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|| [Hatake] : Fascination : [Kakashi] || [Part XL] ||
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“Ah, Oriko, you wanted me to take a look at your leg, right?” Sakura’s warm voice attracted her attention as the pink haired Kuniochi entered the room,
“Yea, please,” She smiled, as she lifted her leg, pulling up the hem and dragging off the bandages,
“Oh...yes...you will need to put some ointment on it... You said Tsunade healed it?” Oriko nodded,
“Hmm, well it looks like your skin is reacting to the bandages and the rapid healing...put the ointment on twice a day for two weeks and if it’s still causing you pain, come back,” She smiled,
“What? That’s it!?” Oriko questioned, “The pain feels very deep down, as though it has anything to do with my skin at all,”
“Trust me...it will made you feel better,” Sakura smiled again, holding the small bottle up to Oriko, who sighed in defeat,
“Fine – thank you,” Oriko forced a semi smile to her face, “How’ve you been?”
“Well, but busy though, I can’t believe how light the work load used to be as a Genin!”
“Aha, yea, I know, it seems like I spend two or three nights a week at most in Konoha, the rest of the time I’m away on missions, it’s exhausting, though more fun, of course than picking up rubbish or chasing cats, but exhausting nonetheless!” Sakura nodded heartily in agreement,
“You still go on team related mission, right? Then who’s your Taichou?”
“Usually Kakashi, although it tends to change, sometimes I act as Taichou, but not often,” Sakura nodded in understanding,
“Tsunade-sama seems to have merely used my promotion as an excuse to off load more work on to me! But I’m learning a lot and my skills are improving!”
“Excellent! Anyway I should go and let you get on with what you need to...thanks Sakura, hope I’ll see you soon,” The slightly elder kuniochi smiled and wandered out of the door,
“Bye, Oriko!” They parted ways and Oriko thought that she really should get some training in, after all there was plenty she could manage which wouldn’t put her leg under too much strain.
Some hours later, Oriko was sat on the grass and although she wasn’t physically exhausted, her chakra had been heavily depleted and her mind was crying out for a change of scenery. Her leg was still aching and Oriko half-wished she could rip her leg off to stop it hurting so much – but then, that really would leave too many inconveniences to lead life as a kuniochi.
Sighing heavily, she sat up and looked around, only just noticing how dark it had gotten, eventually, however, she forced herself to her feet and wandered slowly back towards the village centre, passing the KIA stone on the way, and finding what she supposed was an unusual sight walking away from it,
“Anko..?” The Kuniochi turned around to see her friend, “What are you doing here?”
“Oriko! Ah, I just came to say hi to my brother,” She grinned, as Oriko walked up to her friend,
“...I’m sorry,”
“Nah, no worries, what were you up to?” They continued walking back to the village,
“Training, well, just finished actually, I feel like I’m starting to get out of shape,” Oriko explained brightly, to Anko’s less than impressed expression at her friend’s enthusiasm for exercise,
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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...
