Naruto, chewing on the meat still in his mouth, gave the kebab a contemplative glance, "Roasted leaf gecko I think." Not noticing the girl turn a slight shade of green, he then held out the second one to her, "Want one? They taste great and they're really high in protein."
"No thanks," the kunoichi replied rather nauseously. While it was an incredibly thoughtful gesture, Sakura just wasn't in the mood for exotic delicacies right now. Plus she was on a diet, so what else could she say? "Didn't Kakashi-sensei say not to have breakfast, Naruto?"
"Yeah. So?"
"So… aren't you worried about puking your guts out when he's got us running around and doing stuff?" Sakura asked with a frown, something that even had Sasuke's full attention as he looked across at the jinchuriki.
Naruto laughed, "I'm not worried about that at all. To be honest, I'm way more concerned about what he'll have us doing that he says will have us puking our guts out." He held out the kebabs to both of them; the one he had already taken a bite out to Sasuke while the other one he handed to Sakura. "Look, it's better to have something to eat and go in with energy to burn than none at all; otherwise we won't be able to concentrate. Trust me. It sucks when you're running on an empty tank."
Hearing two loud growls coming from those who didn't have anything to eat that morning, both Sasuke and Sakura blushed and tried to cover the noises up with their hands. After some careful consideration in regards to what Naruto had said and what was being offered to them, on top of the complaints their insides were giving them at having no food in them, the pair eventually gave in. Sasuke took the kebab offered to him and ate the side that his teammate hadn't already taken a bite of. Sakura was more hesitant about it, giving the lizard a dirty look before having the tail end first.
It was surprisingly a lot tastier than the two earlier expected, so after a few tentative nibbles, the pair eventually horked down the roasted reptiles till there was nothing left. In addition to the lizards, Naruto also pulled out some salad with sweet grass and mushrooms from his pocket, both wrapped in large leaves similar to what sticky rice came in.
He tossed it to each of them, "You can eat these things whole. They're all edible, even the wrappings," Naruto exclaimed, watching happily as his teammates did as advised. Sasuke was wise enough to only have half of his and wrapped the rest of it for later, while Sakura pretty much consumed all of hers. "Didn't eat dinner either, huh?"
Looking a little ashamed, the girl glanced away with red in her cheeks, "Yeah."
"That's okay," Naruto exclaimed while slipping both hands into his pockets, "But you may want to drop the habit of dieting. We're shinobi; so we get out more than ordinary people do. If you deny your body the fuel it needs to burn while moving or fighting, you'll starve."
Sakura looked towards the jinchuriki in slight astonishment, with Sasuke even giving the boy an impressed glance before turning his back on the pair.
It was quite rare to see this side of Naruto, since all they'd ever saw of him in class was his everyday tomfoolery and lack of interest in everything remotely educational. Based on his character and interests, they figured he was just one of those who didn't bother to prepare for the worst and didn't know anything about the world around him, when in truth he was really quite sharp. This brought a more fascinated glimmer to Sakura's gaze as she took to staring at the boy for a while, up to the point he turned away from them and had a bite of a long-mountain mushroom he'd also picked up in the woods.
"Since when was Naruto… so cool…" the kunoichi wondered in awe, shortly before snapping back into reality when she realized who it was she was thinking so deeply about. She shook her head fiercely before also turning away, "Th-Thanks for the tip."
"No problem, Sakura-chan."
The talk of food and preparation soon deteriorated into silence as all three Genin began waiting patiently for the arrival of their instructor. What shortly followed a decent hour into their wait was an ordeal almost reminiscent of the day before when, for the next few rotations of the clock, the group stood in the middle of the clearing doing absolutely nothing of value but waiting around for a man who was more than likely to show up by the end of next week or the turn of the century.
Seriously! Who the hell was this late for a meeting that they organized? Did their teacher forget to set his alarm clock? Was he still asleep? Was the man doing this to them on purpose? These questions plagued the minds of all of them as Sakura decided to sit and have a little nap, Naruto went to chase grasshoppers across the field, and Sasuke just stood in the same spot and stared off towards the distant horizon.
Finally, after approximately five hours of waiting, judging from the position of the sun, Kakashi decided to show up. He smiled pleasantly and gave a wave, "Morning everyone. Ready for your first day?"
"HEY! YOU'RE LATE!" both Naruto and Sakura shouted, with Sasuke looking across at the Jonin with clear displeasure.
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