The Art of Seduction | kakashi x reader

Chapter | 03

After the unscheduled break, the duo had continued to zoom through the dense forest of Fire Country for roughly five hours, keeping conversation light to save their breath and increase their endurance; much to YN's relief.

It isn't until the sun passes overhead in the cloudless, blue sky does Kakashi finally call for another break. YN's quads and calves burn while her soles ache, desperately in need of rest from the taxing activity of tree jumping. She's also delighted to get some food in her system, reckoning that Kakashi must be hungry as well.

During their lunch break, Kakashi used this time to further discuss interrogation tactics with her, explaining how in some situations it's best to ask questions casually, sometimes even flippantly while other times she will have to use firmer yet still flirtatious approaches.

In every mission, the outcome is always unforeseeable, but what makes YN so nervous is how she believes this one will end in complete and utter failure because of her; which is why she nods and listens to him wholeheartedly despite most of what he says being review from her general training. Plus, she's grateful to delve into less personal matters because she knows they're by no means through with discussing the more intimate topics of this mission but she's hoping to delay it for as long as possible.

After all, it's been years since Kakashi was her sensei. After being under the tutelage of Tsunade with Sakura and Ino, YN saw him close to never, seeing as he abhors hospitals and that's usually where she spends most of her days. It's odd to be thrown into such compromising roles after not seeing each other for over a year or two.

What truly makes YN so uneasy is how Kakashi hasn't really changed over the years, but she has. And now, he's the leader of this operation, making YN his subordinate, and he's instructing her on a subject that's far more mature than tree climbing. It's all so overwhelming, and confusing. She feels as if she's been thrown into treacherous waters without a life preserver and the only one who can save her is Kakashi. She hums, thinking how the only way for him to save her is by teaching her how to swim, and that's exactly what he's always done.

After lunch and their brief discussion, they're on the move again, zipping through the tree tops. To her solace, Kakashi doesn't attempt to make any more conversation and she doesn't fall out of any more trees.

Her (eye color) eyes focus on the branches ahead while she uses her chakra to scan the surrounding area for any likely threats as she jumps from tree to tree until the sun kisses the moon goodnight and she losses all track of time.

Her muscles are trembling from exertion, and her lungs burn from the vast build up of lactic acid. Inwardly, she can't help but cringe at how her once razor sharp combat skills and excessive stamina have now dulled from staying cooped up inside a hospital all day long. She's realizing, a little too late, how training with Sakura a few times a week at the training fields wasn't enough and the fact that it's just been too dámn long since she's been on a mission.

The silver haired jonin can feel her chakra signature wavering as she draws from the last of her reserves. They still have about a day and half until they reach the borders of Fire Country and he doesn't want to completely exhaust her on her first official day.

At the next clearing, he jumps down and lands in a silent crouch with YN following close behind. They'll make camp here for the night and head out the next morning.

When he hears YN's muttered, 'oh, thank God' accompanied with a sigh of relief, a small smile tugs at the corners of his lips as he remembers when she used to do the same thing after traveling a quarter of what they journeyed today back when Team 7 was in its infancy. Being the stubborn, hard head that she is, he knows that she would've continued until her body refused to carry her any further than ask for a break; times certainly have changed but some things do not.