Trapped Dolphin 7b/?
Genma was just itching to bury his senbon in Kakashi’s throat, or better yet, where the sun don’t shine. Instead, he chose his strategy carefully, and walked towards Iruka, taking the chuunin’s arm and hooking it on his own. “Well, shall we go to the hokage?” he asked.
Iruka stared wide-eyed at him. What the heck was wrong with Genma? But before he realized it, he was already nodding, and was poofed straight into the hokage’s office.
A very annoyed Kakashi followed a second after.
“Oh! Oh! Kakashi-sensei!”
Kakashi felt his blood curdle at the sound of that shrill voice.
A tall woman with pink hair in pigtails and a chest that were more like inflatable water floaters, came bounding towards Kakashi, and immediately attached herself to Kakashi’s arm.
“Yuiko-san,” Kakashi said through gritted teeth. Things were quickly getting from bad to worse.
‘Yuiko-san?’ Iruka thought. ‘Ah, I remember now. She’s a chuunin! And obviously another one of Kakashi’s crazy fan girls,’ Iruka thought with slight annoyance.
“I’m so glad! When they told me I’d be working with two jounins and another chuunin, I never expected you’d be one of the jounins! This is so great!” she squealed.
“Work?” Kakashi asked, feeling his face pale at the very thought of working with this breasts with legs.
“Yes. Work,” Tsunade finally spoke. “I’m sending the four of you on a mission,” she informed them.
“A mission?” Iruka repeated mechanically. A thousand and one doubts came rushing into his mind. He was going to be sent on a mission. A mission. After months of not being in action. Well, not counting of course Tsunade’s little test. And he didn’t fare quite well, if the uncomfortable wound on his abdomen was any indication. What if he failed this time?
Tsunade’s voice knocked Iruka back to reality, and he shoved his thoughts away for the moment.
“It’s not that dangerous, mainly just a retrieval mission, but the client insisted that we send as many ninjas as we can spare… and for the hefty amount they’re paying us, we can afford to send the four of you,” Tsunade explained.
“If it’s not that dangerous, then wouldn’t four be an overkill?” Kakashi asked.
“Overkill, likely. But, as of now, we need to keep many, if not all our clients satisfied or the other villages would think we’re vulnerable. I don’t want to give them any ideas. If the client asked for as many ninjas as we can spare, and we only send one or two, then how would that look?”
“I see. Sending the four of us for this mission will show the other villages that we are still in full force,” Iruka nodded in comprehension.
“I’m glad you understand,” Tsunade said.
“But why the four of us? Isn’t there anyone else available?” Kakashi asked. Sure he was looking forward to working with Iruka, but it’d be even better if he got rid of the senbon-sucker and the inflatable.
“Aawww, Kakashi-sensei!” Yuiko whined. “Don’t you want to go on a mission with me?” she asked.
‘Not in a million Icha-Ichas!’ Kakashi thought.
“Why Kakashi, are you refusing a mission?” Tsunade said with a smirk.
“No. I’m just asking why we were chosen,” Kakashi replied.
“Well, for starters, there are only very few who are available right now, and most are not on missions because they have just *returned* from missions. You four are the only ones who have not had any missions for at least three days,” she paused, waiting for another protest from Kakashi, and hearing none, she continued, “If you don’t have any more questions, here is the mission in detail,” she said, placing a scroll on top of her desk. “Kakashi will be the team leader. Proceed as soon as all arrangements have been made. Oh, and one more thing, don’t go overboard with the pomp and fanfare, all right? We can’t have the clients think we sent them a bunch of ninjas straight from the Konoha loony bin.”
“Understood,” Kakashi acknowledged.
0.0.0.0.0
“Camarón… a port town east of Konoha…” Iruka read aloud. They were at the hall outside the hokage’s office. As soon as they got out of the room, Kakashi handed him the scroll to read because he said he didn’t want to strain his non-sharingan eye. This, of course, led to a discussion as to how exactly he managed to read all those Icha-ichas without straining his eye. Eventually, they all came to the agreement that Kakashi was just feeling particularly lazy that night, mainly due to the fact that he had a full-grown woman attached to his left arm. A full-grown, shrill and whiney woman to be exact.
“… Meet up first with the client, the Oro clan. The head will inform you of a clan treasure you are to retrieve for them… stolen by their long-time rival, the Platino clan just yesterday. Proceed to the Platino fortress at the next town called Gorrión, just north beyond the mountain range,” he continued to read.
