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"I think he's dead Kakashi!"
"No he's not, he's just asleep."
"But the amount of blood and bruises are very un-youthful!"
"Well stop doing whatever the hell that is and wake him up."
A groan caught the two males attention. It was coming from the boy. "Nope! he's already waking up Kakashi!"

"I'm never eating anything green ever again." The boy cleared his throat. His voice was naturally quiet but it held a certain strength to it. "Who are you guys?" The teen head tilted slightly to the side and the older two noted a scowl on his face. "We are ninja of Konohagakure and we wish to help you in the name of youth!"
"Whatever you say green-bean. What should I call you and the cyclops behind you?"
"Haha So youthful! The name's Might Gai and the man behind me is Kakashi!" Gai jammed his thump behind him with a bright grin plastered on his face.
"What's your name kid?" Kakashi asked the teen.
"Hiroto Shuyo. Are either of you in the bingo book?" Kakashi nodded his head yes while Gai went into his own little world. Hiroto smiled slightly taking the two off guard. "I knew your names sounded familiar dattebayo." Kakashi sighed to himself. 'He must not be too hurt if he's talking this much.'
Hiroto tried to get up but floped back down with a grimace. "Damn; I'm are still hurt from yesterday, but I need get back sooner or later." Gai rushed to his side yelling at him to stay down. "Maybe we should get him to a hospital, just in case." Kakashi spoke up going to his side as well. "Great idea Kakashi! I'll carry him!" Gai pulled Hiroto's to his feet and swung an arm over his green-clad shoulder. Hiroto yelped at the fast notion. 'That sounded painful.' Kakashi rushed to the boys side again and gently pulled Hiroto away from Gai holding the teen close. "I don't think that's a good idea Gai." Kakashi sweatdropped at his partner. Hitoto's eyes started going in and out of focus. "I'll carry him, let's go." Gai took off leaving the two in the dust. "Arigato" Kakashi and glanced at Hiroto as his eyes slipped shut.
"Poor guy, wonder what happened to him." Gai was back to the two after he realized his partner wasn't behind him. He was jogging in place. Kakashi thought for a moment. "No clue, but I do know that he's not dying anytime soon so chill out."
"Hiroto Shuyo huh? I can recall hearing a name like that once or twice?" Kakashi hummed in agreement promptly ignoring whatever his partner said next.

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Gai and Kakashi eyed the boy who was now walking in between them. He'd only been walking for a few minutes, but they could see he was still in pain. "Please stop staring at me." Both shinobi's eye'd widened a fraction as they quickly looked away. "How old are you exactly?" Kakashi flipped open an orange book watching the way the males eyebrows furrowed for a second. "Seventeen... I think." Kakashi glanced at Gai for second then looked back at Hiroto who was deep in thought. "What do you mean you think,/How youthful!!/ how old are you?" Hiroto just shrugged. "I don't know man." Hiroto sighed. "I stopped keeping track after I hit fifteen." Kakashi asked why after Gai let out another shout on the topic of youthfulness. "Because I felt like it." Kakashi chuckled at the sass-laced answer with his eyes back to his book.

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As they neared the gate Hiroto noticed that guards sitting beside the entrance were sleeping. He snickered. "I wonder how long they've been asleep." Hiroto glanced between the guards and his escorts with a grin.

One of the guards lifted his head and looked around not fully aware of his surroundings. The other one followed his partners example and saw Hiroto. He must of thought he was a bad guy because he threw a kunai at the teen. He widened his eyes when he saw the two grown men at his sides. 'I think I fucked up.' The guard thought eyeing Hiroto who simply cocked his head to the side and it flew right past him.
His boss would always throw stuff when he was angry so the teenager had learned how to dodge things rather quick. "call me professor dodge."

Gai ran behind them to retrieve the weapon while the two guards apologized. Hiroto looked at Kakashi who still had his eyes glued to the pages. "Was that even necessary?" Kakashi shrugged and the trio walked through the gate after the guards had settled down and let them through.

"So that's where the Hokage stays?" Hiroto pointed to a big building with an awe face. "Why of course he does! Lord Third is the most youthful of us all!" After doing some more weird poses Gai ran away like some madman on a suicide mission.

Hiroto starred at the settling dust with a raised brow. 'Some people are just really strange.' He thought.

With Gai gone, Hiroto and Kakashi just kept on walking. Hiroto stated he was just going to pretend like he never met Gai in the first place and Kakashi laughed and said, "Good luck with that."

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