Sorry I haven't updated in so long…Here we go…Kakashi excuse attempt number one… :
You see my alarm clock had switched itself off which is just TOO unfair and in doing so I nearly forgot to wash my cat, and then I realised she was a black cat and I had to take the long way around my house to get to the computer…
(You guys: LLIIIEEESSS!)
Also.
To Sam, my excellent flamer.
^_^ Yes.
You are SO special that I wish to point out, this is INDEED a humour fic.
But! I digress…HAVE YOU NOT NOTICED THAT NARUTOS. WHOLE. LIFE. IS. SAD!
For more explanation on his background of sadness...See Naruto. Personally.
'nothing but an emo Naruto'
You, Sah, are confusing him with a certain Duck-Butt.
'we don't want to read this crap, if we did we would go and read Naruto manga'.
You do that.
Sorry readers. But, this is my first flame, and I wished to get it off my chest. (Which is not as big as Tsunade's…but hey…I say no more…)
xD
Just read the story… =L
Chapter 9.
"If he doesn't wake up anytime soon, I'm going to slap him with a wet fish." Naruto heard Yugito's voice from somewhere above him.
"Ok. But you're catching the fish…" Utakata said calmly from Naruto's left.
"…Never mind then." Yugito muttered. Naruto half smiled in his dizzy state and he started to try and open his eyes, making everything blurry as shapes started to swim fuzzily into view.
"Quiet, I think he's coming around." Gaara said in slight concern.
"Naruto? Come on, we have to get moving. The Kaze-Kage-" Utakata said, worry entering his usually calm voice.
"My name is Gaara." Gaara snapped tonelessly.
"…Gaara saw a ninja team from the Land of Lightening which Bee recognised as the Raikage's personal ninja team…and that means-" Utakata continued warily.
Naruto shot up as though a bolt of iron had been shoved up somewhere where the sun doesn't shine.
"MOVE THEN!" He yelled at them frantically, scrambling up and adjusting before running ahead.
The others stood there for a second, dumbstruck.
"Naruto…It's this way…" Yugito called out.
"I KNEW THAT." Naruto yelled as he raced back past them. In the right direction this time.
"Yo, At such a quick dash, that kid'll get whiplash…" Killer Bee rapped as he started to run after Naruto.
"…Word." Yugito said, still in a slight state of shock as Utakata and Gaara pulled her along until she snapped at them.
"How many days will it take to get there?" Naruto asked Killer Bee as they ascended to the leafy canopy above them.
"From where we be, the days will be three." Bee answered.
"Good. We'll make it in two." Naruto growled.
Gaara rolled his eyes at Utakata who smirked back.
*RANDOM FILLER PIECE ON THE JOURNEY* (A/n: I got stuck…Kay?) xD
Naruto was on first watch that night, and propped his back up against a small boulder, listening to the sounds of the fire crackling and popping.
He laid there, thinking of…well…everything.
Of course, there was the Akatsuki problem…how were they going to solve it?
Then, naturally, was Sasuke.
Naruto smirked, with all the times he had talked about Sasuke since said team mate had left, he could rival Sakura with the amount of times the Teme's name had escaped from his lips, with all the vows to bring him back.
He frowned.
He hoped people wouldn't think he was gay because of it…that would just suck donkey testicles.
Then there was his family back in the Leaf Village…Kakashi Sensei…Sakura-Chan…Hinata-Chan…Sai…Yamato Sensei…Obaa-Chan…Iruka Sensei…
He could have named them all, but his thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of the Kumogakure Nin, Jinchuuriki to the Two-Tailed Demon Monster Cat, Yugito Nii.
"You thinking what I'm thinking kid?" Yugito asked as she laid next to him.
"Yeah, we need to save the land of lightning." Naruto replied as he stared up at the starry canopy above him.
"…Ok. We're not thinking the same thing then. Never mind." Yugito said, rolling away from him and hurrying back to her tent, a blush creeping along her high cheekbones.
'Damn it brat.' The nine-tails muttered in disappointment.
'Hah. Nice try fuzz ball.' Naruto snapped back.
"That's five you owe me." Yugito was heard saying in hushed tones from her tent.
"I never agreed to it. You rushed in." Gaara replied, sniggering quietly from inside his own tent.
Naruto resisted the urge to throw a barrage of kunai at his friend in good humoured annoyance.
"Damn it Gaara." Naruto muttered with a sigh.
*Two Days Later.*
The Raikage was furious.
"WHERE. IS. MY. BROTHER?" He thundered.
