So sorry for the long update... It's been horrid here... I have been cursed with something all authors hate to face... The dreaded... I can't even say it... -sucks up all fear- WRITER'S BLOCK!! There... I said it... Yes... I, Master of the Pen Dance (or MOTPD for short) has been infected with the horrid disease... I will post #5 when I get ideas... Well, let's get to disclaiming this thing and to thankses. (Is that even realy a word? If it's not, it is now.)
Disclaimer:
Me: Since I've been away for so long, why don't we have.... Naruto do the disclaimer!
Naruto: Why me?
Me: Because I said so!
Naruto: Or what?
Me: I'm the author. I can make you do anything I want to... Even change your very physical body.
Naruto: What do you mean?
Me: I can make your lower apendage extremely small or make you a female if I wanted to.
Naruto: o.O... NO! DON'T DO THAT!
Me: Then say it.
Naruto: MOTPD doesn't own 'Naruto' for if he did, we'd all be creepy hippies... I'm not saying it...
Me: Say it.
Naruto: No.
Me: Say it or else...
Naruto: Or else what?
Me: I'm the author, remember?
Naruto: Go Hippie Power.
Me: More inthusiastic, please.
Naruto: HIPPIE POWER! Was that enough enthusiasm?
Me: That's better. Thank you Naruto. Now you will stay here for all of eturnity! MWAHAHAHAHA!
Thankses: For making me enjoy this job, I give my thanks to MoonliteWriter. And here's a belated thanks to you again, MoonliteWriter for inspiring me to createthis story. I'm sorry I forgot to thank you back in Chapter 1! Please forgive me! I was in such a rush with the story that I forgot to thank you! I only just now remembered. -grovels- Please forgive me!
Naruto: Just start the chapter.... Hey! How did I get chained to the wall!
Me: I'm the author, remember?
Naruto: Oh yeah...
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Chapter Four Fire Temple and Fire Troubles
Kiba stared at the chubby boy for quite some time before gathering the courage to speak, "So Chouji, you know how you don't get heavyer when you get into eating your chips, right?"
Chouji looked at Kiba with a questionable look on his face but said, "What are you trying to say?"
"I was just wondering why..."
"You know, I don't even know how," Chouji lied perfectly. "Besides the thought never really crossed my mind to tell you the truth really."
Kiba gave a quiet snort before continuing his speech, "So what does your dad say about the weight loss?" Chouji stared at Kiba in half fear and half wanting to kill him so he wouldn't speak. Kiba noticed the change in Chouji's features and gave him a smile. "Hey, I was just joking."
At this, Lee and Naruto stopped to look at the two behind them, "Youthfull Kiba! Youthful Chouji! We must hurry or we will be running behind on our most desperate errand and the most youthfull Tsunade will want our youthfull heads on dazeling golden plates!"
"We better hurry up and complete our mission," Naruto translated easily. "Tsunade will have our heads if we fail this mission. By the way, did anybody remember what we had to do?"
"The very youthful blond Hokage said we were to go to the Fire Temple and acquire their scroll with forbidden jutsus on it!" Lee shouted as he went into his 'good-guy' pose and mysteriously managed to get a single tooth to glisten in the sun. "Let us go there and retrieve it!" Rock Lee and Naruto started walking off into the forest and Kiba just stared at them.
"Hey, guys! The Fire Temple is right there," Kiba said pointing of into the distance to their left. It's half a day's walk," he insisted but it was too late. "Do you think we should get the scroll or go after them?" Kiba turned to look at Chouji who was currently walking towards the Fire Temple. "I guess he's more into the mission." Kiba ran off after Chouji and tapped him on the shoulder.
"What is it?" Chouji asked as if he was mad or something. "You don't have to poke me to get my attention. I'm obese not deaf." Chouji glared at Kiba who was taken aback by what the usualy happy Akimichi said. "Well, Kiba?"
"I was just thinking that we should go after Naruto and Lee," Kiba stated quickly. "Don't you think they'll get lost in the forest or something worst?" Kiba just felt like Chouji didn't care when he heard his answer.
"The mission is more important than those two. We were required to get the scroll and bring it to Tsunade as quickly as possible," Chouji responded to the dog boy. "YOU can go after them but I won't. The mission takes top priority over everything else."
