Naruto: A Killer Born

Chapter 6: Master and Student (Respect)

Chapter 6: Master and Student (Respect)

If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.

-Michael Bassey Johnson

Tsunade blankly stared out of the window of the Hokage office. Her paperwork lay forgotten in a pile to be checked and approved or rejected.

A week already went by since the council meeting and she still has yet to come up with an excuse to let the council allow Naruto to stay in Konoha or even stop imprisoning him. She hasn't heard from Sakura in a while but she does know that Sakura is still recovering in the hospital. Naruto was probably out training and under surveillance with Kakashi and the remaining members of team 7.

Her time was up and she had nothing to protect Naruto from the council. Tsunade stands from her chair and walks closer to the window. Children were out and about playing with each other without a care in the world. Innocent civilians. That thought ran through her head every time she looked out that window.

"Tsunade-sama! A scroll from the Raikage." She sighed and received the scroll from her loyal assistant.

Tsunade unrolls the scroll her sharp honey brown eyes running over every word at least twice. She couldn't believe what she was reading and it would solve her current predicament. "Shizune this is going to shut the council up about Naruto. Call a meeting!"

Shizune scurries away to summon the council members but not before catching a glimpse of a smile and spark in Tsunade's eyes that hasn't been there in a long time. She turns in her chair to look up at the bright sun beaming down upon her village.

The smile from her face was instantly wiped away when a large dust cloud came from the training grounds. She knew exactly what or shall she say who caused it. A certain bedridden patient of hers was up and about aiming for power.

Tsunade opens the window and jumps from building to building heading to the dust cloud. Once she arrived standing in the middle of a large crater was her very own student panting and clutching her still sore ribs. Beside her appeared one of her most trusted Jounin and leader of team 7.

"Sakura you're supposed to be in the hospital." Tsunade walks over to her and bends down to ease her ribs. "You can't just be up and about doing whatever you want."

Sakura stares down at her hands angrily clenching her fist. "It's not enough." The green chakra from Tsunade fades away once she saw fit that Sakura was ok. "I can't sit back and let him get ahead of me. So why are you holding me in that hospital like a prisoner!?" Sakura jerks away from Tsunade's touch looking at her with accusing green eyes. Her eyes were narrowed, rigid, cold, hard. In that moment, Tsunade knew she was already far away. Kakashi makes his presence known as he closes his book.

"I'll train Sakura." With impassive obsidian eyes, he looks down at his student. The scars stuck out like a sore thumb. It was his first time seeing her since the incident busy with Naruto. He felt guilty and his confession to Naruto in the hospital only made the guilt unbearable.

Kakashi's expression lighten up and like a child, he pets her head. "Tell me Sakura do you know your chakra affinity?" Sakura calms down and shakes her head no.

Kakashi pulls out a small square piece of paper from his pouch. He gives it to Sakura and explains what it was she was holding. "In your hand is chakra paper ninjas use this paper to find out what affinity someone has. The paper is made from a special type of tree the paper reacts to the slightest hint of chakra. Fire the paper will catch fire then turn to ash. Wind the paper will split in half. Lightning the paper will wrinkle. Earth the paper will turn to dirt and crumble. Last but not least water the paper becomes damp. Try it." Kakashi does his infamous close eye smile to ease her reluctance. Sakura looks toward Tsunade for her to confirm the new information she learned. She nods confirming the information.