“Why do they have to have names that are sooo weird?!” Yuiko whined. “Why couldn’t they have just named themselves Doggy and Kitty?”
“Heh, wouldn’t that be nice?” Genma said sarcastically. He, too, was wondering just how this ditz even ever managed to graduate from the ninja academy.
“I’m glad you agree!” she squealed.
“Anyway,” Kakashi said, using that momentary lapse in her iron-grip hold on him to yank his arm away and immediately jump in between Genma and Iruka, who by the way were standing a little too close together for comfort, damn that senbon-sucker! “It seems mundane enough. Does it say what time we should meet up with mister clan leader?” Kakashi asked, peering at the scroll from behind Iruka’s shoulder.
“No. It just says here we should be there by tomorrow afternoon,” Iruka replied.
“Then the sooner we can leave, the better. I say we head out first thing tomorrow morning,” Kakashi suggested.
“That’s soooo grrreat! I’m so excited. I’ll pack my bags now!” Yuiko squealed as she ran down the hall and out of sight.
“Simple people have simple joys,” Genma noted. Then, as if a brilliant idea just popped into his mind, he turned and, completely ignoring Kakashi, he gave Iruka a broad grin. “Hey, Iruka-sensei, have you eaten dinner yet? Wanna grab a bite to eat?” he asked.
Kakashi was silently grumbling. ‘He’s not gonna go out with you, dumb ass.’
Iruka smiled. “Thanks a lot, but I’ve got other plans tonight. Maybe some other time,” he turned down politely.
‘Ha! I knew it!’ Kakashi gloated inside.
“How about next Sunday then?” Genma asked.
‘Get a clue, Genma. He’s not interested in you,’ Kakashi thought.
“Sure. Why not?” Iruka replied.
And immediately Kakashi felt his world crumbling. “Are you serious?” Kakashi blurted out.
“It’s just dinner, Kakashi-sensei,” Iruka said with a shrug.
“Yeah, it’s just dinner,” Genma agreed with a smirk, earning another death glare directed at him. “I should probably get going then. The steak house closes in half an hour,” he said before excusing himself from the two.
“So… where are we eating dinner?” Kakashi asked boldly.
“Excuse me, uh, WE? I don’t know with you, but I’m eating at home, alone,” Iruka replied.
“Oh? So you would go out with Genma-san on a date, but you won’t go out with me?” Kakashi said with a frown.
“I’m not going out with Genma-san on a date. How many times do I have to repeat that it’s just dinner? Besides, YOU never asked me to go out with you…” Iruka explained.
“So, then, if I asked you to go out with me, does this mean you’ll say ‘yes’?” Kakashi asked expectantly.
“I never said I would. Don’t get ahead of yourself,” Iruka said. “I’m not interested in you like that.”
“Aww… Iruka is so mean. I’m hurt,” Kakashi said, and if Iruka could see his face, he’d be pouting like a five year old right now.
“Can we please just focus on the mission right now?” Iruka asked, tapping the scroll with his finger for emphasis.
Kakashi shrugged, “What’s the point. Genma-san and that pink-haired inflatable-“
“Yuiko-san,” Iruka corrected.
“…yeah, okay, Yuiko-san, are both gone. Besides what’s there to explain? It’s all there. Anything else we need will be given to us by the clan leader. You should learn to relax a bit more, Iruka,” Kakashi said.
Iruka refused to look at Kakashi as he spoke. “It’s just… I…,” he began. ‘Should I tell him? I don’t think, after all he’s found out about me, that I can hide anything from him anymore,’ he thought. “…After all that happened, I don’t think I’m an efficient ninja anymore. Well, as efficient as I should be…” he said softly.
“Hey, what did I tell you about worrying so much?” Kakashi asked. “Come on, you’re a brilliant ninja. Don’t think otherwise. Besides, the hokage gave you this mission. Do you think she would give a mission to someone whom she thought isn’t fit to accomplish it?”
Iruka sighed and closed the scroll. “I guess you’re right,” Iruka said.
“There! Now that mission planning is over, I’m really hungry,” Kakashi declared.
Iruka placed the scroll in his bag and started to walk down the hall, leaving Kakashi just standing there. Kakashi watched Iruka walking away in disappointment.
The Iruka stopped and turned around.
“What are you standing there for? Are you up for barbecue tonight?” Iruka said.
Kakashi’s eyes grew as wide as saucers. Iruka was inviting him to eat dinner with him! “Hell yeah!” Kakashi said as he moved to catch up with Iruka.
“This isn’t a date, all right?” Iruka cleared out.
