, even if you were in trouble, with that tone you give me, how does that make me want to help you in any way?" and he flashed away to Snake to talk.

On top of the Snake – Mary

"Hey Mary. Thanks for helping out. How would you want to earn two dead cows" I said to Mary as I landed on her head. "Hiissss-Hissss, I would love to. What do you want me to do?" Mary laughed as I started to grin.

"If you can catch her and swallow her to the place you place prisoners in your body, those dead cows are yours." I said with a foxy grin.

"HAHAHAHAHA" Anko crackle next to me. "I knew there was a reason why I liked you! Besides all those presents you give me to play with in the T&I department, that is. I wasn't even going to go that far."

"Meh, she needs to learn that she can't start demanding things like a spoiled child." I said with a shrug. "Here's a camera. Record this for me. It'll be great for blackmailing her in the future."

"Mmmmm….even better. Are you sure you don't want to come to my bedroom later to have some fun. I promise I'll be gentle." Purred Anko as she leaned into my ears.

Having dealt with her for years, I just brushed it off since she lived off of people's embarrassment.

"Okay, I got to go back to my other two. Thanks again." I said before I flashed back besides Lily.

Indoor Training Ground A

Chaos. Pure chaos is what I arrive back at. And I wasn't even gone for 5 minutes.

Sasuke is now dodging and running from a tiger cub, a wolf cub, a baby dragon, and a shrunken Kurama who was spiting miniature fire ball at his heels. On the other side were the new recruits battling Lily. Well battling would be an overstatement since it looks more like she's batting them around. And Inu, well, Inu is running, except now with his face in an orange book.

Deciding that enough was enough I flared my Chakra from suppressed to 1% and snapped out a senbon at Inu's orange book and pinned it to a tree. That immediately caught their attention.

"And what, exactly, is going on in here?" I drawled out, unamused. I was very unamused since they were all on the same side. These new recruits sure are high strung. High strung like a baby horse. Hmmm…. The new recruits are now Foals.

"Okay, new recruits, you guys are now Foals." I said randomly, getting some weird looks but eh, we all have our quirks. Anyways, moving on…. "Now, Foals, explain why you're trying, trying here being the keywords, to attack my summons." I asked with disdain in my voice.

I watched as they all paled that they probably thought they were something else. Great. I questioned the intelligence of the new generation. They seem to get dumb and dumb.

"We were going to start training when we saw Uchiha-sama get attacked by 4 animals and one of them was the Kyuubi." Of course, it's the Uchiha. "Then this large tiger got in our way and knocked half of us into the trees." Sigh…well, duh, you were attacking someone under her charge. But first thing first.

"K-u-r-a-m-a…. Get. Your. Nine. Tailed. DEAD. Ass over here this instant!" I yelled to my friend/sensei as he stood there staring at me in horror. He knew better than to come out when there's people who had no idea about him.

In a blink of an eye I slap on an obedience seal and a collar on him. "Sit. Stay. Good" As I watched my seal work, Kurama snapped, "I'm not a goddamned dog, Naruto. Now take it off before I bite you." Sigh. "You're no fun Kurama. I wanted to test this seal out since I just made it last night. Oh, you missed the hazing introduction I did on my Genin."

"Genin…... Right and since when did you accept lowly cannon folder into ANBU?" Kurama questioned me as he looked at me as thought I was the one who's insane. "The Old Man was high or something…. I'm going with senile and high but who knows what else. I really feel like there should be a psychological check-up he's required to do ever since he decided to send me to the Academy as a punishment." I said with concern.

"Senile old man aside, where have you been? It's been more than a month since I let you out and you disappeared on me without telling me. I was half afraid to go home to find an empty crater where Konoha used to stand. I know I can always recall you but I wanted to give you space but I was really worried for you since there's those pesky Akatsuki still around looking for the Bijuus. Just contact me at least once a week next time" I scolded Kurama quietly since no one knew he was actually the Demon Lord in my stomach instead of an actual summon. It was a little bit amusing to see one of the three Sennin cowering in front of an eleven year old though.

With the scolding done, I took off the collar around his neck and he jumped onto his preferred seat, my shoulders. I walked back to the group of foals that seemed ready to bolt in a second notice.

"Okay little foals. You might not have heard but this indoor training field is reserved and off limit to everyone except my little chicklets. If you need an indoor training field like this, go to indoor training field D and it'll have all the same elements as this one." I said as I dismissed the foals.

