5. Kakashi Arrives Late for Naruto and Sakura’s Training

This story began when Tsunade assigned Kakashi to train Naruto and Sakura. Previously, Jiraiya had trained Naruto for two years, while Tsunade herself had trained Sakura for the same amount of time. Now, it was Kakashi’s turn, as Team 7’s leader, to test the results of their training and assess how much Naruto and Sakura had improved during that period.

Kakashi informed Naruto and Sakura about the training location and the scheduled meeting time. However, even though Sakura and Naruto arrived at the agreed location on time, Kakashi was late, leaving them waiting for a long time.

After a while, Kakashi finally showed up in front of Naruto and Sakura. He explained his tardiness, claiming he had encountered an elderly lady who needed assistance on the way. Although the reason sounded plausible, Naruto and Sakura were still annoyed. They had realized by then that Kakashi always seemed to have reasonable excuses for his lateness, but they were most likely just fabrications.