Naruto Fan Fiction - Rated T:
Disclaimer:I DO NOT OWN Naruto or any of the characters, or the curry of life included, Masashi Kishimoto does. I also DO NOT OWN the Hitachi Company.
After not having any ideas for ages I have a completely random new idea. So I have no idea where this fits into the sequence, enjoy!
Itachi has a strong desire for caffeine after spending more than two nights without sleep, but the staff in a local café can't comply with a simple task.
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Need Coffee Or Need Sleep
How long had he been standing here? How long was this weirdo in a green tuxedo like sweat suit going to make him wait? He was exhausted after trying to avoid pink haired nuisances all day, and had not slept in two or three days.
Every time he closed his eyes he had visions of the pink haired genin rushing up to him and smothering him in hugs and kisses. These nightmares kept him awake and threw him off guard to the extent where he used his eye jutsus on panicked rabbits that had stumbled across his path.
Itachi had decided to rest at a local Konoha café on the outskirts of the village. If he was lucky he could catch a couple minutes sleep in the seats at the back of the café. He was so tired that he was sure that he wouldn't get any nightmares.
"Good morning Sir! What can I get you today? I am your youthful waiter Rock Lee"
"Eh?" A greenly dressed boy with a bowl hair cut shoved a menu into Itachi's hands
"Coffee will suffice" he replied letting the menu fall to the floor.
If this weirdo keeps hanging round Itachi would never get any rest and well coffee would keep him going till he found his 'warm … cosy … soft…be…'
"Erm Sir?" Itachi had slumped forward as he had thought of his comfy bed back home.
"What?" he grumbled
"Would you like today's special? The Curry of Life"
"No"
"Ahh you have to try some it's the best, one time I was sleep-running and someone fed me The Curry of Life and I felt so awakened and ready to go"
"No" his expression of boredom remained the same.
"Are you sure?"
"I just want coffee or a cappuccino"
"Sorry the cappuccino machine is broken. Weak or strong?"
"Er…strong, with extra, extra caffeine"
"So how bout that Curry of Life?"
"N-O!"
"But it's so good"
"Why don't you eat it!?"
"Oh I do during my breaks when there are leftovers it's not very popular today. I sing while you eat it. It makes me feel happy making people feel special"
"I want coffee, but if I was to order this Curry of Life, would I get it without you?"
"Gai-sensei says I'm in charge of the curry so it comes with a free song when you order and eat"
"I can see why people don't want it" Itachi looked at the young waiter
"Why are you still here?"
"This is a training mission, and also a community service to the village hidden in the leaves, so I decided to help in this café"
"What did you do to get community service? Steal that suit off a whale"
"No I borrowed it off Gai-sensei"
"Whatever can I just get some coffee I ordered like five hours ago!"
"You are really cranky this morning"
"That's why I want coffee!" His eyes flashed bloodshot veins wiring into his glowing iris
"Don't worry I'll add extra youthfulness into your coffee"
"Please don't" Itachi didn't want to think about what this guy was talking about. He just wanted his coffee.
"It's ok its no bother to me"
"Just get my coffee!" Now really agitated he began to wonder if sleeping on a busy path would be more peaceful than ordering a cup of coffee.
"Ok so strong youthful coffee and a sample of the curry of life"
"No! Just coffee! Can I speak to the manager!?"
"Can I ask who wishes to address the manager?" The waiter pulled out a notebook
"Ahemhitachihuh" Itachi coughed.
"Gai-sensei! A customer wants to speak with you" A man wearing similar clothing to the waiter came scurrying past.
"Yes Lee, ahh and to whom am I being asked for?"
"A Mr Hitachi sir"
"Good job Lee! Take five" moving away from Lee he turned to Itachi.
"Why hello sir, can I help you in any way? Mr Hitachi was it?"
"I want coffee but members of your staff don't seem capable of complying with a certain command!"
"Hmm" Gai peered closer into Itachi's face. If he had his eyes open and if he was of better health he would have punched the man out of his face.
"I know you!" Gai gasped as he came to a realization.
