Sorry about the last two chapters. for some reason wordpad screwed them up and I can't seem to fix them for some reason. I just noticed that there was a copy and paste option when you upload a chapter, so i'll be sticking with that.
Chapter twenty-two: Poor Iruka
Moriko glared at Sakura through her mask, but the pinkette seemed impervious to the blonde's dirty looks. "Oh, and kakashi-sensei. If you don't accept this challenge, Gai automatically wins." Kakashi stared at his student in surprise. Just when exactly had she changed from another whining fangirl to this devious little monster?
He then glanced at Moriko, who seemed more than irritated with the pinkette. Sensing his gaze, she glanced up and looked him in the eye. There was no way in hell she was going to go on a date with gai... especially without wearing her mask. He sighed, giving the pinkette a dirty look of his own. "I suppose I don't have a choice, do I?" Sakura grinned impishly and Moriko seemed to finally relax for the first time during the whole conversation. The deviant little girl giggled, practically skipping over to where Gai was. "Alright, let's do this battle by the academy, so Iruka-sensei can judge the challenge!"
She then flew out of the door, cackling evilly as she practically sprinted towards the academy. Gai shouted happily, following the pinkette as he shouted on about her admirable youth. The remaining four stared after them, wondering what the pink-haired girl had in mind. Naruto and sasuke glanced at each other before sighing and chased after them, leaving Moriko and Kakashi alone.
"Thank you." Kakashi glanced over at the embarrassed blonde, smiling slightly. "For what? I'm sure you didn't exactly plan for her to do this." She shook her head and with a sigh, intertwined one of his hands with one of hers. She blushed, looking away from his surprised look. "W-we should probably get over there and do damage control. Iruka probably has no idea what's going on." Kakashi's smile widened and he gave her hand a gentle squeeze before leading her to the academy grounds.
Iruka stared as sakura and naruto argued while gai was crying his 'manly' tears of youth. "Um... what's going on?" He glanced up to see Moriko and Kakashi heading over, and slowly grinned when he saw their intertwined hands. He knew about her crush on the silver-haired pervert, and had encouraged her to tell him. However, the blonde girl grew bashful and merely shook her head while blushing. He opened his mouth to speak, but she shook her head before interrupting.
"Sakura wants you to judge a competition between Gai and kakashi. She seemed to think it was a good idea to have me go on a date with the winner... without my mask." She scowled unhappily, glaring at the pinkette once again. Iruka stared at the pinkette in surprise, and then smirked, immediately understanding her plot. "Alright. What's the competition?" Sakura grinned deviously. "The competition is of strength, obviously, so I thought that it should be about stamina; no genjutsu, no ninjutsu; only taijutsu."
Moriko frowned, calculating the odds in her head. Gai was a taijutsu master, and Kakashi was the master of a thousand jutsus. They always had these little competitions, and usually Kakashi won them. Honestly, it could end either way. Iruka nodded, seeming satisfied with the fangirl's choice. "Alright, where are we meeting?" "The lake by the training grounds. After the competition, I want to relax, so bring your swimming outfits!" Moriko went pale, dread coiling in her stomach. "Oh, and Red... you can't wear your mask." Moriko glared at the pinkette, pissed. "And just why not?" "Well..." Iruka quickly interrupted. "Honestly, we just want to see your face again. We only ever see you in that mask, and we want you to trust us enough to show us your face."
The blonde frowned, guilt beginning to pool in her stomach. She gave a soft sigh, then nodded. "Alright, but Sakura, you're buying me dango for this."