A.N. – And here we are, 100 chapters. Further author's notes at the end.
Lesson No. 100
It became clear to Sakura, after observing everyone's skills, that Team 8 were tracking specialists. Team 10 was tailor-made for recon. But Team 7…
"What are we, sensei?"
Kakashi shrugged.
"You're all troublesome," came Shikamaru's standard response. "More than most. You clear paths and ignore limits without even trying or knowing sometimes."
"Guess that makes us, what, a front-line battle squad?" Sakura truly sounded puzzled.
"Believe it!" Naruto shouted. "We need to prove it out there, so c'mon, Kakashi-sensei!"
Sasuke perked up. Sakura clenched her fists. Kakashi ran a hand through his hair.
"Fine. Let's go get you a C-rank."
A.N. 2 – This is the end of this particular story. But, it's not the end of this storyline. The next fic will be called Situational Awareness. I am still outlining it, writing the first few chapters (I estimate chapters will be between 1,000 and 2,000 words) and debating just how much I want to stick to canon and when, exactly, to break from it. I'll just say this - by chunin exam time, events will be skewed. Plus, I'm also rereading the first 20 or so volumes of the manga in preparation. I do hope you all follow me over there when I decide to post it. And, when I do, I will post a special chapter 101 over here to let everyone know. So, this is now marked complete, but there will be one last update.
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