“Oh sure, if you say so,” Kakashi said with a particularly giddy bounce in his step as he walked side-by-side with Iruka. No one could possibly ruin his night now!
7a / 8
Iruka stared wide-eyed at him. What the heck was wrong with Genma? But before he realized it, he was already nodding, and was poofed straight into the hokage’s office.
A very annoyed Kakashi followed a second after.
“Oh! Oh! Kakashi-sensei!”
Kakashi felt his blood curdle at the sound of that shrill voice.
A tall woman with pink hair in pigtails and a chest that were more like inflatable water floaters, came bounding towards Kakashi, and immediately attached herself to Kakashi’s arm.
“Yuiko-san,” Kakashi said through gritted teeth. Things were quickly getting from bad to worse.
‘Yuiko-san?’ Iruka thought. ‘Ah, I remember now. She’s a chuunin! And obviously another one of Kakashi’s crazy fan girls,’ Iruka thought with slight annoyance.
“I’m so glad! When they told me I’d be working with two jounins and another chuunin, I never expected you’d be one of the jounins! This is so great!” she squealed.
“Work?” Kakashi asked, feeling his face pale at the very thought of working with this breasts with legs.
“Yes. Work,” Tsunade finally spoke. “I’m sending the four of you on a mission,” she informed them.
“A mission?” Iruka repeated mechanically. A thousand and one doubts came rushing into his mind. He was going to be sent on a mission. A mission. After months of not being in action. Well, not counting of course Tsunade’s little test. And he didn’t fare quite well, if the uncomfortable wound on his abdomen was any indication. What if he failed this time?
Tsunade’s voice knocked Iruka back to reality, and he shoved his thoughts away for the moment.
“It’s not that dangerous, mainly just a retrieval mission, but the client insisted that we send as many ninjas as we can spare… and for the hefty amount they’re paying us, we can afford to send the four of you,” Tsunade explained.
“If it’s not that dangerous, then wouldn’t four be an overkill?” Kakashi asked.
“Overkill, likely. But, as of now, we need to keep many, if not all our clients satisfied or the other villages would think we’re vulnerable. I don’t want to give them any ideas. If the client asked for as many ninjas as we can spare, and we only send one or two, then how would that look?”
“I see. Sending the four of us for this mission will show the other villages that we are still in full force,” Iruka nodded in comprehension.
“I’m glad you understand,” Tsunade said.
“But why the four of us? Isn’t there anyone else available?” Kakashi asked. Sure he was looking forward to working with Iruka, but it’d be even better if he got rid of the senbon-sucker and the inflatable.
“Aawww, Kakashi-sensei!” Yuiko whined. “Don’t you want to go on a mission with me?” she asked.
‘Not in a million Icha-Ichas!’ Kakashi thought.
“Why Kakashi, are you refusing a mission?” Tsunade said with a smirk.
“No. I’m just asking why we were chosen,” Kakashi replied.
“Well, for starters, there are only very few who are available right now, and most are not on missions because they have just *returned* from missions. You four are the only ones who have not had any missions for at least three days,” she paused, waiting for another protest from Kakashi, and hearing none, she continued, “If you don’t have any more questions, here is the mission in detail,” she said, placing a scroll on top of her desk. “Kakashi will be the team leader. Proceed as soon as all arrangements have been made. Oh, and one more thing, don’t go overboard with the pomp and fanfare, all right? We can’t have the clients think we sent them a bunch of ninjas straight from the Konoha loony bin.”
“Understood,” Kakashi acknowledged.
0.0.0.0.0
“Camarón… a port town east of Konoha…” Iruka read aloud. They were at the hall outside the hokage’s office. As soon as they got out of the room, Kakashi handed him the scroll to read because he said he didn’t want to strain his non-sharingan eye. This, of course, led to a discussion as to how exactly he managed to read all those Icha-ichas without straining his eye. Eventually, they all came to the agreement that Kakashi was just feeling particularly lazy that night, mainly due to the fact that he had a full-grown woman attached to his left arm. A full-grown, shrill and whiney woman to be exact.
“… Meet up first with the client, the Oro clan. The head will inform you of a clan treasure you are to retrieve for them… stolen by their long-time rival, the Platino clan just yesterday. Proceed to the Platino fortress at the next town called Gorrión, just north beyond the mountain range,” he continued to read.
“Why do they have to have names that are sooo weird?!” Yuiko whined. “Why couldn’t they have just named themselves Doggy and Kitty?”
“Heh, wouldn’t that be nice?” Genma said sarcastically. He, too, was wondering just how this ditz even ever managed to graduate from the ninja academy.
