Tauren Paladin says: Hello everyone! Thanks for your continuous support. Sorry for not updating early, these days were not what I expected so I didn't update because of my bad luck… Oh well, I hope you enjoy this last alternate chapter, When reading fanfictions, please do so in a well lit room.
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine.
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At the theme park
Final Alternate Chapter
The air was calm, the sun was shining brilliantly. Birds were chirping energetically, the clouds had vanished. It was a perfect day to show a certain someone around Konoha.
Since the weather was so perfect, Kakashi thought it was a good idea to walk around the theme park. It was not really expensive after all.
They had decided to leave the flowers in Kakashi's house and leave.
The rurounin was walking alongside two men. One of them had a masked face, and was reading an orange book. He seemed careless about stuff, and he read slowly enough to be beaten by a slug. His white hair was ruffling as the wind passed by. The other man had black hair which was cut like a bowl upside down and his teeth were as shiny as a beam of light reflected in a mirror. The green beast was dressed up in a formal green tuxedo. He had a carnation flower decorating his stunning suit.
The threesome passed by a small alley of a busy merchants and restaurants. Since it was a holiday, all sorts of people were busy selling, or buying. Nadesico could see how the people of Konoha negotiated. It was amazing how they could agree with each other. The costumers wouldn't ask for lower prices, and the owners wouldn't tag ridiculously high prices to their merchandise. In other countries, people would spend hours and hours trying to get what they wanted. Nadesico was sure that Konoha would never cease to amaze her.
"Hot squid at the best price!" a vendor yelled energetically, in hope to attract some costumers.
Gai quickly bought three roasted squid and offered one to Nadesico.
"Would you like some of this my precious flower of youth?" The taijutsu master asked.
The girl nodded and took one of those delicious looking squids. They had been recently cooked with different spices, it looked like if it had been burned, but the smell opposed that thought. (Tauren Paladin explains: Um… well, when one roasts squid, (at least in my experience) the squid is supposed to be tastier if it is slightly burned.)
Gai offered one to Kakashi too, and they continued to Konoha Land.
As she flavored the squid, she could sense the competitive aura rising from both the green beast and the copy ninja. She was sure the two guys had been rivals for a long time, competing about everything. Nadesico thought it was not correct for them to be competing over her; she imagined she wasn't that decent a prize anyway.
After some walking, the rurounin could see a great clock tower in the distance. Parting from it were various rides, the most breathtaking were a great rollercoaster and a huge Fortune wheel. At the sight, she began to accelerate her pace. For an unknown reason, she felt urged to go to that place right away. Her feet were moving involuntarily, her soul had no control over her body. What was this feeling? Something was pushing her to that place. Not that she was so excited about the rides, so what was happening to her?
Noticing this change of speed, Gai and Kakashi walked faster. The white-haired pervert was confused about the rurounin, meanwhile Gai was just fascinated by her running skills.
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In the distance, a mysterious woman was watching. Her face was veiled by the shade of a sakura tree. The only features that could be seen were her pale hand, white clothes ruffling with the wind, and a pair of staring eyes. Her lips were deprived of smile; her eyes were fixed only on one person. That person who had taken him from her…
"I swear I will kill you one day…" She muttered in a low, husky voice. The grip she had on her weapon was beginning to tighten, her eyes glowing with an uncontainable bloodlust. The woman was about to throw herself into battle, but she somehow managed to contain the fury that was growing inside of her.
Soon, she left her position before someone discovered her.
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The three had finally come to a stop when they faced the admission counters. Kakashi calmly walked towards one to buy three tickets while Gai confesed his love to Nadesico.
He called them and they immediately rushed towards the gates.
"Where will we go to?" Nadesico asked impatiently. The two Jounin just stared.
"Umm… How about we go to…" Kakashi started as he tried to choose a place where to go. His choices were plenty, and he had to pick a spot where he could be with Nadesico more time than Gai, thus having better chances of winning the contest… and Nadesico's embrace.
