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A Familiar Face!?
Although she felt like she searched the whole village, Kakashi was nowhere to be found. Sakura was passing the time doing things for her mother, Naruko didn't want to get in the way of that.
Just recently she had found out that Sasuke was admitted into Konoha hospital. So right now she was arguing with the nurse to let her in.
The nurse merely gave her that disgusted look everyone seemed to wear when she was alone. "He is resting right now come back in a week!" "What?! But he's my teammate!" "I Said No!" with a final huff both nurse's manning the receptionist counter left the frustrated Uzumaki girl.
It was a good thing she was a ninja.
…
Naruko jumped through the window of the open room, careful to try and not make too much noise. Smirking to herself she stood up brushing hair back.
Gliding over to the bed Sasuke rested in, she noticed he seemed more peaceful when he was sleeping… did he dream? Or just shut down like a robot? She would never know.
Looking to the side of his bed, she immediately-seen a brightly yellow daffodil placed in a vase next to a passionate red rose. Which was odd, maybe Sakura and Ino had been here? The rose was beautiful sure… but somehow the brightly coloured daffodil brought more life into the room and more color into the resting Uchiha's pale face.
Rummaging through her orange shorts pocket, she pulled out a homemade get well card. It was just recently made, about half an hour ago. A stick ninja on the front of the card giving the thumbs up with yellow pigtails, she smiled to herself in self-accomplishment, this was all she wanted to give him.
…..
Walking the streets of the village there was still no sign of her sensei. Just as she was about to give up and call it a day a familiar head of white hair scurried across her line of sight. In a mad sprint she chased the infuriating sensei of hers down the dirt path. The more she ran the more he seemed to gain speed.
As if he knew she was chasing him.
He finally stopped at a three story building, casually walking into the hallway complex. Coming to the other side she met her dead end, there was no way Kakashi could've lost her that easily!
Sighing in defeat, she drooped exhaustedly on the paint chipped wall. "Where did he go?!" just as she was about to turn around and go back the way she came, cold devoid eyes met hers.
He stood on a small ledge on the side of the building looking down on her.
Azure met vibrant blue.
It seemed like forever before she opened her mouth to speak. "Hmph! What do you want?!" turning on her heels, she made her way into the building, hoping to avoid this creepy guy.
"… Tell me your name…" His voice also didn't reveal any emotion, which was even more unnerving.
Turning her head back she gave him an annoyed look. "I don't have to tell you anything!" finally with a bit of space between them she stopped and turned, fully facing him.
Gaara stood at one end of the hall, as she stood at the other. The light seeped more from her end, adding more colour to her already colourful attire and hair.
He gave her one of the most skin crawling glares she had ever gotten in her entire life, one that was even more terrifying than the Uchiha's... Not that she was scared of his glares.
"What's your name" It sounded more like a demand.
Annoyance filled her. "I'm Sasuke's friend!" with her piece said she left, leaving him irritated and confused.
"I can't believe that guy!" she scoffed. "He's Sasuke's opponent!" "…..The look in his eye's….. I've seen them before…"
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"Naruko… there's my favourite little blon.-" "-KAKASHI! I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU!" She pointed accusingly at him. In defense he lifted his hands to protect himself. "Now, now. I was held up with some very important business… I can't help that." "I want you to teach me!" she quickly brushed off his excuse, everyone in team 7 heard enough of them to last a life time.
"Now, you see about that… I've already arranged for someone to oversee your training, while I help Sasuke with his." His blond student crossed her arms in a childish pout. "It's always Sasuke with you! You never have time for me!" She turned her back on him. The white haired jonin sighed. "Now Naruko, he's a very good teacher. He teaches only the elite ninja in the village. He's much better than I am." She looked up at him with unbelieving eyes "Really?" "And the guy's really good to be around. Trust me he'll be your new best friend in no time!"
"Ah, it has been a while Naruko…!" she recognized that voice.
An ugly shudder crawled up her spine. "Oh, God! NOT HIM!"
"NO! NOT THIS CLOSET PERV!" She pointed at said pervert with an over exaggerated expression of disgust.
