Disclaimer: Sadly, this beautiful creation isn't mine.... Sighs
Quick summary: This chapter is the intro, basically. I needed a beginning, and this is it. It basically starts as a teeny ball of snow, and it rolls down the side of a mountain and expands into an avalanche.
There is a moral to every story. This moral is in the title. However, 'what if?' What if everything happened differently? What if Naruto listen to his subconscious? What if Sasuke did the same? And Sakura?
What if Iruka blindly said he had feelings for someone, but that someone had fallen in love with another? 'What if' is a fun and yet perplexing question. This is what 'really' happened... ; p. .
Naruto sat under a tree and pondered. 'What if that Zabuza guy sacrificed himself for that pretty boy, instead of the opposite? Would it have turned out the same? Hmm? Oh well. I wish I had some ramen. Some Miso ramen... Maybe even pork ramen... How about a whole pool of ramen." Naruto wistfully smiled at the thought of an entire pool of ramen.
The blonde kitsune walked around aimlessly, shouting 'Kakashi-sensei' Over and over. But Kakashi was walking around reading 'Intimate Heaven'. He might just bump into someone. But life carries on so he didn't care.
Kakashi was relieved for his subordinates, because he had given them the day off. After all, after that fight with Zabuza, they deserved the rest. Kakashi felt sad for Zabuza and Haku, but he felt that they were together somehow.
He paused for a moment and stared into the sapphire colored, deep, oceanic sky. He sighed a deep sigh. Coincidentally, like I said, someone bumped into him, even though he was standing still.
Kakashi was knocked to the ground too! He didn't mind too much, for he felt sorry for the woman that sat before him. She was carrying stacks and stacks of paper that must've blocked her view, so she assumed people would see her and move out of the way. Unfortunately, Kakashi didn't see her, and it was sorta his fault.
"I am so sorry sir! I didn't mean to knock you over, it's just I have work to finish and I can't afford to make 2 trips! Forgive me, please." She said shame-filled. She scurried for her papers. There were so many.
"It's no problem, in fact, I'll help you carry them." Kakashi smiled. You didn't need to see his lips; his eyes spoke for them.
The woman looked at him and made a little surprised, 'Uh?' noise. Kakashi picked up the papers. "Sir, you are too kind! Thank you so much." The woman blushed. So obviously, that it made Kakashi uncontrollably blush also. He had half the papers, and the woman had the other portion. When Kakashi was knocked over, his book fell out of his hand. They saw it on the ground, when they had the papers organized, and not in such a mess.
They both went for it. She put her hand on it first, and Kakashi put his hand on top of hers, without even noticing. She blushed even more, and Kakashi withdrew his hand. She looked at the cover.
"Is this yours?" She asked.
"Yes." Kakashi laughed.
"It's a very good story. I have read the entire set so far." She smiled. She gave it back to him. She walked next to Kakashi with the papers.
"Where might we be going?" Kakashi asked politely.
"The library. These are requests, comments, and complaints. I have to read them all..." She sighed.
"I wish I could help." Kakashi replied.
"You are too kind... What is your name?" She asked.
"How rude of me. Hakate Kakashi. What's yours?" He answered.
"My name is Sakuna Rena." Rena added. She looked down. "You're the famous Kakashi?" Rena inquired.
"You know of me?" Kakashi asked, flattered.
"Yes, I-I always wanted to be a ninja. I really admired them. I studied so many things when I began work at the library. I have read every book on ninjas. My father tried to teach me to be a ninja, but he was so cruel and relentless. I gave up and I faked my own death and ran away to Konoha, when I was 10. My father was an evil person." Rena explained.
"I see. Who is your father?" Kakashi questioned.
"No one important, just some man. You wouldn't know him if I told you. I hope he doesn't find out I'm really alive." Rena shuttered. She had a flashback of a man slapping her across the room.
"You pathetic... excuse... You will never become a ninja. I am sorry I gave you my name... but I thought I would have a son, and not this... You can never become my successor. I will find others. If you do not become strong, I will... dispose of you." The man threatened.
"I thought of it as tough love... I cried that whole night. I really loved you, father. If you would have loved me, I might have had more faith in myself. After all, I you're your blood. Are you still alive? Do you want to see me alive?" She thought.
They reached the library and they set the papers down on Rena's desk, in her room, in the library. "Thank you so much, Mr. Kakashi. I really appreciate it. Would you like something to eat? It's the least I could do." Rena offered. She got a bento out of her small refrigerator. She handed it to Kakashi.
"I only have one more. I must go shopping tomorrow. I have work tonight. Please accept it." Rena insisted. Kakashi wasn't hungry, and he didn't feel like taking off his mask.
