Yay, chapter three! I actually updated this, again!
I still do not own Naruto.
Chapter 3: Books and Bars
I sat on top of the police station, looking at the modest buildings around me, I couldn't help but to look into her apartment, through her window.
I was supposed to watch the village below me, look for any criminals, any unsavoury deals that people made on the streets, but I didn't sense anything. Instead of working, I wanted to see her, and as I focussed on the building where she lived, a light was flicked on.
She walked in, a beautiful woman who caught my eye when I was young. I had always admired her, and I always tried to impress her, but I never succeeded, even though we were on the same squad.
Her blonde hair was tied up in two long pigtails, which were on her back. She was wearing a grey, sleeveless kimono, tied together with a darker obi.
I thought she looked stunning, but she was still my teammate, so I slipped into my secret peeking jutsu.
She didn't suspect anything as she began to undress. She loosened the obi around her waist, throwing the garment on a chair in the room. Then she began to remove the blouse.
I wasn't disappointed when I saw her glorious upper body in its naked glory. Her breasts-
"Kakashi-sensei," Sakura called out, "I think you should change into your civilian clothes now!"
Kakashi sighed, and pinched the bridge of his nose. Not only did she disrupt him at one of the good parts, again, he also felt like he had just read something a little too autobiographical. The woman Jiraiya described was a little too familiar for his taste. Who else had two apprentices, two blonde pigtails and an enormous chest?!
Kakashi decided to head back to their small camp they set up, to prepare for the mission. He had been reading in a nearby tree. He just didn't want Sakura to ask him questions while he was reading, even though he knew that she normally didn't bother while he was nose-deep into one of his favourite perverted books.
They had already analysed the mission, and had come up with a good strategy. They had to return a few stolen scrolls from a library on the outskirts of fire country. Normally, a mission like this was B-ranked, but Tsunade suspected that they had some strong warriors on their side, and that retrieving the scrolls was quite the challenge.
They were going to visit the library today, as two civilians. They thought of a backstory already – they were tourists who were very curious about fire country, and wanted to read some background information, and pick up a few recipes as well. This was solely to get some information about the library, and about how and where the scrolls were stored.
The library stood in a small village. Most people who lived there worked in the library, which also functioned as a national archive. Somehow, some rogue ninja had stolen some scrolls from Konoha, and hid them in the library to retrieve them later. They must have paid off the owner of the library – normally they could've just walked in and retrieved the documents, but they had tightened the security and the civilians in the village seemed more hostile than ever.
The library's building was quite old, but built beautifully. The building was made out of a smooth grey stone, grey pillars supported the front of the building, and white stone, carved in a flower pattern, was what made the building so incredibly unique. It certainly was a sight to behold, and in the middle of the small village. Kakashi knew that this was going to be a tough break-in.
"I'm ready," Sakura said, and Kakashi turned around and noticed that she looked... normal. She wore a light blue long dress with long sleeves, which had a flower pattern embroidered in it. She had changed her appearance with a henge. Her hair was brown and reminded him of his old teammate – he realized this with a tinge of sadness.
Rin.
"Sorry Sakura," Kakashi said softly, "I'll change my clothes now."
"I will get us some food sensei," Sakura said, sounding completely normal. Maybe she didn't notice the sadness in his voice. He waited until she had left the camp, and changed into his civilian clothes.
Why can't I wear a goddamn mask...? He thought to himself as he used his own henge. He had a bad feeling about this, but nothing that Icha Icha couldn't solve.
Naruto was drunk. Kankuro was very drunk. Gaara was as sober as ever, even though he had drank almost as much as Naruto.
It had been a long day – the negotiations between Gaara and his council and Naruto had gone on longer than expected. When they had finished talking about the third document Naruto had brought, the sun had already set and Suna had already turned as silent as the desert it was built in.
Even though they had two more documents to talk about, the young Kazekage had asked Naruto and his brother to go to their usual bar. Gaara wasn't someone who liked parties, nor people, but he had exclaimed that he needed a drink after the whining of the village advisors. Naruto wondered if Tsunade felt the same way sometimes.
