Youthful Endeavors

It wouldn't be quite right to say they were tired of their little teacher because that would imply that they were bored or had become disillusioned with him in the past few days; if Kakashi's team were to be truthful, they would have to say they were utterly exhausted. In the last couple days, Kakashi seemed to have only regressed further into a childish state.

He was still scary smart and had a sense of humor like no other. However, they were beginning to pick up on the fact that their teacher might have been a manipulative brat as a kid. And how weird was that? Knowing what your instructor was like as a child-not through stories, (though, they didn't even really have anyone to tell them stories-so many of Kakashi's childhood precious people being dead and all) but through actual experience.

Head on the table as he watched Kakashi trace another symbol beneath his little fingers, Sai felt the need to say "No Kakashi," and when the boy sent him a glare that was half-irritated and half-innocent (as if he wasn't sure which approach to take with him) he grumbled "That one will use up too much chakra."

The tiny ninja relaxed a little and looked to the words again. "I'd be fine," he asserted.

Bringing a hand to lift his weary head up from the table, the dark-haired teen scoffed. "Maybe after a stay in the hospital for chakra exhaustion!" And it was true, for whatever reason, this new found youth had made Kakashi even more of perfectionist than they knew him to be.

Kakashi's glower was defiant as his finger moved on to the next section. "What about this one?" He demanded.

The ninja isn't anywhere dull enough to fall for the obvious trap. "Naruto's passed out from your morning training, Sakura is at the hospital meeting with the Hokage, Yamato is-well, who knows and I'm sick." Emphasizing the fact with a sneeze.

"But I'm bored" the boy partly whined and mostly threatened. It was quite obvious to everyone that a bored Kakashi was a dangerous Kakashi (that rigged bathroom was proof enough).

Closing his eyes, Sai rubbed unhappily at his eyes and told the child "Summon Pakkun or someone? Maybe they'd be willing to read with you?" Or they'd convince him to take his nap. That'd be really good right about now.

"You said not to use chakra," the small ninja reminded him.

"Ugh, fine-"

"Finally!" The boy cheered scrambling up to his feet, hurrying for where he left his kunai by the front door when said door swung open.

Sakura, bright and beautiful, stood in front of them beaming like an answer.

"We found it!" She shouted. Grinning unlike anything he's seen in almost two weeks, she cried "We found a way to reverse it!" Coming into the house, she swept their tiny teacher into her arms and laughed "You get to be an adult again Kakashi-sensei! What do you think about that?!"

The kid seemed stunned briefly, but his little arms wrapped around the pink haired teen and he demanded, "Take me to the cure!"

She smiled and nodded some more. "Right, right," the girl concurred, "Tsunade's getting everything put together for us as we speak-Sai, get Naruto; he's going to want to be there."

Putting the child on her hip, Sakura suggested spiritedly "Why don't we get you an outfit for when you're big while Sai gets Naruto?"

"Yeah!" Kakashi replied, that silly whistle coming out for a reason that the dark-haired ninja can't quite name.

Smirking as they leave the near vicinity, Sai went to the couch where Naruto was hanging half-off with an arm flopped over his face. Pushing him off, the teenager muttered;

"Hey, we're getting our sensei back."

Naruto cracked open a eye, smiling through his exhaustion. "I heard," he admitted, "It's a good thing, huh?"

"It is," Sai agreed.

Kakashi will be all grown up again sometime next chapter! What do you guys think of that? :)

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