"Raikage sir, we've looked, honestly…but he seems to have gone towards the Leaf Village." Omoi, a dark-skinned boy with short, spiky, white hair stuttered, running his hand through his hair as he sucked on a lollipop thoughtfully.
The Raikage said nothing for a few seconds.
"But Sir…there is some more…disturbing…news regarding the Hidden Leaf Village…" Samui continued, taking over from her team mate. Her pale skin and blonde hair standing out slightly against the people around her.
"Tell me." The Raikage ordered.
"The Akatsuki were seen on our land earlier today, about seven hours ago, heading towards the village." Karui reported nervously, flicking her long red hair over her shoulder so that it ran down her back.
"What! How many?" He gasped in surprise.
"All of them." Omoi said shortly.
"AND YOU DIDN'T THINK TO TELL ME?" The Raikage hollered, making his office vibrate with the force of it.
"We were. But as soon as they neared the village, they veered off towards the Leaf Village. We are of the opinion, Sir, that they are targeting the Leaf Village." Samui said, saving Omoi from having to explain it before the Raikage pummelled him into the ground.
"Right. If there is nothing else to report, then leave me." The Raikage sighed.
The door suddenly burst inwards and a panting Kumo-Nin collapsed to his knees. The Raikage and Team Samui turned to the poor ninja in astonishment.
"R-…R-Raikage Sir…" The ninja panted feebly.
"What now?" The Raikage said irritably.
"You're brother…Killer Bee…A-And Yugito Nii…and three others request…an audience with you." The ninja gasped out as Karui helped him up kindly.
She nearly dropped him.
"Get them in here. Team Samui, dismissed." The Raikage said, his eyes blazing.
All of the Kumo-Nin nodded.
"NOW. " He roared.
The ninjas were out the door within seconds.
Within less seconds than it took him to flee, the Kumo-Nin was back again, this time with the mentioned visitors.
"A, my brother how's it hanging yo?" Killer Bee said with a huge grin dominating his features.
He received a punch which sent him straight to the floor.
The other Jinchuuriki, aside from Yugito Nii, were astounded.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG YOU DISAPPEARED FOR? AND AT SUCH SHORT DAMN NOTICE?" A roared. (A/N: Yes, the Raikage's name, is 'A'.)
Killer Bee rubbed his head in pain, but the huge grin still returned, and instead of explaining, he reached out and embraced his brother…who was stunned for a few seconds…and then he hugged him back tightly.
"God damn it Bee. I wish you wouldn't do this to me." The Raikage sighed as they pulled back.
"You both rap?" Utakata asked mildly.
"NO. That was accidental." A snapped.
"Ah. I see, my apologies Lord Raikage Sir." Utakata said respectfully with a small bow.
Gaara tried to hide a small smirk behind his hair…which didn't really work…because he has short hair.
"Kaze-Kage." The Raikage greeted him with a nod.
"Raikage." Gaara nodded back, tilting his head up slightly.
"Raikage Sir, excuse me for interrupting, but Naruto here has some important news that you need to hear." Yugito interrupted any further conversation.
"Speak boy." The Raikage demanded as he turned to face Naruto.
"Lord Raikage, the Akatsuki will be on your doorstep any minute now. They plan to destroy the whole village all at once by attacking in a whole pack. They will hold nothing back." Naruto rushed, making eye contact with the powerfully built man.
"Naruto Uzumaki. I'm afraid they've taken a detour to the Hidden Leaf Village." The Raikage said gravely, taking in Naruto's headband sadly.
Naruto stopped dead.
"They…They're…They're what?" He stuttered in horrification.
"They were seen today, not over eight hours ago now, heading towards your village. If they stay at the speed that they were travelling at, they shall be at their gates by midnight tomorrow." The Raikage continued.
Naruto was motionless…devoid of all emotion.
"No…No…NO." He yelled angrily.
Utakata reached out and held him back in a rather awkward hug as Naruto struggled.
"Let go damn it! I'm not a duck butt (sam)! It's not like I'm going to go emo or anything! That'll only happen when the Leaf Village is raised to the ground. And that will be over MY. DEAD. BODY." Naruto thundered angrily, bursting from Utakata's grip and running out down the hallway.
Gaara nodded as though he was making a decision, and he glanced at Utakata and Yugito.
'We may as well help him…He can't do it on his own…' The slug said slowly, considering his words carefully.
'I don't think I should-' Yugito started.
'Yugito. Not another word out of you. Where Kyuubi-Kun goes, we go.' The Demon Cat instructed firmly.
Yugito sighed irritably.
'Well…That's that sorted I guess.' She muttered.
'I will help him. I will help him achieve his dream.' Gaara said, feeling proud of himself for being able to help a friend in need.
