Chapter 6
Previously
"Look, I didn't actually look in your room…"
"Alright then, I apologize for my rudeness."
Yumiko looked up at one of her paintings; she stared at the detail and the lines she made. It looked like she was furious. She glanced at the details of the home she drew, she smiled for a moment.
Kakashi looked at her; she had eyes that changed with her emotions. She was a woman full of questions, but she wouldn't answer any of his.
"Would you like to go train?"
"After Naruto and Iruka return, I want to hand Naruto the key to the apartment."
Kakashi placed her hand into his hands.
"You may not believe me right now, but you have my full attention now. You are a woman full of surprises, and I find that interesting."
Yumiko stared into his eye.
Kakashi looked into hers, serious. She was about to say something until she closed her mouth thinking for a moment.
Iruka and Naruto were at the door of her apartment, and they unfortunately couldn't open it. Tsunei chucked while he turned the knob for the two men.
Yumiko stepped up and her hands no longer touched Kakashi's. She took the boxes from the two men, and it weighed like nothing to her. She carried them into Naruto's room.
"Naruto, here's the key into the apartment." She handed the key to him.
"Please ask permission from me, before someone comes over alright? If it's one of the sensei's make sure you tell them to contact me before you let them in ok?"
"Yes Yumiko-san."
"Naruto you know you can just call her Yumi-san right?"
"Yeah, but I got respect for her…" Naruto looked at Iruka, his father like figure.
"You two can go ahead and eat. Kakashi and I are going to head out to train. Tsunei, you're in charge of the place." Yumiko took her key, one of her swords and her belt of ninja weapons, and she made sure Kakashi took the food.
"Naruto, wash the dishes when you're done, you two can hang out while I'm gone." Yumiko said while she walked out.
She and Kakashi went to the same area where Cell 7 first met. Kakashi placed the food on the ground, while Yumiko began to gear up. Kakashi placed bells on his hip.
"I've heard your pretty good with swords," said Yumiko while she fixed her sword.
"More or less," he pulled out his Sharingan.
Yumiko blinked for a moment, and both her eyes turned black, and the Sharingan appeared.
"This is going to be interesting," said Kakashi, "I assume you are aware of the objective of this?"
"Grab the bells, as if I was going to kill you?"
"Yes."
"Got it."
"Begin... when I say now."
Yumiko prepared herself.
"Now." Kakashi did hand signs quickly and he suddenly disappeared.
Yumiko smiled for a moment, and pulled her sword out and stabbed the ground, suddenly the ground split in two. Kakashi stared at her, scared for his life.
'Oh no, it's another Sakura!'
Yumiko jumped down and charged at him with her sword, he jumped up and dodged, she suddenly disappeared in smoke.
'Doppelganger?'
Kakashi looked all around him, thinking for a moment, he looked at the tree and stared directly into Yumiko.
"Peek-"he jumped for the tree and tried to stab her with a Kunai, "a boo."
Yumiko smiled as he stabbed her in the leg. She used a water doppelganger, and exploded water.
"Enough games." Yumiko jumped from behind and used fireball no jutsu. The tree caught in flames and Kakashi jumped out of the way, just in time. Yumiko jumped from below and tried to grab for the bells. Kakashi kicked her hand away, and landed on the ground. Yumiko did a back flip and ran toward him with her knife, she held into a stance similar to a samurai.
Kakashi threw kunais at her; she in turn reflected them back at him with the hit of her sword.
The kunais flew at him, and he dodged them all, however, unfortunately one of the bells was tapped lightly with the kunai.
Yumiko pouted, disappointed. Kakashi stared at Yumiko, watching her change her stance.
The tree unfortunately was still on fire.
Yumiko did a quick hand sign combination for a water doppelganger. Kakashi glanced at the tree.
Her doppelganger jumped for the tree, and Kakashi's eyes still focused on Yumiko. Yumiko smiled while she threw her sword at the doppelganger. The water exploded on the fire, smothering it.
"You're the type who worries for other huh?"
"More or less, why else did I make the food for you?"
Kakashi ran towards her, and pulled a Kunai to her throat. Yumiko smiled, while she blocked his hand with her finger.
"Gomenasai, my Love." She winked at him.
Kakashi smiled and tried punching her in the face. Yumiko stood there, as he punched her. Yumiko in return tried grabbing the bells. Her cheek was red, but fortunately she almost got one of the bells. Kakashi jumped back shocked at what she did.
"Gomenasai, I didn't mean to hit you that hard."
"It's not nice to lie, Kakashi-san." Yumiko ran towards the tree with the sword in it.
Kakashi threw a shrukien at her; Yumiko was stabbed in the stomach. She laid there on the ground as Kakashi ran towards her.
"Crap, are you alright?"
Yumiko looked on the ground, staring at her wound as she looked up at Kakashi, and winked.
"Hey Kakashi, distracted much?" Another Yumiko yelled from the tree.
Kakashi stared at the Yumiko in front of him.
"Nice ta meet cha." The doppelganger went into a puff of smoke.
"Number one rule about me," Kakashi smiled suddenly behind Yumiko.
"You like to evaluate the situation?" Yumiko smiled while she held the sword next to Kakashi's neck.
"Close," Kakashi kicked her in the stomach.
Yumiko flew out of the tree. She quickly did the hand signs for substitution jutsu and appeared somewhere else. She appeared behind a pair of bushes, while she spat out some blood.
"Damn it. Why is he toying with me?" Yumiko sat on the ground for a moment, taking a deep breath.