Deep within Kakashi, there was a man who sought competition. Although he seldom showed that characteristic, he really liked those stupid competitions that Gai challenged him to. He smiled and quickly picked a spot.
"Here." He said. Gai and Nadesico walked closer to Kakashi to have a closer look.
"The rides area… sounds interesting… DON'T YOU AGREE, MY BEAUTIFUL FLOWER OF YOUTH?" Gai declared and asked. He was assuming his classic "good guy" pose.
"Yeah, let's not delay." She said as she broke into a run, literally pushing everyone aside.
Gai decided to follow her right after she moved. He didn't want to lose against his eternal rival, Hatake Kakashi.
The copy nin was about to imitate those actions too, when he sensed two pairs of eyes watching him from somewhere. Those spies were good, they had not only hidden their selves from the naked eye, but they had also hidden their chakra. Kakashi was feeling insecure.
"Kakashi-san! Aren't you coming!" Nadesico asked as she turned. Kakashi had no time to counter that, so he followed her; even though those presences were disturbing.
After some good exercise and an encounter with Ino, Chouji, Shikamaru, and Temari; the rurounin had managed to find a massive climbing wall. It was strange, because those types of games were usually very crowded. It was unusual that particular wall was not.
She then saw the ticket man. He was a tall man with long hair. He was wearing a green shirt and a pair of jeans. He also wore a cap that hid his eyes.
Nadesico tried walking towards him, followed by Gai and Kakashi.
"Excuse me, mister, but may I ask why this attraction is so empty?" The rurounin asked curiously. The man didn't even lift an eyebrow (Not that it could be seen anyway). He seemed to be distracted or careless; maybe even asleep.
Then, a young, blonde girl stormed in. She was wearing the uniform belonging to the Konoha-Land staff and had a yellow headband. The weird thing about her was that she had no human ears. Instead, she had cat ears; also, a long tail was popping out from the part below the waist.
"Boss! You're supposed to be polite with people, echi! The cat-girl said. The man just snickered.
"Sierra, this is YOUR job, I'm just here to supervise." The boss replied adamantly, but with an easy tone of voice. Sierra just sighed.
"Oh well, chi. May I help you, chi?" The cat-girl called Sierra asked.
"Um… we just wanted to know why this ride is so… Barren" Kakashi responded.
"Echi… A person fell while he was climbing, chi. He fell on the security mat of course, chi. The bad thing, chi; Is that people don't want to fall like that…chi" She answered.
Suddenly, it seemed like Gai had a brilliant idea.
"Kakashi! I dare you to a Climbing contest! The first one who reaches the top wins!" The green beast declared.
"Alright… But let's not use any chakra to do this." Kakashi answered as he removed his eyes from his book.
Nadesico was just standing there.
"Don't worry, chi. there is enough space since there are no other competitors, chi." Sierra said, somehow making Nadesico feel better.
After securing the belts and all other stuff, the competition began.
Gai and Kakashi immediately rushed towards the end of the wall, while Nadesico took her time to see which stone was better to step on, and enjoy the view.
Some seconds later, Gai was on the lead by some centimeters. He was striving to climb twenty five meters more, but Kakashi was already nearing his position. Desperate, Gai began to accelerate his pace; his climbing rate had accelerated from five stones per second to seven. The taijutsu master was not gaining a significant advantage however, because Kakashi had also increased his speed.
Nadesico was calmly climbing the space below them. She had noticed that the pattern: yellow stone, red stone, blue stone, green stone, white stone, and black stone was the easiest to climb, so she was following the opposite. She had also noticed that the green stones would bend slightly to allow the climber fall if he or she was advancing rapidly; and that the white stones were the ones that were the most firm on the wall.
"You'll never beat me Kakashi!" The man in a green tuxedo declared as he neared the goal. He was so anxious, that he forgot to climb safely, and fell before the might of a bent green rock. As he fell, he noticed that he was falling over his rival. He didn't change his falling course however, because he would make Kakashi fall with him.
