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~INVINCIBLE~
"Right Here Waiting"
Kakashi x OC x Itachi
Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto
Invincible © Sokuryokudo Kyoutendouchi
~Opening Theme~
"Right Here Waiting- Staind"
Chapter 10
"The Threat Approaches"
"Did you hear? They all passed."
"All nine of them?" Kakashi asked, looking over to me as I entered.
"Yeah, even Tayuusha's crew did. A lot did. I thought a whole bunch more would fail." I muttered, sitting down on the sofa next to Kakashi. Asuma chuckled as we looked over to him.
"How did you even pass your exam? As I recall, you can't do Ninjutsu or Genjutsu." Asuma asked, making me chuckle.
"I had a Nara on my team, he saved my ass by using his Shadow Possession to give me the answers." I said with a grin, though I hadn't seen Suo recently, he'd gotten a girlfriend and was talking about marriage the last I saw him. Same with Aki, he too was retiring and thinking of starting a family.
"Hmph, lucky for you." Asuma said with a smirk, making me nod. He was staring at us for a while, so I raised a brow next.
"Something wrong?" I asked him, but he shook his head and stared at Kakashi. He in turn raise a brow to look at me, so I shrugged and we both stared at Asuma.
"Nothing, just thinking." He said, but I just shrugged it off. "I hear Anko is going to be the next proctor for the exams."
"You bet, I got lucky so I don't have to patrol there, once they're in I'm free for five days." I said, leaning back on the couch and against Kakashi. My back hurt, maybe I should go to a spa. There sounded nice, I could totally do that.
"Naruto's going to be shouting non-stop." Kakashi mused, only because I was the one that would have to hear it all night.
"A little dope and he'll be out like a light." I replied calmly, feeling him chuckle. "Hey, where did Kurenai go?"
"I'm here." Kurenai said as she sat down next to Asuma. I grinned, noticing how close they were right now. Kurenai blushed while Asuma scratched his cheek.
"I'm going to go find my team, no doubt they're going to have questions." Kakashi said, gently pushing me off of him so he could get up. I just flopped back against the backrest after that though, waving lazily. It was then that I noticed Kurenai and Asuma hadn't moved, shouldn't they go with Kakashi- who just walked out the door- back to find their teams?
"What?" I asked, feeling nervous when they both stared at me. Asuma smirked, making my cheeks heat up.
"When are you two going to start dating?" Asuma asked, Kurenai looking at him with mild surprise. Probably because of his boldness. I just shrugged, there wasn't much to say.
"Well he knows where I stand, I honestly just think he doesn't see anything in me." I said bluntly, I was never one for hiding things anyways. Asuma raised a brow, along with Kurenai.
"Really? Because I see you two together all the time, sparring together, talking, and you get so cuddly." Kurenai countered, but I just shrugged.
"We're best friends, that's for sure. I wouldn't mind giving a try, but he's the one holding back." I said, standing up as I looked down to them. "If you want answers, ask Kakashi why he's holding back."
With that said, I walked outside-
Only to be mauled by Naruto.
"YOSHI! I PAAASSSSEEDDDD!" He screamed so loudly I think my eardrum burst. Still, as I sat on the ground with Naruto clinging to my neck, I only could laugh.
"Hey Naruto, I heard you passed." I said, ruffling his hair as he grinned at me. Standing up, I watched as he jumped around, so incredibly happy. "How about a treat? All you can eat ramen?"
It was like the world just exploded.
"YEAH! OHYOUNEVERGIVEMEANYFREERAMEN OHI'MSOHAPPYHEYCANWEINVITESAKURA ANDEVENSASUKEBECAUSEI'MSOHAPPYWEPASSSSSEEEDDD!"
My eyes widened as I tried to even decipher what he said.
"Um... sure...?" I asked, not sure what else to say. He grabbed my hand then and yanked me towards the ramen bar. My eyes widened as he suddenly ran off, I guess he asked if somebody else could come...?
Walking into the Ichiraku ramen bar, I grinned at the old man. He still fed me even after all these years. Gosh he had to be in his forties now...? He grinned at me as I walked in and took a seat on the stool.
"The regular?"
"And Naruto, all you can eat ramen." I said a little warily, my wallet could only handle twenty bowls... Ah well, I can skip buying him a present for making it through then. As much as I wanted to spoil him, it was pretty tough to do so right now. He deserved it, that kid, he put up with all of this anarchy, all of my stupidity and mistakes.
There was nothing I wanted more, than to see this kid flourish. I wanted to see his dreams unravel, I wanted to see him smile, if I could, I would pluck the stars from the sky and show that they can't shine as bright as he can. Naruto... I truly believe that you are the most important person I will ever meet, and I am proud to call you family.
Family.
Something I always seemed to be lacking in. My chest tightened when I thought back, to those days where nobody would look at me, before Kyuubi, before Obito. I had never known such a colorful world existed, and now...
"Yoshi!" Naruto shouted, making me snap out of it as I looked up to him. He was dragging Sakura, who was dragging Sasuke, who looked like he wanted to kill the previous two. A gentle grin spread across my face when they all sat down.
"Hey guys, want a free meal? A congratulations for passing your first test!"
So there we sat- Naruto and Sakura arguing back and forth, well mostly Sakura, Sasuke silently slurping his noodles and getting angry when I grinned at him. Kakashi even stopped by for a bite, but I made him pay or else he was never getting that book from me, and then I looked around calmly.
My family.
They were right here with me.
