Naruto quietly (for him anyway) watched Sasuke walk out of sight. The second his teammate was gone, Naruto started laughing loudly as he turned and ran down toward the bridge. "Didja see? Didja see? That was priceless!"
Sakura stood up from her position on Kakashi's knee, her expression flickering between a frown and a grin as big as Naruto's. "I still think that was unnecessary, sensei." The frown won out as she looked down at their sensei, who merely blinked up at her once, then stretched.
"Ne, ne, Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted almost straight into her ear. "Is it true that you don't like ramen?"
Sakura blinked and nodded, slowly lowering her fist instead of slamming it into Naruto's skull. He looked as if his only friend had died. Then he brightened. "That's ok! I'll teach you to like it! And if you don't, then there's more for me!"
"Naruto," Sakura said loudly to claim his attention. "How did you know that I didn't like ramen?"
Naruto pouted. "Sasuke said so, but I didn't believe him,"
Sakura's face immediately lit up. She grinned widely and gave Naruto an impromptu hug before practically dancing off the bridge toward the village with stars in her eyes.
Naruto stood, dazed, for a moment, then looked down at his sensei, who was still sitting on the bridge, now with his eyes closed. Naruto kicked him lightly. "Oi, oi! What was that, Kakashi-sensei?"
Without moving his head, Kakashi responded lightly, "That was why this was a good plan. Everybody wins." He opened his eye to see Naruto looking at him with his head cocked to the side and his eyes scrunched shut in contemplation. With a sigh, he continued.
"You wanted to see Sasuke make a fool of himself," Kakashi paused to see Naruto nod vigorously, a wide grin back on his face. "Sakura wanted Sasuke to notice her." Naruto drooped, and slid into a cross-legged position in the middle of the bridge.
"You didn't say anything about that, Kakashi-sensei!" the boy whined.
Kakashi's eye crinkled in amusement. "I know."
"That's not fair!" Naruto jumped up and pointed an accusing finger at his sensei, who simply glanced back at him before pulling out his book. "Hey! Hey! What are you just sitting there for? I thought we had a mission!"
Without looking up, the jounin responded, "Teamwork is rather difficult in this situation."
"Huh?" Naruto looked confused again, before coming to a realization. "Oh, you mean 'cause we pissed off Sasuke! Well, he deserved it."
Kakashi sighed. "Naruto...you have no team."
Naruto looked quickly from side-to-side. "Oh. But we still have a mission?" When Kakashi nodded, Naruto excitedly cried out, "I'll do it myself! I'm a great ninja! I can do whatever it takes!"
Kakashi flipped a page in his book. Naruto glared, a vein popping on his forehead.
Two minutes later, the boy gave up and sat down next to Kakashi, facing the river, with his feet dangling over the edge of the bridge. He sighed.
Another minute passed slowly before Naruto opened his mouth, only to be cut off by Kakashi's voice. "We're waiting for them to come back."
"Oh."
Naruto fidgeted for a couple of minutes, then started trying to discreetly peek over Kakashi's shoulder to see what exactly was in that book of his. Kakashi managed to shift his position ever-so-slightly each time, keeping his book just out of view.
Sakura came wandering back about five minutes later, still looking happily dazed, but much more coherent. She sat down next to Naruto and started humming a love song under her breath. Naruto began alternating between glaring at Sakura, trying to look at the book, and looking back at Sakura, this time with pleading puppy-dog eyes. Sakura remained oblivious.
A full half an hour later, Sasuke came over the hill and glared at them. Sakura looked up joyfully, and Naruto jumped up from his seat with an accusing glare. Sasuke didn't move.
"I hate you all," he stated flatly before turning around to stalk back to town.
Sakura's happy expression crumbled, and Naruto gave an indignant shout and started to race after him. Suddenly he stopped and looked back at Kakashi, who was still engrossed in his book.
"Sensei, you said that everybody won. Why did you do it?" Naruto asked curiously.
Kakashi looked up to see all three of his students watching him. Inwardly, he went over his reasons. 'Naruto got to see Sasuke look like an idiot. Sakura got to see that Sasuke really did notice her. Sasuke got shocked out of that serious world of his for a second. But most importantly...'
He gave one of his grins. "It was fun."
A/N 2: This chapter didn't flow as smoothly from my head to the computer as the first one did, and I don't think I got Kakashi down well, especially in the middle. It's far too hard to figure that man out! Of course, part of the reason I couldn't get him right may have been because he probably wouldn't have come up with any sort of plan to do that, and I doubt Sakura would have gone along with it if he had, unless they drugged her. Actually, that would explain a lot. Anyway, I think I got Naruto and Sasuke down. Hopefully this worked.
