Finally got around to chapter 8. I've been way to distracted with my other fanfics and school work so this one took a bit of time. Again, as usual, i don't own Naruto or xxxholic. Please read, review, and enjoy.

World 2: Special Offer

"…and so that's how I ended up here. Please don't think I'm crazy, though you might think I am after hearing all that. I can assure you that I'm not a spy, I'm just a passbyer. I don't intend to hurt anyone so…you gotta believe me." Hana begged, finishing her whole experience. They had been sitting on the bench for half an hour while Hana struggled to explain her situation to Kakashi without coming off as mental, but when someone says that they're traveling through dimensions, it's a no win situation.

Kakashi leaned back against the bench, looking up at the sky with a sigh. A long period of silence passed that made Hana anxious. Did I make the wrong choice by telling him? Was I not supposed to? Man, maybe I should have looked in the book. What if he doesn't believe me and I end up in jail. Or worse, a mental asylum? Hana thought nervously, glancing to Natori for help. He was asleep on the ground, basking in the warm sunlight. Her eyebrow twitched a bit in irritation. Way to help, Fat Louie.

"Well," he said finally, breaking the silence, startling Hana, "I will say that that's the wildest story I've ever heard."

Is that a good wild or a bad wild? Good wild might mean you believe me, and bad wild might mean that I'm going to be arrested.

"A different world, huh? Never heard that one before, but I guess anything is possible." Kakashi continued, pulling his book out again. Hana let out a relived sigh, sensing that this was a good sign. "So, you were sent here to fix something…in our world…in order to save the universe from collapsing, am I correct?"

"Well when you put it like that, then yeah." Hana replied. When he says it like that it sounds like it's a bad thing.

"So what is it exactly that you're looking for?" He asked, flipping a page, his eye focused on the page.

"Well…you see…" Hana glanced at his book that she knew contained questionable content then back at the building she'd been staring at from across the street. "I don't…really know…what it is that I'm looking for…" She knew that her words must sound lame because they felt lame leaving her mouth.

"That sounds like a good plan. Good luck then." Hana could detect the heavy sarcasm in his voice.

I don't need you to point out the fact that my mission is virtually impossible if I don't know what I'm looking for. Hana thought with a sigh.

"And so what are you going to do about this?" Kakashi asked her again. "You mentioned that this job of yours could get pretty dangerous. Are you prepared for that? Do you even know how to fight?"

"Yeah I know how dangerous it is…but I don't know much about fighting…I don't even own a weapon."

Kakashi sighed. "And you expect to complete your mission like that? Honestly, whoever hired you to do this job obviously chose the wrong person."

"Hey! I'm not that lame! I'll learn how to fight!" Hana protested, jumping to her feet defensively. He just chuckled under his breath. "Hey! Don't laugh at me! What's so funny?"

"Oh nothing. For a moment there you sounded like Naruto for a moment." Hana stopped and thought about it.

Oh…I guess I did…He does have a point though. How can I be expected to complete this mission if I don't even know how to defend myself or how to even find what it is I'm looking for? Hana thought, sitting back down, twiddling her fingers together in thought.

"Do you know about chakra?" he questioned suddenly, making her turn to face him.

"Yeah…" she answered. I know all about this world, all but how to use chakra and fight. I know a lot of jutsus and stuff…that might come in handy…Wait, does that mean that I can use jutsus here? That'd be sweet. That's like every fan persons dream!

"But I suspect that you don't know how to weave signs and control the flow of chakra, right?"

"You got it…" As much as she hated to admit it, it was true.

"You sure?" The ninja turned to her and stared at her intently. The look on his face made her feel self-conscious.

"What are you staring at? Is there something on my face?" Hana inquired, raising an eyebrow, touching her face cautiously.

Kakashi stopped reading. "No I just thought that you could use the amount of chakra you have…never mind."

Wait, what does he mean by that? Is he trying to say…that I have a large amount of charka? No, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself…Hana mulled over what Kakashi had said. "So what does that mean? What are you trying to say?"

"If you're willing to…I might be able to do something for you." He said, resuming his reading.

