Uzumaki Naruto on the Case!
Summary: Naruto, a private detective in training, is on a case to find and spy on a rich teenage brat named Uchiha Sasuke, who is suspicious for betraying his brother's company. He finds himself dragged into a giant mess with lives at stake.
A/N: Heheh, i know i said i'd post it tomorrow, but i really felt like doing it today. :D YAY!
Chapter 1
"HEY JIRAIYA!! Jiraiya!! I'm here!" A loud band could be heard echoing through the small two story building wedged between monster neighbor skyscrapers. The scraping of shoes on rugs announced that someone was desperately trying to wipe mud off their soles, the storm outside having stuck much residue on their sneakers.
A white haired old man sighed and put down his writing utensil, glancing at the door expectantly. The sound of a raincoat being taken off and thrown to the side was heard and then thundering footsteps started up, getting louder and closer.
One...two...three...now.
A puffing blond teenager came dashing in, skidding to a halt in front of the man's desk. Wheezing a bit more, the kid waved heartily to him, and sat down on a spare chair that was in the room.
"Sorry sorry, I'm late, aren't I?" he asked, his blue eyes sparkling like a summer's day.
"Considering the fact that it is now one in the afternoon and that you're supposed to show up at ten in the morning, I'd have to say yes; yes you are." Sarcasm was clearly evident in his cold voice as his white hair bristled in irritation.
The kid's lip jutted out and he gave his best pout, his eyes widening further.
"I'm sowwy, Jiraiya-sama! I'm weeaally weeeeaaalllyyy sowwy! I didn't meeeaann to get dwunk!" And just to add more drama to this act, his eyes started tearing up.
Jiraiya sighed, scratching his head and giving up. Sometimes, it's just no use getting mad at the kid, because he was sure he couldn't stay mad for long.
"Whatever, you'd better get your act together, Naruto. You're nineteen, a college dropout, and now you're showing up five hours late to work? That doesn't seem too promising to your future."
The kid, named Naruto, pouted some more. He gave a playful glare to Jiraiya and crossed his arms in the typical teenage fashion.
"Yes, well, you know why I dropped out of college. It's not like I'm stupid, or I wouldn't be able to work as a detective. And it's three hours, you boob. THREE hours."
Jiraiya laughed. "Good for you, you know your math."
"HEY!"
Smirking, the man stood up and stretched, shuffling the papers he was writing on to the side. Curious, Naruto peeked at the papers and was appalled at what he saw.
"JIRAIYA!! Writing porn at work?! You've stooped to new lows now!" he screeched, snatching one piece of paper off his desk. Glancing through, he pulled a disgusted face and threw it back at the snarling man, clearly not interested.
"And here I thought I missed out on some serious detective work. But no, you're just writing about naked girls and horny guys."
Jiraiya hastily shoved all his 'work' into a drawer on the side of the desk and closed it firmly, keeping his glaring eyes on Naruto, who was nonchalantly twiddling his thumbs.
"You, my abnormal boy, just don't appreciate the beauty of a female at her most striking moment in life, the org—"
"LALALALALAAA!!! Stop it, you perv! I really don't want to learn about the birds and the bees again, especially from YOU!" Naruto had his hands clasped to his ears, his eyes screwed shut and his figure hunched.
"Whatever. You don't know what your missing out on," Jiraiya laughed, slapping Naruto on the back good heartedly. Naruto grumbled something about old perverted men and glowered at him.
"Hey Naruto, guess what?" Jiraiya asked, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"What?" Naruto asked, genuinely curious. His eyes lit up and he started smiling again, bouncing in his seat.
Poor, innocent boy.
"Vagina!"
"AAAHHHHHH!!!!!! STOP IT!!!!!!" Naruto howled, going back to his fetal position on the chair again.
"My my, is he just getting the talk now?"
Naruto and Jiraiya both spun towards the door, surprised at how neither of them heard anyone entering. Perhaps they were both too absorbed in their banter.
"Haha, no, it's just...we were just joking around!" Jiraiya grinned, tugging Naruto up from the chair and motioning for the man that was standing there to take the seat. He complied and sat down, Jiraiya going back around his desk and sitting down too. Naruto just stood their to the side, looking at the man.
He was odd. He had silver hair spiked in a peculiar fashion, and a most expensive looking suit on. He had an eye patch over his left eye and a form fitting mask on the lower half of his face, securely covering his nose and mouth. Basically, all you could really see on his face was his right eye, which was curved upward humorously.
"I take it this is a detective agency?" he inquired, looking at Naruto first before turning to completely face Jiraiya.
"Yes, it is. The best there is, if I must say so myself!" Jiraiya stated proudly, pointing to the sign that hung behind him that read Gamabunta Detective Agency, the best there is in Konoha!