So here they were, drinking all kinds of cocktails that Naruto never had before, free of charge. The Kazekage wasn't hard to recognize, and the bartender had offered him and his friends free drinks while they were there.
Kankuro slammed back yet another glass with a green liquid in it, and hiccupped. "Geez," he slurred. "I should drink less..." Then he winked to a group of girls in the corner of the bar. No kunoichi, but civilian women on a girl's night out.
Naruto was drunk, but alcohol never affected him much. "You shouldn't have drank that whole bottle of sake at the start of the evening... A beer had been a better choice."
Gaara just grinned because of his brother's stupidity, and took another sip of his sake. Meanwhile, Kankuro began to sing a song the both of them never heard before.
"I've never had such a nice evening in a bar. Thank you for coming, Naruto," Gaara said.
Naruto grinned at him. "You have loosened up quite a bit, Gaara. It's great to see you so comfortable around this many people, and in a bar, of all places!"
"I go to bars," Gaara murmured, and pouted a little. Then got tapped on the shoulder by one of the civilian girls, and Gaara turned around to talk to her then. Naruto grinned, he thought it was awesome seeing his friend like that. Maybe Sasuke would one day be a nice guy like Gaara too, but then again, the Uchiha had always been extremely stubborn.
Kankuro had stopped singing, and Naruto suddenly thought of something to ask him. "Kankuro! I need your help, man!" Naruto exclaimed. He didn't react – something Naruto found quite strange, but after poking him a couple of times, he realized why. Kankuro had fallen asleep, his head on the table. So that's why he had stopped singing his song.
Naruto had to elbow him a few more times, before Kankuro made a weird snoring noise and woke up, a bit startled. It seems that he had an enjoyable dream, though. He smiled before his face grimaced because of the rough wakeup, and eyed Naruto angrily.
"Why did you wake me up? I had an amazing dream!" Kankuro slurred, still drunk.
"I got to ask you something, dattebayo!" Naruto said enthusiastically. "I know that you can help me for sure! You're a pretty smart guy, right?"
"What is it, then?" Kankuro said, smiling because of the compliment.
"I'm having a prank war with Sak-, erhhh, someone back in Konoha," Naruto explained. "I need something to turn the tides, you know, a prank!"
Kankuro sighed. "Right, I didn't prank anyone the last couple of years… I'll think about it."
"Well, you can always use a special kind of cactus from the desert here," Gaara said, turning around to look at Naruto. The girl at least waited for him to finish talking. "It has a very interesting effect, and will probably serve you well. You will need to make tea with it, though."
"What does it do?" Naruto asked curiously. Tea sounded great - that wasn't as suspicious as stealing clothes, for instance.
"This tea allows you to order the target around for 15 minutes. This means that if I give you this tea, you will do exactly what I say for 15 minutes. It's pretty effective." Gaara grinned then, and looked back at the girl behind him, turning around.
"Gaara might be onto something there," Kankuro mused. "But that plant is quite dangerous. If someone touches one of the needles, it extracts their chakra really quickly... Well, it's too late now. The idea has already gotten into your head, hasn't it?"
Naruto grinned. "This is perfect! Thanks guys! Now, where can I find one of those things?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow," Kankuro sighed. "I'm going home... This is going to be a hell of a headache..."
"It's a promise!" Naruto exclaimed, and jumped up to leave. Gaara stood up too. The girl tried to convince Gaara to stay, but he just shook his head.
"Man, Gaara, you're quite popular with the ladies!" Naruto grinned, and Gaara said nothing. They walked out of the door together, forgetting about Kankuro, who had – again – started singing a weird song. One of the girls in the bar seemed to like that though – they heard someone sing along.
"Well, I'm the Kazekage, Naruto. I can't just bring girls back home."
"Ah, man! I still want to be Hokage though, dattebayo! I'll make up a rule that the Hokage is allowed to have fun!"
The two men laughed then, walking back home through the village they both changed.
