Chapter 3

'Jiraya-sama?' Yukiko found the name familiar. 'One of the Three-Nins?! No way!' Her eyes wide, staring straight at the person standing on the giant creature.

"Who are you?" the white-haired man asked.

"It's Kakashi," he mumbled, a little embarrassed to admit that he actually knew such a disgraceful ninja.

"Oh, Kakashi's here? What's up? I didn't see you," he cheerfully greeted. "I was asking that pretty lady next you by the way." Yukiko returned a deadly stare as a silent reply.

"Why are you stealing women panties?" The Jounin asked as he ruffled his hair, not quite sure how he should handle this. His opponent was a Sage* after all. No way he could compete against him.

"You are stealing panties AGAIN??" The toad yelled as he almost choked on his pipe. "I'm not gonna be your partner in crime!" He then disappeared immediately, just as sudden as he appeared.

"Hey! Come on! GamaBunta!" Jiraya called his summoned creature, but it was too late. "Chicken. Chicken Toad." He mumbled, with his arms crossed.

"Jiraya-sama," Kakashi sighed. He had to convince his target verbally this time, especially when he was almost positive that he was not strong enough to go against his sensei's sensei. "I'm on a mission to capture the perverted thief who had been stealing women undergarments recently. Could you please come with me to see Hokage-sama?"

Yukiko just stared. She couldn't believe that they had to invite the perverted thief so politely. "Give me back my -- my friend's panties, you perverted jackass!!!"

The older man blinked and held out two handfuls of them. All kinds of colours and designs made with different materials, all in his hands. "Which ones are yours?"

She was unwilling to pick hers out so openly in front of two men. She gulped and said, "Give them all back to me and I'll return them to all the victims."

"No way," Jiraya quickly hid all his treasures. "These are my precious inspirations for my new manga series. It's called 'Icha Icha Paradise', the paradise for all men on this planet." He stared up into the starry night with sparkling eyes. "Available in bookstores near you! Coming next fall!" And he pointed a finger at them with a wink. Yukiko was disgusted.

"When are you turning eighteen, Kakashi?" The man asked with a gentle smile.

"Next September," he answered.

"Perfect timing! It'll be your birthday present from Jiraya-sama, ok?" The pervert winked.

"Thanks," When Kakashi noticed the unbelievable look on the girl's face, he quickly changed the subject. "But now, you must come with us."

"To see Hokage-sama?" Jiraya thought for a moment and agreed. "Sure, I haven't see Sensei for a long time anyway."

"Hokage-sama's your sensei?" Yukiko exclaimed. 'How could the highly respectable Hokage of Konoha be the sensei of this pervert?'

The boy nodded, "All Three-Nins are students of Hokage-sama. Didn't you study history when you were in the Academy?"

Then the man added as he messed with the boy's hair, "And this boy here is a student of my student, the Fourth!" Yukiko almost fainted. 'How could the Hokages and the genius of our village be so closely related to this ... psycho?'

"Don't you like adult manga, beautiful?" Jiraya asked Yukiko pervertedly.

"NO!..." she yelled angrily at him without even thinking. She felt as if she had been insulted, but then when she thought about it, she did like yaoi manga. She shook the thought off and said, "You are coming with US!"

"Tsk tsk tsk," Jiraya waved an index finger in front of the girl. "How impolite you are. I AM a 'sama' after all. I will go see the Hokage myself." He then turned to leave. Yukiko was about to leap down the building to chase after him, but an arm blocked her way.

She looked up at Kakashi, furious, "You are gonna let him go? Just like that?"

"We won't be able to stop him even we want to. He'll go see Hokage-sama. Don't worry," The Jounin assured her. She had no clue why he was so certain that the pervert would turn himself in.

"Wh-What about the stolen goods?" The Chuunin stared at the ground and said in a small voice, reluctant to show her worries. The boy read her thoughts and grinned, "Heh, I'll see what I can do with your precious."

Yukiko just looked away as if she didn't understand what he meant. "Do you think we would've captured him if we had more people?"

"No," he simply stated, starting to walk the girl back to her place.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Why are you handling a mission on your own anyway? Where are your comrades?"

Kakashi raised his eyebrows at the question. He never thought of that before. Now that she mentioned it, it did seem weird. They always sent at least three ninjas to a mission, since teamwork was one of the most important elements. He looked up thoughtfully at the black night, "I don't know."

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*Sage = Ninja who has achieved legendary skills/power. All of Three-Nins are Sennins.

A/N: More reviews!! The more encouragements I get, the sooner I'll update! The story didn't turn out like I intended to. It doesn't sound like a romance. It has more humour/actions than romantic stuff. Oh well....

person ~ I had the exact same thought! Well not exactly exact, but real close! Something about babysitting too! Cute Sasuke will appear next!

Naruke ~ Please go to NarutoGuide.com for more details on Jiraya. Spoilers if you haven't seen Jiraya appear in the series yet.