*WHISTLE* I whistled sharply and my summons stopped their chase of a now completely naked Sasuke and came over. I gave each of them a hug and dismissed them to go back home. I still don't understand how the little wolf cub and the baby dragon came to this side of their summon contract if I haven't sent for them.

"Snake, you can let Sakura stop running now and bring her back please. Thank you." I spoke into the tattoo. As I was commanding Snake, Sasuke went around looking for his towel so he may keep what dignity that remains after being seen running around naked.

When Snake arrived with Tweedle Dum I had them do some light stretches so their muscles would tense up. While they were doing that, I asked them, "So, what have we learned today?" Because honestly, there wasn't any lesson this morning, just running and I had no plans whatsoever beyond the 'Show the Chicklets where their torture would be' plan.

"I learned that you mean exactly what you say and not to let Tweedle Dum shower first." Tweedle Dee said after he caught his breath and turned to glare at Sakura.

"I learned that we should never give you reason to give us incentives and that Snake is a mixture of crazy and insane." Tweedle Dum started to say, "and that even if you aren't there, you'll know. And that you could be swallowed by a snake and still be alive"

I turned to look at Inu and got, "I learned that you don't appreciate me reading Icha Icha while doing any exercises you may give us and that we should keep you from being bored if the way you played with our seals is any indication." I pouted and increased his resistance and gravity seal to Level 6. Hey, I'm 11, I'm allowed to be petty.

"Oh good, you guys learned something. I just wanted you guys to know where the Training Field was and that's all." I said with a happy smile that soon turned into a grin when I saw all three of them face-faulted into the ground. "Let's head to the Cafeteria to get you guys some breakfast/brunch and afterwards we can begin with an assessment of your skills so we may know what you need to work on."

ANBU Headquarters – Cafeteria

"Alright little chicklets! This here is the Cafeteria. It is open 24 hours a day for any snack or drink you would want to eat. However, meal is only served during meal time which is from 11 am till 3 pm for lunch and then 5 pm till 11 pm for dinner." I explained to my little chicklets as I walked up to the counter and got 2 miso ramen.

I looked behind me and noticed that my little chicklets had disappeared and only my Inu was following me. Huh. Weird, they were right behind me when we got to the door. Where did they go now? Oh! There they are… hiding behind the door. Heh, I guess they're embarrassed about the state of their clothes or rather, lack of clothes. I guess they'll learn to get up and dress on time now. But they seriously need to eat now…. So I took pity on Sasuke. I walked back to the door and took off my coat and offered it to him.

"Here, Tweedle Dee. I suppose you learned you lesson about getting ready on time. So use my coat to cover up and come in." I saw him hesitating in accepting what he probably perceived as pity or charity, I added, "If you don't, you might end up with ANBU fan-girls while you're here and trust me, you'll be here in the headquarters for at least 6 month without leaving. That's 6 month with fan-girls after you with nowhere to go" With that said, he quickly grabbed my coat and hastily put it on. "You really need to eat to replenish your energy. Plus you're probably really hungry right now, aren't you?" I asked him. And as if his stomach was waiting for me to give it its cue, it let out a huge growl. Almost immediately, Sasuke's face turned bright tomato red.

Chuckling I started walking back to the counter and said, "Alright chicklets come over here." Sasuke hesitated for a brief moment and then straightened, stood tall and walked over with no hesitation and as much dignity as he could, despite the fact that he spent all morning long with only a small towel wrapped around his waist as his outfit. Sakura however, hovered by the door a little longer, before she also scurried over chasing after Sasuke with her face bright red. Now you may be asking yourself, why would Sakura's face be red? The reason behind this is her PJ's which consist of a thin small dress which was now torn and ruffled and barely covering places on her body that would allow her some modesty. Not to mention, she was slimy from head to toe, due to being swallowed by Mary more than once.

When I arrived at the counter, Inu was still there waiting obediently with his food ready. I turned to Inu and told him to go and find a table first and I'll stay with the chicklets until they get their order. After I finished relaying my instructions to Inu, I turned back to my chicklets and started to explain how the cafeteria worked.

"As I was saying before, this is the Cafeteria. Ta Da!" I said with fake enthusiasm. "It is basically open 24 hours a day for any snacks or drink you would want to eat. Except alcohol. That you'll need to go to my office for. You can get as many snacks as you want, however, full meals are only served during meal time, which is from 11 am till 3 pm for lunch and then 5 pm till 11 pm for dinner." I instructed. "Now, order something nutritious and filling for your" I looked at the time, "brunch and grab some snacks to take with you. You guys will need it later because you're going to have a long day."

