Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Written In Ink ❯ Chapter 6
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By: Desiree Dee 
Sumi and Naruto meet with Lee.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.14.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 479 | Status: Work In Progress
Sumi and Naruto meet with Lee.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Martial Arts / Drama / Comedy / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.14.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 479 | Status: Work In Progress
"I'm sorry." Sumi pleaded. "I have no idea what happened, but I'm sure it won't happen again."
"I don't know." Naruto squinted at her and poked her forehead as he spoke. "How are you going to guard me against an enemy if you get all stupid just by looking at them."
"I promise that won't be an issue, he just came up behind me in a relaxed setting." She argued. "Besides, it's not like I can physically see someone's face when I fight."
"All right, I give you one more chance, but if you do that again, you might have to find a new job." He warned.
"Oh, come on, it's not like all ninjas are that cute." She paused a moment. "Right?" Naruto smacked his forehead.
"If the women that drool over a good number of them, then the answer would be, yes." He stated dryly.
Sumi suddenly stopped short and put her hand in front of Naruto to stop him.
"I think I understand what you're saying." She stated. Naruto looked up ahead to see Kakashi leaning against a fence reading the latest installment of Make Out Paradise. Naruto waved and shouted ahead.
"Kakashi!" Naruto shouted The man looked up, and before she could blink he was bent down face to face with Sumi.
"Oh, Naruto." He stated. "Finally given up on Sakura?"
"Hey!" Naruto retorted.
"No matter." Kakashi said coolly. "You must be Sumi."
"How..wha..who?" She couldn't quite form a sentence.
"A good ninja is able to gather information undetected." Kakashi smoothly stated.
"Oh." Sumi was at a loss.
"Jiraiya told you about her when he bought you a copy of is newest book." Naruto stated angrily. He had his arms crossed to supplement his tone.
"There was a time when you just called me your teacher, and listened to everything I said." Kakashi stood and looked at the boy. "Good to see that you actually learned something."
"Heh," Naruto huffed. "Wasn't too hard. Jiraya is the only other person that really knows anything about her, and I also know that he just published the volume you're reading now. Knowing how fast you read, I can tell how long you've had it. Add the signature, I would say he came by this morning and dropped it off. Most likely right after he saw Granny Tsunade."
Kakashi gave a light laugh that sent an awkward shiver down Sumi's spine. Then he looked Naruto in the eye.
"He told you he was going to drop it off to me didn't he?" A look of utter offense came over Naruto's face, then he dropped and replaced with a look that said he'd been caught.
"Yeah," he sighed. "He was going to drop it off after we were finished at the circus yesterday." Sumi blinked at Naruto. She had honestly believed him until he admitted that he was lying.
"Next time, don't admit to not knowing. It ruins the effect." Kakashi stated. "Where are you headed?"
"We're looking for Fuzzy Brows." Naruto said. "He's going to help us train in hand to hand combat!"
"Really?" Kakashi raised a brow.
"I'm sorry." Sumi interrupted. "But who exactly are you?"
"Oh, this is Kakashi." Naruto explained. "I guess the best way to put it is that he's my teacher and the leader of the team that Sakura, Sasuke, and I belong to."
"I thought that perverted guy was your teacher." Sumi stated.
"I think the best way to put it is that I used to be Naruto's teacher. He's got someone much better teaching him now." Kakashi volunteered. "Awhile back we had a bit of a problem that reordered the way we normally do things. We normally have four-man teams that we send out on missions. I used to head up the one Naruto belonged to. I'll let him explain all the details though. I have a book to finish, and I believe you were looking for Lee. I think he and Sakura are out in the park."
"Thanks!" Naruto exclaimed as he grabbed Sumi's hand and began running towards the park.
"Uh, nice to meet you!" Sumi shouted back as she was jerked from her spot.
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"Thanks for taking a walk with me Sakura." Lee said.
"It's nothing." Sakura responded. "I do have to say that your recovery is amazing! Not only were you able to get back to your previous level, you've also managed to become a chunin."
"I know." Lee shrugged. "Why haven't you tried again?"
"Well, it does need a three person team, and you know, with Sasuke gone..." She mumbled. Lee grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eye.
"You shouldn't let that hold you back." He insisted. "There's another exam coming up in a few months. I'm sure you can find a third person to go with you. I don't think it will be a problem getting Naruto to try again. In fact, I think the only reason he hasn't asked about it before is that he feels bad about not bringing Sasuke back."
"Really?" Her face was pleading for him not to lie.