Sasuke was bored. Extremely bored. He normally had teammates he could annoy, but they were all on missions. He didn't really like Tenzou and Sai much, they always acted a bit scared around him, and his snake summons had never been nice.
He missed Taka. Suigetsu, Juugo and Karin had been annoying, but nice people. They understood him and followed him without question. He missed having that bit of authority. His old teammates had left on a trip around the world a five months ago. Sasuke had returned to the village half a year earlier – finally seeing where he should be at this moment. Helping Konoha and trying to change its system to make it less cruel.
He finally understood Itachi, after all those years of hate. Itachi did it out of love for Konoha, and for peace. The method he used – of course, Danzo had told Itachi to murder his entire clan – wasn't something he'd approve of, of course. Sasuke still missed his family. But after his revenge on Danzo, he finally had a chance to search for peace – inner peace, and peace for Konoha.
He didn't do it for the village, no, he did this for his best friend. He had always searched approval, and was quite surprised when he found it right beside him. The Kyuubi container had convinced him to return, and he did.
Of course, Naruto was as obnoxious as ever, but it was clear that he would become Hokage someday, and that they would change the ninja system for good. Naruto promised him that they would rule together as team 7, not alone.
He had always found it strange how Naruto always included Sakura. She wasn't exceptional – but, then again, who could compare to the Kyuubi vessel and a powerful Uchiha.
He always thought that she tried hard. She was a Jnin now, though, and for that, you needed to control at least two elements.
He had trained with her a couple of days ago, before she and Kakashi went on their mission. She was strong, but no match for him. She had only attacked using taijutsu, and her taijutsu wasn't as good as his, but then again, she was overestimating him and seemed very uncomfortable.
Might as well train, the Uchiha thought to himself, and as he was walking to the training fields, he thought about how it was nice to be home.
We're in trouble, Sakura thought to herself, when she walked into the library.
The security was horribly tight – she was searched a couple of times, but they couldn't find any weapons, she was questioned, and she had to convince that they were just travellers. They suspected the odd couple – the girl with a blue dress and brown hair, and the older man with a black suit and a short, blonde haircut weren't really normal visitors.
She went into the library, looking for recipes, and heard some guards talking to each other.
"Man, I hate this. They were normal people, not ninja. Why did we have to treat them like that? And that man, he looked rich. A celebrity, almost!"
"Shut up, Darin!" the other exclaimed. "They might hear you!"
Sakura couldn't hear what they were saying after that, but she had greater concerns. She needed to find the scrolls. As she walked to another aisle, she saw Kakashi on the other side of the library.
He looked stunning. He had only bothered to change his hair and scar, which were his most prominent features, normally. He didn't wear a mask, either. The only thing he had to hide was his sharingan. He wore a pair of simple sunglasses that did the task.
He was looking around the library like it was the most beautiful place he'd ever seen. He was pretending to be a tourist, but Sakura knew that he was checking out the entire place. Did the library have any weak points? Were the scrolls locked up behind bars or hidden in a bookcase? Was there a restricted section?
One of the guards near the door saw Kakashi's interest, and whispered something to the guard next to him. Sakura gulped. Shit.
She quickly grabbed a book from the aisle she just came from, and grabbed a pen from a nearby table. She wrote a short message on a page in the book, and quickly walked to Kakashi.
She approached him, put her hand on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear quietly. She was careful that the guard couldn't see her talking to him. "77," she said.
She proceeded to leave the library, and Kakashi flipped the book open. Page 77.
"They know."
Honestly, at first I didn't want to add Sasuke to the story, especially after the last couple of manga chapters (I won't spoil, I promise. This story isn't exactly canon.)
I put him in here anyways, because I've thought of an awesome role for him. I actually like this Sasuke, he seems less mean.
You all might have noticed that these chapters are not going anywhere near the Hokage seat, but I'm setting it up. I just need some more time to put things into place.
I hope you enjoyed reading the first couple of chapters, I'm pleased to announce that the next chapters will be more interesting!
Let me know what you think!
