Chapter 1
Late Night Ramen

Kakashi removes his head band from his forehead and places it on his desk. His desk is unorganized, yet clean. There is the sound of a symphony of cicadas outside the window. Or perhaps, could it be a symphony of crickets? Kakashi ignores the sounds and heads to his small kitchen, which is tidy and seems untouched. There is dust, here and there, yet he does not feel bothered. He opens up the cupboard to find a cup of instant ramen, which he had bought only two days ago. He slowly takes it out of the still cupboard in one hand, and shuts the cupboard with the other. He opens the container and pulls out the packets of seasonings and other condiments, which he then slowly and easily tears open. He adds the contents of the packets into the cup, which had a block of uncooked noodle in it. The kettle, he remembered. There was no hot water to make soup. There was no hot water to cook the ramen.

'Damn...'

He leaves the cup of hard noodle and condiments on the kitchen table, and opens the bottom cupboard. There, he pulls out the kettle, which was an antique of his. It was a slow boiling kettle, which was given to him from an elder of the village. Kakashi remembers of that time when he was eighteen and left home to live on his own. The kettle was given to him from an elderly man, whom Kakashi had helped when he was still a young Chuunin ranked ninja. He was now a Jounin, and a very good one. He adds water into the kettle, and then places it onto the stove, which was greasy and unclean. Regardless of his living quarters, Kakashi lives in this very 'ragged-conditioned' flat easily and has a very simple lifestyle. To him, hygiene wasn't a big issue.

The kettle gradually fills. And as if does, Kakashi wonders what will come of his Team 7. Somehow, the thought of Sasuke Uchiha led to more of Orochimaru. Water flows out of the kettle, just thinking of him. Kakashi switches the tap off and carefully pours out some water – he doesn't need so much water, anyway. He puts the kettle onto the stove and switches the gas on. He has time to wonder, but picks up the next volume of 'Come Come Paradise' and starts to read. On his desk, arranged according to volume, is a whole set of 'Come Come Paradise' novels. He had started collecting them since he had started living on his own in the flat.

Kakashi pours the boiled water into the cup of uncooked ramen. He puts the kettle back onto the stove and pulls a drawer out to grab a pair of chopsticks. It's late. The clock shows the correct time – fifteen minutes to one in the morning. Kakashi holds the book in one hand, while eating his ramen. The plot just got more interesting as his supper slowly disappeared. Kakashi was careful not to get any of the soup onto the pages of his book.

Suddenly, he stops eating the half empty cup of instant ramen and listens to something; a strange noise coming from outside his flat's door. It sounded like someone was coming. Kakashi continues to read his book. His cup of ramen sits in between him and the book, waiting for the moment. The moment.

It actually happens! The naked woman found out that that school boy had been stalking her!

The front door is busted open, and Kakashi doesn't move a glitch. A man dressed in a black cloak, wearing a mask stands at the door. Behind him, there are five other men, who looked like his henchmen held weapons in their hands. Kakashi drinks a bit of his soup and slowly stands up with his book in one hand, still reading.

The naked woman in the forest is being kind to the young school boy, who was only 15 years old. He's been stalking her for days. 'One day, I will be yours...' 'But I am old enough! Please, let me go with you!' The naked woman pulls the young school boy closer and closer to her...

Two men holding a kunai in their hands run towards Kakashi, who is still reading the book. They take no notice of the book in Kakashi's hand and take him on vigorously. Kakashi, who looks calm and cool, swiftly pulls out his kunai and spars the attacks from the two men.

The naked woman pulls the young school boy closer and closer...
Closer and closer...

The two men try so hard to attack Kakashi, but neither one of them got an inch closer to him. The four other men stand at the door; three of the henchmen stand as still as the soup in the ramen cup.

'You're disrupting the story. Tell me what you want and I'll let you all go as you came,' says Kakashi in a very cool voice. The two men stop, waiting for orders from the tall man in the black cloak. The man in the black cloak nods, and it's back to the two other men attacking Kakashi. 'Sigh... I warned you,' says Kakashi, who continues to read 'Come Come Paradise'. The two men run at Kakashi, holding their kunai in their hands.

Closer and closer...

The two men fall to the dusty floor. Dust arises as they hit the floor board. 'I should clean the place up, some time' says Kakashi, who still has his eyes on the book. Before anything else happens, he flips the page. He flips the page so quickly; all you could see was a blurred motion of the action. One of the henchmen sneezed as a reaction from the dust.

The naked woman pulls the young school boy closer and closer; he then comes in to body contact with her naked body. It was cold, from the waterfall she was bathing in. She clings on to him and...

