Chapter 7
AN: I'm glad people seemed to like chapter 6! This chapter will hopefully bring laughs to everyone as well.
Ninja academy, three days later…
Naruto stared at Sasuke's head. He kept twitching and Naruto couldn't figure out why. I have the afternoon off because all my sempai's have "adult" issues to fix, whatever that means… I know! I'll follow him and find out!
Plan in mind the young ANBU focused again on the traitor's voice, as Mizuki assisted him. Poor Mizuki, having to deal with a traitor for a superior. Don't worry Mizuki, I'll free you soon enough! He'll slip up eventually.
Kiba Inuzuka was sitting right in front of Kitsune's perch, and couldn't help but shiver at the laugh he heard. I hope that laugh isn't meant for me.
Sasuke bolted out the door the second Iruka released them. School was a lesson in fear. Wherever he went, Kitsune was there. In class, his black holes of eyes seemed to gaze only at him. During outdoor classes Kitsune would give hints…to him, and him alone, and though those tips were useful he couldn't take it. Even in the bathroom Sasuke has caught him hanging on the ceiling, watching him.
Always watching.
And then the notebook. Wherever Kitsune went, he had the book, and wrote in it constantly. Probably notes about me and he went green at the thought.
At least after school he was free. Or so he thought. Oh come on! Sasuke mentally screamed. He had made it to his kitchen to pour a drink, only to spot Kitsune on the ceiling, hiding behind a palm leaf from his plant below. Tell me he doesn't actually think he's invisible. Sasuke stares for a moment, then decides to ignore it in favor of leaving for training.
Naruto breathes out in relief as Sasuke left. I knew that disguise worked! Haha, completely hidden, good job Naruto. With a final look around he slips out, following Sasuke.
Sasuke was ill inside. Clearly the ANBU was stalking him. Kitsune was sitting in a tree on the training grounds, following Sasuke as he worked on a fire jutsu.
Naruto was amazed. He didn't know a fire jutsu! He could only use a couple wind jutsu, not cool fire jutsu like Sasuke. He teleported down in front of Sasuke, making him fall.
"What the hell, Kitsune?!"
"Show me the fire jutsu! Please! Please teach me!" Kitsune bobbed from foot to foot, fists clinched in excitement. Sasuke blanched, not quite understanding why an ANBU-no matter how young and stupid- wanted to know a D rank fire jutsu. He was about to say no, then realized he could use this to his favor.
"Sure, Kitsune. But only if you show me your note book."
ANBU meeting hall…
"Stop acting like children!" Yugao Uzuki banged the three dolts together by the heads, livid that her afternoon off with Hayate was pushed back to end this stupidity. The Commander ordered Inu, Boar, and Tiger to work out their differences but the three couldn't, hence her "womanly touch" was needed to coax them into agreement. "It's pathetic that three high ranking shinobi are fighting for a ten year old's favoritism that changes daily!"
"But Neko"
"Don't "but Neko" me, Kakashi. We all know you were supposed to be his brother but your sensei is gone, and you can't hog him." Boar sniggered.
"Yeah, sempai, don't hog him."
"And you, Boar. I'm delighted you teach Naruto every day and care for him, but keeping him from Kakashi is just childish. Now Tenzo" Said man squirms under her gaze. "Good work." The other two sputter.
"B-but Neko!" The shout in unison. "That basterd took Naruto away!"
"And kept him safe on his first real mission, taught him shinobi and mission etiquette, and has yet to show signs of perversion around him, such as reading smut or making him take pictures." Her eyes narrow. "Naruto will be back tonight and I expect you three to share him. Understood?"
"Yes, Neko-sama."
"Excellent. Now if you'll excuse me I have a date with a swordsman."
With Naruto and Sasuke…
"Seriously? Iruka? A traitor?" Sasuke felt his intelligence dwindle as Kitsune used his notes to explain-in great detail- how Iruka was most certainly a spy and that he would catch by writing everything he said down. Absolutely ludicrous, especially that the HOKAGE ordered it. Life just couldn't get any weirder. He almost wished the notes were about him, at least that would be simple, but nooo, the village funds were going towards investigating a chunin and "protecting" his class.
"Yes, so you see, this is my top secret mission. Now, the fire ball jutsu please." Sasuke sighed and led the ANBU to a secluded lake.
