Broken

Chapter Twenty: Aftermath of a Game Called Fan Girl Faint

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Kakashi awoke to the soft sound of pebbles hitting his son's window. He silently got out of bed and listened to the sounds coming from outside. He could hear Sasuke telling Kiba to shut up and Sai asking them if they had the correct window. Kakashi smiled and wondered what his little pup was up to now. He heard the sound of a window opening up.

"Shh, you guys will wake up my dad. Give me a minute while I get dressed. I'll be down in a minute," whispered Naruto.

Kakashi also dressed and decided to see what mischief the boy was up to now. The gentle clacking of the dog door told the nin that the boy snuck out already. He quickly shunshined outside and leaned against the house, watching them go through a large bag. "What in Kami's name do you boys think you are doing?"

The started screams of four boys echoed through the night.

"Sheesh dad! I almost pooped my pants!" yelled Naruto then giggled. The other three boys froze in surprise then sniggered at Naruto crudeness.

Kakashi evenly replied, "Where do you think you are going? You should know better than to leave without telling me where you will be." The masked man thoughtfully tapped his chin, "Hmm, I wonder what your punishment should be."

"But it's picture day, dad." Naruto quickly explained, "We finally got photos of all of Sasuke's fan girls and we're hanging them up all around the village. Remember?"

"I will not have you wandering all over Konoha by yourselves in the dark." Kiba, Sai, and Sasuke all hung their heads in disappointment.

Naruto grinned and then asked ingeniously, "Great, does that mean you're gonna come with us?"

Kakashi rolled his eye, shook his head, and pretended to disapprove before he said, "I don't know. Why should I?"

"Come on dad, please," he wheedled, "After all, I'm the one who was just scared poopless." Naruto pointed his finger and accused the nin, "I'm gonna have to change my shorts now. You owe me."

Kakashi swallowed his laugh and prevaricated again, "Mmm, I still don't know. What would people say if they saw a jonin like me playing a prank on little girls with a seven year old?"

The chibi scowled at his father's teasing, "Seven and three quarters dad; almost eight years old."

"Please Senpai," begged the other boys.

"Alright, just this once," he acquiesced reluctantly, "But only because I do not want you boys out here by yourselves."

In the predawn hours the nin and four small boys made their way stealthily across Konoha. Kakashi walked along at a sedate pace, pausing here and there to listen carefully. People would be waking soon. The boys bustled about in a flurry of activity; pausing at every building and tree to post their leaflets up until at last they stopped.

"Is that it?" asked Kakashi.

Naruto put his thumbs up, "Yeah dad, mission accomplished. That's pretty much all of them. We want to go to the top of some of the buildings later this afternoon and throw out a bunch more after the girls think they got all of the copies. We can go home for now."

"Mah, we might as well start our morning training now. The rest of you might as well join us. I think we should start with four laps..."

"Four laps!" interrupted Naruto, aghast.

"Five?"

"Four's good," Sasuke hastily added after nudging Naruto.

Kakashi was sitting by the memorial stone in meditation when the boys completed their run. "Ready to spar?" he asked after they gulped down water. Two hours later, just as they were finishing, they heard the first high-pitched girly scream.