Nebula's Echo (a Naruto Fanfic)

Chapter 24

AN: Ohohooo hello~

So sorry it took so long! School is just another word for torture facility. Why do they have to pile me with so much work T^T

Well, here's another chapter peeps, enjoy~

Ceiren POV

I slowly walked through the city, using the civilian roads for once. Honestly, the feeling was similar to what I imagine it being for the tigers and snakes etc at the zoo. I let out a sigh.

Can't a girl just visit a bookstore and buy a socially shunned book in peace?!

The people I passed all froze and stared at me as if obsessed, not recovering until I had completely left their sight. I was getting irritated.

And this, kids, is why you use the roofs! Screw ninja politeness, it isn't worth being ogled for!

My eyebrows scrunched together as I started cussing at myself in my mind for being so naive. What polite, ah? I SHOULD HAVE JUST FREAKIN' GONE BY THE ROOFS.

But, too late for regrets. Plus...

I looked up and saw my goal. The bookstore Kakashi-sensei recommended for me. My lips stretched into a satisfied smile at finally reaching my destination, but the gasps and aww sounds made my smile completely drop. I humphed and walked into the bookstore.

It wasn't big. Compared to the libraries in my last life, this is nothing. But then again, my last world CREATED Naruto, soo...

It's not even a fair competition.

My eyes wandered the selves before flicking over the one I was looking for. My eyes lit up and I skipped towards the shelf. The other customers were eyeing me with weird looks, but the blushes on their faces from seeing my appearance dampened the impact of their questioning judgement. But I couldn't care less about their judgement.

Move aside mortals! Juubi coming through!

I looked at the shelf and giggled. A weird, suspicious giggle. At the same time, my eyes started inspecting the choices laid out before me. Really, it was a hard choice.

Earlier, when Kakashi and I had the bet about who would be stuck with dinner-duty, Kakashi won. Duh. I obviously held back. What, did you think I, a genin, was dumb enough to beat Kakashi, one of the strongest jounin and future Hokage, in a race of speed? Na ah, you've underestimated my intelligence! I was going to lose anyways.

But, Kakashi's impersonation of a worm, that he displayed later, made me honestly-to-god impressed. Like, really, really impressed. It reminded me of a certain Sokka in a certain best-series-in-the-world. So, since that minor mortal managed to peak my, oh the almighty juubi's, interest, I decided to grant him another favor. And he only asked for one thing...