'You're no fun anymore. I used to be able to control you at a drop of a hat, and now the hat won't frickin' drop anymore' The Sand Demon complained in remorse.
'Shut up.' Gaara told him shortly.
"Lord Raikage. If you will excuse us, we will accompany him. He must not be allowed to go on his own." Utakata explained.
"As you will." The Raikage said, waving his hand at them in a 'go' kind of gesture.
The three of them left the office hurriedly, leaving Killer Bee and A together to talk.
Naruto was already out in the forest, his eyes blazing with determination.
"Whoever signed the contract to obliterate my god damn village and home better be ready to either eat and choke on that contract, or be prepared to have said paper stuffed up their ass." He growled.
And DAMN he was serious.
Suddenly he was cannoned into by a huge black mass which came at him unexpectedly from his left.
"Oof!" Naruto gasped as all the wind was rushed out of him.
He was slammed into the side of a tree, pinned there by a hooded figure.
"Don't move...or you're deadmeat." The figure said.
Naruto frowned. Who did this guy think he was?
As a matter of fact…who was this guy anyway?
"A, we should help this kid. If we do, I'll do anything you bid." Killer Bee said as he turned to his brother.
"Why should we help them. What do we gain?" The Raikage asked him in reply.
"We get a debt which they owe, for the trouble which they sow." Bee answered.
"What good does a debt do us?"
"A debt must be signed in contract, so that you can call on them when you need, be whatever the circumstance, they must answer the call…or wage a war…" Killer Bee explained to his brother.
The Raikage raised an eyebrow.
"I see…Then what are we waiting for?" The Raikage asked with an evil-ish grin.
He turned and ran at the glass window and jumped through it, glass shattering everywhere.
Killer Bee grinned in triumph and also leapt through, creating another crash as he leapt through the glass, shattering another panel.
Team Samui looked up to see the Raikage shouting orders.
"GET EVERY ABLE NINJA TO THE GATES. WE HAVE TEN MINUTES BEFORE WE MOVE OUT TO THE AID OF THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE LEAVES. ANBU NINJA ARE TO STAY HERE AND PROTECT THE VILLAGE. MOVE. MOVE. MOVE. MOVE. MOVE!" The Raikage bellowed, glaring at everyone.
Everyone stopped.
Then everything kicked into over drive and a mass panic started as everyone scrambled to move out of the way of Kumo-Nin as they ran for the gates at top speed.
"YOU HEARD HIM. MOVE IT!" Samui yelled over the panic as she helped to take control.
"Personally…I feel sorry for whoever has to replace the glass for the…what…hundred and fifty second time." Omoi remarked to Karui as they ran.
"Mmmhmm. Same here." Karui smirked.
"Get your hands off me! I'm in a hurry damn it!" Naruto yelled.
"Pipe down." The voice said smarmily.
Another three cloaked figures joined him and one of them reached out and cuffed the one who was holding Naruto.
"Let him go you baka." The female voice said.
"Can I go yet? I have no interest in him." Another young male voice said.
They all put their hoods down except one.
"Suigetsu, let him go. Juugo, you can go home now if you wish. Karin, stop berating Suigetsu."
"Ha, bitch." Suigetsu grinned, showing off his shark like teeth as his white hair fell in his eyes slightly.
"SHUT UP BAKA." Karin roared, flicking her own deep pink hair back over her shoulder.
"Both of you. Shut up. Leave us for a minute." The voice said again.
"But-"
"Go." The voice commanded.
They pouted but left all the same, returning to their original argument.
Naruto rubbed his throat curiously and frowned.
What the hell was going on?
"Who are you?" Naruto demanded, pointing at the figure accusingly.
The voice laughed dryly and threw back its hood.
"Naruto…You should know me by now, Dobe."
"S-S-Sasuke?" Naruto gasped.
"Aa. I want to know what's going on with the Akatsuki. I cannot get close to my brother so that I can wreak my revenge on him. Therefore, I found someone in the know. You, Naruto."
"Sasuke! They're attacking the Leaf Village! I've got to go back and save them before it's too late and-…"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"And what?" He asked.
"Come with me." Naruto said, hope filling his eyes.
"What?" Sasuke asked incredulously.
"Sasuke. If you come back with me and fight on our side, if you fight with us to save the village, I can promise that I can get Obaa-Chan to release all the charges set on you, and you can have revenge on your brother." Naruto said in realisation.
Sasuke stared.
"I do not want forgiveness. I want to kill my brother."
"TOO BAD. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE BOTH." Naruto yelled at him, bitch slapping his former team mate across the face.
