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(teamwork) chapter 6, half a scene and I don't remember the number.
It's not done, and I hate that huge lump of show-instead-of-tell, but there's no way in hell i'm making it a complete scene. Blargh.
Naruto woke up to Sakura squirming out of his arms. Grumbling sleepily, he tried to hold her back. "Nuhh..."
"Naruto, I'm going to pee on you."
"Eep."
Naruto freed her reluctantly, and turned onto his other side, hoping against all probabilities that Sasuke at least would still be there. Fat chance. Opening his eyes, he saw the Uchiha looking out of the kitchen as Sakura hurried out, then disappearing again. Sasuke was already dressed, and once he got his tea, he would be ready to go. Well, damn. There went Naruto's plan to christen the house properly. It would be time to go soon; Naruto wouldn't have minded being late for such a worthy cause, especially since Kakashi was always late for a lot of non-reasons, but he was pretty sure they were going to disagree.
He sat up in the bed and watched as Sakura came back, buzzing around to order her scrolls, disappearing in the kitchen for some tea, picking up clean clothes, and disappear in the corridor again.
"Hurry up, Naruto, or we'll leave without you!" she called back.
He sighed, and changed right in the middle of the living room. And if he took a little more time than strictly necessary to look for his clean boxers when the old ones were already off, well then, they had asked for it.
Should have asked for it. Whatever.
At least Sasuke didn't throw stuff at his head again, but neither did he give more than an exasperated look.
I shacked up with two prudes, Naruto admitted resignedly.
It was a little weird to be leaving the walls of the Uchiha compound, instead of Sasuke's old apartment or even his own. The streets were so quiet and creepy, and Sasuke was stomping onwards, with his head held high and staring right ahead, as if he was leading the way for a military parade and wasn't allowed to break proper decorum. At least once they were out of there and back to more normal streets, he allowed Sakura and Naruto to catch up.
They arrived on time; Kakashi didn't, of course. Naruto wanted to make out a bit in the meantime; they chose to discuss more seal stuff. Blah. He listened anyway, even if he couldn't add anything, just in case.
More D-rank missions used as background for tedious drills. At least neither of his teammates could start talking about The Big Plan again, not with Kakashi-sensei around; still, hello boredom. The only highlight of the day was when, on a whim, Kakashi decided to show them the hand seals for a basic Suiton jutsu. On their first try, Naruto produced a few drops of water, Sakura a squirt; Sasuke tried several times with mounting annoyance but never got anything but steam. Kakashi shook his head and chuckled.
Sakura tried to comfort Sasuke by telling him that he was already a master of fire and that water was boring anyway, and she was only that good because she already knew another Suiton jutsu. She offered no explanations on Naruto's result. Sasuke wouldn't have been listening even if Naruto hadn't been laughing at him loud enough to cover her voice anyway.
They got a full-out brawl out of it, and when Sakura asked Kakashi to do something, he started giving them pointers.
Still. Boring. Naruto couldn't wait to actually do something, but he was going to be useless until the time came to actually implement the plan. Maybe once he was done putting back the stolen scrolls this afternoon he should go and find Kiba, Neji or Lee for a spar. Or hell, all three.
They broke up around three PM; Kakashi had, once again, better things to do with his time -- if the things were "stay home and freak out sneaky students", Naruto would... he didn't know what he would do, but he'd be annoyed. They walked Sakura to the Hokage Tower, then Sasuke left to settle more Uchiha business stuff that Naruto didn't ask about. Naruto went back to the house in which they were camping, picked up the scrolls, and trekked back to the tower, muttering all the while about the stupid people who had chosen to build the district at the ass-end of Konoha.
He knew that Sakura and Tsunade would be at the hospital, so he just made his way upstairs, waving at the guards and whistling all the while. He didn't even bother knocking before he reached for the handle.
"If you're looking for Tsunade," a deep masculine voice bellowed cheerfully in his ear, "she isn't here."
Naruto eeped and whirled around. Jiraiya was looming over him, with a genial smile on his face and an evil glint in his eyes.