“I’m glad you agree!” she squealed.
“Anyway,” Kakashi said, using that momentary lapse in her iron-grip hold on him to yank his arm away and immediately jump in between Genma and Iruka, who by the way were standing a little too close together for comfort, damn that senbon-sucker! “It seems mundane enough. Does it say what time we should meet up with mister clan leader?” Kakashi asked, peering at the scroll from behind Iruka’s shoulder.
“No. It just says here we should be there by tomorrow afternoon,” Iruka replied.
“Then the sooner we can leave, the better. I say we head out first thing tomorrow morning,” Kakashi suggested.
“That’s soooo grrreat! I’m so excited. I’ll pack my bags now!” Yuiko squealed as she ran down the hall and out of sight.
“Simple people have simple joys,” Genma noted. Then, as if a brilliant idea just popped into his mind, he turned and, completely ignoring Kakashi, he gave Iruka a broad grin. “Hey, Iruka-sensei, have you eaten dinner yet? Wanna grab a bite to eat?” he asked.
Kakashi was silently grumbling. ‘He’s not gonna go out with you, dumb ass.’
Iruka smiled. “Thanks a lot, but I’ve got other plans tonight. Maybe some other time,” he turned down politely.
‘Ha! I knew it!’ Kakashi gloated inside.
“How about next Sunday then?” Genma asked.
‘Get a clue, Genma. He’s not interested in you,’ Kakashi thought.
“Sure. Why not?” Iruka replied.
And immediately Kakashi felt his world crumbling. “Are you serious?” Kakashi blurted out.
“It’s just dinner, Kakashi-sensei,” Iruka said with a shrug.
“Yeah, it’s just dinner,” Genma agreed with a smirk, earning another death glare directed at him. “I should probably get going then. The steak house closes in half an hour,” he said before excusing himself from the two.
“So… where are we eating dinner?” Kakashi asked boldly.
“Excuse me, uh, WE? I don’t know with you, but I’m eating at home, alone,” Iruka replied.
“Oh? So you would go out with Genma-san on a date, but you won’t go out with me?” Kakashi said with a frown.
“I’m not going out with Genma-san on a date. How many times do I have to repeat that it’s just dinner? Besides, YOU never asked me to go out with you…” Iruka explained.
“So, then, if I asked you to go out with me, does this mean you’ll say ‘yes’?” Kakashi asked expectantly.
“I never said I would. Don’t get ahead of yourself,” Iruka said. “I’m not interested in you like that.”
“Aww… Iruka is so mean. I’m hurt,” Kakashi said, and if Iruka could see his face, he’d be pouting like a five year old right now.
“Can we please just focus on the mission right now?” Iruka asked, tapping the scroll with his finger for emphasis.
Kakashi shrugged, “What’s the point. Genma-san and that pink-haired inflatable-“
“Yuiko-san,” Iruka corrected.
“…yeah, okay, Yuiko-san, are both gone. Besides what’s there to explain? It’s all there. Anything else we need will be given to us by the clan leader. You should learn to relax a bit more, Iruka,” Kakashi said.
Iruka refused to look at Kakashi as he spoke. “It’s just… I…,” he began. ‘Should I tell him? I don’t think, after all he’s found out about me, that I can hide anything from him anymore,’ he thought. “…After all that happened, I don’t think I’m an efficient ninja anymore. Well, as efficient as I should be…” he said softly.
“Hey, what did I tell you about worrying so much?” Kakashi asked. “Come on, you’re a brilliant ninja. Don’t think otherwise. Besides, the hokage gave you this mission. Do you think she would give a mission to someone whom she thought isn’t fit to accomplish it?”
Iruka sighed and closed the scroll. “I guess you’re right,” Iruka said.
“There! Now that mission planning is over, I’m really hungry,” Kakashi declared.
Iruka placed the scroll in his bag and started to walk down the hall, leaving Kakashi just standing there. Kakashi watched Iruka walking away in disappointment.
The Iruka stopped and turned around.
“What are you standing there for? Are you up for barbecue tonight?” Iruka said.
Kakashi’s eyes grew as wide as saucers. Iruka was inviting him to eat dinner with him! “Hell yeah!” Kakashi said as he moved to catch up with Iruka.
“This isn’t a date, all right?” Iruka cleared out.
“Oh sure, if you say so,” Kakashi said with a particularly giddy bounce in his step as he walked side-by-side with Iruka. No one could possibly ruin his night now!
7a / 8