Ascendance of the Flash

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

AN: I'm back! Man, it seriously hurts to have such a long break between chapters. But unfortunately, it can't be helped. My college has been making us give exams back to back for the last three months, and I fear the next month would be the same. They are really cutting into my me time, and I hate it.

Anyways, this is the latest update. Since I just finished the Kazekage rescue arc, this chapter won't have any special fights. I do have one thing to address though. There are some people who are saying that since my update time has drastically shifted from from what I have said earlier, I have "abandoned" my story.

I assure you, this story hasn't been abandoned. My schedule is simply more filled than ever, giving me less and less time to spend on writing. The college seems to think that because we are at homes, we should be given more workload. Not only that, but as I said in my previous AN, my mind has been drifting to a lot of areas lately, making it harder for me to concentrate. However, I will try my best to remain focused and ask you to please bear with me.

I'm under a lot of stress right now.

Please don't put such things in the reviews. If anyone has the right to say that this story his abandoned, it's me. And that's not happening for a long time. The breaks may be long, but I'm not abandoning this story.

Sorry this is a short chapter, but the next one will be long. Enjoy!

It had been almost two hours since they left from Suna, and while Naruto hid it well, the heat of the desert was starting to annoy him. He had seals inscribed on his clothes so that they kept him hot or cool depending on the surroundings, but there was nothing protecting his head. Not only that, but his eyes were constantly squinting due to the intense light.

He wasn't the only one suffering. Even though his outfit was relatively loose, Neji's clothes were sticking to his skin due to the sweat. Sakura was sweating as well, but she was toughing it out with a scowl on her face. Tenten was wiping her face with her sleeve ever once in a while. Kakashi was suffering in the back, needing Gai's support to walk, having exhausted himself with Kamui. Naruto wondered if Kakashi really should be using that technique, considering it tired him out with just a single use. The only ones who didn't seem to have any problems were Temari, who was used to making trips in the heat and Lee, who was better left unexplained.

That spandex seriously couldn't be that comfortable.

Naruto turned his head to glance back, a few snickers escaping him. The others copied him, varying amounts of amusement appearing on their faces as well as they watched the drama behind them.

Gai's frustration was mounting by the second as he was forced to go practically at a snail's pace along with Kakashi. The silver-haired jonin on the other hand, chuckled nervously as Gai began to literally growl in agitation. The energetic taijutsu master wasn't used to moving at such a slow pace.

"Ahahaha, thanks for carrying me Gai. The mangekyo sharingan takes quite a toll on my body, you see…"

Kakashi's ever lazy drawl, now even more enhanced by his exhaustion, snapped something in Gai.

"THAT'S IT!"

That was the cue for Kakashi to begin panicking. "Ah! W-Wait Gai!"

But Gai had already thrown Kakashi into the air, only for the copy ninja to land…..right on his back.

So intimate….I guess they're closer than I thought. Sakura deadpanned.

Naruto had to press his fist into his mouth to prevent the snickers escaping from becoming full blown laughter. This was way too precious.