HI! I didn't die and am back with great chapter...... I hope. Thank you waiting and please no killing.
Mysterious Iruka
Naruto would hear no ill of Iruka without an explanation. So they were waiting for Kurogane to stop laughing and explain himself before heading back to the village.
"I'm surprised you want to know Kakashi." Kurogane managed to say as he got control over himself.
"I wasn't in the village a lot after I got promoted to Jou-nin, remember?"
"Yeah, but you had to have been there or heard about Iruka's pranks." Kurogane smiled, "Did you hear about the time the water heaters in the school, Hokage building, and in a few restaurants exploited due to ramen being put in them?"
"Are you telling me that was Iruka?!" Kakashi asked wide-eyed.
"Yup, and that was one of the light pranks." Kurogane smiled at the memories.
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Meanwhile in Hidden Leaf village Iruka woke from a horrible nightmare. He couldn't remember the dream in detail; in fact the only thing he could remember was the sound of laughter. Shortly after he woke he sneezed. "Some one must be talking about me." he mumbled sleepily as he looked at the clock on his dresser and moaned. The time was 3:50am.
"I might as well get up." He sighed thinking about how he had to get ready for work in an hour anyway. He did the every day routine of a shower, getting dressed, making breakfast and a small lunch. He went over his lesson plane and rechecked the work he had graded. Finding nothing else to due he left for work earlier then normal. The time was now 5:20am.
The street was calm, barely anyone was awake. Iruka smiled, (Maybe today won't be so bad after all. I mean, just because I have a nightmare doesn't mean anything bad is going to happen.) Iruka thought with a small smile. Unfortunately that thought was ruined by a familiar imposing presence behind him. Iruka felt him self unconsciously stiffen.
"IRUKA! Just what do you think you are doing!?" The presence yelled. Iruka spun a round faced with his teacher looking very unhappy with him at the moment.
"Kurogane-Sensei! I swear I didn't do it!" Iruka cried out his innocence. "You see, I was going ... to um.... Wait." Iruka suddenly glared at the older teacher. I really didn't do anything, so why the hell are you yelling at me?!"
"To see if you've changed or not." Kurogane laughed. The look on Iruka's face had been priceless. "You haven't."
"Yes I have! You just bring out the worst in me." Iruka glared once again at his former teacher and plotted ways to kill him.
"So, Iruka, I hear you're a teacher now." Kurogane asked suppressing the urge to laugh.
Iruka put both hands behind his head and looked at the older teacher out of the corner of his eyes. "Yeah, so? You got a problem with that?"
"Not at all, just wondering why considering how many times you skipped class."
"Didn't have much choice." Iruka replied casually.
"Really?"
"Yeah, Hokage gave me a choice, 'You either teach or your working in the assignment room permanently,' I believe were his exact words." Iruka went back to glaring as Kurogane started to laugh.
"What did you do?" Kurogane managed to get out through his laughing.
"I ... was late, getting back from a mission."
"How late were you?"
"Um... a month." Iruka blushed out.
"What were you doing?" Kurogane laughed in disbelieve.
"I was... enjoying ...the scenery." Iruka managed to get out through his embarrassment, only to have his former sensei laugh at him more.
"It's not that funny!" Iruka shouted, resisting the urge to stick out his tongue.
"Yes it is." Kurogane laughed, "So he made you teach, you the trouble maker?"
"I resent that." Iruka growled, "For one thing, I happen to be a good teacher, for another, it's not like you did that great a job of keeping me out of
trouble."
"No." Kurogane continued laughing, "Your right, I didn't. It's just you were too smart for your own good sometimes, but sometimes you were the laziest student I ever had, unless you had a prank you were planning to do."
Iruka rolled his eyes. It was at this time that he noticed the four people behind Kurogane. They all had a look of shock plastered on their faces. (Shit, I didn't see Naruto or the others... Wait I could have some fun with this.) Iruka thought with an evil smile growing on his face.
"What are you plotting?" Kurogane interrupted, noticing the only all too familiar face on his former student.
"Me, plot?" Iruka asked a little too innocently, "Never." At this point Iruka's commonsense started to take over. (This is childish. I need to get going anyway. I still have a class to teach.)
