ANBU boot camp

Chapter 42

Kakashi was struggling as he barely saw his opponent, twice he just dodged the kunai aimed at his side. He did a back-spin kick just hoping to push them back. Once he completed it and landed on his feet, the came face to face with a smiling Mai.

And by face to face, she was pressed to his body with no room between, that's when he realized she was on one foot the other was up between them with her ankle resting on his shoulder closest to her.

Now, for a quick second, Kakashi blushed as he thought about how close the woman was, and how flexible she was...then he remembered this was Mai.

Mai turned her foot putting it right behind his neck and then pulled it down hooking his neck with her heel and driving his face straight into the ground.

"You dropped your guard again," Chief spoke calmly. "Mai wins three to two."

"When the hell did she strip her clothes off?" Kakashi asked as he pulled his face from the dirt and sat down watching the woman get dressed.

They had been sparring, best of five. Kakashi quickly got the first two wins...then she stopped playing around.

"When you weren't looking," Chief replied as he stood up from the log he had been sitting on. "If the girls knew how easy it was to distract you, they would never let you live it down, and Chi-Chi would require you to go back through her training again."

"That would not be necessary...or wanted," Kakashi replied. "What's next?"

"Go check on the Uchiha," Chief replied as he turned and walked out of the training ground with Mai fully dressed and following him.

"I will need you on this one," he spoke, and she just nodded. "Don't worry I am betting you...or I get to tell them about you as soon as we get done in Kumo. If you do it right, he will demand the answers."

She gave a snort and smiled as they looked into the training ground where they spotted Naruto being 'helped'. True the kids looked to be relaxed as they spoke to the boy, but even from this distance Chief could see that Choji was still having to hold the boy down in the chair.

"He is just like his grandfather," Chief smiled and continued walking past heading back to the village.

Kabuto still did not know what to think as he rested in the barracks that were provided for the medics. He had not had a chance to get a new message to his master, the two in command never seemed to take their eyes off him. Yet, not a single negative word was spoken. The shinobi were very professional, handled all their duties with precision and skill, and the Snake traitor could not figure out who they were.

He knew he had seen them before...or at least heard of them. Before he could think about it more, another medic came in and told him he had the next shift. He could have sworn this whole thing was designed to keep him too busy, if he had not been so sure of his spying skills, he would think they knew about him...

"Ok, same as last time," Chief called as the three boys arrived. "Make your clones, we should be in Kumo in roughly twenty-four hours. So, have our plans ready in twenty."

With that Chief, Shino, Choji, and Shikamaru all nodded and made their clones.

"Jiraiya, I want you at the mountain checking on that front. Tsunade, get with Katsuyu, and make sure our plan for the defense is set." Chief ordered as he waited.