The Tale of Ely Senju

Chapter 10

Ely POV

Kakashi was currently at Grandpa Sarutobi's for an 'important' meeting. Well, I don't really care at the moment, because I'm on an important mission. Find that damn book and find out what it's about. He behaves quite strangely when he reads this book. Let's have a look then. He can't have hidden it in my room, that would be a bit strange too, but I wouldn't put it past him. He had hidden his kunais and shuriken in the bathroom, living room and kitchen, but I had already found them over a year ago. This book is not in those hiding places either. So, he probably only hid it in his room. Mh... shouldn't actually be that hard, he's pretty tidy. No book under the bed, in the bedside cabinet or behind it. I then found an unusual hiding place in his wardrobe. Ha! I found it.

I took the book and sat down on the floor. Okay, the cover looks kind of weird. 'Icha Icha Paradise' was written on the cover. I flicked through the first few pages and ... Ew, yuck, gross. Oh, what is that? Shocked, I just sat there and didn't notice when Kakashi entered the house and stood in the doorway. 'Oh, hello Ely. What are you doing...

Kakashi POV

'Oh, hello Ely. What are you doing...

I stood in the doorway with wide eyes. Damn, how did she find my book? I hid it well. Maybe she was just looking at the cover. She dashed my hopes at that very moment. She jumped up from the floor and glared at me. 'What kind of dirty crap are you reading? What kind of role model is that? How disgusting is this book? I can't believe it. Do you have any more of these books?' Scratching the back of my head and probably razed to the ground, I looked at the angry five-year-old girl in front of me. 'Ehm, yes. This one.' Even though she's only five, she's pretty scary when she's angry. Oops. Ely grabbed the second book from my hand and ran outside. I wonder what she's up to. I hope she leaves my books intact. I haven't finished reading the second part yet. So, after her and hopefully she'll leave my precious books in one piece.

Ely POV

When I got to the front of the house, I noticed Kakashi running after me. I put the books down on a stone and stood a few metres away. 'Ely, what are you up to? I haven't finished reading the second book yet and it's just getting really interesting.' I don't think this guy can be helped anymore. He even blushes when he says that. Oh, I'm so angry. What kind of pervert reads something like that. Apparently my Niichan. Do I even want to call him that, or would another name be more appropriate? I'm still thinking about it.

So first the hand signs: Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Horse → Tiger. 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique' Wow, the books are burning nicely. I watched the burning books with a satisfied grin but noticed how panicked Kakashi started to fetch water in the background. He seriously wants to save these perverted books. Well, there's not much left of them.

Let's leave him alone with the remains of his books. I then walked through the streets of Konoha until I came to a meadow. Someone was already lying there in the grass. I walked slowly towards the person, suppressing my chakra. 'Are you still alive?' Startled, the boy jerked up and turned to me. 'Who are you and why do you have to scare me like that?' 'My name is Ely and what can I do if you are so jumpy. What's your name?' 'I'm Shikamaru.' He then dropped back onto the grass. I have nothing better to do (Shisui is on a mission, so no training with him, and Team 4 doesn't have another small mission for a few days) and dropped onto the grass next to him. Without exchanging any more words, we looked at the clouds and at a certain point Shikamaru fell asleep. I also slowly started to fall asleep until a loud yawn came from beside me. 'It was nice to have met you. Maybe we'll meet again. I would be delighted. You're a much more pleasant fellow than some of the others.' 'It was nice meeting you too. Until next time, cloud watching.' Shikamaru made his way home, while I sat there for a while to sort out my thoughts. Grandpa Sarutobi once said that I had another relative. Tsunade, one of the three Legendary Sannin. She hadn't been to Konoha for a long time.

Perhaps I should ask him to study under her so that I could get to know her as well. Apart from Kakashi and Grandpa Sarutobi, she was my only blood relative. What was I supposed to do?

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-Ely ❤️