"Pervert-sennin!" Ack! Caught in the act! Wait, no, he had no way of knowing what Naruto was doing. Yeah. "Get a kick out of startling people?"
"Oho, so I startled you? Maybe you need remedial stealth training."
"In your dreams perhaps," Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms defensively. Jiraiya herded him toward the end of the corridor, and Naruto didn't have any choice but to follow reluctantly. "What do you want? ...You don't have another trip planned anytime soon, right?" he added suddenly, worried. Cool techniques or not, it really wasn't the right time to go on a field trip with the old man.
"Nah. Why?"
Naruto relaxed. "Oh, no reason, just got some stuff planned."
"Stuff, eh?"
Well, it was Jiraiya who had taught Naruto that hiding the truth was easier if you actually told the truth. Or part of it. And let them assume whatever they wanted. "Yeah. With my girlfriend," he added with a huge grin. The grin was sincere -- he always got a kick out of thinking of Sakura as his girlfriend, and this was the first time he said the term out loud in front of another person. It felt like a milestone, even if Jiraiya already knew.
"Ooh? Sounds like fun."
The old pervert waggled his eyebrows; Naruto made a face at him. "Don't you have anything better to perv about?"
"Perv! Perv, he says. I'm doing something infinitely better than perving." Jiraiya drew himself up proudly. "I'm drafting up my next epic."
Naruto snorted. "The boyfriend will be there too."
Jiraiya twitched.
"Boyfrieeeend. Boooyfrieeend... Still inspired?"
"...You just ruined a masterpiece, boy."
Naruto snickered as Jiraiya cuffed him lightly.
"Kinda gross to be writing about your students anyway, isn't it."
"Bah! Who would want to read about YOU? The situation has potential, that's all. It would certainly be an original twist in a romance story."
Jiraiya had herded him to the window at the end of the corridor as they talked; they leaned side by side against the windowsill.
"Romance, hah. You write smut, old man."
"Well, of course! What better way to celebrate the passion of two hearts -- or three -- finally coming together?"
Naruto grinned. "And now you sound like Gai-sensei."
He got another slap to the head for his troubles.
"So disrespectful."
They watched the plaza underneath, the streets of Konoha stretching and sprawling up to the forest.
"...You will be taking the proper precautions for your escapade, I hope," Jiraiya eventually commented, watching him from the corner of his eye.
"It's not like we could knock up Sakura-chan again, you know," Naruto retorted without thinking.
There was a flash of pained amusement in Jiraiya's eyes.
/Didn't think you could fool an old fox, did you,/ Kyuubi rumbled mockingly. Naruto grumbled his annoyance under his breath, at the old man and at the demon fox both.
"... Yeah, we're taking all the precautions we know."
"Well, that's a step in the right direction." Jiraiya turned back to watch the city, appearing to lose interest in the conversation. Naruto knew better now.
Naruto woke up to Sakura squirming out of his arms. Grumbling sleepily, he tried to hold her back. "Nuhh..."
"Naruto, I'm going to pee on you."
"Eep."
Naruto freed her reluctantly, and turned onto his other side, hoping against all probabilities that Sasuke at least would still be there. Fat chance. Opening his eyes, he saw the Uchiha looking out of the kitchen as Sakura hurried out, then disappearing again. Sasuke was already dressed, and once he got his tea, he would be ready to go. Well, damn. There went Naruto's plan to christen the house properly. It would be time to go soon; Naruto wouldn't have minded being late for such a worthy cause, especially since Kakashi was always late for a lot of non-reasons, but he was pretty sure they were going to disagree.
He sat up in the bed and watched as Sakura came back, buzzing around to order her scrolls, disappearing in the kitchen for some tea, picking up clean clothes, and disappear in the corridor again.
"Hurry up, Naruto, or we'll leave without you!" she called back.
He sighed, and changed right in the middle of the living room. And if he took a little more time than strictly necessary to look for his clean boxers when the old ones were already off, well then, they had asked for it.
Should have asked for it. Whatever.
At least Sasuke didn't throw stuff at his head again, but neither did he give more than an exasperated look.
I shacked up with two prudes, Naruto admitted resignedly.
