.8. The Legendary Sannin pt. 1


"Huh... We're supposed to meet him here, aren't we?" Obito asks, looking around confusedly.

"Yeah... Nearly 20 minutes ago." Fuji sighs, closing his eyes from where he's lying against the trunk of a tree.

The six chunin are gathered together near the entrance of the female bathhouse, waiting on the man whose stories have long since spread into the other ninja villages.

Obito is hopping from foot to foot while looking around, wondering if they have been forgotten for some big, secret mission or something along those lines. Rin is sitting on a rock next to him, shooting some glances at Kakashi and Shinra occasionally whenever she recalls the posters that were spread around the previous day, otherwise keeping her eyes on the sky. She's a bit put off by the relaxed atmosphere the two have; especially considering how the two were at all the previous meetings. Kakashi is leaning against the wall of the bathhouse casually, his eyes closed and head slightly lowered.

Sitting against the wall, next to Kakashi, is Shinra. She lifts her head slightly upon which she meets Rin's eyes and raises an eyebrow, causing the brunette to glance away hurriedly once more before the red-head shrugs. Fuji is laying against a tree, his eyes closed as he seems to be dozing off even though he makes sure to listen carefully to whatever is going on around him while Hiro is sitting on one of the lower branches of the tree, legs dangling not too far above Rin's head, but high enough that he won't accidently kick her.

"It's a pretty weird meeting place, though..." Rin mutters, recovering from having been caught staring.

"No way, I'd love to meet you at the baths more often than just today!" Hiro pipes up, immediately catching Obito's attention.

"SAY WHAT! TEME!" The Uchiha yells, fisting his hands as he glares up at the twin who merely chuckles at the reply, waving at Obito while sending a wink at Rin.

"IYYYAAAA! PERVERT!"

Eyes that were closed open as all heads snap to where a man with a mane of white hair runs past them, laughing loudly even as a bar of soap hits him in the head.

"Wasn't that..." Shinra murmurs, eying the back of the white head.

"I think so..." Kakashi mutters, narrowing his eyes lightly.

"Huh? Don't tell me the pervert is the great Jiraiya who's going to train us!" Obito cries out, eyes widening.

As soon as he says that line, the white haired pervert pulls to a stop, before turning and moving back to the group, grinning. "Someone said my name?" He comments, cheerfully enough.

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The chunin stare at the man before sending awkward glances at each other.

"Are you... really Jiraiya?" Rin asks carefully while peering closely at the man's face for any signs of lying.

"Of course I am!" Jiraiya huffs softly. "And you're Rin, my beloved pupil's little chunin! My, you will grow up as one fine lady, won't you? That is, if you fill out a little in the chest department." He grins at the brunette.

"E-Eh!" Rin cries out aghast, crossing her arms over her chest as if to cover herself while Obito's face turns red with rage.

"SAY WHAT, YOU PERVERT!" He cries out.

"Yeah! There's nothing wrong with Rin's chest!" Hiro huffs, throwing a twig at Jiraiya's head. He's slightly surprised when the twig actually hits, burying itself in the white mane. 'I thought he'd dodge that.' He thinks, blinking slowly.

"Oi, oi. I'm complimenting her, complimenting." Jiraiya rolls his eyes, running his hand through his hair and taking the twig out.

"That's not how you compliment a girl." Fuji snorts, closing his eyes once more. 'Idiot... I can't believe I quit that shogi match with Shikaku for this maniac.' he thinks, feeling slight annoyance creep up.

"Like a little boy your age knows anything." Jiraiya waves the comment off casually, letting his eyes roam over his group before grinning. "Oh! And I spot another girl~ Trapping people in your skirt, hm~?"

Shinra eyes Jiraiya for a bit before raising an eyebrow at him, a blank look on her face.

"Ehehe... Not amused, I see." Jiraiya mutters, slightly put off by the lack of reaction as he normally gets from his comments. "Well, whatever! I'm supposed to train you lot, so train you is what I will do!"

"Oh! Oh! Are you going to train us like you trained Minato-sensei!" Obito asks excitedly, his anger towards the man completely forgotten at the aspect of training; the chance to prove himself better than Kakashi.

"That would depend on how well you adapt, wouldn't it?" Jiraiya replies, smiling slightly. "Now, everyone... How would you enter the bathhouse?" He asks, a smirk on his lips.

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"Come on, that's part of the training. How would you infiltrate it? The female bathhouse, how?"

Shinra snorts softly, shaking her head lightly. "I'd walk in."

"Right! Henge is an option." Jiraiya grins, ignoring the sarcasm that was dripping from Shinra's answer.

"I'd sneak in through the ceiling, I guess." Kakashi answers, shrugging lightly.

"Ah! The prized chunin of the moment, finally speaking up, eh?" Jiraiya grins at Kakashi. "You look a lot like your dad, didya know that?" he comments casually.

Kakashi narrows his eyes at Jiraiya at which the Sannin coughed, picking up the warning signals.

'Touchy, touchy.' He thinks to himself. "Alright, we have henge and sneaking... What else?"

Upon receiving no replies, he shrugs. "Eh, that works. They're the most common anyway. Speaking of bathing houses, we should probably relax a bit before the actual training, right? How about we go in, my treat." The man offers.

"Huh... really now." Rin mutters, a bit skeptical after the displays the Sannin has shown them up until now.

"Yes, yes. Best way to get to know each other is when naked, right? Eh, well, for the guys then. Obviously you two and I will have to get to know me after everyone gets dressed again." He shrugs lightly.