With no hesitation whatsoever, Sasuke ordered imperiously, "I'll have 2 scrambled eggs, hash brown, toast, and milk." My arms automatically reached over and smacked him over the head. "Say please. They aren't required to feed you at all so you best say please and thank you. Be polite. Don't make me have to give you some strong incentive in order for you to be polite. Because, trust me, I really don't mind." He shuddered and turned back to the cook and said in a much nicer tone, "May I please have 2 scrambled eggs, hash brown, toast, and milk." Much better. I turned to Sakura expectantly, and waited for her to order. I knew that with what Anko had put her through, she must be as hungry as a bear coming out of hibernation. So I was really surprised when all that came out of her month when it came to her time to order was an apple. Great.

With a raised eyebrow I turned fully to her and asked, "Why are you only getting an apple? I know you must be hungry with your workout with Snake." And the little twit had the nerve to reply, "Oh. No. It's okay. I'm on a little diet right now. It wouldn't do for me to lose my figure." Sigh. What are they teaching Kunoichi in the Academy these days?

"That will not be enough. You'll need the energy later and kunoichi have a much higher metabolism." I turned to the cook and told him, "Rat, the same order as what my other chicklet ordered please." Turning back to Sakura I told her, "You are now under my care and unless I order otherwise, you are to eat a full meal for EVERY meal. If you do not comply, I will drop you from the program. I will not have a kunoichi under my command getting herself killed because she doesn't have the energy needed to move out of the way." I told her sternly. It was then I noticed that she had quite a bit of nicks here and there along with some spectacular bruising throughout her body. I reached over to her and despite the fact that she flinched away from me, I started to heal her. When I was done with healing her up, both of their orders along with mines were finished.

Grabbing our food I turned back to my chicklet and noticed that she was turning back to bright red. Huh….I wonder why? I mean, when I was healing her, I didn't touch her in an inappropriate way or in any inappropriate places. Figuring that it's probably because of the state of her undress (might as well have been naked since it's all torn up) and my proximity to her was what caused that reaction. That fake 'crush' that I pretended to have on her while I was playing the big dumb idiot persona probably didn't help either.

I walked them over to the table that Inu had selected and sat down with our food. After passing out the correct food to the right person, I walked over to Sasuke and looked all over him. I could tell that this made him really uncomfortable and embarrassed, but at the moment, I didn't care because I noticed there were several bites and scratches from Mimi on his person.

I told him to sit down and I turned his chair so he was facing me. This way I can see the wounds at a better lighting and angle. I looked up and was about to ask him why he didn't mention his wounds after his exercise when I noticed his face turning bright red.

"Hey, you okay, Tweedle Dee?" I asked with concern.

Turmoil Happening Inside Sasuke's Head

"I'll have 2 scrambled eggs, hash brown, toast, and milk" I said with as much dignity as I can, not that I have much left but I can try to preserve what remains. Even though I am now covered, this morning's 'run' is still fresh in my mind. Stupid Sakura. She really should change her code name from Tweedle Dum' to 'Tweedle DUMB' instead. I can't even blame Naruto for this since he did give us specific instructions, parting with some warnings so it was completely in his right to do what he did. And don't even get me started with the sensei part, it feels weird and awkward to be calling him that.

For the longest time, Naruto has always been the "Dobe" to me, but seeing as he was now, an ANBU and not just a regular ANBU but the ANBU Commander himself, I can't justify calling him "Dobe" anymore. I'm assuming that his presence at the Academy was due to a mission. It is also most probable that the mission required him to act and pretend that he's an idiot for the past three years. That's the only logical reasoning that I can figure out because the difference in the Naruto at the Academy and the Naruto that I have been seeing since I arrived at the ANBU Headquarter is astronomical, like night and day. The person I have been seeing these past two days is completely different from the person I thought I saw in the past three years.

I still haven't decided on the fact whether or not I should, or whether or not I even want, to give the title 'Sensei' to someone the same age as me. (Never mind the fact that he's strong enough to demand it). Due to the fact that I haven't called him anything but "Dobe" in the last three years during the Academy, makes me want to keep it up, if simply out of habit. But I just know that if I keep using that nickname on him (especially with company around), his guard dogs are going to 'accidentally' slip and a weapon is going to 'somehow' end up landing on me. Since I definitely don't want that to happen, I decided to play it safe and just reply with a simple "sir".