"Hmm... yes, I see that. I've already tried all the other detective agencies around here and no one has been able to help much. Hopefully, as you say, this place," here, he looked around at the comfy room, "is the best."
Naruto scowled. He could tell the man was degrading the simple looks of their building, and he didn't like it one bit. Biting back harsh words, he watched as Jiraiya smiled politely anyways.
"Yeah, it might not look to be that good, but I assure you, we have very talented detectives here."
Shrugging it off, the man took out of his briefcase a file and handed it to Jiraiya. Settling back in his chair, he began to explain the case, Naruto listening very carefully.
"The main point of the case here is to find and spy on a teenager named Uchiha Sasuke."
"Uchiha?!"
The man turned to look at Naruto at his outburst. Flushing with embarrassment, Naruto apologized and urged the man to continue.
Wow, he's somehow related to the Uchihas! Naruto thought with a daze.
"Ahem, so, find and spy on Sasuke. As you might already know," he glanced at Naruto, who blushed again, "Sasuke is the younger brother of the president of Uchiha Industries, Uchiha Itachi. There's a slight suspicion surrounding the boy because he often disappears to who-knows-where and returns much more satisfied than when he leaves. Keep this confidential, but Sasuke and Itachi aren't exactly on brother terms. They are what most people who know them would deem...rivals, enemies, foes. There's something dark going on between them, but because of their father's will, Itachi has to share the company with Sasuke. Meaning, Sasuke is able to access any information he wants, any time he wants. Which could prove very fatal to Uchiha Industries since Sasuke is against everything Itachi-related, including the company."
There was silence that followed this information. Who knew there was such a scandal in the Uchiha Industries?
Slowly, Jiraiya spoke. "So, what I'm getting is that we have to one, find out where he goes, and two, find out what he does, then report back to you?"
"Ah, you're forgetting one step: to prevent him from doing anything else."
Naruto snorted quietly. Now it just seems like an intense babysitting case.
"Just one more question. Do you need us to stay hidden all the time so that this Sasuke person never even knows us? Or can be just be undercover?" Jiraiya asked, eyeing the man.
"Undercover would be fine," he replied.
Standing up, Jiraiya stuck out his hand for a shake. The man followed suit, standing up, taking his hand and shaking it. "It was a pleasure. May I know the name of the person we're to be working for?"
"I'm Hatake Kakashi. And you are?"
Naruto grimaced. Ugh, this guy looked and sounded so formal, it was slowly wearing on his nerves.
"Jiraiya Sannin."
For a split second everything seemed to freeze as Kakashi's single eye widened beyond comparison.
Naruto had a bad feeling.
"THE Jiraiya Sannin?! Author of the Icha Icha Paradise collection?!" Kakashi exclaimed, his excitement almost bubbling to the top.
Naruto's jaw dropped. What the heck?! This uptight businessman read the old man's PORN BOOKS?!?! What is the world coming to?!
The whole time, Jiraiya had been posing dramatically, laughing in that conceited way that he does when someone recognized him. "Why, yes, I sure am!"
"I've read all your books, you know! I especially like the second one, especially that scene with the girl and she—" he suddenly stopped, as if just realizing how unprofessional he had been acting. Clearing his throat, he straightened back up and declared. "Um, I applaud you for your talented writing. Nice to meet you too."
He turned to Naruto next and shook his hand.
"You too..." he insisted.
"Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto. I'll enjoy working on this case, Hatake-pervert." He grinned, his mischievous side kicking in.
"Haha, what a charming kid you are," and he patted Naruto on the head and took his leave.
Turning back to Jiraiya, Naruto beamed. "This seems like a very interesting case! I'm going to be on the squad to investigate this, right?"
Jiraiya rubbed his chin, thinking for a bit, before nodding. "Yes, I think a three man squad will be sufficient for this...too much would blow the whole undercover thing, too little and you won't get enough done...so yes, you can be one of the three."
Naruto radiated in happiness. He always wanted to be some spy in a fancy party or something, which if he was on this case, he was sure to get to go to one!
"Who else is going to be on the team then?"
"I have the perfect two. Naruto, you're going to be working with Shino and Kiba on this case."
"Really?! Awesome! It's been a while since I've worked with Shino!" Naruto practically split his face in half with the way he was grinning. He would get to work with Kiba, his long time friend, and Shino, whom he's always wanted to get to know better because of his quiet exterior!
Jiraiya nodded at his decisions. Yes, these three would work perfectly together; one to keep the peace, one to find clues, and one to gather clues. Shino, Kiba, and Naruto.
The people in his detective agency really were unique, and smiling, he leaned back in his chair, relieved. This case would be cleaned up in no time.
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Hopefully now it makes more sense :D