I am a major fan of Naruto Episode 101, so I decided to dedicate this chapter to it. Told in Naruto's POV. Enjoy.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Who could that be?
Naruto sat up, yawning loudly. He sat up, and stared around the room. Messy, sloppy, and what he considered home. Things the past couple days had been quite a mess. More so than he remembered. Sakura and Sasuke wouldn't stop visiting him, trying to convince him to not leave the squad. Kakashi had simply stated in response to him leaving;"I understand why you're doing it. Good luck."
Wierd, but not as creepy as the smile he got from his sensei.
Naruto let out a small shudder, then stretched.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Hold on a moment, dattebayo," he said, stumbling to the door. As he ripped it open, a smile lit up his face. His best friend was standing in the door way, sucking on a candy cane.
"Took ya long enough," she said.
Naruto sighed, and hung his head.
"It's six am, Yuki-chan!" he said, glancing at the clock on his nightstand.
"Nope. Actually it's one twenty seven pm, Naruto."
His jaw dropped. He hadn't slept that long, had he? He raced to the clock, and realized the source of the problem. It didn't have any batteries. That's what he had gone to the grocery store for yesterday. He glanced at the bowls of half eaten ramen. The results of his trip to the store. Stretching, he opened the door and searched for a clean jump suit.
"You think you could keep your room clean once a week?" she asked.
He picked up another jump suit, sniffing it. Definitely not clean. He tossed it to the corner of the room, picking up the next pair. Good enough. He glanced over his shoulder, and noticed she had glanced at his ass. He smirked, and quickly took off his shirt.
He had to admit, that Yuki was attractive. Not as much as Sakura-chan, but nonetheless, she had caught his attention. They both had stated that they were friends and yet sometimes, he wished that their relationship was more than that. She was funny, smart, and very interested in him. It made him feel- loved? He stopped at the word. Surely, he didn't love her? Yeah...he just cared for her deeply is all.
He walked into the bathroom shutting it quickly. He pulled his pj pants off, and pulled his bottoms up, slapping some cold water to his face. He stretched, proceeding to shave, brush his teeth and put on his headband. Another yawn. As he finished waking up, he opened the door, his jaw hitting the ground. Yuki was lying on his bed, stretching, his entire room clean, and sparkly. A bag of dirty clothes lay at the foot of his bed.
"H-How-"
"I'm a shinobi, unlike you," she said jokingly. He watched her sit up, and watching him.
Why is she looking at me like that?
Then he noticed it. The touch of sorrow that was hidden behind her eyes. He tried to ignore it for now. Something was bothering her. He guessed it had to do with the Akatsuki mission. Hell, he wouldn't haven't asked for a mission like that.
"Hey, Naruto-kun?" she asked. He knew the look she gave him. It came when she when she wanted to do something mischievous. He'd had that look when he wasyounger, and though it'd gotten him into more trouble than he cared to count, he'd had fun.
"Ohhhh! No! No! No!" he said, shaking his head. The last time he'd seen that look...welll...
He felt the bruise in his arm still slowly healing. Putting smoke bombs under her desk, hadn't been the brightest idea. He let out a chuckle though at the look of anger she gave, behind a green painted face.
"Come on, it'll be fun!" she said, getting off the bed.
He knew he shouldn't let her drag him into her schemes, but today, he had nothing better to do, and three years away from his best friend, made him feel guilty.
"Ehhhh...Ok."
He watched her giggle, and then pulled out a ninja info card. On it's front was a familiar face. He smirked, his memories of Team 7's attempt returning to his mind. They had been naive, and failed horribly. Since then they had grown, and he had forgotten about it. But now that he had some down time, he figured that it couldn't hurt to give it another shot.
"So what's the plan?" he asked, leaning forward. He watched her tongue lick her lips once, and her chest rising.
"Are you looking at my tits?"
Her voice sounded far away, and he shook his head.
"Sorry, Yuki-chan. What did you ask?"
"I said ' Are you ready for this?'" she asked, sighing. He grinned. It was funny how things could be misconstrued so easily.
