Encounter and Suprise
'Shit!' was all that went through Sauske's mind as he began to break out in a light cold sweat. 'What the hell are we suppose to do now? Well what the hell am i suppose to do?'
He looked over at Naruto who had spotted the two sensei's enter the small ramen shop, though this one was a bit bigger than the regular ramen shop and it served other stuff as well. He had also broken out in a light cold sweat. At least he wasn't dumb enough to yell hello to them like he usually would have.
'I guess i have been missjudging him a bit. He can at least determine the time of day!'
"What are we ganna do Sauske-san?" the older boy whispered his face going a bit pale. Though he was older Sauske always thought of himself as the older of the two.
"Maybe," Sauske said in a smaller whisper as he turned back to his food. "if we just eat our food and pretend we didn't notice them they wont see us."
Naruto looked at him one of his eyebrows raised and he looked at Sauske as if he was crazy. After a minute though he followed Sauske's example and continued to eat his ramen at a slower pace.
'That is not what i expected Sauske-san to say! Thats something i would have said myself.'
"Are you sure about this Sauske-san?"
"SHHHH!" he said as he raised his bowl and finished off the last of the broth and noodles in his bowl. Setting it on the counter he waited for Naruto to finish what was probably his fifth bowl or so. The blond staired for a minute not sure of what to do. Sauske waved his hands for him to finish and waited as the blond slowly turned and picked up his own bowl.
Naruto felt the warm broth flow from the bowl in to his mouth and gulped at it gently and slowly not in as much of a hurry to eat as he was earlier. When he had drenched the bowl of its warm desirable contents of the beef flavored ramen, that had held real meat, thick noodles and real vegtables. He set the bowl back down and looked again at Sauske to find that the raven haired boy had moved from his seat just as he had set his bowl down.
The raven motioned for him to follow with his wrist that lay at his side. The blond got up and followed him and they exited the shop. Once they were out of the shop they walked slowly a few steps before dashing off and running as if an army of ninja's were after them.
They didn't stop running until they found themselves in front of the statues of the four Hokages.
"How, the, heck," Naruto panted as he rested himself against his knees. "did, we, end, up, hear?"
"I, don't, know!" came Sauske's panted out reply. He pushed his upper self up from his knees and rested both his hands on the back of his head to le the air flow better to his lungs he was about to suggest this to Naruto but Naruto had already pushed himself up letting his arms dangle at his sides he smiled.
"What are you smiling at," Sauske said watching his sweat face lighten and his blue eyes open "you dunce?"
"You know i never thought you'd say something like that!" Naruto said smiling.
"Like what?" Sauske asked.
"When you said..."
"Maybe if we just eat our food and pretend we didn't notice them they wont see us."
Naruto and Sauske both jumped at the sound of the person. Sauske fell on top of Naruto causing them both to groan.
"Umph!"
"Awww Asum!" Kurenai crunned taking his arm at the elbow as she came out of the shadows. "I think you scared the poor boys!"
"Well i can be a very scarry person!" he said with a small smile as the two boys helped each other up.
"So what are you two doing out so late?" Kurenai said turning to them with a smile.
"Taking after their sensei's no doubt!" Asuma said with a evil little smirk.
"Aha!" Kurenai said with her own evil little smirk as she bent down, still linked at Asuma's elbow. She brought her other hand out and wagged her finger at the two boys. "Naughty, naughty!"
"Hmph!" Sauske said trying to keep the light blush creaping up his cheecks down. Naruto on the other hand began to tremble a bit.
"You two should know better than to try and run from to Jounin!" Asuma told them "You guys really suprised me, especially Sauske, when you thought we wouldn't notice you! And then you two took off running! How obvious could you not have been?"
"Well we were trying!" Sauske said his hands placed in his pocketts again and he was scruffing the dirt with his foot mad at himself for the actions he had taken. If it were a mission to not get caught (though not getting caught for village curfew houers for young ones wasnt the same) they would have been dead.
"You aren't going to turn us in are you?" Naruto suddenly blurted out. His blue eyes suddenly filled with worry as he looked at the two senseis still trembling a bit.
'Huh?!' Sauske looked over at Naruto. 'Wha...what?!'
