Here is chapter 2 for your viewing pleasure! It's not as long as Chapter 1 but I think it has some funny moments in it. I want to take the time and apologize. Mainly for Obito. I don't honestly think he's as well to put it simply that big of an idiot to fall for a simple trick like he does. But it was necessary for the chapter to go on and for him to be the one that triumphed at the end. So forgive me Obito!
Obito:….can I keep it?
…Sure kid knock yourself out…
Obito: SCORE!
I do not own Naruto. If I did Kakashi, Gaara, and Kiba would have a good chunk of the screen time and Sasuke would either be dead or bitch slapped 'til the sense came back to his emo brain.
Chapter 2: Mariko the Troublemaker
After picking up the slightest of chakra traces from Mariko Team 7 tracked her down to one of the empty training grounds. The only issue that they were having was pin pointing her location. One minute she was in one place the next she was in a completely different place.
Obito growled in frustration, "Why would sensei teach a FIVE year old to move this fast?"
"It's not right! It's not right!" Rin screeched just as frustrated and freaked out as Obito.
Kakashi was the only one that still had a level head at this moment, "We should split up to find her. It'll be easier with her bouncing around like this."
Obito frowned at the suggestion, "Sensei said to use teamwork to take care of her. I think he knew something like this would happen and we're supposed to work together to find her."
Kakashi turned unaffected eyes to his teammate, "It would be faster for finding her if we split up. Then we can take care of her together."
"We're not going to kill her!"
"I never said that."
"Well you implied it with the way you emphasized 'take care'! Are you really that heartless?"
"I think Kakashi right Obito," Rin suddenly cut in wanting to return the focus onto the mission at hand. They needed to find Mariko soon, "Finding Mariko is our first priority right now. Once she's safe with us we can all three work together to make sure she doesn't run off on us again."
While he still didn't like the idea, mainly because it was Kakashi idea in the first place, Obito reluctantly agreed. From the look on Minato's face this morning while he held Mariko it was painfully obvious that their sensei adored his daughter beyond words. If something were to happen to her in their care…
"Ok. Meet back here in an hour,"
With that the three Genin disappeared into the forest.
~*~Shiny!~*~
Obito had been running for a good ten or so minutes when his eyes caught sight of something shiny.
"HEY!"
Mission forgotten Obito jumped down onto the ground before the object that had caught his attention. It was a brand new shiny quarter. Smiling he bent over to pick it up only to come across a hindrance.
The quarter wouldn't budge….not a single inch…
"GRRR! NO FAIR!"
Mariko watched the twelve year old Genin struggle to try and pick up the quarter she had sealed to the ground with her chakra from a nearby tree. It was kinda pathetic in her mind. Here was a shinobi freaking out about a quarter when he had a mission to complete. Shaking her head Mariko decided to focus her real attention on Rin and Kakashi. Those two wouldn't fall for a simple trick like that.
~*~ Overloaded ~*~
Rin raced through the forest concentrating on the last spot that she had felt Mariko's chakra before it went completely off the map. As she ran she couldn't help but agree with Obito. Why anyone would teach a toddler to move faster than a grown shinobi was beyond her.
It also made her wonder what else Mariko could possibly know. With Minato for a father Rin wouldn't be surprised if Mariko were already doing genjutsu.
"Where did she go?" Rin muttered to herself as she came to a standstill. She looked all around trying to spot any sign of the plum colored hair that should've made the small girl standout like a sore thumb in these surroundings.
"R-ri-n,"
Rin's head perked up at the sound of her name. Feeling a tiny bit proud that she had been the one to find Mariko she spun around with a bright smile only to have it drop in a look of absolute horror at the sight before her.
The resulting scream that echoed through the forest sent birds shooting from their nests straight up into the air. In the village people came to a stand still looking at each other curiously. The Sandaime chuckled as he smoked his pipe on the roof of the Hokage building.
Kushina looked over at her lover, "Think we should go help them?"
Minato glanced over at the clock, "Nah, they still have two hours."
Mariko stared down at the now unconscious girl from her spot safely concealed in the trees.
"Maybe that was a little too much,"
"You think?"
Mariko squealed in shock spinning around on her branch to see the silver haired masked boy staring coldly down at her.
"Gotcha," he reached out to grab her only to be met with smoke and a log.
Kakashi felt his eye twitch in annoyance. Five years old and she was using a substitution jutsu? What else was Minato-sensei teaching this child?
Finding a bit of her chakra Kakashi shot off to find her once and for all.
~*~ Upside Down Frown ~*~
Mariko giggled at the sight of the silver haired Genin dangling upside down. She really didn't think a simple rope trap would've caught him. From what her father told her mother Kakashi was supposed to be some sort of prodigy or whatever. If this guy was a prodigy then Mariko was gonna be the first female Hokage.
"Silly Scarecrow-chan," one of Kakashi eyebrows twitched at the oddly inappropriate nickname she had dubbed him with. Mariko just giggled "I'm gonna tell Daddy that you were a meanie head that didn't do what you were supposed to!" her little face then went all serious, "You should smile more. Like now!"
Kakashi glared at the small girl, "What on earth are you talking about? I'm not smiling."
With amazing quickness Mariko reached out jerking Kakashi makes down revealing his entire face and the prominent frown.
Mariko giggled like a mad man, "Upside down frown turns into a smile! Bye-bye!"
Before Kakashi could do or say anything Mariko was gone.
Growling in frustration he pulled his mask back up.
"That girl is gonna be the death of me."
~*~ Pocky! ~*~
When their designated time came around Kakashi and Rin met up back where they originally started their little 'game'. Both equally empty handed.
Rin was absolutely relieved to find out what she saw was merely Mariko's overdone genjutsu. However she refused to say what it was she had seen. When Kakashi began to pry a little too much she turned the tables on him asking how Mariko had managed to escape his clutches. That shut the silver haired nin up.
"Where's Obito?" Rin asked changing the subject completely as she looked around for the young Uchiha.
Kakashi shrugged, "Maybe she killed him," Rin's appalled look had him adding monotonously, "On accident."
"Hey guys! Guess what I found!"
Rin and Kakashi were shocked to see Obito rushing towards them with a violet eyed girl perched on his back. A cocky grin was on Obito's face as he joined up with his stunned teammates. Even Kakashi looked stunned.
"H-h-how'd you catch her?" Rin asked in awe.
Obito puffed his chest out, "I used my amazing shinobi skills of course!"
"He gave me pocky," Mariko corrected innocently from her spot still on his back. She gave a light tug to his hair, "Obi-nii-kun I want more please!"
Sighing dejectedly he pulled out a stick of pocky giving it to the young girl who squealed in delight.
"Come on let's find Minato-sensei."
Lol I just love this ending! I'm not gonna lie I kinda pictured Obito answering Rin with "My madz ninja skillz," but that would've been too out of character and I've already screwed him over a couple of times. Still funnier than hell though! And yes if you noticed I did try to mirror Team 7's first bell test with Kakashi in this.
Obito got distracted like Naruto was distracted with the fake bell
Rin pretty much saw a bloodied and dying Mariko much like Sakura saw a bloodied and dying Sasuke.
And Kakashi…Kakashi…Kakashi…underestimated the supreme evil genius of a five year old girl. So I will leave your imagination up to how he got caught in the same rope trap Naruto did.
One more chapter!
