Their mission had to come before her training, that was a given.

Sakura was aware that their constant movements would make for a challenging training session. It seemed like Kakashi was already giving this biggest issue some consideration so that something could work in their favor. Continuing to train would be wonderful but Sakura didn't wish to push it, if something couldn't be done without jeopardizing their pace or mission. The only thing she could do was give him a nod before he sped up a little, prompting the girl to follow suit, not sure what he was up to. His jog quickly turned into a sprint and she adjusted her own agility to keep up with him, as he was continuing to voice his consideration of the matter. In her mind, this speed test was a little reckless. If they were ambushed, she didn't want to be worn out. O

Of course the point of speed was to practice and build up endurance so that it wouldn't be an issue if she sped along and was ambushed in the future. He looked over his shoulder at her as they sped along, and mentioned how she had demonstrated fine close combat when up against someone like herself, in terms of skill. She thought back to her battle with Ino and for a moment, her eyes darkened. That loss had been a very tough one to handle. It might as well have been a loss in her mind, as opposed to a tie. Ino should have lost and Sakura knew that. But she moved on, knowing dwelling on it wasn't going to change the results. Kakashi Sensei then said she lacked the skills for long range combat and then led them into the trees which were running along side of the dirt road they were currently on.

As she finally caught up with him and began to follow along with him through the thick trees, using the branches and trunks for support, he explained what he'd like her to try doing as they progressed toward the overnight town. Sakura gave him a sideways look before forming a gun with her dominant right hand. She then saw him push off with even more force and he began to put more distance between them both. Her speed couldn't match his any longer, and he knew that. She didn't bother with calling out for him to wait, that was part of the training, to use speed but also chakra control. Doing two things at once would require a great deal of concentration and she knew it would take a while for her to be able to try and fire at him. Even then, would she even be able to land a hit?

If she didn't try, she'd already fail.

[b]"Got it. Watch your back!"[/b] She called out to him. Sakura kept her pace, not wanting to pull too far ahead and catch him, only to not have any chakra built up for her shot. The girl sighed heavily and began to collect her chakra in her finger but found it had to push it to a single point in her body. Pushing to her feet or fists was simple, but to a single finger? After twenty minutes of leaping through the forest, she finally had enough juice to take her best shot at him. She knew it would get easier, the more she took the time to collect and channel the energy. For now, her first attempt would have to suffice so she could continue to get in the habit of thoughtful chakra control while keeping an eye out for the trees, as well as her teacher, still very much ahead of her. 

By now, she could barely make out his form but there was no way she'd waste her chance. Sakura used some chakra in her feet, to propel her faster in order to catch up with Kakashi. Sakura took aim and fired at him. It went towards his head but he dodged it and it ended up landing on the tree ahead of them, leaving a decent sized hole where squirrels could further stash nuts away. She glared and kept going. She knew the first try wouldn't be a success but she was still mad at herself. She liked to do things well and so far, it was just a mess. Sakura noticed him put even more distance as he began to shake up where he was. Sometimes he'd be on her right, or above on her left. She went back to channeling her chakra and in only eleven minutes, she had gathered her chakra all over again to try and hit him. It missed again hanks to his dodging. Now she was more mad at him, than herself.

As much as she wanted to yell for him to stand still, she knew an enemy wouldn't be so kind.

[b]"You're so great at dodging, despite being an excellent target."[/b] Sakura smirked. She was a little snarky with her tone, but it was clear it was in good fun. Still, she was determined to do something by lunch, at least graze him! As the hours progressed, she had many many many attempts and he had thwarted each one. As the sun was continuing to rise, she managed to have one shot get his left arm but it only snagged his long sleeve. Much to her relief, he suggested they break for lunch and get their bearings. Sakura was pretty tired and glad to oblige in her teacher's gracious suggestion. The two of them found a clearing in the woods and set down their things. Her bag landed with a heavy thud and she sat down beside it and began to fish out some of the food she brought for herself and noticed her mother had slipped in two bento boxes when she wasn't looking. [b]"Oh...I guess mom made us lunch."[/b] She set Kakashi's between them, while she took the one with her name on it, which had a note telling her to do her best. 

She shoved it in her backpack and started to eat, happy to have a real meal in her stomach.

[b]"How far have we come?"[/b] She asked as she scooted over look over Kakashi's shoulder at the map he was studying.