To Change A Tale (Book 2)

The Trip Back Is Always Faster

Naruto fell to the floor and kissed the dirt where the gates to the leaf village stood. "Oh god, oh god I've missed this place." He continued kissing the ground until Kakashi stepped on him and accidentally slammed his face into the pavement.

"The heck Kakashi!?" Naruto yelled as Sasuke smirked at them. Naruto returned a glare at Sasuke as he waited for Kakashi's response.

"Oh, I'm sorry. We've been walking for so long I've basically become a machine. Stopping is too tough." Kakashi mocked. Then he looked forward to talk to the gatekeepers about the success of the mission( or completely not success of the mission)

Sasuke yawned and sat against his tree, popping his neck as he did so. Then settling to pop his back against the tree. "He's right though Naruto. We did have a pretty long trip." Sasuke said as some memories flooded back to him.

"Y-yeah." Hinata spoke up. "Remember Naruto's reaction to having to be the one to carry the one who peed?" Hinata said putting a hand over her mouth to cover her laughter.

Even Sasuke smirked and laid back against the tree as he remembered.

"There's no way..." Naruto said as he looked at his stick. Then at Hinata's, then at Sasuke's and then at his. His eyes darted back and fourth through all the sticks in disbelief. His jaw hit the floor as the realization finally hit him.

"Looks like you drew the shortest stick Naruto." Kakashi said through a wrinkled mask. "You know what that means." He said as his eyes darted from Naruto to the unconscious bed wetter. Who's smell was only getting worst by the minute.

Sasuke sighed and Hinata covered her mouth to suppress a smile at Naruto's reaction. Naruto, who's jaw was still on the floor. Eyes wide open, and stayed completely silent as if the information had broken him. Sasuke didn't have as much courtesy though. As soon as he got over his relief he laughed at Naruto's misfortune.

Hinata ignored Sasuke and walked over to Naruto. She circled him and poked him, still getting no reaction. She waved her sleeves up and down around his eyes, but he still stood motionlessly. She opened her mouth to speak but fell to the ground before she could due to Naruto bursting back to life and screaming every profanity in the book.

"I thought you were having a stroke." Sasuke said through his laugh. He pushed the soles of his feet into the ground as he giggled. "Or when Naruto threw that guy in the river and we had to knock him out again." Sasuke said as he snickered.

Naruto dragged his feet as he carried the piss stain unconscious ex-escort. His orange cloak a little more orange than usual as he continued trudging on.

Hinata wanted to offer to help him since she wasn't carrying anybody. But she didn't wanna carry that guy, way more.

Naruto growled and threw the man into the river they had been following back home. "We're setting up camp now!" He said after he threw him.

Kakashi dropped his guy, and was soon followed by Sasuke. Naruto tore off his shirt and in Hinata's eyes thankfully didn't look in her direction. She was as immobile as Naruto was when he found out who he'd have to carry.

Naruto obliviously ran right past her and jumped into the river to wash himself off. Much to his chagrin though. His cargo's head came up from under the water, sputtering water and coughing up fish.

"Um Kakashi, he's up." Naruto said as his cargo attempted to find his bearings.

Kakashi waved Naruto off, "Knock him out again." He laid down and relaxed his hands behind his head. He moved his fingers as if to say 'chop, chop.'