Chapter 1 When it rains it Pours
I was a rainy day in Konoha village. Three students from the ninja academy were standing waiting on a bridge, drenched and disconcerted. Sakura, a girl with long pink hair, seemed to be the most annoyed. She had her hand on her hip and a look of dissention on her face. Sasuke, a boy with dark features, sat on the bridge railing with an uninterested look upon his face, rain dripping from his hair. Naruto, a boy with yellow hair, sat on the bridge with his arms and legs crossed. His demeanor was close to Sakura's. They had been waiting there for their sensei for quite some time. But then it was often like this and as annoying as it was, it was a part of their routine.
Naruto hated the silence. Even more so he hated being cold and hungry in the rain. His stomach growled and he rubbed it, and it growled louder. "Hey! Hey! Sakura-chan, why don't we go and get some food. I don't think I can wait for lunch much longer." Sakura growled and glared at Naruto. She turned to Sasuke and said, "Where is Kakashi sensei? We could have spent the morning indoors out of the rain." Sakura's Inner-side, that only she could hear, screamed "Yeah and I wouldn't have spent so much time on my hair if I knew Sasuke was going to see me like this anyway!"
Sasuke waved his hand disconcertingly in the air at the two as if they smelled bad "Why don't you two shut up. You're both making this more miserable then it has to be" He neatly folded his arms, and hunched over. That's when footsteps where heard on the end of the bridge. They all turned there heads to look at a dark scarecrow-like figure. With skewed silver hair, he wore his headband across his left eye, and a cloth covered his nose and mouth. This man carried a book with him continuously and read from it often. Today seemed to be no exception to that rule. Some wonder if the pages are laminated.
"Kakashi sensei why do you take so long!" Sakura yelled. Sasuke jumped onto the bridge.
Naruto jumped up and butted in. "Hey! Hey! Sensei we have been waiting here in the rain, and its almost lunch time." His stomach growled again.
The tall silver haired man spoke. "Ah, I found myself wandering the road of life and unfortunately I took a wrong turn." He titled his head and smiled. He neatly tucked his book inside his jacket.
"That's a lie sensei admit it!" Sakura pointed and yelled. "That's right you tell him!" Inner Sakura shook her fists.
"Yeah, well..." Kakashi scratched his head and chuckled. "I think we should move today's training indoors, there were no missions handed out to us today. I figure we can head over to the academy there are a few rooms not yet taken."
Sasuke sighed and walked past Kakashi. Sasuke saw no reason in playing around besides it would be nice to be out of the rain. Sakura slumped and frowned and followed Sasuke. Even though she never got a straight answer from the man she called teacher she still would rather be indoors. It wasn't worth continuing the one sided argument. Delighted Naruto ran up to Kakashi. "Um sensei... can we go get something to eat first? Maybe some ramen to warm us up?"
Kakashi stopped walking and turned to Naruto. "Well that would be fine except I already had lunch sent to the academy." He ruffled Naruto's wet hair and began walking again. Naruto stopped in his tracks. It was rare that an adult took care of this sort of thing for him. Surprised and delighted his blank face brightened with a smile and he once again ran after Kakashi waving his hands he yelled. "Is it Miso Ramen!!?"
At the Academy
They sat in a classroom and finished off their lunches. Naruto sat rubbing his stomach and thanking Kakashi for the meal. Sasuke put his empty carton aside and leaned his head on his hand. "SO Kakashi what are we going to do today since we are not on a mission."
"Ah," he scratched his head. "Well I hadn't really had a lesson plan ready." he leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on the desk and his hands behind his head. "We can always review our missions and talk about what we could have done better as individuals and as a team." A disconcerted sigh was heard from three young students. Kakashi raised his eyebrows, "Unless you have a better plan."
The loudest of the group definitely had his say. "Hey! I have a better idea I think that since we waited in the rain so long we should be able to do individual study." Naruto's idea was smirked, and frowned at from the other two.
Sakura leaned forward, with her elbows on the table and resting her chin on her clenched fists, she said. "I think that Sensei should tell us a story. My mom always tells me stories on days like this." The thunder sounded in the background and Sakura sighed and looked out the rain drenched window.
"Sakura-chan that's a great idea! Sensei, tell us of how you got your Sharigan, and that scar! Were you always known as the great copy ninja?!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Hmm, yeah," Smirked Sasuke, "we deserve at least a good Anbu story for waiting like we did in the rain."
"Yeah, yeah one with action and intense situations, and cool jutsu's we don't know yet!" Naruto nudged Sasuke and grinned widely at his teacher.
With three students grinning at him Kakashi was in quite a situation. His past wasn't something he liked to go over too many times. Opening up to people could really make things harder. But these were his students and they were kids. He remembered his own youth and the desire to hear such stories. It was quite a rainy day and the mood seemed fine. And if he felt uncomfortable he was sure he could leave certain things out of the story. Kakashi took his feet off the desk and leaned forward. "Well then I can tell you a story and it will have all that you asked for a great Anbu story and I'll wrap my history in to it." Kakashi taped the headband covering his eye. "But first you must swear to me that as my pupils you won't reveal anything I tell you to anyone, and we won't discuss it any further then what is told to you on this day."
The three kids nodded their heads emphatically already caught up on the mysterious mans story. They were already glad they had waited so long in the rain.