The copy nin didn't notice Gai falling, so he continued climbing. Unluckily, Gai did fall over him and, despite the fact he was standing over a white stone, he fell to the safety mat.
Nadesico just watched them fall pathetically, and climbed a few rocks before reaching the highest part of the wall. The rivals looked at the girl stupefied as she managed to reach the goal.
"It seems that I won this contest!" she yelled from her position before throwing herself from a three-hundred meter drop. As she fell, Gai and Kakashi stood in the place they calculated her to land; but the safety mat was bouncy, so they couldn't settle easily.
At last, Nadesico fell on Kakashi's wobbly arms, as the elasticity of the mat made them jump a few times. Gai was feeling terribly jealous. Sierra just smiled.
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After that exciting contest, the three decided they were hungry, so they moved towards a gigantic building in the distance, with giant letters signaling it was the food court.
While walking Nadesico could see a lot of happy people, unlike the other places she had been to. In the villages she did her missions, she always saw miserable people, always fighting for their own benefit. She even saw a mother selling a child in one occasion. She wondered how Konoha could be such a land of happiness. The rurounin began feeling jealous of the shinobi who lived in Konoha. They had a wonderful village to call home.
Gai was looking around his pupils around the park, especially one of them. He wanted to see how they were doing. Had they had any trouble? He wondered. Because if the most precious things in his world called "students" would be troubled, he wouldn't know what to do.
Kakashi was nervous also, he had been feeling those presences for quite a long time. Were they stalking them? He didn't know why, so he procured to keep his guard for the sake of Nadesico.
Soon, they were at the foot of a huge building. After entering, they were amazed by the lavish decoration of the place. Beautiful flowers, exuberant trees, lush gardens, fine benches… everything was breathtaking. And they were astonished even more because of the great variety of the restaurants, ranging from fast food to the most refined cuisine. Nadesico couldn't believe she was there, nor she could believe those prices, even lower than the cheapest restaurant.
"So… what do you want to eat?" Gai and Kakashi asked in unison.
"Um… I would have to see what is available…" She said.
They began to look around. Rice balls, seafood, grilled meat, noodles, salads, you name it. Almost every type of food was available in that enormous food court (except beef for a weird reason). Nadesico couldn't decide. All those dishes were mouthwatering, and each one of them had something the others did not have. Nadesico would have chosen all of them if she had enough space in her stomach.
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At last, they decided to have a great buffet. It included almost everything in the food court except beef for an unknown reason.
Nadesico, Gai, and Kakashi chose a place near the servings. At first, Nadesico picked light dishes such as salads, bread, and some chicken because she didn't want to get too fat. (XD). But Gai and Kakashi decided on some heavy dishes such as pork in a heavy barbecue sauce, fried eggs, and some nachos with cheese. (Sorry for those who are hungry right now, such as me)
Gai and Kakashi were naturally competing for the title of the fastest eater. Nadesico was watching in amusement. The weird thing was: they always finished at the same time. One after the other, spectators all around the food court gathered around the table to see them.
After the eleventh serving, Gai and Kakashi were both full. Nadesico was just in her fifth serving: some grilled mushrooms with beans and seasoned potatoes with some avocado. She was careful to chew everything well, so she didn't end up throwing up like other people who ate too much.
In the end, Nadesico ended up eating fifteen dishes, thus winning the unofficial eating contest. The losers paid the bill together.
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"That was delicious!" Nadesico said excitedly as she walked aimlessly. She was very happy at the moment. Never in her life had she eaten so much food. Gai and Kakashi shared the same mood, even though they had lost twice against the rurounin.
After and hour, they had decided to go to every game. They started with a spooky looking castle called "The house of the Hyuuga" (dun…dun…DUN…)
It was supposed to be a ride which had to scare the guest to death. Nadesico was easy with those poor actors trying to use the Jyukken, fighting with patience to reserve her energy because there were supposed to be thirty four combatants, each time being tougher, with real Hyuugas on the last five matches. On the other hand, Gai and Kakashi were rushing, thus, wasting a lot of energy; but their competitive spirit made up for it.
