Chapter 6: Fuij-sensei
AN: I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE LONG DELAY!!!!! T.T Again, I've just been so caught up with things here and it was hard to actually sit down and keep cranking out ideas for this story. But things have settled a little, and I've realized how much I missed writing this!
Which reminds me...
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After giving tips and advice to the team and after they began to tire of the practice, I got up.
"Hey guys, how about we take a hike? Maybe I'll even teach you a thing or two along the way?"
After hearing an enthusiastic whoop, a cheery yes, and a "hn" we began the hike.
"So, what will you teach us, Fuji-sensei?" asked Naruto eagerly.
"Just follow me, and you'll see." I smiled reassuringly as I turned and began walking toward a mountain, trying to make it obvious that I was hesitant about my surroundings.
At first, it was nice a peaceful with the whole team just absorbing the nature. But of course it ended up with Naruto and Sakura bickering for what felt like eternity, until we came to a heavily forested area in the mountain. Without stopping in my tracks, I threw six shurikens behind my back, two aimed at each team member. I heard four metallic clashes and four thuds as the shurikens I just threw were being deflected. Sasuke's chakra suddenly rushed to Sakura, and then the last two were down.
Wiping the smirk off my face I turned around.
"Well, well… You twerps were better than I thought. Well, maybe it'd be more appropriate to say 'you two twerps'."
"What the hell are you doing, dattebayo?!" I could see the pain glazing Naruto's eyes.
So he didn't get the clues, and he trusted me, yet he managed to deflect the projectiles. He has fast reflexes...
"You were trying to test us, weren't you?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"Precisely."
Naruto and Sakura just stared at Sasuke and I like we told them we were pregnant.
"Care to enlighten your teammates Sasuke?" I asked.
Sighing, Sasuke launched into a brief explanation.
"When we were walking, I noticed that he was being a little hesitant about the direction where we were going. That meant he wasn't familiar with the area. So, he wasn't going to attack us. If he was going to, then he would not have been so hesitant. He would probably have studied the area better ahead of time, so he could set something up to his advantage."
"Very good Sasuke. Sakura, you should not be so trusting of strangers. If you have fast reflexes like Naruto, it might be a different story, but unfortunately, that is not the case. Keep that in mind."
"Of course, Fuji-sensei." Sakura looked a little down. Maybe she was the medic nin type like Rin was. This team kind of did remind me of Obito-sempai and Kakashi's team.
"Naruto, you have very fast reflexes, which saved you today, but be more alert in the future. You never know what might happen, or what you can pick up."
"Of course, dattebayo!!" he loudly replied. I was barely able to suppress my scowl at that word Naruto loved to use
Sakura suddenly asked a question.
"Um, Fuji-sensei? If you brought us to a random place, and I'm pretty sure none of us knows where we are, then how are we going to get back?"
"Ah, the million dollar question. Well, as you all know, as shinobi, you will receive missions in foreign places. Although it is likely you will have a map of the area, it is not always a guarantee, and there always is the possibility of getting lost. So, if find yourself in that situation, you would have to rely on your senses and knowledge to determine where you are or where you should go." I looked at the team, hoping they'd get what I was getting at.
"Basically, we just have to look for a river on this mountain, and it will lead us back to the training grounds we just left that also had a river running through it."
"Excellent Sasuke! You've got a part of it. There is a waterfall on this mountain. What I want you all to do is go find the waterfall on this mountain. It is like a race, and the waterfall is the finish line, but you have to use your senses and knowledge. Once you reach the stream, throw two objects with two explosive notes in the air and detonate them. Whenever you see two explosions, head to the area. That is where we will all meet. Any questions?" Nobody answered. And then…
"SASUKE!!! I will beat you to the waterfall, dattebayo!! I swear I'm going to beat you and get there first with my super shinobi skills, dattebayo!!!"
"What super shinobi skills dobe?"
"Guys, stop…" Sakura intervened.
"I won't list them, because then you'll know them, and copy me dattebayo!"
"In other words, you don't have any dobe." Sasuke replied cooly.
"Guys…" Sakura repeated a little louder.
I coughed loudly a few times to get the attention of the bickering students.
"OK then, begin NOW!!" To my surprise, they stopped bickering and sped off. I sat down and began to plan the mission I had to carry out for my organization.
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Kakashi's Point of View:
What's with the sudden order from the Council to see me? Oh well. At least Itachi has a chance to be with Sasuke for a while. But really, what is this all about?
I entered the Hokage's building, where a secretary led me to the meeting room.
"Hatake Kakashi reporting. You requested for me?" I said while bowing respectfully to the puppeteers of Konoha.
"Welcome Hatake-san. Have a seat." An elder gestured to a rickety wooden chair.
"As you are aware, we are in a huge crisis right now. Our Hokage has passed away, leaving us vulnerable and leaderless. We have been attacked by two Hidden Villages whom we had treaties with. Most of the village is a wreck. Countless villagers and shinobi died during the invasion. Luckily, the Hidden Village of the Sand had realized that they had been betrayed and tricked the whole time, so we had regained a powerful ally." the elder narrated. It seemed that despite the many people in the room, only one was doing the talking.
And you are telling me this because I might not remember what happened about a week ago?
"But there is yet another big issue that we have on our hands. It is an organization known as 'Akatsuki'. Right now, we know virtually nothing about Akatsuki, save for the fact that Akatsuki is made up of very talented and powerful missing-nins. One of them was Orochimaru, before he left the organization for unknown reasons. Although we do not know a lot about them, one thing is for certain. They are not planning to do good in the world."
Oh no. This better not be what I think it is...
"So, Hatake-san, right now, you are the best shinobi for this mission. We want you to gather whatever information you can about Akatsuki. This will be an S-rank mission, and you have all the time you need. You can leave whenever you wish, but it is preferred that you leave as soon as possible. Obviously, for this mission, you would have to go undercover. I suggest you go to Hidden Village of the Mist. They tend to have a lot of missing-nins. Your team will be placed under Yuhi Kurenai with Team 8 during your absence. Are there any questions?"
Great, just great. Itachi came for a once visit for the first time in six years. Who knows when he'll be back again, if ever? But here I am, about to be assigned a S-ranked mission for God knows how long. I don't even know if I'll even return in one piece. Lovely, just lovely!
I shook my head.
"Then you are dismissed."
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Itachi's Point of View (Somewhere on the mountains):
No sooner had I made a basic outline about my targets and how I was going to place a mind controlling jutsu on the targets, I heard two explosions. Someone had reached the waterfall already.
With a few hand seals, I reached the waterfall to see Sasuke sitting on a rock looking quite bored.
"Impressive. Very impressive. That is something I would expect from an Uchiha."
He froze at those words.
Crap! I forgot how much those words mean to Sasuke!
Sorrow, shock, and rage flashed in his eyes.
"You…"
"Ackkk! Sasuke! How'd you get here so fast, dattebayo?! Damn!" much to my relief, a frustrated Naruto had crashed into the clearing
"Shut up Naruto!!" Sakura was quick to punch Naruto.
"But Sakura-chan…" he whined.
Sasuke kept staring suspiciously at me while I tried to ignore his looks by getting Naruto and Sakura's attention.
"Okay team! Now that we're all here, let's go back to the training field!" I tried to be very enthusiastic to mask my uneasiness. It looked like I needed to be extra careful from now on.
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TBC... Next Chapter currently developing!!!!!!
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AN: btw... HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!!!!! (and New Years of course!!!!)