Sasuke held his cheek as it stung bitterly.
"Fine. I'll come back. But I better be allowed to kill him. Otherwise you will pay for it." He hissed.
He called back to the others.
But they returned…with others escorting them roughly.
"Please…I just want to go home and talk to the birds…"
"Hey, I'm made of water here, be gentle."
"Yeah? And I'm made of bubbles. Quit complaining." Utakata snapped as he shook Suigetsu hard.
"Sasuke-Kun! Help!" Karin screeched as Gaara threw her in front of him.
"Shut her up." Gaara said emotionlessly with a slight frown.
"Karin…?" Sasuke asked with a sigh as she stood up.
"Yes?" She asked hopefully.
"Shut up. Team Taka is moving out. We're with them." Sasuke ordered.
He turned to Naruto who stared at him expectantly.
"Lead the way…Dobe."
"Teme." Naruto replied with a grin.
"What?" Yugito asked in confusion.
"Let's go! Dattebayo!" Naruto yelled to the seven of them as he took off at a run.
As the sun rose early the next morning, the Hokage stormed down the corridor with Shizune who was carrying Tonton, Shikamaru, Ino and Choji all scurrying at her heels in a panic as her blonde pony tails whipped out behind her in a maddened frenzy.
She stopped and thrust the sliding door sideways so that slammed into its hinges with a rendering crash.
The bedridden Kakashi Hatake groaned mentally.
Now he knew how Naruto felt when Sakura had done this to him on many occasions.
"KAKASHI. ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOUR MISSION WAS IN FACT, A FAIL?" She roared at the top of her spacious lungs.
"…Yes." He sighed, giving in to the inevitable.
Tsunade stomped over to him and grabbed him by the collar of his tight fitting body shirt and lifted him up so that he was upright, his head lolling back as he was nearly lifted off of the hospital bed.
"WHY WERE YOU INCAPABLE OF BRINGING A STUDENT, YOUR OWN STUDENT AS A MATTER OF FACT, TO WHERE HE BELONGS?" She thundered, shaking him thoroughly as her hair streamed out behind her like Medusa.
"Tsunade, I can assure you…If I can get up…like…now…as in…you let go of me so that I can stop feeling as sick as a small child on a rabid Akamaru, I can get him back. As long as I am released from this prison of a hospital." Kakashi ground out, his eyes going wide and blank (A/n: You should be able to picture those kind of anime eyes. ^_^).
Tsunade dropped Kakashi from her iron grip like a hot stone, and he almost hit the back of the wall behind him and got concussion…
But he didn't.
Sadly.
"You better." She growled, looming over Kakashi threateningly.
He cowered under the bed sheets.
Sakura pushed her way past Shikamaru and Choji who were heading back out into the corridor.
"He's in there." Choji said with a smile as Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
"Thanks!" She called, her pink bubblegum hair swaying from side to side as she ran.
"Hey forehead." Ino sneered as she left from the doorway.
"What's up Ino-Pig?" Sakura ground out.
Lightening crackled between the two of them, but Tsunade swept through them, ending the hate session abruptly.
"We'll continue this later." Ino hissed as she stalked off after her team.
"Hmm." Sakura said shortly, disappearing into the ward.
"Naru-Kakashi Sensei? What happened? Where's Naruto?" She gasped, running over to the hospital bed as he massaged his temples.
"Huh? Oh, Sakura. I got involved in a fight when Naruto was in an irreversible Kyuubi mode…and I…lost out. Unfortunately. That Kyuubi has one damn good left hook." He muttered slightly.
Sakura sighed.
"Are you ok?" She asked tentatively.
"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine. Well…I would be if it wasn't for this damned headache." He groaned.
"I'll fix that." She laughed slightly.
She put her hands either side of his head and let green medical chakra flow from between her hands, soothing the ache inside his head until it became a dull memory of the banished pain.
"Better?" She grinned playfully.
"Much, thank you," He smiled back, "but for now, I'm off again. I shall need to try again." He stretched as he stood up. She nodded in understanding, and a worried look replaced her earlier grin.
This time, he put two hands either side of her head in reassurance.
"It'll be fine Sakura. We'll be team seven again soon enough. I promise. Ok?" He murmured, his one eye looking into hers as she gazed back at him in hope.
"I trust you." She nodded slightly.
"Good…" He smiled, kissing her forehead before Shunshin'ing away in a gust of leaves.
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^That song from the Naruto theme track…
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^With THIS Naruto and Sasuke picture…
Makes me cry. =/
And YES. I am a fan of KakashixSakura.
Because Kakashi is HOT. ;D
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