Akira's POV
It's been four days since the mission of Golden Statue. It's just yesterday that the Jutsu crumbled. I heave a sigh remembering that three days.
They have been bickering with each other the whole time, everything they do, they always quarrel with each other, they just want things to be always complicated.
(I am so unlucky that I have to stay with them just so the two wouldn't kill each other, well that's what the Hokage and Sensei said. I actually doubt that they gonna kill each other, maybe just destroy the apartment?... That's actually bad...)
(Of course, Sakura and Sensei would visit us. I felt bad for Sasuke, actually, he had to stay in our apartment for three days. Imagine he decided to stay at the Uchiha Residence even after that happens, and just like that he got to bear to be away from it for three days because of the Jutsu.)
I sigh again and remove that thought from my mind. (I just needed to think more positively in that three days...oh right, the only thing that happened good in that three days is that we didn't get any missions.)
Another sigh escape from my mouth (After the Jutsu crumbled we eventually got to do a lot of D-rank. And that day is now, gosh I'm so thankful that we're finished. I can't take any more D-rank for the day.)
"Akira, are you okay? You've been sighing a million times this day..." The person beside me said.
"I'm okay, thanks for the concern, Sensei" I said burning holes in Naruto's head. Naruto tensed and look in my direction scared.
"Come on Akira, it's been a whole day. I told you I'm sorry for burning all your books-dattebayo" Naruto said giving me puppy eyes.
"And you think it's just like that, why did you even try experimenting a Jutsu on my books... you know that you don't have a fire release." I said my brow twitching.
"What I actually have, that's how I burnt your book-dattebayo" Naruto said making me sigh defeatedly at how stupid all of this is, he looks like he is proud of it .
"Because you use oil and a match, and instead of only one book, you use the other book when you two can't put out the fire. Ah, mo" I said, I feel like all the remaining energy in my body is quickly draining.
"Why am I the one being blamed, see this teme here, he is the one who gave me the idea-dattebayo" Naruto said pointing at Sasuke. Sasuke quickly got into a defense mode.
"What do you mean, Usuratonkachi. Your just an idiot!" Sasuke said making Naruto look at him pointedly
"What?! You're the one who started it, you keep mocking me because I didn't know any Jutsu like that!" Naruto said
I sweatdropped at the two as they continue to bicker with each other.
"God, you two, I'm gonna kill the both of you if you don't stop" I said getting in between them and shoving their faces away from each other.
"Ma, Come on now." I heard Sensei say, the stress is clear in his voice. Naruto and Sasuke look at each side, crossed arms. Sakura is just beside Sasuke looking like she also drains all her energy already by just listening to us.
My brow twitches and crosses my arms. (Kami-sama, give me more patience...)
"Okay, you guys..." Sensei said stepping in front of us with a sweatdrop.
We all look at him Sasuke and Naruto still with annoyed faces, while me and Sakura having the same look of tiredness, he sweatdropped at our expressions.
Third Person's POV
Kakashi looked at all of his students. He sweatdropped by the dynamic of the team. It just got worse and worse. Even Akira would argue with the two, well, it was just today... Even him, if someone burn his Icha Icha Books he probably wouldn't forgive that person, maybe Akira's attitude, for now, is reasonable. He sighs and stands straight making the team look at him.
"This just all we're gonna do for today, you all can go home and rest. I still needed to report to the Hokage" He said and disappear, he needed to check something it can't wait, it's a very treasurable thing and he needed to look for it.
They all look confused when their Sensei just disappear right after finishing what he said. Akira sighed, what's up with the old man, he looks like he is in a hurry. She doubted that he is really gonna report to the Hokage, besides there's nothing to report to the Hokage anyway.
"Come on Naruto, let's go home and eat" Akira said pulling Naruto towards her. But instead, she is the one that got pulled by Naruto.
"oi!" Akira said balancing herself. She looks at Naruto who has a creepy smile on his face.
Akira's brows twitches. This is bad... what is he thinking?
Naruto's smile becomes more creepy that it scares Sakura. He has a plan for today, and this time he will make sure that he will convince his teammates.
"Hey... don't you want to see it? It's about time" Naruto said making Sasuke and Sakura confused. Akira has a hint of what is it.
"Naruto... you" Akira said with a sweatdrop.
"You know what I'm talking about. Kakashi-sensei's... real face!" Naruto said with a flashlight on his face, making him look more creepy.
