All These Years And One Night

Ten

After they ate, not listening to Kakashi at all together with being early, they left to the training grounds.

"YOU'RE LATE, SASUKE-KUN AND NARUTO-KUN!" Sakura shouted.

Naruto laughed sheepishly as he scratched the nape of his neck while Sasuke just ignored her as per usual.

Kakashi shunshinned in front of them. The three jumped but sighed after they saw him.

"Alright, so see these?" he said and raised two bells. "I have a clock that is set to noon. The one who can't get a bell before it rings, will be sent back to the academy... Scratch that, will be dropped out of the ninja program."

Naruto's eyes widened, Sasuke's narrowed, while Sakura gave out a small gasp.

"Come at me with the intent to kill when I say 'start'."

~•~

Even when two of them ate breakfast, none got a bell.

Naruto, although had great strength and power, underestimated his sensei and was caught off guard. He knew Sasuke watched and thought he would help, but Sasuke didn't come to his rescue.

Sasuke, ignored Sakura and watched Naruto making sure he wasn't hurt severely but didn't help whatsoever. Like Naruto, he was trained, and he didn't underestimate Kakashi... Although, when he heard Naruto yelp (he was tired and mad that he wasn't paying attention to the trap laid in front of him), he got distracted and Kakashi took the opportunity to pull him five feet underground.

Sakura was going arround when a genjutsu was casted on her. She figured it out and quickly released it (her Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun are too amazing to die like that!). She fought Kakashi, but with her lack of training, she lost.

So now... Naruto was tied to a post for falling in a trap. With Sasuke and Sakura holding their bentos.

"Here you go, Naru..." Sasuke took some food and put it near Naruto's mouth.

Naruto huffed and looked away, still mad.

"This is my apology for not helping..." Sasuke said, "I really am sorry."

Naruto bit his lip in contemplation, finally he nodded and let Sasuke feed him.

Sakura looked at her bento then to Sasuke, who was now arguing with Naruto who insisted Sasuke should eat too.

"Sasuke-kun, you could eat my bento." she offered giving it to him.

"No, you need it. Naru eat some more..."

"No, dattebayo! Give the rest to Sakura while you eat hers!"

"What did I tell you?!?"

The three froze and turned to their sensei.

Dark clouds formed behind him with thubder and lightning.

"You..."

"Sensei! We're a team! And I'm not letting Naru and any other teammate starve!"

"Their my teammates, dattebayo! But Sasu-chan and Sakura need the food more than I do!"

"I won't let Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun go without food!"

"You..." Kakashi's whole demeanor changed, "...pass."

The three blinked, "Eh?"

"You pass!" he did a closed-eye smile.

Sakura squealed and hugged Naruto who hugged Sasuke.