Private!

Naruto's jaw dropped. "H-hey!" He protested, pouting slightly. "I'm not always wrong, you know," he told her, sticking out his tongue at her. The blonde was happy to see her laughing, even just a little. "And we'll see how wrong I am when I win our sparring match," he told with a teasing grin.

Sayuri smiled and nodded to Kakashi, giving a small wave. She turned and left the training ground, feeling better than she had earlier. She decided that, in the morning, she'd pay Haku another visit to see how the girl was getting along.

Naruto poked his tongue out at her. again "If you're just gonna insult me, I'll leave." He tried to sound serious, but it was still very obvious to anyone that he was only joking. He wasn't actually going to leave; he was having fun here with her.

(OOC: Should we timeskip? )

Naruto chuckled along with her. He was happy to see her in a better mood. The blonde glanced around the hospital room. "I can't wait till you're out. And I know Shizukana will be happy for to be home too," he mused. He knew that she had to miss having Haku home.

(OOC: Where should we timeskip to? Is there any time in particular you want to skip to?)

(OOC: Hmm...Should we have Naruto and Sakura's spar with Kakashi like in the anime? Perhaps Haku and Sayuri could stumble upon coming back from some training or something and they watch?)

(OOC: Okay, awesome! I think this would have some good funny moments. Which I think our characters kinda need considering what happened. I can go on ahead and start if that's okay :) )

(OOC: Lol, good night. Oh, I forgot to check, I meant to say that Sayuri and Haku were training together. Is that okay?)

(OOC: Okay, great!)

Naruto walked with Sakura towards the training grounds, the same ones they had first trained in when they were genin first starting out in Team 7. Naruto was a little surprised that they were sparring now, since he had given him that new book of Jiraiya's, but he wasn't going to complain. He was excited to spar again with Sakura and Kakashi.

Sayuri was panting as she and Haku finished their training. Putting away her kunais, the woman glanced over at Haku. "I think that's enough for today." She grinned before adding, "You certainly gave me a challenge." Sayuri was proud of the progress that all of her students had made; they had all come a long way since the first day they had started training.

(OOC: That's okay! That's cool! I hope it's coming along okay :) )

Reaching the training grounds, Naruto leaned back against a post. "Looks like Kakashi-sensei might be late," Sakura said as she sat down beside him. Not that it surprised either of them. Their sensei was always late. Both of them fell silent for a moment. They were thinking the same thing: Sasuke should be here. It felt strange, not having him here for this.

Sayuri laughed, "Oh no. For my poor ego's sake, let's just keep that to ourselves," she joked. It was expected that the next generation would surpass the previous, so Sayuri knew that were would come a time when her students would be stronger than her. "So, what are you going to do later?" Sayuri asked after making sure her equipment was put away.

(OOC: That's okay! I'm glad you've finished animating! I hate when Youtube runs slow :/ )

Naruto was sitting and looking up at the sky, impatiently awaiting their sensei's arrival. He was excited to start sparring. He wanted to see how much he wanted to improve. Noticing Kakashi heading their way, he sprung up. "There you are!" He exclaimed with a grin. "Great, now we can get started!" Sakura also quickly stood up, smiling at her Kakashi. She was just as eager for their spar, but was much more subtle about it than Naruto.

Sayuri nodded at Haku's answer, agreeing that it was a good way to learn about your own weaknesses. When Haku turned her question back to her, she paused to think. "I'm not sure to be honest," she answered with a small shrug. "I may go check in and see if Jiro is off. Or I'll go see how Kakashi is doing. I haven't see him in a few days."