Naruto, the 4th member of Team 7

Tree climbing exercise

My shoulders and back hurts. Why you may ask? Let me tell you.

We were about halfway to Tazuna's house when Naruto couldn't take it anymore mainly due to him being shorter and smaller than us, so Kakashi sensei's body was really weighing down on him.

So, as the 2nd tallest person I had to switch with Naruto and help Sasuke carry Kakashi sensei back to Tazuna's house.

"Otou-san!" a long haired woman with dark blue hair opened the door and came rushing out. She was wearing a pink shirt with the end of her sleeves and collar being red and a long blue skirt.

This must be the daughter Tazuna-san must be talking about.

"Ohhh!!! Tsunami, tadaima!" Tazuna-san smiled upon seeing his daughter and went forward to greet her.

"Otou-san, I was worried about you! Did you manage to get help?" Tsunami asked him before noticing us. "They are?"

"Ah, they are the ninjas whom I've hired to protect me. Kids, this is my daughter Tsunami." Tazuna placed a hand on her shoulder and introduced her to us.

"Ah... yoroshiku! I'm Sakura!" Sakura immediately bowed in respect and introduced us. "This here is Naruto, Akiko, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei." 

"Oh, I see. Thank you all very much for escorting my father home." She smiled at us.

"Ano...." I began and everyone turned towards Sasuke and I. I don't know about Sasuke but I'm pretty sure I'm starting to shake from Kakashi-sensei's weight on me.

"I don't mean to be rude but, our sensei has used up his chakra and fainted. Do you have a bed so we could lay him down to rest? He's.... pretty heavy." I mustered up a smile, pretty sure I had sweat dripping down the side of my face.

"Ah, I'm so sorry for not noticing earlier. Yes, I do. Come in, we can let him rest in one of the guest rooms." With that, Tsunami turned and disappeared inside her house while we followed.

Sasuke and I kicked off our sandals by the front door and followed her upstairs to a room. There was a futon on the ground in the middle of the room with a wardrobe and cabinet next to a window.

Sasuke and I quickly walked over to the futon and laid Kakashi sensei down on it. I unzipped his flak jacket and we covered him with the blanket.

"Ah... tsukareta." I whined, carrying a grown man was really tiring and painful even though Sasuke was there too.

"Hm, I don't have many rooms so why don't the boys share this room with your sensei? I have another spare room for the girls." Tsunami told us as she opened the cupboard revealing another 2 sets of futons.

"Sure! No problem! Thanks Tsunami- nee chan!" Naruto grinned and ran over to help bring out the futons.

Tsunami then gestured for Sakura and I to follow her, we left the room the boys were in and went to the room next to it. It was roughly the same size as the boy's room and had the same amenities.

"Sorry about it being simple and bare, but you should have the things you need. If you need anything then just call for me. I'll be downstairs making lunch okay." Tsunami then left the room.

Sakura and I got to work in getting the futons out from the cupboard and laying it down on the floor. After we were done, I removed my shuriken holster and tool pouch and set it down on the drawer, Sakura did the same.

"You should get some rest, Akiko-chan. I'm sure you must be tired from carrying Kakashi sensei all the way back here. We can't do much while Kakashi sensei is in this condition anyways."