"Hey Kurogane-sensei it was nice playing with you and all, but I gotta go."
Iruka smiled brightly, "Oh, and don't worry about my next prank. It isn't too dangerous," and with that said he disappeared only to reappeared next to Naruto, "Naruto, I need your help to get my revenge on old-timer over there. Meet me after school and I'll reveal my master plan to you." Iruka was about to disappear again only to be grabbed by said target.
"You'll tell me what you're planning, before I have to hurt you." Kurogane said in his strict teacher voice. Iruka just smiled at the treat.
"But That'll ruin it."
"Iruka." Kurogane growled. Iruka laughed and shuck his head.
"Nope, you brought it a pone your self." Iruka frowned when he noticed the time, "You're going to make me late."
"It's your own fault." Kurogane smiled evilly.
" That's not fair! I've never been lat before." Iruka started to wine, Kurogane let him go.
"If you're that worried, why not just use, 'Shadow teleport'?"
"Too much effort." Iruka said taking the opportunity to sprint off before he could get recapture, "Besides I still have plenty of time." He called over his shoulder.
"YOU BRAT!" Kurogane yelled at the fleeing teacher. He then turned his attention to the other four. Naruto was stuck with his mouth hanging open; eyes wide. Sakura had a similar look. Kakashi and Sasuke on the other hand kept blinking. "See I told you he was a pain."
Kakashi shock his head. (Was that really Iruka? OI mean Iruka is an over protective teacher, overly polite, overly patent, well almost. He losses his patience with Naruto and me, mostly Naruto.... Iruka is even more interesting then I thought.) Kakashi did his happy eye smile. He then turned to his students that were still in they're state of shock.
He walked up to each one and hit them on the head lightly. Having gotten a death glare and their attention. He informed them that they had no missions, "That means get some sleep and meet me tomorrow, by the bridge at 7:30 am sharp." Kakashi then left in a poof on smoke.
"Think he'll show up on time?" Sakura asked.
"Nope, unless it's something important." Naruto reasoned, "Think Iruka really has a master prank plane?"
"I don't know, I've never seen him act like that, have you?" Sakura responded.
"No, he yells at me for my pranks, not help me with them."
Sasuke shrugged and walked away. He was tired, though he wouldn't admit
it. He also really wanted to see what Iruka had planed. (After all it's not every day a teacher pulls a prank and I'm going to see it.) he thought to himself.
Sakura looked after Sasuke and sighed, (He'll never like me.)
(Don't think that. He likes you.) Inner Sakura protested.
(Yeah and I'm the Tooth Fairy.) outer Sakura thought back. She headed home dreading seeing her parents. (It's not that I don't love them, but lately they've been giving me a hard time about pushing me self to hard.)
(And you are!) Inner Sakura protested once again. Outer just ignored her.
Naruto looked as his teammates left. He then turned to Kurogane, who had been watching the exchange for reasons of his own. "Well see you around."
"Bye, don't go with what ever Iruka's planning. It'll only cause trouble." The old teacher advised. Naruto just shrugged and walked off in the direction of his apartment. He had a gut feeling that it wouldn't be in the condition he left it in. This was impart due to when he left the village last time he came back to find it trashed. Sometimes he really hated this place.
-------Reviewer Praise-----
To Maya Amano, I'll try keep making the paragraphs more spaced. Don't worry about not being to update soon. I'm just happy to have reviews. ) Let's see Kyubi talking... I don't know we'll see.).
To wun-liddo-babi, I know I don't need to add the dash, but I saw it written that way in Shonjump. So I went with it. I hope I can add cute moments I don't think there are any in this chapter though. (
To sUmbOdi, I'm happy I can make you laugh.
To Koori no tenshi, I like to give Naruto nightmares, Bwahahahahahahaha Um, sasusaku.... Maybe, it's a surprise .... bwahahahahahah
To Animelover, Thank you, I'm getting to Sakura being depressed in a round about way. She's still depressed after all. Don't worry it'll all work out.
To Place-your-name-here, I'm glade I kept you entertained, and I hope I can continue to do so.
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