This time, I think I am done. I hope you enjoyed.
Sakura stood up from her position on Kakashi's knee, her expression flickering between a frown and a grin as big as Naruto's. "I still think that was unnecessary, sensei." The frown won out as she looked down at their sensei, who merely blinked up at her once, then stretched.
"Ne, ne, Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted almost straight into her ear. "Is it true that you don't like ramen?"
Sakura blinked and nodded, slowly lowering her fist instead of slamming it into Naruto's skull. He looked as if his only friend had died. Then he brightened. "That's ok! I'll teach you to like it! And if you don't, then there's more for me!"
"Naruto," Sakura said loudly to claim his attention. "How did you know that I didn't like ramen?"
Naruto pouted. "Sasuke said so, but I didn't believe him,"
Sakura's face immediately lit up. She grinned widely and gave Naruto an impromptu hug before practically dancing off the bridge toward the village with stars in her eyes.
Naruto stood, dazed, for a moment, then looked down at his sensei, who was still sitting on the bridge, now with his eyes closed. Naruto kicked him lightly. "Oi, oi! What was that, Kakashi-sensei?"
Without moving his head, Kakashi responded lightly, "That was why this was a good plan. Everybody wins." He opened his eye to see Naruto looking at him with his head cocked to the side and his eyes scrunched shut in contemplation. With a sigh, he continued.
"You wanted to see Sasuke make a fool of himself," Kakashi paused to see Naruto nod vigorously, a wide grin back on his face. "Sakura wanted Sasuke to notice her." Naruto drooped, and slid into a cross-legged position in the middle of the bridge.
"You didn't say anything about that, Kakashi-sensei!" the boy whined.
Kakashi's eye crinkled in amusement. "I know."
"That's not fair!" Naruto jumped up and pointed an accusing finger at his sensei, who simply glanced back at him before pulling out his book. "Hey! Hey! What are you just sitting there for? I thought we had a mission!"
Without looking up, the jounin responded, "Teamwork is rather difficult in this situation."
"Huh?" Naruto looked confused again, before coming to a realization. "Oh, you mean 'cause we pissed off Sasuke! Well, he deserved it."
Kakashi sighed. "Naruto...you have no team."
Naruto looked quickly from side-to-side. "Oh. But we still have a mission?" When Kakashi nodded, Naruto excitedly cried out, "I'll do it myself! I'm a great ninja! I can do whatever it takes!"
Kakashi flipped a page in his book. Naruto glared, a vein popping on his forehead.
Two minutes later, the boy gave up and sat down next to Kakashi, facing the river, with his feet dangling over the edge of the bridge. He sighed.
Another minute passed slowly before Naruto opened his mouth, only to be cut off by Kakashi's voice. "We're waiting for them to come back."
"Oh."
Naruto fidgeted for a couple of minutes, then started trying to discreetly peek over Kakashi's shoulder to see what exactly was in that book of his. Kakashi managed to shift his position ever-so-slightly each time, keeping his book just out of view.
Sakura came wandering back about five minutes later, still looking happily dazed, but much more coherent. She sat down next to Naruto and started humming a love song under her breath. Naruto began alternating between glaring at Sakura, trying to look at the book, and looking back at Sakura, this time with pleading puppy-dog eyes. Sakura remained oblivious.
A full half an hour later, Sasuke came over the hill and glared at them. Sakura looked up joyfully, and Naruto jumped up from his seat with an accusing glare. Sasuke didn't move.
"I hate you all," he stated flatly before turning around to stalk back to town.
Sakura's happy expression crumbled, and Naruto gave an indignant shout and started to race after him. Suddenly he stopped and looked back at Kakashi, who was still engrossed in his book.
"Sensei, you said that everybody won. Why did you do it?" Naruto asked curiously.
Kakashi looked up to see all three of his students watching him. Inwardly, he went over his reasons. 'Naruto got to see Sasuke look like an idiot. Sakura got to see that Sasuke really did notice her. Sasuke got shocked out of that serious world of his for a second. But most importantly...'
He gave one of his grins. "It was fun."
A/N 2: This chapter didn't flow as smoothly from my head to the computer as the first one did, and I don't think I got Kakashi down well, especially in the middle. It's far too hard to figure that man out! Of course, part of the reason I couldn't get him right may have been because he probably wouldn't have come up with any sort of plan to do that, and I doubt Sakura would have gone along with it if he had, unless they drugged her. Actually, that would explain a lot. Anyway, I think I got Naruto and Sasuke down. Hopefully this worked.
This time, I think I am done. I hope you enjoyed.