"You're getting slower." He muttered when he appeared behind me, but I just smirked and used my Kanshugan.
"No, you're just easier to fool." I said, smirking wickedly as I sent Tayuusha to the other side of the field. Kakashi leaned against the tree by Tayuusha, watching us lazily.
"Or maybe you're just predictable!" He said, making me glance down at my feet. Exploding tags- great. I warped next to him, avoiding the blast as I went to kick him, but he warped away and into the debris. Only a Kyouten could follow him surely, so I dove right in with zeal. I dispersed some chakra before I touched the ground, just to make sure he wasn't around me.
He swung at me, the chakra bouncing off to warn me in time as I swiveled before tapping the ground with my foot. In an instant, everything was clear, I could see Tayuusha had made multiple clones, but even a Kyouten couldn't make one that was perfect.
I warped behind the real Tayuusha, punching him so hard he went flying. The dust settled and the other two clones burst as well. Tayuusha laid on the ground, looking up to me with dazed eyes.
"That was really mean." He muttered, making me laugh.
"I thought you were a sensei, neh, Tayuusha?" I taunted, making him stand up and rub his head.
"I'm a retired old man Shima, that's not fair." He muttered, making me grin as we both stood up straight and dusted ourselves off.
It's been almost five days since the second exam begun. In exactly three hours we were all expected to gather in the tower. Tayuusha and I decided a little friendly spar would be good to pass the time, only Tayuusha hadn't realized my chakra reserves had grown again, and now I had quite a bit of my stamina back. It was nowhere near before Kyuubi, but it was a large leap forward from right after.
"She never does know when to quit." Kakashi said, walking up to us. I smirked, shrugging.
"Hey, a girl like me? I need all the help I can get out in this cold world. As I said before, if you can't beat them, out last them." I said, Tayuusha chuckled a bit before ruffling my hair. He looked exhausted, well that's what you get for chasing me for over an hour. We had barely hit each other, the game was really a game of speed and stamina between two Kyoutens.
"I think it's about time we start heading to see who made it, hopefully my team's unscathed." Tayuusha murmured, making me frown. I really hoped Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were all alright. My greatest fear was losing them. They just had to come out alive, even that would be enough for me.
A hawk flew overhead then, making me look up. Oh, it was for me. Taking a glance at Kakashi, I waved myself off from my comrades before heading to the Tower. The Third told me during the exams he would be situated there until the end of phase 3. Getting through the forest wasn't really hard, not with my Kanshugan pointing out all the wildlife and Genin floating around, it barely took an hour to get through.
When I entered the room the Hokage wanted to meet me in, there was only him inside. Anko and two Chuunin were walking away by the time I closed the door, so I assumed it would just be the two of us. The Third was standing by one of the windows, my chest began to ache then. It couldn't have been anything to do with Naruto, the Hokage would've asked for Kakashi as well then...
"Yuushima, there have been a few complications with the exam." The Hokage began, making me raise a brow in curiosity.
"Complications?" I asked, making him look to me.
"Orochimaru has been spotted by Anko," He said, a pregnant pause followed as my throat went dry. What was he...? "He's after Sasuke."
My eyes narrowed then, my body feeling tense. I had overheard Kisame and Itachi talking about Orochimaru, about how he had gone after Itachi before... So he went after the baby of the clan, one he could alter and play with? That sick bastard...
"Yuushima, please calm down," The Third said, and I tried my best to keep my cool- that was always Kakashi's expertise, not mine. "I want you to look out for him during the third phase of the exam, I want you to go on and tell no one of this discovery either." He said, making me nod stiffly. The only way I was getting through this was the mental image of that bastard's head on a silver platter.
This is my home.
How dare he threaten it.
Ending Theme Song
"So Soon"- Marianas Trench
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Ugh, I've had writers block with the main storyline for so long, but I published this because I have a lot to say! Sorry if it's short, but moving on! First of all, I was a total bitch to WhyteGriffin for not talking about her amazing fanart last time! I believe another person gave me fanart too... but I can't find it T.T I'm sorry! Anyway, kudos to WG, I love the pic! It's what Yuushima would look like for the majority of the IMFL story! Her outfit now is similar... have I even mentioned it yet? Just type in Yuu Invincible into deviantart! I love it!
Anyway, I've also made a couple short side stories for this big one, one if Right Here, which is Narushima mother/son stuff, The What If Function, which is basically where you ask stuff like, 'What if Obito never died?' and I shall write what I believe would've happened! Also, as for oneshots, I am only going to be putting oneshots out for certain characters after I've covered certain points in my story. A couple of them are too early to publish... sadly... But once I cover those points I'll gladly publish them!
Thank you to all who have been sticking with me despite my ups and downs in writing, it really is the reviews that keep me revved. Otherwised I'd probably be only on the first story!
What else? OH yes, merry christmas! Or happy holidays! Whichever you choose! I had a fabulous holiday, I got a new camera lens! Now I can take better photos! Woot go me! I'm super happy!
REVIEW OF THE DAY:
Today it goes to Legend0fLink: I really like how in depth you got with all of this, and if it was up to me they would be together for sure, but it's not, because then I would have nowhere to go with this story! And I plan to write this for a very long time, so I highly doubt I'm ending it anytime soon. I find that once couples are together in a story, everything gets a bit more boring, so I'm going to drive you guys nuts and drag it out as long as possible!
I hope that helped you! Or drove you insane, whichever was the shorter trip!
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree? Do you think stories get boring after main couples get together? I would really like to know!
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