Akira sighed, when and where did he get the flashlight?
Sakura punched him on the head making him drop to the ground
"What are you doing?!" Sakura said with a tick mark.
Sasuke turns his back to them "That's stupid! I'm not interested. Today's mission is over, so I'm going home..." he said as he started to walk away.
"Gosh, me too actually," Akira said, putting her hands in her pocket.
"Yeah, I agree..." Sakura said his lips twitching. She thought it actually sounds fun, but if Sasuke disagrees, she will also disagree. Besides Akira also disagree...
Naruto looks at Sasuke and Akira, still with a creepy smile.
"Maybe he has...lips like cod roe?" Naruto said making Sasuke stop on his track. Akira almost burst laughing, she can't imagine it... it would be impossible right? It would show on the mask if he actually has one.
Naruto chuckles, just a little bit more...
"Or maybe buckteeth?!" Naruto continued making Sasuke shiver, imagining all the possibilities that Naruto suggested.
Akira just chuckled attempting not to laugh, she actually didn't think any of those. She still didn't want to actually see her Sensei face though.
"You know...I think that's the most unimaginable thing I heard..." Akira finally say, once the laughter in her system faded.
"What do you mean by that-dattebayo?" Naruto said shoulder dropping
"You know, I have a more accurate image of what Sensei could possibly look like...but not that..." Akira said with a sweatdrop. Err- she felt like what Naruto is really far away from what he looks like... their Sensei might be...you know...
"How can you be so sure about that...he is wearing a mask... there could be something really unexpected under there, like buck teeth or lips like cod roe-dattebayo!" Naruto said with fire in his eyes.
Akira sweatdrops as Sasuke appears beside Naruto as if waiting. She can't believe it...
The four of them have a staring contest "Please..." Naruto said with puppy eyes.
She really can't believe this...
-skip-
Akira frowned looking at the person beside her. She actually let herself join them...
"But this is rare..." Kakashi said looking at all of his students. Akira was on the left side while the three were on the right side.
"Here you go! Thanks for waiting" Teuchi said putting the ramen in front of Kakashi.
Kakashi crossed his arms and lean backward. "All four of you treating me... Snow might fall" He said acting like he was waiting for snowfall.
"You know what I mean?..." Kakashi said sending them a look. The three shake all their head repeatedly. Kakashi glances on his left side and raises his eyebrow. Akira and Kakashi locked eyes as Kakashi wait for Akira to answer. Akira sighed and roll her eyes at him.
"Come on. We're being a good student for once." Akira said pushing the ramen towards him. He just stares at Akira to find an answer. This is so unusual for them to do this really. What are they up to?
"hmm... maybe the ramen will explode isn't it?" Kakashi said looking at the three again, they all shakes their heads again. He heard a sigh and tapped on her left side but he didn't look at her and tries to get the answer to the three instead.
"Are you up to something... or not?" He said making the three sweat.
"Wh-what are you saying?!" Naruto stuttered. He looks at Akira who is just looking at all of them, giving them a look, that if they didn't act natural all of this will be wasted.
"Right, Akira-ttebayo?" Naruto said making Kakashi look at her.
Akira sighed again and tapped the table with her fingers. "We're just really being a good student, you know. We've been causing trouble to you since we become your student, that's why we're going to treat you for your really hard work." Akira said pushing the ramen again, encouraging him to eat it. He didn't move an inch still thinking.
The other three have sweat on their foreheads, hoping for Akira to convince their Sensei.
"You know what, I'm even willing to feed you, Sensei." Akira said the last straw of her patience is about to snap. Why is she even here? She wanted to eat the words she said when her Sensei smirked, no please say no.
Kakashi smirked, after thinking of all the possibilities, now he knows what is this about, he was going to play with them. Why not take Akira's offer, right?.
Kakashi looked at Akira, her fingers tapping on the table stops. He smirks again, even if she tries to cover it, he can see the regret in her eyes. He shakes his head. No, maybe in another time.
Akira looks at her Sensei, her eyes dart towards the three. She wanted to leave, maybe she can leave, now
"I-" She said but her Sensei interrupted her.
"Okay, now I'm convinced. Thanks for the treat." Kakashi said, he can feel the eyes looking at him. He looks to his left, meeting purple eyes.