Kiba stared at the boy but sighed. "What's up Chouji?" Kiba asked standing infront of the plump boy. "I'm your friend and you should tell your friends what's bugging you." Kiba glared at his companion and felt like punching him in the gut but thought better. He knew not to get an Akimichi angry because they could clobber people fairly easily and he didn't want to be one of their victims.
"Nothing is the matter," Chouji answered staring daggers of pure ice at the dog lover. "Now if you won't mind, I would like to complete the mission." Pushing Kiba aside, Chouji just continued to walk to the Fire Temple. "Are you comming or going to go find the other two?"
Not wanting to give up on his mission, Kiba decided to stay with Chouji and try to get him to smile. "Alright, I guess I could go with you," he answered with a sigh. "So what is the sudden change of mind?"
"What do you mean?" Chouji asked not looking at his team member. "I have not changed my mind at all." Chouji started to walk faster towards the Fire Temple and turned back to Kiba. "You're slower than me and that's saying something."
Several hours later, the two boys arrived at the Fire Temple at noon. Luckly Kiba had the mission scroll and he presented it to the gaurd outside the temple. The man nodded and let them pass through. The two stared up at the gloriouse building in awe but quickly composed themselves. "The head monk is waiting for you up there."
"Up those stairs?" Kiba asked pointing to a flight of stairs. "That's good. Not many steps." Kiba suddenly went pale when the gaurd pointed to the largest flight of stairs Kiba had seen in his life. "Oh Kami! Why did I have to ask?"
"Look on the bright side," Chouji said turning to his companion. "We'll get more exersize." Chouji smiled. "I bet I can get to the top before you."
"No thanks," Kiba stated as he started slowly up the stairs. "Come on, Chouji, let's see this high and mighty Head Monk."
"So you're afraid to lose?" Chouji asked, taunting Kiba. "I never thought that you, Kiba, would fear loosing to the fat kid. Wait till they hear about this back in Konoha. I can't believe you're chicken."
Kiba turned and glared at him. "Fine," he stated with a grin. "I accept your challenge."
It was about five in the evening when they managed to get to the top of the stairs because all the running tired them both out. "Damn it," Kiba said looking down the spiral stairs. "I am never going to take escilators and elivators for granted again."
"Ah, you're finaly here," the head monk said as the two boys entered the room. "Where are the other two of your platoon?" Suddenly, the sound of a familiar boy could be heard throughout the temple and Kiba just slapped his face with his hand and Chouji just sat there silently. "I'd take it that that's them. You can go get them." Kiba stood up and left the room to get the two boys and the head monk looked at Chouji. "So you are the quiet type? Or are you the serious type?"
"I am the serious type," Chouji stated in Shino's tone of voice, emotionless. "The top priority is the mission. The next priority are your team mates. Finaly you can worry about your self." Chouji nodded to the man and then they heard a loud crash and a yelping sound from Akamaru. "Either way, I sure hope they don't jepordize the mission or get themselves killed or something." Chouji turned to look at the enterance just as Kiba, Akamaru, and Naruto enter the room with scrapes and bruises. Rock Lee had nothing of the sort. Not even a hair was out of place.
"You must get better gaurds!" Lee said with a grin. "They have lost their youthfullness!"
"That's because you beat them half to death," Naruto said rubbing a bruise on his face. "Next time whach where you are revorsing the lotus and not getting your team members stuck in it."
"I am truely sorry," Rock Lee responded with a huge smile on his face. "So are you the youthful head monk?"
"Yes, I am the youthful head monk," said the monk as he motioned them to sit. "You will recieve the scroll after you three are feeling better. I can't allow people in your condition to protect the scroll. Until then you will be sleeping in the guest room."
"Only one room?" Naruto asked looking at the man. "The four of us plus the dog will have to sleep together in the same bed?"
"Only if you want to," the monk said. "The room has four beds." With a small shudder, indicating that the monk had acidently pictured a sex scene between the five of them, he continued on. "I assume you will be rested up in three days."
Three days later, the three boys were back in the forest and trying to navigate their way home. Mostly Naruto and Lee were trying to navigate. Kiba was just standing there sighing and Chouji had the look of indiffrence on his face. It was nearing the end of the day and the end of Kiba's turn which had induced failure upon his part.