I watched as Sensei gave that stupid girl a dressing down about that stupid little habit of hers, dieting. HA! She quickly found out that she deserved that. She made an excuse of wanting to preserve her figure. What figure? She looks like a fucking stick. At least, if she was a stick, she would be somewhat useful. But now, due to that idiotic diet of hers, all she can be useful now, is be a human shield and block incoming attacks. What in the world happenned to make the supposedly 'smartest' kunoichi think that I wanted skins and bones? Why would that dumb little screeching bitch think that I would want to be with skin and bones? Just thinking about hugging her makes me feel phantom pains.

I watched as he reached over and started to heal her scrapes and bruises while I acted as impassively as I could as he gave her another look over. As I saw this, I felt something funny in my chest area that felt somewhat like pain but at the same time it wasn't the pain that I'm used to. I wondered if the chest pain that I'm feeling might be due to the fact that I didn't stretch enough before I started the exercise. Speaking of exercises, I am beginning to question the legality of his training method. I am still unable to see the whole point of forcing my body to have extra gravity and resistance, making me move at a much slower pace than normal. However, due to my pride, I immediately tried to run at the same speed and grace that my body normally had instead of taking the advice that Naruto gave me to slowly get used to the new resistance and gravity.

As I quickly found out, moving with the new resistance and gravity seal was much harder than I thought and I started to slow down. Before I could remember the warning that was given before I started my exercise, Naruto-kun gave me some 'incentives' to go back to my previous speed in the form of a little black and white tiger. With all the 'incentive' needed I started to run from the tiger before it could, and probably would, rip me apart piece by little piece.

I came back to the present as I watched Naruto grab our food and noticed that he had finished healing Tweedle Dumb. I followed Naruto to Kakashi's table and sat myself down while Naruto handed out our food. When it came to handing me my food, I suddenly found myself under scrutiny of Naruto. I found myself sitting stiffly as he came around the table towards me and started to stare hard at me. He looked up and down my body, both in front and behind me. Even though I had the coat on, I suddenly was distinctly aware of the fact that underneath it I had only a towel on.

He suddenly spurned me around in my chair so that I was facing him and knelt down to his knees in front of me. Oh. My. God. I felt my groin start stirring as he looked up from below me with those deep blue eyes. I felt myself blushing so hard but it seemed unimportant compared to those eyes full of concern for me.

"Hey, you okay, Tweedle Dee" he said in a melodic voice. I swallowed and nodded. Not trusting my voice at the moment.

I saw him reach for my thighs. I felt like I was going to faint any moment now.

Back to Naruto

I reached out to his thighs with my medical chakra glowing in my hands when suddenly *Thud*.

I looked up to see Sasuke bright red and passed out. Quickly I reached over to his head and noticed that his temperature was pretty high. I turned to my other two charges and told them, "I'm going to lay him down on his bed. I think I may have overworked him. Stay here and finish your food and relax a little bit. Since it looks like he's going to be out for a little while, why don't you guys take the afternoon off, and only the afternoon. I want you guys ready and in front of your room by 5 pm this evening. As soon as you're finished eating, head on over back to your room since you're suppose to all stay together for the first month. Remember now, you're not allowed to be apart for this first month but since today's the first day, I'll give you permission to stay apart ONLY until you finish your lunch. You have to stay together but there's no rule against having to drag him along with you while he's unconscious so you can still walk around the compound. Be warned, should he be harmed, especially since he's unconscious by either you or someone else, it is going to be you that will punished since your jobs as teammates is to look after each other."

"By the way, humiliating him is technically not harming him but he is allowed to retaliate." I called out back to him as I picked up Sasuke bridal style, I flashed over to my Genin team's bedroom and opened the door. Looking around, you can see to whom each bed belongs to. I laid down Sasuke and started to heal him. When I was finished, I put down a seal that would alert me the instant that he woke up so I may double check on his condition and I went to my office. It seems like my plan of assessment had to wait till tomorrow. Oh well. In the meantime while I waited for our personal sleeping beauty, I needed to make arrangements for our lesson later on tonight with Anko.

A/N: Don't know if I'm going to go with a Naruto and Sasuke pairing. (haven't decided yet. So if you have one option or another please let me know in the review. Yes, I know I'm fishing for reviews here… is it working?) But I'm just building up a protectiveness that Sasuke is going to have on Naruto. And as usual, Naruto is clueless in anything related to love. I hope you liked it. I'll be updating around in a week or sooner.

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