"Do Do Do.. I love RAMEN! Its soo nummy in my TUMMY!Do Do Do! Its the best food ever!Do Do Do!" sung Ryuichi. It was his "Ramen Song" he made up while he was traveling a few months ago.

"Ryuichi, quiet. I hear something." Kakashi said pointing to a bush. The singing man shutted himself up and became serious. In the bushes alittle baby grey wolf came out.

"OH MY GOD!YOU ARE SOOO CUTE!DO YOU WANNA BE MY FRIEND?"yelled/asked the hyper jounin.The baby wolf's light purple eyes looked up at Ryu with happiness.It barked. The wolf pounced on the sitting brunette, licking his face.

"YAY! What should I name you?hmmm...I know! How about AKIMARU!" yelled Ryuichi happily.

"Ryu lets go. We dont have time for this."Kakashi said annoyed.

"ok...But we're taking him with us!"

"Fine."

"YAY! COME ON AKIMARU!" yelled the jounin happily. Akimaru barked and followed his new owner that was now on the grey haired ninja's back.

"So Kakashi..."

"Yo Ryu-kun." replied Kakashi calmly. Ryuichi felt so special, Kakashi gave him a nickname.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" asked Gai's older brother.

"No, Ryuichi. Why'd you ask that?" replied Kakashi. The truth was the Copy ninja was gay. But the thing he wanted to know was if Ryu had a girlfriend.

"Ryu-kun, do YOU have a girlfriend?"

"Nah..Im gay. So how can I have a girlfriend?" joked the 27 year old man. Yep, he finally decided that he was gay. Kakashi's eyes widened abit in suprise and in excitment.

"oh"

"Weee.. Im bored. um.. Im going to sleep. tell me when lunch is." Ryuichi Maito told Kakashi.

"ok"

"YAY! Nighty Night." He rested his head against Kakashi's shoulder and fell asleep.

A few hours later the sleeping ninja finally woke up. It was a little before lunch.

"Kakashi!Where are we?Im scared." whinned Ryu. While he was asleep Kakashi and Shino took a path that was very creepy. This path had very sunlight coming through the trees and the trees looked as if they were almost dead. It scared Ryucihig, a lot. Kakashi felt his body tremble with fear softy.

"Calm down Ryu-kun. This is just a forest, it wont hurt you." The Copy Ninja said as he was trying to calm down his friend. The brunette started to take many deep breaths, trying to calm down.

"I'll try, but I dont thing I can, Kakashi." Ryu said very cute clinging on to Kakashi. He was being so cute that Kakashi smiled under his mask.

"Hes to cute" Kakashi whispered to himself.

Shino was bored. Walking and observing very little, it got boring fast. But he and his friend's sensei had talked about Ryu.

A hour ago:

"I know who you are." Kakashi said coldly.

"hmm." Shino really didnt care. Most likely the grey haired man wouldnt tell.

"Naruto put you up to this. Didnt he?" He asked suspiciously. So that was why Naruto was in the Hokage's office the other day. Now it makes sense, but why?

"If you would like to know, yes he did but I cannot tell you why." replied Shino.

"hmm..Ok whatever."

"Soo..Kakashi do you like Ryuichi?" The bug freak asked. It was a very foward question.

"uhh..Why do you want to know?"

"..."

"This is part of your "mission" isnt?" questioned Kakashi.

"Maybe." Kakashi pulled out Come Come Pardise volume 5.

"Its Ryu, is it not?Its written over your face, Kakashi." Shino said outloud. Kakashi ignored him. Why should he tell a kid his feelings? Naruto is so nosy sometimes.Ok almost every single day. There was a very akward silence between then ninja's with exception of Ryuichi's light snoring.

The brunette finally calmed down. He was still scared a bit. There was something about this forest and path didnt seem right. It also seemed like someone was watching them. Ryu wished that his ankle was better, so if he needed to he could fight.But no, he wa clumsy as hell and tripped. If they got attacked, which he thought wouldnt happen since this is such a low ranked mission, he would never let it down. Ryuichi would do what he did a few years ago. A few years ago, for some reason, he went mute. Only he knows why he wouldnt talk and he would never tell anyone. Not even his brother, Gai. Ever since then he forgotten; on purpose of what happened.