Naruto Rise of the Demon Sage

strong or weak.

"So everyone ready?" asks kakashi as he and guys team gathered by the sand village front entrance.
"Yeah were all here" says naruto.
"Good we need return to the leaf and inform lady tsunade" says kakashi.
"Please wait a moment"
The leaf ninja turn to gaara and his siblings.
"Is there something you need kazekage-sama?" asks kakashi.
"Naruto Uzumaki I know I said this before but thank you for everything" says gaara while holding out his right hand.
Naruto flashes his goofy smile.
"Well like I said last time any time gaara" said naruto reaching out and shaking gaara's hand.

Several hours later.
"Uuuhhh it's so hot" says tenten as they walked through the desert.
"We hear you the first six time" says naruto.
"Oh shut up and this wouldn't take this long if those two would hurry up" says tenten loudly pointing at guy and kakashi walking a short distance from tge group.
"Sorry about this guy I didn't think my new sharingan would have this much of and effect" says kakashi.
"Come on you to hurry up" yells tenten.
"Maybe time finally caught up with them they are pretty old" says naruto with a devilish smile.
"What are you up to naruto that smile only means trouble" thinks kakashi.
"Old" says guy twitching slightly.
"Um guy you okay?" asks kakashi.
"Pick up the pace geezers us young people can't wait around forever!" says naruto.
"Oh no naruto not you dare!" yells kakashi catching on to his students plan.
"Geezer young old" says guy lowly.
"Now guy he's just teasing"
"YOUTH!" yells guy tossing kakashi in the air.
"Uh what" says kakashi seeing his new position on guys back.
"I'll show you old!" yells guy racing off at blinding speed leaving five dumbfounded teen in his dust.
"Oh my god!" Yells naruto falling to the ground laughing.
"That was more disturbing than the youthful sunset" says neji before he looks to his left to see lee bending forward.
"Neji we must follow guy-sensei in this most youthful training" says lee.
"Hell no!"

Sakura standing off to the side watching her teammate rolling on the ground still laughing and can't help thinking back to her conversation with granny chiyo.

Flashback

"It seem tsunade trained a fine student" says chiyo as she and sakura left gaara's hospital room.
"Thank you very much bit I still wonder what naruto did to save him" says sakura.
"That boy powers are amazing" says chiyo.
"Yeah naruto is a great fighter" says sakura.
"I wasn't taking about combat little girl" says chiyo shaking her head.
"Huh then what are you talking about?" asks sakura confused.
"He changes people you met gaara during the invasion didn't you" says chiyo.
"Yeah he was the scariest person I ever met" says sakura.
"Then the brat knocks gaara on his ass and forever changed him" says chiyo.
"From your form you have only been training seriously for 2 maybe 3 years but you most likely attended the academy, so what made you suddenly get serious?" asked chiyo.
Sakura took a deep breath.
"One of my teammates left our village and I was to weak to do anything but naruto went after him with out a second thought" says sakura.
"Sasuka uchiha right I heard he join the white snake" says chiyo.
"Yeah but naruto promised to get him back" says sakura.
"Really but what will you do when they meet again?" asked chiyo
"I be standing right next to naruto fight to save sasuke-kun" says sakura.
"Let me tell you this strength and weaknesses come in many form, sometimes charging head first in to danger is the weakest thing you can do and sometimes running away is the strongest" says chiyo
"What does that have to do with me?" asks sakura.
"Do you truly believe you can stand as your teammates equal in battle" says chiyo.
"Of course I can I been training under a sanin just like them" says sakura.
"Yes you did but tsunade is the weakest sanin in battle because she focused on being a medic and supporting her team while standing behind them" says chiyo walking out the hospital doors leaving sakura standing in the lobby.

Flashback end.

"Can I really stand by his side" thinks sakura as naruto begins laughing again as lee races after guy and kakashi while carrying everyone's bags.
"Oh man if I knew it been this funny I'd of teased bushy brow sensei along time ago" says naruto calming down.
"You idiot now we have to catch up with them!" yells sakura throwing a punch at naruto but only hitting air.
"Now no need to get violent sakura" says naruto hiding behind neji.
"When did he move" thinks sakura shock.
"Will you stop play around we need to hurry" says neji pushing naruto away before he and tenten run after lee.
"Fine lets go sakura" says naruto running off.
"Not sakura-chan" says sakura.
"He hasn't called me chan sense he got back or asked me out once"
Sakura begins to catch up to naruto.
"You've grown more then I thought naruto but have I not grown as much as I think"