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"You won't even wait for him to wake up?" Gai asked surprised as he had woken up early to see Kakashi off for his mission.
"Naruto is hard to wake up if he doesn't have a mission. I already told Yamato that I wouldn't be here for two days," Kakashi said unhappily.
"What about your gifts?" Gai asked.
"The gift basket should be coming by there this morning. There's a festival coming into town and I hope you can give it to him tomorrow," Kakashi said giving him a ticket.
Gai looks at the ticket and blinks. "This must have cost a fortune, Kakashi!" Gai exclaims.
"The cost doesn't bother me. As long as he can have fun in those unlimited rides," Kakashi said.
"I'm sure he will," Gai replied as he was planning on going to see the blonde with Lee.
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There was a knock on his door as Naruto stretches from his bed. He didn't want to get up as the training he did yesterday with Kakashi-sensei tired him out.
He looked at the time and gasped. It was already 10:00! He never slept that late unless he was really lazy or too tired to get up.
The knocking continues as Naruto quickly dresses. "I'm coming!" He calls out to the other person behind the door.
Naruto sighed as the knocking continues as he went to go and get it. He opens the door to see Yamato-taichou standing behind the door as his fist was about to get ready to knock.
"Yamato-taichou! What are you doing here? I was about to go and meet you and Kakashi-sensei at the training ground," Naruto said.
"Yea, about that…." Yamato began as he fidgeted nervously.
He didn't get to finished as someone poofed beside him. The man was holding a gift basket in his arms as Yamato was glaring at him.
"Naruto Uzumaki?" The man asked.
"Yes?"
"Kakashi-senpai told me to give this to you," the man said as he gave the gift basket to him.
Naruto took it from him as he looks at the gift basket. He gaped, "fruits?! I don't even eat this much fruits!" He exclaims.
"So you're a messenger now, Akihiko?" Yamato asked.
Akihiko stiffened as he didn't realized who he poofed beside. "Y-Yamato-taichou! What a n-nice surprised!" He stammered.
"Eh, you two know each other?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, he and I were on the same team as Kakashi in the ANBU. I'm his captain now," Yamato explained.
"Well, gotta run! I can't missed that meeting!" Akihiko said nervously and he poofed away before Yamato could say anything else.
Yamato sighed, "Akihiko…" he muttered.
"Hey, there's a note here!" Naruto said as he he took the note and began to read:
A healthy snack is better than ramen. You are a growing boy turning into a man. I want you and hopefully you'll accept me.
From Your Secret Admirer
Yamato was curious on what the note said so when Naruto saw him looking, he smirked and re-read the note again but aloud.
"Someone knows you well, Naruto. You know anyone who brought you food before?" Yamato asked.
Naruto thought for a moment before nodding. "Kakashi-sensei," he replied.
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Akihiko sighed in relieved as he left Naruto's apartment. He went to Ichiraku to get a meal but ended up eating three bowls. He spoke with friends in-between his meals.
He was getting ready to leave his third bowl when a voice stopped him. "Are you going somewhere, Akihiko?" Yamato asked smoothly behind him as Akihiko was startled.
"Y-Yamato-taichou! W-What are y-you doing here?!" Akihiko stammered.
"I just want to know one thing: why are you delivering fruits now for Naruto Uzumaki?" Yamato asked.
Akihiko sighed as he knew it was futile to leave. If he did, Yamato-taichou was just going to follow him nonstop until he told what's going on.
"Kakashi-senpai is in love with Naruto and is courting him," Akihiko explained making Yamato gasped at the shocking news. "Well, more like, wooing him, I guess," Akihiko added shrugging.
"No way!"
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"Hey Sakura, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto calls out as he saw the two walking side-by-side in the market.
"Hey Naruto, thought you were training?" Sakura asked.
"Kakashi-sensei left to go on a mission," Naruto said huffing in disappointment.
Iruka sighed in relieved. He didn't want to see Kakashi after what happened the other day. "What's that you're holding, Naruto?" Iruka asked suddenly.
"Oh, someone gave me a gift basket that's filled with fruits so I'm giving some to Sakura," Naruto explained.
"Do you know who?" Sakura asked hopefully.
Iruka knew who it was from but he didn't said anything as he didn't want another scolding, visit and beat up from Kakashi.
"Not a clue. I'm hoping you could get some Sakura," Naruto said as he opens the lid from the box to show her the different kind of fruits.
"Those does looks good," Sakura said eyeing the apples that was laid out.
Naruto smiled as she took them.
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After Iruka had left Naruto and Sakura, he began walking back to the academy to do some paperwork by tomorrow but was stopped by none other than Yamato.
"Iruka, wait up!" Yamato calls out to him.
Iruka stopped as he waited for Yamato to catch up to him. "What is it, Yamato?" He asked.
"Have you spoken with either Kakashi or Naruto lately?" Yamato asked.
"Yes? I'm not sure what you're implying here," Iruka lies as he was sure Yamato know something.
"I just spoke with Akihiko," Yamato said.
"Akihiko?"
"My subordinate and someone that looks up to Kakashi. Don't freak out on what I'm going to tell you," Yamato said.
"I don't think that would be a problem," Iruka said.
Unknown to the two, the two were being watched by someone that was standing above on a tree branch. "That Kakashi, I knew he shouldn't have left the village!"