A/N : This is a really short chapter , but next one will be much longer I
promise. Also this chapter is settled back in PRESENT time. Now on with the
story :)
Disclamer: Naruto and its characters are property of Kishimito Masashi. However I do own original characters ^^
Chapter 7: "Are you lost, boy?"
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Kakashi was still sitting, legs crossed, on the soft grass of the hill that used to be full of white flowers years ago. Iruka was standing besides him.
"I'll be taking my leave now." The young Academy teacher finally said. "I still have students to take care of...we're practising Bunshin no jutsu and some of them are even worse than Naruto was at it." He smiled at the memory, rubbing the back of his head with his hand.
Kakashi chuckled. "Never thought it was possible."
"There obviously are lots of peculiarities in the world to see." The young man retorted, laughing softly. He then bowed his head to the graves in front of him in a silent goodbye. "Well...see you, Kakashi." he finally added, turning to leave.
"Good luck with your students. Don't get discouraged, you're an excellent teacher" the silver-haired jounin said, not turning around.
"A-arigato" Iruka blushed lightly "but you're an excellent teacher too."
"I already know that.' Kakashi teased, lifting his right hand and waving slightly, still turning his back on Iruka. The other man smiled and vanished with a puff of smoke.
[Alone again...] Kakashi thought. Today was the anniversary of their death. It also was the anniversary of the day they had found her lifeless body and brought it back to Konoha. It had been eight years but he still remembered everything like it'd just happened the day before. He closed his eyes as memories of that cursed day came to his mind.
Screams of dispair and helpnessness, anger, rage and sorrow, killing intents. He slowly lifted his hand and touched his forehead protector. [ Sanae...please forgive me.] He silently stood up as he felt another presence behind him, and greeted him without turning around.
"You're late, Gai."
"And you're the one telling me this." The other man teased as he walked to the engraved stones and paid them a silent respect, bowing his head. "Hey girls! I've brought you flowers, and your favorite ones furthermore! Lys are very difficult to find at this period of the year but you know Gai- kun would do anything to please you, ne?" he added, giving his bet smile.
[ This sounds more like him] Kakashi smiled underneath his mask.
They finally faced each other. Gai spoke first. "So, what excuse did you find to escape your students?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just told them I had some business. Of course they began complaining but I kinda..."
"...tricked them? Same goes for me." They looked at each other before bursting out laughing. "What about ramen?" the back-haired jounin said. "My treat."
"Your treat? It's so rare I just can't refuse."
"So rare? I probably am one of the most generous people in the whole country, and that's why Sanae-san loved me." Gai said clasping his hands together and rubbing his cheek fondly as they were walking away.
Kakashi chuckled. "Loved you? You sure haven't lost your sense of humour!"
"Oh Kakashi..." the other man sadly shook his head. "You perfectly know Sanae and I would be married by now."
"Yeah, dream on" he answered, rolling his eyes. "She wasn't the type to get married anyway."
"You fool! Every woman is the type to get married! I still have things to teach you, boy." Gai sighed and put his hand on Kakashi's shoulder. He shrugged his shoulders, hands shoved in his pockets and grunted.
"Tch."
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"Sakura-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!! Ooooooooooiiiiiii!!!! Sasukeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Sakura-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!!"
Naruto should have known suddenly runing in the oppostie direction his teammates were walking was a bad idea. But he has seen that strange animal, some kind of rabbit with huge round ears and a squirrel-like tail. His curiosity had once agin took over him, and it had once again led him to get lost.
"Aaaaaaaah why does this ALWAYS happen to me? I don't even know where I am." he moaned, helplessly pulling at his shiny blonde hair. "Kami-sama, do you hate me THAT much? Please send me someone! If it could be Sakura-chan I would be in heaven...oh...maybe I'm asking for too much...okay ANYONE would be fine but please! Do it NOW!" Naruto complained, stomping his foot at the ground.
"Sakura-chan..." he said sadly. "I'm so sorry I left you with that Sasuke bastard...please forgive me if I can't keep my promise to make you happy, I hope you'll survive without me." He lifted his head to look at the sky . "Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Tsunade no baa-chan, everyone...I know it will be hard living on but please be strong." He knelt down and tragically lifted his arms up. "And most of all, my dear ramen, please keep being so wonderfully delicious with your tasty soup, your perfect noodles and yout marvellous beef balls...GUYAAAAAAAAAH I'M STARVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!" he cried rolling on the dusty ground.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks, remaining silent. He could swear he heard something from the bushes behind him. He narrowed his eyes and recognized what seemed to be a female human shape.
[ Mmmmmh? Ah! Kami-sama you heard me!!!!! Arigatooooooooo~ ] He was on the verge of tears. The energetic blonde boy jumped on his feet and yelled with all the strengh of his lungs, making a small group of birds fly away.
"SAKURA-CHAAAAAAAAAAN!!! I'M HEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!"
He fell silent and blinked as the figure walked out of the bushes and towards him. [ This is not Sakura-chan...]
"...Are you lost, boy? "
-tbc-
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A/N: TADADAAAAAAAM! Yay I managed to end this chapter up with a cliff :p I told you this chapter was a little short, but I promise next one will me much longer.
I would like to thank hikariko for his/her wonderful review. ***Wipes tears*** Thank you SO MUCH!!! I never thought I 'd have such a nice review, it really made me want to write faster, so thanks again. I really hope you like this chapter and the coming ones!
Next chapet: We meet again?