He smirks again as he pulled on his mask. He can actually eat this really fast without anyone being able to peek at his face...or he can just make a Genjutsu for the rest not to see, and let Akira see since he actually suggested it to her, but that will be too obvious for the three. He will just not do anything and let the fate decides.
The three look intensively at their Sensei, as he pulled his mask down. Akira avert her eyes, there was this feeling that she just didn't want to see their Sensei face.
Kakashi pulled his mask down completely, hearing a lot of rumbling on his right side. He just savors the food he is eating, he looks at his left side and almost stops eating when he sees Akira not looking at him but looking outside the shop. He finishes his food as quickly as possible detecting a familiar chakra.
"Akira-san!" The person called as the rumbling on the right side stop
"I'm finished! That was good..." He said very quickly and turn to look at the person on his left side, but instead, an empty chair was all there. He sighs, he actually gives Akira a chance to see his face but it seems like fate has something in mind.
-skip-
"Akira, are you sure you didn't see Kakashi Sensei's face?" Naruto said pacing back and forth. They are all now curious, they almost see it, if the tree didn't arrive.
"Err- no, someone called me..." Akira said laughing awkwardly.
"Besides why did you drag me all the way here, Hiroshi-san was still telling me something," Akira said making Naruto pout.
"Because we're a team-dattebayo" Naruto said pulling Akira closer. He feels like he is losing Akira now to that boy.
"Oi, Naruto. Really I'm sorry" Akira said, patting Naruto's head. Sakura looked at Naruto, she didn't know but it makes her sad looking at the two, maybe she should be more kind to him.
"I'll treat you ramen after this, promise" Akira said still trying to console Naruto.
"Well, that's fine with me-dattebayo" Naruto said all happy like he wasn't looking like he's about to cry a moment ago. Akira sweatdrops at that. She actually felt bad, if not for the reason that she actually didn't want to see her Sensei face she will stay there and dismiss Hiroshi-san.
"Okay now, we will proceed to the plan B-dattebayo" Naruto said making them all nod.
-skip-
They were all hiding behind a large poster, following their Sensei. They all sweatdrop when their Sensei suddenly drop all his groceries and run like an idiot towards the shop looking so excited.
"This is embarrassing..." Akira whispered making the three nod. Their Sensei still looking at the store like a child.
"I'm disappointed in him." Sakura said.
They all quickly duck when their Sensei suddenly look in their direction.
"I-It's being made into a movie?!" Kakashi said looking at the poster. He quickly turns around and runs like a child. He's really going to play with them...
"I'm going to go buy an advance ticket." He said jumping slightly as he walks.
The four genin quickly follow when he turns right. They jump down and turn where their Sensei go but they didn't see anything
"He's gone" Sakura said
"Damn, he got away..." Sasuke said annoyed
Akira just sighs and tries to sense his chakra. She jumps when there's a hand on her shoulder. She looks at their Sensei who is looking at her sternly, what did she do?
"What are you guys doing?" Kakashi said making the three know his presence. The three shivered and shake their head repeatedly.
"Do you guys have some business with me?" He asks again making the three shake their head again, he keeps his look at Akira. He wanted to tell her something.
Akira just look at their Sensei trying to calm her heart, why do people keep surprising her, this is really bad for her heart. She tried to remove her Sensei's hand but her Sensei squeezed her shoulder slightly, making her stop, confused. She just looks at her Sensei waiting for him to say something.
Kakashi sigh and remove his hand from Akira's shoulder.
"Well, if you really didn't need anything from me. I better leave" Kakashi said disappearing making all of them sigh. Akira tilts her head confused. He is really weird, she thought as her brow twitches.
"Hey, how did he find us out-dattebayo" Naruto said brow twitching.
"Isn't it because there are too many of us?" Sakura said one eyebrow raised
"If the presence is erased, the number of people shouldn't matter-dattebayo!" Naruto said crossing his arms.
"Why don't we just go one by one?" Akira said making Sakura and Naruto looked at her.
"It will be good training to shadow him. From now on, we'll go about it individually." Sasuke said making Sakura nod immediately.
-skip-
They were all waiting for Naruto as they drink their tea.
"I bet Naruto would be caught in just a minute" Sakura said resting her chin on her hand.
"Come on have a little trust in him" Akira said making Sakura pout.
Akira pulls out candies from her pocket.
"Do you guys want?" She said making the two look at her. Sasuke shakes his head and just drinks his tea again.