"I guarantee it." He smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
"Alright, Lee. I'll ask Naruto about it." A determined look crossed her features.
"Good, I think you're about to get your chance." He pointed behind her. She turned and saw Naruto running up in the distance, practically dragging Sumi behind him.
"Fuzzy Brows! Sakura!" Naruto was waving his free hand as he ran up to the two on the bridge.
"Geez." Sumi groaned. "You should warn a person before you do that."
"Where did you come from?" Sakura asked.
"Other side of town." Sumi glared at Naruto. "This speed demon dragged me the whole way."
"I'll never get over your stamina, Naruto." Lee stated.
"Wait a minute." Sakura looked hard at Sumi. "You kept up with him?"
"Yeah." She answered.
"But you aren't sweating at all." Sakura observed. "You aren't even out of breath."
"Man, just because I can't fight doesn't mean I'm out of shape." Sumi responded. "Up until yesterday, I was in a circus."
"And who might you be?" Lee asked.
"Oh," Sakura jumped up. "This is Sumi. Sumi, this is Fuzzy Brows."
"Nice to meet you." Sumi offered her hand and Lee took it.
"The pleasure is all mine." Lee shook her hand.
"Fuzzy Brows, we need you to help train Sumi in hand to hand combat." Naruto jumped into the conversation.
"Really?" Lee raised his brows. "Why?"
"Because, she's going to be my bodyguard." Naruto answered.
"What!" Sakura shouted.
"Yeah, Miss Tsunade said that she wanted me to keep an eye on him so that it could free up some of the people she already had following him outside of the village." Sumi explained.
"So, you're going to be staying with Naruto for a while?" Sakura asked.
"I haven't really thought about that yet." Sumi answered.
"What does it matter?" Naruto interrupted. "What we need right now is to start training!"
"Okay," Lee did his best to calm the other boy down. "Just tell me what I can do to help."
"Okay, Granny Tsunade sent us to Shikamaru to train, and he told us to find you to teach her hand to hand combat." He explained.
"Okay." Lee said. "Meet me at dawn tomorrow, just outside of the village. We'll get started then."
"Alright!" Naruto shouted.
"Thank you." Sumi responded. "I'll do my best."
"I wouldn't expect any less."
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Naruto opened the door to his small apartment, and Sumi followed him. Inside.
"Naruto, there's something I've been meaning to ask since this afternoon." She asked quietly.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"What is the deal with that guy's eybrows?"
"I don't know." Naruto squinted at her and poked her forehead as he spoke. "How are you going to guard me against an enemy if you get all stupid just by looking at them."
"I promise that won't be an issue, he just came up behind me in a relaxed setting." She argued. "Besides, it's not like I can physically see someone's face when I fight."
"All right, I give you one more chance, but if you do that again, you might have to find a new job." He warned.
"Oh, come on, it's not like all ninjas are that cute." She paused a moment. "Right?" Naruto smacked his forehead.
"If the women that drool over a good number of them, then the answer would be, yes." He stated dryly.
Sumi suddenly stopped short and put her hand in front of Naruto to stop him.
"I think I understand what you're saying." She stated. Naruto looked up ahead to see Kakashi leaning against a fence reading the latest installment of Make Out Paradise. Naruto waved and shouted ahead.
"Kakashi!" Naruto shouted The man looked up, and before she could blink he was bent down face to face with Sumi.
"Oh, Naruto." He stated. "Finally given up on Sakura?"
"Hey!" Naruto retorted.
"No matter." Kakashi said coolly. "You must be Sumi."
"How..wha..who?" She couldn't quite form a sentence.
"A good ninja is able to gather information undetected." Kakashi smoothly stated.
"Oh." Sumi was at a loss.
"Jiraiya told you about her when he bought you a copy of is newest book." Naruto stated angrily. He had his arms crossed to supplement his tone.
"There was a time when you just called me your teacher, and listened to everything I said." Kakashi stood and looked at the boy. "Good to see that you actually learned something."
"Heh," Naruto huffed. "Wasn't too hard. Jiraya is the only other person that really knows anything about her, and I also know that he just published the volume you're reading now. Knowing how fast you read, I can tell how long you've had it. Add the signature, I would say he came by this morning and dropped it off. Most likely right after he saw Granny Tsunade."
Kakashi gave a light laugh that sent an awkward shiver down Sumi's spine. Then he looked Naruto in the eye.
"He told you he was going to drop it off to me didn't he?" A look of utter offense came over Naruto's face, then he dropped and replaced with a look that said he'd been caught.