It was a little weird to be leaving the walls of the Uchiha compound, instead of Sasuke's old apartment or even his own. The streets were so quiet and creepy, and Sasuke was stomping onwards, with his head held high and staring right ahead, as if he was leading the way for a military parade and wasn't allowed to break proper decorum. At least once they were out of there and back to more normal streets, he allowed Sakura and Naruto to catch up.
They arrived on time; Kakashi didn't, of course. Naruto wanted to make out a bit in the meantime; they chose to discuss more seal stuff. Blah. He listened anyway, even if he couldn't add anything, just in case.
More D-rank missions used as background for tedious drills. At least neither of his teammates could start talking about The Big Plan again, not with Kakashi-sensei around; still, hello boredom. The only highlight of the day was when, on a whim, Kakashi decided to show them the hand seals for a basic Suiton jutsu. On their first try, Naruto produced a few drops of water, Sakura a squirt; Sasuke tried several times with mounting annoyance but never got anything but steam. Kakashi shook his head and chuckled.
Sakura tried to comfort Sasuke by telling him that he was already a master of fire and that water was boring anyway, and she was only that good because she already knew another Suiton jutsu. She offered no explanations on Naruto's result. Sasuke wouldn't have been listening even if Naruto hadn't been laughing at him loud enough to cover her voice anyway.
They got a full-out brawl out of it, and when Sakura asked Kakashi to do something, he started giving them pointers.
Still. Boring. Naruto couldn't wait to actually do something, but he was going to be useless until the time came to actually implement the plan. Maybe once he was done putting back the stolen scrolls this afternoon he should go and find Kiba, Neji or Lee for a spar. Or hell, all three.
They broke up around three PM; Kakashi had, once again, better things to do with his time -- if the things were "stay home and freak out sneaky students", Naruto would... he didn't know what he would do, but he'd be annoyed. They walked Sakura to the Hokage Tower, then Sasuke left to settle more Uchiha business stuff that Naruto didn't ask about. Naruto went back to the house in which they were camping, picked up the scrolls, and trekked back to the tower, muttering all the while about the stupid people who had chosen to build the district at the ass-end of Konoha.
He knew that Sakura and Tsunade would be at the hospital, so he just made his way upstairs, waving at the guards and whistling all the while. He didn't even bother knocking before he reached for the handle.
"If you're looking for Tsunade," a deep masculine voice bellowed cheerfully in his ear, "she isn't here."
Naruto eeped and whirled around. Jiraiya was looming over him, with a genial smile on his face and an evil glint in his eyes.
"Pervert-sennin!" Ack! Caught in the act! Wait, no, he had no way of knowing what Naruto was doing. Yeah. "Get a kick out of startling people?"
"Oho, so I startled you? Maybe you need remedial stealth training."
"In your dreams perhaps," Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms defensively. Jiraiya herded him toward the end of the corridor, and Naruto didn't have any choice but to follow reluctantly. "What do you want? ...You don't have another trip planned anytime soon, right?" he added suddenly, worried. Cool techniques or not, it really wasn't the right time to go on a field trip with the old man.
"Nah. Why?"
Naruto relaxed. "Oh, no reason, just got some stuff planned."
"Stuff, eh?"
Well, it was Jiraiya who had taught Naruto that hiding the truth was easier if you actually told the truth. Or part of it. And let them assume whatever they wanted. "Yeah. With my girlfriend," he added with a huge grin. The grin was sincere -- he always got a kick out of thinking of Sakura as his girlfriend, and this was the first time he said the term out loud in front of another person. It felt like a milestone, even if Jiraiya already knew.
"Ooh? Sounds like fun."
The old pervert waggled his eyebrows; Naruto made a face at him. "Don't you have anything better to perv about?"
"Perv! Perv, he says. I'm doing something infinitely better than perving." Jiraiya drew himself up proudly. "I'm drafting up my next epic."
Naruto snorted. "The boyfriend will be there too."
Jiraiya twitched.
"Boyfrieeeend. Boooyfrieeend... Still inspired?"
"...You just ruined a masterpiece, boy."
Naruto snickered as Jiraiya cuffed him lightly.