"Gai-sensei! What is it what happened?" Lee had come running back
"Do you know who this is!?" Itachi discarded the idea of running out of the café.
"Its…It's…Its Mr Hitachi! The man who invented Hitachi electrical appliances!" Gai let a shrill scream.
"Wow, Mr Hitachi I'm a big fan! I've bought lots of your appliances over the years, from a microwave to a CD player!" Gai was getting far too exited by this, and was making Itachi become more aggressive.
"My name is Itachi not Hitachi" he said through gritted teeth.
"Oh yes, Lee get the man some coffee and the special, on the house"
"Hai, Gai-sensei"
"Just give me a coffee to go please" he tried hard to resist the temptation to use the last of his chakra on the idiot in front of him.
"Here sir. Coffee and the Curry of Life to go" Lee came back holding a cup but no bowl.
"Finally" Itachi was glad that his desire for caffeine was sitting on the table. 'Pfft the idiot forgot the 'Curry of Life' what a unorganized mess"
He began to drink his coffee when Gai started to chatter on again about electrical appliances. Something didn't taste right he swore he felt something like rice in his cup.
"Lee you didn't get Mr Hitachi his curry"
"He said he wanted it to go, so I put it in the same cup" Itachi's eyes shot open wide.
He choked as he spat the disgusting mixture out.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME!?"
"Calm down Mr Hitachi it was an easy mistake to make" Gai said trying to defend Lee's mistake.
"IT'S ITACHI!" he yelled as he threw the groggy mixture in the manager's face.
"Lee! No wonder this man hates this coffee! It's gone cold go get another!" Gai cleared the gunk from his face using a napkin.
"Hai, I'm so sorry" he hurried behind the counter.
"Sorry Mr Hitachi…"
"ITACHI, I-T-A-C-H-I, UCHIHA ITACHI GET IT!" he ranted as he stood on the table.
"Uchiha Itachi? Oh Itachi, my mistake I'm sorry. Wait! UCHIHA ITACHI!"
"YES"
"FREEZE! I need to take you down, and avenge Kakashi!"
"Kakashi's dead?" Was Itachi being blamed for someone else's death as well?"
"No, it's just if I avenge him he'll have to admit that I Maito Gai am the best!"
"Okay?" There was an awkward silence where Gai just stood there staring into his reflection in the window, also described as the non-existent sunset.
"So yeah, stay where you are be prepared to fight!"
"Oh no! Look a pile of plates and cups and the whole shelf fell on top of Lee!" Now was the time to escape.
"LEE! USE THE POWER OF YOUTH! YOU WILL BE OK!"
"Oh watch out! The cappuccino machine is melting!" Itachi yelled sarcastically.
As Gai dived over the counter to save his beloved student Itachi swiped a perfectly good cup of coffee off another persons table.
When Gai dived over he made twice as much destruction by bringing the coffee machine and cash register down with him.
"Hang on we keep plates and cups in a cupboard and the cappuccino machine was already broken? What? WHERE'S LEE!" he cried amongst the clatter of machinery.
"Huh? I'm here sir, I was on my break" he saluted to his mentor.
"Gai-sensei, I think you just got ripped off" Ten Ten replied to his outburst moments before Lee's arrival.
"I can see that!"
"We were only gone a few minutes a…"
"Drop it Ten Ten, he doesn't have a clue" The other member of team Gai, Neji stated as he surveyed the room.
"Well, whoever he was, he's gone now" Gai laughed awkwardly at the mess he had just made.
After leaving the café he still needed a place to sit and rest. He spotted another tea shop/café opposite him after travelling a few miles down the road.
He had thrown the have drunken cup of coffee away and was now in dire need of sleep. Itachi entered collapsing into a nearby seat in the shadows. The shop looked empty and quiet, perfect for taking a snooze.
Itachi positioned himself comfortably and drifted off into a slumber.
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A\N: It's a really short fic for now, but well after writing lots of SasuNaru fics I think its time the spot light went to Ooc Itachi.
I might add another chapter, I don't know, should I add another one? Or was this too random to carry on with?
Happy Fanfic Reading!