Chapter Six
Naruto reached his house finally, breathing heavily. He glanced back over his shoulder. The kitsune half expected to see someone there behind him, but there was no one. Nothing but the dark shadows of the night. He pushed open the door, the smell of ramen instantly pouring from the house. He stepped inside, and slammed the door behind him.
"Sasuke, what are we doing?" he asked with a sigh, leaning against his closed door. He got up off the door, and headed into the kitchen for a - very late - dinner of, you guessed it, ramen. As the water boiled, he fell to his knees on the kitchen floor, arms crossed on the counter in front of him. He rested his chin on his arms, and stared ahead, thinking of the last thing he'd said to Sasuke.
"It's your turn tomorrow. ...I look forward to it, Sasuke." The words still lingered in his mind as he poured the water on the noodles, and dug around in a drawer for some chopsticks. By the time he'd found them, he was able to just dig in. For once, he didn't just slurp them down, he took his time to enjoy them, though it was hard when his mind didn't want to focus.
Finishing the ramen, he put his bowl in the sink, and headed into his room. "I look forward to it almost as I do training," he mumbled to himself, and collapsed on his bed. He took a moment to relax, then got up, quickly changing into his pajamas, being sure to set his hitai-ate carefully on his dresser, and pulling on his little hat. He crawled under the blankets, and snuggled up under his blankets. "Good night," he whispered.
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He threw on his orange jacket, muttering under his breath. "I'm gonna be later than Kakashi at this rate!" he grumbled, pulling on his sandals as he ran out the door, tripping, and hitting the ground. He whimpered slightly, sat up, and pulled on his shoes the rest of the way, and got up. "How could I have slept in so late?"
He finally reached the place they were expected to meet that day. Sasuke was already there, as expected, throwing kunai at ... Kakashi? Damnit, I'm later than Kakashi!
"Naruto! There you are!" He glanced up at the voice, of course, it wasn't Sasuke. The other boy hadn't even noticed him yet. He sighed, seeing it was only Sakura. Naruto was supposed to be there earlier so she could help him level out his chakra better.
"Gomen, Sakura," he appologized quickly. "I .. slept in a little late."
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A/N;
Wait. I know what you're thinking.
"What? This chapter sucks."
Yep. I know. It's more of a filler than anything. To keep the story going.