"Ready for what?" he asked.
"Well the plan is pretty simple. We give it three shots. It doesn't work, then we just go about our normal business. A dinner at the Dango Shop, my treat. Sound good?"
"Yep! Let's go!"
He followed his friend, locking the door.
"Kakashi sensei should be off today. His last mission was yesterday, so I doubt us dropping by will raise any major suspicion."
"Ok. So what are we gonna try first? Ehhhh, the last time we tried, Kakashi thwarted all of our attempts, dattebayo. Food, hot springs...even brute force. We even tried tailing him. None of it worked," he said, rubbing the back of his head. He watched his friend think and tried also to come up with something.
"Follow me. I got an idea that just might work," she said.
TWO HOURS LATER.
It was all set, and the trap laid out. Under Kakashi's favorite Ichi Ichi Paradise book, was a small paint bomb. Kakashi definitely wouldn't like getting paint on his mask, and most likely would have to wash the paint off.
"Even Sakura wasn't this clever, Yuki-chan."
"Shhh! Here he comes!"
As his sensei rounded the corner, he smirked. They would get it off this time. The back up plan was in place.
"Hey. You two are here early. I didn't expect you to be here for another hour. What are you guys doing inside? Shouldn't you go outside and have some fun? It's a nice day," he said, reaching for the book.
Naruto felt a drop of sweat roll down his forehead, his mouth getting dry. He was so anxious. Judging from the way that Yuki was acting, she wasn't half as nervous as he was.
"You know? On second thought, I might as well just go for a walk," he said, dropping the hope like an anvil.
"Kakashi-sama!" Yuki complained, in the perfect voice.
"Again, with the surname? Yes, Yuki?"
"I was wondering...I recently finished the first book. What happens in the second? Do-do you mind reading it to us?" she asked, playing innocent and curious.
"I suppose it couldn't do any harm. But you are too young to be thinking about-"
"Sex? Making love? Doing the dirty?"
Naruto glanced at his friend, his jaw hitting the ground. He knew she was a little mature for her age, but her just throwing the words out so casually, caused him more surprise than he ever thought possible.
"I-I-Well. I guess since Anko-sama has been filling your head with the dirtiest thoughts, that I doubt it could be any worse than what's in this book. And Naruto...well Jiriaya is known for that dirty mind, so I doubt you would care. Well...let's get started then."
Naruto watched him pick up the book, and carry it to the couch, his expression unreadable. As he sat down, and started to open up the book, Naruto's anticipation reached a high point.
BOOM!
The room was filled with coughing, and Yuki and Naruto's eyes were steady on Kakashi's face, whose mask was covered in paint.
SUCCESS!
That was his initial thought, as he watched Kakashi who glanced in their direction, a look of utter confusion on his face.
"Hmmm. Must have accidently got a paint bomb from my tool bag, stuck in the pages. All well. This mask was getting dirty anyways."
Gulp. Here it comes!
And like that both his and Yuki's dreams wee shattered as Kakashi ripped off the mask, revealing the second mask underneath.
"Well, it looks like the book *yawn* is too dirty too read. I don't know why, but I'm pretty tired now. *YAWWWN* Guess I'll -*snore*"
The sleeping powder has take affect! Now!
They both rushed to the Jounin, taking a firm grip on Kakashi's mask.
"One, two-TH-THR-THR!"
No matter how much they tugged, the mask was almost super glued to his face.
"It's not budging!" he said, sighing and sitting down. His uniform was trashed with paint, and their attempt had ended in failure.
"All well. Looks like the attempt by force is gonna fail as well. So...giving up seems the logical thing to do," Yuki said.
He nodded in agreement.
"How about we go outside, and get some fresh air?" he asked.
"I-sounds like a plan."
What's going on?
The look on Yuki's face was not normal in any fashion of the word. It had him deeply concerned for his friend.
"Where to?" he asked.
"How about the Forest of Death?"
She's worried about something. What is it?
"Sure," he replied.