Some suspicious looks are exchanged, before one by one, the chunin slowly nod. They doubt their teachers would dump them with someone who would harm them in any way, after all.

"Great! Let's get going." Jiraiya grins.


Not even half an hour later finds Shinra and Rin in the woman's bath, a bit away from the other females that are occupying it.

"I can't shake off the feeling that something isn't right about this..." Rin mutters, lowering herself into the water so that it rises to her chin. "Like Jiraiya-sama can jump up at any given time, you know?" She comments, holding her towel around her body a bit tighter.

"I guess it wouldn't really surprise me, considering how we met him." Shinra muses, head tilted back slightly as her eyes are on the sky.

"Huh... You seem pretty relaxed anyway." Rin mutters.

"Whether he jumps out or not doesn't really matter, right? Nothing we can do about it from this side until he actually isat this side." Shinra points out, shifting her eyes to the brunette.

"Hmm... That's true..." Rin sighs, shaking her head while still feeling uncomfortable about the entire matter. She looks Shinra over slowly, tilting her head to the side. 'Red against silver...' She thinks, remembering how the other looked on the poster with Kakashi. 'Not too bad a combination, I guess...' She lowers herself into the water a bit more, small bubbles appearing when she breathes out. 'Nonono. Bad thoughts, bad thoughts... You shouldn't go about depressing thoughts.' She berates herself, shaking her head lightly.

Unfortunately, this action causes water to come into her nose, making Rin straighten up slightly as she can feel a coughing fit come up.

"... Are you alright?" Shinra asks after a few moments in which Rin manages to calm down the coughing.

"Y-Yes... Ah! I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Oh?" An eyebrow raises.

"Yeah. Red hair is pretty uncommon after all... Are you related to Kushina-sensei?" Rin questions, tilting her head to the side in wonder.

"Yes. I'm her child from her previous marriage." Shinra replies, shrugging ever so slightly.

"Child from..." The words finally sink in. "... EH!" She jumps up in the water, looming over Shinra with wide eyes. "REALLY!"

"No, I was kidding." Shinra snorts, closing her eyes once more.

"... Oh." A small frown appears on Rin's face as she lowers herself in the water again. 'Right... that was obvious.' she thinks to herself. "Uhm... You and Kakashi seem to get along, right?" She asks carefully.

"Ah, I guess."

"Huh... What... do you think of him, exactly?" Rin asks, mentally crossing her hand over her heart and preparing for the worst.


"WOOHOO~!" Obito jumps into the water of the bath happily enough, making water splash around.

"Oi, be careful with that." Kakashi scowls, adjusting the small towel that is on his face, replacing his mask. He wouldn't want the real thing to get wet after all.

"Eh, if you want careful then you shouldn't go to public places." Hiro grins at Kakashi as he jumps into the water as well, right in front of Kakashi, as if to spite the silver haired chunin.

Kakashi scowls, moving back a little before sitting down in the water. 'Idiots.' He thinks to himself while rolling his eyes. 'Both of them.'

Fuji sinks into the water next to Kakashi, drawing his attention. "Kids will be kids." Fuji comments casually as he lays back, seeming perfectly content.

"I guess so." Kakashi replies, raising his eyebrows at the words. 'Quite different from Hiro.' He thinks to himself before mentally shrugging. 'Well, whatever.'

"Haa~ I can't believe that Rin is in the bath next to us, divided only by this screen..." Obito groans, placing his hands onto the screen as if to get his point across better. "I want to see her..."

"That's why you'll peek on her."

"That's why I... Hey! No I won't!" Obito turns around to Jiraiya, eyes wide.

Jiraiya laughs, plopping down casually. "Gather around, boys. Your first training is going to start soon."

Kakashi eyes the white haired Sannin. He knew it. He just knewit.

"The training is~! To infiltrate the woman's bath." Jiraiya grins.

Fuji opens his eyes to stare at the Sannin while Obito and Hiro actually look at each other questionably just as Kakashi groans. 'I knew he was a weirdo...'


Yes! Pt. 1! There shall be a Pt. 2!
This... was a pretty short chapter compared to most of the other chapters, sorry about that ^^;;
I mostly tossed it out to show that yes, I still remember you all! The thing that has be so occupied lately is linked indirectly to MoaN, though~
For the people who watch my DA, this isn't a surprise, but lately I've been slaving over trying to figure out the basics of flash and the result is that my Kakashi and Shinra dating game is almost finished! Actually, the demo is currently up and the actual game should be up in a few days as well if all goes well...

Pt. 2 will be longer, and most definitely better. It's a shame, but I'm writing this as I'm pulling an all nighter, which is why it's kinda so-so x.x. That's also one of the reasons why I'm dividing it into two parts; there is a lot that can be done with Jiraiya there, so I want to make the chapters he appears in as fun as possible.
Of course, I could have waited with writing this chapter, or at least read it in a few days, but I really don't want to let you people wait any longer than you already have... x.x;; Don't worry, the next part will be written in a less awkward way xD;;

And cliffies! ...Somewhat. How will Shinra reply? Will the boys consent to the peeking? Who knows... Guess you'll be finding out next time, right? Anyone who's interested in the Demo of the Kakashi dating game; the link to my DA is my homepage link on my profile. Cheers!


Here for the replies to the anonymous reviews~

narutofanHaha, got that right~ Slowly but steadily they're getting along and hopefully a friendship will be build~ And nice! ^^ I'm from the Netherlands myself.

Lovegaara Yes, they're doing pretty nicely, aren't they? xD And ah~ Christie~ I just keep getting stuck in your weird stances by accident~~