Asuma and Kurenai looked at each other. Asuma sighed and bent down and put his hands on the trembling boys shoulders.
"No Naruto," he said gently to the shaking boy "we aren't going to turn you in for breaking curfew!"
Naruto's eyes lit up to that bright brilliant blue.
'Wha?!'
"But don't let me catch you breaking cerfew again, got it?"
"Yes sir sensei, sir!" Naruto said with the biggest grin.
Kurenai and Asuma couldn't help but smile.
"Now you two get on to your homes!"
"Yes sir!" Naruto said bowing before dragging Sauske off.
"Kids!" Asuma said offering his hand again to Kurenai.
"Yes, aren't they adorable!"
"Yeah..." Asuma said as Kurenai rubbed up against him like a cat. "especially that poor fox boy!"
Kurenai looked at him a bit suprised.
"I'm suprised myself at that boy. He's very strong.
"Yeah...really strong..."
"Hey," Kurenai siad noticing Asuma spacing out.
"Hmm?" he said looking down at her.
"Wanna go get some coffee?"
"Sure!" he said pulling her in closer. 'Im so lucky to have you!'
The two of them went off on their way to finish their date in a state of bliss and thought.
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Naruto collapsed on the ground with a huge grin on his face as he panted to get air to his lungs. Sweat dropplets gathering around his eyebrows and under his forehead protecter.
"They're not that bad!" Naruto said smiling.
"...pant...pant..."
"...Sauske?"
"What was that about?"
"Wha..."
"Getting all upset about being turned in and all?"
"Oh," Naruto said rubbing the back of his forehead. "I just really don't want Hokage-sama to find out! I've done a lot you know and Im really trying not to disapoint the old man!"
"Oh...sorry..."
"For what?"
"...never mind!" Sauske sat up and put his hands in his pocketts ready to walk away from the blond.
"Hey Sauske!"
The raven haired boy stopped and waited. When the blond said nothing he turned sidways and looked at him.
"What?"
Naruto smiled.
"Thanks for treating me to ramen!"
'thats it?'
"...your welcome," Sauske turned back around and added "backa!"
"Datebayo!!" Naruto yelled at his back as he puffed out his lip in an annoyed frown.
"What a jerk!" he said to himself once Sauske was gone.
The blond stood up and brushed off the dirt from his orange pants. He looked in the direction Sauske had gone and he was about to run off in the opposite direction to the Hokage's place but a pair of white hands came out of the darkness grabbing him. Covering his mouth and grabbing his waiste.
'Shit!'
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Sauske opened his bed room door and found himself meandoring over to his computer instead of to his bed. The day had been really long and it felt as if he hadn't touched his poor neglected computer in a long time. He decided to log on and see who was on. (Yeah thei's a curfew but it's only to be out late! :D) Sauske knew that almost none of the ninja's, of his generation, listned when their senseied all told them to go to bed early so they can get up early and train well. During the summer what the hell kinda kid wanted to listen to that? (Though it wasn't summer. In fact it was only January!)
Sauske scrolled down his list and before he could acctually see who was on he recived an invite.
'He's on? What the hell does he want with me?'
Sauske accepted the chat and began a confersation with a lazy bone head (who is loved) who usually was to lazy to be up this late.
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Naruto crept in to his room at the Hokages place and laied his head down on the soft pillow. His eyes fluttering as he slipped in to a pair of blue silken pants but found himself to tired to put anything else on. He didn't even make it under the covers before he fell asleep.
'Shit...got to wake up at six...four hours...'
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The Hokage stood out side Naruto's door and heard him come back in. When he heard him colapse on the bed he went back up to his desk in his office.
He sat down in the big chair behind his paper filled desk Tsunade sat at a smaller desk going over papers. When she heard the old man come in she had stopped and listened as he plopped in to his chair with an exasperated sigh.
"What's eating you Sensei?"
"Ah, Tsunade how's the paper work coming?"
Tsunade turned and glared at him.
"It would be going better if a certain individual would finish his own damn work before handing me the job!"
The Hokage smirked a bit.
"Or maybe an individuale should be thankful for all the stuff her Sensei has done for her, like say her debts being payed off?"
