Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Training as Usual ❯ One-Shot

Sakura watched her teammates fighting from a fairly good vantage point; close enough to see everything that happened, but far enough to be able to move away in time if their battle reached her, so that she wouldn't interrupt them.

It was a normal day, Kakashi was lazily leaned against a tree reading his book, and every so often he would glance up to see if there were anything interesting happening.

Sasuke and Naruto were, as usual, fighting each other. The two had been rivals for a long time now, and they were usually pretty equal- every time one of them would advance in their abilities, the other would quickly catch up. This, of course, left Sakura the weak one.

Always. It didn't matter how much she got better, they were constantly at least ten steps ahead of her, the two of them practically being preternatural, and her being… Well, average.

Suddenly she wondered what would happen if she just went over there and slapped one of them. It didn't really matter which; either of them could use a good smack.

But then, they would think that she was specifically angry with the one she slapped, which she wasn't. She could slap both of them, but them they would get the impression that they had done something to upset her, which wasn't the case either. This would be a lot easier if there were just one of them right now, she could walk over and slap him, and he would wonder what the hell her problem was, rather than what he had done wrong.

Jesus, Sakura, only you could turn an act of spontaneity into a life or death matter.

But, you know what, she really wanted to fight someone; she was tired of training by herself! She supposed could always just go down there and ask to train with them.

Ha! She was in the mood to fight, not get killed!

Why did it have to be three-man teams anyway, why couldn't it be two, or four or something, so things like this would be equal?

It didn't matter, she decided, wondering about things wouldn't change her current situation.

Maybe she could just wait until they were done and ask then. You know, when they're tired. Or maybe one would win, and she could ask the conscious one. Then she'd only have to face one.

Dammit, this wouldn't work, and she was really itching to fight…

Ah, to hell with the two of them!

“Hey, Kakashi-sensei!”