"Here are the hand signs, got them?" Seeing the nod and quick practice he continued. "Now, the trick is to build the chakra in your lungs and release it in a steady stream. The more you use, the bigger the fire ball. Don't feel bad if you make a tiny one at first, it took me weeks to learn." Sasuke smirked slightly, anticipating the promised failure it would be.
Naruto ran through the hand signs. Let's see what happens if I put most my chakra in it! He breaths in and blows, the fire starting.
Sasuke's jaw dropped. No freakin way. This little stalker…
Sasuke was shocked as Naruto's fire ball was twice the size of Itachi's, and he shot it up into the sky, a beacon for all. Naruto collapsed.
"Is that good enough?!" He said, panting. Sasuke just nodded dumbly, brain broken.
"I'm going home now," He said weakly. He needed to get away from this freak of nature.
Yugao and Hayate were walking towards the training grounds when they saw the massive fire ball jutsu lighting up the sky.
"How the heck"
"Let's go!" Yugao cut in, and the pair was off, swords ready for trouble.
What they found was a panting Kitsune, sitting on the bank of a lake. Yugao sighed, of course he learned a fire ball jutsu and made it larger than possible. The two jumped to them. "Kitsune, what were you doing?"
"Neko-sempai! I had Sasuke teach me the fire ball jutsu. He said the more chakra you used the bigger the ball got and so I thought "what if I put almost all my chakra in it" and wow! It was cool!" Naruto explained with hand gestures. Yugao pinched the bridge of her nose and Hayate snorted. Naruto looked at him. "AHH! Neko-sempai look out! It's the ghost of the guy you killed!" Naruto placed himself between the two and pulled out his new book: how to ward off ghosts of past victims. Mouse-sempai was kind enough to give it to him after his first kill. Yugao face palmed in embarrassment as he opened to a page.
"Oh spirit that died, build a bridge and get over it. Cease your hauntings and accept that I-er Neko-sempai defeated you and stop being a sore loser!" He read word for word.
Hayate listened to the shrimp try and exorcise him in amusement. He almost died laughing at the "holy water."
"It says I need holy water. Well, that's just discriminating, what if normal water wants a shot! That's it, I'm exorcising using this lake water! Begone!" And with that proclamation Naruto splashed lake water on Hayate.
"Kitsune, stop." Yugao said, picking Naruto up. "Hayate isn't a ghost but…" How does she cover this up? "Hayate wasn't the target, his brother was! Now we're dating, so be nice!" She mentally patted herself on the back for the story. Naruto tilted his head.
"You must be pretty stupid to date the one who killed your brother."
"He was adopted." Hayate said smoothly, ignoring Yugao's sputtering.
"Ohhh. That makes sense! Hey, Hayate-sempai! Want to go eat?" Naruto ask, his stomach grumbling. Hayate sniggered as Yugao turned red.
"Now Kitsune, you can eat"
"With us. How about barbeque?" Hayate grinned mischievously. "Maybe you can tell me about some of the 'missions' you do?" ANBU's mascot had become almost famous in the jonin bars, his "missions" bringing loud laughter. Naruto climbed up to Hayate's shoulders and settled down.
"Yeah! There's this one time, Boar-nii wanted me to spy on the travelling theater and get the signature of the famous actress so he could copy it! But then I forgot who I was looking for and ended up falling on stage in the middle of the show! Thankfully I know how to juggle and showed everybody, saving the show!"
"Uhh, what play was it?" Hayate ask. Yugao answered for him.
"It was Romeo and Juliet, at the death scene! Honestly, I was so embarrassed when I saw him up there, singing the ABC's and juggling!"
"A-any other missions?" Hayate said between howls of laughter.
"Yep! One time I had to rescue the laundry from the top washing machine! I fell in…"
For the rest of the afternoon, Naruto Uzumaki gained a fond friendship in Hayate Gekko. However, three nosy men were observing with scowls.
"How dare that teme, trying to take the mascot away"
"He needs to be taught a lesson!"
"Truce?" Kakashi asks, looking at his fellow Hayate haters. The two crack their muscles.
"Truce. Tonight we shall have a chat with our dear friend Hayate."
End! Short chapter but next time, will Hayate survive?! And will Sasuke's paranoia ever be relieved? Find out next time.