"You always have candy in you, you know, that's bad for the teeth" Sakura said but get at least two candies. Akira sweatdropped and put the rest in her pocket leaving a lollipop for herself.
"I don't always eat this, I just eat it when I don't have anything to do... just like now" She said opening the lollipop. Sakura just hums and puts the bubblegum in her mouth.
"You tell me that but you actually eat it" Akira said making Sakura put an innocent smile.
They all turn their head when a yellow-hair boy stood in front of them, head down.
"He got away.." He said scratching his head slightly.
"Clumsy as usual..." Sakura said
"You usuratonkachi" Sasuke said making Naruto sigh defeatedly
"Come on now, that's okay" Akira said patting the space beside her. Sakura then stand up and left.
After a few minutes, Sakura is still not there.
"Man, it has already started raining" Akira said. The two just continue to drink their tea.
After a few more minutes Sakura then appears beside them scratching her cheek slightly. They all sigh and look at the ground defeatedly.
Sasuke then leaves but just like Sakura, he got no luck.
"Goodluck, Akira-ttebayo"
"Can I back out?" Akira said as Naruto pushes her to stand up.
"Here just put this in your mouth and you will be okay" Sakura said encouragingly, putting the lollipop in Akira's mouth that she get from Akira earlier.
"Hai, hai" Akira said standing up. She is kinda lucky the rain had already stopped.
-skip-
Akira was now hiding in a nearby tree as she follow her Sensei who is reading the book again. She changes her position and jumps down the tree but quickly hides when her Sensei turn around and look where she is earlier. Did he catch her?
She sighs when he continues to walk muttering something, judging by how his mask moves. She hides in a nearby house and just observes their Sensei. Her Sensei turn towards an alley, making her sigh again.
"Damn it..." She whispered still trailing behind her Sensei. She hides behind a post when her Sensei suddenly stop as he continues to read, a blush creeping out above his mask. She looks at her lollipop as her brow twitches.
"This lollipop is all I have, right now..." She whispered as she take a glance at her Sensei who is still reading, his back was now leaning on the wall with a glimmer in his eyes.
"This is disappointing to see, Sensei. I should probably leave" She said, this is really uncomfortable to watch. Maybe she should give their Sensei some privacy.
"Hm... so I'm disappointing, huh." She looks up at the sudden voice.
"Sensei..." She whispered her heart jumping out of her chest. Her Sensei crouched on her level.
"Well, sorry, sorry. I was actually about to leave" She said but stop when her Sensei look at her just like how he look at her earlier. Really did she do something wrong?
"Hmm..." Her Sensei hums shaking his head.
"Why, do you want to tell me something?" Akira said now all calm.
Kakashi stares at Akira for a few seconds. Maybe he should lecture her. He nodded to himself, confusing Akira.
"Well, you see. When you just met someone you should not always put trust in them, you know" Kakashi said making her more confused.
"Huh? Where... What are you talking about?" Akira said brows furrowed.
"It's Hiroshi-san." Kakashi said with all seriousness he can muster. He didn't know but he wanted Akira to stay away from the chunin.
"Huh?" Akira said brow twitching.
"You two seem very close despite the fact that you just met, what if he'll do something to you, you should always be careful of who you interact with, Akira" Kakashi lectured. That's right, he should protect his students. There's a potential that Hiroshi might do something to her, especially as he observes during their last encounter is that the chunin have a crush on Akira.
"Oh, okay. But like why are you telling me this all of a sudden, Sensei?" Akira said leaning back a little, seeming uncomfortable all of a sudden.
Kakashi takes notice of that, making him lean closer towards her.
Akira lean back again as her Sensei lean closer. What is this old man thinking? She stops her Sensei from leaning closer by putting her hand on his shoulder which makes him stop.
"See, you're more close than him more than me, which you just met. You met me first and we are in a team, how come your more close to him than me." Kakashi said with knit eyebrows. It's true, he met her first but Akira always put distance from him. While Hiroshi can get so close to her, he can even put his arm on her shoulder, while when he is just putting his hand on her shoulder, Akira would shove it away. It's a humiliation that a stranger is closer to Akira than her own Sensei, which is him.
Akira raised her eyebrow amused.
"W-Wow..." She said, a smug look appearing on her face.
"His three years older than me, while you are like 13 or 14 years older than me, that should be an explanation, Sensei" Akira said still with a smug look.
