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Damn!' Naruto growled to himself as he made his way to the training grounds. 'Why do I always walk into such embarrassing moments? I just wanted to talk to Iruka-Sensei for a minute, not him and Kakashi kissing!' Sighing deeply, he waited several minutes before Sakura appeared, looking flushed.

"Not Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Naruto shook his head, and she sighed in relief. "Hopefully he doesn't show up at all." She muttered darkly.

"So...what's up with you and the old man anyway?" He asked casually, keeping a close eye on her reaction, ready to break into a run if she decided to attack.

"I… I really don't know yet. She frowned at him and shifted slightly. "It was just kind of...it happened." Naruto put his arm around her shoulders and smiled crookedly at her.

"You don't have to explain it. It's a bit strange, but whatever."

"Thank you, Naruto." She smiled up at him, grateful that her friend was okay with her choice of men.

"So tell me," Naruto began, smirking devilishly at the pink-haired kunoichi. "You slept with him, right? How was it?"

"Naruto!" She gasped, hitting him in the arm. Laughing, the spiky-haired ninja began to run away from Sakura as she chased after him, his face red with embarrassment.

"Hello!" Shikamaru yelled at the two, Choji following close behind. "What did Naruto do now?" he asked him with a smile. Sakura stopped, turning to watch as the two of them approached the clearing.

"Uh…well…" Sakura began, blushing profusely as Naruto rushed over to greet his friends.

"I grabbed his butt!" Naruto stated unashamedly, clasping his hands behind her head. The other two men burst out laughing, Sakura giving Naruto a grateful look before running towards the two laughing ninjas with the intention of punching them. The four of them ended up fighting playfully as they waited for their instructors to show up.

Ino appeared while Sakura had managed to headlock Naruto. "Hello Ino!" The blonde ninja yelled, beckoning him over. She trotted over and gave them an amused look.

"What are you two doing here?" she asked curiously.

"Kakashi-sensei had us meet here to train." Sakura explained as she let go of her partner. "However, he still hasn't shown up, late as usual."

"That's a bit weird," Ino started as Naruto and Shikamaru started fighting. Choji was lounging against a tree, eating as usual. "Asuma-sensei is making us train here; I wonder if they planned for us to train together or if it was just an accident."

"Maybe they just wanted to try something different." Sakura suggested as her two Senseis walked towards the five of them, chatting together.

"HEARS!" Naruto yelled at Kakashi. "Why are you late today?" she asked, raising her eyebrows at the white-haired ninja, smiling as she saw a slight pink tinge appear over the mask that hid his expression.

"I am sorry!" He gave her his characteristic wrinkled look, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "I ran into Asuma here. I lost track of time."

"Aha! Of course! You always have lame excuses, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto groaned before turning back to the assembled students. 'Phew!' Kakashi thought to himself. 'He sure knows how to get to me; I thought for sure he was going to expose my secret there! At least it doesn't seem to bother him.

"Hmm, where's Sasuke?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"Hmph!" Sakura snorted angrily. "If I never see him again, it will be too soon!" Saying that, she crossed her arms over her chest and backed away a bit. Ino hurried forward, trying to figure out why her friend was so upset.

"Uh…" Naruto began, frowning slightly. "They had some kind of argument; she didn't tell me what about." Shrugging nonchalantly, he turned to the two Senseis. "So what are we going to do today?"