Tsunade glared at him.
"And stop complaining?"
"Yes sir..." she muttered turning back to her papers but not forgeting that something was eating at her sensei "So what is bugging you Sensei-sama?"
"Just like Naruto, add the respect only when you wanna know something!"
Tsunade growled before demanding he just answer the damn question.
The Hokage sighed before finally giving her a answer that would get her to back off.
"Something Iruka said at today's meating, thats all!"
Tsunade instantly shut up. She knew what the meating was about, she'd been the first to hear the crazy idea. And she knew if any one had a say that was going to effect the Hokage about this it could only be Iruka.
The Hokage sat their face brried in his arms crossed over on top of his desk. He was glad Tsunade was leaving him alone. But he couldn't stop hearing what Iruka had said to him.
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"What?! You can't be serious Hokage-sama!!"
"I am!"
"Hokage-sama, maybe you reconsider this. I mean he is only a boy!"
"Raido you of all people should know better by now. When i have made up my mind it will not be changed!" the Hokage had then turned back to Iruka as Raido hung his head a bit ashamed "We've both seen that boy grow up Iruka. He is strong I know he can do it!"
Iruka had begun to shake and Kakashi stood firm behind him.
"Iruka...if the Hokage-san belives that it's for the best...then their's nothing that can change his mind..."
"Shut up!!" Iruka yelled standing up knocking his chair back wards making everyone in the room jump except for the Hokage who had not only helped bring up Naruto but had also helped to bring up the chocolate haired man standing before him, and he had been expecting this reaction from him. "Why? Why Naruto? Why not some one else? Some one older? Or some one who, who, who wouldn't be..."
"No! Naruto has the will and the ability to become stronger! He will be perfect for this and it will help him to reach his goal!"
Iruka trembled again with rage but kept his voice calm.
"It may also take his goal away from him!"
"If that is the risk so be it. I have given him the choice!"
Iruka's hands in fists slammed agaisnt the Hokages desk.
"So you don't care that you may ruine a inocent boy? You don't care if he forgets his goal and loses that just because of, of all of this that you expect, want of him?" he stood their waiting for the Hokage's response but he had jsut sat their quietly. "Damn it! And damn you!"
Not even the Hokage had been expectin that from Iruka and he felt a pain of guilt. Kakashi tried to go to Iruka while Raido saw that Iruka wanted to be alone, un like his partner.
Iruka slapped Kakashi's hands away with the most virceness (sp?) of all the other times that night and glared at him as if he was the root of all this, his choclate eyes resembling that of a killer.
"Try to touch me again!" Iruka growled in warning "I dare you!"
When Kakashi made no move but stared at him in utter shock the brunet made a sighn with his hands before disapering in a poof of leaves.
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'Sigh I'll just have to wait till morning.' the Hokage thought his eyes fluttering. 'Three moths of training if he agrees then his mission, which may take longer than the time before the chunin exams and if not then he will have the chunin exams...he's going to need a long break! Maybe he'll be ready to retire when i do?'
Tsunade heard t he light snoring of the sleeping Hokage. She smiled and pulled out a book, something Jiriya (sp?) had given her (and she was hoping it wasn't one of his stories).
"Goodnight Saratobi sensei!" she whispered before setling in to her book and ignoring the paper work in front of her.
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mycloudsDontouch: why Sauske? why??
lastUchiha: isn't he suppose to be the laziest smart ass in all the world?
puppetPlayer: yeah...
lastUchiha: isn't whining something that requires energy?
bugtheHelloff: yep!
lastUchiha: Then why the hell do i have a smart lazy ass ninja whining in my ear?!
puppetPlayer: because you stole his honey bunch!
lastUchiha: ...
bugtheHelloff: can i invite Gaara? (AN: to tired to really try and spelll)
mycloudsDontouch: SAUSKE WHY?? What urged you to do such a thing?
lastUchiha: ...i had info to give him from Kakashi and he was hungry...
mycloudsDontouch: BULLSHIT!!
lastUchiha: remember you said it!
puppetPlayer: and not me! :D
mycloudsDontouch: glares at you both
lastUchiha: Smiles
puppetPlayer: sweat drop + :)
bugtheHelloff: Gaara's coming.