"No thanks. I'm not hungry." Kakashi smiled. She could not stop blushing and smiling. This woman interested Kakashi greatly. Her, like himself, was so filled with mystery. It intrigued him, to say the least.
Rena had accidentally knocked over a thick little pamphlet. Kakashi innocently picked it up for her.
"The Three Legendary Ninja's." It was titled. He opened it up to see Orochimaru's bio, and portrait. Rena thanked Kakashi and quickly put it in her desk, before he could see the rest.
"What's a girl like you want to know about dangerous people like that?" Kakashi inquired.
"I like to be up-to-date and informed. I just found this in my mailbox. I haven't got a chance to read it. It's nothing." She claimed. Kakashi apologized for being nosy. She didn't care. He was just curious.
Someone knocked on the door. Rena opened it. "Ms. Sakuna, can you show me where the... Kakashi-sensei! Naruto went crazy looking for you!" Sakura exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Kakashi asked dully. He knew it wasn't that important to interrupt his free day.
"Naruto wanted you to treat him to a bowl of ramen." Sakura explained. Kakashi laughed,
"Isn't that Iruka's job?"
Sakura falsely smiled, like 'Heh, heh... ooookay'. She walked out, and then Naruto came running in, for no apparent reason. He didn't know Kakashi was in the library, he just wanted a book on chakra so he could be better than his rival, Sasuke.
When he saw that Kakashi was sitting at Rena's desk, he pointed at him and laughed,
"Ha, ha! Kakashi-sensei! What were you doing with the librarian?" The fox- boy implied.
Kakashi appeared behind Naruto and clonked him on the head. "It hurts!" He whined, putting his hands on his head.
"We were talking, Naruto. I heard you want me to treat you to a bowl of ramen. I was going to, but now, I don't think I will." Kakashi teased.
"Awwww man! Hmph!" Naruto complained. He walked out of the building shouting 'Iruka-sensei'. Kakashi laughed and he bid farewell to Rena.
Sakura also left, to go have some time to herself. Rena was all alone. Like she usually was. She hoped she would see Kakashi again. She liked him.
Rena sat at her desk, with her feet propped up. She saw a water bottle on the far desk, opposite of hers. It was on top of the fridge. She stared at it at said aloud, "Father, I know you told me not to use my chakra on pointless things, but I am far to lazy to get up and get that bottle. Forgive me. Maybe if I ask Master Hokage, I could improve my ninja skills and make you proud of me."
Rena did a 3-step seal and she pointed at the bottle and it floated to her.
Kakashi walked around the city some more and all he had on his mind was the raven-haired librarian, and her many mysteries. Sure he had just met her, but he wanted to know more. It was like reading only the very interesting first chapter of a book and setting it down. Of course, you are going to want to read the rest.
And Kakashi had never felt this way about a person before. He felt such an empty, lonely feeling from this girl. But he didn't like her out of pity. He didn't blame her for her lonely feelings. She said her father was cruel and she was always alone, by herself, night after night in the eerie silence of the vacant library, doing work. He wondered if she ever got to go home on a regular bases. Did she have a home?
If it had been another random person, he wouldn't have cared so much, but there was something about this woman. Something hidden, something more, like Naruto. He was actually a fox demon. Maybe Kakashi liked her? --- She seemed to like him, or so it seemed.
Gai, being Kakashi's rival, spied on them in the library. He nonchalantly walked into the library. He made his way to Rena's desk. She was reading the Orochimaru pamphlet. Gai slammed his hand down on her desk. She quickly looked up. Gai smiled one of his cheesy glistening, Aquafresh smiles.
"My beautiful young lady, let me introduce my self, I am Gai and may I say, what beautiful eyes, you have!" Gai exclaimed. Rena isn't impolite, or judgmental to anyone, and she blushed at Gai's compliment. He grabbed her hand and held it in his. "My fair maiden, what will you say to having lunch with me?" Gai offered.
"You are cute." Rena giggled. Only she would think his antics are cute, and not creepy... "I wish I could go have lunch with you, (I wish Mr. Hakate would ask me...) but I have so much work to do, and I had just eaten lunch. I am sorry. I could maybe go tomorrow or the day after, if you come back. Ok, Mr. Gai?" Rena said.
Gai looked like a cherry. "I'll be here tomorrow!" He exclaimed, in a high- pitched voice and ran out like a happy crying frog. Rena shook her head, laughing and she went back to reading. She did it out of the goodness of her heart. If she can make anyone feel good, she will.
Gai was explaining to Lee what had just happened and they were both crying out of triumph and happiness. "Way to go Gai-sensei! I knew your charm would work! She couldn't resist you!" Lee exclaimed.
"Yes, Lee, and the best part is I have one against Kakashi! I am so happy!" Gai cried.