Kakashi looked back and forth between the two. "Ebisu… a closet perv?"
Ebisu was blushing under the pressure of the blank stare the white haired jonin was giving him. "So you two already know each other?" He had to scoff. Of course he knew Naruko Uzumaki… he would never forget the humiliation she had put him through.
"Yeah! The guy is totally a pervert! This one time-!"
Before the little ditz could finish her sentence Ebisu was covering her mouth with his right hand, frantically trying to wave off the confused look Kakashi was giving him. "It's nothing! Really!" he bent to whisper into the smaller girl's ear. "If you shut up about that, I'll treat you to ramen! All you can eat!" She narrowed her blue eyes in suspicion before replying. "You better swear!" "I do!"
"Huh? What's up you two?" "It's nothing!" Naruko distracted him with a trademark Uzumaki grin. He shrugged his shoulders uncaringly. "Well I better go… see you both later!"
Behind black sunglasses Ebisu's eyes narrowed, same as the blonds blue ones. "Ramen…?" "YES!"
…
"YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?!"
"Change yourself into a boy!" he told her the second time in a row.
She eyed him suspiciously. "Why?"
"We're going to be training at the hot springs today." he plugged his ears for her impending shout.
"WHAT?! THERE"S NO WAY I'M GONNA GO TO THE HOT SPRINGS WITH YOU! Y-YOU DIRTY PERVERT!"
"We're not going use the bathing facilities! We will be training!"
"YOU'RE A DIRTY PERVERTED LIAR!"
~20 stubborn refusal's later~
"We'll be walking on water…" he noticed his skeptical look and smirked. "I'll demonstrate." With no effort at all, Ebisu walked to the middle of the body of water. The blond boy's eyes widened.
"Whoa! That is so cool! How'd you do it?!" he asked in a scratchy voice.
"It has the same basic principal as tree climbing… except this time it's water, not wood."
"I want to try!" he concentrated a portion of his chakra to the bottom of his feet and stepped onto the water. Throwing his arms around a few times before breaking the surface of the water and falling in.
"GODDAMNIT THAT'S HOT!" he frantically swam to land.
The closet pervert sensei had to admit… watching the Uzumaki fall in numerous times was amusing to watch, pathetic, but amusing.
"WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!" after the twelfth attempt he had finally asked for his help. "You're using an unnecessary amount of chakra!... first you have to… and than….. Oh! But don't forget to…. now do it again Naruto!" Everything he was saying to him was going in one ear and out the other. He didn't have a clue what the private tutor was even spouting, they seemed like words… but longer. Finally, he stopped talking.
"Damnit! These clothes are heavy!" only removing his orange jacket and ninja sandals he prepared to do it once more.
Ebisu watched with pride at how much of an improvement he made in a short time. Just as he was about to reach the middle of the body of water he turned to look at him, when suddenly his eyes popped. Eyes wider then saucers, jaw slacked, he pointed in the direction of his shock before falling into the hot water below.
Looking to where he had last looked Ebisu found a snickering long white haired woman… peeping through a crack from the ladies bathing area.
As a true gentlemen, Ebisu straightened his fallen glasses and glared. "Madam, please stop peeping into the men's side, or I will have to call the authorities!"
The woman jumped the fence and smirked. "Ooh! A feisty one aren't you? Why not put me away yourself? If you can handle me." She stuck her tongue out at him playfully,
Ebisu seemed frustrated, "Madam, it is by all right that I hand you into the authorities! Please cooperate and no harm will come to you!"
"Oh but I like it rough!" she grinned, the evil glint in her eyes sparked something mischievous.
Naruko watched from the hot water as the sunglasses pervert charged at this unknown person. The woman seemed quickly uninterested and sighed. "Really? I suppose this is all your gonna give me now, isn't it?" she disappeared in a poof of smoke.
…In a matter of seconds Ebisu was laid on his back, unconscious.
"Honestly, the leaf's strong and handsome men department still hasn't changed a bit." She pouted in disappointment.
Naruko had a look of shock, who was this old hag? And how could she have taken out closet pervert Ebisu so easily?… with a frogs tongue!?