"You're willing to do something special for me? That doesn't sound like you."

"What do you mean like that?"

"Oh nothing. So what do you have in mind?" Hana assured him, smiling to hide her slip up. That was close! I almost gave myself away that I know about this place, much more than other people.

"I might be able to help you to use your chakra. Once you know how to control and manipulate the flow of your chakra, you can learn some jutsus on your own." Kakashi explained to her.

"Really? You'd be willing to train me?" Her eyes widened with anticipation.

"Make no mistake; I'm not doing this out of kindness. I just don't want to find out that you were killed by someone who is more unskilled as Naruto. I think I'd feel guiltier for not helping you. Also, just a little heads up, this will be no walk in the park."

"Thank you! Thank you! I understand, sir!" Hana gave a salute, smiling brightly. She could hardly contain herself. This is so cool! I'm going to be trained by Kakashi-sensei. It really is like every fangirl's dream!

"What are you doing?" He sighed heavily, shaking his head sadly. "You're acting like Naruto. What have I gotten myself into? I hope that you're not going to give me trouble."

"Sorry, sorry. It won't happen again." She assured him and picked up the sleeping cat. "So when do we start?"

"We can start whenever you want, but I think it would be wise to start as soon as possible." Closing his book, the silver haired ninja stood up and slipped the book in his pocket.

"Ok, tomorrow it is then." Suddenly Hana's phone went off, making Kakashi turn suddenly.

"What is that?"

"It's…my phone?" She hadn't been expecting her phone to go off either. Hesitalty, she pulled it out and answered the call. "Hello?"

"Don't hello me, Hana! I've been trying to get in touch with you for so long! Where are you? I've been worried sick!" Hana jerked the phone away from her ear as Zack's voice shouted on the other end.

"Zack? Is that you?" She put the phone back to her ear again as his voice died down.

"Yeah it's me, who else would call you?" He said, lowering his voice.

"It's good to hear you. I'm sorry that I haven't called. I'm fine, so don't worry. How's Tristan and Yoru?" Hana was really happy to hear his voice, almost to the point where she couldn't contain herself.

"They're fine; they miss you. Thanks for leaving me on pet duty by the way."

"I'm sorry; I was in a hurry and you were the only person I could trust. Zack, you are my only hope." Hana told him, using an old Starwars line in hopes of lessening his anger.

Several minutes ticked by as Zack thought about her apology. "I guess you're right. I'm just glad to hear…that you're ok…" He said finally, his voice softening. "So what world are you in now?"

"You know about…the different worlds?" Hana asked, growing perplexed as she began to walk in no particular direction. Kakashi followed behind her.

"Yeah, the woman, Yuko, filled me in. I said I wanted to help in any way I could and she said that if I knew what you were up against that I might be able to help by just supporting you from here. Listen, if there's anything you need, you just let me, ok?"

"Alright, Zack. I'll take note of that. Right now, I'm in a place called Konoha Village. You can look it up and I'm sure it'll come up."

"Konoha Village? Never heard of it, but I'll take your word for it." He said. "So…how are you…?"

"I'm good. The first time I came here I didn't know quite what to do, but I met some people who are helping me complete my mission." She cast a glance at Kakashi who just stared at her as he followed.

"That's good. Just a question…when will you be coming back…?"

"Dunno, why? Do you miss me?" Hana teased.

"Yes, very much." The seriousness of his response made her stop. She hadn't realized that he had been that worried about her. "I have no one to walk home from school with and no one to talk with at night out on the balcony. It's kinda lonely here without you."

"I'm sorry, Zack. I'll try and complete my missions as soon as possible." Hana hoped that her words might turn out to be true, but since she didn't know what lay ahead, she was unsure.

"Please do; Tristan misses you." Zack informed her and she smiled.

"I bet he does. I have to go…I'll try calling you tomorrow."

"…Ok…Seeya, Hana…" She could tell that he was hesitant to stop talking, but she had a mission to complete. Hana ended the call first, picturing Zack's face when he heard the silence on the other end. With a sign, she put the phone away and continued down the street.

