Chapter 4: Unspoken
It was already 6:00 p.m. everyone has already left the Ramen House except for Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto.
"Sasuke, Sakura, be ready for a mission tomorrow. Be here at 7:00 for the details." Kakashi informed his students.
"Do I need to come?" Naruto asked.
"No need. That is only a class C mission. You can take your rest this whole week and on Monday you can join us."
"Fine." Naruto replied. Kakashi was about to turn his back when Naruto called him. "Wait, Kakashi-sensei, I just noticed that you haven't get any older." Kakashi laughed nervously under his mask. "That's your opinion. What do you want now, huh? Naruto?" "Before I forget, I have something for you." Naruto unzipped his bag and took out the pocketbook "Come, Come Paradise". "Here is the latest volume from Ero-sennin!" Naruto exclaimed mischievously. "Naruto?!" Sakura glared at him and Sasuke just gave an intent look at it like he was somewhat interested, but not as if he would let them notice. "You haven't read this, have you?" Kakashi asked softer than his usual volume of voice. Naruto leaned closer and cupped his hand on his ears and whispered. "That's a secret." Then Kakashi suddenly disappeared through a puff of smoke.
"Guys, I've gotta go, I was so tired from travel. It was so nice to be with you guys again. Next week, I would be able to join our team. Be good in the mission tomorrow." Naruto uttered and extend his arms as he yawned.
"Thanks Naruto. I expect much from you this time. Let's have a match some time." Sasuke challenged.
"No problem." He winked and ran away quickly from them.
Sakura stared at his vanishing friend. He missed him so much, tomorrow would be another mission. She could not count how many missions have they accomplished without him. But anyways, he would be with them from now on again.
"Sakura, let's go. I'll walk you home." Sasuke spoke that sounded like a command. Sakura walked with him along the streets of Konoha. He often walks her home whenever they come from a mission. But he refuses to enter their house, not even a few words escape his mouth whenever they were together. There was no clear indication that something special is between them. But she thought, if he didn't like her then he wouldn't waste time to walk with her. She could not understand him that was bothering her. But at least she was the only girl he goes out with. That would probably be enough.
At Naruto's apartment...
Naruto noticed the light on his bedroom so he supposed it was Jiraiya. He went up to his bedroom and found him writing on his study table.
"Where have you been, Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked sleepily as he sat on his bed.
"I searched for inspirations, you know. That's why I'm writing here." He replied nonchalantly.
"So when are you going to finish Come, Come Paradise? Kakashi-sensei was reading that since we became his students." He asked as he undressed.
"Not yet, I haven't thought of a good ending. And one thing it is still a top seller among the adult novels out there." He bragged with a silly grin. Naruto was about to lie down on his bed when suddenly he remembered something.
"The flowers!" He blurted out with widened eyes. "I forgot the flowers!"
"The flowers? It's over here." Jiraiya pointed out the flower vase before him. "The pale face girl went here and said that you left it in the ramen house." Naruto sighed and fell on his back.
"Don't call her names, her name is Hinata." Naruto chewed out.
"Oh, so she is special to you." Jiraiya teased.
"She is one of my close friends here. Don't think anything malicious!"
"Naruto, I think that girl is boring, I could not see the shape of her body through the clothes she wears. I guess she has no experience with guys by looking at her eyes." Jiraiya pointed out nonchalantly.
"Cut that out! I didn't ask for your opinion, you are violating her. Don't you know that she was the daughter of the Hyuuga head family? You should respect her!" Naruto defended and noticed that he was not listening so he decided to cover himself with a blanket.
It was already 6:00 p.m. everyone has already left the Ramen House except for Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto.
"Sasuke, Sakura, be ready for a mission tomorrow. Be here at 7:00 for the details." Kakashi informed his students.
"Do I need to come?" Naruto asked.
"No need. That is only a class C mission. You can take your rest this whole week and on Monday you can join us."
"Fine." Naruto replied. Kakashi was about to turn his back when Naruto called him. "Wait, Kakashi-sensei, I just noticed that you haven't get any older." Kakashi laughed nervously under his mask. "That's your opinion. What do you want now, huh? Naruto?" "Before I forget, I have something for you." Naruto unzipped his bag and took out the pocketbook "Come, Come Paradise". "Here is the latest volume from Ero-sennin!" Naruto exclaimed mischievously. "Naruto?!" Sakura glared at him and Sasuke just gave an intent look at it like he was somewhat interested, but not as if he would let them notice. "You haven't read this, have you?" Kakashi asked softer than his usual volume of voice. Naruto leaned closer and cupped his hand on his ears and whispered. "That's a secret." Then Kakashi suddenly disappeared through a puff of smoke.
"Guys, I've gotta go, I was so tired from travel. It was so nice to be with you guys again. Next week, I would be able to join our team. Be good in the mission tomorrow." Naruto uttered and extend his arms as he yawned.
"Thanks Naruto. I expect much from you this time. Let's have a match some time." Sasuke challenged.
"No problem." He winked and ran away quickly from them.
Sakura stared at his vanishing friend. He missed him so much, tomorrow would be another mission. She could not count how many missions have they accomplished without him. But anyways, he would be with them from now on again.
"Sakura, let's go. I'll walk you home." Sasuke spoke that sounded like a command. Sakura walked with him along the streets of Konoha. He often walks her home whenever they come from a mission. But he refuses to enter their house, not even a few words escape his mouth whenever they were together. There was no clear indication that something special is between them. But she thought, if he didn't like her then he wouldn't waste time to walk with her. She could not understand him that was bothering her. But at least she was the only girl he goes out with. That would probably be enough.
At Naruto's apartment...
Naruto noticed the light on his bedroom so he supposed it was Jiraiya. He went up to his bedroom and found him writing on his study table.
"Where have you been, Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked sleepily as he sat on his bed.
"I searched for inspirations, you know. That's why I'm writing here." He replied nonchalantly.
"So when are you going to finish Come, Come Paradise? Kakashi-sensei was reading that since we became his students." He asked as he undressed.
"Not yet, I haven't thought of a good ending. And one thing it is still a top seller among the adult novels out there." He bragged with a silly grin. Naruto was about to lie down on his bed when suddenly he remembered something.
"The flowers!" He blurted out with widened eyes. "I forgot the flowers!"
"The flowers? It's over here." Jiraiya pointed out the flower vase before him. "The pale face girl went here and said that you left it in the ramen house." Naruto sighed and fell on his back.
"Don't call her names, her name is Hinata." Naruto chewed out.
"Oh, so she is special to you." Jiraiya teased.
"She is one of my close friends here. Don't think anything malicious!"
"Naruto, I think that girl is boring, I could not see the shape of her body through the clothes she wears. I guess she has no experience with guys by looking at her eyes." Jiraiya pointed out nonchalantly.
"Cut that out! I didn't ask for your opinion, you are violating her. Don't you know that she was the daughter of the Hyuuga head family? You should respect her!" Naruto defended and noticed that he was not listening so he decided to cover himself with a blanket.