The Coming of the King

Chapter 19 - The Land of the Waves (3)

Chapter 19 - The Land of Waves (3)

Editor's Note: We are approaching the conclusion of this arc! I've been editing for days. My eyes hurt. I want to go to bed. But I promised this on the 15th and I will deliver! Come give me some belated encouragement on my social media!

Chapter 19

One Week Later - Naruto's P.O.V.

Luckily, I've managed to avoid anything incriminating for the past week. Kakashi is still pretending to be mad at me, but he actually started training the genin. Too bad for me, because he put me on babysitting duty. Watch the genin train, he said. It'll be fun, he said. And thus, my entire life has been a goddamn fucking lie.

My days begin with me waking up to Sasuke's beautiful face, and eyes, which are open. Then the first thing out of his mouth is a question, which I carefully flat-out ignore. And from that moment on, the genin pester me with questions. They'd be battling my clones on a tree and suddenly belt out something about me being Kitsune-sama, and it always starts with one of those dreaded question words. So, yeah. Fuck them, life, and most definitely Kakashi.

I sigh for the millionth time today as I hear the millionth question of today, and we're still on hour one! Inari tugs on my sleeve, pulling me into a run to get to the bridge faster. Due to some awesome super-spy work (AKA, using my Sensory) we've discovered that Gato's hired goons are going to make a move today.

I also had the pleasure of telling a room full of Sasuke that Itachi's planning on involving himself, the good-for-nothing bastard. Sasuke flipped his shit, and the table. And it's funny, because I'm the one who had to apologize to Tsunami-san for it.

"Stop sighing, Naruto," Kakashi orders me, joining Inari and I on the bridge at his slow-paced stroll.

"Die in fire, you antagonizing shit," I retort emotionlessly.

The insult doesn't have any fire in it, but that doesn't stop me from insulting him. It's simply the way I function. Insulting people gives me a sense of normalcy, which I definitely need right now with the genin right on the edge of something big.

"Stop cursing, Naruto. There's a child present!" Sakura scolds.

I feel my eyes widen in barely contained frustration. I feel like screaming, but that would draw too much attention to myself. Being sassy as fuck draws less. I purse my lips and roll my eyes at her.

"Of course, your majesty," I taunt, making a face at Sakura and sticking out my tongue like the ever-responsible, ever-emotionless ANBU commander that I am.

"Shut up, you baka!" she yells in rage.

She clenches her hand into a fist, waving it carelessly in the air mere inches from my face. My eyes widen and I carefully jerk out of reach like the hounds of hell are chasing me.

"Maa, maa, Sakura. Why don't we all just calm down?" Kakashi intervenes, shooting me a pleading gaze.

I immediately raise my hand, the one unoccupied with Inari's, and flip him off. Tsunami chuckles while Tazuna just stares on. That Kaka-baka thinks he can order me around? Well, he's got another thing coming. I'll act however I damn well please, thank you very fucking much. That mutt is putting way too much faith in my generosity.

"What do you know, you stupid sensei?!" Sakura shouts.

And finally, one of the genin agree with me about something instead of constantly doubting everything I say and do! Because that shit isn't really fucking annoying or anything...

"Okay, I guess that approach won't work after all," Kakashi sighs.

He pinches the bridge of his nose in frustration and grumbles under his breath about a raging headache. I wonder who could've caused that.