Please revieeeeeeee~w ^___^
Disclamer: Naruto and its characters are property of Kishimito Masashi. However I do own original characters ^^
Chapter 7: "Are you lost, boy?"
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Kakashi was still sitting, legs crossed, on the soft grass of the hill that used to be full of white flowers years ago. Iruka was standing besides him.
"I'll be taking my leave now." The young Academy teacher finally said. "I still have students to take care of...we're practising Bunshin no jutsu and some of them are even worse than Naruto was at it." He smiled at the memory, rubbing the back of his head with his hand.
Kakashi chuckled. "Never thought it was possible."
"There obviously are lots of peculiarities in the world to see." The young man retorted, laughing softly. He then bowed his head to the graves in front of him in a silent goodbye. "Well...see you, Kakashi." he finally added, turning to leave.
"Good luck with your students. Don't get discouraged, you're an excellent teacher" the silver-haired jounin said, not turning around.
"A-arigato" Iruka blushed lightly "but you're an excellent teacher too."
"I already know that.' Kakashi teased, lifting his right hand and waving slightly, still turning his back on Iruka. The other man smiled and vanished with a puff of smoke.
[Alone again...] Kakashi thought. Today was the anniversary of their death. It also was the anniversary of the day they had found her lifeless body and brought it back to Konoha. It had been eight years but he still remembered everything like it'd just happened the day before. He closed his eyes as memories of that cursed day came to his mind.
Screams of dispair and helpnessness, anger, rage and sorrow, killing intents. He slowly lifted his hand and touched his forehead protector. [ Sanae...please forgive me.] He silently stood up as he felt another presence behind him, and greeted him without turning around.
"You're late, Gai."
"And you're the one telling me this." The other man teased as he walked to the engraved stones and paid them a silent respect, bowing his head. "Hey girls! I've brought you flowers, and your favorite ones furthermore! Lys are very difficult to find at this period of the year but you know Gai- kun would do anything to please you, ne?" he added, giving his bet smile.
[ This sounds more like him] Kakashi smiled underneath his mask.
They finally faced each other. Gai spoke first. "So, what excuse did you find to escape your students?"
"Oh, nothing much. Just told them I had some business. Of course they began complaining but I kinda..."
"...tricked them? Same goes for me." They looked at each other before bursting out laughing. "What about ramen?" the back-haired jounin said. "My treat."
"Your treat? It's so rare I just can't refuse."
"So rare? I probably am one of the most generous people in the whole country, and that's why Sanae-san loved me." Gai said clasping his hands together and rubbing his cheek fondly as they were walking away.
Kakashi chuckled. "Loved you? You sure haven't lost your sense of humour!"
"Oh Kakashi..." the other man sadly shook his head. "You perfectly know Sanae and I would be married by now."
"Yeah, dream on" he answered, rolling his eyes. "She wasn't the type to get married anyway."
"You fool! Every woman is the type to get married! I still have things to teach you, boy." Gai sighed and put his hand on Kakashi's shoulder. He shrugged his shoulders, hands shoved in his pockets and grunted.
"Tch."
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"Sakura-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!! Ooooooooooiiiiiii!!!! Sasukeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Sakura-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!!"
Naruto should have known suddenly runing in the oppostie direction his teammates were walking was a bad idea. But he has seen that strange animal, some kind of rabbit with huge round ears and a squirrel-like tail. His curiosity had once agin took over him, and it had once again led him to get lost.
"Aaaaaaaah why does this ALWAYS happen to me? I don't even know where I am." he moaned, helplessly pulling at his shiny blonde hair. "Kami-sama, do you hate me THAT much? Please send me someone! If it could be Sakura-chan I would be in heaven...oh...maybe I'm asking for too much...okay ANYONE would be fine but please! Do it NOW!" Naruto complained, stomping his foot at the ground.
"Sakura-chan..." he said sadly. "I'm so sorry I left you with that Sasuke bastard...please forgive me if I can't keep my promise to make you happy, I hope you'll survive without me." He lifted his head to look at the sky . "Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Tsunade no baa-chan, everyone...I know it will be hard living on but please be strong." He knelt down and tragically lifted his arms up. "And most of all, my dear ramen, please keep being so wonderfully delicious with your tasty soup, your perfect noodles and yout marvellous beef balls...GUYAAAAAAAAAH I'M STARVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!" he cried rolling on the dusty ground.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks, remaining silent. He could swear he heard something from the bushes behind him. He narrowed his eyes and recognized what seemed to be a female human shape.
[ Mmmmmh? Ah! Kami-sama you heard me!!!!! Arigatooooooooo~ ] He was on the verge of tears. The energetic blonde boy jumped on his feet and yelled with all the strengh of his lungs, making a small group of birds fly away.
"SAKURA-CHAAAAAAAAAAN!!! I'M HEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!"
He fell silent and blinked as the figure walked out of the bushes and towards him. [ This is not Sakura-chan...]
"...Are you lost, boy? "
-tbc-
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A/N: TADADAAAAAAAM! Yay I managed to end this chapter up with a cliff :p I told you this chapter was a little short, but I promise next one will me much longer.
I would like to thank hikariko for his/her wonderful review. ***Wipes tears*** Thank you SO MUCH!!! I never thought I 'd have such a nice review, it really made me want to write faster, so thanks again. I really hope you like this chapter and the coming ones!
Next chapet: We meet again?
Please revieeeeeeee~w ^___^
