Kakashi's Cat
Part 1: Meeting
Say as little as possible while appearing to be awake.
William P. Rogers (1913-2001)
This takes place five years before the Naruto series begins. (I think Naruto and his friends are about seven years old at this time.) Anyway, this starts off with Kakashi Hatake finishing off a mission…
"Thanks for everything! We couldn't have done anything without your help!" the people were cheering at the gates. They were seeing off the group of elite ninjas (jounins) that had been sent from the great Konoha village. The enemies had been driven off and were now fleeing for their lives. Many lives had been lost and houses had been destroyed, but they were going to rebuild everything again.
"You're welcome! Goodbye for now!" Kakashi called. Iruka grunted and pushed him toward the way home. Then, in one swift movement, the four heroes jumped through the trees toward Konoha.
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"Man, that mission took forever to finish! I'm glad that at least everything is back to normal now", Iruka sighed. It had been two weeks since he left Konoha and wanted to get back for a nice hot bath. Oh, and a steaming bowl of ramen would do, too…
Of course, he was also the teacher to the incoming genins, so he had to see if they had been practicing or not.
'Naruto most likely hasn't, but I still have faith in him… Oh, he might also ask for me to buy him more ramen. Damn, my salary is going to take another hit. I still marvel at all of those bowls of ramen he can eat…'
"Iruka, are you daydreaming?" Asuma remarked.
"Hell, no way, Asuma! Why should I?"
"I don't know; you look like you're going to puke."
'I look sick just thinking about my salary dropping again?'
"Ho, I feel young again! Can the rest of you feel it too? Hm, in fact I feel so great I think that nothing can stop me today! Even Kakashi himself can't stop me!" Gai raved.
Kakashi paled while he thought 'I have no intention to, but the tree in front of you might.'
Asuma remarked, "Gai, I must say that you are pretty active today."
'I wish he wouldn't…' Iruka and Kakashi sweat dropped.
"Oh, what a beautiful day it is! This is the perfect day to warm up and show off my style! Watch this, everyone!" Gai took a leap across a clearing.
"Nothing can stop me-"
Smash!
Gai fell down from the tree that had decided to stop him. Asuma, Iruka and Kakashi jumped down and decided that he was still alive.
'Thank god for irony…' they all sweat dropped and shared a sigh.
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They started off again; however, Kakashi had Gai on his back and was silently sulking. Iruka and Asuma were careful not to make eye contact with him. They had managed to persuade him to take Gai on his back despite his numerous protests at why they couldn't do it.
"Kakashi, you know that you're the only one who can really deal with Gai", Iruka said carefully.
"Why can't we just wait for him to wake up?" Kakashi had protested.
"We really need to get home as fast as we can. Besides, it's better to keep Gai asleep", Asuma intervened.
"I'll buy you dinner if you carry him", Iruka said slyly. Asuma added to the effect by staringat him pitifully.
Well then, guess what? Kakashi had to take that bribe even though he should've just kept complaining.
The only thing he could do to help himself was shoot daggers at the two traitors… mentally. Kakashi smirked as he imagined their scared faces and screams.
'Not bad… not a bad image at all…'
"Hold it you guys, someone's up ahead", Iruka warned. The ninjas jumped down from the trees and faced the person.
He had on a scratched Konoha forehead protector which held up his spiky black hair. He wore a long black robe with red clouds on it. Kakashi noticed the ring on his right hand that said 'Scarlet'. He looked up to see the rare mangekyou sharingans.
"Itachi Uchiha, what are you doing here?" Kakashi growled.
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Itachi didn't move a muscle. It was supposed to be a simple attack, not a blood bath. He simply stared at the ninjas in front of him. The target was one of them, as Kisame had told him. It hadn't taken too long for them to come and he needed to put his plan in action…
"Hello there, Konoha ninjas", he stated in a husky voice.
They were in defense mode, like cats with their hackles raised, their fur raised up, trying to make themselves bigger than they really were.
How pathetic.
'It seems that one of them has already been knocked out. Interesting lump on his head…'
Without warning, Itachi glided toward the group and paused behind Kakashi with a fist raised.
"Die", he said and went in for the kill.
His fist made contact with Kakashi's back.
