Chapter 18: Sakura's New Beginning

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"Hey guys, good morning. Sorry I was late but I got lost on the path of life." Kakashi spoke, appearing calmly out of nowhere.

"WHAT?" Sakura and Naruto yelled together as Sasuke rolled his eyes. Ignoring them, the silver haired ninja jumped down from the archway.

"I'm ready for the next ninja mission sensei, and hey no more of this dumb beginner stuff okay? I want a chance to prove myself; I'm talking a real mission! I GOTTA BREAK OUT AND BURN IT UP!" Naruto urged, invading Kakashi's personal space to get his point across.

"Uh, right. I get it. That's great Naruto… now take it easy would you?" The Jounin replied.

Looking very put out, Sasuke smirked at Naruto's outburst while Naruto glared at him. Sakura couldn't wait for the day to be over, although she still has her shift to do at the hospital.

"Right now, today we're going to be taking things a little easy, doing a few chores around the village, first up pulling weeds!" Kakashi said cheerily.

Pulling out his orange book, he began to lead the way. Team 7 exchanged apprehensive looks before following their sensei.

Sakura tugged at the stubborn weeds, slowly but surely she was clearing her assigned patch of garden. Sasuke sat a little away from her, expertly pulling them out. Kakashi was inside, no doubt flirting with the pretty young lady who had greeted them. Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto had been sent straight outside by a grumpy looking older woman who demanded they get every single last weed.

Stupid old hag! That lazy woman should be doing this herself! It's her garden anyway! Who gets a ninja to pull out weeds? Sakura huffed in annoyance.

"Hn. Sakura, what's the dobe doing?" Sasuke asked, pulling Sakura out of her thoughts.

Naruto was standing proudly next to a huge pile of weeds. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Hah! Take that Sasuke-teme! I pulled out all the weeds before you!" Naruto exclaimed proudly.

"Hey! Just what do you think you're doing!" the old woman yelled.

"Oh hey lady, I pulled out all your weeds!" the blonde boy said, smirking triumphantly at Sasuke.

"You pulled out the weeds, but you also pulled out my plants! Those were special herbs I was growing AND YOU DESTROYED THEM!" she screamed and began hitting Naruto.

Next up was the task of fishing litter out of the river, Kakashi sat on the bank relaxing as the genin threw rubbish into baskets on their back. The event almost resulted in Naruto's death had it not been for Sasuke who grabbed the blonde ninja before he could go over the giant waterfall.

Last but certainly not least was the dog walking exercise, in which Naruto was dragged through a mine field because he chose the biggest dog to walk. All in all, a terrible day for the blonde boy and a tedious day for Sasuke and Sakura. Kakashi seemed to be the only one who enjoyed it.

Supporting Naruto's weight between them, Sasuke and Sakura helped their dear friend into the village centre. Kakashi trailed behind, still reading from his orange book.

Sakura sighed; this whole day was a waste as far as she could see. Sasuke and Naruto's rivalry was getting to the point of ridiculousness. Naruto spent the whole day trying to prove himself bigger and stronger than Sasuke; every attempt failed which resulted in Sasuke making fun of Naruto who would get louder and more aggravated.

The whole cycle then repeated itself and Sakura was close to snapping. Naruto sighed loudly next to her.

"Hn. You're just one big problem Naruto." Sasuke smirked.

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