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|| [Hatake] : Fascination : [Kakashi] || [Part XVIII] ||
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Oriko wandered through the streets of Konoha, it was just past half one in the afternoon and she was on her way to meet Anko for lunch; her training session during the morning had been exceptionally productive.
Although for some reason she couldn’t get the visualization of killing someone with each technique out of her head, she didn’t allow it to bother her too much. (After all, she supposed, that was the point of most of her jutsus and knowing exactly how they’d do the job would be of benefit, right? A little sick perhaps…) Either way, she was working hard and felt pleased with her progress,
“O-Oh, Oriko-san!” A young-ish male voice attracted her attention,
“Oh! Lee-kun, how are you? I hope you’re better from our spar,” A small grin appeared on his face, as he was dressed in an identical outfit from before, not looking any worse-for-wear,
“Oh yes, much better thank you, Oriko-san…M-may I say that you are very skilled and I would again like to spar with you,” Oriko thought for a moment, before looking back down towards him (Lee being a good few inches shorter than Oriko),
“Yes, I would like to spar again with you as well, although I’m busy for the rest of this week I think…” She paused to mull over her schedule,
“Ah! Please do not trouble yourself, I’m sure that we will bump into one another at the training grounds,”
“Yes, you’re probably right, well I must go Lee-kun, I’m glad your injuries are healing,” Lee smiled widely at her words and too continued on after a short bow out of respect, they both back on their original paths.
Oriko made it into Yakiniku Q and was pleased to find it surprisingly empty – both in customers and Anko – Oriko didn’t mind too much as she was free to find herself a seat and order a drink (her favourite peach juice) while she waited for Anko. Her mind wandered back to her training session, then to what she’d have for lunch, then to when Anko would show up, then to Kakashi and then to Lee and their next spar-
“Hey! Sorry I’m late; you weren’t waiting long, were you?” Anko appeared in her eye line as she sat opposite the kuniochi,
“Hmm? Oh, nah, it’s ok,” Oriko took another sip of her drink as Anko scanned her eyes over the menu, “Hard day?”
“Yea, Ibiki’s been in a hell of a mood with me recently…” Oriko frown in mild concern,
“Why?”
“Ah, he’s just got his knickers in a twist over something and I seem to be the only one who can handle his bad moods,”
“Eheh, well, I guess that works in your favour,” Oriko grinned as she noticed the ever shy Izumi approach the table,
“U-Uh hello, Oriko-sa…Oriko, Anko-san,” He began, receiving a nod in greeting from the two Kuniochi, “Have you decided what you would like to order?”
“Yep, uh, the breaded pork and a side of rice please,”
“The beef set menu thanks, Izumi,” The boy nodded and scuttled quickly away, obviously nervous.
“So, you haven’t seen Iruka for a while then?”
“Oh, please, I really don’t like Iruka like that and I wish he’d take the hint,”
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Hatake Kakashi: Fascination
FanfictionKakashi thinks he's in for a nice break, free from students, after Naruto's recent departure with Jiraiya, but he hadn't counted on a beautiful stranger turning up in Konoha whom Tsunade thinks would become a powerful asset were she to be trained as...
