Just Because I Owe You Big Time Doesn't Mean You Can Steal My Book, Dobe
Summary: In which Hatake Kakashi wasn't happy that his Icha Icha Ten Year Limited Edition volume was stolen by Sakata Gintoki. So he sent Naruto to retrieve it. [Sequel to Just Because We Both Have Silver Hair Doesn't Mean We Are The Same Person, Dobe] Crossover Gintama x Naruto
Chapter 2: Naruto In A Wonderland (Or Not)
Naruto felt as if he just fell from a rabbit hole (or worm hole to be more accurate). It was so strange. A moment earlier, he was still in Konoha village.
"So how does this work?" Naruto couldn't wait to get it over with when Kakashi finally showed up, late again. Fortunately for him, Kakashi wasted no time and got down to business right away. The silver haired man retrieved something from his pouch and handed it over to his former student. Naruto's eyes widened when he recognized it was his father's special tag kunai.
"First, imprint your chakra on both kunai. I'll keep this one. Keep the other one with you at all times. When you completed your mission, just pour a little chakra into this kunai. It'll notify me immediately and I'll bring you back."
"Sounds like a solid plan." The blond jinchuriki nodded.
"However if you're in danger, pour in Kyuubi's chakra instead. I'll send reinforcement to you."
"That won't be necessary, Kaka-sensei. Compare to saving the world, this is piece of cake for me."
"Don't be over-confident, Naruto. The world over there is different from us. They are more advance in technology and they have aliens invaded from outer space." Kakashi said in serious tone.
"Okay… Geez, won't it be easier if you just buy a new book to replace the old one? Instead of sending me across the universe to retrieve it?" Duh, genius?
Kakashi shook his head. "This one is special; it has Jiraiya's autograph…" he hesitated for a moment before continued, "…and additional pages in it that no other books have."
"Additional pages?" Wow, this is new.
"Yes, yes. Your mission is only to retrieve the book and return it to me. Don't get yourself into any trouble over there. Oh, before I forget, tells Gintoki if you have the chance, 'Kakashi said we're even now'."
"Is that all, Hokage-sama?" Somehow, Naruto sounded sarcastic by the way he called the older man.
But the copy nin didn't hold any grudge against him this time. He ruffled Naruto's hair playfully like he used to when the boy was younger. That was when Kakashi noticed how tall the boy had grown. In a year or two, Naruto would probably grow as tall as himself or taller. It was a miracle considering the only food that the boy seemed to consume daily was ramen.
"Good luck, boy. I'll open the portal now."
Kakashi formed a hand seal and infused his chakra onto a complicated seal on a large scroll. An invisible barrier was deactivated momentarily to reveal a spot in the atmosphere that was warping like a whirlpool.
Naruto beamed and saluted to his former sensei. "See you soon, pervy old man."
A moment later, Naruto was gaping at the bizarre looking aliens that just passed by on the colourful and lively streets of Kabuki-chou. Giant walking and talking fish, alien with tentacles… Just when he thought he had seen it all, weirder creatures kept showing up as if he was in the movie set of "Men In Black".
"Whatcha staring at? Never seen a beauty before?"
Naruto gulped, resisting the urge to throw up at the sight of said 'beauty' which has orange skin, spiky head and three boobs. He wished a MIB agent would wipe his memory with a neuralyzer already.
Just then, a brown haired boy bumped into him on the street and knocked him out of his stupor effectively. "Oops, sorry!" the boy apologized hastily before scurrying away. However Naruto quickly noticed that his wallet was missing from his pocket.
"Hey, stop, kid! Give me back my wallet!" Naruto yelled as he chased after the boy. The boy seemed to know his way around the streets and he was quickly disappearing into the crowds. But Naruto was no easy prey. He figured now would be the best time to test the prototype prosthetic arm that Sakura had prepared for him.