I was a rainy day in Konoha village. Three students from the ninja academy were standing waiting on a bridge, drenched and disconcerted. Sakura, a girl with long pink hair, seemed to be the most annoyed. She had her hand on her hip and a look of dissention on her face. Sasuke, a boy with dark features, sat on the bridge railing with an uninterested look upon his face, rain dripping from his hair. Naruto, a boy with yellow hair, sat on the bridge with his arms and legs crossed. His demeanor was close to Sakura's. They had been waiting there for their sensei for quite some time. But then it was often like this and as annoying as it was, it was a part of their routine.
Naruto hated the silence. Even more so he hated being cold and hungry in the rain. His stomach growled and he rubbed it, and it growled louder. "Hey! Hey! Sakura-chan, why don't we go and get some food. I don't think I can wait for lunch much longer." Sakura growled and glared at Naruto. She turned to Sasuke and said, "Where is Kakashi sensei? We could have spent the morning indoors out of the rain." Sakura's Inner-side, that only she could hear, screamed "Yeah and I wouldn't have spent so much time on my hair if I knew Sasuke was going to see me like this anyway!"
Sasuke waved his hand disconcertingly in the air at the two as if they smelled bad "Why don't you two shut up. You're both making this more miserable then it has to be" He neatly folded his arms, and hunched over. That's when footsteps where heard on the end of the bridge. They all turned there heads to look at a dark scarecrow-like figure. With skewed silver hair, he wore his headband across his left eye, and a cloth covered his nose and mouth. This man carried a book with him continuously and read from it often. Today seemed to be no exception to that rule. Some wonder if the pages are laminated.
"Kakashi sensei why do you take so long!" Sakura yelled. Sasuke jumped onto the bridge.
Naruto jumped up and butted in. "Hey! Hey! Sensei we have been waiting here in the rain, and its almost lunch time." His stomach growled again.
The tall silver haired man spoke. "Ah, I found myself wandering the road of life and unfortunately I took a wrong turn." He titled his head and smiled. He neatly tucked his book inside his jacket.
"That's a lie sensei admit it!" Sakura pointed and yelled. "That's right you tell him!" Inner Sakura shook her fists.
"Yeah, well..." Kakashi scratched his head and chuckled. "I think we should move today's training indoors, there were no missions handed out to us today. I figure we can head over to the academy there are a few rooms not yet taken."
Sasuke sighed and walked past Kakashi. Sasuke saw no reason in playing around besides it would be nice to be out of the rain. Sakura slumped and frowned and followed Sasuke. Even though she never got a straight answer from the man she called teacher she still would rather be indoors. It wasn't worth continuing the one sided argument. Delighted Naruto ran up to Kakashi. "Um sensei... can we go get something to eat first? Maybe some ramen to warm us up?"
Kakashi stopped walking and turned to Naruto. "Well that would be fine except I already had lunch sent to the academy." He ruffled Naruto's wet hair and began walking again. Naruto stopped in his tracks. It was rare that an adult took care of this sort of thing for him. Surprised and delighted his blank face brightened with a smile and he once again ran after Kakashi waving his hands he yelled. "Is it Miso Ramen!!?"
At the Academy
They sat in a classroom and finished off their lunches. Naruto sat rubbing his stomach and thanking Kakashi for the meal. Sasuke put his empty carton aside and leaned his head on his hand. "SO Kakashi what are we going to do today since we are not on a mission."
"Ah," he scratched his head. "Well I hadn't really had a lesson plan ready." he leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on the desk and his hands behind his head. "We can always review our missions and talk about what we could have done better as individuals and as a team." A disconcerted sigh was heard from three young students. Kakashi raised his eyebrows, "Unless you have a better plan."
The loudest of the group definitely had his say. "Hey! I have a better idea I think that since we waited in the rain so long we should be able to do individual study." Naruto's idea was smirked, and frowned at from the other two.
Sakura leaned forward, with her elbows on the table and resting her chin on her clenched fists, she said. "I think that Sensei should tell us a story. My mom always tells me stories on days like this." The thunder sounded in the background and Sakura sighed and looked out the rain drenched window.
"Sakura-chan that's a great idea! Sensei, tell us of how you got your Sharigan, and that scar! Were you always known as the great copy ninja?!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Hmm, yeah," Smirked Sasuke, "we deserve at least a good Anbu story for waiting like we did in the rain."
"Yeah, yeah one with action and intense situations, and cool jutsu's we don't know yet!" Naruto nudged Sasuke and grinned widely at his teacher.
With three students grinning at him Kakashi was in quite a situation. His past wasn't something he liked to go over too many times. Opening up to people could really make things harder. But these were his students and they were kids. He remembered his own youth and the desire to hear such stories. It was quite a rainy day and the mood seemed fine. And if he felt uncomfortable he was sure he could leave certain things out of the story. Kakashi took his feet off the desk and leaned forward. "Well then I can tell you a story and it will have all that you asked for a great Anbu story and I'll wrap my history in to it." Kakashi taped the headband covering his eye. "But first you must swear to me that as my pupils you won't reveal anything I tell you to anyone, and we won't discuss it any further then what is told to you on this day."
The three kids nodded their heads emphatically already caught up on the mysterious mans story. They were already glad they had waited so long in the rain.
