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A/N: School has started...please don't rush me...unless it's an emergency :P Please read the ending since it will probably answer some questions! Enjoy!
(Words) = actions
Italicized sentences= thoughts
Chapter 16- Illusions...
Team 7 continued to run...after awhile, they noticed that they were in a middle of a desert...alone...and lost.
"Sensei!! Why are we in a desert!? It's hot...and I'm thirsty!! My stomach is growling and we're in the middle of nowhere! Where is Waterfall!?" Sakura rubbed her stomach as if she was telling it to hold on a little longer.
"I don't know...I never been to Waterfall..." Kakashi scratched his head and look up at the bright yellow sun.
"WHAT!? How can you bring us here if you don't even know where you're going!? That's just great!! We followed a person who doesn't know anything about this village and we're gonna die without anyone caring about us!! People are gonna think we moved away, but NOO!! Boy, are they ever wrong! We're gonna be dead!! Then Hokage is gonna say, "They're fine"...and then I'll haunt him in his dreams and say "Who's fine now huh?!" Naruto continued complaining and the possibilities of what would happen in the future if they died here.
Sasuke slapped his forehead and mumbled, "Where does he get all that energy to complain in the middle of a freaking desert...?"
Kakashi rubbed his eyes since the sun rays were very strong. "Naruto...can you just shut up a bit?"
"Why shut up!? You danced around and said, "Ohh I know where waterfall is" and here we are! Tell me who should shut up! You little boaster!"
"Don't you dare talk to me that way! It's not all my fault!"
"Then whose fault is it huh!? Tell me!" Naruto looked down at Kakashi.
"It's yours!!" Kakashi pointed at Naruto with furious red eyes.
"NANI!? Just because I'm talking a lot doesn't mean it's my fault okay!? Tell me why it's my fault!? Huh!?" Naruto put his hands on his waist.
Kakashi stood silence since his throat was parched.
"Oh see! You're all quiet now! Now you admitted that it's your entire fault! Geez, I can't believe you're actually a SENSEI!"
"SHUT UP NARUTO!!!" Kakashi looked up at Naruto with frustrated eyes. "FIRST OF ALL, I wasn't the one who slapped the guy! You were the one who got us into this marriage crap!"
"HEY! Don't bl-" Naruto was cut off by Kakashi.
"SECOND OF ALL, I was in great danger! Who wants to kiss a man with a mole on his lips...with hair growing on it!? Oh god! It was horrific! If you were a true ninja, you would of just kicked their asses and left them for good, you stupid retard!!" Kakashi clenched his fists and bit his lip.
Sakura and Sasuke stood aside, scared of Kakashi's tempter since this was the first time they had since the lazily laid back Kakashi burst into flames of anger.
"Ano..." Sakura wanted to stop the fight before any fists were exchanged.
"STAY OUT OF THIS!!" They screamed at Sakura with eyes of irritation.
"Just shut up!!! I had enough of your stupid shit!! Just shut the fuck up and listen to me!!" Sasuke shouted all of a sudden.
Naruto and Kakashi stared at Sasuke who had his eyes shut, his arms by his side, and his fists clenched until they were bleeding.
"I want you guys to apologize and let's continue so we don't waste any energy in this freaking desert! We can just move along happily as if nothing happened okay!? Now apologize!!" Sasuke demanded.
"I will apologize...IF he apologizes first!" Naruto and Kakashi said at the same time and glared into each other's eyes.
"Stop it!!!" It was Sakura's turn to scream out loud now. "Just say sorry like good boys and let's move on like a happy family!!!"
They glared at each other and mumbled, "Gomen nasai..."
"Since when were we a happy family!? I can't believe I said sorry to that big ego sensei..." {Naruto's thoughts}
"Why should I say sorry?! He started it!! Can't believe it...if he was my son...he would be in hell right now..." {Kakashi's thoughts}
Naruto and Kakashi continued to glare at each other as they walked along side by side while Sakura and Sasuke led the way.
"Geez...I can't believe it...Sasuke and Sakura...my own students...yelled at me..." Kakashi mumbled.
"Yeah...like if they were our parents..." Naruto sighed.
Sasuke and Sakura looked at each other. "PARENTS?!"
"Yeah...you know...when you said, "be good boys and apologize!" Naruto mimicked Sakura's voice.
"Naruto...why don't you just shu-" Sakura suddenly stopped as Naruto began walking towards her.
"Why are you walking closer to me?" Sakura stepped back.
"Ra-ramen..." Naruto started to drool and as an illusion of a ramen shop appeared.
"Oy...Naruto... are you okay?" Sasuke stared at Naruto who continued to walk forward.
===The Illusion game...Starts===
"The ra-ramen shop! I thought I would never see you again!!!" Naruto began to kiss the floor...which was actually the sand.
"I want some shrimp ramen with beef on the side!!" Naruto shouted and an imaginary man brought him some ramen.
"Mm-hmm delicious!!" Naruto began to eat the sand beneath him.
"Sensei...are you sure Naruto is okay?" Sakura looked at Naruto worriedly as the sand dried up his tongue, which was oblivious to Naruto.