Yes, and Lee and Gai happily walked off to............................... somewhere..........
Quick summary: This chapter is the intro, basically. I needed a beginning, and this is it. It basically starts as a teeny ball of snow, and it rolls down the side of a mountain and expands into an avalanche.
There is a moral to every story. This moral is in the title. However, 'what if?' What if everything happened differently? What if Naruto listen to his subconscious? What if Sasuke did the same? And Sakura?
What if Iruka blindly said he had feelings for someone, but that someone had fallen in love with another? 'What if' is a fun and yet perplexing question. This is what 'really' happened... ; p. .
Naruto sat under a tree and pondered. 'What if that Zabuza guy sacrificed himself for that pretty boy, instead of the opposite? Would it have turned out the same? Hmm? Oh well. I wish I had some ramen. Some Miso ramen... Maybe even pork ramen... How about a whole pool of ramen." Naruto wistfully smiled at the thought of an entire pool of ramen.
The blonde kitsune walked around aimlessly, shouting 'Kakashi-sensei' Over and over. But Kakashi was walking around reading 'Intimate Heaven'. He might just bump into someone. But life carries on so he didn't care.
Kakashi was relieved for his subordinates, because he had given them the day off. After all, after that fight with Zabuza, they deserved the rest. Kakashi felt sad for Zabuza and Haku, but he felt that they were together somehow.
He paused for a moment and stared into the sapphire colored, deep, oceanic sky. He sighed a deep sigh. Coincidentally, like I said, someone bumped into him, even though he was standing still.
Kakashi was knocked to the ground too! He didn't mind too much, for he felt sorry for the woman that sat before him. She was carrying stacks and stacks of paper that must've blocked her view, so she assumed people would see her and move out of the way. Unfortunately, Kakashi didn't see her, and it was sorta his fault.
"I am so sorry sir! I didn't mean to knock you over, it's just I have work to finish and I can't afford to make 2 trips! Forgive me, please." She said shame-filled. She scurried for her papers. There were so many.
"It's no problem, in fact, I'll help you carry them." Kakashi smiled. You didn't need to see his lips; his eyes spoke for them.
The woman looked at him and made a little surprised, 'Uh?' noise. Kakashi picked up the papers. "Sir, you are too kind! Thank you so much." The woman blushed. So obviously, that it made Kakashi uncontrollably blush also. He had half the papers, and the woman had the other portion. When Kakashi was knocked over, his book fell out of his hand. They saw it on the ground, when they had the papers organized, and not in such a mess.
They both went for it. She put her hand on it first, and Kakashi put his hand on top of hers, without even noticing. She blushed even more, and Kakashi withdrew his hand. She looked at the cover.
"Is this yours?" She asked.
"Yes." Kakashi laughed.
"It's a very good story. I have read the entire set so far." She smiled. She gave it back to him. She walked next to Kakashi with the papers.
"Where might we be going?" Kakashi asked politely.
"The library. These are requests, comments, and complaints. I have to read them all..." She sighed.
"I wish I could help." Kakashi replied.
"You are too kind... What is your name?" She asked.
"How rude of me. Hakate Kakashi. What's yours?" He answered.
"My name is Sakuna Rena." Rena added. She looked down. "You're the famous Kakashi?" Rena inquired.
"You know of me?" Kakashi asked, flattered.
"Yes, I-I always wanted to be a ninja. I really admired them. I studied so many things when I began work at the library. I have read every book on ninjas. My father tried to teach me to be a ninja, but he was so cruel and relentless. I gave up and I faked my own death and ran away to Konoha, when I was 10. My father was an evil person." Rena explained.
"I see. Who is your father?" Kakashi questioned.
"No one important, just some man. You wouldn't know him if I told you. I hope he doesn't find out I'm really alive." Rena shuttered. She had a flashback of a man slapping her across the room.
"You pathetic... excuse... You will never become a ninja. I am sorry I gave you my name... but I thought I would have a son, and not this... You can never become my successor. I will find others. If you do not become strong, I will... dispose of you." The man threatened.
"I thought of it as tough love... I cried that whole night. I really loved you, father. If you would have loved me, I might have had more faith in myself. After all, I you're your blood. Are you still alive? Do you want to see me alive?" She thought.
They reached the library and they set the papers down on Rena's desk, in her room, in the library. "Thank you so much, Mr. Kakashi. I really appreciate it. Would you like something to eat? It's the least I could do." Rena offered. She got a bento out of her small refrigerator. She handed it to Kakashi.
"I only have one more. I must go shopping tomorrow. I have work tonight. Please accept it." Rena insisted. Kakashi wasn't hungry, and he didn't feel like taking off his mask.
"No thanks. I'm not hungry." Kakashi smiled. She could not stop blushing and smiling. This woman interested Kakashi greatly. Her, like himself, was so filled with mystery. It intrigued him, to say the least.