"So what's a phone?" Kakashi reentered the conversation from earlier. "Some kind of new technology from your world?"

"Yeah. Well, a phone is like a headset, but in a smaller, more portable size. You can make calls to people. I'm just surprised that I have a connection hear." He gave her a blank stare. "Connection is the way that people can talk on phones. The connection comes from cell towers that send out waves and the phone picks them up; it's a signal basically." Man, this is a bit difficult explaining this to people who don't know what cell phones are. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. I'm glad I didn't try explaining texting to him because that might turn out to be a giant mess. I'm just surprised that I got service here. How is that possible? Does Fat Louie have something to do with this? She looked down at the snoring cat, thinking long and hard.

"Weird…" He muttered. "So where are you going?"

"I need to buy some saké…for the woman who hired me. She asked for some."

"Saké, huh? Well, I'll show you a place that has some good brands." He directed her down another street where people moved about from store to store.

"Ok, thanks, Kakashi." She flashed him a smile.

Somewhere, hiding in the shadows, the other half of team 7 were watching Kakashi and Hana. They had been hiding in the bushes nearby when they'd been talking on the bench and had stealthily followed after them, intrigued.

"What are they doing?" Sakura asked as she poked her head around the corner. "Hey, Naruto! I asked what's going on!"

"They went into a store and have been in there for a while," the ninja in the bright orange jumpsuit replied, straining his neck to get a better look. Sasuke was wearing the look of someone forced to follow along. On the outside he looked uninterested, but his eyes kept moving back to the store where Hana and Kakashi had disappeared; a sure sign that he was interested.

"Why is Kakashi so interested in that traveler?" Sakura huffed. "Sure Kakashi's handsome in all, but why do girl's fall for him. Of course he could never be as good looking as you, Sasuke!" She turned to the apathetic teenager with hearts in her eyes. He just sighed and ignored her.

"Whatever. I don't see why we're fallowing them, or why you dragged me along for that matter." Sasuke muttered, hands shoved in his pockets.

"Oh quit complaining, Sasuke!" Naruto snapped at him. "We all know you're interested in that traveler too." Sasuke glared at him and turned away haughtily.

"Ssh! I think I see them coming out!" Sakura shushed them and they all peeked around the corner of the building. Sure enough, Hana and Kakashi stepped back out onto the street. In her hands was a brown paper bag filled with a bottle of sak'e that she'd send to Yuko as compensation.

"Hehe! Let's see where they go next."

"Great idea, Naruto." Sakura told him, her face glowing with excitement.

"What are you three doing?" Kakashi's voice behind them made them jump, freezing on the spot. They had been caught and were afraid to turn around. "Why is it that I always find you guys following me?"

They're not very good at being stealthy. Ironic because ninjas are supposed to be stealthy. Come to think of it, all the episodes I've watched, these three were never that stealthy. Hana thought, watching as they turned stiffly around to face their sensei.

"W-We weren't doing anything, Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura stammered quickly.

"Y-Yeah! We were just walkin' around and happened to find you, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto seconded. Sasuke said nothing. It was apparent that Kakashi wasn't buying it.

"Riiight," he said, leaning back a bit in a casual stance. "Well, I have something to tell you three."

"Huh? What is it?" Naruto asked, titling his head to the side. "Is it a surprise?"

"I wouldn't go that far. It's more like a temporary thing. Starting today, Hana will be joining our team for training."

"It's a pleasure to be working with you." Hana smiled as she balanced the weight of the still sleeping Natori and the bottle of saké.

"Like I said, it's only temporary." Kakashi reminded them.

"Huh?" they exclaimed, completely caught off guard.

"I figured this much. Well Hana, looks like the shock's too great for these three to handle." Kakashi sighed, pulling out his Make Out Paradise book.

That wasn't the reaction I was hoping to hear. Hana thought to herself as Kakashi's words sunk into the three young ninja.

I'm almost done with this world arc, but i don't know which anime i should use next for the new arc. Any suggestions? Comment if you have a good idea