I'm Only Human

Interruption

"HE'S LATE AGAIN!" Naruto yelled stomping his foot on the bridge angrily.

As he curses inwardly, he turned to his other two teammates. While Sasuke sits on top of the handrail with a blank expression as he agrees with a 'hmph'. Unlike for Sakura sitting on the ground holding her knees to her chest and lightly leaning on the handrail. Her expression was her usual look when she in deep thought.

"Sakura, what's wrong?" Naruto asks tilting his head to the side.

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just wondering why sensei is always late?" She replies before pausing which both boys gave her the look of 'keep going', "have you guys noticed that Kakashi-sensei seems to be spacing out more?" She asked not really suspecting an answer.

Silence spread over the group, but when Sasuke was about to answer a sudden poof of smoke revealed Kakashi.

"Sorry I'm late, I saw this old lady struggling with her groceries, so I had to help carry them for her," Kakashi explained rubbing the back of his neck.

"LIAR!" Naruto and Sakura yelled in unison, while Sasuke glared at him.

"Anyway, let's go we have a mission and we can do some sparing afterward," Kakashi stated as he starts walk where their mission was located followed by his three students.

"Are we going to be catching cats again?" Naruto asked in announce.

"Perhaps," Kakashi answers in a mocking cat tone. Which lead to the three students groaning from confirmation of having to chase cats again. Kakashi chuckled at his three genin complaint. But stopped and stared at the distant trees to the right sensing multiple small chakra signatures before they vanished.

"Sensei are you okay, you seem to be spacing out a lot?" Sakura asks as they all stared at their sensei with concern.

"Yes, I'm fine I just have a lot on my mind," Kakashi answered with his usual eye smile as he gently ruffles Sakura's hair.

After the mission was over the team got lunch and finally got to the training field. Kakashi had them practice their chakra control while sparing with each other as he surveyed the area unable to shake this uneasy feeling. Until he noticed something moving slowly through the trees.

Kakashi concentrated his chakra to sense for other signatures. 'Three, four, five, six'. He counted inwardly while before taking a deep breath. 'No seven, they're circling us but for what reason?' Kakashi questioned as he continued to observe his students sparing. 'Wait I know these scents,' he realized as bolted towards his students located in the center of the field unaware of the incoming danger.

Naruto and Sakura teamed up to fight Sasuke, but it was mostly Naruto and Sasuke fighting and Sakura getting a kick in whenever she had an opening. Just when Sasuke was about to block another punch from Naruto when dozens of shuriken flew out of the trees towards the students.

"What the-," Sasuke whispered and started raising a kunai to block but wasn't fast enough.

"Get Down!" Kakashi yelled at his students as he appeared in the middle of the group as Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke dive to the ground taking cover. They watched as Kakashi block all the shuriken with ease. Kakashi remained in his fighting stance with two kunai at the ready.

"Everyone alright?" Kakashi asked with a serious tone, as he stood over his students his lone eye-skimming through the trees.

"We're fine Sensei," Sakura answered nervously still covering her head.

"Kakashi-sensei, who are attacking us!" Naruto yelled angerly starting to rise to his feet, same with Sasuke.

"Naruto, Sasuke, stand down," Kakashi warned firmly, making his students slowly lower back to the ground.