"But that is still not acceptable, I'm your Sensei and you... I can literally see the wall you put when it's me." Kakashi explained. He's actually wondering what is happening right now.
"What I'm trying to say is that you should not trust someone you just met, Akira, just like Hiroshi-san." Kakashi explained more.
"And I'm telling you this because I'm your Sensei, I don't want anything to happen to my students" Kakashi continued making Akira look at him amused.
Akira looks at him and put all the things her Sensei trying to say. A small smile appeared on her lips.
"Right, I'm sorry." She said. The thought of Naruto getting on her mind. She's really gonna treat Naruto after this.
Kakashi eye smiled, relieved that Akira finally gets it. His smile drops when Akira looks at him with a smirk.
"But..." She said looking at Kakashi intently.
"Is the Copy-Ninja embarrassed that a stranger is closer to 'his student', than him?" Akira said teasingly, quoting the word.
"Is this close enough?" Akira said leaning towards him, face just five inches away from his face. Akira wanted to laugh, her Sensei face is priceless. She was about to lean back when her Sensei lean closer.
"Hm, This close, maybe..." Kakashi said returning the playful manner Akira gave her. Two can play this game.
Akira just raised her eyebrow at her Sensei. She tilts her head a little as she squints her eyes. She will lose, she knows it. She plays with the lollipop in her mouth and looks at her Sensei.
"That should be enough" Akira said with a sigh, trying to stay calm and dismiss the intense discomfort she is feeling.
She leans back as her Sensei smirked, she stops leaning backward when her Sensei suddenly hold onto her lollipop.
"You can't just back out just like that, Akira" Her Sensei said looking at her lollipop, Akira let go of the lollipop.
Akira wanted to grab it, this is beyond what she intended to do in the first place, she was just gonna follow her Sensei, how come it become like this?
Kakashi looks at Akira's lips as she lets go of the lollipop. A smirk made its way to his lips.
"You know, I know what you guys doing..." Kakashi said with a smug look, looking at Akira's eyes.
"I know, Sensei. I needed to return to them now and say that I didn't see anything..." Akira said with a sigh. This is really uncomfortable.
"Give it back now" Akira said looking at the lollipop.
Kakashi looked at her lips and smirked
"...This kind of reminds me of what's written in the book..." He said in a hushed tone leaning closer to Akira.
Akira's brow twitches hearing her Sensei say that.
"You're, indeed a pervert, Sensei" Akira said grabbing the lollipop from his hand as she shove her Sensei's face away.
"W-what?" Kakashi said surprised.
"That book of yours... Sensei. Don't read it in front of your students. Your such a pervert." Akira said standing up. She can't believe it, really.
"Don't tell me..." Kakashi said humiliated.
"Let's just say, a friend of mine told me about the book. Maybe start considering the book why I don't get so close to you, Sensei." Akira said, back again with putting walls between them.
"And Hiroshi-san told me earlier that he will leave Konoha, so you don't have to expect to see him again, Sensei." Akira said with a poker face.
"I'll take my leave, Sensei" She said walking out the alley and throwing the lollipop into a nearby trash can. She didn't want to eat again, she lost interest on the lollipop.
Kakashi stares in the direction where Akira went. He can feel his face burning. He just intended to tease Akira, he didn't know Akira know what the book is about. He just wanted to confuse Akira about what he is talking about.
He is beyond humiliated, right now. Maybe it's a mistake to say that, no it's really a mistake to say that. Now Akira is back on putting distance between them, worse, she hated him now.
Akira hums walking towards where her teammates are. A smirk appeared on her lips.
That should be a lesson to him that he should stop reading the book in front of them, maybe the game is still not finished. Let's just say, she wins.
She appears in front of her teammates startling them.
"Wow, Akira you took so long, did you see it-dattebayo!" Naruto said eyes twinkling.
She looks to her side with a pout.
"Err...no. He caught me..." She said making the three look at the ground defeatedly again.
"We... failed, huh" The three whispered
"Come on guys, I'll just treat you all ramen" Akira said making them look up.
"Ah, that's a good idea. I got hungry by all of this" Sakura said holding on to her stomach.
"Let's go-dattebayo" Naruto said cheerfully. They all chuckle, even if they didn't see their Sensei face, there is still a lot of time for it, maybe luck is just not on their side.
Note: Sorry, this is really a long chapter, I got carried away again. Hope you like this chapter, sending lots of love. :)