"Kage-bunshin!" He had performed the jutsu so many times that it almost came as naturally as breathing to him. Still, he would have to get use to the slightly lagged response that the prosthetic arm offered. Multiple clones were dispersed at different directions to locate the elusive young thief. Finally one of his clones caught up with the boy.
"Give me back my wallet, kid!" he ordered while grabbing the collar of the boy's olive coloured yukata.
"Let me go! I didn't steal your wallet!" the boy was kicking wildly to break free.
Naruto wasn't convinced at all. The bulge inside the fold of the boy's yukata shaped suspiciously like his frog shaped wallet.
"Oh yeah? Then what is this?"
He lifted the boy up by the collar with his single good hand and gave him a few good shakes. Plop! His wallet fell to the ground innocently.
"My, my. That wasn't a very nice way to treat a kid." Someone said behind Naruto.
Naruto turned and found a man with dead-fish eyes and curly silver hair staring back at him. But the man's attitude towards him suddenly changed 180 degrees. His half lidded eyes were wide opened now with barely concealed excitement as he exclaimed, "Naruto? For real? I'm a big fan! And I didn't get your autograph last time!"
In the moment of his utter confusion, Naruto momentarily released his grip on the boy. Needless to say the boy wasted no time to pick up the wallet on the floor and ran. The odd silver haired man gave him a wink and said with a Good-Guy pose, "No worries, I'll get your wallet back. Anything for my idol."
Before Naruto could response, his sensei doppelganger already dragged him along to pursue the boy who stole his wallet.
It turned out that the boy named Seita was desperate for money in order to meet the courtesan, Hinowa of the underground city Yoshiwara.
"My, aren't you a little too young to lust over a grown-up?" Gintoki commented.
The boy blushed and replied heatedly, "It's not what you think, pervert! She's my long lost mother."
"Oh!"
Whether in this world or his world, all white haired or silver haired men that he met were perverts, Naruto summarized in disgust. Best just complete what I came here for and get back to Konoha. He thought to himself.
"Hey, I hate to interrupt, Sakata-san. But can you return Kakashi's book to me?"
"Yes, of course! Just call me Gintoki. And in return, can I have your autograph please?" Obviously, the self-proclaimed No.1 fan of his had not forgotten about it. Naruto sighed. It looked like he wasn't going anywhere unless he signed an autograph. Now he almost understood how Sasuke felt about his crazy fans.
A moment later, Gintoki gleefully dumped a stack of magazines in front of him.
Naruto's eyes widened. Signing autographs with his new prosthetic arm would be a challenge. Fortunately he could still use his clones to help him.
Gintoki was grinning madly when he imagined the sound of coins raining down onto him. He would be rich. It was definitely his lucky day. He should pay the local Pachinko store a visit later.
That was before Otae entered the snack bar.
The moment she stepped into the snack bar, all the money went straight to the drain. At least that was how Gintoki felt when she demanded all the money gained from selling those autographed magazines be donated to the boy.
No! My money! Inner Gintoki screamed like the distressed actress in 'Scream' movie.
"On second thought, I have another stack of magazines that you can sign on." Gintoki added when Naruto almost finished signing on the first stack of magazines.
Every single clone of the blond ninja surrounded the samurai in an instant.
"Sexy-no-jutsu!"
Gintoki fainted with a massive nose bleed and an idiotic smile plastered on his face. He could've died the happiest man in the world and he really wouldn't mind.
TBC
A/N: Given the current timeline in Naruto after the Fourth Shinobi Great War, Kakashi won't have sharingan any more. Since he already travelled between both worlds to and fro, it'll be safe to assume that there'll be a weak spot that connect both worlds. And thus, Kakashi will be sensible enough to set up barrier to prevent anyone from entering or going to another universe as they pleased. I hope my explanation makes sense.
I love the Yoshiwara in Flames Arc in Gintama. So yeah, Gintoki's timeline will be set under this arc in this story. This is not my favourite chapter. But please bear with me. Next chapter will be better or funnier, I promise.