"Yeah," he sighed. "He was going to drop it off after we were finished at the circus yesterday." Sumi blinked at Naruto. She had honestly believed him until he admitted that he was lying.
"Next time, don't admit to not knowing. It ruins the effect." Kakashi stated. "Where are you headed?"
"We're looking for Fuzzy Brows." Naruto said. "He's going to help us train in hand to hand combat!"
"Really?" Kakashi raised a brow.
"I'm sorry." Sumi interrupted. "But who exactly are you?"
"Oh, this is Kakashi." Naruto explained. "I guess the best way to put it is that he's my teacher and the leader of the team that Sakura, Sasuke, and I belong to."
"I thought that perverted guy was your teacher." Sumi stated.
"I think the best way to put it is that I used to be Naruto's teacher. He's got someone much better teaching him now." Kakashi volunteered. "Awhile back we had a bit of a problem that reordered the way we normally do things. We normally have four-man teams that we send out on missions. I used to head up the one Naruto belonged to. I'll let him explain all the details though. I have a book to finish, and I believe you were looking for Lee. I think he and Sakura are out in the park."
"Thanks!" Naruto exclaimed as he grabbed Sumi's hand and began running towards the park.
"Uh, nice to meet you!" Sumi shouted back as she was jerked from her spot.
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"Thanks for taking a walk with me Sakura." Lee said.
"It's nothing." Sakura responded. "I do have to say that your recovery is amazing! Not only were you able to get back to your previous level, you've also managed to become a chunin."
"I know." Lee shrugged. "Why haven't you tried again?"
"Well, it does need a three person team, and you know, with Sasuke gone..." She mumbled. Lee grabbed her shoulders and looked her in the eye.
"You shouldn't let that hold you back." He insisted. "There's another exam coming up in a few months. I'm sure you can find a third person to go with you. I don't think it will be a problem getting Naruto to try again. In fact, I think the only reason he hasn't asked about it before is that he feels bad about not bringing Sasuke back."
"Really?" Her face was pleading for him not to lie.
"I guarantee it." He smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
"Alright, Lee. I'll ask Naruto about it." A determined look crossed her features.
"Good, I think you're about to get your chance." He pointed behind her. She turned and saw Naruto running up in the distance, practically dragging Sumi behind him.
"Fuzzy Brows! Sakura!" Naruto was waving his free hand as he ran up to the two on the bridge.
"Geez." Sumi groaned. "You should warn a person before you do that."
"Where did you come from?" Sakura asked.
"Other side of town." Sumi glared at Naruto. "This speed demon dragged me the whole way."
"I'll never get over your stamina, Naruto." Lee stated.
"Wait a minute." Sakura looked hard at Sumi. "You kept up with him?"
"Yeah." She answered.
"But you aren't sweating at all." Sakura observed. "You aren't even out of breath."
"Man, just because I can't fight doesn't mean I'm out of shape." Sumi responded. "Up until yesterday, I was in a circus."
"And who might you be?" Lee asked.
"Oh," Sakura jumped up. "This is Sumi. Sumi, this is Fuzzy Brows."
"Nice to meet you." Sumi offered her hand and Lee took it.
"The pleasure is all mine." Lee shook her hand.
"Fuzzy Brows, we need you to help train Sumi in hand to hand combat." Naruto jumped into the conversation.
"Really?" Lee raised his brows. "Why?"
"Because, she's going to be my bodyguard." Naruto answered.
"What!" Sakura shouted.
"Yeah, Miss Tsunade said that she wanted me to keep an eye on him so that it could free up some of the people she already had following him outside of the village." Sumi explained.
"So, you're going to be staying with Naruto for a while?" Sakura asked.
"I haven't really thought about that yet." Sumi answered.
"What does it matter?" Naruto interrupted. "What we need right now is to start training!"
"Okay," Lee did his best to calm the other boy down. "Just tell me what I can do to help."
"Okay, Granny Tsunade sent us to Shikamaru to train, and he told us to find you to teach her hand to hand combat." He explained.
"Okay." Lee said. "Meet me at dawn tomorrow, just outside of the village. We'll get started then."
"Alright!" Naruto shouted.
"Thank you." Sumi responded. "I'll do my best."
"I wouldn't expect any less."
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Naruto opened the door to his small apartment, and Sumi followed him. Inside.
"Naruto, there's something I've been meaning to ask since this afternoon." She asked quietly.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"What is the deal with that guy's eybrows?"