"My Shadow Clone is cleaning up the river."
The river was filthy and stank to high heaven. Naruto couldn't stand it, so he'd simply made a Shadow Clone to help him with the job.
"So you're using a Shadow Clone too?"
Kakashi jumped down from a tree branch and looked at Sasuke, who was walking over.
After Sasuke confirmed it, Kakashi put away Make-Out Paradise and sighed. "Could you two... try to be a little more considerate of Sakura's feelings?"
The biggest problem with Team 7 was that Sakura, the only normal one, couldn't fit in with her two abnormal teammates.
Sasuke curled his lip. That woman was completely useless, nothing but dead weight.
Naruto said earnestly, "Sensei, actually, I've been very considerate of our team dynamics."
Compared to Sasuke, at least he hadn't shown any dislike for Sakura. He'd even tried to help her fit in with Team 7.
But, unfortunately, Sakura just wasn't up to the task at this stage...
The river reeked as Sakura cheerfully picked up trash and chatted with Sasuke.
It took Sasuke forever to get a word out, and when he did, it wasn't anything nice.
But that didn't matter!
Just looking at Sasuke's face made Sakura feel like it was all worth it.
The river cleanup was finished.
Sakura shyly asked, "Sasuke, do you want to go somewhere with me after..."
Sasuke glanced at her, and with a puff, vanished.
"A clone? When did he...?"
Sakura froze, seeming to realize something, then turned to look at Naruto.
"Meet up at the grassy area over there."
Naruto waved to her, then disappeared.
Sakura was terribly disappointed. She murmured, "So... I'm the only fool here?"
By the time she reached the grassy area, Sakura had gotten her feelings under control.
"What are they