"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto greeted. "Are you my opponent?"

"Not exactly." Kakashi chuckled nervously before shuffling closer to Tsnade and whispering, "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

Tsunade nodded before turning to Naruto. "You'll be teamed up with Kakashi, and your opponent will be Sakura."

Naruto's jaw dropped, but Sakura beat him to the question.

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Lady Tsunade?"

"Well, no, but your master wanted it, so I couldn't say no." Tsunade scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Master?" Naruto echoed. "I thought you were Sakura's teacher, Granny."

"Nope." Everything went silent and Naruto paled slightly when the sound of wind chimes started. "I am."

Kisaki had her mask on as usual and was sitting on the windowsill directly behind Tsunade's desk, leg hanging off and swinging back and forth.

"You..." Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly at the masked figure. "You're the creepy old lady that showed up during our first mission to the Land of Waves. What are you doing here?!"

Sakura put a hand on his shoulder, calming down the suspicious blonde. "Naruto, she's the Queen of Masks, my master."

Turning towards her teacher, Sakura gave a slight bow. "Kis- er, Queen, are you sure this is a good idea?" Sakura glanced at Naruto from the corner of her eye.

"Sakura," Kisaki addressed. "If you can't trust your teammates, who can you trust?"

"You." Sakura whispered quietly under her breath, knowing that only her teacher would be able to hear it.

Kisaki laughed, "Yes, Sakura, I'm sure this is a good idea."