lastUchiha: Wtf??
puppetPlayer: oh god...please no...
deathtoallunworthy has accepted bugtheHelloff's invitation.
puppetPlayer: Starts strengling buggy boy with own hands
lastUchiha: becomes very small
deathtoallunworthy: Dont think just because you have shrunk Uchiha that i still can not reach you.
lastUchiha: ...okay sweat drop
mycloudsDontouch: so everyone knows what happened right?
bugtheHelloff: yeah chokes Asuma told you choke
puppetPlayer: Smiles
bugtheHelloff: sends bugs after you.
puppetPlayer: shit...
puppetPlayer has been disconected.
lastUchiha: ...he's another Gaara...
mycloudsDontouch: ...did you really send bugs after him?
bugtheHelloff: maybe...
deathtoallunworthy: ...
lastUchiha: seriously?!
bugtheHelloff: nope.
lastUchiha: phew good then their aren't two gaara ppl.
bugtheHelloff: ??
mycloudsDontouch: ??
lastUchiha: nothing. Besides gaara would have done something if they were under attack by bugs.
mycloudsDontouch: yeah your right.
mycloudsDontouch: ...damn it!
lastUchiha: :D has the lazyness has settled back in? :D
bugtheHelloff: aparently.
deathtoallunworthy: ...how is it a big deal any way?
lastUchiha: SHOCK!
mycloudsDontouch: why is that such a shock?
lastUchiha: No what gaara said! I thought he would be even madder than you!
mycloudsDontouch: ...why? He doesn't want him to does he? glares at gaara
deathtoallunworthy: ...
lastUchiha: not in the way you want you pervert! :D
mycloudsDontouch: I;m not the one who steals Kakashi's camecame (sp?) books
lastUchiha: ...tushai...
mycloudsDontouch: :D Victory.
bugtheHelloff: ...somethings odd.
lastUchiha: yeah lazy boy isn't lazy.
bugtheHelloff: MY PUCHY WOO IS ON!!
lastUchiha: wtf?
bugtheHelloff: g2g! Bye!
bugtheHelloff has sighned out of the confrence.
lastUchiha:...since when did he convert?
mycloudsDontouch: shrugs shoulders
lastUchiha: and since when AREn'T YoU so lazy??
mycloudsDontouch: Shrugs shoulders
lastUchiha: is that all you got to say?
mycloudsDontouch: its more than him.
lastUchiha: ...toushai yet again...
mycloudsDontouch: over exhiled (sp?) shikamaru has one and feels triumphant again!!
lastUchiha: uhhh...
deathtoallunworthy: ...he has been lost...
mycloudsDontouch: now why would gaara care more?
lastUchiha: glares at gaara because he and i are rivals!! points at gaara dramaticly like naruto would in a moment like this
mycloudsDontouch: ...?? For what??
lastUchiha: to be his best friend!!
deathtoallunworthy: ...i have won...
lastUchiha: HAVE NOT!!
mycloudsDontouch: ...wow...and people call me lame!
lastUchiha: nah, your just lazy.
mycloudsDontouch: lamos! Im going to bed. i feel to lazy to type
lastUchiha; ...Shikamaru!
deathtoallunworthy: ...he has returned...
mycloudsDontouch: ...lamos...night
lastUchiha: meanie
mycloudsDontouch has logged out of confrence
deathtoallunworthy: ...
lastUchiha: what?
deathtoallunworthy; ...you sound like someone...
lastUchiha: wha?? Naruto?? really??
deathtoallunworthy: ...
lastUchiha: AHHHHHHH!! CALL IT OFF GOD DAMN IT!!
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AN: Okay i am going to go an re-read my other chapters because (for the life of me) i am terrible at remembering small details such as how many months before the Chunin exams and names for the chat room stuff (for only a few) any way if you find anything that was changed (such as months before the chunin exam please let me know! Thank you!!) Sorry again that this is lates o!
AN: Hey yeah...im sorry this is so late!! Really am! Any way i hope you enjoyed it! (sorry if its a bit off with terrible spelling im very tired) and sorry its a bit shorter than i ment it to be!