The three last henchmen came after Kakashi, all at once. One of them throws two shurikens at Kakashi. Kakashi dodges the first shuriken, which hit his kitchen cupboard; the second was caught by him with his bare hands. He shakes his head, still reading 'Come Come Paradise', only slightly agitated. Still, he is not 'moved' by the unknown men's attacks and finds them very weak compared to other unknown assassins he defeated.

'Coming at me like this is not going to sort out anything,' he says. He throws the shuriken he caught at the man in the black cloak, who seemed like these men's boss. The shuriken flies at a high speed towards the man in the black cloak. The three henchmen stop and watch the action. Kakashi's eyes leave the book, only to pay attention at his attack. The man in black dodges the fast flying shuriken, which continues flying till the end of the corridor. 'This man has incredible speed. He dodged my attack instantly and he seems so still and calm,' thinks Kakashi. 'What are you waiting for, you three? I'm getting bored already and I want to finish my ramen,' says Kakashi, who is getting sleepy.

She clings on to him and her hands move around his body, searching for something. She brings her hands up to his head and lifts it, so she can get a good view of his face. He tried not to tremble, and only smiled in his head. He felt so lucky to be with such a beautiful woman, here, in the forest, by the waterfall. And more, she was completely naked...

The three henchmen came running at Kakashi again, this time one at a time. The first one had a katana in his hand, but his attack was sparred. Kakashi kicked him up in the air, just enough so that he doesn't hit the ceiling (he doesn't want anyone to wake up). The henchman falls and is unconscious.

And more, she was completely naked. The school boy looked into eyes of the beautiful and naked woman. Her eyes sparkled and shined. The naked woman brings the boy to the water, still wrapped around him. The school boy begins to take his shirt off...

The second henchman tries to distract Kakashi, as the other one attempts to attack him from behind. Kakashi draws his kunai and spars the attack by the second henchman, then kicks him in the shin, breaking the man's leg. The second henchman falls and begins to cry in agony. The last henchman, who is behind Kakashi pulls out three shurikens and throws them all at Kakashi in a blow. Kakashi dodges all of them wit ease.

The school boy begins to take his shirt off...
Take his shirt off and...

Kakashi sighs, closes the book reluctantly and says, 'The feel of the book has gone because of you. You disrupted my supper.' He looks at the last henchman, who was behind him, dead in the eye. The henchman trembles and starts to shake in fear of Kakashi's Sharingan eye. 'It ends here,' says Kakashi. The henchman was struck with more fear, as the Sharingan eye grew larger. Kakashi begins to bring his arms up, as he is going to do a jutsu. Before Kakashi's hands met, the henchman runs around him, pass the man in the black cloak and out the door. He was crying.

Kakashi closes his eyes and has his back facing the man in the black cloak. 'That was rather easy,' he says with a smirk. 'Now, what business do you have with me?' He walks over to his desk and picks up the head band, which bore the symbol of the Konoha Village ninjas – the leaf. He puts it on and covers his Sharingan eye, then opens his eyes and faces the mysterious man in black. Kakashi is now face to face with the unknown man – his face is covered by the cloak, which seemed a little too big for the man. The man was about Kakashi's height, but slightly shorter. And the man was also much bigger than Kakashi, in size. Kakashi gives a lazy sigh and says, 'I was quite happy eating my instant ramen and reading my book, until you guys came along. What is so important that needs my attention from my favourite book and instant ramen?'

The man sniggers under his over-sized cloak. 'You have improved, Hatake Kakashi,' he says, in a dark, yet surprised tone. Kakashi puts his hands in his pockets and says nothing to the mysterious man. 'That voice... It sounds so familiar.' The man begins to snigger again, then turns around and starts to walk out the door. 'Kakashi, I know you can do better than that... I hope to see that in my next visit,' the man says, as he walks out of Kakashi's wrecked flat. Kakashi watches him leave, then looks down at the floor. There is a dried, brown leaf lying before his feet. 'Hmm...' he says, as he picks it up and observes it. He nods once as a confirmation, then walks to the broken door. The door had been removed from the hinges on the wall. 'I'll fix this up another time.' He picks the door up and leans it against the wall, where it should've been. Kakashi's flat was now in a terrible state. He carries the bodies of the four lower assassins out of his flat and lays them on the ground, outside the building. Kakashi then collects the shurikens and kunais left in his flat and puts them in a corner, where there are other ninja weapons.

Kakashi sighs heavily as he looks at his flat from the kitchen. It looks better than before. He looks at his cup ramen, which was still on the table, uneaten. Suddenly, Kakashi's tummy growls in hunger. He laughs a bit, and then leaves the cold cup of ramen – only to open a new one. He was glad that he had left the kettle on the stove. He was glad he didn't finish the 'Come Come Paradise' volume.

His supper was about to begin.