Kakashi stood on the tree, watching Yumiko, curious at her ability.
Yumiko did a couple of hand signs and her hands turned green. She placed them on her stomach and healed herself. She grabbed a bag from her thigh pocket and pulled out chakra pills. She took two and ate them, and placed the rest back.
"Chakra pills, interesting, it appears she's a very good medical ninja," said Kakashi. "But it doesn't explain her abilities as an Ops Agent."
Yumiko got up, and staggered a little.
She pulled out a scroll, and threw it into the air.
Kakashi stared in wonder.
Yumiko threw paint into the air and her sword turned black.
She did a couple of slashes here and there, and suddenly the scroll showed a waterfall.
It fell to the ground.
Kakashi tried to attack her for fear at the next worst possibility.
Yumiko in turn, began to dodge his attacks, giggling at each one.
She did a back flip and began to fight him while doing a handstand. She tried to grab the bells, until Kakashi grabbed one of her legs and swung her at a tree.
"That was close." Kakashi stared at the picture.
Yumiko ran towards him and began to use her ability to see his ninpu. Her eyes changed color.
"Let's see how many times I'll need to press a point."
Kakashi tried to dodge her attacks with back flips, stopping her hands while pushing them away from him, and even attempting to imitate some of her moves.
Yumiko face turned serious as she tried to grab his arms or leg whenever she got the chance. She continuously kept missing, and she began to dart her eyes to the scroll, seeing whenever she would get the chance. Kakashi's Sharingan foreshadowed the next outcome, she would try to grab the scroll and perform a jutsu that would prevent from using any fire attacks, by turning the landscape into a giant lake.
Yumiko's Sharingan foreshadowed that he would try to attempt to use the whirlwind move. In order to prevent her from touching the scroll, she smiled as she saw the next move, glad that this fight was becoming entertaining.
"That's good, you are not playing anymore."
"Yeah well, you're beginning to learn here and there."
"Good point." She dashed for the scroll, and did the hand signs.
Suddenly a giant wave splashed through the area, it was covered with water everywhere.
Kakashi glanced at the landscape, it was soaked. "Your element is water?"
"You'll see senpai." Yumiko ran towards the lake that was forming, she was graceful on water, like geisha, she pulled out her sword, and began to dance for a moment. Kakashi stood his ground and waited. Water began to jump out of the water, and began to swirl around Yumiko. She appeared like a goddess as the water swirled around her.
"You were wondering why I am more like a Nin'I than an Ops? Prepare to watch."
Kakashi ran towards her, throwing kunais and shrukiens at the water swirling around her. Suddenly a giant hand came out of the water and grabbed him.
He dodged, barely able to escape.
Another hand and another jumped out, only one was from the tree, and other deep under the ground. He dodged them, barely, Yumiko was still doing her water dance, and her eyes were closed.
A giant hand came out from the water, and it was full of electricity, Kakashi dodged, until a giant muddy hand grabbed him.
Yumiko still danced, meanwhile, Kakashi did a quick hand sign for substitution jutsu, and he escaped. He jumped on the water, and tried to attack Yumiko with a Kunai. Yumiko eyes opened, and they were back to normal.
A giant wave blocked the Kunai. Kakashi eyes were struck with fear.
Yumiko smiled and stopped dancing.
All the hands disappeared.
Yumiko threw the painting into the sky, and threw a Kunai at it. The water suddenly disappeared all around them. Kakashi sat there, bewildered.
She charged forward him with her sword ready to smack him with it.
He in turn pulled out a kunai and blocked it, and tried to kick her in the chest.
She did a bridge stretch and dodged. She slipped on to the ground and tried to grab the bell.
Her legs were still attacking him, while she was on a handstand again.
Kakashi grabbed her leg and threw her onto the ground. Yumiko jumped back up and Kakashi tried to grab her sword ran towards her.
She punched him on the face, dodging the sword. He turned and tried to slash her back, he succeeded, in a light scratch, only enough to cut one of her sleeves off.
Yumiko smiled, she placed her hand lightly on her sleeve and ripped it off. On her arm, a light tattoo of the Ops appeared, in addition to a well toned, and deeply scarred.
He winced.
She smiled and kicked the sword out of his hand.
He in turned grabbed her by the waist, and tried to use Lotus Flip.
Yumiko taking her chance, tried to grab the bells, while she was in the air.
He kicked her hand away, she winced in pain, but she grabbed one bell until she was flipped onto the ground, which fortunately, she succeeded in avoiding it with a doppelganger.
"One more bell Kakashi-san." Yumiko rung the bell, smiling.
"Alright, you pass."
Yumiko blinked, confused.
"I thought the objective was two bells."
"Yes, but you only needed one for me to help prepare you for the Ops." Kakashi walked forward and handed her the sword.
"Alright then, if you say so…" Yumiko took the sword, lightly touching his hand.
He suddenly took her hand and pulled her towards him for an embrace.
She held her breath.
He sat there, holding his.
"For a woman, the expectation is that you aren't hurt." He said into her hair, as he held his hand on her neck.
"But for a woman like you, a scarred body shouldn't be for a pretty face like yours." He held her closer. He placed other hand on the light cut he gave her.
She held her breath, shocked at what she heard.
"I barely know you very well." She whispered while she shivered at his touch.
"Yet, I can see that you're a woman full of surprises." He broke the embrace.
She stared at him. Her face flushed.
He pulled his mask down.
She looked at his face, surprised at the handsome man behind the mysterious mask.
He held her head close to yours.
"Ashiteru," he whispered.
And he kissed her.