"Kinda gross to be writing about your students anyway, isn't it."
"Bah! Who would want to read about YOU? The situation has potential, that's all. It would certainly be an original twist in a romance story."
Jiraiya had herded him to the window at the end of the corridor as they talked; they leaned side by side against the windowsill.
"Romance, hah. You write smut, old man."
"Well, of course! What better way to celebrate the passion of two hearts -- or three -- finally coming together?"
Naruto grinned. "And now you sound like Gai-sensei."
He got another slap to the head for his troubles.
"So disrespectful."
They watched the plaza underneath, the streets of Konoha stretching and sprawling up to the forest.
"...You will be taking the proper precautions for your escapade, I hope," Jiraiya eventually commented, watching him from the corner of his eye.
"It's not like we could knock up Sakura-chan again, you know," Naruto retorted without thinking.
There was a flash of pained amusement in Jiraiya's eyes.
/Didn't think you could fool an old fox, did you,/ Kyuubi rumbled mockingly. Naruto grumbled his annoyance under his breath, at the old man and at the demon fox both.
"... Yeah, we're taking all the precautions we know."
"Well, that's a step in the right direction." Jiraiya turned back to watch the city, appearing to lose interest in the conversation. Naruto knew better now.
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kids may like to think they are subtle but... pshhh :)
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(Anonymous) 2006-09-14 02:40 am (UTC)(link)Naruto: ...oh, the OTHER type of precautions. Sheesh. What was I supposed to think you were thinking, ero-sennin?
Jiraiya: ...I don't know whether to be proud or appalled...
-ChibiRisu-chan who's apparently been timed out by the LJ counter or something
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And I can see Kakashi giving pointers during a fight. Seems right up his alley....
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and on a side note, HOLY CRAP i found the best Sasuke music video in a very long time. if anyone wants a link, lemme know.
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*pats sympathetically*
Love the interaction with Jiraiya! ♥
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Confused....
Re: Confused....
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(Anonymous) 2006-09-14 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)I don't know whether to feel bad for Naruto... or the other two.
-- Guile
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other precautions -> The Great Plan stuff, but naruto took it as "use a rubber, son". Was that what you had troubles over? ^^;
Seme! Hiei for you! ^_^
But yeah, that helped muchly.
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hooray more teamwork
I love the Teamwork stories.
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Kakashi pointing out stuff while they spar is cute. Very like him.
Poor poor Naruto and Kyuubi. You know, if they ever wanted to punish him/them, Sasuke and Sakura could just tie Naruto up and make him watch them, but not participate. *snicker* But then he'd probably snap the ropes and jump in anyway.
And I love the way you began the chapter. Naruto, I'm going to pee on you."
"Eep." *giggle*
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I am so glad to look at my friends page and see new teamwork
Great
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(BTW, you can blame
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Maybe you could bookmark my teamwork tag and check it whenever. ^^
(tons of people write awesome Team Seven Lurve! *looks around for the bestest HAY THAR IMMA GONNA CONVERT U stuff* And what's good is that most of the fans -- well, a sizeable percentage -- of the subfandom don't bash people for having a vagina and/or ZOMGinterfering, and don't rely on ultra-stereotyped fanon characterization. Sure, some of it is just nice while some is excellent, but still, it's a very comfy subfandom to make a niche in.
... subject of this post notwithstanding.)
/fangirl babble
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Though m/m is nice sometimes I don't get it because there is no spot for me to idenitfy with the characters. So I like m/m but only in small doses. I was reading another fic that was linked to JB's archive and it was like totally all KakaIru (which is fine and good) but getting boring and there were small snippets of NaruSakuSasu towards the end and I was all, "Wait... what? Can I see more of that please?" So I looked on her Team Seven fics page and found your story and have been obsessed with it all weekend.
Subbed to your list. And probably will bookmark your Teamwork tag.
I haven't been this hooked on a serial anime fanfic since 1999.
Love
(Anonymous) 2006-10-28 05:28 am (UTC)(link)Now I'm going to try to patiently wait for you to rest and release the next scene Seriously take as much time as you need to make it perfect.