**Kakashi POV**

Tsunade lost the bet.

Y/n didn't want to talk to me last night when I stopped by her house after she finished dinner with the students. And now we were going to be training Naruto together along with Yamato.

I waited at the fields with Naruto, and since the other two were late, decided to just get started.

Y/n was late to everything. Usually I was the one keeping people waiting, but now that I know what it actually feels like to be the one waiting, I see why people got so annoyed with me.

I pinched the bridge of my nose as I tried to explain chakra natures and chakra forms to Naruto. He just wasn't getting it. If Y/n would just get here already, she'd do such a better job.

Kid didn't even know what chakra nature he was predisposed to...

I handed over a small piece of paper, watching as he tore it in half with his chakra.

"Alright, so we know your a wind style," I commented. Progress.

"Y/n-sensei!!" Naruto yelled out. "Guess what!?"

I turned to see her and Yamato approaching casually. She was in her usual training clothes, and it was probably my favorite look of hers. When her hair was pulled back and she was ready to to put in work. She was so beautiful and so intense at the same time.

She strolled over with her hands in her pockets. I couldn't help to let a small smile form across my
lips as I watched her. It was so obvious that Shikamaru got his unbothered and unfazed attitude from her.

"What's up, Naruto?" she smiled at him.

"My chakra's wind nature!!" he beamed out proudly. "I'm pretty much invincible!"

She laughed softly at him, "Every nature has a weakness, Naruto. Even still, I would agree that you're the closest one of us to being invincible."

His eyes grew wide with awe as she said that, "Really!? You think I could be you and Kakashi-sensei!!?"

She glanced over at me, a small smirk still on her lips, "I think by the end of this training you'll be able to hold your own for sure."

"Hell yea!!" he screamed out. "Y/n-sensei! Do the paper test thingy! What chakra nature do you have!?"

"You mind?" she held out her hand as she looked at me.

She was acting normal again this morning, so maybe I was in the clear after all.

Then again, knowing her, probably not.

"Sure," I mumbled as I handed her a small paper.

We all watched as the paper wrinkled and then crumbled. Plenty of shinobi could use more than one natures, but few of them were as equally skilled in them that the paper reacts to both natures.

"Whoa! What does that mean!?" Naruto asked.

"Lightning and Earth style," she replied. "It used to really be only Earth as my main nature, but now with black lighting, they're pretty equal."

Black lighting. I almost forgot about that. Her skill is absolutely insane, especially for her age.

"Black lightning?" Yamato asked. "Is that new?"

She shrugged, "More than a few years now at least."

"Can you do Kakashi-sensei's chidori too then!?"

I eyed her carefully. Could she? Probably, but I'd never seen it.

I let out a soft sigh as she did the chidori lightning jutsu... except hers was black, already making it more powerful than mine.

"Ah so cool!!" Naruto squealed. "So can you beat Kakashi-sensei!?"

"Hmm," she trailed off thoughtfully. "No."

I narrowed my eyes at her. I wasn't expecting that response from her. She usually couldn't wait to shut down opponents and claim herself as the best.

"What!? Why not!?" Naruto yelled.

"Well, for one, he's much more experienced than I am."

"Because he's an old man?" Naruto interjected causing Y/n and Yamato to both laugh loudly.

I'm not that old.

"Exactly," she teased. "But also, I'm simply not a real match for the Mangekyo Sharingan. And I think he has a greater chakra reserve than me. At least for now."

"Wow, that was an honest response," I said as I watched her carefully.

"I can beat you with your normal sharigan," she shrugged. "But if you keep increasing your ability with the Mangekyo, I'd be in real trouble."

"Also, I think I'd win in hand-to-hand combat."

I smirked, "Is that right? Even though Guy said you were seriously lacking?"

"I mean, compared to Guy, so are you," she responded, not looking away. She honestly thought she could win in taijutsu? Is she crazy?

"However," she continued. "I think you have more perseverance than I do when fighting strong opponents."

"Mm, Kakashi is quite well known for that," Yamato agreed.

The compliments were great, but I still couldn't get over the taijutsu thing.

"You can't beat me hand to hand," I clarified.

She stared at me blankly, showing not a trace of emotion on her face, "Mm, agree to disagree."

She turned back to Naruto, "Did Kakashi already explain to you your training?"

I was so confused. She wasn't even going to fight back on that one? It's like she ignored me completely, not taking me seriously at all.

"Yea!! I'm creating a jutsu even bigger than the Rasengan! Just for me!!"

She nodded, "Mhmm, and what else?"

"Uhh..." he scratched the back of his head, making me let out a loud groan. How did he already forget? We literally just went over this?

"Captain Yamato! What chakra nature is your wood style!?" he called out after deciding he actually didn't know the answer to Y/n's question.

I watched as Y/n's eyes brightened up, "Yamato! Show him!!"

"Uh, right..."

"Earth Style: Rampart of Flowing Soil!" he called out. "Water Style: Waterfall Basin Jutsu!"

A large piece of earth that he was standing one shot into the air as a waterfall was created to run down it. I was almost jealous by the way Y/n watched him with such amazement.

It's nothing I couldn't do.

"I have earth and water styles," he explained to Naruto. "Earth and Water are the only ones I can use. I combine them to create my wood style. It's a kekkei genkai."

"Amazing," Naruto mumbled.

"So amazing," Y/n smiled in agreement.

"Like Haku could use Ice style kekkai genkai by combining water and wind," I explained. "I can't copy kekkei genkai's with my sharingan."

"What about you, Y/n sensei!? What's yours and Shikamaru's kekkei genkai?!" he asked.

"Hmm?" she asked she titled her head. "Shikamaru doesn't have a kekkei genkai. Only I do."

"But, shadow jutsu? He can use that?"

"Mm, I understand the confusion," she nodded. "That's yin and yang nature, not a kekkei genkai."

"Uh, we should probably save that for next time," Yamato called out. "Don't wanna confuse him."

"He's right. Let's forget it," I mumbled. "Naruto, you wouldn't probably understand right now anyway."

She shrugged, "Fine with me. Hey, Yamato!"

"Yea?"

"Can you make me a bench to lay back on?" she flashed him a bright smile, causing him to groan out but the quickly oblige.

"Wait," he jumped down from the cliff he created. "Did you want to help seal Naruto first? Or would you like me to?"

She waved her hand as she began to walk away, "You can. Kakashi doesn't trust me enough to do it anyway."

My eyes widened at her comment before I let out a soft sigh. There it was... The confirmation I was looking for. Definitely still mad.

Yamato snickered as she walked away, shooting me a  small smirk.

"Uh, Kakashi-sensei..." Naruto finally looked over at me as Y/n laid down on the bench. "Did you do something to make Y/n-sensei mad?"

I dropped my head a bit, "Can we just get started on the training? Naruto, make your shadow clones. Yamato will make sure to not let the seal of the Nine Tails loosen or take over."

"You're going to use your chakra to tear this leaf in half. Each of your shadow clones will try separately on their own leaf."

"Got it!!" He yelled. "And how many shadow clones?!"

"Well, let's see," I trailed off unsure of how many it would take.

"As many as there are leaves on that tree," Y/n called out, pointing to a nearby tree.

All of our eyes widened as she spoke that. That's a ton of shadow clones... But Naruto soon replaced his shock with a smirk and got started.

Meanwhile, Yamato created his sealing jutsu, and I stood their awkwardly. Unsure if I should try to talk to Y/n or not... She had her face already in a book. Icha Icha of all things. Man do I love her.

After a while, I finally decided to walk over to her, "Mind if I sit?"