"Guess its one of those illusions...makes you go a little crazy and imagine things that aren't really there...like things you want..." Kakashi sighed.
Suddenly, something caught Sasuke by the corner of his eye.
"Itachi!?" Sasuke shouted at a large cactus. "How dare you do this to us?! Turn us back to normal or else I'll kick your sorry ass!!" Sasuke began to punch the cactus out of rage.
Kakashi stared at Sasuke and asked Sakura, "Doesn't that hurt? You know...all the needles and all...?"
"He probably doesn't feel it...you know...too concentrated on the cactus to notice the pain I guess." Sakura looked at the "mental" Sasuke, hitting the cactus and one of her eyebrows rose.
"I guess it's only you and me that are still not insane yet. I think that the smart people like you and I can only withstand the illusions right Sak-" Kakashi turned towards Sakura and found her gone.
He looked around him and above him. Suddenly, a thought struck him. Was she beneath him!?
He looked down and saw Sakura, acting as if she was swimming in a pool of water...rather a pool of sand.
She smiled happily and said, "Thank god for pools...so refreshing...ahhh"
Kakashi slapped his forehead protector and sighed. "I guess I'm still sane..."
Kakashi closed his eyes and sat down Indian-style. He reached for his book and began reading.
"Nothing is better than Icha Icha Paradise...this will surely keep me sane..." Kakashi put his book down after a few minutes to look at his three students who continued to eat, punch, and swim.
He looked at his right, then his left, and then in the middle...suddenly something wonderful appeared in front of his eyes...
"An Icha Icha Paradise store?!" Kakashi shouted, excitement running through his veins.
"It's one of the legendary stores! They sell movies, books, actor's autographs, and many more!! I can't believe it!!" Kakashi ran towards the entrance, which was really a cactus, and began checking everything out.
He grabbed a book, which was a lizard, and began flipping the pages and tickled the little animal.
As we all know now...they are now all happy in their illusions...but if they don't snap out of it...they will surely die as Naruto said.
A camel walked by and sat down, staring at the four, playing around in their illusions.
First, it walked up to Naruto and bit his head, which snapped him out of his illusion immediately.
"OWW!!" Naruto rubbed his head, full of saliva and when he looked at his hands, he said, "Ewww!!"
The camel nudged him and pointed to the other three who looked simply retarded.
Naruto shook Kakashi, then Sasuke, and finally Sakura, awake.
They rubbed the sides of their forehead and mumbled in agony.
Sasuke began to take off the thorns on his body while Sakura brushed off all the sand off.
"Can't believe it...if we stay here any longer...we'll be toasted and be eaten by animals..." Sasuke took a thorn off his shoulder.
"What are we going to do...?" Sakura sighed and used her arms to support her head.
Kakashi stared at the camel that sat neatly on the sand, listening intently to their conversation, as if it understood them.
Naruto noticed the camel and gazed at it also. Sasuke finished plucking the thorns off and look at the camel, knowing what thought was occurring in the two minds.
"Hey guys...you know what I'm thinking...?" Kakashi glared evilly at the camel.
"Oh yeah..." Naruto and Sasuke replied.
Sakura turned around to the camel and answered, "We're gonna make that camel helps us find where Waterfall is and ride on it...?"
"Even though that sounds like a good suggestion Sakura..." Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto took out some shurikens and kunais, "but that's not the answer..." they looked at the camel from head to toe with hungry eyes, "WE'RE GONNA EAT THAT PLUMP ANIMAL!!"
They dashed toward the timid creature and chased it around, throwing their weapons and trying their best to capture it.
"I caught it!!!" Naruto screamed happily.
The camel screamed in ache while Naruto said, "What should we do with it? Boil it?!" The camel kicked Naruto on his rear end, meaning no!
Sasuke used Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu to start a fire. Kakashi smiled evilly with hungrily eyes.
"Oh I get it! You want to be fried!!" Naruto suggested. Once again, the camel kicked his rear end.
"Then what do you want!? You want to be BBQ?!" Naruto shouted furiously.
"I DON'T WANT TO BE EATEN YOU STUPID IDOIT!!" The camel spoke in a harsh voice...
"Did the camel...just speak...?" Sakura stared blankly at the camel.
TBC
Sorry for the short chappie...I needed to stop at a very suspenseful part. Yes, I know that you're thinking...what the hell is a talking camel in this story? No...this isn't a fantasy story. Please don't leave because you think its all rubbish, but the talking camel has a history! Please RR!!
Takeshi: What the hell is a camel here?! (Tries to create suspense)
Kakashi: I don't care! I want to eat it!
Naruto and Sasuke: Food, food! (Bangs forks and knives on the table)
Sakura: I feel sorry for that thing...being eaten and all...but oh well...we are hungry! (Smiles evilly)
Takeshi: You guys turned so evil all of a sudden... (Sweat drop)
Everyone: We learn from the master! (Points at Takeshi)
Takeshi: Ahem...Of course (grins, smirks, and laughs)