Couldn't stop the evil plot bunny. It held a gun to my head, I swear!
Summary: When Kakashi introduced a new way to help build teamwork in Cell Seven, they are surprised by Naruto's reply. Do they really know him as well as they think they do?
Dedicated to: Kokuou no Shin'en and Dragon Sword Master for being good friends. Merry Christmas!
Pairing: NaruSaku (not so much, but it's still there)
Notes: Not much fluff, kind of meant for it to be a one-shot, might continue it, might not. Depends, I guess.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, Naruto and Sakura would be together, Sasuke would get spanked by Itachi for being a bad boy, and Kakashi would watch all his precious books get tossed into a giant bonfire, one by one…
… yes, I'm that evil.
"Hohoho! I'm Santa Claus!" - talking
Stupid plot bunnies - narrating
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Everyone has a perspective, a life, an ideal,
It also takes everyone to make it all real.
--KitsuneyJenfner
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The sounds of battle were apparent if one were to happen to walk by a training ground one Saturday afternoon. The sounds of metal piercing flesh, grunts, metal on metal, and flesh against flesh told a story of a mighty spar between two rivals training.
Sweat trickled down the sides of his face as he shot a tanned hand at his rival, managing to catch him off guard, hitting his cheek with some force. The brunette grunted, quickly catching his balance before motioning for a break. The owner of the tanned hand nodded before collapsing on the beat up ground, panting heavily. His rival sat down near him, also panting, but not as harshly as his sparring partner.
The sound of clapping was heard as their sensei appeared out of the treeline with a pink haired girl following. The girl ran up to Sasuke and sat down beside him, asking endless questions concerning his health. He quickly shut her up, and concentrated on evening out his breath.
"Nice work you two, it was a good training session for today," their sensei drawled, nose back into his orange, worn out book. The brunette nodded. "Normally, I would dismiss you for the day, but the Hokage has suggested some techniques that she demand I use, therefore, we will be doing those before I dismiss you."
"What kinds of techniques, Kakashi-sensei?" The pinkette asked in a sickly sweet voice, still staring at her crush.
"Well, considering how tired the boys look, we will be doing one. It is simply a question that one thinks up, and everyone has to answer. Understand?" Kakashi asked, snapping his book shut and putting it away.
The blonde sat up, and nodded along with his teammates. Kakashi did an eye smile and then said, "Now, since we are doing this for the first time, I'll ask the question. What does life remind you of?"
They all looked confused, so Kakashi sighed and said, "Life reminds me of one big book with no ending, depicting everyone's lives, how they lived, etc. including all the drama, angst, romance," at this, a pink tinge could barely be seen on the uncovered part of his cheeks, and a giggle escaped. "Mystery, parody, etc. Do you get the question now?"
At the nods, Kakashi pointed to Sakura, "Okay, you first, Sakura."
Sakura nods, and then clears her throat, "Life reminds me of… flowers. We grow from seeds that sprouted from our parents, needing the sun, water, and soil to live. As we grow, we get stronger, and sprout seeds for our kids to grow. We constantly strive to reach a higher point than others to get more sunlight. And then, we eventually die, but when we do, we leave behind whatever nourishment we had left for the next generation to use to grow stronger."
Kakashi nodded thoughtfully, never really thinking of that way before, "Good Sakura. You next, Sasuke."
"Is there a point to this?" He asked, glaring.
Kakashi thought a moment before replying, "I think it's to get a little view of you're teammates perspective on life, or something like that. It's supposed to build a bridge of understanding between your teammates, therefore, increasing teamwork, and success rate of missions."
Sasuke nodded, "Whatever. Life reminds me of a big circle, having no end, nor a beginning, constantly going in pointless circles. It can not be straight, for that would mean it has a beginning and an end, so it is curved, showing a perfect example of life's dramatic twists, and that life is never easy."
"Interesting, Sasuke." Kakashi said before being cut off.
"You are so cool, Sasuke-kun! Mine was so lame compared to yours," she said sweetly, fluttering her eyelashes. Sasuke grimaced and ignored her, earning a disappointed look for all but five seconds.
"As I was saying," Kakashi interrupted. "That was interesting, Sasuke, good work. Your turn, Naruto."
All eyes turned to him, finding him looking up at the sky in thought. He looked at his teammates, slightly freaking them out with how quiet he was being.
He took a deep breathe and said, "Life reminds me of a bowl of miso ramen," his teammates and sensei face-faulted, and sweatdropped at the answer.
"Oh? How so?" Kakashi prodded, finding the predicament amusing in a way.
"Well, for one thing, its really good if the chef makes it that way. If he doesn't try to, then it will suck, and no one will buy it no more. Therefore, he will lose money instead of gaining, and ultimately have to sell his stall to make sure he has a roof over his head.
"Now, think of life in the same shoes as that. Life is only what we make it out to be. If we want a happy, good life, then we do everything in our power to make it good. Kind of like the ramen chef does for his customers. They want good ramen, so he has to make it good, ultimately, keeping his stall, enough money to feed his family, and keep a roof over his head.
"If we sought a life of sadness and loneliness, it's just like making bland ramen. It fills your stomach, alright, but it has no flavor. Nobody likes bland ramen, we all love flavor in our food. It is the same with life; we want the flavor of drama, the flavor of adventure, the scent of happiness. All those things make life good, like flavor to bland ramen.
"And since miso ramen is my favorite, and the chef always makes it full of flavor, and taste, I am happy, and therefore, my life is good. Just like the bowl of miso ramen that I want so badly right now," he spaced out a moment before grinning stupidly.
"I'm starving! I'm going to get some ramen, see you tomorrow!" He raced off, screaming about his love for the proclaimed 'food of the gods'.
Back in the training grounds, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi stared at his retreating form with gaping mouths.
The first to recover was naturally Kakashi, so he broke the two chunnin's out of their shock by saying, "He has a… very interesting point of view."
Snapping out of it, Sasuke stood up, shoving his hands into his pockets, "I'm going home, later."
Sakura watched her love walk away, and considered following him, but refrained to, "Why do I have the weird teammates?" She asked herself, sighing.
Feeling a hand on her head, she looked up at her sensei, "Maa, don't worry about it, Sakura. What happens, happens, just remember to look underneath the underneath. You should get along just fine." He gave her an eye smile, and disappeared in a whirl of leaves, leaving Sakura alone with her thoughts.
Remembering what her blonde teammate said in response to the question, Sakura didn't even realize the small smile that graced her face as she walked home.
Fin?
OMG, I couldn't stop the little thought on Naruto's point of view on life. I was skimming through some stories to read when all of the sudden, poof! This came to mind, and I thought, holy shit! That is sooo Naruto, but at the same time, not Naruto. Hehe, am I making any sense? I don't really know, lol. So anyway, tell me what you think! I need reviews, they are like blood to vampires! And I need to know how humorous this was, hehe. I certainly found it funny.
Oh yeah, don't forget to visit my profile and vote on the story you want me to write next! I might start another story, I was certainly thinking about it, 'cause my resolve is slowly slipping, lol. Anyway, review and vote my lovely readers!
--KitsuneyJenfner