They did not know, however, that the last Hyuuga was very skilled, and that he would cause them a lot of trouble.
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After three hours, Nadesico reached the exit, being congratulated by her superb duel skills and awarded with a Hyuuga stress toy that, if squeezed, would pop veins in the doll's eyes (Yes, I would like to have one too).
She waited and waited. Almost for half an hour and, finally, she saw her two companions exhausted, and also being rewarded with a plush toy each.
"This toy reminds me of Neji" Gai said almost breathless, squeezing the doll with the little energy he had.
"So, where shall we go to?" Nadesico asked with much energy, opposed to Gai and Kakashi's mood.
"Well, can we go to a peaceful, relaxed area, where you don't have to do anything but watch?" asked Kakashi.
The three of them nodded as they headed to a roller coaster.
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The rest of the day was pretty much relaxed. The rollercoaster was exciting, the house of mirrors was not bad either, and even the carrousel was fun. Until…
"The fortune wheel… the only ride that we haven't been to yet…" Nadesico said as she looked at the gigantic ride. Gai and Kakashi were already in.
"Nadesico-san!" They yelled from the seat. She nodded and rushed towards them.
By that time, it was like seven. All the lights were on, so the view was good. Even the stars were contributing to the scenery. The wheel was moving slowly, but steadily.
Kakashi could sense a pair of eyes watching him, mixed among the lights. It was like if those eyes had been stalking him all day long; but he was too tired to do anything about it. He convinced himself that those eyes were harmless.
"So… Nadesico-san, who do you like the most by now?" Gai asked with a "sexy" tone of voice. Nadesico just sweat dropped, but the question was still hard to answer, so she did the easiest.
"I think I like both of you." She answered with an irresistible smile. Gai and Kakashi couldn't help but look at her beautiful expression.
"Hmm… Nadesico-san… where do you come from?" Asked Gai suddenly. Kakashi was interested in the answer too, so he waited patiently for her response.
"Um… I-I come from the hidden village of the Pearl." She said playing with her fingers shyly, just as Hinata would do.
"Hidden village of the Pearl…" Gai and Kakashi said in unison as they began to think.
The hidden village of the Pearl was on a coast of the water country. It was a secret village known by few, but; those who had explored the area could tell it was a swampy area with lots of vegetation an exotic creatures. A great river would flow across the town, bringing fertile soil and fish with it. The nin from that village were experts in genjutsu and water skills. Also, their skills with the Naginata and the Tessen were second to none. But the most frightening ability from the ninja of the hidden Pearl was the secret skill of the summoning. Their summoned beasts were the most powerful around.
"Hmm… I see…" said Kakashi. "But why don't you carry the Forehead protector of the Pearl?"
"Um… I lost it in a battle against some bandits, when I was still a chuunin." She answered as the ride came to a stop.
"Interesting…" Kakashi concluded.
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The three decided to go home, for it was terribly late for them to be there. They had spent a fun, entertaining day. It had been enough.
As they walked out of the park, Gai sneezed.
"Are you alright?" Nadesico asked with a worried tone of voice.
"Oh, I might be getting sick, maybe a hug would cure me." Gai said with a hint of mischief in his voice. His teeth were shining even in the night.
"Then I think it might be a good opportunity to heal my cold too." Kakashi said as he read his orange book.
"Fine." Nadesico said as she hugged them both, at the same time.
Kakashi could not sense any eyes watching him anymore, not that he cared. He was happy. An emotion he had not felt in a long time had struck him again. As for Gai, well, who knows what he might have been thinking. PING!
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Tauren Paladin says: AH! (Casts Protect, Barrier, Shell, Auto-regen, Auto-life…) well…
Sorry for not uploading a Nejiten Chapter, but I plan on making it longer for your enjoyment. Please forgive me.
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Well, until the next Chapter!
