I sadly, do NOT own Naruto, or else I would have renamed it Kakashi!
White Fang, Lightning's Howl: The Secret of the Hatake
Winner
Sakura stood there, looking at her first kill in shock as the smoke cleared to reveal a smoking corpse.
For a long moment, she couldn't even hear the crowd going wild with glee. Sagging forward, feeling lightheaded, she wanted to puke, then she turned at the slight touch of a hand on her shoulder.
As if from far away, she could hear Genma saying, "Winner, Haruno Sakura."
She turned at the slight touch of a hand on her shoulder.
As if from far away, she could hear the crowd standing and applauding and cheering and catcalling.
She turned and found her sensei's face very close to hers.
"Well done, Sakura!" he said with a smile.
"You're late!" she said, with an answering smile.
"Ah hahaha!" Kakashi laughed. "My dog got lost so I had to find him…."
He shrugged.
"Liar!" Sakura mock yelled forgetting her queasiness as she abused her sensei. "Why can't you ever think up a better excuse?"
Suddenly, she became more aware of her surroundings.
"Acknowledge them, Haruno," Genma growled. "You're pissing me off having a dumb conversation with that lazy bastard."
Sakura turned and bowed to the people. She waved her hand and blew a few kisses. A few of them landed in Rock Lee's direction.
"YES!" she heard him cry. "I'm set, Gai-sensei!"
"Dream on," TenTen rolled her eyes.
She bowed in the direction of the Hokage.
Kakashi basked in the glory of the moment.
Okay, he thought, this is where I keep my promise. I will NOT think depressing thoughts.
But still….
He drooped, eye downcast.
She wouldn't have gotten so beat up if I hadn't been more on the ball…..
Sakura was pushed toward a podium and after thanking all her friends and her teachers, she wished everybody a good day. Whisked away, she was tugged into a great hall, where her friends and important dignitaries sat down for a large banquet.
Watching her disappear, Kakashi felt even more left out of things.
Well, it's your own fault, Hatake. You never were social guy, do you expect them to consider you as the –
Before he could complete that thought, he was socked in the jaw, none too lightly,
"Kakashi-sensei!" Gai roared. "That's to you from Genma-san! For leaving us with such work to do while you were off lazing around!"
"I had nothing to do with that," Genma said, waving his hands in deprecation. "In fact…."
He leaned forward and kissed Kakashi full on the lips.
"I'm so glad you're back! As a gift for your return, you can have all those S-rank missions! Now that I know what they are – I don't really want them. S stands for shitty, doesn't it?"
Kakashi backed away from the two men.
"I"ve got to be somewhere," he said and disappeared in a poof.
"He's always doing that!" complained Genma.
"That's because you're always invading his personal space," Raido said. "What do you expect he'd behave like after you embarrassed him like that in front of everybody?"
Gai frowned. "Genma, sometimes I still think you are caught in the flames of youth! That was a stupid thing to do, embarrassing MY eternal rival like that!"
"Waaait!" Genma said. "Since when is he yours?"
"What are you guys fighting about?" asked Iruka running up.
"Ahhhh….." The three Jounins looked at each other.
"Are you going to the banquet?" asked Genma.
Iruka shook his head.
"I didn't get the ticket."
"Here's mine," Genma said.
"Eh?"
"I'm off to be surprised by Raido," Genma said with a smirk. "Besides, that pink-haired girl, I know nothing about much. You probably spent more time with her, getting to know her and all that crap. So you go."
Raido tugged Genma away.
Gai disappeared.
"Say hi to him for me!" Genma said. "Tell him to come to me anytime he wants it!"
Iruka stood, staring at the pass, puzzled.