Kakashi disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
'A shadow clone…'
Itachi dodged the attacks the weak jounins threw his way. He only had eyes for the target, since it was crucial to make sure that he was out of the picture. He waited and then shot out small needles that punctured their bodies, but they still fought on.
'Go, now is your chance!'
Itachi felt a kunai stab his arm and he pretended to falter. As they closed in, Kisame jumped out from the ground and attack the Konoha ninjas with his blade. The blade made huge cuts on the Konoha ninjas and gave Itachi the chance to run.
'Fools…'
He met Kisame at the designated meeting place and they contemplated on how the ambush went.
"That went pretty well, Itachi. However, your arm got hurt by the kunai", Kisame smiled.
"It doesn't matter now. The mission went well and in no time, the target will be out of the picture. Then we can start the real attack", Itachi stated.
For now they would wait, rest up and train. When everything was set in place, they would begin the assault.
'I can hardly wait…'
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"Well gentlemen, all of your visuals seem to be fine", the doctor told the group. After the attack, they had rushed to the nearest hospital to make sure Gai was okay. He was snoring quietly in a hospital bed and was going to be released later that day, despite the large lump on his head.
"Something was a little weird with Itachi today", Iruka commented. He had a bandage over his right hand where some of the needles had hit him.
"You're going to say that Itachi doesn't use needles?" Kakashi asked. He had a bandage over his right wrist. He was going with Iruka to the ramen shop for dinner. Asuma had declined because he wanted to rest, since he had a bandage on his left hand.
"Yes, but I guess it doesn't matter now. We can relax now that our mission is over", Iruka smiled.
"Actually, I can relax because you have to teach tomorrow, right?" Kakashi rubbed in.
"Damn, I forgot! Why did you have to remind me again, Kakashi?" Iruka groaned. Kakashi dodged the punch he threw at him.
"Now that's really weak, Iruka", Kakashi teased and ran ahead of the annoyed Iruka to the ramen shop first.
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Back stage, Scene 1:
Smash!
Gai fell down from the tree that had decided to stop him.
Asuma: That's the wrong tree, Gai! You have to hit the one that's different from the rest!
Kakashi: (a vein shows) That is ridiculous; aren't all of the trees the same?!
Iruka: (sweat drops) Actually, they aren't all the same. The tree that has to hit Gai is an ash tree. The rest of the trees are birches. So technically-
(The crew sweats drops and Gai complains that it has to do with the filming)
Kakashi: Hello, Iruka without brains! We don't need a science lesson now!
Iruka: Oh, I'm the one without brains? Look at you; you have a weird desire for milk cartons. 1
Kakashi: I thought I told you to keep that away from the public… How dare you reveal my darkest secret…?
Iruka: It's the writer over there that's giving away your most precious and enduring secret. (scoffs)
Kakashi: Chris, you better come back here! (runs after me and I hide behind Itachi, who has just come).
Itachi: (cold eyes) Okay…
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Scene 2:
He waited and then shot out small needles that punctured their bodies, but they still fought on.
(Everyone turns into logs) 2
Itachi: What the-?! (looks at me)
Chris: Why are you looking at me?
Itachi: Where is everyone?
Chris: I think they went out for ramen…
(Everyone comes in with coffee and donuts)
Boss M: Hey Itachi, how's the scene going? You've been doing the same one for half an hour already. Will you move it already?! 3
(Gai runs around doing various embarrassing things that I'll never put down on paper)
(Itachi is giving me the evil eye)
Chris: (inches away because I don't want to get caught in a genjutsu) I'll speak to the bosses… (runs away)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
1- On the Naruto Abridged Series, Kakashi has a weird thing for Naruto's milk carton…
2- On the Abridged Series, Sasuke has a problem with logs, too. (Brotherly love, huh?)
3- Oh, I forgot to introduce my boss. (I actually have two bosses. I'll only put down a letter for their names. They like their privacy…) Anyway, they have power over me and the whole crew to a certain extent… (Hint: They are ninjas…)
Oh yeah… all of you are probably asking "Where's the cat?" Don't worry; she/he will be here in the next chapter. sweat drops I haven't chosen the gender yet…
Kakashi: You didn't explain why I even have a cat.
Me: How did you get in here!
Kakashi: I am a ninja… o0
Me: Okay…