Rena had accidentally knocked over a thick little pamphlet. Kakashi innocently picked it up for her.
"The Three Legendary Ninja's." It was titled. He opened it up to see Orochimaru's bio, and portrait. Rena thanked Kakashi and quickly put it in her desk, before he could see the rest.
"What's a girl like you want to know about dangerous people like that?" Kakashi inquired.
"I like to be up-to-date and informed. I just found this in my mailbox. I haven't got a chance to read it. It's nothing." She claimed. Kakashi apologized for being nosy. She didn't care. He was just curious.
Someone knocked on the door. Rena opened it. "Ms. Sakuna, can you show me where the... Kakashi-sensei! Naruto went crazy looking for you!" Sakura exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Kakashi asked dully. He knew it wasn't that important to interrupt his free day.
"Naruto wanted you to treat him to a bowl of ramen." Sakura explained. Kakashi laughed,
"Isn't that Iruka's job?"
Sakura falsely smiled, like 'Heh, heh... ooookay'. She walked out, and then Naruto came running in, for no apparent reason. He didn't know Kakashi was in the library, he just wanted a book on chakra so he could be better than his rival, Sasuke.
When he saw that Kakashi was sitting at Rena's desk, he pointed at him and laughed,
"Ha, ha! Kakashi-sensei! What were you doing with the librarian?" The fox- boy implied.
Kakashi appeared behind Naruto and clonked him on the head. "It hurts!" He whined, putting his hands on his head.
"We were talking, Naruto. I heard you want me to treat you to a bowl of ramen. I was going to, but now, I don't think I will." Kakashi teased.
"Awwww man! Hmph!" Naruto complained. He walked out of the building shouting 'Iruka-sensei'. Kakashi laughed and he bid farewell to Rena.
Sakura also left, to go have some time to herself. Rena was all alone. Like she usually was. She hoped she would see Kakashi again. She liked him.
Rena sat at her desk, with her feet propped up. She saw a water bottle on the far desk, opposite of hers. It was on top of the fridge. She stared at it at said aloud, "Father, I know you told me not to use my chakra on pointless things, but I am far to lazy to get up and get that bottle. Forgive me. Maybe if I ask Master Hokage, I could improve my ninja skills and make you proud of me."
Rena did a 3-step seal and she pointed at the bottle and it floated to her.
Kakashi walked around the city some more and all he had on his mind was the raven-haired librarian, and her many mysteries. Sure he had just met her, but he wanted to know more. It was like reading only the very interesting first chapter of a book and setting it down. Of course, you are going to want to read the rest.
And Kakashi had never felt this way about a person before. He felt such an empty, lonely feeling from this girl. But he didn't like her out of pity. He didn't blame her for her lonely feelings. She said her father was cruel and she was always alone, by herself, night after night in the eerie silence of the vacant library, doing work. He wondered if she ever got to go home on a regular bases. Did she have a home?
If it had been another random person, he wouldn't have cared so much, but there was something about this woman. Something hidden, something more, like Naruto. He was actually a fox demon. Maybe Kakashi liked her? --- She seemed to like him, or so it seemed.
Gai, being Kakashi's rival, spied on them in the library. He nonchalantly walked into the library. He made his way to Rena's desk. She was reading the Orochimaru pamphlet. Gai slammed his hand down on her desk. She quickly looked up. Gai smiled one of his cheesy glistening, Aquafresh smiles.
"My beautiful young lady, let me introduce my self, I am Gai and may I say, what beautiful eyes, you have!" Gai exclaimed. Rena isn't impolite, or judgmental to anyone, and she blushed at Gai's compliment. He grabbed her hand and held it in his. "My fair maiden, what will you say to having lunch with me?" Gai offered.
"You are cute." Rena giggled. Only she would think his antics are cute, and not creepy... "I wish I could go have lunch with you, (I wish Mr. Hakate would ask me...) but I have so much work to do, and I had just eaten lunch. I am sorry. I could maybe go tomorrow or the day after, if you come back. Ok, Mr. Gai?" Rena said.
Gai looked like a cherry. "I'll be here tomorrow!" He exclaimed, in a high- pitched voice and ran out like a happy crying frog. Rena shook her head, laughing and she went back to reading. She did it out of the goodness of her heart. If she can make anyone feel good, she will.
Gai was explaining to Lee what had just happened and they were both crying out of triumph and happiness. "Way to go Gai-sensei! I knew your charm would work! She couldn't resist you!" Lee exclaimed.
"Yes, Lee, and the best part is I have one against Kakashi! I am so happy!" Gai cried.
Yes, and Lee and Gai happily walked off to............................... somewhere..........