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Chapter 2:
As they followed the man who looked like Kakashi, Team Minato noticed some differences. This person, who may or may not be Kakashi, walked leisurely and had a lazy feel to them. Also, there was his appearance to consider.
"Kakashi, in the future, you look…" Rin said, trailing off with a blush. So Kakashi was still good-looking.
Obito noticed this and scowled in Kakashi's direction. Kakashi couldn't figure out why Obito was suddenly glaring, so he just dismissed it as Obito being Obito.
"Look at the way you're wearing your hitai-ate," Minato pointed out. They saw that it was slanted over Kakashi's left eye.
"What's that? Some weird fashion statement?" Obito asked, smirking.
"How should I know?" Kakashi answered angrily. "Also, we're not even sure that he's me."
"Who else wears that stupid face mask?" Obito questioned. Rin decided to intervene before it dissolved into an argument, but then an interruption distracted Kakashi and Obito from taking it any further.
"KAKASHI, MY ETRENAL RIVAL!" someone shouted from behind them. They turned to see Gai running towards them in his classic green jumpsuit and orange legwarmers.
"He's still annoying me in the future…" Kakashi muttered, looking depressed.
"Ha! So that guy is you!" Obito yelled triumphantly.
Future-Kakashi stopped and sighed as Gai caught up to him. "Yo," he said, raising a hand in greeting.
"Wow, Kakashi, you actually greet people now," Minato commented, smiling proudly. "You sure have grown." Kakashi shot him an annoyed look and Obito snickered.
"I CHALLENGE YOU ON THIS MOST YOUTHFUL DAY!" Gai said loudly, striking his "nice guy" pose. Future-Kakashi seemed immune to it, but the three young shinobi had to avert their eyes. Even Minato barely held his composure.
"Whose turn is it to choose the challenge?" Future-Kakashi asked in a bored tone. Gai seemed to have calmed down somewhat, but his voice was still incredibly loud.
"It is your turn, my Eternal Rival! We are tied right now, and I will not allow you to take the advantage!" Team Minato was surprised.
"You're tied with Gai?" Obito asked incredulously. Kakashi shrugged, but he was bothered by this fact. Had he not improved much in the future?
Minato said, "That's a little surprising, but they both seem to be jounin now. Gai has most likely grown stronger over the years."
Future-Kakashi seemed to be in deep thought. "I choose Rock, Paper, Scissors," he finally said.
"My Eternal Rival, where is your youthful energy?! You always choose Rock, Paper, Scissors!" At this, the members of Team Minato sweat dropped.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors…" Rin murmured.
"If all of your challenges are like this," Obito said, "I can kind of understand why the score is close. But still. You seem so unconcerned and lazy now. What happened to being an uptight and cold-hearted jerk?"
"I don't know why I'm like that," Kakashi snapped angrily.
Future-Kakashi raised an eyebrow at Gai's exclamation. "Are you turning down the challenge? Then, it counts as my win."
"Of course I'm not turning it down! I SHALL TRIUMPH WITH THE POWER OF YOUTH!" Gai shouted. Team Minato watched as Future-Kakashi manipulated Gai into playing Rock, Paper, Scissors instead of changing it to a different challenge. Future-Kakashi ended up winning, and he walked away while Gai started to do one-handed push-ups as a self-imposed penalty or something.
"You're pretty cunning and manipulative," Minato said, not sure if he should be impressed or not. Kakashi decided not to comment on it, shrugging.
They followed Future-Kakashi further down the street and were shocked to see him smile at some old women who greeted him, his one visible eye curving.
"Bakakashi, you actually smiled!" Obito yelled, pointing at Future-Kakashi.
"Shut up, you useless loser!" Kakashi replied, though he seemed embarrassed. Rin was blushing furiously, and Minato was laughing. However, they all fell silent once Future-Kakashi pulled out an orange book and began to read it while walking. Icha Icha Paradise.
"I think that's…one of the books that Jiraiya wrote," Minato said. It was common knowledge on Team Minato that Jiraiya was a pervert who did "research" all the time for his books that contained adult content. There was more silence, which was suddenly broken by Obito bursting into laughter. Rin was looking away, her face red, Kakashi was mortified, and Minato was wondering why he had let Jiraiya corrupt his student.
"Wow, the jerk is a pervert as well!" Obito called out, still laughing.
"I'm not a pervert!" Kakashi growled, blushing.
"Even if you aren't now, you'll be one in the future!" Obito replied.
Minato intervened. "Guys, let's just…stop mentioning that right now." Kakashi and Rin nodded eagerly, wanting to forget; Obito nodded reluctantly because he still wanted to make fun of Kakashi, but his sensei seemed to be serious about it. They followed Future-Kakashi around some more, who seemed to be wandering aimlessly.
"Hey, look up there," Rin said excitedly, pointing at the Hokage Monument. "Minato-sensei's face is up there!"
"No way! Sensei is the Fourth Hokage!" Obito cheered in awe.
"Congratulations, Sensei," Kakashi said. Minato's eyes widened as he stared up at the monument. It seemed as if he was going to go into shock, but then he grinned widely.
"It looks like I fulfilled my dream," he said, a goofy grin still plastered on his face. Suddenly, Future-Kakashi began to move faster. They exchanged looks, ran to catch up with him, and followed him through the window of the Hokage's office.
"You're three hours late," Sandaime Hokage said to Future-Kakashi. Team Minato was confused as to why Sandaime was in here, and not Minato. Maybe he was sick? However, they couldn't help feeling that something was off.
"I'm probably busy somewhere else," Minato said, trying to reassure both his students and himself. They nodded and turned back towards Future-Kakashi.
"Well, you see, a black cat crossed my path, so I had to take a different way. Then, I got lost on the road of life," Future-Kakashi said, smiling.
The Third sighed, clearly used to this. "Here," he said to Future-Kakashi. "This is your new mission." Future-Kakashi took the folder, and the scene faded away until they were standing in blank space again.
Obito couldn't hold it in any longer, and he began to roll around on the ground, hysterical. "Kakashi was three hours late! Hahahaha!" he howled. Minato and Rin nodded, almost not believing it. The Kakashi that they knew was never late, and he always yelled at Obito for doing just that.
"He even used an Obito-worthy excuse," Minato commented. Kakashi hid his head in his hands. What had happened to him? He didn't have much time to ponder this fact because the scene was already changing. They all wondered what they were going to see this time. Kakashi was hoping that it wasn't more weird stuff about him, but Obito was hoping the opposite, excited to make fun of Kakashi using this new material.